Compared to bustling cities or major towns, Prescott is undoubtedly a rather unique place.
Or rather, the sparsely populated Nevada County has always been like this.
Most of the county's population is scattered across various farms, while hospitals, schools, police stations, and other public facilities are concentrated in Prescott.
Apart from buying necessary supplies or taking care of medical and personal matters, farmers rarely come into town. Even those wealthy enough to buy houses in town do not settle in Prescott.
Life in the countryside is busy yet free, and they have grown accustomed to it.
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After hitching a ride into town, Chen Zhou picked the right moment to jump off the pickup, then wrapped his coat tightly around him and quietly left the residence.
He urgently needed a place to rest, to safely endure the gene modification period—
