Lin Xi turned to look at the bustling city and suddenly had a strange feeling, as if the zombie virus had never broken out here.
The people here live a peaceful and tranquil life. Everyone who passes by her is in a hurry, just like the office workers of the past.
Chen Jin was also very surprised, "Aren't there any security checks here? Doesn't that mean zombies can get in too?"
"Isn't the friend who brought you here coming over?" Lin Xi asked as the car drove away.
"Oh, his destination wasn't here, it was in the next city, so he just gave me a ride," Chen Jin explained.
After saying that, Chen Jin glanced at the time again. "What a coincidence, it's lunchtime. Come on, it's my treat!"
There are many restaurants here, and they went to the nearest one that serves casual home-style dishes.
The owner came over and handed a menu to Chen Jin.
After glancing at it, Chen Jin frowned deeply. "Boss, what you're accepting here isn't money or crystal cores?"
"Yes, the currency in circulation in the capital changed to Yunzhu five months ago," the shopkeeper explained patiently with a kind smile.
"Can we pay for this meal with crystal cores?"
The shopkeeper still smiled and said, "That won't do. Yunzhu is the only currency in circulation here."
"Now, in each safe zone, we can use both crystal cores and the previous currency for transactions. Why can't we use them in the capital? Is the capital no longer under the control of the state?"
The boss's smile faded, his expression hardening as he looked at Lin Xi, who had just spoken.
"You don't know yet, do you? Two months after the zombie outbreak, the country's top management had already begun to have disagreements. Now that the country is in disarray, they have no time to care about us ordinary people who are struggling to survive in the cracks."
The three people present were shocked upon hearing this news!
The three of them exclaimed in unison, "What?"
Lin Xi suddenly remembered what He Chao had said that day: the safety passage that was originally planned to be built had not been completed yet for some reason.
If that's the case, then it's completely understandable.
With internal strife at the top, the primary issue is undoubtedly eliminating separatist forces, so this task has naturally been postponed.
This news was indeed kept very secret. Now that the capital city has broken away from the national government and is completely controlled by certain forces in the city, no one deliberately suppressed the rumors that were circulating. In fact, these forces seemed to be somewhat happy about it, which is how the three of them found out.
"But why hasn't this news spread? There are quite a few people who have come here from other places." Chen Jin found this strange.
The terrifying expression on the boss's face had vanished, replaced by the same kind smile as before, as if he had simply become a different person.
He kindly reminded everyone, "For those of you visiting the capital for the first time, if you don't have any Cloud Pearls, I suggest you earn some as soon as possible, otherwise you might not even have a place to sleep tonight."
"Where can I earn this cloud bead you mentioned?" Lin Xi asked.
"If you don't have any shops here, then you'll have to go to the Colosseum."
Lin Xi's brow twitched when she heard the term.
"What era are we living in? Still resorting to such barbaric methods? Just from the name, it doesn't sound like a good thing." Her face was full of rejection, clearly unwilling to earn cloud pearls this way.
"You're from out of town, and if you want to earn some Yunzhu (cloud pearls), this is your only option," the boss reminded them again.
After that, the three penniless men were kindly asked to leave by the boss.
"It seems we have no choice but to go to the arena this time." Jiang Chuan looked up at the sky.
Chen Jin carefully read the three words, "Colosseum, Colosseum, does that mean we have to fight wild beasts?"
Lin Xi was speechless. "Isn't that illegal...?"
“Have you forgotten what he said? Nobody cares about these things anymore.” Chen Jin took a deep breath. “There’s no other way, we really have to go this time.”
Otherwise, you'll be sleeping on the streets...
Lin Xi hesitated for a moment, then decided to go.
Having come this far, there's no reason to turn back.
Being unfamiliar with the area, it took them quite a while to find the location of the Colosseum.
This is a giant arena built in the city center, and there are staff members in a separate venue outside the gate who are specifically responsible for registration.
The registration staff, dressed in blue suits, were like machines, neither speaking nor displaying an unusually indifferent expression.
"Fill out the form first." He then handed over a piece of paper.
After Lin Xi finished filling out the form, she looked up at him, trying to get some information out of him, "Excuse me, sir, what time does the arena start?"
9 p.m.
"So, are all of us who signed up really going to fight wild beasts?"
As soon as she finished asking the question, the staff member looked at her strangely, then suddenly chuckled, "Another newbie?"
Lin Xi looked bewildered, but still nodded honestly, "Yes, it's our first time here and we don't quite know the rules yet."
Immediately after that, the staff didn't say anything more, but their eyes were very strange, looking at them as if they were three pieces of food.
This sent a chill down Lin Xi's spine.
"I feel like we've stumbled into a den of thieves," Chen Jin muttered to them.
The sharp-eared staff member overheard this and gave them a cold look before quickly looking away. "Since you're newcomers, you should keep a low profile. There are plenty of ears here."
Chen Jin choked and immediately shut up, saying no more.
Lin Xi took out three loaves of bread from her crossbody bag, and the three of them sat down next to the glass railing of the Colosseum and had a simple dinner.
There's still an hour until 9 p.m.
The order of appearance wouldn't be decided until 8:30, and since they had nowhere else to go, they simply sat cross-legged here and rested for a while.
Lin Xi received number eight, so she might be the eighth to play. Based on a 20-minute game, she might have to wait until after 11 o'clock.
So, by that calculation, her number should be considered one of the later ones.
But after glancing at Jiang Chuan and Chen Jin's numbers, she fell silent again; their numbers were older than hers.
Jiang Chuan is eighteen.
Surely we can't fight until tomorrow?
"Welcome, everyone. The performance will begin in three minutes. Please take your seats as soon as possible." The beautiful female host's face appeared on the big screen; she had a lovely figure and a pleasant smile.
She waited a long time, but the tiger and lion she expected never appeared.
It wasn't until she saw two people suddenly appear on the arena stage that Lin Xi realized it was a fight between people, so she should have been the fourth to appear.
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