Chapter 3 3. Rose Corridor
After much noise and hassle, by the time it was Huaiyu's turn, dusk had already fallen.
After the zero-point contribution card made a "beep" sound, everyone around who noticed it fell silent.
Huaiyu seemed to have no sense of shame and just waited obediently and silently.
She had nothing to be ashamed of. She had forgotten everything that happened before, and she didn't know whether she had died and come back to life or had suddenly mutated. Anyway, when she opened her eyes today, she was wrapped in a cocoon by the roots of the tree.
After I crawled out of the cocoon, I had forgotten everything except my name and some vague common sense. I couldn't remember anything about my parents and friends.
In short.
She is so kind and should not have done anything bad. It is not her fault that she got a zero-point contribution card. It must be that the world has let her down.
Thinking of this, his mental state became particularly stable and he laughed openly, leaving those around him who were about to gossip speechless.
After a while, the other party finished the registration and just gave her 30 bottles of nutrient solution and a pound of soybeans.
"Your life from now on is your own. Without the government's support, you will starve to death if you continue like this."
Huaiyu held the pile of things and curled his eyes at the other party:
"I see."
After thinking for a while, he added: "I will live a good life, thank you auntie."
…
Walking out of the hall, the distant sky is already interwoven with dark blue and orange twilight.
The tattered bus at the door was already packed with people, and the loud speaker was still constantly urging: [To facilitate everyone's registration, the bus is free this month——]
[The final stop, Rose Corridor——]
Huai Yu was stunned for a moment, then he hurried over. The driver kept honking the horn and shouting:
[Walk a little further in the back——]
"It's full, it's full! Master, let's get going!"
"That's right, I live in Jinyuan, if I don't leave now it will be dark!"
The next moment, everyone felt the surroundings tighten and their feet involuntarily moved closer to the side.
"Fuck! Who is pushing here?!"
"Stop squeezing, stop f*cking squeezing! There's no room! My feet are hanging in the air!"
"Hey, hey, hey, don't squeeze my nutrient solution—"
The door was finally closed. Huaiyu held the handrail tightly and gave an innocent smile to the people around him who were crowded together like sardines.
Looking out through the cracked glass, the city went from order to ruins, and then gradually became desolate, just like the scene in her dream.
But what else is there in the dream?
"rose……"
She muttered, unable to think of anything more.
The bus was shaking and bumping all the way, and it was struggling to drive along the dilapidated road towards the suburbs.
The number of people in the car gradually decreased. After a few more people from Jinyuan Community got off, Huaiyu and the driver were the only ones left in the car.
The two looked at each other in the driver's seat. Huaiyu curved his eyes and said, "I'm at the bottom of the Rose Corridor."
The driver started the car helplessly: The final stop is the Rose Corridor, but that doesn’t mean we really have to go to the Rose Corridor... How come there are people living there! He muttered, and couldn’t help gossiping: "Girl, you didn’t even get a turn at Jinyuan Community... You, you, you, did you get a big penalty?"
"No." Huaiyu shook his head honestly: "I probably didn't make any contribution."
driver:……
…
The bus did not stop at the Rose Corridor. It seemed that it was really dangerous here, so we had to turn back.
Dusk had enveloped the surroundings, and only vague outlines of the mountains in the distance remained.
The night breeze brought a cool feeling. Huai Yu squatted down and touched the green grass buds on the ground, recalling the morning report he heard in a daze. He vaguely remembered that it was in March.
She was a little hungry, but the soybeans were still dry and hard, so she reached for a bag of nutrient solution.
The packaging is not fancy, and looks like a jelly bag. It simply says "basic nutrient solution" on it, and the rest of the ingredients list is blurry in the night, and you can only vaguely see some vitamins and the like.
She curiously unscrewed the lid and tasted it——
Hmm, sour, lightly sweet, and a little salty. As for the taste... it tastes like wood chips soaked in water with thickener.
Not tasty.
But it didn't matter. Too many things happened today. She had to think about where she came from and why she ended up forming a tree root cocoon on Mount Sanqing. Could it be that... the root nodule had mutated?
Eh! I dare not think about this, it's too disgusting! Huaiyu quickly looked around and decided to consider the past and the present life first.
For example, where should I sleep tonight? It was dark all around, and in the distance I could vaguely see lights on in tall buildings, but they would quickly go out.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Huaiyu tugged at his tattered clothes, walked back and forth twice on the treated wasteland, and then suddenly realized——
No one is watching, so she doesn't have to stay here at night! Go back to the mountain! There is still her own cocoon there! Well, it's a bit strange to say this, but anyway, the oval shape twisted by the tree roots, with some pine needles and dead leaves stuffed inside, wouldn't it be more comfortable to sleep than here? The fragrance of the rose corridor in the middle of the night is getting stronger, and the hideous thorns are hidden under the green leaves. In this early spring in March, it is obviously a little anxious to bloom.
Huaiyu couldn't quite remember which direction she had come from during the day, but when her fingers touched the soft and fragrant petals again, a tall pillar not far away that Huaiyu had never paid attention to suddenly sounded an alarm:
[The mutation value of Rose Corridor Area 37 is rising rapidly, and there is a suspicion of abnormal movement——]
[The mutation value of Rose Corridor Area 37 is rising rapidly, and there is a suspicion of abnormal movement——]
[The mutation value of Rose Corridor Area 37 is rising rapidly, and there is a suspicion of abnormal movement——]
She withdrew her hand instantly, then looked at the depression in front of her as if nothing had happened, and decisively went in.
Three minutes later, the roar of the engine was heard in the silent night.
Two minutes later, Huai Yu, huddled in the cold brick and stone structure, heard the slight sound of military boots hitting the ground from above.
"come out!"
Someone shouted loudly.
She slowly poked her head out, like an innocent flower bud growing under layers of lotus leaves, well-behaved and weak:
"I didn't move..."
The cold gun was slowly raised, and the people around him relaxed slightly, but their expressions were still stern:
"What are you doing here so late? You are not allowed to stay in the Rose Corridor area at night."
Huaiyu was so confused: "But this... is my place now."
She slowly climbed up from the brick and stone structure, like an innocent puppy being driven here, her clothes were tattered and her long hair was a mess from crawling in and out.
Then he pointed to the scattered ruins and said, "Look, this is the site of the Rose Mansion. It was assigned to me today."
The people surrounding them were stunned.
"You... assigned to you?" The leading soldier had a rose emblem on his chest, and only then did he react:
"You mean the registration for distribution today? You are alone, why were you assigned here? Did someone touch your contribution points?"
Under the helmet, his expression gradually became colder and more stern.
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