Nuke Miko: Chronicles of America

"...Hey, maybe, this is the fate of Egypt?" Akiyama Hui yawned.lazily.

In this way, while chatting along the way, Akiyama Megumi's green leather car drove the last 200 kilometers and arrived at the final destination.

—The most western part of Louisiana, the town of Greenhill in Cameron Parish.

When the RV arrived, Mrs. Emma Fox, the mother of Dolores Fox, the chief bag carrier under Megumi Akiyama, had already brought Dolores' younger sister, Chana, to the farm in an electric car. Waiting outside the gate to welcome guests.

Chapter 240, Qingqiu Country Without Mountains

Dolores Fox's hometown, Greenhill Town, is theoretically a town (city), but in fact it doesn't even have a decent commercial street.

It's just that on both sides of an asphalt road, there are more than a dozen houses scattered sparsely, and most of the houses are far apart.

Basically, even if you are playing gun shooting in your own backyard, or even killing people with a chainsaw, your neighbors hundreds of meters away may not be able to hear you.

There is no school or supermarket in the town, and the only store is the kiosk attached to the gas station.

It can be said that it is almost impossible to find a more rural place - no wonder Dolores always wants to leave here and go to the big city for a break.

After getting off the highway, Megumi Akiyama's green leather car walked a section of rural dirt road before arriving at the door of Dolores Fox's house.

Dolores's family had been waiting at the door early—it was said to be a family, but in fact it was only her mother Emma and sister Chana.

Emma rides a blue-gray electric tricycle and guides the caravan into the huge warehouse on her farm.

Zhana, on the other hand, was sitting in the back of the electric tricycle, looking curiously at the huge green leather RV.

Like Dolores, her mother Emma also has beautiful red hair, but after all, she is nearly fifty years old and has become slightly gray.Mrs. Emma's face and skin were also discolored due to the hot sun exposure, but it was not the wheat color favored by the models, but a mottled brown with red in it.

And Dolores' younger sister, Chana, is fair-skinned and beautiful, with brown hair and blue eyes, and she is small. She doesn't look like Dolores.

However, this is also understandable - although they are the same mother, they are not the same father!

Wait, thinking of Dad's question, Akiyama Huicai felt something was wrong: There seems to be someone missing here?

"...Dolores, where is your stepfather? Isn't he at home?" Akiyama Hui turned to the chief bag girl and asked.

"...Uh, didn't I say that? He died in early June." Dolores said flatly.

"...Dead? How did he die? Could it be that he was infected with the COVID-19 virus?" Akiyama Hui asked with a frown.

"...It wasn't an illness, it was a shooting—in early June, my sister's boarding school was on vacation, and my mother fell ill at that time, so he went to pick up Chana, but was attacked by a gunman at the school. Crazy people infected with the COVID-19 virus are killing with submachine guns.

My younger sister hid in the bulletproof safety cabinet in the classroom (currently standard in American schools, there is a large cabinet made of armored steel behind the classroom, which can be locked from the inside, usually puts sundries, and hides people in danger), so she is safe and sound. But he was headshot by a stray bullet in the parking lot. "

Dolores sighed, "...Because it was the time of the Los Angeles earthquake and haunting, I didn't mention it to you.

Besides, such things are not new this year, and the law and order in major cities across the country is getting worse and worse.In the past, when there was a school shooting, it could still make the headlines of the newspaper and be tracked and reported by the media.Now there are all kinds of shootings every day, and the reporters are tired of aesthetics.

It is said that the national flag in front of the White House has been lowered at half-mast for more than three months, and it has not been raised until now..."

Uh, this is really a blessing in disguise!

Or in other words, born at random and dying randomly?

However, the frequency of various shootings and bloody conflicts in the United States today is indeed far higher than in the past, and it has reached the level of "every day without fighting".

For example, in today's news alone, there were random street shootings in New York and Las Vegas respectively, killing more than 40 people in total.In Texas, there was also a farce in which a crowd gathered to overdose on drugs, causing sixteen unlucky people to leave the world directly in a drunken dream.

If you count the various tragedies of overseas American citizens throwing themselves on the street, it is no wonder that the flag that was lowered at half-mast in front of the White House has never been raised.

Long before departing from San Francisco, Megumi Akiyama had paid Dolores Fox $30 in advance, and asked her to give part of it to the family at her discretion to renovate the house, buy some furniture, electrical appliances, sheets and blankets, etc. , so as not to have no place to live after a large group of people come.

In addition, her family's house is very big, so although a large group of people came, the Fox family's farm can still accommodate them.

At least everyone has a bed, so you don't have to sleep on the floor, and there is enough space for luggage.

——Unfortunately, because not every bedroom has air-conditioning, everyone finally rushed into the air-conditioned rooms and slept on the floor bunks.

Then, Dolores' mother, Emma, ​​a retired soap opera actress in the [-]th line, is not a culinary expert who is good at cooking, so the dinner is very simple, except for the stew in a big pot, it is microwave food, but Akiyama Kei also I am not a particularly picky person, as long as I can eat so-so, I will be fine.

Although she used to be an actress, Ms. Emma seems to have become taciturn now, and she hardly utters a word at the dinner table.

I don't know if I am still grieving for my lost husband.

On the other hand, Dolores' younger sister, Chana, was still full of curiosity, staring at her big round eyes, pestering Megumi Akiyama with questions.

I have to say that Chana, who looks like a little squirrel, is a bit bearish and doesn't know how to read the atmosphere, but she is really cute.

Even her skin that is not delicate enough and her arms are slightly thick can't conceal her energetic and lively charm.

Especially the loud "big sister" made Akiyama Megumi, whose height is much lower than the general standard of peers, couldn't help but feel secretly proud.

Haha, now finally there is an elementary school student who is much shorter than me, looking up at me with adoring eyes!

——In the past, Megumi Akiyama was always patted and stroked by other adults, but this time there is a little loli who can let her strove easily!

Therefore, Akiyama Kei was able to maintain [-]% patience for Zhana's various strange questions, talking and laughing with each other.

"...Big sister from Japan, what does Los Angeles look like? Are there many interesting places? Are there many robots in Silicon Valley?"

"...Uh, I'm afraid there aren't many interesting places in Los Angeles at the moment, or in other words, those places that were more interesting in the past are now in ruins.

For example, the beaches of Santa Monica are still closed, and Beverly Hills seems to be without water and electricity.The Hollywood Walk of Fame is now filled with tents and used as a makeshift refugee camp.Disneyland is now a construction site, and it will not be converted into Cat Fort Nuclear Park until the end of the year.

Are there robots in Silicon Valley, uh, there are, but there are more ghosts than robots, because there are too many programmers who died suddenly...

In comparison, the situation in Seattle is better. If I have time next time, I can take you to see the Space Needle and World Tree over there. "

Megumi Akiyama thought about it, and said truthfully, which made Zhana, who yearned for the big city, look disappointed.

But children's emotions always come and go quickly, and soon, Zhana blinked and shouted the next question.

"...Then, are there anime COS everywhere in the streets of Tokyo? Are the textbooks in Japanese schools all comic books?"

"...Ah, as for comic books, it seems that there are some. After all, there is a prime minister who claims to 'only read comic books in his life'.

But the school I went to was in a small city, and the school ethos was relatively traditional, so I had never used such a fashionable new thing.

As for anime COS?There are some on the streets of Tokyo, but I’m afraid there are not as many as you might imagine, and this year’s economic downturn, even the famous Akihabara has recently become a custom street, so it’s best for children not to wander around. ...the omurice in the restaurant over there is expensive and unpalatable..."

Relying on the information she heard on the 2ch forum, Megumi Akiyama barely coped with the inquiries from the curious child—she had never been to Tokyo herself!

"...Also, I heard that big sister, you can play with nuclear bombs? It's really cool! Did you bring the nuclear bomb to my house this time? Can you show me?"

"...Of course I brought it! (Satisfied with chest and hips) I was playing with hydrogen-bombed shrimp in the Mississippi River two days ago!

Here, you can play with this [Triium Treasure], be careful not to drop it!Otherwise, the entire town of Greenhill would be gone! "

"...Ah, what a beautiful hydrogen bomb! Thank you sister! I will definitely keep it safe and handle it with care!"

Holding Lan Yingying's [Tritium] in both hands, the little Loli Chana smiled brightly—it's hard to say whether she will secretly fry fish behind her back.

But her mother looked like she was about to faint.

"...God! Chana! What are you doing? Give back the hydrogen bomb! Is this something you can take?"

Although Mrs. Emma had tried her best to suppress her irritability in front of the distinguished guests, she was still full of anger at her little daughter's bratty behavior.

While Dolores snatched Tritium from her sister, she hurriedly apologized to Akiyama Hui, "...I'm sorry, Zhana was too lively today, she never left Louisiana in her life , let alone going abroad. So I was a little overexcited to see you today..."

"...It's okay, it's okay, kid, it's better to be more lively! You were too busy with work before, so you have to take your sister out to play more when you have time in the future!"

……

The next day, Kei Akiyama, who had a rest overnight, led his entourage to survey the terrain and find a suitable address for the shrine.

Well, because many small roads in the countryside are too narrow to drive a car, they are dispatched by electric tricycles for every two or three people.

As a result, they didn't ride a few steps away, and the idlers in the entire Greenhill Town also heard the news and came to watch the fun together.

——In an inaccessible rural place like Greenhill Town, even the mobile phone signal is intermittent, so life is naturally very boring.

It is rare for a group of foreign girls to visit. It is said that they may settle here. Anyone who has nothing to do will naturally come to see it.

It is pitiful to say that, as a sparsely populated rural area in the United States, the resident population of the entire town of Greenhill is only about 100 people. It is necessary to recruit a large number of short-term workers during the busy farming season every year. The population will only briefly increase to more than [-].

Now that the busy farming season is over, the temporary workers who have paid off their salaries have all left from Greenhill Town.Coupled with the "Corona" epidemic that has been raging so far, more than 20 people have been killed in Greenhill Town, and some patients are still weak and weak, and cannot afford to fall ill.

So, even if the whole town is out to watch the excitement, there are more than 40 people in total, and they still can't keep up with a class in some schools...

These country folks, male and female, young and old, all wore red or blue checked shirts, cowboy hats and jeans.

And the Japanese maidens who followed Megumi Akiyama also took off their heavy red and white maiden costumes, put on sun hats wrapped in tulle, and put on cool strapless strapless dresses and sandals... It looks like the midsummer season The rural environment is very suitable, as if you are out for an outing.

But despite this, as soon as they left the grace of the air conditioner, they were still sweating profusely, and their dresses were so soaked that they could wring out water.

There is no way, under the dazzling and scorching midsummer sun, the breath on the ground is almost like a furnace.

In this way, with a group of people who were not mighty, Qiu Shanhui walked around Green Hill Town a few times.

There are rivers and lakes everywhere. In addition to reeds, tall cypresses and other trees grow in the water, forming many dense wetland jungles.The living trees, the dead trees, and the tangled bushes and vines criss-crossed each other like a green labyrinth.

——Contrary to what many people imagine, on the surface, the swamp is often not a continuous quagmire, but a lush forest and green grassland. Only when you step on it yourself will you experience the difference: so The Long March is called "crossing the grassland" instead of "crossing the swamp".

But after all, this place is already a land of civilization, so there are still large and neat rice fields scattered among the dense forests and swamps.

The waterfowl wandering among the rice fields and the frogs chattering in the pond made the Japanese witches present couldn't help but think of the rural scenery of their hometown.

However, Akiyama Hui frowned more and more, and finally couldn't help questioning a certain local lady.

"...Dolores, this is the town of Greenhill, right? I've seen the green (green), but where is the hill?"

——Just like "Zhongshan Road" can be seen everywhere in China, and "Matsuyama Castle" is everywhere in Japan.

The place name "Greenhill" is also flooded in the United States.

According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 50 Greenhill towns (cities) in the entire United States, and on average, each state can get more than one.

So, what exactly does the word "Greenhill" mean?

Very simple.

——"green hill" literally translates to "Green Mountain", and the town of Green Hill is naturally the town of Green Hill.

Of course, it can also be translated as "Qingqiu" if it is a bit literary.

Therefore, when Master Fox God heard the place name of Dolores' hometown, he was very interested - because the hometown of Fox Fairy is [Qingqiu Country].

In other words, if the fox fairy who came to America can live in a certain town of Greenhills, he can also use this to express his nostalgia for his lost hometown.

But the problem is, now Akiyama Hui finds that she has been deceived.

——The greenery in this place is really good, but where are the mountains?

241 Chapter [-], Uncanny Craftsmanship

Dolores Fox's hometown, Greenhill, is located in the swampy wetlands of the southwest coast of Louisiana.

Although there is "hill" in the place name, according to Akiyama Hui's personal observation, it is as flat as a big cake...

Well, it's not just flat like a big cake, but deeply sunken, like a "soup cake" soaked in water!

This made Tamamomae/Inari God/Daji Niangniang, who was still enthusiastically wanting to "rebuild Qingqiu Kingdom in North America", greatly disappointed.

So, here comes the question - green is green enough, but where is the mountain?

"...Mountain? That's [Green Mountain] over there!"

Facing Akiyama Megumi's questioning, Dolores stretched out her slender fingers and pointed in a certain direction on the other side of the river.

Akiyama Hui took a closer look and found that it was a small mound of verdant grass and trees, with some crosses inserted crookedly on it, which looked like a cemetery.

Because the mound is not big, and surrounded by towering trees tens of meters high, the entire mound is hidden among the luxuriant tree crowns.

Therefore, if you don't distinguish carefully, it is really not easy to recognize at first glance.

"...Is this also called a mountain? It's not as tall as a tree?" Akiyama Hui was dumbfounded. "...Is there something wrong with your understanding of the word mountain?"

"...Miss, it is indeed the highest place in our town. The altitude of the top of the mountain is nine meters."

An old cowboy in a red plaid shirt came over and interjected, "...I measured it myself when I was young."

What?Are you right?Nine meters above sea level is also called a mountain?

The little witch Akiyama Megumi and all the foreign guests couldn't understand this.

So, this old cowboy...uh, he claimed to be the mayor of Greenhill Town, and he introduced the origin of this town with relish.

Long, long ago, there were neither roads nor farmland, only endless swamps and forests, and a ranger's hut.