novelweb Chapter 457 Just give it a try
Chapter 457 Just give it a try
Chapter 457 Just try it
Jiang You spent a day getting familiar with the general streets of the outer city of Dawn Tower. Along the way, Jiang Xi, a "local", gave explanations.
It really saved her a lot of trouble.
The sky is getting dark.
Jiang Xi took Jiang You back to his home.
Dawn Tower is divided into inner city and outer city.
The Dawn Tower in the inner city has nine floors.
There are also three, six, and nine grades of outer residential areas.
The best ones are small independent buildings, while the lowest ones are the crowded tents and simple houses in shantytowns.
Jiang Xi's family belongs to the lower middle class.
Turning from the spacious and bustling street into a small street, and then turning several corners in succession, Jiang You still found a narrow, damp, and dirty alley in front of him.
Contrary to the bustle and excitement outside, there is a complex smell wafting in the humid air.
It smells like musty, rancid, and excrement.
The walls on both sides are almost four meters high, and the aisle left in the middle is only wide enough for one person to pass through. It is narrow and lengthy...
This street must be quite old, and the ground is still made of the kind of bluestone that only existed a hundred years ago.
Some of the stone slabs were pried away, leaving puddles.
Because it is always wet, thick moss grows on the corners on both sides of the road, and the gray walls on both sides are covered with mottled stains. It is impossible to tell whether they are blood stains or something else.
The road was too narrow and blocked by high walls on both sides, not even the moonlight could penetrate.
I guess it won't be much better during the day.
Jiang Xi, who was leading the way, kicked open a bone of an unknown animal and said casually,.
Never mind, that's it here, but we've already figured it out here.
You haven't seen the shanty town, it's simply not a place where people live... If you go there..."
These words seemed to comfort Jiang You, and they also seemed to comfort himself.
Jiang You said nothing, staring straight at the dark and narrow path in front of him.
"After crossing this path, you will arrive at my house. Although it looks like this outside, my house is well decorated. My brother was preparing to get married three years ago. Here is the renovated wedding room!
It's a pity that we didn't wait for the wedding, but instead waited for the end. "
"You have an older brother at home?" Jiang You was a little surprised.
"Yes, you will know when you see my brother. My connections are absolutely reliable!"
About ten minutes later, Jiang Xi stopped in front of a house and pointed to a small blue-tiled house next to it, "Here, this is my house. I didn't lie to you!"
"Before the end of the world, our town was also a famous ancient town. You can't book a bed and breakfast like ours for less than 800 yuan a night!"
This is a bungalow standing on a dark side street. The roof is made of very old blue tiles. This kind of tiles is almost rare in the city and can only be seen in some tourist attractions in ancient towns.
The house is slightly lower than the street, and a concrete block about thirty centimeters high is built at the threshold of the door.
Jiang You looked around. There were seven or eight such houses on this street, all close together.
The street behind the last house was cut off by a high gray wall of about four meters. Looking up, the spire of the Dawn Tower was particularly clear in the moonlit night, as if it was poking into the moon.
Jiang Xi was just about to invite someone into the house when he saw her staring at the high wall not far away in a daze.
He smiled and said, "Inside this high wall is the inner city. When the inner city was built, it happened to be divided here.
Do you think that high wall looks like a guillotine? It divides the world into two halves...
Fortunately, the houses of our families were not used and were kept. Otherwise, we would have had to live in the houses allocated by the base.
The houses assigned by the base are on the east side. They are all high-rise buildings. Each building has twenty or thirty floors. There is no elevator, so you have to climb on your legs. Moreover, the house is still small, so it is more comfortable than your own home. "
"Looking at you like this, your eyes are shining like a wolf. It seems like you really want to go to the inner city."
Jiang You, "Nonsense, don't you want to?"
"I thought so, but no luck."
Thinking of those things, Jiang Xi felt that he was suffering from bad luck. He sighed and waved his hand, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Come in with me first."
"Well, this is your room. How about it? I didn't lie to you, did I?
Is it very cost-effective?
This is a suite, with a bathroom and everything! "
He directly opened the door of the westmost room and motioned Jiang You to look inside, "I have prepared sheets and quilts at home, and there is no shortage of water in Dawn Tower, so don't worry, these quilts and pillows are all washed and dried. OK!"
This Jiang Xi seemed to be a bit talkative. He almost kept talking as he walked.
Like Tang Monk.
Jiang You took a rough look and found that the decoration was indeed good, and the crystal core was well worth the money.
She walked in, threw her backpack on the bed, and asked, "When will you start preparing for the inner city assessment?"
"Wait until my brother comes back. Start preparing when he comes back!"
Jiang Xi stretched out his hand, "But you have to give me the rent, assessment and introduction fees, and guarantor fees first. If you are worried, you can just give me half of the deposit first!"
Jiang You asked about the price, then opened his backpack and took out a bag of crystal cores, "You order a little."
The heavy weight in his hand filled Jiang Xi's entire head in an instant, and his eyes were as bright as a weasel that had stolen a chicken.
Then he eagerly turned his back, squatted on the ground and began to inspect the crystal core.
……
When he met the brother Jiang Xi mentioned, Jiang You understood why he could so confidently say that he had a way out.
Jiang Xi's brother was the scar-faced man he passed by on the street when he was talking.
The black triangular badge on his chest showed that he was Jiang Xi's connection.
"Hey, this is my eldest brother Jiang Dong, and my eldest brother is Chen Jiang. She wants to take the inner city assessment and needs a guarantor!"
Jiang Xi smiled and introduced both parties, showing his white teeth, "Brother, I have collected the crystal core, no problem."
Hearing this, Jiang Dong said "hmm".
He sat down calmly, poured a bowl of hot water from the boiling water bottle, soaked the handkerchief with it and applied it to his face. After a few minutes, he put down the handkerchief.
Jiang You's pupils shrank, and he found that the terrifying centipede scar on his face had turned up on one side.
This scar was put on!
Jiang Xi explained, "The scar on my eldest brother's face is fake. He usually shows his true face to others, but every time he works for me, he will wear this scar to avoid being embarrassed by his colleagues, hehe. "
Jiang Dong stretched out his hand to tear off the scar on his face, soaked it in water, and then started talking to Jiang You.
"Do you want to take the inner city assessment?"
He glanced at Jiang You up and down, "Although the inner city assessment of Dawn Tower does not clearly specify the level, the ability level that can be left in each round must be at least C level or above. Are you qualified?"
Although the little girl in front of me has very dark skin, it can be seen from her facial features that she is very young, probably not even twenty years old.
"The assessment at Dawn Tower is different from that at other bases. Life or death does not matter during the assessment. Many survivors are undergoing the assessment every year. If you go there, you are looking for death."
"Little girls, if their hearts are too wild, they may die on the hunting ground."
After finishing speaking, he said to Jiang Xi, "Next time, don't accept all the crystal nuclei of cats and dogs. I guarantee that several survivors almost all failed to pass the first level. The higher-ups have objections to this. Survivors like this, It’s simply a waste of places!”
He spoke unceremoniously, not caring that the subject of the topic was standing in front of him.
The expected contempt and disdain are self-evident.
It is true that the Dawn Tower does not explicitly prohibit women from participating in the assessment, but among the thousands of guards in the entire Dawn Tower, there are only a handful of women.
Women are inferior to men in terms of physical strength and endurance.
Jiang You sneered, "Now that you have become a Black Iron Attendant, it seems that the assessment at Dawn Tower is just child's play."
"Little girl, do you know what you are talking about? This is unreasonable. Jiang Xi, take your clients and get out."
"You are a Black Iron Attendant, so you are above level C?" Jiang You asked
The man stared at him coldly, "What, you want to give it a try?"
"Just give it a try, but my actions are not serious. Don't cry and call mom later..."
"Exactly, I want to say this to you too."
The man sneered, determined to teach this ignorant woman a lesson.
Jiang Xi snickered in his heart when he saw the little black girl in front of him looking like a newborn calf not afraid of tigers.