The business of the bookstore is the same as usual.
All morning, there was not a single customer.
Ling Ping'an laid down on the counter and slept all morning.
When he woke up, he realized that it was already two o'clock in the afternoon.
"Another boring and dull day!" He rubbed his temple, opened the drawer of the counter, and saw a delicate knife and a bag of things beside it.
"It doesn't seem to be tea?" Ling Ping'an picked it up, put it in front of him, and looked at it carefully.
I put it away without looking at it carefully last night.
Only now did I find that what was in the bag was not tea at all.
Seems to be the leaves of some kind of plant?
Out of curiosity, Ling Ping'an poured out a piece, held it in his hand, and observed it.
"it's strange." The leaves in the hands have a very special structure. from the outside, it seems that they are a kind of plant leaves with many jagged edges that have been dried and baked.
It looks dry and shrunken, but it has a lot of texture when holding it.
Even Ling Ping'an can feel a little temperature in the withered leaves.
He carefully used his fingers to break open the curled-up leaves, and an attractive fragrance immediately came to his nostrils.
"some kind of spice?" Ling Ping'an put the leaf back in the bag.
After all, it's someone else's stuff, and he doesn't want to break it.
What if he has to pay for it?
...
The sun sets in the west.
Night is coming.
Unlike during the day, the world at night is more dangerous.
After the cataclysm, half of the world's population became monsters and evil spirits.
This makes the night a human nightmare.
Except for the safety zone, other areas are red and dangerous at night.
Sometimes, some areas even turn into extremely dangerous crimson or black, which symbolizes disaster.
According to standards issued by the Joint National Security Organization.
The level of security around the world is classified as very safe (dark green), safe (green), dangerous (light red), extremely dangerous (crimson), disaster (black), and the highest level of depravity (dark black).
Donglin City is a dangerous area.
(T/N: Changed from East Linn city to Donglin city)
With the exception of the security zone, all other areas are danger zones, and civilians are prohibited from entering.
At night, the danger level in most areas will be raised.
Even the army and hunters are easily afraid to haunt dangerous areas late at night.
Because, at night, the power and activity of ghosts and evil spirits will be greatly enhanced.
Moreover, those low-level ghosts and evil spirits who are suppressed by the sun and dare not appear during the day will appear in droves.
But Han Li sat on the roof of the East side, which was clearly marked as extremely dangerous.
A pair of slender and well-built legs, dangling on the roof balcony of more than 20 stories high.
This used to be an upscale neighborhood in the city center.
Not far away are the ruins of the university facing the east.
There was a fierce battle here during the cataclysm.
A whole regiment of soldiers was killed here to cover the retreat of women, children, and students.
Therefore, in the community, we can still see the trenches and fortresses temporarily built by those honorable soldiers on that day.
The tanks were already covered with rust, and the muzzle was aimed at the underground parking lot of the community.
The garden of the community is full of craters and scattered bullet casings.
In the south and north of the community, all the buildings have become rubble.
It was the most dangerous time when bombers taking off from the east airport dropped napalm incendiary bombs.
The night is coming.
In the rubble of the collapsed building, figures one by one, began to climb out.
Like spiders, they have eight legs and crawl like lizards.
Their skins and bones are as hard as steel.
Their speed can exceed 200 kilometers per hour at most.
Their claws are extremely sharp, and their blood can corrode most armor.
So, in conjunction with the national security organization, they named them 'spider demons'.
It is one of the most feared by humans among the class b ghosts.
Because they live in groups.
Moreover, a group of spider demons, often have hundreds of spider demons in them.
At most, humans have recorded clusters of tens of thousands of spiders.
And this spider demon community here once amounted to thousands.
Therefore, a mechanized armored regiment was torn to pieces here.
Now, however, the number of this community has been reduced to less than 100.
Don't be happy!
Because if the number of individuals in the ghost community starts to decrease, it can only mean that they are expanding.
Han Li looked at the spiders who were approaching the building.
The corners of her mouth tilted slightly in a good-looking arc.
The crimson book held in her hand was constantly turning, the murmuring sounds echoed low in her ear.
"Abyssal class, demon genus, insect family, human face spider!"
This is the real origin and name of the spider demon!
Their most vulnerable place is the third cervical vertebra under the neck!
Han Li jumped off the roof.
The black tight-fitting battle suit set off her beautiful figure, falling like a Valkyrie.
The spiritual power bloomed from her hands, making her hands as sharp as two blades.
"Die!" Han Li had locked the neck of a human-faced spider in the air, and with the help of the bouncing force of landing, she gently jumped and landed on its back, and the blade-like left hand accurately chopped on the cervical vertebra of the human-faced spider.
Click!
Just like a domino that was toppled down, a huge human-faced spider, before it even screamed, fell to the ground, like a part with all the screws being twisted.
With a crash, the ghost, which could resist a grenade in the face, shattered to the ground.
Dark green blood and foul-smelling internal organs flowed all over the floor.
Corroding the ground into a deep pit.
...
Because they live in groups.
Moreover, a group of spider demons, often have hundreds of spider demons.
At most, humans have recorded clusters of tens of thousands of spiders.
And this spider demon community here used to be as many as thousands.
So, a mechanized armored regiment was torn to pieces here.
Now, however, the number of this community has been reduced to less than 100.
Don't be happy!
Because if the number of individuals in the ghost community starts to decrease, it can only mean that they are expanding.
Han Li looked at the spiders who were approaching the building.
The corners of the mouth tilted slightly in a good-looking arc.
The crimson book held in the book, constantly turning, the murmur of raving, echoed low in her ear.
"Abyssal class, demon genus, insect family, human face spider!"
This is the real origin and name of the spider demon!
Their most vulnerable place is the third cervical vertebra under the neck!
Han Li jumped off the roof.
The tight black combat suit set off her beautiful figure and fell like a female warrior.
The spiritual power bloomed from her hands, making her hands as sharp as two blades.
"Die!" Han Li had locked the neck of a human-faced spider in the air, and with the help of the bouncing force of landing, he gently jumped and landed on its back, and the blade-like left hand accurately chopped on the cervical vertebra of the human-faced spider.
Click!
Like a toppled domino, a giant human face spider collapses to the ground like a part that has been torn off all the screws before it has time to howl.
With a crash, the ghost, which could resist a grenade in the face, broke to the ground.
Dark green blood and foul-smelling internal organs flowed all over the floor.
Corrode the ground into a deep pit.
...
Boring afternoons, boring games.
I've already knelt down five times.
Ling Ping'an feels that his mood is a little impulsive.
"the handle is either five shooters, five wizards, and five outlaws."
"Bronze segments are really hell on earth!"
After dropping the phone in his hand, he rubbed his sour temples. The sequelae of the overnight stay had not subsided.
(T/N: a sequela is a condition that is the consequence of a previous disease or injury.)
And so......
"it seems that there is no way to update it today."
He turned on the TV, and on the TV, there is a familiar soap opera at three o'clock in the afternoon.
The length of the family, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law dispute see the spirit of peace and drowsiness.
Subconsciously, he picked up the teacup and began to make tea.
When the water sound of the water dispenser rattled, the pleasant fragrance filled the mouth and nose, just smelling the fragrance, the whole person immediately had the spirit, as if the exhaustion of last night and the emptiness now were swept away.
"Why does it smell so good?" Ling Ping'an bowed his head.
He saw something floating in the teacup.
Those are several golden leaves.
Full and bright.
"did I make the wrong tea?" Ling Ping'an froze, he remembered that he had confused the tea leaves in the drawer and used the bag of leaves that the girl had pledged here last night.
He picked up a leaf from the teacup, and the unknown leaf, which was soaked in boiling water, was as golden as gold. When he gently pinched it, the juice overflowed from it and the nose was full of fragrance.
Ling Ping'an tentatively touched a little golden liquid on the leaves with his fingers, put it in his mouth, and tasted it: "It's so sweet!"
The taste buds in the mouth were immediately conquered by the sweet and fragrant taste.
Ling Ping'an swore that he had never had such a delicious drink!
...
There were more and more murmuring in her ears.
Han Li shook her head to wake herself up.
She breathed slightly and kicked the head of a human face spider under her feet.
Then she walked forward into the dark underground parking lot.
Taking the flashlight from her body, Han Li turned on the power and directed it to the parking lot that no one had been to for decades.
Luxury cars, which have been abandoned for a long time, were huddled together.
Many vehicles have been overturned.
Inside the cars, there were bones that had long since started to decay.
Han Li bypassed these obstacles and moved on.
Then she saw a scene that shocked her inexplicably.
The skeletons of more than a dozen soldiers in military uniforms were scattered in a bunker in front of them.
Some heavy machine guns were aimed at the front.
The bunker was littered with machine-gun casings.
The stone pillars and walls of the parking lot in front of the bunker are all covered with gun holes.
Han Li walked over and looked at the skeleton of an obvious officer. From under him, she picked up a picture buried in the rotten soil, which had been yellowed and discolored, and could not see clearly at all.
However, in the photo, we can still see the outline of two couples snuggling up to each other and smiling brightly.
There is also a nameplate under the picture.
She recorded the name of the officer and the number of the unit to which he belonged.
Yu Aiguo, captain of the seventh company of the third rapid reaction battalion of the fifth airborne division of the people's army.
This is the number of the first army to rush to Donglin City to rescue during the catastrophe.
Looking at the nameplates and photos in his hand, Han Li cursed softly: "this damn world!"
So she squatted down and found nameplates from the bones and mud.
And put them away.
Han Li moved on to the depths of the underground parking lot, in front of a huge collapsed hole.
A flashlight shined down, the dark ground was covered with dense, gray grass.
That's the Death Grass.
...
"This is so awesome!" Ling Ping'an, holding the teacup that had been drunk and licked up the dregs, sat on the counter and murmured to himself.
He now feels that his energy seems to be endless.
He is so full of strength that he may be able to fight against ten people.
More importantly, his eyesight has also improved a lot.
When he takes off his glasses, he could see clearly!
"What on earth are you?" He grabbed the bag of dried leaves and looked back, remembering the woman last night: "is it possible that these leaves are secretly developed by some big company and specially supplied to the aristocracy?"
If you think about it, there is such a possibility.
After all, the aristocracy of the Federal Empire has had a lot of fun since ancient times.
The romantic figures in the Wei and Jin dynasties began to fly with five stones, and since modern times, the aristocrats of the Federal Empire are no less than the figures of the Wei and Jin dynasties.
Thinking of this, he quietly put away the bag of dried leaves.
"Don't touch it again!"
"I can't afford such an expensive thing!"
T/N: HAPPY NEW YEARS!!