After leaving the camp, Ben and Jackson walked along the road to the northeast, unbeknownst to them, that on the very night they left, a massacre had taken place in the camp.

The cold wind was blowing, and the two didn't know how long they had been walking.

Ben shuddered, "I knew I would have taken two more clothes from the supermarket, this place is getting colder and colder." ”

Jackson tilted his head and nodded with his chin at the carcass of the elk not far away, "It's useless to wear more." You see, all the animals that have been alive and kicking around this place all year round have frozen into ice bricks. ”

Along the way, the two of them saw not only the corpses of elk, but also Yukon wolves, bears, and even people, pale but very peaceful, obviously frozen to death.

Ben rubbed his hands, "Fortunately, I will be in town in front, otherwise my hands and feet will be numb again, and the chain will not be able to open." ”

Jackson glanced at him, "If you hadn't driven the car into the valley, we wouldn't have suffered so much." ”

"Such a thick snow! It's good to be able to drive here! Ben shouted unconvinced.

"Okay, okay, let's keep working hard and find out if there is a car when we get to town."

With their destination in mind, the two of them picked up their spirits and continued on their way.

The snow was deep between the hills they had waded through, and the two men stepped on them with a creaking sound. The sun shone on the snow, diluting the surrounding scenery, and only a white expanse was left in the field of vision, and there seemed to be only this color between heaven and earth, and the people who illuminated it were dizzy. If the two of them were not from military backgrounds, I am afraid that they would have already lost their way in this snowy mountain.

"Wow......" Ben was the first to walk up to a giant sign, looking at the marks on the sign, it seemed that someone was clearing the snow on it not long ago.

Ben knocked down the sign, and the snow on it fell downward, and the original words gradually appeared on the sign, "Your safe home." The shelter to which Alita belongs". A large arrow indicates the general location, with the Alita logo on it.

Jackson looked in the direction of the arrow, and saw that there were many other signs of this shape and size on one road, one was placed about every two hundred meters. Probably afraid that people will not find the direction, very caring.

Ben kicked the corpse next to him, "Do you think we can still see a living person in the past?" ”

Jackson walked to the next sign, carefully inspected the cleaning marks on it, and said, "Look at the freezing level of this snow, it was probably cleaned just two days ago, and there was a heavy snowfall last night, so I think this new snow has just been paved." ”

"Are you sure?" Ben walked over to him, looking up and down at the red pillar that stood out in the snow.

Jackson shrugged helplessly, "We don't seem to have any other choice, and Alita is a world-class company after all, so I have some confidence in them." ”

"Well, since you've said so." Ben nodded, and followed Jackson, and the two walked along the roadside signs.

Asla, which was already sparsely populated, was lifeless at the moment, like a dead place.

Ben walked and walked, and suddenly something came to mind, and he said, "Did you say that kid is still alive?" ”

"If it's that kid, no problem." Accompanying their words was a cloud of white haze coming out of their mouths.

Ben lit a cigarette and fiddled with his lighter with his head down, "It's rare that you can say something like that." ”

"Hey!" Ben, who was with his head down, bumped into Jackson in front of him all of a sudden, "Why did you stop suddenly, really." ”

Jackson pointed to the sign ahead, "There's a tunnel up ahead. ”

Ben spat out a smoke ring into the air, "Ahhh ”

"Let's see, we've all come here anyway, maybe there are other ways to get around." Jackson suggested.

Ben took a step, three steps and two steps to the next sign, he looked at the clean tunnel in front of him, and couldn't help but be a little stunned, "This is ...... What a surprise. ”

Jackson patted him on the shoulder, "Looks like someone." With that, he walked into the tunnel first.

The two men walked through the tunnel, and an orange-yellow cordon appeared in front of them, and several guards walked around, occasionally rubbing their hands and stomping their feet. To their surprise, the faces of these guards did not show the expression of dissatisfaction because they were standing guard in the ice and snow.

"Hey!" Ben walked over quickly, "Shelter? ”

The guards were not surprised to see someone coming, apparently, this place has already received countless "refugees" like Ben and Jackson. "Where are you from?"

"It's a little far, Philnikban, it's a lot of trouble there." Jackson lied.

The guard nodded, "I heard that the city is a mess, and it's quite close to the polluted area." ”

"Are there any people from Fernik's class here?" Jackson asked.

"Yes, from the shelter over there," replied the soldier, "but like you...... It's a bit rare. He glanced at the cigarette in Ben's mouth and swallowed.

When he said this, Jackson pretended to be annoyed and kicked Ben, "We came by car, and this guy drove the car into the ravine, and we both almost died." ”

"It's really hard to drive in the snow." The guard pointed to the detector on the side, "Can you take a trip from that side?" You know, we need to check it out. ”

"Of course." Jackson replied, and walked over as the guards had instructed.

The guard quickly checked the screen, "No, no, guns are not allowed to be brought in, this is a peaceful refuge, in order to avoid conflict, please hand over the guns." ”

Ben took a puff of cigarette and observed the guard's facial expressions, "Is it difficult to stand guard outside every day?" ”

The guard shook his head, "It's my turn today, everyone in this shelter has to do what they can, only by making contributions can they maintain their livelihood here, there is no free lunch in the world." ”

"So......" Ben tried to induce him with words, "Yesterday and tomorrow, you weren't the people standing guard here?" ”

"The next time it's my turn, it's probably two weeks away." The guard replied.

Ben touched his backpack, took out two cigarettes from it, and stuffed them into the soldier's hand, "Hey, how can you survive standing outside on such a cold day, without a cigarette." It's the same with us, in this environment now, without this thing, we really can't sleep soundly. He patted the place where the pistol was loaded and smiled at the guards, "Besides, I've never seen you at this sentry, huh...... What day is it? I really don't remember exactly. ”

The guard was stunned for a moment, then quickly took the cigarette and stuffed it into his coat. "Ahem, you're okay, go over."

Ben and Jackson walked into the camp, and there were already people waiting for them at the door, "I'm sorry, but now that supplies are very scarce, we don't have any more rooms to distribute." For a prime of life like yours, we would recommend setting up camp on your own in the designated location. ”

"No problem, the two of us are in good health." Ben and Jackson looked at each other and replied.

After receiving the tent components from the host, the two quickly set up the tent at the designated location. Jackson put his backpack in it and sat on the water pad, "Looks like we're going to retire here." ”

"Haha, where's your cornfield?"

Jackson looked around, the shelter was much larger than he had imagined, probably a few hundred or more, and it was very warm inside, compared to the outside, it was literally two worlds.

Everyone here lives their own lives, and when it's time to eat, someone will come and distribute the food. And, as the guard at the gate said, everyone here is doing their part for the proper functioning of this camp.

The receptionist walked up to the two and praised the speed with which they set up the tent, "very quickly and neatly." ”

Ben tilted his head, "Yes, I have dexterous hands. ”

"Now that we're going to count you in the shelter, please tell us your name, age, where you're from, and what your specialties are."

"Ben Naro, 39, from Fernik class, veteran. If you have a specialty...... Probably a tent? ”

"Jack Westin, 40, from Fernick's class, is a veteran like him."

Halfway through the record, the receptionist raised his head and saluted the two of them, "Veterans? Thank you for your contribution to the country. ”

Ben and Jackson hurriedly returned the salute.

"We're short of people like you right now, would you like to join our convoy?" The receptionist asked.

"I'm fine." Ben glanced at Jackson and replied.

"I'm fine." The two gladly accepted each other's offer.

The receptionist nodded, looked at Ben and said, "Then I'm afraid you're going to have to play your strengths again." For the Guardians, we will have a better place to accommodate you. After all, whether you have enough energy or not determines the safety of our entire camp. ”

Ben immediately turned around and dismantled the tent, "This is a big bonus!" ”

Afterwards, the two of them set everything in the new accommodation arranged for them by the reception staff again. Under the guidance of the reception staff, they arrived at the escort team, where they received a series of briefings and assignments about the escort, and arranged special weapons for them.

"I kind of miss my two cigarettes." Ben shook the submachine gun in his hand and said, "Although this thing doesn't follow me every day, it really feels very safe." ”

"Don't you think it's a little strange?" Jackson whispered, "The scale of this kind of guard far exceeds the needs of a camp's security. ”

Ben shook his head, "Feel free, in this environment, people are crazy, and there is nothing wrong with having a few more guards." ”