foreigner's journey

Chapter 392 Barrett's Hometown
The convoy continued along the road.

The scenery along the way began to become dilapidated, and the few villages and towns that I passed by occasionally had a bleak atmosphere, the houses were dilapidated, and the villagers looked as dull as walking dead.Even the number of trees and vegetation visible to the naked eye has dropped sharply. The crow stood on the dead tree branch, staring at the group of travelers with blood red eyes.

Needless to say, this must be very close to Shinra's Mako furnace.

The road spiraled up the mountains, passed the bridge, drove through the wilderness, and crossed the mountains. Finally, the convoy arrived at a mining town surrounded by a large number of mine car tracks.

It is said to be a small town, but it seems more appropriate to describe it as a 'garbage dump' here.

The sky was covered by drowsy dark yellow clouds, smoke and dust drifted everywhere, the air was filled with the peculiar smell of garbage dumps, no green vegetation could be seen everywhere, gravel and rusty iron plates could be seen everywhere.Dirty and patched tents were everywhere, and there were a few crooked temporary wooden sheds here and there. Passers-by on the road were covered in tatters, looking at Heather and the others with vigilance.

"It's worse than the slums of Midgar..." Jesse wrinkled his nose.

Claude noticed that Barrett, who always liked to talk and laugh, was silent at this moment.

A few strong men wearing hoods came over, and their tone was kind:
"You guys, what are you doing here in Kerel Village... It's you! Barrett!!"

When they saw Barrett, they immediately changed their faces, and the sound of roaring caused everyone around to look this way.

"...I'm back." Barret nodded.

"How do you have the face to say 'I'm back'?" The strong man in the lead looked at Barrett in disbelief, as if he was looking at a heinous father-killer.

"You bastard, how dare you come back? Which village did you drive out this time?" Another strong man was so angry that he raised his fist and threw it at Barrett's face.But before the fist fell, Heather's big hand like a steel hoop grabbed his wrist, and then he pushed hard and fell backwards.

The rest of the people immediately picked up their weapons: "Did you bring help? Don't try to harm Kerel Village again this time, Barrett!"

"Want to get started?"

Heather's tone was not kind, he has always defended his shortcomings, how could he just sit back and watch others bully his friends?Seeing that the leader had already expressed their attitude, the other companions immediately expressed their attitude of preparing to fight.

But Barrett reached out and stopped the companions who were about to move: "Sorry, please don't hurt them."

Then he turned his head to look at the strong men with weapons, and said in a low tone, "Ott, Entel, Dillet... how are you all doing?"

"That's a really wise question, as if you've forgotten what you've done?" The leading burly man called Ott laughed angrily: "Open your dog eyes and take a good look, look at this Beike How has Leier Village been harmed by you! You plague god!"

"This lunatic... Forget it, there's nothing to talk to him about, let's go." The strong man Dilett, who was pushed to the ground by Heather, got up and rubbed his bruised wrist.

Several strong men left cursing.

Walking all the way through Corel Village, which had become a mountain of garbage, Barrett looked more and more depressed when he felt the vigilant eyes from around him, and the others also felt uncomfortable.

Without buying any supplies, everyone hurried through Kerel Village and headed towards the top of the mountain.

Corel Village is located on the mountainside of Corel Mountain, and there is still a road for vehicles to go up, but it does not look like a masterpiece of Shinra Company in terms of architectural style.

There is a beautifully built cable car station on the top of the mountain. The station has a large area and there are many cable cars to choose from.The blue cable car is for tourists, while the red cable car is used for consigning heavy items such as vehicles and large equipment.

Heather and Claude went to check in the vehicle, while the others sat in the waiting hall to rest.

"Wow, where does this cable car lead to?"

Yuffie leaned on the railing, put her hands on her forehead and looked up at the sky, only to see one cable car track after another extending into the thick clouds, with no end in sight.

"The above is the Kingdee Amusement Park. I have completed the procedures for consigning the vehicle, and then I just need to take the cable car to the sky station of the amusement park."

Heather just came back and looked at Barrett:

"Don't continue to be silent, tell everyone about your past."

Barrett, who was sitting on the chair, covered his face with his hands and rubbed it vigorously for a few times. Then he raised his spirits and said, "This used to be my hometown, Kerel Village."

"Was it?" Alice asked suspiciously.

"The real Corel Village has been buried under the soil. That happened about four years ago."

Barrett recalled:

"My hometown, Kerel Village, used to be a village that depended on coal mining. Although it was dirty and poor, it was very peaceful...Really, it was indeed a very small village. This is the first time I heard about [Mahuang Furnace] When did this kind of thing start? I can’t remember.”

"Shinra has developed a new type of energy 'Mako' and spread it all over the world, and Kerel Village is no exception. Originally, Kerel Village could barely survive on coal, but with the promotion of Mako, the village's business It's getting harder and harder, and everyone is in a hurry."

"At that time, Scarlett from Shinra Company suddenly came to Kerel Village and made a suggestion—to build a magic stove in Kerel Village, and agreed to accept the young and middle-aged people in the village to work in the magic stove."

"At that time, I had just been married, and I was eager to improve the living conditions of my family. I also listened to Scarlet's bewitching, thinking that the magic stove was a good thing with no harm, so I helped the Shinra Company Lobbying around the village."

"Soon, most people in the village were persuaded. But Kerel Village has a habit of obtaining the consent of every family in the village when encountering major events related to the future of the village. At that time, there was only one The person who still insists against it is my best friend, Dane."

"Dane firmly opposes the abandoned coal mine. He believes that the Corel coal mine was built and protected by our fathers, and our fathers' fathers. If our generation throws it away casually, what is it? "

"I tried my best to persuade Dane. Coal is no longer used under the pressure of demons these days. We can't go against the trend of the times. Besides, I don't want my wife Mona to live a hard life with me anymore. Scarlett Te also took the opportunity to explain that once the Mako Furnace is completed, Shinra will fully guarantee the lives of the people in Kerel Village."

"We 'persuaded' Dane with all our tongues, and the public opinion was terrible. Even a tough guy like Dane could only succumb to our 'good intentions' in the end. In this way, the demons of Kerel Village The construction of the Huang Furnace began until it was completed."

"We all thought better days were coming, but..."

"Disaster has struck."

(End of this chapter)