Gunfire, Punk & Necromancers

According to the coordinates given by Morgana, Zhuang Xuteng drove them to the wasteland.Due to the lack of population to stabilize the climate, most of the area has become semi-desert.Semi-deserts, manifested by sparser vegetation, less animal activity, and an increased proportion of bugs in large areas of bare land.However, this kind of desertification is not extreme. The popular saying is "it will not desertify to death".

Much of the region will remain half-dead as it is now.For many years, many people have wanted to change this situation. They have used various methods, but even if they build a greenhouse for fully enclosed planting, they feel that they have maximized the isolation of environmental impact, and they can always increase the survival rate of plants, right?

Although it is true that more people can survive, the end result is still the same: semi-desertification.Many studies have only come to one result: the base of population aggregation is an iron law.

There are many explanations for this phenomenon, and the most recognized one is the "spirit blank theory".This theory believes that the operation of the original world depends on the maintenance of the gods. After the gods leave collectively, the machine of the world lacks a lot of things.Since the gathering of intelligent creatures will produce faith, faith can slightly make up for the lack of disappearance of gods and make part of the world normal.

This statement can explain the problem very simply, but it is purely speculation without evidence.It is unquestionably true in an age when churches and gods ruled the world.It's just that now it's the era of companies and shadow followers, there is only certainty, not taking it for granted.

Zhuang Xuteng woke Morgana up and showed her the desolation in front of her.

"Let's get out of the car and look around. Uh, is there any place around where we can hide the car a little?"

"I passed a collapsed iron tower before, and it was good there, so I just walked about 400 meters more."

The two of them set up the car, took their backpacks with them, and started walking in this wilderness.Although there is a motorcycle behind the white beast, it is a single-seater high-speed motorcycle. It cannot be said that there is no off-road ability, it can only be said that it is better than nothing.Riding on that, the two of them will be separated. Morgana definitely doesn't want this, and Zhuang Xuteng has "endurance legs", so he is not afraid of getting tired from walking at all.

"What exactly are we looking for?" Zhuang Xuteng asked: "This is a deserted place, so it's hard to connect with the blue wild people."

"The scale of the factory can be large or small, but there is no need for a small factory to be built underground in the wilderness. Why not find a corner of a village and hide it in other buildings, right? It has to be profitable to be able to afford the extra cost in the wild. Morgana, Let's first assume that the underground factories in the wild are all big factories, how about that?"

"Huh... walking while scouting, it will take about three hours to complete a [-]-kilometer trip in this kind of road conditions. Let's move forward in a spiral from the periphery to the center, and want to sweep the entire area...with the sky beautiful, it will take a week anyway." Zhuang Xuteng frowned and said, "No, we can't use this method, we have to change our thinking."

"Okay, I think so too."

Sweeping his eyes and going through it in his mind, Zhuang Xuteng knew that there was a high probability that there was no problem here, so he didn't need to look carefully at all.But what he said raises a new question: how do you know?
Zhuang Xuteng didn't want to explain what graphic memory is, it's the ability to settle down.At the same time, he also has to consider "satisfying the client", that is, to do the work well, and to make the work well done so that Morgana can see it in her eyes and keep it in her heart.If he came by himself, he would definitely drive all the way, scan the surroundings, and then leave immediately.

"Okay. If you think things are heavy, you can leave them to me. We are not going on an outing, we are here to conduct search and investigation, so efficiency is the first priority, and leisure is not considered at all."

"Understood, I'll forget it when I heard it, probably that's what it means!" Zhuang Xuteng smiled, pointed in front, and said, "There's a dead tree over there, how about making you a crutch? It will save you effort when walking. .”

"It makes sense. Let's do what we can first..." Zhuang Xuteng thought for a while and said, "But who can do things like building many new towns?"

"Yeah, quite a big problem." Morgana sighed, then waved her hands, and said, "Fortunately, I'm not very interested in this direction, and I don't need my help for those environmental studies and village experiments. I think It would be great if we could solve the problem of blue savage drugs. The town can be built slowly. After the population of the city explodes, there must be a place to divert it, right? But if people's spirits are broken and they all become blue savages, then the world will not be It's the future."

"Yes, these satellite cities have been from the very beginning. At that time, they only considered symmetry and convenience, and did not conduct detailed inspections of the environment. Therefore, the researchers we supported took environmental samples around Peicheng to find suitable locations."

"The tree isn't dead yet, so don't bother with it. I don't need crutches either. Walking like this is no burden for me."

"Morgana, there is one thing I don't quite understand." In order not to make the atmosphere too dull, Zhuang Xuteng asked, "What is your environmental sampling information for?"

"Okay!" Morgana nodded.

"What are you doing with your ankles on?"

Zhuang Xuteng took a look with his Shadow Eye, and found that the shadow energy reaction of this thing is not small, so it should be quite valuable.He took the iron bracelet and gestured, then shook his head and returned it. "It's too small to fit around the ankle."

"So you didn't do anything in the end?"

"I did. I built a town in another city before to verify whether the low-cost method is feasible. It's a pity that the cost is enough in theory, but under the low-cost state, the town is not competitive. Whether it is food or medicine in the surrounding cities , industrial products or various services completely crush this kind of town, and the final result is that the town is still deserted and people go back to the city.”

"In order to find a suitable settlement." Morgana said: "Our family once funded a plan. It wanted to figure out what is the cheapest way to build a settlement that meets the minimum population limit, and what kind of environment is most supportive. This type of construction."

"That is to say, its scale can be large or small? This is hard to find. Morgana, how accurate is your chemical analysis environment tracking? How far do we want to search?"

"My stamina comes from my legs, which won't work on my hands. I can carry you on my back when you're tired, and vice versa. When the two of us can take care of each other, this thing is just a decoration, and we suffer the side effects of the shadow follower for nothing." .”

"The traces of big factories are not so easy to miss. Let's stop every one kilometer and observe with a telescope. I think this search method is enough." You won’t miss the ruts. Go back and forth like this, rest at night, and try to finish it in two days.”

Zhuang Xuteng thought for a while and said: "The idea is very good, but how long has it been since Peicheng built a new gathering point? The twelve satellite cities have not been moved for at least seven or eighty years?"

"What was the result?" Zhuang Xuteng asked.

"Rebuild the church?" Zhuang Xuteng was taken aback, "Is there such a thing?"

"Hey, that's a good idea!" Zhuang Xuteng said, "In fact, as long as there is food and drink, settlements can be established. The convenience of life is definitely not as good as in the city, but it can support a lot of people when it develops slowly. !"

Zhuang Xuteng scratched his head and said, "From this point of view, this is really a difficult problem."

In fact, Zhuang Xuteng can think of many ways to find problems more easily than measuring the land with his feet.For example, set up a few reconnaissance posts here, bury batteries and monitoring shadow devices, and capture possible traces of vehicle activity; or use aircraft for low-altitude reconnaissance; or one person rides a motorcycle and the other drives, and the two act separately. If you don't reach it, you can scare the snake away and make the enemy...

"If you just gather in big cities, it can't change the world." Morgana said: "Some people imagine that if gathering points can be scattered all over the world, and each settlement can fix the surrounding environment like a nail, then the whole world can be reversed." Semi-desertification in the world? This kind of idea can only be tested by actual actions, so it is necessary to build more gathering points, saving costs, shortening the construction period and risks, and it is of great research value."

"What is this for?"

"It would be too troublesome to explain in detail, let me think about it..." Morgana thought for a while, and said: "In simple terms, from the spirit leaf to the blue crystal, it needs to be picked, screened, cleaned, minced, fermented, Filtrate to obtain the original solution. The original solution is processed by chemical methods, adding some other substances to strengthen its poisonous effect and reach the conditions for crystallization, and then precipitate and crystallize while distilling. The equipment required is not complicated. A distillery adds a Manual pharmacies can operate and can be very concealed. However, large-scale production requires large equipment, so it is not easy to hide.”

"What does the blue savage's factory usually look like? How big is it? What kind of equipment does it have?"

No, the last solution won't work, they don't want to see the purple-skinned guy.But won't the purple-skinned people be disturbed by walking around like this?If you drive, you can run faster.From a purely rational analysis, Zhuang Xuteng should not support walking searches, and he doesn't have to stick with Morgana, but...

"One result is that some good places have been found, and the other result is that in fact, most of the areas are not much different, and new villages and towns can be established. It is a pity that we reported the results, and Peicheng did not have much interest in this, and the single With us, it is impossible to support the migration, resettlement and development of so many people."

"It's good if you haven't heard of it. There was a time when there were rumors that we were going to use the church to grab power, which made a series of people in the church very nervous. That was six or seventy years ago, you and I It happened very early before birth. No one mentions it now, so I will just say it casually."

"Find a high point to check? I brought a telescope, but I'm afraid that I might miss clues due to being dazzled for a while."

Morgana nodded and said: "It is said that semi-desertization is the result of the departure of the gods. We don't believe it. We have done experiments before, using the remaining magic to simulate the magic environment where the gods are still there, and the result is not Improvement. At present, population concentration is necessary, there is no doubt about it.”

"You are not tired, and neither am I." Morgana raised her lips, took out a pair of iron bracelets from her pocket, and handed one of them to Zhuang Xuteng. "Put this on."

Think of it as walking to exercise your body - Zhuang Xuteng thought to himself.The weather is good at present, the sky is clear and cloudless, there is no need to fear rain, and there is no sign of strong wind.As far as the eye can see, there are no traces of wild beasts.At most a wild dog or a fox would be no match for the two of them.Well, let's go.

"Don't underestimate those drug dealers. They often build underground factories to hide people's eyes and ears. Let's take a look around here, looking for any traces of artificial artifacts, such as hidden windows, vents, wires and the like. In addition, if you find ruts That's fine, that's also a clue," Morgana said.

"Ten kilometers square is almost enough, and there is no point in expanding the scope."

"Marching collars, in pairs, with technology-type shadow follower spells on them, and some runes. It can share physical strength and let the wearers advance and retreat together."

"Maybe the world still needs a pope, or a king, or an emperor? I'm just saying that, and I'm not implying things like rebuilding the church."

"If you get tired first, then I'll carry you? Well, that's okay." Morgana immediately put away the bracelet and said, "I haven't seen you for a while, it seems that you are more confident. You must have become stronger again, right? ?”

"Yes. But how it becomes stronger is a secret, I won't tell you." Zhuang Xuteng said with a smile: "If you want to install the shadow implant, isn't it easy?"

"Well... I can choose from a wide range, and I have money to pretend, but I may not be able to bear it." Morgana shook her head and said, "I have also seen those monsters in the company's business development department. It’s really incomparable. For the installation of implants, I first consider the burden on the body rather than the function, let alone the so-called need to become stronger. Naike, don’t install implants indiscriminately, and don’t ignore those side effects and think it’s okay Sacrifice to make money. There are some side effects that cannot be regretted...”

Morgana talked a lot, which was very different from her usual.Maybe in this uninhabited wilderness, she has fewer scruples and a more relaxed mood, and she also needs to talk to pass the time.While Zhuang Xuteng guided her to talk more, he did not delay the work of investigation and search.The two of them walked a little longer at dawn, and returned to the car to rest at night.To avoid exposure, they don't light fires, favor some ready-to-eat instant bars, and drink some legion juice.After dark, the two of them took turns to rest, and the one who was awake had to stare into the deep night to see if there would be car lights.

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