According to Coulomb's explanation, almost all cities of a certain size were the main targets of nuclear bomb attacks during the war. Even now, the concentration of nuclear radiation inside is high enough to kill mutants who stay there for too long.
The harm of these radiations is secondary. The more dangerous ones are the mutated animals living in the city. Take rats as an example. Compared with the rats that appear around the settlements and the rats that have been living in high-radiation cities, they are simply dangerous. It can be called docile and cute.
Although the overall danger is much smaller than those of the creatures in the sea. But this is only relative. If entering the sea is the danger of a thousand bullets being fired head-on, then these cities are at least a hundred. For an ordinary person, the results are no different.
While Coulomb was explaining the dangers of the city, a huge roar came from the direction of the city. A skyscraper that could be seen clearly even from four or five kilometers away collapsed with the roar. A huge creature disappeared in the smoke and dust caused by the collapse of the building.
Qiu Yu subconsciously calculated the size of the creature, but the calculation results, whether citing distance or reference objects, made him feel ridiculous.
Seeing the shock and disbelief in Qiu Yu's eyes, Jack said as usual, "If the rumors are true, compared with those giant creatures in the sea, that thing just now is just a small insect that can be crushed to death by one of their kicks." .And...the bigger it is, the more powerful it is."
As if interpreting Jack's words, the scream of the creature that caused the building to collapse gradually became fainter, like a dying person, even the strength of the roar was quickly lost.
Qiu Yu wiped more sweat from his forehead than before, "These outrageous things usually don't leave the city, right?"
"Generally speaking, no, but no one can say for sure. So whether it is an organization or a settlement, they will try to choose a location as far away from the city as possible."
Coulomb added, "Although they live far away from these big cities, many people will take the initiative to venture into the cities. There are also many good things besides food there."
Qiu Yu understood that what Coulomb called good things were just ordinary living tools that no one paid much attention to in the initial chaos. But now, these things have become treasures that attract people to risk their lives to find...
Qiu Yu looked at the city from a distance, "Do you think, if we have enough guns or even tanks, we can recapture these cities?"
Jack thought for a while, as if searching for what the so-called tank was in his memory, "It should be possible, but what are we going to do with retaking these cities?"
Qiu Yu was stunned when he was asked. He was about to educate Jack about the significance of cities to human beings, but Coulomb's words blocked everything Qiu Yu wanted to say.
"Yes, what are you collecting them for? I heard from scientists that even with the complete technology before the war, there is no way to deal with the radiation. Instead of fighting to the death with those monsters and then robbing an unusable city alive, it is better Build new ones.”
A smile gradually appeared on Qiu Yu's face that was stern due to the heat, "Oh... yes, compared to my strange ideas of staying out of things, your plan for this world is clear and definite."
Jack felt that Qiu Yu's words were a bit strange. Just as he was about to ask, a voice that made his hair stand on end came from Qiu Yu's hand.
"Can anyone hear it...Can anyone hear it...Who can hear it...If you haven't heard it, please agree..."
It was like dying, but the sound of not being able to die made Qiu Yu excited, "Qian Xiao! How is your injury? How long can you last?"
The voice paused for half a second, "Injury? What injury?"
Qiu Yu said to the communicator, "I'm not hurt. Why are you making such a sound?"
This time, Qian Xiao's voice paused for two seconds before coming back, "Master? Wow, I finally found you. I was afraid that I would miss the opportunity to contact you. I have been calling for dozens of hours. Don't you know? I know how difficult my life was. As soon as I came in, I saw a large group of people fighting with each other. Bullets were flying all over the sky. I finally managed to escape. I also saw a cockroach bigger than a cat stealing my things. I just ran away. Cockroaches came, and a large group of hairless wolves came, and I beat the wolves away. It suddenly became dark again, and because I couldn’t see, I lit a candle, and ended up fighting all kinds of monsters one after another all night..."
"Wait a minute." Qiu Yu interrupted Qian Xiao's complaint, "How did you light a candle all night?"
"How can one candle be lit all night? I lit more than a dozen. There are so many monsters coming to trouble me. I can't fight them in the dark."
"...You're a guy with an IQ that fluctuates between zero and two hundred...have you really never thought about why those monsters come to you one after another?"
This time, Qian Xiao's voice stopped for ten seconds, "Ah hahahahahahaha, how could I be so stupid? I didn't expect them to be attracted by candles. It's rare for me to have someone willing to practice with me, So I deliberately lured them here..."
"The lie you are telling now has an IQ that is infinitely close to zero..."
Qiu Yu and Qian Xiao showed each other their joy in contacting each other in a special way. Coulomb and Jack on the side were dumbfounded.
One person fought off a pack of wolves, and then fought with mutated animals all night... This is definitely not something that humans can do. The guy who can brag like this doesn't think he can deceive others. Bar. But it seemed that Qiu Yu, who was speaking, seemed to completely believe the truth of the matter.
Perhaps, that guy had dozens of camels' worth of ammunition - this was the only answer the confused two people could think of. As for the issue of defense, it was no longer something they could continue to think about.
"Okay, where are you now?" After chatting with Qian Xiao, Qiu Yu turned to the main question.
"I really don't know about this." Qian Xiao's voice became serious. "Everywhere looks the same, but I can see a city in front of me. I'll go in and ask someone."
"...There's no one there, you'd better ask somewhere else...Forget it, stop looking for people, I'll scan the map for you."
Considering that Qian Xiao's signal had just been received, the distance to Qian Xiao should be exactly 120 kilometers now. Qiu Yu planned to send several pages of nearby maps to him through the communicator.
But Qian Xiao shouted, "Map? I have one too, but I can't understand it."
"Look for reference or landmarks. Isn't there a city in front of you? Look at what the city is called, but don't get too close. In addition, ordinary American maps may not be that easy to use. The map I have in my hand is suitable for today. , where you can find a safe place where you don’t have to play games with animals at night.”
"The same goes for this map of mine. Let me look at it. The closest one is settlement number 14, and there is settlement number 16 further away."
"...Where did you get that map? No, it doesn't matter where it came from. In short, after you find the direction, go to settlement No. 16 and we will meet there." Qiu Yu pressed his head in collapse, "Except Me, have you contacted anyone else?"
"No, let alone contacting other people. Except for the two waves of people who were fighting when I came in, I have never seen what people look like."
Qiu Yu was about to end the call, "Really, that's it for now."
"Don't." Qian Xiao shouted quickly, "It's rare to have someone to chat with. It's so boring for me to walk alone."
"If you have time to talk, it's better to travel a little longer and meet at settlement No. 16 before we talk." Qiu Yu paused and added, "If you arrive after me, I won't necessarily wait for you."
"No, no, no, okay, I'll be there before you." Qian Xiao took the initiative to end the call.
Qiu Yu sighed, looked at the two people who were discussing whether he was using a mobile phone or a phone, and said, "Let's speed up a little bit..."
----------
At any given time, it is human nature to feel that we are superior to other animals. And as long as they have some slight ability, humans will always find ways to prove this.
The existence of roads has not lasted as long as humans expected in various apocalyptic novels and movies, except for a small number of areas occupied by some animals that do not like environmental modification. Most of the roads are completely mixed with yellow sand and mud.
But in front of Qiu Yu and the others, there was a straight road. Although the road surface was neither cement nor asphalt, it was paved with pieces of gravel higher than other locations, plus fine sand to fill the gaps.
Perhaps due to limited manpower, this simple road more than three meters wide was not paved very far. At the farthest point of the road, you can clearly see the gate welded with various metal bars at the other end.
On both sides of the gate are walls nearly three meters high made of stones. From Qiu Yu's position, this wall extends to the end of the field of vision. It should completely surround all areas other than the gate, so the gate is here The only entrance and exit. But no one could be seen patrolling either the wall or the gate.
Qiu Yu glanced at Jack in confusion. The latter's expression was a little nervous, but at least he noticed Qiu Yu's questioning eyes, "This was a small city before the war, but now there are not so many people coming to live here, so it's big Most of the space is used for defense. The outer wall is the first line of defense, and there is an identical wall after entering. After passing through, the settlement built on the basis of the city is located."
"This project is really big..."
Qiu Yu's sigh came from the bottom of his heart. Even on a normal earth, building a wall to surround a city is not an easy project, let alone now that there are no construction machines.
