From Zero to Hero in the Doomsday - Chapter 249

Chapter 249 This Is Not Heaven
The bustling city gate was filled with people’s heads. Although it was not as spectacular as the scene during the Spring Festival travel, it was actually rare in this apocalyptic world where the population was withered. Chen Guangda and the others were somewhat unaccustomed to this kind of liveliness. The feeling of being knocked back and forth was like a space-time chaos, as if they had returned to the tourist attractions of the past one night.

“Oh! This is your new ID card. From now on, you’ll have to rely on it to enter and exit the city gate …”

Wei Kongkong suddenly ran out of a registration room. Holding a stack of brand-new documents in his hand, Chen Guangda curiously took them over and took a look. These documents were all over-plastic. Not only were they stuck with the large head photos they had just taken, they also had their height, weight, and appearance. However, they were signed as the “Temporary Resident Identity Card of the First Settlement Camp”.

“These are the remaining gold vouchers. Taxes plus some money spent more than five hundred yuan …”

Wei Kongkong handed over another stack of change. The people here no longer called the money renminbi. Instead, they called it the “golden coupon” according to the name of the place. However, Chen Guangda shook his head in disgust. Before he entered the city, he knocked on more than 500 yuan. This was the result of Wei Kongkong finding a connection and paying a lot less tax. If he followed the rules, he would probably have to double it.

“Let’s go! The goods have been arranged …”

Wei Kongkong secretly gave Ambassador Chen Guang a look. Chen Guangda subconsciously looked at the inspection entrance. The goods they hadn’t exchanged were already loaded with six large carts. Several inspectors were carefully examining the metal detectors, but Chen Guangda found that their detectors hadn’t been turned on at all.

“Ha ~ It’s easy to work anywhere with money …”

Chen Guangda laughed mockingly. He waved his hand and led everyone into the city gate. Yang Hao and the others hurriedly ran to help the coolies push the goods. However, a young officer suddenly walked out with a few sentries. He stopped them and said, “Check the goods in the car for me again!”

“Haha, sir! I don’t think there’s any need to bother. The inspection just now was already very careful …”

Wei Kongkong hurriedly handed over a stack of bills, including a few blue ten-dollar gold coupons. However, the officer pulled out the gold coupons and sneered, “What do you mean? Do you want to bribe me in public?”

“Aiyo ~ I’m so sorry! I have so many things in my hands that I actually put all my money in it …”

Wei Kongkong’s head spun quite quickly. He hurriedly took a few gold coupons and stuffed them into his pocket. However, he knew that this fellow was not something that could be dispensed with just a few tens of dollars. However, just as he was about to signal Chen Guangda to increase the price, Chen Guangda smiled and said, “Sir, go ahead and investigate. We are all good law-abiding citizens!”

“Uh ~”

Wei Kongkong looked at Chen Guangda in astonishment. They had more than twenty guns in the cargo, and the most fatal was three rocket launchers. If they were found out, they would definitely be shot. However, Chen Guangda secretly winked at him and tilted his head slightly backwards.

Wei Kongkong immediately looked in the direction he was pointing at. He saw a group of inspectors glaring at the young officer angrily. The young officer also glared at them arrogantly. Wei Kongkong instantly understood that this was their own people fighting amongst themselves. Those unlucky fellows of his were all fish in the pond.

“Wang Yan! What the fuck do you mean? Why are you still checking the things we checked? Are you deliberately looking for trouble here?”

A black-faced inspector suddenly rushed over. Seeing that he was still wearing a small captain’s sleeves, Officer Wang Yan put his hands behind his back and said contemptuously, “Do I need to find out who needs to report to you?” It is the duty of our security brigade to check any suspicious targets. If you are unhappy, you can go and complain to our leaders. However, please step aside now. We have to fulfill our responsibilities! ”

“Unload the cargo and let the officers inspect it. Open all the boxes …”

Chen Guangda waved his hand without hesitation. A group of laborers could only helplessly prepare to unload the goods. However, his calm appearance made Wang Yan frown slightly. He suddenly pointed at the two carts that were about to retreat from behind and shouted, “Stop them! Don’t let any of them go!”

Inside the city gate, there was a burst of flies and dogs. A few guilty fellows actually ran away. Wang Yan suddenly pulled out a gun and put one down. The rest immediately knelt on the ground with their souls scattered. In the blink of an eye, they were pressed down by a group of vicious sentries and beaten fiercely.

“Bring them over here …”

Wang Yan aggressively rushed to the side of the cart and directly tore open the several large paper boxes at the bottom. Unexpectedly, the weapons and ammunition were not found, but several bags of transparent crystals like monosodium glutamate were revealed. Wang Yan picked out his tongue and tasted them. He immediately sneered at the group of people, “You bastards actually dare to sell drugs? Just wait for me to die!”

“What are you looking at? It’s going to be a dog bite soon …”

Chen Guangda saw all of this. The captain of the inspection team’s face was darker than the bottom of the pot. Wang Yan deliberately came to find trouble with him today, but Chen Guangda was too lazy to watch the show anymore. He waved his hand and slowly left with everyone.

“My brother! Where did you get the confidence? Do you know that there’s something wrong with those guys behind you, or do you have any other countermeasures …”

Wei Kongkong secretly wiped the cold sweat off his forehead. His little black face was about to turn into a pretty boy. However, Chen Guangda smiled and said, “I have no idea. I only let the coolies unload the goods for convenience. If they really go up to inspect us, we’ll just start drying. Who’s afraid of who these days?”

“…”

Wei Kongkong was instantly stunned. He looked at Chen Guangda as if he was looking at a monster. Today, he knew what a true fugitive was. He actually dared to force his way in under the heavy siege. Zhu Fei then said, “Don’t think that too many people are amazing. Their guards are lazy. They won’t be able to react within a minute of gunfire. We will have already escaped by then!”

“Stop it! I don’t even dare to dance at night …”

Wei Kongkong’s face was covered in sweat. He didn’t expect that he would actually walk in front of the Gate of Death. However, Chen Guangda and the others leisurely sized up the surrounding scenery. This place was obviously overloaded to accommodate the population. With the design of this place, it could only accommodate 20,000 to 30,000 people at most, but it was stuffed with more than 100,000 people.

The first impression Golden City gave them was that it was crowded, It was like a can filled with sardines. Almost everywhere were simple movable boards houses and tin sheets houses. Even the hillsides on both sides were filled with dilapidated houses. Moreover, there were no beds in the houses at all. They were all floors paved with wooden boards and cardboard shells. It was a good interpretation of the concept of “tile covering the head”.

Just like the champion sniper said before, Golden City is definitely not heaven, Most of the people here were skinny, tattered, and their twilight aura was as heavy as walking meat and corpses. There was no sound of walking relatives and visiting friends bragging. Some of them were moaning “hungry, hungry,” and it was like a magic spell that was constantly destroying people’s mood.

The group of people stopped talking, Their mining town is a paradise compared to this, The people of Mining Mountain Town slept on the main road for recreation and indulgence, while the people here slept on the main road because they were too hungry to walk. Many people lying on the side of the road were simply unable to distinguish whether they were human or corpses. They were all as bulging as hungry people. It was obvious that they had drank too much water.

“The beggars here are the real beggars …”

Chen Guangda sighed faintly. Almost all the people on both sides of the road were holding bowls of beggars, but no one paid any attention to them. There were even quite a few young girls and young women among them. However, the clients here were probably also scarce resources. The gender imbalance was even more serious than theirs. It was estimated that a single person would have more than enough money to marry three wives.

“More than 120,000 people. Even if each person only eats half a kilogram of rice a day, it would still cost 60,000 kilograms. There is simply not enough food to feed them …”

Wei Kongkong sighed and said helplessly, “There are six relief shelters in the slums, but they are only open to women and children under the age of 40. The rest of the men and old people have to think of their own ways. However, I think receiving relief food is the worst thing. Two bowls of porridge a day hangs your life, and it’s even worse than dying!”

“I can understand the difficulty of leading here. So many people are indeed difficult to raise …”

Chen Guangda sighed sincerely. Almost all of the surrounding land had been planted with grain and vegetables. There were even soldiers patrolling around with guns and guns. Obviously, the food had already reached a dangerous level. If it was him who was the leader, it would definitely be a big deal.

“Ai ~ It’s really hell on earth …”

Yang Hao suddenly sighed heavily. He took out a bag of biscuits and walked towards a little girl. Unexpectedly, Wei Kongkong grabbed him and said anxiously, “Don’t give them anything. Otherwise, all the beggars in the surroundings will come over. If you want to leave, you won’t be able to leave. If you annoy them, they will steal your things. It’s useless to call the police!”

“Ai ~ What kind of world is this …”

Yang Hao could only helplessly put away the food. Everyone unconsciously began to quicken their pace. After they quickly turned a corner, the magnificent sea and sand beach appeared in front of them. However, it was no longer a beautiful golden beach. Not only was there a small wall built on the beach, even the back of the beach was densely covered with houses. From afar, one could smell a strange smell of body odor mixed with excrement.

“Why are you building a wall on the beach? Is there anything else coming up from the sea?”

Chen Guangda looked at Wei Kongkong in puzzlement. Wei Kongkong immediately exaggerated, “Don’t be too scary in the sea, okay? Have you seen mutated whales? Even their intestines can pop out to attack people. If the small fishing boat encounters them, they will die. I heard from the Marines that there are even scarier big fellows, even warships can overturn them!”

“Is there anyone else fishing?”

Chen Guangda looked at the dock in the distance, puzzled. There were at least a hundred ships docked there, and there were quite a few people on board. However, in the sea not far from the dock, there was a grey destroyer tilted. Chen Guangda did not know how advanced this thing was, but he could tell from the crisscrossed weapons on its deck that it would definitely not be a problem to flatten Golden City.

“Of course there are! Crustaceans and shells are free of viruses, and there are many marine plants that can be eaten. So even if the sea is dangerous, many people are willing to try their luck in the sea. A lobster is now sold for 30 yuan …”

Wei Kongkong rubbed his hands covetously. Chen Guangda nodded and continued forward. Unexpectedly, there was a sudden silence in front of him. Not only was there no tattered tin house, even the beggars who were rubbing their shoulders were gone. However, there was a large row of girls hanging on the cardboard by the roadside.

“F*ck! Sell yourself …”

Everyone walked over and was immediately shocked. It turned out that the girls were wearing signboards around their necks. This was not the first time they had betrayed themselves, but they wanted to sell them all. All kinds of education, height, and circumference were clearly written. They were completely like a slave market.