Chapter 17: The Night of No Return
Chen Xiaoyi looked at this sumptuous meal, steaming lambs, cutting bear paws, roasting duck, sauced meat elbows, and roast venison, which is as bitter as he said before, and he is obviously very rich.
Luo Qingwen was also stunned and frowned slightly.
"Come, let us first pay tribute to Brigadier Colonel Qingwen and all of you, and thank them for their presence and support in helping us fight against the great enemy. ”
Zhang Anling picked up a glass of wine and raised a glass with a group of officers.
Luo Qingwen got up politely, raised her glass and said, "Where the duty is, you are polite." ”
Chen Xiaoyi glanced at the officers on the other side, most of them were men with rude faces, exuding a wild nature, the eyes were cold, and occasionally when he looked over, he would show a trace of ridicule and disdain.
It seems that the other party's real thoughts are indeed not taking his own people seriously.
After raising their glasses, the crowd let go of the drink.
The disciples of the Zhang family lit up their eyes one by one, sending food to their mouths, tasting the flavor of this border.
There are seven or eight kinds of tools on the table, such as knives and forks, chopsticks, soup spoons, and colanders.
Chen Xiaoyi cut a piece of meat and put it in his mouth, chewed it slowly, and observed the demeanor and eyes of the people opposite from time to time, thinking about the real situation at the moment of No Return and the safety of their trip.
The banquet lasted for more than three hours, and the guests and hosts were happy, and everyone ate with a mouth full of oil, and they were very happy. Even Zhang Yunjuan's face was gloomy for a few days, and he was grinning at the moment, and his eyes turned around the maid in the mansion from time to time.
"Brigadier Qingwen, it's not too early, I'll let you take you to rest. ”
Zhang Anling said enthusiastically.
"Just rest?"
Luo Qingwen frowned, she still wanted to know about the war situation in the city of no return, but the time was really not early, she glanced at the others, they were all drunk, staggering and staggering, so she had to say: "Then there is Lord Lao, early tomorrow morning, I will come to talk to the adults about business." ”
Zhang Anling arched his hand and smiled: "Okay, okay, in fact, it's not in a hurry, Brigadier Qingwen will stay first, and it's not too late to understand slowly." ”
At that moment, he gave an order to an adjutant beside him and asked him to take everyone to their respective residences.
Chen Xiaoyi was arranged next to Luo Qingwen's room, two exquisite villas, one large and one small, just a few meters apart, located in an elegant environment by the lake.
First, Chen Xiaoyi's responsibilities must be arranged near Luo Qingwen, and second, Zhang Anling's speculation about the relationship between the two, so he made considerate arrangements.
Others are also scattered around the area.
Luo Qingwen said to Chen Xiaoyi: "You come with me." ”
In the envious eyes of everyone who wanted to cry, Chen Xiaoyi followed Luo Qingwen into her villa.
The interior is very large, with a structure of upper and lower floors, with beautiful furniture, and animal skin carpets, and at intervals, there are flowers and plants, and the whole room is full of clear and comfortable atmosphere.
"It's really heartfelt. ”
Luo Qingwen glanced at the room, and then said to Chen Xiaoyi, "What do you think?"
Chen Xiaoyi swept his eyes around and praised: "Very good, I have never lived in such a beautiful villa in my life." ”
Luo Qingwen said with a solemn expression: "I'm not talking about villas, I'm referring to the city of no return, and Zhang Anling." ”
Chen Xiaoyi looked at her and laughed in his heart, it seemed that this Nizi had also found out that something was wrong, but he still said with a satisfied face: "Warm and generous, there is no shelf, the food served to us is too delicious, not poor as he said at all." ”
Luo Qingwen was stunned and fell into deep thought.
Chen Xiaoyi smashed his mouth a few times, and said, "If only I could eat such a good meal every day." ”
Luo Qingwen immediately kicked him out.
Chen Xiaoyi chuckled twice and returned to his villa.
The furnishings inside are completely different from Luo Qingwen's, full of masculinity and steel, and there is also a specimen of a demon bear in the living room, and some weapons are hung on the wall.
"Sure enough, it's a personal favorite, it seems that this Zhang Anling has put a lot of thought into it. ”
Chen Xiaoyi looked at each room, opened each window, observed the terrain and location outside, and then took out the map of the City of No Return and roughly marked his location.
He pulled out a bunch of things from the space bag: the Boots of Speed, which can increase speed with a slight Force without leaving a trace, the Cloak of Disguise, which can enter the camouflage state when walking against the building, and the Eye of Night, a light glasses that can observe the flow of the Dark Force.
These are all from the treasury of Zhangjiafu, and they are all equipped at the moment.
He also put on the silver dragon armor attached to his underwear, hung the talisman given to him by Zhang Chaosheng, inserted a Force dagger on the outside of his boots, tied black wings directly around his waist, and wore a kind of softened metal gloves on his hands.
After doing all this, Chen Xiaoyi turned on all the lights in the hall and sneaked out.
The night of the city of no return is very quiet, the sky is full of stars, the evening breeze is slightly cool, blowing on the body, there is a faint sense of desolation.
Chen Xiaoyi soon entered the main urban area, the ground was paved with huge bluestone bricks, there were cracks everywhere, and the house was all hard steel structure, made of boulders, giving people a hard and cold feeling.
There were very few pedestrians on the road, only a few liquor shops were still open, and the sound of laughter could be heard inside.
Chen Xiaoyi didn't go in, but went up to the roof, stuck on it and listened for a while, the flow of people in the city of no return is very small, and new faces are all rare things, and he will definitely attract everyone's attention if he ventures in.
Inside, there were mainly businessmen, who sold dark materials, and they all carried a kind of anger on them, talking loudly and drinking heavily inside.
"Huo Laosan, I'm afraid there are tens of thousands of demon seed lizards collected this time, I can rest for a few years after doing this business. A thin old man, bald with hair, said in a dry accent.
"This thing, take a jungler knife out for a few laps, you can get a few back, it's not valuable. A middle-aged man drank wine and said with a smile, but there was still a smug expression on his face, obviously satisfied with this harvest.
"I hope those demon seed creatures can make another profit after another ten days and a half months. The thin old man's eyes lit up.
"Yes, in ten days, you can still collect tens of thousands. Huo Laosan stuffed a piece of meat into his mouth, full of anticipation.
The other merchants were also talking about their harvests, and the liquor store was filled with a cheerful air.
Chen Xiaoyi frowned when he heard this, it seemed that the siege of the demon creatures not only did not cause losses, but brought a lot of economic profits, and everyone made a lot of money.
From the chats of these people, we know that the siege has been under siege for half a month, and judging from the rhythm of the past, it is estimated that it can be besieged for half a month.
He can basically be sure now that there is no danger of not returning to the city, and Zhang Anling is most likely taking the opportunity to ask for a sum of military supplies from above.
At this time, a familiar figure suddenly walked into the wine shop and shouted, "Everyone, look at it!"
The man took a business card in his hand, shook it in the air, and said: "In the next Zhang Wangxi, it is the cooperative supplier of Zhang's Heavy Industry, this is my business card." ”
After speaking, he took out a stack of business cards, grabbed them lightly with his five fingers, and flew out one by one, and one fell in front of everyone.
"This time I came to the city of no return to experience and mixed experience, this is a lower rank. Zhang Wangxi pointed to the epaulette and smiled: "Lieutenant." ”
Three silver stars on the shoulder.
The material merchants in the liquor store all stopped and looked at the unfamiliar face in unison.
Private military uniforms are a capital offense, plus this young man has an elegant temperament, he looks like a scholar at first glance, and his face is extremely unfamiliar, and they all know that today Qingyang City has just arrived to train his children.
So about Zhang Wangxi's identity, he immediately believed in seventy-seven eighty-eight.
Zhang Wangxi looked around and said with a slight smile: "I know that you are all here to make a fortune, and I am here in Qingyang City, in addition to my experience and experience, I also have a purpose, which is to help everyone get rich." I am willing to use 30% of the market price to buy the corpses of demon creatures in your hands, as well as various materials containing the power of the Dark Force. ”
As soon as these words came out, the wine shop immediately burst into laughter.
The thin old man shouted directly: "Get out!" Zhang's Heavy Industry is all charged at 40% of the price, where did you come from the wild calf, want to get wool from us!"
"Haha. The liquor shop was full of taunts, yelling for him to get out.
Zhang Wangxi didn't care, smiled lightly, made a gesture to make everyone quiet, and said: "Let me tell you two news: First, there have been six dark creature riots in the three southern cities this year, which is already a bumper harvest. Second, the director of the purchasing department of Zhang's heavy industry has been replaced this year, and it is unfortunate that he is his uncle. You can think about it carefully, don't rush to answer me, you can keep my business card, and I will stay in the city of no return for a few days. After this village, when the time comes, it will be 20% of the price, and I will not accept it. ”
The wine shop immediately quieted down, they had also heard of these two news, and they were indeed worried about the price of materials this year, and when they heard Zhang Wangxi say this, they immediately talked about it.
"This kid is really good at making money. ”
Chen Xiaoyi was speechless for a while on the roof, he was not interested in selling materials, and when he saw that there was no information he wanted, he immediately retreated slightly, and his figure flashed in the air, and he swept away.
The residents and shops on the streets were mostly closed, and the scattered pedestrians were soldiers who had been rotated and carried guns and weapons.
Chen Xiaoyi locked up a person and followed him into the alley.
Quietly took out the dagger, gently placed it on the man's neck from behind, and whispered, "Silence." ”
The man was shushing, shivering, and spilled on his pants, but the quality of the soldier made him immediately calm down, and asked in a deep voice: "Who are you?"
Chen Xiaoyi changed his hoarse voice and said with a sneer: "This is not what you should ask, let me ask you, how many days have the dark creatures besieged the city?"
The man was stunned for a moment, and although he felt strange, he still replied honestly: "Eighteen days." ”
Sure enough, it was similar to what I had speculated.
Chen Xiaoyi asked again, "What are the dark species?"
The man said, "It's basically a low-level demon seed. ”
The Dark Clan is mainly a Dark Descendant, who has inherited the bloodline of the Dark Force in their bodies, and has been bred over a long period of time, and is the strongest.
There are also humans who have been blackened by the Dark Force, known as Majin.
There are some species with low IQ left, whether they are the descendants of the Dark Spawn and the Majin, or the creatures that have been blackened by the Dark Force, collectively known as the Demon Seed creatures.