Chapter 122 Chapter 124 Fork in the Road
Rong Xianxian stared at the three mirrors, one big and two small, in her hands for a long time, feeling quite helpless. She used her mental power to communicate with the three mirrors, but got no response. She gritted her teeth, cut her fingers, and dripped her own blood on them. The blood beads spun around and stayed steadily on the mirrors, neither emitting light nor being absorbed by the mirrors. Rong Xianxian tilted the mirrors with her backhand, and the blood beads fell to the ground with a plop, leaving the mirror surface clean.
Could it be that this mirror is not a weapon or a special item? Is it just an ordinary daily necessity?
Rong Xianxian looked at the runes on the back of the mirror that made her feel dizzy at first glance. It shouldn't be like this. This thing looked like it had a great origin and it came in a set!
Unfortunately, she lived too short a time in her previous life and didn’t even make it to the capital. I heard that there were all kinds of rare items and maps of precious materials in the lobby of the mercenary headquarters in the capital, which could be viewed as long as you paid money. There were even weapon rankings and personal combat power rankings. Although the lists were frequently updated, they still had certain reference value.
Rong Xianxian helplessly put away the mirror and scanned the space in the sachet with her mind. She tried several times to take out the very conspicuous black "black stone" to study it, but when she thought of the terrifying black hole that could eat people without leaving any residue, she retracted her hand.
The appearance of the black hole seemed to be related to this "black stone". When Rong Xianxian thought of the horror and weirdness of the black hole, she still felt frightened.
So many people died that time, I wonder how Shang Yuege is doing now?
Rong Xianxian sighed secretly. In her previous life, she did not move the stone, did not pick herbs, and did not stay there, so she did not know whether the black hole appeared because she took away the "black stone" or if it was supposed to appear there.
But the black hole stopped moving only after she put the "black stone" into the space.
No one knows where that strange black hole came from, and no one knows if it will appear again. What exactly is a black hole? What is that "black stone"?
Although the RV had good shock absorption, Rong Xianxian still felt as if she was about to fall apart from the bumps. Through the glass window facing the cab and the carriage, she watched Xuanxuan and Xiaolu rolling around on the bed in the carriage, having fun and not looking tired at all. She complained to Cui Lie, "Children are so energetic," and finally felt relieved.
The road they were taking now was a highway before the end of the world. Abandoned vehicles could be seen from time to time, and occasionally incomplete white bones. Rong Xianxian had walked on this road countless times before the end of the world. It had eight lanes in both directions and was very wide, making it very smooth to travel on. However, the convoy's speed at this moment could be described as slow.
In addition to the occasional monster attacks, the road conditions are also very bad.
The road, which was already very wide before, has expanded nearly twice its area. From time to time, a crack or a mound appears on the flat road surface. There is even a large puddle of water on one section of the road. The whole road looks like it has been stretched and kneaded repeatedly by someone, and most parts of it are no longer passable.
The guardrails on both sides of the road are incomplete. This road is much higher than the surrounding terrain, and there are dense forests on both sides.
Although the road before getting on this expressway was also bumpy and rugged, it could accommodate several vehicles traveling side by side. Although this highway was very wide, due to the poor road conditions, vehicles traveling side by side could only move forward one by one, and the movement was slower than the previous sections.
The team, which was already divided into several parts, became even longer. On Rong Xianxian's side, they could no longer see the shadow of the mercenary convoy in front.
Yu Dian's dump truck had fallen behind. Zhang Yi was still driving Cui Lie's SUV, while Cui Lie drove Rong Xianxian's RV. Rong Xianxian sat in the passenger seat, looking out the window with a telescope from time to time. She seemed to be leisurely looking at the scenery along the way, and occasionally sketching something on the drawing paper. She looked very relaxed and comfortable.
Since Rong Xianxian got on this highway, she put away the talisman-making book and concentrated on observing the road conditions outside the window. It was not because she had nothing to do, but because this road led directly to the Binyang Safety Zone, and she had decided to take a detour.
She observed the surrounding environment and recorded the topography, vegetation conditions, special landforms, and some iconic plants along the way, looking for suitable forks in the road.
Rong Xianxian also attended basic painting training classes and later immersed herself in the medical profession for many years, so drawing a simple topographic map was not a problem for her.
In her previous life, although Rong Xianxian brought her own vehicles and supplies when she first went north, those things became collective after she joined the team. She and her children squeezed into a car that was like a fish can. It was bumpy and crowded. She was terrified by the howling of monsters. Later, she was rescued by Shang Yuege. She was also often ridiculed and squeezed by Zhang Xiaoxiao in her words. When she arrived at the Binyang safe zone, Rong Xianxian left Shang Yuege's team, and was later chased and ambushed. She had just escaped when Yu Dian and others came to her again.
In this life, Yu Dian and his group showed up early. The people from the mysterious organization had already launched an assassination attempt, but were defeated by her. Although Rong Xianxian is quite powerful in this life, she does not plan to enter the Binyang safe zone. Those people in her previous life dared to ambush her in the safe zone. Who knows if there will be their people among the garrisons there? The rules in the safe zone are set by others. No matter how strong her personal abilities are, can she still compete with the army?
Entering the Binyang Security Zone only brings risks but no benefits. However, in the other place, although there are risks as well, there are treasures to be gained.
Rong Xianxian was sketching and observing at the same time, when suddenly, her eyes lit up. On the right side of the road, deep in the forest, she saw a patch of red fruit trees. The fruit trees were surrounded by spiritual energy and colorful clouds, which made the fruit trees look very beautiful.
She took out a telescope from her backpack and looked carefully over there. The red fruits looked a bit like hawthorns. They were so densely packed that they bent the branches.
When Rong Xianxian thought of hawthorn, she thought of the taste of hawthorn cake and candied haws. Her mouth automatically started to drool. The sour and sweet taste was really unforgettable.
"Jiang Jie, Wang Lin, do you see the service area in front? There is a fork in the road next to it. We will go down later." Rong Xianxian said to the sound transmission note.
The note transmission device is not a phone that can be used for conversation. This is one-way communication. Jiang Jie and Wang Lin's car was in front of Rong Xianxian, and Wang Qirui, Xia Kai and Zhang Yi were behind. The six cars drove away from the main group and headed towards the narrow and steep fork road.
(End of this chapter)
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