Chapter 69: Base City
Base City.
It is one of the nine major cities in China and is also home to the headquarters of the Gifted and Talented Academy.
The entire base city is roughly divided into four areas.
The residential area, the preferred place for ordinary people to settle down, is located in the very center of the entire base city, surrounded by the three major forces of the Genius Academy, the military base, and the adventurer alliance, and its security is the third highest among all human settlements.
To them, the existence of Warcraft is not a threat at all, and instead of being afraid of those things, it is better to worry more about the thugs from the Adventurers' Alliance.
Needless to say, military personnel have always been disciplined and do not move around casually, let alone cause trouble to the civilian population.
The Genius Academy brings together the top elites of all mankind, although it is not clear what they are doing every day, but they must be working hard for the living space of mankind, every time they see the people of the Genius Academy, the people always cast a look of reverence and envy, after all, they are all geniuses.
On the other hand, on the side of the Adventurers' Alliance, the attitude of the people is very ordinary.
It's not that they're bad.
The Adventurers' Alliance's contribution to the hunting of Warcraft is also immeasurable, but compared to the army and the Academy of Geniuses, there is only one word to describe their state, and that is "disorder".
No one knows if he will be able to come back alive at the end of the next mission, so it's better to spend money in time.
As a result, there are many entertainment venues here, people are mixed, casinos and taverns are next to each other, drunk adventurers are making trouble every day, ruffians, bullies, thieves, and liars make this area their own paradise.
For them, as long as you're smart enough, the money that those stupid adventurers earned with their lives will easily become yours.
"Hey, little brother, new here, right?" A child who looked to be twelve or thirteen years old and was dressed in tatters crossed in front of Xu Chen.
"Huh?" Xu Chen was startled by the boy who suddenly appeared, and subconsciously pointed at himself with his finger: "Are you talking to me?"
"Bang!" The young man patted his chest with his hand and said imposingly: "Little brother, you are extraordinary, and I am handsome and chic, you and I meet today, it is the legendary hero who sucks heroes!"
"Huh, what are you talking about?" Xu Chen was at a loss by him, not knowing what he was going to do.
"Little brother, don't pretend, I've seen it all. As he spoke, the young man leaned over: "Did you just get off the bus?
Looking at his appearance, Xu Chen felt funny: "Yes, what's wrong?"
"Let me tell you that!" the young man gave a thumbs up and pointed in the direction behind him: "This place in Base City is mixed, and a stunned young man like you, if you don't have a good guide, you may be deceived on the first day without even a pair of pants." Hey......! When you meet me, God feels sorry for you, so let's not ask for more ....... Speaking of this, the young man lowered his head and pondered, as if he was making some major decision: "I suffer a loss, 500 yuan, I will take you to find a ...... Hey, what about people?"
When he said the price, he looked up and found that Xu Chen had already walked away.
"Hey, hey, hey, wait for me! Don't go, you!" shouted at the same time, the boy hurriedly chased after him, and after waiting for a day, he finally came across a stupid-looking fellow, if he was allowed to slip away like this, his life would not be easy.
"Hey, hero, don't go!" the young man stopped Xu Chen again, stretched out his arms, and looked determined not to let go.
Xu Chen shook his head helplessly, pointed to the direction in the distance and said, "I know where I'm going, I don't need a guide, thank you." With that, his figure was like electricity, and in a flash, he was already standing behind the young man.
"What's the situation?" The young man looked at himself and then at Xu Chen, and couldn't help but suspect that he was hallucinating: "Yes! It must be because I am too hungry, so I am dazzled." ”
Tightening the belt of his trousers hard, the boy strode up again, since the soft one can't work, then come directly to the hard one.
Walking beside Xu Chen, the young man waved his hand and pointed to the side: "Hero, look, this place is a casino, there are many people playing games in it, but most of them are losing money, if you want to gamble, I suggest going to another one, that one can lose less." After not taking two steps, the young man continued to introduce: "Hero, if you are hungry, turn in from this intersection, and walk half a block further, there will be a snack street, you can eat it without much money, and it tastes good." ”
In this way, Xu Chen walked, and the young man explained on the side, telling Xu Chen everything about the situation in the vicinity.
At first, Xu Chen was still a little bored and felt that this young man was very eyesore.
But after walking for a while, Xu Chen found that this feeling was actually not bad.
It stands to reason that Xu Chen could go directly to the Genius Academy by car, but in order to avoid accidents on the road, Xu Chen specially arrived at the base city one day earlier.
Because he was idle and bored, Xu Chen planned to take a stroll around the base city first to familiarize himself with the environment, but he didn't expect to meet this teenager as soon as he got out of the car.
"Hey, what kind of place is this?" After walking a few blocks, the scene changed from noisy and chaotic, as if he had come to another world.
"I know! I know! This is the Holy See. Seeing that Xu Chen had questions, the young man hurriedly rushed over to answer, he believed that as long as he did it properly, he would definitely be able to cheat some money out of this guy's hands.
"Holy See, how can it be built in such a place?" Looking at the tall building, Xu Chen wondered in his heart.
The Holy See is a religious organization in the West, there are many people who believe in this thing, and there are some armed forces under it, but the strength is average, compared to some small and medium-sized countries, it is even inferior, shouting all day long to save the world, but I have never seen them have any actual actions, in Xu Chen's view, the Holy See is a group of big liars, working together to cheat money.
But this is the territory of the Adventurers' Alliance, how can adventurers who are used to seeing fights believe in such a ghostly thing?
"Who knows, a few years ago it was fine, and all of a sudden, I just got this thing and said things we didn't understand. The boy also spread his hands, indicating that he did not know anything.
"Hey...... forget it, what do you want it for, maybe it's because the rent here is cheap, hahahaha. Xu Chen shook his head with a smile and continued to walk forward, looking around at the nearby scenery as he walked.
However, he didn't go far, and Xu Chen couldn't help but feel as if something was missing.
"Hey, where is the young man?" Xu Chen turned around and found that the young man was standing trembling in place, looking in the direction to the left with a frightened face.
"Huh?" his eyes narrowed slightly, and Xu Chen realized that at this moment, a few guys of the same age as himself were coming over here, and several of them had fierce looks on their faces, obviously not good at stubble.
"No. 47, come here, where's today's protection money, hurry up and hand it over!" However, the target of the few people was not themselves, but the emaciated teenager.
"I ...... I. Looking at a few people, the young man stumbled, and he couldn't say anything.
"What are you, what about you!" one of them went up and kicked the boy in the stomach.
The young man was overwhelmed, fell directly to the ground, clutched his stomach, and explained painfully: "Fifth Master Sang, don't worry, I'm working as a tour guide for others, and I'll be rich in a while." ”
"Do you want to get into trouble again? Fifth Master, am I so easy to deceive?" The man at the head glared at him and scolded loudly: "Tell you, I can't get any money today, but don't blame me for taking it personally." ”
"Fifth Master Sang, don't ....... Hearing this, the young man lying on the ground subconsciously protected his legs.
"What are you going to do?"
"Nonsense, of course, give me a discount on my legs, and give me a trip to the station tomorrow to beg and cheat...... Who the are you?" Listening to the unfamiliar voice, the leader couldn't help but turn his head to look behind him, and at some point, a man who was not very tall appeared next to him.
"Hero...... Can you lend me some money?"