Merit Book·Xinghai

Between the crevices of the rocks, a series of thin streams of water trickled down, accumulating below to form a pool of water with a radius of several meters. With a "crash", a porcelain white pot made of animal skulls was dipped into the water, and a full pot was brought out.

Zhihuo looked at the clear water in the jug and licked his chapped lips, stood up carefully holding the jug, walked up to Rong Yuan, handed the jug over and said, "Sir, drink some water first."

Rong Yuan glanced at her, took it, took a sip, then handed it back, saying: "Thank you."

The corners of Zhihuo's mouth twitched, but he immediately pressed it down again, brushing the broken hair on his forehead and said, "No need. This little thing is all I can do for you."

On the other side, Okotto clicked his tongue like mockery, Zhihuo Quan pretended not to hear, turned sideways, raised the kettle to drink water in an elegant and beautiful posture, and showed Rong Yuan a beautiful silhouette , and a string of clear drops of water could be seen sliding down her neck.

After a few days, the elite masks that everyone had disguised for themselves when they first met were broken one by one, more or less exposing their true nature.

For example, Zhihuo, a beautiful woman who previously claimed to save people, is actually neither that courageous nor that kind.Everyone can see that she is only using this name to get close to Rong Yuan.Zhihuo used to have a prominent figure and appearance, but these days he made full use of the limited conditions to dress himself up, and he always paid attention to showing a seductive style from different angles, which became more and more eye-catching day by day.

But Okoto, who looked cynical at first, is the most innocent one besides Mia.From Zhihuo's performance, it is not difficult to see what she relied on for survival in the past, and everyone was more or less despised. Only Okotto showed this emotion most obviously, and he had to sneer at her from time to time.But at the same time, he was the only one who inadvertently revealed a bit of infatuation.

The scene in front of me has been repeated in various forms in the past few days, and it seems so ordinary—ordinary, which makes Mia feel weird.

Before everyone woke up, she racked her brains to think of several excuses to explain Kira's sudden disappearance, and also thought about how to win everyone's trust if they had doubts.But in fact, all her preparations were completely useless.

Because no one doubted it at all.

No one asked Kira where they were going, and no one asked how Mia and Ulves got the bloody wounds, as if they just had an ordinary night and then ushered in an ordinary morning, Everyone is still the same as before going to bed.

It's as if... those two people never existed.

Obviously last night, they were still gathering together, eating, chatting, and laughing, as if they trusted each other and were intimate.

It stands to reason that Mia should feel relaxed at this time, but she feels as if something is blocked in her heart, which is extremely uncomfortable.

Finally, when she was about to leave, she ran to ask Rong Yuan.

"You asked how many people were awake last night?" There was an emotion in Rong Yuan's eyes that she couldn't understand: "The answer is...all of them."

This is not a peaceful world, so how many people can sleep peacefully in this place surrounded by strangers?Even when they are resting at night, they are used to maintaining due vigilance, weapons are always in their hands, and uncomfortable stones are placed under their bodies, all of which are for emergencies. Be able to wake up in the first time and start fighting.

So, yes, even though Kira was careful not to startle anyone at first, Mia didn't have that quality, and when she was tricked out of her wit by Kira, the noise she made was enough to wake everyone up.They remained asleep and watched the development of the situation. Although they all had a premonition in their hearts, they still watched Mia being cheated away unsuspectingly, and then watched Ulves and Qiao Fei catch up one after another. .

In the final analysis, although these people walked together, they did not regard each other as companions. For example, the attitude of Michelle and Okotto was that they had nothing to do with themselves.As for Zhihuo, she was actually hoping that something would happen to Mia, so that as the only woman in the team, she could get more attention and care from Rongyuan.

Rong Yuan is very clear about these things.As for Mia, even if she didn't understand at first, after being pointed out by Rong Yuan, she gradually became able to figure it out.

Seeing Mia leave in a daze as if she had been hit by some serious blow, Rong Yuan frowned, and felt again that Mia was so protected by Mi Dong that she was just as stupid as a child.He could imagine that before this, the grandfather and grandson probably lived in isolation and rarely had contact with other people, so Mia showed signs of rigorous training, and (thought he) knew the cruel current situation of Prison Star, but Facts have proved that she still has too naive illusions about people's hearts.

But what is this place?This is not a normal society where no matter how cruel the struggle is, there are rules, order and supervision. It is a place outside the law, a source of evil, a paradise for criminals, a hotbed of mental illness, a place where there is no hope and no tomorrow, and no one commits any crimes. No crime needs a lifelong prison with consequences.Here, kind and normal ordinary people are rare animals at the national treasure level. Even Heifeng and his party who got along well with him before are actually prisoners who rely on robbery to survive and have blood on their hands.

In this kind of place, if Mia continued to maintain her innocence, if she didn't meet Rong Yuan, then she would simply go out and die.

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Leido squatted in a hole dug by himself, staring at the blank and empty land in front of him, absently calculating how much property he still had.

The only pair of trousers on his body is related to the dignity of a man, so he must never sell it; his hair has grown a finger long, so maybe he can cut it off and exchange for something to eat. Just like last time, he was stunned and cut away with a sap stick; there are two grass cakes hidden in the house, but they are just in case, and it is best not to use them lightly... But he has not eaten for two days something...

A black shadow seemed to appear in the corner of his eyes, Lei Duo was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that it was a group of people appearing on the horizon, he jumped out of the hole without thinking.At the same time, there were seven or eight other people who did the same thing with him.

Running and running, Lei Duo saw clearly the appearance of this group of people, and his galloping pace immediately slowed down, changing from running to walking, and after walking a few steps, he stopped again, watching from a distance.The reactions of the others were similar to his. Those who were a little slower, that is, just ran a few meters longer, and finally stopped far away from those people. At first glance, they looked like a row of sculptures.But if you take a closer look, you will find that these people are all pale and trembling slightly, with obvious fear in their eyes.

The people like Leido are scavengers who live in the central city but have nowhere to take them in. They wander around the main mine roads leading to the central city every day, and they will rush out when they see someone approaching, selling what they can Anything bought or sold—because most of them have nothing themselves, what they can sell is information and maps. If someone is willing to pay the price, then they themselves can be traded.

However, most of those who dare to come to the central city are organizations with a considerable scale nearby. They often bring some prey, collected ores, and planted grains to the city for trading. There must be people in the team who are familiar with the central city. People lead the way, and there is not much demand for guides.At most, Lei Duo and the others exchanged the latest news that happened in the city for something. Sometimes they didn't talk well, and they would be beaten up.

The best income is when you meet those newcomers who come to Central City for the first time. The rookies who don’t know anything about the city are eager to know any useful information. No matter how insignificant the information is, they are very interested. It is easy to be fooled into paying more than expected.

But the most dangerous is also such a newcomer.The old man who has been here once knows the rules of the central city, even for scavengers like Leido, he will not kill him easily, so even if any unpleasant things happen during the transaction, at most, he will only suffer a little bit. Flesh wounds.But the rookies who don't know anything about the situation, but have killed all the way from the remote wasteland to the central city are extremely evil, and they have no fear, and they will kill if they disagree with each other.

The people who came this time were obviously newcomers.

Lei Duo basically knows some familiar faces who often take this route.But this time, he had never seen a single person who came here.Not only that, the strength of these people is simply terrifying.

Take a look at what they are wearing - an old man in front is carrying fangs more than three meters long, and the animal skin on his body seems to have been pulled off not long ago, and there is still a lot of dark red blood mixed in the hair; A man next to him has more than a dozen finger-long fangs hanging from his neck, and a shield on his arm. If you look carefully, it is actually the scales of an armored dragon; a woman has a snake with gold and red threads wrapped around her waist. Pi, that is a kind of venomous snake that Lei Duo would tremble just by hearing its name; moreover, two women in the team were able to come here safely, which has proved their great strength.As for the huge packages they were carrying and the claws protruding from the gaps in the rattan packages, Lei Duo only glanced at them, then hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to look any further.

Newbie means danger, that's why Lei Duo and others stopped.

But the rich wealth means that as long as they show a little from the cracks of their fingers, it is enough for him to eat for ten days and a half months.

Since ancient times, wealth touches people's hearts. After a while, two scavengers showed ready to move expressions. Lei Duo gritted his teeth and rushed over first, stopping at a safe distance that would not cause dissatisfaction. With the most harmless and warmest smile in his life, he said, "Welcome to Central City, my lord. Leido Orasio is at your service, my lord."

Standing opposite him was Rong Yuan.

There are seven people in the group, only this young man has nothing to carry on him, Lei Duo is very sure that he is the leader of these people.

Then, he heard a soft and pleasant voice:

"So, what can you offer me?"

Leido quickly glanced upwards, and after confirming that he was not the kind of pervert who "laughs and kills with a lick", he heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Information, my lord, all I can provide is information. For example... what The local accommodation is safe and the service is good? Which trading house has the most reasonable transaction price? Where should I go to buy weapons and food? Which forces in the city need to pay attention to, and what are the characteristics of the major forces? As long as you want to ask, There is nothing I don't know..." He glanced at Rong Yuan's expression, and he mustered up his courage to say, "Of course, the price is also..."

Ulves, who was carrying a giant tooth, put on a black face at the right time. With a black face, he snorted with his nose.

Lei Duo immediately lowered his head a lot, his forehead was about to touch the ground, and he said with trepidation: "Of course, of course, I don't dare to ask for too much, sir, just give me some as you see..."

"Don't worry, as long as you can satisfy me, I will satisfy you too." Rong Yuan said lightly.