Hao Ren and his group had finally reached the sanctuary deep within the planet's crust . After their initial awe, they quickly realized that the city was uninhabited like everywhere else .
There were no pedestrians on the street, and while the buildings were lit, there were no signs of any living being behind the windows . There were vehicles running in the air and on the streets, but when Y'zaks hailed one to stop, it was an unmanned vehicle .
"So?" Lily turned around to look at the vibrant yet empty city . "Where are the supposed survivors?"
Nangong Sanba was dumbfounded . Looking up to the sky, he shouted in hopes of getting the attention of any "observer" who may exist . "Hello! We're in the sanctuary! What's next? There's no one here!"
No one appeared, and the only sound was from the engines of the vehicles speeding through the air .
"This planet is getting weirder by the minute," Hao Ren recalled the middle-aged man on the screen as he muttered to himself . "Didn't the guy say we would meet some civil officers down here . . . "
"Not sure what that man's trying to do . " Vivian summoned a swarm of bats and got them to fly all over the place while she took a few careful steps forward . "He has no beef with us . . . He won't be pulling such a massive prank . "
The group walked about the bizarre sanctuary, scouting the place out . They followed the lights and the busiest roads in hopes to find any survivors living there . Hao Ren knew that there were survivors in that place; the man who appeared on the screen was unquestionably one . However, no one knew what happened as there were nary a person in the city .
Were the survivors hiding?
Nangong Sanba looked around as he observed the place . He may be half-baked when it comes to combat, but because of being half-baked, his observation and deduction skills are well honed . He was like a seasoned hunter now analysing tracks . "The streets are clean, everything is well maintained, and does not look like it was desolate for a millenia . The city is within a cavern and logically speaking should be coated in dust . But look at this railings . . . they are as good as new . "
"Because there's 'someone' wiping them all the time . " Nagong Wuyue patted her brother's shoulder and pointed towards a floating robot not too far away cleaning earnestly . The robot too was an inverted triangle and its job was probably to keep the street spick and span . It had a versatile mechanical arm holding a brush while another was spraying mist . Noticing that someone was closing in, the robot flew towards them and circled Hao Ren and his group .
Lily's nerves tightened but she quickly realised that the robot was harmless . She stretched her hand out and gave it a knock on the outer shell . "It doesn't seem to be able to speak . . . "
As Lily finished, a short and bright melody played from the robot, and a cheerful male voice came from it . "Vjekally Limited . The specialist in cleaning products . Giving you and your family the best cleaning service . The new household robot Alpha 3 is now available for purchase . . . "
The music and the voice repeated itself again . "Vjekally Limited . The specialist in cleaning products . Giving you and your family . . . "
As it finished the last sentence of the broadcast, the robot left the group and started cleaning the streets again .
"Seems like just a pre-recorded advertisement . " Vivian shrugged . "But at least there's some 'humanity' in that . "
Y'zaks demurred . "A robotics company . There should be someone running it . "
Over on the next street, they reached a building that looked like a shopping complex . The building's exterior was bright and exuberant and a big mascot even stood by the entrance . The giant screen above the entrance played a rather obnoxious cartoon . While culturally distinct from Earth, it was rather obvious it was some kind of advertisement . Hao Ren led the group into the shopping mall and was greeted by an empty concourse that had rows upon rows of equally empty shoplots .
"This is rather unnerving . " Lily mumbled beside Hao Ren .
A melody soon placed from nearby and as Hao Ren turned towards the source, he saw a digital billboard that was attached to the wall . After the music ended, a video with scores of men and women appeared with the background sound going . " . . . . Our strength is needed for a comfortable sanctuary . Lets us join hand in hands to create a peaceful home . . . . "
Wuyue slithered towards the screen as she looked about . Hao Ren was not sure what she even pressed before the screen suddenly changed and a stiff-looking man appeared in the middle of the screen . " . . . Bringing you the latest news of the sanctuary . The investigation of the fire at Danding station has been completed . The sanctuary manager annouced that the incident was caused by an electrical short circuit in a grocery store's warehouse . . . . The reactor maintenance team had completed their work and the planet's thrust is stable . The President extends his thanks to the tireless workers . According the Presidential spokesperson, the planetary ark is closing in on a 'resupply zone', and before us is a very rich asteroid belt . The ark will perform its first deceleration since launch and after reaching level two navigation speed only will the resupply starts . The required time to decelerate until target speed will take about a year . We will be able to extract sufficient resources from the asteroid belt to feed the reactor . During deceleration the sanctuaraies may experience minor shakings . Please stay calm should that happen . . . "
It seemed like it was a news bulletin . Hao Ren immediately thought of something as soon as he heard the last part of the message and contacted the MDT which was standing by in orbit . "MDT, scan the planet's flight path . Is there an asteroid belt before it?"
The MDT's reply came swiftly . "There is an asteroid belt in front of it . Perhaps from other celestial bodies . It is a rather huge one . What about it?"
" . . . We are watching extraterrestial news broadcast . "
"Huh?" The MDT did not understand .
Hao Ren cut the communication and turned towards the rest . "There is an asteroid belt in the navigation path . . . This is not mere recordings . "
Vivian looked at the screen which was still playing the news . " . . . So that is to mean that the news are current . There's really someone broadcasting this . "
Hao Ren looked at the empty concourse . "Yes, yet there are no one here . "
Nangong Sanba suddenly frowned as an bizzare expression appeared on his face . "Wait a minute! I'm feeling some aura . . . "
As he spoke, Nangong Wuyue rose up as well . She use her long serpentine tail to push herself about two to three meters in to the air as she gazed in a particular direction . " . . . Water element . . . it's water . . . !"
Everyone looked at each other in shock, and realised what was going on!
Nangong Sanba kneeled down as he pressed the ground . Using his demon hunting ability to trace the movement of aura in the area . He suddenly looked up towards the deep part of the shopping complex . "Over there!"
The two siblings exchanged glances as shock and elation ran across their faces and the both ofd them dashed towards the source of the aura . Hao Ren and the rest were a step slower but caught up with the Nangong siblings . The group sprinted across the empty concourse as if fearing a step later would lose them their target . They finally came to a stop before a shop filled with groceries and slowed their breathing as they look out for any signs of activity .
The Nangong siblings did not dare to take a step further . They just looked slackly at the shop, and their breathing seemed to have stopped .
Behind a shelve, two figures was moving . A feminine arm flashed across the gap between the shelves as she took a few items .
The two figures seemed to also have sensed something as they stopped at the smae time before coming out from behind the shelf .
Nangong Wuyue held her brother's hand tightly as she looked she might faint any time soon . Her voice shivering . "Mom . . Dad?"
They found them at last .
Chapter 639: Mom and Pops. Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Hao Ren and his group had finally reached the sanctuary deep within the planets crust . After their initial awe, they quickly realized that the city was uninhabited like everywhere else . There were no pedestrians on the street, and while the buildings were lit, there were no signs of any living being behind the windows . There were vehicles running in the air and on the streets, but when Yzaks hailed one to stop, it was an unmanned vehicle . So? Lily turned around to look at the vibrant yet empty city . Where are the supposed survivors? Nangong Sanba was dumbfounded . Looking up to the sky, he shouted in hopes of getting the attention of any observer who may exist . Hello! Were in the sanctuary! Whats next? Theres no one here! No one appeared, and the only sound was from the engines of the vehicles speeding through the air . This planet is getting weirder by the minute, Hao Ren recalled the middle-aged man on the screen as he muttered to himself . Didnt the guy say we would meet some civil officers down here . Not sure what that mans trying to do . Vivian summoned a swarm of bats and got them to fly all over the place while she took a few careful steps forward . He has no beef with us . He wont be pulling such a massive prank . The group walked about the bizarre sanctuary, scouting the place out . They followed the lights and the busiest roads in hopes to find any survivors living there . Hao Ren knew that there were survivors in that place; the man who appeared on the screen was unquestionably one . However, no one knew what happened as there were nary a person in the city . Were the survivors hiding? Nangong Sanba looked around as he observed the place . He may be half-baked when it comes to combat, but because of being half-baked, his observation and deduction skills are well honed . He was like a seasoned hunter now analysing tracks . The streets are clean, everything is well maintained, and does not look like it was desolate for a millenia . The city is within a cavern and logically speaking should be coated in dust . But look at this railings . they are as good as new . Because theres someone wiping them all the time . Nagong Wuyue patted her brothers shoulder and pointed towards a floating robot not too far away cleaning earnestly . The robot too was an inverted triangle and its job was probably to keep the street spick and span . It had a versatile mechanical arm holding a brush while another was spraying mist . Noticing that someone was closing in, the robot flew towards them and circled Hao Ren and his group . Lilys nerves tightened but she quickly realised that the robot was harmless . She stretched her hand out and gave it a knock on the outer shell . It doesnt seem to be able to speak . As Lily finished, a short and bright melody played from the robot, and a cheerful male voice came from it . Vjekally Limited . The specialist in cleaning products . Giving you and your family the best cleaning service . The new household robot Alpha 3 is now available for purchase . The music and the voice repeated itself again . Vjekally Limited . The specialist in cleaning products . Giving you and your family . As it finished the last sentence of the broadcast, the robot left the group and started cleaning the streets again . Seems like just a pre-recorded advertisement . Vivian shrugged . But at least theres some humanity in that . Yzaks demurred . A robotics company . There should be someone running it . Over on the next street, they reached a building that looked like a shopping complex . The buildings exterior was bright and exuberant and a big mascot even stood by the entrance . The giant screen above the entrance played a rather obnoxious cartoon . While culturally distinct from Earth, it was rather obvious it was some kind of advertisement . Hao Ren led the group into the shopping mall and was greeted by an empty concourse that had rows upon rows of equally empty shoplots . This is rather unnerving . Lily mumbled beside Hao Ren . A melody soon placed from nearby and as Hao Ren turned towards the source, he saw a digital billboard that was attached to the wall . After the music ended, a video with scores of men and women appeared with the background sound going . Our strength is needed for a comfortable sanctuary . Lets us join hand in hands to create a peaceful home Wuyue slithered towards the screen as she looked about . Hao Ren was not sure what she even pressed before the screen suddenly changed and a stiff-looking man appeared in the middle of the screen . . Bringing you the latest news of the sanctuary . The investigation of the fire at Danding station has been completed . The sanctuary manager annouced that the incident was caused by an electrical short circuit in a grocery stores warehouse The reactor maintenance team had completed their work and the planets thrust is stable . The President extends his thanks to the tireless workers . According the Presidential spokesperson, the planetary ark is closing in on a resupply zone, and before us is a very rich asteroid belt . The ark will perform its first deceleration since launch and after reaching level two navigation speed only will the resupply starts . The required time to decelerate until target speed will take about a year . We will be able to extract sufficient resources from the asteroid belt to feed the reactor . During deceleration the sanctuaraies may experience minor shakings . Please stay calm should that happen . It seemed like it was a news bulletin . Hao Ren immediately thought of something as soon as he heard the last part of the message and contacted the MDT which was standing by in orbit . MDT, scan the planets flight path . Is there an asteroid belt before it? The MDTs reply came swiftly . There is an asteroid belt in front of it . Perhaps from other celestial bodies . It is a rather huge one . What about it? . We are watching extraterrestial news broadcast . Huh? The MDT did not understand . Hao Ren cut the communication and turned towards the rest . There is an asteroid belt in the navigation path . This is not mere recordings . Vivian looked at the screen which was still playing the news . . So that is to mean that the news are current . Theres really someone broadcasting this . Hao Ren looked at the empty concourse . Yes, yet there are no one here . Nangong Sanba suddenly frowned as an bizzare expression appeared on his face . Wait a minute! Im feeling some aura . As he spoke, Nangong Wuyue rose up as well . She use her long serpentine tail to push herself about two to three meters in to the air as she gazed in a particular direction . . Water element . its water . ! Everyone looked at each other in shock, and realised what was going on! Nangong Sanba kneeled down as he pressed the ground . Using his demon hunting ability to trace the movement of aura in the area . He suddenly looked up towards the deep part of the shopping complex . Over there! The two siblings exchanged glances as shock and elation ran across their faces and the both ofd them dashed towards the source of the aura . Hao Ren and the rest were a step slower but caught up with the Nangong siblings . The group sprinted across the empty concourse as if fearing a step later would lose them their target . They finally came to a stop before a shop filled with groceries and slowed their breathing as they look out for any signs of activity . The Nangong siblings did not dare to take a step further . They just looked slackly at the shop, and their breathing seemed to have stopped . Behind a shelve, two figures was moving . A feminine arm flashed across the gap between the shelves as she took a few items . The two figures seemed to also have sensed something as they stopped at the smae time before coming out from behind the shelf . Nangong Wuyue held her brothers hand tightly as she looked she might faint any time soon . Her voice shivering . Mom Dad? They found them at last .
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