"That's a device that can take their lives," Luca said.
"Oh..." Xia Ye could roughly imagine how it would work, "Let's go to the next store and go shopping."
As she walked outside the store again, she asked again:
"So in Debsota, people will not necessarily die if they go bankrupt. Or can they find a way to escape their debts violently, or can they choose to be pets?"
"But no matter which choice you make, it's not that easy." Luka replied, "The ending of violent debt evasion is mostly the same as Grady hitting your hand. As for being a pet, first of all, not everyone can overcome it. That hurdle; secondly, the pet shop will evaluate the value of the applicant and the debt she carries, and they will only accept it if it is profitable; finally, as far as I know, except for a small number of lucky people, the service life of most pets Not too long..."
"What is that?" Xia Ye suddenly raised his head and pointed to the sky.
In the sky ahead, a huge aerostat was slowly descending. The reason Xia Ye thought it was an aerostat was because it was exactly the same style as the aerostat imagined in animations or games.
There are two ellipsoid-shaped air storage tanks above, and below is what looks like a ship. Short flying wings extend from both sides of the ship, and an engine is hung on each flying wing. The three-blade propeller rotates under the drive of the engine, pushing the aerostat forward.
Although judging from the common sense of physics in the world before the time travel, the two small air tanks could not lift such a large ship, but now, this behemoth is indeed floating above the lower city.
Xia Ye suddenly became interested.
"I gonna go see!"
She said nothing and ran straight towards the aerospace boat. This was her first time running with this body, and it felt surprisingly light. Not only was she not tired at all, but she was also running very fast. Xia Ye made a rough estimate and found that she was running much faster than she had before time travel.
"Hello……"
Luka called out from behind, but seeing Xia Ye already running ten meters away, she had no choice but to chase after him.
After a period of acceleration, she finally caught up with Xia Ye and ran side by side with him. She turned her head and said:
"That's a transport ship."
Xia Ye was stunned for a moment before she realized that Luka was answering the question she just asked, so she asked as she ran: "A ship to transport what?"
"Pet, transport to Uptown."
Hearing Luka's answer, Xia Ye immediately remembered that the other party had told him not long ago that the best batch of pets here would be sent to the upper city regularly.
"I see..." She said as she unfolded the broom, "Then I want to take a look even more."
After saying that, she got on the broom and flew along the street regardless of whether she would hit pedestrians.
…
In the blink of an eye, Xia Ye flew to the end of the street. The field of vision in front of her suddenly became wider, and she flew into a huge square.
In the square, hundreds of pets lined up in several lines, waiting for the airship to land. Around them, there were dozens of witches holding short staffs. It could be seen from their eyes that they were constantly scanning the surroundings that they should be escorting guards.
Caught off guard, Xia Ye was about to rush into one of the pet teams. The guard standing in front of her even raised his short staff. She hurriedly jumped up, put away the broom in mid-air, adjusted her body posture, and finally, With a soft "click" sound, the small black leather shoes with round toes and square heels stepped firmly on the stone slabs of the square.
"Sorry." She held the brim of the witch hat with one hand, lowered her head slightly, and saluted the guard in front of her: "Everything in the Lower City is too new for me. I was a little too excited just now and almost bumped into you. "
After saying that, she raised her head and gave the other party an apologetic smile.
As the brim of the hat slowly raised, the guard saw a stunningly beautiful face, with clear crimson pupils like precious rubies, and a slight smile on her lips that was like a hook, constantly twitching her heartstrings.
Looking at Xia Ye's appearance, combined with what she just said, the guard suddenly realized: Could this be a young lady from the upper city who secretly came to the lower city to play?
Although it is possible that she was overthinking it, this kind of thing is not afraid of ten thousand or just in case. The guard's mind was spinning very fast. After hesitating for just a second, she held the brim of her hat, half-bowed, and said to Xia Ye A gift.
"It doesn't matter, as long as I didn't hit you." After she finished speaking, she reminded: "Xiacheng District has always been unsafe, so please be more careful."
"Thank you." Xia Ye smiled and nodded at the other party, then turned and walked towards Luka who was catching up behind him.
"I almost bumped into someone, but luckily they didn't mind." She whispered to Luka.
Luka glanced at Xia Ye, then at the guard standing not far away, and commented: "Fortunately, that person didn't mind you, otherwise he would be in trouble."
"Why, will you help me?" Xia Ye looked at Luka with a smile.
"I'll try to stop you before you kill her," Luka said.
"Hmph..." She was about to say something more, when the huge aeroboat landed on the square.
call--
The wind brought by the propeller blew towards my face, blowing Xia Ye's long white hair back. She hurriedly stretched out her hands, one holding the witch hat on her head, and the other holding the hem of her pleated skirt.
After a while, the speed of the propeller gradually slowed down, and Xia Ye slowly let go of her hands.
"Sure enough, wearing pants also has the advantages of wearing pants." She glanced at Luka beside her and muttered.
"What?"
"Nothing." Xia Ye changed the subject: "Are all these pets sent to the upper city?"
"right."
"How long does it take for such a batch to appear?"
"Depending on the demand in the urban area, there is a batch every three to five days most frequently. Normally, it is about once every half a month." Luka said.
"Are there any pets that have returned?"
"Few... or almost none." Luka's tone was a little low when she answered.
Xia Ye didn't seem to hear it. She chuckled and said, "Oh, it seems that the place in Shangcheng District is quite big. I send so many pets there every month, but it's not full yet."
Luka looked at her, not sure if she really didn't expect it or if she was pretending to be stupid.
Not far away, hundreds of charming pets lined up in a single file. Under the supervision of guards, they entered the cabin of the aerostat one after another.
Xia Ye looked at the scene in front of her very intently without saying a word, not knowing what she was thinking. Although Luka was no longer new to this scene, she had no choice but to watch it with her.
Just then, an accident happened.
A figure suddenly jumped out of the team, passed the guards on both sides, and rushed out of the square.
And Xia Ye happened to be standing in the direction where the opponent was rushing towards.
The guards immediately discovered the fleeing pet, but strangely, they didn't seem too anxious. Except for one person who chased after it leisurely, the others glanced at it at most and stopped looking at it.
"I regret it! I don't want to go to Uptown anymore! They said everyone in Uptown is dead!"
The pet is crying and running.
It was getting closer and closer to Xia Ye. When there were still more than twenty meters left, Xia Ye could already see the other party's face very clearly.
It was a girl who looked to be thirteen or fourteen years old at most, with long silver hair and beautiful emerald blue eyes. Her figure was similar to Xia Ye, slender but with perfect proportions. Even though it was crying profusely, it could not cover up the girl's beauty at all.
2.7... maybe 2.8? Being able to be sent to the upper city area is indeed different.
Xia Ye calmly rated the other party in her mind.
But the next second, she heard a series of voices:
"Dip-dip-dip-"
She was instinctively wary.
The other party continued to run forward, and the distance between him and her had shortened to less than twenty meters.
Xia Ye suddenly saw a red light shining on the silver-haired girl's beautiful neck ring decorated with lace frills.
"Dip, drip, drip..."
The beeping sound gradually became more urgent, and the light flashed faster and faster.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...I don't want to go uptown!!"
The silver-haired girl ran while crying, seemingly unaware of the two people standing in front of her.
Xia Ye was only ten meters away from it.
