At the south gate of Ping'an Street, under the huge wall tens of meters high, there is only a two-car wide arch and a small gate that can accommodate six people walking side by side. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info big arch to go to the car, the small door is naturally to go. A group of soldiers stood at the gates of the city, guarding the passage into the city.

On the one hand, it is to check for small nuclear bombs, sources of infection, and other contraband that are brought into the city, and on the other hand, it is to collect gate taxes from those who enter the city gates.

It's the same as the Sixth Block four years ago.

It's just that there are slightly more subcrystals circulating in Shangjing City, and the scale of Ping'an Street is also larger, so the city gate tax is naturally relatively expensive.

In addition, there is no inner ring or outer ring on Ping'an Street, and the concrete walls encompass the entire survivors' settlement, so you have to pay taxes to enter the city. In the sixth block, only the inner ring is protected by concrete walls, and naturally taxes are collected only when entering the inner circle.

At the small door, there was a long queue of survivors,

"City gate tax, four subcrystals for one person. ”

The survivor dressed as a hunter was slightly stunned, blushed, and said angrily.

"Four Yajing? Didn't you pay two Yajing yesterday? Why did the city gate tax become four Yajing today?

As soon as I heard that the city gate tax had been doubled, the people in the queue behind suddenly exploded.

"Didn't it all use to be two-point subcrystals, why did the price suddenly rise?"

"What the hell!"

"Grass, it's a big deal, Lao Tzu went to the east gate to have a look!"

“……”

The soldier guarding the door was expressionless, and there was a police-type power armor standing next to him, and the man who collected the gate tax raised his chin impatiently and pointed to the notice at the door.

"It was changed last night, and it's the same with every door. If you have any questions, go to the city hall and ask, and hurry up if there is no problem. Those who want to enter the city will pay the money, and those who don't have money will get aside. ”

Although the price increased by two subcrystals, everyone had to grit their teeth and accept the price.

No way, there is the largest market and industrial area in the entire city of Shangjing, only the hunters can dispose of the good things cut from their prey, the scavengers can exchange the good things full of baskets for subcrystals, and the mercenaries can replenish ammunition and find new employers......

As for forcibly impacting to go?

Hehe.

Not to mention the police-type power armor at the door, just the few heavy machine guns on the giant wall are enough for those with bad intentions to weigh carefully.

After the initial riots, the queue began to move slowly, and while many people left, the vast majority remained.

Standing at the end of the queue, Jiang Chen touched his nose embarrassedly.

If he guessed correctly, nine times out of ten, the reason for the increase in the gate tax was because of him.

The line moved slowly, and soon got to his place.

"Twenty-one. Walking forward, Jiang Chen said.

The tax officer looked impatient, and was just about to speak, when he saw the twenty people behind Jiang Chen, his high-spirited momentum suddenly became a little shorter.

Twenty guards stood behind Jiang Chen, although the clothes they were wearing were no different from the survivors around them, their momentum was not at the same level at all. It was as if a group of special forces were standing in the middle of a group of recruits, and they could be distinguished by a glance.

"105 points of subcrystalline...... Who are you?" the tax collector asked.

"Mercenaries. Jiang Chen threw a dark green subcrystal on the table, raised his thumb and pointed at the twenty guards behind him.

The corners of the tax officer's mouth twitched, obviously not believing his nonsense, but he didn't take it to heart.

He is only responsible for recovering and not checking the account.

"Let's go inside. ”

didn't talk nonsense with him, Jiang Chen nodded, gestured to the guards behind him, deposited the guns at the gun storage point behind the city gate according to the procedure, and swaggered towards the bustling Ping'an Street.

After learning about the situation of the Hell Messenger from Zhou Guoping, Jiang Chen divided his personal guards into two groups. One group of people returned to the military base the same way, and the other group of people disguised themselves and followed him around to the south gate of Ping'an Street.

At this moment, he is wearing a camouflage necklace around his neck, hidden under the collar.

Such camouflage necklaces were common before the war, and almost replaced the existence of cosmetics.

Holographic technology has modified the facial features to a certain extent, although it is still unrelated, but it is much older than before, and it is basically impossible to recognize it if it is not an intimate person.

The reason why I went to such great lengths to sneak into Ping'an Street was that on the one hand, I wanted to meet the legendary former intelligence officer of the Pan-Asian Cooperation, and on the other hand, I mainly wanted to see the city. Although it is not very industrialized, it is far less than the sixth district under the rule of the NAC, but it has its own unique characteristics.

Take gun control, for example.

It is no exaggeration to say that Ping'an Street in Shangjing City should be the only large survivor settlement in the entire pan-Asian cooperation area with a complete gun ban, and even the sixth block has not been able to do this. In this wasteland, where weapons are regarded as life, the survivors of Kamikyo City have not shown resistance, but have silently complied with this rule.

Even the most powerful lone traveler is unlikely to be vigilant at all times.

At least on this peaceful street, people can really sleep peacefully, without worrying about being woken up at night by gunshots or being shot in the head by an enemy.

Of course, it is not excluded that someone secretly brought the gun in.

But at least on the bright side, everyone is abiding by this iron law.

Passing by the slum and walking in the market at the south gate of Ping'an Street, Jiang Chen looked at the surrounding streets. Compared with the sixth block, the life of the people here is obviously much worse, not to mention the maglev road, many people do not even have a decent winter clothing, and some people even wear strange clothes sewn from different furs.

But as you can see from their calm faces, it seems that this is the norm for the survivors of the wasteland?

The survivors in Wanghai City who are well-fed and clothed are a little abnormal.

"Lu Fan. ”

"Yes. ”

"Don't be so inhibited, don't forget that you're a mercenary now. Jiang Chen said softly.

Since Li Wang was promoted by him to captain of the Order, Lu Fan served as the new captain of the personal guard. This bodyguard in his thirties is good everywhere, and his loyalty is not inferior to Li Wang, but his brain is not as flexible as Li Wang, and it is easy to make a serious transition in some places.

I saw Lu Fan hesitate slightly and nodded.

"Yes. ”

Jiang Chen shook his head and gave up correcting his respectful appearance.

Anyway, the probability of meeting Ding Liwei and Fang Peng here is almost zero, and he is not worried that he will be interrogated if he shows his feet. The water on Ping'an Street is very deep, and some neutral survivor forces are even worthy of the Beijing City Survivors Alliance.

Jiang Chen also paid special attention to it when he entered the city.

Along the way, he met the kind of person who was followed by a bunch of bodyguards, who looked like they were either rich or noble, and he had seen no less than three.

The "Hell Messenger" was located on the commercial street at the north gate, but Jiang Chen did not go north, but took a detour next to the market at the south gate, and walked towards the industrial area behind the slum.

Similar to what he had seen from the Order, Ping An Street's industrial base was thin, but it was pretty impressive by wasteland standards, at least twice the size of the Sixth Block from just over four years ago.

Of course, the current Sixth Block can undoubtedly throw it a few streets.

The surrounding buildings began to be low, and the streets were populated by slaves or laborers with disgraceful faces.

Thinking that Jiang Chen had gone the wrong way, Lu Fan hesitated and stepped forward to remind him in a low voice.

"Hell Messenger is on North Gate Commercial Street. ”

"I know. Jiang Chen said with a smile.

Lu Fan was slightly stunned.

"Then why are we ...... here?"

"Have you ever seen someone who went to a bar early in the morning?" Jiang Chen smiled, raised his chin in the direction of the industrial area, and continued, "What's more, going to the Hell Courier to inquire about Eden Technology is just a matter of incident, and casually strolling around this Ping'an Street is the main purpose of standing here." If it's just to get some news, it's not the same who I send? Why bother to go out myself?"

"The subordinate wants to ask...... Is there any point in this?" Lu Fan said hesitantly, "My suggestion is to leave the matter of inquiring about the news to us, you are not safe here." In case something happens, you've got three longs and two shorts, and we're—"

"Okay," Jiang Chen waved his hand, "My own safety, I care more than anyone else, you don't have to those extra hearts, just follow me." ”

After a pause, Jiang Chen continued.

"I will now answer your previous question. How can it not be meaningful?"

Raising his head and looking at the towering Pan Asia building in the middle of Ping'an Street, the corner of Jiang Chen's mouth hooked up a smile, "We will be in charge of this place soon." ”

"What do you mean," Lu Fan was slightly stunned, his expression was full, and his pupils were excited, "After solving the cccp people, we fought back......"

Jiang Chen shook his head and sighed.

"There are many ways to solve the problem, and I want you to think about it from a different perspective. If you can't think about the same problem from multiple angles, you may miss out on a lot of better options. In that case, how can I trust you with such a task?"

Lu Fan immediately lowered his head and said sincerely.

"The subordinates have no intention of being high-ranking officials, but they are willing to saddle the front and back of the marshal. ”

"It's good to have this heart, it's enough to have this heart. Jiang Chen smiled, "NAC needs talents, loyal and reliable talents. Even if you want to stay in the position of captain of my personal guard for the rest of your life, you have to ask me if I agree, don't you?"

"The subordinates do not dare, and are willing to obey the marshal's arrangement. Lu Fancheng said in fear.

Jiang Chen smiled, didn't answer, stood not far from the entrance of the industrial zone, and stopped.

"What I just told you, do you think about it from a different angle? In addition to the option of armed occupation, we have a number of more modest and effective options to take this place for ourselves more completely, without leaving a drop of blood. ”

Lu Fan didn't interject, just stood respectfully beside Jiang Chen, waiting for the marshal's next words.

"For example, we can buy this place. ”

Looking at the towering chimney of the steel mill, Jiang Chen squinted his eyes and smiled.

"And with their own money. (To be continued.) )