Data Wasteland

At seven o'clock in the evening, the shopping street in Longshi Town was as lively as ever, with people coming and going.

It is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it gets dark quickly. At this time, the street lights are already on, about ten meters each, plus the lights from the glass windows of the shops on both sides, illuminating the whole street.

There are many pedestrians on the street, but there are only a few kinds of people who come and go. They are merchants in travel robes, mercenaries carrying weapons, Orioles standing on the street and smoking cigarettes, factory workers in overalls, and shabby clothes. Local residents can occasionally see one or two well-dressed rich people.

Longshi Town is the transfer station and trading center of more than 20 fringe towns nearby. The fringe towns transport the raw materials produced here to sell to factories, and then buy grain and other living materials and transport them back.

At the same time, this is also the office hall for residents of the fringe town. You have to come and access the network every three months, otherwise your personal credit will continue to decline. If you fall to the freezing point, you will become a refugee.

The shopping street is the most lively place in Longshi Town. Especially in the evening, business travelers came from all over the world, and they had experienced several days of exhaustion, or they had just finished their business affairs and had been busy all day long. It is inevitable to treat yourself, have a good meal, and relax with two glasses of wine. Either buy some gifts for the family to take home, or take advantage of coming out to do errands and find someone to comfort your lonely body and mind. Whether it's the Oriole or the Cowherd, there is no shortage here.

Chen Xing walked slowly down the street. Su Na followed him, holding three ice cream cones in one hand and one in the other to deliver them to her mouth, with a happy smile on her face.

"taste good or not?"

"Well, it's delicious~" Chen Xing asked casually, and Su Na immediately ran up to him and rubbed her face.

"Thank you brother, brother is so kind to Suna!" Suna held the cone, her eyes full of small stars.

"Be careful, don't get your clothes dirty." Chen Xing was afraid that the clothes he had just changed would be stained with ice cream, so he pushed Suna away with his hands and kept her away.

"Hmm~"

Although she was disliked, Su Na still looked full of happiness, without the slightest displeasure. In her mind, her brother is the first truth in the universe. Everything her brother says is right, and everything she does is right. As long as she can be with her brother, she is the happiest.

"come."

Chen Xing took out the tissue, and Su Na immediately stretched her head over, very well-behaved. Chen Xing wiped her mouth, then wiped off the ice cream foam that fell on the floral skirt, and threw it into the trash can next to it.

This floral pleated skirt was specially hand-sewn by Jianyue Canglian for Suna. Needle and thread girl is also a required course for court maids. Jianyue Canglian's dexterity is one of the best.

The main point of the design is to cover up Suna's pregnancy in October, as if she was about to give birth to a pregnant belly. Broken floral fabrics can cause visual dislocation, and wavy folds can create a fluffy feel. Unless you look closely, you won't see any flaws.

So along the way, Suna did not attract much attention.

Otherwise, a girl who looks like an underage, strolling in the street with a big belly, will definitely attract strange eyes from passers-by, and even attract some women to point and point nearby.

Su Na was okay, but Chen Xing was embarrassed if she was unreasonable.

He once used some medical instruments to see through Suna's stomach. The inside was pitch black, which could not be penetrated by any rays. Later, he explored with psychic tentacles, and was sucked in at once, like a black hole.

Although there is no relevant record in the blacklist database, according to his speculation, it should be Su Na's personal domain.

With some unknown ability, the huge worm body was contained in the alien space, leaving only the human part, just like Chen Xing's spatial ring, realizing the conversion between human and queen ant.

This can be seen from the change process. Su Na's transformation from the queen form to the human form requires cocooning, and the transformation from human to queen can be completed in an instant.

As long as Su Na is willing, she will be able to restore the queen's form in the next second, squeezing the shops on both sides with her huge body.

Of course, if there is no danger, such a thing will certainly not happen.

Except for the darkness in her belly, Suna's body structure is exactly the same as that of ordinary human girls.

To put it simply, there is...

"Mr. Mercenary, do you want to grill lamb skewers?"

In his thoughts, a little brother in an apron in the next store greeted him warmly.

The meat is fragrant. Turning to look at Su Na, she was drooling with greed.

"Fresh black goat meat, transported from Dashanling in the morning, and slaughtered in the afternoon, you won't regret it after eating it."

"Do you want it?" Chen Xing teased Su Na deliberately.

"I want to~" Su Na shouted.

"Do you want it very much?" "Yes, I want to eat~" "Want to want it very much?" "Well, Suna wants it very much~"

"Really want?" "Want~" "Really, really want it?" "Suna really, really want it~"

After teasing for a while, Chen Xingchao's apron brother gestured, "Come on three strings."

He hasn't eaten this black goat meat for many years, and it just happened to have a taste today.

This black goat is not a black goat in the traditional sense, but a goat from an ectopic plane.

It is said that it was originally discovered in a fragment of the world named "Black Forest".

The black goat is huge, three to four meters tall, and comparable in size to the Sharma of Britain on earth. They have super fecundity and high adaptability to the environment, so they can be raised in most areas. After the first batch of people ate it without any problems, it soon became the most popular meat animal in the ranch everywhere.

But the black goat has a shortcoming, that is, the meat is too strong and hard, and only the poor will eat it.

When he was in Longshi Town before, he had eaten a lot, and sometimes he really found it difficult to swallow.

There is no Yuan Longping in this world, so there is no hybrid rice. Wheat, potatoes and black goats are the staple food. The price of rice is 80% more expensive when you are full.

However, this barbecue seems to have a lot of seasonings, and it doesn't feel so showy.

Watching Su Na taking the mutton skewers, she looked at it for a few seconds as if she had received a treasure, her big green eyes were shining brightly, and she ate it in one bite, her face full of happiness.

Chen Xing tried to bite off a piece, first with his mouth full of greasy, then a puff of urine/smell straight into his nose, and then a rubbery taste.

It's really terrible...

After chewing for half a minute before swallowing it, it really is the taste in memory. But he didn't want to try anymore, and gave the rest to Suna.

The latter happily took it, and delivered it to his small crystal mouth, his cheeks bulging.

"Your daughter is so cute!" She probably thought that Suna was pretty and cute, and the apron brother couldn't help but complimented her.

In a moment, the temperature dropped sharply. Chen Xing's face instantly became gloomy, like black lines in the comics.

This is the most uncomfortable thing he has heard in this period of time, especially since the breakthrough

After fluttering all over, he suddenly came to him.

Although he was a man for the third generation, his combined mental age was already at the level of an uncle, but his body seemed to be in his twenties, so how could he become the father of a big girl.

Probably seeing Chen Xing’s face, the apron brother was used to doing business and knew that he had made a mistake, so he hurriedly changed his words, "Mistakes, it’s a mistake!" Then he explained, "Your sister is so beautiful, and she can’t recover for a while. Come, my brain is pretty funny."

The other party's words were fairly satisfactory, and Chen Xing's expression improved a lot.

"Sir, such a lovely sister, you have to watch. Although this is a safe zone, there are many bad people."

"Thanks for reminding."

After comparing their thumbs with the apron brother, the two continued to walk forward.

Chen Xing put one hand in his trouser pocket, one hand swayed, and he wandered freely, his gaze swept over the pedestrians and shops around him casually, his whole body was loose, and he looked very leisurely.

This time he went out to go shopping, he only took Suna, and everyone else stayed on the floating boat outside the town. Because he wanted to cherish the memory of the past, he didn't feel it with a large group of people. Noisy, no atmosphere.

In his previous life, he stayed in Longshi Town for two years and was considered his second hometown.

Due to the nature of his work, he is very familiar with the streets and lanes of Longshi Town. Even after many years, the memory is still as new.

A few shops ahead are where he used to work.

Soon, he saw a shop with a large number of locomotives parked at the door. Looking inward, a dozen young guys are busy loading the goods on the locomotive, which are piled up with goods packed in cartons, and fasten them with leather straps.

The sign on the top reads a few big characters that are about to lose paint-Longhe Express.

There is also a small line below: Wind of Dragon River, delivered safely.

There are many express companies in this world. The main business of Longhe Express is in the red country, as well as the "Red Earth Express" for the entire continent and the "Wild Express" worldwide.

This is the branch station of Longhe Express. Chen Xing worked here for two years until he met Tienuo and joined the Leiguang regiment. Since then, he has embarked on a mercenary road of no return.

Seeing the courier brother sitting next to him smoking and chatting after he was busy with things, Chen Xing felt like a world away.

How many times did he sit there chatting just like them.

Of course, it is not that they look down on them, or that there is something wrong in the past.

On the contrary, he thought it was fine at that time.

Because it is simple, not so tired, not so much intrigue. Simply, after finishing work, smoking a cigarette, chatting, drinking a little wine, there is not so much pressure, and the life is very happy.

In fact, people’s pressures are all given to themselves.

If you don't pursue so much, there is not so much desire, and naturally there will be no pressure.

When he worked here, it was simple and simple. He didn't think too much, just to do his duty well and save money.

Perhaps without the appearance of Tienuo, he would work here for a lifetime, then marry a decent wife, have a few children, and believe that life will be comfortable.

In his opinion, whether there is pressure or no pressure, it is just a way of life, there is no right or wrong.

Fear is just fear, desire and dissatisfaction but powerlessness to act.

The heart is higher than the sky and life is thinner than paper. If you don't bother to do small things, don't do big things well, your eyes are strong and your hands are low, and your ambition is big and talented, your life will be gloomy.

If you are comfortable with the status quo, save money for emergencies, and at the same time do a good job. Even if you are a courier, you can become a site supervisor after many years of hard work, and you can also become a manager or contractor. Site, be a small boss, or even open a courier company yourself, be a big boss.

In this world, there is no big industry. After moving the bricks, you can be a plasterer, if the plasterer is done, you can be a decorator, if the decorator is done, you can be a small foreman, and if a small foreman is done, you can be a large foreman. This sentence is not false.

If you are uncomfortable with the status quo and want to change jobs, you have to learn more knowledge, broaden your horizons, and then go for it.

Chen Xing first did a good job as a courier, and then learned some mercenary skills. He didn't start to enter the world until he met Tienuo.

Although he is not a Maxima, and Tienuo is not Bole, but he is at least a qualified and well-prepared intern mercenary, and Tienuo is also the head of a decent small mercenary group.

If you change the situation, he feels sorry for himself every day, thinks that this is not good and that he doesn't want to do it, daydreaming about making a fortune and holding a beautiful woman every day, even if he meets Tienuo, it is estimated that the two sides will pass by.

Opportunity awaits those who are prepared.

The reason is simple, as if a three-year-old child can tell it. But it is not so easy to do it.

First of all, you must take a part of your spare time to strengthen yourself.

He was off work that year, and he was half tired. He also took time every day to read the mercenary manual, the complete book of mutant creatures, the history of the red earth continent, or go to the practice field to practice marksmanship.

Second, save money and have enough savings to make it easier to respond to changes.

He saved nearly two hundred gold coins that year, and there are dozens of money left for food after buying a piece of equipment. According to the rules of the mercenary industry, those who can produce their own equipment can get more money.

Since he has things to do in his free time, he is not as idle as other people. After work, he goes to the tavern to find the stray warbler, which reduces his consumption in disguise.

In fact, he has always felt that he can learn anything, as long as he is interested.

But interest cannot be just interest.

If you like to play games, you can be an anchor if you play well, and you can write a strategy if you don’t play well. It will improve after a long time. But if playing a game is just playing, then the only effect is to relax.

Strength and knowledge are accumulated.

If he did not have the experience of being a mercenary in the previous life, even if he was reborn in this life, what would he do if he knew that there was a treasure in the underground water station?

First of all, he couldn't make it through Aaliyah. If he is not able, others will look down on him and will slaughter him as a pig.

His predecessor was like this, he was completely slaughtered by Alia, and he was poisoned to death, which allowed him to cross over and take the plate.

And he, proved his ability to survive in the wilderness, proved that he is a qualified mercenary, Aaliyah's attitude turned a hundred and eighty times, and he could still lend him a loan.

How can there be a free lunch in the world?

This world is made up of interests. Without ability, it means that there is no use value. Without use value, one can only count on the charity of others.

There are such people, but definitely not many.

It is better to hope in yourself than in others.

Even if you want other people to help, you have to make them feel that this person is worthy of help.

At the water station

At the time, if it hadn't been for him to have enough use value, and his character would be decent, it is estimated that Alia would have cut it across the board long ago.

In the later conflicts with the sons of the family, the mayor Xia De Sinclair rescued him when he was in distress.

Although Shade Sinclair is a legendary strong man with noble morals and kind heart, the main premise of everything is that he, Chen Xing, is worthy of help.

Without this major premise, nothing would exist, and he would have died so much that he could no longer die.

Even if you don't have any ability, you have to make yourself a "worthy of helping" person with the help of seniors.

"Mr., do you have a courier to pick up?"

Seeing Chen Xing startled, a courier brother stepped forward and asked.

Chen Xing came back to his senses and smiled, "No, no, just take a look."

The courier guy looked at Chen Xing, probably seeing Chen Xing’s identity as a rich man from the clothes and the beautiful girl behind him, and sighed, “What’s so good about this? It’s exhausting to work all day long. It’s better for you to do it. The mercenaries are good, the money comes quickly, and you have everything you want." He glanced at Su Na as he said, with envy in his eyes.

I was probably thinking that if such a girl can be his girlfriend, it doesn't matter if she can live less for decades.

"She is my sister." Chen Xing introduced. On the one hand, I don't want to cause any misunderstanding, on the other hand, it is to comfort the other party and reduce the opponent's sense of gap.

"Your sister is very beautiful." The courier brother exclaimed, his eyes a little obsessed.

"Su Na, people say you are beautiful, how should you answer?" Chen Xing looked back at Su Na.

Su Na hurriedly stuffed the remaining small cones into her mouth, and then nodded to the courier brother, "Thank you, brother."

"Your sister is so good."

"Come on, I used to be a courier too." Chen Xing said.

"Ah!" The courier said in surprise, "You do this too?"

"I'm familiar with all the alleys here, front alleys and back alleys, alleys of seven or ninety-nine, mice pit, chicken tail, big courtyard..."

Chen Xing said the names of nearby places in a series, and they were all slang in the industry, and the courier brother immediately believed it.

"You, you are really an old man!" The express brother was so excited that he even used honorifics.

Chen Xing laughed, but at this moment, a rude voice came from the store, and then a big fat man walked out.

"Eh eh eh, what are you doing out there, chatting before the goods are delivered, don't you want to do it!"

The big fat man had a serious face, raised his fat slap, as if he was going to fight. The courier brother quickly shrank his head, and ran away smilingly, "Fat man, send it right away, send it right away."

This big fat man Chen Xing recognized that he was the contractor of this sub-site, called Lu Dahai. Because he was born with fat head and big ears, he also had an aura of no anger and prestige, so everyone called him "Fat Lord."

Lu Dahai was a person with seven points of evil and three points of good. He couldn't say how good he was, but the courier under his opponent was still good, at least he would not deduct his wages.

But in general, Chen Xing does not want to have too much contact with the other party. After all, the time has passed and the other party is not his own boss anymore. Moreover, his current status is much higher than that of the other party, and he has no common language.

"Huh, Chen Xing?"

Chen Xing was recognized as soon as he wanted to leave.

"Fuck, it's really you!" Lu Dahai's face was full of surprise, and the flesh on his face was shaking.

"You kid..." Lu Dahai swallowed the words halfway through. The businessman's shrewdness allowed him to quickly see Chen Xing's identity as a rich man.

One is clothing.

Chen Xing wore a customized version of Longlinwei's combat uniform. Although Lu Dahai didn't necessarily understand the goods, he could tell from the fabrics that it was a high-end one, which was better than what he usually saw.

The second is the little beauty around.

Su Na scored 85 points in Chen Xing's score, which was the same as Ye Yang Qingyan. And it is the beauty of youthfulness, which is even more remarkable after the long opening. It is very rare in big cities, not to mention small places like Longshi Town.

Can there be such a woman by your side without two brushes? Besides, confidantes are troublesome, even if they hide at home, they are afraid of being stolen, so dare to bring them out?

The third is temperament.

Chen Xing's identity is different from the past, and he has been in a leading position for a long time, and the aura that belongs to the superior has spontaneously emerged.

"I haven't seen you in a few years, should I call you Master Chen now?" Lu Dahai said with a smile without being stage fright.

"Just call Chen Xing." Chen Xing said.

"That's not okay. Look at your clothes. It costs a few thousand gold coins, right? The last time I went to the monitor lizard city, I saw someone wearing it. It's a nobleman. It's definitely not something ordinary people can wear."

I have to say that Lu Dahai is still very foresighted. This is why he has been able to operate a courier station in Longshi Town, a place where dragons and snakes are mixed, for several years, with only small winds and no big waves.

Chen Xing also does not deny that sometimes he is too humble, but instead shows disrespect for others and treats others as fools.

"How is the business now?" Chen Xing asked casually.

It seems casual, but there is a lot of artistic content. Instead of entangled in the amount of his clothes, it is better to change to a topic with a common language.

His customized version of the Dragonscale Guardian combat uniform uses high-fiber fabrics and has a protection level of three. It is the highest configuration of mass-produced combat uniforms. It is one of the highest technological crystallizations in the red earth world. Further up, there is only a personal customized version. Of it. The cost price is three thousand gold coins, plus it is the exclusive combat uniform of the Dragon Scale Guard, which is not circulated on the market, and the price is astonishing.

In other words, there is more than a sub-site that this dress can be exchanged for the other party.

So this topic is not interesting at all.

"It's still the same, no loss, and don't want to make a lot of money." Lu Dahai's answer was somewhat polite, but it was almost true. Longshi Town is so big, the business volume is so much, and the income is relatively fixed.

"How about it, or find a place to sit, let's reminisce about the past." Lu Dahai invited.

"Okay." Chen Xing nodded and agreed.

After some contact, he had to admire the level of life of Lu Dahai. First of all, the other party did not ask him to sit in the store, because the other party understood that the store was messy and it was no longer suitable for a person like him. Second, Lu Dahai did not mention his past events from beginning to end, let alone treat him as an old subordinate.

This is nothing like the Xiaojun and Li Xiong that I met in Grayhorn City before, no wonder the "fat master" has always been a fat master, and they can only work part-time.

Also, even though he saw that he was different, rich and powerful, he didn't nod and bow his waist in a gesture of flattery.

As an old friend I met, I ran into it by chance and sat down to reminisce about the past.

Even if Chen Xing wanted to refuse, he couldn't find a reason. Or to put it another way, if he refuses, then Chen Xing will not be a man.

At this time, someone said behind the back that a villain has aspirations and forgets his own wealth, and he can only suffer.