The old Higanshina district, which had been abandoned for at least 40 years, was originally a thriving place and the first place of human settlement in the creation of the Wall of Mary, but had it not been for the migration to find a more suitable place to live, it would not have lost its usefulness and eventually became abandoned.

In the past, no one thought of renovating this place, but its value was not great, after all, it was too close to the inner city wall and too far from the outer city wall.

But now it is different, after the Wall of Mary has lost its effectiveness, the role of the old Higanshina district has become prominent, although its geographical location is still not very good, but it is also qualified as a logistics transit station, and can provide a place for soldiers who go out on missions to rest, so it is imperative to reuse this place.

At this moment, Wayne led three groups less than 1 kilometer away from the old city, and some outlines of the old city could be vaguely seen, and as they gradually approached, only some ruins were left in sight. ”

Wayne said lightly, "After years of corrosion, even if it was prosperous in the past, it has now become a barren land. ”

As for Wayne's bad scenery, Hrista didn't pay much attention to it, and after a hum, he changed the topic very cleverly, "Is it enough for us to make sure there is any danger in the old city?" ”

"Not only that, but also to determine whether it can be inhabited, whether there is a value in establishing a transit station, if not, then we can directly abandon this task, report the situation here, and wait for the regiment commander to issue a new task again."

Hearing this, Khrista hesitated for a moment and asked, "So what do you want the situation to be inside?" ”

This question made Wayne not know how to answer for a while, saying that if it is suitable, then it is inevitable that the utilitarian intention is too obvious, and it seems a little false if it is not suitable, after all, everyone wants to make some achievements.

He thought about it for a while, and finally decided to tell him with the truest thoughts, "I naturally hope that this place is suitable, so that we don't have to come in vain." ”

This answer made Khrista stunned, she didn't seem to expect Wayne to be so straightforward, and she thought that she would show some kind of thinking about everyone.

Seeing her expression, Wayne knew what she was thinking, and said lightly, "Do you think I'm going to say that I hope the situation inside doesn't meet our investigation requirements?" You must know that since we have decided to accept this task, we are mentally prepared, no matter what the outcome, maybe you think that my idea is too utilitarian to think about other people, but I want to tell you that even if they know the danger, they will go in, because no one wants to return in vain. ”

Yes, who would want to return in vain? Everyone wants not to come in vain, but to make some achievements to let others see how good they are, and if you miss this time, you don't know when the future will be.

For this kind of psychology, Hrysta is not ignorant, but a little unacceptable, to be honest, she doesn't care about other things at all, and she doesn't even have much fear of death, and to put it very hurtful, don't look at her usual discussions, showing her beautiful and moving side, in fact, she doesn't feel sad about the death of others, unless this person is someone she cares about very much.

In her bones, there is an unknown indifference, but I don't know if there is any reason for not being human, all in all, her former image like a goddess is a disguise, not the most real her.

From the first time Wayne saw her, he felt that this woman was hiding herself, wrapping herself deeply, and couldn't see her truest thoughts, what was such a disguise to serve? I'm afraid only she knows.

It's just that, now it seems that she can't tell the truth from the fake because she is used to playing a kind role?

Is it really sympathetic to these people? Or is it hypocrisy that you don't care in your heart, but you feel like you can't go?

After this sentence, there was no further conversation between the two, and Yumir, who had caught up from behind, saw that Hrysta's expression was wrong, and after several fruitless questions, he attributed the reason to Wayne, because only the two of them were parallel horses just now, and there must have been an exchange during the period, although I don't know what was said, but there must have been something that made Hrysta feel uncomfortable or offended.

You know, it's the first time she's seen Herista with such a complicated expression, on weekdays, she is reluctant to be wronged by Herlista, driven by anger, she caught up with Wayne, got closer, and whispered with a warning, "I don't know what you said to Herlista, if I find out that her situation is wrong, even if you are the captain, I will definitely be unkind to you!" ”

When the words fell, he glared at him viciously, and then slowed down his horse and turned to comfort Hrista.

In this regard, Wayne smiled, there was a hint of banter in his smile, he would not take Yumir's words to heart, for him, Yumir was just a brainless executor, there was no other value, she didn't need to take anything to heart, and there was no need to care.

In the blink of an eye, he entered the old city, and then Wayne raised his hand and ordered everyone to stop advancing, "Here, we can't ride horses, the movement of horseback riding is too big, change to foot and three-dimensional motorized devices to move, try not to make too much noise, so as not to attract giants." ”

They dismounted as they were told, and tied their horses.

After doing this, Wayne spread out the map and motioned for the others to gather, "Our current location is directly in front of the old city, which is where we entered the city. The old city covers an area of about 40 hectares, the area is quite large, and the area is also very wide, it is difficult to guarantee that you will not encounter giants, after all, the old buildings are still there, so in addition to scattering, you must be careful, if you encounter giants, do not act rashly, use the flare guns in your hands, one group and two groups will rush over as soon as possible in the vicinity. Of course, if you are confident that you can fight the giants alone, I will not stop you. ”

The task was arranged in detail, and everyone had no objections, and they began to act in pairs according to their words.

At this point, something awkward happened, because in the end it was Wayne acting alone.

Ymir gloated a little over this, but soon she was not happy, because Hrysta spoke, "Why don't you do this, Ymir and any two of them will act, and I will be in a group with the captain." ”

Ymir opened her mouth and was about to refuse, but when she saw the determined look in Hrysta's eyes, she gave up her intention to persuade her, she had known the other party for so long, she naturally knew that Hrysta would never change her mind easily.

So, I saw her walk up to Wayne and solemnly, "You must protect her!" ”

Wayne nodded at this, and didn't speak, to be honest, he didn't expect that Herista would choose to act with him, for what reason he didn't know, in short, it would definitely not be because he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to deal with it alone, after all, everyone knew that no one present was better than him.

Of course, even without understanding Hrista's intentions, Wayne did not refuse Hrista's kindness, and began to explore the old city in groups of two, and he led Khrista in the northwest direction.

As mentioned earlier, most of the old city is only left with ruins, but the internal structure is very complete, although some tiles have been damaged, but the foundation of the second floor is still there, go up, do not feel the shaking of the wall, which shows that these buildings were built in the past is still very strong, otherwise 40 years of wind and rain, I am afraid it should have been stepped on a long time ago.

As a result, it is now certain that the renovation process will not be too cumbersome, requiring only a slight reinforcement of the building, and at the same time saving the trouble of renovation.

After crossing the inhabited area, Wayne stopped abruptly as he approached a wasteland.

Seeing this, Hrista couldn't help but be surprised, "What is this?" Shouldn't we be checking our surroundings and the location of the giants? ”

"I stopped to see if these wastelands could still be used, and if the transit station was self-sufficient, then it would be the best."

Hrista didn't expect Wayne to think so far-reaching, although he was surprised but also a little disapproving, even if he wanted to cultivate farmland here in the future, I am afraid it would not be a big deal, after all, the nature of the transit station is not as good as that of the town, food is almost secondary here to some extent, and survival is the most important thing.

What Wayne is thinking, Herista naturally doesn't understand, in Herlista's opinion, it doesn't matter if these lands are barren, it doesn't matter if there is food or not, but in his opinion, in the future, isn't this a place where Kaneki and them can take over? Therefore, his reconnaissance was to determine the location of the transit station for the Survey Corps, and at the same time, he was also to determine the situation here for Kaneki.

After a short period of soil testing, Wayne found that the soil was of good quality, had not been seriously polluted, and only needed to be reclaimed before it could be used again, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

But at this moment, Christa's low muttering made Wayne's smile stiffen a little.

"It's really strange, why did you walk for a long time, but you didn't find a water source?"

Headwaters? Yes, he almost forgot that there was still a water source, and he seemed to have noticed that the water used in the past seemed to have lost its original utility, so he couldn't enter the transfer station every time, right? So he hopes to find a new source of water, but in the huge old city, how easy is it to find a water source?

In particular, with Hrista by his side, some abilities are not easy to use.

Finding a water source is simple and simple, it is nothing more than determining whether there are lakes and rivers in the vicinity, and whether a channel can be built to divert water.

In the past, the water source was also in this way, but the water source had dried up, and although it was possible to drill wells, there was no way to determine the location of the groundwater under the current situation, and there was not enough time, so the most effective thing was to see if there was a lake nearby.

Heading all the way to the depths, looking for the location of the water source, the emperor finally lived up to his wishes, and finally found a river that had not dried up near the former square, and if you followed the river basin, you could find the specific location of the water source.

The two of them walked up the river to the old lumber yard, where they found a stream that meandered down.

"I've finally found the water source, so mark it after determining the coordinates on the map!" Khrista looked a little impatient, and it seemed as if she was desperate to end the trip.

Wayne was noncommittal about this, and when he was about to take a step, he suddenly felt something different, the trees here are too high, it can almost be said to cover the sky and the sun, to put it mildly, he believes that there are dozens of giants hidden here, and these forest species are all the same, if you don't mark it well, it is very likely to get lost.

Originally, Wayne wanted to remind Khrista, but the latter had already entered it at the moment and didn't give him a chance to open his mouth at all.

He shook his head with a wry smile, and had to follow her into the woods rather helplessly.

Khrista is not stupid, otherwise she would not have graduated with honors, she realized that something was wrong after entering the woods, but at this moment she regretted it, after all, she had stepped into it, and at this moment she could only hope that Wayne would make amends.

When she saw Wayne carved a mark on the tree as he passed some distance, she was quite relieved, it seemed that she didn't need to remind Wayne, it turned out that he had already found out.

When they looked outside, they thought that the stream should be quite straight, not too winding, but after entering, the two found that the stream was too winding, like a series of steep bends, winding around, and the most fatal thing was that when they reached the halfway point of the hill, the source was suddenly cut off, and it turned out that the water of these streams was seeping out of a crack in the rock, and if they wanted to find the water source, they had to break the rock, but the sound was a problem, and if it attracted giants, it would be bad.

Seeing this scene, Hrysta was a little at a loss, "What should I do?" What are we going to do now? ”

"It's impossible to find other sources of water, and now it will take some time for us to get out of it, and since we're here, I naturally don't want to return in vain, so..."

As the rock shattered, the water seepage became like a torrent, and it was no wonder that the downstream was so slow, because the upper stream was blocked with a stone.

Seeing that the water source had been found, Hrista hurriedly took out the map from his waist bag, looked for directions, and marked it, but at this moment, huge footsteps sounded.