Chapter 102 Temporary Nest

In addition, there is a paragraph on the back of the map, also written in red marker.

The handwriting of this passage is beautiful and mellow. It is Cai'er's handwriting.

It says on it.

"Rongrong, if you come back and see this map, then follow the instructions on the map to find us. Xin Jue and I will regularly tie some red cloth on the road signs to guide you. In addition, we also took Grandma Jiang, Jiang Suan, Qi Hao and others with us. We will help you protect them, don't worry. Finally, I hope you have a safe journey."

Cai'er's handwriting was very neat, and every stroke was carefully written. It was obvious that she wrote very seriously. Jiang Rong reached out and touched the words, then carefully refolded the map and put it into the backpack behind him.

Jiang Rong had disappeared for three whole months. People like Xin Jue and Cai'er, who were more stable, would rather believe that she was stuck than believe that she was dead.

As for those who are mentally unstable...

Jiang Rong is now afraid that her grandmother will worry too much.

It is the end of the world now. The old man is very old and has to travel under such circumstances. What's more, the whereabouts of his beloved granddaughter, whose life or death is unknown, is unknown.

Jiang Rong can only pray in his heart now, hoping that everyone is safe and sound.

As for the two little ones at home, children are heartless and they may get better after being sad for a few days. Jiang Rong was not too worried.

At this time, Jiang Rong had already memorized part of the route that Xin Jue and his team took to the north.

Their first stop was to take the national highway to Shangqing City.

When they left, the snow on the ground around them had probably not melted yet. The road conditions were unclear under the snow, and there were also restrictions on vehicle types, so it was relatively safest to take the national highway or expressway.

Jiang Rong roughly calculated the time in his mind at this moment. If the time did not change roughly, then there would only be about five days left before the second major change occurred.

She needed to try to catch up with them in these five days.

If we fail to catch up, the situation will become more complicated after the great change is over.

When that time comes, the world will be truly lively...

Thinking of this, Jiang Rong did not delay any longer. He turned off the power in the house, locked the door and ran downstairs.

Of course, in order to avoid the mutant rats that were everywhere, she had to hide in the space twice. Anyway, there shouldn't be many people around, so Jiang Rong had fewer concerns when entering and exiting the space.

*

Three days later, in Province A.

A small, shabby van was driving at a constant speed on the highway in Province A.

Sitting in the driver's seat of the car, Jiang Rong saw a familiar red cloth bag on the tall road sign on the right from a distance.

Then continue driving.

Jiang Rong walked quite unsteadily along the way.

She encountered seven or eight human robbers. When they saw that her car was tattered and empty, they basically let her go.

There were also some people who had bad intentions, but they were all killed by her in the end.

Then there was the heavy rain. Since the second day after she woke up, the drizzle in the sky turned into a heavy downpour. It rained for three days in a row. Some cities with poor drainage have now begun to accumulate water. Finally, there were mutant beasts. However, relatively speaking, in places far away from the city center, the interference of mutant beasts was the smallest.

Jiang Rong was only wearing a black summer sportswear at the moment. In just two or three days, the temperature outside had begun to soar, from minus 5 degrees Celsius when she woke up to 30 degrees Celsius, and the temperature was still continuing to rise.

Jiang Rong looked at the soaring temperature, his face remained the same as usual, but his heart was becoming more and more anxious.

She knew this from her past life. In her past life, when the temperature soared, it rose all the way from minus 40 degrees Celsius to over 50 degrees Celsius in the end. In some extreme places, the temperature even reached over 70 degrees Celsius, making it impossible for ordinary humans to live there.

When the weather is cold, people can still wear more clothes and burn things to keep warm, but when the weather is hot, especially when the temperature is extremely high, without effective cooling, ordinary people can easily get heat stroke and die.

Not to mention the large-scale water shortage and other problems that will arise in the future.

But these are all things of the past. Right now, Jiang Rong just hopes that he can catch up with Xin Jue and the others as soon as possible.

*

Two days later, Jiang Rong finally drove her broken van into S Province.

S Province is a coastal province. After passing S Province, it is her final destination, Beijing City, G Province.

However, when Jiang Rong looked at the red fog that was gradually rising outside the car, he knew that he could not drive forward today.

These red fogs, which appeared from nowhere, will quickly become thicker in the following period of time, and the visibility on the road will drop sharply. These red fogs will probably last for three days and three nights, and then dissipate again.

The world will undergo a radical change.

Jiang Rong drove the car into the underground parking lot of a large shopping mall, and then with a thought, he put the car into the space.

She will stay here for the next three days until the red fog outside dissipates and she continues on her journey.

However, the road ahead may be more difficult.

Her special ability can neither allow her to fly nor burrow into the ground, so it is really useless when she is traveling or hiding.

But thinking back to his previous life, Jiang Rong still felt that he was content.

Be contented and happy.

The shopping mall where Jiang Rong is currently located is a nationally renowned chain shopping mall. It covers a very large area, with a total of six floors and a diameter of several hundred meters.

The first floor has gold and groceries, the second floor has clothing, the third floor has home appliances and games, the fourth floor has snacks, the fifth floor has restaurants, and the sixth floor has a movie theater. This is roughly the classification. There are many shops inside, and some of them are not entirely opened according to this classification.

As for how did you know that Jiang Rong hasn’t entered yet?

She had visited several stores when she passed through Province A. As long as it was a shopping mall selling this brand, they basically had the same category.

Half an hour later, the red fog outside the mall was so thick that nothing could be seen more than one meter away.

Jiang Rong had already successfully entered the mall before this. There was no normal door for her to go through. She had no other choice but to violently dismantle it again, and then put it back together again after entering the mall through a small door...

Fortunately, she now has enough tools and strength in her space.

As for whether the quality of the one she installed could compare with the original one, Jiang Rong didn't know.

Jiang Rong walked in from the small passage on the first floor of the mall, but did not completely leave the passage. He just walked to the entrance of the mall and looked up.

As expected.

There is light.

There are still people here.

In several shopping malls I passed by before, there were also people like this. They simply converted the shopping malls into their own homes, and then enclosed all the supplies in the malls and took them for themselves.

In the end times, this kind of behavior is understandable. As long as the other party is strong enough to protect these things, there is nothing wrong with it.

However, this is not very friendly to passers-by like Jiang Rong. If he cannot defeat him, it would basically be a wasted trip.

From the position of the lights, Jiang Rong could tell that most of the people were currently gathered in the snack area on the fourth floor.

In addition to the red fog that has appeared outside, if there are children among the people above, those people should be guarding the children now.

After all, this is a crucial opportunity to become a superpower.

Most of those who fell into a coma in this mutation were young children. Some of them would develop special powers after waking up, while some would not experience any changes. Some who were less lucky might turn into the bloody people like those in Xiao Zheng Village.

Thinking of this, Jiang Suan’s childish little face flashed through Jiang Rong’s mind.

I don’t know what happened to them.

Jiang Rong was distracted for a moment, and the next moment a kitchen knife appeared in front of him.

The man came very quickly. Jiang Rong only felt a gust of hot wind blowing on his face. When he looked again, he saw that the man was holding a kitchen knife two inches away from his neck.

Jiang Rong's expression slightly widened, so fast.

However, the other party did not seem to have the intention to kill.

Because it had been raining for nearly half a month and the temperature continued to rise, the air was humid and hot. Most people had already taken off their heavy and long coats and put on light summer clothes.

The person opposite Jiang Rong is no exception.

Seeing that there was no killing intent in the other party's eyes, Jiang Rong now looked at him unscrupulously.

Like most of the people Jiang Rong met along the way, his body and face were covered with festering wounds, in addition to many healed scars.

"I'm just passing by. There's red fog outside now and I can't continue my journey. I just want to stay at your place for a few days."

Jiang Rong raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, and simultaneously said words of weakness.

In fact, she was definitely not just passing by. If she just wanted to stay here, she could just go into the space directly.

But she had no other intention in coming in, just to see if there was anyone around, and if not, to go shopping in the mall. Anyway, she couldn't go anywhere these days, so she would collect as many supplies as she could. Although there were still a lot of supplies in the space, she had a hoarding habit, and would feel uncomfortable if she didn't stock up.

But if the mall is already occupied by someone else, then of course she doesn't want to get into conflict with them, so she'd just treat it as if she's really staying there for a few days.

The person opposite her looked at her suspiciously, not quite believing it.

"I'm just downstairs. I won't go upstairs. I'll leave as soon as the fog clears."

After that, the two men were in a stalemate for a moment, and the man took back his kitchen knife.

"Come with me."

Who would feel at ease if there is no one watching down there?

Seeing this, Jiang Rong retracted his raised hands and walked obediently behind the man.

Then the two of them walked up to the fourth floor, guarding against each other.

At this time, because the red fog outside was getting thicker and thicker, the inside of the mall was also reflected in red, but in general there was still light, and basic vision was not affected.

Jiang Rong followed the man and looked around silently.

There were a lot of people, both men and women, young and old.

Compared with the other shopping malls Jiang Rong has visited, this one is very clean.

And the atmosphere of life is also very strong.

There are pots, pans, and utensils available.

I guess these people have been here for some time.

Because people with special abilities can sense each other, Jiang Rong can now tell which ones are special abilities and which ones are ordinary people with just a glance.

From what she had seen so far, there were about two to three hundred people, scattered around the fourth floor. Among them, there were about 50 people with special abilities, and five of them were above the second level.

Among these five, there is one second-level senior and two second-level intermediates.

These are the things she can roughly determine at the moment.

The one leading the way in front of her was one of the second-level intermediates.

"Just stay here and don't move around, otherwise not everyone here will be like me."

"OK."

"What's your name?" Jiang Rong asked proactively. She might stay here for the next three days, and it would always be good to have someone she could talk to during this period.

Moreover, this person's supernatural powers are considered to be among the best here, so his status should be quite high.

When the man heard Jiang Rong actually asked him his name, he looked slightly surprised.

It has been a year since the end of the world, and this person...

Jiang Rong: Hmm?

What's that look in this person's eyes?

She is fearless now, right? Please don't look at her like a fool!

"Luo Xing."

After hearing this, Jiang Rong made an OK gesture.

However, Luo Xing, who turned and left as he spoke, didn't see it at all.

Jiang Rong...

Jiang Rong was now taken to a corridor, a short corridor connecting shops on both sides.

The other people in the mall were either in the shops on both sides or directly in the corridors on both sides. She was the only one in the short corridor.

The short corridor was now empty and there was nothing there.

Jiang Rong will probably have to eat, live and sleep here for the next three days.

…

Jiang Rong stood there quietly for a while, seemingly in a daze, but actually thinking about how big a mat he should lay.

After that, she began to tidy up her temporary nest safely under the gaze of hundreds of eyes.