Chapter 257 Night Market
However, spiritual monsters are not the issue that Sun Hang needs to consider now - the biggest threat at the moment should be the Chimera No. 17 that escaped from Lao Wang.
In just ten days, that thing devoured at least thousands of people... No one knew what it would look like when it appeared in human sight again.
This feeling of the enemy being in the dark and me being in the light is really uncomfortable, not to mention that there is a variable like Anna mixed in with it.
Sun Hang suddenly regretted that he had left Chunming City in such a hurry... If he had known that there was such a big battle waiting for him, he might have gone to the monster containment area of Tianshu Tower to have a good meal first. .
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When Sun Hang left the research institute, it was almost seven o'clock in the evening - but for Tianfu City, there is not much difference between seven o'clock in the evening and seven o'clock in the morning. The sky is always dark and the temperature remains the same. At about minus fifteen degrees Celsius...
Sun Hang remembered that the last time he left Tianfu City, the average temperature was still around zero...
As the eternal night continues, this city, once known as one of the four furnaces in Xiazhou, will become even colder.
He suddenly missed the Tianfu City before the eternal night - the brightly lit office buildings, the crowded commercial streets, and the shabby but smoky old city.
In Tianfu City in summer, hot pants and miniskirts all over the streets are a sight that cannot be missed... When it comes to which place in Xiazhou is richest in beauties, if Tianfu City ranks second, then no other city dares to claim first place.
Food, beauties, beautiful scenery... If you ignore the fact that Tianfu City is located on the border of Xiazhou Federation, this is definitely the most livable city in the entire Federation.
After all, this is a city with the title of Land of Abundance.
Sun Hang drove the car and drove forward slowly along the main road - the traffic control on most roads in Tianfu City has not been lifted yet, and only vehicles with special license plates or vehicles with passes can go on the road.
At seven o'clock in the evening, this road should have been packed with traffic, but now it was empty. Only a few trucks with military license plates or off-road vehicles could be seen passing by from the other lane.
There is a checkpoint every few kilometers. Soldiers wearing dark green military coats stand on the roadside. The moisture from their breath forms a layer of white frost on their eyebrows and the brim of their felt hats.
They held their guns and stomped their feet on the ground to keep warm. There was heating in the sentry box, but the narrow space could only accommodate one person. A checkpoint was equipped with four soldiers as standard. In other words, even if they took turns sitting in the sentry box, everyone could Only a quarter of the time on duty the pavilion is heated.
"Hello." A soldier came forward and stopped Sun Hang's car, "Routine inspection."
Sun Hang stepped on the brakes, and the off-road vehicle slowly stopped in front of the barrier.
"This car... belongs to the Institute?" The soldier looked into the car, then took two steps back, "According to the file, this car belongs to Yang Qi, a researcher at the Institute of Creatures... Well, you shouldn't be Yang Qi?”
The registered owner of the car is a woman, but Sun Hang is not a woman at first glance.
"No, she lent me this car." Sun Hang replied honestly.
"Can you show me your ID?" The soldier just asked. The next second he caught a glimpse of the hunter's bracelet on Sun Hang's left wrist and immediately stood up. "Huh... I'm sorry! You don't need to show your ID. We You will be released immediately!”
"Ah?" Sun Hang was stunned for a moment and put the hunter's license he just took out back into his pocket.
The electric stopper rises quickly.
"You are not on a mission, right?" the soldier asked cautiously.
"No... I just got off work and planned to walk around the city... uh, patrol." Sun Hang said.
The soldier was visibly relieved.
"By the way, do you know which markets or supermarkets around here have resumed business?" Sun Hang waved to the soldiers and asked.
Although a new supply application form has been submitted, considering that there have been several new mouths at home during this period, the uniformly distributed supplies are still tight, especially fresh vegetables and meat...
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Using canned and pre-prepared ingredients for cooking really hid Zhong Ling's cooking skills.
"Supermarket?" The soldier was stunned, "Even if there are supermarkets open now, there are no goods for sale... Materials are distributed uniformly throughout the city, and the supply warehouses of those supermarket chains have been requisitioned by the federal government. The goods have also been bought by the government to fill the supply gap... Do you want to buy something? ”
"Buy some food and cook at home." Sun Hang said concisely and to the point.
"Is there also a shortage of supplies distributed to hunters?" The soldier was horrified, "Is the situation so bad..."
"No, it's just that I have a lot of people in my family." Sun Hang explained.
"Uh... Although I don't know where to buy things, there seems to be a trading market organized by residents in the nearby Yabei District... But you have to hurry up if you want to go. According to the Tianfu City Citizen Activities According to the regulations, the market will be closed at nine o'clock at the latest, and now there is less than an hour left," the soldier said.
"Yabei District?" Sun Hang glanced at the navigation system and found that it was less than three kilometers away from where he was, so it was quite close to drive there.
"Yes, Yabei District. As for the location, it's at the address of the Internet celebrity night market. It's easy to find." The soldier nodded, and suddenly lowered his voice in his next sentence, "The squad leader once went to that place to buy cigarettes... But One thing I have to tell you in advance is that the things there are very expensive, very expensive... and many people don’t charge money.”
"No money?"
"Yes, many people only accept barter." The soldier said, "They dare to sell a pack of Longfeng Chengxiang for 6,000 yuan! But if you exchange things with others, you only need half a box of instant noodles... But I also It’s just an example. The exact price depends on how you negotiate.”
"Okay, I understand, thank you very much." Sun Hang took out two packs of cigarettes from the glove box and threw them to the soldiers standing guard, "Thank you for your hard work, brothers!"
The cigarette certainly didn't belong to Sun Hang or Yang Qi - neither of them smoked. But there were a lot of cigarettes hidden in Yang Qi's car. Most of these cigarettes were "confiscated" by her from the old director. Occasionally, the old director would find them when they were left in the office or laboratory, so she simply threw them all in the car. "It's not hard, it's not hard! Thank you, brother!" Several soldiers who received the cigarettes were immediately flattered and thanked them repeatedly.
Sun Hang drove away from the checkpoint and drove onto the fork in the road leading to Yabei District. After searching in the navigation software, there were more than 20 places named "Internet Celebrity Night Market" in Tianfu City. However, Fortunately, there is only one Internet celebrity night market in Yabei District.
In the first week of eternal night, all civil activities were suspended. But as time goes by, the Tianfu City Management Committee gradually relaxes restrictions - no one knows how long the eternal night will last. According to the disaster response committee's vision, after the initial ban, along with the establishment of various guarantee mechanisms, It is necessary to gradually bring Tianfu City’s life and production back on track.
Although there is still some distance before the resumption of work and school, at least in the past few days, a group of aunties and old ladies wearing cotton-padded jackets and down jackets can be seen dancing in the square under the light of military searchlights.
It has to be said that these old ladies are indeed not mortal creatures - even if the sky falls, as long as their fake speakers are not crushed, they still have to dance in the square.
The federal government and the Disaster Management Committee are also happy to see this kind of scene, and even let the official media report on these old ladies dancing in the square. From a certain perspective, this can indeed show the citizens of Tianfu City when facing disasters. The courage and optimism are part of the "positive energy" content that the federal government continues to promote.
It's a pity that most of the people who can see these positive contents are people outside the Shuzhou area, and the internal civil communication network in Shuzhou has never been restored. The only channels through which ordinary people can obtain information, apart from neighbors, are various communities. official broadcast and paper leaflets distributed to every household...
"The destination has been reached."
Following the navigation prompt, Sun Hang stopped the car.
Not far away is the trading market. There is also a huge light sign at the entrance of the market. On it, the six words "Yabei Internet Celebrity Night Market" are spelled out with light tubes, except that every word except "北" is spelled out. More or less, some of the lamps failed to light up, and the content displayed on the signboard became an abstract "氵北丨工丶".
"This should be the right place, right?" Sun Hang muttered in his heart, took out a few more packs of cigarettes and put them in his arms, then locked the car door and walked towards the market.
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After taking a few steps, he felt a strange aura.
This breath does not come from monster memes, but from human negative emotions...
But what makes Sun Hang a little puzzled is that the negative emotions in the market include jealousy, greed, and anger... How can there be lust?
Is everything you do in this market serious business?
Fortunately, although the negative emotions are messy, they are not strong enough to encourage the birth of strange creatures... The only thing I need to worry about is probably whether it will attract Anna who is looking for food... I don't know if that guy can see it. Serve a snack like this.
As soon as Sun Hang stepped into the market, a quarrel not far away reached his ears. He followed the sound and saw several men pulling a bald man. The strong man himself was struggling and using Swearing in Shuzhou dialect - Opposite him, a skinny old man looked impatient and muttered: "If you can't afford it, don't buy it! What are you causing trouble here? You have to attract people from the Public Security Bureau." ?”
"What the hell! I'm not going to buy anything from you!" the strong man yelled angrily, "You old guy, you fucking wife who stole from me, I'm going to chop off your stuff today and take it away. Feed the dog!”
"Ouch, why are you such a slanderous person? What does it have to do with your mother-in-law stealing someone?" The old man picked his nostrils with his little finger, "What I do here is legal business. If you want to find trouble, I will go there Are you looking for someone from the Public Security Bureau? I’ll put you in jail. Do you still dare to make trouble?”
The few people holding the strong man were obviously related to the old man. They kept echoing the old man's words: "That's right. If you kid makes trouble here again, we will really drag you to the Public Security Bureau." Ouch! ”
"Just go! I'm still afraid of you!" the strong man yelled angrily, "I won't scare you to death if I tell you! That woman has become very talkative since she came back from your place. She doesn't look right! You want me to see it? , maybe there’s something fishy about you, old guy! I’m afraid there’s something hidden in your house!”
"Hey! Hey, hey, hey!" The old man stood up in a whoosh, "You can eat randomly, but you can't talk nonsense!! I think you have been cuckolded by someone else, and your mind is not clear!"
"That's right!" The people next to him echoed again, "How come there are monsters in Old Chen's house! Don't talk nonsense! It's not a big deal to attract the Sheriff. If the monster hunters come to your door... You will regret it!”
"I wish the monster hunters would come to my door!" the strong man said angrily, "You are afraid, but I am not!"
Sun Hang frowned and listened for a while, then quietly came closer.
"Huh?"
He could detect that both the old man and the strong man had a bit of strange aura on their bodies, the old man had a slightly stronger aura and the strong man had a lighter aura... So it seemed like what the strong man said was really a lie?
Could it be that this old man really has something hidden in his house?
Isn't it? Is your luck so unlucky? Do you encounter this kind of thing just when you go out for a walk?
Wrong...
Although the old man has the aura of a strange thing, it is not obvious. The richness is only relative to a strong man. What is certain is that the old man should have come into contact with a certain strange thing in a short period of time, but it is definitely not the case. The kind of person who gets along with weird things every day.
What he came into contact with may not even be a strange thing, it could also be an infected person.
The key to the problem is obvious - the strong man's wife.
Sun Hang did not intend to alert the snake, but handed a cigarette to a spectator watching the theater next to him and asked: "What's going on, brother, tell me about it?"
"What else can happen? This guy's wife ran out to sell it by herself. She also wanted to play fairy dance, but accidentally met Old Chen, so she could only suffer a huge loss in silence... I didn't expect that her man actually How dare you come to your door.”
"Ah? Immortal dance? Are you at a loss for being silent?" After hearing a few words from passers-by, why did Sun Hang feel that he was becoming more and more confused?
"You're not from Yabei District, are you?" The man looked up and down, "Old Chen doesn't even know that?"
"It's not...I...I passed by." Sun Hang said.
"No wonder...you probably don't know that Old Chen's words are more reliable than the Sheriff's words here."
"Is this old man a local snake here?"
"Hey, why are you talking? This is called being highly respected. Do you understand being highly respected? If it weren't for this cigarette, you would be in trouble today!"
[P.S. I had a dental implant the day before yesterday, but after the implant I came back with a fever and a headache... I haven't gotten over it yet. I feel a little wet during the past two days of updates. Please bear with me. 】
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