"What a bunch of gophers with eyes on top of their heads, but if we have any other options, we don't want to go back to this disgusting place, phew!"
While Tang En was sitting in the office eating and drinking, a group of homeless people walking out of the new city with the 'Hot Hop Map' couldn't help spitting at the huge wall behind them.
It's unbelievable to say, it's obviously a place they never dared to enter in their dreams before.
Not only is it full of the warm atmosphere of civilization, but also has inexhaustible resources.
But now, everything has changed.
It took less than half a year for them to clearly realize the hypocrisy of the gopher guy.
Or let them recognize the invisible "shackles" on their heads.
yes.
He became a resident of the shelter, but so what?
The shelter just replaced the three words of homeless with the four words of new city residents, which is still discriminatory in nature.
"If we can't find that wandering tribe, why don't we come back?"
A homeless man walked in the queue, looking a little worried.
As the leader of the new city residents.
Staying in the Clear Harbor Sanctuary, based on their previous accumulation, they can still maintain a normal life for at least half a month.
But outside of the shelter, a makeshift coin with Edmund's head on it wouldn't buy a bird feather.
"What can we do, our coins can't buy anything except wine."
Touching the cold metal coin in his pocket, a person at the back of the line answered.
There is no free trade in Qinggang New City.
Don't look at them receiving the currency, but this thing can only be used at a fixed time every day.
For example, at breakfast time, if you hand over a coin, you can receive a half-full meal at the relief point.
When it comes to lunch and dinner, you can exchange two coins for a slightly larger portion of food.
If you want to change more, it is forbidden in name, but the actual operation is basically not restricted.
After many people change their own, they can ask those who can't afford breakfast to help them change, and finally give some negligible remuneration.
But no one expected that the person who set up this set of rules had expected this.
When winter came, a special supervision rule was born.
Due to the shortage of supplies, each meal can only be set up according to 70% of the number of homeless people.
Excluding some people who really have no money to eat, as long as someone changes an extra portion, the other person will have to go hungry.
In addition, if someone reports this behavior, they can get a free meal.
Violators need to pay five times the price of the food in order to avoid additional penalties.
With a two-pronged approach, the original secret behavior instantly failed.
And this also led to the group of homeless people who escaped. Although they still had a lot of coins in their hands, they could not be exchanged for any supplies.
As for selling at a discount?
Some people have this idea, but the illusory wandering tribe is too far away.
Before it is confirmed that the other party is really willing to accept them and help them survive this difficult winter.
These coins are their only assets.
"Stop talking, we're sure to survive, as long as that damned Gandalf doesn't lie."
The tall and tall man in the lead cursed in a low voice, but his eyes were still locked on the dark city ruins in front of him, guarding against the radiation beast that might come out from a certain corner at any time.
His name is Trek, and he is not a wanderer, but a lucky man who survived the previous siege battle.
As a predator who is not willing to succumb to fate by nature.
Continue to hide in the Clear Harbor Shelter until the coins in his hand are exhausted, and then he is forced to walk out of the huge wall helplessly.
This is not a decision that any sane person would make.
So when he heard Gandalf's words in the tavern, he immediately decided to go and find out whether it was true or not.
If it's fake, it doesn't matter.
According to the markings on the map, it only takes two hours at most to travel from the giant wall to the distribution point.
This distance is not enough for him to go out for a short stay once in the previous night.
Really, go ahead and try it.
He was very interested in terms such as "work must be paid" and "free trade" in Gandalf's mouth.
The reason why he followed those predators to attack the huge wall of Qinggang was because he didn't want to live a life without dignity and be tricked by others like a fool.
He wants to live.
Use your hands or your fists!
"careful."
A cunning mutant hyena jumped out from the corner, trying to attack the rear of the team who was obviously a bit distracted.
Trek exclaimed, reminding those who were already highly nervous.
But when those absent-minded people reacted, the hyena had already jumped up and bit them.
The two unlucky ones rolled on the ground, only to be scratched by the sharp claws on the skin of their bodies.
But the remaining man was not so lucky, he was bitten by his fangs on his thigh, and let out a scream.
"How dare you, beast!"
Trek's eyes were wide open, and without thinking, he took out the wooden spear on his back and stabbed at the hyena.
But who would have thought that this bastard seemed to have become a spirit, and he let go and ran away before the spearhead came.
Ha ha ha ha.
The sound of deep breathing came from the hyena's mouth, as if it was tasting the flesh and blood it had just bitten off.
If it was in the past, it would never let go just now, and would not stop until it bit off a piece of meat.
However, since the head is not so chaotic.
It is not in a hurry.
Looking at the group of homeless people in front of him, the hyena was very clear about their attitude towards the injured.
"Can I still go?"
Trek looked down and frowned.
The two who had their skin scratched were fine, it was freezing cold, and they were not afraid of their wounds getting worse in a short time.
As long as the follow-up can be disinfected in time, basically there will be no major problems.
But the person who was bitten on the thigh was miserable, the blood hole pierced by the four fangs couldn't stop the blood oozing out.
If you get close, you can even faintly see the bones.
"Let me go!"
The tingling pain on the thigh was temporarily relieved by the secretion of adrenaline, and the unlucky guy quickly grabbed Trek's hand and begged.
He regretted it, regretted stepping out of that safe wall.
But now, regret is useless.
As a homeless man, he knew all too well what would happen if he suffered an injury like this.
Being abandoned can only be said to be a certainty.
It was at least half an hour away from the distribution point, and no one would be willing to walk in the dangerous city ruins with a tow bottle.
The only thing he can do is to beg the other party not to treat him as a 'prey' and give him the last chance to survive.
"How many coins do you have?"
A bearded homeless man approached, his eyes full of aggression.
"Twenty-one coins, I, I will give you all."
"Oh, it's not"
"Enough!" Trek interrupted the bearded man, and glanced coldly at the others.
"I'll take five coins, and share the rest with you. Is there a problem?"
Counting the unlucky ones, there are nine people in the team.
Sixteen coins for seven people, obviously not enough for everyone to get the same amount.
But no one has any opinion on Trek's arrangement.
Without him, what the homeless group pays attention to is that the strong is king.
In their eyes, it is a matter of course that Trek, who is physically strong and powerful in combat, gets a share and has the right to speak.
"May I have your name?"
"Thank you for your kindness, my name is Yan, Ah Yan, thank you!"
The homeless man with an oriental face ignored the pain and quickly turned over and kowtowed on the ground.
Although it may not be possible to survive, at least there is no need to die immediately.
"Ah."
"Take your coin, I will bring the news to the distribution center, as to whether they will save you."
"Forget it, you'd better not get your hopes up."
Twisting his mouth in the direction of the huge wall, Trek thought for a while, and then took off a small wooden dagger pinned to his leg.
"Take it, if it doesn't work out for him, you know what I mean."
It is very difficult for predators to abandon their companions.
Taking down that wily hyena wasn't much of a problem for Trek either.
But he won't waste his physical energy chasing this beast for strangers, so as to attract more radiant beasts from the darkness to rush out.
Giving the other party a short knife to commit suicide and bringing the news to a possible distribution point is already the best of humanity.
"Thank you, thank you."
A Yan trembling all over, took the short dagger.
The others quickly divided up the coins he handed over, and after a simple search, they set foot on the direction to the distribution point.
In less than three minutes, the ruins, which were still warm just now, immediately cooled down.
The cold wind howled.
The attacking hyena seemed to have expected this scene, and there was even a hint of sarcasm on the dog's face.
Look, this is human.
As long as there is no interest relationship, they will decisively abandon their companions.
"Come on, beast, come on!"
"Grandpa is here, come up if you have the ability, today either you die or I die!"
Looking at Ayan who was leaning against the concrete pile and roaring, the mocking look on the hyena's face became more intense.
There are not many radiation beasts near the ruins, and most of them ran to the south because of the previous attacks of the Qinggang Army.
So it is not afraid that Yan's roar will attract other predators to snatch it.
The trapped beast is still fighting.
How to easily take down the opponent without paying a price is what it wants to do.
call.
Scream louder.
The effects of blood loss, the fading of courage, and the devastation of low temperature.
I believe that in less than an hour, Ah Yan, who is still shouting loudly, will lie on the ground like a dead body.
"Pure animal"
After confirming that the hyena will not pounce, the despair on Yan's face began to appear.
He really wanted to get up and walk back to the back of the huge wall step by step, back to the warm room, and back to the tavern full of alcohol.
But the one-and-a-half-hour journey depends on the wound on the leg now.
Unless a miracle happens, it is absolutely impossible.
If only I hadn't listened to that damned Adolf's nonsense!
Ah Yan was thinking desperately, and began to subconsciously blame himself for why he ran out without thinking.
Obviously twenty-one coins are enough for him to live safely behind the huge wall for half a month.
What if it survived the winter?
Will there be a new job in Sunshine Harbor Refuge after spring, so that he can make money and live like before?
"I'm fighting with you!!"
The more I think about it, the more I get angry, especially when I have hallucinations and see the hyena's head as Adolf.
A Yan couldn't hold back the anger in his heart any longer, he let out a roar and left the bunker, dragging his stumped leg to rush up from the ground and rush forward.
Every muscle in his body was mobilized by anger, and his whole body was like a crazy heavy truck, rushing forward irrationally.
However, it is a pity that the hyena has no intention of going all out at all.
Not even the idea of fighting.
With just a deft vertical leap, he jumped from where he was standing to the side.
Even to mock Ah Yan, he lightly jumped to the place where he was just now, lowered his head and licked the remaining blood on the ground.
The meaning of playing is beyond words.
Hoo, hoo.
Are you desperate?
Seeing the hyena's reaction, Ah Yan panted heavily and limply on the ground, and the short dagger he held tightly in his hand loosened.
Being teased by a Radiant Beast is an unbelievable thing to say.
But all this actually happened.
Ever since the strange changes in the world, such spooky things are nothing new.
Even guns and cannons will become scrap iron, so what big news is it that Radiant Beast has some IQ?
No matter how dull he was, he clearly realized at this moment that the hyena in front of him completely understood his thoughts!
And all his counterattacks may have been anticipated.
"Let me go, I can give you no, I can bring you more food from behind the giant wall."
On a whim, Ayan suddenly made a sound, trying to make a deal with the hyena.
He really had no choice but to pin his hopes on such a whimsical thing.
But this level of communication is a bit embarrassing for Hyena.
Its small head let alone accepting human language, even if it wants to understand how to survive better, it is a big problem.
Not sure what Ayan was talking about, the hyena squatted quietly in place.
Waiting, waiting for the meal to arrive.
It can feel that time seems to be getting closer.
The despair in Ah Yan's body has overflowed, and even a creature of a different species can feel it.
In less than ten minutes, he lay on the ground without making a sound.
give up?
Seeing that the only dagger that could be used as a weapon was also thrown aside, the hyena laughed.
However, it didn't jump on it in a hurry, but waited patiently for about half an hour.
After reconfirming that Ah Yan is silent.
The hyena nimbly leaped forward, wanting to tear a piece of flesh from the fat prey in front of him.
Facts have also proved that it did succeed.
It was still the left leg that was placed outside, and it was still the wound from before.
The fangs pierced into the skin, and scorching blood spurted out from the tear, splashing all over the ground.
According to past experience, a large piece of flesh and blood can be easily pulled off with just a slight pull back.
But just when it wants to do it.
call!
A sharp wind sounded, and Ah Yan, who was still lying on the ground, suddenly jumped up, holding a piece of concrete fragments in his hand, and slammed it on the hyena's fragile throat.
A stream of blood spurted out, but this time it erupted from the hyena's neck!
"Bastard, you want to eat me too!"
After a while, Ah Yan pretended to be crazy and smashed all parts of the hyena's body.
The sharp parts of the fragments continuously pierced into the hyena's body, gouging out huge wounds one after another.
I don't know how many times I smashed it, until the last trace of strength in my body disappeared, and Ah Yan stopped.
I don't know when, the big mouth of the hyena's clenched mouth has been crooked, and its neck has turned around.
From its face, Ah Yan saw a trace of fear.
"Heh, I have enough money!"
Thinking of Adolf's words, Ah Yan laughed silently and lay powerlessly on the ground.
The past life began to appear like a revolving lantern.
From a difficult birth to growing up in hardship.
From looking for food in the sewers to narrow escapes, to fighting with people for a little bit of supplies and getting bloody.
There seemed to be no moments to remember and no one to be thankful for.
Before he died, A Yan couldn't even concretize a memorable object in his mind.
parents?
Long before he was born and didn't remember anything, he left this world of suffering one step ahead of schedule.
friend?
Where do homeless people have any friends, maybe two people who were good a moment ago will fight over a piece of black bread.
Maybe Trek is one?
At least he gave himself a possibility to die together.
A Yan's mind began to become confused, and his vision began to blur.
Indistinctly, there seemed to be the rough face of 'Creek' in the distance, and several figures whose faces could not be seen clearly appeared.
He stretched out his hand, grabbed it feebly, and then fell down and fell into the ruins.
That's it, it's okay to die!
