Chapter 333 Reminiscing about the Past
Is that the person?
Ding Can remembered that in order to gauge that man's strength, he deliberately mentioned the name of the masked man.
The man said calmly that the masked man's strength should be about the same as his.
Ding Can didn't believe it at the time, but now it seems that if it is really that person, judging from his performance tonight...
Most likely it's really similar to the masked man!
If it wasn't for the purpose of saving people, but simply for the purpose of killing people... Ding Can suspected that none of the soldiers would be able to escape tonight and would all be buried in the wind and snow.
After all, this guy has never shown his full strength.
"Are you... the uncle of Chu Feng in the refugee resettlement house?" Ding Can thought of Chu Feng's name and said it hesitantly.
Hearing this name, my friend next to me was surprised and also thought of the visitor from Coral City.
Although the man smelled of blood, he did not feel a strong sense of danger and seemed to be just an ordinary person.
Tiezi didn't connect the mysterious master in front of him with that man at all.
The gap between the two is too big.
But Su Xia nodded and replied, "Yes, it's me."
He did not remove the black mask, but his previous voice returned, young and deep.
Hearing this voice, the two looked at each other and were even more surprised.
It’s really him!
"Thank you for rescuing me, sir." Ding Can thanked him again with a sincere tone.
He couldn't help feeling embarrassed when he thought about what he had warned Su Xia about yesterday.
Come to think of it, what he said was like an ant threatening an elephant, and no one took it seriously at all.
"You're welcome, I just did it for fun." Su Xia didn't seem to care.
"What do you need, my Lord?"
Ding Can insisted on thanking him and said, "Your Excellency has come from afar and it is inconvenient to do things here. I have some connections in this city and can save you a lot of trouble."
"No, there's nothing I need right now." Su Xia replied.
"My Lord, you have taken so much trouble. I cannot let you do this in vain. I still know the rules of the Zero Point Tavern."
As we all know, the biggest rule of the Zero Point Tavern is equal exchange, whether internally or externally.
As long as you pay enough, you can get most of what you want, including treasures, information, help from senior members, etc.
Ding Can said: "If it weren't for your help this time, I would have definitely fallen into the hands of that old bastard. I don't know how difficult my future life would be."
My friend next to me also said, "I heard that the high-ranking members of the Zero Point Tavern charge a high fee for their services. Sir, you have made a special effort for us tonight. If we don't show your appreciation, then that would be..."
"etc."
Su Xia suddenly interrupted him and said, "I didn't do this specifically for you."
Tiezi was surprised: "Isn't it?"
Su Xia flicked the snow off her body, nodded and said, "I came here for a walk after dinner, and happened to run into you guys, so I took the opportunity to do it, just as an exercise to help digestion."
"This... a walk?"
Come to this remote place for a walk after dinner?
Tiezi and Ding Can looked at each other and felt that this sounded ridiculous.
But when I think about the fact that the other party is a great master, and that the behavior of a master often cannot be guessed by ordinary people's thinking, it seems not impossible.
In today's world, as long as your fist is big enough, whatever you say is right.
"Even so, a lot of medicine has been wasted, sir." Ding Can was very sensible. He immediately took out his business card and handed it to Su Xia respectfully.
"If you encounter any trouble from local forces while you are in Haima City, you can call me immediately." Ding Can said sincerely, "Of course, with your strength, ordinary local forces will probably not be able to have any impact on you, but if you handle it yourself, it will easily cause unnecessary trouble. There are so many people around now..."
Ding Can could see that Su Xia was intentionally hiding her identity.
With his strength, he is at least well-known inside the Zero Point Tavern, and may even be on par with the two level five creatures Liu Jinjia and Hu Hanhai.
But his arrival did not attract any attention, it was so low-key as if he had never been there.
If he hadn't suddenly taken action tonight, even the city lord Ding Yixiu might not have known that such a great master had come to Haima City.
"Okay, remember it first." Su Xia didn't need anything for the time being. "Continue to do what you should do. You did a good job in the refugee resettlement house before."
"yes."
"I have something else to do. I'm leaving now."
"Sir, take care."
"Um."
Su Xia nodded, took Ding Can's card, then jumped hard and disappeared on the spot.
The cold wind blew in the jungle and snowflakes fell.
But in the blink of an eye, his figure disappeared into the darkness in the distance.
Looking at the place where his back disappeared, Tiezi sighed sincerely: "Boss, see, this is the style of a master, so cool and elegant."
Ding Can agreed: "Yes, the masked man is the same."
"Boss, shall we walk back slowly?"
"It's the only way."
"Then let's go. The brothers should still be waiting for us." Tiezi took a deep breath. "Some brothers died this time. Next we should deal with their funeral affairs."
Both of them had rested enough and it was time to return home.
This looting operation can be described as a "major failure". In the past, the death of one or two people was considered serious, but this time there were double digit deaths. The road ahead will be very difficult.
In Seahorse City, Ding Can is no match for his father.
The future solution may lie in other cities?
Of course, Ding Can is young and can wait slowly, even until his father dies of old age.
On the way back, Tiezi suddenly remembered something: "Boss, you said... is that expert really from Coral City? Coral City is very close to Seahorse City . If there is any problem in the future, maybe we can ask him for help."
Ding Can shook his head: "This kind of master will hide his true origin. We must learn to think in reverse. Since he says he is, then he must not be."
"That's right, it makes sense!"
"Learn more..."
The two talked as they walked. Braving the heavy snow and wind, they were afraid to take the same path they had come from. They took a long detour before slowly walking out of the forest.
…
The time came to two o'clock in the morning.
Su Xia was extremely fast and had already returned to the city area.
As an elder, he planned to go and see how Chu Feng’s date went.
But it’s so late, if I go there suddenly, will it disturb the young people who are doing their work?
"Forget it, let's go and take a look."
On the way there, Su Xia opened the task system and found that the task [Operation Save Fans] on the task interface had ended.
After the task, there are three words: [Completed].
Rewards are automatically distributed.
The gray [Bury the Bones in a Foreign Land] mission finally turned back to gold, and it was very eye-catching.
Su Xia clicked on [Bury the Bones in a Foreign Land] and checked the details of the reactivated task, and found that the task had new changes.
[Mission: Buried in a Foreign Land]
[Description: Help the families of members of the Old North Wind Organization]
[Mission Status: The current mission has entered the second stage. The families of some members of Coral City and Fish Scale City have been properly resettled. You can click on the mission map to view it.]
【……】
[Current stage mission requirements: Help the families of the old North Wind organization members in Haima City]
[Task requirement 1: Help Li Qian (completed)]
[Task requirement 2: Help Chu Feng (completed)]
[Task requirement 3: Help Su Qi (not started)]
【……】
[Task Tips: Please be careful with your position device and pay attention to your own safety]
[Mission Reward: Battleship Driving Experience Book x1; Chaos Crystal Energy Inhibitor x1;]
The current mission reward is what Su Xia wants most.
He had been trying hard to learn how to fly a warship, but the content of the book "Spaceship Operation: From Beginner to Ascension in 21 Days" was so complicated that it was really difficult for him, an ordinary college student.
It is best to have an experience book. This thing is similar to the pharmacist's book and can allow Su Xia to quickly acquire the experience of his predecessors.
Those two pharmacist manuals have benefited Su Xia immensely, and she has yet to fully digest them.
In addition to the spaceship, the instruction manual of the submarine rewarded in the previous mission is equally complicated, and it is unknown how long it will take to fully learn how to drive it.
"Helping Chu Feng... is a completed state."
Su Xia looked at the task requirements carefully and realized that he no longer needed to help the young man.
It was normal to think about it. What he gave Chu Feng was enough for the young man to have no worries about food and clothing for a long time to come.
As long as Chu Feng is motivated, it will be no problem for him to be content with a small fortune in this life.
However, a life of contentment with a small fortune is probably not enough for him to marry his young girlfriend.
"The prompts for this mission are weird. In the past, the prompts were related to the mission itself, but this time it actually asked me to pay attention to the position device." When Su Xia saw the prompt column, he had a bad feeling.
On the way here, he heard that Anluo Company had arrived with a large number of stand devices.
Do we really have to seal off the entire Seahorse City?
Su Xia looked up at the snowy night sky. He had not yet figured out a good way to deal with the stance device. If the situation was not right, he would have to leave the city as soon as possible.
He clicked on the mission map, and a map of the entire southwest region of the continent instantly appeared before his eyes. Light yellow [? ] appeared on the map, and each question mark represented a family member of the Lao Benfeng organization who had not yet received help.
There are only three question marks in Kaiba City.
There are the most question marks in Feijia City. A rough count shows that there are more than forty of them.
In addition to this is Coral City, which has more than twenty of them, and some of the families living in the slums and sewers have been properly resettled.
"The sewer is not a good place." Su Xia thought of that trip underground and felt a little more inexplicable.
It’s not just the families of Old North Wind members who need help.
The cities in the southwest region have great potential. As he said last time, as long as they are properly planned and every piece of land is utilized, cities like Coral City can feed tens of millions of people.
Everyone should have enough food to eat, a good house to live in, and quality medical care, instead of staying underground like a maggot, watching their lives slowly rot and disappear in the dark.
The same thing was happening on Earth, but Su Xia was just a nobody there.
In this world, he already has the power to change some things.
Perhaps this is one of the meanings of the game, allowing ordinary people in reality to become the protagonists who change the world in the game.
【closure】
Su Xia clicked the button to exit the task system.
He had already arrived at the area outside the third ring road in the east of the city. It was already late at night, and the wind and snow seemed to be even stronger here.
Rows of gray refugee resettlement houses were wrapped in silver, and the trees were dotted with a layer of white frost. Some wealthy families even hung up small New Year's lanterns, which created a festive atmosphere.
In another area not far from the resettlement houses are some conventional factories.
These factories are connected to each other and of varying sizes, providing a large number of jobs for the refugees here.
[Target Found]
[The target is at "Homestyle Restaurant", 570 meters away from you in a straight line]
The nanorobot responsible for reconnaissance sent back the news to Su Xia.
That old restaurant is just outside the factory area. The prices are low and it does quite good business on weekdays.
"You're still in the old restaurant?"
Su Xia didn’t understand. Does a date and meal take so long?
Shouldn’t the normal process be eating, shopping, watching movies, etc.?
Soon, the nanorobot transmitted real-time images back to Su Xia.
“There are quite a few people.”
Su Xia saw that there were twenty or thirty people sitting in the old restaurant and they had not left, including Chu Feng and his girlfriend Ding Xiaowen, and even some children.
There was snow and wind outside the restaurant, but it was still relatively warm inside. A movie was playing, which seemed to be a science fiction film.
Everyone watched with great interest and their eyes were fixed on it.
"The restaurant is actually showing movies." It was the first time Su Xia had seen this. She quickened her pace and soon arrived outside the restaurant.
The restaurant is not big, and there seems to be something wrong with the sign outside. It is only half lit, flickering in the wind and snow.
“Boom boom boom…”
Su Xia knocked on the small door on the side and someone soon opened the door for him.
The person who opened the door was wearing a chef's uniform and smelled of cooking fumes. He asked, "Would you like to eat?"
While asking the question, he turned his head to look at the movie screen. The movie was at a wonderful moment. On the screen, two planets had exceeded the Roche limit and were colliding. With the background of music, it looked tragic and majestic.
Su Xia replied: "Not eating, looking for someone."
"Please come in, guest."
The chef was obviously relieved. He no longer had to work in the kitchen and could watch the movie in peace.
The two of them spoke quietly and did not disturb the others.
Only Chu Feng turned his head, with surprise in his eyes: "Uncle."
Su Xia nodded slightly at him, motioning him to continue watching the movie and keep quiet, and then found a seat at the back and sat down.
Chu Feng turned his head back and whispered something in his girlfriend's ear.
Soon, the girl turned her head and smiled at Su Xia. Her smile was sweet, mixed with a bit of shyness, as if she was thinking about meeting the parents.
"Don't worry about me, just keep watching."
Su Xia pointed at the movie screen, looking relaxed.
The movie is exciting and has reached the last part. It is a normal story of saving the world.
After more than ten minutes, the movie ended.
The names of the production staff began to appear on the screen, the lights in the restaurant came on, and people began to communicate.
The people in the restaurant all knew each other and lived in nearby refugee resettlement housing, otherwise they would not have come to watch a movie so late at night in the wind and snow.
Chu Feng brought his girlfriend to Su Xia's side and introduced carefully: "Xiao Wen, this is my uncle. It was my uncle who bought those things tonight."
Then he said to Su Xia: "Uncle, this is Xiaowen."
"Um."
Su Xia has read the character description of this girl. She is indeed a good girl. She does not despise Chu Feng's poor family background, which is rare in today's impetuous world.
Ding Xiaowen was a little shy at first, but soon she greeted Su Xia openly.
This girl has seen the world and is much more adaptable than Chu Feng.
After a brief introduction, Su Xia asked them: "You are not young anymore, when do you plan to get things done?"
"this……"
After hearing this, both of them hesitated.
After all, the gap between the two families is too big. Even if Ding Xiaowen is willing, her family will obstruct it. She cannot fall out with her parents who gave birth to her for her lover.
As for Chu Feng, although he has an uncle named Su Xia, he is an orphan after all. From the perspective of ordinary people, no matter how good a distant uncle is, how much support can he give him?
Su Xia also thought about this problem. For the time being, he only thought of one solution. He looked at Chu Feng and asked, "Have you ever thought about continuing your studies and working for the city government of Haima City after you finish your studies?"
"Continue studying?"
Chu Feng was stunned for a moment, and lowered his head unconsciously, with a look of embarrassment on his face.
His generation was just affected by the war, and his own cultural level is very low. He can't even recognize all the characters. How many years will it take for him to continue studying?
"Don't be afraid, there's plenty of time." Ding Xiaowen smiled gently and shook Chu Feng's hand.
"I see."
Chu Feng nodded. With his girlfriend's encouragement, he gained some confidence.
At this time, a middle-aged man sitting next to him also said: "Xiaofeng, I think what your uncle said is right. You are still young, and it won't be a big deal to study for a few more years."
The chef also smiled and said, "Yes, young people need to learn more."
Chu Feng quickly turned around and responded, expressing his gratitude to the two.
It would have been fine if he hadn't turned around, but when he turned around he discovered -
Everyone in the restaurant stared at them, their ears perked up, with a look of delighted delight on their faces.
The relationship between these two young people actually attracted the attention of so many acquaintances.
Chu Feng felt a lot of pressure.
In the restaurant, only a few children made sad faces and muttered in low voices: "Why study? Studying is the hardest thing."
“Bang!”
The middle-aged man next to him slapped him and scolded him with a smile: " You don't know how to appreciate the blessings you have. It's good enough to have books to read!"
Another person deeply understood: "Yes, these kids nowadays just don't know how to cherish."
The chef sighed: "When we were young, studying was difficult. We had to set out at 4 a.m. before dawn, climb over dozens of mountains full of wild wolves and tigers, and swim across several large rivers full of crocodiles..."
“…”
The topic of reading actually resonated with all the uncles and aunts in the restaurant, and they all talked about the hardships they experienced when they were in school.
Su Xia's eyelids twitched as she listened to this. She never thought that middle-aged people in this world would also talk about such things.
He recalled that when he was in junior high school, his homeroom teacher also liked to talk about these things in class... saying that it was not easy for them to study back then, that the way to school was full of dangers, that they had to fight wild beasts every day, and that they had to fight with ghosts in the graves of mass graves from time to time...
Su Xia shook her head, dispelled those thoughts, and continued to ask Chu Feng: "How is it, have you thought about it?"
"I've thought about it." Chu Feng's tone was much firmer, "Uncle, I'll follow your arrangements."
"Well, I'll go and ask for marriage as soon as the sun rises."
"ah?"
Chu Feng was shocked and asked, "Uncle, don't we have to study first?"
"Bring it up first!"
