The Eden Lake area is located to the north of Liuguang City, still some distance from the freight area, and is like the back garden of the Acropolis Mountain Area.
Elizabeth grew up here and has always regarded this area as her home, but she has not been back here for a long time.
Last night she bought wine at the fish pond on Shouhui Street, and this morning, she took a few members of her team into this beautiful place in a commercial vehicle to participate in a golf cup and win the championship prize of 3 million.
Judy, Ayako and Xiaomei all set foot in the Eden Lake area for the first time.
In this city, ordinary people can still go shopping in the garden area and the central area, and it is not uncommon to go to the top of the Acropolis Mountains to see the night view. However, the surrounding area of the Lake Eden area is always heavily guarded, and it is impossible to approach without a pass.
On the way to her destination, Judy saw through the car window a scenery completely different from the streets and the wilderness.
She had been in the wilderness for so long, but she had never seen such dense and lush vegetation. Even though it was winter, the place seemed unaffected, and the ecological forest was still green and vast.
Ayako, who grew up in the boxing area, had always seen all kinds of smoky, rough and bloody things, as well as all kinds of weapons and fists. At this time, she was a little stunned.
She originally thought that the Garden District was good enough, and her biggest wish was to live in the Garden District through her own efforts.
However, she was certain that there was no such scenery in the garden area, let alone the big lake.
The commercial vehicle drove into a section of the road around the lake. Lake Eden was just outside the railing on the roadside. The light blue lake water could not be described as clear. It was like a lake in paradise. The water surface was sparkling and the mountains in the distance were hidden.
Into the hazy mist.
Just along the road along the lake, there are some small single-family houses where dignitaries live, as well as larger manor houses.
Xiaomei, who grew up in the Walled City, was also watching. These houses were so spacious and elegant in style and decoration.
They all saw a group of children riding bicycles past. Each child was well-dressed and full of energy, chasing each other happily on the bicycle path along the lake.
In the lake, there are various types of yachts of different sizes floating leisurely on the lake. They are far apart and not crowded.
On the decks of those yachts, there were some wealthy people, as well as some handsome men and beautiful girls. They were leaning on the edge of the yacht, drinking red wine, fishing, laughing, and having fun.
Like a beautiful classical oil painting, a natural scenery that does not belong to Liuguang City.
"I grew up here when I was a child." Elizabeth whispered, also looking at the group of children riding bicycles, as if she saw herself in them, "For some years, I thought it was like this everywhere."
"Later..." she mused. After leaving her childhood, she knew that there were many different worlds in this city.
But at that time, she thought everything was still in order, "Some things have to be seen with one's own eyes to know what's going on."
From personal experience, this is true for her, and it is also true for Judy, Ayako, and Xiaomei.
A consortium girl who grew up by Lake Eden, a bank kid who grew up in a nursery in the Garden District, a street gangster who grew up on the streets of the Fist District, and a Chengzhai boy who grew up on the rooftop of the Chengzhai District
dog.
In fact, no matter before or now, there are many differences, confusions, and even estrangements between them.
What is the reality of Flowing Light City?
Elizabeth felt something in her heart. No one in the car could give her the answer. Maybe it was all true. It was such a chaotic city.
But Judy had an idea that was irresistible, "People who were injured for the bank should rest here."
If you can face such natural scenery during the recovery period, your injury will be easier to recover from.
It's just that they have made so many contributions and even sacrificed their lives, why can't they even step here...
"It's not who should live in Lake Eden," Elizabeth said, "it's that other places should become Lake Eden."
Is it possible, I don’t know, I have to give it a try.
She didn't come here to express her gratitude today, but just for the three million bonus.
The jar of tonic wine she bought from the fish pond last night cost thirty thousand. She couldn't just spend money without making money, she had to make money from it. The tournament prize money offered by these rich people was one of the ways.
This golf tournament is limited to only two applicants.
Elizabeth is already a second-level programmer and has been playing golf since she was a child.
Furthermore, the golfers who participate in tournaments are usually rich players, and there are almost no players like her who play in person. This will affect the opponent's state, and she has a high chance of winning.
Red-haired Liz doesn't care what happens or not. These three million can buy winter clothes for many children, expand the warehouse of Red Rain House, and make the investigation team larger. This money must be taken.
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The jar of tonic wine is now at Red Rain House. She took it back last night and opened it, letting Judy drink a small glass every night before going to bed.
This morning, Judy said it had no effect. She seemed to be sleeping a little better, but her nerves were still the same.
It's just that the wine that Lao Fan said has no therapeutic effect, but a "conditioning" effect. Conditioning does not have quick results. Based on this idea, Elizabeth asked Judy to persevere.
Now that her security team has been assembled, the bank has no objection, but it is a fact that the strength of these nerve-damaged personnel has been greatly reduced. If she can secretly make their nerves better...
Regarding "neurotherapy, food-preparation wonders, and talented people", in the last few contacts, the master had nothing to share.
Elizabeth is not sure why. The sharer's philosophy is not to talk about the value of information. Value and sharing are contrary to each other.
Maybe she didn’t share enough. She had only been following up on the news about the wilderness before.
Tonight was another scheduled contact day. She wanted to ask the master again if other sharers had any information they needed.
Along the way, the scenery outside the car was all kinds of beautiful, and even the street lights were not in the neon style of the street.
When the commercial vehicle drove through a small town, Judy and the others saw more. This town was simply a combination of nature, art and high technology. The roads were clean and the passers-by were well-dressed.
There are no colorful and mixed graffiti on the walls of the building, but some avant-garde or retro artistic lines.
There were more children riding bicycles, and there were also groups of teenagers who had just returned from sweating at the nearby baseball field.
The car passed another school. The buildings inside were low and spacious, making people feel comfortable when looking at them. There were also trees and trees. There were no classes, and the students were coming and going. At a glance, everything was clean and beautiful.
face.
They passed a pet park again. The so-called pet park is a place where people can walk their dogs. A wooden fence surrounds a large area of flat grassland, and dogs with all kinds of well-groomed hair are running happily. Dog owners
Just two or three standing by the fence, laughing and talking about something.
They passed by a natural pasture and saw some half-grown children running and playing on ponies.
The children, dressed in crisp black and white equestrian uniforms and equestrian helmets, are the real future of this city.
Gradually, Judy looked away from the car window, closed her eyes, and didn't want to look anymore. She didn't know why her heart ached.
These are obviously the results of the protection of the Wilderness Mobile Task Force. This is the epochal order she is pursuing... Aren't those pictures outside the car the best embodiment of the epochal order? They are different from the wilderness and the streets.
But in these pictures, why is there no Julie, no Judy, no Helan, Arima and the others?
Ayako was stunned. She had never seen so much grass, whether it was for dogs or people.
But soon, what happened just now will be nothing.
The commercial vehicle arrived at the Eden Golf Course where they were traveling. The group of people got out of the car from the parking lot and walked into the golf course. Only then, except for Elizabeth, did they see what a giant lawn is.
In front of me is endless green space, some trees are turning yellow and falling leaves, and there is a clear blue lake in the distance.
All of this is like a dream, like the most beautiful scene in the world, and also like the most absurd scene in the world.
The dilapidated and bloody streets in the Fist District, the overcrowded and dilapidated buildings in the Walled City District that see no sunlight, the neon-lit rainy night streets in Kabukicho, the dilapidated and abandoned ruins in the Bone and Blood District, the foul-smelling black rivers in the Hexiang District, and the muddy ponds
The garbage mountains filled with garbage, the wasteland with countless weeds and corpses in the wilderness...
How could it be, how could there be such a golf course in such a world?
Elizabeth was silent. In the past, these scenery always made her so happy, made her feel the beauty of life, and inspired her longing and imagination for all kinds of beautiful things in the world.
Now, these sights made her sad.
She is back home, yes, this place is her home, the place she is familiar with and where she grew up.
However, if you feel like you have lost your way when you return home, what kind of home is that?
"Everyone, this place does not belong to us, and neither do I."
Elizabeth said to them, "Red Rain House can all belong to us."
She is homeless, Lake Eden is not her home, but she is creating a new home.
Elizabeth strode forward and took a golf club from the waiter that had not been lifted for a long time. She used to have many exclusive golf clubs at home, but she did not bring them with her. Today she will use the golf club.
provided.
On this endless lawn, some people in twos and threes are gathering and chatting, waiting for the game to start.
She saw a group of people in front of her, some of whom were familiar faces from the past, including Sid Leco from the Leco Group.
Sid Redco has curly blond hair, a broad-shouldered women's formal suit and jeans, a sun hat and white gloves.
Sid is always surrounded by a group of girls of the same age, some of whom are children of the consortium, and some of whom are senior officials of the municipal government, such as the Metropolitan Police Department, the Secret Bureau, the Railway Bureau, the Aviation Bureau and other agencies.
Children of important officials.
Each of them is wearing the latest broad-shouldered garden-style fashion, with blonde, black, and brown hair.
Only Elizabeth has red hair.
When they were young, she and Sophia used to play with Sid and call each other Sister Sid, but things have long since changed.
Sid - Raikuo, Overdrive, an already experienced blood eater, the successor to Raikuo with almost no competition.
"Liz." Sid saw her and took the initiative to say hello, "I haven't seen you for a long time, why are you here today?"
"Well, I'm here to compete." Elizabeth said, and noticed a medium-sized man with a crew cut next to Sid. She suddenly felt an inexplicable weirdness, like the feeling when seeing a ghost girl, but this was different, very different.
Same.
"Let me introduce you." Sid gestured, "This is a mind-reading man. He is a genius. He can counterattack the hostess."
The female constellation, the eleventh house, is considered to be a future era in which all things will be revived, and the main profession is the actor.
Elizabeth's blue eyes were slightly focused, a mind-reader? A gifted mind-reader?
The mind-reading program has always remained at the level of legend, and is considered a possibility in the direction of doctors and psychiatrists, but it has never appeared, according to her knowledge.
As for the talented man opposite, his sunglasses covered half of his calm face, and he looked ordinary.
"Don't use this look. This is a gifted person. Mind readers only work on actors." Sid smiled, "All actors' masks will be seen through by mind readers. They just have this kind of vision."
The mind-reading man stood aside and said nothing. Although he was not as cold as the ghost woman, he was still very silent.
"We all got our own gifted ones." Sid added, "Each overdrive gear was assigned one. You should also know that your brother Vic got a gifted person who countered the doll, named
The ghost girl is pretty good."
Sid didn't say that Elizabeth didn't get a share, but looked at Judy and others who were following her, seeming to be very interested.
Elizabeth already knew that she and the other party were no longer on the same road, and now it was just another verification.
Sid's tone just now seemed like he was talking about a pet, a piece of cargo, or a weapon.
The gifted ones are so rare and precious, but for the bank blood eaters, they are just weapons, no different from Judy and the others.
"By the way, that charity of yours." Sid said another thing, "I think it's very good. I can try this concept. I want to donate five million to you. It's not a lot of money, but it's a little bit of my heart, okay?
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Elizabeth's heart skipped a beat, five million! But... this is Sid Redco, so why are you so uneasy?
Currently, only a small part of the charitable funds received by Red Rain House come from the streets, and some of them come from "defective products" like James Amick, Asahi Le, and other people with special disabilities within the bank.
Not much.
If it comes from the Blood Eaters, and it’s five million, that’s a bit much...
If we accept the money from Sid Leikuo and are publicized by the other party, how will Red Rain House be viewed on the street?
These blood-eaters have many things on their minds. When dealing with them, you cannot just accept it casually.
But five million, five million...
Not only can you drive some expensive wine, buy a luxury car, but you can also help tens of thousands of children survive the cold winter.
"Liz, you've matured." Sid laughed and praised Elizabeth without waiting for anything to say, as if he had gone back to the time when he and a group of little girls rushed and played together.
Sid looked around at the members of the Sisters Gang and re-introduced them: "This Elizabeth Sterling is doing some great charities, and we should all support them." They all nodded immediately.
"It's hard for you to ask for this money, so let's do this." Sid seemed to have an idea, "We haven't played chess for a long time. After you finish the game, we will play a game of chess. You win and I lose you five million.
If I win, just call me sister again."
Elizabeth paused for a few seconds before nodding, "Okay."
Sid is a master at playing chess, but she has played it before and has certain abilities.
The other party may be trying to embarrass her, but she doesn't care. She wants to seize this opportunity and win another five million.
"Then go ahead." Sid said with a smile, then turned back and continued to laugh and talk about the fashion of the season with the sisters.
Elizabeth turned around and continued walking, carrying golf clubs on her shoulders like a street dog, towards the lawn.
