Chapter 529 Disparity
That means there might be 20 million zombies in Beijing alone, plus those in the surrounding cities. The guy's estimate of 5 million or more is definitely a conservative estimate.
Of course, a lot of zombies must have died as well. After all, the Beijing base was able to take over half of the area. Before the zombies developed superpowers on a large scale, firearms were still very useful. So, in the early stages, a lot of zombies in Beijing must have been eliminated.
Even so, there are still a lot of zombies. Not to mention, in addition to zombies, humans also have to face crises such as food shortages and natural disasters.
After the young man who led the way arrived at the store and they bought nearly a month's worth of newspapers (four issues), the young man then led Ling Ran and the others to their residence.
Along the way, Wu Tong attracted a lot of attention, but no one dared to come up and cause trouble.
Shen Nianshen thanked the young man, then took out two packs of cigarettes and handed them to him, successfully earning the young man's excited gratitude.
After everyone left, Chen Le laughed and said, "These cigarettes are really useful. Anyway, no one in our team smokes, so we can just give cigarettes as 'tips' from now on."
"It really works well. The cigarettes are very valuable. I just went to the store to buy cigarettes. Did you see the price tags there? These cigarettes are sold one by one."
"With such immense pressure to survive in the apocalypse, cigarettes are selling really well."
The group chatted for a while, then looked at the house they had chosen.
Accommodation also requires payment, just like staying in a hotel. The price is different whether you stay in a presidential suite or a single room.
Ling Ran and the others chose the best one, but it was just a three-story building with a rooftop where they could grow vegetables or something.
The walls inside were all white, the floors were all cement and dirt, without any tiles. The kitchen was completely empty, except for a bed in each room, plus a table and a few chairs.
The young man said that if you want to eat, you can go to the cafeteria. They all use meal cards. If you don't have a meal card, you can use points to buy meal tickets.
For water usage, you need a water card, buy your own bucket, and then carry the bucket to the public area to fetch water. As for electricity, each house has its own electricity meter, and it costs three points per kilowatt-hour.
The provincial capital base has clear management rules for food, clothing, and daily necessities, making it more comprehensive than other bases.
Of course, the guy said that he copied all the homework from the Beijing base.
Ling Ran and the others were all given a temporary card, which was somewhat like a temporary bank card used to record points.
To earn points, you either go to the appraisal center to have items like crystal cores, food, or other items appraised, and then a certain number of points will be credited to your card.
Of course, residents of this base can also earn points through various tasks.
When he bought the newspaper, the delivery guy paid with his points, and Pei Yi gave him an unpurified level-two crystal core in exchange.
While the others tidied up and prepared to clean the house, Ling Ran sat on the sofa on the rooftop reading the newspaper.
A pig-headed man was sitting next to me, also looking at the newspaper.
Ling Ran felt something was off and glanced at it: "Head."
Wu Tong immediately lay down.
Okay, let's wait until the adults have finished reading it before we read it.
Ling Ran continued reading the newspaper.
The weekly report from the provincial capital base mainly covers events at both the Beijing and provincial capital bases, and occasionally includes information about the weather in the eastern province.
However, it is clear that the provincial capital base is not very familiar with the situation in the eastern province. They only know that it is a place of ice and snow, where it is winter all year round and there is no summer.
Due to severe weather and other factors, we were completely unable to contact the people there.
Most of the writing focuses on daily life within the base, such as which superhuman teams have completed an S-level mission, which superhumans have placed advertisements in the newspaper looking for teammates to form a team to complete a mission, or which people want to buy some rare items, mostly related to medicine.
Ling Ran also saw a superhuman advertising in the newspaper that his dog was lost and that if he found out who stole his dog, he would kill the person's whole family, among other threatening words.
After reading the newspaper, I didn't get much information.
The house downstairs has already been cleaned up.
Ling Ran went downstairs, showed the newspaper to the others, and when she took out her phone, she suddenly missed the games in Xi Province.
"emo".
"The lord has arrived."
"Why don't you go ask if the provincial capital base has any games?"
"Yes, sir, I'll go right away."
Su Yimo went out to ask, while Ling Ran took out her tablet to watch TV, but in her heart she thought that there was probably no chance of finding any games.
Sure enough, Emo returned shortly afterward, and just as Ling Ran had expected, there was no game.
What Su Yimo didn't say was that when she went to ask, the person looked at her with a "Are you kidding me?" expression.
It's the apocalypse, who has the time or inclination to play games?
However, I did hear some news about another form of entertainment: "The provincial capital base will soon be equipped with a TV, and they will be showing old movies. But installing a TV and such will require points."
"We don't need this."
"Well, there's no game involved anyway."
On the other side, Gu Zijing and the others who were reading the newspaper had almost finished reading it: "It seems that the provincial capital base's newspaper only focuses on its own base and the Beijing base. They don't write about the situation in other provinces, or if they do, they just haven't written about it for the past month."
"It's unlikely. Judging from the newspapers at this base, they're all in this style."
"I think so too."
Ling Ran looked at the tablet and said, "Rest for two days, then find a tour guide and driver, and start the tour."
"Yes, sir."
"Um."
Although Ling Ran and his team brought a pig and had many superhumans, the management of the provincial capital base didn't seem to care, so no high-ranking officials came to invite Ling Ran and his team to join the base.
Pei Xiu was sulking alone in the corner, and his underling Zhou Hang was sulking along with him.
"They have no taste. Our team has so many superhumans, and the management didn't even bother to invite us."
"that is."
"Hmph, they have no idea what they're missing."
"You'll definitely regret it."
"The houses allocated to people with superpowers are terrible. They have nothing but a hard bed. It's not like we're short of money. We could at least get a few presidential suites. It's not like the base doesn't have the resources."
"Your vision is too short-sighted!"
Su Yimo, listening from the side, was somewhat speechless: "I said, are you guys still going to grow vegetables or not? You've been complaining for an hour, for goodness sake."
"Emo, to be honest, aren't you feeling resentful?"
Su Yimo pursed her lips and remained silent.
Actually, there is a bit.
After all, adults are always the center of attention wherever they go, and it's bound to feel a bit disappointed when no one is paying attention to them right now.
It wasn't for myself, but for the adults.
A woman as beautiful and powerful as her should be respected, served, and worshipped by everyone.
In the western province, adults are treated like gods, but when they arrived at the provincial capital base, they didn't even receive an invitation to enter. The difference is just too great.
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