Before everything goes out

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What is all this about?

Li Fei frowned slightly as he listened carefully to the several announcements from the bracelet.

First of all.

The "abnormal vital signs" mentioned probably mean that the original owner was hit on the head and died on the spot.

If someone's life is gone, how could they not be abnormal?

The "corruption" mentioned later likely refers to the possibility of mutation caused by staying in darkness for too long.

There's no need to worry about that. He knows his own body well, and apart from being weak, he shouldn't have any other problems.

And finally, the "outposts" are the most crucial.

With a sentry post, he would have another route to choose from. Once he left the village and reached the sentry post, he could escape danger.

of course.

None of the above matters; what matters is that there's something new on the bracelet.

It's a map.

The most crucial map.

It's round, with a distance grid, like a radar, and the overall design is quite simple, standing out in the middle of a two-finger-wide bracelet.

After studying it, Li Fei quickly figured out the map.

The center circle represents himself, and the bright spots to the north represent the other rings.

Further northeast, there is a lit triangle, which is very likely the outpost mentioned earlier.

"One grid on the map represents one kilometer, which means that I am 7 kilometers away from the other team members and more than 60 kilometers away from the outpost."

Li Fei silently calculated.

Bai Xiaowu, who was standing next to her, also came over and looked at the map seriously, even though she couldn't understand it at all.

"What is this?"

"map."

"Can I find my mother using this?"

Bai Xiaowu's eyes lit up as he clung tightly to Li Fei's wrist.

"More or less."

Li Fei nodded, but his mind was a jumbled mess.

prior to.

He had no hope of finding those villagers; the reason he talked to the village chief Liu Yongxiao about those things was simply to protect himself.

But it's different now.

Now that we have a map, and the distance is only a few kilometers, it's not impossible to find the villagers if we put in some effort.

Even if they can't find any living people, they still have a chance to find the bodies, which can be considered as giving the village chief an explanation.

Correct.

Not only the villagers, but also the other rings that you will find first by following this map.

Although he was called Huanzi, he was actually his teammate, and from a certain perspective, he was more reliable than these villagers.

if...

If we can find the villagers or teammates, then all the problems will be solved.

"Wait, something seems off."

Li Fei looked at the bracelet.

If he remembered correctly, Wang Guodong had said that the other rings had encountered some kind of monster and all of them had died, except for the original owner who had escaped death and returned alone.

So what's with all those clustered bright spots on the map?

Oh.

The person died, but the bracelet wasn't broken, so it could still be located.

So this is where they were all wiped out?

Going here will provide more clues.

If you're lucky, you might even find a surviving ring.

After all, the original owner had narrowly escaped death, and the statement that "everyone was dead" was merely a judgment made in a moment of panic, and may not be entirely accurate.

If we can find a survivor and bring them back inside the walls to report, it can be considered a meritorious deed.

"Uncle, let's go back and eat first. Teacher Lin should have already gone home."

Li Fei's thoughts were interrupted when Bai Xiaowu tugged at his clothes.

He could sense that Bai Xiaowu's face brightened up a bit after seeing the map.

Unlike when they came, the two walked back side by side, closer together, and naturally started chatting.

"Could I see the map again?"

"Um."

Li Fei lowered his arm and held the bracelet out in front of Bai Xiaowu's eyes.

"What's your opinion?"

"Looking down from above, imagine this is a bird looking at us on the ground. The center is our position, and the bright spots around it are the other rings."

"oh."

Bai Xiaowu watched intently, then suddenly burst out laughing after thinking of something.

"What are you laughing at?"

"I've never heard of anyone calling another ring 'ring' before."

"I have amnesia. Do you understand what amnesia is?"

"Yes, Teacher Lin told me that you are a different person now. I can feel it, but I'm still a little... not used to it."

"You'll get used to it gradually; even I'm finding it a little difficult to get used to myself."

Li Fei looked down at his hands.

His rough hands were covered in calluses, especially the inside of his right palm and the web between his thumb and forefinger, which were dark-colored calluses caused by long-term shooting.

"Since I sat in an office in my previous life, I'm a special forces soldier in this one. Who can get used to this?"

Li Fei silently complained.

As they spoke, the two had already entered the farmhouse courtyard.

At noon, lunchtime, looking inside, Lin Wen and the children were already seated...

"Wait, the village chief is here too?"

Li Fei immediately became alert.

In the small house, besides the people who were supposed to be there, there was an extra Liu Yongxiao and an old man wearing a mask.

The old man was a bit younger than Liu Yongxiao. The lower half of his face and neck were covered by a thick face mask, revealing only a pair of bright eyes.

"Don't be afraid, the village chief didn't bring his dog, you'll be fine."

Bai Xiaowu said in a low voice.

"Could this masked old man be a monster too?"

Li Fei had a bad feeling.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he stepped into the small house and greeted Liu Yongxiao.

"Village Chief Liu."

"Okay, please have a seat."

Liu Yongxiao handed the already prepared food to Li Fei.

The main dish was the same as last night: stewed cabbage and potatoes. The only difference was the side dishes; in addition to several dishes of pickled vegetables, there was an extra piece of meat.

It's square and about the size of a fist.

It looks a bit like braised pork, but it doesn't have much color.

"This is our village's snake catcher, Snake Seven. He knows a lot about things in the mountains. Go find someone tomorrow, and he will be your guide."

Liu Yongxiao introduced Snake Seven in this way, and the latter nodded slightly without saying a word.

Li Fei could sense that this Snake Seven was no ordinary person, and the way he looked at him wasn't very friendly either.

"Alright, there's nothing else. It's just to let you meet and get acquainted. Let's eat first."

Liu Yongxiao picked up his chopsticks, about to put them down, but then remembered something and put them down again.

"I almost forgot, Teacher Lin, come on over."

Lin Wen nodded, put her hands together, and led everyone in the pre-meal prayer.

"Thank you, Tai Sui..."

"..."

"..."

She reads a sentence, and everyone repeats it.

The more Li Fei read it, the stranger it seemed to him.

Who exactly is this "Tai Sui"?

Having so many children is one thing, but why do the people of Shuanghe Village even have to thank him for eating?

"Here, Xiao Li, eat this first."

After the prayer was finished, Liu Yongxiao pushed the piece of meat in front of Li Fei.

"Eat more to gain strength so you can go into the mountains tomorrow."

"this..."

Looking at the glistening, oily square meat, Li Fei swallowed hard.

He hadn't seen any meat for a long time. Actually, he noticed the meat as soon as it was served, but he was too embarrassed to touch it.

"I'm eating alone? Aren't you all eating?"

"This was prepared especially for you. We usually eat it, but we're not eating it today."

Liu Yongxiao looked over with a smile.

Seeing that Li Fei was still embarrassed, he persuaded him again.

"If you can bring our fellow villagers back, you will be a benefactor to our village. It's okay for you to eat more."

"All right..."

Li Fei knew that there was no point in refusing again, so he smiled sheepishly and cut the pork in half.

I put half of it back into my bowl and left the other half on the table.

"I'll just eat half; you can share the rest."

Even though he was very hungry and craving food, Li Fei still chose a compromise.

I've been in this village for two days now, and the villagers are all pale and thin, and the children are almost all stunted.

He knew, of course, that this meat was precious; the village probably didn't get to eat it even once a month. It was unreasonable and inhumane to let him eat it all by himself.

The main thing is.

He never intended to help find his fellow villagers, so there's no merit to speak of.

"Okay, then give the child some to eat, so he can grow strong."

Liu Yongxiao pushed the remaining half of the meat in front of Lin Wen.

Lin Wen didn't refuse. She used chopsticks to cut the meat into small pieces, picked out a piece to feed Xiao Dou in her arms, and then distributed it evenly to the other children.

"Can such a young child eat braised pork? Isn't it too oily and salty?"

Li Fei was puzzled, but he didn't show it.

After Xiaodou ate a couple of bites of meat and confirmed that there were no problems, he also started eating.

The moment the meat entered his mouth, he dispelled his previous concerns.

This is not braised pork at all.

It wasn't even pork, lamb, beef, or any kind of meat he had ever eaten.

It has a delicate and smooth texture.

It doesn't taste like meat, but it tastes even better than meat.