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Is This Really A Game? - Chapter 114

Published at 19th of May 2023 05:56:14 AM


Chapter 114

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South of Wetland Park.

The survivors of Beit Street were walking towards the outpost with a wild boar on their shoulders.

It is difficult to hunt prey in winter, but if you are lucky, you can still catch a game or two by exploring the ruins of high-rise buildings along the Fifth Ring Road.

Generally, small animals like squirrels and hares are handled by themselves, but big guys like wild boars have to be charged 30% if they are used to get meat for the butcher in the town! What a waste of money.

Those blue coats only paid 20% of the salary, and they never ambiguously with them, so it was worth their extra miles. The wild boar was tied to a wooden stick, Yugin, and Niluu, each carrying one shoulder, followed by a little guy with red face and ears from the cold.

There are not many alien species wandering outside in this weather, and the predators seldom leave the stronghold. Yuki clamored to come, but Yugin couldn't persuade his sister, so he took her with him.

Although the weather was very cold, Yuki was very happy when she thought that the would see Brother Lucius again soon, and subconsciously hummed the little tune that she made up now. But at this time, the footsteps of the second brother and cousin suddenly stopped.

Yuki also stopped and blinked.

"Brother, what's the matter?"

Yugin made a hush gesture to Yuki, then looked at Niluu, and pointed to the front.

"Nomad."

Niluu also saw the figure in the distance, but he was still not sure.

"You sure?"

"Um."

Niliu asked in a low voice.

"Why are nomads here?"

Yugin thought for a long time, but he didn't understand, so he shook his head.

"I don't know, maybe Big Brother Lucius kindly took them in."

Brother Lucius is a very kind and down-to-earth person, but he is a little too kind. Sometimes people can't help but worry that he will be deceived by others. To be honest, Yugin felt a sense of guilt every time he exchanged his prey for something.

The salt bought here is not adulterated at all, and it is given a lot more than old Charlie. I'm really worried that he will lose money.

Yuki looked up at her second brother and cousin, and blinked her big eyes curiously, not understanding what they were talking about.

She doesn't know what a nomad is. She also doesn't think it's weird that they're here either. Brother Lucius is such a good person, there must be many people who want to be neighbors with him, right?

However, things that are not strange to her are still somewhat strange to Yugin and Niluu.

Nomads from far away are different from survivors with fixed residences in terms of lifestyle and cultural customs. Because they live in no fixed place, they don't care what their neighbors think of them, and they pay little attention to whether their behavior will offend others. Prejudice perhaps, but thieves, liars, and villains abound among them, and sometimes a terrible plague...

Yugin took his younger sister and waited for the man to go far away before beckoning Niluu to move on.

The group was very careful not to contact those refugees, and after showing the pass to the guards, they went straight into the outpost through the south gate.

Unlike the last time I came here, the changes here are really a bit big. Yugin remembered very clearly that the last time he came here, the road from the south gate to the warehouse was a dirt road with nothing beside it.

But now, not only is the road surface covered with a layer of gray things, but it is solid to step on, and several red brick houses have been built on both sides of the road.

Especially the biggest house, the gate was closed tightly, and a chimney was built on the top with bricks, and black smoke was floating.

Yugin had never seen such a strange building before, neither had his younger sister and Niluu, their eyes widened curiously.

"Brother, what is that?"

"It should be the chimney, I remember the mayor has one on the floor above."

"Chimney? What's that for?"

"It seems to be for cooking? I remember it was to vent the cooking smoke."

"But it's not time to eat yet."

"I don't know, maybe... it's a place to cook for many people."

Anyway, there is nothing so strange in Beit Street. In stark contrast to the curious expressions of the three, the blue coats here are not as curious about them as before.

Except for the last batch of newcomers who just came in, the players here are already familiar with these few, and those who should be curious have already been curious.

They happened to meet Lucius who was wandering in the industrial area.

Yugin's eyes lit up immediately, and he greeted him from a long distance away.

"Brother Lucius."

"Hey, it's been a long time. Did you catch prey again?" Seeing the wild boars carried by Yugin and Niluu on their shoulders, Lucius showed a smile on his face.

Good. Have a good time! The players had eaten all the wild boar meat last time, so he had to save some for himself this time, so as not to be bought by the players.

"Hmm! What a big head!"

Yuki happily made a big sign with her hands, and Lucius couldn't help being amused by her, making a smile appear on his face.

Glancing at his sister, Yugin said in a low voice.

"Yuki misses you."

"Hmm! Yuki misses you!"

"I miss you too," Lucius rubbed Yuki's head with a smile, looked at Yugin and said, "You live in that shed now?"

"Well," Yugin nodded, and said with an embarrassed smile, "I repaired the shed a little bit, and now it looks much more spacious than before, thank you."

"You don't need to thank me, Yuki gave you the gift, just treat your sister better." Lucius continued, "Speaking of how you are doing recently, are there any predators harassing you?"

"Predators? I haven't seen those people recently. We are all fine, but you have to be careful," Yugin said seriously, "I heard some old people say that there is a group of Bloody Finger prints living in the north, some hunters were taken away when they went to the north to look for a herd of deer... They were the ones who injured my brother and my father last time!"

Blood Finger Prints?

Are you talking about the Bloody Hand clan? However, they probably have no chance to continue to do evil.

Lucius smiled lightly and said lightly, "Don't worry, they won't harass you anymore."

Hearing this sentence, Yugin and Niluu suddenly had surprised expressions on their faces, only Yuki had a question mark on his face, and he didn't understand what the adults were saying from the beginning to the end. However, when talking about what happened last time, she remembered a little bit.

"...Speaking of which, the last time Yuki saw, there were two fierce-looking men who took away a very beautiful sister from Beit Street."

Hearing Yuki's interruption, Lucius's heart moved and he asked.

"Is that sister very white? Probably... so tall."

Lucius made a gesture, probably to the vicinity of his nose.

Yuki frowned in thought, nodded seriously, and said with wide eyes.

"Hmm! Brother Lucius, have you seen that big sister?"

Don't say you've seen it... The expression is a bit intriguing.

Lucius thought about it for a while, and finally used a euphemistic way of saying this, which was too heavy a topic for her.

"That sister... Well, I sent her away."

That person was indeed sent by the old mayor. With that said, Lucius looked at Yugin and Niluu.

"Let's not talk about that, it's so cold outside, if you can believe it, throw the wild boar to old Luja to deal with, and come sit with me in the house for a while?"

Yugin and Niluu nodded immediately.

"Um!"

"Okay!"

...

Niluu is not very familiar with Lucius, but Yugin is very familiar with Lucius. It is even no exaggeration to say that Brother Lucius is the outsider he trusts the most besides his close relatives.

If it wasn't for his help in distress, his big brother would have died on the bed long ago.

This is life-saving grace. Besides, Yugin didn't think that a good person like Brother Lucius would be greedy for a few pieces of his flesh. If he really wants it, give it to him. In Yugin's view, this is also what it should be.

Lucius brought the three of them to the main building of the nursing home. On the first floor, there was a fairly spacious and airtight room, which he had converted into a reception room.

There are some simple furniture here, which are all made by a few new life professionals in the woodworking hut.

After Lucius lit the charcoal fire and settled the three of them, he went back to the refuge and got a bottle of wine and a bottle of milk from the refrigerator.

The milk was given to him by refugee sisters.

As for the wine, Lucius took Yugin and the two of them to sit in front of the brazier, divided each of them into a small cup, and poured a cup for them respectively.

The amount is not much, only about 20ml.

"Taste."

Yugin leaned closer to the cup and smelled it, his eyes lit up immediately.

"This is... wine?!"

Lucius said with a smile.

"Stuffed from croissants, koji made from Polygonum grass."

Niluu also said with admiration.

"Smells good!"

No, it should be said too extravagant! In this damn cold winter, there is still surplus food for wine making.

Yugin and Niluu were so envious. In previous years, only in the fat years when life was particularly good, the elders in the family would use the old grain left over from last year to brew a little cloudy grain wine, and save it for special festivals or happy events.

Especially green wheat is sour, so it cannot be made into wine. If you want to make wine, you must use croissants, or a fruit picked in the wild.

But that kind of fruit can only be seen in autumn and summer, and there is no chance at all in normal times. It is so rare to be able to drink a sip of warm wine in this weather.

"Hiss, it's so spicy!"

Yugin was fine, he should be able to hold a good amount of alcohol, Niluu looked strong, but after taking a sip, his whole face turned red like a monkey's ass.

Seeing this hot young man sticking out his tongue, Lucius smiled and said.

"The degree is a bit high, drink slowly."

It is distilled alcohol after all.

Variation potato version of vodka, spicy throat is normal. In fact, Lucius did not make wine for drinking. The reason why the warehouse placed this order was mainly to store alcohol for medical use.

It's just that the players gave him too much peace of mind.

Since the death penalty was lowered several times, the seriously injured players walked back consciously, and then found a place that was out of the way to mend themselves.

This alcohol is not needed for serious injuries, and there is no chance for minor injuries. Only some wounds that need to be stitched can have a chance to be used.

With the first experience, the two young men were much more cautious, and they were not in such a hurry to drink. After taking a sip of wine, his frozen body instantly warmed up.

"Your life here is too good." Looking at the rising brazier, Yugin said enviously.

"It will be better," Lucius poured another small cup for the two, and said with a smile, "You can come here more often in the future. We need manpower here, not just hunting, there are many things we can do."

Yugin patted his chest and said.

"No problem! Brother Lucius, if you can use me, just say it!"

Niluu on the side also nodded.

"Me too."

Lucius smiled.

"Don't worry, I won't let you help for nothing."

At this time, Yuki, who was sitting next to him sipping milk, finally finished her milk and licked her lips with a satisfied expression on his face.

Yugin was amused, and asked with a smile.

"Tasty?"

"Yeah!" Yuki nodded vigorously, with little stars in his eyes, and gave a positive thumbs up, "Mother's taste!"

Yugin: "?"

Niluu: "?"

Lucius: "...?"

...

The butcher fetched the meat very quickly. After sitting in the room for a while, Luka knocked on the door and walked into the reception room, and reported to Lucius respectfully.

"My lord, your guest's prey has been dealt with."

Lucius nodded, and looked at the two who were slightly drunk.

"Let's go and get your prey."

A group of people came to the warehouse. Luka had already packed the meat in plastic bags for the two of them, and handed it to Yugin and Niluu. As for the fur, it was replaced with 300g of salt according to the usual practice.

As for the shaved internal organs and bones, they were all in a plastic bucket on the side, and the two of them didn't intend to take them, so they left them here.

Seeing that his brothers were about to leave, Yuki hesitated.

After thinking for a long time, she lightly tugged on Yugin's sleeve, motioned him to lower his head and come over, and whispered something in his ear.

When Yugin heard it, he was taken aback for a moment, then immediately shook his head like a rattle, and said in a loud voice.

"How can we do that, our family has caused enough trouble to Big Brother Lucius!"

"But……"

"No but, this won't work!"

Hearing that the content of the discussion between the two seemed to be related to himself, Lucius looked at the siblings curiously.

"what are you guys saying?"

Seeing Lucius looking at him, Yugin looked a little embarrassed, thinking about how to speak.

However, at this moment, the younger sister standing next to him summoned up her courage and spoke softly.

"Yuki also wants to be like my brother, and can help Brother Lucius. After all...you don't need Yuki to help you look after the house, and you also asked Yuki to eat so much sugar."

"Sugar?"

Yugin was taken aback for a moment, and glared at his sister.

"When did you eat other people's food? Didn't Dad teach you not to eat whatever others give you?"

He only knew that his sister seemed to have taken some plastic sticks, but he hadn't heard that they were candies.

This thing is much more valuable than salt!

Knowing that he was "In the wrong", Yuki's ears turned red when she was stared at by her big brother. She didn't know what to say, so she stopped talking and twisted her neck as if she didn't hear it.

Looking at the two brothers and sisters, Lucius said with a smile: "Your brother can't count it as doing me a favor. We should count it as... a transaction? Or you can understand it as a reward."

The little girl raised her head, her eyes sparkling.

"Then, if Yuki helps, will she be paid?"

"Certainly……"

The little girl's eyes became brighter.

"Then, can you use sugar as a reward?"

Lucius has a lot of lollipops. After all, they are the guaranteed rewards of the primary blind box, and they can be drawn again even if they are finished.

It's just that Lucius never thought that this thing would come in handy on such an occasion.

"If you want to help me, I happen to have a job that I can entrust to you, and it's a very important job. But...it's so far away from your home, and it's a long way to come here."

Lucius looked at Yugin.

He thought that his elder brother would persuade him, but he didn't expect that Yugin, who was shaking his head like a rattle just now, would rebel on the spot.

"No problem, as long as she can help you! Brother Lucius, if you don't dislike it, my sister will live with you, and it will save you the trip!"

Before Lucius could react, Yuki nodded excitedly and raised his small arms.

"Oh! Yuki is an adult now, she can take care of herself!"

Niluu didn't know what to say, but felt that he should help, so he thought for a long time before choking out a word.

"I can help build a shed...I'll go pick up some things."

Lucius gave a dry cough and stopped this guy's thoughtless actions.

"...That's not necessary."





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