Zhou Xinyi felt that he had really learned badly from brandy, and he found it very interesting to see the frightened appearance of those team members.

The reason why he was reluctant to reveal his identity at the first time was also because he didn't know the good and evil of this group of people.

If it is a well-meaning person, you will feel very convinced when you see him, but if it is a wicked person, most of them will be extra vigilant, or turn around and run.

However, seeing the captain's attitude, Zhou Xinyi was sure that he was at least not a heinous person.

Zhou Xinyi's mask was only taken off for a moment, and he quickly put it back on, gathering his righteous qi under the mask, "Can you allow me to go with me for a while now?" ”

The profession of judge has not lost its prestige in this era, and while the captain and team members do not understand why the judge carries a nightmare with him, they are willing to believe that the nightmare does not pose a mortal threat to their team.

"Please!"

After entering the team, Zhou Xinyi said, "As you can see, I am a judge, but I don't want to reveal my identity, and I ask you to help me keep it a secret from the rest of the team." ”

"Of course," the captain nodded, "where are you going?" ”

Zhou Xinyi didn't answer this question because he didn't have a clear destination either, "Where are you going?" ”

"Let's explore now, and finally return to Jizhou City."

"Back to Jizhou City?" Zhou Xinyi was surprised.

I didn't expect that the last time the light curtain Jizhou City was destroyed, and this time the light curtain was still related to Jizhou City.

Zhou Xinyi had indeed heard that Jizhou City also had a team dedicated to merchants, so was the current timeline before Jizhou City was destroyed, or after the destruction?

Zhou Xinyi wanted to ask directly: How many years is it now.

But that would reveal his identity as the successor, so he could only ask a different question, "How is Ji Zhoucheng now?" ”

The captain sighed, "Hey, it's still the same. ”

...... "Brother, it's the same as if you didn't answer."

Zhou Xinyi was thinking about how to save this topic that had been talked about to death, and the captain took the initiative to continue, "Now that there is finally a big problem in terms of food, the city lord has called on the exploration team to find more edible species, but ...... It's just too difficult. ”

Food crisis? Zhou Xinyi felt that this was not like what would have happened before the city walls were destroyed.

Of course, it is not excluded that this situation has indeed occurred in the history of Jizhou City for more than 600 years, and he asked tentatively, "Has the city wall been repaired?" ”

The captain shook his head, "There are still a few important materials missing. ”

The two sides opened the chatterbox, and Zhou Xinyi finally figured out the current situation of Jizhou City.

It's about three to five years after the Reichi Wood revived and broke the city wall and fled.

During this period, Ji Zhoucheng faced various problems:

With the walls broken and the city razed to the ground, the most urgent task for people was to repair the walls.

Only intact walls can keep the people inside the city safe, but the problem is that the walls are not made of pure stone, otherwise such walls will be pierced by creatures from outside the city within two months.

The city wall of Jizhou City uses a material closely related to Lingzhi wood, Zhou Xinyi suspects that it is the wooden core of Lingzhi wood, but after Lingzhimu breaks through the city wall, he doesn't know what to do, and Jizhou City loses the source of such materials.

So they desperately wanted a replacement.

Nowadays, the occupation of Jizhou City is very monotonous, almost 40% of the people are workers, 30% are farmers, and 20% of them are homeless people who have no fixed place to live and can only survive by scavenging and joining the exploration team.

At present, the city wall can only be built with stones, and if it is broken, it will be repaired, and if it is repaired, the consumption of high-rise buildings in this area has long broken the red line, but this is the lifeblood of Jizhou City, and it is better for the government to lose money than to offend the workers.

The problem in agriculture is even more problematic, as acid rain destroys the original land, and the acidic soil makes it impossible to grow crops, so people can only keep digging out the soil from the ground that has not been eroded by acid, and feed the people of the city with limited land.

But in any case, the nature of the soil is no longer suitable for the growth of the original crop, and Ji Zhoucheng is eager to find a new staple food.

But that's not easy to say, Ji Zhou City has not changed the recipe in its hundred years of history, which already explains the problem.

Although the population of Jizhou City is more than half, the hoarding on the ground is basically destroyed, and people rely on the little resources hoarded in the night street to survive.

After talking for a long time, Zhou Xinyi finally summed it up - today's Jizhou City is leaking on all sides, dying, maybe it will die violently at any time, and these exploration teams symbolize hope, if the exploration team does not make a breakthrough for a long time, Jizhou City will really be finished.

But that is very little hope...... This wasteland doesn't look like there are resources at all, and the resources brought back by the exploration team are only enough for the people of the city to survive, but if the people of Jizhou City decide to eat insects, there are quite a few here.

"If you're exploring, why don't you go the other way?"

When Zhou Xinyi entered the city from the outside world, the surroundings were not so desolate, and this group of explorers probably set out from another city gate, which was completely opposite to the direction they had walked before.

The captain sighed again, "Because we don't have enough access to fight for the opportunity to start from the south gate." ”

"......" are about to go hungry, and they are still engaged in this set.

"Although we can't get resources, we can improve the map and strive to get out of this wasteland and find new terrain, which can also contribute to Jizhou City."

This is the disadvantage of lockdown...... The terrain around the city has only now begun to be surveyed.

Zhou Xinyi was a little tired chatting, and asked the last question, "I went to Jizhou City a few years ago, and firearms had not yet become popular at that time, so how did firearms become the main weapon now?" ”

"Thanks to the brilliant designer, Mr. Broma," replied the captain, "he was a great designer who came up with a lot of new designs." ”

The one who built the railway? This is the first time Zhou Xinyi has heard the name of this designer.

Although this firearm is still very different from modern times, and it is not as powerful as rune technology firearms, it is indeed easier to fire than a bow or crossbow.

Perhaps it will not be long before bows and crossbows will be eliminated.

"How's the railroad doing now?" Zhou Xinyi asked casually.

The captain smiled bitterly, "Now no one in Jizhou City will mention the railway, just like no one will propose to buy a house in that ruin." ”

“…… And it's no wonder. ”

"Can I go back and rest for a while?" Zhou Xinyi noticed the existence of the third echelon.

"Of course," the captain was no longer wary of Zhou Xinyi, "but please be careful, don't let this nightmare frighten the women, it's dangerous to scream in the wasteland." ”

And you just shouted at me?

Zhou Xinyi felt strange in his heart, but his face did not change, "I will pay attention." ”

With the captain's advice, Zhou Xinyi specially covered Changbai's mouth and walked to the third echelon, which caused Changbai's strong dissatisfaction, but fortunately, this nightmare did not lose his temper with Zhou Xinyi on the spot, otherwise it would be another riot.

But even so, the appearance of the nightmare still brought a lot of shock to the third echelon, although Changbai was only a young nightmare, its mouth was also tightly covered by Zhou Xinyi, and many people were still nervously picking up the weapons hidden in their clothes, not daring to make a sound.

This made Changbai proud again.

Zhou Xinyi was helpless, so he could only speak, "Don't panic, this nightmare will never make a chirp in the team." ”

"I'm a traveler, Changbai is my bodyguard, and we've got permission from the captain to accompany the team for some distance."

Hearing that there was the captain's permission, everyone's expressions calmed down.

At this time, a woman's calm voice came, "Although this creature is terrifying, it is not as cruel and unkind as in the story, if it is domesticated from an early age, it is indeed human." ”

This is true, but this is not knowledge that ordinary people can access, Ji Zhou City is closed compared to other human cities, but why does she seem so knowledgeable?

Although curious, Zhou Xinyi was not offended and asked, "Yes, you can rest assured." ”

When everyone's eyes no longer gathered in this direction, Zhou Xinyi asked, "My name is Zhou Xinyi, what do you call me?" ”

The woman had thick eyebrows, round eyes, which made her facial features look very charming, and her short brown hair was tucked behind her ears, and from the outside, this was an intellectual, capable and beautiful woman.

"Shireen."

Shireen's attitude wasn't eager, but not distant, "This is the first time I've seen someone I've walked with Nightmare. ”

"You know, it's worth trying."

Shireen smiled, "The more frightening things are, the more they attract the yearning of a few, who doesn't want to be accompanied by fierce beasts?" What's more, the appearance of the nightmare is in line with human aesthetics. ”

"It's a pity that the nightmare of adulthood is too terrifying, and the nightmare of juvenile is rare, and people can only die of this heart."

"I also had such a harvest by chance." Zhou Xinyi knew that the way he got Changbai couldn't stand up to the aborigines' questions, so he immediately changed the topic.

He saw the book in Shireen's hand, "You like to read?" ”

You must know that reading is a niche interest among the short-sighted people of Jizhou City, not to mention that now that the city is in crisis, no one can calm down and read.

Shireen is interested in the topic, "I've loved reading since a long time ago, and I've become a well-known writer. ”

Zhou Xinyi remembered the book he bought from Myler, "I also once bought a copy of "Top Ten Weird Legends of Jizhou", and now that I think about it, I was really deceived by the title of the book. ”

Shireen's expression became strange.

"That's my book."

Zhou Xin was taken aback, "You mean ......?" ”

"I'm the author of that book."

“……”

Hearing this, Zhou Xinyi's first reaction was that it was broken and complained about the original owner.

The second reaction was, didn't he buy that book from the stall of the Myeller officials? This is Miss Ji Lin, the fiancée of the official Mailer and the daughter of the city lord of Ji Zhou?

No, now that a few years have passed, Ji Lin should also reach the age of Bensan, and it is time to call her a lady.

Zhou Xinyi lowered his voice and asked in surprise, "You are Ms. Ji Lin?" ”

Shireen, no, Ji Lin put her four fingertips to her lips, which is a "silence" gesture that belongs to this era.

She said in a sly manner, "Shhh ”