stay in the wasteland

Chapter 5 The Pure Dragon

Whoosh! ~
A subway train is speeding forward rapidly.

In a certain carriage, Alex was joking:

"Monkey, I told you to hurry up, there are no seats now, right?"

At this moment, Big Nose and the other four were all sitting together, and because Chen Ya moved a little slower, naturally they didn't grab a seat.

"It's okay, I like to stand."

Chen Ya smiled, and then looked at the window. As the train moved forward at a high speed, he could see rows of dilapidated buildings, which were almost the same as the slums in his previous life.

But it won't be long before things change.

This subway train will drive to the central area of ​​the gathering place, and lead all the way to the northernmost point, while the 404 shelter where Chen Ya and his five people are located is located at the southernmost part of the gathering place.

Chen Ya estimated that it would take about half an hour to arrive at the destination, so he looked at the other people in the carriage.

There are about 20 people in this carriage.

Most of them are this time, and the children who go to pick up waste are generally between the ages of eight and 15.

The reason why there are no children under the age of eight is simple.

The gathering place will provide a low-level nutritional supplement for children under the age of eight for free every day.

From this point of view, it is relatively humane.

however……

For children, besides food, education is also very important.

It's a pity that due to the impact of radiation, the life expectancy of human beings living on the ground generally does not exceed 40 years old.

Therefore, it would undoubtedly be a waste of resources to educate mutant humans.

I am afraid that only the human beings in the floating city have the conditions to receive a good education, while the mutants do not have this qualification.

Chen Ya looked at the four friends who were sitting, and couldn't help sighing in his heart:
"Hey, they are all illiterate."

If possible, he hopes to lead his friends to board the floating city and receive a good education, but this kind of hope...is almost impossible.

Above the automatic door of the carriage, there is an electronic display screen. In addition to marking dozens of stations, it also shows a series of calculated values:
[Current radiation value: 327mSv]
"327 mSv."

The corners of Chen Ya's eyes twitched. This is still in the gathering place. If it was outside in the wasteland world, the radiation value would be several times higher.

It was a series of Geiger counts, showing the radiation content in the surrounding air, and the current radiation value, according to what was said before the catastrophe, has already seriously exceeded the standard.

Popular science

The dose unit of radiation value is: Sievert (Sievert, referred to as Sv)

Unit size, that is, 1Sv=1000mSv millisieverts, and 1mSv=1000uSv microsieverts.

Now, in the carriage that Chen Ya is in, the radiation content within 1 meter around is as high as 327 millisieverts. You know, usually a CT scan in a hospital, depending on the dose, the human body will receive about 1 to 3 millisieverts of radiation .

This is equivalent to Chen Ya undergoing hundreds of CT examinations every hour. Although this level of radiation will not kill him immediately, it will also reduce the white blood cells in the blood.

Fortunately, most of the humans who are still alive have mutated, and the radiation level is still within the safe range, otherwise it would be a disaster.

So, in this world, living is very difficult, where can we talk about education?
Of course!
Some people can still live very well. Chen Ya looked at an adult man. This mutant was wearing a leather jacket. The skin of an unknown mutant animal looked dusty.

And on the opponent's shoulder, there was a sprayer on his back.

And it's a double-pipe nozzle!
In addition, there was an alloy knife at his waist. Chen Ya checked it twice and made a judgment immediately.

scrapers

They are very powerful, and they usually travel in the wasteland world outside the high wall, searching for all available materials and materials in the ruins, and making a living from it.

This is an upgraded version of Scavengers.

The man equipped with the troll should be a lone ranger, which is very common in the looters camp.

Then, Chen Ya glanced at the other four adult mutants, three men and one woman, obviously a small team, and the guy who seemed to be the leader was equipped with a whole set of mechanical devices.

Mechanical exoskeleton

Almost everyone in the carriage looked at the leader with envious expressions, and the other man also had a look on his face, and even deliberately swung his arms twice to show off his exoskeleton armor.

Obviously, this is showing off.

These four are also raiders, but they are much more powerful than the Lone Ranger. After all, their team has a whole set of exoskeleton armor.

So it seems that the grades are completely different.

but……

However, Chen Ya knew that although this team was very strong, it was not a bit worse than the 'Hunters'.

Hunter

This is the profession that really gallops in the wasteland. They are more powerful than the foragers, and they can hunt and kill mutant creatures independently or in groups. Although the process is very dangerous, the rewards are also more generous.

Simply put, if the size of the strength ranks, it should be:

[Hunter>Scavenger>Scavenger]
It's no wonder that Chen Ya and his little friends belong to the lowest level of the gathering place.

It's a pity that Chen Ya knows very little about the hunter, and he hasn't seen it a few times in the original owner's limited memory, but the only thing he can be sure of is...

The Predator has power armor.

That is something more awesome than an exoskeleton.

Chen Ya was a little hot in his heart. If he could build a power armor, he would definitely be a turned serf and sing. The wasteland world outside the high wall is no different from his own back garden.

At this moment, Chen Ya noticed Zilin's gaze, which seemed to be peeking at him, so he looked at him and asked:

"how?"

Hearing the inquiry, Zi Lin hesitated to speak but said:
"Little monkey...you..."

"Is there something dirty on my face?"

Chen Ya stretched out his hand subconsciously, and finally touched the hair on his face, while Zilin shook his head and said:
"No, I think... you seem to have become smarter?"

As soon as the words came out, Niu Pi also nodded and said:

"That's right, monkeys are much more articulate than before."

"A bit."

Alex agreed, and Sick Girl repeated:
"Get smart...get smart..."

I'm already very smart, okay?

With black lines all over his face, Chen Ya immediately smiled and said:

"The serious illness I had before may have enlightened me."

While everyone was chatting, a man in protective clothing and a purple metal helmet slowly entered the carriage from the rear.

The arrival immediately attracted everyone's attention.

The reason is that the helmet worn by the other party looks a lot like a medieval cross helmet, with only the eyes, nose and chin exposed.

The lone ranger and searcher team in the carriage did not react when they saw the person coming, but the leader of the team had a look of fear in his eyes.

Obviously, this mysterious man is very dangerous.

"Helmets again."

Alex muttered something, obviously he had seen this kind of person, but just after finishing his sentence, he found that the other party looked over, and he was immediately too frightened to speak.

"Humph."

The mysterious man in the helmet snorted coldly, and then glanced at the car. The leader man equipped with an exoskeleton subconsciously bent down. Although the movement was very small, Chen Ya still noticed it.

What the hell?

Chen Ya was a little confused. He had seen mysterious people similar to the helmeted man in the gathering place, but such people were very rare.

And the bending action of the leader man just now was obviously a little respectful, even a little fearful.

A hunter?
It doesn't feel like it. Logically speaking, even if he is a hunter, the leader man will not be so afraid.

Chen Ya couldn't figure it out for a while, but the man in the helmet walked straight to the next carriage after scanning around.

During this process, Chen Ya was also observing carefully. Although he couldn't see the specific appearance of the helmeted man, he looked at everyone with a kind of contempt, or mocking.

There is even a trace of...

despise.

Just so despised?
Chen Ya was speechless, but from the side view, the other party seemed to have a superior feeling.

It's a bad feeling.

Fortunately, after the helmet man left, the atmosphere in the carriage became lively again. The children were talking and laughing, and at the same time they were envious of the leader man's exoskeleton equipment.

Chen Ya, on the other hand, observed the mutations of everyone. Except for the little friends, the other mutants were really horrible.

For example, the chief male.

There were actually two sarcomas on his chin.

The face is also full of bumps and hollows, like a toad, as ugly as it can be.

The rest of the people are also crooked, and some children are even born with only one arm, or have deformed bodies or something.

From this point of view, Chen Ya and his four friends were really the least alienated among the mutants.

Just a few minutes.

Soon, the happy atmosphere was broken.

A little fat man with horns on his head quickly entered this carriage, his eyes lit up when he saw Zilin, then he looked at Big Nose and said hello:
"Alex, I found you!"

"Looking for me? You're here to find Zilin, right?"

When Alex heard this, he rolled his eyes, and when Zi Lin saw the little fat man, he immediately frowned and said:

"Xiaolong, as I said, I won't form a team with you."

"do not."

The little fat man was in a hurry, and immediately approached with a smile, while Chen Ya looked at this... the fat man with two royal horns on his head, and quickly recalled the information in his mind.

Xiaolong, who calls himself a 'pure little dragon' wanders around the edge of Vault 404 all year round. Although he is a member of the same Vault as Chen Ya and the other five, he usually doesn't hang out with him.

The only thing worth noting is that this pure fat man ranks among the top three in the 404 Vault.

And it is also the most powerful contender for the next "carrying the handle", bar none.

And the so-called handle is...

King of kids.

……

[PS: Kid King, it’s a pity that it’s not Xiaolong. There will be updates in the afternoon. During the new book period, there will be two updates every day, and it will explode as soon as it is on the shelves! 】

(End of this chapter)