Compared to most of the settlements in the wasteland, which are full of human fireworks, 721 is more like a real survivor's settlement.

And the survivors who live here are more like real survivors.

That's not to say they're poor.

Although the sewn and patched winter clothing looked a little old, it was much better than the survivors of Borneo Province who couldn't put together two clothes for their family. The locals don't have to eat dirt, and even in the hardest times, there is a nutritious paste to satisfy their stomachs. When it's not so tough, you can get bread and sausages.

In fact, the researcher sitting on the train and scrolling through the paper did not lie, the science and technology committee met all the necessary nutrition and basic necessities for the survival of the locals.

For example, concrete houses, fuel for heating and lighting, and schools as beautiful as churches.

The right to education is basically guaranteed, and local survivors can get enough food and clothing as long as they complete the production tasks that are not too demanding according to the requirements of the Science and Technology Committee, but they will not live too well.

Much of the suffering suffered by the locals also comes from the climate itself, which seems to have nothing to complain about, and the swamps were not habitable even before the war.

The only thing that can be complained about is the extreme unequal treatment, and the resources that a researcher can enjoy are even more than the resources consumed by 1,000 ordinary survivors combined.

And that's just the standard of living for the individual, not counting the business expenses. If you include the expenses of the laboratory, you can't calculate it.

But it doesn't seem to be worth complaining about.

After all, the opportunity to change one's destiny is not completely impossible, and there are even as many as eight times in a lifetime.

As long as you are 12 years old, you can take the examination for the selection of apprentices, and you can take the examination until you are 20 years old.

As long as you are admitted to the apprenticeship, you are not under the jurisdiction of the Science and Technology Committee, but can become a member of the college. This is not just an individual honor, the whole settlement will be wiped out - the Science and Technology Committee will not only reward the families who have produced the "future researchers", but also the entire settlement.

It is precisely for this reason that for those who stay in the bitter cold land, it seems that all they can complain about is that they did not work hard enough when they were young, and they pin all their hopes on the next generation.

And for those families who have given birth to apprentices, they will become the most "hot" stars in the entire settlement, and will be more or less taken care of by the settlement management.

For example, Jiang Xuezhou's father became the captain of the drilling team and did not have to work underground in person, while his mother was transferred from the workshop to the relatively idle accounting office.

And that's not all.

Their house is also the sturdiest two-story building on the entire 721 ground, located in the center of the entire settlement, and lives in the same block as the technicians and managers sent by the Science and Technology Committee.

There is 24-hour heating, gas, electricity, and direct drinking water on that street, as well as basic appliances and furniture.

But even with special care, the work that needs to be done still has to be done.

The families of Li Xiang and Wu Xiaoxiao, who are traveling together, also live on this street, and the relationship between the two does not seem to be ordinary.

Although the story of Night Ten is not finished yet, it is time to say goodbye.

Li Xiang's face was full of reluctance, so he and Ye Shi agreed on the time of the next meeting, and then the group parted ways at the intersection.

When Jiang Xuezhou returned home with Night Ten, it was five o'clock in the afternoon, at this time her parents were still in the unit, and there was only a little girl about six or seven years old at home.

The little girl had two little pinchs on her head, looking eccentric, a bit like a miniature version of Jiang Xuezhou.

Seeing her sister appear at the door, the vigilance on the little girl's face suddenly turned into surprise, and then she flew up in surprise.

"Sister?! You're back? ”

"Huh! My sister is back...... Yuehan has grown taller! Sister hug, hehe, really good. ”

hugged his sister who flew up, Jiang Xuezhou stroked her head dotingly, with an unusually soft smile on his face.

The suitcase that followed her consciously ran through the hallway into the house, grunting on wheels and heading straight for her room, where there was a tinkling and clang.

Ye Shi couldn't help but wonder if this thing would have an automatic packing function, such as the one that could unfold like the base car in Red Alert, but he was too embarrassed to follow up the room to take a look.

Even if he has never been in love, he knows that it is not polite to enter a girl's room at will.

Even the old sister Jiujiu who is in his house will mercilessly blast his master out.

Just as Ye Shi was staring at the door at the end of the corridor, the little girl hanging around Jiang Xuezhou's neck was also looking directly at this strange man.

Letting go of the hand holding his sister, Jiang Xuezhou stood up and looked at Ye Shi, and gave an introduction to the two of them.

"This guy's name is Night Ten, my sister's friend. Well, his name is a bit weird, you can just call him brother...... This is my sister Jiang Yuehan, my parents haven't come back yet, you can sit in the living room for a while, I'll go clean up my things. ”

After speaking, Jiang Xuezhou walked through the living room to the end of the corridor, leaving only the two of them standing at the entrance.

Ye Shi smiled at the little girl friendly, and then walked around her to the living room, sat on the sofa stiffly, wanted to turn on the TV but found that there was no such thing here, so he could only pick up the cup on the table and pour himself a glass of water.

However, to his surprise, the little girl was unexpectedly not afraid of life, and sat down opposite him staring at him with straight eyes, and suddenly a cold sentence popped out of her mouth.

"Brother, are you my sister's boyfriend?"

Ye Shi, who was drinking water, almost didn't choke, and coughed twice and hurriedly explained.

"It's not."

As he spoke, he glanced at the door, making sure someone hadn't come back out of the blue.

Although he didn't know why his heart was weak.

"What......"

The little girl sighed, and muttered to herself, "My sister also said that she would bring her boyfriend back next time she came back, and my sister lied again." ”

“…… Ha ha. Yashi smiled awkwardly.

The little girl was still staring at him, and suddenly said glutinously.

"That brother...... When you're not busy, can you take your sister home to see more? ”

Seeing the loneliness in those eyes, Ye Shi was silent for a while and nodded slightly.

"Hmm."

He can actually understand why Jiang Xuezhou rarely goes home, after all, with a D-level living state, even if there is a mentor under the hood, the survival rate is not very high.

And being promoted to D-class was only last year, and before that she was only E-class.

The guy probably deliberately distanced himself from them just to keep them from grieving too much when they lost themselves. Although he usually doesn't speak very well, that guy actually cares a lot about other people's feelings.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been so sad when she was lying half-dead in bed at that time.

At this time, Ye Shi suddenly realized that he seemed to have accidentally discovered another side that she rarely revealed.

But soon he shook his head again, and drove the strange thought out of his ears.

What do you do with so many NPCs......

The little girl sitting on the sofa opposite tilted her head and looked at him, not understanding what he was doing shaking her head, but she didn't ask more, but picked up the unfinished book and continued to read.

The wait was so long, after about an hour, that footsteps could be heard in the hallway next to the living room.

Seeing Jiang Xuezhou come back, Ye Shi breathed a sigh of relief and complained in the direction of the corridor.

"What are you doing, why has it been so long?"

Jiang Xuezhou, who was standing next to the corridor, changed into a homely casual clothes, with an apron tied on his body, and a circle of fine beads of sweat hanging on his forehead.

Looking at this guy who didn't feel a backache when she sat and talked, she couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"What's the matter, it's not that you're afraid that you'll be hungry after a ride...... I got something to eat. ”

"It's time to eat!"

Hearing that her sister had made food, the little girl sitting on the sofa had her eyes lit up, and immediately dropped the book in her hand that made her head dizzy, and rushed past Jiang Xuezhou like a little rabbit and got into the small room next to the kitchen.

There was a modest dining table, where the family ate.

Ye Shi looked at Jiang Xuezhou in surprise, as if he was looking at some kind of exotic animal.

"You can also cook?"

Jiang Xuezhou smiled, his index finger gently stroked the hair hanging behind his ear, and proudly cocked the bridge of his nose.

"Are you kidding, I've been living alone since I was 12 years old, and it's okay to cook food."

Ye Shi couldn't help but want to give a thumbs up, but when he heard the phrase about cooking the food, he suddenly had a hint of foreboding.

Just as he had a hunch, all that was on the table was a bowl of small baked potato balls and a pot of chicken thighs that looked like they were baked in an air fryer or something.

The chicken thighs are coated in a waxy red marinade, a bit like Orleans roast sauce, but with the smell of chicken.

Ye Shi swallowed involuntarily, and was speechless for a while.

Is this blanched or not?

In fact, it's not impossible to blanch the roast chicken, but you can't keep the fishy smell......

However, the little girl was not picky at all, and had already grabbed a chicken leg and gnawed it in her hand.

Very dissatisfied with the expression on Ye Shi's face, Jiang Xuezhouqiong's nose wrinkled slightly, and his right hand rested on his waist.

"Any questions?"

She had a D-class researcher cook for herself, and this guy wasn't even grateful to Dade!

None of her esteemed mentors had ever eaten anything she made!

Ye Shi quickly shook his head, squeezed out a smile on his face, and sat down in the chair dignifiedly.

"Nothing...... Pretty good. ”

No matter how you say it, it's hard work.

Moreover, there is a lack of resources in the swamp, and even if the ingredients exchanged for G points are cheap, it is shameful to waste food.

didn't hear the perfunctory compliment, the corners of Jiang Xuezhou's mouth curled up a trace of heartbeat, and he turned around energetically.

"You and Yuehan eat first, your parents are coming back soon, I'll make some for them."

As soon as he heard this, Ye Shi, who hadn't warmed up his chair, stood up again as if he was electrocuted.

"Wait a minute, I'll do it......"

"You know how to cook?" Jiang Xuezhou stopped and looked back at him suspiciously.

Yajuchi smiled shyly.

"It's going to be a little bit...... Truth be told, I've been away from home for more than three years. ”

It's not that he wants to show his hand, it's mainly because he feels sorry for food.

Jiang Xuezhou didn't think much about it, nodded blankly, but still said a word of advice uneasily.

"Okay then...... But first, you must ask me. ”

Resisting the urge to roll his eyes, Yashi asked bluntly, "Is there cooking wine?" ”

Jiang Xuezhou: "What's that?" ”

“…… What about beer? There's always something like green onions, ginger, garlic, etc., right? ”

"Ah, that's ...... Are you going to drink? ”

"Whoever told you I'm going to drink, you can get it for me, and then just stand by and watch."

As he spoke, Ye Shi also picked up the pot of baked potatoes on the table, made a friendly smile at Jiang Yuehan, who was looking at Jiang Yuehan with his eyes, and said in a coaxing tone.

"I'll lend this one and I'll give it back to you later."

The roast chicken should not be able to be saved, but this pot of potatoes can still be saved.

"Hmm!"

The little girl nodded obediently, and then watched the two walk into the kitchen.

Looking at the lively kitchen, she didn't eat chicken legs anymore, her hands supported her cheeks, dangling her calves, her eyes were shining, and she didn't know what she was thinking about in her head.

Speaking of which, it was the first time she had seen such a cheerful sister.

Every time I saw her before, she always had a worried expression, even with a gentle smile on her face, she didn't see much happiness.

I wish she was so happy every day......

……

At the same time, on the other side, Ye Shi became familiar with the cooking tools in the kitchen under the guidance of Jiang Xuezhou.

Although there is no wok, only a pot for stewing soup, for him who often cooks lazy rice, any pot is actually the same.

In order to wash one less bowl, he can even use a rice cooker to stir-fry, let alone a pot for stewing soup.

"Ah......hh Why are you pouring beer on duck legs! Doesn't it smell weird? Looking at Ye Shi who picked up the beer and poured it into the pot, Jiang Xuezhou hurriedly pounced and wanted to stop him, but he couldn't pull his hand at all.

She almost forgot that she had made most of the parts on this guy's body herself.

Throwing the can aside, Ye Shi couldn't help but laugh when he looked at Jiang Xuezhou, who wanted to cry without tears.

"You know what? It's called Beer Duck! Rare and weird......"

Jiang Xuezhou was stunned.

"Beer...... Wine duck? What's that...... Ah, yes! You can't drink alcohol in the cold of the moon! ”

"Poof...... The duck is all stewed, can there be any alcohol left? ”

"Oh yes, alcohol is volatile...... I almost forgot. Realizing that he had asked a very stupid question, Jiang Xuezhou nodded with a red face, but watched him pour the potatoes into the bowl and crush them, and said in a daze, "What is this for?" ”

Night Ten said casually.

"Mashed potatoes, kids love to eat them...... Is there milk butter and black pepper? ”

This thing has a historical tradition in the Alliance, and the scrambled egg brother put a lot of thought into this dish in order to make the croissants delicious.

Jiang Xuezhou nodded hurriedly.

"Yes, I bought some when I came...... It should be in my room now. ”

Ye Eleven said without looking back while crushing the potatoes that had been roasted softly.

"What are you doing in the room, get it for me! And the soy sauce in my suitcase, just that black bottle. ”

"Okay, okay!"

Jiang Xuezhou blushed and nodded, hurriedly ran outside the kitchen, and suddenly thought that the apron still remembered his body, so he turned back and tied it for him.

Originally, when this guy said that she was going to make dinner, she was going to give some pointers on the side, but she didn't expect that she was the little white, so she could only run errands.

After about 40 minutes, the sky outside the window was completely dark, and the time had reached 7 o'clock, and Jiang Xuezhou's parents almost stepped back home.

Listening to the tinkling sound coming from the kitchen, the two old men thought that Xiao Han was in the kitchen, so they hurriedly changed their shoes and broke in, but saw Xiao Han sitting at the dining table, and there were two plates of dishes on the table that they couldn't understand.

The tantalizing scent penetrates the tip of the nose.

Jiang's father's nose moved unconsciously, but Jiang's mother subconsciously looked at the kitchen, and then her eyes widened.

The corners of his mouth were sticky with mashed potatoes, Xiao Han giggled and said in a pleasant voice.

"Dad, Mom, sister is back with a man!"

"What are you talking nonsense!"

Jiang Xuezhou angrily went up and covered her mouth, and hurriedly glanced behind her.

At the door of the kitchen, Night Ten walked out with a pot of beer duck. Seeing the two old men, he smiled and said.

"Hello uncle and aunt!"

"Hello hello ......"

Father Jiang subconsciously said politely, looked him up and down again, and said hesitantly, "May I ask who you are?" ”

Ye Shi just wanted to say that he was from the wasteland, but before he could open his mouth, Jiang Xuezhou took the lead.

"His name is Night Ten! It's someone from the Alliance...... It's too cumbersome to explain, in short, it's similar to a diplomat, let's talk about it while eating! ”

"Oh, from the Foreign Affairs Department, please sit down, young man...... Why don't you let the guests cook, and wait for us to come back. ”

Jiang's father stared at Jiang Xuezhou for a few moments, but his voice was not heavy, and Jiang's mother was the same, looking at her girl dotingly, and reached out to stroke her bangs that were wet with sweat beads.

"That's it, why didn't you say it in advance when you came back? Mom just asks for leave. ”

Jiang Xuezhou pulled his mother's arm with a smile and said coquettishly.

"Isn't that a surprise for you? By the way, what about Big Brother? ”

Father Jiang said with a smile.

"Your eldest brother has already got married, he was just transferred from No. 721 to No. 702 at the end of last year, and now he is the supervisor of the workshop, and I will call that kid back tomorrow!"

The family sat down at the table and enjoyed their dinner.

At first, Ye Shi was a little restrained, but Jiang Xuezhou's family was very welcoming, and he quickly blended in.

Of course, part of this is due to his superb cooking skills.

Yue Han, who was sitting at the table, kept stuffing potatoes into his mouth, his eyes flashing like little stars, and he almost wrote the word delicious on his face.

“…… I didn't expect you to cook strangely delicious. Jiang Xuezhou poked his arm and muttered in a low voice.

was praised a little flutteringly, and Night Ten wanted to tilt his nose to the ceiling.

"That's a must, but it's a pity that there is no old godmother and rice here, or I'll have to give you the whole best fried rice."

Eating beer duck with bread is still a bit weird, but it's much more normal than the chicken thighs in tomato sauce.

"Huh...... When I was in the Alliance, I didn't see you make it for me. Looking at Ye Shi with a smug face, Jiang Xuezhou snorted lightly and said sourly.

Night Eleven said with a smile on his face.

"You didn't ask me either."

"You guy......" Jiang Xuezhou gritted his teeth and wanted to give him a bite on his arm, but he held back when he thought of it at the table.

And this guy's bones are made of titanium alloy, and she is also worried that her teeth will be broken.

Halfway through dinner.

Father Jiang, who was slightly drunk, took Ye Shi to drink a glass, held his hand and said solemnly.

"Xiao Jiang, she...... Sometimes I'm a little anxious, but I'm actually a very caring child, and we can't help her with this, so I'll trouble you to take care of her more when you're outside. ”

Hearing this sudden sentence, Jiang Xuezhou almost choked on the food in his mouth, and said in a panic with a dry cough.

"What are you talking about, Dad!"

Her father didn't pay any attention to it, nor did he mean to take it back, but just looked intently at Ye Shi, who was sitting opposite, waiting for the young man's answer.

"My sister blushed!" Xiao Yuehan chuckled, a pair of clever eyes staring around.

Facing the old father's pleasing eyes, Ye Shi smiled heartily and agreed.

"Don't worry, I'll protect your daughter!"

In any case, he is also a master of t0 in the whole server, and it is more than enough to protect one NPC.

Jiang Xuezhou's face turned red, and his nose snorted lightly and he lost his voice.

Father Jiang smiled on his face and nodded with relief.

"With your promise, I'm relieved!"

……

That night, Ye Shi stayed at Jiang Xuezhou's house and slept in the guest room on the second floor.

Jiang Xuezhou took a week's home leave, and this week he planned to go around the vicinity of No. 721 to learn about the lives of the locals, and by the way, ponder the science committee.

Binghai City is a special zone, and it is still too difficult to understand the college and the science and technology committee through there.

It is also worth mentioning that since Lot 721 is not part of the Special Zone, there is no save point or hotel for the player to stay, so he can only borrow an NPC's house to spend the night.

To put it bluntly, there are no caravans coming here.

And the reason why the dinner was so sumptuous was thanks to the ingredients that Jiang Xuezhou exchanged for G points.

Normally, if Xiao Jiang didn't send some things home, the family might not be able to eat such a sumptuous dinner.

At least he hadn't seen any shops or anything like that on the way here.

At night, I couldn't help but think on a whim, it would be nice if we could open the market of the Science and Technology Commission.

There's a lot of untapped resources buried underground, whether it's oil and gas or metal deposits.

The people of the Age of Prosperity seemed to have thought about the possibility of future sinking, and left behind vast amounts of untapped resources in the tundra, mountains, and seabeds.

In other words, this land actually has development value, otherwise the college would not choose to make its home here.

However, Ye Shi just thought about it, and then he felt the trickiness of this matter.

His intuition told him that it would be even more difficult to pry open the market here than it was to pry open the market of the Xilan Empire......

Taking off his helmet, Ye Wei sat on the sofa in the living room, looking at the widescreen TV a little distracted.

Outside the window, the sky was already bright, and the actual time was morning. Every time he went offline, it took a while to get used to the feeling of reality.

I can't tell the difference...... It's really hard to tell.

Could this be the legendary "Internet addiction"?

No wonder minors are not allowed to play.

Shortly after he took off his helmet, Jiujiu also yawned and walked out of the room.

This guy has been sleeping for most of the day, and he still doesn't look like he has slept enough, and he doesn't know what he's doing in the game.

Looking at the old brother sitting on the sofa, Jiu Jiu blinked his eyes and stretched out his hand to shake it in front of him.

"What's the matter, brother? Hey? It's time to get back to your soul. ”

Recalling the dinner he had just eaten and Jiang Xuezhou's family, Ye Wei shook his groggy head, put his helmet aside, and suddenly said with emotion.

"Nothing, just think...... The game is a bit too realistic. ”

Jiu Jiu was slightly stunned, then looked at him in surprise, and opened his mouth into an O-shape.

"Good fellows! Are you really with that NPC? ”

Ye Wei frowned.

"What the hell? Is there any connection to this? ”

The two index fingers touched together and poked, and Jiu Jiu blushed and whispered embarrassedly.

"I heard you say realistic, and I thought you were ...... Forget it, forget it, forget it! Cut, it's not interesting. ”

“……？”

Looking at Jiu Jiu, who had disappeared in a puff of smoke, Ye Wei picked his head in confusion.

What's this guy's nerves again?

With his helmet tossed aside, he ordered a takeout and swiped through the official website.

Just in time to swipe Siss's post, he clicked in to take a look, only to see that their cargo ship had docked in Xifan Harbor.

In addition to updating the news of Xifan Harbor, Sisi also updated the local price information in the post.

According to what she mentioned in the post, the local spirits are in extremely high demand, and if you can transport potatoes from the port of fries to the port of gold gallen to be processed into spirits, then sell them to the port of Xifan, and then buy them into steel or cement and ship them to the federation, you can make a lot of money even with your eyes closed.

In particular, the tax-free privileges enjoyed by the Willant people in the local area made many Willant merchants simply take advantage of this rule to load the spirits that arrived in Hong Kong onto their cargo ships and bring them back to the Legion mainland.

As a result, the spirits that were ostensibly sold to the Xilan Empire ended up being dumped by the Legion.

At the end of the post, she also posted the proceeds of the trip.

What made Ye Shi envious was not their profits, but the speed of these guys was also a little faster, and they actually pried open the treasury of the Willantes.

Although it is only a crack that has been pried open at present, and it is not sure when it will be blocked by the other party, it is still a lot of progress.

"We're all so capable, we should work hard......" muttered to himself with envy, Ye Shi turned off the post and leaned back on the sofa to meditate.

First of all, there are definitely many more treasures in the academy than in the legions, and they are all the knowledge that the alliance needs most.

However, here comes the problem.

The number of players active in the swamp is less than three digits, far less than the number in the South.

Thinking of this, his face couldn't help but feel difficult.

Not to mention how to pry open the heads of those old stubborns, it will be difficult enough to fool the little leeks into the swamp......

What the hell should this hoe be wielded?

(End of chapter)