The man holding the loudspeaker came down from the city wall, directed people to open the door, and then lowered the drawbridge. However, he looked at Qin Qing and the others vigilantly to prevent any unexpected events!
The door was opened. Except for Li Xiong who drove, Qin Qing and the others said they walked in.
As soon as Li Xiong and his companions' car entered the gate of the city wall, the drawbridge was pulled up again with a rumbling sound!
Qin Qing looked back at the towering city wall. Although the wall could temporarily block ordinary zombies, it could not deal with the mutated human-faced birds like the ones they had encountered before!
Zhou Shan and his friends handed twenty kilograms of rice to the man who had just spoken. A hint of joy flashed across the man's face, and he quickly put the bag of rice away.
You know, normally if you want to stay, it's just a physical check to see if there are any major problems, and then at most half a pound or a pound of supplies per person is considered good.
Besides, who could possibly bring so much food with them when fleeing? Even if they had the ability, they wouldn't have fled to their side!
He saw it clearly just now. This bag is of high-quality rice. If he could exchange it, he could probably get a lot of inferior rice.
I thought it would be good to get five more kilograms of rice, but now it is an unexpected surprise.
The man first had Qin Qing and the others register on the form, as a matter of routine. Then, after collecting the completed forms, he didn't make things difficult for them. He said to them, "Because you didn't check, see? That's the gate to the inner city! You... are not allowed to go through. If you get caught, don't blame me for not warning you!"
Qin Qing and the others looked in the direction the man pointed, and sure enough, there was a huge city wall standing there.
It is only higher than the outer city wall, not lower. Judging from its appearance, that is what they call the inner city.
"Hey, big brother, what's inside the inner city? Tell us about it! We've been wandering around outside and didn't even know someone had built such a huge wall. If we had known, we wouldn't have stayed outside in fear!"
Zhang Yong gave the man a simple smile, then asked him in his native dialect.
Wang Xiaobao took the opportunity to move closer and secretly stuffed a bag of egg cakes into the man's arms. The man looked around, coughed in his throat, covered his hand, and took the bag of egg cakes into his arms!
It just so happens that his stupid kid wants to eat this stuff recently. In this kind of world, where can he get it?
Unexpectedly, someone brought him a pillow just when he was dozing off. At that moment, his expression towards Qin Qing and the others was quite gentle!
"The people who live in the inner city are all capable people. Also, unless you have a lot of stuff, even if you can live there for a while, you can't live there forever!" The man said sourly.
"Also, don't blame me for not reminding you. Since you're just passing through, just go around this road in the outer city and go straight out! If you want to exchange something, you can also do so in the outer city market. However, if you stay in the outer city, you still need to hand over your supplies."
The man touched the egg cake in his arms and said generously, "Including the car, I'll only charge you ten kilograms of rice! But you can only stay for one night, and you have to leave early tomorrow morning. Do you understand?"
After he finished speaking, he quickly added another reminder.
Logically, no passing vehicle is allowed to stay in the city without being inspected!
However, he was in the outer city, and although there were not as many people coming and going as before the apocalypse, it was still not a small number!
So, if they can make some extra money, they will do it even if it is a little risky. After all, wealth and honor are achieved through risk, and a horse cannot grow fat without grass at night!
Moreover, nothing has happened in such a long time, and these people don’t look like people infected by zombies, so he is very relieved!
When Qin Qing and the others heard that they could not enter the inner city, they did not think much about it. However, when they heard the man say that there was also a market in the outer city, their eyes suddenly lit up.
The original plan to leave the city directly was temporarily shelved.
"Brother Xiong, why don't we take a look at what's in the market outside the city? We can also take this opportunity to see if there is anything we need?"
In fact, she wanted to see if she could find any bargains in the outer city market and meet some people who would exchange jade for food.
After all, in the end times, it is useless for others to hold the jade containing energy!
"However, we will leave early tomorrow morning! Although this place is not close to the small town, it is not far away either. I am afraid it is not very safe!" Qin Qing said again, thinking of the mutant human-faced bird.
"You mean, it's not safe here?" Zhou Shan looked at the surrounding city walls that were as solid as iron and steel, frowned and said.
They have now entered the outer city. The roads are very wide and a bus can drive through without squeezing anyone else.
Because those people in the outer city live in temporary tents, which are basically built against the city walls.
Therefore, along the row of city walls, there were irregular tents, and many of the tents only contained women and children, with almost no adult men to be seen!
The women and children all looked malnourished, and although their clothes were not worn out, they felt very dirty.
I don’t know how many days these people haven’t washed their faces or brushed their teeth, let alone taken a shower!
As Qin Qing and the others approached, they could smell the sour odor coming from those people from afar.
Qin Qing, Li Xiong and the others looked at each other and exchanged information with their eyes.
It seems that this base has similarities with the Yuanshan base, for example, they both need to find ways to support themselves.
The matter was considered settled only after Li Xiong and his friends drove their car to the designated parking spot and handed in a pack of instant noodles.
Wang Xiaobao couldn't help but mutter, "After all this exploitation, if we didn't have some confidence, we would have starved to death before being killed by the zombies!"
"Stop complaining. Didn't you see any survivors along the way? I guess this outer city is full of people without power and supplies!"
Zhou Shan slapped Wang Xiaobao on the back of the head and said heavily.
At the Yuanshan base, at least there was a buffer period once you entered, and at least food and accommodation were provided free of charge for a period of time. But here, not only are they not provided, but people who want to come in need to provide supplies before they can stay.
Life in this world is becoming increasingly difficult!
Qin Qing lowered his eyes and didn't look at the tent area over there. He had lived in a tent like that with Zhao Chunze in the past.
He would fight with someone for a piece of bread and get black and blue.
However, in this life, Zhao Chunze is already dead!
In this life, she has teammates she can trust, and a space that no one knows about, so she will definitely not end up like in her previous life!
"You... do you need someone to lead the way?"
A timid child's voice sounded from the side.
Everyone was shocked and looked towards the source of the sound. The sound was so close to them, yet they hadn't noticed it. (To be continued.)
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