Abnormal Doomsday Records

Chapter 28 28. Have you heard of the history of the development of capitalism?

"Mm, it has to taste this way! Authentic!"

In the dimness outside the closed alloy door, as the flame of the lighter went out, Zhou Ke exhaled a long smoke ring. In the past, he never thought that in the future he would be so destitute that his face would be filled with happiness just because he got a cigarette with a filter.

He had had enough of the "monkey smoke" that was popular in the Bad Land!

Not to mention that the tobacco was of coarse quality, his mouth would always taste of tar after each use. If he had not had no other choice, he would not allow himself to lower his standards to use that kind of stuff.

What?
Why don’t you quit smoking even though you’ve reached this point?

Hmm, good question!
Wait until this heavy smoker of more than ten years finishes smoking this cigarette, and then I’ll make up a random excuse to fool you.

"I was prepared to face the terrible situation of being besieged by a dozen ecological masters after opening this door, but I didn't expect that fate would love me so much! It actually hid the best 'clearance reward' here!
I like. "

He looked at the fine silver cigarette case in his hand, a very delicate little gadget with beautiful patterns on it that seemed impressive to some, and even with an artificial floral scent.

This is definitely not something the Badlands people would make!

The people in this damn place have developed the life philosophy of pragmatism to the extreme. They will not use their precious resources to make such flashy decorations that are of no help in survival. In other words, only those who have no pressure to survive and live a rich life can give birth to the so-called pursuit of "quality of life".

Thinking of this, Zhou Ke glanced at the two sissy boys at his feet who had been beaten black and blue by Ajie.

They just wanted to resist to protect their beloved cigarette box, but Ajie used his fists to convince them to "know how to share", so Zhou Ke got another trophy.

He shamelessly put the cigarette box full of cigarettes into his pocket, then took another deep puff of smoke in a very intoxicated manner, and put the cigarette butt into the corner of his mouth and stomped it out.

As smoke escaped from his nostrils in a strange manner, Zhou Ke squatted down and said gently to the two City-State District sissies who were hugging each other and sobbing:
"Don't be afraid, young masters. Although my servant is rude, he knows his limits. I didn't ask him to break your bones. You will only suffer minor injuries. For a man, minor injuries will only leave a few scars. You see, I am a reasonable person and will never abuse violence.

So, next I ask and you answer.

Be good and honest, and you won't get hurt or feel any pain, OK?"

The two little cuties who had unlocked the "Panda Eyes" decoration nodded frantically, with only fear and endless regret in their eyes.

They recognized the guy in front of them as a member of the fighters from the black barcode on Zhou Ke’s neck, and one of them had even watched the opening match and recognized Zhou Ke, the "big star", at a glance.

Recalling the brutal scene in which Zhou Ke cruelly disemboweled and beheaded the honey badger in the opening match a few hours ago, he didn't even need to muster up the courage to make his pants wet when he really met this evil star in front of him.

You can't blame him for being cowardly.
He was a civilized man born in the city-state area. He received a good education since childhood. When he grew up, he inherited his parents' jobs and worked in an office of the Acholi Group. He led an ordinary but busy life every day. The most dangerous situation he encountered in his life was that he was having an affair with his sister-in-law at home and his wife suddenly came home.

With this kind of "gentle" life experience, it was really too difficult for him to face Zhou Ke, who had been severely tempered by the evil land.

"Do you still have Tiger State's biochemical warriors here?"

Zhou Ke asked while playing with the revolver cannon in his hand. In order to increase the deterrent effect, he deliberately threw away the revolver magazine of the cannon and maliciously loaded it with bullets one by one, enough to hunt elephants.

Facing his question, the City State District company dog with a wet crotch immediately replied:
"No, the barbarians from Tiger State withdrew all the guards here just because we complained a few times, but this is their fault in the first place!
Horse riding!
When the Tiger State's promoters were promoting the End of the World Festival in the City State District and selling tickets at high prices, they did not say that such an accident would happen at the festival. We saw with our own eyes that robots were infected with the awakening disease and were killing people everywhere in the city. The aircraft that was carrying us away also lost control and crashed right in front of us.

Blanch!
My wife is still on that aircraft, damn it."

"what?"

Zhou Ke looked at the guy in front of him in surprise. He asked in confusion:

"Why are you so happy that your wife is dead? Is your relationship so bad?"

"what?"

The company dog quickly made a sad expression, and then asked with a guilty conscience:

"Is it really that obvious? I've tried so hard to act sad."

"Dude, the curve of your lips is harder to suppress than AK."

Zhou Ke looked at this sissy with a "lot of story" in front of him, he couldn't help but ask:
"I guess you bought a huge insurance policy for your wife in advance?"

"Where is insurance these days? But besides me, my sister-in-law is the direct heir to my wife's estate. The best part is, my sister-in-law happens to be my lover. Do you understand?"

The corporate dog shrugged.

Perhaps because he discovered that Zhou Ke was not as cruel as he had imagined, he became bolder. Come to think of it, a guy who could bring his wife to the Bad Land to watch a fight on his day off was not a decent person in theory.

"You are such a scumbag."

Zhou Ke cursed.

Although he was very concerned about this guy's rather interesting private life, business was more important now, so he immediately gave this complacent scum a "punch of justice", and then looked at the other frightened guy in the background of the latter's screams, and asked:
“How many city folks are here?”

"Not much, but actually not a small number either. Tiger State sold all the VIP tickets for the End of the World Festival in several cities in the City State District. After the danger occurred, except for the few groups that ran the fastest, the rest of the VIPs were stranded here."

The guy held his head and whispered:
"There are about three or four hundred people. The three aircraft that crashed just now killed more than seventy people, so there are only about two hundred people left. Everyone is scared, and we just want to leave as soon as possible. I swear I can pretend I didn't see you, Mr. Zhou Ke, can you please let us go?
We are just ordinary office workers and don’t have much savings, but as long as you ask, we are absolutely willing to give you money.”

"Ordinary corporate employees can afford VIP tickets? Do you really think that everyone in the Bad Land is stupid?"

Zhou Ke stood up and stomped hard on the calf of this dishonest guy, causing him to burst into tears and snot in pain. He then gestured to Ajie to punch each of the two guys.

The intensity is just right, and it doesn't hurt your brain.

After knocking them out, he searched their bodies again and found their work cards, some consortium coins, two fine watches and snacks, and finally the temporary authentication cards used to enter and exit this "safe zone".

"Oh, they are two business managers, no wonder they look so noble."

Zhou Ke took a look at his work card and couldn't help but complain:

"This Bad Land and the City-State District are really two different worlds. People here can hardly even survive, but people in the City-State District actually have the leisure to make such pretentious things for their employees. I wonder if these guys need to work 996 when they live a good life in the City-State District?"

He casually put his gains into the bag he took out from the medical room, stood up and looked at the metal door in front of him, then looked at the gun in his hand and the empty bag. Then, a bold Aidil appeared in his mind, like a little devil tempting him.

There are more than two hundred "VIPs" from the City-State District here!
Most of them, like these two sissies, came here for excitement. Their knowledge of the Badlands was limited to the wild stories they had heard. Even if they stayed in the safe zone, they were terrified by the sight of the burning Endfort.

How can these be two hundred VIPs?

These are clearly two hundred walking, plump, white sheep.

"Then let me, a native of the Badlands, teach these delicate city-state people the rules of survival in the Badlands! And make some money for myself. If you want to be rich and famous, you have to wait until the end of time like Qiao Ya, who works hard to do business and save money?"

Zhou Ke rubbed his chin, thinking that his idea was simply genius.

I was about to cross here to the helipad, but they were still clearing the wreckage of the crashed aircraft. Even if I rushed over and grabbed the aircraft in advance, it would be impossible to take off. Instead of rushing over for a head-on gunfight or passively waiting, it would be better to loot and kill time.

If you don't take action when facing more than 200 walking "treasure chest monsters", then you will waste the wealth that God has given you.

Most importantly, he doesn't have to worry about really offending the so-called "big shots" in the city-state area.

The guy who was knocked unconscious just now also said that when the chaos first appeared, a group of people had already been sent away. In other words, the big shots who really had status and were taken seriously by the Tiger State had already fled, and those who were left behind were just some guys who were neither high nor low.

A bit of background, but not something you need to worry about.

"capable!"

It took Zhou Ke a few seconds to happily reach an agreement with the little devil in his heart. As for why the little angel in his heart didn't jump out to persuade him?

Nonsense, the little angel in Zhou Ke's heart is busy helping Zhou Ke perfect a detailed robbery plan. How could he have the time to be so kind? At most, he could just remind him not to kill anyone, which would be worthy of his image, okay?

He turned around and looked at Ajie, who was wearing a full-face black helmet, and asked him to pick up the brutal cutting saw, then made a gesture.

Ajie immediately stepped forward, picked up the cutting saw and cut the alloy door open with a buzzing sound.

Zhou Ke had a temporary authentication card in his hand, which allowed him to open the door, but to create the pressure of a "fierce robber", he had to make an explosive appearance. The sparks of cutting quickly attracted the attention of the restless people in the hall ahead. When a few brave guys approached to check, the door cut into an X shape was kicked open by Ajie, scaring the well-dressed men and women around.

However, Ajie was wearing the standard Tiger State Valkyrie uniform and helmet, which made these guys mistakenly believe that Tiger State had changed its mind after withdrawing its guards.

So their pitiful vanity was satisfied again. A middle-aged man who was very eager to show off coughed a few times, stepped forward and prepared to negotiate with Ajie, the "guard", to let them quickly take the safe passage to leave this dangerous ghost place.

But just as he approached, a person flashed out from behind Ajie's sturdy body.

He raised his hand and fired a shot, hitting the man in front of him in the arm. The crazy destructive power of the large-caliber weapon was undoubtedly demonstrated at this moment. The guy flew backwards and hit the ground, but there was no blood flowing from the broken arm. Instead, it was jumping with electric arcs that would appear when a machine is damaged.

His left arm was a prosthetic, and Zhou Ke took aim before shooting. After all, the little angel in his heart had reminded him that there was no need to kill anyone for such a trivial matter of seeking wealth, and he should at least give it some face.

"Ahhh!"

A group of women screamed and turned to run, but then they heard gunshots and roars:

"If you run one more step, you'll lose your heads! Everyone, get down! If you behave, you won't get hurt! This is just a robbery, don't force a desperate wastelander like me to turn it into a massacre.

Talking about you!
Lady in the blue dress, run one more step or scream one more time!"

Zhou Ke's roar and the weapon he was waving made everyone in the hall aware of the current situation. Most people stood in place with their hands raised, but unfortunately there were always people who were not calm enough and screamed and ran around. This was when it was time for Ajie, the fierce thug, to appear.

He grabbed the chair at his feet, tore it off the ground with brute force, and threw it at the screaming guys. After the screams, there was no movement.

Although no one was crushed to death, the effect of this "physical calming technique" was extremely good, and everyone in the hall was silent at that moment.

"You all know the rules, so I won't waste my time."

Zhou Ke threw the bag in his hand in front of a shivering lady. He waved his gun and said:
"Put your valuables in it, your wallet, the gold bracelet on your hand, the pearl headband and earrings on your head, quickly! Then hand it to the shivering girl next to you who seems to be having an asthma attack.

Don't be afraid, kid, take a deep breath!

Yes, that's it, take a deep breath, relax, it's just a robbery, haven't you seen a robbery before?

Be obedient, I won't hurt you, as long as you behave yourself."

Under his gaze, the distinguished guests from the city-state district did not intend to resist in order to demonstrate their "bravery".

Seeing that this dangerous guy just wanted money, everyone present felt relieved. They cooperated very well and passed the bag around, putting their wallets and accessories in it, and then passed it to the next person.

That amazing obedience made Zhou Ke raise his eyebrows. This was a little too smooth.

So he couldn't help but ask the lady in the blue skirt in front of him:

"So, do you encounter this kind of thing often in the Polis District? Why are you so skilled at it?!"

"Well, the consortium's subsidiaries hold similar exercises every year, Mr. Zhou Ke."

Although the lady was still a little scared, she still said in a trembling voice:
"And every month there are street fights between gangs in the city. Bank robberies are rare but not uncommon. People are used to it, but there is no need to die for money. Oh, by the way, I've seen your opening game!

I am your loyal fan, sir, can you give me an autograph?
This night's chaos has something to do with you, right?
If this matter is disclosed, you will soon become a "big star" praised by everyone in the Bad Land and the City-State District, and your signature will be valuable by then."

"Well I admire your business acumen, but at the same time I regret your emotional intelligence."

Zhou Ke looked speechlessly at the lady in front of him whose body was still trembling but whose eyes were shining. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that the light in the eyes of this forty-something lady seemed to want to eat him, the evil succubus, in one bite.

"The question is where is the signature?"

He glanced at the almost full bag and prepared to go to the next hall to continue his bloody "primitive capital accumulation". Before leaving, he decided to satisfy his "fans" little wish. He took the lipstick handed to him as a temporary signature pen. He was worrying about where to write, but unexpectedly, the lady in front of him opened the collar of her clothes and said:
"This! Isn't this a big place?"

"Well, it's really big, and the shape is very beautiful."

Zhou Ke squinted his eyes and gave a compliment not against his will, which made the other person laugh so hard that he was shaking with laughter.

He wrote his name in a flamboyant style on the large white things in front of him, then waved goodbye to his fanatical fans, and kicked open the door to the next hall under Ajie's protection, carrying half a bag of loot.

So, the previous scene was repeated again.

The whole process went surprisingly smoothly.

Zhou Ke discovered that these city-state people might have some problems, but there were indeed no real "fools" among them. When faced with the threat of force, they simply gave up their wealth just for safety.

Obviously, these people's pursuit of existence has surpassed wealth. Some of them are so thick-skinned that they want to take photos with the robber Zhou Ke to brag about it when they return to the city-state area.

This wonderful reaction made Zhou Ke marvel.

He had a feeling that there must be many "talents" in the city-state area, and daily life there might be even more "exciting" than in the Badlands.

However, the mental state of these guys does fit the description of future wastelands in certain dystopian literary works. Even though they try very hard to maintain their "normality", in fact, the spirit beneath their bodies has already been alienated.

"Go, go, go, it's time to go!"

Zhou Ke tied the last bag full of valuables behind Ajie's back. The tall biochemical maniac carried five bags full of valuables just like the elder of the Beggar Gang. They had passed through the safe zone and reached the exit of the helipad, but the road ahead was not so smooth.

Through the glass cabin he could see a large group of Tiger State members cleaning up the wreckage on the still-burning apron. While he was "working", the runway had been cleared, and at the other end were parked several aircraft ready to leave at any time.

That is Zhou Ke’s goal!

As long as they get there, they can escape from the End Castle under Wuneng's automatic driving.

"Now it's time to dive in."

Zhou Ke took out a metal mask from his arms and put it on his face. He activated his sense of details and took Ajie to the corner in the dark.

They tiptoed across the edge of the burning wreckage, approached the aircraft safely, then opened the hatch and jumped in.

"Hurry up! Hurry up."

He connected the energy-comprehension device to the control panel of the aircraft, which hummed a few times in a proud manner.

A few minutes later, under the astonished gaze of the Tiger State warriors who were clearing the tarmac, the aircraft that should have been completely shut down suddenly started its engine, and the kinetic energy of the reverse thrust turned into a strong wind that swept across the entire area, allowing the aircraft to take off wildly with the throttle welded in the midst of flames.

At this moment, Zhou Ke even had a clear feeling of being pushed from behind.

He felt that he should fasten his seat belt carefully, and then he followed the hatch that had not yet been closed and waved restrainedly to the city-state residents who rushed out from the safe zone to watch the excitement.

But the Enlightenment Device, which was playing "Badland Flight Simulator" for the first time, seemed to be extremely excited. It was suspected that the awakening virus had impacted its rational circuit, causing this mentally retarded device, which was not in a good mental state at the moment, to turn on the aircraft's speakers and shout in an electronic voice with a spirit of acting:
"Remember this day! You almost caught the cunning and vicious Captain Wu Neng. Beep beep! High-speed objects are approaching! Target aircraft engine! Emergency brakes are ineffective! Collision is inevitable!"

The triumphant announcement turned into a sharp warning the next moment:

"Joker! Hold on tight, and prepare for the crash!"

"Didn't you say you were an experienced driver and wouldn't flip over? I must have been crazy to believe you, Chao! Ajie, don't just stand there like an idiot! Get ready to jump out of the car!"

The next second, a thing wrapped in red light slammed into the aircraft's engine. Then, in a violent explosion, the aircraft that had just taken off crashed into the apron below with smoke.

At the same time, in an office at the highest point of the Tiger's Nest Building nearly 100 meters away, Wu Qinhu was still maintaining the action of completing the throwing, but a specially made "anti-material javelin" was missing from his office collection cabinet.

The Tiger King looked at the flames of the falling aircraft, licked his lips, and flexed his fingers.

He whispered:

"Is this guy the 'Zhou Ke' who killed the Tiger Nation rubbish in the opening match? The 'perfect sacrifice' that old Merck mentioned? Hmm. Interesting! It seems that I shouldn't have rejected the invitation to behead him so arbitrarily before.

But it doesn’t matter, there’s still time to make up for it now.”

(End of this chapter)