I changed the world

At this time, on the bridge of the destroyer, the captain of the ship, Winters, was frowning as he watched the data projection on the side.

Winters is a mixed race, with dual ancestry from the Eastern and Western Continents. This can be seen from his black hair, slightly darker face and brown eyes.In fact, due to the interests and sensitivities behind deep space exploration and new shipping routes, every position on these exploration ships, from captain to private, is the subject of repeated competition among various countries.

Chapter 385 An Huiling’s new house

Even though the Joint Human Scientific Exploration Agency is theoretically an administratively independent and neutral organization, it cannot avoid the tremendous pressure brought by various stakeholders. On the three test ships dispatched this time, 40.00% of the crew members are mixed race. This The proportion is much higher than the normal level of the Earth Defense Force fleet, and it cannot but be said to be a compromise based on political correctness.

Not long ago, they encountered an energy storm. Fortunately, the location of the test ship was on the edge of the storm area. Even so, the test ship still suffered a considerable degree of damage, especially the damage to some of the equipment exposed outside the ship. .

"Report, Your Excellency Captain, the self-inspection has been completed. Some weapon systems are damaged and cracks appear in the front shell of the hull. What is more troublesome is that the No. 4 cabin has decompressed and has been emergency closed. The sensor located on the side string of the hull. There are 13 sensors that have lost response and should be damaged and need to be replaced." An officer quickly came to Winters' side.

"Where is the core power system?" Winters asked directly.

"After testing, there is no problem with the power system."

"This is the best news I heard today..." Winters took a deep breath and then asked: "How long will it take to repair?"

"It will take about 3 hours, and we have released the robot."

"Very good, please report any progress to me anytime."

"Yes, Your Excellency Captain!"

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承和37年西历2016年3月9日13:23临州云山坊1603号

No. 1603, Yunshanfang, Linzhou is a mountain view villa in a Chinese and Western style. The house and courtyard cover an area of ​​about 4 acres and are surrounded by metal fences for better privacy.

There is an attached tea garden on the back hill of the villa. The tea garden covers an area of ​​about 8 acres. Overall, this is considered a good property even in a wealthy area like Yunshanfang.

Starting a few days ago, the original wooden sign with "Li Zhai" engraved on the gate of No. 1603 was removed and replaced with a new wooden sign with "An Zhai" engraved on it.According to Jokhang tradition, this means that this place has a new owner.

Along with the wooden sign being replaced, there was also a decoration team that had been stationed a few days ago. The decoration team withdrew within a few days. Judging from the situation, the interior decoration of the house should not have been significantly changed.Of course, such ordinary house property rights transactions are not uncommon in communities like Yunshanfang, and they have not attracted much attention.

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This morning, there were more voices in the usually quiet Villa 1603.

"Elder brother, this way..." An Huiling opened the door of the villa with a smile on her face, making an invitation gesture and inviting Zhang Jing, who was walking behind, to enter the villa.

The new owner of this villa is none other than An Huiling, and today is her first day of official move-in. She will use this place as her foothold in Linzhou for a long time to come.And it's not far from Zhang Jing's home, only about a hundred meters away. Judging from the sparse building density of Yunshanfang, it can be said that they are neighbors.

For privacy reasons, there are no dedicated servants in the villa for the time being. Instead, the housekeeping company sends people to clean it regularly.

"It's a nice house. The original decoration here was very good." After Zhang Jing entered the house, he looked around. The previous owner of this house had a high level of aesthetics. Coupled with the second renovation by a professional team of designers, the overall style On the basis of the traditional oriental decorative style, many improvements have been added that are in line with modern aesthetics and comfort. Some calligraphy, paintings, porcelain and other artworks are hung in appropriate positions, which further enhances the style of the entire room.

"Really? I thought the original decoration here was pretty good, so I didn't let anyone make any major changes..." After being praised by her senior brother, An Huiling seemed to be in a good mood and walked into the house with her hands behind her back.

Although it is almost mid-March, the temperature this year is relatively low. It is said that it is snowing again in some places in the north. Even in southern cities like Linzhou, the temperature is still around 5 degrees, and most people are wearing thick winter clothes.However, An Huiling was wearing very light clothes at this time. The jacket was just a thin sports cold-proof jacket, which outlined her curvy figure. The slim-fitting sweatpants highlighted the increasingly strong and slender hips and legs.

I haven’t seen her for a while, but my junior sister is in better shape than before... Somehow, such a thought flashed through Zhang Jing’s mind.

He led Zhang Jing around each room. The villa has three floors, including a spacious top terrace. For An Huiling to live alone, the space is quite spacious.

After looking at the room, the two went to visit the courtyard.

"These plants were just replanted. The previous owners didn't take care of them much, so I asked them to design them according to the style of Jiangnan gardens." An Huiling said while carefully looking at the senior brother's expression. In fact, She had seen that the courtyard style at her senior brother's house was a traditional oriental courtyard, but she had not done much research on garden design. After asking someone about it, she found out that it was designed according to the typical Jiangnan garden style, so she guessed, The eldest brother probably prefers this style, so after buying a new house this time, he hired a specialized garden design company to design and decorate it according to the Jiangnan gardening style.

In this world, because traditional culture has not been greatly impacted, the integration of East and West, especially the integration of culture, is not as violent as Zhang Jing's previous life, but is carried out in a more gentle and silent way.Coupled with the existence of many aristocratic families, nobles and even the royal family, traditional garden landscaping, which had almost declined in Zhang Jing's previous life, is surprisingly prosperous in this world, and has even spawned many different schools.

Similar to An Huiling's courtyard, the winding scenery, some thin and wrinkled rocks, rockeries and famous trees deliberately separate the entire space into more twists and turns, making the space display an effect that exceeds its original area.

There is an irregular fish pond on one side of the courtyard, surrounded by rockeries, calamus, lotus, and koi carps in the pond. There is a stone bridge on the fish pond, which looks like an old bridge that was dismantled from Biezhu, with a simple style.

Along the way, Zhang Jing was quite appreciative of the arrangement. The only flaw was that this was obviously a newly arranged courtyard. Coupled with the cold weather, many trees and plants had not yet recovered from their newly planted state, which seemed a bit awkward. It was sluggish and not completely integrated with the surrounding scenery.

Zhang Jing's heart moved, he thought for a moment, then stopped, and without waiting for An Huiling to ask, he pointed at the plant beside him and said with a smile, "Let me improve it for junior sister."

Chapter 386 Big Brother’s Gift

As he spoke, he clapped his hands and recited a few words softly. An Huiling only vaguely heard it, which seemed to be an order...

The next moment, he saw that the surrounding environment seemed to have changed suddenly. This change was not that obvious. However, An Huiling could clearly detect this change with his gradually sharper perception after practicing.

For those plants that have just been planted, their roots that have not yet completely taken root are rapidly sprouting new root systems and further integrating with the surrounding land.Some water-loving plants such as calamus and fern began to grow new leaves, becoming more harmonious with the surrounding pools and rocks at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Moss began to grow from the newly arranged rocks, quickly covering them with the traces of time...

Everything in the surrounding courtyard seemed to have been pressed on the fast forward button of time. In more than ten breaths, it had been transformed from a newly decorated courtyard that still seemed a bit unfamiliar everywhere to a simple and traditional one with traces of time. Jiangnan Courtyard.

From a value perspective, An Huiling's courtyard has undoubtedly increased in value...

An Huiling was stunned and opened her mouth slightly subconsciously. After being stunned for a while, she subconsciously walked a few steps and came to a rockery with moss to check it out. Her eyes were bright, but before she could react, she Seeing Zhang Jing, he said again: "Since junior sister has bought a house, I can't be empty-handed. I see that junior sister's courtyard still lacks some guards, so I will give junior sister two pairs of stone lions..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the ground on one side of the yard suddenly began to squirm. Then, the ground cracked, and a stone lion as tall as a person crawled out. This stone lion was a typical traditional oriental style, with a cloth on its head. The mane is full of spiral patterns, and the body is engraved with bells and embroidered ribbons. The stone lion is about the same size as a real lion. After crawling out of the ground, it let out a low roar and looked around. Regardless of its agility and power, it was no less powerful. Real lion.

Immediately afterwards, three more lions crawled out one after another. After that, they saw that the land had closed up on its own, without any trace of it having been cracked.

After the four stone lions climbed out, they looked at Zhang Jing and bowed their heads, looking obedient.But he saw Zhang Jing pointing at An Huiling beside him: "This is your future master. You must live a good life and obey your orders."

The four lions squatted on the ground and nodded to Zhang Jing in a humane manner. Then they saw the four lions jumping in front of An Huiling. This sudden move suddenly surprised An Huiling, and she subconsciously He took a step back and took a defensive stance.

"Junior sister, there is no need to disturb you." Zhang Jing said with a smile.

Since Zhang Jing said this, An Huiling had the courage to stop. As soon as the anxiety passed, curiosity came to her heart, and she saw one of the lions approaching and sniffing An Huiling, as if to remember her. breath.An Huiling boldly touched it. Seeing that it had no intention of resisting, she simply reached out and stroked the stone lion's mane. She felt that it was hard and the feel was no different from the common granite.

However, how does this lion made of stone move?An Huiling marveled in her heart, the eldest brother really has great supernatural powers...

After the stone lions sniffed it, they stopped staying. Two of them turned around and ran towards the back door of the house, while the other two ran towards the front door. Despite their huge size, they landed dexterously and silently, blinking. Then he disappeared from the sight of his brothers and sisters.

Seeing An Huiling's extremely curious expression, but suppressing her refusal to follow because of fear of being rude, Zhang Jing stretched out his hand to lead her and nodded towards her with a smile.

An Huiling then lost her reserve and walked quickly behind a stone lion.

Soon, the two of them arrived at the back door and saw two stone lions squatting on either side of the door like two real stone sculptures, motionless.

An Huiling walked to one of the stone lions and observed carefully, only to see that the stone lion was motionless, not even the smallest muscle trembling or breathing, and its big copper bell-like eyes stared straight ahead without blinking. , no matter which angle you look at it, this is an ordinary stone lion. Apart from the fine carving, there is nothing unusual about it. It is as if the stone lion that was as agile as a living creature just now was just your own illusion. .

At this moment, An Huiling suddenly saw that the stone lion's eyes suddenly turned and looked at her, and the next moment, before she could react, the eyes turned back again, still stunned. Staring ahead, it was as if the scene just now had never happened.

"These four stone lions are given to junior sister to look after the home. They will attack intruders and even ordinary ghosts on their own. Of course, you can also give them direct instructions and tell them which situations do not need to be ignored." Zhang Jing's voice followed. came.

"Then thank you so much, Senior Brother!" An Huiling turned around and bowed to Zhang Jing.Since the previous incident on Sulu Island in Nanyang, although An Huiling did not seem to have suffered much harm, after all, the incident she encountered was too weird and terrifying, and it still left some shadows in her heart. She slept at night Sometimes I wake up from nightmares.After all, no matter what, she is just a girl who has not graduated from college. She will also feel fearful and helpless when facing huge psychological impact and pressure.

Even An Huiling herself didn't realize that since that time, she had felt some insecurity in her heart. Therefore, she was full of joy for the stone lion given by Zhang Jing this time.

"You're welcome." Zhang Jing smiled and waved his hand. In fact, since the Zhang Jing family's home-guarding spirit was not transformed from an ordinary earth-bound spirit, the land it was attached to far exceeded the scope of the Zhang Jing family itself. It covers a considerable part of Yunshanfang area.An Huiling's new house is not far from Zhang Jing's home, so it is also within the range of the guardian spirit. Zhang Jing's stone lion was actually transformed using the ability of the guardian spirit.

After that, the senior brothers and sisters continued to visit An Huiling's new house. After the visit, Zhang Jing was invited by An Huiling to the living room to serve tea and chatted about An Huiling's current situation.

According to An Huiling, she is already in her senior year and is in her last semester at school, and she currently has no plans to stay in school to take postgraduate entrance exams.After that, she will probably go to the family business for internship and experience. According to her father's advice, she will be arranged to work in Linzhou's industry. By the way, she can also ask her senior brother for advice on spiritual practice.

Chapter 387 An Huiling’s Choice

In fact, what An Huiling did not say was that if she had not met Zhang Jing, she originally planned to stay in school to take the postgraduate entrance examination. Although due to physical reasons at the time, her parents did not support her continuing to live in school, but hoped that she could go home. To recuperate, An Zhengquan also said that if his daughter wants to do something, she can be given a free position and go around when she has free time...

However, this was obviously not the life An Huiling wanted, so before that, she had argued many times with her family about where to stay after graduation.

And all these changes happened on the day An Huiling came into contact with spiritual practice.In a recent communication with her family, she made it clear that she no longer wanted to stay in school for postgraduate entrance examinations.However, contrary to her parents' wish for her to return home for development, she proposed to live in Linzhou for a period of time. The reason is that her previous travel in Linzhou made her feel very comfortable physically and mentally, and she liked the environment here.Of course, in order to appease her parents, she also offered to gain experience in the family industry.

In fact, according to the opinions of An's father and An's mother, they still hope that their daughter can stay with her. After all, she has just recovered from a serious illness and no one knows whether she will relapse. Parents are always worried.

However, after all, his daughter said that Linzhou was physically and mentally comfortable, and An Huiling's recovery was so fantastic that her parents could only believe in it rather than in it, and did not dare to force her. When I returned home, I thought I would let her relax on vacation in Linzhou.For this reason, her mother An Xuqing even went to Mei'er to ask about the young lady's previous tour in Linzhou. After learning that her daughter was probably quite fond of the tea mountains by Yunhu Lake in Linzhou, she felt relieved and expected that she would not Is there any big problem? Since my daughter likes it, let her live there for a while.

As for his daughter's willingness to gain experience in the family business, An Zhengquan was quite happy to see it. He even arranged for An Huiling to inspect the family business in Linzhou at an appropriate time, and then think about what she wanted to do.It gives my daughter considerable freedom.

Zhang Jing didn't think much about the fact that his junior sister would stay in Linzhou for a long time and be his neighbor.He still has a good impression of An Huiling, a junior sister. After all, although she is the eldest lady of a consortium, she does not have much of the arrogance of a rich girl. She is well-educated, beautiful, and has a good figure. For such a member of the opposite sex, , Zhang Jing does not have any mental illness, it is really impossible to have any bad feelings.

As for her character in practice, it seems to be very good so far, with no problems in terms of perseverance and tenacity.

Of course, when the two of them are together, they will not only talk about spiritual practice and current situation, but also other topics, such as music and their views on some social issues.Although Zhang Jing did not come from a wealthy family, he was originally a young man with ordinary knowledge, and his views on many issues were not surprising.However, his soul comes from another world and has a unique knowledge system from another world line. Whether in the past life or in this life, he is a person who likes to read. In addition, he has always communicated with his teacher Zhang Taihe. communicate……

Therefore, views on many issues cannot be superficial.

In An Huiling's view, senior brother's views on many issues are often sharp and unique, and he is a person with extremely profound thoughts.

Of course, during this period, An Huiling also respectfully asked about the teacher's current situation. In fact, Mrs. Zhang has been very busy these days. She is basically busy in the world of Bronze Gate and the world of Zi Lv Tianfu, searching for ruins, cleaning up ruins, and even rebuilding Transformation... Zhang Jing will also go over to help from time to time. Of course, because he has just completed the advancement, Zhang Jing still spends most of his time on adapting to the new realm and stabilizing his own cultivation.

Naturally, it was inconvenient to explain many details to An Huiling, so Zhang Jing just vaguely said that the teacher had been tied up by some things recently, and he did not know the specific whereabouts.

Fortunately, this is also in line with An Huiling's imagination of the Taoist Shenlong. He didn't ask too much. He just told his senior brother that he also brought some specialties from his hometown to the teacher this time and hoped that he would do it for him next time. Transfer to teacher.

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承和37年西历2016年3月9日19:03临澜江江畔

As the largest water system in Linzhou, Linlanjiang River has been the core shipping artery of Linzhou since ancient times.Although it is the southern node of the Grand Canal, trade based on canal shipping once became Linzhou's most important economic lifeline.However, canal water transportation has its shortcomings after all. The most important one is that the channel is too narrow. Although the water depth has been dredged several times, it is still insufficient for the passage of giant ships. Especially in modern times, the tonnage of ships has increased rapidly, making it difficult for the canal to pass. The Linlan River's importance to Linzhou has rapidly increased.

After all, even in the aerospace age, shipping is still the most economical method of freight transportation within the planet.

It was already dark at this time, and as usual, some fishermen with fishing gear appeared on the beach along the Linlan River. Since fishing is prohibited in Linzhou City, especially around Yunhu Lake, fishing along the Linlan River was prohibited. There was no such regulation, so when night came, some fishermen wearing thick clothes took their positions early, laid out their fishing gear and started fishing. Many people did not go back until late at night.

Wu Hanjun is one of the many fishermen on the river. He is 43 years old. He just divorced his wife last year and has no children. Like most fishermen, he is not a professional fisherman. , fishing is simply a hobby, and the anticipation and surprise at the moment when the fish comes out of the water makes him obsessed with it.

After getting off work today, after a quick dinner, he took his fishing gear and went straight to the river. At his old fishing spot, a depression on the river bank, he first placed nest materials, and then quietly set out the fishing rig.

In this era, fishing tools are actually not much improved compared to decades ago. Similar to Wu Hanjun’s set of fishing tools, in addition to the automatic retracting and releasing device, the biggest improvement, that is, the fishing bait has been changed from the previous live bait. Artificial bait, this kind of bait is like a real insect or small fish. When it enters the water, it will flutter rhythmically according to the program. It looks like an insect falling into the water or an injured small fish. Some baits even emit light at night. An inductive light spectrum that attracts predatory fish.

As for the higher-end portable aquatic life detectors, Wu Hanjun did not buy them. On the one hand, the price was too high. On the other hand, he also believed that such things ruined the fun of fishing.

Chapter 388 Shadows in the River

He was lucky today. On the one hand, the wind on the riverside was not strong and it was not as cold as yesterday. On the other hand, as soon as the fishing rig was set out, a fish took the bait. After only about 5 minutes, he had already harvested tonight's catch. The first fish caught - a fat-headed fish weighing about five kilograms.

After putting the fish into the fish box on the side, Wu Hanjun rearranged the bait. Soon, less than 5 minutes later, he caught another big fish. This was a spotted mandarin fish weighing about two kilograms. They are high-end fish, especially wild mandarin fish. A mandarin fish weighing around two kilograms is already quite large. If you put it in the fishmongers, some people are willing to pay at least two hundred yuan to get it.Wu Hanjun happily collected the fish and threw out the bait again...

Just as he lit a cigarette and stared at the fishing rod while smoking, the sound of splashing water suddenly came from far away.Linlan River has tides. On weekdays, the sound of the river rising and falling and lapping at the river bank is quite common, especially on days when the river wind is strong. Wu Hanjun is no stranger to this kind of sound.

However, the sound at this time was completely different from the sound of river water lapping against the shore. It was obviously the sound produced by some object lapping against the water waves.

Wu Hanjun suddenly became curious and wondered, was it the sound made by some large aquatic creature coming ashore or stranded?The variety of aquatic life in the Linlan River is quite rich. Not only are there various freshwater fishes, but there are also finless porpoises, soft-shell turtles and even giant turtles. If it is a turtle or giant turtle, you are really lucky...

After making some guesses in his mind, Wu Hanjun could no longer conceal his curiosity. He temporarily put away the fishing rod, then got up, took a flashlight and a net, and walked towards the direction of the sound.

In order not to alert others, Wu Hanjun did not turn on the flashlight. It was already dark. Fortunately, it was cloudless today. The bright moon hung high in the sky. Coupled with the lights on both sides of the river, the view was not too bad.After walking along the river bank for about a hundred meters and turning a curve, Wu Hanjun stopped. The sound of water came from the water bank not far away.

Because of the light problem, Wu Hanjun could not clearly see what was in the water from his perspective, and he was afraid that turning on the flashlight early would scare away the fish, so he quietly approached the water's edge. However, his movement still seemed to cause a stir in the water. The sound of water stopped as the object paid attention.

Wu Hanjun was worried that the fish would escape, so he quickly walked a few steps to the water's edge. At this time, his feet were only a dozen centimeters away from the river. In the dim light, he seemed to vaguely see something underwater...

Wu Hanjun couldn't wait to turn on the flashlight and pointed it at the dark water. Wu Hanjun held the net in one hand and was ready to lower the net as soon as possible.

However, just when he turned on the flashlight and the flashlight light shone into the water, after seeing the objects in the water clearly, the expression on his face instantly froze, and the next moment, a frightened scream blurted out...

However, the scream only lasted half a second, and before it could even be fully uttered, the water in front of Wu Hanjun exploded violently. The next moment, a huge force dragged him into the water, and the second half of the scream disappeared. Because of the sound of falling into the water, I was suppressed into the water, and then there was no more sound.

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承和37年西历2016年3月9日19:03临澜江江畔居

Jiangpanju is a restaurant that specializes in Jiangnan cuisine. Its location is very unique. It is built on a protruding part of the Linlan River. Half of the restaurant extends forward into the water and is fixed by a trestle.Not far away is a small fish pier, which was also built with the restaurant's money. It is said that boats go out on the river to fish every day to provide the restaurant with fresh seafood that day.In addition, occasionally you can see some nearby fishermen or anglers coming to the fish pier to sell their catch.Because of this, Jiangxian in Jiangpanju is considered a specialty, and its main focus is freshness.

Since most of the buildings in Jiangpanju are located near the water and extend out of the water for some distance, part of the sewage pipes below pass directly through the water. Since this part is soaked in water all year round, it is relatively easy to age and corrode. At this moment, there is a section of sewage pipe located under the water that is leaking dirt.

This leak was a crack two fingers wide, about the length of a hand, and the edges of the crack were covered with traces of rust.This is the busiest dinner time in the restaurant. A large amount of sewage passes through the pipes, including a large amount of liquids such as meat residues, animal offal, blood, grease, etc., which are washed into the sink and discharged through the sewage pipe. City sewer system.At this time, through this crack, a large amount of sewage was gurgling into the river, even attracting many aquatic animals to visit.

If a diver dives into the water at this time and uses lighting equipment to check, he will find that there are already a large number of snails, shrimps, crabs and other scavengers around this breach, as well as some large and small fish that come in search of food.

These fish hover around the breach in groups, rushing up to take a bite from time to time, swallowing the food scraps washed out by the sewage.

As time goes by, the sewage leaked from the gaps continues to spread in the river along with the flow of the river...

Suddenly, the fish surrounding the breach in the pipeline dispersed as if they were frightened by something!

At this moment, a huge blurry black shadow slowly approached from the depths of the river, and black shadow-like tentacles also followed the water waves and enveloped them...

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After visiting An Huiling's new house, the two sat down to drink tea and chat. During this period, An Huiling also asked Zhang Jing some questions he had encountered in his recent practice. Unknowingly, it was nightfall, so Zhang Jing proposed to take Zhang Jing with him. An Huiling went to have dinner.

Since it was his junior sister's move, she naturally couldn't be too casual, so Zhang Jing chose Jiangpanju as the place for dinner. Zhang Jing had been here once before and felt that the Linzhou cuisine here was very authentic, especially the Jiangxian cuisine. This time I recommended this restaurant.

The two drove Zhang Jing's car out. Zhang Jing's car had just undergone major repairs. Although it looked the same as before, Zhang Jing could still feel that the driving details were still different from before. Something was different. This happened to a new car. He was a little helpless, so he drove it for a while, sold it second-hand, and then bought a new car.