.Chapter 2018
2018 The high-class block is not perfect (1)
After the huge steel convoy passed through the city gate, the scene that appeared in front of them was not a wide street, but an empty field overgrown with wild grass.
This place was cold and deserted, not even a shadow could be seen, giving off a desolate and broken feeling.
It wasn’t even as good as the long Street they were on before. At least it wasn’t as monotonous, desolate, and full of despair.
The higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment. This was exactly what they were feeling right now.
The joy of taking down the city gate was like being doused with cold water at this moment, slowly cooling down.
what the hell is this? this is the legendary high-class Street. Why doesn’t it look like it? ”
The dwarf’s eyes widened in confusion. He looked around and said in a depressed tone.
it’s indeed not right. Could it be that the rumors are wrong and they’re deliberately deceiving us poor people? ”
Another desperator added. This was a desperator who had just followed Tang Zhen. Because his performance in battle was very valiant, he was Tang Zhen Xiong’s personal guard.
Even though Xiao Wu and the others didn’t speak, their faces still had a trace of disappointment, it could be seen with eyes.
They had fantasized countless times about the scene after they went to the high-class block, but they didn’t expect it to be this scene in front of them.
Could it be that the legendary high-class Street was just a big lie to deceive the desperate, and the real situation was actually extremely cruel?
This was not impossible. The desperators who had been driven mad would imagine the high-class streets and then tell others.
Was it because the existence of the high-class streets was in line with the fantasies of the other desperators? was that why the rumors were spreading more and more widely among them?
If that was the case, then what was the point of all their struggles and efforts?
As expected of the city of despair, it always inadvertently let you experience what true despair was.
Just as everyone was discussing animatedly and gradually becoming disheartened, Tang Zhen frowned slightly. He kept feeling that something was wrong with the situation in front of him.
In this huge arena, he felt that mysterious power again. It seemed to be circulating on the ground and around.
Tang Zhen gently closed his eyes and poured the mysterious force in his mind into his eye sockets. After which, he focused his attention and looked at the square in front of him once again.
When he reappeared in front of him, it was no longer an empty square. It was clearly a stinky swamp with black gas rising.
Looking at the appearance of the swamp, if one were to fall in, there was no possibility of getting out at all. They would probably be swallowed by the mud in the blink of an eye.
Black bubbles kept rolling out of the mud, and skeletons stuck their heads out from time to time.
They appeared and disappeared from time to time, like fish, swimming up and down in the mud.
Most of the skeletons were just lying on the side of the road, looking at the despairing people with greedy eyes, as if waiting for them to continue moving forward and enter the swamp.
There was indeed a Plaza below Tang Zhen’s feet. However, this Plaza was a narrow path. After extending forward for a distance, it suddenly became narrow and narrow, leading to the front with rustling sounds.
If one stupidly advanced without seeing the truth, there was a 100% chance that one would slip and fall into the swamp.
At that time, they would either be suffocated to death by the stinky mud, or eaten by the terrifying skeletons, or even become one of them after death.
Tang Zhen shook his head after seeing through the illusion in front of him. He secretly thought that the designer of this tunnel was really vicious.
The despaired had gone to great lengths to collect the proof, but in the end, they had been deceived when they arrived here and lost their lives in the swamp. That would really be a death with grievances.
However, was the truth really as he had guessed?
Tang Zhen felt that the matter was not that simple. If he really wanted to deceive the despaired, there was no need to make such a big scene.
Therefore, there must be something that he didn’t understand and he couldn’t jump to conclusions.
Just as he was pondering, his desperators brought in a few more prisoners. They were the guards who had climbed out of the corners after entering the city gate.
Perhaps they had seen the cruelty of the deserters, when these captives were brought over, they were all pale and trembling.
Tang Zhen swept his eyes over these few captives. He gently waved his hand, signaling for them to stand up.
The few captives were a little confused about the situation, but they still stood up obediently. They stood together with their arms folded and did not dare to raise their heads to look at Tang Zhen.
I can give you a chance. I’ll let you walk in front of me. Whoever can walk past me, I’ll spare his life. Do you dare to take the bet? ”
The few captives shook their heads with all their might when they heard Tang Zhen’s words. Clearly, they also knew how dangerous the square in front of them was.
“Why not? Could it be that there’s something on this square?”
Tang Zhen asked despite knowing the answer. He wanted to see if these captives would tell the truth.
“To be honest with you, we only know that after passing through this square, we will reach the high-class Street area in front.
However, if one wanted to pass, they would have to pay 100 vouchers and obtain a special item.
It was said that only by wearing it could one see the fog and avoid the death trap in this square.
It was said that the purpose of this was to prevent some illegal immigrants from sneaking through the city gates and sneaking into the high-class streets.
And the facts proved that it was indeed very effective.
In the decades I’ve been a guard, I’ve seen at least hundreds of stowaways crossing the city wall, but when they passed the square, they all fell into the death trap and died without a corpse!”
An older captive explained to Tang Zhen. His explanation was basically in line with Tang Zhen’s observation.
If what he said was true, then it meant that the high-class block really existed, and there was nothing wrong with the path ahead.
After understanding everything, Tang Zhen lost his interest and no longer continued to investigate this square.
In fact, it was just the most basic defensive method, and there was nothing special about it, but the effect was surprisingly good.
What interested him the most was these guards. From their appearance, he could tell that they were also ordinary despaired people. He just didn’t know why they had become the guards of this place.
When Tang Zhen asked this question, those few captives didn’t dare to hide anything and quickly answered truthfully,”Actually, we’re desperators, but we’re from a high-class district. We were assigned to serve here because we owe too much money.
We have to serve here for a hundred years before we have the chance to leave and return to the high-class district.
If he died during his military service, he could only blame his own bad luck.
Even if he’s lucky enough to live until the end of his service, he won’t be able to live long if he returns to the high-class district empty-handed.”
After hearing the explanation of the captives, Tang Zhen frowned and said, ” “As you said, this high-class block might not be as beautiful as you imagined?”
The old captive laughed bitterly and said in a sentimental tone, ” “In fact, after being a city guard for decades, I like this place more.
Although it was extremely lonely here, at least there was a supply of military food, so he didn’t have to worry about going hungry.
At the same time, he didn’t have to worry about being hunted down by the night patrollers like the desperators in the low-level streets.
The most important thing is that you don’t have to bear the burden of the high-class district where everything is dependent on money. It’s actually the greatest blessing to live a simple life like this.”
The old captive’s words revealed the vicissitudes of life. It was obvious that he had been tortured in his past life.
Tang Zhen did not have the mood to care about the other party’s emotional sigh. Instead, he continued to ask,”What are the steps to become the guard of this place?”
Upon hearing Tang Zhen’s question, the old captive thought for a moment before replying, you only need to pick up the military card on the corpse or find a military card in the warehouse. After you carry it with you, you will become a guard of the city gate by default.
Tang Zhen nodded his head. If it was really so simple, it was not a bad idea to use it to arrange for these despaired people under him.
