Big red lanterns have been hung on the streets, and brand-new buildings rising from the ground are brightly lit.
Children wearing new clothes happily ran on the streets, even if it was freezing cold and their little faces turned red from the cold, they didn't even notice.
The snow has stopped. Although it is still piled up at the end of the alley and has not melted away, people's hearts are warming up, making the whole city full of warmth.
The top of Zizai Group's building.
Huang Xiaojuan, Sun Quan, Zhang Min, Zhang Bowen, and Wang Qian were standing in front of the barbecue grill, grilling various ingredients in full swing.
In the distance, several chef disciples that Pei Shao had brought with him were also flipping the oil pans and constantly bringing out fragrant and delicious delicacies.
In the center of the top, a round table was set up, with a lot of tea and snacks already served on it.
Sumo sat on the main seat, eating melon seeds and listening to the chatter of several people around him.
"You said if we do this to them, these people won't really get sick. Especially when I went to see this group of people yesterday, they were so angry that it almost made me want to laugh out loud." Thinking of going to the investigation team yesterday.
, the group of people looked depressed, Feng Long laughed out loud.
"Well, what if, they came to investigate the blood epidemic, but now we directly tell them that we have produced results on the blood epidemic, these people should not be mad. I think our Poseidon reagent still needs to be kept confidential
Otherwise, it would be bad if these people stole it." Feng Tianmin also agreed sincerely.
"These days, I feel that my condition is getting better and better. If I find another opportunity, I must let them know that I am far from old!"
He raised his arms and gestured with his strong arms, exposing his biceps, which instantly made the people around him laugh.
Since the injection of Poseidon cells with restoration genes, the scars left by time on the human body have finally begun to be repaired one after another.
Although it still cannot achieve the legendary immortality, it can allow everyone to maintain the energy and status of their youth until they are old.
This is already considered a very buggy ability.
Almost all people who take the injection are very satisfied.
Of course, except for Chen Shen and Su Mo.
Because Chen Shen was the first person to receive the injection, in order to test the strength these days, the Academy of Sciences forced him to develop the upper limit of his ability as much as possible.
For more than half a month, more than ten speeches had exhausted him for half his life.
If it weren't for the increasingly good situation in Tianyuan Territory and the blessing of his recovery ability, he wouldn't be able to sit comfortably at the table and share this New Year's Eve dinner with everyone.
As for Somo, it was because he couldn't help it these days and tried again on the basis of recovery.
Currently, he has discovered another spell that can be used to bless genes.
adapt.
It can make human beings more adaptable to extreme environments, able to survive cold weather without any impact, and also be able to be content in high temperatures and scorching heat.
Although this ability is not better than recovery in some aspects, its appearance allows Somo to see more possibilities.
It's a pity that the time left in this world is completely insufficient.
It's early February now, and there are still three months until he leaves here.
"Recovery and adaptation are all based on Poseidon cells. If they want to steal, let them steal. There is no need to guard against it."
"With the existing technology, they cannot develop first-generation cells. It is better to spread our Poseidon cells more widely to leave the last fire for mankind." Sumo said calmly: "Those who are hyping up the blood epidemic ability in our territory
Is there any news about anyone?”
There is no smoke without fire, and more and more ability users can no longer restrain their warlike desires and begin to frequently take action against their own people.
Anyone who knows the inside story knows that this is a serious side effect of the blood epidemic, which is almost impossible to alleviate.
But for the ordinary people below, they still think that the ability users are too strong, so they rob other people.
If you want to resist, you must also become a capable person.
This wrong concept has spread rapidly in all major territories in recent times, and even the three major territories are no exception.
Sumo would like to think that this is a rumor announced by capable people in order to expand the group, but the fact is.
"I found it. They are a group of traders who came with the ship from the southern part of the New World."
"I have sent people to keep an eye on them. As long as they leave the port, they will be able to find out the truth soon." Bao Lei replied respectfully: "But based on the information we have shared, the Longqi territory has basically been determined to be the previous one."
Those five disappeared royal families are up to something evil."
"Five royal families?" Chen Shen put down his chopsticks and drank the small wine in his glass in one gulp.
"Since the director killed all their ancestors, there has been no news about this group of people for many years. Why did they jump out again at this moment?"
In terms of intelligence alone, within the territory alone, the Inspectorate's intelligence capabilities are very excellent.
But when it comes to the outside world, the Inspectorate is beyond its reach.
The three major territories have a lot of manpower and spies, so the information they give is basically correct.
Just these five royal families.
"This group of people is not easy to deal with. Now the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. It is not easy to unite to fight against the enemy at this chaotic moment." Feng Tianmin frowned. It has really eased since the mountains on the border appeared.
A lot of pressure from the war zone was eliminated, so Tianyuan Port also had garrison defense.
But if you want to fight in the outside world, now is not a good time, and you can easily become the target of public criticism.
I didn't get a bargain, and it was stolen from my hometown.
"We can only speed up the production of our Poseidon cells, and try our best to inject all the people in the territory to prevent the influx of external blood plague viruses.
Only by defending well can we have a chance to counterattack." Sumo nodded and gave his opinion.
Others also echoed one after another and agreed with this point of view.
In the past, a small outside county magistrate would never have such a say, but this kind of thing has happened a lot recently.
After discovering that Chen Shen had purposeful plans to push Sumo to the position of acting lord, the others were also very sensible and quickly adapted to these changes.
After chatting for a while about the future development of the territory, the wind around them became quiet.
When everyone returned to the table and looked at the filled New Year's Eve dinner, Sumo suddenly laughed.
During the last Lunar New Year, he spent time in Candlelight Village and had an unforgettable meal of dumplings.
He thought he would spend the next Lunar New Year in his Hope Village.
But I didn’t expect that fate plays tricks on people.
"Mr. Su, why don't you say a few words before dinner begins?" Chen Shen joked with a playful smile.
Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar face sitting in front of him, his memory suddenly became a little blurry, as if he was facing that figure that had disappeared for a long time.
Sometimes, he really wanted to ask the question that had been lingering in his mind for a long time.
Sometimes, he didn't dare to ask, for fear of getting an answer that would disappoint him.
At some point, Chen Shen was content.
At least now, at this time of family joy, he was satisfied with the strong smell of the year coming from the tip of his nose.
"A few words?" Sumo smiled slightly, picked up the wine glass and stood up.
"In the new year, I wish you, I wish, everyone, and everyone in our territory can live in peace!"
"Okay!" Feng Long stood up, without caring about anything else, he drank the small amount of wine in his glass and cheered loudly.
Others also stood up one after another: "I wish we can survive!"
Simple wishes.
It touched the softness of everyone's heart.
After the New Year's Eve dinner, Sumo was a little drunk, and the people next to him were even more confused.
At this moment, no one is thinking about how to live tomorrow, how to develop the territory in the future, and how to deal with those troubles.
They were just sitting precariously on the stools, bragging wantonly and talking about some interesting anecdotes in the wasteland that people talked about.
Just after the twelve o'clock watch, with the support of Huang Xiaojuan and Zhang Min, Su Mo stumbled back to the third floor of the laboratory built next to the building, occupying an entire floor of a luxurious extra-large bedroom.
"Xiaojuan, you go back, I will take care of your brother." After changing his professional clothes and putting on a light gray sweater and jeans for a long time, Zhang Min rolled up his hair and showed a gentle smile: "Sun Quan is still here
Waiting for you outside."
"Oh, Sister Zhang, just..." Huang Xiaojuan subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when she heard the second half of the sentence, she lowered her head shyly: "Then please leave it to Sister Zhang Min, I'll run away first!"
Huang Xiaojuan ran away, obviously having been drunk by Sun Quan and falling in love.
However, looking at her leaving back, Zhang Min's eyes flashed with a look of envy.
"You go back, I don't need to take care of myself"
Lying on the bed, with the help of Zhang Min, Su Mo, who was half drunk and half awake, took off his clothes, turned around comfortably, and said politely with the last trace of reason left.
However, those flexible and warm little hands did not leave immediately and continued to grope his body.
"You" Sumo subconsciously grabbed his little hand and opened his eyes slightly.
But the next second, his words were blocked in his throat, and a cold feeling came up against him.
Accompanied by this, there is also a snake that is as dexterous as a little snake.
"I am willing, I am willing, as long as I can be with you, I am willing to do anything!"
The graceful feeling was lost as soon as it was touched. Just when Su Mo was still sighing intoxicated, Zhang Min came over with a trembling voice.
At this moment, Su Mo's drunkenness was suddenly shaken off: "You don't understand, I can't give you anything. Your destination is not with me."
"No, some people are born without a destination. After seeing you, I am sure I will never see you again in this life!"
"I have been regretting it for half a year, and I don't want to regret it anymore, even if there is no future!"
Sumo raised his head and looked with some surprise at the woman lying in his arms, as docile as a kitten.
For the first time, he felt as if he was a little too alienated from the world, for fear of leaving traces of his existence.
However, he unintentionally aroused the emotions of too many people and firmly rooted his figure in their memories.
"Even if it's just for this one night, you don't regret it?"
"I will never regret it. Life is a hurried journey. If I hadn't met you, maybe I wouldn't know who I would wronged now."
"good!"
Somo used his arms slightly to hug the woman in his arms tightly.
The early morning sunlight poured in from the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the long-term biological clock made Somo wake up on time.
Looking at the previously empty big bed, Zhang Min was now lying beside him, bending his body and holding his arms tightly.
He still felt a little guilty in his heart.
Just because of the drunken desire, the bond was once again deepened in this ruined world that was about to leave.
"Is this really a virtual world?"
Somo stood up, put on his bathrobe and stood at the floor-to-ceiling window looking out to the outside world.
The sun is shining brightly and the morning light is faint.
The light wind blew through the withered yellow weeds on the ground, flowing freely through the buildings.
Yesterday, the deserted streets were full of people coming and going again, and there were hawkers pushing carts everywhere.
It's so real here, so real that people can't tell the difference from reality.
Sumo had a lot of thoughts in his mind. Yesterday, he was still thinking about whether there would be a chance to return to this ruined world again.
But now, looking at all the beauty in front of him, he has suddenly decided.
If possible, he will do everything possible to turn this place into a second base in the real world.
If the reality is to develop science and technology wholeheartedly, then here, everything will be invested in biological mutation.
A road is too narrow and difficult to walk on.
He has to take both roads!
Three days later.
Tianyuan Port is a VIP terminal area A-1 that is only used by the people of Xitianyuan territory.
A brand new ship was moored on the coast, and Bao Lei and his people were hurriedly moving supplies onto the ship.
There are cold-proof supplies, boxes of Poseidon cells, and many gifts from the Tianyuan Territory to the Adventurer Alliance.
The elite sailors drawn from the Tianyuan Navy have also replaced those previously recruited by Dongyue Vulcan.
Not long after, everything was ready and Bao Lei sent an "ok" signal.
"Okay, I'll see you off after a long journey, but I have to say goodbye eventually. This time I only planned to rest for a few days before setting off."
"I didn't expect that almost a month has passed. Time flies so fast!"
Standing up from the VIP lounge, looking at the familiar faces in front of him, Sumo smiled and nodded.
"Pay attention to your safety, Emperor. You know, even though we are one of our own, we still have to be careful about accidents along the way." Chen Shen stood up and coughed lightly.
"Don't worry, it's still our previous plan. Everyone will do their own thing. See you in a month!"
Everyone escorted Somo out of the VIP room and eagerly sent him onto the ship.
Seeing such a battle, Dongyue and the others shrank their heads and quickly whistled and went down to the bottom of the deck.
Under the gaze of dozens of pairs of expectant eyes, Sumo responded one by one, and finally fixed his gaze on Zhang Min.
"I am leaving."
"I'm waiting for you to come back."
The cruel wasteland world does not pay attention to romance, and there is no love.
A simple sentence of waiting for you to come back is worth a thousand words.
Sumo opened his mouth to say something, but in the end, he could only nod dullly and step onto the ship.
Boom!
The melodious sound of the whistle sounded like a farewell horn. As the hook lock was released and the anchor was retracted, the ship began to gradually deviate from the dock.
Facing the early morning wind, the sails began to swell, bringing abundant power.
Along the river, gradually, the ship began to slowly disappear from everyone's sight, and eventually disappeared completely.
"Go back. County Magistrate Su has ambitions in all directions. He shouldn't be stuck in this small territory like us."
"All we can do is do our job well and wait for him to come back!"
Seeing that the people around him were depressed, Chen Shen had no choice but to encourage him.
But his words failed to inspire even him, so naturally they had no effect on others.
The group of people walked back along the way they came, and soon left the pier.
However, just as they left, several seemingly ordinary ships emerged from the river behind them.
These ships are marked as carrying cargo, but their ship speed is obviously not consistent with the cargo carrying speed.
Moreover, the direction they chased happened to be along the direction Somo left.