Chapter 42: Solicitation
Under the guidance of Lu Yuanhuai, Wang Jin and others drove the muck truck and entered the city through the soldiers' outposts.
Away from the mountain, the small streets were full of filth, the pungent stench came from the sewers, and there were many numb survivors on the road, and their pale faces and vain footsteps showed that they were not doing well.
"Is this the base of the mountain?" Wang Jin's eyes swept over, and he felt that it was no different from ordinary civilian camps.
In addition to the larger population and stronger military force, people's lives are still the same, suffering for food, not knowing when they will starve to death in which corner.
"Xiao Wang, don't underestimate our base, this is just the periphery of our base from the mountain, and when we get to the center of the city, we will surprise you."
Lu Yuanhuai saw Wang Jin's thoughts, turned his head and said to Wang Jin, Wang Jin is now sitting on his military off-road vehicle at Lu Yuanhuai's request.
"Oh, really?" Wang Jin looked at Lu Yuanhuai, but Lu Yuanhuai didn't answer, and said with a dumb riddle: "You'll know when you arrive." ”
Wang Jin was aroused a trace of curiosity, wanting to see what the situation was in the center of the city, and whether the Lishan base was a large survivor base with a scale of 100,000 people, it was not as simple as what he saw now.
With Lu Yuanhuai's off-road vehicle driving a kilometer or two, Wang Jin finally came to the city center that Lu Yuanhuai said, where the commercial center was located before the end of the world.
The so-called city center is a city within a city, separated from the outer survivors by a wall, guarded by soldiers, and ordinary survivors can only stop here, and are not qualified to enter the city center.
Only well-dressed and extravagant people who looked like powerful people from the Lishan base were allowed to enter and exit the city center after inspection.
Lu Yuanhuai, as one of the top ten big people in the Lishan base, ordinary soldiers all knew his car, and when they saw Lu Yuanhuai coming, they immediately let him in, and they didn't have the courage to check it at all.
Under the protection of Lu Yuanhuai, Wang Jin also enjoyed a VIP treatment, and when the others were inspected by the soldiers, he followed Lu Yuanhuai's car and entered the center of the city under the salute of the soldiers.
As soon as he entered the city center, Wang Jin felt that his eyes were bright, and a row of tall street trees shaded the sun, bringing a touching green to the city center.
The streets were also clean, there was no smell wafting from the noses, and the people walking in them were full of red light and bright clothes, without the slightest nervousness and numbness that people in the last days should have.
There are ladies walking cats and dogs, well-dressed young men and women driving luxury cars, successful people with big bellies and suits, and even officers in military uniforms.
On both sides of the street, pre-apocalyptic shops have reopened, high-end residential complexes are lined up, and quiet and elegant villas are scattered throughout the city center.
Everything he saw in front of him made Wang Jin feel like he had returned to the pre-apocalyptic times, except that there were not so many people, what was the difference between him and the pre-apocalyptic times?
"How! I'm not kidding you, this is the heart of our base from the mountain, and it's populated by powerful people and their families. ”
Lu Yuanhuai is quite proud, everything here was brought down by their army, and he will build this place into a pure land in the last days, he has the right to be proud.
"It's really surprising, I didn't think there was a pure land for humans here." Wang Jin nodded, but he was a little emotional, sure enough, it was the end of the world, and the class differentiation of human beings in the last days had not been eliminated, but more obvious.
If Wang Jin guessed correctly, this piece of city center was built under the exploitation of other survivors in the urban area and concentrated the resources of 100,000 survivors.
A city within a city, worthy of its name! The lives of people inside and outside the city are like ice and fire, the water is in dire straits outside, and the warmth inside is like spring.
Although Wang Jin sighed, he had no idea of changing, nor did he have the ability to change, this is the general trend of the apocalyptic survivor base, and it is not something that one or two people can change.
The end of the world gives people the opportunity to stand at the starting line again, but cruelly deprives people of race time, when you are still in the preparation stage of the start, there are already a group of people standing at the finish line, laughing at your antics performance.
Ordinary survivors want to chase after each other, only with tears in their eyes, bleeding and putting in their best efforts to get to the ethereal pyramid top, and only by squeezing the others down can you win a place at the top of the tower.
"The people here include high-ranking government officials, military officers above the company level, mutants, and some high-end talents, don't offend people here in the future, because everyone who can live here is not simple."
Lu Yuanhuai told Wang Jin about the rules here, so that he couldn't mess around with the identity of a mutant, maybe someone who was a mutant of Wang Jin couldn't figure it out.
"Understood!" Wang Jin nodded, although he was confident, he would not be unscrupulous, and the army of thousands of people from the mountain base alone could not be provoked by himself.
"Let's have a meal here, the food in this hotel is good, it must suit your taste." Lu Yuanhuai parked the car under a hotel and greeted Wang Jin.
This is a four-story hotel, Cuifengju three splendid characters are very conspicuous, look at this scale, in the process of Wang Jin all the way, I have not seen a bigger hotel than it.
"I've been in the wild for so long, and I'm not picky about anything I can eat, let alone the food that the chef has carefully prepared."
Wang Jin patted his stomach and signaled that he couldn't wait.
"Haha, okay, you must let Xiao Wang eat enough today, Xiao Wang's friends in the back, come together, let's not get drunk today."
Lu Yuanhuai laughed, and under the reception of the waiter, he walked towards the hotel with Wang Jin and others.
"In the Biyun private room on the fourth floor, I asked Xiao Chen to let the chef serve the best dishes, and today I want to celebrate with my newly recognized brother."
Lu Yuanhuai is definitely a frequent visitor to this restaurant, and when he came in, he said to the waiter who received him, and he didn't need the waiter to guide him, so he took Wang Jin directly to the fourth floor, and he was very clear about the layout of the hotel.
"Yes, I'll go and inform Manager Chen now, and ask Lu Fangbei to wait." The waiter took note of Lu Yuanhuai's request and hurriedly reported to the lobby manager.
In an elegantly and exquisitely decorated private room on the fourth floor, Wang Jin and Lu Yuanhuai sat opposite each other, next to a beautiful woman in her thirties, pouring tea for Lu Yuanhuai and Wang Jin, and said with a smile in the fragrance of tea: "Lu Fangbei is coming, why didn't he notify him earlier, people didn't prepare anything." ”
"Xiao Chen, what do you tell me to say about you, every time you are so polite, I haven't known you for a day or two, don't you know your temperament? I don't care about those empty things, as long as the things are delicious, besides, I have a new brother today, and I forgot everything in my happiness. ”
Lu Yuanhuai took a sip of tea, deliberately shook his head and laughed.
The beautiful woman glanced at Lu Yuanhuai, and the good-looking Danfeng eyes were aimed at Wang Jin, and it was rare to see Lu Yuanhuai so familiar with the new acquaintance, and he began to call him a brother in a short time.
"I don't know who this gentleman is, I, Chen Feng, have been in the Lishan base for a short time, but I've never seen you, it's very face-to-face!" Chen Feng asked with a smile, his eyes flashing with the shrewdness of a businessman.
"Wang Jin, I just fled from the wild to the Lishan base today, thanks to Lao Lu's care, we hit it off at first sight and became each other's confidants." Wang Jin replied with a comfortable expression, and did not tell the other party too much information.
"Okay, Xiao Chen, I want to gossip and wait for next time, it's true to ask the chef to serve the food, my brother just came back from the wilderness, and he is tired, but he can't stand your gossip."
Lu Yuanhuai patted the table and asked Chen Feng to hurry up and serve the food!
"The owner of the family is not in a hurry, what are you anxious about, I think you are hungry."
Chen Feng rebelled against Lu Yuanhuai's army, and did not stay any longer, twisting the waist of the water snake out of the private room.
With plates of exquisite food on the table, Wang Jin and Lu Yuanhuai chatted more and more familiarly.
Wang Jin learned more about the situation of the base through Lu Yuanhuai's mouth, and Lu Yuanhuai also increased his understanding of Wang Jin through conversation, and the two sides talked happily.
After three rounds of dishes and wine, Lu Yuanhuai poured a cup of tea for Wang Jin, and finally said his purpose.
"Xiao Wang, I see that you have just come to the base now, and you are not familiar with people, how about joining our army, with your strength, plus my guarantee, you can be a company commander, manage more than a hundred soldiers, and there is huge room for growth in the future."
Sure enough, Wang Jin has long known that there is no lunch in the world, and the reason why Lu Yuanhuai is so enthusiastic is not the so-called sympathy, but that he wants to join the army himself, and improving the strength of the army is the real purpose.
Although Lu Yuanhuai had never seen Wang Jin in battle, the dozens of velociraptor beasts were not ornaments, and their hideous and ferocious appearance made people no longer need to doubt their combat effectiveness, and few mutants in the dozens of velocor bases could fight alone.
Wang Jin pretended to be very surprised, entangled, and hesitant on the surface, but he already had the answer in his heart, it was impossible to join the army, and he didn't want to lose his freedom. Moreover, the essence of going to the Lishan base by himself is not to be an official. I fancy the Lishan base because it can provide a stable rear for myself, so that I can hunt the brain nucleus crystal nucleus without any scruples, and I don't have this opportunity to join the army.
Wang Jin knows that the capital of his life is the Zerg, and it is only right to increase the number of Zerg to improve his strength, only if he has strong enough strength, will there be a shortage of rights? Wang Jin's mind is very sober, who is heavy and who is light, and there is a rod and scale in his heart to measure.
So after Wang Jin had done enough with his expression, he showed a faintly apologetic look and said: "Thank you Lao Lu for your promotion, but I, Wang Jin, am an idler, and I am used to being wild, so I can only be really sorry for letting me go to the army to live in the rules." ”
Lu Yuanhuai's face was a little stiff, and he didn't drink the tea in his mouth, although he considered that Wang Jin might refuse, but it was more of Wang Jin's confidence that he would agree.
The army is something that many people are eager to join, with good treatment and great power, with this backer, money and beauties have everything, Lu Yuanhuai thought that Wang Jin had just arrived at the Lishan base, coupled with his previous eagerness, he would choose to agree, but he didn't expect the result to be unexpected.
"Xiao Wang, are you really not thinking about it anymore? After becoming a company commander, you can get a supply of 100 brain cores per month, which must be enough to meet your own consumption.
When you first came to the base, you didn't know that in addition to the common barter, the new currencies such as the brain nucleus crystal nucleus are the strongest, and it can buy all the things you wanted before, luxury cars, mansions, and women, and if you encounter any trouble, the army can be your backing. ”
Lu Yuanhuai also plans to work hard and take out the brain nucleus as a lure, which many mutants can't refuse, it is precisely because of the strength that gives them the good life they have now, the mutants pay more attention to the improvement of their strength, and 100 brain nuclei per month are enough for one mutant to consume.
"I'm sorry Old Lu, I've thought about it very clearly, I still crave freedom more than brain cores."
100 brain nuclei per month? Joke, I went out hunting casually for a day, and the brain nuclei I harvested were more than this number, and 100 brain nuclei were still very big for other survivors, and in front of Wang Jin, Wang Jin didn't even take a look.
Seeing that Wang Jin really refused, Lu Yuanhuai understood that no matter how much he said, it was useless, and he no longer persuaded him, the atmosphere between the two sides fell silent all of a sudden, Lu Yuanhuai drank tea alone, Wang Jin glanced at the other party, Wang Jin still had some good feelings about this 'enthusiastic' soldier, even if the other party deliberately approached with a purpose.
At that moment, Wang Jin stood up and said to Lu Yuanhuai: "I know that Lao Lu, you are kind, but I still have to refuse, if you still recognize me as a cheap friend, we will still be friends in the future." ”
Lu Yuanhuai showed a hint of a smile, and also stood up and said: "Since you have made up your mind, I am not strong, I only have one request, you can not join our army, but you must not join the mutant alliance, if you agree, I will pay this brother of mine." ”
"Mutant Alliance!" Wang Jin chewed these five words and promised Lu Yuanhuai: "I promise you, the Mutant Alliance will use the Eight Lift Sedan to invite me, and I will not agree." ”
"Haha! Good brother. ”
Lu Yuanhuai patted Wang Jin on the shoulder, reached out and took out a bunch of keys from his pocket, and said, "This is the key to Villa No. 3 in Nanyun District, you can live in it directly if you take it." ”
"Thank you!" Wang Jin almost forgot about it, took the key, and sighed with some emotion, it can be seen from this action that Lu Yuanhuai is not a stingy person, and such a friend can be made.
"Thank you, it's a trivial matter, just come to me for more drinks when the time comes." Lu Yuanhuai waved his hand, checked out the bill first and said goodbye, while Wang Jin went to He Xin's box, briefly told them what had happened, and then left the hotel, drove the muck truck, and went to his new home in Nanyun District.
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