Eight o'clock in the evening.

Just when Meng Lei and his party were impatient, they were about to set off for the shipyard to investigate what happened to the other team.

In the darkness at the end of the main entrance street of Soho Bar, there is finally a group of model lake traces.

Meng Lei was hurrying to lead the team at that time, staring at the tablet in his hand, immersed in the shock of intelligence brought by Chen Yu and Roger.

Suddenly, I heard Huo Ye's exclamation in my ears.

When I looked up again, I saw Zhang Chao and his party coming towards him, greeting him from afar.

"Commander!"

Meng Lei suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and walked forward quickly.

"What's going on? Why did you wait so long and only come here to meet now? Is there something wrong? ”

With a slightly worried gaze, through the faint light cast by the neon lights on both sides of the street, Meng Lei carefully looked at the state of Zhang Chao and the others, and found that except for a few people's faces that were a little pale, there were no other abnormal performances.

This phenomenon finally let go of his hanging heart.

No matter what caused Zhang Chao and them to be late, at least everyone would be fine.

"Hey, don't mention it......"

Hearing this, a trace of helplessness and depression flashed on Zhang Chao's face, and he said in a deep voice:

"On our way to the shipyard, before we got to the place, we encountered the effects of mental pollution, and were inexplicably dragged into the hallucinatory cage, and two brothers went crazy on the spot."

"Crazy?!" Huo Ye was startled, stepped forward in two steps and asked urgently, "Who is crazy, how is the situation now?" ”

Zhang Chao shook his head and raised his hand to interrupt:

"Don't worry, it's okay, everyone is here, but the situation was a little complicated at the time, and later, with the help of the patrol security officer in the city, we went to the nearest temporary medical center for a short rest, and then went to the shipyard, so it was delayed for some time."

"Sure enough......"

Meng Lei nodded suddenly, it seems that Zhang Chao's experience is similar to his own side, also because he encountered an illusion.

It can be seen that this kind of accidental spiritual pollution phenomenon is common in all areas of Modo City, and it is irregular, and it is difficult to correlate through some similar factors.

"Alright, it's okay."

Meng Lei patted Zhang Chao's shoulder, squeezed it twice, and then asked:

"By the way, what did the shipyard say? How much is the approximate cost of repair, and how many days will it take at the earliest? ”

Zhang Chao responded:

"I gave a general description of the situation of the fleet to the shipyard reception staff, and the estimated maintenance cost is about 100,000 marks, and the specific price still requires professionals to conduct on-site assessment and damage assessment, and the error is estimated to be ......around 50,000 marks."

"One hundred thousand...... Plus 50,000 ......"

Hearing this, Huo Ye's eyes suddenly widened, and he exclaimed: "Damn, the maintenance fee alone costs 150,000 marks, why is it so expensive!" That's all you can buy a new F-class submarine! ”

Meng Lei couldn't help but smack his tongue secretly after hearing Zhang Chao's offer, only to feel that his heart was dripping blood.

The maintenance cost of 150,000 marks is equivalent to refurbishing an abandoned submarine from the inside out, which is more than enough to buy a naked ship without modification.

I have to say that the price is really high. But on second thought, this offer is actually quite reasonable.

After all, in the process of breaking through the previous encirclement, the damage to the various parts was too serious, not to mention the already broken hull of the submarine, even the internal circuit system was seriously damaged due to long-term high-load operation.

The cost of repairing and maintaining each ship alone would have required at least thirty or forty thousand marks.

The total cost of the four ships is 150,000 marks, which is indeed not too exaggerated, and it is still within the affordable range.

"What about the construction period, how long will it take to complete?"

Thinking of another question, Meng Lei continued to ask.

"Not necessarily." Zhang Chao shook his head helplessly and said: "The specific construction period needs to be evaluated by professionals before a clear answer can be given." ”

After a pause, he added:

"However, according to our description, the shipyard staff judged that the repair time would take at least four days!"

"Four Days ......"

Meng Lei muttered in a low voice, and suddenly sighed and said, "It's too late......"

"Too late? What's too late? ”

Several people around were confused, and they all looked at Meng Lei with puzzled eyes, and asked:

"Commander, what's wrong?"

Regarding the disappearance of An Ran and the members of the Chongming fleet in the waters near the ruins, Zhang Chao, Huo Ye and others still don't know about it, but Meng Lei didn't plan to hide it from them.

However, everyone is still in the vicinity of the bar, and there are many people around, so it is not suitable to talk about these topics.

After a little hesitation, Meng Lei hesitated:

"This is not the place to talk, it seems that we still have a lot of things to deal with next, and the stay in Modo City will not be too short, since we can't return to the dockyard, then the top priority at the moment is to find a place to stay, and then discuss the follow-up plan.

Otherwise, we'll have to sleep on the street tonight......"

Everyone nodded in unison when they heard this, and they all felt that it made sense.

Modo City is completely blocked, no entry or exit, and once inside, it is no longer possible to easily return to the submarine moored at the dock.

Choosing a suitable place to settle down is the most important thing at the moment, and there are no more than a dozen people sleeping on the streets like beggars.

At this time, Hans suddenly said:

"For accommodation, we can ask around the Gryfin Laneway in the East End, which is part of the living quarters of Modo City, and in addition to permanent residences, there are many apartments and hotels for travelers to sleep in."

Hearing this, Meng Lei raised his eyebrows.

"Gryfin Lane? Isn't this the street where the guide lives? How coincidental is this? ”

Now that we have a clear goal, we have linked it to the next action plan.

At that moment, Meng Lei no longer delayed, waved his big hand, and said to everyone:

"Let's go, go to the Gryfin laneway in the East End!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone immediately assembled, lined up neatly, and walked across the street in front of the Soho bar, and quickly moved in the direction of the East End.

In the dark corners of the roadside, there were a few eyes that were always looking at Meng Lei and the others, and that ill-intentioned attitude was finally restrained under the uniform movements of everyone and the shock of the murderous aura that came to their faces. The eager figures hesitated again and again, and in the end, they still didn't dare to take a step to follow.

It's really that the momentum of Meng Lei and his party is too strong.

The uniform black uniform, the tall and straight posture, and the surging cold light looming around the waist.

The aura of murder and the severely exposed personal temperament dwarfed all the alien citizens in the vicinity, and even the security officers patrolling around the city would inevitably feel a burst of weakness and nervousness when they saw it.

Anyone can see that these guys must be very difficult to mess with.

Under the deterrence of this momentum, both official security personnel and lawless pirate thugs subconsciously kept their distance from Meng Lei and others, so as not to provoke right and wrong.

Therefore, the group came to the Eastern District very smoothly without any trouble on the way.

The Gryfin Laneway is located to the east of Modo, near the edge of the city.

The architecture here tends to be simple and stately, with large and angular spaces, and the entire area is outlined by straight lines of pure metal sky.

The dome is tall, one or two hundred meters long!

Inside, all kinds of metal buildings and stone buildings are lined up, almost covering the entire area, and the high space utilization rate is terrifying.

If all these buildings are full of people, it is no exaggeration to say that it will not be a problem to accommodate nearly 10,000 people!

Meng Lei and his entourage walked in the narrow and cramped alleyway, with dozens of huge high-power lights overhead, like walking in a football stadium with thousands of empty alleys.

The lights are bright, contrasting with the dark neon lights of the central area.

On the side of the road, you can occasionally see a few large trees with lush branches and twisted shapes, somewhat similar to the old locust trees on the blue star, with scattered green leaves on their branches, lying on both sides of the road.

This is the first time Meng Lei has seen familiar plants other than vegetables since he came to Alien, and he was immediately extremely surprised and curious.

At the foot of a big tree, Meng Lei slowly stopped and stopped to watch.

After a while, he said with emotion:

"It's amazing to see trees here."

Hans explained with a smile: "These trees are very old, at least older than my age, and they are the last trees to arrive on another planet before the loss of contact with the home planet, which is very precious.

At that time, the hydrothermal wasteland was at the peak of the development of the 66671 channel, and it was extremely prosperous.

And Modo City is the most prosperous and important outpost in this sea area, and it attaches great importance to the construction alliance here, even surpassing Sir City for a time.

Therefore, these few trees, which had not even been planted in the city of Sil, were won over by the city of Modo.

Up to now, it has almost become a rare sight in the 66671 channel.

Most people don't even get the chance to see it in their lifetime. ”

Hearing this, including Meng Lei, all the members of the Blue Star who accompanied him nodded silently.

These plants, which are all too common in the Blue Star Society, have now become rare treasures in this deep-sea environment.

Compared with Bluestar's current behavior of wanton destruction of the ecological environment, it is really an irony. ....In the long run, maybe the future of Blue Star will be like an alien star, and it is difficult to see a touch of green.

Meng Lei stood under the big tree with his hands in his hands, and his heart was stunned.

The big tree in front of him is 100 years old, and although the officials and residents of Modo City have given it good protection, it seems that it is about to run out of oil in this extreme living environment.

The dry branches are generally hung with yellowing leaves, and the bits of green are only dotted and scattered, like a rare oasis in the desert, about to be buried by endless wind and sand.

It's bleak.

The group did not linger long, but followed Hans onwards, looking for a place to stay.

"Hotels, apartments and hostels are the three options left for us in addition to our permanent residence."

Hans walked at the front of the procession, leading the way, pointing to the various buildings on both sides of the street:

"The building is the Glenn Hotel, 27 stories high, which is a relatively high-end hotel in Modo City, and the environment is quite good, but the price is a bit unsatisfactory.

In particular, we currently have a large number of people.

If you choose this place, the accommodation fee will be a lot of money, and it will be too wasteful. ”

"It's an ordinary hotel, and it's also a place where bounty hunters and pirates are concentrated, and it's full of smoke and miasma, and there are a lot of people who want to make a fortune easily, and there are a few large underground casinos here.

If we want to find a safe and quiet place, it is best to stay away from this area.

Gamblers and skin addicts who lose red eyes can do anything once they are forced to do anything......"

The crowd continued to wander through the dirty and crowded alleys, and under the leadership of Hans, they continued to advance deeper into the living quarters.

Eventually, Hans led Meng Lei and his party to the vicinity of a stone complex.

"This is an apartment area, and there are a large number of duplex apartments for rent all year round, and the target group is mostly caravans and pirates with a large fleet of members.

In terms of price, it is relatively central, and the safety factor is also guaranteed.

The most important thing is that the apartment is rented out in its entirety, and the landlord doesn't care how many people live in it, which is very suitable for our current situation. ”

Standing on the street on the outskirts of the stone complex, Hans stopped and looked sideways at Meng Lei.

"Captain, just now are some of my suggestions, of course, the final decision is still in your hands, where to choose to settle down, everything is up to you."

Meng Lei nodded slightly, but he was silent on the surface, but he had already made a decision in his heart.

There is no doubt that in comparison, the most suitable choice for everyone to live in is undoubtedly to find an apartment to live in.

The hotel price is too expensive, and the hotel has certain safety risks.

Nowadays, the fleet is full of places to use money, and the cash in Meng Lei's account is difficult to pay for even the maintenance of submarines, and it is one that can be saved.

Maybe the environment of the apartment is not too good, but at this time it is no longer picky.

Anyway, they won't stay in Modo City for too long, gritted their teeth and persevered, and as soon as they closed their eyes, it was over.

"Then ...... Find a random apartment to stay in. ”

In the end, Meng Lei made a decision.

Subsequently, under the leadership of Hans, everyone inquired about several nearby apartments and made comparisons.

In the end, a duplex apartment called Meltwater Apartments was chosen, as it was surprisingly cheap and also located in the middle of a relatively warm and secluded complex, making it ideal as a temporary foothold.

As for the environment, of course it can't be compared to a hotel.

The price of cheapness is the dark, damp hallways and the sweet, pungent smell of the high level of decay of corpses.

When the landlord accepted the rent for the day, he threw down a bunch of keys and left in style.

The moment Meng Lei opened the door of the apartment, he regretted it on the spot.......

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