Chapter 486: Clearly a Trap
The route to Yancheng had been traveled by Fucheng many times, and there were basically no dangerous places on the road. Xia Xiaoman and his companions did not need to bring too many weapons, Lu Lanshan only needed to equip each of them with a rifle.
Part of the cargo was placed in the cabin, and the other part was placed in Xia Xiaoman's space. After packing up the cargo, Xia Xiaoman and others set off directly.
It was pitch black outside now, and the temperature dropped even faster in the Eternal Night without the protection of the ozone layer. In the past, it would only start snowing in the third or fourth month of the Eternal Night, but this year, it was already snowing in less than the second month.
Fortunately, the water is flowing and not easy to freeze, so they can still go out in the boat. But after a while, when the temperature drops sharply and it becomes extremely cold, it will be more difficult to go out.
After the landslide, the mountains in the water all sank. Xia Xiaoman and his crew didn't have to worry about the ship hitting the mountains, and they headed straight to Yancheng at full speed. In just a few days, they arrived in Yancheng safely.
After completing the goods transaction, Xia Xiaoman and his team did not stay for too long and went directly to Xinggang City. When trading with Xinggang City, Xia Xiaoman took out some of the goods that Lu Lanshan had specifically asked for, "These are the compensations we Fucheng gives you."
Wen Xu and his men killed people from Xinggang City. It was impossible to conceal it. Xinggang City could find out if they put in some effort. Instead of apologizing after it was found out, it would be better to talk about it now. Fucheng would pay Xinggang City a sum of materials, and the matter would be over.
The person in charge of Xinggang City already knew about this matter. He did not make things too difficult for Xia Xiaoman and others. He accepted the compensation and started trading goods with Xia Xiaoman.
The last stop was Yuancheng. Ye Xiaojie looked at her hometown getting closer and closer, feeling deeply moved.
After completing the goods transaction, Xia Xiaoman found Ye Xiaojie and said, "Do you and Sun Qing want to go to the underground city of Yuancheng to have a look? The person in charge there said that you can go in anytime."
Ye Xiaojie shook her head, "There's nothing to see. The Yuancheng Underground City is similar to the Floating City."
She said she was going back to have a look, but in fact, she wanted Ye Xiaojie and the others to go back and see their old family and friends. Ye Xiaojie also understood what Xia Xiaoman meant, but the moment she escaped from Yuancheng, she had no intention of going back, even if she just passed by and went back to take a look, she didn't want to go back.
The people who were important to her were already around, and the people who could stay in Yuancheng were all unimportant people, not worth her going back to see them. For example, her selfish brother and sister-in-law, even if they died, Ye Xiaojie would not go back.
But just because she didn't want to go back didn't mean others didn't want to go back. Among the group of people who escaped from Yuancheng with her, a few wanted to go back to the underground city to take a look. Ye Xiaojie told Xia Xiaoman and only let them go back after getting Xia Xiaoman's consent.
Seeing that there was still plenty of time, Xia Xiaoman decided to stay in Yuancheng for a day to let everyone rest and let those who wanted to go to the Yuancheng dungeon have a good time.
The boat had been at rest for less than half a day when Sun Qing and the crew hurried back from the underground city of Yuancheng. "Xiaoman, start the boat quickly. Let's go."
Xia Xiaoman was training Nini with Maodan. When she heard this, she stopped and asked, "What's wrong? Is someone causing trouble for you?"
Sun Qing shook her head. "No, it's just that it's not safe here. Let's go first and talk about it after we leave here."
Upon hearing this, Xia Xiaoman notified the cockpit to start the boat and pull up the anchor. After the ship sailed a distance, Sun Qing told Xia Xiaoman what she saw in the Yuancheng underground city.
Sun Qing and the others entered the Yuancheng underground city and separated. Some went to visit their family and friends, while others followed Sun Qing to the official supermarket to buy local specialties.
While shopping in a supermarket, Sun Qing noticed that many passers-by had dark purple spots on their faces. At first, Sun Qing thought that these spots might be caused by ultraviolet radiation, but gradually she realized something was wrong.
If it was ultraviolet radiation, why did the child have spots on his body? Normally, the child would not come out of the water, right?
Sensing something was wrong, Sun Qing sent a message to an acquaintance in Yuancheng to inquire about the cause of the purple spots. "Look, this is a message sent to me by a friend of mine." Sun Qing turned on the phone and placed it in front of Xia Xiaoman.
These spots are neither itchy nor painful, and Yuancheng Hospital has not yet found out whether these spots are harmful to humans, but these spots are expanding every day. When you see spots on the other person's face, it proves that his body has been completely covered with spots.
The cause of the spots has not been found in Yuancheng. Some people suspect that it is ultraviolet radiation, but some people who have been staying in the underground city have also developed such spots.
Some people suspected that there was something wrong with the drinking water, but the authorities had sent water quality experts to test it and found that the drinking water was completely fine. Others suspected that the spots were contagious and that foods such as sea fish and sea salt were poisonous.
Yuancheng officials checked these possibilities one by one, but could not find the real reason for the spots.
Xia Xiaoman said, "The water, sea salt, and sea fish are all fine, so what's wrong? These spots can't have grown for no reason, right?"
Sun Qing sighed, "I just don't know where these spots came from, so I urged you to leave quickly. If it's an infectious disease, we've been here for so long, there's a high chance we'll be infected."
"It's not an infectious disease, it's clothes. There's something wrong with the fabric used to make clothes in Yuancheng, or rather, there's something wrong with the raw materials of the fabric." Ye Xiaojie at the side also took out her mobile phone and clicked on the message she had just received.
Half a year ago, Yuancheng salvaged a type of seaweed with high fiber content. After the seaweed was dried, the leaves were crushed with a mallet, and the remaining fiber was soft and tough. The clothes made from it were as soft as wool, and the ropes made from it were comparable to climbing ropes. This type of seaweed is very easy to grow. You can just throw it in the water and it will grow into a large patch without having to worry about it.
Because it is easy to grow, in just a few months, the area around Yuancheng was full of this seaweed, and the survivors in Yuancheng also wore clothes made of this seaweed.
Xia Xiaoman looked at the information on Ye Xiaojie's phone and frowned, "Are you sure this news is true?"
The goods they traded with Yuancheng this time were these seaweed fibers. If there were any problems with these fibers, then the entire ship would be in vain.
Ye Xiaojie nodded, "I'm sure this was sent to me by my friend in Yuancheng Official."
Sun Qing said indignantly: "Since Yuancheng already knew that there was something wrong with these fibers, why didn't they tell the survivors of Yuancheng, and use these fibers to exchange supplies with us? Isn't this obviously cheating us?"
Xia Xiaoman's face darkened. "It's obvious that they are trying to trick us."
"What should we do now? Turn back and exchange the supplies?" Sun Qing looked at Xia Xiaoman.
Xia Xiaoman shook her head. "We have no evidence to prove that these fibers are problematic. Even if we go back, the people in Yuancheng will not admit it. Let's go back to Fucheng first and report this to Yu Jie. Let her make the decision."
Their job is to deliver the goods, and they are not responsible for anything else.
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