Psychics don't die from gunfire

Chapter 310: Linjiang Old Scene
“Linjiang.”

Looking at the Jiulai River winding through the city in the distance, Song Shi stopped and said, "We're here."

At this moment, on an undeveloped mountain, Song Shi overlooked the undulating contours in the distance.

Linjiang City is not prosperous. At a glance, there are only a few private shuttles flying among the high-rise buildings. It is far from being comparable to the distorted transportation industry of the corporate alliance.

At least here, it is rare to see shuttles rushing over the streets and exchanging fire in broad daylight.

Ai Lu didn't say anything, but just carefully observed the nearby mountains and cliffs, trying to find a hiding place suitable for assassination.

"Linjiang City, it's 8:17:54." Lapis Lazuli said, "Do you want to stay here for a night or go directly to the target location?"

"Do you know where I'm going?" Song Shi didn't turn around.

"No, I don't know." Lapis Lazuli replied, "But data analysis has been conducted and it is speculated that you came to Linjiang City to go to a certain place."

Song Shi laughed twice and did not comment.

He just took two steps forward, crossed the edge of the cliff, stepped into the air, and fell suddenly.

Seeing this, Lapis Lazuli and Ai Lu quickly followed, one jumped down, and the other floated down at a constant speed, following behind the young man and heading towards the city.

The speed of the three was not slow. In less than an hour, they officially entered the urban area of ​​Linjiang City.

The sensory experience gained from close personal contact is far richer than that obtained from a high vantage point.

The bumpy streets, rusty signboards, dust-covered vehicles that have obviously been parked for who knows how long, and the residential areas that are haphazardly squeezed together as if they were squeezed by a big hand. The densely packed space is so cramped that the sunlight has to work hard to barely get through.

"It's so dilapidated." Ai Lu told the truth.

"We can't help it. This place was originally a small village by the Jiulai River. It's just that during the Seven Lands War, this area served as the front line for a while, so the East Land Republic ordered the engineering corps to build high-rise buildings on the spot and forcibly built a city."

Song Shi stopped and gestured to look under the tree over there.

There lay a dark green thing the size of an adult buffalo. Upon closer inspection, the "green" was clearly vines that had existed for who knows how many years, and the things they were entangled with vaguely rusty mechanical structures.

"Triumph vehicle." Lapis Lazuli scanned it. "A very old model, with outdated technology, and more than 78% of the main structure is missing."

"After the Seven Lands War, there were a lot of unwanted weapons left here. For example, a lot of people got their brains beaten out just to get a troop carrier like this one. The dismantled equipment can be sold for money, and the parts that are pried open are not cheap either. Even the armor plates can be cut and welded onto the prosthesis as a protection module, and there are people who buy them."

"After the demolition, no one took the remaining parts away, so they just left them here. Over time, they became like this."

As Song Shi was talking, he suddenly became interested: "Guess what's the most exaggerated thing here?"

Without waiting for an answer, he gave the answer directly.

"In the square in front of the city hall, there is an armor plate - the armor plate of the aerospace carrier!"

Song Shi opened his hands and gestured: "During the Seven Lands War, the Eastern Continent Republic's previous generation aerospace mothership 'Zhuanluntian' was slashed by a fifth-ring psychic, the leader of the Knights of the Vampsta Empire, from a distance. The armor layer was blown up on the spot, and the largest piece of it fell into the Jiulai River. After the war was over, the armor plate was salvaged and towed back, and it was simply kept as a souvenir."

"It's a product of the previous generation, and its performance is indeed outdated." Lapis Lazuli briefly searched the data and made a judgment: "No wonder the armor layer was penetrated by a single strike. It's not as good as the 'Glorious Glory of Groden'."

".Is this the point?"

Song Shi sighed deeply.

"Anyway, after the war, this place had no resources and no heritage. Apart from a bunch of heavy and durable buildings, the rest had to be evacuated or moved. Linjiang quickly fell into decline." "Let's go and find a place to eat first."

Lapis Lazuli and Ai Lu followed Song Shi, only to see the latter making many turns along the way, passing through the streets and alleys with ease, and finally stopped in front of a restaurant with a half-opened door at the entrance of an alley.

Song Shi knocked on the window. After a few seconds, a middle-aged man poked his head out from behind the window. He glanced at the two people standing outside and said, "It's time. We won't sell any more. Look at what time it is now."

"I'm really sorry to bother you so late." Song Shi put his hands together and said sincerely, "We are from other places. We have heard that there is a Master Sun in Linjiang who is an expert at making crucian carp soup. We will only stay for one day. Could you please be flexible?"

As he spoke, Song Shi took out a few silver coupons and handed them over.

After hearing such flattery and seeing the silver voucher, the middle-aged man called "Master Sun" was immediately overjoyed. However, he suddenly remembered something and hesitated for a moment: "The fresh goods were sold out during the day, and now they can't be slaughtered now. Can you accept it?"

"It's ok."

So, the half-open shop door was raised, the dim lights were turned on, the stove was re-lit, and Song Shi and Ai Lu sat at the round table covered with red plastic cloth. After a moment, Master Sun brought a large and heavy pot of crucian carp soup and put it down.

"There's not much left. You guys eat first. I'll make two stir-fried dishes and serve them to you." Chef Sun patted his apron and said, "No charge. Consider it a gift."

"Sorry to trouble you."

Song Shi nodded to the other party, then unpacked the chopsticks: "Try it. Without prosperity, there is no development, so the raw materials of food are relatively well preserved. This is one of the few advantages of Linjiang."

In the stainless steel basin, large pieces of tofu and fish meat were crowded together, rising and falling in the oily, milky fish soup. Song Shi had no expression on his face, he just drank it. After a while, several plates of stir-fried dishes were also brought up.

Ai Lu is a man of few words. If Song Shi doesn't speak, he won't speak either. As an intelligent machine, Lapis Lazuli is not suitable to speak.

So for a while the only sound in the whole place was the sound of scooping soup. The two of them ate bowl after bowl in silence until they had finished everything. After thanking Master Sun, they left the room. After a long while, a new sound suddenly rang out.

"how do you feel?"

Song Shi asked.

"It's delicious." Ai Lumiao replied: "I didn't find it addictive. He runs his business with integrity."

".I shouldn't ask you my question." Song Shi clicked his tongue.

He slowly raised his head and looked at the silver outline in the sky. The neon light pollution near the river was not serious. The outline of the setting moon was clear, and the nearby starry sky was also quite brilliant.

"I think it's just so-so." Song Shi stared at Xiyue: "Sure enough, some things should be kept in memory, otherwise every time you take them out, they will only oxidize and corrode them badly."

Song Shi shook his head and said nothing more.

Under the cover of night, they walked through the quiet streets until one moment, they stopped.

"Just wait for me here for a while."

Song Shi touched the rusty signboard. The seven big characters on it had most of the paint peeled off long ago.

——Linjiang City No. 3 Welfare Home.

"I'm going to check something." Song Shi pushed open the iron door: "Don't worry, it won't take long."

(End of this chapter)