Before the disaster, Hale City was a forest park in the center of the city, with the most famous vast underground space cave. After the disaster, it was occupied by surviving humans and turned into a gathering point, and then the hierarchy quickly solidified.
The original leaders and cronies became nobles and did not need to work to enjoy relatively the best quality food and treatment. Most of the survivors who joined later became poor people and civilians. Some clever ones used three years to become the first level of the nobles.
The current population is about 32,000, and the cave is divided into four areas from the inside to the outside: the aristocratic area, the civilian area, the slum area, and the marginal area.
Scavengers are the lowest level of beings in Hale City. The fear of death and the outside world prevents them from going out, and at the same time breaks all their confidence. This group of beings rely on leftovers in the sewers and even maggots and corpses to feed on, hiding in gathering points.
Day after day, year after year, just to survive.
Even if maggots bite at the rotten flesh, even if the skin is covered with large and small lesions and tumors, even if you sleep in feces water, even if half of your face is chewed off by someone.
Living is painful, but at least you are alive.
When they are extremely hungry, these scavengers will start to attack their own kind. Civilian and aristocratic areas are forbidden areas. So they will wander around the outskirts of Hale City or slums, attacking passing creatures that are easy to bully, such as smaller scavengers or
child.
They prefer children. It is not as hard to chew as the old man’s meat, nor is it stiff and sour as adults, nor does it have the rotten smell of other scavengers. Children’s meat is tender and delicious, and seems to have a sweet taste.
Therefore, this group of scavengers has another name, which is also the most widely circulated name: ghouls.
They are the spreaders of plague and disease.
To a certain extent, there is nothing wrong with Hale City purging this group of people. But please note that this does not mean that Hale City is a good person.
Just a bunch of assholes killed by a bunch of even worse assholes.
This is the third wave of ghouls expelled from Hale City. Hundreds of people from the first two times have not returned yet.
Light gradually appeared in front of everyone.
"Why don't you choose to leave?" Joyce asked.
The entrance to the cave became narrower and narrower, and the line continued to lengthen.
The young man smiled bitterly: "Where to go? Most of us poor people have no access to news about other gathering points. And who can guarantee that there will be better than here? There are too many false rumors. I only decided after my mother died.
Ran out."
“What is the source of food in Hale City?”
"There is an underground river in the noble district, and fish or biological corpses are often brought by the water. The city lord's palace arranges work, and the reward is not to starve to death."
This is also why there has been no plague outbreak in Hale City - most of the corpses were thrown into the underground river. And scavengers could not enter the noble area to retrieve the corpses to eat.
After asking along the way, the entrance of the cave has been reduced to only room for three or four people side by side.
Chen Yue and Mu Su fell behind ten meters away, and the sound of their conversation could not be heard here.
"21st century background, feudal class culture...?" Chen Yue said to herself, feeling incredible.
"This is the end of the world. The level of civilization at the gathering point depends on the leader who controls it." Mu Su spoke in a low voice and sighed softly: "I hope not all human gathering points are like this."
It might have been better if Mu Su said this without constantly squinting at Chen Yue.
Ahead, the conversation continues.
"How do you classify the strength of monsters?"
"It's just like what's being circulated now."
Joyce replied with a natural expression: "It's different where we are. If you can, please elaborate."
The young man did not doubt his presence and told him everything he knew.
There are two types of creatures in the apocalypse. The wormhole visitors that continuously spew out monsters are collectively called terrifying creatures. The mutated and evolved creatures native to the earth are collectively called mutated creatures.
The strength is divided into 9 levels. Toothed rats, power ants, and ghouls are level 1 mutant creatures. The strength of scary creatures is generally 2 levels higher. In other words, level 1 scary creatures are equivalent to level 3 mutant creatures.
Level 1 mutated creatures require a team of five or more people to kill them without taking any damage. If you have a gun, the requirements can be reduced appropriately.
Firearms are a good thing, but unfortunately they are only in the hands of nobles and soldiers.
No one wants to mess with level 2 mutant creatures unless necessary. Level 3 mutant creatures require heavy weapons to destroy, and level 4 mutant creatures can easily kill a human gathering point, and most gathering points with a population of less than 10,000 cannot resist.
Fortunately, there are also fighting enemies among the terrifying creatures and mutated creatures, so humans can survive.
Walking out of the cave entrance, everyone stood in front of the intentionally covered cave entrance.
It is late autumn, and the fallen leaves are covered with a layer of leaves. Through the mountains and forests, you can see the looming ruins of the city in the distance.
From time to time there are roars that echo through the city.
Except for a few scavengers who left along the mountain road, most people stayed at the entrance of the cave, not knowing what to do.
Joyce extended an invitation to Newman, which was the young man's name. He hesitated and refused, as he wanted to go back to his former home.
After parting at the entrance of the cave, Joyce led the group towards the human city in the distance - the former one.
Some scavengers followed, but Joyce ignored them and quickly told everyone all the information he heard.
He does not interfere with the attribute panel and it is left to the members' free control.
It may be a good choice to let various professions cooperate. For example, a group of people specializes in defense, and a group of people specializes in output. However, the weaknesses are obvious, and once they are separated, it will be a dead end.
Joyce knew this.
A few minutes later, they arrived at the edge of the mountain forest and approached the city.
An endless street full of cracks appeared in front of me.
Under the gloomy sky, vehicles that had been corroded to nothing but their frames were crowded in the streets and parked in a disorderly manner, which seemed to show the suddenness of the disaster.
Bones of both humans and animals were scattered everywhere. The desolate streets were lifeless, lined with shops and high-rise buildings.
If some high-rise buildings were hit by something, they would break in half. They would block streets or lean on neighboring buildings.
"This is the end of the world."
Mu Su's eyes were deep and he took the lead to step onto the street.
Everyone looked at each other and followed suit.
Mu Su breathed a long sigh of relief. Fortunately, they followed him, otherwise it would be very scary on his own.
Mu Su, who had finished playing handsome, gradually fell back to Chen Yue. The group followed Joyce into the nearest second-floor shop. There was almost nothing to be found here except the walls, and it was impossible to tell what was sold here.
The nearby supplies have already been looted. They may be able to waste time and try their luck, but if they want to gain something, they can only explore further outside.
The scavengers following behind wanted to enter, but were blocked by the gatekeepers.
In the shop, Joyce gave instructions.
Two groups stay here, while the remaining people disperse in groups of five and move forward to collect supplies. Do not leave this street. If you find anything unusual, give a warning immediately. Complete the secondary tasks first.
Mu Su and Chen Yue were in a team with three members. She picked up a sharp stone from the ground, pulled a strip of cloth from her body and tied it around the wide part, then held it.
