Chapter 46: Daydreaming
The road to the holy city goes inland.
The road, which had not been repaired for a long time, looked a bit shabby.
But fortunately there were no obstacles and we drove smoothly all the way. The two sides of the road were mostly forests and high peaks, with occasional dilapidated houses.
In the car, Xu Jie and Yu Guangming talked at length, introducing Ye Li to knowledge about the Holy City.
"Although the Holy City prohibits outsiders from entering, every fifty years it opens its doors to recruit a group of intelligent and healthy children aged eight and under. This is to demonstrate its benevolence and to stabilize the Holy City's population and ensure its quality."
Xu Jie continued, "Back then, when my grandfather was eight years old, he had that opportunity. He even passed the physical examination and various tests. Unfortunately, he couldn't bear to leave his parents and refused to go to the Holy City. Otherwise, I would be a resident of the Holy City now."
Yu Guangming sneered, "If that were true, you wouldn't have been born into this world. After all, without your grandmother, how could your father have been born? And your mother isn't from the Holy City either."
Xu Jie scolded, "Can't you just not expose me? Just let me daydream in broad daylight."
Ye Li asked as he drove, "Why did Qi Yuanchuan leave the Holy City? And why did he hang out with you guys?"
Yu Guangming rushed to say, "Actually, we are all scattered refugees. It was the captain who brought us together. We have expanded from the original three or five people to the current team of twenty-five. We are all pitiful people, but we gathered together in such a doomsday to keep each other warm."
"Yes," Xu Jie said, "I used to live with my parents and grandpa. We were a self-sufficient farm. We lived in a remote area, so not many people came here. But we didn't expect to encounter a horde of zombies. My parents died, and my grandpa and I escaped. Later, we met the team leader, and we all got together and supported each other."
"What about you?" Ye Li asked Yu Guangming.
Yu Guangming said: "My family has been gone for a long time. I was originally with another team, but I got lost when I encountered zombies. Later I met the captain and stayed with him ever since."
"As for how the captain left the Holy City? We don't know, but he never mentioned it. We found the badge he was wearing around his neck. Every person in the Holy City wears an ID badge like that."
Identity card? Ye Li immediately thought of Wang Dahu, who also had an identity card. Looking at Wang Dahu's equipment, could it be that Wang Dahu was from the Holy City?
Ye Li also took to heart what they had said before. The Holy City accepted children under the age of eight. Was that an opportunity for Xiaomu and Xixi?
"When will we reach the next Holy City—" Ye Li suddenly stopped talking. On the road ahead, a big tree fell, blocking their way.
Ye Li stepped on the brakes and slowly slowed down the car.
"There's a tree blocking the way? What's going on?"
Xu Jie and Yu Guangming immediately became alert and tightened their grip on their guns.
"There hasn't been any heavy rain these days, so why are there trees blocking the way?"
Ye Li drove the car, moving slowly forward.
"Stop for a moment," Xu Jie gestured.
Ye Li slammed on the brakes to stop the car, but unexpectedly, the car stalled.
"The car is stalled!"
"Try to see if it starts," Xu Jie opened the car door and got out. "Guangming, come with me and let's take a look."
(End of this chapter)
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