The black market is not just a place where transactions are done under the table in the broadest sense. In fact, this is also a real city, not too far from City H in the central region, 300 kilometers and about three to four hours' drive.
At dawn, Lei Shao and his party had arrived at their destination.
It is very lively here day and night. There is basically no identity check at the city gate and no one is needed to guide you. There are many people moving in and out every day, and their sources are mixed.
This is probably the only place in the city where you can see mutant zombies, people with super powers, and ordinary people.
If you want to say why they live in peace, it must be because the managers of the black market have two very powerful security teams. Two groups are composed of superpowers and mutated zombies. And they will take turns and patrol.
Therefore, the security within the black market is quite secure. Once there are conflicts or other problems, they will be resolved outside the boundaries of the black market.
Entering here, wealth and honor are in the sky; leaving here, life and death are determined.
After the fall of the apocalypse, people are still looking for the basic rules for society to function as usual. One of them is naturally the exchange of resources.
Exchange is almost the most universal law except force.
After entering the city, the place was bustling with people coming and going, and it looked really lively.
The combination of Lei Shao, Meng Jie and Wu Xiaoyu has attracted the attention of many people.
Although this is a no-nonsense zone, in the final analysis, these types of people live in harmony and walk together in broad daylight. I have never seen a combination before.
Meng Jie and Wu Xiaoyu felt a little embarrassed when they saw the inquiring eyes of some passers-by. I also felt that it was indeed a bit arrogant to bring Lei Shao into the city like this.
After several people discussed it, they finally decided to let Lei Shao and Wu Xiaoyu stay in the hotel temporarily. It would be more convenient for Meng Jie to go out and walk alone.
After discussing it, the three of them went to an ordinary hotel in the city.
After the end of the world, it is extremely difficult to start a small business in a peaceful zone, especially in a place where dragons and snakes are mixed.
Doing business and farming has been a tradition engraved in the genes of the Chinese people since ancient times. Therefore, once someone has the ability to organize a similar peaceful area, there will inevitably be a bright-minded and well-rounded person who can afford this facade.
There is no light on the signboard on the door of this hotel, just a simple four-character plaque "Chaoyang Hotel". The four characters are written in the style of dragons and phoenixes, which does not match the style of the two characters "Chaoyang".
"Hey! Come on guys, please!"
Before anyone could see him, the voice came out from the bustling lobby.
A spirited young man in his early twenties trotted out enthusiastically.
He came to them in two or three steps, and with just one glance, he could tell who was the leader. Half-bending towards Lei Shao, the smile on his face was polite and enthusiastic, and he made a "please" gesture with one hand.
Meng Jie was about to open her mouth to speak, but when she saw that the person coming did not give her a glance, she swallowed it back.
Staying in a hotel is actually unfamiliar to Lei Shao. He was someone who never had to think about these things personally, but he cheered up a bit when he thought that Qin Jue might encounter these people and things when he was out alone.
"How many days do you guys plan to stay in the city?"
The young man took out the registration notebook at the counter.
Lei Shao couldn't help but take a second look. For the first time, he had some intuitive understanding of the "financial resources" in the black market.
After the end of the world, let alone energy shortages, even electrical equipment is constantly recycled, including some large mechanical equipment. The fact that you can see laptops here shows that this black market really deserves its reputation.
The young man observed his words and smiled, "Is this your first time here?"
While quietly entering the name: Meng Jie, gender: female.
Also write in the categories: Mutant Zombie; Level: Intermediate; Weapon: Stinger.
Wu Xiaoyu, male, ordinary person.
He raised his eyes and glanced at Lei Shao, and asked, "Name? Ability attribute?"
Lei Shao was silent for a while, "Why do you need to register this?"
As soon as the young man heard it, he knew that this was probably a self-righteous guy, as if he thought he was the center of attention.
I couldn't help but quietly rolled my eyes, "There are too many people coming here, don't worry, no one will pay attention to you. These are for our own records. The first time you stay in the hotel, This time. Once you get used to it, you won’t need it anymore.”
As he spoke, he raised his chin and nodded at Meng Jie, then smiled and said, "Isn't this a regular customer?"
"Do you still remember me?" Meng Jie opened her eyes in surprise and pointed at the line of words she recorded in her notebook, "You even know about my sting. How do you know?"
The young man pursed his lips and shook his bangs from his forehead proudly, "Isn't that right? I have a photographic memory."
"So powerful? Is this... your superpower?" Meng Jie couldn't help but ask further.
"Name?" After the young man was proud, he continued to ask Lei Shao persistently.
"Lei Shao, Lei Shao." Meng Jie directly interrupted the young man's questioning of Lei Shao, interposed between the two of them, and asked, "Are your powers really in your head? Then how do you attack others? ?Are you a legendary psychic?"
When Lei Shao heard Meng Jie ask about spiritual powers, his eyes flashed slightly, but he remained silent. He just looked back silently and looked at the people coming and going in the lobby.
The decoration of the lobby is very old, but it is clean. It can be seen that the boss here cherishes the place where he settles down.
There were about three or four groups of people sitting in the hall, with the superpowers and the mutated zombies sitting separately, and it was very natural for the two sides to compete with each other.
But when he heard the word Lei Shao, the lively atmosphere in the entire lobby suddenly became deserted for a moment. These three or four groups of people quickly split into two groups at a speed visible to the naked eye, leaving the aisle from the front desk to the door in the middle. There were also a few ordinary people who picked up their belongings and walked out quickly when they heard Lei Shao's name.
The atmosphere in the lobby instantly became tense.
Suddenly the young man's high-pitched voice pierced the quiet air, "Lei Shao?! Really?!"
He jumped three feet high, his hands shaking with excitement. He bent down and rummaged through the drawers at the front desk, looking for something, and then took out a piece of A4 printing paper mounted in a photo frame, with a report about Lei Shao on it.
There was only a blurry photo of Lei Shao on the paper, and behind it was a zombie monster that fell to the ground like a hill. This was reported at the beginning of the end of the world, when the media was still operating as usual.
He turned over neatly and jumped out of the front desk. He held up the photo and looked at Lei Shao up and down.
Leaning forward, "Please...please sign your name for me."
There was silence in the lobby for a moment.
"Can you... take a photo with me again?"
Lei Shao nodded, turned around and took a pen from behind the counter, "What to write? What...what do you call me?"
"Just write it to Qi Ji, just sign it at the bottom." Qi Ji added while gesturing, "The top one is rain, and the bottom one is Qi Ji."
Two groups of people were seated in separate rooms in the lobby, silently watching the two of them signing autographs and taking photos, and it was a lively meal.
Two off-road vehicles soon parked outside the hotel.
A dozen or so people got out of the car. The door opened with a bang, walked straight in, and headed straight to the front desk.
