Wasteland Survival System and Dogs

Chapter 103 The Tail of Clues (Merge of Great Chapters)
Even if there is a language barrier, as long as you are willing to work hard, you can always find a way to deal with it.

Thanks to this, Jing'an also instantly understood the content of the remaining information.

"Stay down near the leeward, low-lying area..."

Near the cliff pass, although there are many footholds that meet these characteristics, considering Aisha's mobility, it should not be too remote.

The range was reduced by more than half in an instant.

Following this logical thinking, Jing An only wandered around for more than ten minutes before finding the place where Old Popsicle and Aisha settled down.

"At the bottom of the cliff? Although it doesn't keep warm, it can still avoid the mountain snow to some extent. It is indeed a good choice."

After seeing Jing An's figure, one person and one dog immediately stood up.

"gentlemen!"

"Wang!"

The three parties rejoined.

After briefly describing the situation at the cliff pass, Jing An took out the dagger she carried with her, and cut off the hemp rope tied around her body.

Jasmine, who lost her load-bearing support, immediately fell on the pile of snow, making a muffled plop.

The eyes of the man and the dog also turned away, and their rather curious eyes kept flowing on this guy who was dressed in a splashy dress, as if they were trying their best to find some unique characteristics.

"Aisha, please translate. Tell her not to pretend to be asleep."

The eyelids were tightly closed as if glued, but the lips that had begun to tremble slightly had completely exposed her inner state.

Under the watchful eyes of Jing An and Old Popsicle, Aisha cleared her throat nervously—to be honest, if it wasn’t for this incident, she almost forgot that she joined Jing An in order to translate northern languages squad.

"Get up, sir already knows that you are pretending to be asleep."

Under the short and powerful tone, even the old Popsicle gave Aisha a slight sideways look.Such a proficient intonation is almost no less than that of a native speaker.

Jasmine's eyes immediately trembled slightly, and her fists clenched slightly, as if she wanted to open her eyes subconsciously, but she only opened a thin slit, and then closed them immediately.

On a face full of freckles, there was a grinning look.She opened her mouth, but her eyes closed even tighter.

"You, don't you need to cover your face? I know the rules of the bandits. If you look at your face, you will definitely die."

Aisha blinked her eyes twice, turned her head halfway as if inquiring, and looked towards Jing'an.

The ghost knows what impression Mr. Wang made on her before.

"...Tell her that we are not robbers. Now I just want to ask her something. After I'm done, I promise you can go back unscathed."

As if to strengthen her persuasion, Jing An fumbled in Aisha's bag and took out a small bag of bottle caps.

"Remember to emphasize to her again that this is paid."

With Aisha's help, Jing An's kindness finally reached the other party's heart.Jasmine's expression became a little struggling, she seemed to be weighing something, and finally opened her eyes slowly, and sat up.

The strange combination of two people and a dog caused Jasmine to fall into a momentary crisis.

The tall and strong hound with yellow and black, with shiny hair and shiny canine teeth, she couldn't help but take a second look.

It's just the appearance of trying to flirt with people and act like a baby all the time, which is really a bit of a dog's leg.

"For the first question, let me introduce myself first. From birth to now, there are no details, and you can talk about everything you can think of."

Her proficiency in Northern Common Tongue forced Jasmine to turn her head and look at the girl next to her, who seemed to be much younger than her.

The appearance of wide forehead and high nose is not unfamiliar to Jasmine.Her eyes paused for a moment on Aisha's half-length brown hair, and then turned around again, looking at each other with those blue eyes.

"me……"

It was not hard to see the palpable tension on Jasmine's face.As if to comfort her, Aisha squatted down and delivered the blanket in Jasmine's hands.

"Don't be nervous, sir is not a bad person. Put this blanket on first, don't catch a cold."

Being at a loss can be used to describe Jasmine's current appearance. She pursed her lips, and after taking Aisha's blanket, she let out a sobbing sound.

"I, my name is Jasmine."

"born in……"

During Jasmine's incoherent description, Jing An took off the veil on her face, then sat cross-legged beside Old Popsicle.

Ordinary twin sisters born in a farming family.

After being attacked by the cold wave and harassed by evolutionary beasts, the entire settlement organized migration until they settled down at the cliff pass.During this period, the parents were in distress, and only the two sisters were left to depend on each other.

Based on just one side of the story, Aisha had a slight liking for this guy named Jasmine.After all, for the orphans and widows whose families have been ruined, the emotional resonance can arouse her compassion even more.

"Having said so much, would you like some water?"

"If you can, thank you..."

The tense atmosphere tends to ease at this moment.

Jasmine took the water bottle, then carefully raised her eyelids, and glanced at Jing An who showed a thoughtful expression.

It is not difficult to see that the person in charge at the scene was this ordinary-looking young man.

Before she could take another look, Jing An raised her head and said in a deep voice.

"Okay, then I'll move on to the second question."

The self-introduction is just a simple foreshadowing, and what I really want to ask is actually all behind.

"Has anything strange happened to the cliff pass recently?"

Jasmine was slightly taken aback by this question, she didn't seem to have expected that Jing An would ask this suddenly, so much so that she became stammered instead.

"Uh... Strange thing? Please wait a moment, sir, let me think about it."

Jing An rubbed her chin, then said softly to Aisha beside her.

"Don't think about it, just let her tell you everything in detail."

As the party making the statement, Jing An didn't need Jasmine to make a selection.

After receiving Jing An's reminder, Jasmine pondered for a while, then spoke slowly.

"If you have to say it, it's something that can't be put on the table. For example, about a month ago, the snow trail leading to Winterhold was inexplicably blocked."

"In other words, the hunters in the small town are having a hard time recently. Because I heard that after entering winter, the wild beasts around them have almost disappeared. Although this situation has happened before, it is not so exaggerated... "

"The mayor also suddenly issued a notice two weeks ago. It seems that this year's environment is particularly bad, so everyone should not go out if there is no urgent matter. Wait until you have survived the cold winter before thinking about traveling."

It's all trivial things.

However, some seemingly unimportant information can be obtained more or less.For example... the entire settlement seems to be developing in the direction of 'self-isolation'.

Jing An remained silent, his lowered eyes made it difficult for others to see what he was thinking clearly.

As Jasmine said, these matters don’t sound very worthy of attention, and they seem to have nothing to do with what Jing An is thinking about.

As if she realized that what she said was not nutritious, Jasmine's expression was a little tangled.He looked scratching his head, as embarrassed as a candidate who got stuck on a question.

"By the way! Also, it seems that after entering the winter, everyone has become a little reclusive. Especially at night, I hardly see anyone going out!"

Judging from these answers, this woman named Jasmine is indeed just an ordinary person.

Lowering her expectations a little in her heart, Jing An waved her hand, motioning for Jasmine who still wanted to say something to stop.

"Let's stop here and move on to the third question."

"Describe to me in detail what you did the day before yesterday and yesterday."

After Aisha translated it truthfully, Jasmine just thought about it for a while, and sorted out all her activities in the past two days.

"Get up around four o'clock in the morning, prepare the breakfast in the tavern with my sister, then go upstairs, and deliver it to the guests who have paid the deposit in advance..."

Jasmine's daily schedule is full of busy and trivial affairs.

And when Jasmine described her work the day before yesterday afternoon, Aisha couldn't help but cast her eyes away and secretly looked at Jing'an.

At this time, it was time for Mr. to set off to investigate the cliff pass.

Under the smooth and gentle tone, there was almost no trace of lying.To prevent accidents, Jing An even secretly used the power of the Eye of Wisdom.Under the effect of clairvoyance, Jasmine only had the slightest mood swing, and he could accurately capture it in an instant.

Under such a vigilant stare, until the end of the self-report, which lasted for about 5 minutes, Jing An still failed to notice the slightest abnormality.

"Don't you have any mood swings at all..."

After whispering in a low voice, Jing An didn't pause at all.he continued to ask aloud.

"Last question, do you know... mutants?"

Hearing this question, Aisha, who was supposed to translate immediately, couldn't help but feel dizzy.She understood what Jing An meant in an instant, and immediately pretended to clear her throat, and then tried to cover up her mistake.

After hearing the description of the problem, Jasmine didn't show any strange expressions.Just as Jing An expected, she just frowned slightly, then murmured and repeated.

"Mutator...? What is that?"

There was an obvious sense of strangeness, without any pretense of being confused.

This meant that Jasmine had never come into contact with an existence like Jing'an.

All the tiny clues were pieced together one by one at this time, and a not-so-clear model was built in Yu Jing'an's mind.

Sort out the information obtained so far - the town is gradually closing itself off, the residents are beginning to live in seclusion, the bodies have disappeared inexplicably, and there have never been mutants.

While touching the secret tail, he already had some inferences of his own.

What is missing right now is only one method that can be confirmed.

Under the watchful eyes of Old Popsicle and Aisha, he stood up slowly, and then said loudly.

"Let's tidy up, we have to enter the settlement and spend the night inside."

"...?!" X2
The sudden declaration of entering the city almost plunged Aisha and the old popsicle present into a short-term chaos.Although Jasmine on the side couldn't understand what these people were talking about, she could more or less react to it just by observing their expressions.Right now, she just bit her lower lip tightly and stopped talking.

But Jing An, who was the person involved, had a calm expression on her face.While groping for the backpack he was carrying, he said to Aisha beside him.

"Give her all these caps, she deserves it."

A small bag of bottle caps was taken out by Jing An and delivered to Aisha.

The latter's expression was somewhat complicated, but he did not ignore Jing An's instructions.While relaying the story, she handed the cloth bag to Jasmine.Although the rubbing sound of dozens of metal products was harsh, it sounded like the sound of heaven to Jasmine's ears at this moment.She reached out tremblingly and took the cloth bag.

"Thanks, thank you, generous sir."

Such simple words cannot be used to describe Jasmine's current excitement at all.This strong emotion that contained the rest of her life after the catastrophe and the sudden windfall made her face turn red almost instantly.

"Of course, these are not all free."

Jing An turned around, and while helping Old Popsicle deal with the cut on his forelimb, he continued without looking back.

"There is one last thing, I have to ask her for help."

"The interrogation at the settlement outpost should be very cumbersome. In order to save unnecessary trouble, we have to let her take us into the city later. The reason... just let her make up one. Another reward."

He paused slightly, then raised his eyelids slightly, and answered softly.

"I don't know exactly how much it is, but it will definitely be enough for you and your sister to achieve financial freedom."

With Aisha's simultaneous translation, Jasmine's eyes lit up instantly.She knew that Jing'an could understand the common language in the north, so she straightened her neck towards the 'employer'.

"Sir, this matter is on my shoulders!"

Even though the identities of Jing'an and his group were still a mystery, Jasmine didn't mind.Not only because of the bottle caps in this bag, but more because of the aura of this strange team itself-these strange guys seem to be completely uninterested in money.

You know, no gangster would say no to bottle caps.

So these guys are definitely not here for the town's money.Just knowing this, Jasmine completely let go of her guard.

For ordinary residents, as long as the settlement can maintain the most basic security and living supplies.As for the specific high-level changes or personnel relocation, Jasmine was not interested at all.

Jing An clearly received Jasmine's reply, and seemed to think of something to be happy about, so the corners of his mouth slightly raised, making his expression, which had always been stiff, reveal a softer curve at this moment.

"It's just right, you also need to find a place to take a good rest. No one can bear to eat and sleep outside all day."

The old Popsicle is recovering well from his injuries.

The wound, which was originally as thick as a little finger, has shown a tendency to heal at this time, and the pink and tender new flesh is like glue, re-gluing the separated flesh and skin together.

Jing'an raised her head and motioned for Aisha to come over.When the latter got closer, he also caught a glimpse of the scar across his eyebrows and on his cheek.Compared to Old Popsicle, Aisha's physique is only at the level of an ordinary person. Not to mention recovery, just scarring is the best result.

After a few glances, Jing An took out a small bottle of transparent glass from her waist.The yellow-red liquid inside swayed slightly, like the internal organs of insects, presenting a viscous and turbid visual effect.

"Rub this on your face and it will heal faster."

The butterfly larvae are crushed into juice, mixed with the crushed kenaf grass, and then formed into a viscous liquid, which is very helpful for wound recovery.

Aisha took the small bottle without evading it, but lowered her head and muttered softly.

"Thank you, sir."

After several rests, Jing An took a deep breath when everyone was ready.

"Very well, then let's get ready and go."

(End of this chapter)