Chapter VII: The Sixth Block

Civilization is a spiritual wealth, invention and creation that has been precipitated since history, which is beneficial to enhancing human beings' adaptation and cognition to the objective world, conforming to the spiritual pursuit of human beings, and being recognized and accepted by the vast majority of people.

In this way, there is indeed a civilization here.

It's just that it's more deformed.

If there is one word to sum up the technological level of the Sixth Block, it is a mixed bag. You can see mercenaries with rifles at their waists smiling cigarettes at the recruiting point, and traders using holographic computers to count goods. It is not uncommon for people to lack arms and legs, some on crutches, and others on mechanical prostheses that are more agile than real legs.

If you use one word to sum up the level of people's livelihood in the sixth district, it is also mixed.

Skinny men and women were everywhere, and people didn't even have the strength to wail because of hunger. Uniformed soldiers patrol the streets in groups of three, armed with guns. Ignoring the hungry, and at the same time ignoring the ** who solicit customers on the street.

Like machines, the expressions on their faces are not visible behind the pitch-black sunglasses.

"Absolute neutrality is the foundation of the Sixth Block's foothold in this wasteland. The laws here are simple, murder and theft can be killed, transactions without taxes can be expelled, and malicious injuries can be imprisoned. Sun Jiao casually explained to Jiang Chen, who was not used to being here.

"Then why wasn't that person killed?" Jiang Chen swallowed and spat, watching in disbelief as a man in uniform beat a hungry woman with no strength to resist with a wooden stick. As if sensing Jiang Chen's gaze, the man grinned and smiled at Jiang Chen friendly.

"That's the inspector, dealing with the dead bodies in the slums. Sun Jiao replied in a familiar tone, but Jiang Chen could feel that she didn't seem to like it here.

The woman was still alive

"The inner circle of the sixth block will be cleaner, but if you enter, you will have to pay a little bit of a subcrystal. We're only here to trade something useful, so it's enough to be in the outer markets. Sun Jiao digressed the topic.

Jiang Chen nodded silently.

This distorted civilization.

The markets on the outskirts, though dirty, are much better than those in the slums. The thief who was shot or some kind of blind criminal was thrown directly next to the garbage heap, and in the evening the inspector dragged him to the "farm" and stirred with the "fat" harvested by the camp today to make fertilizer for the growing crops.

Some of the "thieves" who seem to be more famous are painted with formalin and nailed to the wooden boards.

β€”Roger Jerson, nicknamed the Sharp-Clawed Wolf. He committed murder in the 6th block three times and was shot dead by the police in the sewers. ”

If you look closely, the wooden plaque still shows the identity of the deceased.

The name looks foreigner, but that's not surprising. NATO troops have landed in the city, and quite a few have stayed here.

At the entrance of the market, two cleanly dressed businessmen bargained fiercely, and finally seemed to have reached a consensus and signed their names on an agreement. Under the notarization of the market manager, one party took out the subcrystals and put them on the energy counting instrument, and the other party moved out of the rented tent with ten women wearing only wisps.

That's right, moving out.

Each woman's slender, fair neck was covered with a ring-shaped electronic lock, and her eyes were dull and obedient.

The posture of those women is not bad, the fair skin is almost comparable to that of an inflatable doll, but the cheeks are tattooed with barcodes that only appear in goods.

As if satisfied with the "goods", the merchant who paid Yajing instructed his men to load the women into trucks and drive away from the market.

"Xinrui Hotel. Squinting at the direction in which the truck was leaving, Sun Jiao said slowly.

Jiang Chen noticed that Sun Jiao's hands had been clenched into fists unconsciously.

"Hotel?"

"It's just a den. Sun Jiao took a sip, "Provide a full range of 'services' for residents, you know what the specific service is." There, slave girls are consumables, after all, what kind of perverted ** people exist. I once heard a guy with a not-so-brained creature boast in the tavern of Liuding about how tender the meat of a girl is in a new hotel. ”

Jiang Chen shuddered, he seemed to be able to imagine what kind of hell those expressionless girls would face.

"The trafficker is presumably part of the forces that occupy Vault 101. Low-cost cloned human beings are cultivated using cloning technology and culture liquid feeding devices, and these technologies have produced humans who are more commodities than humans. ”

"So, what the hell is a Vault. Jiang Chen looked sideways at Sun Jiao's eyes with no emotional fluctuations in disbelief, and asked with difficulty.

"It's an amazing thing, each shelter is designed with a different concept in mind to maximize survival efficiency. Sun Jiao shrugged, "I was born in Vault 071, and now I think it's relatively lucky. The design concept there is to standardize personality with fixed procedures, and although the life and rest are relatively rigid, they are still happy. Some shelters weren't so lucky. ”

After speaking, Sun Jiao's beautiful pretty face showed a cruel smile that did not match her age.

"I've heard that the design concept of Vault 070 is to rule people by people, and to create a role like a spiritual leader to inspire people to survive, which shows how naΓ―ve the designers were before the war. It is said that only 10 years after the vault was lowered, it developed into hell. The 'moral model' carried out justice for only a few years, and then forgot the reserve of civilized men and became a tribal chief. Hehe, it is said that he used the authority of the security program to absurdly clean up all the men, leaving only the women as his tools to vent his desires As for the 101 Vault, it is probably a no-man's shelter. ”

Shocked by the cruel reality, Jiang Chen swallowed and foamed with some difficulty. However, he still didn't understand Sun Jiao's words.

"No one needs shelter?"

"Hehe, of course, store the DNA data of elites from all walks of life, open the embryo petri dish after reaching the refuge period, automatically 'produce' those perfect bodies, and then cooperate with the virtual reality system to obtain more than ten years of 'memories' in a relatively short period of time. Hehe, I don't know what the meaning of those goods that came out of the cultivation tank, did the pre-war designers realize that these goods would sell well in the post-war wasteland?" Sun Jiao's words did not hide the mocking emotion. Jiang Chen, who was standing aside as an audience, couldn't help but be silent.

Is this the end of civilization

"It's here. Sun Jiao's brief words interrupted Jiang Chen's thoughts, and pulled Ai Wen to the door of a shop.

This is the official buying station for the outskirts of the 6th Block, which is responsible for valuing and purchasing goods that are in demand in the camp. While things like cans and batteries can be used directly as currency in some survivor camps, that kind of trading rule clearly doesn't apply to the "thriving" Sixth Block. Therefore, this is the need for a credible organization to promote a unified currency. At the same time, it is also more convenient to collect taxes.

Ajing, as the primary energy source for high-power equipment, has a rigid demand for any survivor base. And its portability also satisfies the necessary characteristics of circulating currency.

Although applying for a store to sell canned food is a more profitable option, Jiang Chen, who is "not bad for money", naturally chose the most convenient way to sell those expensive canned food to the most impartial Sixth District officials.

In this regard, Sun Jiao did not dissuade her much, and it could be seen that she didn't want to stay here for too long.

"Stuff. A mechanical and skillful answer came from the window.

Jiang Chen saw Sun Jiao signaling to him, so he took out the backpack behind him, took one of the things inside and put it on the table.

The trader in the "hiss" window gasped.

Jiang Chen finally heard a trace of unbelievable shock from that tone, and at the same time, he also felt several red fruit fruit's greedy gaze imprinted on his back.

Trembling unnaturally, Jiang Chen helplessly cast an inquiring look at Sun Jiao. Sun Jiao smiled and signaled Jiang Chen not to care, after all, no one dared to break the rules here. At least until they left the Sixth Block, they were perfectly safe.

"Sir's goods, do you still have them?" the voice turned out to be a hint of respect.

Canned fresh meat, even the nobles living in the inner circle, eat most of the meat of mutated cows and ripe vegetables every day. The front-of-house trader even suspected that his scanner was wrong, because it was on the screen

Fresh beef, the storage period is 127 days, and the harmful substances are far below the edible threshold. The quality of the ingredients - perfect!

Meat is a luxury in itself, but the fresh beef that this man brings out is not an exaggeration to call it a luxury among luxuries. This kind of thing has basically disappeared in the last days. I'm afraid that the whole earth can't find a fat cow that hasn't mutated. If there is, it is probably in the far north, where the level of radiation is relatively low.

In the Sixth Block, or the wasteland as a whole, most people don't have access to healthy food. Often, survivors choose to use a nutritional mixture to satisfy their hunger. The kind of thing produced from the protein tissue of mutant organisms naturally can't taste good, and it can only be said that it can barely be swallowed.

You can eat "green food" at every meal, and I am afraid that only Jiang Chen can be so luxurious in the entire wasteland.

What's even more outrageous is that this guy doesn't think canned food is as good as fresh food

"There are quite a few. ”

"Please come to the VIP room for settlement, there will be a dedicated trader to serve you. The trader at the front desk smiled at Jiang Chen, and quickly completed the formalities for him, and after a while, a lady with a good appearance walked next to Jiang Chen.

"Dear sir, please come with me. The female trader smiled mysteriously at Jiang Chen, then turned around and led the two of them in the direction of the VIP room with graceful catwalks. The reason why transactions are processed in the VIP room is also a measure to keep customer information confidential. If a large pile of valuable things were to be removed from the hall, I am afraid that this person would not have a chance to walk a hundred meters away from the sixth block.

Pushing open the wooden door, a faint fragrance of tea came to my face. The classical wooden table and leather sofa, the middle of the tea table is placed with a furnace of incense, and the precious purple clay pot tea ware shows a very good elegance. As far as this VIP room is concerned, it has a bit of a modern tea room feel.

"Please come in, sir. Standing in front of the door, the beautiful female trader lowered her eyes slightly, and a seductive furrow on her chest loomed. Miss Sun Jiao, who was standing on the side, squinted her eyes, and a playful smile rose at the corner of her mouth.

For some reason, the beautiful trader's eyes made him feel a little hairy, as if he was going to eat him.

However, Jiang Chen didn't think much about it, raised his feet and walked into the VIP room.

Just as the beautiful trader was about to go in and close the door behind her, Sun Jiao also walked in casually.

The beautiful trader glanced at Sun Jiao with a little surprise and dissatisfaction. However, the savage Miss Sun Jiao naturally glared back unceremoniously.

Glancing at Sun Jiao's proud breasts, the beautiful trader pursed her lips unwillingly, still maintaining a polite smile on her face, and gently closed the door without saying a word.

Jiang Chen naturally didn't know that this was happening in the confrontation between the counts.

Transactions of more than 100 subcrystals need to be carried out in the VIP room, on the one hand, out of caution, and on the other hand, because of the envelopment of "large households", and the VIP room is tied to special services, which is not news in the sixth block.

"Professional" female traders earn tips for special services, while the back office of the Sixth Block Exchange is able to get "good reviews" from big customers, which is in a sense a win-win.

However, since Miss Sun Jiao is here, the tip of this female trader will naturally be lost.

After some counting, the transaction was quickly settled, and the exchange fairly settled the 20 cans of perfect quality at a high price of 50 crystals each. After all, these canned foods are not just food, even if they are luxury goods. I believe that if these cans are brought to those rich people in the inner circle, I am afraid that the price will be doubled and they will be sold.

This is the so-called principle that scarcity is precious.

For this reason, Sun Jiao didn't know how many times she complained in Jiang Chen's ear, but Jiang Chen didn't care much, but secretly rejoiced in his heart.

How much is a can worth?However, 1 subcrystalline point can charge 30% of the jump bracelet!

No matter how you think about it, this business is not a loss.

"Do you know what the VIP room is?" Walking in the crowded market, Sun Jiao suddenly said.

"Hmm, where bulk goods are traded?" Jiang Chen was stunned, not understanding why she asked this.

"Poof," Sun Jiao suddenly held her stomach and smiled, smiling very gracefully, "Sure enough, you don't know." ”

"I don't think it's interesting anywhere. Jiang Chen looked at Sun Jiao speechlessly.

Sun Jiao, who had laughed enough, suddenly put her lips close to his ear, with a hint of banter on her face.

"It was the place for special services. ”

Jiang Chen felt that his ears were being blown out, and his scalp couldn't help but feel a comfortable tingle. However, he has long been accustomed to Sun Jiao's teasing from time to time, so naturally he will not blush and jump away like before, but cheekily show an expression of enjoyment.

"Do you hate me for ruining your good deeds?" Sun Jiao asked jokingly, "If I were standing outside, she might have given you a 'full service'." That chick should still be scolding me for ruining her business. ”

"How can I hate you, I like you more. Jiang Chen also smiled evilly and approached Sun Jiao's earlobe and blew in retaliation.

Sun Jiao's cheeks flushed, after all, she was still a girl who had tasted things for the first time. Although she always calls herself an older sister, her actual age is not older than Jiang Chen.

Suddenly, Sun Jiao's pair of phoenix eyes narrowed slightly.

"Someone is following. ”

"Who?" Jiang Chen was stunned for a moment, subconsciously wanting to turn back.

"Don't look back and pretend nothing happened. No one dares to do anything here, I have my own way to deal with these rats, my boss. Sun Jiao smiled, biting Jiang Chen's ear and said. In the eyes of others, these two are like a flirtatious couple.

Because someone was following, the next trip of the two naturally accelerated a lot.

Sun Jiao directly took Jiang Chen to a place that looked like a hospital. After entering, he learned that this is a place where various vaccines and genetic drugs are sold.

After paying a total of 55 crystals, the doctor wearing a mask gave Jiang Chen an injection in each of his left and right arms. One of the shots is the T-type vaccine, which is used to prevent infection with zombie bacteria. The other injection is a C-grade gene enhancement drug, according to the doctor, its effect can increase muscle strength, reflex nerve, and bone strength by 10-25 points. **The enhanced effect will gradually take effect over a period of three days.

There were a lot of useful potions in the pharmacy, and Jiang Chen bought a little selectively. These are some medicines to improve physical fitness, after all, strength is the premise of ensuring wealth, you can't always hide behind Sun Jiao, right?

Although Jiang Chen really wanted to do this. No matter how you think about hiring someone to fight, it's more graceful than fighting in person, ahem

Then, the two went to the arms store to replenish the ammunition, and the Sirius assault rifle used by Sun Jiao used a C-type battery as ammunition, and only 1 unit of subcrystals were needed to charge the 5 magazines.

As for the 7.62mm rifle cartridge used in the PK200 assault rifle in Jiang Chen's hand, it was slightly more expensive, and the 360 rounds cost a total of 4 hedron points. Although Sun Jiao's face was painful, Jiang Chen was very bold and paid directly.

Canned food for arms, no matter how you think about it, it's all earned!

Of course, the "barbarians" here will not understand.

In this wasteland, laser weapons are undoubtedly an environmentally friendly and economical choice, and the average short- and medium-range laser rifle is enough to adapt to the terrain of most urban battles. As long as it is not a high-power long-range laser rifle, the energy consumption is very low. As far as the Sirius in Sun Jiao's hand is concerned, the effective range is only 400 meters, and the energy of the beam bomb will be extremely attenuated after more than 400 meters. However, one C-type battery is enough to shoot 200 luminous beam rounds. If you don't have to take into account the overheating of the weapon, the weapon can even fire from a machine gun at close range.

As for kinetic weapons, the advantage is that the effective range is long, the bullet power is not significantly attenuated, and it is not completely immune to the energy shield. In the case of the PK200 assault rifle, the standard weapon of the PCA, it can be used as a sniper rifle with an 8x scope. Although this kind of gun made Jiang Chen hold a bit wasteful, it was undoubtedly the most suitable for him.

Kinetic weapons are many times more reliable than laser weapons. An EMP grenade can cause the Laser Rifle to break down, but the Kinetic Rifle can continue firing. If there is an accident, Sun Jiao will deal with all kinds of failures of laser weapons, but Jiang Chen can only stare dryly.

"We'll stay here tonight. Sun Jiao looked at the gradually setting sunset, and casually glanced at the stalker with her afterglow.

"But" Jiang Chen frowned, he felt uncomfortable with being followed.

"The night is dangerous," Sun Jiao said lightly, while a chilling smile slipped across her face, "but at the same time, it is also full of opportunities." ”

It seems that tonight, some people are destined to be unlucky.;