Chapter 5: The Cruel Reality (1)

Walking on the familiar street again after five years, Yi Geng was completely unable to connect the current dilapidated ruin with the bustling city where he used to live. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

Originally, I didn't think much of it in that building, after all, it was surrounded by neatly dressed and energetic people, and even the interior was cleaned, and there was no sense of apocalypse at all.

However, once he got out of the door, he realized that what he was thinking was still too simple.

Inside and outside the door, it's two worlds entirely!

The streets are full of blood and various unknown stains that have been around for some time, and it is almost like a garbage dump, but the people who walk by from time to time walk around them as if they don't see them at all.

He could clearly feel that there was some difference between those people and himself, and it was precisely because of this difference that those people couldn't help but sneer softly when they passed by him.

That feeling is like a hairy boy who doesn't know anything suddenly locked in a prison full of outlaws, there is no bullying, no scolding, but the disdain and irony in the air alone make him feel like he is naked in the cold wind, and even his soul can't help but tremble.

If it weren't for the little bit of self-esteem that was left to support him, I'm afraid he would have collapsed and crawled back, even if he knelt and kowtowed, he would have to let those people take him in, right?

However, he has not yet experienced the real end times, and he has been living in a safe environment for five years, and there is still a trace of self-esteem that prevents him from doing so.

Although Yi also doesn't know if this is his only hope to survive in this last world, or if he will push himself down the abyss.

But......

"I have to do it!"

I recall that when I was in modern times, because I was obsessed with writing novels, I daydreamed every day that I would hit a big fortune and become a god, and then earn tens of millions of dollars a year.

What qualifies a guy who drops out of high school before he finishes high school is to have that kind of daydreaming?

I have nothing to do at home all day, and when I am tired of writing, I say that I am not inspired, and then I play games, watch anime, sleep, sleep, and sleep......

That's right, he has already realized in his heart that he doesn't have that life!

Whether it's talent, hard work, or the little luck that those successful people say they need to achieve their ideals, he doesn't have any of them!

But life can't be repeated!

Day after day, year after year, I locked myself in that little room, unable to do anything but mechanical codewords.

Whenever I turn off my computer, sit on my bed, and look at the blank wall in front of me, I don't have anything in my head.

I don't even realize that I've stopped thinking, and I just keep saying things like "boring" and "boring" in my head.

Lying down on the bed, looking at the lights on the ceiling that was a little harsh, but forgetting to close your eyes.

Even though he hasn't reached the exhaustion of wanting to sleep, he can't make his body move again with his own consciousness.

It's not time to go to bed yet, but I can't think of anything I can do other than sleep......

It was as if he had been abandoned by the world, forgotten by everything in the world.

Everything in the world does not need him to exist well, and in this case, his actions, his thoughts, and even the "boredom" that has been bothering him - what is it?

What is the meaning of doing it?

He's -- wouldn't it be better if he didn't exist here?

Every day and every night, I just think about this kind of boring question.

He's had enough of that kind of boring life!

After five years of hard work, I finally ushered in the day when I could change my life, what reason not to take advantage of it!

It's no longer time to sink, so you have to rise up!

Yi walked more firmly, and for a while even his back was straight, and he strode towards the black-clothed man in front of him, and even showed an expression of death on his face, like a warrior rushing to a battlefield where there is no life or death!

"Then, that, this big brother, I, I'm new here, can I know something about you?"

was glared at by the man in black, and Yi Geng felt that the little courage he had just picked up disappeared again, Nima, this person is too terrifying!

According to Xunyin's introduction, Yigen also knows that every city has a so-called manager.

Not only are they responsible for providing supplies and food, but they are also the ones who oversee the state of the game in each city, acting as an "official" presence in the game.

And unlike most of the people around them who were wearing old clothes, and some even had patched torn clothes, these crisp black suits, almost without sunglasses, and the words "I am an official" were written on their faces, which were naturally easy to recognize.

Unlike expected, the man did not show any domineering attitude when he saw the clothes.

"Newcomer?"

Yi was even more stunned, and then nodded heavily.

I don't know how to explain my origins.,After all, he's been underground for five years.,I don't know anything about the game and their rules.,If people get bored because he's a novice or something.,He's no longer in a rut.。

Unexpectedly, the man in black actually smiled at him: "That's it, don't be nervous, it's not uncommon for you to be like this, it's just that it's rare recently." Originally, our GP company only organized games and material distribution for cities where large survivors gathered, and it was normal for those small survivor bases or teams around to not hear of it. ”

It turned out that he was a team of survivors who came to the big city to look for food after the surrounding area ran out of supplies, but there was no difference in essence, and Yi Geng didn't bother to explain.

"Since it's new, let's register first. Oh, by the way, my name is Chen Biaobing, and although I can't say anything like that I cover you, it's okay to help you understand the rules here. Follow me. ”

"Oh...... Oh! ”

His good attitude was really beyond Yigen's expectations.

I thought that in such a harsh post-apocalyptic environment, everyone should be in danger, and all the evil side of people was stimulated.

But it turns out that it feels no different from how people get along with each other in the peaceful society before, is this also the benefit of the rules of the game?

Maybe it's true, as long as you play the game to get supplies and food, you don't have to fight to the death, and there is no danger to your life, this way of survival may be more reliable than the previous model of test-oriented education.

"Let me confirm it, the name is "Yi Geng", right? Is this the real name? ”

Yi nodded more awkwardly, this surname is indeed quite rare, but it does exist in history.

Chen Biaobing laughed out loud when he saw his cowardly appearance, and then continued to look at the form, "Then: Yi Chang; Age 23 years; Gender: Male; Original occupation: unemployed; Education: Graduated from junior high school? ”

He looked at Yi Geng like that, and he thought he was a college student, but it didn't look like he could only graduate from junior high school.

In the past, there was compulsory education, and even those with intellectual disabilities had a high chance of graduating from high school, right?

The clothes hung down even lower, "That, I used to write novels, and I had a conflict with my family because of this in high school, and then I dropped out of school to write novels, so I ......"

"Hahaha, I didn't expect you kid to be quite ambitious."

Although he didn't continue to ask, Chen Biaobing could also see that although he had "ambition", he must not have mixed well after that, after all, for a person in society, the aura of successful people and losers is completely different, so he didn't talk about it anymore.

It is not surprising that a person who is only a beginner in Chinese even cares about his studies, and has to break into the literary world, even if it is just online literature, it is not a road that everyone can take.

"Alright, your identity has been logged in. This is your personal account card, you can come here to reissue it at any time if you lose it, as long as you have a fingerprint and photo. ”

Yi looked at the simple hard card in his hand, and felt that it was no different from his previous ID card, with only his name, photo and the icon of "GP" on it, and there seemed to be nothing else?

"Hehe, don't look at the nothing on this card, but this is your personal account, if you have more money in the future, you can store it here, and you don't want to carry hundreds of thousands of TT coins with you in the future, right? So this is necessary, so you better put it away. ”

"Huh? Wait, what TT coin? ”

Suddenly catching an unfamiliar word, Yi followed up and raised his own question.

"Well, you don't even know this, do you?"

Chen Biaobing stroked his forehead, "I don't know, I think you traveled from before the cataclysm." Hey, that, clothes...... Younger brother, don't you still think that the old renminbi can still be used now, right? ”

“……”

I didn't think of this problem yet, and subconsciously thought that the RMB could still be used, after all, it was the basic currency that has been used since birth.

However, when he brought it up so emphatically, Yi Geng found that things were not so simple.

"So, that's the TT coin?"

"Of course, although our GP company distributes personnel and supplies to various survivor cities, the total amount of materials is limited, and it is always up to decide who is eligible for these supplies and who is eligible for better things, isn't it?"

Chen Biaobing escaped from his pocket with a coin, which was similar to the previous one-yuan coin, but it was larger, and it was covered in golden coins, if I had to say, it looked like gold coins that appeared in some previous online games.

The front side is printed with the gorgeous word "Heaven", and the reverse side is still the "GP" trademark.

"Paradise...... Currency? ”

"That's right, you don't know like this, do you? This is a new metal currency issued by our GP Group, because it is a newly developed composite metal, and it cannot be replicated with the current damage from the outside world, so it is impossible to appear counterfeit. And the reason why it is named "Heaven Coin" means "what you hold in your hands is the only heaven in this last world"! ”

Hearing his words, Yi Geng couldn't help but yearn for the so-called "heaven".

"And as long as you save enough money, you will be eligible to buy us the residency right to the largest and most well-equipped survivor base "Paradise" at the moment! As long as you have enough money, you can buy citizenship for permanent residence! ”

"Is that one?"

"That's right, it's the birthplace of our GP Group, and it's the Doomsday Base that our boss invested all his money to build before the cataclysm! Life in there is not an ordinary enjoyment, and it even surpasses those so-called upper-class people before the cataclysm! ”

Yi Geng looked at the exaggerated word "heaven" on the coin in his hand, perhaps, in this world, there is nothing wrong with that kind of place being called "heaven", right?

"So, Brother Chen, since this Heaven Coin circulates as your currency, it must be very important, right?"

Chen Biaobing gave him a blank look, "Isn't this nonsense?" Nowadays almost all games are based on TT coins. You must know that our supplies are not distributed for free, if you want to get supplies or food, you must buy them with us with our company's TT coins! ”

"Uh...... But I don't have this now, I don't have Heaven Coins. ”

In this way, there is no reciprocal bet, and it is impossible to play with others, so isn't it a loop where you can never get Heaven Coins?

Chen Biaobing smiled and put the Heaven Coin in his hand into his palm.

Yi even showed a surprised expression, "Brother Chen, you ...... This is? ”

"Haha, take it, this is yours."

Chen Biaobing pointed to the people who came in and out of this hall from time to time, and those people seemed to have received Heaven Coins at the front desk.

"What is this?"

"Just like the subsistence allowance for the hardest-hit households, although it is only the minimum, our GP company can be regarded as the minimum to curb the death of survivors. Each person can receive at least one TT coin per day, so that they will not starve to death. Of course, this is only the minimum survival guarantee, and if you want to get a better life, you can only improve yourself or participate in the game. ”

"Minimally...... Is it? ”