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☆ 41. Chapter 41

Chapter 41

The road surface was higher than the fields on both sides. As soon as An Yan found a suitable place, he kept his body as low as possible. Fortunately, it's midnight now, otherwise there wouldn't be much cover and no place to hide.

The arrival was not slow, and the first thing that caught An Yanyi's attention was the light, not the sound.

An Yan narrowed his eyes. This directional beam did not look like a masterpiece of nature. It was highly likely to be man-made. In addition, the beam approached much faster than a human-powered scooter, and he did not hear the roar of the car. He became more and more sure. His inference was correct, Anping City should have developed a new energy vehicle.

An Yan's heart moved. Even if the car couldn't be brought back to Xicheng, it would be fine to get some technology or even buy a few new energy parts. People with special abilities can help.

The light beam hit relatively far away, and An Yan saw the light not long after he hid his body. However, it took a while for the sound of tires scraping the ground and the sound of conversations to reach his ears.

"Brother Zhang, you will definitely make a lot of money this time." A young man with a clean shaven head said with a smile.

"Bald head, you don't have to say this. You don't even know who Brother Zhang is. How can other people get such good goods and have such a good car?"

...

The thirty-year-old man who is called Brother Zhang. He smiled and didn't say a word about the compliments he received from his men, but it could be seen from the look on his face that he enjoyed it all.

While chatting, several people in the car unknowingly turned the topic to An Jia.

"Brother Zhang, the An family is really unlucky. It used to be ranked high in Anping City, but now it's in danger. Maybe An Yuan and the others won't be able to keep it." "

No, that's what we usually think They can't even be contacted. Now, tsk tsk, it depends on whether they can be favored by God. If Colonel An can wake up safely, everything will be easy. Otherwise..." A

total of three vehicles in the convoy passed by quickly, and the conversation continued. The wind blew away, and An Yanyi went from casual to solemn, and then to solemn expression, just in an instant.

When he heard about Anjia, An Yanyi didn't associate it with his own family. Anping City was so big that if he didn't mention Anjia, he was talking about them. He wasn't that arrogant yet, but when he talked about Anyuan and Colonel An , An Yanyi thought that this passing motorcade was not talking about their home, so his head must have been caught in the door.

At this time, the only thought that flashed in An Yanyi's mind was that "the eldest brother is not aware of personnel affairs", and there was no joy at all in the eldest brother being promoted from colonel to colonel.

After calming down, An Yan realized something was wrong. The An family's biggest supporter was not An Xuyang. Not to mention An Jianmin, who was the Dinghai Shenzhen, the energy of his two uncles, two aunts, and other relatives of the An family was enough to make An Yan feel uncomfortable. The An family has a firm foothold in Anping City. Although it cannot compare with those at the top, it is not easy to bully. How could it be that because of An Xuyang's accident, it would be in a situation where even An Yuan could hardly be saved?

The occurrence of this phenomenon can only mean that there is something wrong within the An family. An Yan's eyes darkened and his heart was filled with anger. Unexpectedly, the thing he least wanted to see happened.

An Yanyi didn't dare to delay, so he got on his bicycle and went straight to Anping City.

After turning from the small road onto the main road, there are more and more people. From the beginning, you can only see a few people, and then you can see groups of pedestrians from time to time. However, there are not many people with cars, and most of them are like An Yanyi is either riding a bicycle or a tricycle or the like that relies purely on human power, or a mutated animal to travel. It seems that the vehicle is exactly what those people said, and it is not something that ordinary people can own.

An Yan looked relaxed on the outside, but he was extremely vigilant in his heart. He didn't know what it was like outside. At least the public security was not as good as before, so he was sure to be careful.

Unexpectedly, the situation he was worried about did not appear, but his appearance and expression saved him a lot of trouble.

An Yanyi didn't feel it himself, but in the eyes of others, he looked calm, looked great, and was well-dressed. He was accompanied by two mutated giant turtles. Even if he only traveled on a mountain bike, he could tell at a glance that he was not a bargain. , how is it possible for a person to travel alone like this without anyone to rely on?

Persimmons are easy to pick, but you can still live well after the apocalypse. Everyone has his or her own abilities. Most people don't dare to take action without asking for details about people who travel far alone. What's more, An Yan only carried a mountaineering bag. How much can be packed inside?

After weighing the pros and cons, letting him go is not an unusual thing.

An Yanyi didn't realize it and just approached the south gate of Anping City smoothly.

When the towering city walls and thick gates came into view through the lights, An Yan couldn't help but marvel. He remembered that when he left, Anping City was still a normal metropolis. Due to the original meteorite disaster, the buildings were not built too high, and there were no shadows of city walls on the edge of the city. Now it is better. Not only has the scope expanded, but such a city has also been built. A city defense system that looks like a behemoth.

After thinking about it, An Yanyi understood that Anping City might have encountered something, otherwise there would be no need to do this. But where does the danger come from? Along the way, he encountered some mutated creatures while walking in the wilderness on rarely visited trails. After getting on the road, except for being wary of strangers, he didn't encounter even the slightest danger.

An Yan suppressed the doubt in his mind, let the spots put away the light, pretended to be ordinary mutant creatures, and lined up behind a dusty human-animal convoy.

An Yan listened to the surrounding information with one ear. After a while, he learned that this convoy came from Xingyuan City. They set off two months ago, stopping and going in circles for three to four hundred kilometers. We have only arrived now. The team that originally numbered several thousand people was dying and scattered, but now there are only a few dozen people left.

This is the first time that An Yanyi has truly seen the cruelty of the end of the world. There are also deaths in Xicheng, but the impact is not as big as the few dozen people left with only a few dozen people. Although he has not experienced it personally, just listening to it makes him feel a surge of emotion from the bottom of his heart. Coolness reads;.

An Yan had no intention of registering his identity in front of everyone and entering the city. It would be hard to explain his sudden appearance, but now he can't care about it. The elder brother is unconscious, An Yuan is about to be taken away, and there is nothing he can do about his identity being exposed. As long as he pays attention Point, don't just say you are from Xicheng.

There are so many people in Anping City, no one will notice a small person like him for a while, and he still has time to think of excuses.

The entry procedures were not troublesome. After An Yanyi registered his name and address, he went through a testing gate and was released smoothly after confirming that he did not carry any infectious agents.

Due to the expansion of the city, An Yanyi was very unfamiliar with the area near the city gate. He only found a familiar area after asking for directions.

Anping City has changed greatly. It is very different from the last time he heard the news about Anping City. Now the entire Anping City is divided into an inner city and an outer city. There are walls separating the cities. Access is through the city gate. There are gatekeepers, which are not like those in ordinary communities. One look at their straight postures and you can tell that they are all solid warriors.

There are no restrictions in the outer city, anyone can enter, but not in the middle city and the inner city. An Yan has to take out his ID card again. This is the only thing he can prove his identity. He was looked at repeatedly when he passed through the outer city gate, and now he has to Come on, to be honest, if An Yan hadn't been able to bear his temper since he was a child, he would have become impatient after such repeated tossing.

The electricity has long since disappeared, and the same is true for Anping City. However, there are two computers placed in a small cubicle of the city gate guard. Of course, they only look alike. From energy source to core, they are completely different from before.

Normally, citizens do not need to use this when entering and exiting. They only need to swipe their ID cards and pass verification to be able to enter and exit freely. These two computers are prepared for outsiders like An Yanyi and those who meet the conditions to apply for entry and accommodation.

An Yanyi didn't quite understand the situation. He was not allowed to enter the compartment and could only watch from a distance. With the new energy vehicles in front of him, the appearance of the new energy computers was a little less shocking.

The staff worked very efficiently. After confirming An Yan's identity, he was released. This time, there was an extra certificate. With it, he could enter the inner city directly and exchange for a temporary access card. There was no need to go through the same procedure again, but the temporary access card has a validity period. There are restrictions. If you want to use it for a long time, you have to go to the ID card issuance office to apply for a new one.

An Yanyi didn't feel much about the fact that An Yuan was located in the inner city. That area was not accessible to ordinary people. It was only due to the contributions of An Yanyi's parents, brothers and sisters, and the large amounts of supplies that he and Zhou Junting generously contributed. , how can you justify it without some special treatment?

An Yanyi looked unfamiliar in the outer city, but he was very familiar with the inner city. The roads on the streets were very clean. With the speed of the mountain bike he was riding, it was easy to reach a speed of 20 or 30 kilometers per hour. The only things that restrained him were Banban and Spot. Only.

An Yan was worried again and again, but it didn't help. He couldn't let these two wander around alone, otherwise they would be caught and burned into turtle soup? He noticed that whether outside the city or inside the city, many passers-by looked at the two turtles with unkind eyes. By the way, he still doesn't know if leopard tortoises can be eaten.

It is the smallest in the inner city. Even if An Yanyi slowed down, he would soon approach An Yuan.

"Eh!" Looking at the scene in front of him, An Yan was so shocked that he forgot to pedal. He didn't come back to his senses until the speed was too low and the bicycle had difficulty maintaining balance.

This is really a miracle of nature. The danger of the swamp and the beauty of the ice and snow world are not as spectacular as the scene in front of you.

Anping City is divided into two parts on the central axis, half dark and half light. An Yanyi is sure that this is not a man-made phenomenon, but a miraculous work of nature.

An Garden falls right on this line. Half of the garden is shrouded in darkness. The main building and the other half of the yard are bathed in sunlight. There is no transition in the middle. Light and darkness are distinct. There is you without me, there is me without you, and the flag is clear. .

Seeing that there were only a few steps left, An Yan simply got out of the car. After exclaiming, his worry for his elder brother outweighed everything else. The closer he got to An Yuan, the heavier his steps became. He kept doing mental construction, trying to convince himself that his grandfather was here. The eldest brother will definitely receive proper treatment and will not be given up casually.

☆ 42. Chapter 42

Chapter 42

Now is no better than before. An Yanyi did not deliberately restrain his breath and walk softly. As soon as he approached, he was spotted by the Anyuan guard. Seeing that it was him, he didn't even bother to ask. He immediately opened the small door to welcome him in, and at the same time sent another person. People went to the main building to report.

An Yanyi was not in a hurry to inquire about the news. He pushed the cart outside the main building hall with a calm demeanor. After parking it, he called Ban Ban and Ban Ban inside. He heard footsteps in the distance, and as soon as he stepped into the hall, he bumped into An Jianmin and others.

"Grandpa!"

"It'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back." An Jianmin was a little excited. Among so many children and grandchildren, only the eldest family could never be contacted. Even if he faced the collapse of the mountain without changing his expression, he would not change his face in such a situation. Unable to calm down, when An Yanyi, whom he hadn't seen for many days, appeared in front of him, he wiped away his previous worries and became energetic. Then he hesitated and asked, "Yanyi, are your dad and the others okay?"

"Well, everything is fine. Okay." Seeing that An Jianmin's mood had stabilized, An Yan greeted everyone, then took An Jianmin to his bedroom on the seventh floor, briefly explained the situation in Xicheng, and then asked, "Grandpa, what's going on, brother? "

When this happened, An Jianmin was still very angry. He didn't even ask An Yanyi where he got the news, and told An Yanyi the whole story.

It turns out that An Xuyang's injury was purely an accident, and no one had any involvement. The incident occurred during the follow-up rescue. Originally, An Xuyang would have recovered a long time ago after all efforts were made to treat him. Who would have thought that someone would interfere with this and take the opportunity to cause trouble, not only delaying the treatment time, but also delaying the treatment-related superpowers, thus delaying the best opportunity for treatment. This is all in the past. For seven or eight days, An Xuyang was still in danger and remained in a coma.

The An family started out in the army, but most of their descendants have nothing to do with the army. Most of them are engaged in politics and business. An Xuyang is the most promising and best-developed descendant in the army besides An Jianmin. In the past, being in politics was more influential than being in the army. , after the end of the world, the status of soldiers has become more prominent. If nothing else, they are at least much stronger than before, and even vaguely superior to them. An Xuyang's existence has become quite important.

It can be said that the future development of the An family is closely related to An Xuyang's future. Not only him, but also other members of the An family who serve in the army have a greater say in the matter.

Although Mr. An has retired, his connections are there. If it had been in the past, he would never be in this situation. He even made mistakes in such a major matter as treating his eldest grandson. But now, the fire far away cannot save the fire nearby. He Most of the subordinates and connections in the army are not located near Anping City.

After An Xuyang missed the best time for treatment, it was not difficult to cure him, but it suddenly required the use of scarce supplies that were extremely difficult to obtain to be effective. How could it not be worrying?

An Jianmin's trustee asked, it's not that there is no such medicine in Anping City at present, the problem is that there are only those. Either An Xuyang is not at a high level and cannot apply, or the other party offers a sky-high price and needs to exchange An Yuan and materials as equivalent items. .

In this case, this matter is quite difficult. Fortunately, An Yuan can say that if it is gone, it is gone. They can find another one. However, the supplies are life-saving things. If this is gone, the An family will be dispersed. More importantly, this time it is gone. If the man succeeds, Anjia will probably find it difficult to gain a foothold in Anping City in the future. Why don't Anjia's enemies try to add fuel to the fire and add insult to injury?

Therefore, An Jianmin is now in a dilemma. Fortunately, An Xuyang's condition is temporarily under control and will not endanger his life immediately. He still has time to consider how to deal with it, so there is no need to panic.

"Grandpa, what are you missing?"

"Fire Yuan Jing."

"What is that?"

"Have you seen those colorful and different-shaped crystals on mutated creatures?"

"Yeah."

"Those are energy crystals, and Huo Yuan Crystal is an upgraded version of the fire energy crystal. It is extremely rare and valuable. It is not available on the market. There is no circulation, and as soon as it appears, it is collected by various forces. Most of them belong to the government and can only be obtained through contribution. Xuyang is not qualified, but private owners are very open-minded." An Jianmin sighed. The tone is that the county magistrate is not as good as taking charge now. He is old after all. He can still help with things that are not very important for his sake. When such scarce supplies are involved, his face is not easy to use.

An Yan frowned lightly. He had never heard of Fire Yuan Jing. The energy crystal mentioned by An Jianmin should be the energy core he casually named. It is more advanced than the energy core. What exactly is it?

An Yan fell into deep thought. Unless the An family withdraws from Anping City and stops hanging around here, An Yuan and the supplies cannot be given up. This involves a situation. Once this hole is opened, the An family will face endless problems in the future. With all the temptations and attacks, can we still live peacefully?

Likewise, the eldest brother must save him. What exactly is the Fire Yuan Jing? He has never seen it and can't figure out why.

An Yan calculated the chips in his hand. This time he was traveling lightly and did not bring many things. The only thing he could use was the self-produced materials from his mobile home. In fact, to put it bluntly, the fruits produced by the World Tree can be collected freely. , there is no need to open the space door.

When thinking of fruits, many energy crystal fruits come into view.

An Yan suddenly moved his mind and pretended to rummage through his backpack. In fact, he directly transferred the ice energy crystal fruit placed in one of the places in Xicheng to absorb energy to his hands through the control core.

This time the situation was better. An Yanyi did not fall asleep immediately like the first time he used this function, but listlessness was inevitable.

"Grandpa, do you think this can replace the Ice Crystal?"

"This is it?" An Jianmin took it and held it in his hand to look at it carefully. At first, he just thought it was beautiful. At first glance, it looked like a crystal work of art. After a closer look, he realized No, you can feel the slightest warmth just by holding it. Even if he has no research on this, he can see that it has the same origin as the fire energy crystal.

"I call it the energy crystal fruit." An Yanyi has adjusted the fire crystal fruit to an energy-discharging state, otherwise An Jianmin will not feel the warm breath, but the energy output is very small and will not cause harm to the human body.

"Energy crystal fruit?" An Jianmin was stunned, "Did you choose the name yourself or did someone get it from inheritance?"

"Inheritance?" An Yan was stunned, and then his eyes became more gleaming, energy crystal fruit, energy crystal , the two are so similar, "Grandpa, you mean that the energy crystals and fire crystals are not named now, but that these names have existed for a long time?" "

Well, some are not, but most of them have ready-made names to follow. ."

"Grandpa, which hospital is Brother in now? I'm going to see him." Regardless of his mental fatigue, An Yan stood up immediately, took the Fire Crystal Fruit from An Jianmin's hand, and readjusted it to its energy-absorbing state.

"I'll go with you." An Jianmin also thought of this, and the sadness on his face dissipated a little.

Grandfather and grandson went downstairs one after another, followed by Spot and Banban.

After the pressure on his body was relieved, An Jianmin had something to think about: "You're lucky, the two turtles you raised have both mutated and developed in a good direction."

"Hey, Jun Ting gave it to me, is it okay?" An Yanyi had no intention of exposing the existence of the mobile home, so he could only give all the credit to Zhou Junting.

"Take good care of them. Raising them well will be a help."

"Listen to grandpa."

The two of them came to the first floor while chatting, followed closely by Spot and Banban. They didn't feel unfamiliar at all going up and down the stairs.

An Jianmin didn't waste any time and informed him immediately. After a while, a car parked in the courtyard.

As soon as An Yan got on the car, he saw two turtles also trying to climb up, so he hurriedly stopped them. In a place like the hospital, mutated creatures were definitely not allowed inside, and he didn't feel comfortable leaving them outside. After thinking about it, he got out of the car and took them to the seventh floor for placement before leaving.

Having a car is convenient. Anping City is not as big as Huajing City, but it is not small either. Previously, it took An Yan a long time to reach Anyuan from outside the city on a bicycle. Now there are not many vehicles on the streets, and the speed of the cars is fast. Several people arrived at their destination quickly.

At this moment, An Xuan was standing in front of An Xuyang's hospital bed, looking a little haggard. When she saw An Yanyi, her face was full of surprise and she was very energetic.

"Yan Yi, parents..."

"Shh, let's talk about this when we get home." From the chat with his grandfather just now, An Yan had a general understanding of the outside world. Originally, he planned to find an excuse to get rid of the matter, but now he changed his mind. , but he didn't plan to bring it up on his own initiative. No one would check this, so he just kept silent.

An Xuan came back from the excitement, and the sadness in her brows disappeared a lot. Although Yan Yi didn't say anything, he had already made it clear. It could be seen from his expression that his parents and his younger brother's other half were having a great time. Okay, otherwise it wouldn't be in this state.

"How are you, brother?"

"As usual, the doctor has given you an ultimatum. If you still can't get the Fire Crystal after seven days, the existing medical methods will gradually become ineffective and the signs of life will gradually weaken." An Xuan's eyes flashed. Too sad, the two are twins who grew up together. Although they always fight and fight, their friendship is extraordinary. She can understand that grandpa has been undecided for a long time, because this matter is not simple, not just on the surface, it is very likely that the An family will hand over An Yuan and supplies, and they may not be able to successfully obtain the Fire Yuan Crystal.

According to An Jianmin's speculation, the possibility that the An family's enemies will take advantage of the situation to set a trap is as high as 70-80%. Therefore, the An family will not take the initiative to jump in until the last moment.

An Yan was silent for a moment, then stepped forward to lift the quilt to check the injury. With just such a movement, the ward, which was originally at a suitable temperature, was instantly invaded by an icy breath.

An Yan signaled the two of them to exit the ward, then used Qi Jin to protect his body, and lifted up An Xuyang's clothes. He saw that his chest below the knees and above the knees had turned into ice crystals, which was cold to the touch. If it weren't for the fire energy crystals that continuously provided heat. , the entire ward may become a world of ice.

An Yan took advantage of the moment when he was covered with quilt to place the fire crystal fruit on An Xuyang, adjusted the energy release power, and waited quietly.

The effect was obvious. The ice crystals on An Xuyang's body began to dissipate until they were completely gone.

There was no smile on An Yan's face at all. He could feel that An Xuyang's body still had a cold aura, but it was not external. This could be seen from An Xuyang's still awake state.

Does it have to be Fire Yuanjing?

An Yanyi stayed with An Xuyang in the hospital for a while and saw that he could not be cured no matter how high the power of the fire crystal fruit was, so he immediately returned to An Yuan with An Jianmin.

Since this road doesn't work, then think of another way. The effect of the fire crystal fruit is there. After this time to dispel the cold, An Xuyang can't delay for a while, and An Yanyi can't waste time here.

☆ 43. Chapter 43

Chapter 43

Like new energy vehicles, new energy computers will not be able to reach the public in a short time. Only the government and a small number of people can enjoy this convenience and speed. Through An Jianmin's relationship, An Yanyi was able to see the fire on the computer. Yuanjing's actual photos and cameras are naturally new products.

There is a clear difference between fire element crystals and fire energy crystals. I can't say specifically. Anyway, you can tell the difference between the two at a glance. It is not caused by the difference in appearance, but the feeling from the heart.

Although Xicheng has a small population, the place is not small. An Yanyi has not heard of anyone who has obtained Yuanjing of various series. From Anping City's point of view, anyone who obtains Yuanjing will make a lot of noise. If you want to The possibility of pocketing it silently is slim.

According to this speculation, the swamp and the frozen world are the two places where Yuan Jing is most likely to appear. Unfortunately, the population of Xicheng is too small. Even though the proportion of ice and dark superpowers is quite high, it is difficult to venture into the depths aimlessly. Just to obtain Yuan Jing is extremely undesirable.

What's more, even if you get it, you may not be able to put it to use. After all, the crystals produced by these two places can only be of the ice type and the dark type. Knowing that Anjia is in urgent need of fire crystals, you will definitely face difficulties if you want to exchange them, at least. You will be ripped off. Instead of spending a lot of money, which may not achieve your goal, it is better to find someone to buy it directly, first-hand, without going through a dealer. In this way, both parties can benefit. The seller can get more money and settle down. It can solve urgent needs.

Naturally, An Yan would not wait for An Yan to think about this plan. As soon as he learned about An Xuyang's condition, An Jianmin immediately sent people to deal with it. However, Huo Yuan Jing was a scarce material and he could buy it whenever he wanted. arrive? If it were really that easy, An Jia wouldn't be so passive.

An Yuan can't move, and the supplies can only be used at most half. With the An family's resource stock, it is enough to buy the fire element crystal, but he is afraid of being intercepted halfway. After all, things are different now, and An Xuyang's existence or not will be extremely important. It will greatly affect the status of the An family. With An Xuyang unconscious, it is hard to say whether others are willing to take the risk of offending others and selling the face of the An family.

This only shows that the temptation is not big enough. Although food and other materials are good, they are not irreplaceable. For those who can get the Fire Crystal, they may not necessarily have an urgent desire for it. If it is replaced by the items they are eager to want, , maybe you can buy it from those who would rather rot in their hands than buy it as a takeaway.

Don't even think about the permanent population of Anping City. You can't hide the big news of getting the Fire Yuanjing, so you can only focus on the outsiders. Maybe they have it.

An Yan thought about the things he could come up with, including experience in superpower training. He ignored this. The research in Xicheng was not enough to compare with Anping City. Even if there was a breakthrough in some aspects, he was afraid that it would not be of use. The agricultural products were directly As soon as An Yan gave up, if he was in this business, he could just use An Yuan's supplies instead of having to go through the trouble of going around in circles. After thinking about it, the real value was the martial arts he had learned for nearly twenty years.

"Grandpa, besides the superpowers, are there any other powerful people in Anping City?" An Yanyi was not ready to take rash action, and planned to understand the situation clearly first.

"Well, let me think about it." An Jianmin pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up, "Yes, there are a few older martial arts masters who are better than ordinary superpowers." "

Is that many?"

"Not many, The entire Anping City, including the foreign population, is less than two palms in total."

"So few?" An Yan frowned, this shouldn't be the case. Although modern martial arts is in decline, it is not so small no matter what. situation.

"There are quite a few. These are energy-producing ability users. Unlike superpower users, anyone can learn it. They have huge potential. Now these people have become guests of the country and are treated so well that even top superpower users are jealous... ..." Speaking of this, An Jianmin stopped abruptly and looked at An Yanyi blankly. Not mentioning this matter, he had really forgotten that Yan Yi was good at martial arts?

Even if it is not as good as those martial arts masters, it is still close. "Yan Yi, have you developed Qi strength?" It's a coincidence that the names in the inherited inheritance are the same.

"What level?" An Jianmin had a look of joy on his face and a flash of curiosity in his eyes. He knew that his grandson had solid martial arts skills, but at what level, he had no idea.

"Grandpa, have you circulated any information about those martial arts that cultivate qi strength?" An Yanyi did not respond directly. Instead, he bypassed this question and asked other questions.

"I remember that it was played as a promotional video on the display screen of the city hall near the entrance of Zhongcheng Gate." "

Grandpa, you rest at home. I'll go take a look and then come back." An Yanyi got up and went straight to the door facing everyone in Anping City. City Hall.

When he entered the city before, An Yanyi didn't notice this place. Once he entered, he felt the hustle and bustle inside.

The city hall is a multi-functional hall. Transactions, task collection and settlement, etc. are all handled here. There are a sea of ​​people inside, including ordinary people with sallow faces and skinny muscles who are having a hard time, as well as successful people with bright clothes and rosy complexions. The two sides are not clearly distinct, but they don't have much intersection. Each has its own venue for activities. In addition, there are official personnel to mediate, so the chance of conflict is low.

Seeing this, An Yanyi had to lament that the power of the country is its strength. He remembered that when the severe cold and extreme night came, Anping City was in chaos for a while. Unexpectedly, just a few months later, a new order was gradually established. The population is much larger than before the end of the world.

Of course, An Yanyi would not be so naive as to think that there were no casualties in Anping City. He knew without thinking that these extra people must be from surrounding cities, and perhaps it is not impossible to come from afar.

They rush to the capital as soon as something happens, and it is a new capital that has not been built for a long time. This is enough to show how high the country occupies in the hearts of the people. No matter how they usually complain, when their lives are really at stake, the first thing they think of is the country.

This was indeed something to be happy about, but seeing most of the citizens with grim faces, An Yanyi couldn't help but smile. It seems that with the new energy system, Anping City's resources are still quite tight, and it may not be possible to return to the prosperity before the end of the world for a while.

An Yan stopped paying attention to these, found an inconspicuous place, and locked his eyes on the huge display screen in the city hall.

At this time, various official or private missions were displayed on the screen. Later, transaction information appeared. After these, it was finally An Yanyi's turn to watch the videos recorded by martial arts masters.

The more he watched, the tighter An Yan frowned. He knew most of the old men in the video. He had been immersed in martial arts all his life. After all, it took thirty or forty years, but the martial arts power displayed was not as good as he.

And the vast majority of them are practicing internal kung fu. Only one person has developed qi strength by practicing external kung fu, and they are all in their forties and above. Most of them are in their fifties and sixties, and there is no one under forty. Well, no wonder the publicity effect is not very satisfactory.

If he had been an ordinary person, he would have given up long ago. As soon as An Yan understood that the reason why the country paid so much attention to it was because he had a long-term perspective. He knew that if more people studied martial arts, there would be progress. It's not far off to achieve this in your thirties. The most important thing is that ordinary people make up the majority. How can the country not be moved?

An Yanyi watched this video several times and determined that it only showed the power of martial arts and there was no specific teaching of martial arts, so he walked out. Unexpectedly, before he even lifted his feet, the words "Huo Yuanjing" came into his ears.

An Yan paused and listened attentively.

"Xiao Han, are you really going to sell it? I've heard that this thing is very valuable. Let's keep it. Maybe it will come in handy sometime. We will earn the tuition fee slowly." Zhang Nan looked reluctant to part with it. Xiao Han almost died after getting it, how could he have the nerve to use it.

"Don't keep trying to put money on your face. This is not just for you. The environment of the house we live in is too bad. It is really inconvenient to share a room with so many people. Besides, we have nothing and have already run out of food. , I only have the clothes and bedding that I carry with me. There are too many things to buy, so I can't sell them." After knowing the approximate value of the Fire Yuan Jing, Xiao Han didn't want to sell it. The problem was that he couldn't help it. The three of them were exhausted from the long journey. Director Ji is still sick, so how can he have time to work slowly and make money? It's a pity that if they had time to collect those energy crystals, they wouldn't have to worry about it.

Wealth and silk are attractive to people, but Fire Crystals are not that easy to sell. They are rootless duckweeds. Such rare items can easily be snatched away. You must be cautious and find a reliable buyer.

The voice gradually weakened, and not long after, the two people talking left the city hall. An Yan's eyes moved, and he fell far behind the two people. He suspected that these two people specifically said this to him, otherwise he would not be the only one who heard it in public? Isn't this asking for trouble?

These two people are obviously not stupid and will not dig their own graves. This can only mean that only he can hear these words, especially the three words Huo Yuanjing. This can be seen from the fact that there is no abnormality around them. Ordinary people can't do this. It seems that the person named Xiao Han is also a person with abilities. As for whether he is a person with supernatural powers, he is not sure. Based on his feeling, it should not be the case. His exposed temperament is a bit like a warrior. If you look closely, you can see the difference. At least the martial arts he practices are not the same.

An Yanyi didn't want to miss this opportunity. Of course, he wouldn't just step into the trap set by others. Let's take a look first. If he really wanted to do a deal with him, everything would be easy to talk about. On the contrary, An Jia was not a vegetarian and wanted to take advantage of An Yan's family. If you want to have fun, you have to be prepared to be stepped on.

One of them is fat and the other is thin. The thin one looks okay, and the fat one seems to have suffered a lot recently, and there are traces of frostbite on his face. However, the two of them have one thing in common, that is, they are both very tired. Go to Anping City, or stay in the wild for a long time.

The more An Yan looked, the more familiar he felt, as if he had seen it somewhere before. When he thought about it carefully, he had no impression, so he could only give up searching in his mind for the time being.

He followed them all the way until he was sure that the two of them had entered one of the rooms, then turned and left.

☆ 44. Chapter 44

Chapter 44

"Are you sure this person is really good?" Zhang Nan was a little nervous. Although Anping City looked calm on the surface, there was actually a lot of filth inside. As soon as they arrived, they saw that the water inside was unfathomable.

However, the three of them thought of many ways to get rid of the Huo Yuanjing, but none of them was feasible. This was the only buyer selected, but they were still worried. If this was entrusted to an inhumane person, bah bah bah, that would be bad. The good spirit, after reciting a few words like this, suppressed the lingering thoughts of the possibility of encountering unexpected events.

"I asked around. He just arrived at Anjia today. I heard he is a nice person. It happens that Anjia is in urgent need of Fire Yuanjing. As long as we don't ask for exorbitant prices and force them to use extraordinary means, the possibility of being robbed by force is low. The most important thing is I have a good impression of him, why not take a gamble?" After confirming that An Yanyi had left, Xiao Han's face immediately showed a tired look.

He was really overworked these days, and the other two were even worse. The three of them had to practice hard, otherwise there was no need for him to sell the Fire Yuanjing.

"Okay, it's okay if you say it, I'll listen to you." Zhang Nan stopped being suspicious, took off his coat and fell asleep. He was really exhausted. He had been worried all day long and faced the dilemma of lack of food and clothing. If the three of them had not worked together and Xiao Han had good skills, it would have been difficult to reach Anping City after losing most of the supplies and vehicles. Hard to say.

On the way back, An Yanyi kept thinking about the price of getting the Fire Yuan Crystal. Originally, he wanted to report his martial arts training to the higher-ups in exchange for the Fire Yuan Crystal held by the officials. Now, he suppressed this idea for the time being. This was a last resort. There were better options. He didn't want to sell his future to the country. He was used to freedom, and he didn't want to experience the feeling of being "taken care of" by others all the time.

What An Yan hesitated was as to where those two people came from. They clearly set their target on him. If they didn't have some ability, it wouldn't work.

As soon as he arrived at Anping City, someone came to his door. What a coincidence. Fortunately, he didn't sense any malice from them, so he asked someone to investigate. Since it was obvious that he was targeted, there was no need to go overboard. It doesn't matter if you hide your whereabouts or be accidentally exposed, as long as you are careful not to let others know the purpose of the contact between the two parties.

After figuring out how to act, An Yan ignored him again and again. As soon as he returned to An Yuan, he told An Jianmin what happened, and he didn't need to worry about the rest. The ingestion of fire crystal fruit through the mobile home control core made him a little depressed. After a simple wash, he took a rest and worried about family matters after he woke up.

An Jianmin was never an indecisive person. As soon as An Yan left, he immediately found someone he could trust and went to the place designated by An Yan to investigate.

An Yan slept so deeply that he even missed dinner. When he woke up, An Yuan was no longer as busy as during the day, and only a few people were still awake.

An Yan hurriedly ate some of the food that was warm in the pot, and after thinking for a while, he knocked on the door of An Jian's house.

"Come in, the door is unlocked."

Sure enough, grandpa was waiting for him. An Yan pushed the door in, locked the door, and whispered: "Grandpa, how are things going?"

"Those two are fine, they are from Xingyuan City. , I just arrived today, and I have nothing to offer..." An Jianmin gave an overview of the investigation results, but couldn't find any clues about the Huo Yuanjing. "Are you sure they really have Huo Yuanjing on them?" "

Not sure. , but there is a 70% to 80% chance."

"In this case, you can give it a try." An Jianmin lowered his eyes and thought deeply, "Tomorrow you will bring a few good people with you. Pay attention to safety and beware of traps."

An Yan responded: "Grandpa, You don't need to have too many people, just two is enough. Too many will be too conspicuous." "

Just do what you want. Remember to be more careful and don't be careless."

"Yeah." An Yanyi didn't object. Nowadays, anything can happen, no matter what. No matter what the purpose of the other party approaching him, it is always right to be more defensive.

You must know that this is the end of the world. Even if the order in Anping City seems to be good, it is only a superficial phenomenon. Once it happens, it is irreversible. Without a long period of time, it may be difficult to return to the peace and tranquility of the past.

After leaving An Jianmin's room, An Yan went to look at the night watch security personnel and saw that they were the same people as before. He felt relieved and had a brief chat with them before going upstairs to rest.

A night of silence.

Early the next morning, An Yan appeared in the lobby on the first floor full of energy.

I had something to do yesterday, and I came and went in a hurry, so I didn't know much about the residents of Anyuan. Now that I have time, I naturally want to get familiar with them.

An Yanyi originally thought that all his uncles and aunts were here, but he didn't expect that that was not the case. It didn't matter that his eldest aunt and his family were not here, but even his second uncle and his family had moved out. This was a bit puzzling.

He remembered that when Captain Xing led the team to transport supplies from Anping City back to Xicheng, the second uncle's family settled in Anyuan. Why did they move away when supplies became increasingly scarce?

When An Yan couldn't figure it out, he asked An Jianmin directly.

"The Li family has been prosperous, your second uncle has gone over there." An Jianmin pursed his lips slightly, obviously not happy.

An Jianmin didn't mention which Li family it was. It should be the second aunt's natal family. After thinking about it, An Yan couldn't think of any big shots in the Li family. He couldn't help but ask: "Grandpa, who in the Li family is so powerful at this time?" "The boss?"

"Your second aunt, Li Feng, is one level lower than your brother. He was lucky enough to occupy a city and become the leader. If not, they would go there and join him." An Jianmin's unhappiness was quickly suppressed. As he went on, his tone gradually became calmer and no longer sullen. Everyone has his own fate, he can't force it, it will be annoying when he is there, but it's better to leave, so as not to be an eyesore.

Of course, these are all angry words. It is human nature to dislike someone when they are alive and to miss them when they are gone. As long as parents and children do not turn against each other, this love cannot be broken.

"Grandpa, grandma also left with the second uncle's family?" An Yanyi really didn't expect that the relationship between grandma and grandpa had faded to this extent, or that he loved his second uncle far more than the others. No matter what, An Yuan is still her own family. She feels so comfortable living here. Isn't she asking for trouble by going to her daughter-in-law's natal home? He really didn't understand grandma's thoughts.

"Yeah." An Jianmin didn't want to say more on this matter. He was such a failure as a person that the couple had such a rift. Not to mention An Yanyi, even he didn't expect it.

The conversation ended here. After having breakfast and sitting for a while, An Yan took the people and set off. This time he did not drive. Most residents in the outer city lived in difficulty. Driving a car would be too conspicuous. The three of them put on a slight disguise and tried to be low-key in their clothes. Even the bicycles were of the same style that can be seen everywhere. The mountain bike he brought over was obviously Not suitable, he gave up.

Xiao Han and others were not surprised at all by the visit of An Yanyi and his entourage, which made An Yanyi more sure that his inference was correct. The two people did it deliberately yesterday, and they did not want to hide it from him. They were sincere. Yes, it depends on what they want.

The placement room was a mixed bag and it was not a place for conversation. The two parties had a tacit understanding and walked out together without even starting a conversation.

An Yan found a teahouse and asked for a private room. After checking to make sure there was no eavesdropping equipment, he motioned for the two accompanying people to sit in the lobby, and then he and Xiao Han got down to business.

Since the other party made it clear that they wanted to do a deal with him, there was no need to be pretentious. Even small talk was omitted. An Yan came up and asked the other party's name and purpose one by one.

Xiao Han didn't hide anything and said everything he could to show his sincerity in doing this deal.

An Yanyi's prediction was correct. The other party wanted to sell Huo Yuanjing, and his purpose was very clear. In addition to some necessities for daily life, he also took a fancy to his martial arts.

An Yan suppressed the doubts in his eyes. Being able to find out so much information in such a short period of time made it more and more obvious that the other party was not simple. If possible, he could make friends with her, which might be helpful to the An family.

With both parties interested, the deal was quickly reached. At the end, An Yan asked: "There are many people practicing martial arts, why did you choose me?" Except for his grandfather, he did not announce to the outside world that he practiced martial arts to develop his energy. Xiao No matter how powerful Han and his friends are, they can't know this. They are very confident in martial arts and know that what he practices can produce Qi. At most, it is only a matter of time.

"We have no connections and no chance to learn from those martial arts masters. It would be good to learn a few moves from you." Xiao Han smiled, obviously speaking with reservations.

An Yanyi had no intention of getting to the bottom of the matter, and agreed to make a deal in two days before getting up and leaving.

Zhang Nan stared blankly at the door of the private room, and after a long while he held back a sentence: "That's it?"

"What else do you want?" Xiao Han picked up the steaming tea cup and took a sip, with a contented look on his face. He hasn't enjoyed this for a long time. If he had known that he would still have to come to Anping City after going around in circles, he would not have chosen Xingyuan City to settle down. It's a pity that he didn't know everything earlier.

Appreciation flashed in Xiao Han's eyes. Making a deal with a smart person means you don't have to worry. There is no need to explain things clearly. Even Zhang Nan, a not-stupid audience, was still confused. The deal was concluded. He hadn't met him in a long time. Such a person? To be honest, he couldn't remember the last time he felt like this. It was rare to see such a person anyway.

"Hurry up and drink it while it's hot. Tea is not cheap now. If you miss this time, we will have to spend our own money next time. Are you willing to do it?" Looking at his friend Zhang Nan who had not yet recovered from the state just now, Xiao Han couldn't help but say something. remind.

"Is it cold?" Zhang Nan felt regretful at first, and then found that the tea cup was still steaming. He glanced at Xiao Han angrily and sipped slowly. Alas, this is really infuriating. They have been running around in the wild for several months and almost lost their lives several times. It is better here in Anping City. The rich children have spare money to enjoy this. How unfair?

After sighing, Zhang Nan no longer dwelled on it. If this isn't unfair, then I'm not angry either. I can't live this life at all. It's better to calm down. The world has always been like this, and it's not just like this now. Just be yourself. Complaining about things will only make you feel sad. He was stuck in a quagmire and couldn't get out. He couldn't do this.

Two days later, the transaction ended, Xiao Han and the other three moved into Zhongcheng, and An Yanyi also got what he wanted. Both parties got what they needed, and the cooperation was quite pleasant.

☆ 45. Chapter 45

Chapter 45

As soon as the Fire Crystal was obtained, An Yanyi did not use it immediately. This was part of the deal. Xiao Han and the others were afraid of offending others and being retaliated against, so on the surface they also used the Energy Crystal to buy supplies and exchange them for staying in the central city. qualifications.

With the Fire Crystal Fruit controlling An Xuyang's condition, An Yan wasn't that worried at all. He wouldn't do anything like burning bridges unless it was a last resort.

A few days later, An Xuyang recovered and was discharged from the hospital.

Without making any noise, the An family actually obtained the Fire Crystal, which made the person behind the scenes extremely unhappy. They regretted not doing everything right, but now they have no time to take care of it. They have to take precautions to avoid the An family's revenge. , catching them off guard.

In fact, it's not that they don't want to take advantage of the chaos, but An Xuyang's power in the army is no joke. How can they do whatever they want? It took a lot of effort just to delay the treatment, and it was too late to do anything else. The area around An Xuyang was guarded like an iron barrel, and after arriving at the Anping City Military Hospital, there was no such chance.

This was nothing. What they didn't expect was that the An family would break the situation so quickly. This was a bit unacceptable. They had to investigate. They wanted to see who was so indifferent. Sell ​​Huo Yuanjing to Anjia.

The result was that An Yanyi was an extra member of the An family. Everything else was normal and nothing was found.

Now it is no better than before. The North City side is more convenient. There are days and nights, and there are always people who come and go. However, the South City is shrouded in darkness around the clock. If it is not a deliberate surveillance, who would pay attention to this?

Anyuan seventh floor.

"Brother, sister, watch out." An Yan picked out a set of internal and external kung fu and taught them all the moves one by one. He didn't have time to stay in Anyuan for long, otherwise he could pass on everything he knew to his family.

An Xuyang and An Xuan studied extremely seriously, which was the capital of Anjia's development. With the arrival of the end of the world, Anjia's status is not as good as before. If you want to obtain the previous status, you must expand Anjia's power. Most of the people with special abilities who are willing to join the organization are absorbed by people with higher levels. Anjia can only find another way, and martial arts becomes the best. The breakthrough point must be carefully managed, at least not to expose An Yan's martial arts skills, but the rest is not that important.

Anping City has a population of at least a few million, and there are more than just martial arts masters who are skilled in martial arts. They have not heard that these people are favored by the country and included in the official system.

An Yan's martial arts skills are widely known, at least by people who are familiar with the An family, so there is no need to hide it. When others ask, just tell him, as long as he doesn't reveal his energy, he can get away with it.

After seeing An Xuyang and An Xuan having a brief meeting, An Yan asked: "Have you figured out how to use it?"

"Forced learning, when not on missions, let the people below free part of their time to practice martial arts every day." An Xuyang morning There is a plan.

"I'm going to form a team of my own, recruiting both men and women, evenly divided if possible." An Xuan moved her hands and feet, her eyes eager to try.

Looking at his energetic brothers and sisters, An Yan felt relieved.

The An family was squeezed out, not only because of the lack of power in the army, but also because among the many descendants of An Jianmin, none of them had superpowers. At most, like An Yi, his body functions had been strengthened, but they were half-powerful. Li Zhen, the second daughter-in-law who joined the An family, was a superpower. Only then did the second uncle's family have the capital to join the Yue family.

An Yanyi's arrival was just timely. If you have not developed Qi Jin, you will not be convincing. Research shows that not all martial arts have great prospects. Those martial arts who have developed Qi Jin are regarded as guests by the country, while most others are ignored. Especially those old masters who have been practicing all their lives are even more isolated. On the contrary, there are young warriors who come to try their luck.

The An family used this as an excuse, and it was difficult for others to find loopholes. Why did the An family have no real capable people? An Xuyang's status seemed to be high, but in fact his position was not very stable.

The ones with super powers are the ones who are latecomers. There are 7,000 people in a brigade. Even if the proportion of super powers is not high, there are still more than 700 people. How can it be so easy to control such a huge number?

Checks and balances are not a long-term solution. After careful consideration, An Xuyang took the initiative to let go of those ambitious people in exchange for several times the amount of fresh blood. Even if the individual strength is too weak, if the number increases, he can still have the strength to fight. After all, a soldier who has received rigorous training has skills that are beyond the reach of ordinary people. Until the superpowers' abilities are further improved, he will not suffer too much.

Now that it's better, with a martial arts background that can develop strength, An Xuyang can free up his hands and feet, and no longer has to worry about being replaced by a person with supernatural powers one day.

An Xuan originally had a job, but after leaving her job, it was difficult to arrange work for a while, so she simply stayed in Anyuan to accompany An Jianmin. The family was complicated, and she was really worried.

Now that she is feeling better, she has found something to do again, and she looks a hundred times more energetic than before.

An Yanyi stayed for another two days, and after making sure that the two of them had memorized the key points, he left Anping City with all kinds of information and new energy devices collected by An Jianmin's people.

An Yan was a little surprised at first that no one came to see him. Later, when he thought about it, he probably used his connections to suppress his return home. It's just that favors are used sparingly. I hope Anjia can get up as soon as possible, so that it won't be worse than this time. If something fatal happens, there will be no one to trust.

This time it was An Yan's coincidence. In fact, the energy of the An family has not been exhausted yet. When the time of crisis comes, An Jianmin comes forward to ask for help from his old friend. He can still get the Fire Yuan Jing. The price paid will not be as high as those How much smaller does the person who stumbles ask for? There was no way, there were too many people waiting to use the Fire Yuanjing, and it was unreasonable not to give some blood, which made An Jianmin unable to make a decision.

This time, An Yan learned his lesson and placed a light crystal fruit in the master bedroom on the seventh floor of An Yuan for positioning purposes before leaving. He didn't need to take a detour next time he came over and could appear directly in An Yuan.

An Yan returned along the original road, turned off the road in the middle, turned off the light source, walked for a while in the dark, stopped, stood there for a long time, and made sure that no one was following him, then found a hidden place to open the space door, and returned to An's old house with a bunch of harvests. Master bedroom.

Hearing the commotion, Zhou Junting even forgot to put on his underwear, pulled up his shoes and waited quietly by the door of the space.

"Jun Ting, there are a lot of things. Please help me get some." A

familiar voice rang in his ears. Zhou Junting no longer had an expressionless face. The corners of his mouth were slightly curved, and he reached out to catch and put away packages of heavy items. On the side, after receiving all the things, An Yan pushed the mountain bike and led the two turtles through the space door and appeared in the room.

Zhou Junting's eyes were filled with light, a little more angry, and he looked less serious.

"Is there nothing wrong at home?" An Yan parked his mountain bike by the wall, took off his dusty coat, asked and went into the bathroom to wash himself.

There is always hot water in the room, not much, but it is enough for a simple scrub. After staying in the cold wind for several hours, when the hot water touches the skin, the pores open up, and An Yan feels so comfortable that he closes his eyes and enjoys it.

Zhou Junting looked at An Yanyi's exaggerated expression in amusement, and took a towel to wipe his back: "Security is better than before, and the farm's food harvest has reassured the citizens. The martial arts school has good momentum, and the student team is growing day by day."

Because it's not. After taking a shower, Zhou Junting wiped An Yan's back in a few times, threw the towel back to him, and asked with certainty: "Is everything okay over there?" "

Well, it's okay. My brother has something wrong, but everything is fine now. Solved." As soon as An Yan briefly explained the situation, he changed the topic and asked about the progress of road expansion in Yuan Town.

"It's the same as usual, not much progress."

"That's good. If there is still no breakthrough after a while, we can focus on developing internal affairs. We will first expand the Xicheng safety zone and improve the living standards of citizens before talking about other things." An Yanyi said about opening up contacts with the outside world. It's not urgent, Xicheng's isolation is conducive to his development. If Xicheng can contact the outside world from the beginning, the farm will have to be strictly guarded. How can the entire Xicheng people know it like now?

An Yanyi and Zhou Junting exchanged the information they had obtained in the past few days, and then at Zhou Junting's urging, they got into bed and fell asleep.

Xicheng is Anjia's sphere of influence, and Mobile Home is his territory. No place makes An Yan feel more at ease than here, and it doesn't take long for him to fall asleep.

Zhou Junting was already fully dressed at this time, and with the light from the spots, he began to unpack the supplies An Yan had brought back one by one.

Except for a large bag of salt and a large bag of medicine, the rest were all very familiar items. Zhou Junting picked up an instrument that looked like a searchlight and pressed the switch. There was no movement. When he opened the lid, he found that there was a small gap inside. , it doesn't look like it contains various types of batteries. After looking at the size, it looks similar to an energy core. Oh, no, it's called an energy crystal over there in Anping City.

Zhou Junting thought for a while, took out a light energy crystal and installed it. Suddenly, there was another light source in the room, and the searchlight shot a bright beam straight forward.

After figuring out the searchlight, Zhou Junting had a pretty good guess as to what the other tools were used for.

Sure enough, the power of the country is not comparable to that of a small emerging city. If it is isolated from the world for a long time, Xicheng will probably be far behind. Of course, it is not without any benefits. Xicheng will develop a unique culture , it is not impossible to even surpass the outside world in some aspects.

It seems that we have to step up. The good situation created by Yan Yi cannot be wasted and must be taken advantage of. When Xicheng sees the light of day again, not to mention the surrounding cities, at least Anping City must not dare to act rashly. Only then can Xicheng truly gain a foothold in the end of the world.

After Zhou Junting knew what was going on, he immediately went to the kang to revise the future Xicheng development plan.

His family knew their own affairs, so it was okay to let An Yan manage a martial arts school. He would not be happy to let An Yan manage a county or a city when there were other options available. Zhou Junting became the perfect successor to An Yi. Choice, now An Yi has begun to train him.

After discussion between the two, Zhou Junting decided not to start from the grassroots level, but as long as the martial arts school is successfully run, he will have a small say in the future. Nowadays, there are not so many rules and regulations as before, and promotions are still based on strength. Once the martial arts school is established, and Zhou Junting, the vice principal, takes over as the county magistrate, even if some people are dissatisfied, they have no ability to object.

What's even better is that although the martial arts school is under the name of the education system, it is not under its control. No one dares to make things difficult unless it goes against the county's policies. This is only the early stage. As time goes by, the energy of the martial arts school will only increase. The bigger it gets, the more materials and people will be needed when the time comes, and Anjia will be able to truly hold Xicheng in his hands.

Rather than letting mermaids be eaten, it is better to be the one who sets the rules. Zhou Junting has never been a person who wants to be inferior to others, and An Yi's plan is exactly what he wants.

☆ 46. Chapter 46

Chapter 46:

Xicheng does not produce salt, and its reserves are limited. Everyone was originally very worried. Now that An Yanyi is on the line, as long as the mobile home has sufficient energy, there is no need to worry about this.

But for the time being, we have to save money. Although the mobile home energy supply has entered a virtuous cycle, and if you are not afraid of waste, it is not impossible to use energy crystals to charge to open the space door. There is still no way to take it as you want, you must give it to An Yuan. Allow some preparation time.

Since severe cold and darkness descended on the world, the expansion of the oceans has stopped, and the tide has even begun to recede. However, the change happened too quickly, and the sea water is frozen in many places. It is difficult to even obtain sea salt, and there is not much salt from wells, lakes, and the like. Hopefully, the only thing that is more convenient to use is mineral salt.

In such an environment, salt is also an important material in Anping City. It is not easy to buy tens of thousands of people for a month without attracting attention and supply it for a long time. Even An Jianmin can't get it together in a short time. .

Besides, being sneaky like this is not a long-term thing after all. The pile of supplies that An Yan brought back from Anping City has already tortured An Yi's ears. From time to time, people ask him for information, wanting to know how to obtain these supplies.

What can An Yi say? Even he himself didn't know where his youngest son got these things. Of course, he didn't know anything about it. He just assumed that there was someone with special powers and could freely enter and leave Xicheng. He decisively put this matter out in the open and let people know clearly. He did this to protect the client.

The others were made to lose their temper by An Yi. Except for a few people who were unwilling to give up, most of them took things to find someone to study. Naturally, buying from outside is not as reassuring as owning it yourself. What if someone with this ability has an accident? Wouldn't that mean the supply of goods is cut off? There is nothing you can do about salt, but you can still try using new energy sources. Even if you can't do everything as well as outside, you can always gain something.

As a result, Xicheng's employees who are involved in the utilization of new energy are blessed. They no longer have to expend physical energy in exchange for survival supplies, and can directly work comfortably in a warm room.

This made other people envious, and they all used their connections to find people to squeeze in.

Anyi and the others are county leaders, not running companies. It's okay to let them manage a huge county government, but they are blind when they run factories and laboratories. They are worried about delegating power rashly. Zhou Junting, who has several years of experience in managing large groups, joins the crowd. In eyes.

This time, without An Yi's recommendation, someone proposed that Zhou Junting be the person in charge of the new energy utilization project. Naturally, An Yi would not object, and the proposal was quickly passed.

When Zhou Junting heard the news, his eyebrows moved, but in the end he did not go against the grain and accepted it without hesitation.

An Yi and Zhou Junting have been in contact for many years, and they understand each other well. They know that this is Zhou Junting's limit, and if he makes his own decisions again, he may cause trouble.

An Yi is a little worried. He is used to being a leader. To be honest, the position of county magistrate is his lowest. Although it is not as exaggerated as saying, the majesty of the leader has invaded his life, and sometimes his attitude at work will be brought out if he is not careful. When I entered the home, I knew that this habit was not good, but it was not easy to change it.

An Yi thought in his heart that he would have to pay more attention in the future. If his younger son and his wife had relationship problems because of him, it would be his fault.

After accepting this errand, Zhou Junting immediately started to deal with it. For those with connections, he did not treat them too differently and ranked them together with other applicants. Of course, preferential treatment was unavoidable. If their abilities were equal, these people would be given priority.

As the saying goes, masters are among the people. Zhou Junting has no threshold for recruiting talents this time. As long as he dares to sign up, he will not reject anyone who comes. He will not push out those who have the ability. With Zhou Junting taking the lead, the subordinates dare not interfere with this. They can recommend people, and there is no problem in recommending talents without avoiding relatives, but the quality must be ensured. Sooner or later, those who cheat will be beaten back to their original shape.

As a result, those technicians with certificates of one kind or another have an added sense of urgency. They have the skills but not the skills. This is very different from the original rule where qualifications speak for themselves.

If you want to get good treatment and high benefits, you can't just mess around. Zhou Junting's move was really cruel. Suddenly, there were fewer people who were just getting paid but couldn't contribute. The new energy utilization project team began to become more organized, and everyone was vying for it. You have to shine brightly in order to get various coveted bonuses of the month, such as mutated fruits, mutated animals, limited-edition salt, etc.

The new energy utilization project is in full swing. If it weren't for the poor treatment of combat personnel, Captain Xing would have protested.

Fortunately, these investments were not in vain, and soon new products were put into use in new energy utilization projects. Resources are limited, so the first batch of various lighting fixtures powered by energy crystals were modified from electric lamps, flashlights, etc. This not only saved a lot of resources, but also saved a lot of time.

When these new energy lighting fixtures were put on the counter, citizens rushed to buy them. As long as they had some money left at home, they would buy one. Among them, table lamps and portable lamps were the most popular. In just a few days, they reached almost every The level of a home.

After knowing that they don't have to worry about food, citizens' spending power has increased significantly. In the past, they saved money to buy as much food as possible. Now more and more people are willing to spend money to improve their quality of life. Kerosene lamps are very smokey and expensive. Xicheng does not produce coal, so there is not much kerosene. If not for the small amount of kerosene used in the past and the relatively abundant inventory compared to other materials, I am afraid everyone can only use homemade torches for lighting.

There must be brave men under heavy rewards. With ready-made finished products available for reference, new energy products with low technical content continue to flow out of the project team, enter the modification factory, and then flow into the hands of the public.

In just a few months, many modern facilities have been added to Xicheng. New energy vehicles have not yet been modified and produced. New energy mopeds have already been developed and I believe they will be available in the near future. Others such as energy crystal air conditioners, energy Crystal washing machines and other household energy crystal appliances are also being developed.

These days, Zhou Junting works between the martial arts school and the energy crystal research and development project team. An Yan has no choice but to ask Jiang Zhu to cook more delicious food to ensure that his nutrition can keep up.

Seeing that his parents and partners were so attentive to their work, An Yanyi couldn't be idle. He selected some full-time (only half-day) martial arts students from the martial arts school and taught them all. He also took them to practice near the farm from time to time to cultivate their practical skills. The effect is quite good.

With An Yan taking the lead as an example, other teachers in the martial arts school also followed suit. The students in the martial arts school, whether full-time or part-time, have reached a higher level in martial arts. They are no longer scum with no fighting power. When encountering an accident, what will happen? It is also somewhat more survivable than ordinary people without any training.

After their life was full of hope, people no longer had to live in peace. The expansion of the Xicheng Safety Zone further accelerated until all the villagers under its jurisdiction were resettled into the safety zone, and Anjia Farm was also included. Then the pace of expansion was stopped. Move to construction within the safe zone.

At this time, the Xicheng safety zone is roughly in the shape of a nine-square grid. The first three communities and some areas such as the county government are the core area in the center, called the first district. The other eight-square areas start from the east district adjacent to the first district. , named with numbers starting from two in counterclockwise direction. The area of ​​Anjia Farm has special circumstances, and another area has been designated as the tenth area.

Except for the tenth district, the first district is the core area with the largest area. The original phenomenon of at least two families cramming into one household has long since disappeared. Now every family has enough living space, which fully exposes the shortcomings of Xicheng.

Xicheng is too short of people. In fact, the original plan was for Xicheng to accommodate a population of more than 100,000. Unfortunately, the plan could not keep up with the changes. The city was not even completed before the end of the world. If the disaster had not happened to be ice and snow road closures, I am afraid that even this No population can be saved.

After all the villagers around Xicheng were moved into the city, the population of Xicheng increased sharply, with the total number being nearly 20,000. Whenever talking about population, Anyi would sigh a few times. First, Xicheng did not have enough force to take care of others, resulting in The village population has suffered serious losses. Another is that Xicheng has been cut off from the outside world by swamps and the world of ice and snow. Many villages under the jurisdiction of Xicheng have fallen into it. The results can already be foreseen.

Without worries, Xicheng began to vigorously develop its population. How to do it? Naturally, childbearing is encouraged and special funds are set up. If children cannot afford to be raised, they will be sent to a kindergarten, where the county government and the An family will jointly fund the raising.

There is an additional school next to the martial arts school, which teaches junior high school and elementary school knowledge. As for the high school, due to the lack of educational talents, preparations have to be made slowly. This is the case for high schools, let alone universities.

Xicheng watched as it gradually moved closer to the end of the world. After all, it was different from the past. It was supposed to be a full-time elementary school and junior high school, only half a day, and the other half of the day these students had to go to martial arts schools to study. People with superpowers enter the superpower academy, while ordinary people enter the martial arts academy. This is compulsory teaching, and there are corresponding punishments for non-compliance. Very few people go up against the trend.

After the establishment of the safe zone, the scope of people's activities has greatly increased. Normally, they only need to guard against attacks from the air. It's just that for some reason, not to mention birds, even animals are rarely seen. What we usually encounter most are various bugs, and those are just compared to other animals, and compared to mutated plants, the number is really small. So pitiful.

The safety index of Xicheng Safety Zone is quite high, no worse than Anping City. I heard that Anping City was attacked by a small-scale mutated rat in the Beicheng District last month, causing considerable losses. In this regard, Nancheng District is safer than Beicheng District, but no one wants to live in darkness all day long. Except for a few people of the dark system and other people with special abilities, most people will choose to live in Beicheng District. People yearn for light. It seems to be engraved in the bones, and I am afraid that this habit of human beings cannot be changed in a short time.

When the agreed pick-up time arrived, An Yanyi used the control core to observe the light crystal fruit in the master bedroom on the seventh floor of An Yuan for positioning purposes. Seeing that there was nothing abnormal, he activated the energy to open the space door.

First, An Yanyi evacuated the salt, medicine and other supplies, and then put the prepared food, vegetables and fruits and other items that Xicheng could get his hands on. This time, he also added some energy crystal equipment for An Jianmin to try to export. If If it is feasible, then increase production efforts in exchange for more supplies that Xicheng does not have.

After finishing all this, An Yan returned to the An family's old house and saw Zhou Junting holding a piece of paper with a gloomy look on his face.

☆ 47. Chapter 47

Chapter 47

"What did grandpa say?" Seeing Zhou Junting's expression, An Yanyi had a general guess in his mind.

"Someone has been checking An's house recently. I'm afraid An Yuan can no longer be used." After quickly reading the contents of the note, Zhou Junting's expression returned to his original state.

"Then change the place." An Yanyi had already expected this, but when other people's eyes were focused on An Yuan, regret was still unavoidable.

There are always pros and cons in everything. There are many people in Anyuan, and the safety factor is relatively high. Along with this, there are many people with complicated eyes. If you are not careful, you will reveal some information that should not be said. Others really want to investigate, anyway. Can find some clues.

Now that attention has been drawn, Anyuan must be abandoned for safety reasons. That's fine. With so many eyes staring at him, it's not easy for An Jianmin to get things to the living room on the seventh floor without anyone noticing. It's been really difficult for him these past few months.

The old man is getting older, so it would be better for him to worry less about such things in the future.

Time flies by, and more than a year has passed in the blink of an eye. After two full years of recuperation, World Tree has regained its vitality. The functions of the mobile home are no longer compromised, and the energy reserves are gradually increasing. As for the current energy consumption of the mobile home, An Yan no longer has to worry about energy. not enough.

At this time, the control core has grown its third leaf. I don't know what it will be like when it takes shape. An Yanyi is looking forward to it.

The moment the mobile home was completely restored, An Yanyi clearly felt that it was different from the past, especially the farm. The vitality was extremely rich and he could control it at will. He could mutate the animals and plants if he wanted them to, and they could be normal if he wanted them to be normal. Everything was up to him. Suddenly, as long as the energy of the mobile home is enough, all existing agricultural products farms can produce it.

Other parts of Anjia's old house can also be automatically controlled like the original wooden house. The only thing An Yanyi needs to do now is to use part of the energy to build the mobile home base, and build Anjia's old house and farm into a real mobile home. Without intervention, it will be stronger than before, and it will not be as easy to destroy it as before.

An Yanyi gave out part of his energy and tried it. After waiting for about ten minutes, a new brick made entirely of energy appeared in his hand. At first glance, it looked the same as a blue brick, but An Yanyi could observe through the control core. Found the two to be completely different.

First of all, the materials used are not comparable at all. Secondly, new bricks produced by Mobile Home will return to an energy state when damaged. In this state, there are only two ways to destroy it. One is that the damage intensity is higher than the upper limit of the energy of Mobile Home. , the other is to continuously attack and exhaust the energy of the mobile home. Apart from this, if you want to destroy it from the outside, there is no third way.

After learning this, An Yanyi felt relieved.

Xicheng cannot be isolated from the world forever. After such a long time, even without external help, the road expansion progress to the outside world has already been halfway through. If the outside rescue efforts were not strong, I am afraid that the two sides would have converged long ago.

Xicheng is so active because it is a last resort. As early as a year ago, someone discovered that the swamp and the ice and snow world were expanding inward. Although the speed was not fast, it still made people worried. They were afraid that one day the entire Xicheng would be destroyed by them. Covered, it will be too late to worry about it by then.

Therefore, just in case, the section from Ice and Snow World to Yuan Town has never been interrupted. There is always a team of 100 people with ice powers stationed here to keep trying.

Hard work pays off. After nearly two years of exploration, everyone has seen the hope of getting through, and will take the initiative when the time comes, whether it is to use this to appear in front of the outside world, or still occupy Xicheng.

If not, under the current circumstances, perhaps staying in Xicheng is the safest. There were many people who opposed it at the beginning, but it was not until the situation became less optimistic that the opposition gradually subsided.

Nowadays, Xicheng has changed a lot. If you don't look at the outside world and only focus on Xicheng, you will not realize that it is the end of the world. The safe zone is peaceful. With the intervention of the government and the army, the security is even better than before the end of the world. Even the technology has been restored to 70% to 80% before the end of the world.

People cherish their current life very much. Noisy and friction are inevitable, but they can be resolved quickly. The only thing that shows that this is not a peaceful world is that there are always a number of casualties every year when facing mutated animals and plants.

This makes everyone particularly focused on strengthening their personal strength. The scale of the martial arts school is already quite large. In addition to children below junior high school, more and more people are entering the martial arts school for further training. There are almost signs that the entire city is covered. When the citizens are free, most of them They will go to martial arts schools to exchange experiences with others in the hope of reaching a higher level.

After the mobile home was fully functional, An Yan was in a good mood and came to the martial arts school with Spot and Banban, who had grown into giants. Zhou Junting sat on Spot.

Spot's load is very stable, at least much more stable than a horse. Zhou Junting can hardly feel the bumps on the road. In addition, Spot's body is very warm, which isolates the severe cold. Zhou Junting has not been harmed by the harsh weather at all, not to mention how comfortable he is. Anyan Yan felt envious sometimes.

Of course, this is completely unnecessary. An Yan can experience it anytime he wants. He just thinks about it and has no intention of taking action. Maybe this is why eating other people's food tastes better.

An Yan was not in a hurry and walked slowly on the road. Before the group arrived at the martial arts school, which was at least 180 meters away from the gate, someone came in a hurry and stopped them with a beaming face.

"Principal, Vice-Principal, you are here just in time, Yan Dong has gained strength!" The dean was no longer as calm as before, and his tone of voice was more than one degree higher than usual, revealing unconcealable joy.

"Really? Let's go and have a look." An Yan glanced brightly. The surprise brought by this news was no less than that the mobile home was intact. It has been almost two years. If the environment did not allow it and ordinary people had no other way to improve their strength, I am afraid that no one would care about the martial arts academy. It is not that there is no progress in learning martial arts, but that the pace of improvement of mutant creatures is faster than that of practicing martial arts. The more they practice, the more they fall behind. How can this be called human kindness?

Now it's good, people finally see hope. In two years, a talented warrior was cultivated. Even if others don't have Yan Dong's talent, it won't take long to catch up with him. With the first person who can practice Qi Jin, it won't take too long. Will the second, third, or even hundreds of thousands of people be far behind?

Obviously other people thought the same thing. The dean and others could be so anxious that they couldn't even wait a day and hurried to the farm to inform An Yanyi.

When An Yanyi and the others arrived, they heard that the people who had received the good news had gathered together. The indoor martial arts training ground No. 3 could no longer accommodate so many people, so they collectively moved to the outdoor martial arts training ground No. 1.

Yan Dong stood in the middle of the martial arts training ground, surrounded by people. Everyone was staring at him, which made him uncomfortable and at the same time made him feel infinite pride. His efforts were not in vain. The moment of harvest finally arrived today. Yan Dong couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, and his body was trembling slightly. After taking a deep breath to calm down his excitement, he began to practice one move after another for nearly two years in response to everyone's requests. Learned.

Soon, Yan Dong entered a state of selflessness, and everything around him was shielded from him. A set of Tai Chi that was not strong at all. After practicing it, it actually brought out the slightest wind. Although the scope of the impact was extremely small, the onlookers were shocked. He stepped back unconsciously, leaving a large piece of space in the center of the field.

When An Yan and his entourage came here after wandering around, they saw such a scene.

Some people nearby noticed and greeted An Yanyi and the others one after another, but Yan Dong in the center of the field was not affected at all. After practicing Tai Chi, he took out a long sword from the weapon rack, charged up the sword and stabbed at it. It left a deep hole that almost penetrated.

"Okay!" Everyone couldn't help but exclaimed.

This is no ordinary wooden stake. It is made from mutated trees. It is extremely strong and can leave a gap several inches long. Before developing Qi strength, no one has been able to do this just by relying on pure strength. If you do it, it turns out that the importance of Qi Jin is evident to warriors.

"Yan Dong, try the Tianyi sword technique." Seeing Yan Dong stop his movements, An Yanfang spoke.

Hearing this, Yan Dong's face lit up with joy: "Yes, master."

This set of swordsmanship was created by An Yanyi himself. In the past, he practiced martial arts as a hobby and did not deliberately pursue perfection. Occasionally, when he got interested, he would delve into one or two new moves, but he didn't It has formed its own unique martial arts, but now it is different. Tianyi swordsmanship, Tianyi boxing... Tianyi tactics constitute a complete set of Tianyi internal and external martial arts.

Who knows what style? This set of Tianyi martial arts is casual and wanton, which is not in line with Yan Dong's temperament. He has only learned six or seven points at most. Even so, when Yan Dong used this set of swordsmanship, people around him The sword energy on the edge of the long sword still forced the onlookers to take a few steps back, highlighting An Yan who was standing still.

An Yanyi had no intention of doing this. When he noticed it, he took a few steps back and stood in line with the others.

The more he looked, the more An Yanyi became excited.

I still remember that when he first generated Qi, he could not release it. After nearly two years of continuous study and practice, martial arts is no longer what it used to be, and the overall progress has been more than one step forward. This once again confirms that only when you ask for something can you get it. have to.

In the past two years, everyone has been in urgent need of force, and has put far more energy into martial arts than before. Wushu, which had been gradually declining, has risen again. With Yan Dong's breakthrough today, I believe that the energy devoted to martial arts will become higher and higher. , the glory of martial arts is just around the corner.

The power of role models is infinite. Since Yan Dong developed Qi Jin, the martial arts academy has changed drastically. Compared with before, it is like a sky and a place. Now, no one needs to urge the martial arts students. The martial arts students spontaneously and voluntarily start practicing martial arts with concentration, and the efficiency of martial arts training is higher than before. More than one chip.

After all, there are only a few geniuses like Yan Dong. Within a month, only two people showed their strength one after another. However, not only did everyone's interest not diminish at all, but it also grew day by day. In the following months, a total of dozens of Qi Jin warriors appeared. Then there was a gap. No one broke through for several months. Only then did a large number of people practice Qi Jin. After this repeated several times, all full-time martial arts students They all developed their energy.

Although they also gained strength, the difference was very obvious. The strength of the first batch and the last batch were not at the same level at all. The next few batches of regrets are regrets, and most of them can accept it. After practicing Qi Jin, it is better than not practicing it, and the survivability is significantly improved.

☆ 48. Chapter 48

Chapter 48:

In the conference room of Xicheng County Government, all the people in charge in the city gathered.

"The road from Yuan Town to the outside world is about to be opened. Are you ready?" An Yi glanced at everyone present one by one, with a calm expression, obviously he had expected this.

"The defenses in various places have been strengthened, and troops have been stationed at the entrance." Captain Xing was the first to speak.

"The patrol team is in place and conducting patrols around the clock." Director Wu immediately reported the results.

"The martial arts school students are ready and can send reinforcements at any time." An Yanyi, as the principal of the martial arts school, is also among them.

...

As each project leader finished speaking, the meeting officially entered the theme. The topic was very clear, which was how to deal with the situation after contacting the outside world.

No matter how good Xicheng is, some people will inevitably leave. Of course, there may be more people who want to come in. After frequent exchanges, it will be difficult for Xicheng to maintain its current peace and tranquility. The situation will become more complicated. The most important thing is to prevent outsiders from talking to Xi. The city coveted it, especially Anjia Farm.

An Yanyi is not worried about this. The passage to the outside world is very narrow. How easy is it for outsiders to invade Xicheng? Besides, the farm is not incapable of self-protection. Since the mobile home began to build its own base, the defense power has increased linearly. Even if the defense system is not activated, it is not easy to break through the mobile home wall. Coupled with the mobile home's own defense, Not to say it is impregnable, but it is not far off. It is hard to say in the future. At least for a long time, others will not be able to use the mobile home, and he still has enough time to develop.

However, no one here except Zhou Junting knew this. It was necessary for An Yanyi to briefly explain it to prevent them from worrying about gains and losses and making mistakes due to incomplete information when making decisions.

"Don't worry about the farm. If Xicheng is not broken, the farm can't be broken."

"Are you sure?" Captain Xing sat up straight and looked at An Yanyi with a serious face, but there were a few flames dancing in his eyes, obviously he was worried about it. The farm was interested.

"Are you sure?"

"Aren't you going to tell me the reason?"

"Secret, no comment." Before An Yan could speak, Zhou Junting said without raising his eyes, leaving Captain Xing speechless.

Is it really okay to say such a powerful reason so openly? Captain Xing couldn't help but focus on An Yanyi, expecting him to say more, but he was destined to be disappointed.

How could An Yanyi dismantle his own family? He smiled and spread his hands towards Captain Xing, expressing that he was helpless.

Captain Xing's eyes were filled with frustration. Unfortunately, nothing could be found. His curiosity about the source of Anjia's goods lasted for more than a day or two. It reached its peak at this moment, but he had not gotten any useful information so far, which almost made him choke. Unfortunately, Xicheng was the world of Anjia, and he really had nothing to do with An Yanyi and the others. , I had to continue to hold it in.

After the meeting, Xicheng began to make preparations to welcome outsiders in an orderly manner. Other places were fine, but patrols were strengthened. However, Anjia Farm was heavily guarded, and access inspections were stricter, trying not to let in any suspicious persons.

An Yanyi was noncommittal and suggested that the soldiers be responsible for the outside of the farm. There was no need for it inside the farm. He only needed to increase the defense level of the mobile home to eliminate all hidden dangers.

As the people of Xicheng waited excitedly and anxiously, this day finally arrived.

Due to insufficient cold resistance, most people stayed outside the ice and snow world and watched the images sent back by the pioneer team in real time.

Everyone present, except the pioneers, all the ice-type superpowers were ready to move. After receiving the approval from their superiors, they began to follow the footsteps of the pioneers, wanting to witness this moment with their own eyes.

The so-called opening up is not just as simple as opening up a road. Safety must be ensured and all mutant ice creatures that appear nearby must be cleared away.

In addition to dealing with mutated creatures, the pioneers also had to contend with severe cold that ordinary people could not bear. It was not difficult to predict that the expansion progress would not be rapid. To be honest, it is not easy to get through it in a few years just by yourself, and no one can criticize it.

"Look, it's cleared, it's cleared." The onlookers crowded under the big screen with excited expressions.

I saw that the original unchanging world of ice and snow gradually disappeared at the end, replaced by normal scenery. Oh, to be honest, it's not really normal. Although it's not as exaggerated as the ice and snow world, the ground is still covered with ice and snow everywhere, but everything you see is no longer made of ice and snow. At least the creatures no longer challenge people's cognition and appearance. Still within the normal range.

With An Yanyi as the intermediary, An Jianmin used a little more force, and the internal and external passages were slightly staggered. When the two teams met, they were stunned for a moment, and then hugged to celebrate. Then the personnel sent by Anping City suppressed their curiosity and accompanied them. The Xicheng Trail Blazers team enjoys the outside scenery together.

In fact, there is really nothing to see. The scene outside the Ice and Snow World is no different from the scene inside Xi City, but everyone watched it with gusto, as if they had never seen it before.

Don't blame them, Xicheng has been trapped for several years. No matter what is happening outside, in the eyes of everyone at this moment, it is a rare sight.

The good times did not last long, the pioneer team soon exceeded the information transmission range, the image darkened, and then there was a replay of the previous scene, but there were still many people staying here, unwilling to leave for a long time.

Director Wu waited for a while and then began to evacuate the crowd, informing the people that the image had been recorded and they had plenty of opportunities to watch it. Seeing this, the citizens did not stay any longer and followed the team as they came and left.

No one knows what will happen next. It is safer to stay in the safe zone.

The pioneer team did not dare to go too far out of the communication range. After a brief look, they returned with the Anping City rescue team.

The first meeting between the two parties was quite pleasant, and there was no conflict. However, the Anping City rescue team could not hide their surprise, which made the people of Xicheng feel a little uneasy.

This is still a friendly force related to the An family. If a team with ulterior motives comes, wouldn't Xicheng cause a lot of unnecessary trouble for no reason?

But what should come will eventually come, and the situation in Xicheng is destined to not be able to survive alone. Instead of waiting until then to panic, it is better to be prepared now to deal with the unpredictable future.

Although there are battles every year, Xicheng is still too comfortable. The longer it goes, the weaker its competitiveness with the outside world becomes. This cannot be avoided no matter how strong Xicheng's military force is. As long as Xicheng cannot completely dominate everyone for one day. On the other hand, you cannot relax for a day. On the contrary, the sooner you integrate into the outside world, the better, at least there will be less losses.

An Yan alone can't get much supplies. Therefore, Xicheng doesn't have many advanced equipment. All the cars combined are just enough for two palms, and there are even fewer large equipment. It's good to have two or three of each. , is in urgent need of communicating with the outside world, and the arrival of the rescue team is just in time.

After being surprised, the rescue team immersed themselves in the delicious food. The fresh and delicious mutant vegetables, the juicy mutant fruits, the fragrant mutant fish and meat, they simply couldn't put it down.

In just one meal, they were not only satiated, but their bodies also benefited a lot. A stream of warmth flowed through it, moisturizing the areas that needed moisturizing. The previous fatigue was gone, and everyone was full of energy and radiant, as if they had taken the medicine. Pick-me-up.

Anyi has shed a lot of blood this time. Since the matter has come to this, it is better to show Xicheng's sincerity, demonstrate Xicheng's military force, financial and material resources, reduce the number of coveters, and maintain Xicheng's stable and peaceful environment as much as possible.

After the meal, the Anyi county leaders took the rescue team on a general tour of the entire safety zone. Of course, it was limited to places that could be opened. The tenth district and some important places were not included.

After sending away the rescue team, the ice superpowers began to intensify the construction of passages and defense points in the ice and snow world under the guidance of construction engineers. On the one hand, they would prevent attacks by mutant creatures in the ice and snow world, and on the other hand, they would also serve as a defense against foreign enemies.

Thanks to the help of energy crystal cars and energy crystal air conditioners, people with weak cold resistance can stay in the car and give guidance at any time. Otherwise, you don't know what the building will look like just relying on off-site guidance.

Outside Xi City, the rescue team.

"Captain, will you come here next time?"

"What, you thought about it just after you came out?" Captain He glanced at his subordinates, and then there was a smile on his face, obviously not blaming him.

"Captain, what are you thinking about? I'm not thinking about those delicious meals."

"Yes, yes, you're not thinking about that, you just can't forget the taste." Many people followed suit.

"Why are you laughing? That's really not what I'm talking about." The man emphasized again. As he spoke, he also became happy. Then he got back to the topic, "Captain, that's really not what I want to say. Have you noticed?" , The atmosphere in Xicheng is very good, they are very united. If I hadn't seen the darkness outside, I would have thought that I was back before the end of the world." "

Captain, is there any way you can transfer our team to Xicheng?"

"This , it's a bit difficult, you have to listen to the instructions from your superiors." Captain He deliberately made people's appetites rise. Seeing that many of his subordinates dropped their faces and sighed without concealing, he said, "I'll give it a try, but don't hold out too much hope, it might be in vain. Have fun."

"No, captain, if you work harder, you will definitely be able to do it." After hearing this, the soldiers became more energetic and began to cheer hard, hoping that the captain would work harder to complete this matter.

It's not easy to be a soldier these days. Even Anping City is very good. There is news that several cities within a few hundred kilometers have been destroyed. Soldiers are the first to bear the brunt. How many people like them who were sent to clear the way can survive? Naturally, if you have the opportunity, you should seize it. At least you can live a peaceful life before Xicheng is swallowed up by the swamp and the world of ice and snow.

Besides, the leader of Xicheng is the An family. With Anping City taking care of the An family, no matter how bad the situation is, it would be a pity to miss it. Besides, their team is close to the An family and has an innate advantage. Before the news of Xicheng breaks out, If you apply before opening, the chances of approval are quite high. Wouldn't it be a pity not to give it a try?

Captain He was both angry and amused as he watched his soldiers try their best to convince him. After all, he couldn't bear to spray it back immediately to disappoint them. He pretended to shirk for a few times and then reluctantly agreed. Not only for himself, but also for these living lives, he had to give it a try.

☆ 49. Chapter 49

Chapter 49

As Anping City is the new capital, the entire nearby area is of course a top priority. Although Xicheng is small, it is a satellite city after all, so it is naturally included. If not, the Ice and Snow World would be such a difficult area to deal with. Anping City may not be able to allocate troops to relieve Xicheng.

Everything has advantages and disadvantages. After the passage from Xicheng to the outside world is opened, Anjia Farm will inevitably be exposed to everyone's sight. Even if no one notices this for a while, it will no longer be a secret.

In the post-apocalyptic world, what is most important is force, and the other is food, water and heating and cold supplies. How to protect Anjia Farm has become the top priority in Xicheng.

Relevant leaders were prepared for this before the passage was completed.

An Yanyi is the owner of Anjia Farm. He cannot put his hope in others and just let it go. Naturally, he has already discussed with Zhou Junting and his family and has a countermeasure.

Fortunately, Xicheng is quite far away from Anping City. It is not easy for Anping City to completely bring it under its control. With Anping City's dealings, it is safe for the time being. As for the future, it depends on Anjia's energy.

The current agreement reached between Anjia Farm and Anping City is very simple. The two parties cooperate and are mutually beneficial. Anjia Farm will not be in trouble in a short period of time, which gives An Yanyi more time to develop and grow.

For the purpose of protecting oneself, although the passage is completed, it is very narrow. Even if the cooperation agreement is torn up, it will not be so easy for the outside world to capture Xicheng. Without him, except for other reasons, Xicheng still has a back-up, and the passage is completed. There are many difficulties, but it is extremely easy to destroy it. When life and death are really at stake, blowing up the passage will be the end of it.

As for invading from the air, this is currently a delusion. The first is that for some reason, even with new energy, flying instruments are still unable to be used. The second is that the ice and snow world and swamps affect not only the ground, but also the sky. Breaking in from the air is more difficult than advancing from the ground.

In a word, the interests involved in Anjia Farm are not so great that all parties want to take it at any cost. With Anping City Anjia taking care of it, Xicheng can now rest easy.

After being connected to the outside world, news from the outside continued to come in. Xicheng responded to the situation and chose the opportunity to keep up with the outside world. The citizens were full of energy, and the entire Xicheng showed a lively scene.

This is a good phenomenon. People must have motivation to live. Otherwise, what's the point of being lifeless all day long?

Since the arrival of the polar night, except for the period in between, there has been a climate change in some areas, and no major fluctuations have been seen. Everyone thought that it would always be like this, and changes could come as soon as they thought.

The first to be affected were seaside towns and villages. There were not many people staying here originally, and there was no defense against the sea. They were unprepared when marine life broke out of the ice. If the environment was not dangerous and the people were on guard against mutated creatures on the land, I'm afraid I don't even have a chance to fight back. Even so, the sparsely populated seaside village is still easily invaded by mutated sea creatures.

This progressed step by step, until several coastal towns followed suit, and Anping City received the news, and the situation suddenly became tense.

Before this, the biggest threat to people came from the climate, followed by mutant organisms. This is not the case now, with mutant organisms ranking first.

The ocean occupies most of the earth's area. With poor communication and obvious lack of intelligence, no one can be sure how big a threat the ocean poses to mankind. All bases can only raise their alert levels.

Coincidentally, a large number of birds and animals that had previously disappeared gradually appeared in the public eye, which further aggravated people's uneasiness. With the losses of the outgoing teams greatly increased, people generally chose to stay indoors as long as they had not yet run out of ammunition and food. At home, there was no mention of going out to look for supplies, and the atmosphere in each base suddenly changed.

Things are far from that. Even if you stay at home, it does not mean you are safe. After the mutant flying animals and underground creatures appeared, the safety level of the building was greatly reduced, especially the bottom and roof of the building. They were frequently attacked by these two creatures, and everyone was nervous. High tension.

The various bases had no choice but to gather their defense forces. The network that originally started from Anping City and gradually radiated to the surrounding areas was stopped. The communication between the various bases was in trouble. They would not send out armed forces unless necessary.

Xicheng worked hard to open the passage to the outside world. After only enjoying the benefits for a few months, the passage was almost useless, which was really disappointing.

However, it is not without its benefits. During this period of time, Xicheng has stocked up on a lot of scarce supplies. This cannot be achieved by An Yan alone. Overall, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. Everyone is regretting it. After that, it was still acceptable and the mood was relatively stable. The only trouble was that the people who went out could not return in the short term. At the same time, a group of passing merchants were stranded in Xicheng.

Xicheng has a small population and a large area, which is more than enough to accommodate the recent migrant population. In order to facilitate management, Xicheng has specially divided three areas to accommodate foreigners. Xiao Han and his party happened to live in one of the houses.

"Oh, it seems I won't be able to leave for a while." Zhang Nan was lying on the window in boredom, looking at the mutated flying beasts that occasionally flew by under the light, and his whole body felt a little dazed.

"You want to go back so much? How about I go to the city hall and help you find a team to accompany you?" Xiao Han curled his lips slightly and looked at Zhang Nan, who had long lost his plump figure, and seemed to be in a good mood.

"Why, you're not coming back?" Zhang Nan looked surprised and turned to look at Xiao Han steadily. Later, he looked at Director Ji who had just stopped playing with the astronomical instruments. The question in his eyes was obvious.

"You young people can make up your mind on this matter. I can go anywhere." Director Ji was still the same, not paying much attention to these things. After expressing his attitude, he went back to fiddling with the equipment in his hands, only paying a little attention to it. A few people were talking. Although he is not very good at fighting, given his age, he cannot be missed and he cannot be ignored at all.

"It depends on the situation." Xiao Han didn't say anything. Last time, his expectations were wrong, and he almost didn't get out of Xingyuan City alive. This time, he couldn't take it for granted. He had to think more carefully.

"There are too few people in Xicheng, and a rat tide will turn this city into an empty city." Zhang Nan frowned and expressed his opinion.

"That's the problem. For several years in the last days, there has never been a tide of rats, woodlice, tides, or beasts in Xicheng." At this point, Xiao Han paused for a moment, and the information he had learned about Xicheng in the past flashed through his mind until After finding what he wanted, he continued, "Not only that, there are fewer mutant animals here in Xicheng than in other places. The only places where large-scale hunting can be done are in the dark swamp and the ice and snow world."

After that, Xiao Han walked to Zhang Nan Next to him, he looked up and looked out the window: "Look, even the number of new mutant flying beasts is far less than in other places. I heard that the same is true for mutant underground animals." "

It seems so." Zhang Nan thought for a moment and understood what Xiao Han said. Is the truth.

Although the roads are not smooth now, there is still relevant information reaching Xicheng. Not to mention the distance, only a few counties near Xicheng have lost their outer areas and are huddled in the inner safety zone, waiting for rescue or forced breakout. There are only a handful of safe zones like Xicheng where troops are sent out every day to sweep up mutant animals that suddenly appear. There are only a handful of safe zones that have not caused much damage to Xicheng. If it weren't for the dangers in the wild, outsiders would be afraid that they would not be safe after learning the news. They flocked to Xicheng.

However, I'm afraid this situation won't last long. Once someone can't survive, they will risk organizing a team to try. These are just ordinary people. If any force takes a fancy to Xicheng and does not hesitate to sacrifice personnel, the time to enter Xicheng will only be earlier.

"You planned to settle down in Xicheng early in the morning?" Zhang Nan seemed to have thought of something, his eyes widened, and his face was full of disbelief.

On this trip, except for large items, they brought everything they could. What did Xiao Han say at the beginning? By the way, the reason was that Xicheng was special and they didn't know how long they would stay there. The team members They pulled them all out again, but no one was left behind. It was not safe to leave their things in their residence in Anping City, so they simply took them all away. Anyway, they were following the large army and were safe on the road. There was no need to travel lightly.

This doesn't fit in here. Zhang Nan is not stupid. It's impossible for him not to think about this.

"No, I'm not a prophet. How can I predict things like a god?" Xiao Han shook his head and rejected Zhang Nan's idea. He was just out of caution and thought more than others, and was not worried about giving away the materials he had worked so hard to accumulate. In addition, the climate and environment in Xicheng were indeed unusual. Unexpectedly, it was really a mistake, but it was worthy of their hard work on the road.

Seeing what Xiao Han said, Zhang Nan stopped talking and stopped asking for more information, instead focusing on the outside of the house. Everywhere in Xicheng is good, but the fact that it is shrouded in the polar night makes him a little uncomfortable. In less than a month, he begins to miss the feeling of bathing in the sun. He truly agrees with that sentence, people often only have Only after losing do you know how to cherish.

If nothing else is considered, Anping City is actually quite suitable for living. Half of it is dark all day long, and half of it has normal sunrise and moonset. Although Xiao Han and his family live in the southern half of the city that is shrouded in black liquid, they can go to the north whenever they want to bask in the sun. Half the city can enjoy it, but Xicheng cannot.

"Xiao Han, do you think we will become like vampires in the future, with bloodless faces, no warmth in the skin, and no ability to see light?" Zhang Nan thought wildly.

"Oh, it's really possible. I hope you won't be right. If that happens, you'll be like a crow's mouth. There will probably be a bunch of people chasing you and beating you up." Xiao Han chuckled and turned to Zhang Nan. He continued to say what he meant, and then he stopped talking and focused his attention on the small sword.

To be honest, the dream brought by Xiao Jian did not play a big role. The melting of the North and South polar ice caps has a process and does not happen overnight. Even if Xiao Han does not lead Director Ji to reveal the origin of the disaster, governments will still treat low-altitude areas The only difference between people carrying out a great migration is whether it is sooner or later. If this is the case, it seems that there is no need for Xiaojian to take on so many troubles. There must be deeper secrets to be discovered.

Just what exactly? Xiao Han thought about it for so long and couldn't figure out the reason. It was really troublesome.

☆ 50. Chapter 50

Chapter fifty

It is much less than other places. If you don't take into account the polar night, and the slow expansion of the dark swamp and ice and snow world towards Xicheng, Xicheng is really a rare safe zone.

Even so, the citizens of Xicheng who knew the situation were also very happy. They didn't think too much about it. We will talk about the future later. The top priority now is to survive this period of being caught off guard. No matter what happens in the future, everyone can accept it. .

The rhythm of life in Xicheng has not been disrupted, but this may not be the case in other places, including Anping City, which has the strongest surrounding defenses.

After the sun rises and the moon rises again in some areas, everyone has long discovered that compared to places shrouded in darkness, places that can enjoy the sunshine every day are more dangerous, except of course special places like the Dark Swamp.

The northern half of Anping City is facing the threat of mutant creatures. Not to mention mutant flying beasts, even underground life prefers the warmth brought by the sun. It can be seen that the severe cold has a great impact on them, at least greater than the comfortable environment created for them by darkness all day long.

An Yuan didn't know whether it was lucky or unfortunate, but it happened to be located at the junction of light and darkness, and the main building was directly bathed in the sun. It was not dangerous. How could the An family in Xicheng not be worried?

An Yan set one of the positioning points of the space door on the seventh floor of the main building of An Yuan. He could see the nearby situation through the control core, but it was only in the bedroom and could not be observed from any distance. He didn't know what An Yuan was like. Fortunately, the hearing range is wider than the visual field, so he should be able to hear any big noises in An Yuan.

It's just that this approach is too passive and is not a long-term solution after all. An Yanyi has his own things to do and cannot keep an eye on An Yuan all the time. Others can't help. Even Zhou Junting, who has mobile home authority second only to An Yanyi, No, Zhou Junting can only use the convenience brought by the mobile home at the moment, and he obviously does not have enough authority to control the mobile home.

An Yan was helpless, but he was not too worried. If it really didn't work, he could give up the main building. Others might be reluctant and hesitant. An Jianmin, who had been making decisions for most of his life, did not lack this courage. With the old man in charge, Nothing could go wrong.

In the current situation, it is obviously not advisable to rely solely on the government troops. The best strategy is to tie the general public to the warship. This is especially true in Xicheng. After Yan Dong developed his strength, the number of martial arts students in the martial arts school who can serve as combat power has accounted for less than half. Even if there is a huge gap in ability between these people, ordinary people cannot match them. How wasteful would it be to leave so many warriors unused?

As time goes by, the potential of the martial arts school cannot be ignored. Zhou Junting participates in government meetings as the vice principal of the martial arts school. Even without An Yi's support, his voice is gradually increasing.

After this battle, Zhou Junting is one step closer to the goal set by An Yi. Putting aside the fact that Zhou Junting is united with his youngest son, An Yi is becoming more and more satisfied with Zhou Junting.

This meeting only resolved one thing, and that was how to better prevent attacks from the air and underground. There was no need to worry about dealing with land-based mutant beasts on the ground. The safe zone was established to protect against them. Over the past few years, the citizens of Xicheng have already become familiar with it. .

At the meeting, all the leaders expressed their opinions and enthusiastically expressed their opinions. Some of them were not feasible and were rejected on the spot. The leaders did not feel ashamed. This plan was not feasible. On the other hand, they had long been accustomed to this. Although Xicheng County Government is not monolithic, Everyone has their own ideas internally, but they have already reached a consensus on one thing, which is not to hold back Xicheng. Once someone challenges this point, it goes without saying that the final result will only be a group attack.

The leaders are not stupid. Only when Xicheng is safe can everyone live a better life. Now is the time when more people are more powerful. Xicheng happens to be the most lacking of people. If we don't unite, we will have a better life when we become the polished commander. What Bentou? Understanding this, none of the leaders will be stupid enough to commit suicide.

From this point of view, the management of Xicheng seems to be much more harmonious than many cities.

An Yanyi did not come to this meeting. He was working hard on compiling martial arts textbooks, eliminating some inappropriate content and adding omissions and better ones. A mature teaching system cannot be built overnight and needs to be improved step by step. OK.

The Superpower Academy is different from the Martial Arts Academy. The martial arts students with the most outstanding qualifications, Yan Dong, are not yet able to stand alone. Especially their attainments in martial arts are far inferior to those of An Yanyi, who has been immersed in this art for more than 20 years. It is a new thing, and there is no one with super powers. Everyone adopts a method of brainstorming and drawing on the strengths of many experts. On the contrary, it is more concise and clear than the martial arts professor.

Compared with Zhou Junting, An Yanyi is lacking in management. This is not a matter of ability, but that both of them have their own strengths. Since Zhou Junting is good at this, An Yanyi does not need to spend time on it. With that skill, he It would be better to delve more into martial arts and improve the martial arts level of martial arts school students.

Therefore, Zhou Junting took full authority to represent the martial arts school. During this period, he mingled with the leaders and proposed some measures to combat the invasion of mutated organisms. They were no different from others. They were basically the same. They were nothing more than narrowing the defense circle, strengthening patrols, and setting up Conventional methods such as traps did not attract anyone's attention.

At the end of the meeting, the leaders were silent. Obviously, these countermeasures were not new. At most, they were to give full play to the advantages of those with abilities and make the best use of the resources. However, they only addressed the symptoms but not the root cause. They were all aimed at defense. This was too passive. The leaders Obviously not satisfied with this, he couldn't think of a better way for a while, so he had to continue with this arrangement.

Seeing that the meeting had reached a deadlock, An Yi glanced around, and just as the meeting was about to break up, Zhou Junting spoke again.

"Principal Zhou, is your proposal too whimsical?" Others didn't think so. Director Wen of the R&D Department, who knew the technical content of the energy generation device, looked at Zhou Junting, who was no different from usual, in disbelief and raised objections.

What Zhou Junting is talking about is not an ordinary energy-generating device, but a killer weapon that can induce deception and even defend against mutated organisms. With the scientific research strength of the R&D department that has only recently been fully prepared, it will take until the Year of the Monkey to successfully develop this? Wouldn't it be possible to wait until Xicheng was swallowed up by the Dark Swamp and Ice and Snow World before it could be put into use?

"Tell me about it." Captain Xing's eyes lit up. He was not a researcher and did not care about the difficulty of scientific research. He was only interested in the performance of the energy shield produced by the energy generating device. If this thing is really as effective as Zhou Junting said, it must be researched and developed. If one year is not enough, it will be two years, three years, five years, ten years... As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we cannot give up.

"Everyone, please take a look." Zhou Junting motioned to Assistant Chen to present relevant information.

Chen Ying immediately complied with the instructions. Various design plans and reference data for the energy generating device immediately appeared on the big screen in the conference room. There were even demonstrations of the finished energy shield. At first glance, it looked like the same thing, but in fact, only Chen Ying himself knew. , this actually has no technical content at all. All ideas and related information come from games, novels, movies, etc. When he first heard the news, he almost choked to death on the water he drank in his mouth. He coughed for a long time before his body calmed down. .

Special Assistant Chen really couldn't understand how Mr. Zhou, who was usually rigorous and pragmatic, could come up with such a nonsensical plan. If someone in the company had submitted such a ridiculous suggestion in the past, Zhou Junting would definitely be sprayed with blood. Now like this A baseless project actually appeared at such a formal Xicheng County Government meeting. Special Assistant Chen could not imagine how the leaders here would view this proposal when they learned the truth.

What is supposed to come will always come. After Chen Ying finished his demonstration, the endless questions from the leaders overwhelmed him as the commentator. He was struggling from left to right. There were drops of sweat on Chen's face. As a last resort, he threw it at Zhou Junting. Looking for help.

Zhou Junting didn't take it seriously, and nodded lightly to indicate that he had something to say and didn't need to worry so much.

Assistant Chen took out a piece of paper and wiped the sweat from his face. Although it had been agreed before and he knew what to do, he still couldn't help but be nervous when the matter came. For no other reason than because this matter was too ridiculous, not to mention the leaders present. Even he, Zhou Junting's subordinate, felt that using imagination as a blueprint was a bit deceptive.

After the dam opened, it could no longer be stopped. Assistant Chen carefully answered a question, and more questions were waiting for him. Later, the leaders learned all about the origin of the energy generating device. There was an uproar.

An Yi had listened with interest before, but after understanding the whole story, he didn't know what to say.

An Yi pressed his swollen forehead, with a look of helplessness on his face: "Jun Ting, tell me what you think, or are you getting the wrong speech?" "

Everyone, please be patient." Zhou Junting stood up and walked to the front of the conference table. , took out another stack of materials from the briefcase and started to play, "The works just now are not all copies of fantasy works, but all are feasible plans."

Following Zhou Junting's movements, images and words flashed across everyone's eyes, Most people here couldn't understand it, but Director Wen of the R&D Department changed from treating Zhou Junting's behavior as nonsense to looking solemn.

Although what is displayed on the big screen are some of the most basic formulas and simple principles, even if you fully understand them, you still cannot develop a finished energy generating device in a few clicks. It can even be said that you are still far away from this goal. But it shows that the energy defense shield is not nonsense, and the possibility of realizing it is quite high. If nothing else, this alone is enough.

We must know that many cutting-edge fields require a lot of manpower and material resources, but in the end they end up in vain. The only gain is to prove that this road is unworkable. The plan proposed by Zhou Junting has the right direction, which is enough to raise eyebrows.

"Which scientist provided this information?" Minister Wen couldn't sit still. He is a technical administrative leader and has made achievements in the field of scientific research. At a glance, he can understand the forward-looking nature of this project. The energy defense shield is really going to be successfully developed. , may become a gospel for mankind. Therefore, Minister Wen completely lost his displeasure that you were making fun of me just now, and continued to pursue Zhou Junting.

"There are no scientists. These data are obtained by integrating various fantasy works and using new computers to filter and calculate." Zhou Junting raised the corner of his mouth slightly, raising a small arc, and his mood was quite bright.