On New Year's Eve of the lunar calendar, it's twelve o'clock exactly at midnight.
At the foot of Shushan Mountain, Shushan High School.
In the security booth of the high school, Qi Lin killed the first twice-demonized corpse beast.
It was also the corpse beast that gave Qi Lin the idea of purchasing a reconnaissance totem.
It was precisely because of the detection totem that he was able to see through the disguised corpse beast and successfully kill the demon species along the way.
In the security booth at this moment, behind a table filled with firearms and other miscellaneous items, two armed men in black clothing were sitting.
As watchers and early warning persons, their sights were not focused on the darkness or the gathering of searchlights shining indiscriminately from the roof of the teaching building.
On the contrary, the two of them looked back and forth from time to time between the brightly lit campus and the equally bright top of Shushan Mountain not far away.
"Come on, Brother Zhang, smoke one!"
An armed man swallowed the peanuts in his mouth, took out a bag of Huazi from his arms and handed it over. After the other party took it casually, he held a lighter in one hand and covered it with the other, lighting it with a charming smile on his face. .
"Hiss."
The man surnamed Zhang puffed out smoke and glanced at the top of Shushan Mountain from time to time with a hint of envy in his eyes.
At this moment, there is probably a celebration party on the top of the mountain, right?
I heard that there is also a BBQ and a free day for Jade Lady.
"Why!"
The man surnamed Zhang felt more and more uncomfortable as he thought about it. He sighed and turned to look at the brightly lit Shushan High School campus, with a hint of irritability and impatience in his eyes.
He also wanted to join the party on the top of the mountain.
I heard that everyone is 'frank and honest' with that kind of PA.
Maybe it will be a little exciting.
But unfortunately, the man surnamed Zhang is not yet qualified to go to the top of the mountain.
The boy on the side looked at the top of the mountain and then at the man named Zhang, and he understood.
The younger brother smiled charmingly and said: "Brother Zhang, I still have dozens of contribution points in my account. How about we two go up to the mountain tomorrow?"
The man surnamed Zhang turned back to look at his younger brother in surprise, only to see the other man continue to smile and say: "Our guarding the construction site only has two contribution points a day, which is not comparable to the gains of those in the Demon Hunting Division. How about we give him a try and fight for it too?" Enter the core class of the Palace of Purity!"
After hearing this, the man named Zhang frowned and fell into thought.
Contribution points are a system introduced by the high priest. All believers in the Palace of the Past, from the high priest to the two men surnamed Zhang, all depend on their contribution points for their food, clothing, housing, transportation, job performance, etc.
As for the source of contribution points, the biggest source is the demon hunters of the Demon Hunting Division.
The small ones, such as the gate of the high school they are guarding at the moment, and the believers who are building construction inside the high school.
The latter people, in addition to building breeding farms, livestock farms, etc.,
According to the orders of the high priest, a huge statue of the temple master will be built in the center of the high school!
In the words of the high priest to everyone: As a human being, you must not forget your roots and learn to be grateful. Without the temple master, we would not have the happy and peaceful life we have now!
The proposal passed smoothly without any objection.
After hearing what his younger brother said, the man named Zhang was a little hesitant.
The demon hunter is good at contributing a lot of points, but it is also very dangerous.
Whether it is human bait or demon hunters, it cannot be said that it is very dangerous, it is called dancing with death!
Whenever you are injured, if you do not have enough contribution points to redeem the antidote.
The end result is death!
Some people had no time to escape back to the foot of Shushan Mountain, and before they could escape back to the patrol range of the Protector God assigned to them by the palace master, they were overtaken and eaten by the remaining corpse beasts in the suburbs.
The man surnamed Zhang believes that although their current work does not contribute much.
But at least it’s safe, right?
The younger brother saw the hesitation of the man surnamed Zhang, and then changed his explanation and continued: "I didn't think it through, the Demon Hunting Department is a bit dangerous! How about Brother Zhang change to a good job in the Materials Department?"
"I can transfer my contribution points to Brother Zhang for free. I just hope that when Brother Zhang becomes prosperous in the future, don't forget about me!"
The man surnamed Zhang was a little moved when he heard this. After thinking about it, he slowly said: "Even if you add your contribution, it's not enough."
Before he finished speaking, the sound of a car engine getting closer and closer sounded in the distance.
The two quickly grabbed the firearms and a blue leather book on the table and quickly ran out of the security booth.
After a while, a garbage truck stopped in front of the security booth.
The man surnamed Zhang held a firearm and walked in front of the car, whose headlights went out in time. He looked around the garbage truck.
The car was slowly piled with various cement building materials and other supplies.
He grabbed the edge of the car body, and with the physique of a fourth-level chosen person, he easily climbed onto the car.
After the apocalypse, there is no limit on weight or height. The man surnamed Zhang stood on the supplies and plucked them casually to make sure they were still full.
No, to be precise, it’s oversubscribed!
Of course, the naked eye is definitely not that accurate. The man surnamed Zhang does not need to be 100% accurate, because there will be a weighing checkpoint waiting for the vehicle later.
He just had to do what he had to do.
Just as the man surnamed Zhang quickly jumped out of the vehicle, the car door opened, and a man in dusty blue work clothes got out of the car. He ran all the way to the man surnamed Zhang, who had his arms folded across his chest and looked familiar. The familiar person stuffed a pack of cigarettes into his hand.
The man surnamed Zhang did not pick it up. After a slight gesture with his eyes, the younger brother took it and looked at it: "Yo? Hua Zi?"
The man in overalls nodded and bowed: "Hey! I found it at the building materials factory. I haven't been able to smoke it yet. I'm just waiting to come back and give it to my big brother."
It is a little unwritten rule that one pack is given to the armed men who guard it, and one pack is weighed later.
The younger brother pretended to open the book, and the tables inside were filled with dense text: time, location, personnel, vehicles, and loading.
All the contribution points of the men in work clothes come from transportation, and the amount of contribution does not only depend on how many building materials are found and brought back.
It also depends on the records of the two men named Zhang.
The adults in the Materials Department at the top of Shushan Mountain will issue corresponding contribution points to the men in work clothes based on the records of guarding and weighing.
Although this kind of oil and water is not too much, for the man named Zhang, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat.
Seeing that the man in work clothes was so polite, he prepared his filial piety in advance.
The younger brother didn't say much. When he opened the book and was about to write down the excess transportation as usual, the man named Zhang coughed lightly: "There are two of us."
The younger brother and the man in work clothes were both stunned when they heard this, but their reactions were also very quick.
The younger brother quickly put down his pen and closed the notebook with a snap. He stopped taking notes and just looked at the man in work clothes silently without speaking.
The man in overalls didn't ask why he suddenly changed, and he said something unfavorable to him without being angry.
He entered society early, but was discouraged. He just nodded and bowed, took out a pack of Huazi from his pocket and handed it to his younger brother: "Hey, look at my brain, I remembered it wrong!"
"Well, I'm interested." The younger brother took Hua Zi and said casually.
The man in work clothes saw his younger brother taking the second pack of Huazi, and after opening the notebook again to record, he clasped his hands and said to the man surnamed Zhang and his younger brother, "Thank you, brother!"
The man surnamed Zhang ignored him. When he saw what had happened, he turned around and returned to the security booth. He casually grabbed the beer on the table and drank two sips. He sat down and began to eat while looking at the top of Shushan Mountain. It feels like peanuts are a bit tasteless.
The younger brother closed the book and returned to the security booth. He glanced at the garbage truck that was continuing toward the campus, then took out the two packets of Huazi and placed them in front of the man named Zhang.
He looked enviously at the beer in the hand of the man named Zhang.
That is the year-end benefit given by the high priest to managers above the position of the man named Zhang.
If he wants to drink small fish and shrimps like him, in addition to contributing points in exchange, he can only go to dangerous urban stores alone during his vacation to look for them.
But who knows if there are monsters ambush there?
I remember that one person once found a store with a lot of supplies. Through the glass door, you could see that there were many things on the shelves inside.
Then that person was afraid that something might change and be in danger later, so he contacted a few people to go together, hoping to get some supplies in exchange for contribution points, and then approached the high priest to seek a good job.
My younger brother was also very excited to go, but because the vacation system had not been implemented by the high priest at that time, he could only regret it on the spot.
But later, among those who went, only one person who was on guard outside came back, and everyone else died there.
It is said that there is a terrible monster there
Since then, few people dare to go to some shops and places.
On the dirt truck.
The man in work clothes swayed slightly with the bumpy vehicle, and his hands holding the steering wheel were covered in scabs.
In addition to the traces left by life, there is also the factor of reshaping the building materials.
Sitting in the passenger seat was a young man. He looked at the security booth getting further and further away in the rearview mirror, and finally couldn't help but said angrily: "These idiots have been trying to make money from us all day long! "
"Stop talking!" The man in work clothes in the driver's seat frowned and stopped him.
"Dad!" The young man was still angry. He turned to look at the clothes on his father's shoulders that were badly worn from carrying building materials and said, "We gave you two bags today, so we need two more bags tomorrow!"
“And you’ll need two packs for the weighing later!”
The young man felt a little uncomfortable when he thought about the sneak attack by a low-level corpse beast that was pressed under the building materials.
If his father hadn't rushed over like crazy, he might have died on the spot.
Not just stores, even these building materials are still dangerous.
The young man was silent for a moment and then said: "Dad, how about I go to the Demon Hunting Department tomorrow? I heard that they are recruiting human bait recently, and I want to give it a try."
Human bait is a term used by demon hunters. It refers to people who are sent out to attract monsters after discovering difficult monsters.
In the Demon Hunting Division, a batch of this kind of human bait is consumed every day.
After all, it is impossible to successfully attract monsters to the foot of Shu Mountain with just one human bait.
If the human bait dies, there will always be a new human bait to take over and continue to attract monsters until the monster comes to the foot of Shu Mountain and is killed by the two guardian gods of the Palace of Rebirth at the foot of the mountain. Then the living people take the harvest happily. In exchange for contribution points, you can redeem everything you want. Until this point, it is not over.
If the human bait survives by chance, he can get a lot of contribution points.
If you die, you can also get some contribution points.
For some people who are in urgent need of contribution points, the emergence of human bait is undoubtedly a blessing.
"Stop talking!" The man in overalls turned his head and glared at the young man, angrily yelling: "You'd better give up this idea! Otherwise I'll break your legs!"
"But that little shop is empty! We no longer have any cigarettes or alcohol to bribe them with." The young man wanted to say something more, but was severely interrupted by the man again: "Shut up! If there's no one there, I'll go somewhere else." Find a place!"
"Don't forget that your sister is only five years old! I won't live long when I am old. If something happens to me and I am gone, you have to live and take good care of your sister so that she doesn't get bullied!"
After the man finished speaking, his hands holding the steering wheel were shaking a little, and his knuckles were a little white.
The young man pursed his lips and said nothing.
Over the past few days, the father and son had been traveling eastwards, and finally arrived at Shushan, which was rumored to be protected by gods.
Fortunately for the man, what is said here is fair.
In the words of the high priest of the Palace of the Past: As long as they work hard, all believers can live in a house that they could not live in before!
Eat food you couldn’t eat before!
This is not a lie. Although the father and son have only been here for less than two days.
But after registering on the first day, the three of them immediately moved into a nearby villa area.
There are all kinds of luxurious furniture inside!
Except for the limited supply of electricity and water for a limited time, everything is the same as before the end of the world!
The father and son put their young daughter in the house and went out to work alone to earn contribution points.
After returning, I found that the management aunt of the villa area was enthusiastically taking her daughter to play in the newly opened garden!
Later, the man learned that it was his daughter who was crying behind his locked door. The aunt on patrol passed by and took the initiative to play with her daughter without any fees or benefits.
In the Palace of Purity, everything here makes men feel good.
The little exploitation before was nothing, even before the end of the world, wasn't it?
From a man's point of view, today's life is more frightening than before, and the life of running away to XZ.
I don’t know how many times better!
What's more, the man heard from his aunt that the high priest was planning to build a school in the near future.
By then all children will receive new education.
Children no longer learn useless subjects, but specialize in a series of practical subjects such as physics, chemistry, monster identification, identification of plants, herbs and poisonous weeds, fighting and Sanda, use and maintenance of firearms and vehicles, etc.
Moreover, the man also heard that the high priest once said:
The palace master is very optimistic about these children!
The master of the palace said: These children are the important future of our Palace of Rebirth!
Everyone will receive three free meals a day while in school!
Milk, eggs, etc. are given priority for free!
After the children graduate from their studies in the future, they will be appointed to middle management positions or above in various departments of the Palace of Purity based on their relevant expertise!
There are so many benefits.
What is this called?
In the eyes of men, this is called good!
It couldn't be better! ! !
What is most important in the last days?
Survive!
A great skill!
A safe and stable rear area!
And all these are available to children as long as they enter the free school in the Palace of Purity!
And it can also greatly reduce the burden on their parents and brothers!
When the children receive instruction, they also let go of their labor force as fathers and brothers in a disguised form.
The man glanced at the rearview mirror, and reflected above him were people building walls, driving chickens and ducks, and feeding rabbits and pigs.
The cataclysm only targets humans. Some animals before the cataclysm, except those inside the fog, all those not wrapped in the fog still maintain their original petite and cute appearance.
The man heard from others that the high priest received inspiration from the temple master who never showed up, and vigorously developed the breeding industry and other related things in Shushan High School.
These projects that are breaking ground one after another make men feel unparalleled at ease.
As long as he is not afraid of getting tired, he and his son and daughter will have food to eat.
Where there is education, there is room for growth.
There is a safe and happy future!
The man also heard that a doctor of agriculture has recently arrived, and it seems that the planting industry will start soon.
Although it is New Year's Eve, it should be the day for the reunion dinner.
However, the people constantly reflected in the rearview mirror did not complain at all. Instead, they worked hard at their jobs with faces full of joy.
Their identities before the end of the world were various, but no matter what kind of occupation they were, they had become more and more proficient at this job with their careful study.
"The days are getting better."
The man smiled, his eyes full of happiness. He thought of what the high priest often said and imitated softly: "Praise the Lord of the Palace."
The young man in the co-pilot also nodded heavily, smiled from the bottom of his heart and said: "Praise the Lord!"
