Two military jeeps led the way, and the other two followed behind the bus.

A total of five cars drove out of the city towards the location of the licensing exam.

The cement road outside the city is potholed and bumpy, and if you drive out for another kilometer or two, you can't even see the cement road, only the terracotta road.

Dusty, five cars sped away, quickly passing a filthy and smelly area.

There is a lot of garbage piled up here, some of which are higher than the hills.

Between the garbage heaps and the garbage heaps, you can see some grass huts, mud houses or dilapidated houses built randomly with iron sheets.

"Is there a place like this where people live?"

A female classmate hurriedly closed the window, and the smell outside was too pungent.

"This place is called a shabby village, don't look at it as dirty and smelly, but it's in demand." Nguyen Phuc introduced.

"In demand? Why? ”

Everyone is very puzzled, this place may be a problem to drink water, aren't you afraid of getting sick after living for a long time?

"Every day, a large amount of garbage is transported here for dumping, and there are often valuable things to be found in the garbage, which are all money and sometimes food."

Ruan Phuc looked a little uncomfortable, looking for something to eat in the trash can, he had never done this kind of thing before.

"Why don't these people go into the city and live? Is it bad to get a job in the city? "Some people are puzzled.

"Is it so easy to find a job in the city? Displaced people do not have a fixed place to live, and many jobs are not wanted. ”

Nguyen Phuc seems to recall some sad past, "It's not easy to live in the city, the consumption in the coastal city is high, it is difficult to find a job, and the homeless people don't even have a place to stay, and sometimes it's not as good as outside." ”

"But it's so dangerous out there."

"It's a little dangerous here, but after all, it's close to Binhai City, so it's okay to live with a little care."

"I still can't understand it, I'd rather pick up garbage in the city to eat than stay outside."

Students born in the city since childhood could not understand the way of life of the displaced people in the dilapidated villages, and Nguyen Phuc did, but did not know how to explain it.

Zhou Xu did not participate in the topic, but remembered the knowledge he had learned about the carrying capacity of the population.

After the advent of the World Tree, frequent ecological disasters, coupled with a series of wars and man-made disasters, the number of habitable cities around the world has decreased dramatically.

There used to be a huge number of first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth-tier cities in Great Xia, but now, there are only 28 base cities left.

Some cities are destroyed by the invasion of dangerous species, while others voluntarily abandon it for the concentration of social resources.

To put it simply, in the face of countless ecological disasters, national defense forces are no longer enough to protect so many cities.

Great Xia pursued collectivism, so after the disaster, it could effectively mobilize resources and manpower, so in the end, these 28 base cities were preserved.

And the situation abroad is not so rosy.

Because of cultural traditions, when ecological disasters began to erupt and foreign governments tried to concentrate resources, there were protests;

When dangerous species begin to eat people, foreign wildlife protection organizations call for no indiscriminate killing, and choose gentle methods to kill;

When the city began to crumble and the government tried to evacuate the residents, there were people shouting for freedom, holding guns and refusing to leave......

Due to various reasons, the population of various countries in the world has decreased dramatically, and the number of base cities eventually established is far less than that of Great Xia.

Great Xia has created a miracle and ensured the people's right to survive to the greatest extent!

The 28 base cities are the largest in the world in terms of post-disaster population, which makes the number of life masters emerge in Daxia and the talents are numerous.

However, there are pros and cons to everything, and the excessive number of people has exacerbated the problem of population carrying capacity in the base city.

To put it simply, there are too many human beings living in the base city, which will inevitably lead to the deterioration of the living environment and the embarrassment of resources.

Taking the simplest living conditions as an example, even if there is a relay loan now, the loan loan is passed down from one loan to another, and the loan repayment period can be given up to 100 years, and there are still very few people who can afford to buy a house in the base city.

This is the fundamental reason why the displaced people are reluctant to enter the city, and they or their parents are forced or voluntarily withdrawn from the competition in the city.

Sadly, there are not many of them, they and their descendants are not registered, and some outlaws who have broken the law in the base city often blend into their population, making their living conditions more and more dangerous.

Zhou Xu looked at the grass huts and earthen houses outside the window, there were young women wearing only thin ragged clothes, soliciting passing guests outside the house, just for a bite to eat;

There were also dirty children who looked like they were only three or four years old, with snotty noses, staring at the jeep passing by with sparkling eyes.

In a short way, see all the states of life.

The jeep in front suddenly stopped.

A large crowd of homeless people blocked the way of the convoy, led by an old man with a hunchback.

"What's going on?"

Many students in the bus became nervous, and they saw a large number of displaced people gathering together.

Although they are already quasi-masters, after all, they lack social experience, and they are a little confused when they encounter this kind of thing.

"It's a roadblock to eat! These guys really don't have long eyes, shoot a few shots, and the crowd will disperse! ”

Nguyen Phuc said dissatisfiedly.

Zhou Xu frowned slightly when he heard this, Ruan Fu had only lived a few days of full food, and he lost his empathy.

Fortunately, the soldiers in front did not do what Nguyen Phuc said, they sent two people to get out of the car, took out some food from the rear compartment, and gave the hunchbacked old man led by him some money.

"Thank you, Master Jun! Thank you, Master Jun! ”

The old man nodded and waved his hand at the homeless people with the money, and the homeless people quickly got out of the way.

Apparently not once or twice, and the army was accustomed to it, and a young soldier took a bag of bread and gave it to a stupid looking little boy with a snotty nose and touched his head.

The little boy got the bread, and without saying a word, he went into the grass shed behind him, and Zhou Xu vaguely saw an old figure lying inside.

The little boy hid the bread, and when the young soldier was about to leave, he ran out again and saluted him excitedly.

The young soldier's eyes immediately showed guilt, and he saluted him as well, and then returned to the car.

Zhou Xu was deeply touched when he watched this scene, and didn't say anything along the way.

The convoy left the ruined village and drove some distance further, finally to a deserted town.

At the intersection of the town, there were two commanders who were guarding here early, and when they saw the convoy, they hurriedly stepped forward.

The lark got out of the car in front of the bus, chatted with the two masters for a while, and then walked alone into the streets of the town, his eyes closed and his hands raised.

Soon, the sky over the town suddenly darkened, and a gray veil covered it!

Zhou Xu knew that this was the power of the lark's [Cloud Hidden] lifeframe, which could isolate the fluctuation of life energy.

It seems that this is the place where the licensing exam will be held.

The lark has created a gray veil around the town, and the area is far larger than the previous playground of the third middle school, which is amazing.

Moreover, outside the gray veil, he couldn't see the situation in the town clearly, and he couldn't even hear the sound inside.

"Is this the B-rank character?"

This time, the lark used his real power, and Zhou Xu remembered what he had said about his previous subordinate life.

Compared to the [Cloud Hidden] Destiny, the limitations of the [Silence] Destiny are indeed too great.

"In this trial town, the Destiny Master Association has put in 100 dangerous species in advance, and each dangerous species has a number from 1 to 100 imprinted on its body, and the larger the number, the higher the degree of danger."

"Dangerous species below 95 are in the F category, 95 to 99 have reached E level, and the number 100 dangerous species have reached D level."

"The content of today's assessment is very simple, before dawn tomorrow, as long as the total number of dangerous species you hunt exceeds 100, you will pass the exam."

"In addition, since you are taking the licensure exam in advance, according to the instructions of the dean, as long as you pass, you will receive additional rewards from the academy."

"The dean also said that the person who ranks first in the total number of numbers will personally have other rewards."

"You're very lucky, you don't have this kind of treatment in the usual life master exams."

Skylark explained the exam rules to the 13 candidates, and after listening to Zhou Xu, he couldn't help asking, "Can the numbers be exchanged with each other?" ”

The higher the number, the more dangerous it is, and the highest 100 is actually a D-class dangerous species, how terrifying it is.

If you can exchange numbers, you can try to avoid fighting powerful beasts.

Many candidates' eyes lit up, yes, if the numbers they get can be exchanged, then the sum is much easier than 100!

"Yes."

The corners of the cold lark's mouth rarely lifted a smile, "Not only can you exchange, but you can also snatch each other." ”

Zhou Xu's pupils are constricted, and they can also snatch each other, which clearly shows that it is to intensify the contradictions of candidates and strengthen the competition between candidates.

After all, the first place can get the additional reward of the Martial Saint, this attraction is too great, as long as the more numbers you grab, the first place is guaranteed!

"Snatching is strictly forbidden to kill and maim people, there are not many rules other than that, you understand?"

The lark said, and Liu Heng roared excitedly after hearing it. "Got it!"

"Well, everyone follow the instructions and enter from different directions in the town."

Each candidate was assigned a soldier or commander who led them into the town from different positions.

"We meet in the middle of town."

Before Zhou Xu left, he quietly said to Gao Hongzhen.

Since they can exchange numbers with each other, they naturally acquiesce to the cooperation of candidates.

Zhou Xu was a little worried about Gao Hongzhen, after all, his life was more supportive.

Gao Hongzhen nodded, and the two separated.

Leading Zhou Xu happened to be the young soldier he had noticed before, and he looked a few years older than him, and his skin was tanned.

"Here, you can go in from here."

The young soldier didn't talk much, so he brought Zhou Xu to the designated position.

"Thank you."

Zhou Xu said softly and strode into the town.

The town is quiet, most of the houses are dilapidated, and some of the roadside signboards are still faintly visible, saying "Yellow Braised Chicken Rice", "Tuina Massage" or something.

Zhou Xu was walking on the street, and his foot accidentally stepped on a dead branch, making a clicking sound.

Hmmm-

In the small two-story building next to it, a black shadow pounced out with lightning speed, and its sharp claws took Zhou Xu's head!

Zhou Xu reacted very quickly, the cuffs were raised, and a stainless steel flying knife broke out of the air!

Burst.

The black monster bird's head was pierced, and its body fell to the ground, blood gushing out.