After completing the formalities, Ke Jin and Momo left the hospital smoothly.
But in addition to the luggage, when Ke Jin walked out of the hospital, he had something else on him - a navy blue bracelet on his right wrist.
The hospital asked Ke Jin to wear this bracelet when he was discharged from the hospital. The hospital said that it could monitor his health index. If there was any abnormality, the hospital would notify Ke Jin to return to the hospital for further treatment. But after what happened yesterday when Major Seale and his team "visited" him, Ke Jin could see that the military had instructed the hospital to force him to wear this bracelet. Compared with health monitoring, the biggest function of this bracelet was to monitor his actions on Mobis for the past month.
Even though he felt a little unhappy, Ke Jin would not be stupid enough to confront the military. Besides, he had nothing to fear and he opened the card pool openly, so he was not afraid of being monitored!
Not far from the hospital gate is the bus station. The bus to the city center only runs once every three hours. Momo took Ke Jin out on time. The bus arrived not long after they arrived at the station. Because it was the first stop, there was no one on the bus. The two of them got on the bus and sat down calmly. Ke Jin looked left and right, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"What's wrong?" Momo asked, "Do you think this car is too shabby?"
...It's more than just too broken.
Wasn't this car picked up from a scrapyard and rushed to the road after some repairs? ? Not to mention the holes all over the roof, the floor of the car is also full of potholes, and even the seats in the car are not many intact! If you ride it at night, it's like a ghost car!
"It just feels like..." Ke Jin struggled to organize his words, "This bus...seems to have been through a lot..."
"Don't be fooled by the shabby appearance of this car, it is actually very safe." Momo said, "The reason for this is that it has experienced several meteorite strikes while driving, and the roof was smashed through, which caused the interior of the car to be in poor condition."
Ke Jin was stunned when he heard this: "Meteoric flow?? Do you often encounter this here?"
"It's not the kind of meteor shower you think can destroy the entire planet. To be more specific, it's a meteor shower, which is like hail, but the impact is greater. If you don't dodge in time, it's easy to smash your head. But it's okay once you get used to it."
Ke Jin: “…………”
How can I get used to it!! How can this planet be so scary!!
The bus stopped for a while, and then a few people got on sparsely. Everyone was obviously accustomed to the dilapidated and messy interior of the bus, and they all picked seats that could barely fit in and sat down. After a while, the doors closed, and the bus began to sway and drive out of the platform.
"Are there no other stops along the way for this train?" Ke Jin looked at the route map hanging inside the car and found that there were only two stops written on it - a starting station and a terminal station. He couldn't help but ask curiously.
"There is no need for stops. Passengers can just tell the driver where they want to stop."
“Is it still possible?”
"Because there are so few people taking the bus." Momo explained patiently, "If it weren't for the military's request, there wouldn't even be this bus."
"Why?" Ke Jin was surprised. "Don't people in the city need to come to the hospital for treatment?"
"There are cards!" Momo said, "We have a lot of card pools here, and the natives never have to go to the hospital. But the cards here are a bit strange, especially the cards in the supernatural card pool, which are basically useless to outsiders. So that hospital is actually opened for outsiders like you, and the locals basically don't need it."
This was the first time that Ke Jin heard that the use of cards was divided by region. However, the thirteenth galaxy has been independent of the other twelve galaxies in the Federation for many years, so some of its quirks that are different from other galaxies are understandable.
The bus soon drove out of the residential area and entered the endless wasteland. Ke Jin looked up and saw a desolate scene everywhere. The black and red ground was like the surface of the moon, full of potholes, which must have been caused by the "meteorite shower". Looking forward, he could vaguely see a gray city standing on the distant horizon.
"Is that the city of Mobis?" Ke Jin asked.
Momo nodded.
"How many cities like this are there on Mobis?"
The boy held up a finger: "One."
Ke Jin didn't react at first: "Is this the only large city? The others are scattered villages?"
Momo shook his head: "There is no village here. There is only a small area where people can live. Mobis City is the only home and the only city here."
"The only one?" Ke Jin was stunned. "Is there only this one city on the entire planet?"
"Yes, there are probably more than 100,000 people in the city."
“…”
A small place like Qixing City has a population of over one million. This Mobis City... is just a small county town...
"This place is definitely not comparable to your planet. It's small and boring. That's why I desperately want to go out and take a look." Momo leaned back in the chair, with his hands behind his head, looking unhappy.
"In fact, I have sneaked out a few times before, but each time I was sent back halfway for inexplicable reasons... It's like I've been cursed. Maybe I will never be able to leave here in this lifetime."
"How could there be such a curse?" Ke Jin consoled him, "Maybe I was just unlucky those few times. Maybe I will succeed next time?"
"Don't comfort me, I'm just a little depressed." Momo forced a smile at Ke Jin, "In fact, there are many people like me in Mobis City. Some aspects of our place are really weird. I told you before that many chosen ones will flee here for refuge, right? After most of them come here, they will be like me, unable to leave even if they want to, and can only stay here for the rest of their lives. I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse."
Ke Jin: “………………”
Wait, I'm also the Chosen One! I can't leave now that I'm here, right?!
"Are all the Chosen Ones like this?" Ke Jin was horrified. "Is it true that once we come here, we can never leave?"
"At least nine out of ten are like this." Momo looked at Ke Jin in surprise, "Why do you look so bad? Haha, are you also the Chosen One?"
“…”
"Really? Ke Jin, are you really?"
“…”
"What the hell! Are you really?!"
***
The idea that those who survive a great disaster will have good fortune in the future is all lies, Ke Jin thought angrily.
I should have been more careful ever since I discovered that strange black card that was haunting me - this was definitely a bad omen!
"Actually, it's not so absolute..." Now it was Momo's turn to comfort Ke Jin, "Not all chosen ones will be trapped here... If they are very lucky, there are also examples of successful escape."
"My luck is so bad!" Ke Jin wanted to cry, "I have never drawn an SSR since I was a child!"
Momo opened his mouth slightly: "It's so bad..."
“It’s just that bad!”
But it was no use being sad, angry or depressed, as the people were already here and there were system tasks weighing on his head. Even if Ke Jin wanted to run, he couldn't. He could only watch with a look of despair as the bus got closer and closer to Mobis City and finally stopped at the city gate.
-Yes, the city of Mobis is different from any modern city that Ke Jin has seen so far. It actually has a high city wall like an ancient city. At the foot of the city wall there is a gate the size of two buses that can pass side by side. Next to the gate is a small house where some uniformed defenders are stationed.
After the bus stopped, the door opened quickly and a guard walked up from the front door. When the passengers in the front saw him, they began to take out their wallets. Momo also took out two coins from her pocket and put one of them into Ke Jin's hand.
"You have to pay a toll." Momo said briefly, "You can just put in the coins later."
Ke Jin saw that the city guard was holding a green bamboo basket in his hand - at least it looked like a basket - the basket was full of shimmering water, like a small card pool. When he walked in front of someone, the passenger immediately threw the coin in his hand into the basket, and at the same time a small card that looked like a long and thin bookmark popped out of the basket. After the passengers took the small card, some smiled happily, while others shook their heads and sighed.
"Isn't this just paying the toll?" Ke Jin looked at him in surprise. "Isn't this just drawing a card?"
"It's all the same thing." Momo explained, "The toll is paid to the 'city guardian spirit' god, and in return, the other party will give you a fortune sign, which is similar to a one-day fortune telling."
Ke Jin nodded thoughtfully: "Oh..."
Is it similar to the daily fortunes of the twelve zodiac signs that girls like to see? I didn't expect this "city guardian spirit" to be quite playful.
"But this fortune is actually quite accurate." Momo paused, "On the day I boarded the plane, the fortune on the card said that my journey was dangerous and I should turn back as soon as possible and stop before it was too late. And then... you know the result."
Ke Jin: “…………”
Soon, the defender walked up to Ke Jin and handed him the basket.
Alas, with this kind of divination, I will probably draw out something like a minor disaster... I hope it doesn't say that I will never be able to leave this place in this lifetime, because if that happens, I will cry my heart out.
Thinking of this, Ke Jin threw the coin into the basket with a gloomy look.
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