Chapter 1 Charging
“You said this thing can transport me to other universes?”
Ma Lu carefully looked at the white egg in his hand, but he did not see that it was different from ordinary What a difference eggs make.
Similar in size and weight, with the same glossy shell, it feels slightly rough to the touch. You can still faintly see the light coming from the other side when placed in the sun.
“Insect eggs cannot take you directly to other universes, it is more like simulating a projection of you there.” Lao Wang explained, “Once the time limit is reached, the projection will disappear. If you encounter a fatal Injury will end your journey early.”
"It sounds like logging into a game account, which is quite safe, but what if this thing breaks? Can it still be used?"
"Insect eggs are some of the strongest substances in the multiverse. One, there is nothing in this universe that can harm it."
"Really?" Malu knocked the egg in his hand on the table, and the eggshell dented the moment it hit the table. It went down, but as soon as it left the table, it immediately returned to its original state, becoming as full as before.
Ma Lu was amazed when he saw it, while Lao Wang took out a few more things from under his blue jacket.
They are an orange bracelet, a knife about thirty centimeters in length, a medium plastic bag, and a chip.
.........
Ma Lu met Lao Wang on the forty-second day after the graduation ceremony. That day, he got up from bed early in the morning because he had to attend an interview.
However, when I arrived at the interview location, I found that the place had become a mess.
Angry investors and bewildered employees chattered like sparrows on telephone poles.
Some people in the finance room wailed, such as, "Why, why is this happening, where did the money go?!"
Malu stopped an elder sister who was walking out with a monitor under her arm and two large bags of printing paper. The latter looked wary, but she was relieved until Malu explained her purpose.
“The company is gone. The boss suddenly disbanded the work group early this morning. Shortly afterwards, the phone became unavailable and no one could be contacted at all. Some people said that the bastard had fled the country and was taken away before leaving. There is no money left in the account.
“The compensation will definitely not be there, and the two months’ wages owed will probably not be returned, so everyone will have to make do with moving some things.
"Since you are here, you are welcome. Just take whatever you want as transportation expenses. Anyway, all the valuable things have been divided." The eldest sister said generously.
It was hard to refuse such kindness, so Malu finally chose the tiger orchid in the corner of the pot.
During this period, a middle-aged man who looked like an investor rushed out of the financial room, shouting with red eyes, "Put it down! Put it down!!! This is the company's property! No one is allowed to touch it!!!"
However, it was okay that he did not show up. As soon as he showed up, he was surrounded by angry employees. Some people grabbed him by the collar and asked him to pay back the money on behalf of the boss.
The office soon became lively again.
Ma Lu walked out of the office building holding the pot of tiger orchid with slightly yellowed leaves, planning to take the subway.
While passing by a small park on the way, I saw a group of sixteen or seventeen-year-old boys gathered around, cursing, punching and kicking something.
Upon seeing this, Malu stepped forward curiously and found a bald middle-aged man curling up on the ground with his eyes closed.
“What’s wrong?”
“He came over while we were playing ball and wanted to steal Teruko’s power bank.” A boy over 1.8 meters tall and holding a basketball said fiercely , "We have to teach him a lesson."
"Yes, there have been people throwing things at the stadium in the past week, but I have caught him. This guy is too arrogant. He did it in broad daylight in front of us. If you dare to reach out, you really deserve a beating." Someone echoed, and while speaking, he also gave the man on the ground two more kicks.
The man didn't fight back, he just kept a weird curled up posture, with his hands folded around his chest, but his face was exposed.
"It feels like it's a misunderstanding. I know this guy. He lives downstairs from me. There's something wrong here." Malu pointed to his head.
"Really or not, you can't be his accomplice, right?" Yimiba looked at Ma Lu with a suspicious look on his face.
"Would anyone with a sound mind still wear a jacket in a temperature of 38 degrees?" Malu said while grabbing his shirt for some air.
“Many people in our community know about him. He was originally a programmer. He made some money during the best years of the development of the Internet, but then his parents died in a car accident.” He lost all the money he earned and owed a lot of debt. His wife ran away with someone and the child was not his. He couldn't bear the blow and went crazy. Now he lives with his grandmother, who is in her eighties. But her grandma was old and couldn't bear to watch him, so he would run out from time to time. ”
"So miserable?" Yimiba was shocked when he heard this.
The other teenagers also stopped what they were doing and looked at each other.
Ma Lu changed his hands and hugged the flower pot, "I'm not his accomplice. I work nearby. Mars Technology on the 12th floor of Tower A of Huanyu Building. Have you heard of it?"
Teenager They looked at each other and said, "It's really unlucky. Forget it, there's no need to argue with a madman. You guys should just go back and play ball."
After they walked away, Ma Lu said to the man on the ground. , "Hey, are you okay."
The man opened his eyes and shook his head.
"Do you still remember where your home is, or the contact number of your relatives? I will call them for you."
"Thank you, my sector was seriously damaged and a lot of data was lost. "The man's wording was very strange.
"Okay." Ma Lu was not too surprised when he heard this.
Although he had a lot of trouble with those teenagers before, he did not lie about one thing, that is, the bald man in front of him was indeed mentally abnormal. If he had not seen this, Ma Lu would not have intervened. This is a piece of business.
"Let's go, let's go to the police station first and see if the police can help you recover your data." Ma Lu followed the other person's words and said.
The man shook his head again, "According to Regulation No. 1 of the "Multiverse Travel Manual" - travelers need to ensure that their identities are not known to civilizations outside the Grand Alliance. I should terminate this exchange immediately."< br>
“But aren’t you in trouble,” Ma Lu said. “If you don’t solve it, it might cause even bigger trouble. By then it will be difficult for you not to be noticed.”
The man hesitated when he heard the words. After a moment, he uttered two words, "Charge."
"Charge?"
"I need to charge."
"Oh, are you talking about your mobile phone? No wonder you wanted to steal the power bank earlier. It turned out that the mobile phone was out of power. Do you want to use mine first?"< br>
Ma Lu handed over his mobile phone.
The man grabbed the phone, but only returned it after a few seconds, "Not enough."
"What's not enough?" The phone with 40% battery was actually out of power at this moment, the screen was completely black, and none of the buttons responded.
"It's really strange. Why did the battery suddenly run out?" Ma Lu checked his cell phone for a while without paying attention and then looked up to find that the man had already walked towards the high-voltage power line tower not far away.
Ma Lu quickly grabbed his jacket, "Don't even think about it. Let's do this. I'll take you to a place where you can charge. It just so happens that my phone is out of battery."
Five minutes later, Malu took the man into a small street cafe, ordered two glasses of the cheapest lemonade, and then asked the waiter for a charging head.
Ma Lu placed the tiger orchid in the center of the dining table. Through the wide leaves of the tiger orchid, he saw three shiny metal round wires coming out from under Lao Wang's blue jacket.
Those three metal round wires seemed to be alive. At first, they just secretly stretched out half of their heads, and looked around furtively, making sure that no one in the cafe was looking this way. He twisted his body and slid down the table flexibly, finding the opportunity to quickly plug it into the three-hole socket in the corner.
The next moment, the chandelier on the top of the cafe suddenly began to flicker rapidly, flickering on and off.
The electrical appliances in the store also made sharp alarm sounds, and error messages kept popping up on the LCD screen, like a funny and crazy concert.
This weird scene lasted for about ten seconds, until there was a muffled sound from the strong electricity box, and the world returned to silence again.
Happy opening of the book~
(End of this chapter)