Chapter 41 Shuttle to
"We're here."
The hovercraft stopped at a remote corner on the 70th floor underground.
After the two came out, Qiao Long led the way in front. He walked into a noisy bar and simply waved his hand to make way for the two big men with flowery arms guarding the door.
Entering the interior of the place with bright lights, blazing sound, corruption and chaos, the girl hid herself under a hood and mask, and glanced at the scene, looking at the crowd of people indulging in singing and dancing with a little curiosity.
But soon, Qiao Long took her through the dance floor from the side, opened a small door, and walked into the cold corridor.
After the door closed, the noise outside immediately became much quieter.
"Please follow me." He said calmly, and it seemed to have returned to its former appearance.
There was no light in the corridor, only a few signboards and LED lights at the foot of the wall emitted colorful light, and walking in it gave the two people a layer of blue and purple.
After walking a distance, Qiao Long stopped in front of a closed steel door, swiped it with a card, then turned the heavy door lock and walked in.
There is a staircase leading down inside, and you can hear a clear echo by holding the steel handrail.
After going down for a distance, the two came to an elevator. It looked like it was built by a private person, very simple and small.
"This is a quick passage that leads to the underground world. We usually don't use this road, but we need to hurry." Qiao Long explained briefly while waiting.
The girl nodded slightly, not caring about such things. She stamped her feet lightly, and her perception extended in all directions along the ground.
Unlike other people, the narrower the underground, the stronger her strength is, because her talent is related to crystal stones. She can condense and extract gems from the rock and soil at any time to block and close the space, and she can also shuttle freely.
Since the advancement, the talent that was bound by insufficient magic power in the past has been liberated a lot. Now, even if she faces Qiao Long, she doesn't have to worry. Even if there is an accident, she can leave easily. This is the confidence that makes her willing to come out.
It's strange. When I'm in the store or facing my classmates, I always feel a little nervous, but when I face someone like Qiao Long, I don't feel any psychological burden or tension, Heshia tilted her head and thought.
The two of them walked into the elevator and went down. Two minutes later, the elevator door opened and the two of them walked out.
Compared with the world above, the senses here are not so wonderful.
The pale light bulb illuminated the elevator exit. Outside was the exit blocked by iron fences. Occasionally, someone could be heard talking.
Qiao Long walked over and suddenly opened the door on the side of the corridor. The original noise inside suddenly quieted down.
"Take the gun and follow me!" Qiao Long frowned and looked at the smoky environment in the room.
"Yes, Brother Long." A group of people picked up the things in the corner and on the table and walked out immediately.
"There is a situation in the south. Prepare enough ammunition. In addition, call all the brothers nearby and prepare the car." He quickly ordered, and then the group of people immediately took action.
Heshia came over and asked them as they were busy: "Is this a base of your gang?"
"Yes, there are several bases like this. The pipelines that lead to the upper level are very important." He explained briefly, and then asked a familiar younger brother to find a suitable weapon.
After listening to Qiao Long's description, the younger brother looked at Heshia, who lowered the brim of his hat, with a little surprise, and then went to the room warehouse next to him, found a newer box, brought it out and handed it to Qiao Long.
Opening the box, there was a small and frosted black and purple pistol inside, with a square barrel and a fixed square sight on it.
'Phantom C-620', although it is a model from more than 20 years ago, its performance is good and it is also widely praised today. It has low recoil, comfortable grip, simple firing, and a simple chip-assisted aiming, which is suitable for novices. The only disadvantage may be that it is not powerful enough, but it is enough for small-scale conflicts in life.
"There may be some dangers on the road. This one is given to you for use. It will be much more convenient and will not expose your identity and ability." Qiao Long gave the assembled and debugged pistol to Heshia.
Gun? Although it is the interstellar age, guns are still unfamiliar and dangerous to ordinary people. The Federation still has strict control over guns. It is said that it has learned from the lessons of the past turmoil.
The girl hesitated for a while, took out a pair of black and purple silk gloves from her pocket (actually from the gap in space) and put them on, and then held the gun.
The gloves are not hers, but something left by her sister. It is also a good piece of equipment, so she has been carrying them with her since she gained the space ability.
'Delo Silk Gloves' [Rare Condensation Level]: Special gloves woven with purple daisy silk, flexible and strong, can withstand common weapon slashes, improve the precision of magic control, and also have the effect of weakening the suppression of extraordinary weapons. It comes with three effects: [Toughness Lv.5] [Magic Suppression Lv.4] [Magic Control Lv.3].
This was the championship prize that her sister won at the school winter festival party that year. It was also a treasure that Heshia had kept in the bottom of her box. In addition, the family also kept several sets of dresses with extraordinary effects of Themisia, but because of her body shape, Heshia could not wear them.
Her figure was not as well developed as her sister's.
Although Heshia's financial situation has not been good, she has kept these things and has not sold them. Thinking about it this way, she is actually a hidden rich woman, but it's a pity that she has never been aware of this.
After taking the pistol and putting it in her pocket, Heshia followed Qiao Long out of the corridor and came outside. There
were lights hanging everywhere in the wide cave, and below were tents, scattered stalls, and people lying randomly. There was a lot of garbage on the ground, including many finished meal packaging boxes, empty beverage bottles, and discarded clothes. There was a faint sour smell in the air. Some adults and children came and went. It was not crowded, but it was definitely not empty.
There were about 3,000 people here. Heshia glanced and estimated in her heart.
"It's cleaner this way." Qiao Long led the way, and Heshia followed behind. On the road, many people from the underground world gathered their eyes.
They knew Qiao Long, a powerful thug from the local "Haun" gang, but they didn't know the girl behind Qiao Long. Judging from her slightly unfamiliar and cautious way of avoiding the debris at her feet, she should not be from the underground world.
If someone else brought outsiders to the underground world, they would have been surrounded by them with bad intentions, but because Qiao Long was there, they were afraid of this powerful guy, so they didn't say anything at this time, and watched the two people pass by silently.
However, there were one or two brave and trouble-making people.
"Hey, Boss Qiao, what did you bring back today? It seems that you are still a novice. If you are tired of playing, let the brothers try it."
Qiao Long frowned when he heard this, picked up the gun in the hand of a younger brother beside him, and pulled the trigger.
"No——"
Before the other party could beg for mercy, the flying shells, the sliding bolts, the overflowing flames and white smoke, and the bullets penetrated him one by one, bringing up splattered blood.
After that, the gunshots stopped, and the outspoken guy fell to the ground, his heartbeat no longer fluctuating.
"Have someone clean it up, don't let it rot there." Qiao Long ordered, and the younger brother beside him quickly responded.
The few people continued to walk for a distance and came to a garage. Three underground off-road vehicles had already driven out.
Although the body of the car was very dirty and full of various condensed mud, the interior was barely clean. It was estimated that someone would occasionally clean it.
A group of younger brothers took the front and back two cars, and Qiao Long and Tilan took the middle one.
After driving for a while, Qiao Long explained his behavior just now.
"The situation just now must be handled ruthlessly, otherwise it will send the wrong signal to the people around, and they will surround us like hungry wolves."
"This is not a safe area under the jurisdiction of the Federation. Please forgive me, Miss." Then there was a long silence.
Heshia recalled the fear and shock that the man had just burst out before his death, as well as the shock of the people around him, and imagined what would happen if Qiao Long did not kill him.
If Qiao Long's attitude was not firm, the people around him would think that there was an opportunity and start to make trouble. Even Qiao Long's younger brothers would have a lot of imagination, and the already fragile relationship between the two would collapse immediately.
Is this considered to be a thorough consideration, or is it that after staying in the underground world for a long time, she has become accustomed to this violent way of dealing with problems, the girl thought to herself.
Sure enough, it is better not to come to such a place, but this time it is also an eye-opener.
The vehicle was driving fast, but the underground environment was harsh, and there was no flat and wide road, or it could be said that having a road was already a miracle.
Sitting by the car window, Heshia saw many people wandering in the underground world along the way. There was no Internet and entertainment here. Apart from some simple food, they just fought, lay down and slept, listened to music and danced around old equipment. The best thing was a large group of people gathered in front of the projection screen to watch various videos stored in advance.
Some of these videos are old classic movies, some are funny videos randomly spliced and edited on the Starnet, and there are also some vulgar videos. The people in them are not good-looking, but they twist their bodies mechanically like wild animals, which makes it difficult for people to look directly at them.
There are no schools, no banks, no hospitals, no public management agencies, and only some gang members maintain the most basic public security. This is an underground world that has been neglected and abandoned in the Jade Skirt. People's lives have degenerated to be similar to those of wild animals.
Is the Federation short of people? It is short of people, but what it lacks is the kind of people who can create value. Most of these people who have been abandoned for various reasons have been distorted by the environment of the underground world. They have bad personalities and almost no morals and sense of shame. Moreover, because they have not been exposed to education, it is difficult for them to get jobs and enter Sequence 3 or above. If they are accepted, it will cost a lot of public security costs, and they will also be strongly protested by local residents. This is why, even if the government knows that this group of people exists, it will not admit to accepting them.
The vehicle bumped through the rugged underground cave. There should have been various cave stone pillars blocking here, but they had long been demolished by humans. Only a few were left on the edge to prevent the cave roof from collapsing.
"What do these people rely on to survive?"
Heshia suddenly asked. As long as they are alive, they must get food and basic supplies. People in the underground world will not give food to others for nothing, and gangs cannot support idle people like philanthropists.
"Some things are too low and ugly. It's better not to know them, Miss." Qiao Long shook his head.
"Okay." Heshia also felt that she might not be so powerful now, and she could not look directly at some cruel and dark things.
Really... The girl sighed in her heart. Although she was not very old, she had inherited some memories of the previous two generations of color-level singers and had seen the vigorous and prosperous scene when the Federation rose.
I don't want to, no matter how beautiful the ideals and beliefs are, they will slowly rot and decay under the erosion of time.
Human beings, or life, will never learn lessons. The words and pictures seen in history are always too light and distant, making it difficult for people to raise respect. Perhaps only unforgettable pain can make life change its past and remember it in mind.
Heshia slowly closed and opened her eyes, and the blue light swayed slightly.
She is not strong enough now, and has no ability to change the status quo. She can only keep many ideas in her heart for the time being and realize them slowly in the future.
(End of this chapter)
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