Dusk is approaching.
The afterglow of the setting sun swayed above the sea level, instantly illuminating most of Aomori County like residual blood.
Walking on the path beside the rice fields.
When he was about to approach the village, Xue Yun deliberately slowed down his progress.
Considering his current physical fitness, his speed is really scary.
Seeing more and more villagers near the fields, Xue Yun didn't want to be treated as an alien when he first arrived.
The sky gradually darkened unconsciously.
After a while, most of the farmers had already dragged their tired bodies back towards the village.
Ever since.
Xue Yun simply followed behind this group of people, walking staggeringly in the wilderness full of weeds.
"Young man."
Suddenly, a feeble old voice came from behind.
I couldn't help but be startled.
Xue Yun looked back and saw an old man in tattered clothes staring at him expressionlessly.
"Old man, are you talking to me?" Xue Yun asked cautiously.
"Ahem~~~"
A laborious cough broke out.
The old farmer in front of him had a stooped waist, carrying a heavy hoe and rag package on his shoulders, and the tobacco gun in his hand was covered with mottled rust.
"Walking along with everyone in a weird way..."
He raised his eyebrows, and the wrinkles on his forehead couldn't help but fold up.
The old man asked with a suspicious expression: "It seems that you are not a local here, right?"
As soon as these words came out.
Xue Yun was immediately stunned on the spot. Facing such an old farmer who was harmless to humans and animals, he didn't know what to do for a while.
"Well......"
Smiling wryly and shrugging his shoulders, Xue Yun asked, "Really, is it that obvious?"
His eyelids drooped weakly.
The old farmer took a puff of dry cigarette and said bluntly: "Your clean and tidy clothes are completely incompatible with the folk customs here. Even if you are lucky enough to enter the village, you will be immediately targeted by the security team."
There was a pause.
The old man in front of him said meaningfully: "No matter what you want to do, you should at least use your brain first..."
"This rarely visited island is not as simple as you think."
He was suddenly startled.
Xue Yun couldn't help but frown, and quickly exuded a trace of spiritual power to explore the old man in front of him.
The result surprised him.
This old farmer who looks down and out is actually an ordinary person through and through.
There is no force field aura in the body at all.
"This is for you."
He reached out and fiddled with the package behind his back for a while.
Taking out a piece of clothing on the spot, the old farmer threw it into Xue Yun's arms with a wave of his hands as usual.
Xue Yun unfolded his clothes with a surprised expression, his expression instantly froze, and he was speechless for a moment.
It was a traditional costume of the Empire on which the sun never set.
It's just that the fabric is a little thinner, and the body of the clothes is full of various large and small patches. If it is shaken a little, a lot of old dust will rise up.
Met Xue Yun's stunned eyes.
The old farmer smoked a dry cigarette and said with a normal expression: "It's a little dirty, but at least it goes with the crowd and won't attract so much attention when you wear it."
He held the clothes in his hands tightly.
Xue Yun looked intently at the old man in front of him and asked in a deep voice: "Who are you?"
"Who else could he be? He's just an old farmer at the lowest level."
He has an old face full of wrinkles and weather-damaged.
He picked up the hoe and walked past Xue Yun while puffing out smoke. The old farmer walked away, minding his own business, and murmured to himself.
"Everyone says that everyone in the world is suffering, but they cannot suffer as much as the lowly peasants in Aomori County. Anyway, there are so many people coming ashore from the port to make a living, just for a profit, and you are not one of them... "
Looking at the retreating figure.
Xue Yun hesitated to speak, but in the end he did not step forward to embarrass the old man again.
Looking left and right, Xue Yun saw that there was no one around, so he turned around and rushed into the nearest rice field. Taking advantage of the darkness, he quickly changed into shabby clothes.
When he turned over and jumped onto the field path again, he found that the figure of the old farmer had already blended into the crowd in front, but there was no trace of him.
"interesting......"
He glanced at his tattered clothes.
Xue Yun gathered his spirits and quickly followed the large group of people in front.
It doesn't take a while.
The road ahead, which was originally dark, suddenly had scattered lights.
A huge village appeared not far away, like a guiding light, lighting up the path home for everyone on the way.
It wasn't until he got closer that Xue Yun saw the whole village clearly.
The rows of thatched huts look desolate and lonely. The entire village has no electricity system at all, and the street lights that illuminate the streets are basically powered by kerosene.
The streets in the village are also paved with gravel. Occasionally, an ox cart will pass by, which will inevitably cause a bumpy and turbulent ride, causing the people on the cart to go up and down and almost fall several times.
"It's too backward, so backward that it's a bit abnormal..."
He muttered something secretly.
Fortunately, he had changed into local clothes beforehand, so Xue Yun's appearance did not arouse the suspicion of the villagers.
As soon as he entered the village, Xue Yun began to look for the supplies on the list.
Metals, ores, and even the most basic crude oil derivatives, but after wandering around the village, I couldn't find these basic materials at all.
This village is like a place far away from modern society.
Apart from the hoe for plowing the fields, the only metal utensil available is probably the kitchen knife found in every household's kitchen.
If you want to find a large amount of alloy materials here, it is basically like looking for a needle in a haystack.
"What a hell."
Being in a strange village.
The corner of Xue Yun's mouth couldn't help but twitch, and while feeling a little helpless, he had completely lost his temper.
At this moment, a farmer with a sallow complexion happened to pass by Xue Yun.
"Brother, ask around!"
He blocked the opponent's way.
Xue Yun quickly asked: "Are there any larger shops in this village?"
"Shop..."
The farmer in front of him had a sallow face and thin muscles. He shook his head and said, "I've never heard of it. There is actually a grocery store."
Hear the words.
Xue Yun immediately cheered up and asked quickly: "Where are you, show me the way? Is there any old-fashioned fuel sold there, or large quantities of alloy metals?"
His eyes suddenly widened.
The farmer in front of him suddenly became panicked, as if he had seen a savage beast, and couldn't help but take two steps back.
"What, what kind of metal... We don't have that kind of messy stuff in our village. You... you're not a local, so don't talk nonsense!"
