Although the relationship between Xiao Lei and Qi Lin is just roommates, such an abnormal behavior of this kid still makes Qi Lin feel deeply puzzled.

In this era, words such as visiting homes and traveling can only be found in the tattered magazines and books of the old era, and most of the slum dwellers, unless they are going to receive a fixed amount of daily necessities or go to the black market to trade, are actually "squatting at home" - not only because they consume less energy in their homes, but also for safety reasons.

There is a kind of butcher shop in some black market corners, which specializes in selling a kind of processed jerky, which is nearly half cheaper than pork in the regular market, and there are no obvious signs of radiation sickness on it, but Qi Lin never buys it, because he knows where the "meat" comes from.

"You guy...... I hope you don't let me see you at the black meat shop......" Qi Lin hurriedly ate something, then left the residence and went straight to the underground black market.

The rebellion in Vault 188 has been quelled, and as a result, life in Vault 187 has returned to normal, and the black market is still full of people, but there are many fewer old faces and many new ones.

Xiao Lei has never been to the underground black market, and sometimes Qi Lin has something to ask him to purchase materials and go to the formal material trading market officially set aside by the Vault. Many of the merchants in the black market knew Qi Lin, but they certainly didn't know Xiao Lei.

However, if you want to inquire about a person's whereabouts, there is often more intelligence and information in the black market.

As soon as Qi Lin walked into the black market, a gunsmith who was familiar with him greeted him: "Hey, crosshair, I haven't seen you here for a long time recently, how about it, have you made any good goods for buddies to see, buddies' bids will definitely not lose you!" ”

Qi Lin smiled at the bearded man who was dressed like a cowboy in the western part of the country in the old era, and said, "I've been squatting at home for the past few days, dealing with that game, and I just came out today." ”

"Tsk, with your skills, you must be able to mix well in the 'wasteland' world, right? But buddy, I can only occasionally mix up some extra money, and sometimes I have to post points backwards into the game in exchange for survival resources - "The gunsmith played with the Colt M1873 Frontier Shooter in his hand, which he regarded as a treasure, and if he added a cowboy hat, this thing could be the protagonist of an old-time Western."

"Okay, what's the news lately?" Qi Lin took out two cigarettes that were somewhat deformed from his pockets and threw one at the other party.

After the war, the level of human information dissemination has regressed for nearly hundreds of years, and newspapers and magazines have long been the remnants of the previous era, and if you want to obtain new information, you can only rely on word of mouth among people, or set up a propaganda screen in the middle of the material exchange market.

"News? Yes! The previous group of rebels was estimated to be desperate, and the special mother actually used a high-power weapon, fortunately, we were lucky, the rebels only blew up most of the rich area and half of the middle area, and the clean-up work was dug for several days, and it is said that the day before yesterday I dug a mine road that was buried by an accident before, and there were still living people in it! The gunsmith said loudly, spat all splashing onto his beard.

"Huh? Mine road? Qi Lin was stunned, he felt that he seemed to be able to guess what Xiao Lei was doing.

"Yes, this matter has been spreading in several nearby shelters in the past two days, it is said that the group of people lived under the pit for more than half a year, dozens of people were buried at first, and in the end, there were less than ten people who were rescued alive."

More than half a year ago...... Isn't this just the time when Xiao Lei's parents had an accident, as for the ore vein, there is only one here, and the two shelters of 187 and 188 are being mined at the same time.

In this way, the survivors who were rescued should be the "diggers" who were thought to have died in the accident, Xiao Lei, this guy, must have gone to his parents after hearing the news in the trading market, but I don't know if there are any of his parents among the only survivors......

"But...... For most of the year, how did those people survive? Even if there is enough food and water in the mine, but there is not enough oxygen, those people will not be able to hold out for a week, let alone more than half a year? Qi Lin was full of doubts, it was almost impossible to survive in that desperate situation for more than half a year.

"Oxygen...... Come here, come here, and whisper...... I'm the ...... the scoop," the gunsmith beckoned to Qi Lin, who leaned over before he whispered, "It's said that the survivors found something underground, which turns carbon dioxide into oxygen like the photosynthesis of plants, but doesn't need sunlight - of course, I've only heard about it, but it's very reliable, and not only did the troops not evacuate Vault 188, but they were transferred from various places during this time - you think about it, if there really is such a thing, this is a treasure!" ”

Qi Lin nodded approvingly, the oxygen cycle has always been the top priority in the shelter, no less important than food production and sewage purification, if this new substance is really discovered, maybe it can delay the limit time for people to return to the surface for a while.

It's just that in this way, Vault 188 must be in a state of full martial law, not to mention whether Xiao Lei's parents are still alive, he wants to see those survivors, it is estimated that he will have to go through many difficulties.

It is impossible for Qi Lin to take refuge in No. 188 now, according to the gunsmith, after the news spread, just yesterday, the shelter officials have temporarily closed the passage between the two shelters, and only the rail cars transporting supplies are allowed to pass.

Xiao Lei has to go to his parents, and the risk can be said to be extremely large, not to mention the dangers that may be encountered on the road, if he can't make up for his game time in a week, he will probably fall into the dilemma of losing supplies.

In other words, if Ray fails to find his parents, the chances of coming back are infinitely close to zero.

Qi Lin sighed, this kind of thing is not something he can control, although he can be regarded as an orphan without a father and mother, but he can understand the kind of family relationship between others and his parents - even if Xiao Lei made this decision when he was not in the game, it is estimated that he will not be able to stop him.

The matter has come to this, and Qi Lin can only silently wish Xiao Lei good luck in his heart.

"By the way, in addition to this, there is also a big news, but in the game, an hour ago, those Koreans in the north took advantage of a blizzard, sneak attack on a Russian Maozi city located on the edge of the tundra, and now the battle is in full swing, it is said that the number of people in the melee has exceeded 30,000, and it has attracted a lot of mutant creatures, and most of the permafrost tundra has become a mess."

An hour ago? This happened to be when Qi Lin had just gone offline, however, for players in Huaxia, the war between Maozi and Stick had little to do with them, unless......

"I heard that several consortia in the game that are based in the north are secretly recruiting troops and horses, planning to collect a wave of profits, so the location in your game world is in the north, isn't it? I think if you go to join those big conglomerates, with your skills, you will definitely have to eat and drink! ”