End of the Sky (Multiverse's End)

Early the next morning, Russell got up and prepared breakfast. There was juice and milk in the refrigerator, as well as ready-made ingredients. He fried eggs and ham, and finished a good-looking sandwich.

Gladys looked like she had seen a ghost. She even thought she was still dreaming. In her impression, Russell was reticent and never got up early to cook.

"I've been chasing a girl recently, and the magic of love has changed me!"

Gladys reluctantly accepted Russell's argument. After breakfast, he drove to the mine. Russell also followed. The reason was that he loved this town and was willing to contribute to the search for new mineral sources.

Gladys was very relieved. Russell was very repulsed by mines in the past, and today's change shows that he has matured.

The sign of a man's maturity is not getting rid of the label of a virgin after sleeping with a girl, but knowing how to take on the responsibilities of the family and taking the initiative to pay for it.

Gladys was very happy and said that he would give Russell more pocket money, but Russell directly rejected her, claiming that he was an adult and could support himself by labor.

This time, Gladys was more satisfied. When she came to the mine office, she called Leon, the head of the miner, and asked him to take Russell to familiarize himself with the environment in the mine.

Leon has worked in McCormack Mining for 20 years and is the oldest miner. He knows every mine tunnel well, even the mine map is not as accurate as him.

"Russell, going down the mine is not a game, so don't take off your helmet at any time. When you go to the lower floor, you must wear goggles and a wet towel..." Leon repeated tirelessly: "If I'm not by your side, and You're lost again, don't panic, just follow the wires above your head and get out."

"What should I do if there are no wires in some of the mines?"

"Mines without wires are prohibited areas. Either there is a possibility of landslides, or there is a high concentration of gas. If you want to survive, don't go in." Leon said, put the helmet on Russell's head, and lifted a piece from the bucket wet cloth out.

Russell resolutely refused, not to mention that this wet cloth has been used by many men who pick their feet, the key is that the safety is not enough.

The wet cloth is mainly aimed at some water-soluble toxic gases in the mine, such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide, but it has no effect on methane and carbon monoxide, so for the sake of his life, he put on a respirator on his back.

It's better to be heavier than dead!

Leon smiled and said nothing. With him as a master, Russell's worries are unnecessary, but he will not stop it. It is a good thing to have safety awareness.

"You don't have a lighter with you, do you?"

"Of course, I'm young and I don't want to meet God so early!"

"Hehe, boy, God doesn't accept suicides."

The two quickly entered the mine. The mine roads extend in all directions, and there are more than ten abandoned entrances and exits alone. It's pitch black inside, all illuminated by the light bulb above the head. Without a guide, it's like wandering around an ant's nest without a clue.

After decades of mining, the ore lode has almost been excavated, and the workers left one after another without work. Leon, the leader, has few people to control.

The reason why McCormack Mining can continue to operate is because the previous inventory has not been sold out. According to Gladys' calculations, if no new mine source is found, the company will close in three months.

The purpose of Russell's coming here was to explore the spot. Under his guidance, Leon led him to a metal door.

"Outside the iron door is the basement of the shopping mall. That idiot mayor must have shit in his head. I really don't understand why he wants to build a shopping mall here." Speaking of mayor White, Leon is one Face indignation: "When the mayor was elected, I actually believed his nonsense and voted for him."

McCormack Mining is on the verge of bankruptcy, and Prosperity Town is also declining day by day. Mayor White doesn't want to share the difficulties with the whole town. Instead, he contacts a chemical company named Vioro and confuses everyone to sell their land and move.

Because of the shopping mall, he gets a very nice placement fee, but everyone knows that he gets an extra income on top of the placement fee.

White doesn't care where the town's residents will move, and doesn't care how the residents live in the future. He just wants to take the opportunity to make money and squeeze the last bit of value from the town. This guy is a scumbag!

One morning passed, and Leon took Russell back and forth on the upper floor. According to Leon, they only visited a small part, not even a tenth.

During this period, Russell learned that McCormack Mining mainly mines pyrite and copper ore, and has not found associated gold ore.

After lunch, Leon took a few miners to the lower level. He wanted to find a new mine source in the shortest possible time. Russell greeted Gladys and left on the grounds that he was unwell.

Walking back home, Russell opened his diary and drew circles on the marked caves and shopping centers. He did not see the barrel of chemical raw materials that caused the spider to mutate, indicating that the plot had not yet begun.

Russell can wait for the plot to trigger, but he doesn't have a deep impression of the original plot, and the waiting is meaningless, so according to the original plan, we still have to start with the hero and heroine.

The leading actor, 'Chris McCormack', the first heir to the mining industry and Russell's cheap brother, is currently wandering in Phoenix City and cannot be reached for the time being. The heroine, the small town sheriff 'Samantha Parker' is in sight and is currently the first choice.

Russell picked up the phone and dialed the number of Parker's house. After a while of beeping waiting, the call was connected. It was the voice of a little boy.

Mike Parker!

The youngest son of the sheriff, the younger brother of the big-breasted sister Ashley, the kid who has a lot of research on spiders in the original book, and the spider breeder are friends who have forgotten their years.

"This is Russell, is Ashley home?"

"You are Russell?" On the phone, Mike's voice was rather gloating.

"Yes, what's the problem?"

"Ashley said if it's someone named Russell calling, say she's not home."

After speaking, the phone was hung up.

Russell shook his head with a smile, and called Parker's number again. Ashley got angry, but it didn't matter, the other party would listen to his explanation after five calls at most.

Sure enough, the third time, the person who answered the phone was replaced by Ashley. His tone was very angry, as if he didn't want to talk to Russell, but Russell didn't panic at all... He didn't want to talk, why answer the phone?

"Ashley, listen to me. After I got home last night, I called many times and couldn't find the correct number. Aunt Gladys gave me a lesson because the line was busy all the time. She punished me for this month's phone bill, and also He took me to the mine and dug stones all morning." Russell didn't give Ashley a chance to speak, and he spoke quickly when he came up, expressing his importance to her and full of apologies.

"You...didn't lie to me?"

"Of course not. In order to contact you as soon as possible, I spent a whole morning to complete the whole day's mission, and then I was let go by Aunt Gladys. When I got home, I immediately started calling and finally found you." Russell photo Looking into the mirror, he said affectionately: "Ashley, you must not know what I went through. I made a wrong call last night. The other party said that I was disturbing the people and that they would call the police to arrest me. I explained it for a long time."

"Sorry, I didn't expect to hurt you so badly... I shouldn't have played a prank." On the phone, Ashley's tough tone quickly softened, and she blamed herself very much.

"It's not your fault, it's my stupidity. Ashley, can you forgive me?"

"Of course, I never blamed you!" Ashley replied almost instantly.

Russell was "rejoiced" and stammered with some hesitation: "Then... can I go to you now... There is still one afternoon, I want... to ask you to go to a nearby city to watch a movie."

The other side of the phone suddenly jumped up and down, and Russell vaguely heard the quarrel, which ended with Mike's screams.

"Ashley, what happened to you?"

"It's nothing, my silly brother fell while walking..." Ashley's sweet voice came: "There is no problem watching the movie, but you have to come back in half an hour, I need some time."

"Okay, that's it!"

—————

【Fighting Street Diary】

If the number of words you update every day is several times that of others, you haven't added favorites, and you haven't clicked, but you still enjoy it. So instead of saying that you work hard, it is better to say that the editor is very good at pouring chicken soup.