Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free

Cai Min has been feeling uneasy since she hung up the phone. She didn't even want to queue up. Firstly, the family might have to stay in a hotel tonight, and secondly, Gu Tongwan was almost persecuted by some bad guys.

Xu Xuesong saw Cai Min frowning, as if she was a different person from before she answered the phone, so he guessed if something had happened and found an excuse to send Cai Min aside.

There was nothing that the couple couldn't keep secret. Xu Xuesong soon learned about Gu Tongwan's near-murder. He was angry and resentful, but his male rationality still dominated most of his emotions. He quickly suppressed his emotions and comforted his wife: "Don't worry too much. Wanwan is out of trouble, which means she is safe and should not be injured. Otherwise, with her personality, she would have chosen to hide it from you first."

"I know, I just feel a little guilty. I didn't dare to take advantage of these people online. I should have checked with Wanwan in advance to confirm the current rental situation of the base. If it wasn't for that, the following things wouldn't have happened."

This is not something you can control. You were thinking about saving some money at the beginning, but you were wrong. This world is far more complicated and cruel than we thought. Let's meet up with Wanwan after we settle down in the base. We should apologize and compensate." Xu Xuesong hugged his wife, not wanting her to be immersed in this guilty mood.

Cai Min said unhappily, "Compensation? Why would they need us to compensate them? Besides, this incident almost killed them. How can we compensate them?"

"Then try to make it up to me as much as possible. We'll talk about it when we meet. Otherwise, your parents will be worried if they see you like this."

Cai Min wanted to say something but stopped herself. She turned around to look at Cai's father and mother who kept looking in their direction, and could only cheer herself up again.

This time, the base opened up 10,000 places to the public in the first batch, and the Cai family just happened to be in this batch. They had already paid the fees to enter the base in advance. It can be said that this money almost emptied the Cai family. After all, it was not easy for all five members of their family to enter the base to apply for long-term resident certificates. If it weren't for Chen Yanxi's help, their family might not have met the requirements.

The people who were able to enter the base this time basically came from other cities, but there were also a small number who came from other bases. They probably saw that Jiangcheng Base was rich in resources. In addition, Jiangcheng Base was the first city in the country to open an underground city, which naturally attracted a lot of people.

This time the team is divided into two columns. It is now 4:30 in the afternoon. The city gates have been open since 9:00 in the morning, and population registration and on-site identity card processing have been carried out until now.

Cai Min noticed that there were still a lot of people queuing up. Not all of them met the requirements for admission. Some of them came here specifically after hearing that the base was open. These people probably thought that if they persisted, they might be able to enter the city.

Fortunately, the weather is fine today. It's not snowing and the temperature is slightly warmer than usual. Thinking back to the reluctance and envy in my cousin Cai Huan's eyes when we left the wanderer base at around four o'clock this morning, Cai Min could only say a few words of comfort.

At present, Cai Huan still has some things to deal with at home, and Xiao Chen's work is also a big problem. Once they arrive at the base, both of them will have to face the fact that they have to choose new jobs. In fact, let alone Cai Huan, even Cai Min didn't know what to do for a while after settling down, but she didn't want to miss this opportunity easily, so she could only hand over the few pieces of land she was taking care of to the deputy district chief's studio as soon as the quota came down, and then liquidated the family's property, and pieced it together to exchange for the quota for five people to enter the base.

"It's okay, everything will be fine after you get in. I've also submitted my resume online and had a video interview with the other party. I'd better go back to my old job. Although I only have two days off a month, the salary is not bad. At least I can pay for the rent and food. Besides, isn't Cai Xing here? I heard from Wanwan that the guard team also has bonuses every month. As long as we work harder, our lives will slowly get better."

As sunset was approaching, the queue was getting shorter and shorter. Cai Min's family's ID card application went quite smoothly, and all five people soon got their own ID cards.

It is said that the ID card is almost equivalent to a "one-card pass" at the base, and the networking function between mobile phones and ID cards was realized in the second half of last year. Therefore, the points currency in Cai Min's mobile phone account can be transferred to the ID card. At present, the ID card has been replaced with a second-generation ID card, which uses fingerprint unlocking. Fingerprint unlocking is required for each offline payment or transaction. This can prevent the card from being swiped by others after it is lost.

Cai Min turned her head and looked outside. There were probably two or three hundred people there, but just a few minutes after she finished her procedures, she saw a man in a black cotton coat with a work badge around his neck holding a loudspeaker and announcing that the first batch of Rucheng quotas had been distributed.

As a result, many people outside who had traveled hundreds or even thousands of kilometers were unhappy and were clamoring to break into the city.

But in fact, these people were no longer on the list of people entering the city. They were all vagrants nearby, including a small number of mercenaries. It was also obvious that there were similar "organizers" who were stirring up trouble at the scene.

There are more than thirty Self-Defense Force members responsible for defending the city, and about twenty guards. Everyone tries their best to avoid conflicts with ordinary people, but if a violent entry into the city occurs, the AK and M416 in their hands will come in handy.

"The man in the red hat is obviously the instigator. He has been talking to different people at the end of the line since the beginning of the queue." Cai Xing was biting a bamboo stick that he found from somewhere, and squinting at a bald man standing at the end of the line.

This was the first time that Cai's mother had seen such a large-scale riot, many of whom were children and the elderly. She couldn't help but say, "It's so cold, if they can't get in, won't they freeze to death outside? I see the base is quite large, a few hundred more people shouldn't have any impact, right?"

Cai Min, however, held a different view from her mother: "Even if we can accommodate them, we still have to abide by the rules. Moreover, if we put a few hundred people into the base today, there might be a thousand people tomorrow, and ten thousand the day after tomorrow. It is not a good idea to accommodate all the wanderers without a bottom line. If a base wants to develop, it must have strict order and laws."

"Yes, Mom, don't be fooled by the large number of elderly people and children. In the cannibalistic environment of the end times, even children can hold weapons and kill people. When I was on a mission in the guild, I once encountered an organization that specially trained children to lure women and make women become the XN of this organization. These children have lost their humanity. During the subsequent rescue, they even tried to attack our team members many times. They didn't think there was anything wrong with what they did. Growing up in such an environment, their three views have been completely distorted. Who knows how much humanity they can retain in their bones?" Although Cai Xing's words sounded a bit cold, this is the current situation in the end times. It seems that human nature is not that important when it comes to survival.

The riots outside have become increasingly intense under the instigation of the bald man. At one point, ordinary people even rushed towards the Self-Defense Forces, trying to push them away and rush into the base.

At this time, the second-level guard members on the city gate were closely monitoring the situation below the city gate. These people would never have thought that there would be sniper rifles above their heads. However, the snipers on the city gate would not take action until a certain point, unless the situation began to become uncontrollable.

Cai Min and his family were escorted into the city by the Self-Defense Forces. As soon as they entered, they heard someone shouting, "It's time to close the city gate."

The automated gate slowly descended from the top, gradually isolating the world inside the city from the world outside.

There are three gates in total in the base. The gate that is open today is the second largest gate. This gate is about twenty meters high and seven or eight meters wide, like the fortress gate in ancient times. Its thickness is an astonishing five meters. The entire gate is made of special metal materials and can even withstand artillery and ammunition attacks to a certain extent. It can be said to be an indestructible link in the entire base.

The largest gate of the base is the North City Gate, which is usually used for military traffic and is not open to the public. It is said that the gate is about ten meters wide and the height alone reaches an astonishing twenty-five meters, which is equivalent to the height of about six floors.

Seeing the city gate closing, the crowd outside became more and more excited. Some of them were not completely instigated, but wanted to try their luck after hearing that the base was rarely opened. Moreover, they had been traveling for such a long time and everyone was hungry. Now seeing the city gate closed, the thread of rationality that had originally been there was suddenly broken.

Some women and children began to push the Self-Defense Forces who were responsible for maintaining order, relying on their status as a vulnerable group. Some children even sat on the ground and hugged the thighs of Self-Defense Forces members, and some even started to bite them. There was no more innocence on these children's faces, but instead a beast-like viciousness.

"Everyone charge forward together! Don't worry, they won't dare to do anything to us. We must enter the city today!"

Someone in the crowd shouted this, and the crowd became enraged. The old, the young, and even pregnant women were all running towards the city gate. Although the Self-Defense Forces wanted to stop them, they were unable to completely stop them. Some people even started fighting.

As the scene became chaotic, a staff member wearing a work badge and holding a loudspeaker shouted, "Don't get excited, we still have 10,000 places to enter the city next month. We will provide an online registration channel at the end of this month. Those who meet the requirements can register online first."

"You MB, you said you need a mobile phone and internet to register. In this apocalyptic world, everyone lives like a dog. Can you tell me how to register?"

"That's right, isn't this bullying? Those who can sign up basically don't have to worry about food and drink, and they need a certain amount of points and supplies to enter the city. We poor people and vagrants are not eligible, so we can only wait to die outside, right?"

"Even if I can't go in, you should at least let the children and pregnant women in. They are the hope of mankind, don't you know?"

"Let us in. Why should you enjoy yourself inside while we have to suffer outside? This is discrimination and it's unfair!"

Voices similar to protests continued to erupt from the crowd, and more and more people began to rush into the city gate. At this time, the city gate was only more than one meter wide and was about to close, which made the people outside even more jealous of those who entered the city.

Cai Min saw that during the scuffle, the members of the Self-Defense Force were surrounded by people outside. Many of them did not fight back, and some were even slapped several times for no reason.

At this moment, a gunshot made the chaotic scene quiet for several seconds.

One of the surrounded Self-Defense Force members knelt on the ground, covering his abdomen, and someone in the crowd quickly ran back with a pistol in his hand.

It was obvious that this was the man who fired the shot, and he tried to hide the gun and blend into the crowd.

After the Self-Defense Force member fell down, the other Self-Defense Force members planned to surround him, but the excited crowd stopped dozens of Self-Defense Force members outside and even did not allow anyone to rescue the Self-Defense Force member.

The man holding the loudspeaker's face instantly darkened. Looking at the obsessed crowd, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and finally raised his hand and gestured upwards.

I only saw those men in the crowd who were shouting and refusing to let anyone rescue them leaning back without any warning, and there was a black bloody hole on their forehead.

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Cai Min had heard before that Jiangcheng Base has always been one of the largest bases in the country with impenetrable walls and powerful defenses, as well as abundant resources and well-trained self-defense forces. Therefore, in just three years, the base population has increased from 50,000 at the beginning to more than 300,000 today. With the opening of the underground city, this number is likely to continue to grow.

At this time, their family looked at everything in the city curiously like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden. This place was indeed as they saw in the online forum. The blocks and buildings were basically the same as the city before the end of the world. Except for the lack of particularly tall buildings, the roads and other designs basically did not make people feel that this was a castle fortress in the end of the world.

"The roads here are so big, much bigger than our camp. Hey, there's such a tall building in front?" Cai's mother was supported by Cai Xing as they walked on the street, looking at the tall building standing in the distance. Although it was only about eleven or twelve stories high, it was rare to see such a tall building in the apocalypse.

Not only Cai's mother, but even Cai Min, who had seen all kinds of scenes over the years, couldn't help but sigh in his heart. No wonder so many people were trying their best to get into the base. Compared with the wanderer base camp, this place seemed like another modern city, with even a lot of cars parked there.

Cai Min couldn't help but take a breath, and then whispered: "I can't believe it, we finally got in."