March 1, 41st year of the new calendar.

In the evening, outside Yanyu Pass.

Those figures carrying swords and swords came out of the depths of the wilderness in groups, carrying shriveled or bulging bags, with scars and exhaustion, in front of the narrow city gate that was extremely disproportionate to the huge city gate, and entered the city in an orderly manner under the guidance of the guards on duty.

Although there were whispered conversations within the small teams, the overall atmosphere was silent.

This is the norm before the daily retreat outside Yanyu Pass, whether these teams go deep into the wilderness return with a full load or a disappointment, the wilderness life has long exhausted their blood, and they all look a little sick at the moment, just want to return to the city as soon as possible, soak in a hot bath, have a full meal, and then sleep in the dark.

Mo Yuan mixed in the crowd with a half-sized bag on his back, and as the team smoothly entered the Yanyu Pass, the general who was responsible for maintaining order next to him just swept over him.

Yanyu Pass has a high and thick city wall, and when you walk out of the tens of meters long road, the scene in front of you suddenly opens up.

Facing a huge circular square in front, a straight and wide road in the center leads to the depths of the city, and on both sides of the square are lined with all kinds of shops, armory stores, medicine stores, and grocery stores, and those teams returning from the field are scattered into it, and it is very lively.

Mo Yuan stopped and glanced around, randomly chose a leather store, entered the store, he put a few animal skins in the backpack on the counter one by one, not far behind the long counter, an old man with monocle black-framed glasses immediately came up, squeezed the young man who received him, stroked these leather goods with bright eyes, and praised in his mouth: "The grade is not low, and there is no extra damage, rare, rare!"

He made no secret of his love for these leather goods, and did not deliberately pick the idea of pricking and lowering the price, the most important thing in running a shop here is integrity, these teams who went out to the wilderness to fight for their lives are worth the most in their own hearts, if any store dares to play tricks in this regard, it is really self-isolation here.

Soon, Mo Yuan, who was empty-handed, walked out with a six-figure cash in his arms, got on a pedal tricycle, and said, "Ruyun Hotel." ”

"Okay. The driver with the sweat towel on his shoulder and the 4027 number printed on his yellow short coat did not look back.

The night came, the driver with his back to him stepped on the pedals silently and rhythmically, the tricycle shuttled through the unfamiliar street crowd, he sat in the small carriage and everything around him, he exhaled silently, his straight spine suddenly loosened, and he nested deep into the backrest behind him, only a pair of eyes flashed brightly.

......

"Ruyun Hotel arrived, 50 yuan. ”

When he got out of the car, Mo Yuan had already regained his salty and unpleasant look, handed the driver a brand-new hundred-yuan bill with a faint scent of ink, and said casually: "You have coins here, right?"

The coachman stretched out his hand and picked up a handful at the bottom of the small cash box, grinning: "There are a lot, many guests think that this thing is too much to carry on their bodies." ”

"But if you don't, there are many inconveniences. Mo Yuan smiled, put fifty one-yuan coins into his pocket, and turned to enter the hotel.

......

"Stay. ”

"How many?"

"One person. ”

"We offer four classes of rooms here and the price list is ...... here"

"Type B. ”

"Okay, Type B suite 599 yuan per night, plus deposit, you are now charged 1000 yuan, this is your receipt, please keep it." ...... This is the 302 room key. ”

......

Go upstairs, open the door, enter the house, and lock it.

Mo Yuan clenched his fist and waved his hand in the air, chuckling, "Complete!"

On the left side of the door is a bathroom, facing a living room with an area of more than 20 square meters, and the left side of the living room leads to a bedroom with an area equivalent to the living room.

"Not bad. ”

After some inspection, he walked briskly through the living room, and through the window, he could see a wide street.

Not far from the window, a worker in dark blue overalls carried a wooden pot on his back, followed the ladder on the lamp pole step by step to the top of five or six meters high, poured the lamp oil in the wooden pot into the hollow pole at the top, and then lit the special wick in the windshield, and the white fireworks were lit to illuminate the space within a radius of more than ten meters.

Sensing his bystanding, the master worker turned his head and grinned at him, and Mo Yuan also responded with a smile. Watch him descend the ladder to the road, and push a gas-filled van away with the lamplighter on the opposite side.

He closed the lattice window and closed the curtains.

The room was dimly lit, he came to the shoulder-high wall lamp next to it, took out a coin and put it into the coin trough, and the fixed amount of lamp oil entered the wall lamp body along the special pipe buried in the wall, lit it with a match prepared next to it, covered it with a lampshade to filter oil smoke, and the warm pale yellow light illuminated the whole room.

There is no oil smoke at all, but a faint fragrance.

Although he had learned a lot of common sense from Li Jian's mouth, the curiosity in his heart was still undiminished, and anything in the room, whether it was a wall lamp, a wooden coffee table, a fabric sofa, or a teacup or teapot, could let him see a flower.

More than an hour passed, and he finally sat down on the couch, staring at the small stove by the coffee table without blinking.

The small stove is connected to the external biogas pipe, and the biogas is fully burned to ignite the blue-white flame, making a slight sound, and the spout of the kettle has begun to emit white water vapor, and the lid of the kettle rings softly.

He soaked the teacup with boiling water, soaked a small bag of tea leaves, smelled the faint fragrance of tea, and his thoughts wandered, thinking about everything he had seen after entering the city.

For him, these ordinary everyday details are more informative to his new world.

"In some details of life, it is true that the land is better than that on Flying Fish Island, but the difference is not big...... It's just that the cost seems to be slightly higher, and it can't really support the daily consumption system of at least millions of dollars in huge cities. ”

Whether it is lamp oil for lighting or water and gas for making tea, they are only supplied in ration after the coin, and the amount is "exquisite" and pitiful, which is unbearable for ordinary people. It's not so much a daily commodity as a luxury.

As the lord of an island, he instinctively thinks about this aspect.

Soon, he shook his head and smiled, he really thought wide enough.

Wash and sleep, that's your business.

......

The next day, early in the morning.

Lying on the soft big bed, Mo Yuan stared at the wood-grain ceiling, thinking about his next plan.

Before going to bed last night, he first met Li Shizhao in the Qiding space, and since the first time he was pulled into the Qiding space, the two met twice. Because every time he entered the Qiding space, Li Shizhao's spirit would be weak and tired for a long time, and it would take more than ten days to fully recover again, so Mo Yuan set a rule that he would only see each other every half a month. The time is set at 12 p.m. on the 1st and 15th of each month.

Last night was the first meeting after the new rules were set, mainly Mo Yuan said, Li Shizhao listened, and occasionally came up with an idea, he is a real expert in administrative management, with his think tank, Mo Yuan can clearly feel that some of his thinking is not only more clear and organized, but also the pressure of shouldering a team and even the future of an island alone is much easier.

Now, he is clear about his goals for the near future.

"First of all, I can't just listen to Li Jian's words, I want to have a more comprehensive and clear understanding of Yanyu Pass and even the current world, and make preliminary preparations for welcoming the young and Uncle Xue into the city!"

Thinking of this, he straightened up directly, cleaned up a little and checked out.