Cataclysm King

Chapter 233 Song Yu
"Hey, little turtle dove, don't waste such good black bread on this guy. He's been in a coma for a whole day, and he's definitely not going to survive."

"But he is obviously still alive. It's just a piece of bread. I'm a child and can't eat so much. Besides, our black bread was also donated by the distinguished lady of the Rose Chamber of Commerce. I can use it to save others, so that's great. But that’s it.”

"Oh, you naive fool! Wouldn't it be better to exchange the half piece of bread for a few copper coins? You will regret it when you starve yourself."

"No way. Hey, this gentleman is awake!"

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Ji Xun woke up early.

But he was in a bad state.

It was like being severely seasick, and my whole mind was dizzy.

He vaguely heard that it was raining outside, it was wet and quite cold.

Someone also opened his mouth and poured a bunch of sticky stuff into him.

Oh, that taste is terrible.

It was as if the cold water had soaked the brown bread, making it sticky like paste.

This is the most unpleasant way to eat black bread in Ji Xun's opinion.

But the body desperately needs energy.

The rich aroma of wheat made him feel as if he had eaten the most delicious thing in his life.

After that energy slightly made up for the body's deficit, the consciousness returned to the body from that turbid state.

Ji Xun opened his eyes.

He saw a pair of big pure eyes, staring at him in surprise: "Sir, are you awake?"

"I crossed again?"

This was the first reaction in Ji Xun's mind.

Just like the time he traveled to the 407 extra-dimensional space, he found that his body was in terrible shape after he woke up.

The whole body was weak, the strong muscles seemed to have been sucked dry, and the bones were visible to the naked eye.

Still naked.

The five or six-year-old kid next to him probably found a piece of rag for him somewhere and used it as his pants, so it wasn't embarrassing.

"No. It seems I haven't traveled through time again."

Ji Xun felt it.

Although the mantra in his body is empty, his extraordinary abilities are still there.

He can sense the existence of "qi" and can also clearly perceive the various elements and laws floating around him.

Enlightenment’s property panels are also there.

It just adds the negative status of "extremely weak".

He briefly thought about what was going on, but his head ached like a hangover, making him grit his teeth and suck in a breath of cold air.

At this time, the little boy next to him blinked again and asked with concern on his face: "Sir, are you okay?"

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Ji Xun's throat seemed to have been poured with molten iron and he was speechless.

After meditating for a moment, I suppressed the tingling pain in my head.

Originally, I wanted to use the "Immortal Curse" to restore some physical condition, but after trying it, I found that it was completely useless.

Ji Xun instantly understood his current state: "Is the high-level law eroding?"

After all, he is already a third-level card master, and his body is extremely strong.

For ordinary injuries, the recovery ability of the werewolf and dragonborn bloodline attached to the professional card is enough to heal automatically.

But right now, even using the Immortality Curse can't alleviate this weak state.

In other words, the cause is some high-level law that he cannot understand.

And one more thing.

His current "Gluttony" secret method will automatically absorb elements and condense the spell power even if he does not deliberately meditate on it. However, the spell power is now slowly increasing from single digits, and the recovery is very slow.

There are various signs that his body was eroded by some unknown high-level law.

None of his current methods can stop this erosion.

Fortunately, that negative state is slowly dissipating on its own.

The body is getting better.

The little boy on the side looked at his weak look and thought he was hungry. He took out a small piece of black bread hidden in his pocket and said, "Sir, I have another piece of bread here. If you are hungry, you can take it." eat."

Ji Xun didn't look at the bread, but looked at the little boy in front of him.

He looks six or seven years old and very thin.

Wearing a dirty and tattered newsboy uniform, he looked like a beggar.

But his skin is delicate, his eyes are clear, and he is not numb to suffering. Perhaps he has only been a beggar for a short time.

"Did he actually save me?"

Ji Xun's thoughts gradually became clearer.

Although his current body does not need to be saved, he will not die so easily.

But it's always good.

"Thank you."

His body was in desperate need of energy. He said weakly, took the bread from the boy's hand and took a small bite of a piece.

The bread crumbs are decomposed into maltose by saliva in the mouth, and the sweet smell of wheat flavor fills the mouth.

After glycogen is replenished, the brain quickly regains energy for thinking.

Ji Xun lay there for another ten minutes before finally remembering what happened.

Before losing consciousness, he should have been in Hong Tower, reading the letter from the mysterious pen pal.

Then he was swept away by a mysterious force and lost consciousness.

"I seem to have been teleported here by the catastrophic object [X-077-Time stamp]? And the negative state on my body may be caused by the erosion of the laws of space?"

He vaguely figured out something.

But it's very strange what is going on.

The clown mask cannot be taken away by others, but there is nothing on it.

So now it seems that his "body" should have been transported.

So I didn’t bring any foreign items like storage rings.

Still naked.

Since he was not dead, Ji Xun's eyes overflowed with a smile.

He was very interested in this magical encounter and speculated in his mind: "The stamp can actually teleport people away? So, where am I being teleported to now?"

After eating the last bit of bread, he felt that he finally had the strength to speak.

He looked at the boy next to him and asked, "What's your name?"

The boy said: "Everyone calls me 'Little Turtle Dove'. You can also call me that, sir."

"Oh."

Ji Xun looked around. It looked like a shanty town, with patched tents everywhere.

There was a strange smell of feces and urine in the air.

It occasionally rains in the underground city, and everything outside is wet and full of mud.

No matter where you look from, it doesn't look like a sinless city.

He asked, "Where is this place?"

"Sir, don't you remember?"

The boy glanced at Ji Xun and thought of something: "Oh, by the way! You must be too hungry. In the morning, I found you fainted by the tent because of hunger."

Ji Xun didn't say anything as he listened.

In his current skinny state, he really looked like he had fainted from hunger.

It could be seen that the boy was cheerful and talkative. He was different from ordinary beggars. He should have learned some knowledge. He added: "This is Bolton Machinery Town. The territory of Baron Bolton. Most of us fled from Rum County in the west. You should have heard that there is a famine over there. By the way, sir, where are you from?"

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Ji Xun had seen the federal map before and had some impression of Rum County.

It seems to be in the western part of the Federation?

But the distribution of cities in the underground world is not flat, and he is not sure where it is.

And I have never heard of this Bolton Mechanical Town.

After thinking about it, he asked directly: "Is this far from Innocence City?"

"Where is the Innocence City?"

The little boy was puzzled, tilted his head to think, and said apologetically: "Sorry sir, except this time, I have never left Rum County in my whole life. I never heard of the 'Innocent City' you mentioned. .”

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Ji Xun didn't care when he heard it.

It's normal for a "little turtle dove" of this age to have never heard of the evil place at the end of the world.

But what is certain is that he is really no longer in Innocence City.

But still in the original world.

At this time, a gust of cool wind blew, making people shiver slightly.

The little boy thought of something again and hurriedly explained: "Oh, sorry, there is one more thing. When I found you, your clothes were gone. Maybe the scavengers took them away. So I gave You found a sack."

Probably because he was afraid that Ji Xun would misunderstand that he took the clothes, he wanted to explain more.

Ji Xun interrupted him and said with a smile: "Thank you."

Seeing a person's eyes, he knows that the other person is not lying.

As he said this, he added: "Thank you for saving me, and for your bread and clothes."

His smile made the little boy infected, and he smiled brightly: "You're welcome."

Ji Xun had already looked at this simple tent out of the corner of his eye. There was nothing except a dirty blanket.

It's small and crude.

It didn't look like there was anyone else living there.

He was an orphan himself, so he guessed something and asked casually: "Little Turtle Dove, where are your parents?"

When this topic was mentioned, the little boy's cheerful smile immediately faded. He rubbed his fingers and said, "I don't know. Before the war, my father was drafted to the front line. Then the war came to our town. My mother, I, and the adults in the town We fled together to the train station. There were too many people, so she pushed me onto the roof of the train. When the train started, my mother couldn’t climb up, so she asked the fat aunt next door to take care of me. Later on the way to Bolton Town, the fat aunt He also got separated."

As he spoke, his eyes sparkled.

But he seemed to have thought of something, and he was strong enough not to let tears flow from the corners of his eyes.

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When Ji Xun heard this, he fell into a brief silence.

A five or six-year-old child was running away from home alone. How reluctant his mother was to let him go when she pushed him onto the train.

It is really rare to be able to maintain such pure kindness.

He didn't ask more about the child's family, but instead asked: "Are you scared alone?"

The little turtle dove tilted her head and thought: "I was a little scared before, but I stopped being scared after fighting everywhere."

Ji Xun saw the sudden light in his eyes and asked curiously: "Oh?"

The little turtledove thought of something, put a cheerful smile on his face again, and said seriously: "When we left at the train station, my mother told me that I was already a man, and like my father, I could take care of myself. She told me to follow my fat aunt obediently, and when the war is over and I return to town, I can be reunited with my parents."

Saying this, Ji Xun saw an innocent light called "hope" in his eyes.

Probably in the eyes of a child his age, his mother's words are the greatest truth in the world.

Mother said they would reunite again, and the little turtledove believed it.

Thinking that when the war was over, he would be able to see his dearest parents again.

Ji Xun looked at that childish and innocent face and couldn't bear to tell the cruel world that adults saw.

The little turtledove seemed to be full of expectations and longing for the reunion with her parents in the future, and added: "And everyone is also very good. Sparrow, Xiaolu, Laolin, and Dashan are all friends I met on the road, and they all take good care of me. Listen. They said if they could only wait a little longer, the war would be over."

"Ah."

Ji Xun listened.

Just nodded silently.

He didn't want to break a young boy's innocent fantasy and asked: "What does your father do?"

Speaking of his father, Little Turtle Pigeon puffed up his chest with pride: "My father is a doctor in the town, and he is also a very powerful card master. According to current reports, my father was also a very powerful hunter in the past, and he has been to many dangerous places. The place."

My mother's words were the truth that I firmly believed in my childhood.

Then father is the most majestic mountain.

In his bright pupils, there was only deep expectation for the future, and he added: "When I grow up, I also want to be a card master like my father, and I also want to be a very powerful hunter."

When Ji Xun heard this, he smiled: "Yeah. You will become a very powerful card master."

The little turtledove looked at the eyes that were looking at him, and felt a little embarrassed. Suddenly he realized something, and like an adult, he apologized very rudely: "By the way, I almost forgot to ask for your name, sir."

Ji Xun said calmly: "Just call me Chaoyang."

After all, he was still a wanted criminal and his clown mask was gone, so it was better to be careful.

Little Turtledove didn't care at all and said: "Mr. Chaoyang, are you a card master?"

Ji Xun was noncommittal and asked with a chuckle: "How did you tell?" "You guessed it."

The little turtledove blinked, his eyes flashing with intelligence, and added: "I feel that you are different from others."

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Ji Xun smiled and said nothing.

After all, Little Turtle Dove is more curious at this age. Hearing Ji Xun's acquiescence, he blinked again and asked, "Are you great?"

Ji Xun thought about it and said half-jokingly: "It's a bit awesome."

When the little turtledove heard this, he became even more interested and asked: "How powerful is it? Is it as powerful as Uncle Roko in our town? Oh, I forgot to introduce him. Uncle Roko is an official card master. Dad said that he is a [fighter] and a very powerful hunter!"

Ji Xun didn't explain much: "Yeah, more or less."

Little Turtle Dove wanted to say something else, but at this moment the shanty town outside became lively.

Before Ji Xun understood what was happening, anticipation appeared on Little Turtle Dove's face. She turned around and asked eagerly: "Sir, can you still leave? If you can, we can go to the town to get bread together. Today is the Rose Chamber of Commerce again Bread-giving day. Oh, if you are lucky, you can see that very beautiful lady."

It seemed that he was really urgent. This guy finished a long sentence in one breath.

Ji Xun was also interested and said, "Well, I should be able to leave."

He needs something to eat now.

You also need to understand where exactly you were transported.

Ji Xun walked out of the tent, and there was already a lot of excitement outside.

There were thousands of tents here, and a large group of refugees sprang out of them.

The little turtle dove could have run ahead by himself. Looking at the weak Ji Xun, he stopped to help him and said urgently: "Sir, we have to hurry up. Otherwise, if we go too late, we may not be able to get it."

"Ah."

Although Ji Xun was weak, he still had no problem walking.

The two of them quickly shuttled through the tent.

Although the light here is dim, Ji Xun's night vision is very good and he can see his surroundings clearly at a glance.

Ji Xun looked at the sky and thought to himself: "The cave space here is much higher than that of Innocence City."

The tent area was just outside the town. The two of them followed the flow of people and soon arrived in the town.

The air was thick with the smell of soot.

There is a large area of ​​small red-roofed stone houses here.

When Ji Xun looked into the distance, his eyes were surprised and he said, "Hey, it's actually the Mechanical City?"

He had seen a cluster of tall towers with lights on behind the town before, and thought they were some kind of building.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a mechanical castle made of countless huge rivets and rusty iron plates.

The chimneys above the castle were emitting white smoke all the time.

There are also exaggerated giant cannons on the edge of the city, and there are incredibly large steel tracks at the bottom.

“What an exaggeration”

Ji Xun had only seen photos of "Machine City" in newspapers before.

This is another miracle in this world besides extraordinary cards, a super exaggerated giant mechanical city.

This underground world relies heavily on mining, so many remote mining cities in the federation are these giant multi-functional mechanical castles that can be moved.

It itself has the functions of drilling, mining and refining.

It can also accommodate thousands of people.

It is an industrial town in the true sense.

When the ore in one place is mined, the mechanical city will move to another place, and the city and residents will also move with it.

This is pure black technology in the steam age.

Ji Xun didn't expect to see the real thing now.

He had seen some small mechanical war fortresses in the old continent before, but they were small in scale.

This is the first time I've seen something like this.

Ji Xun looked at the novelty and took a few more glances.

He and Little Turtle Dove also squeezed into the town and lined up at the back of the queue.

"Wow, there is also meat porridge today!"

"Oh, that lady from the Rose Chamber of Commerce is really a kind and kind angel. I praise her for her long life."

"That's right. The other Dog Merchant Guilds are eager to exploit every coin in our pockets, and the products are expensive and inferior. Only the Rose Merchant Guild sells products that only us poor people can afford, which are cheap and easy to use."

"Have you heard? Not only are they provided with food, but the new factory of the Rose Chamber of Commerce has also opened and is recruiting workers. It is said that they can earn 200 yuan a month."

"Really?! Oh my god, I grow sugar cane for the manor owner and I only earn 500 yuan a year!"

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Ji Xun listened in the crowd, this salary level is too low, right?
Even the lowest salary in Innocence City is two to three thousand.

Two hundred is a high salary here?

Ji Xun always felt that something was wrong.

And looking at their attire, most of these civilians wore very rough handmade linen clothes.

But even in places like Innocence City, where criminals are exiled, people generally wear clothes spun by machines.

What is going on here, is the textile industry lagging behind or something else?
It didn’t take long for the team to line up.

Ji Xun didn't see anything dangerous.

In such a remote town, we didn’t see any wanted notices.

He also breathed a sigh of relief.

Just when Ji Xun was lining up to get bread in the town.

Machinery City.

The apartment of the Rose Chamber of Commerce.

A girl wearing a light blue princess dress was immersed in writing a letter.

She didn't know what she thought of, but her pretty face blushed slightly.

In the quiet room, you can clearly hear the beating of your heart.

"Mr. Chaoyang, I hope you are safe. If possible, I. I hope we can meet once you finish handling your matters?"

Seeing the letter she had written, the girl said to herself:

"Ah, people say that ladies don't take the initiative to invite boys to meet. Isn't that a bit too bold?"

"But it sounds like Mr. Chaoyang has a very dangerous profession. Is he a hunter? If we don't meet, we may not see you again. Well! You did the right thing, Miss Ayu!"

"I don't know what happened to Mr. Chaoyang. I really hope he is safe."

"It's strange, why [stamp] didn't respond this time."

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The girl finished writing the letter and put the stamp on the new cover.

While tinkering, he muttered to himself to cheer up his blushing face.

It is really uneasy for a lady to write this boldest letter in her life.

However, before his thoughts could be straightened out, there was a knock on the door suddenly.

"Duk, duk, duk!"

in a hurry.

Before she could respond, a fat woman seemed to have entered her room and barged in.

The girl quickly put the letter in the drawer and said quietly: "Auntie, could you please not enter my room randomly next time? I am dealing with very important matters."

The fat lady said nonchalantly: "Didn't I knock on the door?"

As she spoke, the fat on her face shook, and she said with exaggerated emotion: "Oh, my good niece, do you think your aunt is an outsider?"

Although the girl was not very happy.

But nothing was said.

After all, this is her own aunt.

The obese woman walked into the room and placed the bag encrusted with gems in her hand on the table.

Those small eyes, shining with shrewd light, quietly looked around the room.

It seems that he wants to see if there is anyone hiding.

A girl's thoughts cannot be hidden from someone like her.

She didn't want her family's property to be coveted and stolen by some people who didn't know where it came from.

While looking around the house, the fat woman nagged: "Ayu, don't blame your aunt for nagging you. As a girl, you don't want to hang out with the poor all day long. What kind of bread are you giving out? You don't know that these two months How many gold coins has our Chamber of Commerce lost in this regard? Your mother will definitely feel distressed if she knows about it. Humph, you have given those poor devils nothing to gain. I think, let’s put out another batch today, and then we will be able to Stop it and stop doing it.”

"Auntie, that's not the case."

The girl has heard this more than once.

But she also explained patiently: "There is a war in Rum County, and there is a famine, and many refugees are coming. We only lost a little money, but if we don't help them, many people may starve to death. Besides, it's not really a loss. . If they are willing to work, the new factory of the Chamber of Commerce will not have to worry about workers. By then, the output will increase, and the quality and cost will continue to be reduced. This will be a great benefit to our future development."

Her kindness is willing to let her pay some money, even if there is absolutely no return.

What's more, she also saw many business opportunities that others did not.

She was sure it was all worth it.

The fat woman heard some words she couldn't understand and could only say: "Oh, where did you learn these weird terms. My aunt has also been running a chamber of commerce for decades, so she has more experience than you. I'm telling you, stop messing around. The Chamber of Commerce is already pretty good now, but if it continues, it might cause trouble."

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The girl sounded very disapproving, but she didn't dare to refute. She just muttered in her heart: "The experience and vision of adults are really far behind Mr. Chaoyang."

The more she communicated with these old antiques, the more she realized how powerful that pen pal was.

It’s not the thinking of the same era at all.

Humph, old antique!
After all, she didn't want to listen to her aunt's nagging. After listening to it for a while, the girl suddenly made an excuse and said hurriedly: "Oh, I almost forgot! The factory is recruiting workers today and there are very important arrangements. I have to go out and check it out! Aunt, I can't We’re here to entertain you, please take a rest in the apartment first, sorry.”

As she said that, the girl showed a quirky smile, then hurriedly ran out of the door.

"you"

The fat woman looked bored too.

She didn't find any "outsiders" and she left the room with confidence.

The girl walked out of the room and suddenly felt very happy.

She led a few guards down the machine city.

Came to the town.

In the past, she would personally distribute food to the refugees every time the Chamber of Commerce gave out bread.

But then there were too many people, and the chamber of commerce management was afraid that she would not be safe, so fewer came.

Now this appearance immediately caused a huge sensation.

"Look, Miss Song is out!"

"Wow she is so beautiful like an angel."

"Oh, this is the president of the Rose Chamber of Commerce? Praise the kind and beautiful angel."

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As soon as the girl came out, all the refugees turned their attention to her.

Each and every one of them unconsciously protected their chest with one hand and made a respectful bow.

This is the respect and love that comes from the bottom of people’s hearts.

The girl looked at everyone, held her skirt, and returned a lady's curtsey.

This flattered the refugees.

Elsewhere, it is absolutely impossible for aristocratic girls to return gifts to commoners.

Among the crowd, Ji Xun naturally saw the young lady in a blue skirt for the first time.

He has seen many beauties with different characteristics, such as the cold and arrogant Chujiu, the arrogant and pretty Catalina, the charming Qin Rushi. Even Dong Qi and Nan Jing are very good-looking.

So when Ji Xun looked at the girl in the blue dress from the Rose Chamber of Commerce, she was not so stunningly beautiful that he couldn't take his eyes away at first sight.

But the more you look at it, the more you feel it has a special and inexplicably attractive temperament.

He has well-behaved facial features, black hair like a waterfall, a wisp of freshness and elegance between his eyebrows, and starry eyes twinkling with starlight.

The blue princess dress also outlines the graceful figure of the exclusive girl.

She just stood there quietly, as if there was a kind of filter lingering around her body, and her whole person exuded the radiance of pure humanity with kind thoughts.

Ji Xun looks at people not based on their appearance, but on their soul.

This was the first time he met such a girl with eyes as pure as the stars in the summer night sky.

The little turtle dove on the side actually understood it at such a young age, and sighed with emotion: "That lady is so beautiful."

Ji Xun felt something as he listened.

Although it was his first time meeting her, he still felt that she looked familiar, and murmured: "What's her name?"

The little turtle dove thought for a while, but said uncertainly: "It seems... It seems to be called, Song. Song Yu?"

　A little Calvin.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)