There are an unprecedented number of survivors in the safe zone, and survivors are still entering in a steady stream.
In order to accommodate more people, the base's top management is actively expanding the living area so that more people can have a home where they can live safely.
The survivors in the safe zone are also divided into three, six or nine levels.
The lowest level are those survivors with weak abilities. They may be physically disabled or not physically strong enough to apply for hard labor jobs. They can only survive in the base in confusion every day.
The base does not want them to starve to death, so it will issue a hard black ball for them to eat to maintain basic life activities.
The average ones are probably ordinary people who are strong and healthy. They can join the team that goes out to search for supplies, or they can find a hard-working job in the base, get enough reward from it, and live steadily.
The highest-level survivors are those who have special skills, especially doctors, scientists, chemists, maintenance workers... people who can contribute to the construction of the base.
Their jobs tend to be easier, but they receive the most rewards of anyone.
Tao Shuangxue herself had not rested for a long time, and she happened to take advantage of Song Jinhe to give herself a good vacation, otherwise she would not be able to hang out in the base with her.
Song Jinhe looked at the hurried survivors around him and asked curiously: "What are you doing in the base?"
Tao Shuangxue scared away a person who tried to steal their backpack, and then put the sharp dagger casually on her waist.
"I am a member of a small team, and I usually go out with them to search for supplies and the like."
Song Jinhe nodded thoughtfully. In fact, it can be seen that Tao Shuangxue's skin color is slightly yellow and a bit rough, which is not what those who work indoors for a long time can have.
Looking at her ability to fight off the bad guys just now, it is enough to show that she has experienced a lot of actual combat.
After being led to the trading area by Tao Shuangxue, Song Jinhe looked at the vast expanse of land in front of him and opened his mouth in surprise.
Looking at her appearance, Tao Shuangxue burst into laughter: "You should have learned a lot. This is the largest trading place in the Xiling Security Zone. Basically, anyone in need will come here, and you can buy anything you want."
Speaking of this, she narrowed her eyes slightly, with a hint of displeasure in her eyes.
Song Jinhe secretly thought about what she said, that he could buy anything, which might not be consistent with what she meant before the end of the world.
After all, after the end of the world, everything can be openly traded. Those black transactions before the end of the world are now well known to the public. Even if the base wants to intervene, it is unable to solve it.
The safe zone is too chaotic. Although there are restrictions on various survival rules, there are always people who like to take advantage of loopholes.
Furthermore, not everyone at the top is willing to think about ordinary survivors. They tend to pay more attention to their own interests and do not care about the lives of other survivors.
The two of them walked around the trading area, and sure enough, it was chaotic.
No one is secretive about selling children, all kinds of good-looking men and women, selling crudely made weapons, and even selling drugs.
They know that what they do is heinous people before the end of the world, but so what?
Now that the high-ranking people in the base have not ordered them to be investigated and punished, there is no need to hide around like rats in the gutter.
Tao Shuangxue walked around, and the smile on her face had disappeared a lot.
"I don't usually like to come to places like this to trade. I always feel uncomfortable when I see those children begging others to buy them and leave."
She was not a kind-hearted person, but seeing those fatherless and motherless children being beaten like animals, she felt a throbbing pain in her heart.
These people were supposed to be playing and studying in a campus with bright windows and clean windows. Who would have thought that an apocalypse would actually harm them like this.
Song Jinhe felt uncomfortable, and just when he was about to turn around and leave, a dirty little hand grabbed his trousers and refused to let go.
"Sister, buy me, I can work! I can do many, many things."
Song Jinhe slowed down his movement of lifting his feet and looked down at the little cat-like child. Her body was torn and bruised.
Although his whole body was twitching in pain, he still insisted on living.
No matter how young the children are, they don’t want to face the fear of death, but as long as they continue to stay in the hands of those traffickers, they will definitely be bought by some people with evil intentions.
What will happen after being bought? Even Song Jinhe didn't dare to think too deeply.
After all, the evil of human nature cannot be specifically outlined. People are not the worst, only worse.
Perhaps after discovering the child who had sneaked away, Song Jinhe heard a yell from a distance and saw a man running over with a whip in hand.
"Damn you little brat, how dare you run away! I have to skin you!"
The little girl who was holding onto Song Jinhe's trousers was trembling with fright and tried to crawl out in a panic.
Yes, she had to lie down quietly on the ground to catch up with Song Jinhe's departure. Her thin leg had been broken and was lying limply behind her.
Fear made her burst out with unlimited potential. She grasped the gravel on the ground tightly with both hands and crawled forward like crazy, trying to escape the pursuit of the bad guys.
But she was wrong.
Before she could climb out a few meters, she was blocked by a tall figure with an extra foot on her back.
The person who stopped her was a man with a rough voice with a regional accent.
"What's going on? Why did you let the goods escape?"
The man who caught up with the whip wiped the sweat from his head and said, "She escaped without paying attention. She is the prettiest among these children. If she escaped, I would have lost a lot of supplies."
"Okay, take it back quickly, sell it and treat me to a drink."
The rough man kicking the girl to the whip-wielding man really seemed like he was kicking a lifeless cargo.
Song Jinhe watched the little girl faint from pain and frowned imperceptibly.
Tao Shuangxue gently tugged on her sleeves: "Okay, let's go.
There are endless ways to save these children. If you save one, there will be thousands of them. If you save children and trapped adults, it is simply not something that ordinary people like us can do. "
Tao Shuangxue was not without compassion, but the targets of these human traffickers were not only the perverts with evil intentions, but also the soft-hearted virgins who tried to save others.
They can profit from it anyway, so why not?
The future life of their children will not have any impact on them, as long as the goods are sold and they benefit.
As long as someone is willing to buy it, whether it is to take it home for torture or redemption, it is a good deal for them.
After getting a taste of it, more children will definitely suffer. As long as someone is willing to provide materials to purchase, this kind of transaction will never stop.
