Chapter 342 The distant hometown Uqbar—I believe there must be Uqbar! It was strange that the old man and the phantom of the monster looked more like the same kind than the surrounding residents. And the monster seemed to understand what the old man said, it slowly moved aside, and a sky city appeared behind it. It really is a beautiful city. The entire city is an island in the lake, with a cluster of houses on the island and three huge windmills standing in the middle, which seem to be the energy supply of the city. "Uqbar." Zheng Lin was a little confused when he heard the old man subconsciously call out this name. There was a monster standing on the sky city. It looked like the one that appeared in the sky just now, as if it was the patron saint of this sky city. What's even more strange is that when facing this monster, Zheng Lin didn't feel any hostility at all, and even thought it was a little cute. The scene changes, it is already dusk, and Wo Meng and the tough captain of the Hercules team appear in an old house for no reason, and the story unfolds in flashback from here. It all started with the macho captain's vacation and a reunion with his childhood friends. The two men came out of the restaurant drunk. The childhood friend even complained about the fire hydrant that knocked him down, insisting that he was not drunk. The passers-by around were afraid that the drunk would go crazy and avoided him, but also wanted to watch the fun and looked back every few steps.

The tough captain saw that Fa Xiao was worried, so he helped him to a roadside stall to continue talking. He thought that Fa Xiao was drinking to drown his sorrows because he failed the actor interview, but after a detailed conversation, he found out that his worry was related to his new colleague. The childhood friend calls himself a natural actor, but the time has not come yet. However, he has been insisting on interviewing at various crews and not giving up any opportunity. However, no matter how ambitious he is, he cannot resist the reality. The "star of tomorrow" is now working as a part-time deliveryman at a courier station, and his knot is her new colleague at the courier station. And this colleague is an alien! The word "alien" touched the sensitive spot of the macho captain, and instantly turned him from a confidant who listened to his friends' complaints to the captain of the Hercules team. But this alien that my childhood friend talked about is a bit strange. The so-called alien turned out to be the old man who appeared in the park at the beginning? According to colleagues at the express delivery station, the old man believed that he came from a place called Uqbar in the universe. Most of his colleagues don't remember the old man's name, and only call him "Uqbar". Obviously, everyone sneers at the term "alien". But the old man doesn't care about his colleagues' disdain, and even responds to anyone's gaze with a silly smile. This seems to be a story about an old man who is isolated and can only hope in fantasy, Zheng Lin guessed. This kind of thing is not common. The company where Zheng Lin interned has more than 50 colleagues, at least 30 small groups, more than 100 small groups, not counting work groups. Maybe my Uqbal is "Ultraman Gaia", Zheng Lin couldn't help thinking, something that can make him put aside all his worries and enjoy happiness, like a safe haven under a storm, or a safe house in a horror game. But as he continued watching, Zheng Lin began to understand why the old man was isolated. "In Uqbar, there is always a breeze blowing, and you can see many towers of different sizes floating in the sky. And at the top of the tower, you can hear the sound of a yellow windmill turning." When driving, the old man was talking about Uqbar, and when climbing the stairs, the old man would also talk about Uqbar—— ".There are no stairs in Uqbar, but there are many towers floating in the air, so when we go up, we have to climb very long ladders." The old man was so absorbed in his talk that he didn't notice the customers' resentful looks and the way they looked at him as if he were fools. Zheng Lin suddenly thought of Xianglin Sao, whom he had read in the textbook, but the old man's description was warmer than Xianglin Sao, with more content, and not boring. At first listen, you may think it is a relief from boring work, but after listening to it many times, you can't help but feel bored and resistant. My childhood friend is still in the novice protection period and has not yet been desensitized to Uqbal's story. While lamenting the hard work of the deliveryman, he asked the old man why he could stick to the same job for 25 years. The old man said it was because of Uqbar. "If I drive through many towns like this, maybe I can find the way back to Uqbar one day, right?" The old man explained as if seeking an answer from him, "The reason I am on Earth means that Earth and Uqbar must be connected somewhere." The old man said it with certainty, but Zheng Lin gradually tasted some meaning from it. So the old man was not isolated, but he isolated others. He closed himself in a small world and wove a dream for himself that others could not understand. The old man felt from the bottom of his heart that he was an alien, a person from Uqbar. He insisted on delivering goods for more than 20 years just to find a way home. As he said at the beginning - he couldn't find the way home. For a moment, the image of the old man in Zheng Lin's mind began to become complex and three-dimensional. He looks like an old man living alone, perhaps he has no family, or perhaps his family members died early - if he had someone to accompany him, he would not have locked himself in his little world for more than 20 years. But he always looks smiling and is in good health. Even in his forties, he can still carry heavy objects and climb stairs.

Zheng Lin just watched the old man walking through the streets and alleys, mumbling everything about Uqbar, repetitive, fresh, and endless. [In Uqbar, there is a breeze every day] [.For this reason, the place called Uqbar often disappears into the huge clouds.] [.There is an orchestra in Uqbar, with not only drums but also flutes] [.In Uqbar, when the west wind blows, there will be a circus performance. It is so beautiful and the performance is very exciting.] Uqbar is a place Uqbar is a place 【.】 Time passed with the old man's mumbling and his tired delivery. The picture gradually changed from bright colors to dark. It was already dusk. My childhood friend was tired like a dog, but the old man was always energetic. He talked while driving and talked while delivering goods, and nothing was repeated. "In Uqbar, there are no clocks. But at dusk, a loud whistle sounds, and then the adults stop working, the children stop playing games, and everyone goes home." "I believe there will be Uqbar!" The old man's endless words outlined a vivid city in Zheng Lin's mind. The island in the middle of the lake that he had seen before seemed to come alive. Maybe there really is a place called Uqbar? The old man kept repeating the scene from Uqbar, perhaps because he was afraid that he would forget what his hometown was like? His hometown, Uqbar, must be located somewhere in the universe, perhaps in a parallel space to the Earth? Zheng Lin felt as if he had been infected by the old man. (End of this chapter)