stay in the wasteland

Chapter 4 My Friends and I

"Cowhide?"

Chen Ya tried to ask, but Niu Pi stared at him and asked:
"Monkey, are you alright?"

"I am fine."

Chen Ya shook his head. This non-Chief child also had no name. Because his skin was very tough, comparable to cowhide, he was nicknamed 'Cowhide'.

At the same time, the other party is also one of the few friends of the original owner of this body in the 404 shelter.

Seeing that Chen Ya seemed to be fine, Niu Pi immediately said happily:
"The devil takes out the trash tonight, do you want to go?"

Take out the trash?
Chen Ya's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but excitedly said:
"Go, you must go!"

In the wasteland world, especially for children, garbage is food and life!
Trash = money = food
"I take things down."

After Chen Ya finished speaking, he quickly returned to the shack to find his scavenging equipment.

It is said to be equipment, but it is actually two things, a large pannier and a steel bar.

Rough as it is, it's the guy he eats.

In addition, Chen Ya also brought the half of the nutritional supplement, so he probably won't be able to come back tonight.

Soon, he walked out of the shack, closed the iron door casually, and Niuhide said:

"Let's call Zilin and Big Nose."

"it is good."

Chen Ya nodded. These two friends are also relatively good friends. As long as they are picking up waste inside the wall, they will basically be called.

Ever since, the two went to a nearby shack together. The children in Shelter 404 all lived together, so they didn't go far before they came to a shack.

However, from the outside, although this shack is also old, it is at least much cleaner than Chen Ya's, and there are no holes.

At this moment, a girl covered in purple scales happened to come out with a basket on her back.

Seeing the girl, Niu Pi immediately asked:
"Zi Lin, are you going to pick up waste?"

"Go, I'm going to call you."

Zilin smiled, and at the same time glanced at Chen Ya, obviously thinking of the two songs he sang before.

"Let's go call Big Nose."

As Niu Pi said, the three of them walked to the other side together, while Chen Ya looked at Zi Lin's waist, where a dilapidated teddy bear doll was hanging.

Even in the wasteland world, children do not lack innocence.

After a while, the three passed through rows of dilapidated shacks, and finally came to a brand new shack. Although the style had not changed, there was an extra window.

Through the window, a white child can be seen, lying on the bed and sleeping.

boom! boom! boom!
Cowhide knocked on the window hard, and then roared loudly:
"Big nose, get up quickly! Let's go scavengers!"

The children in the shed were frightened awake in an instant, and immediately cursed:

"My name is Mao, how many times have I told you, my name is Alex! Not Big Nose!"

Alex is the only one of them who has a name.

So, this guy is always proud of himself.

"Oh, is it a big deal to have a name?"

Cowhide curled his lips, and soon, Alex reluctantly opened the door, and at the same time muttered sleepily:
"It's so fast, you can pick up waste again? The city is really a waste production center."

However, this big nose has a mechanical right arm.

Obviously, he is a cyborg.

And Chen Ya knew that Alex was different from the three of them.

The original owners of this body, Little Monkey, Zilin, and Cowhide, were all friends who grew up in the 404 shelter since they were young, but this guy was airborne three years ago.

That is to say, Big Nose used to live with his parents, but after his parents passed away, he was assigned to shelter 404.

According to past memory, the information of the four friends is as follows:

The little monkey (Chen Ya) has golden hair all over his body, except for his high agility, he has no special characteristics.

Cowhide, 12 years old, with tough skin and good defense.

Zilin, 11 years old, is covered in purple scales and has good defense.

Alex, 13 years old, is a cyborg with great strength.

……

Among the four, in terms of combat effectiveness, Big Nose is the strongest, while Little Monkey is the bottom.

Of course!
This was the past, and now this body has changed owners. Although the three kung fu learned by Chen Ya have all fallen to the entry level, they are not something these three young friends can match.

It is no exaggeration to say that these three people are not his opponents together.

But Chen Ya had to admit that Alex was the richest among the four, after all he had inherited his parents' inheritance, which made him a little envious.

Even so, all four have one thing in common.

They are all orphans.

……

At this moment, Cowhide is urging:
"Come on, hurry up and pack your things."

Alex lazily returned to the house, and soon came out wearing a pannier, while the other three all carried a steel bar except for the pannier.

Chen Ya knew that this guy had a mechanical arm, so he didn't need to use steel bars when scavenging.

Just like that, the four friends were ready to set off, but Zi Lin stopped in front of a dilapidated shack just after they had gone far.

"No way, are you going to call that dragster?"

Alex was full of disgust, Chen Ya saw this, he couldn't help but said:

"Call her, the power of many people is great."

How many people are powerful?
Alex looked at Chen Ya and said with surprise on his face:

"Monkey, are you joking?"

Chen Ya understood what this guy was referring to, and immediately said with a smile:

"She's lucky."

"Ok."

Alex seemed to acquiesce, and Cowhide nodded in agreement:
"That's right, every time I go to scavenge, Bingjiaomei gains the most."

Bingjiaomei is the last little partner in their team.

"But she... is stupid, even more stupid than a monkey."

Alex couldn't laugh or cry, but these words made Zilin angrily say:

"You are stupid, you are not allowed to say sister."

But Chen Ya's head is full of black lines, what do you mean being more stupid than Lao Tzu?

But this, he couldn't refute.

Because Bingjiaomei's IQ does have a big flaw, even more serious than Chen Ya's.

No, it is mentally retarded than the original owner of this body.

But at this moment, Zilin knocked on the door, and after a while, she saw a sickly little girl and opened the door.

Seeing the four people outside the door, Bingjiaomei's eyes lit up, but then they became empty again.

"Sister, bring your things, let's go scavenging together."

Zi Lin smiled, and Chen Ya from behind saw that the yandere girl also had a worn-out teddy bear hanging on her waist. It was obvious that she had a very good relationship with Zi Lin.

When Bingjiaomei heard Zilin's words, she just smirked and said:

"well…"

There was no way, it was still the same as before, finally Zi Lin helped the sick girl to put on the basket, and the five of them set off.

Although the original owner of Chen Ya's body was a little mentally handicapped, at least he was able to speak, and there was no major obstacle in communication.

After the friends were assembled, the five quickly walked to Shelter 404, the nearby subway station.

After all, the gathering place has a population of more than 200 million.

In terms of transportation, in addition to various vehicles, the most common is the subway, and you can ride it for free. This is undoubtedly the best choice for children in the shelter to go out.

The five of them were talking and laughing all the way. One of them had a big nose and a cowhide skin color, one was black and the other was white, but the words they spoke were in Chinese.

Strange to say, the common language of this wasteland world is all Chinese.

All kinds of languages ​​before the catastrophe seemed to have disappeared. Even the English that Chen Ya had learned disappeared from the attribute board.

I speak Chinese and finally rule the world!

A smile appeared on the corner of Chen Ya's mouth.

At this moment, the five people in the 404 shelter also saw many patrolling robot police. This is a low-level artificial intelligence AI controlled by the Skynet system. Its role is to maintain the security of the shelter.

With these robot policemen, there is no need to worry about encountering danger or stealing in the shelter.

Of course!
It's another matter if you get out of the shelter and reach some unattended places.

Not long after, the five people came to the subway connecting station. At the same time, hundreds of children from the 404 shelter gathered around the platform, obviously all of them were going to pick up waste by car.

Waited about half an hour.

Woo! ~~
The sharp siren sounded, and a train that was approaching quickly stopped in front of the platform under the expectant eyes of many children.

However, this subway train is streamlined as a whole, silver-gray throughout, with a futuristic sci-fi feel.

beep...beep...beep...

Soon, the door of the subway car opened automatically.

"quick!"

Alex rushed into the car first, and started to fight for seats, followed by Niu Pi, Zilin, and Bingjiaomei, but Chen Ya was not in a hurry. He looked at the four energetic people in front of him, and couldn't help laughing in his heart. :
"Are these my friends?"

Since they are all children, then...

Let's grow together.

When Chen Ya stepped into the train, only 2 minutes later, the train started again, speeding towards a steel jungle in the distance.

……

(End of this chapter)