Never be under the illusion that democracy can bring peace and stability, and that only strong force is the real guarantee of security and order.

Before the end of the world, Xinghai was a small place, although there was a "county", but the total population of the county was not 100,000, which was less than the population of the coastal or larger towns in the Central Plains.

But it was such a small place, because of the stationing of the Doomsday Salvation Army, more than 200,000 people quickly gathered after the end of the world. The reason is very simple: where there is an army, there is order, and when there is order, the lives and property of ordinary people will not be deprived at will.

Just this most basic guarantee has made Heka Town unexpectedly prosperous, and the prosperity level is even far more than a hundred times before the end of the world. The town is lined with shops of all kinds, pedestrians on the streets, and heavily armed soldiers patrol the town. The prosperity and excitement of this scene is only because the barracks of the Doomsday Salvation Army is three kilometers outside the town.

Chi Hua and the four of them wore a wide gray cloth hooded cloak at the entrance of the town and looked at everything in front of them in surprise, and the places they passed along the way were all sparsely populated, and in the face of the bustling crowd in front of them, they suddenly had a feeling of entering the city from the countryside.

In the past, the holy water town under the rule of Beidou was also prosperous in the later period, but it was still several times worse than here. The cold ghost town of Heka Town and Delingha City under Tian Ziming is even more worlds apart, and it seems that Tian Ziming was pressed and beaten by Shan Xiongzhong on the battlefield is not only a matter of military combat strength.

Ma Qingqiu, who came out of the small village, was even more excited, a pair of eyes looking left and right was almost not enough, but most of his eyes were focused on the young girl.

The swallow warbler that came out of the abandoned city was also the first time after the end of the world to see so many people walking in the sun without any worries, without worrying about someone suddenly jumping out of the ruins and sneaking attack, without worrying about being robbed suddenly. Although the silver metal mask covered the expression on his face, he could still see the joy of the swallow warbler through his eyes. Because of the long scar on the left side of her face, after taking off the gauze, Yan Ying asked Chi Hua for a mask to cover her face all day long.

An An, who has seen the world, is quite calm, but he can't wait to take Chi Hua to various shops for a walk.

"Let's get down to business first, and then we'll get down to business." Chi Hua pulled down the brim of his cloak and took the lead towards the town. Chi Hua didn't believe that Shan Xiongzhong didn't monitor the side of his couch at all, maybe how many pairs of eyes were watching the every move of pedestrians on the street in the dark.

A few people found the largest leather goods store in the town and walked straight in, and as soon as they entered, a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old greeted him warmly. The young man had a smile on his face, his face was ruddy, and there was not the slightest sign of malnutrition. You must know that in the last days of extreme food scarcity, only a very small number of ordinary people can guarantee that they will be fed every day.

The cold weather brought about by the heavy radiation clouds made all kinds of animal skins and furs the best warm clothing, and the craftsmen who mastered leather handling and fur making became one of the relatively small groups of people who lived relatively not so hard after the end of the world.

"What do you need? We have ready-made leather trousers, coats and cloaks, and all kinds of protective leather armor made of mutated animal fur. The young man enthusiastically introduced the leather coats and cloaks hanging on the shelves behind Chi Hua and the others.

"Is the boss there? For big business, we're going to customize a few pieces of leather armor. Chi Hua said and took out a gold bar and shook it in front of the young man.

The guys who can summon guests in front are all clever masters, looking at the costumes of a few people and the things on their backs, the young guy guessed that a few people were adventurers just now, so he introduced the protective leather armor to a few people as soon as he came up. Now a few people proposed to see the boss, and the young man didn't dare to slack off, so he turned around and ran to the back to ask for instructions.

It didn't take long for the young man to lead a middle-aged man in his forties with thick eyebrows and big eyes. "Cheng Ping, the owner of the small shop, I don't know what to customize?" Chi Hua deliberately paid attention to Cheng Ping's hands, this person's big hands were full of thick calluses, it seemed that he must be an old craftsman.

"The stakes are high, can Boss Cheng take a step to speak."

Cheng Ping smiled and directly led a few people to the back hall. When he got to the back, Chi Hua didn't say anything and directly unfolded the python skin behind him in front of Cheng Ping.

Cheng Ping was immediately attracted, and carefully stroked the red and black patterns on the python skin inch by inch, "Good thing!" I couldn't stop admiring while touching, and when I touched the wound on the skin that was cut by Chi Hua's big knife at that time, I couldn't stop shaking my head and sighing. This is a craftsman's heartfelt love for good things.

After a long time, Cheng Ping raised his head, "Just rush this piece of material, I took this list, what do you want to make this piece of leather into?" ”

"Two half-body leather armor, two one-piece leather coats, two scabbards and one scabbard." Chi Hua said slowly.

"Yes, the manual fee is two catties of gold, pay a deposit of one catty first, and pick up the goods after half a month, and I have an additional condition."

"Boss Cheng, I also have conditions before you say your conditions, the sewing of leather clothes must be made of pure gold gold wire, and I will come to pick it up in three days."

"You take the things, I can't do anything, no one can get the pure gold wire now, and it's too late in time." Cheng Ping was reluctant to touch the skin, and wanted to help Chi Hua roll up the python skin again.

"Slow, Boss Cheng, I can provide the golden wire, as for the time, it must be within three days. In these three days, I am responsible for the full compensation for the losses caused to you by helping me make equipment, and I am willing to pay three times the price for the manual fee. Chi Hua said, a strand of gold shot directly from the tip of his index finger.

Cheng Ping looked at Chi Hua in surprise. One is surprised that someone can spray gold wire directly from the body, and the other is surprised by Chi Hua's generosity, three times the manual fee is six catties of gold, and the annual income of his store is probably only so.

With such a big temptation in front of him, Cheng Ping still chose to nod, "I only have one condition, I want a python skin that can be enough to make another piece of leather armor as an additional production fee." ”

Chi Hua didn't think about it and nodded directly with a smile in agreement, because the materials used in these leather armors couldn't even use a small half of the python skin.

Seeing Chi Hua agree, Cheng Ping excitedly shouted at the guy in the front hall, "San'er, hang out the sign, our store will be closed for three days." ”

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It was getting dark. Although it is only three kilometers away from the bustling town of Heka, the military camp in front of you seems to be another world.

The tall courtyard walls cut off the rows of neat barracks from the outside world, machine guns were set up on watchtowers every few dozen meters, military vehicles frequently entered and exited from the barracks gates, and the neat and loud slogans of the soldiers during their drills were heard far away.

The Doomsday Salvation Army still maintains the management and training methods of the pre-doomsday army, independent military camps, and daily training, so that this army has always maintained strong combat effectiveness.

Chi Hua and the others crouched in the dry grass a few hundred meters away, watching the vehicles entering and leaving the entrance of the barracks.

As Bao Yun guessed, Chi Hua's current idea was to teach them a lesson before he had the ability to completely wipe out the Doomsday Salvation Army, and it would be best if he could take the opportunity to kill Shan Xiongzhong.

In the face of the huge and heavily guarded military camp in front of him, if it was said that he had sneaked into Chi Hua secretly before, he was not sure, but now?

Chi Hua nodded lightly to Yan Ying beside him, and Yan Ying's entire body slowly disappeared in the air.

"It's so enviable, if only I had such an ability." Ma Qingqiu lay on the grass and muttered quietly.

"Fortunately, it's not that you have the ability to be invisible, otherwise you won't be able to take a shower in the future." An An chuckled.

"What do you mean? Will I go peek at the girls taking a bath when I'm invisible? Am I that kind of person? ”

"Aren't you? Dare you say you haven't thought about it? ”

Ma Qingqiu laughed.

When An An and Ma Qingqiu were arguing, Yan Ying had already approached the gate of the barracks step by step. Although he knew that the soldiers standing guard in front of the door could not see him, his heart was still pounding rapidly.

Yan Ying moved lightly, almost clinging to the body of the soldier standing guard and walked between the soldier and the railing, and the soldier stood straight ahead with his eyes unblinking.

Yan Ying's courage suddenly became bigger, and she suddenly became playful, stretched out her hand and shook it ten centimeters away in front of the soldier's eyes, but the soldier still didn't react, Yan Ying was already smiling in her heart.

The soldier suddenly raised his hand and almost touched Yan Ying's body, Yan Ying exclaimed in fright and hurriedly covered her mouth. The soldier heard the voice, looked left and right, and found nothing except the soldier standing guard beside him, but raised his hand to scratch the itch on the wing of his nose, and put his hand back again.

If you can see it, Yan Ying's face is already white with fright at this time. Yan Ying patted her chest gently, she didn't dare to play anymore, and quickly touched the barracks.

For Yan Ying, who entered the barracks for the first time, it was like entering a big labyrinth, and the rows of barracks with the same pattern could not make any difference to Yan Ying, and it was not easy to find out important facilities such as ammunition depots and grain depots, and it was even more difficult to find Shan Xiongzhong's residence.

Fortunately, Yan Ying is still smart, knowing that the dormitory of senior officers must be separate from ordinary soldiers, and it will generally be at the rear of the barracks, and before coming in, Chi Hua also specially explained to Yan Ying that such a large barracks ammunition depot and barracks must be separated.

Therefore, Yan Ying went all the way to the back of the barracks. Walking out of the long distance, Yan Ying's eyes suddenly lit up, and a heavily guarded independent courtyard suddenly appeared in front of him, in front of the courtyard gate and around the tall courtyard wall, the guards were three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, and the courtyard wall also pulled a circle of power grids.

With such a tight guard, even the evolutionary didn't want to sneak in quietly, but it was useless for Yan Ying, who walked gently in front of the guard soldiers.

Because no one thought that there were already evolutionaries who mastered stealth abilities in this world, as more and more post-apocalyptic humans awakened, there will be more evolutionaries who master various strange abilities, and the world is becoming more and more uncontrollable.