Embers Ad Infinitum - Chapter 249
 Under the light of not-so-largely spaced street lights, Long Yuehong walked slowly along the street to observe whether there were old local residents.
      During this process, he was inevitably attracted by the dazzling array of goods in various stalls, and he was full of interest in the strange and strange things found in the ruins of different cities.
      After walking forward for a while, Long Yuehong stopped in front of a booth.
      There are many jade, jade, and diamond jewelry.
      He felt that his mother didn’t seem to have anything similar, and he wanted to get her one or two back.
      ——In “Pangu Bio”, the accessories of ordinary employees are mainly silk flowers and hairpins. Necklaces, earrings, rings, brooches, silk scarves, etc. are not the ones that have been passed down for generations, or the “Security Department” employees go out to pick up garbage “The ones picked up are scarce and not so easy to get.
      Long Yuehong knelt down, picked up a diamond necklace that looked quite dazzling, and looked at it for a while.
      He can’t tell whether this is good-looking for women. He can only consider it from another angle:
      gold and silver jewelry are more practical. Even if you change it back, if your mother doesn’t like it, you can still use it as an equivalent.
      ——During the trip, Long Yuehong and Shang Jianyao learned some economic concepts from Jiang Baimian.
      ”Why are there no gold jewelry?” Long Yuehong took the diamond necklace, swept it around, and asked in confusion.
      The stall owner was a gray man with a beard, and replied grumpily:
      ”Some gold and silver are collected by caravans, and need to be sold out?”
      Also, these are all items for industrial use and can also be used as currency…Long Yuehong After being relieved, he put down the diamond necklace.
      He felt that the attitude of the stall owner was not very good, and he did not want to trade items with him.
      He just stood up, the stall owner also stood up, yelling:
      ”Foreigners, don’t you know our Tarnan’s rules?
      ”You must buy what you have seen!
      ”You’ve touched it with your hands, what else do others want?”
      Long Yuehong was surprised and a little apprehensive. She was about to explain that she didn’t know the situation. From the corner of her eye, she saw a man who was suspected of being a local resident next door. After playing with a set of white porcelain dishes, the stall put it back, and then slowly turned and left.
      In the process, no one stopped him, and no one made him have to buy it.
      Long Yuehong, who has a lot of dusty experience, suddenly woke up, raised the corner of his clothes, and revealed the pistol in his armed belt.
      The stall owner smiled disdainfully and said,
      ”Do you want to grab it directly?
      ” “I don’t think you know how powerful the Robot Guard is! “
      Long Yuehong, of course, remembers the law “Tarnan prohibits private fights”. What
      he did just now is just an attitude. He raised his head and glanced at the surveillance cameras on the street lights nearby, and asked the stall owner:
      ”Do you want to hit me?” ?
      ”This seems to be a private fight too.” The
      stall owner smiled:
      ”The private fight without weapons, the Robot Guard doesn’t care.” While
      speaking, the owners of the two stalls next to him also stood up, strengthening his momentum.
      ”It turned out to be like this.” Long Yuehong got the answer he wanted and made a sudden realization.
      As soon as the voice fell, he took a step, not advancing but retreating, and rushed up.
      When he worked with Bai Chen in Yecao City before, he had received the corresponding instruction: in the
      face of similar situations, never show a weak posture, even if the opponent’s firepower is fierce and can really kill you, he will have to bravish.
      Of course, if the enemy does not eat this set at all, then there is an old saying:
      ”A person who knows the times is a good man.”
      Almost a minute later, Long Yuehong patted his clothes and looked down at the stall owner and his two who fell on the ground. Companion, “doubt” said:
      ”It’s really weird, why doesn’t it count as a private fight if you don’t move the weapon?” The
      stall owner and his two companions curled up into a ball, covering their stomachs, moaning in pain, unable to answer.
      Frankly speaking, the three of them really went together. Long Yuehong’s double fist might not be able to beat six hands. After all, he couldn’t kill people, but he unexpectedly took the lead. After a time gap, he reacted to the stall owner’s companion. The main goal was quickly solved before, and then two other weaknesses of taking into account the stalls and shrinking their feet were used to easily handle them.
      Seeing that the pedestrians and other stall owners did not intervene in this matter, Long Yuehong had a deeper understanding of the rules of survival on the dust:
      in the contemporary era where the order is not fully established, the last word is the big fist.
      He felt a little more determined and stepped forward.
      As he walked, he saw a familiar figure:
      Shang Jianyao was standing in the middle of the street, looking left, right, and forward. He seemed very hesitant, as if there was something important that he couldn’t make up his mind on.
      Hey, he will have this kind of time too? Long Yuehong was curious for a while, and had the idea of ​​going up and asking.
      At this moment, he clearly saw the situation
      on the street: on the right, a group of people gathered around, dancing strange dances to the drum beats in the stereo, and from time to time they shouted in unison “Praise you, the door to the new world”;
      left ; On the side, another group of people gathered around the half-high wooden platform, singing aloud sentences such as “The world is a fantasy, Nanke Yimeng” and “The mirage is the highest, the broken mirror is forever”, bringing out an ethereal and sacred feeling;
      On the right front, an iron pan is standing, exuding a strong fragrance, and the powdered chicken wings are gradually turning pale gold. In front of the iron pan, there is a very thin pillar, and a woman is standing on the pillar on one foot. At the top, he opened his arms completely, showing his symmetry and balance to his heart’s content.
      When his eyes came back, Long Yuehong had already understood what Shang Jianyao was embarrassing:
      There were three different sects, dancing, singing and fried chicken wings made him unable to choose!
      This is really a crucial crossroads in Shang Jianyao’s life… Long Yuehong suddenly flashed a line from the radio play in her heart.
      In fact, if the three were not too close together, he felt that Shang Jian Yao would definitely “take all of them.”
      At the same time, he also preliminarily confirmed which of the three sects were:
      one was the “forge sect” they had just met, and the other was the “scale of glory” mentioned by the leader of the “Rootless” merchant group Felin. , A religious group that believes in “Broken Mirror” in November.
      Tarnan is really lively…Long Yuehong decided to ignore Shang Jian Yao and continue his “adventure”.
      Although he is also a bit greedy for fried chicken wings, he is not a person who will betray his faith for the sacrament.
      Crossing the serious and hesitant Shang Jian Yao, Long Yuehong walked for several tens of meters.
      With a glance, he saw an old lady sitting at the entrance of the alley.
      The old lady was wrapped in a thick dark red cotton-padded jacket, and under her was a wicker chair. Her hair was gray and her age was obviously not young.
      There was no stall in front of her, it seemed that she was just coming out to feel the excitement.
      Seeing that the other party was a gray man, Long Yuehong mustered up the courage, moved closer, and politely shouted:
      ”Mother-in-law, can I ask you something?” The
      old lady raised her head and opened her mouth:
      ”#%&^ *&*”
      Long Yuehong was at a loss.
      Only then did he discover that certain dialects of Huitu language might be more difficult to understand than Honghe language.
      This is how to do? Just as Long Yuehong retreated and prepared to leave politely, the old lady took out a palm-sized black electronic product from her pocket, pressed a button, and repeated the previous words again.
      Then, the black object uttered an electronically synthesized sound:
      ”The young man is very polite, what do you want to ask?”
      Long Yuehong briefly forgot his mission and blurted out:
      ”What is this?”
      He had confirmed, the other party Can understand his own gray language.
      After the old lady said it again, the black electronic product made a sound again:
      ”This is an old world’translator ‘, repaired by Mechanical Heaven.
      ”Last time there was a caravan in order to change my food, vegetables, and livestock. , I gave a bunch of cans, and it was very easy to use. “
      ” Indeed. “Long Yuehong gradually understood the words of Shifang Trading Company Mins:
      There is nothing strange about Tarnan, that is, there are more robots, electronic products, and mechanical products. I
      wonder if I should tell the team leader and get one or two spares. At the same time, Long Yuehong turned to ask:
      ”Mother-in-law, are you a local? “
      Yes.” “The old lady used the “translator” to communicate with Long Yuehong, “I am in the new calendar for 3 years. It has been more than 40 years, and the children have children. Hey, the decision I made to stay was really wise. None of my friends in the southern region lived to my age. They were either killed by robbers, or encountered war, plague, famine, or a little older. A little bit older, all kinds of diseases will come. “
      Long Yuehong praised the venue a few words, and stepped into the topic:
      ”Mother-in-law, you’ve been in Tarnan for so many years. Do you know what you want the most from Mechanical Heaven?” The
      old lady recalled:
      ”They wanted so much, they never got it, they didn’t make it. Or there are many that do not exist at all, such as the’micronization technology of nuclear power’, the’ultra-high performance battery technology’, the key materials for the study of controllable nuclear fusion in the old world, the construction of the oil pipeline from the’Linhai Alliance’ to Tarnan , The repair of more railway lines between the two places, uh, they seem to be lacking all kinds of mines.”
      ”…” Long Yuehong’s expression became stiff.
      The mineral resources and infrastructure are not mentioned, the previous requirements, if the “old-took team” can get it or get it out, they can directly enter the process of “saving the world”.
      After a few seconds, Long Yuehong reluctantly asked:
      ”They have nothing else, do they really want it?” The
      old lady thought for a while before saying:
      ”Also.
      ”I just came to Tarnan for the meeting. ,’Mechanical Paradise’ is offering a reward for a person, his name is Maximian, a man from Red River, who seems to be a scientist.
      ”This reward has been offered for many years, and then I don’t know if I found it or gave up, so there is no more.”
      Maximian…Long Yuehong took down the name and asked:
      ”Do you remember that person? ? feature it “
      the old lady replied without hesitation:
      ” do not remember, I did not take up this task, heard people mention. “
      Long Yue Hung asked:
      ” who took the “? “
      that old fool access “Passed.” The old lady said with a smile, “Just now the chairman of the guild, old man Gu Bogu.”