Xia Runrun had the mutant bird flock distribute a large number of leaflets throughout the Star-Moon City. These leaflets drifted to every corner of the city like falling snowflakes.
As one of the top five mega-cities in China, Xingyue City boasts a population far exceeding that of other ordinary areas. Even after the outbreak of the virus, which resulted in the mass exodus of the population, millions of survivors still linger in the city's corners.
Most of these people do not have mutant beasts guarding them. Apart from looking for food, they usually only dare to hide in dark underground shelters. Even if someone wants to look for them deliberately, it is difficult to find them without knowing the location of the shelter.
But today.
Brother Chen walked on the street with his teammates, and his vigilant eyes swept over the people around him from time to time. In the past, he might not be able to see many people during the day, but now, the closer he got to the university town, the more survivors there were on the street.
"Brother Chen, why are there so many people here..." A female team member moved her neck somewhat uncomfortably, holding the weapon tightly in her hand.
After the virus outbreak, the world changed dramatically.
People needed to be wary not only of mutated plants and animals, but also of other survivors. Huge mutant plants grew at an incredibly fast rate, and while few would kill or burn for a few sweet potatoes these days, weapons, cloth, and other items were in high demand, forcing them to remain vigilant of their surroundings.
"These people should have come here after seeing the flyers." After all, Chen Peng had been a policeman before, and his observation skills were much stronger than those of ordinary people. He only glanced around lightly, and Chen Peng noticed that many people had flyers in their pockets.
A small corner of the white printed paper was exposed, looking extremely inconspicuous.
Before the outbreak of the virus, even if such white advertising paper was thrown on the ground, no scavengers would pick it up.
At this moment, everyone carefully folded the paper and put it in their pockets, or held it tightly in their hands, letting the sweat wet the paper in their hands.
Brother Chen slowly withdrew his gaze and said in a low voice, "This Zootopia Survival Base must have dropped a large number of flyers yesterday. Based on what we saw on the way back to the shelter, I estimate they dropped at least 100,000 flyers in a single day... They've gone to such lengths to lure everyone here, so the chances of them being a scam are probably low."
Most importantly, the people who put up these ads weren't ordinary human survivors, but mutant birds that could fly high in the sky! This wasn't something an ordinary person could do, and no one knew what kind of ability this animal survival base had to drive so many mutant birds.
Although most mutant birds are small and their individual lethality is not strong, there is an old saying that goes, "a swarm of ants can kill an elephant." With such a large number of mutant birds, even a pack of mutant dogs would be wary.
This is why Chen Peng and others rushed to the university students early the next morning. "In the final analysis, it's because everyone's daily life is too hard. Otherwise, no one would come here to try their luck just based on an advertisement."
Brother Chen's honest words made the atmosphere in the entire team feel a little depressing. After a while, his sister Chen Tong sighed and said, "I hope this Zootopia Survival Base will really be like what's described on the flyer. Not only will it be large enough to accommodate all the survivors, but it will also allow everyone to live a worry-free and safe life."
They didn't really care about food, as long as they had a safe base to survive. With the current growth rate of mutant plants, these survivors wouldn't have to worry about food or drink.
Instead, it is a safe living environment that is what these survivors care about most.
The vast majority of people around them had the same idea as Brother Chen and his group. They looked around cautiously as they walked, as if they were worried about whether the flyers were real or not, but they had to come here anyway.
However, among these people, there are still some people who seem to have a good attitude.
Rather than doubting the authenticity of the advertisement, they are more worried about whether they will not be able to join because their speed is too slow.
You should know that for those other survival bases that appear in the broadcast signals, everyone who joins needs to pay a high entry fee.
As far as Brother Chen and others could see, the young couple walking in front was obviously in this situation. They had smiles on their faces and their eyes were full of anticipation for the new base city. They only needed to turn the corner in front to reach the university town.
The girl pulled her boyfriend and said happily, "Let's go! We're almost at the university town. Turn the corner and we'll see it..."
"Oh my god! Oh no! It's a mutant wolf or a mutant cat. Run!"
The girl was jumping up and down with excitement, her voice still stuck in her throat, and before she could finish her words, she suddenly saw a huge white wolf about the size of a three-story building, and a ferocious mutant orange cat.
The girl's eyes opened wide, like a hen whose throat was pinched. She panicked instantly, screamed, turned around and ran away!
Chen Peng and others: “??!!!!!!”
Other passersby: “!!!!”
"Run, run! There are man-eating mutant beasts here!"
Passersby who didn't know the specific situation only heard panicked screams, as if someone suddenly pressed a switch at this moment, and suddenly followed the girl and ran away, even Chen Peng and others were no exception.
After finally finishing his official duties, he walked along the streets with Egg Yolk and the White Wolf King to inspect the situation. However, he frightened the survivors, and Xia Ruanruan, who looked confused, said: "...???"
no……
Why are you running?! Come back soon! My mutant beasts don't eat people! I can see the flyers you're holding!
I told you this is the Zootopia Survival Base. If it's Zootopia, there must be a lot of mutant animals! Why are you running so fast?! Watch out, I'll deduct points from you as the city lord! Come back here!
…
Ten minutes later, they failed to escape and were instead chased and blocked by the mutant wolf king and egg yolk, two big beasts with bared fangs. There were even groups of mutant birds and mutant rats that appeared from nowhere and drove all the escaping survivors back like ducklings. These survivors looked at the mutant animals around them, their faces pale and trembling. Some of the timid ones even had red eyes and were scared to tears.
I almost burst into tears on the spot!
At the entrance of the university town street, the guide Aunt Liu and others who witnessed the sudden incident gave an awkward but polite smile to the group of survivors in front of them.
Fortunately, I was a guide after all, and I had completed pre-job training two days ago. I knew that some timid survivors would most likely be frightened by the surrounding mutant animals as soon as they entered the vicinity of the university town, so I prepared a powerful weapon early!
——Spicy and sour sweet potato noodles slow-cooked over campfire!
"Come, come, everyone, don't be afraid, don't be afraid! Our Zootopia Survival Base, why is it called the Zootopia Survival Base?! Of course, it's because there are so many mutant animals in our base! Don't be fooled by their tall and burly appearance, but they are all very friendly! Look at how brightly the White Wolf King is smiling right now? He is here to greet you!"
Aunt Liu brought out some hot and sour sweet potato noodles, stuffed them into a survivor's hand, and said with a smile, "Let's not talk too much. I'm sure you've all had a hard time coming here. You must have missed breakfast. First, give me a bamboo tube of our Xingyue City specialty, hot and sour sweet potato noodles, to fill your stomachs! I'll take you all on a tour of the base later for registration! This is our own sweet potato noodles, and they're delicious!"
The spicy and sour sweet potato noodles placed at the intersection naturally could not fill all the survivors, but the rich aroma of the food instantly soothed the anxious and worried hearts of many people.
It's rare to find someone willing to give food to a stranger these days, especially something as delicate as sweet potato flour!
You have to know that the food that everyone eats on weekdays are all those roots that are full of earthy smell, rough and rough and make your throat ache. The delicate sweet potato vermicelli is slightly transparent and burnt brown. The rich and sour and spicy soup soaks the whole bowl of vermicelli tightly in it. Although there are not many bright red peppers and emerald green chopped green onions, the clear contrast of colors can't help but attract everyone's attention.
Take a deep sniff, and the rich sour, spicy and salty aroma will rise from the small bamboo tube, penetrate into your lungs, and attract countless gluttons.
No one knows who moved the chopsticks first.
"Slurp~~"
This is the sound of sour and spicy sweet potato noodles being slurped into the mouth. As the sound began, a large group of survivors holding bamboo tubes of sour and spicy sweet potato noodles started to eat. They ate so voraciously that they had completely forgotten the mutant beasts of the White Wolf King.
It was clearly just a small bamboo tube of spicy and sour sweet potato noodles.
Many of the survivors, however, experienced the same deep, bone-warming comfort they had before the outbreak. Perhaps the early spring breeze was too biting, but the hot and sour sweet potato noodles warmed their bodies. Just a small bamboo tube of hot and sour sweet potato noodles instantly made over 90% of the survivors want to stay.
A base city that was so generous as to give them a bamboo tube of spicy and sour sweet potato noodles on their first meeting, what could they possibly be dissatisfied with?!
After all, living anywhere is living, right?!
They did it!
The scene of a large group of about a hundred people standing at the street corner slurping noodles was so shocking that the other survivors who came later, even after seeing the mutant animals such as White Wolf King Yolk, approached cautiously and joined the group slurping noodles.
Xia Runrun sat on top of Egg Yolk's head, blinked twice, looked at the survivors slurping noodles beside her, then looked down at the large area of character icons appearing on the red atlas in her hand, and immediately curled the corners of her lips in satisfaction.
Patting the big orange cat's furry head, simply drawing the big orange cat to walk somewhere else, in just half a morning, the base city had already won over many people with this method. Even the percentage of the base's total population's approval had increased significantly.
"Plus, the daily broadcasts on the streets these days have increased the recognition of many mutant animals... I believe that the complaints will disappear in a few days..." Xia Ruanruan stared at the number of residents' recognition numbers that kept jumping on the atlas, her expression extremely serious.
This scene was really strange in the eyes of some survivors who had just joined the survival base.
How come there is a little girl sitting on the head of such a powerful mutant beast?
It seemed that the mutant big white wolf also listened to what the little girl said, but the group of people watched eagerly, and no one dared to ask questions.
Seeing that the number of survivors was growing, and she was about to lose them, Aunt Liu cleared her throat and took up the small loudspeaker in her hand. She was like a tour guide in the scenic area before the outbreak, waving the small red flag in her hand and leading the way.
"Everyone, whether you've finished eating or not, follow me! I'll introduce the rules and some precautions of our Zootopia base! I'll also take you to the registration office for registration!"
"Only survivors who have registered at our Zootopia Survival Base and possess a registration badge are considered true members of our base. They can earn points by taking on daily quests at the quest collection area!"
Like an elementary school student donning a red scarf, Aunt Liu held her head high and proudly tugged at the registration badge hung around her neck, which featured a group of cartoon animals. On the back of the badge were clearly written Aunt Liu's ID number—NO: 00004245!—along with her gender, age, and a front-facing photo that matched her ID card size.
"Wow, that's cool! There's even an ID card and registration plate!"
Suddenly, the survivors in the crowd cried out in surprise. Although this was just a small identity registration card, it carried the hope of human civilization and social order!
In an ordinary shelter, the constant comings and goings of survivors are a constant source of rest. Forget ID cards; even the rations earned might not be enough to survive in the shelter. It's even possible to sleep soundly in the shelter in the morning, only to have it overrun by mutant and ferocious beasts by noon, forcing the survivors to flee en masse to other shelters.
A base that is willing to spend a lot of effort to produce identity registration cards must be a base that is particularly confident and self-assured about its base!
A group of survivors followed Aunt Liu, looking around without blinking.
I have made up my mind in my heart!
You must stay in this survival base no matter what!
They must stay in this survival base that can easily provide them with fine food like sweet potato flour, and can also issue identity registration cards to every survivor. It is so kind to these newcomers!
As Aunt Liu led the survivors deeper into the base, registering their identities and then touring the cafeteria, bathhouse, and dormitories, the survivors were practically glued to the base. If it weren't for the fact that some supplies were still at the original survival base, they might have gone to the mission hall right then and there to earn points and redeem them for supplies!
"Brother Chen! Look at how many construction tasks they have here... Do we not need to go out hunting in the future? And the rules state that any survivor who joins the survival base is not allowed to hunt any warm-blooded animals. But there is a fish pond in the base, so we might as well use the points to buy fish in the future!" Gangzi listened to Aunt Liu describing the basic situation of the entire base, and excitedly patted Chen Peng beside him.
"We have come to the right place this time! Let's stay here from now on! There are so many mutant beasts here, no wonder the people in the base are not worried at all about other mutant beasts and ferocious beasts breaking in from outside." Fang Xiaomin, as a teammate, was also very happy.
However, sister Chen Tong, seeing that her brother seemed to have a thoughtful expression on his face, pushed his arm with some confusion.
"Brother, what's wrong with you? I felt like you were a little absent-minded from the beginning. Don't you like this place? Or do you think there is something wrong with this Zootopia Survival Base?"
Chen Peng shook his head, frowning slightly. "No, no... I don't dislike her. I just remembered the little girl I saw at the intersection just now, the one lying on the mutant orange cat's head. I always feel that the little girl looks very similar to the little girl who saved me in the pine forest a few months ago and brought me together with Latiao..." Even the cat is exactly the same...
"It's normal for people to look alike. Didn't you say that the little girl we saw earlier was only about four years old? The little girl sitting on that big orange cat just now must have been at least six or seven years old. The ages don't even match. I think you should just forget about it. Let's quickly take the spicy snacks and go back to get our luggage!"
Because we were worried that the advertisement was fraudulent, we left all our luggage in the original shelter.
"Okay! Let's go back and forth while it's still early!" Chen Peng shook out the image of Xia Runrun, whom he met during the day, from his mind, and immediately followed the direction his companions came from.
At the same time, like Chen Peng and others, there were many new survivors who joined today and were in a hurry to go back to get their luggage!
——Ding Dong!
The number of official residents in Base City has increased by 130! There are now a total of 20,731 official residents in the region! Of these, 14,353 truly approve of the Host, bringing the overall approval rate for the Host to 69.2%. Please continue your efforts to reach over 70% and turn off the "complaint" mode.
——Ding Dong!
The number of official residents in the base city increased by 657! There are now a total of 21,388 official residents in the area! Of these, 14,972 truly approve of the host, bringing the overall approval rate for the host to 70%. The "Complaint" mode has been disabled, eliminating the base's overall rating of 6.378 due to complaints.
——Ding Dong!
——The comprehensive score of the base city increased by 6.378. The current comprehensive score of the base city is: 63.227, reaching the passing score of the two-star base city!
——The host meets the reward requirements, and the host's body time is restored to one-fifth!
“Crack—”
Hot air rushed through her body, and the seven-year-old's clothes made a painful sound. Xia Ruanruan suddenly grew two and a half years older! She looked like she was over nine years old. Her clothes, which had originally fit her, suddenly became too tight. Her legs and arms had grown longer and longer. She looked like an adult wearing children's clothes, and she was squeezed!
Chu Hang, who was teaching Xia Ruanruan historical knowledge: "..."
Xia Ruanruan, who had grown taller suddenly: "..."
The two, one large and one small, immediately stared at each other. Finally, Chu Hang was the first to take action. He dug out the clothes for the 10-year-old child that had been prepared in the closet and quietly left the room.
Xia Ruanruan: Forget it. I am thick-skinned anyway. It’s not the first time I grow taller. I don’t have to worry about having too many lice.
Anyway...
This person also knew she was a time traveler, so what was a 10cm increase in height?!
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