People are collapsing iron, they say I am a greedy messenger

The next second, a layer of opaque six-phase ice condensed on the girl's wrist - like a mirror, reflecting the surrounding objects, and if you didn't look closely, it almost blended into the environment.

If it is in a small alley just outside the upper city, it is indeed easy to be overlooked when there are many people.

Yue Yan had used this method before to sneak up to Bronya, said the line that she thought was very cool, and threw out the fear salt.

"That's it."

"So that's how it is... I was careless. So, where's that smoke?"

Bronya wasn't particularly concerned about how the other party approached her—she was more curious about what that strange smoke was. She couldn't explain why, but...

very curious.

"This... emmm, it's hard to explain."

Fear Salt, even Yue Yan didn't understand the origin of this thing. This thing is to life like Batman is to robbers, and robbers are to Batman's parents - it can awaken the fear hidden in the user's heart in a very simple and crude way.

If you insist, those grains of coarse salt can be categorized as something strange, just like the rice she cooked.

I believe Miss Heita should be very interested in this - maybe I can separate some of those salt grains and take them to Heita to exchange for money?

But Bronya didn't know what a strange object was, and it was too troublesome to explain it to her, so Yue Yan simply spread his hands and said:

"Just think of it as my special ability."

"Oh……"

This was obviously not the answer she wanted. Bronya was a little disappointed, but she didn't say anything. After thanking her, she followed Seele.

Sambo originally wanted to go with them to see Oleg, but was decisively rejected by Xier - the reason was that this guy was too unreliable and would easily cause trouble if he went to the mining area.

He looked indifferent and didn't seem to care much about it. He said hello to the train crew, said that the mission had been completed, and left on his own.

"So, are we going?"

After all the outsiders left, the Starry Sky Train finally had some time to communicate alone. Yue Yan held a skewer of Trampler kebabs in his hand, and asked while eating - this thing will not be effective if you don't eat enough 200g, you can eat a couple of skewers to satisfy your craving when you have nothing to do.

"Of course I have to go. The main quest has been pushed here, and there is no level requirement. Why not go?"

Sanyueqi took a skewer from the bag without hesitation and said while eating:

"Besides, didn't Xier say that? The underground fire is in trouble now. If we can help them solve this problem... or assist them in solving this problem, perhaps it will make it easier for them to operate underground in the future."

"March is right."

Dan Heng agreed with this—his way of agreeing was to move his head slightly up and down, almost imperceptible if you didn't look closely, making you feel sincerely that this child seemed to be seriously ill:

"Right now, the only way we can get through underground is through the Earth's fire. It's best to go over there and take a look. Maybe we can find some clues about the star's core."

"I think having food to eat is enough."

Xing crossed his arms and thought for a long time before saying, "There should be a place to cook in the big mining area, right? Yue Yan, what are you going to make for dinner?"

"I haven't decided yet, let's talk about it then."

In short, after a brief discussion, the four members of the train crew set off again and embarked on the road to the large mining area. Sanyue and Danheng had previously obtained a map from the locals, and after scanning it with their mobile phones, they could generate a three-dimensional map.

Thanks to the technology of the interstellar age - the automatic navigation allowed them to travel 1/3 faster. As soon as Seele and Bronya arrived, they came right after, taking many shortcuts.

The speed was so fast that even Xier was shocked.

"Hey, you guys are pretty fast, alright, pretty efficient... If those new recruits had your kind of mobility, the boss probably wouldn't have to worry so much every day."

As she spoke, she pointed at a man-made tunnel with the end of her sickle, without missing a beat:

"Since you're already here, come with me. We can talk on the way."

After saying that, he walked in without looking back, and several people followed him.

In the tunnel, Xier explained to everyone the so-called "trouble" of the underground fire.

“You should also know that most of the underground resources are obtained through the earth’s marrow in exchange with the upper layer. Therefore, almost all the locals are miners.

A few years ago, there were many mines underground. At that time, there were sufficient minerals and more materials could be exchanged with the upper level, so it was very convenient to manage.

However, in recent years, something called the Rift has begun to spread in the mining area. All kinds of monsters emerge from it, and many major mines have suffered. Miners are attacked as soon as they enter. Even several brothers of the Earth Fire have been killed, and mining is impossible at all.

The mine we're going to is one of the few large-scale mines that has not been polluted. A group of wanderers settled there and clashed with the local miners.

"The rift was actually created by the star core, and the cold wave was just a byproduct."

Dan Heng explained calmly:

"It's using this method to gradually devour the entire world... The initial rift should have only appeared in the upper layer, but that creature somehow discovered the existence of the lower area, so it began to pollute your mines, hoping to cut off Beloberg's energy supply and thus end the upper city's defenses."

"what?"

Xier was shocked at first, then indignant:

"What the hell is that star core? Why are you so mean to it? What good does it do to it that harms others and benefits itself?"

Chapter 44 Xier's Oatmeal Powder

The disasters and secondary disasters brought by the star core have been recognized as natural disasters in the galaxy. Although the other party seems to be an intelligent thing, this does not prevent everyone from classifying it as a natural disaster. After all, this thing is completely unable to communicate normally.

Of course, it is quite difficult to explain this kind of thing to a little girl who has never been to school.

Danheng and Sanyue tried it, but finally gave up.

Xier sat aside, sulking for a while, then looked up at the train crew and then at Bronya, not knowing what she was thinking. Finally, she took out a small cloth bag from her pocket and poured out a handful of black and yellow powder on her hand.

She tilted her head back and swallowed all the powder, then chewed it very hard - you could almost see the veins on her forehead throbbing, as if she was venting her anger on the food in her mouth.

"What the hell are you eating?"

Yue Yan showed great interest in this extremely special food - the moment the powder was poured out, she smelled the scent of grains, which seemed to be oats.

"It's Tonora... Of course, it's not soaked."

Xier took out the water cup she carried with her, took a few sips, and stirred it with her tongue, swallowing the sticky stuff in her mouth that had been wetted by her saliva. Then she generously handed the cloth bag containing her food to Yue Yan.

"It's just ground oatmeal with a little salt... It's very convenient and quick to make, but I bet it doesn't taste very good."

The girl gladly accepted it - after pouring a handful into her hands, she tilted her head back and put it into her mouth, and gave the other person two skewers in return.

As she said, this stuff really doesn't taste very good - although the oat flour is finely ground and roasted, it is very dry, and although it is whole wheat, it retains the bran and has a terrible taste.

The powder absorbs all the saliva it comes into contact with the moment it enters the mouth. It tastes slightly salty and requires a lot of effort to chew. The dry powder must be chewed into oatmeal pulp before it can be swallowed.

"I told you it wasn't tasty (chew chew chew) but your skewer... (chew chew chew) does taste pretty good... (chew chew chew) I like it."

Xier finished eating a skewer and handed the water cup to Yue Yan:

"Drink some water and smooth it out."

"Well……"

The girl's ferocious expression, which was battling wits and courage with the oatmeal in her mouth, instantly turned into an embarrassment. She looked at the freshly used water cup and seemed a little hesitant. Although she couldn't speak, everyone could see that her meaning was clearly - "This is not good."

"We are all girls, why are you so pretentious?"

Xier rolled her eyes: "Do you want to drink?"

After a moment's thought, she took the other person's cup and began to drink from it in small sips - deliberately avoiding the area she had just used while drinking.

Seeing this, Xier wanted to tell the other person that she had used this cup several times today and every edge must have been stained with saliva, but she swallowed the words back as soon as they reached her lips.

It’s better not to let her know.

"Uh...ha, this isn't water, is it?"

After drinking, the girl wiped her mouth and returned the cup - in fact, she originally wanted to wipe the used part with paper, but the paper was in her backpack... It was inconvenient to take it out, and she couldn't use clothes to wipe it, right?

The liquid in the glass was slightly salty and bitter, with a hint of bread aroma... It seemed to contain a small amount of alcohol, so it was obviously not plain water.

"uh-huh."

Xier took the water cup and screwed the cap back on:

"We call it Gus... Many people drink it. Mine was made by some idle guys from Dihuo. I heard it's made by soaking black bread for a few days and then adding a little salt.

I don't really understand this, but it tastes much better than water, though not as good as juice."

"Ah? You're not yet an adult, are you?"

Bronya glanced at the cup with some concern:

"Gus, it's alcoholic... isn't this a good drink?"

In response, Xier said: "What do you care?"

……

But after a few seconds, she looked at the other skewer in her hand, then looked at Bronya, thought for a moment, and finally handed it over.

"Give."

"what?"

Yaya pointed at herself in surprise: "It's for me."

"This is delicious, but too greasy. I don't want to eat it after eating one..."

Xier said righteously: "Natasha taught me not to waste food, so I gave it to you."

Don't waste it, return it to me. Besides, you won't get tired of my skewers even if you eat 10 more! Damn, this is slander, pure slander!

Meanwhile, Yue Yan, standing by, was secretly criticizing this guy for using the skewers he had given her to show off his affection. Showing off affection would be fine, but he even said he got sick of his skewers after just one. How could I not know if this was disgusting or not?!

But I could only say a few words in my heart, because I had reached the end of the tunnel - the large mining area was ahead.

At this moment, a large group of miners had gathered at the entrance of the tunnel. It could be clearly seen that they had built a simple temporary camp with wooden boards and linen. The women were making a fire and cooking. The whole camp was filled with the smell of oatmeal porridge, sour cabbage soup, and tomato sauce.

The hospital's doctor, Natasha, was now bandaging an injured miner with her own howitzer and medical supplies.

Xier waited patiently until the bandage was completed before stepping forward and asking:

"Natasha, you're here too... What's the situation inside now? And Oleg, where did he go?"

"Ah, Xi'er...and the guests from Sambo."

Natasha stood up and wiped the sweat from her forehead. She seemed to have been working for a long time. Her beautiful eyes were filled with fatigue, which made people feel distressed.

"The situation inside is not optimistic - the conflict is intense. The people gathered here are miners and their families who have come to seek justice. They have already set up a camp, and it seems that they are going to fight against the vagrants for a long time.

In front is the settlement of homeless people. They have blocked this place off, probably because they are afraid of retaliation... But even so, many bloody incidents have occurred.

"How could it be so serious?"

Xier frowned. "Logically, they don't have any deep-seated hatred, right? Is it necessary to fight like this?"

"Ugh."

Natasha shook her head. "This isn't just a territorial conflict. It's said that the mining team discovered a large vein of marrow ore up ahead. It's very pure and has astonishing reserves.

According to the proven part, this may be the largest vein discovered in the past 30 years, enough for mining for many years."

Everyone understood what she said next - people die for money, birds die for food. In recent years, the mining area has been continuously invaded by rifts, and there are fewer and fewer job and survival opportunities. Such a huge vein of minerals is enough to make miners in the entire lower area compete for it.

However, her next words left everyone, including Dan Heng, dumbfounded...

Chapter 45: Lao Da COS

"But that group of people didn't clash with the mining team just to compete for jobs. A bunch of lazy people won't work hard to survive."

Natasha shook her head.

"The mining team suppressed the news, but they couldn't hide it from the local wanderers... Some of the hooligans used this as a threat to extort hush money from the mining team, and they asked for a huge sum, directly asking for 5 Winter City shields.

They say this is for the benefit of all the wanderers, but in fact it is just a spontaneous action of some leaders.

The mining team disagreed, and the two sides immediately started fighting. And then, you saw what happened.

"Damn, these lazy bastards... 5, ugly looking, but beautiful thoughts."

Xier gritted her teeth and said, "At a time like this, they're not fighting for job opportunities, but thinking about making a fortune. They deserve to be homeless!"

Not to mention in the lower-class areas, even in the upper-class areas, 5 is definitely a huge sum of money - you can buy a good house in the golden area of the safest center.

"Actually, some of these homeless people do want to work... but the two sides are now completely at odds, and some of the more honest guys have been forced into it, and now there's no stopping them."

"But this vein was discovered by the mining team."

Xing frowned: "What does it have to do with that group of vagrants? Isn't this just robbery?"