under the tower

Yanyi recently encountered a bad thing.

He is a mercenary, which may be the most difficult job in the contemporary era. He will never stop after his last meal, and he will live until the end of his life.

"People in the army don't go out to work now, so leave them all to us. Hey, they earn several times more than us..."

The one who said this was an unshaven man named Mao Hei, a mercenary who was also not doing well. They called him Brother Hei.

Now he is holding a piece of dogtail grass in his mouth, pretending to be melancholy.

No way, I can't smoke cigarettes, this thing is a luxury in this era, how can ordinary people afford it.

In 2060, the first deformed human appeared, the end came, the world was destroyed, and human beings began a long struggle and survival journey.

This new species was called "zombie" for a long time afterwards, but the current mainstream view doesn't like to call it that way anymore, they call that thing "distortion".

This year, mankind is honored to usher in the first year of the 22nd century, and the base even proudly declared that the era of peace has arrived.

"—Times have changed, everyone is cheering and celebrating, only our wages are not increasing."

The man Mao Hei twitched when he spoke, as if he was going insane, and his head shook accordingly.

"Think about the time..."

Before he could finish speaking, a disgusting creature with blue and fangs suddenly rushed out of the woods behind him on the right side.

Yan glanced at it, and pulled the trigger with his backhand. The monster was headshot with precision, and a dark brown blood sprayed out from the sunken skull.

The whole movement is clean and neat, without any pause, so smooth and chic that it can be used to shoot blockbuster action movies.

In fact, Mao Hei had persuaded Yan Yi many times to make a movie, and he assured Yan Yi that with his talent, he would be the only one in the world.

This profession has revived in recent years, because the base opened a new movie theater, and the business is extremely booming.

It's a pity that Yan Yi never paid attention to his nonsense, otherwise he should lie at home and count the money, no, count the money, instead of beating the deformed people bitterly here, Mao Hei said.

Almost at the moment when the gunshot rang out, the soybean-sized smart assistant worn by Yan Yi in his right ear detected the fluctuation, and broadcast in his ear:

"Hunting mutants*1, get points: 2."

The brains were splashed all over the floor, the scene was not very good, they didn't react much, they were used to it a long time ago.

"Stop talking nonsense, I need to earn 200 points today." Yan Yi said.

Mao Hei was taken aback: "Boss, are you going to gamble? You want so much at once."

Mercenaries always spend money when they have money and enjoy themselves in time. Such a large amount of money will not even exist in Mao Hei's pocket for more than a day.

Yan Yidao: "Recently, I have to support my family."

Mao Hei almost jumped up when he heard the words: "Boss, you... have a family? No, is there anyone in this world who can take you down?"

"Thinking too much." Yan Yi said with a cold face, "I have a friend, take him in for a while, man."

"Oh." Mao Hei asked, "Why didn't I hear you say that before?"

Yan Yi didn't speak.

The sun was almost setting when they returned to the city.The outskirts are sparsely populated, and the inspection office outside the city gate of the Beicheng base has a three-layer power grid, and no bird can fly in. There are only four entrances, east, west, north, south, and heavy troops stationed there.

This time they went to the eastern suburbs, so they went through the east gate.

Everyone must undergo genetic testing before entering the city to make sure they are not infected.

Huaguo developed a blood identification system with an accuracy close to 5% as early as ten years ago, which can detect whether a person is infected with the mutant virus in an average of [-] minutes.

Not many people returned to the city after dark, Yan Yi took the lead through the security gate, stretched out his arm, and the examiner drew a tube of blood and put it into the centrifuge beside it, the centrifuge started to work and made a "humming" sound, and then separated The extracted blood plasma was sent to the huge gray-black analysis instrument, and the green screen of the instrument began to flicker to determine the abnormal components in the blood.

During the whole process, the muzzles of dozens of black-holed guns were always pointed at his forehead, ready to go.

Yan Yi stared straight ahead, not knowing what he was thinking, his expression was like a piece of paper spread on his face, only blank.

After a while, the green light on the security door, the restriction was lifted, and the cold mechanical female voice sounded:

"Drip! The test result is normal, welcome home, Mr. Yanyi, number E#7632185, a total of 216 points have been obtained for this outing, please confirm and sign, thank you for your efforts, please continue to work hard."

Next to the verification office is the information entry office. As usual, Yan Yi exchanged all the points into cash, then took out a crumpled ten-yuan note and handed it to the inspector.

The inspector was wearing a military uniform. He was a low-ranking officer who had only been in the army for two years, but he was somewhat related to the higher-ups, so he got the job.

He casually put the note in his pocket, smiled slightly at Chao Yanyi, and let it go.

As soon as Yan gave the money, he left without looking back. This was just a habitual action, and he didn't expect anything from the inspector.

It is impossible for him and these pampered soldiers in the establishment to walk on the same path in this life.

It is an unspoken rule of all non-staff personnel to give the inspector a "tip" every time they come back from work.

Of course, this fee is not for the inspectors to help them cheat. In fact, no one can pass the test under the nose of the machine after being infected, but will be killed immediately.

That money was an advance payment for mortuary expenses.

Mercenaries are the group at the bottom of the food chain in the entire base. They don't have any protection. Only those who have nowhere to go will do this job. Such people have no home.

If one day they are unfortunately infected, at least the inspector can help them collect the corpse.

Yan Yi lived in the "Sick Wood District", the largest slum area in the southeast of Beicheng. After passing the city gate, Yan Yi and Mao Hei parted ways.

Sickwood District is the most densely populated place in the entire North City. After the end of the world, the population has plummeted, and the birth rate has been declining rapidly. However, it is always crowded with people and exudes endless vitality.

80.00% of the entire diseased wood area is alleys and alleys. The ground that has not been repaired all year round is full of potholes. The brown muddy water emits a rotten smell. The low bungalows are arranged and crowded like cans, and the old yellowed walls The surface is covered with cracks and old bomb craters, and the entire residential area is strung together like a spider web of wires. Occasionally, a few black mice appear and walk between the sewers and residential buildings-the world is destroyed, this thing Not yet extinct, just as thriving as the humans who live here.

Yan Yi didn't go home directly, he had to go shopping first.

In fact, about 20 years ago, humans have invented a nutrient solution that can completely replace food, which can meet all the needs of the human body. Authoritative research has proved that this is healthier than eating ordinary food.

Excessive fat, cholesterol, and food additives have become one of the number one health killers for all human beings before the end of the world, and carefully formulated nutrient solutions can absolutely prevent the human body from excessive intake of these harmful substances, promote body functions, and prolong life , and is therefore widely respected.

Subsequently, artificial foods with various tastes emerged as the times require, from the taste to the appearance, they can be completely simulated with ordinary foods.

In modern times, almost all humans have fully adapted to a lifestyle in which all energy is obtained from artificial nutrients.

In theory, all the food in the base is aseptically manufactured by the government in a strict laboratory environment, and then distributed and priced uniformly. After purchase, the unmanned delivery vehicle will deliver the nutritional products to the doorstep, which is very convenient.

But the residents of the diseased wood area, including Yan Yi, never did this, for no other reason, it was too expensive.

The diseased wood area has its own "farmers' market". The source of food inside can be regarded as one of the top ten unsolved mysteries of the base. People who buy vegetables in the wooden area.

This kind of unorganized and undisciplined illegal gathering organization that trades improper food through uncivilized methods has not appeared on the earth for at least decades, which shows how backward life here is.

Although the behavior of selling food is explicitly prohibited, the base government will not intervene, and it can even be said to be a laissez-faire attitude, because they don't want to send unmanned delivery vehicles in.

The farmer's market was built with a simple green plastic canopy, and the stalls were arranged in a long strip. The vegetable leaves and plastic bags on the ground were mixed with various yellow and white unknown liquids, which was disgusting.

Yanyi walked to the innermost booth - the experience of regular customers, the price here was the lowest in the whole market, and then he picked two plump Chinese cabbage, a radish, and a bag of rice, a total of 32.5 points.

Yan Yi paid the money neatly, declined the stall owner's enthusiastic sales promotion, and walked out with the vegetables.

At the door, pass by the last stall. This stall is very different. It stands straight at the door. It is more than twice the size of other stalls. It directly occupies the best position in the entire farmer's market, but few people patronize it.

Every time Yanyi buys vegetables, he has to pass by this stall twice, and is forced to admire the noble ingredients on display.

On the clean table in front of me was a floral tablecloth, a small piece of raw beef, a leg of a chicken, a duck or a goose, internal organs and body parts, tongues, claws, etc. of various animals, and corners Inside, in a basket of weeds, lay a few round eggs.

Yan Yigui suddenly stopped in his tracks.

He hesitated for a few seconds, took out a banknote from his pocket, pointed at the egg and asked——

"I want this basket of eggs, how do I sell them?"

Yan Yi's house is on the third floor, and the house is much older than him.He carried the vegetables and stood at the door, but he didn't immediately turn the key and open the door as usual.

To be honest, he feels a little scared now.

It was an emotion that was rarely seen in him.

He just didn't want to have an extra corpse in his home now, let alone be responsible for cleaning up the scene and destroying the corpse in the future.

This cannot be called a pleasant event for any sane person.

Taking a deep breath, he turned the doorknob and walked in numbly.