"How did the stronghold come about, and Tom's status looks quite high now?" Lin Li then asked.

"Yes, Brother Cat is now the backbone of the stronghold, and we all need to rely on him to survive, the specific situation is like this:

The high-level combat power of Dawning City has fled, and when the gray fog fills the city, most of the cutting-edge weapons cannot be used, and can only use traditional collision gunpowder weapons, resulting in an almost one-sided situation, and the human race is unilaterally slaughtered.

At that time, I persuaded the cat brother ......"

"Just call him Tom, Brother Cat sounds weird." Lin Li interrupted.

"Uh, yes. I advised Tom to stay away from the city from the inner gates of Dawn and catch up with the fleeing army, so that he could take me with him, but Tom refused without hesitation, on the grounds that he must be waiting for you to come back.

At that time, I began to know it with emotion and reason!

It's not that I don't have Brother Lin in my heart, to be honest, Brother Lin, I really pray for you every day......"

"Shut up and skip sycophants."

"Oh."

"Brother Lin, the location of your house is too dangerous, there are roads in all directions, staying in that position is simply a belly and back enemy, although Brother Tom is strong, I am afraid that it will not be able to withstand such a wheel battle - the main thing is that I am afraid that he will not be able to protect me.

After a while, I proposed the current location - this is itself a built-in shelter in Dawn, with relatively complete infrastructure and backed by two towering walls.

Tom agreed, in fact, before he left, he wrote our destination on your building. ”

Lin Li nodded, either the handwriting was part of the ruins, or he didn't notice it, and now it was harmless.

However, Tom was reluctant to leave Dawn City, and Lin Li was a little moved, he was a good cat.

Beat him up a few times later.

"When we arrived, there were already like-minded people here, and a very loose line of defense, armed with old-fashioned weapons, barely able to deal with the grey beasts that were eyeing them.

So Tom stepped forward again to show his might.

At that time, the eyes of the people in the stronghold were about to pop out, and they who I thought were Tom's masters, hurriedly invited me to come in and lead them.

Of course, I didn't dare to admit it, and after explaining it to them, I asked Tom if he would like to stay here and protect the others, and he agreed. ”

"And you're here until now?" Lin Li asked.

"Yes and no, some of the awakened people who didn't escape and still have a conscience, tried to go to the gray fog to pass on the news that this place was safe, and there were more and more people in the shelter stronghold, and finally even the leading white gray beast found out about the situation and came here with the black gray beast."

"Tom won?" Lin Li saw the results.

"No, there wasn't a fight." Yu Nian shook his head, "Tom was standing at the top of the wall he had built, with one hand on his chin, sleepy-eyed—I felt he was tired from being on guard for too long.

I'm also at the head of the city - very worried, after the white gray beasts noticed Tom, I can be sure that they talked to each other a few times, and pointed at Tom, and when Tom jumped off the wall impatiently, I saw with my own eyes that the white gray beasts collectively took a step back! 、

Ultimately...... They voluntarily chose to retreat and never appeared here again. ”

Speaking of this, Yu Nian said to Lin Li's doglegs: "Brother Lin, I speculate that they know about the last time you strangled the white gray beast with one eye, and the prestige of you and Tom has reached their ears, and they are afraid. ”

Lin Li nodded, based on the fact that the White Ash Beast had a high level of intelligence, this speculation was reasonable.

"What about the white gray beasts now, back to their original gray domain location?" Lin Li asked.

"No, they seem to be leading the Grey Beasts to continue attacking other cities, Brother Lin, you also saw that the Grey Fog has covered the entire Dawning City, and if it continues to advance, I'm afraid it has already involved other cities inside.

It is because of their departure that our place has survived.

The departure of the White Grey Beast took away a large number of Grey Beasts - the pressure we need to deal with is instantly reduced, Brother Lin, most of the Grey Beasts in Dawning City that you see now are from behind from the location of the original Grey Domain. ”

"After the situation was completely stabilized, we in the stronghold discussed it, and Tom undoubtedly became our leading big brother, to be precise, as a divine beast.

Because Tom had not written much in front of them, the inhabitants regarded me as the messenger and servant of the beasts, and elected me to be the ruler of the place. ”

Speaking of this, Yu Nian held his forehead a little helplessly: "I'm just a second-rate person who is reluctant to make a living, where do I know how to manage it, I can only do it hard." ”

"But now Brother Ring, you are here, I have been for more than a year, and the loyal Brother Ring's dog leg No. 1 has come to meet and sacrifice my heart for Brother Lin!

I'll introduce you to all the survivors here! ”

For more than a year, the pot has been thrown smoothly without the slightest delay.

"Stop." Lin Li made a pause gesture.

For the current situation, it is probably understood:

This city within a city is now located in the gray mist, but the white gray beasts have neglected here, leaving only the gray beasts with hunting instincts, which will come to harass from time to time, and the corpses outside the city walls may come from this way.

Dawning City mini version.

As for the people I saw along the way, they were naturally expeditions that were sent out to search for supplies for this stronghold.

There is only one question left:

"Tom blew the gray fog away?"

"Yes!" Yu Nian was particularly excited, "The base can develop and survive, and Master Tom can do this, which is a great contribution!"

Brother Lin, you can also calculate, the high-level awakened people are basically all slipped, and the only remaining awakened people in the stronghold are E and a few D, and there are not many pure waste awakened people like me, and the strongest combat power at present, except for Brother Tom, is a 3D body alienation awakener.

Ordinary people, although they will not die in the gray mist, will gradually become extremely weak, and they will basically not be able to engage in any labor, which is fatal to the operation of the base. ”

"When I complained to Master Tom about this, he patted me on the shoulder, and patted him on the chest, and then I watched him go to the door, and first sucked his stomach into an oversized balloon, and then blew it, and the gray fog was blown away, and it was blown away, and it was blown away, and it was blown away.

The gas in Tom's stomach seems to be endless, blowing all the time! Blowing all the time! ”

Seeing that Lin Li just nodded calmly, Yu Nian was a little anxious: "Brother Lin, you haven't seen that picture with your own eyes, it's outrageous, it's gray fog, it's not a fog that can be blown away at all, and Tom's stomach ......"

In the face of Yu Nian's eager chatter, Lin Li cooperated and exclaimed a few times, but there was still no turmoil in his heart.

Is this outrageous?

Isn't that reasonable?

The gray fog is not an ordinary fog, my Tom's tone is an ordinary tone?

This is at least the tone of Wang Weishi!

For more than a few years, this is rare and strange.

"While this way of expelling the grey fog is very draining for Tom, and he needs to rest for at least a full day each time before he can do it again, it's enough for us." Yu Nian continued, "Although the gray fog will make a comeback, at least it can keep the ordinary people in the city alive and living normally.

The few Awakened can also take the able-bodied people outside to search for supplies at this time, and we can barely form a delicate balance that should last until the day when Dawn City is recovered by humans. ”

More than years of ambition.

"What if I can't recover it?"

"Brother Lin, can we stop saying such frustrating words, don't you leave me a memory."

"Okay, we're going to win!"

"Brother Lin, you're too perfunctory."

……

"Okay, I got it"

After asking a few more questions, Lin Li nodded:

"Tell me to the residents, let's put it aside for the time being, I'll rest here tonight, okay?"

Lin Li had no intention of being exposed to the eyes of the residents right now.

No benefit at all.

"Of course Brother Lin, then I'll go out first, I actually live next to this palace, if you have anything to do with me, just press the button on the wall." Yu Nian nodded and said.

Because the gray fog has been blown away, electrical appliances can still be used in the city.

"Okay."

"You have a good rest."

Yu Nian left the room.

Lin Li carried Tom in front of him, and Tom, who was pinched his strength, showed a standard toothy grin and looked at Lin Li flatteringly.

"Where's my wallet?" Lin Li asked with a smile.

"Crushed in the rubble, I don't have time to rescue it!" Tom's face showed extreme remorse and remorse.

"Is there any money in there?"

"Not a penny."

"That's good, after all, this can be verified, and after going to other cities, this currency can still be interoperable."

Tom frowned, realizing that things were not simple:

"Lin Li, I said that the money in my wallet was spent by those gray beasts, do you believe it?" Tom's eyes were sincere.

Jerry thoughtfully handed over his gavel at this time.

So another big bag grew on Tom's head.

"What happened during this time, you also repeat it." After the 'cat abuse' was finished, Lin Li asked comfortably.

……

What Tom said was no different from what Yu Nian told himself.

Nor did he speak in front of anyone, at most he wrote.

However, this does not prevent him from becoming a divine beast in the eyes of the residents.

Those white cats are the 'serving cats' that the Meow Meow Sect believers worship him.

Letting go of Tom, Tom and Jerry went back to their daily chase, lying on the couch, looking at the new ceiling with a frown.

The world changed so suddenly.

Lin Li felt like he was playing a game, obviously he had only been out of the pit for three days, but the game had already iterated to the next version - a little unable to keep up.

Although all this seems to have little effect on me.

Strictly speaking, Lin Li still has losses, the loss of a home, and the payment of protection fees for several months in advance.

But in addition, he is almost immune to the gray fog, and with Tom and Jerry, he can easily retreat to other cities in the inner circle, and there are always those who have not yet been captured.

However, the system doesn't seem to want Lin Li to do this.

Lin Li pulled up the system panel and looked at the new task that popped up after Yu Nian told him all the news.

[Main quest 2: Recover the complete Dawning City.] 】

[Quest Hint: Within the Walls.] 】

[Reward: Grey Mist Barrier*1 + Bonus Mission*1]

[Gray Mist Barrier: The entity is a solid ball with a radius of three meters, and there are two ways to use it:

1. The entity is used in a fixed position, and can gradually expel all gray fog within 5 kilometers in one day, and the body moves more than 3 meters, and the expulsion effect is recalculated.

2. The system [warehouse] can instantly expel all gray fog within five meters of the host. 】

[Reward Mission: It will be distributed according to the surviving population in the city when recovering Dawn City, the more the population, the higher the reward quality.] 】

This is the main quest for the second Overworld.

The purpose of the rewarded items is also obvious, and when he recovers Dawn City, he doesn't need to let Tom blow every day.

After all, Tom also has fatigue value, and he can't blow away the gray fog of the whole city, and if Tom only uses it to blow this, it is too wasteful, and his own lazy cat will not be happy.

As for the mission rewards, they are probably trying to save more people by yourself?

Lin Li thought about it briefly and made a decision: according to what the main quest says, try it.

Lin Li wanted to know what the system wanted to guide him to do in the main world, although there was no punishment if he didn't complete it, but if he left this task alone, Lin Li would feel that there were ants crawling on his body.

Try it yourself and don't lose money.

Now that he has called up the system and has almost understood the changes in the world, Lin Li began to count his gains.

[You have completed the Growth Quest (3/10): Clear 3 Dungeons]

【Reward: Points*100】

[You have unlocked the growth task (4/10): Get NE and above in three dungeons|Reward: points*150 or pay an additional 150 points to get a character lottery chance (must be permanent)]

[You have completed the growth quest (4/10): Received an NE rating or higher in 3 dungeons]

Please select your reward. 】

Lin Li, who was getting the reward of the growth task, saw the prompt that popped up in front of him.

Lin Li looked at his point balance: [500 (10+390+100)]

One is a pure point reward, and the other is to spend 300 (150+150) points to get a permanent character lottery.

Lin Li thought about it for a while and made a choice.

You have paid 150 points and you have been given a chance to draw the character prize pool (permanently). 】

【Points Balance:350】

The functionality of the outrageous partner is too powerful, this is far from comparable to three hundred points, and it is still a permanent, even if it is used up with five hundred on his body, Lin Li will not feel a loss.

【You have unlocked the Growth Quest (5/10): Clear 5 Dungeons & Complete the Main Story Quest in the Overworld to 3|Reward: Points*200】

Lin Li raised his eyebrows, it seems that the recovery task must be done, Lin Li doesn't want his growth to be stuck in half of it.

"Tom, where's the bathroom here?"

Lin Li is ready to bathe and change clothes, and greet the next top priority - the lottery with a pious heart.

Tom thought hard for a moment and pointed to the corner.

Lin Li looked over and found a cat litter box.

It's still brand new, and there is no trace of use.

Lin Li: "......"

Lin Li looked at Tom, who spread his hands innocently.

"There is a bathroom here, but you can only bathe, and if you want to take a bath, you can still do it."

I almost forgot that Tom and Jerry didn't have the worldly desire to go to the toilet, and although they bathed often, it was only because they loved to be clean.

So this palace did not build this, and it is understandable that Lin Li is rational.

“……”

But I have it!

Cover your face.

"Tom, if you pretend to be me a little bit in your heart, you won't forget to build this!"

Tom pretended to be stupid and ran away, the big bag on his head swaying.

Lin Li remembered a sentence.

The moment of a loved one's departure is usually not sad, but what does grieve is the half carton of milk in the refrigerator and the pothos swaying in the wind on the windowsill......

But Lin Li wants to say it now.

He didn't feel sadness when the house was in ruins, but when he found that there was no toilet in his new home—

Lin Li was completely sad.

"Homesickness" - Lin Li.

I accidentally shook another shot.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I'm really going to take a leave of absence tomorrow!! Really take a leave of absence!!

Don't wait tomorrow.

I'm not "The Wolf is Coming", it's only three things!!

You can guess who your new permanent partner is.

Hint: "Elementary School Days"

(End of chapter)