Section II. Fifth Civilian Zone
The two of them walked out of the Gate of Time, and it was cloudy outside.
"Where is this? The Fifth Civilian Zone? Zhuge Xun asked. How is it more desolate than the first civilian area.
"Hmm. It does not appear to be threatened by earthquakes. Ling glanced around her surroundings.
"Is there anyone living here?" Zhuge Xun looked at his surroundings.
The scene in front of the two of them is a ruined wall submerged in weeds, there is no human interference, the growth rate of plants here can be described as crazy, the flat ground is about two meters high is covered by various plants, there is no obvious road, there is no breath of living people, this is a city invaded by plants, it is only because of the broken high-rise buildings and the collapsed viaduct between the high-rise buildings that rise above the weeds, and there are some faintly visible car wreckage......
"This Fifth arrondissement was originally a very prosperous city in the middle of a large country, but 'that war' turned it into a battlefield and became a victim of 'that war', and after that war, it was abandoned. The Fifth District was chosen here because although it was devastated by the baptism of war, but the war here was one of the few cities that did not receive a nuclear attack, as far as the civilian area is concerned, it is a good place to live, and the natural conditions here are also very good, although it is not as good as the second civilian area, but it is much better than the first civilian area. There is also a special name for this fifth district, which is called 'Labyrinth of Death'. Ling saw Zhuge Xun's incomprehension, so she simply explained to him the origin of this district.
"But where do the people of the Fifth Civilian District live?" As far as the eye can see, the weeds are overgrown, and an ordinary person who enters is directly covered by the grass and trees, and it is hard to believe that this place has once prospered if it were not for the towering dilapidated buildings. If the vegetation here is so lush, it also means that the number of animals or aliens here will also be huge, is this really suitable for people to survive after the war?
"See that building?" Ling pointed to the relatively intact building in front of the two of them and continued. "That's the entrance, we have to get there first. The administrators here have some special relationship with Hattith, so Hattith also helped build here, and the way to enter the fifth district is the same as that of the second district, which needs to be guided and navigated. All those who wish to enter the 5th arrondissement must go to the designated place to collect their pass. ”
"Ling, are we okay going to District 5 at this time? Your wanted warrant? Zhuge Xun asked.
"I'm not sure, I'll talk about it then." Ling is not very sure, and the manager of the fifth district is still a very difficult person to get along with, although he has dealt with him before, but it is all about work, in terms of time, the central circle should have sent the 'executor', so he should know that he is wanted, but he has promised Hatit to come to see the situation, so everything can only be improvised.
"How are we going to get past that building?" Zhuge Xun didn't see a passable road.
"Walk through the grass, but we don't have to, we can use the door to get through." Ling said.
"That's how the Executors went?" Even though the building was right in front of it, it was one thing to see and another to walk, and once you entered the grass, you would lose your way inside, and even if you were to use the building as the target, it would take a long time to get there, and it would be said that nothing else strange would pop out of the grass.
"Yes. That's why this Fifth District is called the 'Labyrinth of Death', but there's more to it than that. Ling thought about it in her mind, and the executor in charge of the fifth district seemed to be called Yanlai, a very serious man.
"Hmph, I knew that the war would become like this, why did there still be that war, people have really changed." Zhuge Xun sighed. War has existed since the time of human consciousness. Although war can promote the development of mankind, it also leaves people with endless pain.
"Let's go, my door can only be opened under that building." Ling knew that there were all kinds of dangerous animals and aliens hidden in the depths of these plants, but the people of Sector 5 did not actively expel these creatures, but regarded them as the natural protection of Sector 5.
The two had already come out of the door and stood under the building, Zhuge Xun pulled Ling and whispered, "Someone came out of the building, and there are still a lot of them, should we avoid it?" ”
Ling nodded, and then the two of them hid to the corner of the building, and paid attention to the situation here.
When the two of them hid their bodies, they saw that there were about thirty people coming out of the main entrance of the building.
"Sir, did you say that ZERO really wasn't here? I've heard that the manager here is friends with the boss in the second civilian area, and the last time I let ZERO escape in the second district, will he hide here? A young man who looked like a soldier asked an officer in his forties.
"Heard? Is there any evidence? Even if you meet ZERO, you can still take him down? The officer asked rhetorically.
"We're ZERO's opponents, don't we still have you! You don't want to be up and down with that ZERO, and if you really compete, it doesn't matter who wins and who loses. The young soldier boasted.
"Don't talk nonsense, everything under the Central Circle has been delivered, we should also go back to the Central Circle to restore our lives, and don't worry about other things. Tell the others to pack and get ready to go. ”
"Yes!"
The group got into the military car parked in front of the building one after another and left the building.
"Who's that guy?" Zhuge Xun asked Ling. The two of them had already arrived at the front of the building by this time.
"One of the executors of the Central Circle is named 'Ito Akinobe.'" Ling only remembered his name when she saw the man, and she had rarely interacted with him before.
"This surname...... Are you from the original N country? Zhuge Xun was slightly puzzled.
"N people? I don't know this, what I know is that he later joined the Central Circle as an executor, it turned out to be an excellent A-class hunter, I heard that his country was hit hard by other countries during that war, after that war, it can no longer be regarded as a country, but he relied on his own ability to reintegrate the surviving people of that country, and established an unnumbered civilian area alone, although there is no number, but the standard of living is still okay, and he is also a very capable and rigorous person. Ling had a good impression of him.
"What are we going to do next?" Zhuge Xun looked up at the dilapidated building, but he still didn't know where the people in the fifth district lived.
"Don't do anything, wait here, wait for the navigation to come to us." Ling motioned for Zhuge Xun to follow behind him, and the two entered the interior of the building.
The interior of the building is not much stronger than the outside, and it can be seen that it is often taken care of, and it is a place to rest, but if you want to live in it, it is still much worse.
"There are four such pick-ups in the fifth district, and there are other places besides this building, but we are closer to here this time, so we are waiting here, do you see the navigator hovering upstairs? When the people in District 5 spotted us, they assigned a navigator to pick us up and lead us to the entrance. ”
"The people of the Fifth District can't live down there, do they?" Zhuge Xun speculated. Because it really doesn't look like there's anyone living on the ground.
"Really." Ling simply found a stone to sit down and wait, anyway, it would take time for the people in the fifth district to find out that someone had entered here and assigned navigation guidance. "You know that the second district of Hatit is built inside the mountain, and it is built underground, and the simple understanding is to put the second area of Hatit upside down here."
Zhuge Xun frowned, obviously not understanding.
"The city where the 5th arrondissement is located was a city with well-developed underground sewers that crisscrossed the ground before the war. Inspired by the fact that people who did not live in the Circle of Protection after the war were looking for a suitable place to live, Constant, the original administrator of the Fifth District, was inspired by the empty mountain that Hattith had found, and finally chose this location, using the sewers to convert it into a habitable place. It is also because of the reconstruction, so the previous route of the underground waterway has also been changed beyond recognition, becoming like a maze, without guidance, a person can not walk out.
Not only that, although Hattith's second district lives in the mountains, it is also above the ground, but the fifth district is below the ground, and I have visited it when I came here before, and the deepest part of this area can reach 2,800 meters below the ground.
As far as I know, the fifth area is divided into about 10 floors underground. The 10 floors from the ground down are:
The first level is also the closest to the ground to be remodeled sewer level: this level is responsible for the reception of the fifth sector and the armed forces that deal with the aliens, using the sewers to ensure the safety of the people living below.
The second layer is the food animal level: this is where the edible livestock raised in the fifth area live. The animals are taken in batches to the ground for safer grazing during the day, and then driven back to the second floor at night.
The third and fourth floors are residential floors: they are the places where ordinary residents of the fifth district live, and the population living in this fifth district is more than 40,000 according to the statistics I obtained in the headquarters of the association, which is second only to the second civilian area. But I don't know if there has been an increase or decrease over the years.
The fifth floor is the medical floor: it is where the entire fifth district is located.
The sixth floor is the entertainment and teaching floor: it is a place for people in the fifth district to entertain, exercise and study.
The seventh layer is the secret layer: it is supposed to be the secret of the fifth district.
The eighth floor is the storage floor: this level has a food processing plant and a large food storage warehouse.
The ninth floor is the vegetable greenhouse layer, which supplies the vegetables needed by the fifth district.
On the 10th floor, below which is an underground river and reservoir, there is a small hydroelectric power station that supplies the daily life of the people of District 5.
Because the fifth area lives underground, the terrain of each layer is intricate, and no one will get lost if there is no one to lead, and each layer is like an independent labyrinth, because the world government has banned flying machines now, so there is less threat from the sky for this five districts, even if it is attacked by aliens, you can also use the terrain to let people quickly transfer, and the ground environment of the five districts you have also seen, suitable for the growth of animals and plants, and there is not much temptation for aliens, so people are not very likely to be attacked.
Although the fifth area is underground, it has an independent and complete circulation system, this system is also improved by Hartitt, with this system, even if they live underground, people will not feel uncomfortable, but the underground life makes people here avoid the attacks of aliens and wild animals, because of the perfect circulation system, people can also not worry about the deteriorating air environment. ”
Just as Ling was introducing Zhuge Xun, a navigator similar to the one seen outside the second district flew from the upper floor and hovered in front of the two.
Ling stood up and faced the navigator, only to see a three-dimensional image appear on the navigator, which was a young officer.
"Who is applying for admission to the Fifth District?" The person in the video asked.
Ling replied. "WILL, IT'S ME, ZERO. I came from Khadith in District 2 and he asked me to see what was going on on your side. When I came, I saw that the executor of the Central Circle had just left, and if it was inconvenient for you to let me in, I wouldn't go in, because the second district had just experienced an earthquake, so I came to see if your side was affected. ”
After listening to Ling's words, there was no response for a long time.
"Looks like the news about your wanted warrant is known here." Zhuge Xun said.
"I'll let the navigator lead you in." After saying that, the image disappeared, and then the navigator circled in front of the two of them for a while, and flew towards the back of the building.
Ling and Zhuge Xun looked at each other and followed the navigator.