A gift from an elder?
Seeing Jiang Yue's somewhat surprised look, Luo Teng smiled and explained, "This is my teacher when I was studying in the capital when I was young. He has always cared for me."
"Luo Ju, your teacher, is he also a master of refining spiritual talismans?"
"No, my teacher is not a cultivator. He said that this set of spiritual talismans was a gift from a friend from outside the country. The teacher has been keeping it. I never thought that the teacher would ask someone to send such a rare treasure to Star City and give it to him. I am such an unworthy disciple."
"Luo Ju is so humble. I believe the old man must be proud of your career, otherwise how could he give this treasure to you? Wouldn't it be nice to keep it to protect his family?"
"Family?" Luo Teng shook his head sadly, "My teacher was married when he was young, but before he had time to have children, his lover died for some reason. Since then, he has not married again. Therefore, he has always been alone. Counting. , I haven’t seen him for many years. The last time I saw him was on his 70th birthday.”
"So, this elder is over seventy years old?"
Luo Teng sighed sadly: "I am seventy-six years old. Although I am still in good health, it is unimaginable to be alone in this world. Maybe it was because I was worried that I would be in danger, so the teacher entrusted this treasure to someone. Come to Star City?"
Thinking that his mentor was still thinking about his student at this time, Luo Teng felt both warm and concerned in his heart.
There are actually many similarities between their master and apprentice. They once had families, but now they are alone.
This can be regarded as a kind of sympathy.
Jiang Yuezai looked at it carefully and understood the texture and techniques of this talisman.
There is still a piece of material in his hand, which is the one that he used to refine the talisman. He used a small part to refine the spirit talisman, but the rest was enough for him to use many times.
What specific power this set of talismans has, he doesn't know yet until he refines it.
However, if he refines it based on this pattern and technique, he can roughly determine which direction this set of talismans is.
"Luo Ju, this set of spiritual talismans is indeed extraordinary. Be sure to keep it. It is better than the series of spiritual talismans I gave you before. There is really no need to waste it until the most critical moment."
Luo Teng said: "I don't quite understand the magic talisman. In my hand, I am not absolutely sure whether it can activate me. Xiaojiang, swords have been given to martyrs since ancient times. I would like to give this set of magic talismans to you on behalf of my mentor. Perhaps it is its rightful destination in your hands."
Give it to me?
Jiang Yue's expression was full of surprise.
Luo Teng nodded seriously: "Only you are worthy."
"Xiao Jiang, you don't have to refuse. Let's not talk about the set of spiritual talismans you gave me, which helped me a lot. Let's just say that you have helped me solve so many troubles this time. I will give you a set of gifts personally, and that is also You should deserve it. If you refuse, then you don’t regard me as one of your own."
It's not that Jiang Yue is being pretentious, but this set of talismans is actually too valuable.
"That's it. If you refuse again, I will be angry."
Luo Teng roughly closed the box and stuffed it into Jiang Yue's hand: "I believe that it will shine brightly in your hands. After all, this thing is not given to you personally. It is in your hands and can be used for anything." The contribution you made is still for our action bureau."
Having said this, if Jiang Yue continued to be coy, it would seem pretentious.
He nodded immediately, solemnly accepted the talisman and put it into his backpack.
At the same time, he did not forget to warn Tuanzi not to try to steal these talismans. This level of spiritual talisman is not something it can get its hands on. Once swallowed, the spiritual energy may expand and kill it on the spot.
Although Tuanzi is a foodie, he also knows that Jiang Yue didn't lie to him.
The spiritual talisman was in the box, and the spiritual power it emitted was so strong that it made Tuanzi feel intense discomfort, let alone swallowing it.
"Xiao Jiang, there is a lot of equipment here. You can find out what you like. Don't be polite to me. Just do it yourself."
"I will send a batch of thermal weapons over tomorrow. These new equipment will not be sent to Crescent Harbor for the time being." Luo Teng obviously wanted to solicit Jiang Yue's intention.
Jiang Yue naturally agreed.
The self-rescue team in Crescent Harbor has just been established, and the team is not yet stable. At the very least, their mentality and character are not yet certain. It is obviously more appropriate to give them some hot weapons.
New weapons and magic pills, equipment from the strange era, were obviously not suitable to be given to them.
Jiang Yue couldn't resist Luo Ju's enthusiasm and chose one of the swords he had handy.
Although Jiang Yue didn't have many close-quarters fights, he would occasionally encounter such situations. Having a weapon that was easier to use would suit his needs.
In addition, Jiang Yue also selected two boxes of magic pills, with twelve pills in each box.
Seeing this, Luo Teng obviously felt that Jiang Yue was too polite, so he took ten boxes to Jiang Yue in one breath, and pushed them in front of Jiang Yue without allowing Jiang Yue to question them.
"Xiaojiang, this thing is a one-time consumable, equivalent to a grenade. What's the difference between taking a small amount and not taking it at all? Get more. These things will be more useful in your hands."
Jiang Yue burst into laughter, inexplicably remembering that when he was a child, he was a guest at a relative's house in the countryside. Various aunts and uncles always put vegetables into his bowl, and his bowl was always full.
Luo Ju at this moment looked very much like those aunts and uncles helping him pick up food.
Take it, take it all.
Jiang Yue knew that it was difficult to reject warm hospitality.
In fact, Jiang Yue used the magic pills he seized from Wu Dingchao several times in these battles. Now there is only one left.
Looking at the quality of these magic pills from the Operation Bureau, they are no worse than the batch seized before. Some of them are even worse in quality.
Although it is a one-time consumable, as Luo Ju said, it can be used as a grenade.
There is an action tonight, so naturally these gifts cannot be taken away at once.
Luo Teng was also thoughtful: "Xiao Jiang, carry the magic talisman and sword with you. I will deliver these magic pills to you at the Daozi Lane Villa later."
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In the Sunshine Age, Star City could almost be called the city that never sleeps.
But now Star City is surrounded by the deep night. The night scene was so prosperous back then, but now it is so desolate and desolate.
The night is a paradise for strange creatures and a fertile ground for evil to brew.
All the city foxes, community rats, cows, ghosts and snake gods became extremely active after the night fell.
The second mutation continues, and this troubled world continues to collapse.
It was not just the buildings that collapsed, but also the system rules of the Sunshine Era. All human systems related to ethics and morality are collapsing crazily.
Jiang Yue is like a ghost in the dark night, traveling through this familiar and unfamiliar city.
The dark night could not limit Jiang Yue's vision, but also brought him more pain and anger.
In the dark corners of the city, humans who come out to forage are like wild beasts. Without the constraints of laws and moral baggage, humans begin to show their beastly side.
The drama of cannibalism is going on crazily in every corner.
Behind a bag of instant noodles, a piece of ham, or even a humble pack of spicy strips, there may be blood and living life.
Cannibalism is only part of the violent evil in this city, and the hunting of humans by various strange creatures can be seen everywhere.
Jiang Yue was not a hard-hearted person. Seeing these scenes of bloody killings, he couldn't help but want to take action several times.
But in the end he was forced to hold back.
He kept telling himself that his position tonight was not about the survival of this family, but in Wuzhou Park, which was related to the survival of the entire city.
In the sunshine era, it is estimated that it only takes 20 to 30 minutes to drive to Wuzhou Park.
But tonight, Jiang Yue could only rely on two legs.
With the blessing of the magic walking talisman, if you can go all out on foot, it won't take too much time.
It's just that there are weird creatures everywhere in the city now. If Jiang Yue rushes on at all costs, he will definitely disturb countless weird creatures along the way.
Although he is not afraid, he does not want to be entangled by strange creatures along the way.
Therefore, he walked very cautiously on every section of the road, trying to avoid places where powerful and strange creatures were entrenched, and he could take detours but not forcefully break through.
A full two hours later, at around ten o'clock in the evening, Jiang Yue arrived at the outskirts of Wuzhou Park.
Wuzhou Park is one of the largest parks in Star City. Among the parks in Star City, it is relatively new, having been built about seven or eight years ago.
Because the construction of Wuzhou Park has also stimulated the surrounding real estate market, twenty or thirty real estate projects of various sizes have been launched in the surrounding area, rapidly driving the prosperity of this area.
In the Sunshine Era, housing prices in the Wuzhou Park area were almost at the top of Star City.
It's a pity that with the advent of the strange era, the once prosperous and bustling place has become a thing of the past. Today's Wuzhou Park is just as desolate and desolate. The bustling bustle of the past can no longer be seen.
Jiang Yue accompanied Luo Teng to Wuzhou Park for investigation some time ago. At that time, the pear and peach trees in Wuzhou Park bore fruit overnight, triggering tens of thousands of citizens to rob them and causing a serious stampede.
This mystery has not yet been solved.
Different from last time, Jiang Yue did not dive into Wuzhou Park this time.
Instead, when approaching Wuzhou Park, they bypassed the park entrance and entered a community on the edge.
Because this community is right next to the park, it was once the ceiling of housing prices in Star City. It is an existence beyond the reach of ordinary people.
But now, this community is extremely depressed.
After Jiang Yue sneaked into the community, he felt something strange. This strange feeling is still vaguely familiar.
But this feeling is completely different from when entering Crescent Harbor.
Although it was daytime when we entered Crescent Harbor, it is night now.
But that's not the difference.
What surprised Jiang Yue was that after being in the community for such a long time, he didn't feel even the slightest bit of popularity. With his borrowing skills activated to the limit, he couldn't sense the perspective of half of the survivors within a range of two to three hundred meters.
This abnormality is too obvious.
You know, although this community was developed relatively late, it is a new property within five or six years.
But Jiang Yue also knows that this community is a popular real estate, and many people buy here to improve their quality of life.
Therefore, even for new communities, the occupancy rate is actually not low.
Jiang Yue visually observed from the outside that the occupancy rate of this community should be at least 40 to 50%. As a new community, such a high occupancy rate in just two or three years is actually considered very high in Star City.
This can also be judged from the decoration status of each household.
But in a community with an occupancy rate of about 50%, there is not a single survivor?
Jiang Yue saw that the overall framework of the community's buildings had not been fatally damaged. Logically speaking, the survival rate of this new community should be much higher than that of the old and shabby ones.
Where are people?
It can’t be said that the residents of this community have all moved out in advance because of the strange invasion, right?
Jiang Yue wouldn't be surprised if two households moved out, or even ten households moved out.
But we can’t all the residents move out as if they had discussed it, right?
Even if the owners here are rich, there are several houses in Star City. Are houses elsewhere necessarily more superior than this community and more suitable for avoiding disasters?
Obviously, this possibility can be ruled out.
Every time Jiang Yue took a step, his heart became heavier.
Something must have happened.
Jiang Yue noticed this strange feeling from the moment he walked in the door.
Moreover, this strange feeling of déjà vu made Jiang Yue feel a little bit ominous.
Jiang Yue came to a building in the middle of the community.
This building has more than 30 floors. It has a luxurious configuration of two staircases and two households, all of which are spacious and generously sized.
The location of this building is also very advantageous. If the floor reaches a certain height, standing on the window sill, you can overlook the entire Wuzhou Park.
Jiang Yue entered the unit door. The first and second floors were undecorated rough houses that were currently unoccupied.
On the third floor, the Spring Festival couplets on both sides of the security door of a house on the left showed that it was a renovated and occupied house.
However, what surprised Jiang Yue was that the security door of this renovated house was open.
Not to mention the weird era, even in the sunshine era, people who live in buildings in the city are used to closing the door. This is really different from the countryside.
In rural areas, if there is a person at home, it is impossible to close the door of the house.
In urban buildings, even if the whole family is present, few people will leave the security door open.
There is no right or wrong, it is just a lifestyle habit.
But the strange thing is that the door of this family's room is actually open.
It's almost eleven o'clock at night.
Open the door to welcome the thief?
Or is it that this family has already moved away because they left in such a hurry that they didn’t even have time to close the security door?
Jiang Yue was suspicious. Of course he sensed that there was no one in the room. When he walked to the door and glanced inside, Jiang Yue couldn't help but be a little shocked.
This house is very well decorated and looks like a well-to-do family.
Jiang Yue looked down and saw the shoe rack next to the door, which was neatly filled with shoes. It looked like it was an occupied home.
Jiang Yue scanned around the shoe rack and faintly noticed something was wrong.
Judging from the shoes on the shoe rack, this should be a family of three.
But he only saw shoes for going out on the shoe rack, but not slippers for home.
If urban residents go home and change their shoes, not only 100% of them, but at least 99% of them will do so.
Is this family an exception?
Seeing how neatly this family's house is kept, they don't look like the kind of sloppy family.
Moreover, the shoe racks are filled with shoes, and there is no gap.
This is another intriguing detail.
