Chapter 46: The First Arrival

On the way to the new provincial capital, Sergeant Sun was patiently introducing the general situation of the new provincial capital to Lin Zaishan.

The new provincial city is remodeled on the basis of the military base of the original provincial garrison force, covering an area of about 6 square kilometers, from the outside to the inside is the outer city, the inner city and the forbidden area. The boundary between the outer city and the outer city is an artificial river about 10 meters wide hastily completed by large excavators along the old river channel, and the inner side of the river is pulled with barbed wire; The inner and outer cities are separated by a 5-meter-high brick wall, behind which a watchtower is built every 100 meters or so; The inner city is separated from the exclusion zone by taller, stronger walls and fortifications, and in the center of the exclusion zone is a five-storey castle-like building made of reinforced concrete - the tallest building in the new provincial city and the seat of the special management committee of the new provincial capital power center. There is only one passage between the forbidden area and the inner city, the inner city and the outer city, and the outer city and the outside of the city, and these passages have heavily armed soldiers standing guard and checking passing personnel and vehicles. All the watchtowers in the city are manned 24 hours a day with loaded guns.

These soldiers and personnel on duty all obeyed the supreme command of He Xiaotian, chairman of the special management committee of the new provincial capital. He Xiaotian adopted the form of a military junta to establish a new city with complete structure and well-fortified fortifications in just a few weeks after entering the last days, and initially maintained the order of the city.

For most of the survivors facing the triple threat of zombies, mutants, and mobs, the new provincial city is undoubtedly an attractive option for them to return to order and tranquility – despite the Special Management Committee's authoritarian, domineering, and greedy governance of the city. But if they have access to basic subsistence guarantees, most of the weak and good people do not dare to care about a certain degree of exploitation and oppression.

Along with exploitation and oppression, the special management committee of the new provincial town implemented a policy of divisive management of citizens, not only did the authorities not only do not intend to eliminate the separation between the rich and the poor, the strong and the weak, but even introduced various measures to consolidate the class division, which is directly reflected in the distribution of urban residence rights: the restricted area is the headquarters of the head of the special management committee and the garrison of the army, and only those with special passes and privileges can enter; The inner city is home to the three major forces of the new provincial city (Overrun Military Industrial Group, Nine-Headed Bird, and Apocalyptic Gamers Club) and high-end facilities, and requires a premium pass to enter; The outer city is a gathering place for ordinary citizens, and a primary pass is required to enter and exit. Entering a high-privilege area without the appropriate documents can result in detention or forced labor, or shooting.

In order to consolidate his power, He Xiaotian promulgated a series of rules and regulations in the name of the Special Management Committee, for example, he emphasized that the Special Management Committee is the highest authority in the southwestern provinces, and all other institutions, groups and individuals must be recognized by the Special Management Committee to be legal; The Special Management Committee has legislative, executive and judicial powers and is not bound by any other structure, body or individual. There are also a number of codes of conduct to regulate people entering the provincial capital, the most important of which are 10, known as the "Ten Non-Standards"

Article 1 of the 10-step norm: no disobedience to the orders of the Special Management Committee; Article 2: Property and facilities owned and authorized by the Special Management Committee shall not be damaged; Article 3: Murder, arson, theft, robbery, rape and any other crime deemed violent by the Special Management Committee shall not be committed in the area under the control of the Special Management Committee; Article 4, weapons of mass destruction as determined by the Special Management Committee shall not be collected, manufactured, possessed, sold and distributed without permission; Article 5, except for the Special Management Committee, no institution, group or individual may have more than 10 armed personnel; Article 6, personal inequality shall not be openly promoted, slaves shall not be brought, and human beings shall not be traded; Article 7, inequality between men and women shall not be openly promoted; Article 8: No carcer poison carriers shall be led, received, or privately possessed; Article 9, the smuggling of materials controlled by the Special Management Committee shall not be smuggled; Article 10 prohibits public remarks that are unfavorable to the Special Management Committee.

In order to motivate citizens to obey the authorities and maintain their desire to be motivated, the Special Management Committee introduced a contribution point system. Every day, they will publicly release some tasks through the mission management office, and those who are interested can claim them on their own, and after completing them, they will receive points according to the results, and the points can be exchanged for weapons and equipment and passes for all levels after accumulating to a certain extent. Among the various levels of passes, the special pass has the function of identification, and is only granted to a small number of people who have significant influence or special contributions, or who are engaged in special positions, and it is almost impossible for ordinary people to obtain.

"Captain Lin, I suggest that you start by registering your team to do tasks and earn points, so that it is easier to obtain the approval of the authorities, and it is also more convenient to inquire about news, communicate with people, and trade resources; When your influence is high enough, then consider entering the power group in the new provincial city and change the unreasonable status quo. ”

"Okay, I accept your suggestion."

"According to the regulations of the Special Management Committee, in order to receive the task, it is necessary to register the team with the relevant department, and the registration conditions are: no less than 5 valid staff, no more than 10 armed personnel, and 1 person as the captain; The person to be the captain must be a resident of the provincial town who has been legally registered with the Special Management Committee. ”

"In other words, we newcomers are not qualified to be captains." Lin is on the mountain road.

Sergeant Sun nodded.

Lin Zaishan said: "Sergeant Sun, why don't we join your police team." ”

Sergeant Sun said: "Most of the members of our original team are no longer there. According to the regulations, our team must be re-registered, otherwise we will be removed from the list soon. I'm not coveting the captain's position, but under the current situation, I can only register in my name, so I'll temporarily name this captain, and I'll let you go after you get the resident qualification. ”

Lin Zaishan said: "It doesn't matter who is the captain, the key is that everyone must unite and cooperate." ”

Sergeant Sun nodded, pointed ahead, and said, "In front is the entrance passage to the new provincial city." Captain Lin, please remind everyone to bring out our best weapons and equipment. ”

"Why? Aren't you going into the city, it should be safer, and what weapons and equipment do you have? Lin Zaishan asked strangely.

Sergeant Sun sighed and said, "The more crowded the place, the more dangerous it is, and the stronger the team, the safer." ”

On the right side of the road, a newly built dirt road about 8 meters wide and 100 meters long connects vertically to the dilapidated road where the convoy is located, and the car turns right into this dirt road. The dirt roads are lined up with pedestrians and vehicles waiting to enter the city. At the end of the dirt road is a makeshift stone bridge with several sentinels with guns checking on passers-by.

Lin Zaishan hadn't seen so many people for a long time, he sat in the car and observed the passers-by with great interest, and soon found the following characteristics and interestingness:

1. Passers-by are mainly young and middle-aged men between the ages of 20 and 40, and occasionally one or two women with guns are mostly five big and three thick, strong models. The out-of-town environment, which has been reduced to a wilderness, has become a veritable off-limits for women, the old and the young, and the physically weak, and only the bravest and strongest survivors are able to enter and return safely, preferably in groups.

Second, almost all passers-by are carrying guns, ammunition or other weapons, and it seems that everyone is going to great lengths to equip themselves into a mobile firepower platform. There was a tall, one-eyed man with a standard A-type rifle of the Chinese regular army, two police B-type pistols and a short knife pinned to his waist, and several grenades on his chest; Another short, thin middle-aged man held a taller sniper in his hands, and in the pocket behind his butt was a police C-pistol, known for its oversize; There is also a tall fat man of about 1.9 meters holding a small submachine gun and carrying hundreds of bullet chains on his body, which has a bit of heavy firepower output.

3. Everyone's dress and grooming put safety, practicality, and combat first, and no one deliberately makes themselves glamorous when they go out of the city, because too eye-catching appearance is very likely to increase the risk of survival in the wild. Not to mention the colorful and gorgeous costumes before the end of the world, even those like Lin Zaishan, Zhiyangyang, and Gao Dawei are not dressed in otaku style - maybe the otaku have been eliminated in the previous life and death test, or maybe everyone has realized that going out of the city with the "harmless to humans and animals" style of otaku is equivalent to freshly baked gas bags and masochists with free advertising. In short, what is popular in the field is the dress of special forces, bandits, and outlaws.

Fourth, all of them are ready to beat people or "owe to beat" looks, all of them are loaded with "I am a big pest", "whoever moves me, I will bite whom", and some even make an arrogant appearance of being ready to shoot if they don't like the eye. Lin Zaishan had to admit that he really entered the city with a bun, and the residents of the new provincial city were much more arrogant than the local tyrants Qi Boss and Qian Long in Yutai in terms of expressions alone.

Fifth, many vehicles are loaded with the corpses of mutant beasts or branches, wood, and only Lin Zaishan's convoy is full of food, clothing, daily necessities, electrical appliances, hardware and other materials, it is obvious that the materials above the new provincial capital are rare goods, and even can be called "strange goods to live in" - this was quickly confirmed by the reaction of passers-by, in less than 1 minute, more than eighty percent of passers-by will be surprised, envious and even greedy eyes projected on Lin Zaishan's convoy. There are a few teams that believe in their strength have begun to involuntarily fight the idea of this batch of supplies.