Embers Ad Infinitum

The news of the third "unintentional person", the solemn expression of the hotel owner Ugo and the radio announcement that the water would be cut off at night were mixed together to form some kind of indescribable and wonderful atmosphere, which made the four carbon-based people of the "Old Tune Team" They all remained silent, and no one spoke for a while.

Ugo raised his hand and touched his golden hair, his expression returned to normal, and he said to Jiang Baimian and others in a slightly complaining and hasty tone:

"Hurry and fill those basins and buckets in the bathroom. If you want to take a bath, do it quickly."

As he spoke, he walked towards the back of the hall on the first floor, as if to make preparations for the water outage.

He acted so normal and seemed used to things like this.

This made Jiang Baimian and others who planned to ask about the recent "unintentional illness" a little unable to react.

They finally decided to listen to their boss and reserve the necessary water sources to wash away the dirt and fatigue accumulated along the way.

By the time the "Old Tune Team" finished all this work, the sun was already setting in the west and was about to set on the horizon.

"We won't do anything serious tonight. We'll go out to find something to eat, and then come back to sleep, take a good rest, recharge, and maintain the system." Jiang Baimian looked at Gnawa for the next half of the sentence.

Every room here has individual electricity meters, new or old or patchwork.

While others nodded, Shang Jianyao was the first to walk towards the door.

Then, he was caught back by Jiang Baimian.

"Wait a minute." Jiang Baimian said angrily, "Xiao Bai and I have to put on makeup first, no, make a disguise."

Of course they don’t put on makeup to make themselves look better or more glamorous, but to make themselves look ordinary and less eye-catching.

Bai Chen shook his head:

"I don't need it."

She had lived in the "Primary City" and knew that Gray Earth women like herself, who were born as wanderers in the wilderness, were a relatively common type.

Jiang Baimian looked at her and said with a smile:

"Do you want to be recognized at a glance?"

Bai Chen was silent for a few seconds and nodded.

"I want it too!" Shang Jianyao followed.

Jiang Baimian glanced at him and ignored him.

She knew that if she refuted it, Shang Jianyao would definitely respond with the theory that "boys should protect themselves when they go out", or give a strange "reason" from another angle.

They quickly settled these matters and randomly found a restaurant in a place called Rabe Street in the Green Olive District.

The restaurant's name is simple, "Axon", which is the ancient name of a region in the Red River Basin.

It is said that among those who originally established the "Primary City", those from Akson accounted for the majority.

The boss works part-time as a waiter. He wears a linen shirt. He has a relatively tall figure and strong shoulders.

He was about forty years old, with black hair and blue eyes.

"Is there a menu?" Jiang Baimian glanced around and asked.

The boss shook his head:

“This is not in the Red Giant Wolf area.

"Today it's just beet soup, brown bread, pork sausage and potatoes."

He only talked about potatoes and did not mention specific dishes, because there are several ways to prepare them.

"Come all." Shang Jianyao made his choice with a serious expression.

When Jiang Baimian touched the already shy pocket, Bai Chen asked clearly about the price: a full meal would almost wipe out the rest of the group's Ole.

Tomorrow I have to make money seriously. Well, first I need to find a fund from the company's intelligence officer... Jiang Baimian sat down and started ordering food.

During this process, Long Yuehong asked again without giving up:

"No fresh meat?"

"I can only get so much every day, and it's sold out by noon." The restaurant owner simply explained, "This is not in the Red Giant Wolf area."

Since the beetroot soup had already been made and prepared, the pork sausages only needed a little more processing, and only the mashed potatoes took some time, the "Old Tune Team" quickly had dinner.

It was not completely dark at this time, and the sun was still hanging on the horizon, casting its afterglow.

"This beet soup feels a bit strange." Long Yuehong picked up the spoon and took a sip of soup first.

This is different from the eating habits inside "Pangaea", it is thick and sweet.

Shang Jianyao did not agree with him and concentrated on the sliced ​​pork sausages.

Although these are not very delicious, they are still quite good for the four carbon-based people of the "Old Tune Team" who are tired of eating cans, compressed biscuits and energy bars.

While they were feasting, waves of sound came from the distance:

"We want land!"

"We have to work!"

"We want to live!"

Long Yuehong turned her body curiously and looked outside the restaurant.

Not long after, a huge group of people passed by on the street. Some were holding wooden signs, and some were pulling papers. On them were written "We want land", "We want to work", "We want to live", etc. in Honghe dialect. content.

These people are all typical Red River people, either blond, chestnut hair, blue eyes, or green eyes.

Their shirts and coats are very old, but they are quite clean, and their faces have more or less color.

"What are these people doing?" Long Yuehong asked a little confused.

It seems like you are asking for something?

Because they were the only customers at the Akson restaurant, the burly boss answered his question casually:

"Those people were marching."

"Parade?" Jiang Baimian had only seen this word in books.

The original city was indeed different.

"Parade?" Shang Jianyao seemed to think this was something very interesting.

The restaurant owner said slightly disdainfully:

"These are the descendants of those old citizens. They did not work hard, lost their farmland outside the city, and were unwilling to work in the western suburbs. They just wanted to let the Senate launch a war or go to the wasteland to build new settlements so that They could be given land or get public office.”

There were big problems with the city's layout at the beginning. The factory area was to the west further upstream of the Red River, so wastewater flowed through the city.

This also has its own practical factors - in the beginning, the east and north of the city were places with serious pollution and a large number of aberrant organisms, making it impossible to build factories, while the southeast and due south had a large amount of fertile farmland.

At the same time, affected by the destruction of the old world, the local climate was slightly chaotic, and the wind direction was from east to west all year round. The Golden Apple District in the southeast of the city and other places relied on the water source of the Taiwei River, a tributary of the Red River, so the layout continued like this. .

After hearing the restaurant owner's answer, Long Yuehong suddenly realized:

"I'm lazy and don't want to endure hardship..."

At this time, Shang Jianyao asked doubtfully:

"Why do so many people lose their fields at the same time because they don't work hard?"

After they said these few words, the parade had not yet come to an end.

The restaurant owner was silent for a moment and said:

"With so many citizens, there will always be some who are lazy and don't work hard."

Jiang Baimian winked at Shang Jianyao and told him not to ask again.

In order to gag the guy, she forked a few slices of pork sausage onto his plate.

Long Yuehong looked around and finally decided to concentrate on her meal.

The voices of "We want land" and "We want jobs" gradually fade away, as if they have entered the red giant wolf area.

Perhaps they were all hungry, so it didn't take long for the "Old Tune Team" to finish dinner in a hurry.

After taking a look at the environment where there was still visibility, Jiang Baimian thought for a while and said:

"We'd better take a walk around."

It’s time again for the team leader’s favorite part of observing the environment and getting familiar with the terrain... Long Yuehong was not surprised at all.

"Okay!" Shang Jianyao, who had eaten and drank enough, was in high spirits, while Gnawa imitated his reaction.

Bai Chen didn't say that she was already familiar with this area because she hadn't been there for a long time. She wasn't sure if there had been any changes, so she had to measure it on the spot before she felt at ease.

In this way, the five members of the "Old Tune Group" strolled along Rabe Street towards the Red Giant Wolf District as if they were eating after a meal.

In the dim sky, they saw many people coming and going in a hurry, looking very busy, but their expressions were quite numb.

From time to time, people with ferocious expressions or in groups looked at them, but they looked away after seeing Gnawa with a "red light" in his eyes.

Seeing the Third Avenue separating the Green Olive District and the Red Giant Wolf District in sight, Jiang Baimian and others heard another noise.

They then looked around and saw a figure standing on the top of a small building.

His body was quite stooped, and he was defensively confronting someone on the other side.

boom!

After a gunshot, the figure fell backwards, fell from the roof, and hit the ground heavily.

As the blood quickly overflowed, Long Yuehong heard someone behind him sigh:

"the fourth……"

At this time, the sun completely sank below the horizon, and a large number of lights lit up all over the city.

The Milky Way is reflected on the other side of Third Avenue, and there are stars on this side.