Chapter 160 The base is not a paradise
Li Chuang smiled bitterly, his eyes full of envy, "You guys are really capable! It's such a long weekend, and you can still live so well, and you can even find a motorhome. If I had known this, I might as well not come to the base. Maybe if I stayed with you, I could have lived a better life."
After listening to Li Chuang's words, none of Nan Ci and the other three said a word.
The most taboo thing between people is to talk about deep things with others.
They were not very familiar with each other, but Li Chuang's words made it seem as if they had a very good relationship.
Even if Li Chuang did not bring his family to the base, Nan Ci would not have been able to take their whole family with him, so what he said was totally untrue.
Although Nan Ci and the other three remained silent, Li Chuang's face did not show the slightest embarrassment and he continued to smile at them.
"You just arrived at the base, you are not familiar with the situation here, right? I can tell you about it."
Just by listening to Li Chuang's words, you can tell that he is also a smart man.
Seeing that playing the emotional card didn't work, they turned to exchanging interests.
Compared to playing the emotional card, Nan Ci prefers this method. This time he nodded and said, "Then please tell us about it."
Li Chuang thought for a moment and said, "You should know that the base is divided into the aboveground city and the underground city. The people in charge of the base and those who have power and influence all live in the underground city.
In addition to these people, ordinary survivors who want to enter the underground base have to pay a certain amount of supplies.
The entrance fee alone is 50 kilograms of food per person. No one is allowed to walk outside or sleep outside after dark. So in addition to the entrance fee, you have to prepare enough rent. Otherwise, you have to walk around inside and come out before dark. "
Hearing this, Mu Qianqian couldn't help but ask a question, "What if we don't get out before dark?"
Li Chuang was silent for a moment. "If I don't come out before dark and don't find a place to stay, I will be arrested and forced to do hard labor. Unless I pay a large ransom, I will never be free again in my life."
Mu Qianqian's eyes widened in shock. "Isn't this... too much? How could there be such an outrageous rule?"
Mu Qianqian had just finished saying this when Li Chuang's expression suddenly changed. He looked around vigilantly, and only after making sure that there was no one around did he breathe a sigh of relief.
"If that's the case, I advise you not to say it again. If someone in the base hears me, you will be arrested immediately. They will also accuse you of a crime."
"What crime?"
"It could be disrupting the order of the base, disturbing the public security of the base, or damaging the reputation of the base... I'm not sure what the specific crime is. But once you are accused of these crimes, you can't redeem yourself even if you have supplies. From now on, you will have no freedom and human rights at all."
Li Chuang's eyes swept over Mu Qianqian's body, "People like you shouldn't be forced to do hard labor, but your fate will definitely be worse than that of hard labor."
Although Li Chuang did not say it explicitly, one could guess his unfinished intention just by listening to his words.
Mu Qianqian's face darkened instantly. "If what you said is true, then how can this be called a base? What's the difference between this and a wolf's den?"
Li Chuang suddenly laughed, his laughter was low and mixed with many complicated meanings, "Do you still think that the base is really the same as the world before the end of the world? How is that possible?"
Nan Ci used his eyes to stop Mu Qianqian from asking further questions, and asked a question of his own, "Do you know what life is like in the underground city?"
Li Chuang shook his head, "I have never been inside, but I heard that the building inside is like a skyscraper, very large and with many floors.
Although it is underground, it is as bright as day inside.
It was clean and warm inside, with electricity and hot water available for use. There were even shops and restaurants, and the people inside lived the same life as before the end of the world.
When talking about this, Li Chuang's face was filled with endless yearning.
"If it weren't for the earthquake that lost so much supplies, I could have moved down there with my family. If I had lived down there, my family wouldn't have suffered, and I wouldn't have become as skinny as I am now."
Li Chuang muttered to himself for a while, then suddenly raised his head and looked at Nan Ci and the other three. "You have so many supplies. Not to mention paying the entrance fee, even if you rent a luxurious house inside, it probably won't be a burden at all. From now on, you don't have to worry about it anymore, and you don't have to endure hunger and cold anymore. It's great!"
It can be seen that Li Chuang is really envious.
In response to Li Chuang's sigh, Nan Ci just smiled slightly and asked, "What about the city above ground?"
"Aboveground city?" Li Chuang was stunned for a moment, somewhat puzzled. "Why do you ask about aboveground city? Do you want to live here forever? What's the good of this?"
"Whether it's good or not, you have to tell us first, then we can know."
"Okay." Li Chuang was somewhat helpless. "The ground city is what you see now. All the buildings in the ground city are made of ice bricks. Only the general framework can be made of ice bricks, but things like doors and windows really can't be made of ice bricks. We can only find a way ourselves.
Even if you find a way to get the doors and windows, it is not foolproof. Someone must watch the doors and windows of your house all day long, otherwise you may find that the doors and windows are gone when you go out or wake up from a sleep.
Fighting is not prohibited in the base, and no one cares if you steal things. As long as you are not rebelling, the people in the base will not bother to pay attention to you. " "According to what you said, the aboveground city only provides everyone with a house made of ice bricks, and everything else depends on the survivors themselves?"
"Yes, that's right. There are many mutant animals outside now. Some of them are very ferocious and will attack people. The base has high walls and people are on duty. Compared with the outside, it is still very safe inside the base.
Therefore, even though life in the city above ground is not that good and one still has to spend supplies to rent a house, not many people are willing to leave the base.
You don’t have to rent a house when living outside, but your life safety is not guaranteed.
Comparing the two, everyone knows which one to choose.”
Nan Ci agreed with what he said in his heart, which was true.
Compared with the materials needed to rent a house and life safety, the latter is of course more important.
Having learned most of the information about the base, Nan Ci stopped talking nonsense.
She turned and entered the RV, and after a while came down carrying a two-pound bag of vacuum-packed millet, and walked straight to Li Chuang.
"Thank you for telling us this. This is for you."
(End of this chapter)
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