Chapter 4: The Gatekeeper
The leader of the Rongcheng underground base is the character pattern on Song Wuregret's backpack, whose name is "Zhang San".
This is a middle-aged man with a somewhat fat body, loose hair, and a Mediterranean hairstyle unique to his age, which is amiable from his face.
Of course, this is all an appearance, Zhang San is a veritable tyrant, he likes others to call himself "Lord of the City", as if he regards the underground base of Rongcheng as his own territory, and he is the master of this territory.
Those corpses are Zhang San's masterpieces, as long as those who oppose or anger him, often end up in this way, every week fresh corpses will be hung on the three iron pillars, people are used to call this place "eternal life platform".
Because the first rays of the morning sun will always shine here for the first time, in the faint and hazy brilliance, it seems to guide the deceased to the land of bliss, never eternal life does not know, as long as you go to the eternal life platform, you will never see the next day's sun.
Listening to the wailing sound in his ears, Song Wuregret didn't have any mood swings, he took out a finger-thick rope from his backpack, which was more than ten meters long, and tied this rope to an iron pillar, and then he grabbed the other end of the rope tightly, jumped into the nuclear explosion crater.
There was a whistling wind in his ears, and there was a slight pain on his face, just like when he went out on a driving trip with his parents, he opened the window, and a strong wind blew in, this feeling was really nostalgic, and he couldn't help but want to let go of his hands that were holding the rope.
But a small figure appeared in my mind, and it was my sister.
He soon came to his senses, and by this time the rope was already taut, and with a strain of his hand, he used the traction of the rope to turn in the air and kick on the cliff.
Boom!
The mud and gravel on the cliff fell towards the depths of the nuclear crater with the impact of Song Wuxi's foot, and the huge impact force made his body fly behind him, and when he reached the apex, the huge inertia made him swing back again.
Then he let go of his hand and jumped into a pitch-black cave.
The whole process was done in one go, without the slightest stagnation, without the slightest hesitation, relying on the body after the failure of genetic modification, he could do things that ordinary people could not do.
It's just that his ability is limited, in addition to being able to control various organs in his body with his mind, his body is a little stronger than ordinary people, otherwise in the face of adult men like Xiao Suo and Brother Ao, he wouldn't have the first thought of running away.
Although he hated the flesh for saving him, he would not change his decision if he was given another chance.
"Whether it is a dangerous area or an underground base in Rongcheng, people must do what they can, recklessness will only harm themselves and others. ”
Walking in the dark cave, Song Wuregret did not use the lighting equipment, but walked lightly, and after walking for about fifteen minutes, he stopped in front of a metal wall and tapped fifteen times towards the wall according to a specific pattern.
It wasn't long before a small door appeared out of thin air on the metal wall, and with a creaking sound, a little light came through the small door.
Song Wuxian closed his eyes for a moment, and then opened them quickly.
I saw a thin old man leaning out of his body, wearing a shabby brown felt hat on his head, wearing a cotton coat with various patches on his body, his face was not bloody, and his eyes were deeply sunken, like a walking corpse.
"Uncle Wang, I'm Xiao Song. Song Wuregret said politely.
When the thin old man heard this, he didn't let go, but turned on the flashlight, squinted his eyes and glanced at Song Yu carefully, his originally nervous face eased a lot.
"Come in Xiao Song, don't stand outside, the radiation is big. There was a little concern in the words of the thin old man.
Song Wuregret walked into the small door, looked at the thin old man and said, "Uncle Wang, aren't you retired, why are you still here?"
"Xiaobai has just entered the garrison, I want to save more money and let him rent a house of more than ten square meters in a residential area, with a person of his status, he can't live in a shantytown all the time, right? ”
"Your body ......" Song Yu wanted to say something, but finally sighed, "You take care of your body, I'll go first." ”
Uncle Wang is a sincere person, but also a soldier in the old world, has been staying in Rongcheng in a certain army conscientious pig raising, after the destruction of the old world, he took his son Xiaobai to the Rongcheng underground base, admirable is that he also saved several students on the way.
It's just that he never feels proud and complacent, he thinks that the soldier is to protect the family and defend the country, and it is his duty to save people, although he is only raising pigs in the army, but the saddest thing for him is that he did not save his wife, they once said that they would stay together, but they didn't expect the disaster to come so suddenly, so ruthless.
Later, Uncle Wang found a job as a janitor at the Rongcheng underground base and guarded the entrance to one of the Rongcheng underground bases.
This is a job that many people are afraid of.
Not to mention the danger, the radiation here is very serious, even if it has the effect of anti-radiation drugs, it will still cause serious damage to people's body functions.
Can you believe that?
In fact, Uncle Wang is only in his forties!!
Song Wuregret often entered the Rongcheng underground base through this entrance, and he saw Uncle Wang change from a strong man full of muscles to an old man in his twilight years, all in only five years.
This is also the reason why Uncle Wang asked Song Yu to pay attention to nuclear radiation, he didn't want to see the tragedy on his own body, and then stage it from others.
"Xiao Song, are you going out recently?" Uncle Wang called out to Song Yu.
"What's wrong?" Song Wuregret turned around and asked curiously.
"I heard Xiaobai say that the shantytown has not been peaceful recently, and some people from the Crescent Sect have mixed in, trying to avoid the search of the garrison, if you are okay, you can watch your sister at home, and after this time, you can go out again. Uncle Wang said seriously.
"Thank you Uncle Wang for reminding me. Song Wuregret nodded.
"Okay, go down quickly!" Uncle Wang urged, thought about it, and added, "If you are free, you can come to my house to sit, I really want you and Xiaobai to become friends, you are both the same age, you should have something to say." ”
"I try. Song Wuregret said plausibly, and pressed the downward elevator button.
With the closure of the elevator door, Song Wuregret saw Uncle Wang standing at the small door with a smile on his face, there seemed to be tears flashing in his eyes, and when he looked again, the elevator door had been tightly closed, and after about ten minutes of violent shaking, with a "ding" sound, he officially entered the Rongcheng underground base.
The Rongcheng underground base, built deep underground in the nuclear explosion area, is shaped like an ant nest and is divided into various areas according to different needs, such as: shanty towns, residential areas, and test areas......
The outer part of this place is a large number of shanty towns, and the further inside, the more important the area, among which the city lord's mansion, where Zhang San lives, is located in the center of this place, and it is also the safest place.
The shantytown is much more dangerous, the order is chaotic, all kinds of dark and dirty transactions are staged every day, and from time to time there are mutated creatures that can burrow into the ground, and they are not afraid during the day, and they are not very aggressive, but at night people are asleep, and they are often silently taken from their lives.
I don't want to stay in a shanty town, but if I don't want to, I can either become a powerful person or become a wanderer in a dangerous area, the former is tantamount to ascending to the sky, and the latter is tantamount to suicide.
Each area here is guarded by a garrison, and documents are checked when traveling and traveling, and only humans who have obtained the relevant authorization can enter the relevant area.
The elevator that Song Wuregret took was the closest to the No. 13 shantytown where he lived, but he didn't go back immediately, but looked around, pulled his somewhat shabby linen-colored coat, exposed the knife and gun on his waist, and then walked towards the opposite trading area.
The danger here is not less than that of the danger zone, the difference is that he has changed from a mutated creature to a kind of person with ill intentions, especially when Song Wuregret is carrying a large number of prey, if he does not show his strong threat of force, maybe he will be hit with a stick, it is okay to lose the prey in the backpack, and the most feared thing is that his life is gone.
Who cares if a refugee lives or dies in a shantytown?
The trading area is located on the edge of shantytown No. 3, which is closest to the main road, and from here you can see the high lifting platform in the distance, which is the main gate to the outside world, which is generally not open casually, but only when the expeditionary force is out for activities.
Song Wuregret didn't look at the lifting platform, but walked into the trading area intently, and there was a noisy sound in his ears, there were ragged people selling all kinds of things, there were pickpockets looking around, and there were hungry old people and children......
There are a mixture of fish and dragons, three religions and nine streams, all of which are among them, but no one dares to make trouble, because any conflict is strictly prohibited in the trading area, no matter who is right or wrong, as long as the parties are all executed.
Under such drastic measures, no matter how fierce the person is, he must be honest when he comes here.
Song Wuregret didn't set up a stall to shout, but walked towards a dilapidated house on the left.
It is a tavern called "Against Time", and it also deals in the business of buying and selling various materials, buying and selling intelligence, and selling weapons.
Song Wuregret had just entered the bar, and a bearded man with a long scar on his face stood at the counter and greeted Song Yu.
"Hello! Xiao Song, this trip is a good harvest!
The scar on this man's face spread from the corner of his left eye, through his nose, to the corner of his right mouth, and looked hideous.
He wears a round hat on his head, a washed white leather jacket, and only the middle button is buttoned, so his chest full of hair is exposed, and he is more than one meter tall and eighty meters tall, plus his face is full of beard, like an orangutan standing up.