Charlotte's motorcycle had begun to slow down.
Ji Xian asked, "Is this city unsafe? Look at the city gate, there are so many corpses hanging there."
Xia Luoxue said, "Don't worry, this just shows that the city should be relatively safe."
Ji Xian asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"
"The hanging of corpses on the city gates is to deter those who break the rules. In other words, this city has a ruler, and where there is a ruler, there are rules. As long as we don't break the rules, we are safe."
Ji Xian was relieved after hearing this.
Xia Luoxue added, "When we enter the city later, let's take a look at the city's rules. Usually, there will be a notice about the rules posted at the city gate."
"Mm," Ji Xian replied.
My initially relaxed mood turned slightly heavy.
This is, after all, a post-apocalyptic world, far from the peaceful reality.
Outside the city gate, a group of people were lingering.
These people were emaciated and dressed in rags.
Most of them were lying on the ground, like beggars.
Upon seeing Xia Luoxue and Ji Xian approaching on a motorcycle, the beggars seemed to gleam with greed.
Many beggars got up and blocked the road.
"What are they going to do?" Ji Xian asked hurriedly.
"Begging on the roadside."
Ji Xian couldn't help but feel sympathy: "I have plenty of food here, I'll give them some and let them disperse."
Xia Luoxue added, "You'd better not do that. These people are no different from desperados. If you show even the slightest bit of kindness, they will absolutely tear you to pieces without hesitation."
"Alright." Ji Xian's greatest strength is that he listens to advice.
Xia Luoxue continued, "I know you are kind, but you are too kind. Remember, in this world, do not pity anyone, and do not trust anyone, because anyone could betray you in the next second!"
Ji Xian asked, "Then would you betray me?"
Xia Luoxue remained silent.
"Will it?" Ji Xian asked again.
"I have no idea."
Xia Luoxue grew up in a post-apocalyptic world and adapted to its rules from a young age.
She considered it natural for people to betray each other, even though she had never betrayed anyone. But she believed that if there were enough benefits, she would do so without hesitation.
But... Ji Xian gave her a different feeling.
She felt a warmth she had never experienced before with Ji Xian.
When asked about Ji Xian's question, Xia Luoxue honestly found it difficult to answer.
Xia Luoxue took out the pistol from her waist and pointed it forward.
Where the gun was pointed, the beggars immediately made way.
Xia Luoxue finally passed through smoothly.
Seeing that Xia Luoxue was not someone to be trifled with, the beggars quickly dispersed and lay on the ground lazily waiting for the next person to enter the city.
When Xia Luoxue arrived at the city gate, she immediately put away the pistol at her waist.
Several soldiers guarding the city gate had also aimed their guns at Xia Luoxue, but when she lowered her weapon, they did so as well. The snipers hidden atop the city wall also put away their weapons.
Anyone who dares to violently storm the city will only face death.
Xia Luoxue was very clear about the rules of this world and took them for granted without feeling anything. Only Ji Xian still felt a trace of fear, and an invisible sense of oppression enveloped him.
"Entry fee: 0.5 energy points per person," a city guard said.
Xia Luoxue showed her bracelet, and the city guards scanned it with a barcode scanner.
An electric arc flashed, immediately taking 1 energy point from Xia Luoxue's bracelet.
Xia Luoxue carefully examined the city rules posted on the city gate.
The rules are simple: theft, robbery, murder, and arson are not allowed.
These are rules that most cities need to follow.
The reason for looking carefully is that some city lords may have special requirements or quirks, and Xia Luoxue wants to avoid unknowingly incurring bad luck.
Xia Luoxue successfully led Ji Xian into the city.
The city was far less bustling than Ji Xian had imagined.
Everything looked old and worn.
It was less like entering the city and more like entering a slum filled with contradictions.
Apart from the tallest, most impressive concrete building in the distance, the rest of the buildings here, like those in front of us, look like piles of garbage.
Each house is pieced together from different materials.
Like the shacks built in slums in modern society.
Among the people walking along the road, besides the plainly dressed passersby, you can also see mercenaries carrying AK guns, merchants using projection technology to do their accounts on the roadside, and cyborgs with half-mechanical skeletons limping along.
Here, it is a completely contradictory world, a world where modernity and the Middle Ages are blended.
Ji Xian got off the motorcycle, his legs went weak, and he stumbled, almost losing his balance.
Xia Luoxue asked anxiously, "What's wrong?"
Then Xia Luoxue noticed something and pointed at Ji Xian's face with concern, saying, "Are you having a skin allergy? Oh no, you've got a sunburn!"
“Sunburn? How could that be?” Ji Xian didn’t believe it.
But when Ji Xian raised his hand, he saw that the skin exposed outside his clothes was already red.
"I really did get sunburned." Ji Xian smiled wryly.
Xia Luoxue frowned and said, "I guess besides having no resistance to bacteria and viruses, you also have no resistance to ultraviolet rays and radiation, right?"
Ji Xian asked in confusion, "It's only been two or three hours on this journey, how did I get so tanned?"
Xia Luoxue said, "The atmosphere of this world has been damaged, and there may be areas with particularly strong ultraviolet radiation. In addition, your body is not adapted to this environment, so it is bound to become like this. But it doesn't matter. As long as you inject the gene enhancement drug, these are not problems."
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