The next morning, a faint ray of morning light penetrated into the house along the window.
Yawning slowly, Jiang Chen opened his sleepy eyes and looked out the window.
Rarely, it's actually sunny outside. The insulated glass blocked all the cold outside the house, and the house was as warm as spring. If it weren't for the snow, looking at the bright sunshine, he would have had the illusion of sleeping until the beginning of spring.
The slightly warm air hit his chest softly. Jiang Chen looked down and noticed Yao Yao curled up on his chest.
As peacefully sleeping as a little rabbit, Yao Yao's breathing was even. The eyelashes that fluttered with the breath exuded a flawless brilliance like an angel in the sun. Even in a dream, there was a sweet smile on the cherry-like lips.
Jiang Chen gently lifted the hair from her forehead, kissed her smooth forehead, and then quietly got out of bed.
Picking up the USB flash drive and chips that had been processed from the table, he quietly left the room and closed the door for her.
It had just arrived at six o'clock, but according to Jiang Chen's experience, Sun Jiao should have already gotten up by this time.
I should have gone to find her last night, but I was held back by Yao Yao's hopeful gaze.
When he reached the third floor of the villa, Jiang Chen heard gunfire from the gym in the distance.
"I still get up early as usual." Jiang Chen opened the door and looked at Sun Jiao, who was wearing sportswear and aiming a gun with one hand, and smiled.
"Huh? Are you back?" Looking back at Jiang Chen, a surprised smile flashed across Sun Jiao's face.
Throwing the pistol into the box, Sun Jiao jumped briskly in front of Jiang Chen.
"Have you finished your work over there?"
"Not yet, but I'm worried about this, so I'll come and take a look."
"Don't worry, don't you have that communication chip now? I will tell you if something urgent happens." Sun Jiao pursed her lips and said with a smile.
Lin Ling recorded the video of her communication with Jiang Chen and shared it with Sun Jiao and Yao Yao. Yao Yao's reaction was quite normal. After all, she had lived for twelve years before the war, which was more prosperous. When she saw the "ancient" appearance, besides envy, she was more just filled with emotion. And Sun Jiao has never seen what civilized society is like. The girl almost put her face into the screen.
For her, it was like a fairy tale.
"It will be too late by the time it happens. Is there any movement over at No. 7?"
After hearing Jiang Chen's words, Sun Jiao also had a serious look on her face.
"There is no reaction from the mutants for the time being. The defense line on the east bank of the Zhufeng Highway has been deployed, and 10 Hunter Tigers and 200 soldiers are stationed there."
nodded. After pondering for a moment, Jiang Chen continued to ask.
"Where is the rebel alliance in Jia City?"
Hearing this, a wry smile flashed across Sun Jiao's face.
"Don't talk about reaction, there's not even any news."
As early as the last time outside the Bullet Shell Tavern in the sixth neighborhood, Jiang Chen exchanged communication channels with Lin Chaoen. The first few times. Jiang Chen could still contact the generals of the Rebel Alliance in Jia City, but when winter came, they seemed to have disappeared and never responded to the communication signals from the Fish Bone Base.
Was it wiped out? Or was there some other accident
Frowning his brows, Jiang Chen vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't pinpoint what was wrong.
Sun Xiaorou was arrested, but the Twilight Church didn't react at all.
The mutant outposts were taken down twice, and their reactions were unusually calm.
Is it because the plans have been thwarted one after another and there is nothing to be done
However, rather than optimistically believing that the crisis has been resolved, Jiang Chen is more inclined to believe in another possibility. That means they are planning some terrible conspiracy. The silence now is nothing more than forbearance.
"Speaking of which, is Sun Xiaorou's condition better?" Jiang Chen asked slightly embarrassed.
"It's getting better." When talking about her sister's question, Sun Jiao looked a little lonely.
She would spend most of every day by her sister's side, trying to awaken the personality in Xiaorou's heart that was dependent on her sister, and let the personality that fanatically believed in a religion of unknown origin sleep forever.
But it's very difficult.
Facing the spiritual threat, she really had no choice.
"It will get better." Seeing the lonely expression on Sun Jiao's face, Jiang Chen hugged her shoulders and comforted her.
"Um."
Sun Jiao nodded. He rested his head on Jiang Chen's shoulder for a while.
In this way, the silence lasted for a long time, and Sun Jiao suddenly asked: "How is the situation over there?"
"Me?" Jiang Chen was stunned.
"Well, I've never asked you about the situation there. Can you tell me about it?" Sun Jiao's eyes flashed with anticipation as she talked about that world.
"Actually, it's nothing special. It's probably the opposite extreme. A mouse is only as big as a fist, and a cockroach is about the size of a thumb. There are no alien species. The streets are crowded with all kinds of people and all kinds of shops. There are a lot of delicious and fun things on display and I can’t explain it for a while. I’ll know when I get the chance to take you there to see it.” Jiang Chen scratched his cheek and said.
"Hmm. I really envy you. You will be in heaven when you are born." Sun Jiao pouted slightly.
"Actually, it's not as exaggerated as you think. It may be much better than here, but it's not paradise yet. Some people are so rich, and some are so poor that they don't even have a house of their own. To rent a house, you have to look at the person. Face."
Fortunately, Jiang Chen has changed from the latter to the former.
"House?" Sun Jiao frowned.
She didn't quite understand Jiang Chen's words. The most indispensable thing in the wasteland was steel and concrete. She really couldn't figure out what value these things had.
If you're sleepy, just find a building and put a tripping trap at the top of the stairs to sleep.
"Before the war, a house was considered a luxury. Just like the villa we live in now, if it were placed before the war, it would probably cost hundreds of millions of yuan, which can be understood as millions of crystals."
"Well, it's actually so expensive." Sun Jiao secretly exclaimed.
"So, don't think too perfectly, or you will be disappointed." Jiang Chen rubbed Sun Jiao's hair and said with a smile.
At this moment, Sun Jiao asked a little abruptly: "Then which one do you like more?"
Seeing Sun Jiao's serious eyes, Jiang Chen was stunned.
After thinking for a moment, he gave an answer that surprised even him.
"Maybe this way, at least for now."
In this world, he is just a rich man. Even if he is the chairman of a company with a market value of tens of billions, he is just a rich man. As Future Man's technology grows stronger, he has gradually begun to touch the cake of those with vested interests.
It is precisely because of the eyes of those peeking in the dark that Jiang Chen develops very carefully and has been carefully controlling the speed of development. Even if I hold a lot of good things in my hand, I dare not take them out easily.
Du Yongkang has already figured out those virtual reality online games. The head-mounted virtual reality infiltration device can be produced in the Sixth District, but taking out such a thing directly in the real world is no different from committing suicide.
But in the apocalypse, he is the leader of a force. Since he became the marshal of the Sixth District, there is no power in Wanghai City that can allow him to hide and promote development.
Perhaps, development over there in this world needs to start accelerating? .
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