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

"I seem to have seen that young man... I forgot where exactly."

"Tsk tsk, why do you care about this? He must be a homeless person from somewhere...Stay away, or your blood won't splash on me."

"..."

Some of the people around were muttering in low voices and moving away from the two people, but they would look over here jokingly from time to time, and the word "eat melons" was basically written on their foreheads.

But the next scene surprised these people who were isolated from the news.

In fact, Xier doesn't like strangers staring at her, especially the strange looks from some strangers of the opposite sex. If it were in the past, she would have probably gotten angry and pulled out a knife to chop people, but now she doesn't have that impulse.

instead……

Instead, I feel a little uncomfortable.

"Is there anything dirty on me that I didn't wash clean?"

The first thing Xier thought of was that she might not have taken a clean shower after work, and she immediately lowered her head to check in panic.

The job of a supervisor in a coal mine is not easy. In the past, few people would dig a large amount of this black mineral. Most of them were homeless people who would get some to burn for heating. The loose coal is not strong enough, has large holes in the middle, and occupies more volume than other fuels. On the surface, it seems to be a combustible that releases energy very briefly.

If the upper area hadn't insisted that they look for other minerals that could provide heat, the miners probably wouldn't even look at this thing.

It's dirty and not durable. In Xier's opinion, its only advantage is the large quantity...

Having witnessed so many miracles along the way, Xier has unknowingly learned how to take care of other people's feelings. Knowing that Chen Lin likes cleanliness, she would take a shower and change into clean clothes every time she finished work and came to see him.

Not for anything else, just don't want to be hated.

After realizing that Chen Lin was staring at her, the only thing Xier could think of was that some part of her body might be dirty, which attracted the attention of the young man traveling with her. She then started to look hard for it.

"Don't look for it, it's not dirty." Chen Lin stopped her and explained, "I just found that you have a bit of childishness in you."

Chen Lin described Xier's state as being like a primary school student who got pocket money from his parents and excitedly invited his good friends to the canteen to spend money together. His tail was almost raised to the sky.

"How much did Mr. Oleg pay you? You look so happy. Tell me about it."

After seeing that it wasn't her dirtiness that attracted attention, Xi'er sat back on the bench and replied unhappily, "500 Winter City shields... You should have said it earlier. I thought you had changed into the dirty clothes you wore a few days ago."

"So many?" Chen Lin was a little surprised.

This amount of money may not be able to buy much in the upper class area, but it has great purchasing power in the lower class area.

He cheerfully extended his hand and said, "Ms. Rich, V50 me to see my strength."

Xier: "?"

"What do you mean?"

"I want you to give me 50 yuan."

It was just a joke, and Chen Lin didn't think too much about it.

Before crossing over, he and a few of his friends liked to go to the group and frantically use this sentence to +1 reply after someone boasted about buying something extremely expensive and incredible in the game.

Unexpectedly, Xier seemed to take it seriously. When Chen Lin reacted, she had already put the counted Winter City Shields into Chen Lin's palm.

"Don't spend money recklessly... I don't have much money." Although there was reluctance and heartache in her eyes, Xier did not hesitate at all in her actions, and she did not forget to whisper the instructions.

Chen Lin: “?”

I was just saying it, but did this girl really give it to me?

Originally, Chen Lin planned to return the money. Xier had been through such a hard life for so long, and she finally had some income, but he took only one-tenth of it.

Although he was almost penniless, he could get money anytime he wanted, so he wouldn't bully a little girl like a gangster asking for protection money...

Not to mention that now it is more like Chen Lin is paying protection money to Xier, because Xier has driven away many hooligans who tried to harass him.

Even if I can handle it myself, Xier has indeed done a perfect job of protection!

After thinking about it, Chen Lin decided not to return it, so as not to hurt the girl's self-esteem.

At worst, just think of it as the elders helping the younger ones save up New Year’s money.

The dishes were quickly prepared and brought to the table by the waiter. Both of them ate very simple meals. Chen Lin ordered a portion of pickles with fried rice, while Xier was... slurping noodles like crazy.

Chen Lin was just holding his phone and replying to messages while eating leisurely.

Just then, a figure passed by the alley in the distance, and then hurriedly retreated.

After the other party saw Chen Lin and Xi'er eating together, he immediately rushed in and shouted, "Chen, Brother Chen, Miss Xi'er, something bad has happened, something bad has happened!!"

The shouting behind him scared Chen Lin so much that he almost spit out the food in his mouth.

When I turned around, I saw a blue-haired guy in overalls.

Chen Lin knew this person. He was a civilian member of the Dihuo. He had a slight stutter, but was very smart and had a certain level of professional knowledge and skills. His name seemed to be Joshua. Chen Lin had also taught him a lot of mechanical engineering.

Previously, Oleg said that he was an accountant who had been practicing for two and a half years.

Chen Lin put away his phone silently and helped the breathless Joshua to the stool.

"What happened?"

"Supplies, supplies, the supplies are cut off!"

Chapter 83: We unite, we confront, we never compromise!

The sounds of slurping noodles and talking could be heard from the greasy wooden table.

"Say——"

"Today is the day to exchange supplies. Boss Oleg asked me to be in charge..."

"Hey~"

"But after the earth marrow was handed in, the things on our list never came down! As a result, I... uh."

"Slurp--" Another timely sound interrupted Joshua's narration.

Chen Lin couldn't hold it back any longer, so he held down Xier's hand that was picking up the noodles, and said with a twitch of his mouth: "Xier, can you eat a little slower as a little girl..."

"I'll eat mine, you guys continue talking." Xi'er tilted her head, not understanding Chen Lin's approach, "Or do you want to eat my noodles too?"

Then he said happily: "I'm telling you, don't be fooled by the appearance, this noodle is actually really delicious!"

After saying that, Xier picked up a bite and put it in Chen Lin’s bowl, her little face drooping.

"Besides, I think this isn't a fight, so I can't help. I can't do anything except eating."

"You are quite self-aware then..." Chen Lin frowned and said, "Eat softly, don't delay the discussion."

"Oh, okay."

Xier buried her head in sipping noodles, and her movements were much gentler than before. Although they still made noises, they were not to the extent that affected her speech.

Chen Lin patted the young man's shoulder and called a waiter to pour a glass of water: "Go on, then what happened to you?"

“Oh…Oh!”

Joshua came back to his senses from his surprise. He wondered if he was dreaming. Why would Miss Xier, who always spoke harshly in the organization, listen to advice so well now...

But when you think about it carefully, it seems to be true. Boss Chen is usually very kind. No matter where you meet him, people will take the initiative to come forward and say hello. When you stay around him, you will always be infected by his every move and behavior, and unconsciously want to use him as a benchmark to regulate your own actions.

And it was so easy to talk to Boss Chen. He didn't have any of the airs that someone of his level should have!

"Come, drink some water first, don't be in a hurry." Chen Lin took the cup of water handed to him by the waiter and placed it in front of Joshua. "No matter how anxious you are, things won't turn around immediately. Take your time."

"Yeah, yeah!" Joshua nodded excitedly, holding the cup of water. He felt a sense of being respected in his heart.

After a short pause, Joshua continued, "We didn't get the supplies we requested, so I wrote an inquiry letter and sent it up according to what my predecessors taught me."

"It took a long time before we got a reply, saying that we were shielding criminals, and that all the supplies we requested would not be issued to us!"

"But many elderly people in the lower district have been accused of crimes. We didn't know who it was, so we went to ask."

At this point, Joshua lowered his head in disbelief.

"But those bastards! They actually said that you were a criminal. I couldn't accept their insults, so I couldn't help but write a letter to reply them, and I got into trouble..."

Chen Lin raised his eyebrows.

"So what did you reply?"

"I call them bastards and beasts! They treat our lives as nothing and don't care about our lives. They withhold our supplies. They are just like that tyrant in the Clipper Palace!"

Joshua looked very disappointed. "I didn't care too much, but they said that in the next three to three months, we won't be able to get all the supplies from the upper areas, and they also asked us to continue to hand over the earth marrow! When Boss Oleg found out, he asked me to come to you..."

"Well done!"

boom!

Xier, who had been burying her head in her noodles, suddenly raised her head and slammed the table, gritting her teeth, her face ashen.

"Those sons of bitches should have been scolded long ago! The quantity and weight of the items on the previous list always didn't match. It must be that someone in the upper district stole our things, and they even explained it as loss during transportation."

"Bah! This kind of bullshit can't even fool a three-year-old child in the lower class area, and you dare to brazenly... brazenly, uh, dare to use it to fool us?"

"If it weren't for Chief Oleg and Nata stopping me, I would have gone up and chopped them all to pieces! What a bunch of parasites, ungrateful bastards!"

"You still want to take the earth's marrow without giving anything? What a daydream! They won't be able to get even a single stone from the lower area!"

Many passers-by around saw Xier getting angry, and after eavesdropping on a few words, they were also filled with righteous indignation. However, in order to avoid the possibility of being accidentally injured by the sudden attack, the people who did not know the truth hurriedly moved away from the few people.

In the past, Xier would just curse a few words and then forget about it. Everyone did the same thing on a daily basis and no one would care.

But now she not only cursed, but also tried to convey a message to everyone verbally, that is, she intended to go against the upper district.

The confidence for all this comes from the fact that Panyan Town is now developing at a lightning speed. The textile industry, heavy industry and chemical industry are all developing in an orderly manner. To be honest, the lower-level areas are basically short of light industrial products and food. These two things are the most exchanged with the upper-level areas every month.

Although there are medicines, the upper areas themselves are relatively short of them, and it is impossible to distribute too much to the lower areas. After all, the masters live up there, and medicines and medical equipment need to be stockpiled in case a big shot from a big family suddenly falls ill.

The people in the lower regions know about the above things, but they dare not speak out. The food ingredients are controlled by the upper regions. If nothing is given, the food reserves in the lower regions will not last long and will be used up. When famine occurs, who knows how many people will starve to death...

It can only be said that Cocolia is really good at playing here, directly strangling the lifeline of the lower area to stimulate people's instinctive desire for survival and compromise.

The question is... doesn't the lower area also firmly control the lifeline of the upper area, the 'earth marrow'?

"Hmm..." Chen Lin looked at the indignant Xier meaningfully, thinking about something in his mind.

No matter where you are, whoever has a gun is the boss. If the lower area cuts off the supply of earth marrow to the upper area, I believe that Clipper Palace will most likely order the Iron Guards to go to the lower area and rob it directly after being forced into a corner. This should not be difficult to guess.

The earth's marrow is a heating resource, and Clipper's shelter cannot completely allow the people to survive in the wind and snow. Necessary heating means are also required, otherwise the panic in the city will begin to grow and spread at an unexpected speed.

Fortunately, there is only one main enemy in the city, and it is that guy that needs to be dealt with, not the civilians living at the bottom of society.

After sitting on the bench and pondering for a while, Chen Lin came up with a solution.

"Don't panic. There's no point in panicking. Besides, they are the ones who should be panicking." Chen Lin reached out and pushed Xi'er back to her seat, not letting this melon-like girl affect the store's business. "If they don't give it to us, we have it ourselves now. What are we afraid of? We can just confront them."

Joshua reminded: "But, but food..."

"Do you remember the hydroponic farm I took you to help build before?"

Joshua thought for a few seconds before reacting and saying, "Those strange sheds?"

"Yes!" Chen Lin comforted him, "It won't be long before the crops can be harvested. Don't worry about food."

Chen Lin was really puzzled by the nutrient solution provided by the hydroponic farm. When he was in the upper area, he had carefully observed that it only took 20 to 30 days from sowing to harvesting. This amazing growth and development phenomenon was beyond words, and the time alone was enough to confuse even a scientist like him.

The key is that the yield is still large enough! There is no need to worry about diseases, pests and insects!

Chen Lin only needs to exchange these supporting items for the farm for free every month. The most complicated operation is to build the framework and equipment like building blocks.

"So don't worry, we in the lower district are self-sufficient and don't need to deliberately serve those uncles." Chen Lin said with a smile: "Just tell Mr. Oleg what I said, he will understand what I mean."

"Then, then Boss Chen, I'll go back first?"

"Well, go back and report first. If you have any questions, we can discuss them at the meeting in the afternoon."

A few minutes later, Chen Lin saw off Joshua, who was walking with his head held high. It took him less than twenty minutes to go from being in a hurry when he first came to being full of confidence now.

Chen Lin picked up the chopsticks and was about to continue eating, but when he lowered his head, he was stunned.

"Where's my bowl? Where's my rice?"

Looking at Xier, he found two huge empty bowls in front of her, with rice grains on the corners of her mouth, and her pair of bright big eyes met his gaze.

Seeing Chen Lin looking at her, Xier scratched her ears awkwardly, then immediately became confident again.

"I think you guys will need some time to prepare it, so I'm afraid the food will get cold and you won't be able to eat it, so I'll help you eat it first."

"Then thank you?" Chen Lin rolled his eyes at her.

Before he finished speaking, the shop owner brought over a serving of hot fried rice, and Xier quickly took it and placed it in front of Chen Lin.