"Yes, this journey has not been easy. I almost lose all feeling in my shoulders."
"This Songjia Fort is really big? I heard that there are almost two to three thousand people living there?"
"What does it have to do with us? Anyway, we just left after changing our things."
"Same."
Everyone was talking a lot, with voices ranging from happiness, envy, exclamation, and indifference.
"Everyone, cheer up, and don't let those people get close."
Chen Guodong turned around and warned.
Soon, Chen Fan saw the people his father warned him about.
Starting two or three hundred meters away from the gate of Songjiabao, the ground is littered with many people lying on the ground. They are haggard and not fully clothed. You can smell the stench from a distance.
Seeing Chen Fan and his group approaching, these people all sat up from the grass, staring straight at the prey carried by the group, their mouths watering.
"Please, give me something to eat."
"Okay sir, okay, okay, I haven't eaten for three days."
"Brothers, as long as I give you a bite to eat, I can do whatever you want me to do."
The sound of begging is endless.
Chen Fan's heart trembled.
After all, this was his first time seeing this situation, and he couldn't bear it.
But at the next moment, he became ruthless. If he was successful, he would help the world, and if he was poor, he would be alone. Now, he can only survive with a village of people.
There were people around who had the courage to get closer, but were forced back by the men with spears in the team.
The further we walked, the more wanderers there were. Some of them even had no clothes on them and fell to the ground, motionless.
Some people were kneeling on the ground, kowtowing, while others had their eyes focused, as if they were brewing something.
The crowd is a little restless.
"Be honest with me!"
"Don't move, don't blame me for being rude!"
Everyone shouted angrily.
To be honest, they are used to this situation on the road, but today's encounter is the first time. If one of them doesn't handle it well, they may have to answer here today.
Chen Fan also tightened his grip on the spear in his hand and braced himself.
He was a little lucky that he listened to Uncle Zhang's advice and practiced marksmanship.
Perhaps they realized that the group of people in front of them were not easy to deal with, so the restlessness in the crowd gradually subsided, and the sounds of begging also became quieter.
"Phew, it's finally a near miss."
Gao Yang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said with lingering fear.
"Yes, if our momentum had been weaker just now, the consequences would have been disastrous."
"There will be one more time when we come out, but they probably won't dare to try to hit us again." Everyone said to each other.
At this time, it was less than 100 meters away from the Songjia Fort. It was very clean and tidy to the naked eye. Occasionally, there were people coming from other directions, some with their faces covered and some without. Without exception, they were all quiet.<
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Chen Fan paid attention to his surroundings. He noticed that there were at least a dozen glances that glanced at him and others. Sometimes he would see them, and then they would quickly turn away and pretend as if nothing had happened.<
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"Among them, I'm afraid the gang of horse thieves have eyes, but don't worry, let's get down to business first."
He withdrew his gaze and began to look at the behemoth in front of him.
The wall made of bluestones is four to five meters high and extends to both sides, with a circumference of about two kilometers. There are many people standing on the wall with guns and ammunition.
"That is?"
Chen Fan's pupils suddenly shrank, and he saw several black muzzles on the city gate tower, facing here, giving people a creepy feeling.
"That's the artillery that Gu Ze mentioned before that defeated high-level ferocious beasts."
He swallowed and looked down.
Under the city wall, there are three gates, one large and two small, with fully armed soldiers standing there.
There are many people at the small door on the left, forming a long queue, carrying prey in their hands and shoulders. It is obvious that they are here to exchange supplies like themselves and others.
The one on the right seems to be the exit. When someone came out, they handed over a small piece of paper and then they were allowed to pass.
The middle gate is three cars wide, and occasionally vehicles come in and out. Most of the time it is empty. In fact, there are several cars parked outside the city wall, and Zhaojiabao's big truck is among them.
It can be seen that this gate is prepared for people with status and status. It does not mean that they can pass through if they have a car.
"Let's go line up and be quiet, everyone. Those soldiers guarding the city really dare to shoot."
As Chen Guodong said, he looked at Chen Fan specifically. If there was no one in the team who had been here before, the only one was the latter.
A group of people lined up at the end of the line and waited slowly.
Ahead, voices like this can be heard from time to time.
"How many people?"
"Fifteen."
"The entrance fee is fifteen yuan, or the equivalent of the meat of ferocious beasts. Take the note and leave the city before five o'clock in the afternoon, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences, and don't cause trouble."
"Yes, yes, thank you, brother."
A group of people filed into the city.
Immediately afterwards, the same conversation sounded again.
"It seems that you need to pay an entry fee to enter the city, and you have to come out before dark." Chen Fan thought, it seems that they should also check everyone's identity after dark to prevent anyone from sneaking into the city.
, there is a high probability that people living here have something similar to an ID card, but outsiders like them do not.
However, this is really profitable.
One yuan per person, if there are hundreds of people a day, then it’s hundreds of yuan.
This is one day’s income.
Soon, it was Chen Guodong and others' turn.
Chen Guodong took out the vicious beast meat that had been weighed in advance. Someone on the other side weighed it again and nodded.
The person in charge of registration handed over a stack of notes and said expressionlessly: "Keep the notes and hand them back when you come out. Come out before dark and don't cause trouble."
"Okay, okay."
Chen Guodong quickly took it and distributed it to everyone.
Chen Fan also got it. It was a piece of paper, the size of an ID card, with the three characters "Pass" written on the top, and the date below, November 12th.
"Next."
A man's voice sounded again behind him.
Chen Fan followed the team into the city and felt a little dazed for a moment.
I saw a spacious cement road in front of me. There were many stores on both sides of the road. The most prominent one was a store that purchased ferocious beast materials. It was several times the size of an ordinary store. In addition, there were places to stay and eat.
, there are quite a few people getting foot massages.
In some places, there are many people setting up street stalls and shouting loudly.
Just like a market.
Not only him, but everyone who came in also looked at the surrounding scene, with longing in their eyes.
"Ahem," Chen Guodong coughed lightly, "Okay, let's go change things first. In addition to purchasing ferocious beast materials, that store also sells a variety of weapons. Xiaofan, take a look and see if there is anything.
I want to buy it."
"Okay."
Chen Fan thought.
He had heard from Uncle Zhang before he came here, and now it was time to go and see it.
Then, go find the old man selling the exercises.
Finally, deal with the horse thieves again, if they are really in their old position.
At this time, a group of people came towards me, and one of them said in a strange tone: "Why do you look familiar on the road? Isn't this from Chenjiazhai? Why are you hiding your head and showing your tail?"
With a flick of the brush, all the eyes of the surrounding people fell on Chen Guodong and others.