Burning villages, dilapidated farmland, withered old mulberry trees...
The further south you go, the more scenes like this there are. Standing in the control room of the airship, Wu Ming can no longer remember how many tragic scenes he has seen.
"Brother, let's eat some fruit." Annie led Tibbs over, carrying a plate of sliced apples.
Wu Ming put down the telescope, picked up a piece of apple, took a bite, and asked: "Where is our queen?"
"Not back yet." Annie said with some envy, and then twisted the little bear's ears.
The Queen's body is a black dragon, and she is born with the ability to fly. She can leave the airship and fly in mid-air for a while when nothing happens.
Annie would be lying if she said she wasn't envious. It's a pity that Tibbers is a shadow bear and doesn't have the ability to fly, let alone take her to travel in the blue sky.
"hold head high!"
The sound of dragon roar came, and a black shadow came out of the clouds and rushed towards the airship quickly.
Wu Ming did not look back, letting the airship tremble slightly, and then said: "Have you found the large army of the undead?"
"No, those who attacked the village were all small groups. I suspect their strength is not as sufficient as we thought." Lucy, wearing a black dress, walked over as she spoke.
Wu Ming didn't say much about this statement.
At this time, it was only the early stages of the undead invasion. High-level arms had not yet appeared, and low-level arms had not yet formed a large scale.
What I saw along the way was that most of the villages and towns were affected, and very few cities were destroyed.
Judging from the current scale, no one would think that these undead could subvert the Holy Light Empire, and even the gods would be helpless in the end.
"The Continent of the Gods has been at ease for too long, and the defense forces in various places have long been lax. Along the way, I only saw skeleton soldiers slaughtering humans, but not the human legions attacking. I am afraid that the lords everywhere have given up.
It was Che Baoshuai's idea." Wu Ming ate the apple with a sneer in his eyes.
Abandoning the car to protect the handsome man sounds noble, but in fact it is unimaginably cruel.
Countless villages and towns that guarded the city have been abandoned by those in power. The guard forces in various places are shrinking, staying in the city and allowing the undead to overrun.
Perhaps, in the eyes of those in power, civilians living in villages and towns are like leeks in a vegetable field. It doesn't matter no matter how many people die. As long as the city is defended, these people will still enjoy the food and drink spicy food. It can be said openly,
This is to preserve our vitality and wait for help.
"The decadent empire, the nobles who live in a state of intoxication, and the gods who are silent in honor, it's time to face changes."
Wu Ming chewed the apple, raised the telescope again, and said without looking back: "Let's all go and have a rest. It will be dark soon. We can arrive in Tibulaq tomorrow morning."
"Good night, brother." Annie hugged the little bear and left, and soon Lucy returned to the room.
There was nothing to say all night. When everyone got up the next day, it was snowing lightly outside.
After seeing each other for several months, Tibulag still looks the same from the outside, as if nothing has changed.
But when the airship landed from the city and Wu Ming and others stood in the city, they found that the city had changed and was no longer what they remembered.
Depression, tension, and panic permeated the entire city.
Countless civilians who have poured into the city from the countryside and become homeless are nestled in every corner of the city. Many of them may not survive this winter.
Light snow is flying and the north wind is biting.
In Wu Ming's sight, a woman holding a child had frozen under the tree.
She was only wearing a thin old dress, and her empty eyes were still looking at the baby in her arms, as if she was silently telling something.
Situations like this are very common in Tibulaq, because in this situation, women, the elderly, and children are always the most difficult to endure.
In fact, these country people who poured into the city not only escaped the killings of the undead, but also could not escape the test of cold and hunger, and more importantly, they could not escape the arrangement of fate.
"My dear, the price of bread has increased again. Maybe we should buy more, otherwise the family's money will not last long."
"Forget it, let's buy some flour. Let's go home and make it ourselves. It will be much cheaper this way."
On the street that leads directly to the north and south, a bakery is open for business, and the aroma wafts far away.
Several seven or eight-year-old children were gathered around the door for a long time, unwilling to leave. Whenever a bread buyer came out, these children would carefully move forward and look at the passing guests with longing eyes.
A young couple, leaning on each other, walked out of the bakery.
With empty hands and sad faces on their faces, they were discussing something in a low voice, with sighs mixed in with their discussion.
All kinds of things in the world can be seen before your eyes.
Wu Ming held Annie in one hand and Lucy in the other, walking through the street like a passerby until Annie called him.
"Brother, let's buy some bread." Looking at the bakery, Annie looked up at Wu Ming.
Wu Ming turned around in surprise and said, "Why are you buying bread? There is everything on the airship. Do you want to eat bread?"
"Brother, just buy some." Annie shook his arm with a pleading look on her face.
Seeing his sister's abnormal appearance, Wu Ming glanced at the children around him and knew that Annie was not hungry herself, but probably wanted to help these children.
"Here you go." Wu Ming took out a silver coin and placed it in Annie's hand.
Anne was a little disappointed. She blinked at him and begged: "Give me a few more, one is too little."
"It's quite a lot. My brother has a lot of money, but he can't give it to you because what you want to do is too stupid." Wu Ming's heart was as solid as a rock. He understood Anne's compassion, but he would not give too much support.
These days, cannibalism is also a necessity, and compassion is undesirable.
Throughout the southern province, there were too many people who couldn't afford to eat. Wu Ming didn't expect Anne to be as cold-hearted as him, but don't think about supporting her.
He is not the Holy Mother. He worries about the world's worries first and rejoices after the world's happiness.
If he could not make his sister happy, he would not have a single silver coin. This is not because Wu Ming is indifferent, but because he has seen too much and is completely numb.
"Brother is so stingy." Annie still couldn't understand Wu Ming's good intentions, so she went to buy bread in a depressed mood.
Nowadays, because of the undead tribe, the price of goods in Tibrague has increased several times.
With one silver coin, you could buy ten white loaves in the past, but now you can only buy three, and the ones are not in good quality.
The twenty-centimeter-long bun with sesame seeds was carried out of the bakery by Annie.
Wu Ming shook his head slightly. If someone who really knew how to live a good life came to buy it, he would definitely buy cheaper black bread. Although these white breads taste better, they are several times more expensive than black bread, and only wealthy families can enjoy them.
Although one silver coin is not much, if you use it to buy brown bread, you can still buy ten of them.
These children who cannot afford to eat will not pursue taste enjoyment. Survival is the first priority. Anne even started from the wrong point.
"These are all for you to eat." Anne carefully broke open the three breads with sesame seeds and distributed them to the seven children.
The seven children looked at me and I looked at you, took the bread and ran away quickly, disappearing around the corner of the street in the blink of an eye.
"Brother, why don't they eat?" Seeing her friends running away, Annie was still a little confused.
Wu Ming touched his sister's head, held her hand and walked forward, and replied seriously: "They also have brothers. Of course, they will take the bread and give it to the brothers first."
"Shouldn't it be given to mom and dad first?" Annie looked up at Wu Ming with a somewhat tangled expression on her face.
Of course Wu Ming would not admit it and said with a smile: "Only an elder brother is good in the world. A sister with an elder brother is a treasure. Of course, she must give it to her elder brother first."