Chapter 31: Ugly Human Nature
(Cat pounce Chinese The first blizzard of the black winter has finally subsided. The gray snow covered with the earth is even more indescribably miserable for the survivors.
The sudden arrival of winter caught everyone in the Chenguang base off guard. The temperature plummeted from 9 degrees Celsius to minus 18 degrees Celsius.
Many of the survivors living in tents suffered frostbite because there was no shelter from the wind and snow. There are even babies and toddlers who have died as a result. The waist-high snow also deprived those survivors of their temporary rest.
What is even more tragic is that the base facilities under construction were completely crushed and destroyed by this heavy snowstorm, and the blood and sweat of the survivors were wasted day and night.
It is outrageous that the military did not take any measures to help the survivors in this blizzard, and the military even feared that this strange gray blizzard would trigger a second wave of corpse mutiny.
When the wind and snow subsided, and the soldiers appeared in front of the survivors in military coats, the unfair treatment of the camp became the spark that ignited the survivors' grievances.
The survivors have erupted in a transformative conflict at the Dawnlight base. They protested against the scarcity and inferiority of food, the poor and cold living conditions, and the heavy manual labor. But most importantly, the living conditions of the military are very different from those of the survivors.
Inequality is always the source of contradictions and conflicts between classes.
The emotions of grief and indignation made the survivors more and more excited, and they didn't know who lifted a frozen baby and screamed in mourning: "Incompetent military! How to live! Selfish! How to reassure the people! β
The dead baby was like a battle flag, fueling the anger in the hearts of the survivors. They stormed the barracks in a frenzy, trying to overthrow the current leader and rebuild their homeland.
And the military's relentless iron-fisted repression has sent bullets into the hearts of some survivors......
Naturally, the outcome ended with the defeat of the survivors.
Zhou Tao, the head of the 69th regiment, and Wang Dong, the deputy head of the regiment, two of the most powerful figures in the base, appeared to negotiate. Although Zhou Tao is the head of the regiment, his ability to deal with the riots is far less than Wang Donglai's.
Wang Dong first made a profound review and apology to the frightened survivors who were suppressed. Then he took the initiative to increase the living conditions of the survivors. After that, he regained people's hearts through passionate speeches.
The most unexpected thing is! Wang Dong actually took advantage of the opportunity of the survivors' riot to unite all his henchmen to directly bring down the head of the 69th regiment, Zhou Tao.
The sudden change caused a tsunami in the high-level of the entire Chenguang base.
Zhou Tao was executed in public! He was accompanied by some cronies. Even more than 60 of his own soldiers could not escape death! The brutality of the method made everyone jaw-dropping.
But who knows, the driving force behind all this is Wang Dong?
Wang Dong directly abolished the previous system in front of all the survivors. And a new regulation was redrafted -
"The Law of the Survival System of Morning Light"
1. Treatment of survivors
1γ Every day, all survivors receive 2 C meals free of charge.
(Meal A: Meat with greens.) B Meal: Meal: Fast). Survivors who participate in the labor construction of the base receive the project value according to the amount of labor per hour. Engineering values can be used to increase the number of meals per day and to improve the level of the meal.
2γ The project value can be exchanged for military daily necessities (military tents, military blankets, military clothing, medicines, reserve food, reserve water and various supplies)
3γ Survivors have the right to report injustices against the military at the base through inspectors.
4γ Survivors accumulate through the total amount of engineering value, after reaching the value. Voluntary conversion to the military.
5γ Survivors can freely form exploration teams (to collect resources), adventure teams (to collect intelligence), raid teams (to annihilate zombies), transport teams (material delivery), and special teams (special operations). According to the merits of the squad, they can be exchanged for contribution points, and the contribution points are only the only value of the exchange for ordnance-
(The types of items are as follows)
Clothing, bedding, backpacks, knives, protective gear, military accessories, military tents, firearms, food reserves, etc
Appendix 1: Squad Honored Weapons will be determined by the current military stockpile.
Appendix 2: Contribution value can only be exchanged for one-way project value.
Appendix 3: Survivors can trade valid tickets issued within the base. (Project Value Bills) (Contribution Value Bills) (Food Stamps) (Bullet Bills). Gold is only allowed to be traded between survivors.
Appendix 4: All military exchanges for weapons are not allowed to trade privately. Violators will be prosecuted.
2. Laws and regulations between the military and survivors.
1γ The laws of the base are implemented on the basis of the national code (criminal law).
2γ Blocks 3 and 4 of the base are free territories for survivors. Survivors are allowed to build freely. Other areas require military authorization to build.
3γ In fact, martial law is under control in the base, and knives and firearms are temporarily under the unified management of the military.
Annex 1. Clashes between survivors and military personnel will be arbitrated by a military court.
3. Survivors trade with the military.
1γ The military buys supplies from the survivors (food, water, cooking oil, hobbies, vehicle parts, gasoline, diesel, engine oil, cotton, high-quality steel, plates, heavy metals, medical supplies, daily necessities, etc.). Each person is exchanged for the value of the project. The team has 70% contribution.
2γ Survivors can contribute points to purchase the full amount of military open materials (except for heavy weapons and vehicles)
3γ Survivors can contribute 20% of their value to buy empty land for military square meters. 80% of the purchases of military accommodation rooms.
Note: Some of the deficiencies will be gradually improved.
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When Wang Dong read out the rules of writing, all the survivors were brought out of the negative emotions just now. They cheered and thought they had a rightful right, but was that really the case?
Wang Dong snickered secretly in his heart, he successfully took the first step, and he didn't take the stupid survivors under his feet to heart. There are three things he is more concerned about than this.
First of all, speed up the study of the mysterious forces in meteorites.
Second, the construction of the base must be completely completed within half a month, and a power generation room, a metal forging room, and a weapons manufacturing room must be built.
In the end, it is to get rid of the commander of the 70th regiment in the camp of the 2nd district outside Chenguang - Liu Weijie. His existence is undoubtedly a hidden threat to himself. But considering his situation, maybe he would have died a long time ago?
Wang Dong's cozy attitude really captured the hearts of the survivors.
But it's not that people who aren't stupid are watching all this coldly. understood that Wang Dong had already planned a coup d'Γ©tat, but this blizzard became a rare opportunity to advance his plan in advance.
The regulations promulgated by Wang Dong seem to be equal, but on closer analysis, it is not difficult to see that this is nothing more than an exploit. Let the survivors be in charge of the provisioning, maintenance, and replenishment system within the base. They are then awarded inexpensive weapon rewards.
Although weapons are a symbol of great power, if the military adjusts the proportions and quality properly, it will become an apple hanging in front of the survivors. Pull the survivors to pull the development of the entire base.
Occasionally, a stubborn survivor pulls the cheering people around him and shouts, "We're being taken advantage of...... It's still an unequal treaty! β
Suddenly! Mori Bai's dagger stabbed directly into the survivor's waist. His warnings at the cost of death could not awaken the multitudes who were intoxicated with the joy of euphoria. He died with his eyes open and inexplicable, and the man who had assassinated him quickly disappeared into the crowd......
All this did not escape Ah Bing's sharp eyes. He saw everything in his eyes, but said nothing. Ah Bing knew who the assassin was - Cui Jie. The patrol captain nicknamed the dog's hoof. And he was the one who held up the dead baby and incited the survivors to a coup d'Γ©tat.
"What a despicable villain...... Ah Bing sighed in his heart. He took off the glasses on his face and wiped the blood stains from the placket of his clothes.
I don't know when it started, Ah Bing was already numb, and he couldn't feel fear and joy. It can be said that there is no emotion at all. What disturbed him even more than that was that he didn't feel the cold or pain......
I remember last night because of the dim light. The lifting inside the base, with a ton of timber hanging from it, crashed itself and another survivor from a 6-meter-high platform to the ground. The 45-degree reflex fracture of his left calf left him without a trace of pain.
Even when the blizzard fell, all the survivors snuggled up to each other to keep warm, but he wore thin clothes to work on the construction site.
Ah Bing slowly realized that his body was different from others, and even wondered if he was a zombie......
While he was thinking nonsense, Jasmine tugged at the hem of his shirt and said, "The base is finally willing to treat us fairly." She wiped a handful of her red nose and even dragged her snot out. Then he turned his back in embarrassment and wiped his palms clean.
Ah Bing said expressionlessly: "Maybe our life is better."
Jasmine could tell that his words were not heartfelt, as if mixed with a hint of worry. He patted him on the shoulder like an adult and said, "As long as we work honestly, the military will definitely not embarrass us." Don't worry so much. β
Immediately, she pushed Ah Bing's back and walked towards the wall of the base, and said with high morale: "The military has given a task, before dawn tomorrow, to clear all the snow and the old survivors' shelters in the base." The military is going to build us a home. The team with good performance can be divided into 5 square meters of land, let's move quickly! β
Ah Bing nodded and didn't say anything. He suddenly felt that all the survivors in this base had also become numb. Has everyone forgotten the fellow survivors who died in the repression?
Have all the survivors forgotten their suffering and accepted handouts from the military?
Don't...... Doesn't everyone understand the military's use of themselves?
Or rather, everyone knows it. But he didn't dare to stand up and let him be at his mercy......
The dark apocalypse, full of death and fear, has made people lose their souls, and when the light appears, people flock to it. It doesn't matter where this light leads them.
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The arrival of night seems to place the Morning Light Base in a huge ice cellar. The survivors were afraid to sleep in their tents, as the low temperatures could kill them in their sleep.
Even if they are sleepy, they can only work to keep out the cold, hoping that they can add a cotton coat through the new policy.
Ah Bing and Jasmine were removing snow from the city wall, mechanical and numb.
Like a puppet.
Xiao Aiqiang pulled Haoran and Teacher Fang and two students to find him.
"I want to build a team. I hope you all get involved. Xiao Ai said straightforwardly.
Jasmine stopped working blankly and looked at Ah Bing at a loss, but he was still busy.
"I'll talk to you!" Xiao Ai was not polite to Ah Bing, whose face was getting uglier and uglier, if it weren't for the fact that he was an old acquaintance in the base, she would never have come to find Ah Bing, a freak from Muna.
"Me? I disagree. Go and go to yourselves. Ah Bing shook the shovel in his hand quickly.
Haoran took advantage of this and hurriedly said: "Since he doesn't want to go, I think this plan will be forgotten." I still have a job to do. β
Xiao Ai looked at Haoran coldly and said, "I will give you the share you deserve!" Have you forgotten our agreement? β
Haoran's face turned pale, and he hurriedly said, "According to your arrangement, you should shut up." β
"We are also a collective, and we must unite." Xiao Ai's eyes rolled and said, "Haven't you noticed that the number of survivors working has decreased?"
When they heard this, they looked around and saw that it was true.
Xiao Ai continued: "Now a lot of teams have been formed in the base, and they have all left the base to go out to collect supplies. Even if you don't sell it to the base, it's not a bad thing to keep it for yourself. Then after the first batch of people searched, the second batch will not be able to catch anything! β
"But it's not safe out there." Ah Bing stopped, stared at Xiao Ai, a rather strong woman, and continued: "Everyone works here and can make ends meet. If you want to live a more decent life and go out on adventures, do you have the power to protect everyone? β
Xiao Ai was silent.
Teacher Fang interjected, "We can do something simple."
"Yes! We will protect each other and come back safely. A thin student under Teacher Fang's arm said sonorously.
"Since everyone has made up their minds, why did you come to pull me?" Ah Ping continued to shovel the snow. Said dissatisfied.
Xiao Ai poked Ah Bing's chest with his fingers. Said angrily: "Wreck! What kind of man! I don't want to talk nonsense with you, Jasmine! Come with me! In a fit of rage, she stepped forward and grabbed Jasmine's wrist with the intention of taking her away.
"I ......" Jasmine, who has never been assertive, wanted to speak again. Looking back at Ah Bing, his face was full of confusion, and his eyes revealed heart-wrenching pity and inexplicable fear.
The helpless look in his eyes suddenly reminded Ah Bing of his dying wife.
The same look tugged at his heartstrings.
"Wait!" Ah Bing hurriedly stopped.
Xiao Ai hurriedly stretched out his hand, put it in front of A Bing and said, "What are you going to do?" You coward! I'm telling you, while you have the right to refuse to leave the base, you don't have the right to interfere with the team's decisions or the minds of others. β
Ah Bing pressed Xiao Ai's palm fiercely with one arm and said, "I'll go, she will stay."
"What?" Jasmine looked at Ah Bing and looked at herself, stunned.
Xiao Ai did not refuse this, Ah Bing is a man in the prime of life, and he is better than the weak Jasmine.
"In that case, we will go to the military at the base to apply for a team, and we will leave the base overnight. You prepare. Xiao Ai's words sounded undeniable.
Ah Bing turned to Jasmine and said, "Do your job." If we go home empty-handed, tomorrow's food will count on you. β
With that, he turned and left, leaving Jasmine with a complicated mind......
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