Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Wasteland
"Hey, hasn't you been back to the store recently?"
Weighing nine pounds, he raised his head when he heard the sound and looked at the terrace on the third floor opposite, where the owner of the small restaurant leaned on the railing and waved at her with a cigarette in his mouth.
"Good morning, Master Fan."
Weighing nine catties, he didn't plan to chat, but after saying hello, he was about to enter the door when he heard Master Fan's voice behind him, "Matthew hasn't come back yet, I'm looking forward to the roast beef in your store every day, I'm very greedy." ”
The footsteps of entering the door were slightly paused, weighing nine catties and a little puzzled, in my memory, Master Fan was a very unspeakable person, who has always been silent, and never paid attention to customer conversations.
When Matthew was there, Chef Fan would come to the barbecue restaurant almost every day after the dinner was over, order two plates of roast beef and a bottle of beer, and leave after eating alone, never saying a word, let alone saying hello to the weight of nine catties.
"Is this the second time he's said hello to me recently?"
"Yes." The red panda replied.
A neighbor who is not very familiar with words and is not good at words suddenly began to greet you frequently one day, and he became more and more enthusiastic every time, and he didn't pay attention to the last time he weighed nine pounds to complete the quest task, and it feels a little strange in retrospect.
Isn't it because someone in the family died, fell out of love or got married?
Weighing nine pounds, when I looked up again, there was no one on the terrace, and after looking a few times, I still couldn't see Master Fan, so I could only give up the plan to ask and walk back to the store.
She was now worried about whether or not to go to Kirikawa, and quickly put this matter behind her and didn't think about it again.
Back in the living room on the second floor of the store, she threw herself into the sofa and lay down, sighing.
Captain Zhang gave her a day to think about whether she wanted to go to Wuchuan with him, if she agreed to go, pack up her things and set off tonight, if she really didn't want to go, she just didn't listen to his invitation.
"What is the world outside the old city, the real environment of the earth after the starburst, what happened to Kirikawa, what the instructor found in Kirikawa, why Kirikawa can't communicate to the outside world, why did Kirikawa leave a secret training for me and you alone but leave a message in alien language, don't you want to know about these?"
Captain Zhang's words were like a spell in the mind of the weight nine catties played over and over again, it was really scratching the itch of the heart and liver, I want to know, I am very curious, I want to know.
"What do you think, I'll go?" weighs nine pounds and subconsciously wants to ask for the opinion of the dead guide.
"You've asked your dad and mom, you've asked me, why don't you ask yourself if you want to go, and it's ultimately you who make the decision."
"Then you can always give me a suggestion."
"Close your eyes."
The obedient nine-pound closed his eyes and consciously entered the small dark room in his brain.
On the blackboard hanging in the middle of the small black room, the white chalk is brushing the pros and cons, why you should go, what are the benefits of going, what dangers you may encounter, and what opportunities are contained in the danger.
The dead guide made an analysis in simple terms, and finally came to the conclusion: "In the old city, the difficulty of the task is relatively low, you can only accumulate slowly, the safety is high, the growth efficiency is too slow, you can't keep up with the speed of environmental changes, let alone assist in managing the earth, maintain the ecological balance, go to the wilderness and ruins will help you have a deeper understanding of the current situation of the earth." ”
"How can you become an excellent trainee Grim Reaper without experiencing bloodshed?"
"That means I can accumulate more psionic points faster in the Wilderness Ruins, right?" The focus of the weight nine pounds has always been the same.
Although her current psionic points are relatively well-off compared to the first few days, the pleasure of getting rich overnight did not last for a few days before disappearing after browsing the mall page, and there are few things she can afford.
If you want to help your parents heal, it is an unattainable dream, and it can be considered an optimistic guess that it will take two or three years at the current rate, and this is still on the premise that the mission does not fail and the luck has been good.
The chalk struck three times on the blackboard to show that it was important: "High risk, high reward." ”
Weighing nine catties, he counted the skills he currently mastered with his fingers, and felt a relative, "But my combat power is too low, it's better to attract the necromancer, what if you encounter something like an awakened alien or a parasitic beast?" ”
Since she was a child, she has heard the most words that she must never leave the city, and the wilderness ruins are places that must not be visited.
For example, like Grace, even the bear child and the longest-lived schoolboy on the earth can't die, and it is estimated that she will soon disappear from the earth if she meets a few more.
"Escaping can't solve the problem, in order to be more comfortable with the possible future crisis, you need to grow as soon as possible, and the sapling that stays in the greenhouse cannot grow into a strong tree."
Later, the dead guide added, "Only by facing the baptism of strong storms and rain can we grow from leek seedlings to mature leeks." ”
Sidao's words weighed nine catties and was deeply touched, and if she didn't add the last sentence, she was almost moved.
She lay on the couch for a few minutes, and when she opened her eyes again, she had already made a decision.
"Get in the car and I'll be waiting for you." Captain Zhang didn't look surprised when he saw the appearance of the nine pounds, opened the car door with a smile and pointed to the silver-haired woman sitting in the back seat,
"Arya Stewart, you've seen her a few times, and the responsibility of protecting the medical staff of the team on this trip will be handed over to you."
Arya stretched out her hand towards the weight of nine catties and held it cautiously, "This way will trouble you." ”
Weighing nine catties is a lot of pressure, what is going on with this sudden and lonely atmosphere? Stunned, he nodded in response, "Please advise." ”
Team Zhang said after everyone was seated, "This operation is not the official task of the Security Management Department, and only the three of us mean that the three of us do not have any logistical support, and there will be no pension for the unfortunate death, and it is too late to regret and quit." ”
As he spoke, he stepped on the accelerator, started the car and accelerated towards the seaside avenue, and looked back at the nine catties in weight, "Do you want to go to the Third Courtyard first?" ”
"No, you don't."
"You can rest assured, the Security Management Department will not evacuate the people in the Third Courtyard for at least a month, and you don't have to worry about the safety of your parents."
Heavy Jiujin nodded, after making a decision, she went to the third courtyard first, and asked Aunt Chaoyang to take care of her parents at any time, Tian Xiaoxiao and she also said hello.
It was a little more relieved to have the necromancer in the hospital building take care of the nine catties, if it weren't for the fact that the concubine couldn't leave her too far, she would prefer to leave the concubine in the third hospital to take care of her parents.
Heavy Jiujin confessed, "This is the first time I have gone out without my parents. ”
"And where did your family go last time you went away?" Arya tried to join the conversation, but succeeded in making the carriage instantly quiet.
The change in the atmosphere was really obvious, Arya looked at the weight of nine catties and then at Team Zhang, and didn't quite understand, "Did I say something wrong?" ”
"Jingchu New District, there was a car accident halfway and I went to the Third Hospital."
"I'm sorry."
"It's okay."
The car sped in the direction of the northern suburbs, and there was no word all the way.
When passing through a wasteland, Team Zhang looked in the rearview mirror and coughed lightly, successfully attracting two lines of attention, and said, "Since everyone is not going to quit, then this operation has officially begun." ”
Team Zhang said as he drove the car down the pit into a hidden underground garage, "My car is not suitable for long-distance travel, so I have to change to another car first." ”
The nine-pound eye was quickly drawn to the several off-road vehicles parked in the garage, which looked like beasts ready to hunt.
Even Alya, who was here for the first time, looked at the row of priceless off-road vehicles in amazement, "This is the instructor's garage?" ”
"Yes." Captain Zhang glanced at the cars in the garage and smiled, "I wish this was my garage." ”
From this moment on, President Matthew's image in the heart of the nine catties was plated with a layer of brilliant brilliance of local tyrant gold, and sure enough, you can't underestimate a person wearing a three-piece suit and selling supper skewers in the alley.
"Heikui III., the car is three meters high, seven meters long, two meters wide, and the maximum speed is 260km/h" Team Zhang walked up to one of the black armored off-road vehicles and patted the door, "I chose this one." ”
This car is an out-and-out beast in the eyes of nine pounds.
"Open the car door and start the Heikui driving system" With Team Zhang's voice request, Heikui III. made a rumbling sound, the black car lights flashed, and the system prompt sounded "Voice recognition passes, please answer the password security question, what is the best food in the world?" ”
Team Zhang weighed nine pounds and the two smiled confidently, and replied very firmly, "Barbecue." ”
"The password is incorrect, please answer the password security question."
Team Zhang was still calm and added a word "roast beef"
It's time to be right this time, and you'd be wrong if you thought so.
The female voice of the system coldly urged, "The password is wrong, you still have one last chance to say the password security question, and the answer is wrong, and the car will be automatically locked." ”
Heavy nine pounds frowned slightly, faintly worried that this operation might be dead in the garage because the vehicle could not be started.
This time, Team Zhang's voice was a little more uncertain, "Roast beef made by Matthew"
"The password is correct." The door opened.
The three of them weighed nine pounds and were speechless to each other, and the president's narcissistic way was really unique.
This password seems simple but full of pitfalls, not a word is missing, and you have to grasp the preferences of the car owner, which has to be replaced by a strange car thief, and it will be finished.
"Get in the car, we have to get out of the city as soon as possible before it gets dark" Team Zhang beckoned the two of them to get into the car, "Alya, you give Jiujin a note on the precautions for going to the wilderness ruins." ”
"You should know that all but the existing city is a wasteland." As she spoke, Arya opened the light curtain of the map, pointed to the gray areas and said, "These places are wasteland areas that the earth has not rebuilt so far, and they are also known as wilderness ruins. ”
At first glance, the map is almost entirely gray areas, and green blocks representing the rebuilt area are interspersed.
"The biggest difficulty in reconstruction is not the construction of the city, but the radiation, which is extremely high and unsuitable for human habitation, and must wear special radiation protection suits to move, let alone grow plants or breed." Arya got up, "You come with me." ”
The metal door behind the back seat of the car opens, and it is an independent box-type space, where all kinds of equipment and weapons that weigh nine pounds and are neatly placed.
This armored off-road vehicle is equivalent to a small mobile command center and medical station, "this is a military vehicle, right?" ”
"Yes, all of the Black Kui series are military equipment."
"Wipe this first, then wear a protective suit."
Weighing nine pounds, he held a small round box handed over by Arya in his hand, as well as a set of almost translucent skin clothes.
"The white paste in the small box is a protective cream, you don't need to apply too much, you can apply a thin layer."
Although he was not sure whether he was a dead person who had the need to protect himself from radiation, he still smeared a layer on his whole body and then put on a skin coat after weighing nine catties.
The skin and clothes are as thin as cicada wings, and there is almost no tightness after putting it on, as if it is not worn, and there is no feeling.
"The skin clothing is thin and thin, but it is not wear-resistant, if the exposed part is damaged, it must be replaced in time or apply more protective cream, this is important to remember, different types of radiation have different reactions, some effects may not be felt at the time, but the consequences are extremely serious, skin ulcers, organ lesions are light, and death may occur at any time."
Weighing nine pounds, he listened attentively and very carefully.
"A use is valid for about three to five days, which is related to the intensity of radiation, the role of skin clothing is to extend as much as possible to strengthen the radiation protection effect, although the radiation hazard is serious, but you don't need to worry too much, as long as you do a good job of basic protection and do not directly expose yourself will not be dangerous."
yes, it sounds dangerous.
After the two completed a series of smear protection, they returned to the back seat of the car, and at this time, Team Zhang had already changed into combat clothes.
"I've already set the route, and if it goes well, we can get to the first camping site by 1 a.m."
Weighing nine pounds as a veritable little budding new, absorb all kinds of relevant knowledge as quickly as possible, and obey the arrangement quietly and obediently.
As night fell, a black armored off-road vehicle galloped all the way through the northern suburbs, detoured to a path in an undeveloped area, and crossed the boundary line of Jingchu City.
There is no clear dividing line between the city and the wilderness, and as the visible scenery becomes more and more desolate as the eye can see, the weight of the nine pounds knows that it is now far away from the city and into the wilderness ruins.
Frankly, her mood at the moment was a mixture of excitement, nervousness, apprehension and a hint of fear, and the instinctive fear of the unknown she was about to face kept her from letting go.
has already left Jingchu City, and the dark field is not far away.
The speed of the car was extremely fast, and you could vaguely see out the window speeding away all the large areas of abandoned farmland.
Team Zhang pointed to the abandoned farmland outside the window and said, "Speaking of which, Jingchu has always been more expensive than meat, and it is also difficult to grow because of radiation. ”
"I've seen the news." weighs nine pounds, and I remember that propaganda videos were played every day in the school at that time.
"This plain is fertile soil, but unfortunately the radiation is too high, and the effect of trying a variety of means to remove radiation is still not significant, and no one dares to eat the vegetables and fruits that are grown, and finally the agricultural revival plan failed, and several companies involved in the plan went bankrupt."
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