The End of the Earth

"Should we change our address to calling you Boss?"

Kru's tone obviously changed. How could he offend someone who was so powerful and had high-level authority in the Yabang Dungeon System?

"Call me whatever you want, but I only recruited you because I wanted someone to fight in battle for me as cannon fodder. You have to think carefully about this.

It might be safer to be detained here. If you follow me, I will definitely use you as cannon fodder if anything happens. Of course, the treatment will be better than now.

How's it going, little guys?"

These people all had greasy faces. The food they had just eaten must have been very tasty to them. The aroma of grilled steaks lingered in their mouths. The wine was not very tasty. It should have been brewed by the people in the Yabang Underground City themselves. Even so, it was a luxury.

Everyone has their own choice: stay in this shelter and starve to death every day, or follow Xiang Er to live a life of luxury.

"I'm in. It's such a shame to live like this. We're like pigs."

One person took the lead, and then one after another stood in front of Xiang Er.

Including Kru, a total of twelve people decided to follow Xiang Er. The remaining few people were somewhat hesitant and resistant. Obviously, they were more afraid of the creatures outside than starving.

Crewe asked curiously, "What can we do for you?"

"I will give you legal status in the dungeon. You will help me collect all the information related to the commander in the dungeon."

Kru was a little surprised.

"It's that simple?"

“Yes, it’s that simple.

However, if your actions are discovered, I will kill you faster than others, so it is best not to leave any traces."

……

"This……"

What's this?

Not only them, but Kru also didn't understand.

They all have advanced computer permissions. Isn't it redundant to directly access some deeds that can always be found about Commander Xiang and ask them to collect them?

And the last words he said were a bit scary, pure threat.

It's normal that they don't understand. Xiang Er has his own considerations. As for Xiang San and related information, once he looks up information, it is likely that people with higher authority will find out. The value of the experimental subject of the Creator's plan will continue to be monitored even if he dies.

Xiang Er couldn't take any risks, so he could only let this group of people collect information for him. Moreover, compared with fixed data information, the amount of information collected from the residents of the underground city would definitely be larger, and there might be unexpected gains.

“Well, Boss.

Is there any use for you collecting information about the commander?"

Kelu glared at his younger brother who spoke without regard for the size of his brother. The latter shrank his head and dared not say anything more.

"I'm a fervent believer in Commander Xiang, that's all.

You don’t need to know the rest.”

The crowd was slightly agitated. Xiang Er's name was very similar to Xiang San's. Almost everyone believed that he changed his name out of admiration. This man was an absolute fanatic.

The crowd began to get restless.

"The Commander will definitely come back!"

"Yes, he will definitely come back!"

“Yeah, when was it like this during the Commander’s reign?

There is nothing, and all the available supplies are in the hands of those who have the authority.”

In the city of Jia controlled by Xiang San, everyone has almost enough food and clothing and does not have to worry about survival.

It will even improve their quality of life and provide them with some entertainment activities. Just ask yourself, which person in power would engage in any entertainment activities during such a difficult period of survival?

Now, if we only look at the Yabang Underground City, we can see that the hierarchy is severely differentiated, and a small number of people with authority control most of the supplies.

"Computer, assign the legal occupant status to the individuals in this holding cell and erase any information about them in the detention center."

"The personnel data of Detention Room No. 62 has been entered into the list of residents of Yabang Underground City, and the relevant information of the shelter has been deleted.

Warning: Some personnel have redundant information in other module systems and can still be queried."

Xiang Er looked at Kelu with a questioning look.

"Some of us previously secretly bypassed the security system and entered the dungeon. I'm sure there's relevant information in the security system records. Some of the security personnel in the dungeon have seen us, so there's probably some risk."

Xiang Er couldn't help but think about it more, and after thinking about it, he decided to continue with the original plan. There will always be risks.

"Eliminate them all and re-enter their new identities."

"Command confirmed. All personnel in Holding Cell 62 have been entered into the occupant list."

Bang~

The gate of the holding room opened and a robot walked in.

“Whether you are willing to serve me or not, go live in the dungeon.

Kelu, report your results to me every three days."

"Report? How do I report?"

"I'll let the computer notify you, and we'll arrange a place to talk in person."

Xiang Er did not believe in the confidentiality capabilities of Yabang's communication system, so it would be better to talk in person.

Everyone quietly entered the living area on the 6th underground floor through the management staff's special elevator.

6 underground floors

"Boss, let's go."

Xiang Er waved his hand and everyone dared to disperse. To them, Xiang Er was a fanatic with all-knowing skills, which was more intimidating than the guards in the dungeon.

Xiang Er looked up at the endless blue sky and white clouds. He slowly closed his eyes, and his pores dilated as he felt the warm light and the oncoming airflow.

"This dungeon isn't that bad after all. They can create a living environment underground that's comparable to the surface. No wonder Kru and his gang would rather die in the dungeon than go to the surface."

Xiang Er imagined that the living conditions in the underground city would at best just meet the living requirements. He did not expect that the living conditions here would be so superior. Where he was now, there were square metal houses arranged in a regular pattern, just like neatly stacked building blocks.

"Computer, does it cost money to live in the dungeon?"

“If you use the adjective “spending money” to refer to consumption in the old days, then there is no need.

Yabang Dungeon is a shelter for all intelligent creatures. With the authorization of the master controller or other high-level authority, it provides living cabins to residents free of charge.

In addition, low-level permissions can be assigned to people with permissions, which is consistent with the concept of transaction.

Maybe this is the answer you want.”

Xiang Er raised the corner of his mouth and listened to the computer's answer with great interest.

"Trading permissions? Interesting. Can my permissions be used to trade for lower-level permissions?"

"Unable to complete the operation. The protocol for this permission was not found in the core program."

Xiang Er sighed. He was still thinking of using other low-level permissions to win over more people to work for him, but it seemed that there was no way out.

"Help me find an empty living cabin. I need to rest."

"Please follow the signs."

A blue light bar was flashing on the floor under Xiang Er's feet. This was the indicator the computer was talking about.

The 6th floor is divided into hundreds of areas, with more and more people of all kinds. Although there is no trading currency such as money, transactions are indispensable where there are people.

Although there is a special market on the upper floor for bartering, residents in the living area still prefer to trade directly in the living area. Firstly, there are no layers of guards to scratch off, and secondly, it is safer.

Although the dungeon guarantees safety and prohibits attacks between residents, humans, as intelligent creatures, still find other ways to get what they want.

偷盗

The computer's three main module systems manage the entire dungeon. One of them is the security system, which includes monitoring and mechanical guards to prevent any behavior that destroys the dungeon.

However, theft is not subject to supervision. The computer's supervision agreement only guarantees the life safety of all residents.

More and more thieves began to appear, so with so many people in the trade market, it was easy to become a target of theft when going there.

“Wow~

There's a specialized thieves' organization in this dungeon? You're not doing anything about it. Aren't you worried about too many people starving to death?"

"Yabong guarantees the safety of its residents, except for death by natural causes."

"So what exactly is your programming?"

"The Yabang Underground City terminal program has been modified through an unknown port data stream, adding a new protocol to maximize and ensure the safety of the residents, but not including life support.

Any attack on the residents will be protected by the Yabang security system, but the residents' natural death, including loss of energy, is outside the agreement."

Xiang Er was slowly digesting this information. He needed to understand the computer settings and also needed to understand Yabang's situation.

Countless stacked living cabins occupied the view in front of the window. Xiang Er turned on the button beside the bed, and the view through the glass window of the living cabin turned into a sea of ​​sand, as if there was a beach outside the window, and he lived in a small wooden house on the beach.

The sound of waves crashing on the beach began to echo through the living cabin, and everything seemed so real. The living cabin was very functional, and it could easily accommodate three or four people. The size of the bed and various furniture could be adjusted.

Yabang's system has been modified, and in Xiang Er's opinion, the original design of the underground city's living cabins even took the comfort of the residents into consideration. At least he felt very comfortable. Being able to stay in such a place for the rest of his life after the apocalypse, isn't this the paradise defined by Kru?

Yabang Underground City Master Control on the first underground floor

A sturdy white man in a dark military uniform was staring intently at the monitor in front of him. Although he lived a comfortable life, he never relaxed his vigilance and browsed the information of the dungeon every day.

"Computer, why are there over a dozen missing guinea pigs? Even the surveillance footage is gone?"

"Relevant data is lost, the reason is unknown."

This was the first time Brand encountered such a situation. There were more than a dozen people missing from the computer supervision department in Yabang City, but the system couldn't find the reason?

As the controller of Yabang City, he knew very well how big the hidden dangers of this situation were.

Although the New World no longer exists in name, its three main entities still exist. He can take over Yabang because of the support of the Kahn family.

"Comparing the number of life forms in each area of ​​each floor of Biabang City, the only way to bypass the main path is through the internal passage. Those dozen or so little white mice can only run into the city."

"5th floor underground

Living Area No. 84, Living Area No. 98

6 underground floors

Living Area No. 46, Living Area No. 18, Living Area No. 16, Living Area No. 29

There are 18 new residents today, the reason is unknown. The elevators in the main passage have been compared. 17 of the new residents were admitted two months ago, and 1 new resident was temporarily detained and admitted at the main gate 5 hours and 33 minutes ago due to new regulations.

No relevant information was found in the shelter system."

Brand hammered the display screen in annoyance. He thought of a possibility, a possibility that was enough to threaten his position in the dungeon.

“These 18 people were taken in by guards, but the shelter had no information about them?

Call all guards to check the situation."

"Command confirmed, information being compared."

Almost at the same time, the guards throughout the dungeon received the system's communication.

“It has been confirmed that three of the 18 people had bypassed the security system to enter the city and were later detained.

According to the guard's response, these 18 detainees are already detained in the detention center."

Brand is getting closer to the answer.

"Except for me, no one else has the authority to delete data. Could it be that any of these 18 people have the same level of authority as me?

Computer, who among these 18 people has such authority?"

“None.”

Even the computer can't detect it, which makes the situation even more serious. Could it be someone from the Kahn family or other factions of New World Company?

He fixed his eyes on the last person among the 18 people, Xiang Er.