Chapter 29: The Abandoned City after the Disaster (2)

Having lived in the wolf's den for more than ten years, Hai Ge has an extremely keen sense of smell for evil forces, and when he sees those people, he knows that they are not good.

They were all five big and three thick, with daggers and other short blades pinned to their waists, and a few still had guns in their hands. They treat refugees with less attitude than with livestock, and whoever wants to take something more will be punished with a black, thick leather whip......

Two or three of them were probably the leaders, who only stood with their waists crossed and watched coldly, occasionally saying a few words in a commanding manner. Others work in the sun.

Look at the poor refugees, where are they receiving the handouts? It's clearly bartering! At the end of the 22nd century, paper money has long been replaced by virtual currencies used all over the world, and people have basically no "cash" except for keeping fragments of copper or silver horn coins for emergency use.

The solar cataclysm is like a developer, highlighting the fatal drawbacks behind the glorious electronic age - as soon as the World Bank system is paralyzed, the government's promise to protect its property is frustrated, and ordinary people can no longer use identification chips to withdraw their hard-earned virtual coins from virtual banks, so when they need to spend money urgently, they can only rummage through boxes and cabinets at home, looking for valuable physical goods in exchange for daily necessities.

The bandits and robbers who had taken control of the city seemed to be merciful and agreed to accept the compromise of the people replacing money with valuable objects, but in fact they were far more greedy and vicious than jackals, tigers and leopards......

Hey, what are those people holding in their hands, and the long-handled blades glowing red? Hai Ge's eyes widened and he made out it for a while, those were katana swords that were as sharp as clay, and the red light came from the blood stained on the silver blade, the blood was fresh but dried, like a bright red rune of death......

The refugees trembled, all of them like frightened birds. Most of the people had food utensils or pockets in their hands, waiting to exchange a pitiful household item and even medicine with the bandits standing on the high platform.

It is hard for Haige to imagine that those who dressed and behaved like Hanako were once citizens who went in and out of high-end office buildings, high-end restaurants and shopping malls in Xijin City, and lived in high-end residential areas with modern facilities and complete facilities. It is evident that the good life they have had has been evaporated by the scorching sun above their heads like the waters of the East China Sea, and on the contrary, the beggars whom they despise have turned over and become masters, and can now ride on them as a blessing. The reason is that these people are the only ones who know how to keep in their hands the basic supplies that are tied to the lifeline of mankind through organized robbery, that is, water and food.

It seems that everyone is talking, some are yelling, some are pleading, some are complaining...... But these can only be judged from their expressions or mouth shapes, and Hai Ge can't hear any sound.

Beside him, there stood a little girl who was only about five or six years old, only she was silent, holding a small stainless steel bowl, staring at the long queue not far away with wide frightened eyes, wanting to get closer but not daring, tears were rolling in her eyes.

Haige reached out to stroke her dirty hair, but the hand passed through her head, causing him to take a few steps back, and when he looked back, he had bumped into a man with a knife. He almost screamed, only to find that none of the contacts actually touched him, especially the man, who overlapped with his upper body, casting a shadow on the ground like a conjoined man.

Now Haige was relieved, it turned out that the successful hologram was not connected to Wedel's 309 sensor probes, so except for vision, other senses did not work here.

No wonder Success worries about him and hesitates whether he should let him see this scene. Compared with the barren scene established by Wedel, where the East China Sea dried up and the city of Xijin was reduced to urban ruins, this scene of living people was even more torturous. Haige now just wants to escape, escape from this city that is on the verge of the end, escape from the despair that tears her heart apart. If he could choose again, he would never want to be the first earthling to witness the death of the earth, at this time he felt that he was not standing on the earth, but fell under the planet, the whole earth was pressing on his shoulders, and he could not bear the weight of 60 trillion tons.

However, earth-shattering events such as aliens, the safety of the solar system, and the life and death of the earth are also related to him as an orphan anyway, so does he have a second choice but to rush forward?

"Success~"

"Yes sir, I'm here."

"May I ask where have all the security defenders in Xijin City gone? Could it be that when disaster strikes, they all disappear? Why do you only see down-and-out citizens and local snakes here? Haige asked, his voice hoarse as if he had sprinkled a handful of salt into his throat.

Successfully replied: "What you see so far is the scene of a month after the water supply in Xijin City was cut off. People wanted to flee to other cities, but according to news reports, the situation in other cities was worse than that of Nishijin, at least because of the East China Sea, and the sea water in the East China Sea could still be drunk for several months, so the water war began. The entire coastline outside Xijin City is occupied by bullies, and if citizens want to survive, they can only succumb to the local snake and exchange their valuable things at home for a little drinking water every day. But most of the clean water that was filtered out was kept for the rulers themselves, and the citizens could buy the dirty water they had used. ”

At this point, Chenggong paused sadly before continuing: "As for the police in the city, and the troops stationed in this area, they have all been mobilized to the north of the earth. The Joint Authority on Earth claims that the Northern Hemisphere is shaded by direct sunlight and that the rest of the planet will soon be uninhabitable except for the Arctic continent, so there is no need to deploy valuable resources. ”

"What?!"

This explanation was like a blow to the back of Hai Ge's head, causing him to spin. After being in the illusion for so long, he finally had a headache.

With a total area of only 21 million square kilometers, is it possible for the Arctic to contain more than 8 billion people on Earth? What about those who can't go to the North Pole? Do you just sit under the sun and wait to die?

Success quickly answered his question: "Due to the unusual activity of the sun, human beings are no longer able to use flight equipment, and all the airspace on the earth has become a no-fly zone, and flying a flying machine into the sky is tantamount to suicide." Fortunately, the waters of the Pacific Ocean do not dry up completely, so people in the south can still hurry up and cross the sea to the North Pole. But as you might expect, even if humanity pushes its maritime transport capacity to the limit, the Arctic continent's limited capacity is a big problem. Therefore, the United Earth Government not only could not open the sea transportation channel, but also had to narrow it as much as possible to reduce the flow of people to the north, so it soon became difficult to find a ticket for the sea ship. ”