Before she left, she asked Yang Yiyi for a mask and a brand new black robe. She was particularly chic when she left. Even after half a year of living in darkness, she still seemed to be in good spirits.
Everyone stood in front of a gorgeous wooden house made entirely of vines and tree trunks, watching her leave.
"This guy hasn't paid me yet...we're not familiar with each other," Yang Yiyi muttered.
The mask and black robe were both her products, and although they were not worth much money, this woman took them without any sign of concern. It was really a steal.
"She hasn't gone far yet and can hear you." Bai Mo reminded.
Yang Yiyi's heart tightened, but she still had the courage to say: "Huh, if you hear it, you will hear it. Anyway, I am telling the truth!"
And just at this moment, Wen Ziya turned around, smiled at her and said, "I'm sorry, little sister, I will make it up to you next time we meet."
That smile is charming but not vulgar, and combined with that perfect face, it can touch the heart no matter how many times you see it.
Yang Yiyi was stunned for a moment, and she suddenly understood why this woman wanted a mask specifically——
If she didn't wear a mask, it would be difficult for this woman to walk outside based on her appearance.
"It's okay, I gave it to you!" she responded loudly.
Wen Ziya paused for a moment, then turned her back to everyone, waved casually behind her, then put on her mask and black robe, and soon left through the branch passage and disappeared from everyone's sight.
"What do you mean when we meet next time..."
Yang Yiyi muttered, but did not say the next words, but her tone was a little low.
Zhang Tao and Zhang Rouzhu didn't know what they were thinking of, and their expressions became a little sad at the same time.
Judging from the current situation, the situation in the safe zone will probably get worse in the future. More and more restricted creatures appear in the outside world, and even the S-level restricted zone seems to be experiencing strange movements.
If left untreated, the buffer zone may actually become part of the restricted area in the near future.
At that time...
Under such circumstances, let alone seeing each other again, it is still unknown whether everyone can survive until then.
Seeing Wen Ziya leaving, Bai Mo withdrew his gaze and said to everyone: "This woman is not simple. It would be the best thing to stop having any contact with her."
"What do you mean?" Everyone was stunned.
However, Bai Mo had no intention of explaining. Instead, he looked at the house made of plants behind him and said, "We will live here temporarily from now on."
"This grassland is a subsidiary product of the boundless grass species, and it is already quite large. With a little treatment, it can have a certain deterrent effect on many restricted areas. It is definitely much safer than your previous gathering place."
Zhang Tao and Zhang Rouzhu nodded slightly, looking a little excited.
In fact, the market has always been an ideal place for many people. It is sparsely populated and secluded enough. If it were not for the fact that it would be easily attacked by creatures in the restricted area at night, and the place had been controlled by Wen Ziya's men before,
, I’m afraid many people have already fought over this piece of grass.
And now that Bai Mo seems to have a way to solve these problems, they naturally want it.
The previous gathering place was indeed not safe enough. Many creatures in the forbidden area would visit. Zhang Tao and Zhang Tao were often frightened, but they had to stay there.
"Then while it's still early, how about I go home as soon as possible and move some important items at home?" Zhang Tao thought.
"No, I don't want those things." Bai Mo shook his head.
"Why?" Zhang Tao was stunned.
"The movement of moving is too big, which will inevitably attract the attention of other people and focus on your whereabouts."
"this……"
Brother and sister Zhang Tao frowned slightly, vaguely understanding what Bai Mo meant.
"Don't you want this place to be known to outsiders?" Zhang Rouzhu asked.
"Of course, but not now."
"How stupid."
Yang Yiyi curled her lips and explained, "In the past, there were no outsiders coveting the market because Wen Ziya's group was there. But now, once someone sees you settling in the market, the news of their absence will be revealed.
There will definitely be a lot of people coming to this place by then.”
"Never trust people's hearts easily. The value of a slightly safe shelter in the buffer zone is second only to food. However, there is only one wooden house in the market today...many people are not in the habit of supporting themselves. What will happen then, I don't say you should
It’s also clear.”
Judging from the sarcastic look on her face, it seemed that she had been used to similar things for a long time.
It's not that Zhang Tao and the two didn't know this truth, but they didn't think about it that deeply. After thinking about it now, they felt that Yang Yiyi's words made sense.
Today is different from the past.
There are no rules in today's buffer zone. The only order depends on strength. Once a good place like the market is exposed, it will inevitably arouse the covetousness of many people - those people will not reason with you.
In fact, the reason why Zhang Tao and Zhang Tao were able to obtain a relatively large house in the gathering place was mainly because they knew a powerful extraordinary person at that time. And after that person disappeared for a period of time,
, many people have made plans for their houses.
…that’s how buffers work today.
Yang Yiyi obviously knows this better than them.
"But if we don't go back, we won't even have anything to eat today..." Zhang Tao said with a bitter smile.
"Who said no?"
Bai Mo smiled slightly, and as he spoke, he turned his attention to Yang Yiyi, who was casually looking at the furnishings of the wooden house.
Wen Ziya's manipulation of plants is very skillful. The key is that she seems to have a lot of experience in architecture. This house is beautiful and stylish under her construction.
It's just a bit empty.
Seeing that the air suddenly became quiet, the girl suddenly seemed to have something in her heart. When she saw the strange expressions of Bai Mo and the others, she seemed to realize something. She quickly ran to the side of her trolley and opened her hands to protect it.
In front of the cart.
She looked at Bai Mo with a look of sorrow and indignation: "I'm warning you, don't try to take advantage of these things from me again!"
Bai Mo was unmoved, looked at her with a half-smile, and then said in a matter-of-fact tone: "Just think of it as paying the accommodation fee in advance."
"You fart!"
"I can give you something, just pay first!"
"Don't come over here!"
"Stand there and don't come any closer!"
"Son of a bitch! Thief! Robber!"
"Save some for me!"
"..."
Seeing her beloved stroller being pushed away by Bai Mo, Yang Yiyi looked sad and angry, but she was no match for this guy, so she could only greet Bai Mo's eighteen generations of ancestors countless times in her heart.
…
Time flies and it turns out to be ten days.
During these ten days, Bai Mo would circle around the market every day, and he didn't know what he was tinkering with. It didn't take long for large purple palm-shaped vines to grow on the edge of the grass, growing taller and tighter to each other.
Next to it, it covers the entire market like a tall wall.
…these purple plants are none other than hand vines.
Bai Mo cultivated them using old methods and used them as the outer wall of the market, which can effectively isolate some messy creatures and play a certain protective role.
After that, he spent another two days making some modifications to the branch passage. It seemed that he was referring to the entry and exit pattern of the underground passage entrance. He actually set up a door in front of the branch passage. The spell was quite funny, and it was different.
It was "Watermelon opens the door" and "Watermelon closes the door", which caused Yang Yiyi to complain.
And under Yang Yiyi's mouth, Bai Mo soon gained another title - Gardener.
However, when the new market appeared in front of everyone's eyes, it still aroused everyone's amazement.
"It's incredible."
"Why do you know how to do everything?"
——This is the evaluation from Zhang Rouzhu and Yang Yiyi respectively.
During the construction of the market, Bai Mo also took the time to go out twice, and brought back two disgusting-looking insect monsters in the afternoon, and made dinner for everyone by himself——
That night, even Yang Yiyi, who usually ate anything casually, almost didn't finish her meal.
Bai Mo simply commented that they were not good enough to eat, and then silently ate the whole insect, which made Yang Yiyi feel nauseated.
The past ten days have been very peaceful and peaceful.
With adequate rest and nutrition, Bai Mo's energy and strength are steadily recovering. Although the recovery is slow, the victory is that it never stops, and the small fire is gradually turning into a raging fire.
It is worth mentioning that Yang Yiyi and Zhang Rouzhu don't know if they have different horoscopes. They quarrel every day. Fortunately, it has not reached the point of fighting, which can be regarded as bringing some life to the empty grassland.
Days like this are particularly peaceful, but time also passes by very quickly, so fast that people have no time to recall it.
On this day, Bai Mo was continuing to tinker with the wall made of drum vines, when he saw Zhang Rouzhu appearing not far away, and then walking towards him with some embarrassment, his hands behind his back, as if he was hesitant to speak.
"What's wrong?" He stopped what he was doing and turned around to ask.
Zhang Rouzhu's eyes were wandering, as if he was a little embarrassed to speak, but he quickly regained his composure and said softly: "Today... today is the day when Wuji City distributes supplies..."
"Distribute supplies?"
Bai Mo thought for a while, and soon realized - he remembered the rules of Wuji City.
The rules of this city are very strange, that is, only couples are allowed to stay, and if there are couples outside the city, they also have certain benefits, that is, they can go to the city gate regularly to collect supplies, and even get the right to enter the city - so to speak.
It does not give singles any human rights at all.
The Zhang Tao brothers had saved Bai Mo's life before, but they actually had selfish motives. What they wanted was for Bai Mo to pretend to be a couple with Zhang Rouzhu one day after he recovered from his injuries, so that they could get a certain amount of food from Wuji City on a regular basis.
.
Bai Mo asked: "So today is the day for you and I to pretend to be a couple?"
Zhang Rouzhu lowered his head and said nothing, seeming a little shy to speak.
Bai Mo thought for a while and said: "Okay, I happen to be pretty busy, so just lead the way - by the way, is there anything I need to prepare?"
"No need, but when the time comes... maybe we need to hold hands." Zhang Rouzhu's voice became weaker and weaker.
Bai Mo saw Zhang Rouzhu's shyness and couldn't help but asked curiously: "I remember you didn't seem to be very shy when you talked about this before. Why are you embarrassed now?"
"It's not because of shyness, it's actually... Oh no..."
Zhang Rouzhu's words were incoherent, but she didn't seem to want to explain.
Bai Mo didn't ask any more questions. He turned his head and saw Yang Yiyi not far away looking here furtively. When he moved his gaze, the other party immediately withdrew his gaze and pretended to be nonchalant.
He was too lazy to pay attention to what was going on between the two girls and turned around and said, "Without further ado, let's leave now and go to Wuji City to see it. I happen to be somewhat interested in it too."
"Yeah." Yang Yiyi nodded lightly.
However, just when the two of them were about to walk to the entrance of the passage, Yang Yiyi came over from nowhere and said warily: "Where are you two going?"
"Dating."
Yang Yiyi answered before Bai Mo could, and her voice could be a bit louder.
"A date...?" Yang Yiyi looked at Bai Mo with wide eyes and an incredulous look on her face.
"right!"
Yang Yiyi was confident that she and Bai Mo were in a relationship today. Although they were pretending, it was not a big problem to say they were dating.
"Don't answer, let this guy speak!"
Yang Yiyi didn't even look at her, but stared into Bai Mo's eyes.
Bai Mo didn't pay attention to Zhang Rouzhu's eyes and said calmly: "We are going to Wuji City."
The latter sighed in his heart.
"Boundless City...are you trying to pretend to be a couple?"
Of course Yang Yiyi knew the rules of Wuji City, and she suddenly realized it, and then looked at Zhang Rouzhu with disdain, "I mean, how can someone find someone to date..."
The latter looked as usual: "Although we are pretending to be a couple, we are also dating."
"How shameless." Yang Yiyi spat, and then said decisively: "I want to go too!"
"What are you going to do?" Yang Yiyi's face turned cold.
"Can't you take a look?" Yang Yiyi sneered.
"What's there to see?"
"I'm not looking at you, why are you so anxious!"
Seeing that the two of them were quarreling again, Bai Mo stopped him in time and said, "Stop the quarrel. Rouzhu and I will go. Yiyi will stay here."
"You can call me Yiyi? Bah!" Yang Yiyi was furious, and then said stubbornly, "I want to go!"
Bai Mo glanced at her: "Have you forgotten how your 'injury' was treated? I spent so much effort, you need to stay here to rest."
Yang Yiyi hesitated to speak, but finally agreed reluctantly.
Not long ago, Bai Mo did spend a lot of energy to help her deal with the negative problems caused by false authentication. He also told her that she would need to rest for a while and avoid running outside.
However, she didn't know if it was an illusion, but when she saw Zhang Rouzhu winking at her with pride, she suddenly became furious.
"Open the watermelon."
In order to prevent this guy from continuing to cause trouble, Bai Mo quickly left the market with Zhang Rouzhu and headed towards Wuji City.
In order to reduce unnecessary trouble, they put on black robes again. Along the way, they saw many men and women who seemed to be planning to go to Wuji City to be certified as lovers.
These men and women ranged in age, and what made Bai Mo feel most outrageous was that he actually saw a sixty-year-old woman and a young man in his early twenties among them...
The corners of his mouth twitched and he quickened his pace.