The next day.

Zhou Qiang enjoyed a breakfast before being teleported to the end of the world.

After another night of hunting by the Mammoths and Velociraptors, there were basically no zombie corpses left in the industrial park.

Zhou Qiang looked up at the rising sun.

Walk to the car.

"Mammoth 1, 2, and 3 get on board."

Of the five Mammoth bodyguards, Zhou Qiang only chose three.

The remaining two remain here.

Wearing armor and with a height of just over two meters, the three Mammoth bodyguards fit perfectly into the car.

It’s not that Zhou Qiang doesn’t want to take him, but that he can’t.

This is the power on the surface.

The power of darkness and the devil's claws may also lurk outside the settlement.

After the Mammoth's bodyguards were seated, Zhou Qiang drove out of the industrial park and headed towards the settlement of human survivors that had been discovered earlier.

Without the participation of these survivors, the zombies alone would not be able to accomplish many things.

The zombie minions can hunt, but they cannot build.

You will only realize that the money is less when you spend it.

The manufacturing cost of a first-level mutated zombie is one hundred thousand, and the second-level one will become one million.

Money really doesn't last long.

To create a few hundred second-order mutated zombies, it would cost hundreds of millions.

Relying on gold jewelry is just a drop in the bucket.

Zhou Qiang, who already knew the place and had navigation, could naturally drive very fast.

Seventy kilometers is really nothing on this road in the end times where there are no vehicles anymore.

Some roads were blocked.

This is not a problem for Zhou Qiang.

Let the Mammoth bodyguards get out of the car, and there is no need for them to lift it. Use the storage space to fold the car, go around it and then release it.

Then continue on your way.

An hour and a half later, Zhou Qiang drove to the outside of the human survivors' settlement.

There is a sentry standing guard far away.

They didn't pay much attention to a car that showed up.

As long as they are not zombies, they generally ignore them.

There are tens of thousands of people living in the settlement, and it is impossible for them to recognize them all.

The settlement I saw from the drone before wasn’t very big.

But now that he was closer, Zhou Qiang realized that this settlement was really too big.

A settlement of more than 100,000 people is about the size of a county town.

As they got closer, Zhou Qiang became nervous.

Following this road, we soon arrived at the entrance of the settlement.

The entrance to the settlement is not very big, and is similar to an ordinary gate.

The difference is that the gate here is a huge and heavy iron gate.

Countless claw marks can be seen on the iron gate, which look like they were left by zombies.

There were also a lot of claw marks on the walls of the enclosure.

There were cracks in some places.

There was still a lot of dirt on the wall. Zhou Qiang, who was very familiar with the end of the world, could tell that it was left by the blood of zombies.

Details that could not be captured by drones can now be seen clearly.

Zhou Qiang's eye sockets narrowed.

It seems that things are not very peaceful here in the settlement.

The tall walls say it all.

Zhou Qiang calmed down and drove towards the entrance.

There were more than a dozen armed men standing here, chatting.

Seeing Zhou Qiang's car coming, one of the younger armed survivors waved.

Zhou Qiang stopped the car next to him.

"How's the harvest, bro?"

He tapped the car window and grinned when he saw Zhou Qiang's youthful appearance.

Zhou Qiang lowered the car window, took out a pack of cigarettes that the zombie brother had brought back from the supermarket, and threw it into his hand.

"I just picked it up, take it and smoke it."

The other party was delighted and took it with shining eyes: "What a good thing."

When we go to the supermarket, most people go for the water.

Taking such a big risk, few people would bring back cigarettes.

Zhou Qiang pretended to be calm, waved his hand, and drove quickly through the gate.

Behind the gate is a wide area.

Various vehicles are parked here.

There are quite a few people here, all repairing the damaged vehicles.

Zhou Qiang stopped the car.

I didn't rush to get off the car, but observed the place.

After comparison, Zhou Qiang found that there were far fewer vehicles here than what he had previously photographed with a drone.

"Should it be the survivors who went out to look for supplies?"

"Maybe it's hunting zombies?"

If the genetic fluid they extracted from zombies is the key to human evolution, then hunting zombies to make them stronger is inevitable.

Zhou Qiang knew why the interest could flow in and out smoothly.

Because here in the settlement, there are no restrictions on the survivors' free entry and exit.

Firearms are also free and open.

In the end times, the greater your courage, the greater your rewards will be.

Between starving to death and becoming stronger, everyone is willing to take the risk.

The parking lot is huge.

It was crowded with cars of all colors.

There is more than one entrance and exit in the settlement, and behind each entrance and exit is a huge parking lot.

Outside the parking lot, Zhou Qiang saw a large number of survivors gathered around the barbed wire fence.

They were skinny and their clothes were old.

Some are even tattered.

All you can see on their faces is numbness.

The eyes were empty and colorless.

All of these people were staring at the parking lot pitifully, with a hint of hope and desire in their eyes.

This is the expression they most often show in despair.

The food in the settlement was only a small bowl of porridge per person every day, which was so thin that chopsticks could not stand on it.

If you want more, you need to find a way yourself.

This is the end of the world.

There are zombies everywhere outside. It doesn't mean you will find food if you dare to go out.

As he walked over, Zhou Qiang could see that all the edible things around the settlement had been swept away.

From grass roots to the rhizomes of some plants.

You can imagine how desperate you would be if you didn’t even have these to eat.

"I want to recruit ten decoys."

At this time, a man walked out of the team and shouted to the people outside the barbed wire.

Suddenly, all these numb people were boiling with excitement.

Everyone raised their hands and shouted loudly, hoping to be chosen.

"You, and you, you, you, you..."

The man picked out ten stronger ones.

Those who were chosen had ecstatic looks on their faces, while those who were not chosen had dejected looks.

Led by this man, the ten people came to the convoy.

Next they received a few steamed buns and a bottle of clean water.

It was such a simple meal, but they devoured it ravenously, as if it were a supreme delicacy.

Wait until they are full and satisfied.

They were all driven onto the back of a pickup truck.

The word "bait" is not a good word as soon as you hear it.

These people sat in the back bucket, their faces once again filled with despair and numbness.

Becoming bait is a life-or-death experience.

If you are lucky, you may be able to survive for a while and not be hungry.

The convoy left quickly.

Zhou Qiang was not in a hurry to recruit people. This time, Zhou Qiang also needed to learn about genetic evolution.

Get out of the car.

Three Mammoth bodyguards in armor followed.

Their size and the armor they wear.

From the moment he got off the car, he attracted everyone's attention.

It was really because the armor was so cool, and also because of the height of the Mammoth Bodyguard wearing the armor, which was just over two meters tall, he stood out from the crowd here, and it was difficult for him not to be noticed.

This is a full-size SUV, otherwise it really wouldn't be able to fit these three things.

Zhou Qiang strode out of the parking lot with his Mammoth bodyguards.

The parking lot was protected by wire, and outside were endless tents, wooden houses, and tin houses. A few ambitious people got some building materials and built ugly little houses.

These stretches are unknown how far they extend, covering the mountains and valleys.

They couldn’t even get enough to eat, and in this end times, they were almost waiting to die in despair.

Everyone is waiting to die, who has the time to bother with housing?

Zhou Qiang took a look at the people surrounding the wire mesh. Their biggest feature was that their lips were so dry that they were cracked.

The reason for this is long-term water shortage.

All rivers in the last days are polluted, even the groundwater is polluted.

Drinkable water needs to be purified.

With these restrictions, water resources are the most precious commodity in the end times.

"Come here!"

Zhou Qiang stood at the entrance of the parking lot and casually pointed at a man with disheveled hair and a dirty face.

If her clothes weren't for women's, Zhou Qiang wouldn't be able to tell whether she was a man or a woman.

The clothes she was wearing were old and somewhat baggy.

At first glance, he looks like a beggar.

The man was stunned for a moment, but still walked over with fear and trepidation.

Zhou Qiang was dressed in bright clothes, with a rosy face, and he was accompanied by three subordinates who were as strong as iron towers. It was obvious at first glance that he was a big shot in an upper-class position.

His words here are no different from an imperial edict.

No one among the people gathered here approached Zhou Qiang, and they all looked at him with fear.

The power structure of the settlement is like that of the ancient emperor.

Their lives are not much more noble than those of ants.

The bigwigs at the top killed them like chickens.

No one dares to anger such a big shot.

The other party stood in front of Zhou Qiang uneasily.

"These eyes are quite bright."

Zhou Qiang smiled with satisfaction.

The reason why it was her was mainly because her eyes were a little big and contained a color that no one else had.

Zhou Qiang waved.

Mammoth No. 1 walked over and handed the bag to Zhou Qiang.

Zhou Qiang took out a piece of bread and a small bottle of mineral water and handed them to her.

Suddenly, Zhou Qiang could see the other person's throat moving desperately, which was the action of swallowing.

There was even more desire in her eyes.

This is bread and water, which is a rare food in the settlement.

"I need to know some information."

"Tell me, these are yours."