Zhang Tao and Zhang Rouzhu both had reserved expressions on their faces, as if they were very taboo about the story they just told.
However, he couldn't figure out the connection between such a thing and their excitement about his awakening.
Zhang Tao saw his doubts and explained: "This is a strange thing that happened in Wuji City half a year ago. Well... it was slightly modified. I was a teacher in the school at the time, and many people have reported similar situations since then."
“These people claim that many people around them have a non-existent girlfriend inexplicably appearing, even though the latter keep saying that the girlfriend is real,
But they couldn't find any evidence of the girlfriend's existence, and even so, they were convinced of it."
"At that time, the Prohibition Bureau launched an investigation into this, but found nothing in the end. They thought it was a prank deliberately done by some people. In the end, they had no choice but to leave it alone and the matter calmed down."
Boundless City...
“Interesting story.”
Bai Mo commented, "But you still didn't say how this matter is related to my current situation."
"Don't be anxious yet. Listen to me slowly."
Zhang Tao was a teacher before,
It seems that he likes chatting with people, and even has a chatty nature, which can be seen from the way Zhang Rouzhu covers her ears and secretly curls her lips.
He first put away the bowls and chopsticks, and then continued: "Not long after this incident happened, the expansion of instant noodles in the restricted area began, and Wuji City soon fell."
"Actually, with the strength of Wuji City, it will not fall so quickly. Although the extraordinary people here are not too top-notch, they advocate science. Their technological level has always been at the forefront of the safe zone. Their weapons are powerful. Even the semi-transformation that has been popular recently
Robots are the first to be developed and applied in Wuji City.”
Bai Mo listened silently and couldn't help but shake his head in his heart. This guy said so much, but he still couldn't get to the point.
Zhang Tao became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke: "The fall of Wuji City was entirely due to bad luck. More than ten restricted areas around it actually expanded along the direction of Wuji City at the same time, as if they surrounded it in a targeted manner."
"Boundless City did not have enough power to handle the expansion of so many restricted areas at the same time, so it was quickly covered by the restricted areas.
It also became part of the buffer zone.”
When he said this, Zhang Tao visibly sighed and felt quite sad. After all, he was also a member of Wuji City. Wuji City was his hometown. Now it was covered by the restricted area, and the housing area was occupied by the restricted area creatures. You can imagine his disappointment.
Bai Mo said nothing.
At this moment, Zhang Tao suddenly looked at Bai Mo with a mysterious face: "But on the day Wuji City fell, something strange happened... guess what?"
The air fell into a brief silence.
Bai Mo looked at Zhang Tao expressionlessly for a while, then suddenly realized that maybe it would be better for him to cooperate, so he shook his head seriously.
"have no idea."
The corner of Zhang Tao's mouth twitched. Isn't this guy not interested in this kind of thing?
He suppressed his embarrassment and said: "On that day, faced with the invasion of a large number of restricted area creatures, Wuji City was safe and sound! And the scene was difficult to describe. It was like an independent restricted area. It seemed to have its own rules, and it was safe for a large number of restricted areas.
Off-limits creatures were restricted and expelled.”
Bai Mo's eyes narrowed.
"Since Wuji City is safe and sound,
That means it didn't fall. Why did you come to the buffer zone?" he asked.
"We've been kicked out before,
But what I want to say is related to this matter."
Zhang Tao smiled bitterly,
Said, "You may not imagine the new rules of Wuji City, which is to fully adopt the 'couples policy'."
He knew that Bai Mo didn't like to answer the phone, so he didn't give in this time.
"Couples policy?"
"Yes, everything in Wuji City is only open to couples. Plastic couples can receive some basic food in front of the gate of Wuji City every month, and bronze couples can also receive some daily necessities. If you want to return to Wuji City,
You need to at least become a golden couple."
Bai Mo was stunned for a moment and asked in astonishment: "Couples still have a rank?"
"That's right." Zhang Tao smiled bitterly, "And there is a special judging mechanism for these ranks. Only after passing the review of Wuji City can you successfully reach the corresponding rank and get the corresponding permissions."
"Who set these rules?" Bai Mo asked curiously.
"This is not certain. No one can tell clearly at the moment. But do you still remember the story I just told you? Some people speculate that the establishment of the new rules may be related to the so-called 'girlfriend'."
Zhang Tao said, "There are various signs that Wuji City has been occupied by an unknown existence, and it must have enough strength to check and balance other restricted areas. Therefore, it can prevent the creatures in those restricted areas from invading and formulate this weird rule."
Bai Mo was silent for a while, seeming to digest this matter.
But as he thought about it, he suddenly came back to his thoughts——
"That's not right, you still haven't made it clear what this has to do with me."
Zhang Tao hesitated for a while and said: "Well, as you just saw, the food we ate is difficult to eat, and the food in Wuji City is much better than this. We have long wanted to improve the food..."
He seemed to be hinting at something.
Bai Mo was stunned for a moment, as if he suddenly understood something, and said strangely: "Do you want to receive food from Wuji City?"
"right."
"Then you don't want me to be a couple, do you?"
Zhang Tao's mouth twitched, then he sighed and shook his head.
"It would be great if that could really happen... But it's a pity that Wuji City does not welcome same-sex couples. It can even be said to be disgusting."
Bai Mo looked at Zhang Rouzhu, whose face was red, and his expression became even weirder: "So you want your sister and me to become a couple?"
"Pretend! Just pretend to be a couple!"
Zhang Tao quickly emphasized loudly, "You just need to pretend to be a plastic couple, and then you can get a good meal in Wuji City. This is my purpose."
Bai Mo thought for a while and asked curiously: "Can a man and a woman receive food?"
"Of course not, it still requires a little acting, but I have observed before that if we talk about plastic lovers, it is not too difficult."
"Then why don't you two pretend to be a couple?"
"What are you talking about? We are brothers and sisters!" Zhang Tao slammed the table and stood up righteously, his head almost hitting the ceiling.
Bai Mo tilted his head slightly to avoid the flying spittle.
The next second, he saw Zhang Tao sitting down with a dejected look on his face, and said bitterly, "Actually, for the sake of this food, it is not impossible for us to pretend to be lovers for the time being. After all, there is no need for any intimate actions."
"But you don't know that although Wuji City has set up such a weird rule, its three views are ridiculous. According to its judgment, men and women who are related by blood can never become lovers. Once discovered, there will be no benefits.
, the consequences will be very serious.”
Bai Mo was stunned.
At this moment, Zhang Rouzhu, who had been silent all this time, also spoke: "Not only that, Wuji City also prohibits puppy love, teacher-student love, unmarried pregnancy, cold violence, and interracial love, especially between humans and animals...
Once these behaviors are discovered, both men and women will be severely punished."
No, what the hell are humans and animals...
Bai Mo couldn't help but shake his head.
Seeing this, Zhang Tao thought he wanted to refuse, so he said: "Brother Bai, don't worry, Rouzhu just looks young, but she is already an adult. You will not be arrested and sent to jail."
Bai Mo did not answer this, but asked: "Are your conditions very difficult, without even decent food?"
"From what you said, I know that you were not from near Wuji City before."
Zhang Tao did not ask about Bai Mo's origin, but explained, "Today's buffer zone may have forbidden creatures appearing at any time. It is surrounded by dangers. Finding food is not an easy task, especially for people like us who cannot even reach E-level."
This is especially true for ordinary people."
"What we just ate is actually the product of a melted energy bar. It looks unpalatable, right? Its biggest function is to fill you up, but it is useless other than that. But this kind of thing was bought from others at a high price.
Sometimes you can’t even buy it.”
He let out a sigh.
In today's era, most urban areas are occupied by extraordinary people, and those who are trapped in the buffer zone are the weak. Among these people, some may be lucky enough to find Taoist treasures and change their destiny, but most of them can only live a life of peace.
A precarious life.
Zhang Rouzhu said angrily: "What's annoying is that some couples brought these energy bars from Wuji City and sold them to us, so we were thinking that if we could pretend to be a couple ourselves, we wouldn't have to spend that unjust case.
Money."
"Listening to what you said, pretending to be a couple doesn't seem to be a bad thing, and Rouzhu's conditions are not bad. Isn't there anyone else willing to pretend to be a couple with her?" Bai Mo raised his own doubts.
"Of course there is, why not? But here we have to mention another rule of Wuji City, which is 'to stay together for a lifetime'."
Zhang Tao said, "As long as they are recognized by Wuji City, the relationship between two people will be bound and cannot be changed for life. If you want to change to someone else in the future, you won't be able to change."
Zhang Rouzhu said: "I don't care about the judgment of Wuji City. It's always good to bring some food back, but what most people want is not that simple. They want to return to Wuji City and get a stable life, and at least this
They have to reach the level of a golden couple."
"So even if these people want to find someone to pretend to be a couple, their goal has been determined in advance, which is to become a golden couple and return to Wuji City, and I can't do that."
"Why?" Bai Mo asked, "Isn't it good to go back to the city?"
"Ahem."
At this moment, Zhang Tao coughed and said, "It's good to go back to the city, but as I said before, the rank of a couple needs to be judged, and the further back you go, the harder it is to deal with it. Among them, the golden couple's rank needs to be judged.
One thing is that both men and women need to conduct conjugal affairs under the watchful eye of Wuji City——"
"Rou Zhu cannot accept this, and there is no way I would let her do such a thing, even if there are considerable benefits."
Zhang Tao had a firm look on his face, this was what he meant.
At this point, Bai Mo finally understood the reason and nodded.
"I understand, you just want Rouzhu and I to pretend to be a plastic couple to get food, but you don't want her to do more things against her will, right?"
Hearing this, Zhang Tao's firm expression turned into a slump: "Yes, if it weren't for my conditions, no woman would be able to appreciate me at all. Even pretending to be a couple has wronged them, so I wouldn't have wronged Rou Zhu like this."
"Brother, that's not the case!" Zhang Rouzhu said loudly.
Zhang Tao just waved his hand, and then said to Bai Mo with a serious face: "So now you should know what we think, all we need is that you and Rouzhu pretend to be a couple, and go to Wuji City every month to receive food, but also
Only once. You are not a real couple, you are just acting temporarily, and it is impossible for us to deliberately improve your 'couple rank' just for the sake of authority."
"And the price of doing this means that in the judgment of Wuji City, you already have a partner, and you can no longer form a relationship with other women in the future. Even if you regret it, you can't be with a like-minded woman.
Even if you become a couple, you cannot rely on couple permissions to enter Wuji City together."
His meaning was very straightforward. The most Zhang Rouzhu could do was to pretend to be a plastic couple with Bai Mo to receive food. This was for survival, but he would not sacrifice more for authority to improve his couple rank with Bai Mo.
And because of the binding relationship, Bai Mo can no longer form a relationship with other women, which means that the relatively simple way to enter Wuji City by improving the couple's rank has been completely blocked.
He might stay in the buffer zone forever.
Zhang Tao did not hide anything, just to give him a chance to fully think.
The room was quiet for a while.
"good."
Not long after, Zhang Tao was stunned by the sudden word "good". He was happy at first, and then reminded him again: "You have to think clearly, surviving in the buffer zone is not an easy task. The opportunity to enter Wuji City is actually
A good choice, at least safety is guaranteed..."
He looked at Bai Mo for a while, hesitated for a moment, and then smiled bitterly: "And you are different from me. With your face, if you want to become a golden couple with someone... I think there will definitely be many women who will be happy."
"It doesn't matter, I think the same as you. Wuji City's judgment means nothing to me. If this can help you get food, then it can be considered a small repayment for your life-saving grace.
"Bai Mo said calmly.
The Zhang Tao brothers were stunned. If they stayed in the buffer zone for a long time, they would know that this was not an easy decision.
"When are you going to Wuji City?"
"Um... it should take some time." Zhang Tao didn't expect this guy to be so anxious and asked, "Have you really decided?"
"Um."
Bai Mo glanced at him and said, "The reason why I agreed to you is actually for another reason, that is, I am very interested in the Boundless City you are talking about..."
