North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 828 Special Welcome Ceremony

Jimmy had seen the portal activated several times, but he had just watched from the sidelines. This time he was going through it himself, so he was a little nervous. However, Roland had been back and forth many times, so there was no doubt that his safety would be safe.

The portal in front of me changed from a colorful light to a translucent glass, and a new world appeared on the other side.

"Okay, let's go." Roland pushed the cart in front, and Jimmy carried his backpack behind. Before entering the portal, Jimmy turned his head to look at Nia and Liam, smiled and waved, then stepped in. After a few seconds, the portal flashed twice and quickly disappeared.

Nia held Liam in her arms and watched them go in with a smile on her face. Only when the portal closed did she stop smiling. Although there was no problem with safety, she was still a little worried after all, it was Jimmy who was going there this time.

In fact, after recovering from the excitement she felt when watching the video, Nia already felt a little regretful.

Jimmy had told her many times that the other side was very dangerous, but she still wanted to go and take a look for some reason. When Jimmy agreed, she was really happy that someone was paving the way for her, but afterwards she was worried that Jimmy would also encounter danger on the other side.

He told Jimmy his thoughts several times and wanted to cancel Jimmy's plan to go to the Dark Tower world, but Jimmy refused.

Jimmy had never wanted to go to the Dark Tower world before, but now he was being ostracized at work and there was nothing else to do, so he didn't care. Since Nia really wanted to go to the other side to take a look, he would go and prepare. Anyway, no matter whether it was him or Roland, their safety would be guaranteed.

Nia carried Liam out of the basement. From then on, she would have to keep Jimmy's whereabouts a secret. Of course, the two had already discussed it before. Jimmy went out to travel and relax, but it was estimated that not many people would look for Jimmy. He took advantage of these few days to say hello to everyone he knew and go out to play for a month or two.
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There was no vibration at all when passing through the portal. In fact, Jimmy felt as if he was just passing through a layer of frosted glass. He didn't even feel blocked. Jimmy turned his head to look at the portal. Under Roland's operation, the portal closed instantly, and a stone wall appeared in front of him.

"Is this your world? It looks terrible."

Jimmy looked around. This was the interior of a building, filled with collapsed and broken debris. Many places looked unmaintained and even had thick moss. Only the area near the portal had been cleaned up, and there was also a location leading to an exit.

There are a lot of thick wires and pipes around the portal controller, which are directly connected to the outside. There are several generators next to it, and the wires have been connected to the pipes. It seems that these generators are supporting the operation of the portal.

There were a lot of boxes piled up in a corner, but it looked like many of them were empty. This should be the storage place for the supplies that Roland had transported. It was really simple.

The smell of the space here was not particularly good, with a slightly damp and rotten smell, similar to the smell inside those buildings that had not been inhabited or taken care of for a long time. Switching on his mind's eye vision, Jimmy discovered that there was a lot of space around this space, and there was even a large space where he couldn't even see the opposite wall. Obviously, the scope of this relic was very large.

Roland stopped the generator, put the cart in the corner, turned to Jimmy and said, "Well, let's go, we can go out."

Jimmy followed Roland out and saw the scene outside.

They were currently on the hillside of a mountain, with a dilapidated stronghold below. Many of the wooden houses had decayed, and some seemed to have caught fire, leaving only debris.

There was a trace of burning near the house. It looked like a pile of firewood that was deliberately piled up, but it was a bit large in scale, not as small as a bonfire lit at night.

In the center of the stronghold, there is a huge mechanical structure, which is connected to the space where they are currently through pipes. It looks like it should be the original equipment of this relic.

As the view moved away from the wooden house, grasslands and forests appeared in the distance, but some places looked very wrong, with green and yellow coexisting, and even the forest in the distance looked a little black and gray.

Jimmy stood there looking around, and Roland didn't urge him. He just stood against the wall waiting for Jimi.

Jimmy: "It's spectacular. It reminds me of places that are rarely visited by people. Do you usually live in the cabin down there?"

Roland nodded: "Well, let's go."

Not all houses in the settlement were abandoned. Roland took Jimmy to a house that looked fairly stable. After opening the door and going in, they found that it was relatively clean inside. It was obvious that Roland had tidied up the house on a regular basis. Wooden houses would inevitably be rotten and stained with moss or mushrooms, but these were only on the outside and not inside. Even though no one had lived there for more than a month, there was not much dust on the floor and tables.

Roland put down his bag and tidied the house first. Then he and Jimmy found a usable bed from the abandoned house next door. They dismantled it and moved it back to reassemble it. In this way, the living space for the two of them was built.

Living alone, it was obviously impossible for Roland to grow his own food, and this place was quite a distance away from other human settlements, so Roland basically lived on the supplies transported back and forth.

A firewood pile was built outside the cabin, and Jimmy and Roland would sit in front of the fire and chat at night. They mainly talked about some situations of survival in this world, such as how to get meat and where to trade with others. These things were not a problem for Roland. He would go out every once in a while to purchase and exchange some food, mainly vegetables and grains. As for meat, he had to hunt it himself.

There is a well next to the camp, in a special well house. The groundwater can be drunk, but there is no guarantee that there will be no harmful substances in the water. Jimmy nodded slightly. Fortunately, he was smart. There was a portable water purifier in the backpack prepared for outdoor survival. Although it cannot completely filter out harmful substances, at least it can ensure that the water drawn from the well can be a little cleaner.

In addition, Roland has cleaned up a lot of areas around the ruins in the past few months. As long as there are no major accidents, it should be safe here.

When arriving in a new place, Jimmy would definitely follow Roland's experience first. He was not here to conquer the world, but just to pave the way for Nia. As long as he could ensure safety and survive, that would be good enough.

In a place like this, there is definitely no entertainment at night. Jimmy and Roland chatted for a while, then they put out the fire and went back to rest. Jimmy took out a sleeping bag from his backpack. Since he was not sure about the temperature, he decided to stay in the sleeping bag on the first night to experience it.

"Boom!" Jimmy was instantly awakened by a violent shaking while sleeping soundly. "Roland..." He just shouted, and Roland had already sat up and ran to the door without stopping.

Jimmy didn't care about anything else. He rolled to the ground, crawled out of the sleeping bag and ran out.

There was an earthquake. That was the first wave of tremors. Both of them were awakened by the shock. Now they were standing outside with only the dim lighting of the crescent moon. They didn't dare go back to the room because there wouldn't just be one wave of earthquakes. There would definitely be continuous aftershocks, just with different intensities.

"Damn it, is this how the world welcomes me?"

Jimmy stood next to Roland and looked around.

"Relax, it's just an earthquake."

Roland didn't seem too nervous. After leaving the house, they had no roof over their heads, and the collapsed house next to them would not hit them, so they were safe.

Jimmy: "How many earthquakes are there here?"

Roland: "No, there haven't been any earthquakes in the past few months. We've experienced many earthquakes before. I've said that this world is heading towards decline, and the occurrence of various abnormal natural and man-made disasters is understandable."

Jimmy was dumbfounded, he had never experienced such a disaster before. Fortunately, they were staying in a wooden house which was close to the door and easy to get out. If an earthquake occurred in the building, they would probably not have time to run away.

Of course, earthquakes come in different sizes. If it is a small earthquake, they may not even feel it and it will pass.

The magnitude of this earthquake was very small. Although there is no way to measure the magnitude of the earthquake, even the decayed houses nearby did not collapse. It is obvious that this earthquake would not be very large.

After waiting for a long time and seeing no more aftershocks, Roland walked towards the house and said, "It should be safe now. Take a rest. We have to go out for a walk tomorrow."

Jimmy: "Oh, we still have to be careful. Let's stay outside. I'll get the sleeping bags out."

Roland: "That's not necessary. I've experienced earthquakes of this magnitude many times. Don't worry."

Jimmy thought about it and followed Roland back to the room. However, this time he did not fall into a deep sleep. He woke up every time after sleeping for a while, which made him feel even worse.

Jimmy got up as soon as it was daybreak and checked the room in the bright light. The tables and chairs and other furniture were not collapsed, but just slightly moved. This was normal and not a big problem.

Roland watched Jimmy wandering around the house and looking around. He didn't say anything and just lay there watching him work.

Perhaps because he had experienced too many things, Roland often didn't care much about these things, as if it was just a small earthquake.

Jimmy opened the door, took a walk outside, then came to the location of the portal and carefully checked the generator and lines. He was relieved to make sure there were no obvious problems.

I didn't notice it before, but when I checked it this time, I found that in addition to the generator, there are several large batteries here. These batteries are connected to the generator, and obviously provide standby energy for the generator.

After checking here for a while, Roland saw that Jimmy had not returned yet, so he came out to look for him. Seeing Jimmy observing the generator and battery, he explained the situation here to him.

These batteries and generators are the key equipment for Roland's round trips. Every time he returns to Earth, he will set the shutdown time and startup time of the generator. In this way, as long as he determines the time when the generator starts, he can use the portals on both sides to synchronize and start the fixed round-trip portal.

This is indeed a very effective plan. The only problem is that we cannot stay on Earth for too long. Once the batteries are used up and the generator cannot be started on time, we will not be able to stay here when we are teleported back from Earth again. According to Roland, we will appear randomly in other places. Last time, he was dozens of kilometers away from here, and he had to work hard to bring supplies back.

Jimmy looked at Roland in surprise. How did he come up with this idea? He had always thought that Roland would start the generator when he returned, and then keep it running until he returned and turned it off. When Roland came back yesterday, he also turned off the generator immediately, so Jimmy had this idea.

After listening to Roland's plan, Jimmy suddenly realized that there was a hole in his brain. How much fuel would it take for the generator to run for a month? How could it run all the time? Obviously, the current plan was the most appropriate.

Roland was not stupid. He had considered the plan before when he had to travel back and forth. Later, when he was purchasing generators, he discussed the plan with the store staff and chose the versions that can set the start and stop times.

Jimmy still admired Roland very much. Although this plan was not particularly reliable, at least it could solve their problem of traveling back and forth between the two worlds and making a short stop. The two of them sorted out the supplies in the corner, ate breakfast, and began to observe the surroundings.

For Roland, this area is already very safe, but for Jimmy, he still needs to confirm it. After all, Nia will come here later, and even little Liam may come here in a few years. It is very important to use this ruin to establish a fixed base, provided that all threats are eliminated.

Fortunately, this ruin looks very solid. If we can clean up the space next to it, we may be able to build a safe house.

After Roland walked Jimmy around for a while, he started to pack his things: "Jimmy, wait here, I need to go find someone first, I should be back in a few days."

Jimmy nodded: "By the way, how are you going to get out?"

Roland: "I will go to the nearby settlement first. There are enough supplies for you here. Don't run around. You will get lost."

Jimmy saw Roland off, but he still felt a little weird watching him walk away on foot. Although there was no gas station here and he couldn't drive, he didn't have to walk, right?
Well, next time I return to Earth, I must prepare a few more bicycles. Of course, there are no roads here, so a mountain bike should be a good choice. I will choose one after I go back.

For motorcycles, if you can only store a certain amount of gasoline here and cannot refuel elsewhere, then you probably can only drive around nearby.

(End of this chapter)