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The open leader of the Earth Fire Organization [Oleg], the mechanical settlement [Swarovski], the boxing gym owner [Scott], and the mysterious middleman [Sambo].

This is the information about the lower zone that is currently available, including several noteworthy characters.

Needless to say, Oleg, the uncle Su Xing had come into contact with, although Hu Ke said that "this is the territory ruled by the Mole Gang", in fact, the only organization with ruling power in the lower area is the "Underground Fire" organization led by Oleg.

[Well, of course, there's also the possibility that the mastermind behind the scenes is actually a woman hiding information.]

In the mechanical settlement, there is a camp where automated robots and refugees coexist. In addition, there is a [Home for Wanderers] where Fan Yu can be hired as a regular employee. Black market auctions and bartering are all there, and it is a mixed crowd.

But it is managed by a robot named Swarlow.

The boxing gym is one of the few relatively direct places in Panyan Town. As long as you are willing to go on stage to compete and fight, you can get a good reward, but the price is that you may be beaten black and blue.

When Fan Yu and Hook passed by there a few days ago, old man Scott from the boxing gym tried to seduce him.

As for Sambo, he was the most mysterious person in the Lower District, as Hook had told him. Fan Yu only had the simple information that Hook had mentioned, "Brother Sambo always brings something new every time he comes back."

When he thought of this, he quickly came up with an analysis in his mind.

The most reasonable option is to find Oleg. If you want to be more comfortable, going to the mechanical settlement and changing your job to "True Wanderer" is a good choice, but it requires taking certain risks.

Asking Scott to fight and asking Sambo to fight are not suitable for current needs.

but--

Hook, who had never spoken, suddenly looked towards the direction of the large mining area with bright eyes.

Several children whose parents are miners couldn't help but show happy expressions when they saw it.

A large group of workers wearing overalls, safety helmets and holding pickaxes began to return from the direction of the mine tunnel in the large mining area.

Hook saw one of the foremen in front of him and immediately ran over with his short legs, ignoring the pressure from the scary old witch and the evil golden-eyed pharaoh behind him.

"Dad!"

She called out loudly, and a middle-aged mine owner in the distance also saw his little baby, squatted down from a distance, and picked up Hook.

"It seems that Fesman and the others have already gone off work." Natasha said with a smile.

They and the children around them all ran towards the group of miners.

Fishman, who was not far away, came up with Hook. "Thank you again for helping me take care of Hook today, Natasha."

Natasha waved her hand and said to Fesman, "No, this is Mr. Fan Yu's credit."

This kid?

Fesman stared at Fan Yu. He knew that Hook had been with a young man named "Fan Yu" these days, and he knew that Hook was the other party's original discoverer.

As a friend, Oleg took the initiative to say a few days ago that there were people from Dihuo watching over it and there was no need to worry.

There were a lot of rumors from the beginning about the other party being sent naked to Natasha's clinic.

But as time passed, he was discharged from the hospital and behaved like a normal person, and the people in Panyan Town gradually got used to it.

However, in Fesman's opinion, he had some of the characteristics of those naive upper-class young men. The best evidence was that he was like a homeless person, idling for ten days or so without working at all.

Of course, the other party’s teaching is also worthy of praise!

These nights, when Hook came home, he would say things like, "Truth lies in the fire," "A qualified leader should not threaten or get angry, but sit down and reason," and "I want to be upright and dignified." These were some reasonable, yet also some confusing things.

But generally speaking, it is much better than just having fun before.

"Thank you, Mr. Fan Yu."

Fan Yu smiled politely.

"I have to go home and clean up. I have to take Hook for a walk after dinner!" Fishman wiped the sweat from his forehead and said goodbye.

Natasha and Fan Yu also nodded.

Watching them leave, Natasha looked at his back and said, "Fisman is a good friend of Hook's biological parents. Hook was separated from his parents during the blockade, and the two have been dependent on each other ever since. He may be a little rigid, but he doesn't have bad intentions."

Fan Yu hummed, "It's clear that Mr. Fesman cares about children."

"So, what do you think about what just happened?" Natasha added.

Fan Yu turned around and looked at the female doctor with blue hair and pink eyes beside him, and asked curiously, "Why do I feel like, Miss Natasha, you really want to assign me something?"

Chapter 8 Can you mine?

first……

[The seemingly gentle young man suddenly became the host.] This was Natasha's first thought after hearing the other person's words and the look he gave her.

She suddenly wondered if her hidden identity had been guessed.

On the surface, Natasha maintained a gentle smile and said, "Why do you feel this way, Mr. Fan Yu?"

Fan Yu: "Intuition?"

Natasha didn't trust her intuition.

When the other person woke up, he did not shout or worry about the unfamiliar environment. Instead, he hid his past. Regardless of whether he was confident or appeared calm on the surface but was already in turmoil inside, it at least proved that he was a rational person.

As we all know, rational people will not rely on intuition to touch secrets in an unfamiliar place.

Natasha stared at the other person's face, but what she was thinking at the moment was how much of her conversation with Oleg had been heard by this person while he was sleeping in the hospital bed?

"I just think that Mr. Fan Yu, you should consider the next step, settle down and start over. No matter what your past experiences are, it is a new beginning in Panyan Town." Natasha said this gently.

If he hadn't heard Oleg's conversation with her, and the tone that subtly suggested she was the leader, Fan Yu wouldn't have felt anything but a Yasasi elder sister.

but--

The other party was unwilling to expose himself, so he naturally had no intention of exposing her: "I may need some money now, and it's not a solution to always rely on Natasha to live in the Goethe Hotel.

I know you, doctor, will say, “Don’t worry about it,” but I still have to be more independent.”

Natasha looked surprised, but still asked, "Do you have any special abilities?"

"Is this what I'm good at?" Fan Yu fell into a long period of contemplation.

Before coming into this world, he was a person who had been cared for under the wings of his parents since he was a child.

Even though he had learned programming, worked in plumbing and electrical engineering, screwed screws, and interned in psychological counseling and surveying on construction sites during his studies, he eventually ran away with his bucket...

He never stayed on any one job for more than a month.

Including Hook, he only tells stories about the original world and some stories that come to his mind and seem suitable.

[Thinking carefully, it seems that I don’t have any special skills anymore?]

Because my graduation and the virus that swept the world happened at the same time, by the time I sold my house and traveled around the world to witness scenery that my parents had never seen, I had already failed halfway.

Although I learned some basic survival skills on the way, they were only half-baked.

"I don't seem to be good at anything." Fan Yu said frankly and ashamedly.

Natasha saw this man standing there for a long time, thinking he was planning something, but was stunned by this sudden answer.

The person she knew was the same type as that guy Sambo.

"If you don't know anything, then wouldn't the lives of many people struggling to survive in Rock Town be even more miserable?" Natasha was speechless.

Just facing a strange place and a strange girl, he was able to remain calm and steady for half a month without worrying about her waking up after a cesarean section. It shows how brave he is.

Not to mention that Natasha and Oleg both have a unique understanding of him——

The vast majority of people in Panyan Town harbor resentment towards the blockade of the upper area, fear of the constant erosion of the rift, and anxiety about tomorrow.

But this person doesn't seem to have those emotions.

Being able to stay with Hook peacefully for ten days was unusual, but the other party's age and conversation showed that he was not a child.

As if seeing the expression on her face, Fan Yu explained, "I don't feel self-deprecating, Doctor Natasha. It's just that I've only been working for a short time, and there's really a lot I don't know."

Fan Yu felt that he even lacked social skills.

Natasha was silent for a moment. "You say that, as if you never needed to work?"

Fan Yu: "Maybe my parents protected me too well?"

"..." Natasha felt that the other party's words were a bit offensive to her as she had been working more than ten hours a day in Panyan Town.

She took a long breath, adjusted her mood, and looked at the workers returning from afar: "So, can you mine?"

Fan Yu also looked over there: "You can try."

It’s a physical activity, and it can also test the enhancements gained from connecting with Hook these days.

"Then I'll arrange for someone to come to you tomorrow. I wonder if there's any room left at Antonina's place." Natasha breathed a sigh of relief and made a decision.

As she spoke, she waved her hand and turned to walk to the other side of the street.

Fan Yu watched the other person's graceful figure as he left, and observed it again with spectral harmonics.

After more than ten days of contact, the white color of 'Spectral Harmony' that symbolized resistance has been replaced by deep red.

[The next connection target is her.]

Whether there is a purpose or something else...

Communication between people brings people closer together!

……

the next day.

Goethe Hotel.

The clock hands stopped at 6:10, and Fan Yu was called out from the crowded dormitory.

Arriving at the door outside, an old miner who claimed to be 'commissioned by Dr. Natasha' came.

"I'm Bob. You're the guy who was rescued in Rivet Town, right? Hurry up and wash up, we're going to the mine." said the old miner.

Fan Yu woke up in a half-asleep state, washed up quickly, and was taken to the large mining area by the other party.

They came to a woman wearing overalls, who looked about 25-35 years old, with short hair, but with very sharp eyes, full of the image of a capable woman.

"Antonina, I'm here to bring in a new person today," the old miner said to the woman.

Antonina looked at Fan Yu with a scrutinizing look in her eyes: "Does this kid know the rules?"

Fan Yu: "?"

"I'll give you a pickaxe and a hard hat. You'll be responsible for going to the mine to work, and returning with the foremen at night. I'll pay you a certain amount based on your work progress.

Of course, if something breaks, you'll need to pay for it," Antonina explained seriously.

"Temporary worker?"

"That's understandable." Antonina snorted, then took out a set of mining pickaxe and hard hat from an iron bucket behind her and handed it to him.

"Martin thinks you can do it, and I believe you're not stupid. But when you get to the big mining area, remember to listen to others and don't act on your own. If you encounter a monster, you must escape immediately. Do you understand?"

"Thank you for your concern, Miss Antonina." Fan Yu said with a smile.

"Slippery talk! Call the foreman!" Antonina snorted, then handed the tools to Fan Yu with a relaxed brow. "You guys go!"

The two left from here and headed towards the entrance of the large mining area.

When the main group of people entered the mine, the old miner looked at Fan Yu hesitantly and said, "Young man, Antonina can be your mother. You should be ashamed!"

Fan Yu: "?"

Chapter 9 Earth Marrow Ore

Large mining area.

Located in the southwest of Panyan Town.

Early in the morning, Fan Yu followed the middle-aged miners and the main mining team.

Following the rails under the mine cart all the way up, there are a large number of glowing amber energy stones piled up on both sides, some of which are neatly arranged, and some are scattered everywhere. When passing through the passage connecting Panyan Town to the large mining area, there is no wall on both sides to block the view, and there is a noticeable coolness in the air.

There are signs saying "Beware of Falling Rocks" on the abandoned ruins on both sides. At the end of the mine car tracks, the true appearance of the large mining area is revealed.

At multiple locations underground, mining lamps supported by steel bars were lit, illuminating the dimly lit path.

The old miner who led Fan Yu forward also gave him some scientific knowledge as they walked.

"Natasha said you might be lacking some basic common sense, so let me explain it to you." The old miner casually picked up a square crystal from a crate on the roadside. "This is what we dig up every day."