Cataclysm King

Chapter 233 Song Yu

“Hey, little turtle dove, don’t waste such good black bread on this guy. He’s been in a coma for a whole day, and he’s definitely not going to survive.”

"But he is obviously still alive. It's just a piece of bread. I'm a child and can't eat so much. Besides, our black bread was also donated by the distinguished lady of the Rose Chamber of Commerce. I can use it to save others, so that's great. But that’s it.”

"Oh, you naive fool! Why don't you exchange the half piece of bread for a few copper coins? You will regret it when you starve yourself."

“No way. Hey, this gentleman is awake!”

ˆ “.”

Ji Xun woke up early.

 But he was in a very bad state.

Like being severely seasick, my whole mind is dizzy.

He vaguely heard that it was raining outside, it was wet and quite cold.

Someone also opened his mouth and poured a sticky substance into him.

 Oh, the taste is terrible.

　　It seemed like the cold water had soaked the brown bread, making it sticky like paste.

This is the most unpleasant way to eat black bread in Ji Xun's opinion.

 But the body desperately needs energy.

The rich aroma of wheat made him feel as if he had eaten the most delicious thing in his life.

After the energy slightly made up for the body's deficit, the consciousness returned to the body from the turbid state.

Ji Xun opened his eyes.

He saw a pair of big pure eyes, staring at him in surprise: "Sir, are you awake?"

 “Have I traveled through time again?”

 This was the first reaction in Ji Xun's mind.

 Just like the time he traveled to the 407 extra-dimensional space, he found that his body was in terrible shape after he woke up.

The whole body is weak, the strong muscles seem to have been sucked dry, and the bones are visible to the naked eye.

 Still naked.

Probably the five or six-year-old kid next to him found a piece of rag for him somewhere and used it as pants, so it wasn't embarrassing.

 “That’s not right. I don’t seem to have traveled through time.”

Ji Xun felt it.

Although the mantra power in the body is empty, the extraordinary abilities are still there.

 He can sense the existence of "qi" and can also clearly perceive the various elements and laws floating around him.

The attribute panels of Enlightenment are also there.

 Just an additional negative status of "extreme weakness".

What happened to the end, his head was like the pain after the drunkard broke the film, which made him take a breath with his teeth.

At this time, the little boy beside him blinked again and asked with concern: "Sir, are you okay?"

ˆ “.”

Ji Xun's throat felt as if molten iron had been poured into his throat and he was speechless.

 After meditating for a moment, I suppressed the tingling pain in my head.

 Originally, I wanted to use the "Immortal Curse" to restore some physical condition, but after trying it, I found that it was completely useless.

Ji Xun instantly understood his current situation: "Is the high-level law eroding?"

 He is already a third-level card master after all, and his body is extremely strong.

 For ordinary injuries, the recovery ability of the werewolf and dragonborn bloodline attached to the professional card is enough to heal automatically.

 But right now, even using the Immortality Curse cannot alleviate this weak state.

In other words, the cause is some high-level law that he cannot understand.

 And one more thing.

His current "Gluttony" secret method will automatically absorb elements and condense the curse power even if he does not deliberately meditate on it. However, the curse power is now slowly increasing from single digits, and the recovery is very slow.

There are various signs that his body was eroded by some unknown high-level law.

  None of his current methods can stop this erosion.

 Fortunately, that negative state is slowly dissipating on its own.

 Your health is getting better.

The little boy on the side looked at his weak look and thought he was hungry. He took out a small piece of black bread hidden in his pocket and said, "Sir, I have another piece of bread here. If you are hungry, you can take it." eat."

Ji Xun did not look at the bread, but looked at the little boy in front of him.

 Looking to be six or seven years old, very thin.

Wearing a dirty and tattered newsboy outfit, he looks like a beggar.

 But his skin is delicate, his eyes are clear, and he is not numb to suffering. Perhaps he has just been a beggar.

 “So you were saved by him?”

Ji Xun’s thoughts gradually became clearer.

Even though his current body does not need to be saved, he will not die so easily.

 But it is always good.

"Thanks."

His body was in desperate need of energy. He said weakly without any ink, took the bread from the boy's hand, and took a small bite of a piece.

 The bread crumbs are decomposed into maltose by saliva in the mouth, and the sweet smell of wheat fills the mouth.

  After replenishing glycogen, the brain quickly regains energy for thinking.

Ji Xun lay there for another ten minutes before finally remembering what happened.

 Before losing consciousness, he should have been in Honglou, reading the letter from the mysterious pen pal.

 Then he was swept away by a mysterious force and lost consciousness.

"I seem to have been transported here by that catastrophic object [X-077-Time stamp]? And the negative state on my body may be caused by the erosion of space laws?"

He vaguely figured out something.

 But I’m very curious about what’s going on.

 The clown mask cannot be taken away by others, but there is nothing on it.

 So now it seems that his "body" should have been transported.

 So I didn’t bring any external items such as storage rings.

 Still bare buttocks.

Since he was not dead, Ji Xun's eyes overflowed with a smile.

He was very interested in this magical encounter and speculated in his mind: "That stamp can actually teleport people away? So, where am I being teleported to now?"

 After eating the last bit of bread, he felt that he finally had the strength to speak.

He looked at the boy beside him and asked, "What's your name?"

The boy said: "Everyone calls me 'Little Turtle Dove'. You can also call me that, sir."

"oh."

Ji Xun looked around. It looked like a shanty town, with patched tents everywhere.

 The air was filled with a strange smell of feces and urine.

It occasionally rains in the underground city, and everything outside is wet and full of mud.

 No matter where you look at it, it doesn’t look like a sinless city.

 He asked: "Where is this?"

 “Sir, don’t you remember?”

The boy glanced at Ji Xun and thought of something: "Oh, that's right! You must be too hungry. In the morning, I found you fainted by the tent because of hunger."

Ji Xun didn’t say anything while listening.

His current skinny state really looks like he fainted from hunger.

It could be seen that the boy was cheerful and talkative. He was different from ordinary beggars. He should have learned some knowledge. He added: "This is Bolton Machinery Town. The territory of Baron Bolton. Most of us fled from Rum County in the west. You should have heard that there is a famine over there. By the way, sir, where are you from?"

ˆ “.”

Ji Xun has seen the federal map before and has some impression of Rum County.

　　Seems to be in the western part of the Federation?

 But the distribution of cities in the underground world is not flat, and he is not sure where exactly it is.

And I’ve never heard of this Bolton Mechanical Town.

Thinking about it, he asked directly: "Is this far from the Innocence City?"

 “Where is the Innocence City?”

The little boy was puzzled, tilted his head to think, and said apologetically: "Sorry sir, except this time, I have never left Rum County in my whole life. I never heard of the 'Innocent City' you mentioned. ."

ˆ “.”

Ji Xun didn’t care when he heard it.

It is normal for a "little turtle dove" of this age to have never heard of the sinful place at the end of the world.

But what is certain is that he is really no longer in Sinless City.

 But still in the original world.

At this time, a gust of cool wind blew, making people shiver slightly.

The little boy thought of something again and hurriedly explained: "Oh, sorry, there is one more thing. When I found you, your clothes were gone. Maybe the scavengers took them away. So I gave You found a sack."

Probably because he was afraid that Ji Xun would misunderstand that he took the clothes, he wanted to explain one more thing.

Ji Xun interrupted him and said with a smile: "Thank you."

 Looking into a person's eyes, he knows that the other person is not lying.

As he spoke, he added: "Thank you for saving me, and for your bread and clothes."

 His smile made the little boy infected, and he smiled brightly: "You're welcome."

Ji Xun had already looked at this simple tent out of the corner of his eye. There was nothing except a dirty blanket.

 It is small and crude.

 It doesn’t look like there is anyone else living there.

He was an orphan himself. He guessed something and asked casually: "Little Turtle Dove, where are your parents?"

When this topic was mentioned, the little boy's cheerful smile immediately faded. He rubbed his fingers and said, "I don't know. Before the war, my father was drafted to the front line. Then the war came to our town. My mother, I, and the adults in the town We fled together to the train station. There were too many people, so she pushed me onto the roof of the train. When the train started, my mother couldn’t climb up, so she asked the fat aunt next door to take care of me. Later on the way to Bolton Town, the fat aunt He also got separated."

As he spoke, his eyes sparkled.

But he seemed to have thought of something, and he was strong enough not to let tears flow out of the corners of his eyes.

ˆ “.”

Ji Xun fell into a brief silence when he heard this.

A five- or six-year-old child is running away from home alone. How reluctant his mother is to let him go when she pushes him onto the train.

 It is really rare to be able to maintain such pure kindness.

 He did not ask more about the child's family, but instead asked: "Are you afraid alone?"

Little Turtle Dove tilted her head and thought: "I was a little scared before, but after fighting everywhere, I became less afraid."

Ji Xun saw the sudden light in his eyes and asked curiously: "Oh?"

The little turtledove thought of something, put a cheerful smile on his face again, and said seriously: "When we left at the train station, my mother told me that I was already a man, and like my father, I could take care of myself. She told me to follow my fat aunt obediently, and when the war is over and I return to town, I can be reunited with my parents."

 As he said this, Ji Xun saw an innocent light called "hope" in his eyes.

 Perhaps in the eyes of a child his age, his mother’s words are the greatest truth in the world.

Mother said they would definitely reunite, and the little turtledove believed it.

 Thinking that when the war is over, he will be able to see his dearest parents again.

Ji Xun looked at that childish and innocent face and couldn't bear to tell the cruel world that adults saw.

The little turtledove seemed to be full of expectations and longing for the reunion with her parents in the future, and added: "And everyone is also very good. Sparrow, Xiaolu, Laolin, and Dashan are all friends I met on the road, and they all take good care of me. Listen. They said if they could only wait a little longer, the war would be over."

"Um."

Ji Xun listened.

 Just nodded silently.

He didn’t want to break a young boy’s innocent fantasy and asked: “What does your father do?”

Speaking of his father, Little Turtle Pigeon puffed up his chest with pride: "My father is a doctor in the town, and he is also a very powerful card master. According to current reports, my father was also a very powerful hunter in the past, and he has been to many dangerous places. The place."

 My mother’s words were the truth that I firmly believed in during my childhood.

Then father is the most majestic mountain.

 His bright pupils showed only deep expectations for the future, and he added: "When I grow up, I also want to be a card master like my father, and I also want to be a very powerful hunter."

Ji Xun heard this and smiled: "Yeah. You will become a very powerful card master."

Little Turtle Dove looked at the eyes that were looking at her, and felt a little embarrassed. Suddenly she realized something, and like an adult, she apologized very rudely: "By the way, I almost forgot to ask for your name, sir."

Ji Xun said calmly: "Just call me Chaoyang."

 After all, he is still a wanted criminal and his clown mask is gone, so it is better to be careful.

Little Turtle Dove didn't care at all and said: "Mr. Chaoyang, are you a card master?"

Ji Xun was noncommittal and asked with a chuckle: "How did you figure it out?" "I guessed it."

Little Turtle Dove blinked, his eyes shone with intelligence, and added: "I feel that you are different from others."

ˆ “.”

Ji Xun smiled and said nothing.

After all, Little Turtle Dove is more curious at this age. Hearing Ji Xun’s acquiescence, he blinked again and asked, “Are you awesome?”

Ji Xun thought about it and said half-jokingly: "It's a bit awesome."

When the little turtledove heard this, he became even more interested and asked: "How powerful is it? Is it as powerful as Uncle Roko in our town? Oh, I forgot to introduce him. Uncle Roko is an official card master. Dad said that he is a [fighter] and a very powerful hunter!"

Ji Xun didn’t explain much: “Yeah, more or less.”

Little Turtle Dove wanted to say something else, but at this moment the shack outside became lively.

Before Ji Xun understood what was happening, anticipation appeared on Little Turtle Dove's face. She turned around and asked eagerly: "Sir, can you still leave? If you can, we can go to the town to get bread together. Today is the Rose Chamber of Commerce again Bread-giving day. Oh, if you are lucky, you can see that very beautiful lady."

 Looking really urgent, this guy finished a long sentence in one breath.

Ji Xun was also interested and said, "Well, I should be able to leave."

 He needs some food now.

 You also need to understand where you have been transported.

Ji Xun walked out of the tent, and there was already a lot of excitement outside.

 There were thousands of tents here, and a large group of refugees sprang out of them.

Little Turtle Dove could have run ahead by himself. Looking at the weak Ji Xun, he stopped to help him and said urgently: "Sir, we have to hurry up. Otherwise, if we go too late, we may not be able to get it."

"Um."

Although Ji Xun is weak, he still has no problem walking.

 The two of them quickly shuttled through the tent.

Although the light here is dim, Ji Xun's night vision is very good and he can see his surroundings clearly at a glance.

Ji Xun looked at the sky and thought to himself: "The cave space here is much higher than that of Innocence City."

 The tent area was just outside the town. The two of them followed the flow of people and soon arrived in the town.

 The air is filled with a thick smell of soot.

There is a large area of ​​small red-roofed stone houses here.

Ji Xun looked into the distance and said with surprise, "Hey, it's actually a mechanical city?"

He had seen a cluster of tall towers with lights on behind the town before, and thought they were some kind of building.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a mechanical castle made of countless huge rivets and rusty iron plates.

Chimneys above the castle are emitting white smoke all the time.

There are exaggerated cannons on the edge of the city, and there are incredibly large steel tracks at the bottom.

 “It’s really an exaggeration”

Ji Xun had only seen photos of "Machine City" in newspapers before.

This is another miracle in this world besides extraordinary cards, the super exaggerated giant mechanical city.

This underground world relies heavily on mining, so many remote mining cities in the Federation are these giant multi-functional mechanical castles that can be moved.

It itself has the functions of drilling, mining and refining.

 It can also accommodate hundreds of thousands of people.

 It is an industrial town in the true sense.

 After the ore is mined in one place, the mechanical city will be moved to another place, and the city and residents will also move with it.

This is pure black technology in the steam age.

Ji Xun didn’t expect to see the real thing now.

 He had seen some small mechanical war fortresses in the Old Continent before, but they were small in scale.

This is the first time I have seen something like this.

Ji Xun looked at the novelty and took a few more glances.

 He and Little Turtle Dove also squeezed into the town and lined up at the back of the queue.

 “Wow, there’s also meat porridge today!”

“Oh, that lady from the Rose Chamber of Commerce is really a kind and kind angel. I praise her for her long life.”

"That's right. The other Dog Merchant Guilds are eager to exploit every coin in our pockets, and the products are expensive and inferior. Only the Rose Merchant Guild sells products that we poor people can afford, which are cheap and easy to use."

“Have you heard that not only food is provided, but the new factory of the Rose Chamber of Commerce has also opened and is recruiting workers. It is said that the salary can be two hundred yuan a month.”

 “Really?! Oh, my God, I grow sugar cane for the manor owner and it only costs 500 yuan a year!”

ˆ “.”

Ji Xun listened in the crowd, isn’t this salary level too low?

Even the lowest salary in Innocence City is two to three thousand.

 Two hundred is a high salary here?

Ji Xun always felt that something was wrong.

 Looking at their attire, most of these civilians wore very rough handmade linen clothes.

 But even in places like the Innocence City, where criminals are exiled, people generally wear mechanically spun clothes.

 What is this situation? Is the textile industry lagging behind?

 It didn’t take long for the team to line up.

Ji Xun didn’t see anything dangerous.

In such a remote town, I didn’t see any wanted notices.

 He also breathed a sigh of relief.

 Just when Ji Xun was queuing up to receive bread in the town.

 Machine City.

 The apartment of Rose Chamber of Commerce.

 A girl wearing a light blue princess dress was immersed in writing a letter.

 She didn't know what she thought of, but her pretty face blushed slightly.

 In the quiet room, you can clearly hear the beating of your heart.

“Mr. Chaoyang, I hope you are safe. If possible, I. I hope we can meet after you finish handling your affairs?”

 Seeing the letter she had written, the girl said to herself:

“Ah, people say that ladies don’t take the initiative to invite boys to meet. Isn’t that a bit too bold?”

"But it sounds like Mr. Chaoyang is a very dangerous profession. Is he a hunter? If we don't meet, we may not see you again. Well! You did the right thing, Miss Ayu!"

“I don’t know what happened to Mr. Chaoyang. I really hope he is safe.”

 “It’s strange, why [stamp] didn’t respond this time.”

ˆ “.”

 The girl finished writing the letter and put the stamp on the new cover.

While tinkering, he muttered to himself to cheer up his blushing face.

 Writing this boldest letter in life is really uneasy for a lady.

However, before his thoughts could be straightened out, there was a knock on the door suddenly.

 “Duh, duh, duh!”

 Very urgent.

Before she could respond, a fat woman seemed to have entered her room and barged in.

 The girl quickly put the letter in the drawer and said quietly: "Auntie, can you please not enter my room randomly next time? I am dealing with very important things."

The fat lady said nonchalantly: "Didn't I knock on the door?"

As she spoke, the fat on her face shook, and she said with exaggerated emotion: "Oh, my good niece, do you think your aunt is an outsider?"

 Although the girl was not very happy.

 But he didn’t say anything.

 After all, this is my biological aunt.

 The fat woman walked into the room and placed the bag encrusted with gems in her hand on the table.

Those small eyes, shining with shrewd light, quietly looked around the room.

 Seems like he wants to see if there is anyone hiding.

 A girl’s thoughts cannot be hidden from someone like her.

She doesn’t want her family’s property to be coveted and stolen by people who don’t know where it came from.

While looking around the house, the fat woman nagged: "Ayu, don't blame your aunt for nagging you. As a girl, you don't want to hang out with the poor all day long. What kind of bread are you giving out? You don't know that these two months How many gold coins has our Chamber of Commerce lost in this regard? Your mother will definitely feel distressed if she knows about it. Humph, you have given those poor devils nothing to gain. I think, let’s put out another batch today, and then we will be able to Stop it and stop doing it.”

 “Aunt, that’s not the case.”

 The girl has heard this more than once.

But she also explained patiently: "There is a war in Rum County, and there is a famine, and many refugees are coming. We only lost a little money, but if we don't help them, many people may starve to death. Besides, it's not really a loss. . If they are willing to work, the new factory of the Chamber of Commerce will not have to worry about workers. By then, the output will increase, and the quality and cost will continue to be reduced. This will be a great benefit to our future development."

Her kindness is willing to let her pay some money, even if there is no return at all.

What’s more, she also saw many business opportunities that others did not.

 She was convinced that it was all worth it.

The fat woman heard some words she couldn't understand and could only say: "Oh, where did you learn these weird terms. My aunt has also been running a chamber of commerce for decades, so she has more experience than you. I'm telling you, stop messing around. The Chamber of Commerce is already pretty good now, but if it continues, it might cause trouble."

ˆ “.”

The girl was very disapproving, but she didn't dare to refute. She just muttered in her heart: "The experience and vision of adults are really far behind Mr. Chaoyang."

 The more she communicated with these old antiques, the more she realized how powerful that pen pal was.

 It is not the thinking of the same era at all.

 Hmph, old antique!

After all, she didn't want to listen to her aunt's nagging. After listening to it for a while, the girl suddenly made an excuse and said hurriedly: "Oh, I almost forgot! The factory is recruiting workers today and there are very important arrangements. I have to go out and check it out! Aunt, I can't We’re here to entertain you, please take a rest in the apartment first, sorry.”

As he spoke, the girl had a quirky smile on her face, then hurriedly ran out of the door.

"you"

The fat woman looked bored too.

 She didn't find any "outsiders", so she left the room with confidence.

 The girl walked out of the room and suddenly felt very happy.

 She led a few guards down the machine city.

  Came to the town.

 In the past, she would personally distribute food to the refugees every time she gave out bread at the Chamber of Commerce.

 But later there were too many people, and the chamber of commerce management was afraid that she would be unsafe, so fewer came.

　Now this appearance immediately caused a huge sensation.

“Look, Miss Song is out!”

 “Wow, she is as beautiful as an angel.”

“Oh, this is the president of the Rose Chamber of Commerce? Praise the kind and beautiful angel.”

ˆ “.”

As soon as the girl came out, all the refugees turned their attention to her.

 Everyone unconsciously protected their chest with one hand and bowed respectfully.

 This is the respect and love that people have from the bottom of their hearts.

The girl looked at everyone, held her skirt, and returned a lady's curtsey.

 This flattered the refugees.

 Elsewhere, it is absolutely impossible for aristocratic girls to return gifts to commoners.

 In the crowd, Ji Xun naturally saw the young lady in a blue skirt for the first time.

He has seen many beauties with different characteristics, such as the cold and arrogant Chujiu, the arrogant and pretty Catalina, the charming Qin Rushi. Even Dong Qi and Nan Jing are very good-looking.

So when Ji Xun looked at the girl in the blue dress from the Rose Chamber of Commerce, she was not so beautiful that he couldn't take his eyes away at first sight.

 But the more you look at it, the more you feel it has a special and inexplicably attractive temperament.

The facial features are well -behaved, the black hair is like a waterfall, the eyebrows are fresh and elegant, and the star eyes are flashing with a little starlight.

The blue princess dress also outlines the graceful figure of an exclusive girl.

She just stood there quietly, as if there was a filter lingering around her body, and her whole person exuded the radiance of pure humanity with good intentions.

Ji Xun looks at people not based on their looks, but on their souls.

This was the first time he met such a girl with eyes as pure as the stars in the summer night sky.

The little turtle dove on the side actually understood it at such a young age, and sighed with emotion: "That lady is so beautiful."

Ji Xun felt something as if he was listening.

Even though it was the first time he met her, he still felt that she seemed familiar and murmured: "What's her name?"

Little Turtle Dove thought for a while, but said uncertainly: "It seems. It seems to be called, Song. Song Yu?"

   It's a little caviny.

 (End of this chapter)