Ren Xiaosu had seen suits before. When the important figures in the stronghold left the stronghold, they would always have to pass through town. As such, Ren Xiaosu had once seen an important figure in a suit sitting upright in a car from afar.
At that time, Ren Xiaosu thought that the important figures in the stronghold were really imposing.
But if someone were to wear a suit, or even a white one, to venture into the wilderness, Ren Xiaosu would definitely curse them for being retarded!
Things like suits were too much of a hindrance in combat. Just moving one's arms or legs would be impeded by their clothes. If they encountered a wild beast that they could not defeat, they might not even be able to escape.
But when Ren Xiaosu saw the young man standing on the rooftop, he did not feel that his clothes were out of place in the wilderness. That was because he did not need to fight.
This was probably the leader of the Kyung Clan's operation this time. Ren Xiaosu thought to himself that an important figure in an organization like this really did look a little different.
He shrank his head as he was afraid of being discovered by the Kyung Clan's combat troops. As a matter of fact, there were more than a thousand combatants guarding the vicinity of this construction site. Ren Xiaosu felt that he and Xu Xianchu had underestimated the Kyung Clan's determination to lock down this area.
Ren Xiaosu looked around curiously. He wondered where Xu Xianchu and Yang Xiaojin were hiding.
Although he could not see them, Ren Xiaosu knew they must be there.
"Get ready to retreat." Ren Xiaosu did not intend to care about the others' plans. When he realized it was impossible for him to obtain the secret of the Jing Mountains, he decided to retreat.
Otherwise, there would be no point in staying here. As for the secret of the Jing Mountains, perhaps Yang Xiaojin and Xu Xianchu would be more interested in it.
Ren Xiaosu felt that there was really no need for him to risk his life for this secret. If there were a contestant here who was covered in high-level skills and had dozens of Basic and Master Skill Duplication Scrolls, Ren Xiaosu might be willing to give it a try.
This kind of person was the real treasure to Ren Xiaosu …
Most importantly, Ren Xiaosu saw that more and more underground buildings were being excavated. Some buildings even collapsed with a gentle touch from the excavator.
The only reason they were still standing was because no one had "touched" them.
He could still vaguely recognize the signs of some of the buildings that were originally exposed to the ground, such as beauty salons, blind massages, and so on …
Ren Xiaosu didn't believe that there could be anything particularly precious here!
This was the main reason why he wanted to leave!
When Ren Xiaosu saw those signs, he felt that his trust had been deceived and his intelligence had been insulted. Now that he thought about the QR code, the Little Dragon Ridge, and the plastic doll, it was obvious that they weren't anything special!
How would Xu Xianchu and Yang Xiaojin feel when they saw this scene? Anyway, Ren Xiaosu was more than enough.
After running so far and experiencing so many dangers, this is what you show me?
Ren Xiaosu retracted his head and quietly circled around the side of the mountain. At this time, he could still hear gunshots in the woods behind him, indicating that the Kyung Clan Consortium's combat troops had not been able to successfully kill the monster.
The gunshots made Ren Xiaosu feel a lot more relieved. At least at this time, the Kyung Clan Consortium definitely didn't have the time to care about him.
Although there were more soldiers at the foot of the hill, the problem was that these people were concentrated near the excavation site. The other places that they had abandoned seemed to have lost their value, and they didn't even look at them.
However, the places that the consortium had abandoned were the loopholes that Ren Xiaosu could use to break through.
The Kyung Clan Consortium had cut down all the trees along the road to serve as the roadbed. It had to be said that Ren Xiaosu had really experienced the consortium's ability.
In this wilderness, if they wanted to clear a path, they would do so without even consulting with the wild animals in the mountains.
This made Ren Xiaosu reevaluate the consortium's power. After all, this was only the combat troops of a single stronghold. According to Yang Xiaojin, a consortium might control 10 to 20 strongholds!
So if Ren Xiaosu were to escape in the direction of Stronghold 112, the wild animals along the way would definitely have been scared away.
Although it would be a little difficult to get back to Stronghold 113 and would have to take a very long detour, there was no other way. This was already the best option for Ren Xiaosu.
Ren Xiaosu quietly walked in other directions of the "city." The natural ravines and dilapidated buildings on the ground were his best cover.
He saw the ruins of a skyscraper that had collapsed into two. Ren Xiaosu did not doubt that before The Cataclysm, people could have stood on top of this skyscraper and overlooked the entire city.
Back when Ren Xiaosu lived in town, he often imagined what it would be like inside the stronghold with Yan Liuyuan. But now, it seemed that even though the area of the stronghold was larger than this city, it was still far less exquisite and prosperous than this place.
Of course, the exquisiteness and prosperity were all in the past. Now, there were only ruins and desolation here.
Ren Xiaosu slid down the hillside in the shadows of the forest. When he saw some dusty signboards scattered among the ruins, he muttered, "Why are there so many foot massage signs in this city? Did the people in the past like to wash their feet?"
Walking between the abandoned city and the dirt, Ren Xiaosu carefully avoided everyone's line of sight. He was about 500 meters away from the Kyung Clan's combat troops. As long as he was careful and made use of the blind spots and building cover, he would definitely not be discovered.
But as he walked, Ren Xiaosu found it a little difficult to walk. He saw a well-preserved tobacco and liquor store on his left.
Most of the buildings had been crushed to dust by the earthquakes caused by tectonic movements, but 30% of the buildings in the city were still intact.
Ren Xiaosu's eyes lit up when he saw the tobacco and liquor store.
As a matter of fact, tobacco and liquor were scarce goods in town. Otherwise, as a schoolteacher, Zhang Jinglin would not have gone without a cigarette every day.
The goods in this tobacco and liquor store were probably more than all the goods in Old Wang and Old Li's stores combined. If he brought all this back, he could easily become the richest man in town!
Ren Xiaosu stole a glance at the Kyung Clan's combat troops. When he confirmed that no one was paying attention to him, he rushed into the store excitedly.
He reached for the cigarettes on the counter. The outside of the cigarette packs were wrapped in transparent plastic. Ren Xiaosu wondered if the cigarettes would be better preserved with the protection of the plastic.
But the moment he touched the cigarette packs, the plastic wrapped cigarette packs were also crushed to dust.
Ren Xiaosu felt his heart ache a little. How long had these things been placed here?
In fact, what Ren Xiaosu did not know was that cigarettes also had a shelf life. Although tobacco factories never said how long their cigarettes could be kept for, the smell of tobacco would change after being stored for more than three years.
After all, the sealing of the plastic packaging was not very good.
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