Chapter 701 - Everything Has Its Ups and Downs (2/2)

Roland walked through the mountain trail, and even in the daytime, he could see an occasional passerby or two who were loitering on the trail.

In particular, there was an elderly man who looked spry and could be seen every other day or two.

Over time, the two even got to know each other and greeted each other with a nod.

There were starting to be more people, so it seemed like he would have to pay more attention in the future.

It was better to come to the secret base late at night.

But the problem was that he had to go into the game world at night. The timing would conflict.

“Looks like I’ll have to get Teleportation out of the way.”

Roland was sitting on a stone chair at this time… Using Mud to Rock, he could accomplish a lot of things, and making stone furniture could be done in passing.

A golden ball emanating a warm light hung above the secret base at the moment, while behind him a whole wall was lined with an assortment of potted plants.

There were already over a hundred pots.

Scindapsus, cactus, green pine, Chinese swamp cypress, and other such bonsai plants were there.

There were even blueberries and baby tomatoes.

Thanks to thirteen hours of Sunlight, this place had been able to fully realize the oxygen cycle.

In the evening, Roland came out of the secret base and then squeezed through the underbrush only to see an old man standing in the middle of the trail, looking at him curiously, as soon as he got out onto the trail.

“Hello there, young man.”

Roland calmly patted his body, pretending to pat away the grass wadding, then smiled and said, “Hello, Uncle.”

The old man stood with his hands behind his back and his body straight.

Based on this look, Roland guessed that he was probably a retired official.

“When I saw you go up the mountain earlier, you clearly had two potted plants in your hands, why did you throw them away?”

Roland pretended to be confused. “Potted plants? I didn’t bring any potted plants.”

Roland didn’t bring any potted plants over today, as he felt there were enough for oxygen circulation.

“Is that so?” The old man smiled indifferently. “I find that you like to go into the mountains and forests.”

“Well, I certainly do.” Roland laughed. “Just like you like to take a walk in the middle of the day, Uncle.”

“There aren’t many young people like you who like to go into the mountains.” “There aren’t many old people like you, Uncle, who take a walk at noon. They usually do so in the evening.”

It was tit for tat.

He almost came close to saying, “It’s none of your business what I like to do.”

“Haha.” The old man laughed softly. “The mountains and forests are full of snakes and insects, so bring something to rub on your body to avoid them in the future.”

“Thank you for reminding me, Uncle.” Roland shrugged. “I’ll be going home then; it’s late.”

He turned around and left.

At this time in the evening, the sunset was beautiful.

Then the old man caught up with him in two or three steps and walked side by side with Roland. “What’s your name, young man?”

Roland didn’t want to talk and didn’t want to answer him.

Seeing that Roland didn’t respond, the old man laughed helplessly, “You’re quite vigilant at such a young age.”

“So what’s your name, Uncle? Where do you live, and how many people are in your family?”.

“Oh…”

When the old man didn’t say anything, Roland smiled.

The old man sighed as he slowed his pace and waited for Roland to walk ahead before he slowly followed down the mountain with his hands behind his back.

After descending the mountain, Roland got on his mountain bike and left.

The old man stepped aside and got into a small black car.

He then took out his phone, dialed some number, and said, “Tai, the monitors you have there, do you have any miniature ones that can automatically record for a month or two and are well hidden?”

“Yes.” A young man’s voice came over the phone. “What do you need all this for, Uncle?”

“Saw something quite curious, and you know I won’t feel comfortable until I get to the bottom of things.”

“Oh. Uncle, what happened?”

“It’s like this, I’ve been going for a walk in the Huixian River Park for a while.”

“Well, yeah, yeah.”

“Every now and then I saw a young man come for a walk too, and at first I thought he was strolling, but later I noticed that he would always disappear halfway up the mountain, so I kept an eye out, and finally noticed that he kept going into the bushes.”

“Uncle, it’s not a big deal, right?”

“The thing is, he had two potted plants in his hand every time, just not today. And they disappeared after he reappeared. Don’t you think that’s strange?”

“Taking potted plants up the mountain often? What kind of obsession is that.”

“Yeah, I got curious, then went to ask him about it, and he turned out to be wary, very wary. I developed an eye for people back in the day when I was diverting goods into Russia, and that kid is definitely not simple.” “What’s even stranger is that the potted plants disappeared when he appeared.” The young man’s curiosity was also piqued. “Interesting indeed.”

“Right? Why don’t you get some monitors over here and we’ll install a few up in that place to see what the secret is?”

The voice in the mic said, “That’s fine, but I don’t have that kind of equipment in the store right now. I’m out stocking now and won’t be back until the day after tomorrow, so maybe I’ll come find you the day after that.”

“Sure.”

At this time, Roland returned home and was eating dinner when he received a call from Night Tide Sands.

the day?”

“Of course I do,” Roland said as he ate his tonic soup. “What can I do for you?”

“I’m going to a classmate’s wedding in the neighboring city tomorrow, but my big brother isn’t available tomorrow, so can you come with me? I’m a little worried to be alone.”

It wasn’t good for a girl to go out of town alone.

Roland instantly agreed. “Okay, no problem. What time do you want to go in the morning?”

Night Tide Sands made him a delicious breakfast every day some time ago, and he was only at home recently because he wanted to replenish his body.

Night Tide Sands was so loyal, so if she needed help, Roland certainly wouldn’t refuse.

“I’ll drive up and pick you up around eight-thirty.”

Night Tide Sands’ voice sounded quite happy.