Wasteland Survival System and Dogs

Chapter 301 Finding the way to the next step

"Forget it... I really don't have that worldly desire."

Rejecting the other party's kindness with a wry smile, Jing'an took a deep breath and then focused her attention back on the corridor in front of her.

The passage was very long, and after about half a minute, a group of people saw the light coming from the counterpart.Walking out of the aisle, everyone can't help but be amazed by the suddenly open section of the road. It is a road so spacious that it can be called a luxury.

The flat stone slabs are closely connected to form a thoroughfare that is more than enough for three carriages to travel parallel.At this time, this open-air street was actually full of people. They were either half leaning on the carriage and starting their business as vendors, or they were sitting directly on the ground, then placed the goods in front of them and started selling.

There was a lot of people's voices, and even the falling snowflakes melted on the way, and then condensed into water droplets, which hung on people's bodies one after another, turning into wet and hard marks.

"There are... a lot of people."

Jing'an couldn't help being slightly taken aback. Obviously, compared to the expected scene, there were an unusually large number of people living in Winter Castle.Before Jing An could tell her what to write, Alice, who was familiar with the road, had already dragged Aisha and Jasmine to a small shop on the side of the street.

"Where is her favorite candied apple...Sir, let them relax."

Freya's request could only cause Jing An to sigh for a lifetime, and he nodded lightly, as if he agreed.It wasn't that he wasn't vigilant enough, but that after entering Winterhold, the sense of prying eyes that had been covering him before disappeared at this moment. If it wasn't for Jing'an who still had relevant memories, he would even have thought it was his own. have a bee in one's bonnet.

"It's okay, you can go and play too."

Freya nodded in embarrassment, and then ran towards her daughter.

Seeing this, Jing An seemed to think of gods and demons, turned her head again, and then said to Hei who was eager to try.

"You don't have to be tense anymore, just go shopping and see what you want to buy... just use the part of the money I left for you."

Hei's temper is quiet and he knows that this kind of information-rich place is where he is most active.As soon as he finished speaking, Hei had already run to a nearby shop, and curiously began to pick out products.

The rest of the old Popsicle and Noel are indifferent to everything.

One of them is a hound and the other is a polluter.For things that are too mundane, I basically can't arouse any special interest.

"Then you two... just follow me."

Unable to think of a better way to deal with it for the time being, Jing An had no choice but to let these two guys hang behind her.In fact, compared to others, Jing'an still has one more important thing to deal with after entering Winterhold.He continued to walk towards the main road of Winterhold for several ten minutes, and after seeing a relatively obscure shop, he opened the door and entered.

There was no clerk in the store to greet him, and on the simple bar counter, there was only an old man with a beard who was mixing wine and drinking on his own.When he saw Jing An entering the store, he just raised his eyelids and rolled his eyes.

"Want to drink? This is not the place, you went wrong."

"No, I'm just here to buy wine."

He stepped forward quickly, then raised his finger and tapped the table three times.

"Give me a shot of rum, the flavored kind."

In an instant, the other party's eyes suddenly became sharp.

"Are you from that division?!"

It is also a common attitude to act overly nervous when aware of one's exposure.Jing An didn't pursue the other party's attitude too much, but chuckled lightly at this moment, and then said a long series of numbers.

"……kindness."

The other party's expression obviously eased a little.

Because of this number, only captain-level characters will have it.in other words……

"Has the Federation finally started its activities? Very good. You are the first captain to contact me. Tell me, what specific requirements do you have... Wait."

His already relaxed expression suddenly became tense again.

"What's the matter with the dog and the child?"

"You can't control this. According to the regulations, you have to meet my request unconditionally. This is your job, understand?"

Will the captain-level figure take children and pets out for an outing?

In fact, as a captain-level figure, even if Jing An really did this, the other party would not have any right to accuse her.And this is the federation's classification of mutants.

Regarding Jing'an's reply, the other party was at a loss for words for a while, and couldn't find the words used by the gods and demons to refute.As Jing An said, as the pioneer of the Federation, he never received any other orders after infiltrating Winterhold, but now that a captain-level figure suddenly came, he should indeed obey the command's arrangement unconditionally.

Compared to the other party's entanglement, Jing'an's thoughts are much simpler.

"It seems that the loss of contact with the outside world is only because of the loss of communication means in Winterhold..."

You know, there are thousands of people assigned by the Federation to enter Winterhold, but even so, there is still no response so far.You must know that with this level of magnitude as the unit, even if the agent is strangled or instigated, it should not affect the transmission of information in the end.

But Winterhold is like a man-eating beast, and no one else will send any relevant information.

Jing An really wanted to ask what the person in front of him was thinking, but after seeing the other person's expression, Jing An immediately changed her mind.

The other party didn't seem to know what the environment he was in, and... this guy was also complaining to Jing An, why the Federation didn't take the initiative to contact them for so long.

The exchange of information has broken down.

If conditions permit, Jing'an does have the idea that she just needs to have a deeper understanding.But for now, his goal focus is not here.

"You help me find the blood of the sea monster, the claws of the nightmare, and..."

Under a series of content, the expression of the other party also became weird.

"You want to mutate the material? It means... you want to advance?"

What does a level 3 mutant advance look like?Honestly, no one has seen it yet.

"It's not me, it's the team members I brought... You don't need to ask for details, this is our internal secret."

"And there is another thing I would like to ask you to check. Has there been any strange Protestant organizations in Winterhold in the near future?"

The other party pondered for a moment, and seemed to have some influence on this statement.

"Is it a Protestant organization? Hey... It seems to be a bit of an impression. But I need to contact other intelligence networks to ensure the timeliness of the content. Captain, how long can you wait at most?"

"...One day at most."

The more time passes, the more the situation will get out of control.At this moment, Jing'an looked at the other party secretly for a while, trying to obtain some information about the other party from some details.

"How long has the organization not contacted you?"

"Nearly two weeks, you are the captain, you should be able to understand, according to normal regulations, we have a fixed way to exchange information with the authorities every week. But this has been completely broken two weeks ago .We have tried many methods, but we still can't get in touch."

The other party shrugged. Although his tone was somewhat complaining, his actions... seemed a bit exaggerated and flamboyant.

"We even wondered if the organization had abandoned us, but fortunately, we ran into you today, sir."

What does this have to do with me?
Jing An keenly realized that the other party seemed to have some leeway for her, so she couldn't help but look at this man a few more times.

"Is there something you didn't say clearly?"

"It's because your authority is not enough, Captain."

Jing An couldn't help being slightly taken aback, the other party's statement was very wet and unexpected.But at the next moment, he understood what this guy meant by authority—everyone in the federal authorities has the right to listen to secrets, and these levels of authority will be divided into different levels of categories, and according to these levels Classification, the content that everyone can query will be different.

Captain level authority is not enough?
You know, this is the emperor who can govern an entire area.Even within the scope of the federation, it is a high-level existence that can walk sideways.And before facing the secret obtained by Winterhold, the other party told him that he did not have the permission to read it?
"You... are you sure that this news is so exaggerated?"

The other party nodded silently, obviously when facing this topic, even how to jump off the temper would not be too presumptuous.

"It's better to say... Captain, do you have any specific news about the organization?"

"The organization just needs you to wait quietly, and there are no other clear instructions for the time being."

Regarding this kind of perfunctory statement, the insider only frowned slightly.He clearly felt Jing An's perfunctory meaning, but even so, he still reluctantly accepted this reality.

Because for these peripheral personnel, if the captain does not want to reveal too much content, it is also one of the rights to keep an appropriate silence on them.What's more, Jing'an, as a member of the 'leadership sequence', also has the right to refuse other people's inquiries.

"Tsk..."

The other party murmured something, obviously not aware of Jing'an's thoughts.After he fully incorporated his own ideas, he unconditionally began to help Jing'an collect materials and information.

It seems that there is no other usable information on this person, Jing'an thought for a while, and then sighed softly.Regarding this situation, he couldn't find any other way to persuade the other party for the time being, so he could only hold back his curiosity, and then shifted his attention to other places.

"Then help me collect the materials as soon as possible. Winterfort is a huge place. If it's convenient for you, you can also prepare a map for me."

"No problem sir."

After the other party readily agreed, Jing An nodded silently, then turned and left.After realizing that she still needs to obtain information through other channels, Jing An tried to start shopping by herself.

"Old Popsicle, Noel, you two stay close."

Although there is no need to worry about the safety of these two guys, but just think that if people who don't have good eyesight provoke them...then it will be Jing'an who will be in trouble.

Turning around from the downtown area, according to the memory retained by the system, Jing'an soon came to a relatively secluded subdivision.According to the division of name and location, this is a marginal area belonging to the poor, and the locals came up with a very appropriate name.

black street.

It is called a street, but it is actually a division of residences in a whole area.The Black Street, which connects the edge of the East Fort and the street vendor alleys, is like a long and slender strip of bacon, deeply embedded in the border of the bread.

The two of them and the dog passed by on the street. From time to time, they saw some skinny pedestrians with dull eyes.These guys are all useless people who can only get along under the supervision of the lowest welfare in Winterhold. They don't do production, and they don't create any value. They just live here blindly, and have never even stepped out of this street.

"Woo~"

The old popsicle let out a weak hum, his tail drooped down, his head was only half-raised, and he didn't appear very energetic.Obviously, he doesn't like this kind of place very much.

"Be patient, we will find our destination soon."

Between words, Jing An's eyes suddenly brightened.He led his companions around the corner, and then found a passage that could go straight down between a remote building.An old man with a haggard face and a turban was sitting at the door here. When he saw Jing An's approach, he just raised his eyelids lightly, and then stretched out his right hand tremblingly.

Seems to be begging for something.

On the other hand, Jing'an reached into the bag with a calm expression, then groped, took out a small handful of coins, and then delivered it to the other party's hand.

"Buy the road money, plus some tips... May a bottle of rum warm your stomach."

The old man raised his head in surprise, then his gaze stayed on Jing An for a while, and then moved away.

"Go down and go straight to the end. There is the most exciting show in today's share. If you want to make money, you have to look at your own eyes."

Jing'an thanked her, and then went straight down with a person and a dog.On the way, Noel tilted her head curiously. She obviously didn't understand the purpose of Jing An's actions just now, and her curiosity drove her to express the confusion in her heart.

"Brother, what were you doing just now?"

"I knocked out the truth about the slums of Winterhold."

He walked in front, and his voice came back to her ears along the long corridor.

"This is the entertainment place for the residents of Winterhold. All the things that are not visible and need to be dumped will be sold here. Here, you may meet traveling merchants, bandits, scavengers, and even nobles. In exchange for money and resources, Everyone came together here and ended up forming a shady local organization."

(End of this chapter)