Above the gray fog

After a while, the landlady came in with a plate.

She first placed the snacks Lin Shan wanted on the table, then pointed to the large iron bucket next to her and said, "The porridge is in the bucket, you can serve it yourself."

Lin Shan nodded slightly, picked up the bun on the table and took a bite. It tasted pretty good.

Although the names of these snacks are very similar to those on Earth, the materials used are completely different. They are all similar dishes made by the first batch of people who re-sourced the materials, so when naming them, they subconsciously use names that they are familiar with. Perhaps There is no name at all. To them, these snacks are steamed buns and porridge.

Situations like this are common. For example, when Guo Qi developed a vehicle that looked very much like a bicycle, Jin Tianzong suggested that he name this tool a bicycle. Maybe Guo Qi himself didn't know what a bicycle was, but for Jin Tianzong, this is An alien version of a bicycle.

He turned around and served himself a bowl. It was a bowl of very thick porridge, paired with the buns on the table. Only one bowl could feed most people, including Lin Shan.

"It's a bit like hot and spicy soup... but much thicker than hot and spicy soup. I don't know what the ingredients are." Lin Shan took a small sip of the porridge, and then took a bite of the bun.

He ate very slowly. People at the other table had already finished their food. When they passed by Lin Shan, they glanced at him doubtfully. Lin Shan's face was half covered by the hood, so they didn't see anything. They just felt that this hidden This guy is very strange. As a public official, when you encounter such a strange guy, you will inevitably look twice.

Clothes like Lin Shan's are not that outstanding in the clan area. They are just wearing white robes. There are also many people wearing black robes, yellow robes, and blue robes wandering on the streets.

Most extraordinary people like to wear this kind of clothes. It seems to be a natural instinct, or it may be to show mystery and stand out from others.

The moment they become extraordinary, some kind of change has already occurred in their psychology, but many people are not aware of it. Birds of a feather flock together, and people flock together. This is the rule.

"Madam boss, do you know where the future scientific research will be?" Lin Shan shouted in the room.

"'Future Science Research Institute'? Isn't that on West Street? This is East Street. You can walk towards Herald Square and then walk straight for ten minutes and you will see it."

The landlady was still busy outside. Although no one came in, the sound could be heard from a distance.

"Okay, thank you."

After eating and drinking, and paying, Lin Shan returned the same way and walked towards East Street.

"Hurry up, hurry up, Qian Ning, there is a circus performance on West Street this morning. I heard it is very popular in Xincheng."

“What is a circus?”

"Ask me, how do I know? Just go and see and you will know. Let's go!"

"Okay." The young man said helplessly, and then he seemed to have thought of something, "Do you know anything about bicycles?"

"That thing with two circles running on the ground?"

"I know, someone drove it to my house today to buy fruit. Why do you ask?"

"That..." the young man scratched his head and said, "I begged my father to buy one for me too. In the future, we can go to farther places to play without having to go to West Street every time. I'm tired of playing there."

"I know your family is rich, but I didn't expect that you can even afford a bicycle! However, I still want to go to West Street."

"Why?"

"Because that's where I grew up playing."

Seemingly feeling the boy's loss, the girl continued, "If we grow up a little bit, can you take me to the new city on a bicycle?"

"Why do you want to go to the new city?" The young man wondered. Compared with the new city, the central city is more prosperous.

"Because...that's the farthest place."

The young man didn't understand the thoughts of the girl in front of him. For a while he wanted to go to a place as close as West Street, and then he wanted to go to a place as far away as Xincheng. I heard that even the fastest horse would have to walk for half a day to get there.

Lin Shan watched the young girl go away. The reason why these two people attracted his attention was because the young man was extraordinary... or the second stage of extraordinary.

"To have reached the second stage of Sequence 9 at such a young age... is much better than the talents of the elites in the army like Li Yueyue and Wang Cheng."

"A descendant of which big family..."

A family that can receive serial potions must be a family that has made great contributions to the human race.

Those who harm the human race will be punished, and those who have made great contributions will be rewarded. Only in this way can a virtuous cycle be achieved. All potions are now controlled by the military, and cannot be obtained in other ways except rewards.

As for the family system, this is inevitable. Forefathers planted trees for future generations to enjoy. The ancestors have contributed to the construction of the human race or performed meritorious deeds on the battlefield. No one can say anything about the privileges of the descendants.

However, the premise is that these families do not do anything inappropriate.

"It seems that there are still many geniuses in the human race. Is there any way to test the aptitude before taking the potion..."

As he walked forward, Lin Shan thought to himself that if the qualifications could be seen in advance and then allocated according to qualifications, potion resources could be maximized.

Some people may not reach the fifth stage in their lifetime, while others may reach the peak in ten years. The gap between them is obvious.

It may cause controversy at that time, saying that qualifications cannot determine everything, but in Lin Shan's view, this is the only way for the human race to maximize the use of resources and thereby strengthen the human race.

There is not so much fairness in the world.

Lin Shan was thinking about the feasibility of testing qualifications when he suddenly found a three-meter-high elephant in front of him. There was a person sitting on the elephant, a middle-aged woman in red, with dark skin and some freckles on her face.

"Tonight, at Pioneer Square, our 'Big Red Lantern Circus' will hold its first performance in Central City. Please come and support us...!"

"Ah, it turns out that it will start in the evening..." Hearing that the performance will start in the evening, someone next to him was extremely disappointed.

Lin Shan had no interest in circus performances, but it happened to be held in Pioneer Square. He could see it by opening the window. It seemed feasible to watch it at that time.

Lin Shan continued to walk forward. This elephant was a pseudo-supernormal, and the woman sitting on it was not even a pseudo-supernormal, but just an ordinary person. Behind him were three carriages, and various tamed wild beasts were locked in the carriages.

It seems that the human race's animal taming methods have been greatly strengthened.

"You are all bad people, bad people!!" At this moment, a sudden change occurred.

A little boy who looked less than ten years old stood in front of the giant elephant. The red-dressed woman on the giant elephant was so frightened that her face turned pale and she hurriedly pulled the reins on the elephant's back, thus avoiding the tragedy.

Then, she patted the elephant under her, and the elephant obediently rolled her down with its trunk.

"Little boy, are you okay?" She hurriedly walked to the little boy, supported him and asked.