18. Jurisdiction of Double Asia College
After a few nights of heavy snowfall, this temporary resting place behind Longyin Village has long been turned into ruins and hidden in a white sky. Li Xuan stood in this familiar place in a daze, his eyes were a little lonely, it seemed that Qingfeng and the others had not been back since the last incident.
He walked slowly to the side of the trap and leaned over to look at the hollow inside. Quiet and peaceful, now removed from the dark rock faces, where there are still traces of the fire raging. Under the slightest hint of snow, it was as if nothing had happened.
He numbly stretched out his hand, looked at the remaining scars on it, and smiled helplessly, yes, no one noticed it, and no one remembered it. But his own body is the clearest imprint of the fire.
Li Xuan fiddled with the ruins buried in the snow by himself, although this resting place collapsed, but some materials were nearby, and if he cleaned up slightly, he should be able to build a decent shed. Anyway, the fact that this place has become like this has something to do with itself. The next village seemed to be far away from him, so Li Xuan planned to stay here for the night.
After simply cleaning up, looking at the shed that could barely be stuffed into one person, Li Xuan sat down slowly, looking at the trap in front of him, he didn't want to believe that those who could help sort out the trap by the way when they left would kill themselves.
And the truth was like a heavy slap in the face, slapping themselves in the face mercilessly, but they really did it.
"Hoo ......"
He took a long breath and lay down, not wanting to think back to the unpleasant things now.
Li Xuan looked at the scars on his hands, it seemed that because of the last time, he now has the ability to absorb the powerful mutation factors in the supply, and while his body is getting stronger and stronger, the regeneration ability of his skin is not what it used to be. If this continues, I am afraid that it will not be long before all the scars on my body will fade.
Feeling the strength of his body, he couldn't help but sigh, it seemed like a nightmare for the past eight years, as if he was being held by the throat of his fate by death. And now that the body has awakened again, the Grim Reaper has let go of his hand and left him.
His eyes skimmed over the bracelet on his wrist, Li Xuan seemed to think of something, took out the map that Xue Meng had instructed Wu Di to hand over to him, and fiddled with the copper coins in the bag, full of relief, in the end, Xue Meng was careful, but I don't know if Liu Changchun's guy coaxed her girlfriend.
Compared with a glimpse in the village, now after careful inspection, Li Xuan found that this map was far more detailed than he imagined.
According to the map, Longyin Village seems to be the farthest village within the scope of Shuangya Academy, although the location of Shuangya Academy is not marked on it, but the assessment location is clear and abnormal.
And if you start along Longyin Village at the edge of the map, Li Xuan needs to pass through two villages, and then arrive at a place called "Shuangya Square". And Shuangya College should also be not far away, but it is not marked on it, so I should be worried that the map will fall into the hands of some ill-intentioned people.
According to the information on the map, there are a total of four villages under the jurisdiction of Shuangya Academy, excluding Longyin Village, where Li Xuan stayed, and Wofeng Village and Huxi Village, which he needs to pass through. There is also the Turtle Spirit Village in the other direction of Shuangya Square. Compared to the remoteness of Longyin Village, Turtle Spirit Village is more like being isolated from the world, staying far away in that corner.
As for the semi-circular arc formed around the village, most of the area in the middle has a bright red exclamation mark, which seems to be a dangerous area specially marked to prevent candidates from entering by mistake. Presumably, it should be a place where some mechanical behemoths are more distributed.
Li Xuan put away the map and fell into deep thought, combined with the troubles his parents are encountering now, Li Xuan seems to understand some clues about their choice to settle in Longyin Village at the beginning.
But although he has a map and changed his body, he does not have the assessment quota of Shuangya Academy. Li Xuan pursed his lips, it seemed that the only favorable condition for him now was that Qingfeng and the others would go back to participate in the assessment of Shuangya Academy at the end of next month.
This is his chance, as a rebel gatherer, the other party is obviously afraid that he will reveal their identities, and since the other party can let Cangmu and Liu Fei get places, it must be impossible to get one for himself.
Thinking like this, Li Xuan didn't bother much brainpower, ate some of the supplies he had brought out, and fell asleep deeply, and after tonight, he didn't know if there would be a chance to sleep so peacefully.
When the rising sun on the horizon came to the fore, Li Xuan embarked on the road of travel.
Although there are still two days left before the end of March, it is naturally too early for the assessment at the end of April. But Li Xuan, who went out for the first time, didn't know how much time he had to spend on the road, and he set off early, arrived at his destination early, so he could stabilize his mind and deal with it calmly, and if he could meet Qingfeng and others earlier, he would also have time to resolve grievances and ask the other party to get him an assessment invitation.
The damaged resting place and the open-air trap Li Xuan didn't plan to help repair it, and when the ore was submitted at the end of each month, the foraging team would also stop by to check it to see if there was any damage, so that the next Chinese food festival would come out and get into trouble.
The further he went, the more Li Xuan sighed at the power of this simple map in his hand, and I have to say that Shuangya Academy was well-made, and the most simple and easy-to-understand way to portray the map so clearly.
It wasn't until he saw the herringbone intersection under his feet that Li Xuan understood why he had not encountered the team from Shuangya Academy to take away his mother in the past few days at the stone tablet. The Longyin Village, which is located in the deepest part of the map and can be reached at a glance, does not seem to need to go to the stone tablet to confirm its identity. It seems that it is also for this reason that the entrance of the village has moved to its current location. There are shortcuts, who will take a long detour. There, it has become an exclusive activity area for foraging teams.
Maybe that's why the mechanical giant bear appeared, Li Xuan pursed his lips. Off the beaten track, mechanical bears are more active. Regarding the detour of the law enforcement team, Li Xuan didn't know whether to say regret or luck.
With the two copper coins given by Xue Meng, Li Xuan seemed to be much more confident, and couldn't help but walk briskly, just thinking about going to the next village to see and learn quickly.
Until Li Xuan walked to the stone monument in Wofeng Village, he didn't meet anyone.
Although everything was also expected by him, Li Xuan was still a little disappointed, thinking that he was alone, maybe he could meet some rebellious gatherers to rob him halfway, and at that time, he would also report the name of Qingfeng, pretend, and by the way, he would save a lot of trouble.
Compared with the shabby stone monument of Longyin Village, the luxurious decoration at the gate of Wofeng Village seems to be no longer a temporary place to stay. There's even an inn on the side.
"Hello ......"
The voice coming from the front was slightly stiff, Li Xuan heard the voice, but was startled by the appearance of the other party, the pitch-black complexion was particularly dazzling against the white background, and a mouthful of white teeth shone on the pitch-black face. Although I happened to hear that the ghost mother-in-law said that there are people of different skin colors in this world, this is the first time Li Xuan has seen people of this color.
"Oh, there's a guest!"
As if hearing the movement outside, the old woman inside hurriedly rushed out, glanced at Li Xuan who was standing at the entrance of the village, pursed her lips, and sent the black-skinned person back to the house first.
"Brother, where are you going?" Habitual politeness is the basic means of their businessmen. "Is it accommodation or tea!"
"Shuangya Square." Li Xuan withdrew his curious gaze, and did not intend to hide it, and nodded at the old woman with a smile. "Accommodation!"
"Oh, looking at your energetic appearance, you must be the one who went to the assessment." The old woman stepped forward courteously and took Li Xuan's arm. "Then you must stay here for one night, your direction is from Longyin Village, Huxi Village is not as far away as our two villages."
Li Xuan rolled his eyes, he didn't want to argue anything, it was not far away, and he could see it clearly on the map. If he was in a hurry, he could arrive before dark at his speed, but on the one hand, in order to see more of the world, and on the other hand, for the sake of safety, Li Xuan did not plan to stack the time so tightly.
"How much is a night?" Wofeng Village seems to be much more prosperous than Longyin Village because of its topography. Li Xuan was faintly worried about whether he had enough money.
"Five copper plates!" The old woman didn't think twice, as if this was the price on weekdays.
"Excuse me!" Li Xuan didn't want to talk to her more, he only had a total of twenty copper plates from Xue Meng all over his body, and there was still a month before the assessment at the end of April, how could he survive it.
"Alas, don't go, it's easy to discuss, little brother, it's easy to discuss!" Li Xuan was about to leave, and the old woman was a little anxious, she finally waited for a business on weekdays, but she was almost scared away by herself.
"Two copper plates!" Li Xuan let the old woman grab his arm, unmoved, as if as long as the old woman didn't let go, he would lift his feet and leave.
"Oh, I really can't do this." The old woman's face was embarrassed, "Business is difficult to do, my wife and I haven't opened it for a month, and the three copper plates can't be missing." ”
"Deal." Li Xuan waved his hand, he could save a little bit. "But you'll have to introduce me to a job where you can earn copper."
No matter how much Li Xuan saves, these twenty copper plates are not enough for Li Xuan to squander for more than a month, not to mention housing, there is not much of his own supplies left. If he continued like this, he didn't wait for the assessment of Shuangya Academy to begin, and he had to starve to death. So he decided to make some money first.
"Huh?" The old woman glanced at Li Xuan with disgust, it turned out to be a poor ghost. Thinking about it immediately, it seems that there are no rich people in Longyin Village except for the Qian family. "In this way, it will be the end of the month in two days, and it will be a little busier at that time, you help me for two days, I will not charge you for your accommodation, and as for making money, you can go to the village tomorrow to help in the mines."
As if remembering something, the old woman added, "But you must have something to prove your identity, and no one of unknown origin will let you enter the village." ”
"Proof?" Li Xuan frowned, and suspiciously took out the map that Xue Meng dragged Wu Di to hand, "Is this okay?" ”
The map has the signature of Longyin Village, and it also has the seal of Shuangya College.
"Yes!" The old woman glanced at her, "Then you can squeeze with Xiao Hei these nights......"
"Blackie?"
Looking at the back of the old woman leaving, Li Xuan was slightly stunned, could it be the dark-skinned person just now?