doomsday scavengers

The simple gate was fixed on a wall that looked like it was built temporarily, and at the gate of the city, Ye Qiu was raising his hands and being searched by a few guys who looked like the gate.

"Done yet…"

Ye Qiu was stopped and asked to search his body. He was still reluctant at first, but he still had to purchase some useful supplies in the next time, and he might also need to walk around the gathering place. , so Ye Qiu didn't intend to cause trouble, and just followed their rules honestly.

The guards who searched at the side were dressed in sloppy clothes. It was obvious that they hadn't been cleaned for a long time. Grooming matters.

"I said, why are you so serious about searching for a stinky beggar? Do you still expect to find some money on him?"

"Hey, what's the money? I just want to see if this guy has any cigarettes on him!"

As soon as the word "cigarette" was mentioned, the eyes of the two guards on the side began to glow. As the saying goes, a cigarette after a meal is better than a living god. This order has been broken for such a long time, and all the rare things like cigarettes have disappeared. It fell into the hands of those bigwigs, how could ordinary people like them get such a rare thing?
But after the momentary longing was revealed in his eyes, this guy became dejected again. Even people like them who have a stable residence don't have this thing. How could this stinky beggar have it?Suddenly cursed a few words impatiently.

"Damn... I'm going to fucking suffocate to death! Get lost!"

After saying that, he pushed Ye Qiu hard a few times, and they started chatting again. Ye Qiu didn't bother to pay attention to these guys and went straight into the base.

This base did not exist from the beginning, but after the apocalypse, in order to resist the invasion of zombies, the nearby villages were ordered by the leader to be surrounded by walls. However, the enclosure was not perfect. Some basic interception functions are provided.Armed men in twos and threes were patrolling listlessly everywhere, and there were some simple vendors selling items on the street. As the saying goes, if there is demand, there will be supply. Under various demands, even simple gathering places have produced such things. A vendor selling items.

"What the hell is this..."

Curiously, they came to a vendor, and a small gourd in front of him aroused Ye Qiu's interest. This small gourd looked blood-red and exuded a strange aura.When the vendor owner heard it, he immediately smiled, and said to Ye Qiu, "This stuff...it's so evil!"

When Ye Qiu heard this, he thought to himself that all the current salesmen are so smart?He would also use this kind of suspenseful story to attract people, and he immediately became interested in this guy. He really wanted to hear what this guy could tell about this little gourd.

I saw the boss looked around for a while, then raised his hand to cover his lips and said mysteriously: "Do you know the blood sacrifice in the legend?"

When Ye Qiu heard this, he immediately became interested. He had really heard a few words about the blood sacrifice, and immediately moved his face towards him. Not long ago, there were zombies everywhere...! At that time, the county magistrate of Heshui County sealed off the entire Heshui County in order to improve his political achievements! Guess what...? Everyone died ...! More than 1 people in Heshui County, including the county magistrate, all died! The county magistrate didn't realize the seriousness of the matter until the situation became uncontrollable, but at that time the terrifying zombies had already He rushed into his house... his wife and children... were all bitten to death! The people tried to escape again and again, but they were all stopped by the county magistrate and those agencies. In their eyes... this is a It is a highly contagious infectious disease. As long as I control the population flow and prevent the virus from spreading, I will definitely be able to upgrade to a few levels. As a result... this old guy miscalculated and brought more than 1 people to him buried with..."

After hearing this story, Ye Qiu's expression suddenly became complicated. It's not surprising that this kind of corrupt officials bend the law for personal gain. Although the story is very touching, it can't attract people when there are dead bodies all over the country. He was very interested in Ye Qiu, besides, what does this story have to do with this gourd?

After wandering around uninterestedly for so long, Ye Qiu was happy to have a discussion with this person to pass the time, and immediately asked: "It is rumored that blood sacrifice... is an evil ritual. It is recorded in the Western Frankish Sutra. With the gathering of people, these grievances will condense together to form an ominous thing, but as far as I know, this is just a record in Western fantasy novels, right? Besides, what does this gourd have to do with this story? "

Seeing Ye Qiu's triumphant expression of breaking his lie, the stall owner immediately shook his head, ignoring Ye Qiu's doubts, and continued, "Gourds were used for carrying things in ancient times, and even more so in mythology." It has the function of absorbing all things and has a hidden cave, what do you think it has to do with this story?"

When Ye Qiu heard it, he had met a fantasy fan, and seeing this guy's serious face, he might have been hypnotized by himself, so illogical, it sounded like scaring nonsense , I don’t know where to memorize the story to brainwash myself there, I waved my hand impatiently, then turned my head and was about to leave.

"Young man, do you really not believe it?" Seeing that Ye Qiu was about to leave, the stall owner sneered, and then looked at Ye Qiu gloomily. Ye Qiu felt a little terrified at the sight of his strange eyes, and raised his foot. I couldn't wait to leave.

"Damn...it really scared me..." If it was really like what that guy said, wouldn't he be standing on top of the corpses of tens of thousands of people now?Immediately, I felt a hairy feeling in my heart. It wasn't until I saw a weapons store that I reluctantly put the matter behind me.

"Weapons... Maybe I need a weapon..."

Thinking of his lack of attacking methods, Ye Qiu suddenly became interested in the weapons in this weapon shop. If he could find a weapon that was convenient, he would not need to punch and kick when fighting, and his hands would be easily dirty.

Standing in this small house that could barely be regarded as a shop, Ye Qiu discovered that the weapons inside were basically handmade knives left over from before the end of the world. Maybe those precision knives had been used by some powerful guys. If they had it for themselves, these low-level people could only plunder some simple handmade knives.

Looking around, the knives in this store seemed to be some refurbished knives, with a large area of ​​obvious scratch marks on the top, and the blades also had large or small gaps.

"Boss, you can't do it with a knife, can it cut things off?"

When the boss heard this, he smiled lightly and walked over, took the knife in Ye Qiu's hand and said, "There are still so many demands, and some of them are pretty good."

It's not difficult to tell from the boss's calm tone that this guy has a good temper, but looking at his calm and unmoving appearance, it's obvious that he is not a soft persimmon.

"Haha, that's right. I don't know if the boss is an aborigine here?"

Hearing Ye Qiu's words, the boss replied with a smile: "It's not an aborigine, but it may be an aborigine in the future..."

After finishing speaking, the boss obviously showed a helpless affection, and Ye Qiu caught the strangeness at that moment, and immediately asked: "I wonder if it is difficult for me to find a place to live here?"

When the boss heard it, he immediately showed a surprised expression, and quickly persuaded: "Come here? Don't come here."

Seeing this, Ye Qiu asked suspiciously: "What's the matter? Don't foreigners be allowed to live here?"

But the boss shook his head, and then sighed: "There is no such rule, but this is not a good place to go..."

Later, from the boss's words, Ye Qiu also got a little understanding of the situation in this gathering place. In this gathering place, there is no leader at all. Everyone is doing what they want to do, but there is no leader. There is a bandit leader, Fan Dian. This guy has assembled a bunch of pre-apocalyptic scumbags to go around and seize other people's supplies. The team is getting stronger and stronger, but he doesn't care about the order and rules of the county. He just goes around regularly. They came to plunder a wave of supplies, and then returned to their hometown to live and drink. As time passed, the people in Heshui County became a mess, almost a land without one, which in turn led to the gang of bullies becoming even more rampant.

Hearing this, Ye Qiu suddenly had a question, this place is in a mess, and there is no protection of armed forces, how did the zombies gain a foothold in this place?Could it be that the people living here are all soldiers?But after opening his mouth and asking the shopkeeper, the shopkeeper didn't seem to know the reason, and most of the people here were aborigines, and none of them wanted to leave. After the gang of bullies robbed a lot, it seems that some rules have been established. Every time people come, they just stand on the street and pull a table, and then sit there and wait for the people to send things. They don’t collect much. For the common people, it didn't hurt at all, but they had some intention of paying taxes. After such a long time, they didn't see any danger.

After talking for a while, the shopkeeper felt that Ye Qiu was a hit and miss, so he was happy, and gave Ye Qiu a watermelon knife. Although it seemed a bit crude, it was better than nothing. After Ye Qiu thanked him, he continued Wandered around.

Although there were people coming and going on the street, it seemed very deserted. The passers-by didn't talk to anyone, they just walked quickly with their heads lowered, as if everyone had something on their mind.

"It's strange... why do people here seem to be preoccupied..."

Wandering back and forth on the street for a long time, all Ye Qiu saw was indifference and loneliness. It seemed that none of them wanted to blend into other people's circles, and they were only busy with their own affairs.

Night came soon, and Ye Qiu's shabby clothes gradually couldn't block the invading coolness. Then he wanted to find a hotel or other place to stay first, but he couldn't find it after searching many stores. It seemed that he really As the uncle said before, no one here is homeless and almost everyone has their own place to live. In desperation, Ye Qiu knocked on the door of an ordinary resident's house.

"Who?"

As soon as there was a knock on the door, a voice full of vigilance came from the room, and then Ye Qiu said in a kind tone as much as possible: "Brother, I have no place to stay at night, can you give me an excuse to sleep here?" One night? I'll pay you."

Unexpectedly, the man inside suddenly sneered, and said disdainfully: "Cut, what's the use of money? Are you confused?"

Ye Qiu thought, in this situation, money must have lost its effectiveness long ago, so what is the most valuable?Of course it was supplies. Then Ye Qiu took out the watermelon knife that the shop owner gave him today, and then said: "Well, I have a knife here... If I give it to you, can you help me find a place to sleep for the night?"

Who would have thought that after hearing these words, there was silence in the room. No one responded when Ye Qiu knocked again. It was not until Ye Qiu turned around and left dejectedly that the man in the room who was peeking at Ye Qiu through the crack in the door sneered. He said, "Tsk, it's a joke that a stinky beggar wants to live in my house."

Wandering on the streets shrouded in darkness, Ye Qiu's figure seemed indescribably lonely, the surrounding houses were all in darkness, Ye Qiu knocked on several houses but no one opened the door, he sat helplessly on the side of the road on the steps.

"Hey, now I'm really a beggar."

Glancing around at those quiet houses, Ye Qiu thought, those people in the houses must be very happy, and they can sleep peacefully in this chaotic time, but this place is so strange...how can there be a There are no zombies... What a peaceful and scary place...

The apocalypse has been going on for several months. Although most of the original human cities were captured by zombies, there are also some unique places that have not been invaded by zombies. People in these places may have been affected by zombie chaos in the early days , but in the eyes of ordinary people, as long as they eat well, wear well, and live well, they are content. Therefore, in these places that have not been invaded by corpses, people still live day after day like nothing.

The cold wind was piercing, and the coolness hit. Staying in this empty street, Ye Qiu suddenly felt very lonely. Although there were all kinds of people resting in all directions, Ye Qiu still felt that he was very lonely...

"Phew...it's really cold..."

While rubbing his skin, relying on the instant friction to keep warm, Ye Qiu looked around tremblingly, hoping to find a place to stay, but there were people living in the houses in all directions. Even if there was no place to live, he couldn't. Taking over other people's homes?
Sudden…

"Open the door, open the door!"

Suddenly, Ye Qiu, who was in a daze, heard a noise, and looked over involuntarily, and found a group of people knocking on the door with torches. After a while, the door opened and a man came out with a smile on his face. The group talked, then handed over a package of something, and the group left to knock on the next door.

"What are you all doing in a daze? Are you all going to collect rent?"

Seeing that the group of guys behind him had been following him every step of the way, the leading man immediately shouted and cursed, and then the group scattered and knocked on the doors of these residents one by one.

"Open the door! Rent is collected!"

"Open the door, open the door!"

The originally peaceful night was suddenly disturbed by this group of people. Every sleeping resident was woken up, and then reluctantly walked out.

Suddenly, a guy noticed Ye Qiu squatting in the corner, and immediately shouted: "Head! Here's a beggar!"

When the few people on the side heard this, they came over curiously, and the leading man also asked suspiciously: "Hey... all of us have already arranged a place to stay... Boy, why don't you have a place to live?"

When Ye Qiu heard this, he helplessly spread his hands and said, "I just came yesterday, no one told me to arrange a place for me."

When the leader heard this, he laughed dryly, then waved his hands and said, "It's okay, isn't it just a house, there are so many of them, I'll find one for you later."

After finishing speaking, he took people to start the so-called rent collection. Ye Qiu watched boredly from the side, and found that the residents seemed to be all male, and only a few households had a man and a woman.

"Hey, brother, that's... can I do this with you?" Seeing how busy these people were, Ye Qiu suddenly had a strange thought. Although he didn't know why these residents were willing to pay these guys, These houses are obviously vacant, so why should they pay supplies to these guys?

The guy who was busy knocking on the door suddenly sneered when he heard it: "Tch, do you think anyone who wants to come in can come in?"

After saying that, the buddy went on to do his own business. Ye Qiu had no choice but to find the leading man, hoping to get some information from him.

"Brother, what is the name of our organization?" After finding this man, Ye Qiu planned to have a good talk with him. At least he could find out a little bit of information, which would definitely be helpful to him in the future. , who would have thought that when the man heard this, he immediately rolled his eyes and looked at Ye Qiu: "What organization? Be careful what you say. We are not an organization. We are just following Brother Fan to make a living. Remember, you can't do it in the future. Say we are an organization!”

After being sternly reprimanded by this guy, Ye Qiu was not discouraged, and still pestered him with a playful smile: "Brother, tell me, what conditions do I need to join Brother Fan's team?"

The man smiled mischievously when he heard this, and then said to Ye Qiu: "Huh? So you had this thought in your head, it's not impossible to tell you, it's just..." After finishing speaking, the man stretched out his hand. After rubbing his hands a few times, Ye Qiu saw that this was to make him bribe him.