north.
Yidu Town.
Northern Commonwealth.
A river passes through the towering wall. This river is called Juma River.
Under the southern wall, there is an iron fence about six to seven meters high on the outermost layer. Each fence is as thick as a washbasin, and the gaps between the fences are about twenty centimeters.
One meter away from this iron fence, there is another layer of tighter fence, about the size of a thigh, but the gap becomes smaller, only less than ten centimeters.
Two meters later, there is another layer of fence that is only the size of the mouth of a cup, and the gap is only five centimeters wide.
A three-layer fence, the closer to the outside, the larger the gap and the larger the diameter.
Above this fence is a tall wall.
The fence is inserted into the water and is extremely stable under the gravity of the upper wall.
On the northern side of the wall, the same approach was adopted.
The wall is like a Great Wall connecting the two mountains, and the Juma River in the middle of the two mountains flows through it.
It rained heavily.
The water level of the Juma River rose and flowed violently from the mountains to the plains.
In this section of the Juma River within the wall, the widest part is twenty meters, and the narrowest part is six meters wide.
On the shore, there was a young man in a raincoat holding a net and constantly casting the net on the shore.
It was just that the rainstorm was too heavy and the river was fast, so he cast it several times in a row but failed to catch any fish.
The skinny man was a little discouraged, and after concentrating his concentration, he threw down the net in his hand again.
After waiting for two minutes, he pulled up hard.
Stab——
I don’t know if it was because he caught some sharp rocks that caused him to tear a hole in the fishing net.
"Not good." The young man's expression changed slightly, and he waded into the water to pull up the net regardless of the fast river.
He walked down from the shore, and the rapid river shook him this way and that.
There was panic in his eyes, and he wanted to retreat back to the shore, but it was hard for him to get this net. If he just left it here, he would suffer a lot.
"The net must be brought up!" The young man's eyes showed a trace of determination, and he looked at the raging river without any fear.
Go into deeper water.
When the water level reached his chest, the huge impact of the water rushed him downstream.
"I touched it!" The young man's face lit up and he picked up the fishing net that was caught on the rocks at the bottom of the river.
But at this moment.
Crash--
The raging river knocked him down. He could no longer control his body and fell crookedly into the water.
Gululu.
After falling into the water, he was swallowed a few sips of water.
He stretched out his hand to walk towards the shore, but the heavy rain blurred his vision. In addition, he was still in the water. Although he was less than two meters away from the shore, it was the farthest distance at this time.
"Help, help." He was carried deeper by the river, and the river water as deep as three meters directly submerged him.
He can't swim.
Gululu.
He stood on tiptoes desperately, trying to surface, but the river was too fast and the water level was too deep, so he could only rise and fall in the current.
The water flow was fast and it took more than ten seconds.
boom!
He was hit against the iron railing on the innermost level, making a muffled sound.
He was knocked unconscious, holding the fishing net in his hand tightly with one hand, and hugging the railing with the other hand, and slowly emerged from the water.
Huhuhu——
He was panting heavily, and even when he was panting, some water droplets flowed down his mouth and into his stomach.
I feel dizzy, and the hit I just received was too painful.
After resting for a few seconds, he floated on the water, then grabbed the iron railing and walked slowly toward the shore.
Sudden.
There was a searchlight coming from a distance, and he quickly put his head in the water. After holding his breath in the water for more than 20 seconds, he came out when he saw the light leaving his position.
"Fortunately, luckily it was not discovered."
Then he slowly walked to the shore holding on to the railing.
Save a life.
Fortunately, the position he chose was close enough to the railing and there was a railing blocking it, otherwise he would have drowned.
This is why he dared to go into the river even though he couldn't swim.
He was already soaked to the skin. In fact, he would have been soaked if he hadn't gone into the river. After all, it rained so heavily.
The boy's forehead was red and swollen, and it looked like he had just hit the iron railing.
He rubbed his head and went to pick up the fishing net with some frustration.
Nothing gained again today.
Um?
At this moment, he suddenly discovered that there was a palm-sized fish in the torn opening.
The fish got stuck in the torn opening and became entangled in the net.
"I'll go!" The young man looked excited and hurriedly squatted down, straightened out the net bit by bit, and then picked up the fish.
In the last days, no one will have enough to eat, let alone meat.
The boy has not eaten fish like this for three years.
I carefully inspected the fishing net and found that it had two openings, one large and one small. The large opening was more than ten centimeters long, and the small opening was three or four centimeters in size.
"Let's go back and replenish it. The most important thing now is to exchange it."
The young man arranged the net, put it on his shoulder, pulled out a piece of foxtail grass from the ground, pierced a hole in the fish's mouth, and ran towards the inner wall with the fish.
This huge base has two walls inside and outside. The outer wall surrounds the inner wall, forming a "back" structure.
The boy ran to a building outside the inner wall.
The building only has three floors, but it looks quite impressive.
The boy held the fish and pushed the door open with his shoulders.
Squeak——
The door was pushed open, and a muscular man sitting next to him glanced at him, ignored him, and was drinking.
The environment inside is completely different from the violent storm outside.
This is a small bar with only a few types of drinks in it, and it seems that these drinks are all blended with industrial alcohol.
But even so, it's still expensive.
Although it tastes bad, it can make you drunk.
In this small bar, there are only two dim lights and four or five tables.
There was a muscular man sitting by the door, and there was a man lying on another table, who looked like he was drunk.
There was a thin old man wearing glasses at the bar. After seeing the young man who opened the door and came in, he lowered his head.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Master Diao, I exchange fish for food." The young man walked over and put the fish on the table.
The skinny old man put down the wine glass he was wiping, pinched the grass in the fish's mouth with his thumb and index finger, and lifted the fish to weigh it.
We have been walking in the heavy rain, but the fish is not short of water and is still alive and kicking.
He smiled and said: "Yes, this one is not bad. People in the inner city should like to eat this stuff."
Then he asked: "Can I give you half a catty of millet?"
The young man pursed his lips and said, "But this one is bigger than the one I gave you last time. Why is it still half a pound of millet? It's all stinking old millet. The one I gave you last time has gone bad."
The skinny old man put the fish down, glanced at the young man and asked, "Do you want it?"
The young man was a little angry, but now he couldn't find any other place to exchange food except here, so he bit into it and said, "Yes!"
The skinny old man had no expression on his face as he pulled off the straw rope from the fish's mouth and threw the fish into a bucket.
The fish fell into the bucket and swam happily.
The skinny old man took a funnel, filled it with half a liter of aged millet, and walked to the counter.
The boy quickly unzipped and took out a black plastic bag from his arms. Inside the black plastic bag was a crumpled sack.
When he pulled down the zipper, his dry ribs were exposed, looking very thin.
The old man poured the millet into the sack. The young man weighed it and looked at the skinny old man with some suspicion.
But he didn't say anything after all.
He rolled up the linen bag containing half a pound of millet, then wrapped it in the black plastic bag and put it in his arms.
He opened the door and was about to run out.
Suddenly, the skinny old man said to the young man:
"Be careful and don't get caught. If you are caught by the inspection team, you will be rewarded."
The young man stopped, glanced at the skinny old man, and nodded slightly.
Then he rushed out without looking back.
After the young man left, Lord Diao thought for a while and said to the strong man drinking wine at the door: "Barbarian Bear, I will send this fish and the bottle of red wine I treasure to the second young master later."
Manxiong put down the wine in his hand and said: "Master Diao, every time I have something good, I send it to him. He doesn't give us any benefit. Why?"
The skinny old man glared and cursed:
"Are you stupid? Do you think anyone can open such a tavern next to the inner wall gate? When you come out to hang out, you have to rely on your background at all times. If there is no one behind you, you will be killed sooner or later. Go quickly and stop talking nonsense.
, I’ve talked to you in vain.”
The bear muttered a few words, but did not talk back again.
He couldn't stand the second young master. He just relied on his family...
........
With an excited expression on his face, the young man held a bag of millet in his arms and a fishing net on his shoulders, braving the heavy rain and running towards a slum area between the inner and outer walls.
In this northern federation, powerful people live in the inner walls, while poor people live in the outer walls.
There are many poor people, and their shacks are densely packed and scattered among the outer and inner walls.
The young man held half a kilogram of millet in his arms and thought to himself: If my sister sees it later, she will probably die of joy.
It's like a child in second grade before the end of the world who suddenly scored 100 points on the exam and ran home excitedly to show his parents his results; or he made a fortune, bought a car and gave it away
To the wife.
This sense of pride and expectation brought a smile to the boy's lips.
The shack they lived in was on the outskirts, so they arrived quickly.
But during the heavy rain, he found a man coming out of the shack where he and his sister lived.
This man was wearing a belt, and his upper body was only half-dressed.
See this scene.
boom!
The boy's head felt like it was going to explode.
The canthus of the eye is about to split.
"Caonima, Zhao Ergou, I told you to stop fucking coming, but if you still come, I, you, can't kill you and me today!"
The young man rushed over.
The man named Zhao Ergou suddenly heard the young man's curse, his eyes dodged, and he hurriedly tried to run away, but his belt was not fastened, and he tripped over his trouser leg after running two steps.
The young man rushed over and covered Zhao Ergou's head with the fishing net that was originally regarded as precious.
His fists were like the wind, and he hammered at Zhao Ergou crazily.
"I told you not to come, but you insist on coming. Zhao Ergou, the bastard, will fuck you! Come again, come again!"
The young man beat Zhao Ergou wildly with his fists and cursed.
Zhao Ergou was covered by the fishing net and could only shrink his body to avoid being hit on his vitals.
"It's not like I didn't give you anything, damn it!" Zhao Ergou felt a little aggrieved after being beaten.
Come here and have a good time by yourself. Anyone who wants to be beaten is willing to suffer. It's not like he didn't pay, and he will be beaten after he's done.
Damn it, I will never come to this place again.
"Xiaoyuan, let him go."
At the door of the shack, a girl who was also thin, pale, good-looking, and looked to be only eighteen or nineteen years old shouted.
"Sister!" The boy looked at his sister walking out of the shack three meters away and shouted.
The look in my sister's eyes was full of heartache.
At this moment, Zhao Ergou, who was lying on the ground, seized the opportunity to turn over, lifted up the fishing net, and ran away.
Xiaoyuan looked at Zhao Ergou who was leaving, and angrily picked up a stone from the ground and threw it at Zhao Ergou.
Not lost.
"It's raining heavily outside, come in quickly." The girl's voice revealed exhaustion, and her face was a little flushed.
The fifteen-year-old boy knew this very well and looked at his sister with complicated eyes.
He clenched his fist tightly, even if his nails dug into his skin, he didn't notice it.
Silently she picked up the fishing net on the ground and followed her sister into the shack.
The shack is only seven or eight square meters, and it is separated by a tarpaulin.
The middle was raised with stones and placed on a wooden bed with two quilts spread on it.
On the other side, there was a stove stacked with stones, and a black iron basin was placed next to the stove.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! A small handful of millet was sprinkled on the lid of the iron basin.
That was the money Zhao Ergou paid to his sister.
"Xiaoyuan, you can make a fire later and cook the millet so that we can have a meal." The girl said, looking at her brother with guilt, distress and self-blame in her eyes.
Xiaoyuan remained silent, his eyes turned red after hearing his sister's words.
Slowly take off the plastic bag from your arms, and then take out the sack.
There was half a kilogram of millet inside.
His tone was a little choked, but with some unspeakable determination:
"Sister, don't ever..." The young man paused.
It wasn't that he was embarrassed to say it, but he was afraid that saying so would make his sister feel uncomfortable.
He felt very complicated when his sister did this. He knew that her sister was doing it for him, but he didn't want her to do this.
But this damn apocalypse is really going to drive people to death!
Why is it so hard just to have a bite to eat?
"Sister, don't do this again. I have a way to use food."
"Your illness requires recovery. When this natural disaster passes, I will join the expedition team. When I return from the mission, I will be able to buy you medicine."
The girl looked at the boy who was about the same height as herself, with thin shoulders, messy hair, thin and out-of-shape cheeks, and stubborn eyes.
He quickly said: "Don't go, I won't allow you to go. The casualty rate of the expedition team has reached 50%. What if you go and can't come back?"
"I am your sister, listen to me."
The young man remained silent, gritted his teeth, picked up the iron basin, and said:
"I'm going to fill the water to make porridge."
The face with his back to his sister was full of determination.
He is going, he must go!
He couldn't bear to see that scene anymore.
Some things are easily accessible to others, and they don’t even feel bad if they are thrown away.
But he had to try his best, even his life, to get it.
Why are people so different?
.........
In the interior wall.
The lights are bright, on the second floor of a European-style building.
A man wearing a tiger fur coat walked in with an indifferent step.
"Second Young Master, dinner is ready. Please enjoy your meal." A man who looked like a butler said, and at the same time took the coat from the Second Young Master's hand.
The man called the Second Young Master nodded, walked to the dining table, and looked at a fish, three meat dishes, two vegetarian dishes, and a bottle of red wine on the table.
He raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did my elder brother bring this fish?"
"It's the little sculpture on the outer wall, honoring you, and the bottle of red wine, also a gift from him."
The second young master raised his eyebrows, smiled and said, "He is sensible."
He picked up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth, frowned, and spit it out.
“Too much soy sauce was added to the steamed fish…”
The butler next to him quickly poured him a glass of red wine and rinsed his mouth.
The second young master pondered for a few seconds and then said: "How did you go about the thing I asked you to do last time?"
The housekeeper rolled his eyes and said: "I have snatched the dozen or so people from the south from Yin Xi and got them out of their mouths, saying that there is a place called Da Zhangshu Base in the south. Listen,
That’s right.”
"Oh? Da Zhangshu Base? The name...is a bit unsophisticated." The second young master picked up another piece of meat and chewed it for a few seconds before saying.
The butler's expression twitched, and he thought to himself: Your focus is really different...
"I heard from them that they also escaped from there, and it was a bit brutal over there."
"Ha! How cruel is it?"
"I don't care about this. Anyway, when this natural disaster passes, we will set up an expedition team to find out this big camphor tree base. This time, I will definitely do better than my elder brother!"
The housekeeper looked at the second young master, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes, but he quickly returned to normal.
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