After putting the cans, energy bars and compressed biscuits that needed to be exchanged for coins into a cardboard box without special markings, and handing them to Shang Jianyao, Bai Chen shook off the tent cloth and covered the "Orange" rifle, "Berserker" assault rifle, "Tyrant" grenade gun, "Reaper" individual bazooka, various ammunition, first aid kit and remaining supplies.
In this way, if you look inside through the window, you will not find any valuable items.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Baimian nodded invisibly, with a lot of approval in his eyes.
After sorting out the trunk, Bai Chen turned around and saw Long Yuehong's puzzled expression, and explained briefly:
"Thieves are easy to hide, but thieves are hard to guard against.
"Aunt Nan is not a very orderly place here."
In places that are too orderly, outsiders are relatively conspicuous.
Jiang Baimian added with a smile:
"When I come back, some things have to be moved upstairs and placed next to me, so that it will be stable."
She didn't mention how to continue to take turns on night duty and monitor the jeep on the second floor, because I don't know what will happen next, and maintaining good energy is a very important thing.
Sometimes, when you don't get enough sleep for several days, even if you feel energetic and there is no problem, your reaction will be half a beat slower, or even one beat, when encountering an emergency.
People have delusions, especially in their self-awareness.
Long Yuehong nodded as if he understood, and saw that Shang Jianyao was already holding the cardboard box and walked towards the exit of the yard near the "Ah Fu Gun Shop".
In Wild Grass City, the alleys are relatively narrow, only allowing one car to pass through, and the surrounding buildings are also more than ten meters high, which leads to the fact that every winter, only at noon, the sunshine here is more abundant, which can dispel the feeling of coldness.
But when I got out of the alley and came to the street, the sun suddenly became hot, shining warmly, and the wind was not so harsh.
"We are a team of two people, and we are a little further away. The characteristics of a group of four are too obvious." Jiang Baimian glanced at the pedestrians passing by and said to Long Yuehong and Bai Chen.
Without too much explanation, Bai Chen immediately understood what the team leader meant, took Long Yuehong, and quickened his pace.
Soon, there was a difference of five or six meters between the two teams.
Long Yuehong looked left and right with a sense of novelty:
"There is no public cafeteria here?
"There are quite a lot of people in noodle shops and restaurants......"
This did not match his imagination of the Wilderness Wanderer settlement.
In this regard, whether it is Shuiwei Town or Qifeng Town, they are closer.
"There are many foreign relic hunters here." Bai Chen explained in the simplest words.
Long Yuehong knew this fact, and even knew that Weed City was a center for material exchange in the junction area of the three major forces, and many people came and went every day, and it would be a little deserted only in winter.
However, he did not understand what this had to do with his own problems.
After glancing at him, Bai Chen further said:
"Most outsiders don't stay in Wild Grass City for too long, and every time they come here, they stay for two weeks at most, either staying in a small hotel or renting a short-term room, and there is no place to cook."
"That's right......" Long Yuehong finally figured it out.
This is a situation that cannot occur within "Pangu Creatures".
Even if they go to other floors to visit relatives and friends, they can go home quickly or stay overnight, so there are no hotels or rental rooms on a daily basis in the underground building.
When they were talking, Jiang Baimian suddenly quickened his pace and caught up.
She said with a stranger asking for directions:
"Will there be more people in this alley at night?"
She was referring to the alley across from the South Street Slave Market.
Bai Chen recalled for a moment:
"On winter nights, there are no people outside except West Street."
"Thank you." Jiang Baimian showed a bright smile.
Then, she returned to Shang Jianyao's side.
"The team leader acts really similarly......" Long Yuehong admired sincerely.
Bai Chen didn't say much and continued to walk towards the central square.
Compared to other places in Wild Grass City, it seems to be very spacious, and the ground seems to have been repaired, which is quite flat.
In the middle of the square was a stone human statue, an old man holding a gun in one hand and a book in the other.
His face was thin, wearing a hooded robe that seemed to be difficult to move around, and his slightly sunken eyes were fixed on the humans coming and going in front of him.
"This is the illegitimate son, Hilde?" Long Yuehong asked with great interest.
"Hmm." Bai Chen bypassed the stone statue and walked towards the municipal building due north, "Actually, the most accurate title for him should be the governor of Weeds City, but everyone is still more accustomed to calling the city lord, well...... There is also a tax officer who is directly responsible for the 'First City', and the exchange window also belongs to him."
Long Yuehong originally wanted to ask what "taxation" was, but she felt that she had asked too many questions along the way, so it would be better to ask next time.
It didn't take long for them to arrive in front of the municipal building.
It is a four-story building with a brownish-yellow color and some flower beds in front.
On the ground floor of the municipal building, nearly ten windows were opened, and there were a lot of people lined up in front of each window.
"The seven on the left are the exchange window." Bai Chen took Long Yuehong and found the queue with the fewest waiting numbers, "The blackboard in front says that there are different materials today's exchange price, and materials that are not on it cannot be exchanged."
"Is ours okay?" Long Yuehong was suddenly a little worried.
"No force will refuse food." Bai Chen was very sure.
In fact, those like them who exchange food for coins belong to the minority within the minority.
Most people come to Wild Grass City to exchange other materials for food that can be stored, but the coins of the "First City" must be used as a measure in the middle.
Long Yuehong breathed a sigh of relief and asked curiously:
"What should I do if there are materials that cannot be exchanged? Go to the underground market?"
"You can also go through the streets and alleys, sell one by one, or spend a little material to set up a stall in the regular market. This is a time-wasting choice." Bai Chen looked left and right, as if he wanted to determine the length of the other teams, "Wait a few more times, and when you become more familiar with it, you can get to know the main buyers of different materials and talk to them directly."
At this time, Jiang Baimian held his hand and pointed with his chin to Long Yuehong and the other team:
"You go there and line up. I saw a public library next to it, so I went in and took a look."
On the right side of the square, there is a white-walled building with multiple entrances. At one of the entrances, there is a sign that reads "Wild Grass City Public Library".
This is also one of the achievements of the greatest city lord Huld represented by the stone statue.
Therefore, the stone statue is a gun and a book.
Shang Jianyao glanced at Jiang Baimian, didn't say much, and walked towards Long Yuehong and the others.
Jiang Baimian then exhaled, watched it spread into white mist in the air, and then came to the door of the library with satisfaction.
On the wall next to it is a piece of white paper, which is written in both gray and red river languages:
"Only citizens of the city and hunters above the official level can borrow it."
Here, hunter badges are really useful...... Jiang Baimian sighed and walked in.
This is similar to the library of "Pangu Biology", which is also composed of a bookshelf area and a reading area.
She browsed casually, and soon came to an inconspicuous corner and pulled out a rather old thick book.
The title of the book is written in pure Honghe language, which translates as:
Internal Revenue Code
On the gray soil, at the current stage, this is a useless book, placed here, more of a filling shelf, no one will borrow it at all.
Jiang Baimian quickly turned to page 650 of the book and folded it up.
Then, she took out a piece of sticky note paper and an absorbent pen from her pocket, and wrote a passage in this uninhabited place obscured by many bookshelves:
"At 8 p.m., in the alley opposite the South Street Slave Market."
This is the contact with the intelligence officers.
If it is completed before 2 pm, 8 pm refers to 8 pm tonight, and if it exceeds 2 pm, it refers to the next night.
After folding the sticky notes, Jiang Baimian sandwiched it in the middle of the book, and then she pushed the book back to its original position.
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In front of the exchange window, Long Yuehong looked at the coins in her hand and said in a low voice:
"Isn't this paper?"
Their supplies were exchanged for a total of 10 ores, and today, I can buy about 12 pounds of raw pork.
But these Ole are just thin, textured papers with colorful patterns, a man's profile and the number "1".
"Out of the sphere of influence of the 'Initial City', they are indeed about equal to paper." Bai Chen echoed without concern, "If you have a choice, it would be better to choose the gold and silver coins minted in the 'Original City'."
Unfortunately, this can be encountered but not sought.
"Then let's go to lunch quickly." Long Yuehong suddenly felt that the money in her hand would quickly turn into paper if she didn't spend it.
At this time, Jiang Baimian had already returned, met with them, and kept his distance.
At Bai Chen's suggestion, they returned to South Street, entered the "time-honored noodle restaurant", and "fought" a table.
"Their oily and spicy noodles are delicious." Bai Chen seemed to remember something, and his expression was quite soft.
"Oily spicy?" Long Yuehong asked in astonishment.
This sounds so luxurious!
Is this life in the larger settlements on the gray soil?
Bai Chen gestured to the boss with four bowls and said:
"Wild Grass City is very suitable for growing rapeseed and peppers, and many nearby estates produce it, and the price is very cheap.
"However, in this kind of small shop, the noodles are not very good, not as fine as those eaten by nobles......"
Speaking of this, Bai Chen suddenly paused and did not go any further.
Jiang Baimian glanced at her and said with a smile:
"I just hope to get it done quickly, look, how long has Shang Jianyao not spoken?"
As soon as she finished speaking, there was suddenly some noise outside.
After a while, someone passed by, and the boss who was making noodles asked casually:
"What happened?"
People passing by pointed in the direction of the square:
"It seems that the library is on fire."
Jiang Baimian's eyes suddenly narrowed.
(End of this chapter)