Chapter Eighty-Five: Killing People and Destroying Mouths
The large, angular rectangular building blends in with the earthy desert. Standing a little farther away, I couldn't see it, and it wasn't until I walked in front of me that I was startled by the sudden appearance of the building. Just like Helian Xiaojiang before.
Because the building is completely sealed, except for the entrance on the first floor, there are no windows or other decorations, and the whole building looks like a standing rectangle from the outside. Helian Xiaojiang thought that the eighth layer where Ren Yi was located was the top floor, but it actually had a hidden layer. It was a production center as important as the eight-story military stronghold. It is the source of food for thousands of humans and animals throughout the building.
Regarding the cooperation case proposed by Ren Yi, Ren Zhong said that it would take time to consider, so a group of more than 20 people was arranged to stay. When Ren Zhong was discussing nervously with several subordinates, Helian Xiaojiang became more and more bored.
Helian Xiaojiang packed up the sleeping place, sorted out the luggage, wiped the dagger, and finally couldn't sit still. She leaned out to the people in the other room who were still having a heated discussion, "I'm going out for a walk." ”
The blue wolf sitting inside habitually stood up with a knife, but he didn't expect Helian Xiaojiang to say quickly: "It's safe here, I can do it alone." After saying that, he avoided the sight of the blue wolf and ran away. Leaving the blue wolf in place and standing stunned, several people next to him were sympathetic, did this make the daughter-in-law disgusted? It's pathetic.
Security is 100% guaranteed in this huge hidden building, and the residents here are also very welcoming to Helian Xiaojiang from outside. However, Helian Xiaojiang had just walked around the first floor, and when he continued to go down to take a look at Qiji on the first floor, he was stopped by Sheng waiting at the staircase.
"Our king, please go upstairs and be together." Greet each other, and the etiquette of a treat is in place.
"Okay." Helian Xiaojiang thought for a moment and had no reason to refuse, so he shrugged his shoulders indifferently, and followed the young man up the eighth floor from another stone staircase in full view of everyone.
However, he did not stop on the eighth floor, and turned directly through an iron gate guarded by heavy soldiers. Helian Xiaojiang was curious about what was behind it, but it turned out to be just a very ordinary stone staircase. Continuing to follow the door up, there was a wooden double row of doors in front of him, and the soldiers guarding the door said hello to Sheng and went to push the door.
Two rows of doors opened inward, and before the eyes could see, a cool breeze with the scent of floral vanilla blew in the face. If you look closely, it turns out to be a whole row of long-lost greenery.
Even Helian Xiaojiang, a girl in the city, can see at a glance that the idyllic scenery here is different. The plants are very compact, with low crops close to each other and almost no gaps. As far as the eye can see, a dark green, a turquoise, a golden yellow, a tall tree, and a dwarf tree crowd the whole land. Don't waste an inch. At this time, there were only five or six people working in silence in the fields, but it gave people a sense of chaos and crowding.
There are also trees, and the trees in the growing room are not very tall. The largest was no thicker than an adult's thigh, and the tree was covered with fruit, and its thin branches were pressed low like an overwhelmed old man who could not stand up straight, but could only hunch his back.
In the past, when Xiao Shuo's family changed houses and moved, Helian Xiaojiang knew the common sense of buying a house without buying the first floor and the top floor. Because the first floor is humid, the top floor is directly exposed to the sun in the summer, which is very hot.
The situation on the top floor of the building should be more severe in a more scorching environment, but the heat outside the desert is also not felt, and it is even a little more transparent than the eight floors below. In her ears was the "rustling" sound of the wind blowing through the flowers and plants, and she still suspected that Helian Xiaojiang must be shining on her body this time not any kind of artificial light but natural light. The building magically filters sunlight and allows it to enter the room at the right light and temperature.
The two of them walked on the dirt path submerged among the crops, and after walking for a while, both feet were covered in mud.
"King."
Sheng stood still and saluted Ren Yi, who stood still and almost merged with the plants.
Ren Yi replaced the mopping cloak, and the felt was wrapped from the ankle to the knee above. The collar and cuffs were exposed with thick hair, and you must know that the few men who were concentrating on tinkering with the crops were either wearing short sleeves or simply shirtless. Ren Yi's dress is not to mention that he is in the desert, and there are too many places in this season. His hair was quite long, not like a fluffy and short "hedgehog head" but almost to the shoulders, and when the wind blew, the green strands fluttered in the wind.
Helian Xiaojiang pondered what attitude he should pose, as alienated and polite as he was to strangers, and he still had the consciousness of being under the fence and wanted to flatter. Or she should put on a hostile and arrogant posture like a heavy responsibility. As he pondered, he suddenly heard someone shouting three words in a rough voice.
"Sprinkle the water."
As if by magic, he conjured an oil-paper umbrella out of nowhere and opened it. He stood behind Ren Yi, standing on tiptoe and stretching out his arms, the oil-paper umbrella just above the green hair. Before Helian Xiaojiang could react, water sprayed out from the ceiling above.
The precious water was sprayed in large quantities and turned into a drizzle, and they were light and thin, flying slowly in the air like living spirits. Finally, it falls into the soil and is absorbed by the roots. The toilers put down their work, straightened up and leaned up slightly, enjoying the flying rain sticking to their faces and bodies.
It's not an annoying dampness, but a nostalgic refreshment.
After nearly a minute, the drizzle stopped the light in the room and automatically dimmed a few shades. Agricultural production here is more advanced than in modern greenhouses.
Helian Xiaojiang wiped the remaining water on his face with one hand and praised: "It's amazing, how did you do it?" ”
On the other side, Mo silently put away the oil-paper umbrella. Ren Yi stretched out his hand and touched the leaves of the plants that grew to his waist and said, "What's so powerful, but from all the things created by nature, select the things with suitable characteristics and carry them together." The dirt on the ground was dug up and transported in truckloads. All plants choose crops with shallow root systems and less water absorption. And then it became, nature is the one who is powerful. ”
"You're also very good at creating such an oasis in the desert. Where does the water come from? How are the light and temperature regulated? These are the most curious and critical questions for her.
Ren Yi suddenly smiled, his face was very thin, and the wrinkles around his eyes were accumulated: "These are the secrets that we rely on for survival in this building." If I sue you, I'll have to kill you. ”
The smile revealed the essence of Ren Yi's dark belly, and Helian Xiaojiang suddenly understood Ren Zhong's complicated feelings of respect and fear for his brother.
"Alright, now it's my turn to ask. Where are you from? ”