The Qinggang City in Sumo's memory was still vivid in his mind when he first saw it.
The city is full of abandoned high-rise buildings, with their facades peeling off, revealing the mottled cement underneath.
In the western suburbs, which was originally a wealthy area, many buildings have completely collapsed, leaving only piles of rubble and steel bars, like scars carved by humans on the earth, which is shocking.
The streets are even more dilapidated. The roads have long lost their original appearance, with cracks crisscrossing them. From time to time, there will be several large pits seven or eight meters deep, revealing the broken pipes buried underneath. Whenever it rains, it will immediately They would gather into huge puddles, reflecting the gray sky and surrounding ruins.
Crossing the bridge to the Fifth Ring Road, in the once bustling commercial street, although there are still a few shop fronts that can still be discerned, the glass on the door has long been broken, leaving only holes.
As for public facilities, not to mention urban greening, they have long been abandoned due to lack of maintenance.
Large expanses of weeds, vines and various spore plants have invaded urban space, as if nature is slowly reclaiming this land abandoned by humans.
Su Mo still clearly remembers Qinggang City at night. Not to mention outsiders walking around, even the gopher guys living underground did not dare to come out and move around.
Even the most courageous wanderer needs to return to his residence as soon as possible before the sun sets.
Because at night, the world is dominated by radiation beasts.
The crazy radiation beast will attack any living creature that appears in the field of vision without stopping.
If development continues according to the normal timeline, Qingang City in the world of faith will be the destination of this abandoned city.
However, time passed and when he saw this abandoned city again, Sumo really couldn't believe his eyes.
Looking ahead from the heights of the western suburbs, the high-rise buildings in the city stand like giants. Each one is closely connected and yet independent. Against the double backdrop of neon lights and night, they outline a dazzling scene. margin.
Among the scattered buildings, there are both new buildings that have been completely torn down and rebuilt, and old buildings that have been preserved and rebuilt. The two coexist harmoniously, one new and one old, one tall and one short. The entire city of Qinggang is decorated like a scene in a cyberpunk movie, which is both real and other than reality, making people feel like they are in a game where technology and fantasy are intertwined.
"Wait a minute. Is that a train?"
Suma's eyes suddenly widened, and his mouth felt dry for a while.
After being renovated and repaired, the original urban third-ring elevated highway has become a public urban rail line.
It was already one o'clock in the night, and there was still a city train passing between the city buildings like a silver dragon, with a speed of at least ninety kilometers per hour according to visual inspection.
On the road under the elevated road, variously painted high-performance vehicles are also shuttled non-stop. The Tianyuan Lotus logo flashing slightly behind the vehicles lights up together every time, giving people the feeling that the city is breathing. strange delusion.
"Yes, what you are seeing is Tianyuan City Railway Line 3. It has been put into use for four months. The daily transportation volume can be guaranteed to be between 300,000 and 450,000 people. During festivals, During the holidays, the number of shipments will increase to about two million, which is currently an important currency recovery tool in the territory. "
The voice of No. 0's introduction sounded in time, and after a pause of two or three seconds, he continued, " According to the real-time road network conditions I checked, the number of active vehicles in Qinggang City is currently 52,575, including 11,255 private cars, 30,710 operating vehicles, and 10,610 trucks and special vehicles.”
"Oh my god"
Sumo couldn't help but marvel, and instantly felt that his imagination was a little lacking.
Even if he had been to the Jushan Star Territory and seen the world of gods outside the territory, he would not be as shocked as he is now.
You must know that even without traveling to the former Chinese Imperial Capital, it would be impossible for the number of operating vehicles to reach this number at night.
"Send them a message telling them that I have something to do and will be there later."
Originally, Sumo planned to fly the airship directly to the bar, but now he changed his mind.
This Qinggang City is one of the most prosperous cities he has seen since arriving in the wasteland.
Even Tianyuan City in the future ruins is much inferior to Qinggang City, and it is far from developing to such a scale.
"Okay, the message has been sent."
When Zero's reply sounded, Sumo had already pressed the airship button and landed in the unmanned parking lot in the western suburbs.
It wasn’t until I stepped on the hardened concrete pavement and looked up at the luminous high-rise buildings that the unreal feeling hidden in the depths finally disappeared.
City.
This is the city of mankind!
Entering the modern civilized city again, Somo stayed where he was and couldn't let go for a long time.
Different from those cities in the ruins of the future, there is always a strange cognition repeating over and over again in my mind. This is fake. This is simulated by the game, not developed step by step. .
The Qinggang City below finally gave Somo a special down-to-earth feeling.
This place will no longer disappear, nor will it be threatened by natural disasters.
It will only become the cradle of civilization on earth as mankind wins its second gambling victory.
"This is my city!"
Sumo exhaled, the heroism in his heart almost overflowing.
Leaving the parking lot and arriving at the main road in the western suburbs, there are shops on both sides of the street, hung with signs of different styles, a dazzling array of things to see.
'Black Star Military Supplies Store', 'Red Light Contact', 'Youlan Energy Station', 'Zhongyuan Pharmacy', 'Smart Green House', 'Data Oasis', 'Silver Wings' Express', 'Neon Tailor Shop'.
Sumo walked past step by step, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes as he read the signboard.
In terms of location construction, this was definitely the first place to develop in Qinggang City, but he did not see any officially established shops. They were all shops set up by residents themselves.
This can already illustrate from the side that the current economic development of Qinggang City is definitely far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Further along this main road, food stalls begin to appear in the alleys on both sides.
Barbecue, pancakes, burgers, juice, milk tea, ramen.
Many stalls are full of people, queuing for ten to twenty meters, and various aromas are mixed together. Makes you sniffle.
"Hey, isn't this old horse? He already has a bunch of apprentices?"
Seeing the ramen juice stall from a distance, Su Mo paused and walked over with a smile.
Goodbye, young man with full bow, not afraid of time and wind!
When the food court of Hope Village was first established two years ago, Ma Haoge was already the number one in the square, with an endless flow of customers every day.
Now two years have passed, and the original stall has expanded to half the street. There are four large pots for cooking soup. Under the four large pots, there are more than ten apprentices and more than thirty tables.
There were hundreds of people queuing up to eat noodles. Ma Haoge sat behind his apprentice, crossing his legs and scrolling through his phone.
The book "Urban Soldier King in the Wasteland" is displayed on the screen, which is a hot topic in Qinggang City recently.
The novel tells the story of an all-powerful urban soldier king who travels to the beginning of the wasteland, sparking lightning along the way and challenging natural disasters in various ways that ordinary people can't think of, until he is defeated.
Currently, only 800,000 mobile phones have been sold, but the number of replacements has reached a terrifying 150,000.
Almost as soon as it is updated, thousands of comments will appear below.
Yes, mobile phones have found a new lease of life in the wasteland.
Although the parameters and performance are far less explosive than modern ones, and the supporting software services have just started.
But as the saying goes, meeting again after a long absence can indeed make people ignore many small details.
"You little potato, you only updated 20,000 words today. Even the cows and horses dare not rest like you!"
I just saw the Urban Soldier King preparing to sneak attack on one of the five royal families. The Crystal Dragon Tribe is getting ready to have fun, but the author Xiaodudou unexpectedly stopped updating here.
Ma Haoge scratched his head and head anxiously, poked his phone several times with his fingers, and paid a heavy reward.
A hundred coppers is enough, which is three days’ salary for ordinary people today.
However, it is not impressive in the reward list below. There are nearly 10,000 more exaggerated large rewards on it.
Ma Haoge is not surprised, because in a wasteland where spiritual entertainment activities are extremely scarce, novels occupy almost the entire spiritual entertainment market. Perhaps when TV dramas, movies, and sports become popular in the future, novels will drop a few notches.
But now, he is definitely the undoubted overlord.
"Old Ma, what are you looking at? Are you so fascinated?"
While Ma Haoge was writing the reminder message, a familiar voice sounded in his ears.
For the first time, Ma Haoge failed to match the voice with the owner. He thought it was an acquaintance coming over.
But when he raised his head, his whole body froze suddenly. His brain was instantly congested and his face turned red.
"Lord!"
"Why, you've only been out for more than a year and you don't recognize me anymore?"
Sumo smiled, lowered his head and glanced at the messages on his phone.
"Not bad, have you read the novel now?"
"Yes, it was published half a year ago, started half a year ago!"
Ma Haoge was so excited that he was at a loss. He never thought that Sumo would appear here tonight, and he never thought that Sumo could still remember his name!
I, Lao Ma, am unknown on earth and a small person.
But in the wasteland, I can make Su Shen remember that I am not more awesome than the King of Soldiers?
"If you have time, please order me a bowl of noodles. I just came back and I felt hungry as soon as I smelled you."
"If you have time, of course you have time, even if the sky falls I’ll help you order a bowl of noodles when I’m free!”
After saying that, Ma Haoge almost ran away, swept away the ramen apprentice who was still talking to the customer in front of him, took the divided ramen lumps and started beating them.
The crackling sound immediately attracted the attention of many diners.
"Hey, Lao Ma, why are you cooking by yourself today? The sun is about to come out in the west?"
"You have brushed up our experience dozens of times. Is there any more now?”
“Hey, Lao Ma will cook for me, give me three more bowls, no, give me five more bowls, I’ll ask my brother to come over and eat right away.”
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"Don't grab it. I just ordered ten bowls. Bring out my noodles first."
The old horse whose route level has reached level 28 has already found it difficult to gain experience from ordinary players. .
Now if you want to continue to upgrade, you must either research better dishes to get recognition from the game, or start with high-level players or more influential players to get excellent reviews.
It’s just a small ramen stall. Where can any high-level players come to eat?
The occasional high-level ones are all regular customers from Hope Village and can’t give them much experience.
This is why Lao Ma gradually retreated to the background and began to teach his disciples.
He did not have a professional background, nor did he learn cooking skills seriously. He would only embarrass himself by competing with those people.
I am doing well now. I have money to earn, a wife who loves me, and a newborn daughter.
The life in this wasteland is more nourishing than the modern earth.
Not to mention that now that the lord has returned from the competition, he can even think of coming over to eat at his own ramen stall.
With this kind of honor, when Ma Haoge hit Mian Tuozi, he felt his heart surge several times, and his heart almost jumped out of his chest.
"Old horse, old horse!"
Someone came closer and called several times before Ma Haoge reacted.
"I'm sorry, this guest. I'm sorry that I met a distinguished guest today but it's closed today. I'll treat all of you to eat for free tonight."
"You're closed?" The guest was stunned. Next, "What a distinguished guest, tsk tsk, such treatment"
After sighing twice, the man didn't ask any more questions, and shook his head and returned to the team.
Others were a little disappointed when they heard that Lao Ma was not cooking in person, but when they heard that they could get free food, their disappointment instantly turned into excitement.
What if, what if Lao Ma is in a good mood and drinks two bowls?
Although the apprentice was also taught by him, the level was not high enough and the taste just didn’t taste that good.
"Lord, a large bowl of Erxi, a plate of vinegared radish, a plate of pickled pickles, and two tea eggs. Eat well!"
About five minutes later, Ma Haoge came over carrying a dinner plate with a bowl bigger than his head.
“So many?” Sumo raised his eyebrows.
There are at least two kilograms of noodles in the bowl, and several layers of synthetic beef are slowly spread on it. If it were placed on Earth, it would not be out of place in the Big Eater Challenge.
“Nowadays, everyone is a high-level route user and eats a lot. They used to eat several bowls of small bowls, so I simply customized a batch of new bowls. If they are not enough, I can continue to add more for free.”< br>
Ma Haoge explained with a silly smile, "You are here, I am in a good mood, and I will treat everyone to eat for free today."
"You boy, it's rare to be generous!"
Su Mo gave a thumbs up and began to lower his head and sneer.
Hiss.
Maybe it’s because I’m used to eating tasteless food in the world of faith, but now the fragrance pumping into my tongue almost makes me faint.
Looking at Su Mo's appearance, the last trace of anxiety in Ma Haoge's heart disappeared.
He could see that the lord really liked to eat the noodles he served, and was not here for any other purpose.
This is enough, enough for him to brag to everyone for a lifetime!
After finishing a bowl of noodles, Sumo touched his 30% full belly and added another bowl without politeness.
“It’s delicious.”
The extremely simple comment made Ma Haoge tremble, and ecstasy flashed across his face.
boom.
At the same time, a ray of light shot straight down from the sky and enveloped him.
Luck comes from heaven.
When a route user reaches level 30, they will definitely receive one of the blessings. Depending on the chosen route, an ability will be randomly upgraded.
Who would have thought that level 28, which had been stuck for a long time, would break through two levels in a row just because Somo said something delicious.
The noisy crowd fell silent instantly, and everyone subconsciously looked over.
Then.
A complete blast!
(End of this chapter)