The house began to shake, and Chu Tianjiang was startled.

Earthquake?

Chu Tianjiang's panicked appearance immediately attracted laughter from the others. Immediately, Chu Tianjiang discovered that the farmhouse was declining at a very fast rate.

When the sunlight coming in through the window faded, the room lit up.

It's an oil lamp, not an electric light.

"Sophia, Susan, go get dinner ready. Tommy, go and call Jackson up. And you, Jack, go see if the broth is ready. Lucia instructed the family as she cleaned up the table. She is a housewife and also looks like the head of the family.

Everyone was busy, but Chu Tianjiang was a little idle.

"Is there anything I can do?"

Lucia glanced up at Chu Tianjiang. "Go and change into a set of clothes, it's a little shabby, but it's better than naked."

Chu Tianjiang spread his hands, he was in the living room, this was not a place to change clothes.

"Susan, you take Skylare to Jackson's room."

The girl who was called nodded and left the living room with Chu Tianjiang. She looked to be only sixteen years old, and was supposed to be Lucia's daughter.

The farmhouse is not spacious, every room is cramped.

At the beginning, Chu Tianjiang had already noticed that the entire farm was made up of dozens of such farmhouses, and there was a wall outside that was not too high. In the middle of the farm is a tall building that looks like a church, but it may also be a barn used to store food. Although the situation has not yet been clarified, Chu Tianjiang feels that this is a collective farm, where everyone works together and shares the fruits of their labor.

In a world full of dangers, people can only survive in groups.

Jackson was supposed to be Lucia's son, most likely the eldest son. His room was also cramped, with only a bed and a wooden wardrobe.

Susan pulled out a set of clothes from the closet, very old, with a few patches, but barely the size.

"After changing your clothes, let's go outside, and we'll start eating right away."

"Thank you." Chu Tianjiang nodded politely at the girl. Anyway, Lucia helped him, and the family was kind to him.

Changing his clothes, Chu Tianjiang went to the living room.

The whole family was there, and the hostess, Jack, and the hostess, Lucia, sat at opposite ends of the long table. A young man who looked to be about twenty years old sat on Jack's left hand side, presumably his eldest son, Jackson. The youngest son, Tommy, sat on Jack's right hand, and the two daughters, Sophia and Susan, sat on either side of the hostess, and there was an empty seat between Tommy and Susan, which should have been reserved for Chu Tianjiang.

"You may be seated, and you're welcome."

"Thank you!"

Chu Tianjiang nodded to the male and female hostesses before sitting down at the dining table. Dinner was hearty, with bread, roast and a pot of broth, as well as some vegetarian dishes like beans. Although this is an unfamiliar food, it is also rich in starch, fat and protein.

"Stranger, hear Lucia, you're a traveler?"

"Jack, his name is Skylar, I've told you so."

The man smiled and turned his gaze to Chu Tianjiang, waiting for Chu Tianjiang's reply.

Chu Tianjiang smiled reluctantly and replied.

"How did you get here, Skyler?" Jack asks a second question.

"I don't know what to say." Chu Tianjiang knew that he had to make up a lie.

"Really?" Jack didn't give up on the issue.

"The boat I was in sank, I was washed up on the beach and ......"

"Beach?" Jack frowned, then said with a smile, "So, you walked thousands of miles alone and came here?" ”

Chu Tianjiang was secretly startled and realized that he had said the wrong thing.

Obviously, the farm is inland, very far from the beach.

"What I want to know is, how did you avoid the night demons?"

"I don't know what to say."

Jack put down the knife and fork in his hand and put his right hand under the table, while Jackson, who was sitting diagonally opposite Chu Tianjiang, also put his right hand down.

Chu Tianjiang noticed that the eyes of the two were not friendly, or full of questions.

"Jack, and you." Lucia glared at the young man. "It's dinner time, can you let us have a quiet dinner?"

Jack smiled and put his right hand on the table.

"Skyle, we don't know you, we don't know what kind of person you are, so please forgive me." Lucia turned her gaze to Chu Tianjiang. "If you won't tell us, won't let us know about your past. According to the rules, you must leave tomorrow morning. ”

"Rules, what rules?"

Lucia smiled reluctantly and glanced at her husband.

"There are rules in every place, and I don't know what the rules are on your island, but in our place, everyone has to follow the rules." Jack paused for a moment, then added, "We are settlers, we don't reject strangers, but we don't trust strangers easily. Originally, it was just me and Lucia, and we cleared the wasteland, planted crops, and built farmhouses. Later, more and more people came here and settled here. Everyone has to follow the rules, be honest with everyone, and be part of the family. We don't care who you were or what you did, but we have to know about your past. ”

"It's for everyone, not for you." Lucia added.

Chu Tianjiang also understood that this was indeed a collective farm, a farm established by immigrants, and Jack and Lucia were the leaders here.

"Young man, tell me now why you came here."

"I won't delay too long, I ......"

"Really?" Jack shook his head with a smile and said, "The nearest farm is fifteen hundred miles away, and it will take about a month to hike. A harsh winter is coming, and no one will be able to survive the harsh winter in the wild. You can choose to leave, but I advise you not to. ”

"Winter?"

"On your island, is there no winter?"

Chu Tianjiang shook his head, he didn't know how to answer.

"Tell me about the island." Lucia pulled the conversation away.

"It's a very small island, with less than a thousand people." Chu Tianjiang had already made up the story. "There's no winter, there's no seasonal change. There is very little land that can be cultivated, most of the people depend on fishing for their livelihood, and some are engaged in trade. We have our own fleet and have opened several routes. ”

"And then?"

"I went out to sea with a merchant ship and ended up in a storm. The storm lasted three days and three nights, and by the time I woke up, I was lying on the beach. ”

"And you miraculously survived and made it here on foot?"

"I only travel during the day, and spend the night in caves or burrows."

"Didn't meet the Daredevil?"

Chu Tianjiang gritted his teeth and said, "In addition to me, there were originally a few other people, but they all disappeared at night, and only I survived." ”

Jack's brows jumped a few times, and he was skeptical of Chu Tianjiang's words.

"Alright, that's all for today." Lucia stopped the conversation. "Skyler, you can choose to stay if you want. Of course, you have complete autonomy and if you want to leave, we can give you some food to be able to get to the next farm. It's just like Jack said, I wouldn't advise you to leave now. A harsh winter is coming, and no one will be able to survive the harsh winter at night. ”

Chu Tianjiang nodded, and after a while, he said again: "Can you tell me, where is this?" ”

"The Old World."

"Old World!?"

Jack smiled, got up and walked to the cupboard, pulling out a map from inside. It's a hand-drawn map, rudimentary, and severely out of proportion. There are five continents on it, and in addition to the southernmost continent, which is indicated in white, the other four continents are marked with cities and roads, as well as lakes and mountains. On the most intricately depicted continent, there is a red dot that represents the farm.

Although there is no exact scale, it can be seen that the farm is far from the ocean, almost in the center of the continent.

With Jack's help, Chu Tianjiang quickly figured it out.

The so-called "paleocontinent" refers to Eurasia, except that the European part has entered the Arctic Circle, while the East Asian part is in the tropics, and the farms are located in the temperate zone. The term "New World" refers to the continent in the Pacific Ocean that emerged as part of geological change. The term "united continent" refers to the continent that was created by the union of South America and Africa. The "northern continent" refers to the remnants of North America, most of which are within the Arctic Circle, with only a small portion in the temperate zone. The "Southern Continent" is Antarctica, which has doubled in size, and because most of it is in the Antarctic Circle, no one has settled on the Southern Continent, and it is a world of ice and snow.

"Where is your island?"

Chu Tianjiang casually pointed at the map. This is just a suggested map with only a few large islands and no small islands.

At this moment, there was a loud noise on the roof, and it shook.

Chu Tianjiang noticed that everyone showed a look of horror, especially Tommy and Susan, and even Jack and Lucia, who had always been calm, looked up at the roof.

Daredevil!?

Although it is not known what the "Night Demon" is, it must be a monster, and it is a monster that mutates after being infected by a genetic virus.

After a while, it finally quieted down.

"Alright, dinner is over." Lucia stood up, "Sophia, help me clean up the table." Susan, take Tommy back to his room to sleep. ”

"Jackson, you go to bed first, I'll be on the first shift."

Chu Tianjiang stood up and looked at Jack.

"Do you want to know what the Daredevil is?" Jack smiled and stood up as well.

Chu Tianjiang didn't say much and followed Jack out of the living room. After passing through what looked like a walled door, the two entered an underground passageway. This passage is not inside the farmhouse, but outside the farmhouse, below the ground next to the farmhouse to be exact.