doll city

Most of the doors and windows outside the supermarket had been violently damaged. The sign that said "Fumin Supermarket" on the top of the main entrance had been violently damaged by something.

Stepping on the creaking and shattered glass, Yan Ge walked in slowly with a fire ax in hand.The supermarket was quiet at the moment, the outermost shelf was dumped on the ground, and the snacks and other items on it were scattered all over the floor.

What he had to pay attention to was that the freezer in the beverage area was wide open, and the space that should have been filled with soda cans was less than half.

Thinking of the tide-like army of cans parading last night, Yan Ge couldn't help feeling complicated.

Not only that, the toy stationery area further away, and the snack area with complicated packaging are even more chaotic.

I don't know if the person in charge of the supermarket also comes here and sees his goods running away, will his mind collapse.

Magical, so magical.

There were rustling sounds from corners in many places, and it sounded like there was little movement, probably some small dolls were moving.

Yan Ge stepped lightly and came to the kitchen supplies area.

There are no obstacles on the passage, presumably there are too many people coming and going to take weapons, and they have been almost cleared.When it arrived, there were only a few short knives and cutlery left on the target shelf.

Yan Ge is quite confident in his fighting ability. The fire ax is very useful, but after all, it can't be fast enough to strike down the hand. A stronger short dagger is more suitable for close combat.

After choosing a meat cleaver with a thick blade and a rubber sheath based on the feel in his hand, Yan Ge looked around again and changed his backpack into a lighter small hiking bag, but he couldn't find the nylon rope and other items he wanted. , had to pull a coil of the same strong wire.

"...Gloves, masks, drinking water, um...chocolate." Counting the gradually filled backpack, Yan Ge raised his hand and touched the scratches he left yesterday, feeling that he still needed some medical supplies such as Band-Aids , looked around, turned around a few shelves, and just saw a bottle of iodine at the corner on one side, and when he was about to reach for it, he froze suddenly.

In the innermost shelf aisle, facing the direction of the broken floor-to-ceiling glass windows, large pieces of blood, bone residues, and pieces of meat appeared like fireworks.

Half of the corpse was stuck on the wall in the center of the bloodstains—this was an adult man, the shape of his upper body was no longer discernible, as if he had been repeatedly thrown against the wall and smashed to pieces.

Yan Ge was only stunned for a second, and immediately jumped out of the broken window and hid across the road from the supermarket.But he didn't wait for the expected attack, not even a little movement.

One minute later, Yan Ge's nerves could not help but relax a little.

What kind of doll will it be?Beating people against the wall to death is like having an eight-life feud, or... was it done by humans?

Yan Ge quickly adjusted his mentality, stood outside the psychological safety line, frowned and observed the corpse, and even sniffed it. Strangely, the smell of blood in the air was very faint.

There were some golden jewelry scattered in the blood and bones splashed all over the body, the clothes were torn and covered with a lot of dust, and in comparison, the strangest thing was that his feet were not wearing shoes. There was not a single trace of blood on the soles of the feet, which were so raw that they could even be called beautiful.

Where are his shoes?Is there a living puppet who likes to kill and steal shoes?

Yan Ge suddenly remembered what the person who happened to pass by reminded them just now.

——Recently, there was a very dangerous doll wandering around here. It killed three people in one day yesterday. They all died in the same way. They hit the wall to death, making the whole wall look like tomato sauce was splashed on it.

They also said that someone witnessed the victim dancing and dancing before his death, as if possessed by an evil spirit.

Shoes... will it have anything to do with shoes?

Yan Ge crossed his arms and tapped his ears with his fingers. He really couldn't get a full picture, but after staying here for a long time, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart, as if he was being stared at by something. When he saw Xiao Yi coming out with a map He immediately greeted her and left.

Not long after the two of them left, a bus stopped in a nearby commercial street. After a while, a group of people with a little bewildered expression came down from the bus. They chatted for a while and entered the supermarket.

During the collection of supplies, there was almost no sound of footsteps in a corner of the supermarket.

"Wow, now you can take whatever you want..."

"Let's get some food first. I don't know when this car will leave. I'll go to the mall to have a look later. I want to wear a big gold chain, hahaha..."

"You newcomers, hurry up, and we have an appointment at the hunting ground tonight, so don't delay."

Amid the slightly excited conversation, no one noticed that a pair of unowned high-heeled shoes stepped on the blood of the corpse in the corner, and spontaneously took graceful steps and "walked" onto the minibus.

The whole body of these shoes was like blood crystals. After making a small and strange creaking sound, they gradually shrunk to the size of a palm that only a doll could wear, and hid them in someone's hiking backpack in the last row of the minibus.

In the center of the shoe, a line of golden foreign characters shone darkly.

—To Alice.

……

Ciling Central Park.

Walking about five kilometers to the north from the Ninth Middle School, the number of buildings gradually decreased. The overpass and large green belts opened up the sight line, and the population gradually became denser, sitting and chatting in a park in twos and threes.

Yan Ge's heart, which was suspended from the attack of the living puppet, fell back to his chest, and under the guidance of Xiao Yi, he set foot on this Central Park.After finding a suitable angle of view, Yan Ge was also taken aback.

He originally thought that this place should be like a gathering of killers, everyone looked frosty and nervous.Unexpectedly, after arriving, it was like entering the scene of a talent recruitment conference in the municipal square.

Pieces of billboards, tables scattered under the tents erected directly opposite, and even more leisurely people playing cards together.

Xiao Yi rubbed her nose and introduced——

"...Currently there are quite a lot of people in Ciling, about 2000 people, and random people are sent in almost every day, so there must be a place to integrate human resources. Not everyone who comes in has the courage I hitchhiked to the hunting ground alone like I did last night, so some people work for the 'gang' where capable people gather. They live in the safe area and are responsible for doing chores for those skilled people, mostly doing housekeeping and construction. Class jobs. Then the gang will send someone to shelter them through the week-after-week death hunting grounds."

"...However," Xiao Yi changed the subject and said again, "If a single woman does not want to lose her human rights, she should not contact these gangs. If the hunting ground is simple, it is best to go by herself."

"Why do you understand so well?"

Xiao Yi snorted: "I came here last week, a man wanted to cover me, saying that this is the rule of the jungle, let me get used to it sooner. I went to see the invitation, maybe there is something I need, wait a minute I'll find an acquaintance guide to explain it to you, and if you want to entrust, you can look here."

The "rule of the jungle" is mostly an excuse that sounds a little cool for one's own evil. If the person involved is weak, I'm afraid it's not the people-oriented slogan that is more fierce than anyone else.

Yan Ge groaned, and stopped in front of a bulletin board. There was originally a promotional poster for building a harmonious city, but now there were recruitment notices that looked like dog skin plasters.

"'Live is Victory' Freedom Exploration Team: Recruit friends with two skills, bring [craftsman's flesh and blood] priority, food and lodging, weapons ration, teammates are united and friendly, handymen are full, do not disturb, table C7."

"'Unable to name but very arrogant' Freedom Exploration Team: The average age of the team is 20+, the goal is to save Ciling, recruit long-term cooperative members, the captain is a local tyrant, and when going out, he is an iron friend, the kind who buys a house. Requires 4 skills in the first movement Don't bother newcomers and idiots who don't know how to read the atmosphere. Table B8."

"'Elephant Valley' Self-Government Association: 12-member group in Tingxi Commercial Building, experienced team leader, urgently recruit one person to join the team temporarily, with skills, there is no limit to the number. Simply bring members to the hunting ground, and exchange the residence right of Xiangting Graceland duplex apartment for one week , or other common entrustments, talk on table A2."

Yan Ge, who has a little experience in playing games, took a look around and probably had an idea in his mind.

Those who came before him had already begun to explore ways to go out, and to collect those "movements" required exploring various unknown areas, including but not limited to the areas on the "invitations" received every week.Larger organizations occupy an entire area, and ordinary people without skills can take shelter under them. Smaller, capable people who don't want to be restrained form a free exploration team, and are also working hard to escape here.

"Young man, are you new?"

Before hearing this arguing, Yan Ge had already smelled the smell of high-end cigarettes, turned around to look at the person who spoke, and kept a little distance: "What's the matter?"

"Only the newcomers will behave like this. The old fritters are almost all dressed in luxury goods that they have smashed and robbed." The old man who was talking smiled and showed a mouthful of gold teeth. A wooden parrot, when Yan Ge looked over, that wooden parrot tilted its head very nimbly, staring at him with green eyes.

"Just call me Lao Qiu, and Xiao Xiao will let me guide you. By the way, I am the liaison officer of 'M82'."

M82?

Yan Ge glanced at the relatively formal recruitment notice at the top of the bulletin board.

"'M82': We only recruit elite personnel who are ready to unlock the four skills of the 'First Movement'. Talk on the A1 table."

Below this sentence is written information such as the number of people and strongholds of the "M82" organization. Although it is not as large as the "Elephant Valley" that issued the announcement at most, it seems that individual combat capabilities are very strong, and the requirements written are basically elites.

"Do you know Xiao Yi?"

As if seeing Yan Ge's doubts, Lao Qiu explained: "This girl was very quick to accept our commission last time, so I got to know her."

Yan Ge pondered for a while, and said, "What price do I need to pay?"

"Oh, don't be nervous... By the way, I want to ask you by the way, since you came from the southwest, did you see a burning building yesterday?"

Of course I have seen it, only one building was on fire last night, the one in Ninth Middle School, and I also spent a hunting ground with the perpetrators.

Seeing Yan Ge nodded, Lao Qiu continued to ask: "Then have you seen a strange man with long hair, sunglasses and a violin on his back these days?"

If you say you don't know each other, the conversation will definitely not continue. Let's say we know each other first, and see if the other party has any malicious intentions. If so, mislead the other party with a little information, and it can be regarded as returning Li's favor.

Yan Ge let out a long groan, and said, "Is that the guy with red highlights and a mole under the corner of his mouth?"

"Probably..." Yan Ge then raised his palms flat above his head, "You're so tall, so you can't speak properly?"

"That's right, that's the man." Lao Qiu was surprised, and as if he was afraid that the people around would hear, he said in a low voice, "Do you know where he went?"

"We don't have much contact, we just saw it when we passed by, and we probably went north." Yan Ge pointed in the wrong direction, and continued to ask, "Why are you looking for him?"

"It's not that I want to look for him, it's that all the big organizations in Ciling want to look for him now. I don't know the specific reason. I only know that many people who spent the hunting ground with him died..."

No one knows when this guy came to Ciling City, only heard that this guy was already there when the top management of M82 and Xianggu were still at the first movement level.

Occasionally organized personnel were assigned to the same hunting ground with him, and either all casualties were exhausted, or the site collapsed. In short, there was no good result.

The most recent time, it is said that in an operation to explore the port, the people of "Elephant Valley" pulled him into the team, but the casualties were heavy that time, one-third of the core members of "Elephant Valley" died, and the people who escaped said It was because he blew up the warehouse.

This statement convinced Yan Ge almost immediately, especially after witnessing the accident in which the rice cooker exploded within three seconds in Li Haobai's hands.

But having said that, it's up to Li to blame him for being good or bad, but at least in Yan Ge's current impression, he is not a villain who can provide information on his own initiative, at least he doesn't see any malice at the moment.

After writing down the half-truth and half-false information described by Yan Ge on a piece of sticky note paper in detail, and handing it to the wooden parrot to let it fly away to deliver the letter, Lao Qiu stretched his waist: "The amount of information this week is finally full. , thank you, young man, by the way, were you here just now looking for a job or an organization to apply for a job?"

It's really like a talent market...

Yan Ge thought so in his heart, but his face was still green, and he asked tentatively: "Excuse me, I want to find someone. If I send a missing person notice, what should I do?"

He briefly explained the intention of coming, and Lao Qiu offered suggestions with a smile.

"There are always two or three times a week to find someone, but our 'M82' is mainly for fighting, so we don't accept such orders. The other small exploration teams have less manpower, and the commission is for nothing. You are so young. If you have skills, find a small team and work hard on the skills. If you have skills, you can talk to the people in 'Elephant Valley', they have a lot of people, and they organize a large range of manpower searches every week, and entrust them to take over such chores."

Lao Qiu was afraid that he would not understand, so he introduced the situation of the current power in Ciling City.

The two giants "M82" and "Elephant Valley" occupy the Tingdong and Tingxi districts of Ciling respectively, and use this as the center to explore the areas blocked by the east and west fog walls.Because these two organizations are very strong, they are classified as Grade A, and even the contact point of Ciling Central Park is also marked with A.

Under the two giants, there are about 10-20 people, and a free exploration team with a person who has opened the second movement is called B-level. They can deal with all the puppets corresponding to the four skills of the first movement alone. Contact us in the same way Points are also identified with a B.

Those with less than 10 members who are unstable but have the corresponding level of hunting ground exploration ability belong to the C-level exploration team. This kind of team is more reliable than the casual team, but it is not very stable.

"...I obtained a skill that can make people infinitely stronger last night, and I don't know which one it corresponds to. Can you give me some pointers?"

"It's 'the flesh and blood of the forest melted into iron armor'. This skill is quite practical. You can probably get one if you are a shopping mall model in your twenties. You are quite lucky." Lao Qiu returned to the table of A3 with a smile. Take out a brochure that looks like it was printed temporarily: "This is the 'First Movement' skill announced so far, take your time."

Yan Ge smiled politely, and opened the brochure, which was still stained with some ink. As soon as he opened it, he saw the word "Prelude", and then printed eight lines of characters below——

There are two china dolls in the castle,

The princess accompanied Luca in the attic.

The bad guy took the princess back home,

I cursed him one after another.

The crow pecked out Luca's eyes,

The mice sang that she was married.

In the wilderness the bones are covered with wildflowers,

The feast of the garbage dump has begun...