"First, we need to find Sayo's base in Red Nautilus …"
Under the clear blue sky, the warm rays of the sun shone through the air, forming a colorful halo in their field of vision. Two figures were walking in the remains of a city, one in front of the other. Every step they took stirred up a lot of dry dust in the air.
Lin Sanjiu mumbled to herself. She took out a card and looked at the address. She was unfamiliar with Sayo's base. It was a place she had never heard of before. "I wonder if B.Rabbit and the others left any message there."
According to Rabbit, as long as they left a message at one place, when Xiao Yi arrived, she would bring the message to her next place. In this way, even if they went to different places in the Twelve Worlds, they would still have a chance to communicate with each other.
Lin Sanjiu recalled that the last time she met B.Rabbit was in the Garden of Eden. Two years had passed in the blink of an eye. If they were also working toward the Twelve Worlds Centrum, there was a high chance that they would leave a message there.
With this thought in mind, Lin Sanjiu perked up a little. She turned to her grand prize and smiled, "Hurry up. Free Zone is not far away."
After walking for dozens of kilometers in one go, Ji Shanqing was so tired that his vision was blurry. Every step he took was even heavier and slower than Lin Sanjiu, who was sick. "Sis, sis, I don't think there's anything interesting about this Free Zone …"
The size of the Free Zone was about the size of a medium-sized city before the apocalypse. Surrounding the bustling area was a vast expanse of desolate wastelands. The excitement that Ji Shanqing felt when he first started the journey was quickly extinguished by the weathered and eroded human ruins.
"You won't say that when you see the Free Zone," Lin Sanjiu replied without turning her head. Lin Sanjiu replied without turning her head. She raised her hand and pointed into the distance with a smile, "Look over there."
Ji Shanqing was not as tall as Lin Sanjiu, so he could only stand on his tiptoes and crane his neck to look at the direction she was pointing at. He looked like a mongoose.
From where he was standing, he could only see some vague shadows. Just as he was trying to figure out what he was seeing, Lin Sanjiu sighed and said, "That is a plantation area opened up by some posthumans. It seems like we will be able to enter the Free Zone soon."
As he got closer and closer. Ji Shanqing also saw the dilapidated houses and the field that was surrounded by building waste. Just as Lin Sanjiu said, the bustling Free District was soon revealed to them as more posthumans appeared on the streets.
The Free Zone was rebuilt on the ruins. Overall, it looked like a huge, broken, white shell. In its hollow, strange buildings of various colors and shapes were thriving. Posthumans with strange appearances came and went. The unique smell of spices, wine, and blood mingled with the faint sounds of singing and the sounds of machinery in the Free Zone. Lin Sanjiu took a deep breath. She finally felt like she was back.
After thinking for a while, she decided to check Xiaoyi's address first.
As they walked through the endless crowd, the grand prize's eyes were not enough to see everything.
Ever since he was born, he had never seen so many people and so many interesting things. Lin Sanjiu had to keep looking back to find Ji Shanqing from the crowd. Then, she had to drag him away from the vendors, the stalls, the alleys, and the singers and dancers. Ji Shanqing's excitement was interrupted and he grumbled unhappily. When they finally found the address and arrived at Xiaoyi's place, the sky was almost dark.
Lin Sanjiu wiped the sweat off her forehead. He glared at Ji Shanqing, then walked forward.
It was a crooked building with wooden planks nailed all over the outer wall. The door had been removed, and there was a large sign hanging on the door. The words "Hotel Accommodation, Mailbox Rental, Message Delivery" were written in several languages. The sign was glowing in the dusk.
"No wonder the last paragraph of Xiaoyi's address is' Box 207 '."
The boxes that were rented out were obviously the public lockboxes that were found at the train stations and supermarkets before the apocalypse. Even the color and model of the boxes were different. Lin Sanjiu found Box 207. After she keyed in the password 1944, the metal door opened with a clang, and a cloud of dust flew out.
Lin Sanjiu coughed and reached her hand into the box nervously. She felt around the box.
"Is there anything?" Ji Shanqing asked.
Lin Sanjiu didn't answer. She didn't give up and touched the box again. However, all she could feel was a cold cabinet and a thick layer of dust. It seemed that Xiaoyi had not been to Red Nautilus for the past two years.
Even though she knew that the result wasn't surprising, disappointment still seized her heart.
"Could it be that B.Rabbit and the others haven't come to the Twelve Worlds Centrum, or the message that Xiaoyi left for them hasn't been brought to Red Nautilus? If it's the first possibility … are they still alive? "
Lin Sanjiu stood rooted to the ground for a few seconds. Lin Sanjiu sighed and closed the box.
Her action made Ji Shanqing feel that he could go out again. His eyes lit up, "What do you plan to do now? Where are we going next? "
"Even though I don't have any news about them, I can leave a message about where I'm going," Lin Sanjiu muttered. "When I came here, I asked around. The Consular Officer Association isn't far from here. I can go and get a visa first. After that, I will come back and write down my next destination … Since it's getting late, we can stay here for the night. Let's go to the Consular Officer Association. "
Even though Ji Shanqing didn't know what a visa was, he followed Lin Sanjiu excitedly. As they walked, he asked, "How do I get a visa?"
"Spend red crystals and supplies," Lin Sanjiu replied casually. Lin Sanjiu replied casually. However, without any warning, a dark cloud suddenly flashed across her mind.
Getting a visa was obviously very expensive, but with the large amount of red crystals she found in the Slaves Training Camp, Lin Sanjiu wasn't worried that she couldn't afford it. However, the red crystals were what made her hesitate.
After Reno and Rena left, Lin Sanjiu realized that both of them didn't take any red crystals with them. They left all of them to her.
It was as if they knew that she didn't need the red crystals anymore.
"No, I must be overthinking after listening to Ji Shanqing's nonsense." Lin Sanjiu shook her head and forcefully got rid of that thought. She looked up into the distance.
The streets of the Free District were unplanned, and people walked on them. Therefore, they would often end up in a dead-end. Fortunately, the Consular Officer Association was the most popular place in the entire Free District, so the two of them didn't have to waste too much time. Soon, they found the building where the association was located without a hitch.
As influential consular officers, they obviously knew that they were a precious resource. Even the place where the association was located was in line with their arrogant style.
There were tall, pointed arched doors and snow-white ancient Roman columns. There were exquisite and magnificent carvings … When Lin Sanjiu and Rena climbed up the stairs and stood at the entrance, they felt very small in comparison. It seemed like this place was an opera house before the apocalypse.
"It's really exaggerated," Lin Sanjiu muttered as she followed the crowd into the hall.
The hall was originally used for watching performances. All the chairs had been uprooted, leaving a large empty space. Rows of small tables were set up. Some of the tables had consular officers sitting behind them. Some of the tables were empty. Some of the tables even had signboards on them. The content ranged from "Last few ordinary visas, low price clearance" to "Special discount: Accept survival supplies", and so on.
The two of them walked around the hall for a long time as they found everything new. Lin Sanjiu gradually figured out something.
The consular officers in the hall either didn't have a high Ability Level or they didn't have any good visas left. Most of the people who were here to apply for visas were normal posthumans who didn't have much money on them. If they wanted a rare visa, such as a visa from the Twelve Worlds Centrum or a blank visa, they had to go upstairs. The second floor was a private room for VIPs to watch performances. It was much more secretive and more suitable for trading precious and rare resources.
Since there were still a few days before her transfer date, Lin Sanjiu wasn't in a hurry to go upstairs. She strolled between the rows of small tables and browsed through them for a long time. After she had her fill of all kinds of destinations, she called out to a consular officer who had just stood up from behind a table. Only then did she stop a consular officer who had just stood up from behind the table. "May I ask if there are many consular officers upstairs now?"
The consular officer had dark circles under his eyes. They were so dark that it was hard to notice his facial features. After he glanced at her, he raised his chin and said arrogantly, "There are enough for you."
Lin Sanjiu nodded nonchalantly. She didn't care about his attitude at all. She watched as he stood up and walked to the entrance of the hall. When he stood up and walked to the entrance of the hall, she turned around and went upstairs with her grand prize.
The moment she entered the corridor of the second floor, someone came up to her.
"Hello, are you here to apply for a visa?" The boy, who looked very young, was wearing a black shirt. He asked softly, "Can I trouble you to register?"
"I need to register?" Lin Sanjiu frowned.
"Yes," the young man said with a smile, "Usually, we don't need to. But since the 'dean' is here today, I can't just let you in … Write down your name, requirements, and price. I will look for a consular officer for you. I can only bring you in after I get his permission. "
Lin Sanjiu held the pen and paper that the young man passed to her. She was a little stunned as she listened to him.
Who was the dean?
She had never heard of any dean or any department. However, when she thought about it, she realized that she had spent most of her time in Red Nautilus in the Starry Carnival Amusement Park pocket dimension. She didn't know much about the forces in Free District, so it wasn't surprising that she had never heard of the dean.
After some hesitation, Lin Sanjiu followed the boy's instructions and wrote, "Lin Sanjiu, Twelve Worlds Visa and Blank Visa. You can buy them with red crystals. Quantity is negotiable."
If she wanted to apply for a visa, she had to register her name in the consular officer's system. However, she had been traumatized by Puppeteer's pursuit in the past and almost suffered a setback from Ji Shanqing. Now, she was a little reluctant to register her name. Hence, she deliberately wrote "Lin Sanjiu" in three crooked and ambiguous ink blobs. She even missed the word "Jiu".
The young man took the piece of paper but didn't look at it carefully. He instructed, "Wait here. Don't go in without my permission." After that, he turned and disappeared into the dark corridor, leaving Lin Sanjiu and her grand prize at the foot of the stairs.
What they didn't expect was that they had to wait for more than ten minutes.
As time passed, Ji Shanqing became more and more restless. No one knew what he was thinking about. After walking in circles for a while, Ji Shanqing suddenly stopped. After walking around in circles, he suddenly moved closer to Lin Sanjiu and whispered, "Sis, something's not right."
"What's wrong?"
"I could tell when I was downstairs. There are only six rooms upstairs." Ji Shanqing stared at the end of the corridor and spoke softly, "This opera house is old. His voice was very soft. "This opera house is quite old. Although the floor is covered with carpet, the sound of the door opening and closing cannot be covered … Just now, after the man walked in, how many times did you hear the door open?"
Lin Sanjiu was stunned, "Once."
"Yes, after that man went into the first room, he didn't come out. After that, he didn't come out. If the first consular officer he found was suitable, he wouldn't have taken so long. If he wasn't suitable, he would have come out long ago and walked to the next room. " Ji Shanqing bit his fingernails and said, "Just now, he said that there's an important person inside and that's why he doesn't let you in … Since this important person is so secretive, logically speaking, everyone who wants to apply for a visa should be stopped outside the door and wait patiently. There's no need to go through the trouble of writing down your name …"
"If you have any guesses, hurry up and tell me," Lin Sanjiu rubbed her temples.
"Didn't you say that before? Once a person's name is registered in the Consular Officer System, they can track down a specific person? I'm guessing that this important person is here to track down someone … As for the registration, it's just a precaution. He checks every person who comes to apply for a visa. I've thought of many possibilities, but this is the most logical one. "
"In other words, the important person inside, or his subordinate, is checking my registration form right now." Lin Sanjiu frowned and was about to say something when a creaking sound came from the corridor. A creaking sound came from the corridor. It was the sound of the door of the first private room being opened.
The young man quickly appeared in the corridor with her registration form in his hand. He walked up to the two of them and said with a smile, "Are you Miss Lin Sanjiu? Come in with me. I've already found a suitable consular officer for you. "
At that moment, Lin Sanjiu couldn't tell what it was that made her heart skip a beat. She shot a quick glance at Ji Shanqing and saw that her grand prize's expression had darkened. She suppressed her racing heart and stepped forward. She smiled and said, "Is that so? Thank you so much —"
The next second. The man was caught off guard. A shadow struck the back of his neck and he fell to the ground.
Lin Sanjiu grabbed the man's limp body and placed him on the ground as quietly as she could. With a smile on his face, Ji Shanqing spoke into the air as if there was still someone in front of him, "Oh right, may I know which consular officer you are? Oh, oh. Okay … "
The moment the young man's body touched the ground, Lin Sanjiu immediately pulled Ji Shanqing's sleeve. Both of them turned around and rushed down the stairs. Almost at the same time when both of them stepped into the hall, they heard a commotion coming from the second floor.
"Why are they coming for me?" Lin Sanjiu thought that her grand prize was too slow, so she carried him on her shoulder and rushed toward the entrance, "Who is after me?"
"Have you forgotten? The mastermind behind the Slaves Training Camp must have found out what you did!" The grand prize lay on her shoulder and panted, "There are no impenetrable walls in this world. It's not difficult to find out your name!"
Lin Sanjiu shut her mouth tightly. She felt as if her heart was being roasted. She didn't know if it was because she couldn't fight or because she couldn't get a visa. If she didn't have a visa, how was she going to tell B.Rabbit about her whereabouts?
By the time they heard the commotion behind them, Lin Sanjiu and Ji Shanqing had already stepped out of the hall. Lin Sanjiu had only taken two steps when she suddenly turned around and stopped just before she bumped into the person in front of her.
"What are you doing?!" The consular officer with the dark circles under his eyes had obviously just returned from outside. After he was startled by Lin Sanjiu, he became unhappy, "Why are you so reckless?!"
Lin Sanjiu was stunned. She quickly turned her head to look at him. When she turned back to look at him again, she narrowed her eyes. (To be continued.)
PS:
I finally finished writing in advance today. I'm free for the rest of the day. I'm free! Ahahaha! Even the heavens can't make me open another document!
This chapter happened to be 404, so I couldn't help but write an error on it. I couldn't help myself …
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