Chapter 24
As soon as they entered the base, a ragged man came over and said with a cheeky smile: "Do you need a tour guide? I only need a packet of instant noodles to accompany me for the whole day."
Another woman beside him immediately pushed him away and raised her voice: "Me! I just want a piece of bread!"
The man was furious: "Are you asking for a random price?"
These people are squatting here waiting for work because they can't find a job. Some of them have just entered the base and are the easiest to deceive. They are like black-hearted intermediaries. They will take newcomers to places that specialize in cheating and make a profit from the difference.
The man refused to give up: "Without me leading the way, you won't even have a place to sleep at night."
The woman also threw in the chips: "I can find you a job. You just arrived at the base, how can you not have a job?"
Wen Bei shook his head at them and gave them a sly smile: "We have free tour guides."
The implication is that you are being taken advantage of for free.
Making the best use of things is his principle of action.
Just as the black intermediaries showed puzzled expressions, they heard shouts from the crowd behind them.
Li Shu was afraid of losing them, so he shouted and chased after them.
He gasped, "Oh, don't trust people blindly, they are all liars."
Wen Bei raised an eyebrow: "Then you are not?"
The moment Li Shu's clear eyes met his, he thought for a moment that his dark thoughts had been discovered.
He quickly laughed it off. "You saved my...comrades' lives in the air-raid shelter. I just wanted to thank you."
The companion he was referring to was the timid woman.
Standing next to him at this moment, his eyes were numb.
Li Shu hadn't had the chance to ask their names along the way, and when he saw Wen Bei finally paying attention to him, he quickly pretended to be friendly and asked some flattering questions.
Wen Bei simply said his own name and Qiu Ting's name.
A strange light flashed in Li Shu's narrow eyes: "It turned out to be Brother Qiu."
Wenbei: “We want to find a place to stay first.”
Li Shu slapped his thigh and said, "Why don't you come to our guild? The treatment is very good. As long as Brother Qiu is willing to join, we can arrange a free room for you."
Wen Bei was in no hurry to fall for it: "No, we need to think about it for another two days."
Li Shu saw that they were not so easy to fool, and at the same time he was anxious and had a trick up his sleeve: "Then I will take you to the guesthouse first."
"Guesthouse?" Wen Bei was curious.
Li Shu: "It's a temporary camp specially prepared by the base for those who have been in the base for less than three months. The accommodation price is very low. After this novice protection period, there will be no such preferential accommodation."
Wen Bei nodded thoughtfully: "Let's go."
...
He was observing the base all the way.
From the outside, the base looks like it is covered by a huge iron cover. It is said that it was built by several early polluters. There are special substances on it that can isolate some of the pollution from the outside world.
In everyone's eyes, staying in the base and not going out is the most effective way to temporarily slow down the pollution.
Wen Bei looked up, but could not see the sky, only the unreachable silver top.
After watching it for a long time, you will feel depressed and feel like a trapped animal.
The interior of the base has also changed greatly compared to the city before the apocalypse. The base is clearly divided into four areas. The trees on both sides of the road have all been removed, leaving only rows of slogans.
【Persevere, the dawn will come tomorrow.】
【The overall interests of mankind are paramount.】
[Don't be afraid of death. The continuation of the race is in your hands and mine.]
Wen Bei looked at these slogans and frowned unconsciously.
After a while, he looked away again.
Each area in the base has its own characteristics. There are many pedestrians on the road, but their footsteps never stop, as if there is something they are pursuing ahead.
Li Shu took them to the South District, which was full of large industrial factories.
Occasionally, huge chimneys would extend from the interior of the factory to the outside of the iron enclosure.
The guesthouse is at the entrance of the South District. It can be seen that before the end of the world, this was probably the employee dormitory of some large factory.
The man working at the registration desk was an ordinary person. He ate some snacks and looked up with a gloomy look. "Please sign your name here. One crystal per night."
It only costs thirty crystals to stay for a month.
Wen Bei placed six crystals and handed over his ID card and Qiu Ting's: "We will stay here for three nights first."
Some people couldn't pay the rent, so they earned a little bit each day and asked for rent once a day. The person who registered was used to it. He quickly put the crystal away and stuffed a small snack into his mouth: "Okay, your room is 502."
Then he gave them the key.
Only then did Wen Bei realize that the snack he was chewing was actually dried flies.
He silently took a step back, almost unable to maintain his polite smile.
Li Shu also seemed reluctant to step into the South District: "Then I'll leave first. If you have any questions, just come to the Jinming Guild to find me. Remember to say my name."
He was sure that Wen Bei and the others would come to him for help within two days.
After saying that, he left.
After Li Shu left, Wen Bei stopped pretending. He placed two more crystals on the table and asked directly, "How many people are there in this room?"
The person registering the room quickly took the two crystals and stuffed them into his pocket. His attitude became much more positive. "After the renovation, the rooms will sleep six people per room. The guesthouse next door sleeps eight people per room."
Although they were all guesthouses officially funded by the base, he still did not forget to criticize his colleagues.
Wen Bei curled his eyes and said, "My two brothers have just arrived at the base and don't want to interact with others. Can you arrange a room for just two of us? We'll pay for six."
The person registering rolled his eyes, feeling somewhat embarrassed: "The housing is very crowded now, the base is densely populated..."
Wen Bei: "For seven people."
The person who registered did not hesitate this time and took out a new key and gave it to him: "I suddenly remembered that there is a vacant room in 506."
The extra money naturally went into his pocket.
Qiu Tin was not interested in all this, but when he heard Wen Bei say that they were brothers, his eyes fluctuated a little.
Wen Bei didn't know what the serious-looking man next to him was thinking at the moment. After solving the housing issue, he walked in in a good mood.
The conditions in the guesthouse were as shabby as he had imagined. Every door was closed, and the occasional open room was in a state of chaos.
There were even people who couldn't pay their rent but refused to leave, so they slept on the floor next to the corridor, allowing others to step over them without moving.
If they weren't still breathing, Wen Bei would have suspected that these people were dead.
Wenbei soon found 506.
The previous group of tenants may have just left, and there is nothing left except four bunk beds and a pair of tables and chairs.
Just as he was about to close the door, a burly man walked out from the opposite door. When he saw Wen Bei, he was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head and smiled, "Hello, are you new here?"
Adhering to the idea of maintaining a good relationship with his neighbors, Wen Bei nodded and said, "Today is our first day staying at the base."
The burly man uttered an "oh" and hesitated for a moment between him and Qiu Tinge, who were standing very close to each other.
Wen Bei: "This is my brother."
There was a hint of interest in Qiu Tin's eyes.
The burly man acted as if he had suddenly realized something, and stopped asking questions. He smiled innocently, "You brothers are all good-looking."
It's just not similar at all.
The deformation of the strong man is in the mouth, and his mouth is replaced by a bird-like beak. Apart from that, everything looks normal.
A young man came out from behind him. He was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, and there were some suspicious red marks on his exposed skin. The moment he saw Qiu Ting, he couldn't take his eyes away: "Hello, my name is Ruan Tiantian."
He stretched out his hand to shake hands with Qiu Tinge.
But was completely ignored.
Ruan Tiantian didn't care. He licked his lips and glanced at the man's seemingly strong waist and abdomen unscrupulously, and his legs almost went weak.
The strong man was somewhat helpless: "Tiantian, they are new here and very busy."
Ruan Tiantian glared at the clueless big fool and said, "Got it!"
Then she smiled coquettishly, with a special charm between her eyebrows and eyes.
"You can always come see me when you're free."
Ruan Tiantian's meaning was too obvious, and Wen Bei couldn't help but look at him again.
Then he glared at me.
It seems that people don't like him very much.
Wen Bei shrugged, gestured to the burly man, and then closed the door of room 506.
The soundproofing of the room here is not very good. Even with the door closed, you can hear Ruan Tiantian arguing with the person outside.
He didn't care and took out the bedding from his backpack and changed into it. Just as he made the bed, his waist was suddenly pinched and his whole body was pushed down by a force.
His eyes, like black, transparent glass beads, were covered with a faint layer of water light because of the sudden collision. He looked mistily at the person who was pressing him down. His thin wrist was again circled by the tail that grew out, pushing it upwards, completely restraining his movements.
Wen Bei stared with his round cat eyes, the corners of his eyes stained crimson with resistance: "Qiu Tinge, what are you crazy about?"
The angry voice also has a little hook.
Qiu Tin chuckled. He had been patient for a long time. His rough palm rubbed Wen Bei's soft face: "Didn't you just call me brother?"
He found that he really liked the young man calling him that.
Although he didn't know why, his logic was that he had to get what he wanted.
So he put a little more force on his hands and inserted his fingertips directly into Wen Bei's lips: "Scream again?"
The rough fingers teased the red tip of the tongue, feeling the wetness and softness.
Wen Bei was so angry that he bit down hard without thinking.
He didn't hold back at all when he bit down, almost as if he was going to bite his fingers off.
Unexpectedly, the man groaned, and his pale skin, which had not seen the light of day for a long time, turned faintly red due to excitement. Not only did he not retract his finger, he even squeezed another finger in. The two wide fingers filled Wen Bei's small mouth so much that she could hardly bite it.
The man's scarlet eyes were filled with laughter, and his voice was low and seductive: "Don't you want to know what my special ability is? Shout and I will tell you."
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