Chapter 14 Heading to the base
Early the next morning, the camp became busy again, and all the prey brought back yesterday had to be processed in the morning.
The fur was peeled off, and some delicious meat was separated. Among them were two smaller A-type ferocious beasts, which were imprisoned in the warehouse.
They have to pick up the base and sell them for money, and by the way, they have to replenish what they need at the base.
However, after having Su Mo, those spices that Aunt Li was not used to, or all the dishes that didn't taste good were put on the shopping list.
Su Mo, who was helping to process the fur, looked at the skull of a cub in his hands and said in surprise: "Does anyone really use this as a decoration?"
The mandible of the skull in her hand was protruding, but the skull was retracted and the back of the head was bulging, making it look very ferocious and strange.
"What's the point? There are still people who tame ferocious beasts as pets." Uncle Lang smiled: "The life in the base is better than ours, and we will enjoy it."
In doubt, Uncle Wolf set off in the afternoon in a dilapidated jeep, which was the only car in the camp.
Two soldiers were sitting in the car carrying things, and Su Mo also followed.
She made an agreement with Shi Yan yesterday to visit the base in person today.
Speaking of which, the original owner never had any memory of the situation inside the base. She had never been in it, so she only heard what others said.
The car was driving on a bumpy ground, surrounded by ruins, but Su Mo found that as it approached Base 8, the ground became smoother.
There are even some man-made markers on some ruins.
"Those are places where ferocious beasts have appeared in the past, and they were marked by the base after they were cleared."
"But because the base has been cleared, the area around here is very safe."
"Looking from here, there is a camp half an hour's walk over there. I even traded with people there."
Uncle Lang told Su Mo a lot along the way.
The base is like a giant, deterring the predators and ferocious beasts, allowing them, the wanderers, a place to survive.
At this moment, there are several modified cars in front of them, which are driving towards the wilderness. The ferocious giant thorns on the front of the cars make these cars full of wildness.
Uncle Wolf turned the steering wheel to get out of the way and let these vehicles leave first.
"He's from the guard team. He's probably on some other mission."
Uncle Wolf put his elbows on the car window as he spoke, puffing out smoke rings from his mouth with a relaxed expression.
"Captain Lu yesterday, I don't think it's simple. He abandoned such a big and ferocious beast just because he said he would leave it to us as compensation."
"Maybe he's a big shot!"
Amid Uncle Lang's chatter, half an hour later, the vehicle stopped outside the base.
Su Mo got out of the car and looked up at the tall city wall in front of him, feeling a majestic momentum.
The outer perimeter of the city wall made of reinforced concrete is covered with a layer of unique metal. This metal is resistant to extreme weather and impact, making it very suitable for defense.
But due to the erosion of time, it is covered with vines and moss, and the cold metal and warm vines complement each other.
The whole thing looks like a steel monster, very impactful.
The gate, which is several meters high, is open. There are some guards standing on both sides with alert eyes. There is also a machine gun mounted on the watchtower above the city gate.
I don't know if it was Su Mo's illusion, but the guards looked at him with disgust.
In silence, Uncle Wolf walked up to a guard and said hello. He was an acquaintance.
"Old Wolf, why did you bring a girl here this time? Could it be that she went to the black market?"
The guard looked at Uncle Lang and asked, looking at Su Mo with a somewhat unscrupulous look.
This means that Su Mo was treated as a commodity and sold on the black market.
Judging from Su Mo's appearance, he is still very popular in the black market.
People in the wasteland can trade, and beautiful young ladies are the most popular among them. Young ladies like Su Mo are in great demand.
"How can that be possible? This is a little girl who has just arrived at our camp. She has never been to the base and brings with her a lot of experience."
Uncle Wolf responded with a smile, and then stuffed two silver coins in his hand: "I will have to trouble you to take care of him more in the future."
"It's easy, let's go in. The old rule is that you must leave before eight o'clock in the evening." The gatekeeper responded, and after receiving the silver coins, he motioned to open the door.
Obviously, this kind of bribery was not the first time. Su Mo didn't say anything and followed Uncle Lang into the base obediently.
The first thing that comes into view are several tall buildings in the center of the base in the distance. From a distance, you can see the light reflected on the glass windows.
Looking around, Su Mo also saw the criss-crossing streets, numerous shops, and cars driving on the wide streets. Su Mo also saw some applications of electronic equipment.
Some documentaries about ferocious beasts were being played on the big screen not far away, and the host in it was actually playing with the ferocious beasts.
After just a few glances, Su Mo discovered that the situation inside the base and the wilderness outside were like two different worlds.
The pedestrians passing by were dressed very fashionably and looked very similar to the earth she was on.
The only difference is that some people may have prohibited weapons hanging on their bodies.
The hot civilization rushed towards him, which made Su Mo have a thought.
Maybe she can live here one day.
However, reality is cruel.
A middle-aged woman with curly hair snorted coldly after seeing Su Mo's shining eyes.
"I really don't understand why dirty things like you are allowed in."
The sound was quite loud, and Uncle Lang and others heard it, but they watched the woman walk away without changing their expressions.
"The base is so different from the outside. Isn't it shocking?"
Uncle Lang looked at Su Mo's surprised expression and laughed.
"Actually, many people here, like the woman just now, have never been to the wasteland in their lives."
"Staying here, protected by walls, they think the outside world is actually not that difficult."
"Even in those documentaries, the ferocious beasts captured were actually captured and tamed for a period of time before filming began."
"All the people involved in the filming, except for the host, are all from the camp outside."
"The cost of one scene was only a few silver coins, and in the face of those ferocious beasts that were still ferocious, many people died during the filming."
"They consider themselves to be superior people, but in their eyes we wanderers are just blood-sucking refugees without any value."
"Have you seen those buildings?"
"That's the center of the uptown area. The big shots in the base live there, and they control the order and rules of the base."
"Those ability users are also in the upper city area."
"And once those of us enter at will, the person inside, even if it is just a civilian, has the right to kill us immediately."
"The only place we can go to is the Lower City area, and we must leave the base before eight o'clock, otherwise we will be detained."
"It will cost a lot of money to redeem it."
"And you know, homeless people don't have any money or relatives at all, so once they are imprisoned, they are almost waiting to die."
"But the base will not give those people food and drink for free. If they are not redeemed within three days, those people will be sold as commodities."
"We can come in, but we must abide by the rules in the base."
"So compared to this indifferent place, I prefer our camp. At least it's humane."
Uncle Wolf said a lot and was very emotional.
Chapter completed!