In the evening, Westport was shrouded in the dim twilight. A middle-aged man dressed as a boatman stood on a container, overlooking the audience: "Take out all your black cards and stand against the wall. No." Anyone can work for Master Liu San. If you want to make a living here, you have to understand the rules."
He said: "No matter what your previous status was or what background you had in the real world, it is all useless here! Since you are no longer clean, then you all should put down your arrogance!"
The mercenaries, who were armed with live ammunition, took their guns and drove a group of people to the corner like chasing ducks. They said impatiently: "Everyone raise their hands. You are not allowed to hold anything in your hands. Everyone is standing against the wall."
Most people didn't dare to resist, so they had to obey the request and raise their hands.
But there were also people who were somewhat reluctant, most of them people with some status in the real world. After yelling for a few words, they were knocked to the ground with gun butts and then thrown directly into the sea.
This scene frightened many people, but they did not dare to say anything and accepted the examination obediently.
The dark world is often so cruel. If it were not for the depravity, most people would choose to live in the sun instead of coming to the forbidden area to experience the jungle law of the jungle.
Most of the fallen here used to come from the Ether Association and other ascendant organizations.
Because he fell for various reasons, he had no choice but to escape to the forbidden area if he didn't want to be erased.
Give up all identities in the real world and live a human life with your tail between your legs.
There are also wild sublimated ones who were hunted down after they fell and had to come here as a last resort.
Of course, there are also a small number of people who have not fallen, but who have violated the order convention designated by the International Ascended Alliance. In other words, they have committed crimes in the real world and are forced to come to the forbidden area to avoid pursuit.
In short, these people all have black identities and have lost their place in the real world.
Here, people go missing or die every day.
No one cares and it doesn't matter.
Because on the second day, there will be new people coming in.
Some walked in directly, some smuggled in by boat, and some were arrested.
Always able to keep the taboo area running.
The taboo area has never been a place where people sign up to stay warm.
Rather, it is a cage that allows capital to nakedly reveal its true face.
Here, the tool used by capital to enslave people is not entirely interest, but destiny.
Zhong Li moved a box of goods to the door of the store, looked at the empty shop, and said quietly: "Everyone is gone again. Dad, Brother Zhang Yi and the others went to Heiyun City Walled City, are they unable to come back?"
"It's none of your business, don't pry."
A skinny old man scolded: "Anyway, remember the rules here. As long as people leave, you just assume that they will not come back. What kind of brother is not a brother? Do you really think that Zhang Yi is treating you well? He It’s just that you’re stupid and easy to deceive. How do you think you lost your natural grass last month?”
This person's name is Zhong Guoqing, and Zhong Li is his biological daughter.
Both father and daughter are unclean people who take natural grass to suppress distortion, and they are also people who work for the third master.
The job here is to guard the shop, carry goods in from the port every day, and then recruit some treasure appraisers from outside to sort out the goods that are not contaminated, and then send them to the black market for sale or put them on cargo ships.
It seems simple, but it has certain requirements for your rank.
After all, in addition to moving goods, you also have to prevent those treasure appraisers from killing people, stealing goods, or stealing things.
Both father and daughter are at the second level, the father is on the ancient martial arts path and the daughter is on the witch path.
One is responsible for fighting, and the other is responsible for watching the scene. They have cooperated very well over the years.
Finally got the position of store manager.
Of course, you can only become a store manager if you live a long life.
"Okay, I know you, little girl, have grown up, so don't watch your nonsense all day long. That bullshit is all a lie. Besides, how can there be any real feelings in the forbidden zone? Let's save enough money and leave here. ,
Go to Southeast Asia and find a small country where you can go to university and study. Then you can marry a reliable family. Your father and I have suffered the disadvantage of being uneducated all our lives, and we are looked down upon wherever we go. "
Zhong Guoqing patted his daughter on the back of the head and reprimanded: "We are not on the association's wanted list, and we have not committed any crimes. As long as you save enough money and run out, you can live for decades by taking medicine for the rest of your life." .”
Zhong Li pursed her lips and made a somewhat unhappy sound.
For the unclean ones, as long as they are not wanted by the association, there is still hope.
As long as you take Tianshengcao every day to suppress the distortion, and purchase some drugs that can dilute the side effects of this herb, although it is impossible to die, you can at least live for a few more years.
Zhongli, who was polluted at a young age, could probably live to be in her fifties if conditions allowed.
Zhong Guoqing was contaminated relatively late. He is now fifty years old and can barely live for more than ten years.
"Have a meal."
Zhong Guoqing went to the kitchen of the store and brought two dinner plates over.
The father and daughter's dinner consisted of two pieces of synthetic steak, the kind that is very common in supermarkets and is often on sale.
Plus four fried eggs, two steamed buns and half a sausage.
The total cost of a meal will never exceed fifteen yuan.
This is the life of the people at the bottom, no matter whether others think the combination is strange or not.
Live your life however you want.
At this time, two mercenaries with guns came over and said impatiently: "Zhong Guoqing, come out! We have arranged a few new people for you, come out and pick them up quickly."
Zhong Guoqing quickly wiped his mouth with his sleeve, patted his daughter on the shoulder, and pulled her out with him.
In the forbidden area of Xigang, these mercenaries cannot be offended.
The mercenaries left after delivering the people. Five newcomers stood at the door of the store, four men and one woman.
Three of them were obviously smuggled in. They smelled bad and were dirty.
The environment on the human-snake ship can be imagined.
The remaining two looked much cleaner.
The boy looked young, with short black hair and a very clean appearance. His white shirt and jeans were stained with dust, and his sneakers were also covered in dirt, making him look a little embarrassed.
The other was a man about thirty years old, with an ordinary appearance and dirty body.
"Where did you two come from?"
Zhong Guoqing put on the airs of a store manager, and his years of experience told him a truth.
Good people can be bullied. If you don't stand up, sooner or later you will be ridiculed.
"We fled from Heiyun City Walled City to Westport. The Ether Association wiped out the walled city and completely eliminated the Gravedigger Organization, and we were also implicated."
The boy replied calmly: "Only my brother and I escaped."
Another man smiled bitterly and said: "The association is pushing harder and harder, and it will be impossible to survive."
Zhong Guoqing turned his head and glanced at his daughter.
Zhong Li's eyes were filled with a strange white color, and he whispered: "Mentally stable, no distortion."
The perception of the witch path can sense the mental state of the sublimated person.
Regardless of whether you are a degenerate or not, as long as you use drugs to suppress it, there will be no problem.
"Well, if Boss Wang can send you here to do this, it will definitely be no problem."
Zhong Guoqing asked cautiously: "How did you avoid the Great Ruins in Heiyun City Walled City?"
"Immortal tree oil mixed with human blood, combined with phaseless flowers."
The man smiled and said: "Store manager, my brother and I don't lie. We just want to make a living honestly."
Seeing this, Zhong Guoqing hummed and asked, "What's your name? What's your rank?"
"Gu Ting, first-level commander."
"Zhou Jianlin, one level and two rituals."
"Hey, the two most ancient ways?"
Zhong Guoqing nodded, and then asked the remaining three people a few questions.
After confirming that it was correct, he returned to the store and sat down, clearing his throat.
"Now that we have arrived in Westport, you must have known the general rules just now. Everyone has no way to survive in the real world. Now you are working for Mr. Liu, so put away your little thoughts and work hard."
He said: "If you survive, you will be free."
"Yes, yes, the store manager is right, everyone works for Master Liu."
One of the stowaways looked a little tactful and quickly flattered him: "Take care of everything."
Zhong Guoqing did not accept this trick at all and continued: "There are some rules that I have to explain to you clearly. First of all, you are absolutely not allowed to keep things in the store privately. Some people who are obsessed with money always like to steal things in the store and keep them secretly. Take it out and sell it. Let me tell you, it is public property, and once it is investigated, you will die even ten times."
He said: "The store is under surveillance, and occasionally people from above will come to inspect, so don't be clever."
"Secondly, someone has already told you when you were assigned. Our task is very simple, which is to transport and unload the goods every day, and then wait for the treasure appraiser to come and appraise the treasure. Once the treasure is appraised, if it is a contaminant, then give it to One thousand. If it is pollution-free, then give it five hundred. I will guide you on the spot for details."
"The money is all public money. I will clear the account every day. If there is a dollar that cannot be paid, then use your own money to make up for it. If you have no money, you should know the consequences."
The old man glanced at the dock, alluding to the previous man who had been thrown overboard.
The five people's expressions changed when they thought of that man's miserable condition.
"Ordinary treasure appraisers don't dare to steal things carefully, and even those who are strong will look down on these things, but just in case, there are some weapons in the store that you can use as appropriate."
Zhong Guoqing said with a straight face: "Finally, let me emphasize one more point. Being honest and doing your duty is better than anything else. Don't always think about speculation. There are evil thoughts here. Most of them are dead. Do you understand? "
"understand!"
The five people said in unison, nodding like chickens pecking at rice.
Zhong Guoqing was obviously very satisfied. He pointed to the cargo boxes in the distance and ordered: "Now move the cargo first. I will take you to familiarize yourself with the work here."
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boom.
A box of goods was moved to the warehouse at the back door of the store.
Gu Jianlin wiped his sweat vigorously, his face was gray and he was out of breath.
This was the first time in his life that he had to do such tiring work. Not even five minutes after he was assigned to the store, he was forced to work for two and a half hours, and it was already dark.
It’s not that he has never worked out before, but he just wanted to experience society and train himself.
In other words, to kill some time.
Although his father left all his property to his mother, the quality of life of the father and son did not decrease much.
There is always enough money to spend.
So it was quite easy for him to work outside.
But in Sihanoukville, people are really treated like cattle.
Well, after all, the people here are all sublimators, and the labor force is stronger.
Gu Jianlin gently raised his foot and stamped it, and clusters of pale will-o'-the-wisps spread under his feet, spreading in all directions.
Within the area burned by the will-o'-the-wisp, all flies, mosquitoes, and microorganisms were deprived of life.
Transformed into natural energy and poured into the body.
The fatigue on his face immediately disappeared and he returned to normal.
At this time, the scholar walked in with two boxes of goods and whispered: "Supreme, I have found out everything."
Gu Jianlin glanced at him: "Say."
The scholar whispered: "Those three stowaways are also Chinese, but they all came from Xiacheng. They want to try their luck at Qilin Immortal Palace, so there is no problem. The store manager and his daughter are both unclean , a second-level Qi practitioner, and a second-level perceiver. They all work for Mr. Liu San."
He paused and said, "Like us, they are all arranged to live on the first floor of Building B. Our breakfast, lunch and dinner are also provided in Building B. The daily salary is more than 300 yuan, which is enough for a month of 10,000 yuan. money."
Gu Jianlin fell silent.
They are all sublimates with extraordinary abilities. They risk their lives but can only earn a monthly salary of 10,000.
It's really confusing.
"But living here, the salary is only part of it. Most people come here for the opportunities."
Shu Weng said: "We are lucky. We are assigned to the treasure appraisal shop. We have the opportunity to contact people on the boat every day. Once someone wants to rent a boat and leave, we will definitely be able to grasp the trend. If we are willing to show some strength , there is a high probability that we can catch up with those so-called opportunities.”
"opportunity?"
Gu Jianlin raised his eyebrows.
"Yes, opportunity. Most of the people here are low-level workers."
Shu Weng whispered: "But there are also a small number of people who will be favored by Third Master Liu because of their special performance. For example, the butcher, because of his strong strength, he became the killer of Third Master Liu."
Gu Jianlin became more and more curious: "Who is Master Liu San?"
Shu Weng shook his head and said: "I really don't know the details of this, and it's not information that can be easily obtained, but it probably comes from a mysterious heretical organization that came to Westport a year ago. It is said that at that time, it was still There are many dark forces competing with him for business in Sihanoukville, and they have used various means to create numerous quarrels, big and small."
"They even hired someone to assassinate the Third Master, but they all failed in the end."
He paused: "It is said that the third master spent a lot of money to hire a very powerful bodyguard, who is said to be invincible within the fourth level! It is this person who swept the entire black forces in Westport and made the third master's family dominate. I heard that it was a A fourth-level Shura with a path to slaying ghosts. This gave me a guess about this person's identity..."
Gu Jianlin looked at him calmly: "Yue Ji?"
The scholar said: "Yes."
Gu Jianlin thought that indeed, the fourth-level Shura who appeared today was Yue Ji herself.
I didn’t expect that a trip to Sihanoukville would yield such great results.
The two most powerful people in the five-person group were actually found.
Today's Gu Jianlin is not the newbie who just traveled through time and didn't understand anything.
Now he has broken free of part of the shackles of Lord Zhulong, and has gained control of part of the Immortal Palace. He has also learned to create the blood of ancient gods, which can transform the fallen into his own divine servants.
In addition to the Ether Association, he can definitely create a force of his own.
Although, from the current point of view, not everyone is qualified to transform into a divine servant.
Among the people killed in Black Cloud City Walled City, even the fourth-level captains and two third-level deputy captains could not withstand the baptism of the ancient god's blood and transformed into insect forms.
In that state, it was not a successful evolution at all, and its combat effectiveness was not enhanced to any extent.
If they really fight, they will explode and die within a few seconds.
On the contrary, it was Yan Ye. His talent was really good and he could withstand the baptism of the blood of the ancient gods.
As a result, he was killed in the end.
Although the pharmacist and the scholar survived the first baptism of the ancient god's blood, most of them also used drugs to assist them.
If I want to evolve again in the future, it’s unclear whether I can survive it.
Gu Jianlin is not a perverted lunatic. The education he received since childhood told him that even if you have mastered high-end abilities, you cannot just use other people's lives for experiments.
If he did, his father would probably be very disappointed in him.
In other words, although the blood of the ancient gods can create divine servants, the bottom line must be strictly adhered to.
Tsukiji doesn't mention it for now, but the butcher's life is coming to an end soon...
Gu Jianlin fell into deep thought: "Currently, after the association captured Lin Yuan, there has been no news, but there is a high probability that a war will begin. So I have to make arrangements in advance, after all. Beware of that Gu Master..."
At this moment, the black unicorn deep in his consciousness suddenly became restless, and there was a faint distant call.
Deep in his consciousness, there was a faint star shining.
Someone tried to call him through Qilin Immortal Palace!
I don't know who it is, but I definitely can't answer the call right now, otherwise he will disappear directly.
Gu Jianlin chose to ignore it for the time being.
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As night fell, Zhong Li wiped the sweat from his head, lay at the door of the store and looked out, curiosity surging in his clear eyes: "Dad, these new people are quite neat at work."
Zhong Guoqing lowered his head and counted the money in the cashier, and sneered: "What a fool! Those three smugglers started to be lazy after moving the goods for an hour. They were just a little clever, deliberately staggering the time, and resting alone. There are two people left to move. After a while, we will rotate, and I will play with the rest."
Zhong Li shook his head and said curiously: "No, I'm talking about the other two people. They look like they have never experienced any hardship, but they are really capable of enduring hardship."
In the warehouse, Gu Jianlin was covered in sweat, walking over with two cargo boxes and stacking them together.
The scholar followed behind, dragging a cart filled with groceries.
"These two are fine. Let's call them over first and let them rest for a while."
Zhong Guoqing said.
Zhong Li snorted: "Gu Ting, Zhou Jianlin, you two come over and have a rest!"
Gu Jianlin and Shu Weng looked at each other. Since they were pretending here, they must act more realistically.
They immediately showed expressions of joy, dusted themselves off and prepared to come over.
Unexpectedly, someone happened to come to the store at this time and asked politely:
"Excuse me, do you need a treasure appraiser here?"
Zhong Guoqing and Zhong Li turned to look, stunned.
I saw a man in a suit pushing a wheelchair with a polite and gentle smile.
There was an old man lying on the wheelchair, seemingly taking a nap.
When Gu Jianlin saw these two people, he choked on the spot.
Old man, big brother.
I'm pretending here...
