Chapter 21 Hurricane Season 21 Black Clothes Promise, Flashing into the Lake. ……
It's a dark and windy night, time to steal chickens and dogs.
Everyone in Qingshan Inn had gone to bed, and it was pitch dark.
In the east-facing gabled room on the first floor, a faint oil lamp was lit, flickering in the polar night.
Tonight, Jiang Runian used the excuse of being unwell to send Li Fu to the same room with Liu Yinshuang. She rested her hands on her cheeks on the windowsill, staring at the slightest movement outside. Compared with the random natural disasters during the day, the hurricane in the polar night suddenly felt much weaker. Jiang Runian yawned, and boredly used the black cloth strip that he had torn off earlier to wrap around his hands and play with the flower rope.
To be honest, she turned on the light in the middle of the night just for the sake of luck.
After all, she hadn't spied on the man in black collecting the bodies of the mutant birds for many nights, and she didn't know if he had caught enough mutant birds that had escaped. What if he had completed his mission and was sent to collect bodies somewhere else? Or, what if Jiang Runian's last persuasion was so effective that the man in black had resigned and found a proper job? Well, this ending was not bad.
Obviously, the man in black and his organization are the most likely to answer her questions at this moment.
The Southwest Border and Dawn Town are inhabited by players who live honestly and lawfully. If you ask them about basic supplies and topography, they can tell you a thing or two, but public transportation has not even been established in the town, so you won't get any clear information from them.
The man in black is her quickest connection.
If she can't wait, she can only think of another way.
Fortunately, hard work pays off.
A dark shadow passed by Qingshan Inn and was obviously attracted by the only light on, and stood there in a daze.
Jiang Ruonian waved from afar: "Hi, wanna chat?"
The man in black held an unidentified creature in each hand, stuffed them into his bag, and walked along the edge of the outer wall of Qingshan Inn close to the window.
There was no light in the whole world, and the oil lamp in Jiang Runian's hand illuminated a small area.
The man in black avoided the light, revealing only a tiny silhouette: "What's the matter?"
This person's profile is quite good-looking. Her nose is very high and straight, with a small nose tip, and her eyelashes are longer than her life... and her lips, although thin, look soft and plump from the side, like a soufflé.
"......?" The black-clothed man had a small bump on his nose and frowned as he repeated, "What's the matter?"
Jiang Runian came back to his senses from the beauty and asked loudly, "Your organization has been researching alien creatures. You shouldn't be researching all kinds of creatures, otherwise it would be a waste of crystal cores."
"Well, only those that are born with a certain outstanding attribute. For example, the green-eyed bird is the fastest flying bird in "Infinite Tomorrow"."
Sure enough, it was just as she guessed.
This kind of tissue modification of organisms is definitely intended to add or remove a certain characteristic of the organism.
Jiang Ruonian struck while the iron was hot: "Have you ever caught any large creatures that are extremely fast?"
"How big is it?"
"Can it hold dozens of people?"
“…”
The man in black was silent for a moment, then answered seriously, "The dragon tribe in the north."
"…If I can go to the North, why would I ask you this?"
The man in black tilted his head and seemed to stare at her in the darkness: "In fact, south of the border mountains, there is what you want."
Mountains...are you referring to the towering mountain to the south?
The last time she explored the map, she walked along the mountain range for a long time, but didn't see a passage that could lead to crossing the mountains. It would take a lot of effort to get to the south of the mountains.
"The river flows into a lake called Longnan Lake, where there is a huge sleeping turtle. It is a native monster in the game and is 12 times faster than your rabbit."
Xiaobai’s fastest speed is already very impressive. If it is 12 times faster than this, then it can travel to and from Shuguang Town in about five minutes, right?
Then again, how did they calculate such an accurate number as "12 times"? Jiang Runian's brain circuits were always quite active, but she had no intention of studying this point in detail. She only knew that if the big turtle was tamed, the number of guests and turnover of Qingshan Inn would soar!
Jiang Runian's excitement was written all over his face: "How can I get there? I can't do it alone, right? I'll close the shop tomorrow and ask everyone from Qingshan Sect to go with me..."
“Not recommended.”
"What do you mean?"
The man in black said coldly: "Creatures can understand you, right?"
Jiang Runian remained silent and did not give a direct answer.
Firstly, she didn't want to expose her special abilities and be captured by a strange organization for research; secondly, she needed the man in black's help, and sincerity was the basis of cooperation. However, judging from the man in black's tone, even if she didn't agree, he had already taken this conclusion as a foregone conclusion.
"The environment over there has been mutated, and so have the turtles. You can talk to the creatures, and the mutated monsters may not hurt you, but that may not be the case for others."
Environmental alienation...
The entire Longnan Lake has been alienated? Then isn't she also in danger?
As if he could see through her thoughts, the man in black whispered, "I can help you."
"…Do you have any hidden mission to accumulate merit?"
"Thank you for returning the alien bird to me last time."
Jiang Runian: “…………”
Is this kid really stupid? Can't he see that I was playing a trick on him?
Jiang Runian felt a sense of guilt.
It's the kind that in the middle of the night I would suddenly realize that he was a fool and would sit up and slap myself.
Thinking of this, her attitude towards the man in black suddenly became friendly.
"How about this, you don't need to thank me, just consider it as hiring you." Jiang Runian thought, those who can work in such an unscrupulous organization and are afraid of losing their jobs must be very short of money, "Just follow the price of the orders your organization accepts."
The man in black thought for a moment and said, "I charge 200 coins for collecting a corpse."
"…………" Jiang Runian screamed, almost waking up other customers, "How much?!!"
"Too much? Then--"
“Too little!!”
This poor kid, in the pitch-dark polar night, dealing with bloody corpses in the wind and rain, only gets 200 coins each time! ! He might as well come to Qingshan Inn to work! !
system:【……】
Host, have you forgotten that you pay your employees 1 coin per month?
Jiang Runian immediately traded him 200 coins as a deposit and verbally agreed: "Meet at the gate of Shuguang Town at nine o'clock tomorrow morning, how about it?"
"Dawn Town?"
"The mountains are so high, we can't fly over them. We can only take a detour."
"No need," the man in black said firmly, "Nine o'clock, at the mouth of the mountain range."
After saying that, he flew away, carrying two mutated birds with broken necks.
Jiang Runian: “…”
What a confident little fool.
*
Day 9, early morning.
After explaining all the matters concerning the inn, Jiang Runian mounted Xiaobai, hugged Liu Yinshuang's slender waist tightly, hid the Emei Spear in his sleeve, and set off for the river mouth of the mountain range.
The first time Liu Yinshuang rode in Xiaobai’s private car, she felt so nauseous that her stomach churned.
She wailed, "Master flies with a sword every day... Hey! Why don't you let him accompany you... Hey!"
Jiang Runian stuffed a sour hawthorn into Liu Yinshuang's mouth, put a piece of ginger on both sides of her nose, and stroked her back.
The reason why the strong men captured Liu Yinshuang was, of course, because... she was good at fighting.
Although Jiang Runian and the man in black had made an agreement, she was not a simple-minded naive person. Regardless of whether the man in black was truly "thanking" her, at least she did not really entrust everything to him. She had been in Qingshan Sect for several years before she reluctantly let down her guard. How could she easily trust a man in black whose origin and identity were unknown, let alone a man.
You must go to Longnan Lake, but you must also keep a retreat route.
After instructing Xiaobai to stay with Liu Yinshuang closely, Jiang Runian turned to remind Liu Yinshuang: "Senior Sister, I have prepared food and drinks for you, you can play here for half a day. If the sun sets and I haven't come out yet, just press this thing three times." She handed Liu Yinshuang a green collection shell.
She deliberately chose the appointment time at nine o'clock, just a little later, so that she would have time to rush to the Senmin tribe in the morning and ask them to provide rescue - if she was in danger. Longnan Lake is an alienated environment, ordinary people can't enter, and Jiang Runian doesn't want to ruin the lives of players because of her, so she set a rescue position to the east. If she sees that the situation is not good, she will rush to the outside as soon as possible. She has done a favor to the Senmin. Now that the Senmin is growing stronger and stronger, it is not difficult to gather a group of teams to go around Longnan Lake to find her, not to mention that they can recruit a few mercenaries when passing through Shuguang Town.
Last night, she found an empty room and slept in the second half of the night. In the morning, she ate all the food with physical attributes, and put on the special chest armor made by Chu Yu for her, which provided 360-degree all-round defense. Only then did she finally lengthen her health bar a little bit, and at least drinking a few bottles of black-hearted recovery medicine sold in the mall could barely support her escape.
Alas, she really put a lot of effort into this inn!
Jiang Runian looked up at the sky. It should be nine o'clock.
But besides the two of them, there was only a young man bending over to play in the water by the river, with a black chest strap tightly fastened over his white shirt, and his legs were long and straight wrapped in leather pants... That man in black might have extorted money and ran away. In this doomsday world where people are treacherous, and he is short of money, it is not surprising that he has evil thoughts.
At this moment, the young man by the river shook off the water droplets on his palm and looked back leisurely.
It was a stunning glimpse.
Good-looking men are always pleasing to the eye.
His facial features are like carefully crafted works of art. His peach blossom eyes are charming and attractive, with a hint of red at the end of his eyes, and his pupils are like green jade, which contain the mystery of a forest. His skin is fair, and a delicate mole on his left earlobe is particularly conspicuous. But... his neat profile and soft thin lips, why do they look so familiar?
The next second, the young man walked towards her.
He frowned slightly: "Why didn't you come alone?"
…
…………
Are you a man in black?!
It's such a waste of resources for such a beautiful bird to fly around in the polar night every day, right? !
A handsome man should go out in broad daylight to please women's eyes!!!
Jiang Ru Nian coughed and said, "I feel a little dizzy, so I asked someone to bring me here. But she won't go in with us, don't worry."
The young man seemed a little embarrassed. He pointed to a relatively hidden rock in the direction of the river mouth and motioned her to follow him.
A woman and a man were squeezed in a small space. Jiang Runian felt uneasy all over and spoke to break this weird feeling: "You said you could help me, how are we going to Longnan Lake?"
"Catch me."
"……ah?"
"Catch me, anywhere."
This statement is a bit ambiguous.
Jiang Ruonian's ten fingers fought each other fiercely, and finally he conservatively grabbed the young man's chest strap.
The young man's cheeks turned red for a moment, and he pretended to be calm and closed his eyes. White spots of light gradually floated under his feet. The white light was like a silk thread, binding the two of them in a cocoon layer by layer. A dizzying feeling of weightlessness instantly pierced Jiang Ruinian's brain. She subconsciously closed her eyes and grabbed the young man's chest strap with her other hand, tightly leaning against the back of her hand.
Suddenly, the feeling of weightlessness disappeared.
The cocoon shattered in an instant and turned into a disappearing point of light.
Jiang Ruunian slowly opened his eyes.
What was before my eyes was no longer the barren land just now, but a lake full of vitality but filled with strangeness.
Jiang Runian: “…………”
Damn, you can flash? ! !
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