Before seeing it in person, it was hard for Chi Xin to imagine that there is such a prosperous oasis in the vast and barren Gobi.
Green and golden Populus euphratica forests stand on the periphery of the "market", surrounded by mud pagodas, a mysterious ancient city.
It feels like an ancient city that existed thousands of years ago in the history books has been perfectly re-enacted. Any new traveler can't help but marvel at its beauty and splendor.
In Chi Xin's ear, Jing Xiubai's light snorted sound came.
The surging handwriting of "market" must have deeply shocked the male protagonist.
However, Jing Xiubai's character was someone who had already been here, and Chi Xin secretly made a disgusting look at him, warning him not to reveal his secrets.
Jing Xiubai's emotions were quickly sorted out, he glanced at the two subordinates in the front seat, and said, "When you come here, you must not walk around casually, it is easy to go to places you shouldn't go."
Chi Xin was confused, but after so long, he had gradually understood Jing Xiubai's clichés, he just obediently pointed to see if he wanted to know something.
Sure enough, the person in the co-pilot opened the chat box as soon as he heard it: "This little brother looks like someone who has been here before, and he is very good at speaking."
Jing Xiubai showed a humble demeanor: "Where, I was fortunate enough to be brought here once before. At that time, the requirement was not to conflict with other people in the city. I wonder if it has changed now?"
This point he said was based on Lao Diao's mouth before.
"There are no changes, the rules are still the same, just stick to them." The co-pilot said, "You remember, in the 'market', as long as you have money, or you have a lot of money You can find anything you want as long as you don't make trouble."
There was a bit of greed in his voice, "Stunning beauty, immortal... As long as it's you..."
"okay."
The driver reminded him, "What's the point of saying so much, you know it if you've been here once."
In the rear-view mirror, the man's vigilance flashed past.
Chi Xin and Jing Xiubai looked at each other calmly, and they all died down.
Talk with money, don't fight.
The basic rules in the "market" are already known, and the rest will be explored after entering.
When they were on the hillside, it seemed that they were very close to the oasis, but when they actually ran, they still ran from afternoon to evening.
Unlike the endless loess on the Gobi Desert, when the "market" was just getting dark, the whole ancient city was lit up with bright lights, rendering the sky into a hazy and blurred color, which makes people want to find everything. difficulty.
At this time, there is still such sufficient power, this "market" is indeed not simple.
When the entrance of the ancient city has gradually emerged in the field of vision, the sitting posture of the pool core is gradually tense as the distance approaches.
stared at the front tightly, and even his breathing was a little short.
A cool, dry hand patted the already clenched fist on his knee.
Chi Xin passed by, saw Jing Xiubai's worried eyes, and shook it, unable to explain the feeling that the combat alarm was buzzing to the point of exploding.
My muscles are tense, no matter how I adjust it, I can't quickly return to the normal state as before.
Even the beating heart is reminding that there are terrible things in it, don't get close.
If it is a pool core who has just come to this world, he may be full of thoughts about how to survive, and maybe he will leave immediately after being warned.
Looking at Jing Xiubai next to him.
Don't be afraid. Chi Xin told himself. You have a partner, and you have a firmer goal. Now that you have come this far, don't give up.
Taking a deep breath, his demeanor gradually calmed down.
As the convoy approached the entrance of the ancient city, Chi Xin found that not only did they come here late at night, but the empty roads were crowded with cars going into the city, and many of them were very valuable brands before the end of the world.
"Stand by and wait for the process." Boss Lin's voice came from the radio in the car.
The convoy waited quietly, and moved in little by little as the front was released.
Even though there were a lot of cars, no one complained about the long queue time. No matter what kind of car was driving, no matter what kind of person was sitting in the car, they all honestly lined up outside. line up.
Chi Xin was prepared for this, but seeing this situation, he was still a little shocked by the power of the organizers behind the "market".
The two people in this car are all new reinforcements who arrived two days ago. They have never seen the situation on the day of the battle. They are probably bored at this time. In addition, they have been honest all the way, without any outrageous actions. The co-pilot looked at the two of them and took the initiative to speak.
"Every time I come here, it's like this, but this time it's extra crowded. Do you feel this way?"
Jing Xiubai answered fluently: "It's probably an auction, and some good things will attract people who are not in the mountains."
"It's true." The co-pilot didn't have the slightest doubt, and said "tsk", "There might be something wrong this time, so I'm a little curious."
"Don't be curious," said the driver. "It's not something you and I can afford."
"Isn't the dream still allowed to be done?" The co-pilot murmured.
This person reminded Chi Xin to think of Yu Xiang, turned the beads around, and deliberately said, "I came here once, not as many times as you have all come here, but I think that there is such a shortage of supplies in the last days, so there is something wrong with it. what."
"Hey, you little girl, don't talk nonsense if you don't know anything." The co-pilot responded immediately, and turned to look at him, "Have you never heard of it? It is said that at this auction, There's a perfect potion with no side effects, just inject it... tsk."
Chi Xin and Jing Xiubai froze slightly.
"What about the injection?" Chi Xin looked innocent.
The co-pilot glanced impatiently, muttered, "He's pretty, but unfortunately he's an idiot", then turned around and said, "How can I become a superman out of thin air, who wouldn't want to in this ghost world? Some self-defense."
Next, no matter if Chi Xin asked again, he would not answer any more.
The information disclosed so far is enough to confirm their previous guesses, and it also proves that their current efforts are correct.
Chi Xin waited patiently, and when the watch on Jing Xiubai's wrist counted the hour again, an hour and a half passed, and they finally came to the front of the team.
According to the guard's request, everyone got off the bus first.
After getting out of the car, the impact of the bizarre ancient city was even greater. Chi Xin looked up at the city cast by the wind and sand, and even Yu Xiang and Jiang Congyun didn't notice when they came to them.
"Xinxin, what's wrong with you?" Jiang Congjun asked.
"After entering, you can't relax your vigilance for a moment." Chi Xin's face was solemn, "I think there should be something inside."
Everyone looked up at the blurry sky behind them, and suddenly felt that these gorgeous colors were like the camouflage of poisonous snakes to attract enemies.
Boss Lin took a look at the front, saw that the pool core was still in place, and turned around again.
They are about to enter the city's first level: detection of the virus.
Headed by Boss Lin, the others lined up one by one. Chi Xin stuck out from behind, and saw the guard took out a familiar detector and pressed it against Boss Lin's forehead.
The level was easy to pass, and there were no virus-infected people among them.
After entering the city, there is a long tunnel with flaming torches burning on both sides. Even if the tunnel is open to the front and back, there is still a thick smell of smoke and dust in the tunnel.
Chi Xin frowned and glanced at the guard with a gun next to him.
Wearing uniform black uniforms, they watched with vigilance at the incoming guests, and if there was a little abnormality, they would shoot without hesitation.
Seeing these people, Yu Xiang gasped.
"This, this is...?"
As soon as he made a sound, the guard closest to him immediately pointed his gun at him, "Keep quiet!"
Yu Xiang immediately closed his mouth, but there was still a lingering shock on his face.
Chi Xin looked at him soothingly, and used God to tell people to be calm.
No matter how stupid the protagonist group is, they also realize at this time that this "market" is not only related to the laboratory, but also related to Tobila.
After all, the skin they wore was no different from the group of people who fought with them at the Longteng Base.
With Yu Xiang as a lesson from the past, no one dared to speak up while waiting for the next level, and they were gradually lined up.
Chi Xin was standing in one of the group, and the person in charge of the inspection lifted his skin to look at one, "New face?"
Boss Lin had already stepped over, as if he was deliberately waiting for Chi Xin and the others, and said, "This is the person I brought."
The inspector looked at Boss Lin, didn't say anything, just instructed Chi Xin: "Take off the windbreaker and check the weapons."
The pool core narrowed slowly.
Looking at Boss Lin, his subordinates put the coat that he had just taken off on his shoulders again.
It seems this is a fixed requirement.
Chi Xin accepted this setting, and took off his windbreaker jacket as he said, revealing the vest and hot pants inside.
After being exposed in the Gobi for so long, his skin was not affected at all. In the dimly lit tunnel, it was so white that it almost reflected faint fluorescence.
Compared with the ordinary women who survived in the last days, she seemed to not exist in this world, with delicate eyebrows and a peaceful demeanor, like a daughter who was spoiled at home.
A pair of white and powerful long legs are bare/exposed under the slender waist, and a black belt is tied at the base of the legs, which adds a bit of wildness to the beauty.
Perhaps as one of the few women in the queue, Chi Xin managed to get a bunch of slight twitching noises.
The eyes staring at became hot all of a sudden, including the inspector's.
The inspector licked his lips, and his casual look disappeared. He stared at Chi Xin's leg: "Take the gun out."
Chi Xin is a woman, and a beautiful woman, and the eyes of these people mean that it is very clear.
There is only one goal at the moment, which is to sneak into the market, and the minds of other little people have no time to care.
Hooked the corners of his mouth, took out the sand/desert/zhi/eagle without saying a word, put it on the table for collection, spread out his hands to the inspector to indicate that he was clean, raised his legs and wanted to go inside. .
But he was stopped by his hand again.
The pool core quickly took a step back, letting the inspector who was trying to grab his arm fall into the void, and God cooled down, "Where else am I not in compliance with the regulations?"
The inspector swallowed and showed a meaningful smile, "Here you are." He pointed to Chi Xin's shorts, "The woman may be hiding something, and she needs to take it off and check it."
As soon as these words came out, there was a clear drooling sound all around.
Chi Xin felt a sudden chill behind him, and hurriedly made a stop gesture behind him.
He looked up at Boss Lin and saw that he looked thoughtful. He didn't turn around to leave, didn't open his mouth to speak, and pouted to himself.
With his hands behind his back, with an innocent expression on his face, he asked in confusion, "Is this how you treat your guests? Or are you sure, I don't have anything worthy of your attention? So greedy, except for the guests. You have even looted some of the firearms, but haven't given them to your boss?"
The inspector was stunned for a moment, his face ugly.
Chi Xin smiled shyly: "If that's the case, tell me what you want to find, and I'll take the initiative to give it to you."
The inspector's expression completely stiffened, and he said dryly, "Let's go."
Chi Xin winked at him.
Boss Lin looked at him from a strange place, and said nonchalantly, "This little girl doesn't look like the one who would be scared to cry on the battlefield."
Chi Xin smiled embarrassedly, "Boss Lin, the one who was scared to cry might not be the battlefield."
So, if a scorpion is seen, will several people cry when they see it
As a person I met once and had close contact with, Chi Xin felt that he was very strong.
Boss Lin didn't say anything. After Chi Xin came over, he seemed to have no interest in waiting. He turned around and continued to walk forward.
Perhaps because of Chi Xin's beating, Jiang Congyun's passage from the back was exceptionally smooth.
"I was really scared just now." Jiang Congjun approached Chi Xin and whispered, "You haven't seen Brother Jing's face, I'm afraid he will fall short."
"Calm down." Chi Xin patted his hand and raised his head to see Jing Xiubai approaching with a cold face, "We're all here, control yourself."
Seeing Chi Xin, who had gone through all this and still acted like nothing, but also taught him a lesson in turn, Jing Xiubai showed a helpless look.
Chi Xin didn't take this episode to heart, and continued to follow the troops forward.
The checkpoints entering the city are a monitoring system similar to customs.
Chi Xin watched the people in front walk in one by one, and the green light was always displayed on the top of the machine.
When it's your turn, you have to follow the example and go straight to the top, green light.
"Is this an inspection?" Chi Xin asked when everyone passed.
"It looks like it's testing drugs." Jing Xiubai said uncertainly, "On their screen just now, I caught a glimpse of the composition analysis chart."
At this time, we should really rely on Brother Jing.
Chi Xin looked at him with admiration, and deeply realized that it would be useful to have a fellow scholar.
At this point, the entrance to the market has passed, and the pool core continues to move forward to see the exit.
Going through this tunnel is like passing through a thousand years of time.
What is displayed in front of the hut is a bustling and hurried market scene.
The vicissitudes of the outside world seem to have no impact on this place. From ancient times to the present, the edge of the ancient city with stacked mud towers has been weathered, and they have been living in this primitive style.
Boss Lin stood in front waiting for them, "Welcome to the market."
Jiang Congyun looked at all this in amazement, "It feels like an ordinary city, and there is nothing scary as in the legends."
Boss Lin smiled slightly, he didn't explain, he just turned around, "Chi Xin, come with me."
The cell did not move.
Facing Boss Lin's inquiring gaze, he looked back and forth, "Your goods haven't come in yet."
Lao Diao, who just came in, just heard these words, and said casually, "How can the boss handle everything personally, and the goods have already been handed over to the people in the market."
I mean it.
Chi Xin's heart hangs, and now that he has lost Yongning's whereabouts, he is in a city, and he doesn't know where to find it.
"Are you interested in that cargo?" Boss Lin asked.
Chi Xin didn't know how to answer for a while, but Jing Xiubai answered in a timely manner: "I haven't seen transactions in the market, so I'm just curious."
"Oh?" Boss Lin murmured softly, "Then you'll find out soon."
For some reason, this sentence made Chi Xin feel a chill.
didn't say anything, just continued to follow Boss Lin forward, the four exchanged glances, obviously there was no better way.
There is a normal scene in the ancient city, and all the things that are commonly seen before the end of the world are sold, but the types are more complex and rich. owning a real estate.
"q base center position", "p base edge position", "unit type optional", etc.
The voices of people's discussions are also in full swing.
"You sell fifty packs of instant noodles for such a piece of shit? I think you're in a whim!"
"You dare to scold me, be careful I call the guards here!"
"Brother, come here once and ask where you want to buy a gun?"
"Then you have to go to the inner city. There are gun trades there. It is said that 'Hou Yi' is involved this time. There should be a lot of good guns..."
Several people came here at one time, but the panic that the protagonist group said before could no longer be accepted, so they had to hold back their curiosity abruptly, and made a face that they had seen it before.
Only Chi Xin was able to show a look of amazement, looking at the face that people wanted to see but couldn't, and showed a smile.
Boss Lin didn't even glance at these glances, and walked straight forward, bypassing several streets familiarly, and came to a slightly remote shop.
Before walking in, Boss Lin turned around, "Chi Xin come in with me."
There is a bit of ominous information in the short words.
Chi Xin raised his eyebrows and grabbed Jing Xiubai's arm, "What about them?"
This place is not as brightly lit as the main street. Boss Lin is dressed in black and has black eyes, standing in front of the equally dimly lit shop, so dark that he seems to be able to merge into one.
Up to now, he seems to think that there is no way he can escape his control, he has broken away from the disguise he has always been, and there is an irrefutable indifference on his elegant face.
"Take the pool core, others will watch it, and pay attention to the transaction time." Boss Lin ordered.
Transaction, what transaction
Chi Xin felt that this should not only refer to the auction.
Yu Xiang showed an exaggerated terrified expression: "Boss Lin, are you planning to do this?"
Boss Lin's voice also cooled, "I tried my best to bring you in, you should pay me some money too."
"What kind of compensation do you want, tell me, my family should be able to afford it." Yu Xiang said.
Boss Lin's eyes swept over him, "You don't have to bother your boss, you can afford your reward yourself."
He looked at Chi Xin, "Chi Xin, come here, don't be afraid, there are good things in front of you that are very suitable for you, but you can't get in so many people at once, you go in first, and then bring your friends in."
This is Boss Lin saying so many words at a time.
Chi Xin lifted up to look at Jing Xiubai who was caught by him. There was a look in his eyes that he couldn't understand for a while. The form was urgent, and he just spoke quickly with his lips. Say "find a cage".
Then he raised his head and said, "Then you should go to rest first. Boss Lin and I will go in and have a look, and we will be able to go in a while."
Boss Lin looked at them quietly, showing a mocking look at Chi Xin's "innocence".
He thought he was going to spend some time talking, but he didn't expect that this silly girl would really believe it. What's even more speechless is that these friends who listened to what he said would no longer pursue them. Feel free to let him follow him.
Chi Xin noticed that Boss Lin's eyes were a little strange, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "?"
Boss Lin sighed and said sympathetically, "Your friend... ."
He stopped talking halfway through, leaving a question mark on Chi Xin's head.
Seeing the puzzled look on his face, Boss Lin lowered his eyes.
It seems that my friends don't get much attention, so when the silence disappears, it won't cause many waves.
Chi Xin didn't know what he was thinking, this strange misunderstanding happened naturally.
Chi Xin and Boss Lin entered the shop, there were only a few decorative paintings with strong religious colors on the wall, and a man sat behind the innermost counter.
When the man saw Boss Lin, he immediately stood up, "Boss Lin is here again? Are you planning to buy or sell this time?"
Boss Lin smiled: "All."
Seeing that he didn't say much, the man didn't ask much. He took out a tattered booklet and a box of ink pads, "Sign it."
Boss Lin Yiyan signed his name on the booklet and pressed his handprint.
The man counted the people behind Boss Lin and wrote a few strokes after his name, "Okay, come with me."
Chi Xin looked back, and there were only five people who followed Boss Lin in, all of them were men with stern faces and sturdy breaths, and they were not of the same level as the men who were mixed with dragons and snakes before.
Hang down, , and follow along honestly.
The man took them into the inner room, moved the cup on the table, and a virtual keyboard glowing with blue and green light suddenly appeared on the earth wall in front of him.
It's a bit against the appearance of such technological items in such a primitive Tucheng, but Chi Xin looked at the people around him, and none of them showed a surprised expression.
The man pressed a few times on the keyboard, and then pressed his thumb in the space.
With a "beep" sound, the earth wall slowly opened automatically.
"Come in," said the man.
Boss Lin nodded, confirming that the battery core was still there, and walked in first.
A moist and airtight package came, Chi Xin held his breath, and his pupils shrank when he saw everything that appeared before him.
I saw a world that was completely different from the outside world.
"Welcome to the real 'marketplace'."
Boss Lin's voice came out of his indifference and seemed a little excited.
"Pool, you'll be the center of attention for someone here."