Chapter 2: The Way
Midday.
To the south of the outskirts of Fengyao City, near the city gate, is a storehouse.
It used to be a warehouse area on the outskirts of the city, used to store supplies, but after the invasion of the [Eclipse Mist], it became a black market place for all kinds of gray transactions.
Boom, ......boom, boom, with the roar coming from inside the city gate, Ling Xun came to this warehouse area, listening to the sound of machinery coming from behind the towering city gate in the distance, he was imagining what the train in this world would look like.
In the book, Ling Xun had seen pictures of the train, which were somewhat similar to the appearance of the high-speed train in Lanxing, but as for the appearance of the interior, it was very different, and there were many structures of Yao Neng machinery, which made him very curious.
It's humiliating to come into this world and never even take a train...... Such a thought flashed in Ling Xun's heart, and then he saw a strong man walking towards him on the grid-like path in the warehouse area, with a sturdy body of more than two meters and bulging muscles, Ling Xun looked quite short in comparison.
Ling Xun's heart tightened, but he didn't dare to show his timidity, the erected high collar covered his face, and only a pair of eyes were exposed, colliding with the gaze of a strong man.
Fierce, with a hint of madness, bloodshot eyes, somewhat similar to the wild dog, this is the eye management that Ling Xun reluctantly managed to do after practicing for a long time according to the dead eyes of the wild dog.
"Hey......" The strong man muttered vaguely, retracted his gaze, and passed by Ling Xun.
Ling Xun didn't say a word, and walked straight forward, until he turned two corners before he breathed a sigh of relief.
Every time I came to the warehouse district on the outskirts of the city, I was terrified, afraid that I would be ransacked by the mob-like guys who came in and out of the city.
On the outskirts of the city, where the Kuroshio is about to erupt, chaos is everywhere, following the law of the jungle......
That's why he chooses to wear a wide, high-necked trench coat that can hide his true and immature age.
A 16-year-old boy with only low sensibility qualifications, a height of 1.7 meters, and a slender figure can only be regarded as slender, for the fierce people who come in and out of here, he is no different from a weak lamb.
"As a traverser, I'm really a bit of a failure......"
Ling Xun muttered secretly, came to the door of one of the small warehouses, knocked on the door, and there was a sound of pulling a bolt inside, and the iron door slowly opened.
The warehouse was not large, thirty meters square, empty, except for a wooden table in the center and a chair on each side.
On one side of the wooden table, there sat an old man with a bald head, a mustache, and a kung fu suit.
This is the old man who handles the person, and every time Ling Xun comes to redeem it, he will look for him.
"Little one, I didn't expect to see you again, it's a real pleasure. It's good to be alive! The old man smiled and spoke, looking at Ling Xun's eyes, like an amiable elder.
"Old man, I'm very happy to see you again." Ling Xun didn't talk nonsense, took out the things that had been busy all morning, took them out of the inner pocket of the windbreaker one by one, put them on the table, and waited for the old man to estimate them.
As for the old man's cordial attitude, Ling Xun was not cold at all, but he remembered that once he came to the warehouse area and saw this old man quickly taking away the last bit of possessions from an unlucky man who had been looted, and he still had a kind smile on his face.
This old man is like a weasel...... Ling Xun commented on the old man.
Of course, there are a lot of guys like the old man here.
The reason why I chose the old man as a fixed handler is because the old man will always give some practical and effective information, such as a relatively safe route to pick up corpses, and some common sense that is safe and effective enough to save his life......
"Little one, did you have a good harvest today?!"
The old man picked up the necklace, skillfully opened the pendant, looked at the pendant without a photo, and then closed it again, and exclaimed, "This necklace alone is worth almost 2,000 coins!" β
Looking at the necklace that was shaking from the falling plate, Ling Xun was silent for a moment and said, "The market value of this gold necklace should be worth seven or eight thousand." β
"Oh......, Yaojin?"
The old man was stunned for a moment, leaned closer and took a closer look, and then showed a sudden look, as if he had just seen it, and said with a smile: "It's really Yaojin, I'm really dizzy, but seven or eight thousand is too much, estimate the price of five thousand and a half!" Count the old man's offer to you. β
Your kryptonite dog eyes will only be dizzy when you want to bargain, right...... Ling Xun secretly sneered and nodded slightly, this price is indeed relatively fair in the old man's place, in this black market.
The items on the table were evaluated, and the total value was estimated at more than 8,000 yuan.
"6,324 Yao, almost 70,000 Yao......"
Ling Xun counted the money and put it away carefully, but secretly sighed, after more than 20 days of hard work, there was still more than 30,000 yuan left before he could buy a pass.
In fact, after deducting today's rich harvest, more than half of the remaining more than 60,000 Yao coins were obtained by Ling Xun in the first week of "picking up corpses".
At that time, Ling Xun also sighed that no matter in that world, it is really fast to make money from the dead, and if it goes on like this, in about three weeks, it should be enough to make up the money for two city entry passes.
And the balance!
However, after a week, the harvest plummeted, after all, Ling Xun was not the only one who "picked up corpses" on the outskirts of the city.
Up to now, there is still more than a week before the outbreak of the Black Tide, and Ling Xun is a little pessimistic about whether he can collect more than 30,000 coins.
Originally, his purpose was to get two passes to enter the city.
Now it seems that this wish is as naΓ―ve as his age.
Glancing at the smiling old man, Ling Xun hesitated for a moment, leaned closer and asked in a low voice, "Old Xiang, do you have any way to buy a five-fold or lower discount entry pass to the city?" Sneak me two? β
"Five-fold?!"
The old man was stunned for a moment, pointed at Ling Xun, and scolded: "Are you a cheap commodity to sell as a pass to enter the city?" To tell you the truth, a pass of 100,000 is already the lowest price. Do you still want to get a discount, a five-percent discount?! Two more, you're dreaming, you're ......"
"The price of this pass is determined by the city hall, and it is approved by the speaker himself. It's not up to me to have the final say......"
Ling Xun smiled smugly and said, "I'm just asking, I want to see what good way you have to be an old man with your hands and eyes." β
"Hmph, you little guy don't say good things, I know your kid's thoughts, but if you talk about the way...... old man paused, looked Ling Xun up and down, and said, "It's not nothing." β
"Xiang Lao, what way?" Ling Xun was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly sat upright with a respectful attitude.
The old man smiled, stroked his beard with his thin fingers, and said, "This first way, it's actually very simple, as long as you reach the first knowledge of the [Yao Neng Six Senses], you can get a pass to enter the city." This is a preferential treatment for talents. β
Ling Xun secretly said that if he could reach the first consciousness of the [Yao Neng Six Senses], would he still need to lick his face and ask for the discount pass?
The human beings of this world, the means of fighting against the [Eclipse] is [Yao Energy].
This requires human beings to gradually sense the [Six Senses of Yao Energy] in their bodies, and then they can condense Yao Energy.
The so-called [Six Senses of Yao Neng] is the basis for gradually mastering Yao energy and enhancing Yao energy.
However, to comprehend the [Yao Neng Six Senses], you need to have a good sense of Yao, and the proportion of people like this in Fengyao City is about one percent.
Before the age of 16, the proportion of people who have opened their first consciousness is only 1 in 1,000.
If you can comprehend the first knowledge of the [Yao Neng Six Senses] before the age of 16, you can already be called a talent.
As for Ling Xun, his Yao sense is only low-level, and if he wants to comprehend the [Yao Neng Six Senses] this year, the probability is not much higher than that of a poor student at the bottom who is admitted to the top school.
"Xiang Lao, what about the second way?" Ling Xun's face stiffened and he asked.
"This second way......
The old man shook his head, "You're definitely not going to be good!" β
You should talk about it...... the corners of Ling Xun's mouth twitched, and he still needs to be asked.
But when he heard that the old man didn't sell it, he said straightforwardly: "You should have heard that there are many lonely women and men in the city, and they all have that kind of need!" Women like handsome young people, and men like fair-skinned teenagers, and it will be much easier for you to enter the city from them. But ......"
Saying this, the old man looked at the young man's thin figure and some dry skin, "Your appearance is definitely not the type that those hungry young women like, as for this body, ......, those men are not good at this, women don't love men and don't like it, alas......"
Ling Xun's face darkened when he heard this, and the back door was inexplicably tight, and he would not accept this second door, unless......
"Isn't there a third way?" Ling Xun asked unrelentingly.
"For a little guy like you, there really is no other way...... "The old man shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, indicating that he couldn't help.
As he spoke, a buzzing sound came from a distance, and when the old man heard it, his thin body shook, and he pressed a button under the table, and with a bang, the window on the wall opened.
Looking out of the window, Ling Xun saw the edge of the warehouse, and roared into two large black iron vehicles.
This kind of vehicle is different from the vehicles that Ling Xun usually sees, and the models that can be seen in the suburbs are not much different from the cars of Blue Star.
However, the two cars that are now driving into the warehouse area, both in terms of volume and appearance, are more like two tanks.
The wheels are four balls, but they are flat on some rough roads.
And under the illumination, the body faintly had a faint brilliance, obviously mixed with some obsidian material.
Yao Neng armed car?!
Ling Xun had seen this kind of model in books and pictures, and it was said that it could effectively resist the invasion of [Eclipse Nightmare] with the Yao Energy Device as the drive.
In reality, he saw it for the first time.
It's like two beasts!? Ling Xun gave Yao Neng an evaluation of the armed car.
Amid the roar of the engines, two teams of people walked out of the two Yao Neng vehicles, all of whom were wearing uniform combat uniforms.
Ling Xun's gaze, like the old man and the rest of the people in the warehouse area, was all focused on one of the shadows.
Looking at the past from afar, the shadow has a brown single ponytail, a tall figure, straight and slender legs, and a youthful and beautiful breath rushing to the face, even if you can't see the appearance clearly, it is already impossible to take your eyes off.
"Boy, isn't the third way here?"
The old man pointed out the window and said in a low voice: "These people are members of the reserve forces in the city, everyone has a pass, and there are a lot of valuable things, all of them are fat sheep!" β
"Are you trying to make me die? Okay to rip off my money? β
Ling Xun replied angrily, "Although I don't have much knowledge, I also know the weight of these guys, these guys should have opened the first knowledge of the [Yao Neng Six Senses]......"
The person who opens the first consciousness of the [Six Senses] has already gained a good ability, which is not only effective against the [Nightmare], but also like pinching a chicken to death against an ordinary person.
"Wrong, you kid is very wrong to think so."
The old man stretched out a finger and shook it, and said, "The reservists of Yao Neng are not as powerful as you think, do you really think that they have all opened the [Yao Neng Six Senses]?" β
"According to the latest statistics, counting the suburbs of the city, Fengyao City has a population of more than 12 million, and the proportion of young people who have opened the first knowledge is 1 in 1,000, only 12,000."
As he spoke, he pointed to the first Yao Neng car and said, "The guys in the Yao Neng car, of course, can't have crooked thoughts, these young people are the reserves of the Feng Yao Legion in the city, and looking for them is simply looking for death." However, the people in the Yao Neng car behind ......, do you see the emblem on that car? β
Ling Xun stared intently, carefully identifying the insignia on the two Yao Neng cars, the first of which was a golden long sword shrouded in a golden ring. The emblem on the body of the second car is a black shield with a balance pattern on the shield.
"The emblem of the second car is the reserve ...... of the law enforcement team in the city"
The old man opened his mouth to explain that on the eve of every Kuroshio outbreak, it was a good opportunity for the armed forces of each city to train their reserves.
The Yao Neng Armament in Fengyao City, including the Fengyao Legion, the Law Enforcement Team, and the Medical Logistics Team, will send out reserves during this week.
"The members of the Fengyao Legion are elites, even if they are reserves, they will definitely not be touched."
"But the law enforcement team ......"
When the old man said this, he wanted to speak again and again, but he showed a meaningful look.
Ling Xun understood the meaning of this old guy's words, which meant that the reserves of the law enforcement team were uneven, and it was likely that they were still related households.
His eyes narrowed, and Ling Xun's gaze lingered on the group of people behind him, especially one of them, a pale and tall young man, who looked sick and sick, and could be knocked down with one punch, like a fat sheep.
"No matter where the reserve is, it's not something that a suburban hillbilly like me can handle, forget it......" Ling Xun got up and walked towards the door.
"Little guy, you have to understand that before the Kuroshio Tide erupts, it will be difficult to enter the city if you don't fight hard."
"Alas, we are ordinary people with no background, no qualifications, and no reliance, so we can only rely on our hard work......"
Closing the warehouse door, the voice of the old man came faintly from inside.
Dependence......
Subconsciously touched his back, it was a strange cross.
Ling Xun knew very well that this body originally had no traces of a "cross", and it appeared as he crossed over.
He once speculated whether this "cross" trace would be the welfare of the traverser and his hole card.
However, in the past 20 days or so, there has been no other reaction except for the ...... that the "cross" marks appeared abnormally on time in the early hours of every day, faintly glowing, and had burning pain.
"There is still a week, and it is really a last resort, so I can only fight to the death!"
Ling Xun secretly pondered, thinking in his heart about how big the gap was between his own strength and the person who mastered Yao Neng's knowledge.
Perhaps, in the case of full preparation, with the means of sneak attack, plus drugs, tear gas and other means, the certainty of putting down a person is still very large.
It's just that the premise is to wait until the law enforcement team reserve is left alone, and it is also necessary to consider how not to leave clues after being put down, so as not to be tracked down......
If you have to do so, you can't kill a member of the reservists, otherwise it would be a felony under the laws of the Ninth Kingdom. Even if he enters the city because of this, once he is found out, he will be reduced to a prisoner and imprisoned for life.
In his mind, there were all kinds of plans to beat the black bricks, Ling Xun shook his head secretly, no matter which plan was too risky, it was easy to lose himself.
Unless death is imminent, he doesn't have the courage to try......
Unconsciously, Ling Xun left the warehouse area and walked in the direction of home.
Suddenly, he stopped, leaned to one side, and hid in the shadows of a street corner, looking at the two figures in the alley opposite.
The youthful and beautiful shadow, and the pale, tall, sickly young man......
"These two people ......"
Ling Xun squinted his eyes, among the two reservists just now, he remembered these two figures very clearly.
It is normal to be impressed by beautiful women, ...... fat sheep.
"What are these two doing? Lost ......, still ......"
Suddenly, a judgment took shape in Ling Xun's mind, the young man and woman were looking for a place to be wild......
It's a lot of fun!
If they take advantage of the most intense progress, they will surprise and slap hard, wouldn't the success rate of stunting and holding the sheep by hand be 100%?!
In an instant, Ling Xun's breathing became a little heavy, and the words that the old man said not long ago flashed like a flame, burning Ling Xun's skull a little painfully.
"How could I have the idea of doing such a thing?!"
"The world of this damn straw sheet ......"
Call...... Suck......
Taking a deep breath, Ling Xun took out a mask and put it on, pulled up the high collar of the windbreaker, turned up the hood of the windbreaker and put it on his head, taking advantage of the familiar terrain and quietly following the shadows of the street.
In the face of the threat of death, there may be no difference between humans and animals......