Teresa won't starve

"Don't take my business seriously. The temperature outside is different from indoors. Being sick often means life-threatening. So you must always pay attention to your physical condition and make sure that you..."

Karen babbled so much, it was annoying like a mother who spoiled her daughter too much.

After talking like this for a long time, Teresa suddenly seemed to be silent.

He hurriedly turned his head and saw that the little girl was still following him, so he breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Do you remember what I said?"

"Um......"

Teresa thought about it seriously, and just when Karen thought she would answer "I remember", Teresa's next sentence made her laugh angrily: "I forgot."

"..."

Kallen suddenly felt a little dumbfounded, even if it was a perfunctory way for her!

But that's not bad, at least Teresa didn't lie.

"let it go."

The so-called 'loyal words are harsh to the ears', Karen also knew that she couldn't listen to her too much, so she simply stopped talking.At most, I should pay more attention to her and observe her physical condition at all times to avoid any accidents.

......

"By the way, what did I just say?"

After continuing to walk for a while, Karen suddenly remembered that she had forgotten something because she was interrupted by herself.

Looking back now, I don't know if it's too late: "I think you should stay in the settlement. That way, I can feel more at ease."

"It's come out so far, is it meaningful for you to say this?"

Teresa scolded her unceremoniously, but did not deny it.

In fact, it's not just Karen's concern about her safety, but even she herself feels that it might be better for her to stay in the settlement; because the only defensive force in the settlement is Karen alone.

The remaining children and Otto are not considered combat power at all.

This means that once Karen leaves the settlement, the settlement will always face external threats.If there are quite a large number of evil spirits coming, the settlement without even a way out is almost dead.

Under such circumstances, Teresa is undoubtedly the most important insurance.

However, if Teresa is just lost in this world, she can still stay for several years like a tourist, like when she was in an orphanage.

But now she has to find a way to leave this world as soon as possible, and she has more important people waiting for her.

People are far and near, she can't just leave Qihai alone just for the sake of a girl she has only known for a few days.

Don't look at her always looking heartless, as if she is not worried at all.That's just because she knows that being in a hurry won't change anything.

Spinning around like headless chickens until you find the exact direction is the worst way to waste time.

"Uh......"

Karen was not angry, because what Teresa said was true.

Coupled with the past few days of getting along, she also knew that Teresa is a naughty child, but her nature is not bad, and she can even be said to be very simple.

So she replied, "I can take you home, and then I'll go on my way."

"Forget it. I don't want to go back."

She came out this time, but she actually had her own purpose.I just want to see if Karen can find a way to go further in the Shencheng District where Karen is going.

Even if there is no gain, at least it is better than staying in the settlement.

"...Alas! Let's go, then."

Karen had no choice but to continue to take her to the Shencheng District.

A place that could be called a metropolis in today's world.

1408 "Deep City: Solemnis"

Maybe it's because Karen has been in an unlucky relationship since Teresa appeared.

On this 'return' trip, none of the expected things happened. Instead, they arrived safely at the outer edge of the city in the deep city - the middle city 'Solemnis'.

It is different from the kind of settlement where only a few people live in Karen.

Solemnis is a large underground city, so fortifications were also built on the ground.Even if they still have a long way to go, they can already see its outline.

"See? It's there!"

Karen walked to a higher hillside and broke off the snow-covered pine needles, which opened up her vision all of a sudden.Just considering Teresa's height, Karen was a little hesitant to hug her.

"I saw it."

But she was thinking too much, Teresa could even see the texture of the bird's feathers clearly.Not to mention the more conspicuous and huge buildings.

I saw that it was a black quadrilateral composed of four walls and connected by four pointed buildings as nodes.It looks like a crude position used by an ancient city for external defense.

Despite the fact that...

But compared to the city wall, which at least looks like a thing, there is nothing inside the city wall.

Some are just a pile of tents that don't know what to use, and big boxes piled up with various supplies.And the specially protected entrance to the underground, and not just one, but one in each of the four directions.

"Let's go then."

Karen observed for a while, and found that there was neither 'very disappointed' nor any 'excited' emotions on Teresa's face. It was so plain that it was commonplace.

Obviously she should be here for the first time...

Karen shook her head and stopped thinking about this kind of question: "If it gets dark, it will be inconvenient to go in."

......

After walking for about a kilometer, they came to the building they had seen before.After communicating with the guard in charge of guarding, Karen was allowed to enter the city.

Just the moment she walked in the door, Teresa heard a beep faintly, and the guards nearby looked at her with subtle eyes.

But since Kallen didn't say anything, the guards didn't do anything to her.

Just put it in the back of your mind for now.

However, after entering the city, when she walked into the passage leading to the underground, Karen did not forget to remind her: "After you get in, try not to use your abilities. If you encounter any trouble, just come to me as soon as possible."

"Ah."

Teresa is not a rebellious child who has to go the other way, but she is a little curious: "What is the reason?"

Karen looked down at her, hesitated for a moment but did not tell the truth:

"People here are very, very narrow-minded, so try not to look too special."

"Ugh..."

Teresa didn't know what to say.

Continue to follow Karen for a while, and come to a simple shop.

Before they could go in, they saw a cyberpunk man wearing monocle glasses, green shaved mohawk hairstyle, walked out of the humble shop, and made a gesture to Karen. There was a gesture of hugging.

"Long time no see, Kallen! I really want to—"

It's a pity that before he could finish speaking, he was stuck on the left side of his face with a friendly iron fist.At that moment, his entire face was deformed, which shows how hard the punch was.

In this way, she was sent back again by Karen.

Then he walked into the shop, completely ignoring the shop owner lying on the ground with his ass pouted, put the three guns on the table, and said something that only two of the three people present could understand.

"Still the same, make up everything I need."

"..."

After waiting for a while, I saw that the shop owner was still pouting on the ground.He walked over laughingly, and kicked his ass: "Get up quickly, how long do you want to lie down?"

"Hey!!!"

Because Karen's kick just hit the vital point, the shop owner jumped up all at once.Clutching her buttocks and bouncing a few times before turning around, she said to Karen speechlessly: "We've known each other for so long, why can't you be a lady, a lady..."

talking and talking.

The face is very thin, wearing blue eye shadow and purple lip gloss, but at least it can be seen that it is a male shop owner.All of a sudden, he noticed the little girl next to Karen.

Just about to say something, Karen put her hands on her hips, looking a little helpless:

"Where are there any ladies in this world?"

"That's right, a lady can't live as freely as you do."

The shop owner quickly withdrew his attention, after all, it's not the case to always stare at a little girl.Besides, even if you want to ask something, now is not the time.

"So......"

After checking Karen's three guns a little bit, counting the remaining ammunition reserves and the ammunition that Karen took away from here every time, he roughly estimated how much supplies Karen needs.

There is no need to explain these clearly in person, and Karen has known him for many years, and he is considered an old customer.

So he said wait a moment, and went back to get his things.

1409 "Where did I get such a big daughter?"

"Hey!"

Waiting was a little boring, Teresa wanted to talk to Karen.

It just so happened that Karen had nothing to do.

"Why are these cities called 'Shallow City' and 'Deep City'?"

"This, it's very simple!"

Karen didn't expect that she would ask this question, but she wasn't too surprised - it felt like Teresa was like a child who grew up in the mountains and didn't know anything.

"The underground city that is closer to the surface is called a 'shallow city'. Like the city we are in now, the bottom can reach hundreds of meters deep, so it is called a 'deep city'."

"Um......"

This is quite literal and easier to understand.

That's—how should I put it?

"Don't you think it's a mouthful to call it that?"

Teresa felt several times that her tongue was going to be tied into a 'shallow zone' and a 'deep zone'.

"Have it?"

Karen couldn't help but feel strange after listening to it, and she couldn't find the awkwardness after repeating it silently several times.

Oh, I forgot.

This world is not the same as the collapsed world.

Here, Chinese and Far Eastern languages ​​rarely appear.Even Sakura, who had met once before, used the same language as Kallen, a Western language with a wide range of applications.

Therefore, the pronunciations of 'layer' and 'cheng' are not similar, so naturally it is hard to feel the awkwardness.

"How about this!"

Seeing that she couldn't sit still, Karen simply stood up and waved to her: "And you, if you're really bored, you can go around here first. We'll have to wait until tomorrow morning at the earliest before we can go back."

It is common sense not to hurry at night, let alone in this chaotic era.

"Then you are not afraid that I will get lost?"

"!?"

Kallen was surprised, she didn't expect her to think of this.It would save me to remind her again: "If you can say that, I will feel more at ease."

Karen went to the shelf and picked up something that looked like a handheld, but was actually a miniature signal receiver.

After putting it in Teresa's hands and teaching her how to use it, she started to chase people away with confidence: "Okay, then you don't have to worry about getting lost. Just remember to come back before dinner."

"Oh."

Teresa walked out of the store with a speechless face, and disappeared from Karen's sight as soon as she turned the corner.

And the store owner just came back at this time, but found that there was one person missing in the store, so he locked his eyes on Karen.

"Don't look at me like that! Children are more lively and active!"

"...you know what you have in mind."