Chapter 52
Compared to Song Xiaozhu...
With each receiving 32, a sense of jealousy arose in the hearts of Tian Man and Luo Liuzi.
Luo Liuzi, quick to speak, asked bluntly, "Xiaozhu Zhu, where did all these axes come from? Did Master Bai make them?"
He simply couldn't believe that Song Xiaozhu, a girl in her late teens, could possess such abilities.
With so many axes, they certainly weren't found. After thinking it over, the only thing that comes to mind is the mysterious, Bai Jing.
Tian Man also pricked up his ears.
They both thought Song Xiaozhu would avoid the topic, but to their surprise, Song Xiaozhu frankly said, "I did it."
Both of them were taken aback.
Qiu Shuyu's heart couldn't help but jump.
Song Xiaozhu: "I am a ' Craftsman '."
As soon as she finished speaking, Tian Man and Luo Liu...
Zidu was stunned for a moment, then carefully examined her.
The girl in front of me was not tall, and was thin, probably only a little over 1.6 meters tall. Her arms and legs looked like they would break if you broke them.
Living conditions at the Garbage Mountain were terrible. She also seemed to have been sick, becoming even thinner and her face was deathly pale, devoid of any color.
This frail girl exuded a completely different aura from the other homeless people in the community.
Her expression was calm, her tone relaxed, as if she were not in a Xiaoxiao shack, but... but...
Tian Man thought of Mu Qing.
The owner of this logging camp was once a member of the upper class in the city.
Even after being reduced to working at a logging camp outside the city, he remained calm and composed, standing out among the group of sturdy and strong lumberjacks.
He often had a smile on his face, and his voice was neither too loud nor too soft, which was completely out of place with the vulgarity of the Garbage Mountain.
Luo Liuzi: "Craftsman? This is..."
Song Xiaozhu: "... One of the 'professions' of Awakened."
Tian Man and Luo Liuzi froze, their eyes revealing undisguised astonishment and a complex mix of emotions.
Awakened!
This girl, even younger than Qiu Shuyu, is actually Awakened!
"Craftsman"...
Is the skill required for this profession to make tools?
I see...
I see...
Everything that Tian Man and Luo Liuzi couldn't understand became clear, and the tiny bit of jealousy that had risen within them dissipated considerably.
What's there to be jealous of? This is Awakened is even more precious, rarer, and more uncommon than Fortress Citizen!
Their understanding of the Awakened is far less than that of Qiu Shuyu.
On this side of the Garbage Mountain, the number of Awakened is extremely small.
District Chief Old Madam Hu is the "Digger," Mu Qing from the logging camp is the "Logger," then there's the "Planter" from Deer Town, and the "Hunter" from Liu Family Village.
Even Master Bai, who hasn't developed his own power base, is someone that no one dares to easily provoke.
Bai Jing is a "Healer".
Even though he was old and frail, seemingly so fragile that he could be poked with a single finger, no one dared to offend him.
Garbage Mountain has no shortage of injuries.
Offending Master Bai is tantamount to playing with your own life.
The Awakened that Tian Man and Luo Liuzi knew were all very important figures.
What's a mere 32 yuan? Song Xiaozhu could easily return to the Fortress and live a life of luxury!
Song Xiaozhu gave the two of them time to react. She kept a close eye on them, especially Luo Liuzi, from whom she could basically deduce his emotions.
As expected, ordinary refugees in the Garbage Mountain had a natural sense of awe towards the "Awakened".
A "Craftsman," discarded like trash in the Ink City Fortress, is a transcendent being in this Garbage Mountain.
If this can subdue them, then all the better.
Song Xiaozhu didn't want to easily use the "Day After Tomorrow Society" banner, lest she have to deal with Bai Jing again after he returned.
Will Bai Jing come back...?
The more Song Xiaozhu learned about the Garbage Mountain, the more she realized that she was prejudiced against Bai Jing.
Even that statement, "I'll be his wife in two years," now seems like a form of protection.
Since she's going to be his wife, no one else should covet her.
If Bai Jing truly harbored malicious intentions, why wait two years? This Scavenger Community has no laws protecting minors.
Luo Liuzi recovered, and the emotion in his eyes shifted from surprise to curiosity. "How could you... cough, I mean, since you're Awakened, why aren't you back in the Fortress, but instead staying in the Garbage Mountain?"
Song Xiaozhu looked at him and asked in return, "Didn't Master Bai also stay in the Garbage Mountain?"
Luo Liuzi Tian Man were stumped by her question.
Yes.
Compared to District Chief Old Madam Hu, Boss Mu of the logging camp, the "Hunter" who ruled the village like a king, and the "Planter" who conducted experiments in Deer Town... Bai Jing, this Awakened, was the one they could least understand.
Why did he stay at the Garbage Mountain?
Because they're too old and nobody wants them, they're seen as a burden?
But his abilities remain.
The most common rumor is that Bai Jing offended a powerful figure in Ink City and was banished to the Garbage Mountain.
This is something the refugees couldn't verify.
Then Song Xiaozhu said, "My profession isn't particularly outstanding within the Fortress. Rather than wasting my time there, I'd rather do something meaningful outside the city."
Meaningful things?
A hint of bewilderment appeared in Luo Liuzi's eyes; clearly, this was something he had never considered and found difficult to understand.
Living a carefree life in Fortress —that's the greatest meaning of life.
Why did they even bother coming out? What's the point of finding this Garbage Mountain?
He grew up here, how could he not know that this place had any significance!
Tian Man seemed to be deep in thought; he might not be able to understand it either.
The solution came to mind, simply because of that old saying—
Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.
Unlike Luo Liuzi, he wasn't naive; his view of the world within the Fortress wasn't entirely a beautiful fantasy.
There are "citizens," "elite citizens," ordinary people, and Awakened...