Chapter Seventy-Nine: The 'North Star Zone' of Rusty Iron
As an employee of Ruri no Dream, the general dining place is on the 38th floor of the upper floor, where there is not only a lounge, changing rooms, but also a kitchen and dining room.
There are about 70 maids in the shop, and everyone takes turns to come here for lunch, and it is also the busiest place at noon.
"Daintrien~"
From afar, Belfinger greeted Hesia, who was accompanied by a maid she was not familiar with.
"This is 'Fufa'." When the girl approached, she introduced her companion to her.
Furfur: The 34th of King Solomon's 72 Pillar Demon Gods, he is in the form of a stag with a flaming tail, a hoarse voice, and never tells the truth unless he is forced to do so. He can control the love between men and women, he can also control the wind, rain, thunder and lightning, and he can also give true knowledge to the magicians who command him.
The 'Fufa' in front of her is a maid with fiery red antlers, she should also be an orc subspecies, or a rare kind.
When she saw Hesia, she nodded slightly, and did not say much, her personality seemed to be extremely dull, no wonder Heshia was rarely seen in front of her.
"'Fufa' is like this, she doesn't talk much, and she mainly does some behind-the-scenes work." Belfinger knew the companion beside him well, and pulled the three of them to sit down together.
"Today, the kitchen cut watermelon, which was bought from the North Second District, and it was delicious~" Although lunch has not yet been served, Belfinger has already known in advance, and it is hard not to think about whether she went to steal it.
"T5 grade yellow jade watermelon, the taste is very sweet." A slightly hoarse voice rang out from the side, 'Fufa'.
"By the way, I forgot to tell Daintellen, 'Fufa' is from the North Second District, she is very good at marksmanship, if you have time, Heshea can learn some self-defense techniques from her, and I can also lend you the cherished little water gun to practice~" Belfinger shook his head and said with a little cheerfulness.
"It turns out that Belfinger seniors often play with that little water gun to practice marksmanship?" Heshia was shocked, and there were people practicing marksmanship with water guns.
"Well, what can I say, the little water gun is pretty good......" Belfinger looked at him, she was a rabbit, alas, the real gun was so loud, it scared the rabbit.
Soon after the three of them sat down, lunch was ready, and one by one they came from the windowsill, and were about to start eating, when Hesia's left sleeve moved, and a small white snake emerged.
"There are snakes!" 'Belfinger' jumped up at a dizzying pace, hiding behind 'Fofa', and his two rabbit ears were also erected in a high alert.
It was only a few seconds before she sneaked her head out from behind 'Fofa' and looked at the little snake sticking out of Heshea's cuffs.
"Well, that's a long story...... "Heshia grabbed the head of the little snake with her left hand, told it to obediently not move, and began to explain to the two of them.
"That's ...... so"
Belfinger settled down a little, and then slowly regained his seat, but looking at the appearance, it was obvious that he was still a little afraid of the little snake.
"Among the various bars, the one I am most afraid of going to is the jungle of 'Butis', there are a lot of spiders, scorpions, snakes and the like, and they will fall on your head before you know it, and it is scary to think about." Belfinger talks about his weaknesses.
"Well, I was scared to come the first time I went, but I've been getting used to it lately." Heshea picked up a small piece of meat with her chopsticks and put it in the snake's mouth, allowing it to swallow slowly.
"Okay, let's stay in it quietly, don't come out and be scary." The girl pressed the snake back into her sleeve and continued her lunch.
"The tree viper of the original sequence 2, a famous ornamental snake." 'Fufa''s voice was still so hoarse and steady.
"Are there snakes like this anywhere else?" The girl asked curiously.
"Yes, but there are not many in the jade skirt, this is cultivated in the 'courtyard' of other star fields, some people like to keep this little snake as a pet, the IQ of extraordinary creatures is higher than that of ordinary animals, it is easy to tame, and it will even be safer." 'Fufa' commented, and then the voice stopped abruptly and did not continue.
"'Fufa' used to be a security office, and he went on missions in many places, but then retired due to injuries and came to our store." This is what Belfinger introduced.
I see, no wonder Belfinger said before that he let himself learn marksmanship with her, perhaps because he was worried about his own safety.
After that, the three of them chatted for a while, and then it was the watermelon after lunch, as a T5 grade yellow jade watermelon, it needs a certain number of natural sequence personnel to maintain in the production process, which is much more troublesome than the fully automated production of T6 standard sweet watermelon, but the advantage is that it tastes good, and the price and profit will be much higher.
The three of them slowly chatted about this kind of watermelon, which is a specialty of the North 2nd District, and then Hesia remembered that when she went to the retest, the train passed through the North 2nd District and saw a large area of ruins, one of which was an abandoned factory, a rusty steel jungle and buildings.
"That's because the North 2nd District was once the capital of the Emerald Skirt." 'Fufa' spoke, but soon fell silent, she was born in the North 2nd District, and naturally knew the history.
"Before the 'Jade Skirt' was corroded by the poisonous rain, the population in the north was mostly concentrated in the northern regions due to its large land area, of which the second northern district was located in the plain and had developed transportation, so it became the center."
"Four hundred years ago, there were a large number of buildings on the surface of the North 2nd District, and nearly 100 million people lived there, and it was also called the 'North Star District' at that time." 'Furfa' speaks slowly.
"Later, due to the erosion of poisonous rain, a large number of buildings on the ground were rusted and damaged, and a large area of grain production and botanical gardens were also destroyed, so the residents living in the 'North Star District' were scattered, and then a large number of areas established in the mountains and valleys were taken over, which is now the 'North 1 District'."
"Even so, the population of today's 'North 1 District' is only 50 million, which is a large decline."
"Is there still anyone living in the 'North 2nd District' today?" Hehia thought that since she could produce watermelons, she should still have some of the industry.
"There are also people living there, but the population is the smallest of all the northern districts, probably less than 8 million." 'Fufa' shook his head.
"Instead of carving out a city on a land full of ruins and devastation, it is better to build a new city in an unhindered environment."
"The economic and demographic center of gravity of the Emerald Skirt gradually shifted southward, and gradually the southern districts also surpassed the northern districts, and the current capital has also moved to the southern district."
"Now there are only three larger cities in the 'North 2nd District', and they are more special, not all buried under deep strata like Arpeggio City, but in a shallow surface layer."
"It's like people who originally lived in a surface city are forced to go underground, and the surface and underground buildings are not completely separated."
"Walking in the underground square, you can clearly see the rainwater flowing from the dome, like a small waterfall flowing into the drain below, while the streets and pedestrians continue to do business, visit temple fairs, burn incense and worship gods."
"Sounds like a retro event?" Belfinger was curious.
"Well, you can find all kinds of churches and gangs there, ...... mixed with all kinds of people," 'Fufa' shook his head, as if there was nothing he could do about it.
"To be able to persist in such an environment must be a certain paranoia. The main stream of the original crowd dispersed, like the ebb tide of the sea, and the remaining reefs all had their own stubbornness and obsession. ”
Thanks to the book friend 20220625122124613 (not a witch), Li Lie, determined lettuce, salted fish dishes,
Bei Yiqiu, Angel of Destruction, Listening to the Snow, Starry Sky Purple Cloud Sea, Archbishop Lilina, Luo Xiyanyue, and other book friends' rewards~~
(End of chapter)