Although Aji said it with full assurance, Zhang Ze still felt vaguely uneasy.
After all, they now have no equipment and no skills, which is equivalent to running away. Once an accident occurs, it is difficult for them to guarantee that they can survive safely.
He turned around and looked at the people in the carriage. They were similar to Zhang Ze and others. They were wearing very simple clothes. They were probably poor people on the fringes of the city. They had various dreams and hoped to realize them in the City of Dreams. .
For some reason, Zhang Ze seemed to see himself in them when he was drifting to Beijing...
At this time, a young man who was about the same age as Zhang Feng comforted him: "You really don't have to worry. My eldest brother took Chai Ge's car to sneak into Dream City last year. Now he has settled in Dream City, and we have also settled in Dream City." Nothing will happen."
The giant god sat next to the young man and talked to him wordlessly: "What is your brother doing in the City of Dreams?"
"Plumber."
The honest-looking young man smiled and said: "Although his work is relatively hard, he makes much more money than we did back home. Every year he can send a sum of money home to help us improve our lives."
He pointed at a red-haired girl next to him and said: "Her sister is even more powerful. I heard that she is now a hacker and makes more money than my brother!"
Shan Dao Bu Bu asked curiously: "Hacker? Invading a computer network?"
"It's a network, but it's not a computer."
The young man pointed to his head and said: "It is to sneak into other people's brains and steal valuable information from them."
"Is this still possible?"
Everyone was surprised. The technological civilization of this world exceeded their imagination.
Someone in the crowd sneered: "Are you really from this era? Don't you even know about this kind of thing?"
"Our human brains have long been modified to be like computers. Haven't you ever used the brain-computer interface on the back of your head? As long as you plug in the data cable to the interface, you can log into the network directly."
"The chip implanted in the brain will help us read the data on the Internet. At the same time, it can also upload and save the data in our brain. Your memory will never disappear."
Zhang Ze reached out and touched the back of his head, and sure enough he found a round hole that felt like some kind of metal.
Everyone's expressions suddenly changed. A hole was opened in their heads. This incident made them a little hard to accept for a while.
Little Princess Money asked worriedly: "If you make a hole in your head, if it rains, won't you be afraid of water getting in?"
Her words once again caused laughter in the carriage, and another voice sounded: "Beauty, you are overthinking! The brain-computer interface is waterproof."
"That's right, don't be afraid even if water does get in. Our brains are well protected and will never be damaged."
"Except for the brain, everything on our body can be replaced by a machine. As long as there is a problem, just replace it with a new one."
…
Everyone was still digesting the shocking information, and Shandao Buqing had already discussed it with those people. He was particularly interested in human body modification, and he kept chasing after them asking questions.
Because everyone was born in poverty, there was no barrier between them, and they quickly became acquainted with each other, and Zhang Ze and others became mingled with them.
Some of these people said they wanted to buy a big house in the City of Dreams, some said they wanted to make a lot of money and find a beautiful woman to marry, and some said that after making enough money, they would return to their hometown to honor their parents...
Everyone was talking and laughing, looking forward to the beautiful life in the City of Dreams. The dirty garbage truck headed towards the City of Dreams along the highway.
Five hours later, the truck entered the outskirts of the City of Dreams, with an inspection checkpoint in front of it.
Uncle Chai opened the small window connecting the cab and the carriage and reminded everyone not to make any noise for a while and to stay quiet to prevent being discovered by the Immigration Bureau.
Everyone also became nervous, and the noisy carriage suddenly became quiet except for their breathing.
After a while, they felt the car stop, and a questioning voice came from outside the car. They were probably the people from the Immigration Bureau that Uncle Chai had mentioned.
Aji whispered to comfort Zhang Ze's people: "Don't be nervous. This situation is normal. Uncle Chai has a way to handle it."
Zhang Ze and others nodded slightly and waited patiently for the inspection to end.
Unexpectedly, the car suddenly accelerated, and everyone in the car was unprepared. They suddenly fell over and several women screamed.
Outside the carriage, Zhang Ze heard someone roaring, accompanied by intensive gunfire.
"Oops, they must have been discovered!"
Zhang Ze's heart sank, and he immediately shouted to everyone: "Get down quickly!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the thin iron plate of the carriage was penetrated by rows of bullets, and lines of fire crisscrossed the carriage.
A few poor people were shot by bullets and instantly fell in a pool of blood. Others were stunned and like Zhang Ze, they lay on the floor to avoid the bullets.
Some were frightened and stayed there at a loss, only to be shot through the body in the next second.
Some were so frightened that they frantically pulled on the carriage door and tried to jump out. Someone tried to stop them, but their hearts were already occupied by fear and they could not listen to the advice. They pushed the person who tried to persuade them away with all their strength. , finally opened the car door, and suddenly, the dazzling bright light from outside came in.
Zhang Ze saw through the light that three or four armored vehicles with flashing police lights were chasing after them. The two heavy gun turrets installed on the top of the vehicle kept spraying tongues of flame, instantly beating the few people standing at the door into pieces. Crushed.
"Fuck! This is too cruel!"
The Dragon King was shocked and shouted: "We are just smugglers, not spies! As for killing them all?"
No one answered his question, and everyone fell into fear.
Uncle Chai turned the steering wheel fiercely and ran rampant on a highway. Several cars in front of him were knocked over, but because there were too many vehicles in front, the truck was eventually blocked in place.
Seeing that there was no way to escape, Uncle Chai abandoned the car and ran away, leaving the stowaways in the trunk behind.
"Fuck! He ran away!"
"This bastard! He took our money and just left us to the police?"
"Let's run too!"
…
People in the carriage jumped out of the carriage in droves and fled in all directions.
In the sky, several drones hovered in the sky, locking their positions and reporting to the chasing police.
"Run! Don't stop!"
Aji shouted to Zhang Ze and others behind him. In fact, he didn't know where to run. After all, it was his first time here.
Fortunately, there was a bustling commercial pedestrian street not far from the road where they were located. There was a rush of people inside, and everyone quickly disappeared into the crowd to hide their whereabouts and avoid the pursuit of the police.
In the team channel, Zhang Ze reminded everyone to pay attention to the drone above their heads. Several people had been targeted by the drone before, and the police quickly caught them.
I originally thought that these people would be arrested for investigation, but unexpectedly, they were executed in the street!
With several gunshots, the young life came to an abrupt end, and the body fell heavily into a pool of blood, causing the crowd around to scream.
Zhang Ze hid in the crowd, and he saw that several of them were the young men and women who were talking to them in the carriage. The people who were alive an hour ago have now turned into cold corpses...
Seeing this scene in front of them, everyone was very shocked.
"There's not even a trial, just execution in the street! Is this the City of Dreams?"
Liu Yueying, who was next to Zhang Ze, shook her head slightly and whispered: "I think this is the city of nightmares!"
Judging from the current situation, this demonic realm is even more chaotic and the environment is even worse than the demonic realm where the godfather was before!
"We won't stay here long. We will leave here after we find the stone gate."
Zhang Ze shook Liu Yueying's hand and asked about everyone's situation in the team channel.
Fortunately, everyone is safe. Aji and the giant god are still together. He tells everyone not to move around for the time being and wait until the police leave before coming out.
After more than an hour, the bodies were cleared away, the police withdrew from the place, the crowd of onlookers dispersed, and the noisy commercial street returned to its original state.
The people here don't seem to care at all about what happened just now, and they are still living a life of dissipation and extravagance.
When everyone met, Aji sighed and said: "Uncle Chai left a message just now. He said that there was an accident this time. The person from the Immigration Administration who bribed him before was transferred. The new one was not familiar with him. That’s why what happened just now.”
"Fortunately we ran fast and were not discovered, otherwise we would not have escaped death."
Seeing the ugly expressions on everyone's faces, Aji thought they were frightened by the scene just now, so he could only comfort him: "Friends, don't think so much, at least we are still alive! Those who died were not lucky enough to enjoy their dreams. We don’t need to worry about these things if we want to live a good life in this city.”
Zhang Ze shook his head slightly. Life was killed at will. Is this a good life?
"Let's get out of here quickly. We don't have a residence permit with us now. Once the police come to check, our identities will be exposed and we will be in trouble!"
Aji said to everyone: "I will take you to find my cousin. He will help us find out our identities. There is no need to be afraid even if the police come to investigate."
The group of people followed Aji through the streets and alleys. The world here was flashing with neon lights, and the people walking on the streets were dressed in very alternative and trendy clothes. This special culture and clothing made Zhang Ze and others feel very novel.
They also saw some people whose bodies had been modified and implanted with various mechanical prostheses. It was difficult to connect them with humans. They were just a bunch of machines.
According to Aji's explanation: "In order to strengthen their bodies and gain more power, some people will implant various mechanical prostheses into their bodies. Now 100% of human beings have long disappeared, and most of them have no control over their bodies. After transformation, many people are left with only 40% of their physical body, or even lower.
Like the man Zhang Ze saw before, probably only his head was original, and the other parts were all machines.
This kind of body modification has become a trend. The more modifications are made, the more popular it becomes. Men envy women and this trend is invisibly encouraged.
Aji looked at the modders who walked over with envy and said, "When I get rich, I will also modify my body to be like theirs. Then no one will dare to bully me!"
Xiaoniao Yiren asked from the side: "If you transform your body into a machine, do you still need to eat and go to the toilet?"
"It depends on you." Aji said: "If you still want to experience this physical feeling, you can keep the relevant organs, otherwise they can be removed and transformed."
"Then... what should we do to continue the family line?" the irritable Dragon King interjected and asked.
"Continuing the family line? No one uses that backward method of reproduction now." Aji laughed and said: "As long as there are sperm and eggs, reproduction can be carried out artificially, and it can also be screened, and healthy children will be left. , unhealthy ones will be eliminated directly, which is safe and efficient."
Zhang Ze shook his head slightly and said to himself: "In this world, human beings have become products on the assembly line. I don't know whether it is sad or progress."
Everyone was chatting and walking, and soon came to a warehouse. Aji knocked on the small iron door next to the warehouse. The lookout on the door was opened, revealing a pair of eyes.
"Who are you looking for?"
The other party's tone was not too polite, and Aji quickly said: "I'm here to see Brother Wang, he is my cousin."
The other party looked up and down and said: "Wait there!"
After saying that, he closed the lookout. There was a faint clatter of iron chains, and the small iron door was opened. Standing inside was a middle-aged man with half of his body transformed into a machine. He pointed inside and said, "Come in." , Brother Wang is inside."
Zhang Ze and others followed Aji and walked into the warehouse. On the way, they saw that the warehouse was filled with various mechanical prosthetics, some of which even had flesh and blood attached to them!
Obviously, these machines are removed from human bodies.
"Aji, what exactly does your cousin do?" Yiye Zhiqiu couldn't help but ask from behind.
Aji scratched his head and said, "He told me he was a cleaner..."
Cleaner? It doesn't look like much.
Zhang Ze thought to himself: "It seems that Brother Wang did not tell the truth to Aji."
Continuing to walk deeper into the warehouse, there was the harsh sound of a chainsaw cutting objects in front of me. A man with a sharp voice shouted: "Be careful when dismembering the corpse. Don't damage the chips and prosthetics inside. Then It’s all money!”
Everyone had a look of astonishment on their faces when they heard this, and then they saw a scene that stunned them.
I saw several rays of light shining on an operating table in front of me. There was a bloody corpse on it. A man wearing a plastic apron and covered in blood was cutting the corpse with a chainsaw in his hand.
Standing next to him was a short and thin man wearing a blue leather jacket and a mohawk. He was holding a cigar and smoking while giving instructions until the man removed the two mechanical prostheses from the corpse intact. , he nodded with satisfaction and moved his eyes to Zhang Ze and others.
"Aji, I heard that Uncle Chai's stowaway car had an accident. Many stowaways were killed. I'm really worried that you might also die in it."
Brother Wang walked up to Aji, patted his shoulder hard and laughed: "It seems that your life is quite good, you can actually run out alive."
