The trade festival begins a month before the acid rain season arrives.
At night, the radiation storm stops and the radiation index drops to the lowest level.
Even so, they could not stay on the ground at night.
"We can dig a hole ourselves and go underground. Or we can go to the hotel." Carl comes to the trade festival every year and he knows what to do.
"Is there a hotel here?" Gu Huaiwei preferred to stay in a hotel.
"Well, it's more of an underground warehouse left over from the large factory here before the nuclear apocalypse."
Carl patted the gun on his hip and said with a hint of pride, "This area was originally an industrial zone. People with guns would occupy those warehouses in advance and charge people for rent."
Gu Huaiwei understood his implication: "It seems that having guns is more important than having food."
"Of course." Carl held his head high, his hands behind his back, and strode forward. His voice was confident and loud. "Power is born out of violence."
When the end of the world comes, people who hoard supplies are generally divided into two factions, one hoarding food and the other hoarding weapons.
People who hoard food think that once they have food, they will become a hamster, lock themselves at home, hide, and live a rich life.
Those who hoarded weapons thought that when the end of the world came, they would occupy a certain area of power, then pull out all the hamsters and take the food for themselves.
Gu Huaiwei lowered her head. She loved power and also loved guns.
In the wasteland, nothing is achieved through kindness, rules, or reason.
In such an environment, morality and order are empty talk.
If it weren't for the strong security measures, the Oasis Hotel would have been torn apart by the people of this world long ago, and not even the door panels would have been left for her.
That's the law of survival here.
Either accept it.
Or be swallowed.
After nightfall, the bustling market dissipated and the dry wind and sand made the streets deserted.
The tall iron gate was covered in rust. Several fully armed mercenaries stood at the door, holding black guns in their hands. Their eyes were cold and they glanced at everyone who wanted to stay in the hotel.
There are a lot of people coming here, and Gu Huaiwei still has to queue.
The hotel fee is two gold coins per room.
Gu Huaiwei let Karl and Bai Niao live in one room, and she lived in another room with the mother and daughter.
After paying, go down the stairs.
The so-called room was just made of iron plates. The room was extremely simple. The dim light bulb was shaky, emitting a weak yellow light that could barely illuminate the surroundings.
The air was filled with the smell of motor oil. The bed was made of a few thin wooden boards. There were no windows, only a small ventilation duct.
"We'll stay here for one night and leave tomorrow."
Li Niang and her daughter were very quiet. They huddled in a corner without a bed, trying to reduce their presence as much as possible.
There's no one else here either.
Gu Huaiwei no longer deliberately kept her voice cold. Her tone was gentle and calm as she told Li Niang her true plans.
"Don't worry, I won't sell any part of your body. I'm just saying this in the slave market to avoid some trouble."
"I opened a hotel in the radiation zone and need employees. I hired you because I hope you can help me run the hotel."
There were some faint fine lines at the corners of Li Niang's eyes. Hearing Gu Huaiwei speaking to her so softly, she was extremely glad that she had not chosen the wrong person.
"Manager Gu, thank you for giving us this opportunity. We will definitely work hard."
Even if she was asked to use a gun to kill people, she would still try her best to learn.
Gu Huaiwei continued, "This job includes food and accommodation. Your salary will be used to offset the money I paid to buy you out. I can guarantee that within three years, I will return your indentures."
"You mean... give us freedom?" Li Niang opened her eyes wide in surprise. This meant that they were no longer slaves.
This...isn't this really just to coax them?
"Yes, if you want to stay in the hotel, I will give you gold coins. If you want to leave, I won't stop you."
"I..." Li Niang didn't know what to say.
Happiness comes too suddenly.
It never occurred to her that she might be free.
However, this hope fell on her naturally.
At this moment, Li Niang felt that God must have opened his eyes and looked at her, which led to her meeting Gu Huaiwei.
"Don't be too happy yet, I'll be frank with you."
Gu Huaiwei brought them back not for charity.
Her tone became serious: "I will give you an internship period. If you can adapt to the work, I will keep you.
If you can't adapt, I will sell you off at the next trade festival to reduce my losses."
Li Niang held her daughter in her arms and gently stroked her hair. Her daughter had fallen asleep in her mother's arms.
She lowered her head, tears of joy in her eyes, as if she was swearing to Gu Huaiwei, or as if she was saying it to herself: "I am willing to contribute everything I have to this job."
The next day, Gu Huaiwei woke up very early. She got up with a sore back and scratched her hair in annoyance.
I'm used to sleeping on the soft bed in Oasis Hotel.
Sleeping on the wooden planks outside, she felt pain in all the bones in her body.
Carl had a great chat with White Bird yesterday.
During the day today, Karl kept praising Bai Niao to Gu Huaiwei for being knowledgeable and a good talent who deserves to be cultivated.
It seems that Shiratori is quite good at pleasing people.
Although Carl is simple-minded, Bai Niao is quite capable as he managed to increase his favorability to the maximum in just one night.
It's just right to be placed at the door as a doorman.
They took the bus, and Gu Huaiwei paid four gold coins with some reluctance because she was bringing three more people.
The Ring of Steel is three stops away from Black Tower Fortress.
You will pass through the tenth and ninth districts on the way.
When passing the tenth district, Gu Huaiwei looked out through the car window and saw that the guards on the high wall were actually shooting at civilians outside.
At the Ninth District Station platform, two large passengers came up and saw that Gu Huaiwei was surrounded by women and children. They immediately drew their knives and tried to rob her.
Dirty words, just a few sentences.
Robbery of wealth and sex.
Gu Huaiwei leaned back in the chair, put her arms and hands on the window, and calmly asked Karl to use a gun to break their hands and feet, and then they calmed down.
"We have arrived at the Black Tower Fortress. Passengers disembarking, please take your belongings with you and exit through the rear door."
Gu Huaiwei raised her foot, stepped over the big man's twisted body on the ground, avoided the spilled blood, and got out of the car.
She looked up and forward.
I saw giant black pillars piercing the sky.
"Welcome to the Black Tower Fortress."
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