Is it really okay to click on the Starry Sky technology tree in Star Railway?

"Then trouble you."

"Hey! Don't be polite to me!"

Panyan Town is not very big. If converted to the upper area, it is roughly the size of a block.

However, if all the developed territories in the lower area are taken into account, it is far from comparable to the upper area. Even if the rift has eroded the lower area, the earth fire still leads batches of warriors to resist it. It is difficult for the rift to expand as freely as the upper area without restrictions.

In addition to Panyan Town, there are many small towns nearby, and the smaller ones can only be considered settlements.

In any populated area, there are people responsible for communication and interaction, so no matter where danger occurs, people from other towns or settlements will go to help.

Life for the lower class people is already hard enough, and if they are unlucky enough to have their house destroyed by some minor disaster, the whole family may very likely starve to death or freeze to death on the roadside.

During the past decade of blockade, many families have gone through destruction and reconstruction. They have received help from others and will naturally lend a helping hand when others encounter difficulties.

Whether it's providing stone materials or helping to rebuild houses, or if there's any extra food left at home, we'll give it to other families affected by the disaster...

"I saw a lot of children in Dr. Natasha's clinic. Are there many sick children in the lower class areas?" Chen Lin asked.

Xier nodded and said, "Children do get sick easily."

Then he explained softly, "Nata is very prestigious in the lower class area. Everyone trusts her, including me. The children in the clinic are not sick, but they are homeless. Nata gave them a new home. At least they don't have to freeze in the cold wind. Although there is less food, they don't have to starve forever..."

"Orphanage?"

"Yes! It's the welfare home. Nata often takes in homeless children!"

Hearing this, Chen Lin suddenly remembered that Xier seemed to be an orphan. According to Natasha, Xier was a child raised by Oleg, the current leader of "Underground Fire".

As for Oleg, Chen Lin had not had the time to look for him, but he had seen him in the previous battle. Oleg was agile and his well-trained fighting skills were revealed everywhere. This man must have received more systematic training.

At this time, Xier remembered something and suddenly said, "Come with me for a moment, I almost forgot something."

"Row."

The two came to a dark and secluded street corner. Xier saw a tattered empty iron bucket on a stone platform. She picked up the bucket in her hand, continued walking forward, and entered a simple residence.

"This is where I rest during my patrols. Come in."

Behind the house there was a small well that was much simpler than an iron bucket, as if she had dug it herself with tools.

"I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. I used to wander around like those kids. When I was hungry, I would pick up food from the trash cans. When I saw useful materials, I would exchange them for food. When I was thirsty, I would go to the relief center near the Rivet Town Welfare House to ask for some water... Hehe!"

Chen Lin went over to lend a hand and helped Xier fetch a bucket of well water.

Chen Lin asked: "What happened next?"

"Later, I was thirsty and wanted to drink water, but there was not much water in the bucket, so I fought with another person who came to ask for water. That person didn't beat me, so I drank the water." Xier pursed her lips, revealing deep guilt. "A few days later, I saw that person lying on the bed outside the clinic, looking like he was about to die."

Hearing this, Chen Lin looked at the iron bucket in Xier's hand, as if he understood what she was doing.

There are also many people in Panyan Town who have lost everything. They wander the streets because of interpersonal relationships, because they don't want to trouble others, or because they can't be accepted.

"So you built a platform and put clean water on it?"

"Probably. Chief Oleg helped me build that platform. To be honest, look at the well I dug myself. Do you think I can make such a neat platform?" Xier shrugged and put the refilled water bucket back on the stone platform.

Chen Lin was speechless: "You really dug the well yourself... No wonder it's so ugly."

"Just tell me if you can get some water!" Xi'er asked loudly, "If you can get some water from the well, that's it."

"Ah, yes, yes."

"Tsk, I should have known not to tell you this."

"Don't!" Chen Lin smiled and said, "I love to hear it."

"Go away, if it wasn't for the fact that I haven't talked to anyone in such a long time, I wouldn't bother to talk to you."

The tone of her voice was quite harsh. If this girl could control the slightly raised corners of her mouth, Chen Lin might have believed that she was angry.

Shaking his head, Chen Lin didn't expect that this little girl who looked so aloof and ferocious all day long would have such a side hidden beneath her appearance.

Just like his good student, he had a stern face when they first met, which could be said to be a lot of leadership baggage. Who knew that after getting to know each other, he found that Bronya was actually a very responsible little naive person, calling her mentor all the time, and even didn't act in front of outsiders, which made Chen Lin prepare to explain to others several times that he was not deceiving the heir of the Great Guardian...

Bronya is very intelligent and has a high acceptance of many things. If he had not traveled through time suddenly, he might have gotten married in two years. He hoped that his daughter or son would be as outstanding as her.

If he were an old father and had a daughter like Bronya, he would probably be so happy.

pity……

Now I don't even know where the way back is...

Chapter 80: Special Notice of Great Awakening, very happy!

After Xier finished the last thing of the day, she was thinking about where it would be appropriate to take Chen Lin. As a result, when she turned around, she saw Chen Lin standing there with a faint smile on his face and his eyes were obviously a little distracted. She suddenly felt inexplicably unhappy in her heart.

Reaching out her hand and waving it in front of Chen Lin, Xier shouted, "Hey, hey! Wake up!"

"Haha, sorry, I was in a daze for a while."

"What are you thinking about? You're smiling so obscenely..." Xi'er said, "Are you thinking about women?"

"Huh?" Chen Lin was stunned.

He was not surprised that Xier guessed correctly, but he was not used to the fact that a little girl like Xier suddenly said such words.

Xi'er said with disgust, "Oh, that's true. When those guys on the street who have nothing to do all day show this kind of smile, they are definitely thinking about women."

"It's not that kind of thought..." Chen Lin said awkwardly.

He couldn't tell Xier that he was just fantasizing about being someone's father, right?

"It's okay." Xi'er patted Chen Lin on the shoulder. "I think this is normal. There's nothing to be ashamed of. It's not like those guys who drink and brag near the beverage store every day. They beat around the bush when chatting and call it art and literature."

Seeing Chen Lin suddenly stopped talking, she was silent for a few seconds, then asked in a lower voice, "Girlfriend?"

"Under 24, a student."

"Why not a girlfriend?" Xier tilted her head and stared at Chen Lin, "Didn't you say you had a super-huge ship?"

Chen Lin said: "Scientific research ship."

"No women up there?"

"Have."

"Hiss..." Xi'er suddenly returned to normal, stroking her chin and said, "You look pretty good. Why, no one likes you? Do you want me to introduce you to some pretty girls? The kind that are really pretty!"

"That's not the case." Chen Lin said, "I'm a researcher who's poor and has no time. Who would look up to me?"

"Why can't you look down on me because I have no money? It's not like I can't afford to eat." Xier was puzzled.

The scene in front of him always gave Chen Lin the illusion that he was being urged to get married by relatives and friends when he went home for the New Year. He wanted to end the topic, so he said, "Come on, didn't I see a small stall when I came here before? I'm hungry and you must be hungry too, I'll treat you to some skewers."

After saying that, Chen Lin strode forward without caring what Xi'er behind him wanted to say.

I have traveled through time, so why am I still being asked such nightmare-like questions...

Are you my mother or my aunt?

In front of the snack stand, a rectangular stove was creating waves of heat. Many of the customers sitting at the folding tables knew Xier, and when they saw Xier coming over, they greeted her enthusiastically.

The only thing she didn't ask was who the young man who came with her was, but from everyone's glances from time to time, she could still sense that they were curious about the young man's identity.

There were many foods on the displayed plates that Chen Lin had seen in the upper area. The only difference was that the marinating method might be slightly different from that in the upper area. Many things were covered with a thick layer of marinade, but they were indeed very spicy and fragrant.

Chen Lin is not a little guard of barbecue stalls. Not to mention when he was a child, he liked to go to similar small stalls. After he grew up and went traveling, he liked to go to the small alleys in the city to eat things that might not look very hygienic but were indeed delicious.

After ordering some skewers, he turned around and asked, "Take whatever you want to eat. It's my treat."

"Then I won't be polite. Just don't be without money when the time comes."

Having said that, Xier only ordered a few of her usual cheap skewers and then stopped there.

Seeing that Chen Lin came with Xier, the boss waved his hand and gave Xier some other snacks. It can be seen that people in the lower class area seem to like this little girl very much.

Soon the food was ready, and Chen Lin and Xier left the barbecue stall with their ordered items.

When checking out, Chen Lin discovered that these things were much cheaper than those in the upper area, but after thinking about the income of most people in the lower area, perhaps eating some grilled skewers for a midnight snack was already a relatively stress-relieving consumption method.

"Oh, I almost forgot to tell you." Xier took a bite of the greasy skewer and said, "Before Nata left, she asked me to tell you that it might take a long time to collect the materials, so I asked you to stay in the hotel first, and especially to pay more attention to rest."

"As expected, I have to collect some things myself. There is a high probability that Nata will not be able to obtain those materials." Chen Lin nodded. This was within his expectations.

Things like vinegar and salt already have corresponding industrial production models in the lower levels, so they are very easy to obtain. Common industrial products like sodium hydroxide only need to be found according to the testing methods given by yourself. After all, the names may be different.

But Chen Lin had to make the ester oil for antifreeze himself. Fortunately, the preparation method was simple, so he could just do it casually.

He would have to figure out how to make chemicals like sulfur chloride himself, but Chen Lin had learned a lot of methods to make them along the way, so it shouldn't be difficult to find them in the lower areas.

"I don't really understand what you're saying, but after Nata talked to Chief Oleg, he told me to follow you for a while to avoid getting hurt by some bad guys." Xier asked, "So you're planning to do something big, right?"

Chen Lin shook his head and said, "It's not a big deal. I just want to improve the living conditions of the lower-class areas and do what I can. You know, it's not good to be too backward and too poor."

Nonsense, if you don’t know anything now, who will be the employees to operate so many things I build on this planet in the future?

Anyway, the ship is still under construction, so I might as well teach you some basic industrial knowledge first, so that you won’t be ignorant of anything except mining and fighting when the time comes.

"Oh..." Xi'er responded softly: "By the way, your companion said that you pulled me when we were fighting. What's going on? Do you still have this ability?"

At that time she was busy looking for the main force and had no time to ask in detail.

Now that she had time, of course she wanted to find out what was going on.

Chen Lin smiled, pointed at the half-skewered meat in Xier's hand, and an idea came to his mind.

The next second, the piece of meat still on the skewer suddenly moved out of thin air and suddenly pulled itself out!

"Ah...?" Xier widened her eyes.

Chen Lin used his psychic power to put her barbecue back and asked, "Psychic power is the supernatural science of our idealistic charlatans. Do you want to learn it?"

At the same time, he muttered to himself that the traditional "Great Awakening" would definitely not be activated for the time being. After getting the ball, wouldn't it be wonderful to let Yalilo-VI perform a Great Awakening that would shock the world?

There will be a special notification after clicking on the Great Awakening in the game, but I don’t know what will happen after clicking it now...

It must be very interesting!

Chen Lin felt that it would be very fun to do this.

……

Chapter 24 Why can't you work 4 hours a day? (k)

“Huh…Huh…1—2—Come on, keep pulling!!”

In the flat underground wasteland, hundreds of young and middle-aged men were following the orders of their leader, tightening the ropes and continuously pulling them.

The ropes connected huge metal trailers, which were filled with countless parts and mechanical structures.

The newly paved earthen ground was filled with potholes due to the tracks of the heavy trailers, because in addition to the trailer at the front, there were more than a dozen identical huge trailers behind it!

"Team 7 is stuck in a mud pit. Anyone who can spare a hand should stop and pull the cart up to help!"

The foreman gave the order, and many tow truck workers inserted the parking wedges behind the wheels in an orderly manner to secure them. Then they quickly went to the convoy calling for help and skillfully picked up the tool called "jack" and the pulley rope to help push the car.

There was no strange look on the workers' faces, as if this kind of work was common to them.

This is exactly the case.

More than a month ago, they were all ordinary miners. However, each mine opening required a limited number of people, and most people found it difficult to get a spot. If they followed the previous rules, they could only wait for the next mine opening to have priority in applying. This time, they could only find ways to earn some extra money in the town or settlement.

Suddenly one day, the people of Dihuo began to recruit workers to work for them. As long as the people were in good health and over 15 years old, they were recruited.

Moreover, the recruitment of the Underworld Fire does not mean nothing. On the premise of completing the work, the Underworld Fire will provide the miners with what they consider to be sufficient meals and high remuneration, which is even several times higher than the income from mining!

The most important thing is that wages are paid daily!

Such superior treatment naturally has conditions, which is that you need to go to Rivet Town, which has been eroded by the Rift, with the armed team to transport things.

Most people backed down decisively after hearing the news, because they all knew very well how terrifying the rift monsters were. The worst that could happen when mining was that they almost broke their legs. The lower levels had rich experience in mining, and there hadn't been a mining accident in more than ten years. Even if there was a mining accident, there would still be a chance to get out alive. But going deep into the rift group... no one was sure of that.

Because of this, most people were terrified of the Rift in the beginning, and the recruitment work of Dihuo was once suspended. It took several days to barely gather the people for a team.

Those who dare to come to work after hearing that they are going to enter the Rift Group are certainly not fools. They are basically people with extremely difficult lives, civilians hovering between having nothing and extreme poverty.

In order to make money and survive, they are willing to do anything for anyone!

As for who will protect the safety of these convoy members, it is of course the members of the pioneering team who came to the lower area more than a month ago!

Well, excluding captain Chen Lin, he has other more important things to do.

Those who had just come to work in the convoy thought they would experience a life-and-death journey, but before they entered the heavy industrial cluster, that is, Rivet Town, Dan Heng, March Seventh and Xing, as well as the Earth Fire cadres who had received weapon support from Chen Lin, would take the lead in clearing out most of the Rift Monsters, and according to the "Research on the Generation of Rift Monsters (First Edition)" written by Chen Lin, they would ambush and kill the monsters at the places where they might reappear, predicting their whereabouts.