The Place where the Story Begins

On the day when the cold air first moves southward, the cooling will last for several days, and if it encounters rain, it will lower the temperature, and the next few days will continue to maintain wet and cold rainy weather.

A small door opened under the sliding gate of the "Guns and Roses" coffee shop, and a dark red iron man walked in, who was Tom.

Compared to when they went out, the worker ant armor at this time was even more tattered, with several corroded marks in addition to scratches, and even the helmet was gone.

When Tom received the cold granules from the pharmacy and was about to return, he encountered a mutated mouse, a secondary mutant.

This battle is more difficult than before, and the thorns shot by the mice are corrosive, which still poses a threat to Tom, who is wearing armor. Besides the mutated mouse, there were other little mice participating in the siege.

This coordinated attack was more intense than before, and the mutated mice did not give Tom any chance to catch his breath. As the leader, they did not realize anything and personally cooperated with their mouse cubs to attack, causing Tom to be very embarrassed. His legs were also injured, and his armor was also damaged. In the end, he successfully killed the big mouse, drove away the remaining small ones, and was able to stumble back.

The rain has decreased, but the wind is not at all weak. The cold drizzle, carried by the cold wind, hit Tom head-on, making him wet all over.

Closing the small gate of the iron gate again, Tom sneezed and walked back to the coffee table step by step, struggling to jump onto the stage with all his injuries and exhaustion.

The alcohol in the alcohol lamp was burning out quickly, and Tom took off his worker ant armor in front of the alcohol lamp room before walking in with an iron box in his arms.

While there was still alcohol, he first boiled pure water in an iron pot, and according to the emergency training taught in the shelter before, he brewed a cup of cold granules for Shen Jiayi, touched her still hot forehead, and then woke her up to drink.

The weak Shen Jiayi glanced at him and drank the powder with her cracked lips before lying down again.

Tom also drank a cup of hot water before starting to turn off the alcohol lamp. He used a flashlight to re export the alcohol from the alcohol can into the alcohol lamp and then continued to light it.

"Tom..." Shen Jiayi spoke in a weak voice, "Tomorrow we will go to Weilang New Area, where I need to find someone."

"Weilang New Area?" Tom thought for a moment, but he was familiar with it. "Why? We don't even know where we are now. How can we determine the direction to go to Weilang New Area? What do you want to do there? Our top priority is to first contact them on the 5th."

"We are currently near Miandong District, this is Baishi Street. Turn right at the intersection and you will see Lujiang. Follow the Lujiang River and continue down to reach Weilang New Area."

"Did you see the house number? Even if you're feeling unwell, it doesn't affect your observation," Tom couldn't help but admire her. He didn't carefully check the coffee shop's house number at first.

Shen Jiayi's flushed face revealed a confident smile: "I didn't look because except for the bar, after looking at the surrounding terrain, I positioned myself." She lightly tapped her head with her slender fingers. "The ability to expand thinking also includes improving memory. I already have the entire map of Morikawa City in my mind, and every contour is in my mind. At this point, my brain is like a computer."

Tom's face turned black upon hearing this, "So you knew early on how far we were from the Jinrui Hotel?"

Shen Jiayi thought for a moment and said, "Well, we are located on Baishi Street in Miandong District, 2.13 kilometers away from the International Trade Plaza on Dongchen Avenue. This mutated crow flies quite fast."

"If you're looking for someone, wouldn't it be more efficient to use the manpower in the shelter?"

Shen Jiayi smiled and wrapped herself in a soft cloth, flipping over without saying a word.

Seeing her indifferent attitude, Tom's anger escalated in his heart. He took out the crystal and loudly said, "Mr. Shen, activate the positioning crystal and contact Number 5 to pick you up. If you need to find someone, I can lead the team."

"You don't need to meddle, um, I mean from positioning the crystal to... this cold medicine."

"Mind your own business?" Tom looked at the severely damaged worker ant armor outside the door and touched his almost broken rib. "Are you saying... I'll get you medicine to get back here for your own business?"

Shen Jiayi didn't even look back and said, "I won't repeat it a second time."

He looked at the alcohol room he had built, at the water, soft cloth, and cold medicine he had prepared, and then at the pain all over his body. Angry emotions surged into Tom's heart.

If it weren't for the other party helping him out of his predicament and appreciating him, he would have wished to leave immediately.

But the anger only surged in his mind twice, and he suppressed it. Anger cannot solve problems, it will only make things lose control.

He took a deep breath, walked out of the alcohol room, dragged the worker ant armor in, dried it with an alcohol lamp, and also kept himself warm.

This night without words, time quietly slipped away.

After the alcohol in the alcohol lamp was burned, Tom didn't add any more. The alcohol room was already very warm, and he built himself a soft cloth and slept against the door.

At 7:30 in the morning, Tom stood up at the alarm clock on his watch, changed the alcohol lamp once, burned a pot of hot water with fire, and filled his stomach with crumbs of biscuits.

Shen Jiayi was also polite and poured a glass generously, breaking a piece of biscuit into pieces.

After last night's cold war, the two remained speechless, but Tom didn't hesitate to shake his face and leave.

After all, Shen Jiayi has her own ideas. Perhaps kindness doesn't pay off, but she hasn't done anything excessive to endanger Tom, so Tom doesn't need to leave her behind. After all, she lacks combat power, and it's probably difficult for her to deal with an ant.

At this moment, the outside of the alcohol room is as cold as an freezer, and it is estimated that it will be even colder outside the coffee shop. Tom made a wide cloak out of flannel and sewed it onto the shoulders of the worker ant armor. This way, after putting on the armor, he could wrap his whole body in a flannel cloak, at least keeping it warm.

As for Shen Jiayi, her black suit had already dried. Tom cut open the soft cushion on the chair, pulled out the silk inside, and sewed a silk dress that could be worn over her suit.

His craftsmanship is not bad, and the size of the silk clothing he produces is also decent, but the appearance is very regular, without any design beauty.

Shen Jiayi furrowed her brows slightly, but did not complain. After all, making clothes is something that Tom can do and is already very valuable. Fashion designers are not something to eat casually.

According to Tom's plan, it is to search for new old customs shelters nearby, strive to locate the survivors around, gather them in both combat and life division, in order to better survive in this cold weather.

Shen Jiayi's eyes purred as she naturally understood that Tom was going deeper to find survivors who could resonate with the yellow crystal to activate the positioning crystal.

But she didn't have any objections. Instead, she put forward a proposal: "There is a square in the Weilang New Area, where there is a high possibility of a redemption shelter. As long as you take me there, what you owe me will be paid off."

Tom thought for a moment and accepted her proposal.

Since the female general manager insists on not going back, he has no choice but to activate the positioning crystal nearby and let Number 5 and others come over to complete his instructions. How they will find her on the 5th is also their responsibility.

Riding on the ant cart, they left the coffee shop and, following Shen Jiayi's instructions, walked along one side of the pedestrian street to the end, which happened to be a hallway. This riverside walkway is also covered with weeds, which makes Tom very careful. After all, where there are weeds, it means there are insects, such as ants and grasshoppers.

As expected, they were not far away before being targeted by ants. Although the number is not large, Tom's only combat power among the two is causing him some trouble.

It's just that these are okay, but soon they encountered even bigger trouble, Wildcat.

If it were just a wild cat, Tom could still fight a battle, but when he saw five or six wild cats staring at them from a distance, he realized that the problem was troublesome.

Run? Where to run?

Before the Miniature Cataclysm, it was impossible for people to catch up with a cat, let alone these 7-centimeter little people?

Watching the wild cats stand up and slowly walk towards them, Tom couldn't help but pick up Shen Jiayi and run. The wild cat quickly pulled its steps and chased over.

On the road, cats cannot run away. Tom decisively hugged Shen Jiayi and jumped into the river, only in this way can there be a glimmer of survival.

It didn't rain much last night, but the wind was strong and the water flow was very fast. They have become smaller and can still float on the water surface. Quickly, Tom grabbed a wooden board and pushed Shen Jiayi up to sit, while he could only hold onto the board and float with it.

"It seems we won't be able to reach the Weilang New Area," Shen Jiayi said with some reluctance, frowning and looking at the riverbank behind them. Several cats were hesitating and hovering on it. In the trade-off between human flesh and water, fear of water prevails.

Tom, however, was very helpless. Even at this moment, she was still thinking about going to that enclosed corridor new area. In order to survive, he couldn't even consider finding his sister anymore. Finding a place to stop was the first thing he needed to think about. Otherwise, if he were pushed to the estuary, it would be troublesome.

Along the way, he slowly splashed the water and dragged the wooden board towards the riverbank, but after some time, the board finally came closer to the riverbank. He reached out and successfully grabbed an iron rod protruding from the riverbank, allowing Shen Jiayi, who was already prepared, to jump onto him and let the wooden board drift down with the flow.

Carrying Shen Jiayi on his back, Tom successfully pulled them back to the rock wall by the river with 110 points of force, climbed up, and successfully landed.

At this point, the red powerful crystal in the crystal energy backpack of the worker ant armor had become very pale. If it was delayed any longer, the crystal would be depleted, and he would not have the strength to drag himself, along with this heavy armor and Shen Jiayi, onto the shore.

"It's really exciting, isn't it?" Shen Jiayi smiled and said.

Tom lay on the concrete embankment, panting heavily, completely unwilling to argue with her.

"After wandering around for half a year, you have returned to your original place."

"What?" Tom was taken aback and suddenly sat up. "What are you saying?"

"Jiangxia Village, we successfully drifted along the Lujiang River to the vicinity of Jiangxia Village."