Offer blocks to the end times

"If only we had some tools," Sento looked around, preparing to look for something, when Senju suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "I've got it, we can just put the painting away."

"Put it away? Senju wants to use your ability, is that alright?" After thinking for a while, Chito realized what Senju meant. However, things would be deformed after passing through Senju's hands, so wouldn't that affect the painting?

"It's okay, I'll just test it out," Senju said confidently as he ran to a painting next to him. It was a portrait made up of geometric shapes. He started knocking on it, and the portrait fell into his backpack.

The two people beside him watched as Senju successfully put the painting away, waiting for him to take it out again. Senju confidently hung the painting back on the wall, and the two people beside him exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, what is this? It's completely different!"

"Hmm?" The smug Thousand Hands then looked at the painting hanging there. It was a picture made up of small squares. It was a normal girl holding a sheep from Minecraft, but it looked out of place no matter how you looked at it.

Some of the bewildered Thousand Hands continued to modify other paintings, and soon several block paintings were hung on the wall: people with unclear faces facing unclear food; two people with unclear faces about to duel; a skull flaming under the moon. The paintings were bizarre, but they all had one thing in common: they were completely different from the originals!

After watching for a while, the two people next to them turned around and discussed, "Let's go find some tools we can use. Such a big painting is really something to be concerned about."

After discussing it, the two went their separate ways to look for the items. Chito also told Senju, "Senju, absolutely do not touch the painting from before. Wait until we've looked at it before you do."

“Okay, I understand,” Senju said absentmindedly, glancing at the paintings on the wall next to him. He found these block paintings quite interesting and decided to transform all the incomprehensible geometric images into block paintings.

After seeing Chito and Yuri walk away, Senju knocked down many of the geometric portraits. After collecting more than twenty paintings, Senju hung them up again.

Chapter 136 Familiar Painting

However, he admired it for a while.

Later, it was discovered that many of the paintings on the wall were duplicates. Senju had no choice but to take down the duplicate paintings, leaving only the different ones on the wall, and the atmosphere around them suddenly became strange.

Thousand Hands, on the other hand, found it quite interesting. These paintings were much easier to understand than the original ones. This one was a cold drink, this one was a zombie, and this one was decay. It looked like a chaotic mess of demons.

Meanwhile, after searching for a while, Yuri found a house with many things inside. She called out, "Chihiro, come over here quickly!"

Upon hearing the shouts, Chito went over. Inside the room were ladders and ropes. Chito picked up a rope and began to think. Yuri asked from the side, "How about this? Is it okay?"

"Hmm, ropes and ladders, with those, maybe it will work," Chito thought for a while and came up with a feasible plan.

The two then carried the rope and ladder back to the portraits. However, upon returning, they noticed something strange about the surrounding portraits, as if the style had changed. Seeing Senju standing nearby, they understood immediately. "Senju, you didn't do these, did you?"

"Hmm, I got a little carried away and went too far," Senju said, feeling as if she had turned precious art into cheap graffiti, which was a waste.

“It’s alright, we can’t understand them anyway,” the two people next to him didn’t care. The value of these drawings wasn’t as high as Senju had imagined. “By the way, Senju, why don’t you come and help us?”

"Hey, where did you find the ladder and rope?" Senju noticed what the two were carrying, as he also wanted to collect some things.

“It was found in that house over there,” Yuri said, then pulled Senju along. “Senju, come and help me first.”

“Alright,” Senju followed the two to the painting, and Chito began to check the frame and the parts on the wall. “These parts are all fine, they should work.”

Senju observed carefully and realized that the part Chito mentioned was a ring fixed to the wall and the picture frame, which should have been the place where the rope was originally threaded.

“First, thread the rope through the parts on the picture frame,” Chito explained his plan there, “then through the parts on the wall, and finally through the ceiling.”

Then, under Chito's command, Senju and Yuri threaded the rope through the rings, forming several consecutive inverted V-shapes. They then used a ladder to thread the rope through a supporting steel beam on the edge of the ceiling, and the entire plan was ready.

Chito then pulled on the rope that ran through the steel beam, and Senju and Yuri lifted the painting with all their might. After a while, the painting slowly stood upright, and Yuri praised, "Chito is so clever!"

"Hehehe," Qianhu chuckled sheepishly, clinging to the rope suspended in mid-air. As the portrait gradually rose, Yuri took another look, but she was too close and could only see some lines. "What on earth is depicted in such a large painting?"

Thousand Hands also started looking at it. Although he couldn't see the whole thing, he could see a circle drawn on it from his position. The other patterns were not visible for the time being.

After the painting was fully erected, Chito secured the rope to a ring on the wall. The three of them then stepped back and sat down to look at it. The huge painting depicted several abstract human figures that looked quite eerie. There were also two circular objects emitting lines on it, and they didn't know what they were. The overall effect was somewhat oppressive.

"Is that a person? It doesn't look like one," Chito said, sitting there looking at the painting. The human figure was abstract, but still recognizable. However, he couldn't tell anything else. "There are also some things that don't seem to be human. What do you think?"

"Hmm, it's a bit scary, but looking at this painting, I feel a deep sadness," Yuri said, feeling the emotions conveyed by the painting—a sadness and despair.

After watching for a while, Senju felt like he had seen a similar painting before, but he couldn't remember the name. He only remembered that it was an abstract painting of a city being bombed. Could this be it?

By bringing the paintings from her own memory into this painting, Senju finally understood what it conveyed: "War, how ironic."

"Senju, do you know what this painting is?" Chito asked after hearing Senju's words, and Yuri also looked over.

Senju noticed the two looking at her, thought for a moment, and then said, "I remember seeing this painting before. Although it was distorted and abstract, it should be about war. These are missiles, and those rings probably represent the robot's beam attacks..."

"Hmm, a robot?" Senju muttered in confusion. He realized that this was probably not the painting he remembered. "Hmm, the one on the side should be a god. There's a ring behind her. There are similar patterns in temples. The people on this side probably represent the injured."

After hearing Senju's words, the two people next to him felt that they understood the emotions behind them. "What a terrible war. You can feel the sadness conveyed in it."

Senju fell silent, staring at the familiar yet unfamiliar painting. He was also somewhat confused; the image from his memory was obscured by this painting. He thought to himself, "Could this be that painting? The more I look at it, the more familiar it seems."

After looking at the paintings for a while, the three of them started looking at other paintings, and after walking around for a while...

Looking out from the window on one side, everyone discovered that the building had a circular open space in the middle, with a tall black stone monument standing in the center.

Senju collected some more items from the house Yuri had mentioned, including some thread and paint. Afterward, the three of them continued to look at the paintings around them.

After looking at many different paintings, the three of them went to the inside of the building and found a bench to sit down. After they were seated, Yuri said, "Chihiro, can I borrow your pen and paper for a moment?"

“Okay,” Qianhu took out paper and pen from his backpack, “but what does You want to do?”

“I understand a little. Photography can determine the shape of an object, but feelings of fear and happiness are expressed with lines and colors,” Yuri said as she began to draw on the paper.

"How are you feeling?" Chito sighed, then noticed Yuri drawing something. "Yuri, what are you drawing right now?"

“How do I feel right now?” Yuri said as she continued drawing. Senju watched from the side, noticing that all she could see were fish and taro.

Chapter 137 The Beginning and the End

“My feelings right now,” Chito sighed, then added with a touch of melancholy, “but I’m wondering, is what we see and feel in these paintings truly what people felt in the past?”

“You don’t need to worry about that,” Senju said, seeing Chito struggling with his thoughts. “The present is different from the past, but after seeing those paintings, everyone will understand many things from the past.”

"Well, after seeing it, I understand quite a lot," Chito seemed to recall the painting he had just seen, which contained many scenes and activities from the past that the people here did not know.

“That’s what people wanted to convey when they painted in the past, that must have been it,” Yuri said as she painted.

“Indeed,” Chito could also sense what was being conveyed from the painting. “However, it is truly remarkable that we can share the feelings of people from long ago, people who dressed and spoke different languages.”

“This is probably what inheritance is,” Senju said with some emotion. “Writing, drawing, and all kinds of records are all for the purpose of enabling later generations to understand the people of the past.”

As Senju spoke, he looked curiously at the black stone tablet standing in the middle of the circular building. He wondered what material it was made of. Just as Senju was wondering, Yuri's voice came from the side, "Okay, it's done."

"What did you draw? What is it?" Senju and Chito asked at the same time. Yuri showed the drawing to them and then answered, "It's just my feelings, my feelings."

"It's basically something like 'being hungry'," Chito knew what Yuri was thinking after looking at her painting.

"Sigh, how did Chihiro know?" Yuri looked a little surprised, but Senju next to her understood perfectly. There were three little figures drawn on the paper. The one in the middle in front should be Yuri, holding a fish in one hand and a taro in the other. The two behind her should be Senju and Chito. It was easy to understand at a glance.

"Is that all you can think about?" Chito sighed. Yuri really is obsessed with food.

Senju, looking at Yuri's painting, said, "Since we have this opportunity, why don't we put this painting up here as well?"

“Okay, that’s what I was thinking too,” Yuri nodded repeatedly, while Chito looked somewhat surprised, “This graffiti?”

“But look, maybe this is humanity’s last painting,” Yuri explained from the side. “Also, the Senju’s paintings don’t count.”

“Well, that makes sense,” Chito agreed after hearing Yuri’s words. “Let’s find a place to hang it up later.”

“Hmm,” Yuri nodded, then remembered something, “Chi, Senju, it seems you still have a can of fish for me, I’m hungry now.”

“Yes, yes, you can understand just by looking at the picture,” Senju said, taking out a can of fish and handing it to Yuri. “This is your prize.”

“Great, fish!” Yuri cheered as she took the fish, hugged it to her chest, and hummed a happy song.

Seeing how happy Yuri was, Chito also felt a little hungry. "Chito, why don't we eat now?"

"Hmm, it feels like we've been out for quite a while now, and I'm getting a little hungry," Senju said, rubbing her stomach and realizing it was indeed time to eat.

“Great, dinner’s ready,” Yuri said, even happier.

So Senju took out a fuel stove from his backpack and started cooking food on it. In the meantime, Senju ran to the stone tablet in the middle.

The stone tablet had a regular shape and was covered with strings of characters written in various languages, all conveying the same meaning. Using the light from the surrounding lighthouses, Senju carefully examined it for a while and discovered familiar characters. Although the characters were somewhat blurred, he could still understand their meaning.

This is the most famous collection of Western art and artworks that humanity has been able to find in the past. Although some pieces are damaged or lost, there are also identical replicas. These are treasures of human civilization, and it is hoped that they will be passed down forever. There is a similar museum in another location, which collects Eastern art.

Below this text is a small map, but it's completely obscured.

It's too blurry to see clearly.

After looking at one side, Senju turned to look at the other side. There was a line of large characters on it, but unfortunately, Senju didn't recognize them. However, he guessed that it was something like 'xx Art Museum'.

After reading the inscription, Senju stepped over the railing and walked to the side of the stone tablet. He touched it and realized that it was made of metal. Although he didn't know what kind of metal it was, Senju gave up the idea of ​​digging it up.

The stone tablet was placed here to let future generations know the value of the items stored here. However, the people who built this place at the time could never have imagined the scene now, that someone would be interested in the least important stone tablet.

Somewhat disappointed, Senju returned to her seat. The aroma of fish and meat wafted from the stove next to her. Upon closer inspection, Senju noticed that there was an opened can of food next to her, while Yuri was excitedly watching the food cooking on the stove.

"Chihiro, what are you cooking?" Senju asked curiously, remembering that he had prepared military rations that morning.

"Oh, Senju is back. She's cooking military rations and canned fish," Yuri said, only then noticing Senju's return. "Canned food and military rations must taste delicious."

"Canned fish, could it be the one Yuri just got?" Senju asked Chito softly. Chito nodded, indicating that Senju was right.

After seeing Chito's reply, Senju felt a complex mix of emotions. He wanted to draw it, but since he lacked artistic talent, he had no idea how to do it. So he went to sit down and waited for his emotions to calm down.

A little while later, accompanied by Yuri's cheers, the food was cooked. The three of them took out their cups and began to eat. The grilled fish-flavored lunch tasted delicious, and in this cold weather, everyone felt warm inside.

After finishing their meal, Yuri insisted on having her paintings displayed. The three of them returned to the building, but on the second floor, Yuri couldn't find any paintings that could rival hers.

The three of them went up to the third floor, where there were stone tablets with text and pictures on them, all protected by glass cases.

After looking around, Yuri decided to place her painting next to a similar one, which was a doodle of many animals. So Yuri pinned her painting to the wall next to it.

Thousand Hands stared blankly at the sign: 'Cave paintings'. These must be the earliest paintings by mankind, but this graffiti is the last.

Chapter 138 Urban Exploration

After touring the third floor for a while, everyone prepared to leave. Senju looked around and was slightly disappointed. He wished he had encountered these things earlier, as he had no shortage of stones now.

Chito was very happy. She took many photos here, learned a lot about the past, and gained a lot of knowledge.

The three took a group photo in front of the graffiti, collected some items there for a while, and then left the building to continue westward.

The road ahead was still the familiar ice field. After traveling for an afternoon under the lighthouse's illumination, the three finally saw the outline of the buildings.

"Phew, great! That should be the city those mushroom people were talking about," Qianhu looked up at the buildings ahead and relaxed.

Upon hearing this, Senju stood up from behind. "That should be it. The city to the west, just find the tower that goes up."

“That makes sense,” Chito nodded, but then realized he hadn’t heard Yuri’s reply. “What’s wrong with Yuri?”

“She’s sleeping,” Senju said, glancing at Yuri lying next to him, who was fast asleep under a blanket.

"Is that so? But being under the lights all the time makes the time a bit confusing," Chito said, looking at the bright streetlights around him. The unchanging light could easily cause a sense of disorientation, especially since the view above was now completely blocked.

Here, only for a short time in the morning and evening does the appearance of the sun make people notice the passage of time.

However, the sun had not yet set, so it was not too late. Qianhu slowly drove into the city. The edge of the city looked very dilapidated, with many debris along the way, and the car was shaking.

"Ah, where are we?" Yuri was also shaken awake and found that the three of them were in a strange cluster of buildings. "Have we ended up in the city?"