95. Chapter 95 Exploration of the old city (second update)

Author: Wannian Ancestor

Chapter 95 Exploration of the Old City (Second Update)

The sky today is dark and dark.

Although it was already early morning, it looked like night.

Came to the pedestrian street again...

At this time, Chen Ye had a new understanding of this place. His pace slowed down, he was highly concentrated, observing the direction of the luck halo, and even stopped checking the red phone.

It seems that after the hustle and bustle, there is a deeper silence.

At a glance, there was not a single soul on the entire road, and the gates on both sides were closed.

Completely restored to its previous appearance.

It seemed like that night without sleep was just an illusion.

Chen Ye quickly came to the barbecue stall that was the only way to pass...

However, those figures selling barbecue have all disappeared!

The whole road became empty.

The long queue of customers also disappeared without a trace.

"All gone?" Chen Ye frowned slightly.

He originally wanted to use the halo of luck to find those figures selling barbecue, and follow this clue to investigate the source of the pollution.

But the changes in front of him forced Chen Ye to adjust his plan.

His eyes fell on the 'skinned eyeball rice cake wrapped in crispy meat' in his pocket, and he saw several ink-colored lines branching out and slowly spreading towards the old city ahead.

"Is it related to the old city again?"

If I guessed correctly...these barbecue stall owners should be residents of the old city.

Carefully recall the details in your mind and connect them into a complete timeline. The first equivalent scam probably broke out from within the old city.

Judging from the initial time, barbecue stall owners had already appeared before the food contamination completely broke out.

By that time, these stall owners had been contaminated, controlled, and turned into pawns.

Then came the massive pollution outbreak, then rising food prices, increasing traffic to buy barbecues, and then the emergence of beetles...

But why does this pollution spread in the city?

Except for the old city, there are no problems in other areas near Xijiang.

While thoughts were swirling, Chen Ye's figure had appeared at the entrance to the old city.

This place made quite an impression on myself the first two days.

However, when I came here again, the main road was still filled with a faint white fog, and occasionally there were a few black fogs, which were also related to the clues of the beetles.

There was no sign of blood coming.

On the contrary, between the black mist and the white mist, there is also a thick and mountain-like dark yellow.

"Maybe we can find some clues."

Observing the changes in luck, Chen Ye felt determined and stepped forward, following this line.

The sky is very dark, but compared with at night, there is finally a slight light source, and I can see the surrounding details more clearly.

On the road, the bloodstains disappeared without knowing when. Apart from the desolation, the road surface was neat and looked clean.

It's like it's been cleaned.

The buildings on both sides of the old city no longer feel so oppressive. The roads are open and smooth, and walking is smoother than the intricate maze of Xining alleys.

With the help of better light, Chen Ye saw the low single-family huts in the old city, the rows of densely populated households like a honeycomb, the old wells, outdated drainage systems and several

Abandoned iron bucket next to it.

"well?"

Chen Ye seems to have captured some key clues.

That’s right!

The water circulation system in the old city has not been updated much, and many households still maintain the traditional method of collecting water from wells.

This will create opportunities for downstream pollution!

Along the way, you can see a wellhead every few meters apart.

Chen Ye walked near one of the wells.

However……

To his surprise, when he looked in along the mouth of the well, he saw that thick concrete had been injected into the inside and it was blocked. It was drier than dry land and there was not even a drop of water.

Chen Ye opened several manhole covers in succession and found the same scene.

"Is it not related to the well?" Chen Ye couldn't help but muttered in his heart.

But... when he got closer to the manhole cover, he clearly saw the ink lines becoming a little thicker.

Judging by the aura of luck is not completely irrelevant.

However, the correlation between the two has not yet been clearly investigated.

Chen Ye continued to follow the guidance of the ink lines and walked all the way forward.

As I walked along the main road shrouded in white mist, I encountered almost no danger. I didn't even see a single shadow of a resident of the old city.

Follow the guidance of the ink lines, follow the fork on the right, and keep walking westward...

Judging from the direction shown on the Wanderer map, this old city is connected to the lower reaches of the Xijiang River.

Go out from the westernmost intersection and cross a road to reach the lower reaches of the Xijiang River.

Before the bloody countdown came, the area near the riverside was the most prosperous area of ​​the old city. That area was full of Western-style single-family courtyards, and the architectural style was obviously closer to modernity.

When Chen Ye came here, these small single-family buildings were abandoned and covered with moss. Messy wires criss-crossed the old residential buildings like spider webs.

At this time, Chen Ye clearly noticed the ink lines, which became exceptionally bright.

We are getting closer to the source of guidance...

"Why does this drawn Eye of Luck seem so suitable for a detective?" Chen Ye complained in his mind.

If I unlocked a detective career now, I'm afraid my weird value would increase every minute!

However, to investigate these auras, it seems that you have to rely on your legs to get out.

This is consistent with the performance of the wanderer...

His figure stopped near a ditch. The water inside this gully had completely dried up, and only gray gravel and soil were accumulated inside.

However, when Chen Ye stood here, the ink lines next to him seemed to come alive and began to slowly squirm, becoming prominent and bright.

"Is this right here?"

Chen Ye looked down and found that underneath the water channel, there were countless ink lines, constantly intertwined, like a mess.

He looked around and found that there was no other way to go down.

But judging from the signs of luck, there are clearly traces of "living" underground in this canal!

Is there something buried inside?

After taking a few hard steps, Chen Ye felt that the water channel under his feet was not that "solid", and there seemed to be some hidden cave space hidden at the bottom.

He found a stone from the side and threw it hard...

If you listen carefully, you can hear a slight echo, indicating that there is a wide space hidden under the water channel!

"The ink color is distributed in dots and blends with the faint blood color. It is not a ring of disaster and evil spirits, but rather like a secret hidden in the dark."

"Although there is blood light, it is not obvious, which means that although there is danger in the things inside, it should not be a big threat to me at the moment."

"After all, I have a second career, and I am still the top [Devil Cooker]!"

"The question now is...how to get down?"

Chen Ye stood there, frowning and thinking.

Who would have thought that what he wanted to investigate was actually underground!

Do you really want to turn into a gopher and dig a hole?

etc……

Speaking of gophers, Chen Ye suddenly remembered that he could grow sharp horns like electric drills by devouring "slices of skin and eyeballs wrapped in crispy meat", giving him powerful digging abilities.

It seems like you can really turn into a gopher!

Chen Ye took out the eyeball from his pocket, split it into several vines, and swallowed it directly.
To be continued...