Apocalyptic waste

The imperial capital base is still the same as before, and inspections are required for entry and exit, so as to prevent survivors from entering with zombie viruses and causing unnecessary losses.If you want to live in the base, you also need to apply for a residence permit, register abilities, special talents, age and gender, etc.

For Zhang Yi and his party, only Nan Shao and Jiang Hong reported their supernatural powers, and Nan Shao reported their gold-type supernatural powers. As for life supernatural powers, they didn't mention them.Lan Lan is also an awakener, but it's really hard to tell her supernatural power, so she can only hide it.

After traveling together for several months, although they were not sure about Lan Lan's abilities, they still had some guesses.If I had to use one word to describe it, it would be the transfer of bad luck. The actual situation is that whenever she encounters bad things, she will be resolved for one or another reason, not to say that it can be completely resolved, but Under normal circumstances, the deadly danger will be replaced with a very small price such as skin trauma.And all of this happened unconsciously, uncontrollable at all, even more elusive than Li Muran's ability back then.

Lan Lan's supernatural powers seem to be more than that. She is also very sensitive to the breath of death. For example, she once discovered the small settlement where Jiang Hong was. The latter is calculated in single digits, not as many as Jiang Hong and the others live in, so it feels vague, and even she herself is not sure.

In addition, there is another point that Zhang Yi and the others seem to be obsessed with, that is, the large and small dolls hanging on her body, and the puppy puppet that Zhao Xin has been holding, although they are all unanimously identified as hers. There are some problems with her mental state, but seeing her talking to the doll in a decent manner, seeing Zhao Xin treating the tattered and blood-stained puppy as a baby because of her one sentence, I can't help but wonder if this is the result of her supernatural ability. one.

Lan Lan's ability is generally too miraculous, and there has never been a precedent. If it is reported like this, it will definitely be regarded as a liar.The main thing is that this matter is not easy to verify, she can't be artificially trapped in death, neither Zhang Yi and others nor Lan Lan herself can be sure whether her supernatural ability can really save the day, if not, then But it's a lot of fun.

So after much deliberation, I finally decided to fill my unawakened state.Anyway, there are already two supernatural beings in the team, and they can be brought in directly in the name of family members.

As for Dudu, after confirming that Lan Lan and Jiang Hong were trustworthy, Dudu didn't hide anymore and joined the team directly.After getting a pet card at this time, he followed the group of people into the base in an upright manner.I have to say, it’s thanks to Wu Zong who has already trained and raised mutant beasts as pets. The people in the Imperial Capital Base are used to it. At most, they look at them with a bit of envy. After all, not everyone can have mutant beast pets. of.

Considering that they will stay in the imperial base for several months until Song Yan and the others come over, and there are still problems with Lan Lan and Jiang Hong and Zhao Xin's resettlement, Zhang Yi and Nan Shao simply decided to buy a house. They are not bad anyway. crystal nucleus.

Originally, the two of them planned to leave Lan Lan and the others there if they encountered a survivor base on the road. Who would have thought that they hadn't encountered a base during this journey, not even a small base with hundreds or thousands of people. I don't know whether it was because the surviving population was too small, so that there were not many bases built, or the route they took just happened to be wrong, and finally they had to take the three of them to the imperial capital.

After all, the imperial capital is different from other places. Walking on the wide and tidy streets, you can see a lot of traffic, tall buildings, and noisy shops. It makes people feel that they have returned to the pre-apocalyptic illusion.However, most of the people I met on the road were carrying weapons with them, and they all carried a more or less evil spirit that had seen blood, which brought them back to reality in an instant.

After filling in the information, I searched for the rental and purchase address marked on the base occupancy guide I got when I got the temporary residence permit, but it was not far from the gate of the base, and it took less than 5 minutes to walk. Apparently for the convenience of the new survivors.

Different from the desolation of the Baixia base, the rent and purchase office here in the imperial capital is very lively with people coming and going.Zhang Yi and the others waited for more than ten minutes before someone freed up to receive them.

"Want to buy a house? Here, the price and location are marked on it. Read it for yourself. I'll go through the formalities for you." The man heard that he was buying a house, so he threw them a brochure, then turned around and went to receive other people. people went.

Thinking about the treatment of buying a house before the end of the world, and looking at the present, it is embarrassing.Fortunately, the clerk was really busy. Although the corners of his brows and eyes were arrogant, he didn't roll his eyes.Now the requirements can only be so low.

Several people looked around, but couldn't find a place to sit, so they had to stand around and read the booklet.

The brochure shows the location, size, and price of homes available for sale.The houses for sale in the Imperial City base are basically buildings, which is related to the fact that it was a prosperous city before the end of the world. There are also bungalows and small courtyards, but the places that were originally despised by people waiting to be demolished have now become expensive places, and the number is not small. That being said, the price is outrageously expensive.

Zhang Yi originally wanted to buy a small yard, but when he saw the price, he flinched.Along the way, they have collected a lot of crystal nuclei, but compared with the price of the yard, it is still a lot worse.What's more, living here is not only a matter of buying a house, but also requires crystal nuclei for everything on weekdays. Naturally, you can't empty your body all at once, and you have to save some for backup.

Therefore, after much discussion, they finally chose a three-bedroom house on the fourth floor of a twelve-story building in Ding District.The imperial capital base is divided by heavenly stems, and there is no house in the A and B districts in the brochure, and it is presumably impossible to buy even if there are crystal nuclei.There are in District C, but the quantity is small, and the price is much higher than in District D.In addition, there are three districts after District D, which are large in quantity and low in price.Of course, the so-called cheap is relatively speaking, compared with other bases, it is much more expensive.

The stratification of the imperial base can be seen from a small division, which is not fundamentally different from the society before the end of the world. The difference is that in the 30 years of Hedong and 30 years of Hexi, people who used to live in high-rise buildings, luxurious houses and elegant villas Nowadays, maybe they can only squat in the sewer, but those who used to live in no fixed place have warm windows and bright houses, with beautiful women in their arms, which can be said to be very ironic.

Of course, before the apocalypse, money and power are the most respected, but after the apocalypse, power and courage are used to achieve hegemony, and the same goal is achieved by different routes.

The district Zhang Yi and the others chose was neither bad nor bad, but they had enough shelter. As for where Song Yan and the others stayed when they came, they didn't need to worry about it at all.

Once you get the key, as soon as you come out, there will be small three rounds around you. You only need an ordinary crystal nucleus in the small area, or two biscuits and half a bread. If it is other food, you can replace it with a portion of equivalent value.

It was not expensive for Zhang Yi and the others, so they ordered three three-wheelers, one for Nanshao Zhang Yi and Yang Yang, one for Lan Lan, Jiang Hong, and Zhao Xin, and the rest for a tuk tuk.Originally, Dudufei could be allowed to follow behind the car, but that would be too conspicuous. In order to avoid people's attention, I chose this way to bring it.It's just that the driver of the small tricycle that pulls the toot is not so happy, he is trembling all the way, for fear that the mutant beast will suddenly become violent and eat him.It wasn't until he arrived at his destination and Dudu got off the car that he breathed a sigh of relief.After getting the reward, he rode a small tricycle and ran away without waiting for the other two at all.

It was still in the morning at this time, and most of the residents had gone out to earn a living, but they didn't meet a single person all the way up to the fourth floor.Opening the door and looking inside, there was nothing there, not even a bed, let alone heating.

That's annoying.

So the base guide was brought out again, several people discussed head to head for a while, and finally decided on the order of purchase, in order to save time and crystal core as much as possible.

Going out again, only Nanshao Zhang Yi and Jiang Hong, the three children and Dudu stayed in the house.Although it is cold inside the house, it is better than blowing cold wind outside.The reason why Jiang Hong was taken there was because the woman was careful and good at bargaining, which just made up for the shortcomings of the two of them, and at the same time let her familiarize herself with all aspects of the base as soon as possible.

When I went downstairs, I found that the tricycle that brought them here, apart from the one that ran away at the beginning, the other two were still in place.Seeing them coming out, they immediately greeted them enthusiastically.

"I'm going to buy things. Do you want us to send you there, and help you bring things back?" I dare to say that this is already experienced. I know that there is nothing in the house for sale at the base, and the residents must go out to buy life. Supplies are another business, so I have been waiting here.Of course, if they encounter a space power user with enough space to carry everything with them, then they can only consider themselves unlucky.

Zhang Yi and the others were also looking for a car, but now they saved trouble, so they negotiated the price and got in the car.

Beds, quilts, stoves, coal, pots, pans, brooms... everything needs to be prepared, otherwise you won't be able to sleep at night, let alone live for a long time.Fortunately, they kept some crystal nuclei for backup, and these daily necessities are not expensive except for heating items, otherwise it would be difficult to tidy up.

Xiao Sanlun ran several times before pulling everything back, and the driver was so happy that his mouth burst into laughter. You must know that such a good business can't be seen once in many days.So they were already thinking about how to show off and laugh at the person who ran away before when they went back.Being frightened by a mutated animal pet and losing business, there is no shame in it.

After buying the things, things will be easy to deal with. After cleaning the house roughly, Nan Shao and Zhang Yi installed the bed, lit the stove, and cleaned up their rooms.Because there are three bedrooms, Nan Shao and Zhang Yi naturally live together, Jiang Hong and Lan Lan live in one room, and the other room is shared by the two children.

After tidying up the house and sitting in front of the hot stove in the living room and starting to eat dinner, everyone who was exhausted with sore backs could not help but feel a sense of peace of mind.

"I'll go out with Lan Lan tomorrow to see if I can find something to do." While eating, Jiang Hong said suddenly.Apparently, she knew that Zhang Yi and Zhang Yi couldn't just feed and drink for them all the time, and her post-apocalyptic experience also made her unable to accept that she was raised like this with a clear conscience, so finding a way to make a living as soon as possible is the most important thing thing.

Zhang Yi was not surprised that she would say this, but he didn't respond right away.

The reason why their family came to the imperial capital was because Nan Shao wanted to find his family members. Now that they had arrived at the place, naturally the sooner they could find them, the better.They are going to do it tomorrow.Although there are relevant information about the imperial capital obtained from Shen Chi, after all, they are newcomers and are not familiar with everything. If the two women are asked to find jobs by themselves, I don’t know if something will happen. The imperial capital may not be as good as Baixia. friendly.This is also the reason for his hesitation.

Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, Jiang Hong understood his concerns after thinking about it for a while, and couldn't help laughing: "Compared to zombies and mutant beasts, I'm actually better at dealing with people. Besides, you have to leave sooner or later, and you can't do anything." Everything has been done for us, and we still have to face it by ourselves in the future. Since this is the case, it should be sooner rather than later." Even so, she is actually very grateful in her heart. In the last days, there are still people who do nothing for nothing For their sake, how rare is it that she doesn't know.

"Let's go together." Nan Shao spoke at this time, holding the bowl in one hand, and clicking on the base guide with the other. "Receiving tasks, forming teams, finding jobs and finding people are all in the same place, and there is no need to act separately."

Zhang Yi looked up at him, but said nothing.Knowing that Nan Shao's original plan was to go to the capital, Zhang Yi changed his mind at this time, obviously out of the idea of ​​sending the Buddha to the west.There is no reason to bring people out safely after working so hard all the way. Instead, they stumbled in the base due to negligence.

In Jiang Hong's mind, Nan Shao was more difficult to get along with than Zhang Yilai. Now that Nan Shao had spoken, it was naturally difficult for her to refuse.But I have to admit that because of the two of them accompanying her, her somewhat hesitant heart suddenly became at ease.

The Exchange Plaza is located two streets after entering the base. Before the end of the world, it should be a large shopping plaza with a ring structure, connecting on all sides. There are humanoid ice sculptures in the center of the huge square. This should be erected after the end of the world. Around the square The buildings in the building assume various functions of office space.There are many people in the imperial capital. Although the venue here is large, it is bustling with people, and it does not appear deserted at all.

A group of people first went to the tracing agency to check the news related to the missing person. After finding nothing, they spent [-] ordinary crystal cores to issue a ten-day missing person notice. I want to come over to refill the crystal nucleus.

After this matter is completed, everyone will turn to the department that introduced the work.

The reception staff still carried the unique arrogance of the base people in the imperial capital, and their eyes were slanted when they spoke.However, when she learned that there were two women who were looking for a job, and one of them was underage, her complexion suddenly became very bad, and she gave Zhang Yi and Nan Shao a severe look of disdain.

"The recruiters are all up there, see for yourself!" She pointed at the wall behind her and said coldly.

There is a row of blackboards hanging on the wall. The boards are filled with positions to be recruited and salaries. If a position is full, the staff will erase it and replace it with another position.There are no new positions, and the erased positions are left empty.

Zhang Yi and the others looked carefully and found that apart from mastering a professional technology such as medical care and car maintenance, the rest were almost all hard-earned and low-paying jobs, such as cleaning, sewer cleaning, coolies, etc. Wait, it's not for girls.

Jiang Hong frowned. Both she and Lan Lan were awakened, and their strength was stronger than that of ordinary men, but she was unwilling to choose these jobs unless she had to.

"Let's go and see if there is any hunting team that wants to recruit people," she said.She thinks long-term. She and Lan Lan don't have any skills. Instead of trying to stay safe in the base and do those dirty and tiring jobs, and can't even get enough food and clothing, and waste their courage day by day, it's better to join a team that often needs to Teams that go out to hunt zombies and mutant creatures in the wild can not only get their own supplies, but also maintain their vigor and improve their strength.Having experienced the destruction of settlements, she knows very well that anything can happen in the last days, and if she is greedy for comfort, she is definitely digging her own grave.

As for Lan Lan, in the past few months with Zhang Yi and the others, she no longer needs to change her personality to kill zombies and get crystal nuclei.Of course, it is just able to kill, and the strength and resilience are still far behind.But Jiang Hong believes that under her own care, the little girl should grow very fast, and if she stays in the base all the time, she will definitely be useless. Only nuclear will do.

She thought well, but Lan Lan, who was made the decision, lost face and was unwilling to write clearly.She has always been timid, that is, along the way, Nanshao Zhang Yi suppressed and forced her to have the courage to kill zombies, but this does not mean that she likes to fight and kill.

"Are you optimistic about the job?" Jiang Hong couldn't bear her aggrieved look, so she asked.

"I can go clean up." Lan Lan said.

Jiang Hong supported her forehead, but before she could open her mouth, she had been paying attention to their staff who had answered the words: "The good lot has been occupied by people, and now the rest of the place is either full of poop, or It's very chaotic, you are young and beautiful, maybe you were cleaning, and then you were dragged into a dark alley by someone who didn't know where, and then you were sold to..."

Lan Lan's imagination is already rich, and this person's description is so detailed that it has become an extremely vivid picture when it reaches her mind.She shivered involuntarily, turned her head and glanced at the staff in horror, and without waiting for him to finish speaking, she grabbed Jiang Hong and ran out.

Jiang Hong almost burst out laughing.

"Hmph, two big men can't even afford to support a woman, and they need to come out to find something to do. It's not shameful." The staff's purposely amplified mumbling came from behind, obviously for them to hear.

Nan Shao and Zhang Yi were about to follow them out, but they couldn't help laughing and crying when they heard this, they just felt that this staff member was too incompetent.But regardless of how much of what she said was fabricated, what is certain is that the law and order at the imperial base may not be as orderly as it appears on the surface.

The place where the team recruits members is in another place, not far from here. It is a hall specially provided by the base for these teams to recruit new members and coolies, release news and tasks in order to avoid chaos.This place is much more lively than the various institutions operated by the base. There are crowds of people, and the noise is loud. Zhang Yi and others who have just arrived feel that their ears are buzzing and they can't hear anything clearly, and then they find that they are so crowded that they can hardly move. , whether it is going in or out is very difficult, you can only move slowly with the flow of people.

Nan Shao held onto Zhang Yi tightly, while Zhang Yi tried his best not to let the crowd disperse the four of them, lest Jiang Hong and Lan Lan be targeted by people with malicious intentions.Dragons and snakes are mixed here, and it is certainly impossible to guarantee that everyone is as well-behaved as they were on the street outside.

After a while, they finally got used to the atmosphere here, and gradually heard what those noisy voices were.

"Team Qingfeng is recruiting. As long as it is an awakened person, anyone who dares to fight and kill will be accepted. Hurry up and sign up. If you miss this village, there will be no shop here!"

"The Changfeng team wants a wood-type ability user, only one, only one..."

"The Fu Lu Shou team is recruiting people with abilities of the second line of wind and fire. The number is not limited. Come here if you want to!"

"The Daji team is going to Dacang in the west of Beijing, recruiting [-] temporary coolies with the car, including two meals, white flour steamed buns and canned meat... Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, don't be weak!"

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But it turned out that they were all shouts of recruiting people, as well as inquiries and shouts from people who wanted to join the hunting team. If you don't distinguish carefully, you won't be able to hear them clearly.

Jiang Hong stood on tiptoe to look hard for a long time, and then struggled to squeeze through the crowd, and finally stopped in front of a sign called Flame Team.

The Raging Flames team wanted to recruit five people, male or female, but it was specified that one person with fire abilities was required, and the rest did not make specific requirements.Jiang Hong is a fire-type power user. It seems that the recruiter is a young girl, and her mental state is good, which means that the status of women in this team should not be too low. In addition, women and women are easy to talk to, so I chose other side.

Who knew that as soon as he passed by, his eyes skipped over her and Lan Lan, and fell on Zhang Yi Nanshao who was behind.

"Do you two handsome guys want to join the team? You have a good vision. The strength of our Lieyan team is one of the best in our region..." Before Jiang Hong could ask, the girl went ahead. The team is almost the same as the top or second team in the base.

But when she learned that it was Jiang Hong and Lan Lan who wanted to join the team, not Zhang Yi Nanshao, the girl immediately suppressed the enthusiasm on her face and became lazy.Not to mention that Zhang Yi and Nanshao were very speechless, even Jiang Hong retreated.

When it was noon, the recruiting team members began to have lunch, and Nan Shao and the others finally squeezed out of the overcrowded hall.Jiang Hong and Lan Lan did not become new members of a certain team, but they and Nanshao Zhang Yi served as temporary coolies in the car, planning to go to the capital with a certain team the next day.

For the two of them, joining the team is a very important thing, which determines how they will live in the base in the future.It is better to choose a weaker team with a reputation that will not bully and insult women than to choose a strong team that treats women as playthings.But for those who have just entered the base and are not familiar with anything, they don't know what the teams are like at all. After a morning of contact and consultation, they finally decided to observe first and collect more information before making a choice. , Instead of selling yourself rashly.

And hiding at home, the news would definitely not come from the sky, so they worked as temporary coolies with Nanshao Zhang Yi, thinking that they might be able to get some news from those coolies and the accompanying team members.As for Nan Shao and Zhang Yi going to work as coolies, it wasn't all because of the two daughters, but Nan Shao wanted to hitch a ride to visit his home in the capital.The place where the team they were traveling with was not far from his home.

Originally, I could rent a car, but I thought it was just a matter of passing by, and it was nothing to help the two girls.What's more, they will stay in the imperial base for a long time. Before Song Yan and the others come to find out the specific situation here, they must get in touch with all kinds of religions and nine streams. It doesn't seem too bad to start in this way.

But in this way, Zhang Ruiyang and Zhao Xin couldn't go, let alone Dudu, so they could only keep the three little guys at home.Fortunately, although Yangyang is small, he can cook and eat by himself, and he has Dudu to protect him, so he doesn't have to worry about them.

The night before, Zhang Yi and Nan Shao had stored enough water for daily use and enough food to prevent the children from finding it by themselves.Until they come back, it's better for the little guy not to go out, so as not to be targeted by people with ulterior motives.

After arranging everything, they told Zhang Ruiyang again and again, and the four of them went out in peace.