Expanding the scope of the spiritual world cannot be achieved overnight. In the next three days, Xu Huo spent almost all of his time on this except eating and sleeping. Excessive consumption of mental power made his condition worse than the day he first arrived, and his eyes were blurred. Black, so after making some progress, he was going to stop and rest for half a day.
There were a lot of people coming and going around the hotel in the past few days. Except for the group of people who made a move with him, most of the others who came to the area were to inquire about the situation and then left. Among them were people who came to look for the boy.
The shop owner didn't care about the "Underground Palace" and only helped pass the news to the young man.
The boy has been wearing sheets these days. He has no money, so he eats Xu Huo's leftovers every day because most of the water here is polluted and is used by people like those living in the slums. Although the water has been treated, it does not meet general hygiene standards and can only be said to be barely alive.
The boy didn't think there was anything wrong with picking up leftovers and licked the plate clean before putting it away after every meal.
Because Xu Huo paid the money, the boss didn't care about him, but within a few days of good times, people from the underground palace came. They didn't take action directly, but asked the boss to tell him to go back by himself, otherwise he would look good.
The pain that had just been relieved swept over him again. Years of beatings made him instinctively remember the pain. Even if his body was recovering, this conditioned reflex reaction became a shadow that he could not get rid of.
After a short period of despair, anger and hatred, the boy's expression became determined, and he said to the boss, "Tell them, I will never go back even if I die!"
The boss' wrinkled face showed no extra expression, and he turned around to reply.
From the moment the boss left, to when he brought the message to the thugs in the underground palace, to when the thugs left, the young man was so trembling that he could hardly stand still. He pricked up his ears to listen to the movement outside, and then he breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the thugs were gone, but there was something in his eyes. With deep confusion.
"Creak..." The door opposite opened. The young man quickly got up and saw Xu Huo walking out holding an umbrella.
He quickly dropped the sheets and followed.
"Come out." The boss sat on a small stool and greeted Xu Huo.
"Take a walk." Xu Huo nodded.
The boss's eyes moved from him to the young man, and he threw him a tattered thin coat. The young man thanked him gratefully, put it on and walked out of the store.
Compared with most people living here, Xu Huo's clean clothes can be described as "splendid". Many people are curious about him and also find it strange why such a person wants to stay in a slum. There are no clean buildings here. There was no food or water, and it was obvious that a little further on we would reach the "big city".
Xu Huo already knew from the conversations between these people what the "big city" they longed for looked like. Simply put, it was a small city controlled by player forces. It had a small population but was very exclusive. The reason why some players in the slums still Staying here is simply because they can't enter those cities. The cities are so small that every street and every alley has power divisions. If there is an extra fly, the locals will know it immediately, let alone try to pick it up in their bowl. Players who eat.
Of course, the environment in the entire area 026 is not good, but there are a lot of players here.
People will naturally yearn for a better environment when they have the ability. This kind of place, especially the slums, is not a home away from home. Players are reluctant to leave, probably because they enjoy the pleasure of oppressing their compatriots. The conditions are better when they go there. I may not be as comfortable as I am here.
In addition, if the player does not want to upgrade and become stronger and just settles for the status quo, it is not risky to rely on the guide to complete a dungeon once a month. Of course, the result of failure to clear the level or low rating will be that he cannot upgrade for a long time, but for these arrangements, For people struggling in the slums, whether to upgrade or not is no longer so important.
The light in the slums was still dim during the day. Compared with other people who were accustomed to moving and breathing lightly, Xu Huo's footsteps were particularly obvious on the street. Not long after leaving the hotel, an obviously malnourished child stood in the garbage. On the other side, he held a bit of moldy peel that he dug out from the garbage, and asked Xu Huo carefully: "Uncle, can you give me something to eat?"
After saying that, he knelt on the ground first, and his body began to tremble violently.
The umbrella moved to the entrance of the alley.
Xu Huo leaned over and handed him a biscuit.
The child raised his head in fear, tried twice before he finally dared to take the biscuit, took a bite carefully, and then grinned: "It tastes so good!"
After taking one bite, he was reluctant to take another bite. Instead, he anxiously asked if he could give the biscuits to his brother. "My brother was injured and couldn't move. He hasn't eaten for many days."
Before Xu Huo said anything, a child who was only half a head taller than the child but thinner climbed out from the side. When he saw the child, he was filled with joy and fear, and quickly called the child back.
The child stopped kneeling and happily ran over to feed the biscuit to his brother. However, the child not only did not eat it, but also knocked the biscuit down. He said nervously: "I told you many times, don't eat other people's food." ! Come back with me!"
The child was puzzled and tried his best to explain that he had tasted the biscuits and that the biscuits were a good thing that he had never eaten before.
But for the child's brother, living is more important than anything else. He doesn't care about the tempting cookie in front of him. He drags the child and doesn't allow him to pick up the cookie. The next second, a figure rushes out and snatches away the cookie. A piece of biscuit, the two children disappeared without even seeing who the other person was.
The child looked back at the entrance of the alley and found that Xu Huo had left. He immediately opened his mouth and started crying.
The elder brother reluctantly raised his body and hugged him, "It's okay, it's okay, it will be fine when my brother grows up..."
The child's cry came, and soon died down again, submerged again in the silence under the acid rain.
Probably because they found Xu Huo to be easy to talk to, one after another children came out of the alley begging for food.
No matter how big or small, Xu Huo gave him a piece of biscuit. The children were very well-behaved in front of him. They ate their own and did not dare to take other people's. So after eating, they followed him and watched him share biscuits with other children. , watching other children eat.
There were also children who boldly asked for a second piece, but Xu Huo didn't give it.
Observing words and emotions is a basic skill for these children to survive. Children who did not want to get to the second piece automatically gave way to the side, but they were still reluctant to leave.
After walking for a while, Xu Huo turned around and waved to the child who was the first to ask for food to come forward. There were two obvious tears on the child's face. He choked and said: "The biscuits were taken away by others..."
Xu Huo gave him two more pieces, "Everyone has one."
The child excitedly took it and ran away.
"They will die." The young man who had been following him said hesitantly.
(End of chapter)
