Chapter 255
Deserted city home.
Old Li had just gotten up and was about to start his work for the day when he saw Tang Yu'an's message on the message board.
Purple Sky Castle?
He couldn't help but be stunned. These two children disappeared for a few days. Could they have run to Zitian Castle?
Considering the amazing qualities of the two young men, he didn't find it strange.
【Message Board (Shop Channel)】
[Changqing]: Zitian Fort is indeed on the seaside.
[Dongtu Datang]: Isn’t it the seaside, not an island in the middle of the sea?
[Changqing]: Yes.
[Changqing]: But I went there decades ago, and I don’t know if things have changed now.
65 years after the catastrophe, the topography of the entire world has undergone tremendous changes. Old Li is not sure whether the Zitian Fort on the seashore will become a sea fortress after a few decades.
【Dongtu Datang】: What’s the origin of the name of Zitian Fort?
[Evergreen]: There is a mutant creature in the sea near this fortress. It disappears during the day and emits light at night, illuminating the entire sky purple.
Seeing Old Li's reply, Tang Yu'an's eyes lit up.
Sure enough, this island on the sea is Zitian Castle!
[Changqing]: At night, the electrical appliances near Zitian Fort will malfunction. If you go there, please pay attention to safety and don't fall into the water.
【东土大糖】：What will happen if you fall down?
[Evergreen]: This mutant creature releases a powerful electric current, killing and then eating surrounding creatures.
[Changqing]: You must pay attention to safety!
Just by reading this, Tang Yu'an could imagine Old Li's serious expression at the moment, and he obediently responded with a "OK".
No wonder Xiaoqi didn't let him go out last night...
Although those mutant jellyfish dared not approach the ship, the conductivity of seawater is very good, and it would still be dangerous even without the mutant jellyfish.
Moreover, electrolysis of seawater also produces chlorine/gas, hydrogen and sodium hydroxide.
Chlorine and sodium hydroxide are both corrosive, especially chlorine, which is highly toxic, while hydrogen is flammable and explosive...
Thinking of this, Tang Yu'an finally understood why those fishermen had to wear masks.
The masks they wear are oddly shaped, but they should be able to filter out poison gas, right? Living in a place like this... isn't it too difficult?
Thinking of something, Tang Yu'an asked Grandpa Li again.
[Dongtu Datang]: Grandpa, do you know anyone in Zitian Castle?
When Old Li saw this question, he was stunned.
He thought back to the distant past, thinking of those people who had completely disappeared from his life, with a look of sigh and regret in his eyes.
[Changqing]: Yes, there are, but after so many years, I guess they are all gone.
[Dongtu Datang]: Do you still want to know about their news? I can help you find out.
[Changqing]: Did you really go to Zitian Castle?
[Dongtu Datang]: It should be here.
Since he had already asked, Tang Yu'an had no intention of hiding it. After all, with Grandpa Li's intelligence and sharpness, it was impossible for him not to guess it.
Old Li was silent for a while, and then he replied to the editor.
[Changqing]: There is a pair of brothers, about the same age as me. The older one is called Lixia and the younger one is called Dongzhi.
[Changqing]: They have water-related abilities like me, but they are more powerful than me. They are the team leaders of the fishing team in Zitian Castle. If they are still alive now... can you help me bring some things to them?
【东土大糖】：No problem!
Old Li can also use the portable warehouse, and you can give him the things you want to take with you through the portable warehouse, but... you have to wait for Brother Xiaoqi to regain consciousness before you can take them out.
Of course, there is no need to rush into Zitian Castle for now.
Zi Tian Fort was surrounded so tightly, and there were swarms of mutant jellyfish outside. If he approached rashly, he might be in danger. The ship did not have the protective barrier of the RV, so Tang Yuan could not afford to be careless.
He wrote down what Grandpa Li said, then remembered something and continued to ask.
[Dongtu Datang]: Grandpa, have you ever been to Ice Rock Castle?
【Changqing】: It’s not Ice Rock, it’s Ice Flame Castle.
[Evergreen]: There grows a mutant plant whose flowers resemble faint blue flames, but it releases the power of ice and snow, hence the name Ice Flame Flower.
[Evergreen]: Because of the existence of this mutant plant, Ice Flame Castle is kept in low temperatures all year round, and living conditions are very difficult. However... it should have improved a lot now.
【Dongtu Datang】: Why?
[Changqing]: Isn’t Qingxue in the public channel from Bingyan Castle?
Tang Yu'an couldn't help scratching his head. He really couldn't hide anything from his grandpa!
[Dongtu Datang]: Oh yes, she has a lot of ice cubes, so she is very likely from Ice Flame Castle!
[Changqing]: Yes.
[Tian Shang Yun (Lan Lin)]: Is there really such a place? I really want to visit it if I get the chance.
Because Tang Yu'an was communicating with Lao Li in the store channel, other employees could also see their conversation.
[Dongtu Datang]: We will slowly build the road, and we will be able to go there one day!
[Ranger (Mo Ke)]: Will I be able to go that far in the future? Just thinking about it makes me excited!
Now that the construction team of Huangcheng Home has rested, they have continued to work on new projects.
Except for a few people who went to the team at Jufeng Mountain to teach them how to pave roads and build fences, the others had already continued to move towards Linhai Town along the road opened up by Tang Yu'an and his team.
As for the construction team of Jufeng Mountain, after repairing and fencing the road at the foot of Jufeng Mountain and merging it into the main road of Huangcheng Home, they began to repair the road along the mountain road towards the stronghold.
They planned to build fences and stairs on the mountain road and also merge it into the main road of the deserted city home.
In this way, at least when walking on the mountain path, you don’t have to worry about being attacked by mutant creatures.
However, because all the residents in the Jufeng Mountain area had been added to the overnight accommodation list of the Deserted City Home by Tang Yu'an, they were not aware of such restrictions.
They only knew that within the protective barrier, they could not destroy buildings, rob, or harm others without permission, and they could not harbor hostility towards the Shangshen Cult.
Although some people opposed this rule and would rather take the risk as before than guard the barrier, this was an order given by Hongli himself, and it was useless even if these people objected.
The construction of the mountain roads and stronghold fences continued in an orderly manner.
For ordinary people who just want to live a good life, in time, Jufeng Mountain will probably become a place where people can live and work in peace and contentment like the home in the deserted city.
Of course, if outsiders come in the future, unless Tang Yu'an grants permission, they will not be able to go up the mountain through the mountain path at night.
As for the newborn...
Because Old Li had just reached an agreement with Hongli, for a period of time in the future, pregnant women in Jufeng Mountain will be arranged to live and give birth in Huangcheng Home, so there is no need to worry about this issue for the time being.
When the employees began discussing where they wanted to go in the future, Tang Yu'an closed the message board and did not join the topic.
because--
As the sun gradually rose higher and the mutated jellyfish in the sea completely disappeared, he found that the electronic equipment on the ship had returned to normal.
Tang Yu'an quickly turned on the monitoring screen of the mechanical insects and found that these little guys had also recovered.
Before they malfunction and fall into the sea, they activate their self-protection mode - a sealed special metal shell that is not only hard but also non-conductive.
When Tang Yu'an issued the call, they came out of protection mode, woke up from hibernation, and started working again.
Because they fell into the sea, the images they captured after restarting were also in the sea water.
Tang Yu'an did not see any mutant jellyfish in the surveillance footage. He didn't know whether it was because they were completely transparent and could not be seen, or because they had sunk to the bottom of the sea below.
The mechanical insects started up again, and after receiving Tang Yu'an's instructions, they flew towards the fortress one after another.
In the camera, you can see a light yellow-green mist, which should be generated by the mutant jellyfish electrolyzing seawater.
Fortunately, when the mechanical insect flew to a height of more than eight or nine meters, it escaped from the poisonous fog.
After cleaning the lens with a small robotic arm, the mechanical insect flew towards Zitian Castle again.
After daybreak, sounds of human activities could be heard from the silent fortress.
The first mechanical insect crossed the barrier and looked down from a high place. It could see that the members of the fishing team had taken off their masks and were slaughtering the sea fish they had caught yesterday.
Tang Yu'an left one mechanical insect here, while the others continued to go deeper into the fortress.
Beyond the area where the fishing team is located, there is a vast expanse of farmland. The flat land at the foot of the mountain is all planted with crops.
There are only a few devices with faucets, which show the level of technology before the end of the world.
There are already farmers working in the fields, and one or two people who look like planters are walking around the fields in a group, probably releasing wood elements to promote growth.
However, they did not seek to bring all crops to maturity in a short period of time. Instead, like the planters in the deserted city home, they released wood-type spiritual energy to promote the growth of crops.
The mechanical insects moved forward again and soon formed a line of old buildings.
They should have been preserved from before the disaster. They are still standing after sixty or seventy years, and many people live in them.
Tang Yu'an stared at the residents of Zitian Castle in the picture.
Their situation was not much better than that of the residents of Jufeng Mountain. They were all skinny, and only the people in the fishing team were stronger.
But the members of the fishing team had to go out to fight against ferocious sea fish, and the thin ones would have died long ago.
High risk, high reward, it's only natural that they eat well and grow stronger.
"It seems that not all the people in the fortress can have enough food and clothing..."
After witnessing it with his own eyes, Tang Yu'an's "filter" for the fortress was completely shattered. However, his understanding of the fortress came from Grandpa Li and Grandma Guo.
After all, they haven't left the deserted city area for many years, so it's normal that they don't know the latest situation.
He should be more careful next time and not blindly listen to others.
Fortunately, judging from the level of civilization, Zitian Fort is at least not like Jufeng Mountain, where almost all inheritance has been cut off and almost regressed to the barbaric period.
But their situation is also very dangerous. When the sea level continues to rise and the barrier can no longer hold, the farmlands and villages at the foot of the mountain will be submerged by sea water.
Tang Yu'an originally wanted to go up the mountain to take a look, but because the range of the mechanical insects had exceeded their flight distance, he had to give up.
He did not let the mechanical insect come back, but continued to stay in Zitian Castle to explore.
The technological level of mechanical insects is far beyond that of the current world. Even if Zi Tian Castle still retains certain technological means, it is difficult to detect the mechanical insects' prying.
Tang Yu'an hopes to find an abandoned house in Zitian Fort so that he can sneak in and build a branch in the fortress.
For the time being, he didn't know how to deal with the people from Zitian Castle.
It would be too risky for him to show up alone, so he wanted to wait until Xiaoqi regained consciousness before discussing it with him.
At this stage, he mainly focuses on collecting information.
However, no one knows when Brother Xiaoqi will regain consciousness. He can't just wait here forever, right?
He still has a lot of things to do, for example, he hasn't retrieved the dream bottle for two or three days.
To send a message in a bottle to his mother's dream, he needs dream fragments. Although he still has a lot of them now, he can't just sit there and do nothing.
Linhai Town also needs to establish a branch as soon as possible so that we can earn enough points and unlock more functions...
Unfortunately, Tang Yu'an controlled the mechanical insects to search for three days but still couldn't find a suitable place.
During these three days, Zhou Qi only woke up twice. He fell into a long state of dormancy, devouring and absorbing the energy of the water spirit insect.
After searching almost every possible place, Tang Yu'an finally changed his mind.
He should go to Zitian Castle in person!
However, he was unable to leave Zhou Qi alone on the ship.
But just when he was about to grit his teeth and spend 200,000 points to buy a soul storage bag that could carry life, the seven-day sale was refreshed.
[Seven-day sale (remaining refresh time: 6 days)]
1. First-grade Spirit Storage Bag (1/1): 98,888 points/bag
2. Construction Robot (5/5): …
He bought one for less than 100,000 points!
It was also the first time that Tang Yu'an knew that the seven-day sale actually included soul storage bags. Although the grade was only primary, it was almost the same size as the soul storage bag that Teacher Gu sold to them!
He quickly bought all the goodies from the seven-day sale, and then happily arranged the spirit storage bag.
Add pure water to the bathtub, add an appropriate amount of sea salt, and then transfer Zhou Qi in.
Zhou Qi closed his eyes, unconscious.
Tang Yu'an used healing magic to protect his heart meridian, and finally reached out and touched his cheek.
"Brother Xiaoqi, I miss you so much. You have to get better soon."
Seeing that Zhou Qi was still unconscious, Tang Yu'an took off the soul storage bag, tied the bag, and made sure that Zhou Qi was fine before putting the soul storage bag in his arms and carrying it close to his body.
At this time, the ship also arrived near the coast of Zitian Fort, and the outline of the fortress could be seen.
Tang Yu'an held up an umbrella to shield himself from the sun, bought a gas mask and put it on, then flew out of the ship and moved the ship to the swimming pool in the deserted city.
Only the swimming pool has enough space for this boat.
Then he flew towards Zitian Castle.
Someone in the fort discovered his ship, which caused a little commotion, but because the ship disappeared so quickly, the commotion soon subsided.
After actually entering Zitian Castle, Tang Yu'an discovered that the skin color of the people in the castle was somewhat dark purple.
He didn't know if it was due to the long-term exposure to chlorine/gas, or if the mutant jellyfish had abilities he didn't know about.
In short, Tang Yu'an did not take off his gas mask for the time being.
After three days of observation and reflection, Tang Yu'an has already thought of an action plan and chosen the goal of this trip.
He landed on a house near the fishing team and then put on a black cloak.
After a while, Tang Yu'an jumped down from the roof, then removed the umbrella, and his thin figure walked out of the alley.
"Who are you? Why are you still wearing a mask?" A voice came from behind.
Tang Yu'an looked back and saw a big bearded man looking at him warily.
He didn't panic and took off the mask directly.
The mask revealed the face of a strange young man, skinny and thin, with dark purple skin and a pair of unusually large, round eyes.
【Thousand Faces Cloak】
Description: This is the most proud piece of work of the magician. Wear it and you can become anyone you want to be at sea.
Limitation: Can be used once per day, duration 60 minutes.
Number of times remaining today: 1.
Yes, Tang Yu'an imagined himself on the stage, disguising himself as a member of a fortress, and even the gas mask on his face became the same style as that of the Zitian Fort fishing team.
The boy's name is Abu. He lives in a village and has always wanted to go fishing, but was rejected because he did not pass the test.
"Abu, didn't I tell you to go back yesterday? Why are you still staying here?" the man said unhappily with a frown.
"And why are you wearing a cloak? I thought some strange person had come."
Tang Yu'an smiled slightly, waved his cloak and said, "I changed this at the market. Isn't it cool?"
Because they are both teenagers, his voice is very similar to Abu's, which is why he chose this teenager.
Sure enough, the man did not doubt him, but just rolled his eyes at him.
"What's the point of being cool? It's just a hindrance. If you dare to go out to sea wearing this thing, you'll die without knowing how!"
"You won't let me go out to sea either."
Tang Yu'an shrugged and said indifferently: "I won't talk to you anymore, I'm leaving."
The man looked at him hesitantly, and when he turned to leave, he suddenly grabbed his shoulders.
He said, "Although you don't meet the requirements, the fishing team is indeed short of manpower. Come on, I'll take you to the boss to plead for mercy!"
Tang Yu'an: "..."
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