Tang Zheng's jeep lined up. Sitting in the car, Tang Zheng observed the situation nearby.
These Alliance soldiers look quite similar.
Their military uniforms are all uniform. Although they are not the style of the imperial army, they all look quite new, unlike those in other bases who all wear tatters.
Some of the people doing the inspection were carrying pistols, and some were carrying AKs on their backs.
The people on the sentry tower even carried sniper rifles.
"According to the imperial system, the earl has a battalion of guards, and the weapons they are equipped with are 98K or 56-pound weapons. The weapons of this university are a bit over the top."
"And many of the weapons look relatively new. Where did they get them?"
"These soldiers seem to have received military training. It seems that they have been taught by instructors from the Royal Army, and they have achieved certain results."
The river under the bridge is not as clear as the Fengming River. This is probably due to the large number of people inside the university base.
The walls of the university base on the other side of the bridge have also been reinforced and are about four meters high.
This height is enough to resist existing zombies. As long as zombies do not arrive in large numbers, safety is basically worry-free.
So far in the apocalypse, there has been no precedent for zombies operating on a large scale, so people's vigilance against zombies has dropped a lot.
Tang Zheng took precautions and considered whether he was worrying too much when building the city wall in advance. After all, building the ultimate city wall cost a lot of money.
But he persisted, just in case.
After waiting for a while, Tang Zheng's car arrived.
Ji Yuntian rolled down the car window, and a man carrying an AK walked over.
"Is there a leader here?"
"I am the leader." Tang Zheng answered.
"Where are you from?"
"I come from the Light Chaser City Base."
That person didn't ask where Chasing Light City was. After the end of the world, many base leaders gave their bases very grand names. In the first two cars, the leader's base was even called Salvation City.
The more grand a name is, the less powerful it is.
The guard didn't ask any more questions and just checked the equipment of several people.
You can carry guns, but you can't carry explosive bags or anything like that, as they would be too destructive.
After confirming that there was no contraband in the car, the guard explained a few words.
"Let me tell you about the process. You can only stay at the university base for one day. After entering the city, go to the registration office first and register the number of armed forces, number of survivors, area, location, etc. of your base. After a while, a tax official will come to visit you. It’s verified and taxed there.”
"Registration is complete, you can go to the headquarters building cafeteria for lunch."
"After lunch, Mr. Speaker will meet you in his reception room. After the meeting, the Speaker will take you to see the training situation of the alliance forces."
"After the training, there are also dinner arrangements. You can eat here as long as you like, but you can't stay here. You must leave after dinner at most."
"During this process, you are not allowed to harass the survivors in the base, and you are not allowed to make trouble in the base. We have established a Public Security Department here. If you make trouble, you will be arrested and imprisoned by the Public Security Department. Do you understand? ?”
After listening, Tang Zheng nodded, indicating that everything was clear.
"Okay, as long as you abide by the rules, you will have a pleasant day here. After all, in this world, it is not easy to come to a place with so many people. Our base has a population of close to 70,000."
After saying that, the guard handed Tang Zheng and the others a pass sign, and then moved the barbed wire barricade to allow Tang Zheng and the others to pass.
Tang Zheng and others hung the traffic signs on their chests, and the vehicle drove across the bridge.
After crossing the bridge, we quickly arrived at the south gate of the university base.
The guard here glanced at the pass sign and opened the gate to let people pass.
The vehicle continued to drive, passed the gate, and entered the University City Base.
Entering here, Tang Zheng felt a long-lost smell of human fireworks.
There are people coming and going on the streets, and the excitement is more lively than in ordinary towns.
Some people set up stalls on the roadside to fry fried dough sticks, make steamed buns, and roll out noodles.
Someone is setting up a stall to sell things, and the products sold are even more diverse.
Necessities such as food and fuel are relatively rare, and most of them are daily necessities.
There are clothes, underwear, pots and pans, cosmetics.
"Come on, come on! Smokers, come and have a look. There are various types of cigarettes here. They can only be exchanged for food. Cigarettes worth less than ten yuan, a pack of half a kilogram of rice, a pack of one kilogram of rice worth more than ten yuan, thirty yuan If the price is more than 1 yuan, two kilograms of rice per bag. If you don’t have rice, you can also trade flour.”
"We sell liquor, including liquor and beer, ice and snow beer in 500ml bottles, and Niu San Baijiu. In exchange for grain and anti-inflammatory drugs, one pound of wine can be exchanged for half a pound of grain or five pills of anti-inflammatory drugs."
"You asked why beer is as expensive as liquor. That's because beer has a short shelf life. If you don't drink it, you won't be able to drink it in the future. Scarce things are more valuable."
"Brothers, I think you are the base leaders from outside. Look at the good products I have here. There are all kinds of underwear, hobby supplies, and this essential oil. Anyone who uses it can agree to it. I promise to give it to you when I go back. Your women are satisfied, but I only exchange bullets here, let’s give it a try.”
"The freshly fried fried dough sticks are so hot! You can eat three sticks with half a pound of whole grains."
"Baozi! This is the only meat bun in the east area of the entire base. You will regret it if you don't try it."
"You said my buns are frozen meat? Nonsense, where is the fresh meat now? I can get frozen meat during a power outage. That's my skill. The mutated beast's meat is not frozen, can you get it? "
"You guys have been working hard all the way. Do you want to come to the store and take a rest? We have very good reception girls here. They were all decent women in the past. As long as you need it, you can change into your previous clothes at any time and let you relive your old dreams. Please help, these are some poor people who only need two kilograms of food to experience this."
The sounds of hawking on the streets are endless, and there are many differences from the past.
Some things that were banned by the empire in the past are no longer cared for here.
Although the order looked a bit chaotic, Tang Zheng found it rare.
In the apocalypse, having a safe place for people to survive is the greatest ideal in the hearts of most survivors.
Looking from a distance, some teaching buildings have been transformed into small rooms, which are the residences of these survivors.
Tang Zheng and the others did not stop here. They drove through the noisy streets and followed the road signs directly to the door of the registration office.
There are many vehicles parked here at the registration office, almost all of which are off-road vehicles.
Parking the vehicle here, Tang Zheng and others got out of the car and entered the grade station.
The people in the hall were different from the slender survivors outside. Everyone looked tougher. Most of them were carrying guns. Some even had bullet chains wrapped around their bodies. They were shooting naked with guns and looked at the inexplicable hit. .
Tang Zheng was a little surprised. Are there so many base leaders near the Northern Territory?
Guo Yun listened for a while and said to Tang Zheng: "General, most of the people here are not base leaders, but a team of adventurers."
"Oh! A team of adventurers? What is that?"
"This is a unique profession in the end of the world, because major bases often assign the task of collecting supplies due to lack of manpower. At this time, some adventurer teams have emerged."
"These people are basically just old men. All their families are dead. In addition, those who have some strength in the past, are in good health, or can play with guns often become adventurers. When they go out to collect supplies, they will not be able to use them. They are sold to the base in exchange for firearms, vehicles, fuel, housing, etc. This way they have a career and people inside the base don’t have to go out and take risks, killing two birds with one stone.”
"These adventurers also need to register. Every time they collect materials, they will be sent back here and reported here, so this place seems crowded."
Tang Zheng looked at it silently: "This must be a high-risk profession."
"Yes, most adventurers live a precarious life, but they have no worries and are indifferent to life and death. According to my observation, some of the stronger adventurers here have become mutants."
Looking at these adventurers, Tang Zheng felt that these people might also be some unsettling factors in the future.
But there are rules for survival in the apocalypse, and this profession will be indispensable in the future.
The outline of our own city has been established, and it is estimated that it will also develop. There will be many such people.
Fortunately, the leader's registration window was not with those adventurers, and it was Tang Zheng and others' turn soon.
"Name."
"Tang Zheng."
"The base's armed forces and population?"
"The armed force is three hundred, and the population is less than one hundred."
Tang Zheng's base actually doesn't have a single survivor now, but when people from Tailai Town return in a few days, there should be dozens of them, so he said it would be less than a hundred.
The person who registered inside looked at Tang Zheng in surprise: "Your development is a bit abnormal. Don't you need people to do the daily work? Can people who don't do basic work have the ability to pay taxes?"
Tang Zheng smiled: "In the initial stage, it's a bit biased."
"Okay, what's the name of the base? Where is it located?"
"It's called Chasing Light City, and it's located right there."
The person inside handed Tang Zheng a map, and Tang Zheng pointed at it.
The person who registered took a look and said: "It's so remote that I almost moved to the mountains. There are no roads there. Our tax collectors may come to your place later. You can take advantage of this period to collect more." Food, fuel, etc., the people who want to avoid taxation are gone, and you can’t pay the tax.”
"Okay, I'll do it as soon as possible."
"Okay, follow this road. The highest building is where the headquarters is, and the third floor is the cafeteria. You can go have lunch. Someone will take you to see the Speaker."
Tang Zheng took Ji Yuntian and Guo Yun and left the crowded registration office.
After leaving here, there is a high-rise building in the front section. It is forbidden to set up stalls on that section of the road, and it looks much quieter.
Moreover, Tang Zheng discovered that the river flowing out of the base was flowing under this building.
"Let's go and try the food here, and then go meet the Speaker of the Alliance Headquarters. I have a hunch that today will not be in vain."
(End of chapter)
