Forty minutes later.

Beihaiwang town and town center.

"Wow...... "Wow" has maintained an extremely intoxicated expression since just now, Qi Lisa's face is rosy, and she keeps lowering her head and dragging the brand new red scarf: "Thank you so much, Bernie!"

"I said no thanks. A Rogie can still give change, it's not a valuable thing. Shaking his head helplessly, Bernie glanced at Qi Lisa, but it was difficult to take his eyes off the golden smooth head curtain: "How does it feel to wear it?"

"Hmmm! Hahat at the pink cotton gloves, Qi Lisha happily rubbed her palms: "Not only is the style beautiful, but the warmth of the scarf and gloves is better than the one used before." ”

"I don't know about the gloves, but isn't this scarf the same as the one you used to have? With that, Bernie's attention was drawn to a speeding carriage. Pausing at the nearest streetlamp, Lisa followed Bernie's line of sight to the convoy and whispered, "Another one." ”

"Miss Lisa...... What are you talking about?" Bernie didn't hear the girl because the wind was so fast: "I'm sorry I didn't hear you." ”

"That's the convoy heading to the docks, and you can tell from the size and direction. Under the bright street lamp, the girl's expression was extremely lonely: "There are fewer and fewer residents here, and a large number of people leave every day and almost never return." Even the clothing store we just went to was about to close - the owner decided to take refuge and leave next week. ”

"So you're sad that you won't be able to buy their clothes in the future?" and couldn't think of any words to comfort her, and Bernie's mind tightened, and he told a very lame "joke". Although Qi Lisa smiled politely, the atmosphere was still awkward.

Damn, am I sick in the head?!, frustrated by what he had just said, Bernie wanted to slap himself hard. Just as he racked his brains to think of something to open the topic, Qi Lisa said again in a more subtle voice, "Bernie, when was the last time you came to Beihai to look?"

"Half a month ago. As if he had been given a step, Bernie immediately took over the conversation, thought for a moment and said, "What's wrong?"

"Don't you feel it? The town is too calm and lifeless now. Pulling a thread on the left glove, Qi Lisa's expression was indescribably sad: "It's past nine o'clock now." If it weren't for the cloudy sky today, the sun would have been slowly rising over the sea. In the old town, the streets would have been crowded with pedestrians, horses, and carts. Shops will open their doors and polish their plaques to welcome customers. But now ......"

Indeed, I only noticed it when I said that...... Looking at the empty streets around him, Bernie's heart began to grow heavy: counting the two of them, there were only seven or eight pedestrians and two or three guards standing guard in the street. This is true of the most prosperous town centres, not to mention the rest of the town.

"How so...... There's no way around it. Taking a deep breath, Bernie looked around again and said slowly, "When you encounter the breath of winter, everyone will instinctively be afraid, and then they will naturally run for their lives. There's nothing wrong with that. Especially after yesterday's great battle, the number of inhabitants here will surely dwindle at a terrifying rate - after all, it is too dangerous to stay here. ”

"Well, it's really unsafe here. With a slightly helpless expression, Qi Lisha pointed to the few guards on the street: "Since the mayor fled, the number of militia in the town has begun to be frighteningly low. Now there are less than thirty guards in the whole town. The garrison is completely non-existent. But that's a lot compared to the number of civilians who have plummeted to one-tenth and only a few hundred remaining. ”

"That's all there is to militia?" Stunned for a moment, Bernie was struck by the number that didn't match his impression at all. However, when contemplating the devastating demolition, the soldiers quickly accepted the fact: "The town's defenses are virtually useless...... Didn't people think about choosing another mayor to solve this problem?"

"I don't know, but it seems that there are people who have joined forces to solve this problem. Pulling at the scarf, Qi Lisa was sullen: "But now not many people are still concerned about the danger of this town, and everyone is leaving while the ferry ships in the port are decreasing day by day." The thieves and robbers seem to have gone together, so there are no major problems with law and order. ”

"I guess it's because your family lives near the port, and the security there is the most reliable in my mind. Remembering that Qi Lisa had said that his family lived by the docks, Bernie said tentatively.

"Well, and it's as noisy as the center of town - of course, after Winter's Breath, it's the busiest place. Let's be honest. With the current level of security, if I hadn't lived there, I guess I wouldn't have been able to sleep at night. After saying this, the girl seemed to smile embarrassedly at her cowardice. Looking at her shy smile, Bernie swallowed hard, clearly feeling the process of the Adam's apple moving downward: I don't know if it was because of the light of the street lamp, Qi Lisa's smiling face was extremely fascinating to the guards.

Realizing that he must be blushing a little again, Bernie hurriedly looked away from the girl's forehead, which was half covered by blonde hair. Just as he was about to say something again, Qi Lisa spoke again, "Bernie, do you know what our townsfolk think of your two outposts, the Children of Ice and the Children of Frost?"

"I don't know. After thinking about it, Bernie said hesitantly, "Why do you ask this?"

"It's nothing, just ask. Finally letting go of the hand that had been tugging at the scarf, Qi Lisha showed a shy expression that wanted to speak: "Anyway, I think it's quite reassuring to have your sentinels." ”

"Uh...... I'll just take it as a compliment. Noticing that Qi Lisha was always holding her stomach, Bernie suddenly realized that he lost no time in saying, "Miss Qi Lisa, I haven't eaten until now, and I'm a little hungry." Why don't you accompany me to the port for a bite to eat?"

"Huh?" As if a little surprised, Qi Lisa patted the snow on her chest, opened her eyes wide and asked, "Ah, of course...... But why the port?"

"I like the lively environment. It's so deserted here, it's more comfortable to eat in a noisy place. Lying, Bernie reluctantly touched his shriveled wallet: "I'll just invite you for food, but I can't hold it if it's too expensive." ”

However, before the words fell, Qi Lisa laughed inexplicably. Hurriedly remembering what went wrong with what he said, Bernie asked in confusion, "What's wrong, Miss Lisa?"

"It's too lame for you to lie, Bernie. Also, there's a bit of a problem with your memory - you told me last week that you hate noisy places. Pursing her lips, Qi Lisa suddenly approached Bernie and looked at him with wide eyes up close: "Bernie, can I ask you something? Just call each other by their names like me, don't always hang a suffix." ”