jdhmnovel Chapter 263 The Past Path
Chapter 263 The Past Path
"In September 2024, before the autumn winds had even arrived, the immense disaster brought by the Black Tide gradually subsided. Amidst the flying sand and boulders, Miao Yin set foot on the land of Moon City for the first time."
Not long ago, they happened to find a small roadside supermarket and some food that hadn't expired yet as supplies, and at the same time they saw a promotional picture of Moon City.
Moonflowers bloom, filling the city with fragrance. Blue and pink flower fields are displayed on the first page of the promotional brochure, followed by sky lanterns and wind chimes. The second largest survival base in Jingzhou comes to life in the brochure.
Unfortunately, by the time they got here, it had already been completely destroyed by the Black Tide.
Miao Yin did not see the beautiful Moon City before the apocalypse, nor did she see its magnificent appearance when it housed countless survivors. Now, all that remains for them is a desolate dead city.
"The black tide swept through the entire city; it seems that not even a single bird survived." Chao Boyan shielded his eyes from the sunlight with his hand, standing on a fallen roof beam and gazing into the distance.
"Be careful, there are still hidden mutants here." A sparrow flew down and landed on Que Song's arm. He patted its head, turned to his teammates behind him and said, but his gaze lingered on one person and then looked away.
As far as the eye could see, the white-haired woman held the umbrella handle, raising the umbrella slightly to reveal the beautiful faces of the two people beneath it.
The sun was exceptionally bright today, and Ling's skin couldn't withstand the intense sunlight, so she had to hold up an umbrella. Miao Yin then joined her in avoiding the sun.
The buildings in Moon City were completely destroyed, and the shape of the streets was no longer recognizable. Every step you took was fraught with gravel.
Looking at the terrible road conditions, Ji Yuanzhou sighed, "It will probably be difficult to find supplies here."
Moon City was attacked very suddenly, and this wasteland must contain many usable things, but it will take a lot of effort to find them, and it's hard to say whether those supplies are still usable.
"Who said this place is worth visiting?"
A crisp sound rang out, and everyone immediately fell silent.
After a long pause, Tu Hao said, "We were just passing through anyway, so we thought we'd stop by and take a look. This base is so big, isn't it worth coming here to make a quick buck?"
"Then let's look for it." Miao Yin said coldly, her tone revealing neither her emotions, but no one dared to complain anymore.
Ultimately, what's the difference between survivors and homeless scavengers? Since we're here, we can't leave empty-handed.
Seeing their troubled search, Miao Yin said impatiently, "Ling, tear this place down."
Since the collapsed building has buried everything, why not just turn it all over?
Ling didn't say a word, but simply moved the hand holding the umbrella, and towering thorns grew and climbed from the ground, wrapping around large sections of broken walls and beams, and blowing them all away.
The huge commotion caused everyone to retreat, using their supernatural abilities to block the flying debris.
After the earthquake subsided and the dust settled, the entire area centered around them was cleared out, revealing the bare foundations.
The bodies that had been crushed under the house were also brought to the light of day, and the stench of decay filled the air.
Miao Yin: "Can you see it now?"
Everyone nodded; nothing could be clearer than this.
“In Yuecheng, there’s a custom of digging cellars to store grain. Let’s look for it on the surface,” Chao Boyan shouted.
So they began searching house to house, opening up some small holes they had dug, and actually found some rice and other supplies, which made their trip worthwhile.
Miao Yin and Ling wandered around, with thorns following them like shadows.
Suddenly, a section of the wall that had collapsed in the triangular area shook.
Before anything could happen, thorns pierced through the wall, and the shattered stones collapsed, revealing the deformed man with his chest pierced through. A green crystal core was dug out and handed to Miao Yin.
Miao Yin caught the crystal core and absorbed it completely in a few breaths. She smiled sweetly and said, "Ling, how are you so amazing?"
Ling's eyes flickered, and she looked away somewhat embarrassedly. Not knowing what to say, she could only hum in response.
The mutant fell silently, and only then did they notice that there was a corpse pinned down next to them.
"It seems that the thorns pulled it out and pinned it under the stone."
Otherwise, the corpse would probably have been completely devoured long ago.
A flash of red appeared, and Miao Yin stared intently. The corpse seemed to be holding a notebook in its hand: "What's that?"
Curious, she stepped forward, broke the corpse's hand bones, and picked up the notebook.
Upon turning to the first page, the words "March 20, 2022" immediately catch the eye.
“This should be a diary,” Ling said, glancing down at it.
Miao Yin turned the pages one by one, and her expression brightened when she saw the information about some of the supply depots in Moon City.
"She wrote down everything about Moon City. We should take a good look at this... Water, granaries, weapons, and she even drew a map? Interesting."
The laptop had been pressed down for a long time, and some parts were contaminated, but fortunately, it was well protected and most of the information was still clear.
When you turn to the back, it's clear that the pen is out of ink. In order to finish writing it, the owner of the diary didn't hesitate to draw his own blood and write a long letter in blood.
"So, this ruin was originally a theater."
Miao Yin looked around at the ground, trying to find the small granary mentioned in the diary.
It wasn't until Ling lifted another roof beam that they saw the iron cover that had been bent under the weight.
Lifting the lid revealed a specially dug hole, about a meter deep, containing a lot of compressed biscuits and instant noodles, as well as some vacuum-packed foods that can be stored for a long time and some rice. Miao Yin also pulled out two long knives from underneath.
This was emergency food that Tang Shi and the theater staff had painstakingly saved up. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned, and they died under the Kuroshio tide before they even had a chance to open the granary.
The script mentioned at the end of the diary was also preserved intact in it. Miao Yin flipped through it a couple of times and then threw it into her spatial storage.
Good, I'll have Tu Hao read it to her later.
Miao Yin put away all the usable items and waved to her teammates while holding her notebook.
Now they know where to find supplies.
In this world, the probability of two people meeting is only 0.00478%, let alone two people who are seven or eight parts similar.
If she stood next to Tang Shi with her appearance before the change, everyone would probably think they were sisters.
If Miao Yin hadn't known about her family background, she would have thought she had gained another relative.
...No, it's not impossible.
The guards took out fire extinguishers and worked with the civilians to put out the flames, finally resolving the crisis.
Tang Shi breathed a sigh of relief: "Thankfully, nothing serious happened."
"What just happened? How did you get taken hostage?" Miao Yin asked.
Tang Shi looked distressed: "I never expected this. I was just handing out some advertisements on the street to promote my theater, and that uncle suddenly got into an argument with someone. When he couldn't win the argument, he took me hostage. It's really unlucky."
Yan Shuzhou frowned deeply. Seeing a familiar face make such a completely different expression, he felt an indescribable strangeness.
Miao Yin comforted her, "That's really unlucky, isn't it? But... promoting a theater, are you an actress?"
Tang Shi waved his hand: "Not really. I only go up there as a guest when we're short-staffed. The theater is my family's business. I'm the manager and also the playwright. Oh, by the way, are you interested in seeing our play? It only costs five contribution points, and I guarantee you'll enjoy it."
Miao Yin recalled the name of the story from her previous life: "Is it going to be a performance of 'The Moon Goddess Speaks'?"
"You know that? This is our signature performance. Before the apocalypse, whenever this show was performed, it was always packed. Tourists loved to watch it." Tang Shi's tone was full of pride.
Is that bedtime story from a past life now playing out in real life?
"When?"
"There's a show at 2 PM the day after tomorrow. Our theater is on Huashen Street, you can find it easily." Seeing that the sales pitch was promising, Tang Shi immediately pointed to the street on the right and said.
"Okay, we'll come and see then," Miao Yin agreed.
"That's wonderful!" Tang Shi smiled brightly.
Miao Yin nodded, arranged a time, and then said goodbye to Tang Shi.