Chapter 3 - Your Emperor is Back!
When Tang Ye was carrying the 'prey' home, the old man and Xiaopang were smashing stones.
To be more precise, the old man was lying on a shabby rattan chair, holding a large iron jar in his hand, with a few large tree roots, and commanding Fat to use a big hammer to trim the big stones that Fat himself carried down from the mountain into neat squares.......
Shameless old thing!
The stone cubes are used to build houses, which are sturdy and well-sealed, which can not only prevent monsters from ramming, but also protect against solar storms and acid rain.
After the cataclysm, there is not one in ten human beings. Conditional migration nova, that is, the Red Moon base that scientists and chaebols have been developing for a long time.
Unconditional, such as Tang bandits, became orphans in the ruins.
In order to defend against all kinds of terrible animals or their compatriots who are more terrible than animals, people naturally come together, so there are one human gathering area after another.
It is human nature to huddle together for warmth, and of course, we must beware of holding poisonous snakes and hedgehogs.
Every day, people die in the colony, and new wanderers arrive from somewhere. Therefore, a lot of stones are needed here to build the house.
Stonemasonry, a profession that was on the verge of being eliminated before the cataclysm, is now in short supply and has become the first choice for young people to find jobs and earn a living......
"Brother, are you back?" Xiaopang stopped the hammer in his hand, wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead, and greeted Tang Bandit honestly.
It didn't matter if he wiped it like this, the dust on his palms and the sweat on his face were mixed, and there were a few more finger prints on his face, and he suddenly turned into a big face.
The old man pointed at the little fat and scolded, and roared angrily: "How many times have I told you?" Don't wipe your face while working...... You're making this kind of ghostly appearance, where can I get water to wash your face? ”
"When have you ever had someone wash their face with water?" Tang Bandit was upset for Xiaopang, sneered again and again, and said, "Isn't it for people to wipe their sleeves?" We've all forgotten the last time we washed our faces. ”
"When I washed my face last time, you washed your face when you washed it." The old man replied unceremoniously.
Because Tang Bandit and Xiaopang both use the old man's washed face wash to wash their faces, the old man ranks first, and Tang Bandit is half a year older than Xiaopang, so he is lucky to rank second, and Xiaopang ranks third......
Although there are only two people in front, because they haven't washed their faces for a long time, when it's Chubby's turn, it's almost a pot of mud.
I'm not sure if it's clean or not, but it must be moisturizing.......
Otherwise, how can you work and live under the harsh conditions of wind and sun all day long, and still be chubby like a flower-faced steamed bun?
After the cataclysm, a large amount of water resources on the surface of the planet were polluted, and even the groundwater became highly corrosive due to the backflow of acid rain and the ingress of toxic gases.
That's not water, that's sulfuric acid. Finding a clean and usable source of water can be challenging.
"That's called washing your face? Do you still have to be embarrassed when you say this? ”
"You're embarrassed to talk about me, a bunny? Let you go out hunting....... What are you carrying on your back? ”
"People." Tang Bandit said.
The old man shook his head, looked at Tang Bandit with a serious face, and said in a deep voice: "How many times have I said that we don't eat this." Not before, and even less so in the future. ”
"Human flesh is sour." Chubby grinned.
“......”
Seeing Tang Bandit and the old man looking at him with a frightened face, Xiaopang was so frightened that he hurriedly explained, saying, "I haven't eaten it, I heard what Grandma Wang said at the entrance of the village...... I don't eat, I don't starve to death. ”
"It's not for you to eat, it's something I picked up from outside....... Tang Bandit slapped the woman's full buttocks and shouted, "Hey, wake up." ”
He carried the woman back like a sheep, his shoulders against her abdomen, and the woman's upper body was left behind him at will.
He was holding the two-headed sheep in his left hand, so he had to pat her right hand to make her sober.
Well, it's really easier to shoot like this......
When he and the woman who had fallen from the sky made eye contact, the woman closed her eyes and passed out.
This made Tang Bandit feel a deep sense of frustration in his heart, and even for a moment, he had a certain degree of doubt about his appearance.
Of course, the thought of his own name instantly knocked out this ridiculous idea.
"Picked up? Where did you pick it up? ”
"Hate the mountain." Tang Bandit said.
"How did you pick it up?"
"I was carrying a two-headed sheep home...... Unexpectedly, a white light lit up in the sky, and then a large iron box fell...... She crawled out of the tin box......"
The old man got up from the rattan chair, stepped forward to carefully examine the woman's clothes and appearance, and said with a solemn expression: "It should be from the new star, and I don't know what disaster has happened...... We can't keep such a person, so send her away quickly. ”
"Okay." Although Tang Bandit felt that this old man had a bad character, he believed in his survival wisdom. Otherwise, a combination of one old and two young like them would have been eaten up and wiped clean and gnawed until there was no bone residue left.
Tang Bandit turned around and walked away with the woman on his shoulder, and when he walked to the gate of the small courtyard, he asked loudly, "Where can I send it?" ”
The old man showed his signature expression when he was constipated, struggled for a while, waved his hand, and said, "Since you picked it up, it is a personal item that God has given you...... Whether you lose it or keep it, you can do it yourself. ”
After speaking, the old man walked back to the house with a large tea jar.
“.......”
Tang Bandit was dumbfounded.
This old guy actually used this poisonous trick that didn't matter what happened?
"Brother, keep it." Chubby wiped a handful of snot and stood next to him to remind him: "Keep it for us to knock stones." ”
“......”
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When the girl opened her eyes, she saw that Tang Bandit was pulling out a dark green sticky object from her mouth and pasting it on her bare calf.
Syllable!
It's accurate!
The unknown mass happened to cover the wound on the calf, and the strong chill hit and suppressed the originally hot burning sensation a lot. It was only at this time that she smelled the fragrance of herbs.
"What are you doing?" The girl asked aloud.
The voice is hoarse, as if he has not drunk water in a long time.
"Heal." Tang Bandit said loudly. "You're hurt. There are eleven openings on the body, three of the big ones and nine of the small ones...... Oh, the little eight ......"
“...... Don't have the tools to pound the medicine? ”
"Yes." Tang Bandit said. "Outside, I'm too lazy to fetch ...... I didn't have any water to clean it......"
“.......”
"Besides, I've been getting a little bit irritated lately...... The sap from the leaves of the snakeskin tree has an anti-inflammatory and antiseptic effect, and I don't want to waste it. ”
Very reasonable!
“....... Thank you. The girl said aloud.
At the moment of life and death, all the details can be ignored.
People are going to starve to death, and they still hate the dishes that others serve you for not cleaning, which is either stupid or pretentious.
Thinking of this, the girl glanced at Tang Bandit's Wuqing's mouth, and thought to herself, fortunately, it was not a bowl for rice......
"Who are you? What is this place? The girl asked.
Tang Bandit looked at the woman and said, "I should have asked you this question first, right?" I took in a woman from an unknown background, and I was under a lot of pressure......"
The old man doesn't care, Xiaopang can't take care of it, and he has to be responsible for his own life safety.
He's already given his paltry share of clean water every day, and he's even used the snakeskin leaves he's been storing for a long time, and he's probably going to sacrifice more......
Therefore, he must find out the identity of this woman.
"I'm from Nova." The girl looked at Tang Bandit and said loudly.
This makes her attitude more sincere.
"I can see it." Tang Bandit nodded. From the way she dresses and the pile of iron shells she rides on, you can see her origin at a glance......
There is no such high-tech product on the ruins.
Besides, her face is so white......
On the ruins, there is either acid rain or solar magnetic storms, lack of food and water, and the living environment is extremely harsh, who can have such skin?
Except for Chubby!
"We came to Blue Star to explore, but the spaceship had an accident and I escaped in an escape pod...... the woman said.
"What's your name?"
"Phoenix." The woman said.
"Phoenix?"
"Phoenix."
"Liar." Tang Bandit pursed his lips and said out loud.
“........”
"As I said, you have eleven wounds on your body, two of which are sword wounds, and one of which was pierced by a bullet...... The rest is the scratch when it falls...... If there was an accident on the spaceship, how did the sword wounds and bullet wounds on your body come from? ”
"Besides, I know there's a Phoenix Empire on Nova....... You're from the Phoenix Empire, right? You've just come to your senses, and you probably haven't had time to come up with your fake name...... So when I asked you your name, you just said it was Phoenix......"
Phoenix glanced at Tang Bandit in some surprise, and thought, this guy who even made a mistake in single-digit addition and subtraction just now has such a delicate and keen mind?
Suddenly, she had a chill down her spine: what if he was deliberately showing his flaws?
He deliberately disguised himself as a mediocre teenager in order to let his guard down and then extract more useful information from his mouth.
It's horrible!
Phoenix sighed softly and said, "My name is indeed called Phoenix, and there are many girls in the Phoenix Empire whose names are Phoenix. I'm just one of them. ”
Tang Bandit nodded and said, "I can accept this reason." ”
It's one thing to accept or not to accept, and it's another thing to believe or not to believe.
"As for the sword wounds and gunshot wounds on my body...... Originally, I didn't want to talk about that....... I am a student of the Phoenix Empire's Royal First Military Academy, and we are leading our mentor to explore the Blue Star this time in search of legendary monuments......."
"When it started, everything went well. However, it wasn't until we found a tomb of kings...... A group of people wanted to take possession of the tomb, and a fierce conflict ensued...... I ran into the spaceship in time to get into the escape pod to escape ......."
"What about the others?" Tang Bandit asked.
"Most of them are dead......
"Those who didn't die...... It's those who want to take possession of the tomb as their own, and they may track down your whereabouts in order to kill people, right? ”
Phoenix nodded and said, "Yes." ”
There's nothing she can hide it, and she has to be prepared.......
"But don't worry, when my injuries are a little better, I'll leave in an escape pod immediately...... I won't get you in trouble. ”
"And when will your injuries heal?" Tang Bandit asked expectantly. "Is it okay tonight?"
Phoenix glanced outside and asked, "What time is it?" ”
"Nine thirty-five p.m." Tang Bandit raised his wrist and looked at the electronic watch he 'picked up' on his wrist and said, "It may also be forty-five points...... The error of this watch is less than ten minutes...... Time is running out for you. ”
“.......”