Just a magical girl who picks up trash

Then, after figuring out that the direction was the center of the city, his first reaction was not to go forward and investigate, but... to turn around and leave.

This was how the incident began. Because of his inner caution, even though he saw Delan Castle when it first appeared, the only witness retreated because he was afraid of the zombies in the city.

However, Zhao Bai kept this incident in mind. Although he didn't lose his appetite, he would always recall the scene he saw that day in his dreams.

What the hell is that thing...?

He tossed and turned in bed with this thought in mind. After all, anyone who saw something so detached from the world would feel the same way. So after tossing and turning for a few days, Zhao Bai finally made a decision one day: go and take a look.

This was a rather risky decision. Regardless of what the mysterious dragon-shaped castle was, just the fact that Zhao Bai had risked his life to explore this city made it almost certain that there must be high-level zombies in it. Their level was definitely no lower than his own, that is, above level three, plus some other zombies of levels two and three.

It can be said that the biggest result of his entry is that he will never come back, and maybe he can even provide the zombies with a mysterious energy-rich lunch.

However, human nature is to seek death, so in the end, Zhao Bai couldn't resist his curiosity and embarked on this road of death.

then……

"City...city?"

The city is still the same city and it seems that nothing has changed. However, it also seems to be no longer the same city. If you ask why, it is because the city that appears in front of Zhao Bai at this moment... has changed!

What exactly has changed?

First of all, the outside seems to have not changed at all, but according to Zhao Bai's previous explorations from the outside, some high-rise buildings can be seen in the central area of ​​this city.

But now... what about the skyscrapers? What about skyscrapers that are dozens of stories tall? How could such a huge skyscraper disappear in just a few days?

Not only did the tall buildings disappear, but he also keenly discovered that the scattered zombies that were supposed to be lurking around seemed to have disappeared without a trace in just a few days... Yes, not even one was left.

This is obviously a bit unbelievable. After all, in the end times, let alone such a big city, even in the deep mountains and forests or remote villages, it seems to be common for one or two zombies to run out occasionally.

Now suddenly there is a place without zombies... and it's not a big environment like a survivor base, so it's natural to make people curious.

With this kind of curious yet wary mentality about this strange environment, I just observed the outside for a while on the first day and then gave up and went back to sleep.

Then the next day, he carefully came to the edge of the city. After making sure there were no zombies, he began to collect supplies little by little from some places on the edge.

It can be said that he was ruthless this time. He collected a large amount of supplies at one time without the obstruction of zombies, and then decisively ran back to his hiding place. Then he closed the only entrance and exit and hid in it to live a home life. He would never go out until the supplies were exhausted.

And this stay... lasted for more than a week.

This time, Zhao Bai, who had made full preparations to come out again, had originally made up his mind to explore this suddenly changed city in depth. However, just when he had just left his hiding place... he was stunned again.

"City……"

This time it wasn't some tall building or something that disappeared... Well, even if it really disappeared, he might not be able to see it, because for some damn reason, a high wall actually surrounded the entire city.

"No... where did this thing come from?!"

A wall that reaches into the clouds... at least that's what it feels like when viewed from below. It's several hundred meters high. You can't tell how high it is with your naked eyes. You only know that you can vaguely see the clouds.

The wall is blue-gray in color and looks as if it is built of stone, but faintly visible reflections of metallic color prove the quality of the wall.

The huge high wall surrounding the entire city was a building that would have taken years to complete even in the industrially developed society of the past. However, at this moment, it appeared in front of Zhao Bai in just a few days.

Could it really be done by aliens?

At this moment, Zhao Bai couldn't help but have this association in his mind.

What should we do at this time?

As an Earthling, what must I do to thwart the aliens' conspiracy in order to protect the planet?

Stop joking. It's the end of the world now. Everyone is almost finished. Even if there are no aliens, we are almost on the verge of extinction, let alone saving the world.

So... inform the relevant government about this matter and get rewarded?

That was no joke. Not to mention that status and power were basically determined by "bases" nowadays, even if he really reported it, he would most likely be "purged" or something for the sake of confidentiality. Having been a scavenger for so long, he obviously understood this principle very well.

So what should be done?

Just turn a blind eye, this is probably the best solution at the moment. However, Zhao Bai, who originally thought so, suddenly discovered a very embarrassing problem, that is, the high wall blocked the city, and it seemed to block his source of supplies. In other words, now... he has no supplies.

What to do if you don’t have supplies? You can only collect them.

But according to what he knew, the nearest supply collection point was at least a mile away. It would be okay to go there with a car, but the car would have run out of gas long ago.

So for now, can we really only focus on the city in front of us?

Looking at the towering city wall in front of him, Zhao Bai finally thought about it and could only helplessly begin to grope around the city wall.

The time spent exploring was not very long. When Zhao Bai was temporarily living in this place, he specifically found a hiding place in the direction of the "entrance" of the city. This made it convenient for him to find supplies and escape at any time.

The city wall built by the other party seemed to follow this principle. Of course, they did not run away, but set up this area as the "entrance". Therefore, Zhao Bai quickly groped along the wall and saw the "gate" of the city.

It really is the gate.

Although the metallic black door is not as high as the wall, it looks very impressive. The most shocking thing is that under such a tall door, there is a small 'tunnel' that is large enough for two cars to pass through in parallel.

The tunnel seemed to have no cover at all, and there were not even two signs blocking the way. However, with the feeling of a third-level psychic, Zhao Bai's subconscious mind clearly told him that the "entrance" in front of him, which seemed easy to enter, was definitely not a simple thing.

With this idea in mind, Zhao Bai approached cautiously, ready to decide whether to go in or run away depending on the situation. However, just as he was getting closer to the entrance, a huge signboard appeared clearly in front of the small tunnel.

"This is……"

A large square sign hung above the tunnel, with several large characters clearly engraved in metal font:

Vampire Survivor Base

So what the hell are the Vampires? A race?!

136. Believers

who I am? where am I? What am I doing?

Walking through the long tunnel, holding the temporary residence permit and supplies issued by the 'guards' in his hands, Zhao Bai was still confused until he walked into the city in front of him which was obviously still under construction and full of reconstruction.

What happened?

Because he had somehow arrived in front of the mysterious tunnel, he was discovered directly. Zhao Bai wanted to escape immediately, but he never thought that before he could react, the other party reacted first and said as if it was normal:

"Are you new here? Come sign in and register."

These words, without any threat at all, made Zhao Bai, who was about to slip away, startled. When he came to his senses, he had already completed the registration as the other party said. The other party also directly handed him an electronic card and a small map.

"The rules of the base are all in the booklet, and there's a simple map showing where you can go. The card is your temporary resident ID, valid for three days. It will be collected when you become a full-time resident or leave. Also, go there to pick up supplies during these three days."

The first one pointed in a random direction and spoke in an almost mechanical tone. After that, he ignored him and continued to stand guard on the side.

Zhao Bai, who was already confused by the current situation, was the first person to catch the word "supplies" as a scavenger. The idea of ​​leaving was immediately suppressed. Then, as if it was natural, he followed the guard's instructions and walked over to receive a large bag of...food?

No, don't you usually have to hand in supplies when entering a base? Why are they distributing this here?

To be honest, although it looked like a large bag of food containing only dry biscuits and instant noodles, you have to know that in the end times these things are considered luxuries, and now... they are just distributed to me like this?

And it is said that this seems to be only the amount for one day?

Stop joking, this big bag is enough for Zhao Tian to eat for three days.

The shock in his heart lingered for a long time, and with some expectations in his heart, he immediately stepped into the base that suddenly appeared.

When you first arrive, you can see that the city within the high walls is under intense reconstruction. From time to time, you can hear the sound of something collapsing or various noisy sounds in various places, as if some kind of construction is underway.

After seeming to hesitate for a while, Zhao Bai immediately found a corner to sit down. After looking around warily, he carefully put the food in his arms and opened the booklet in his hand, which was said to be the base rules.

The booklet was not very thick, only a dozen pages in size, but it was extremely exquisitely made, and did not look like a product of the end of the world at all. Various rules were written on it.

Most of the rules are actually similar to those of other survivor bases. It can even be said that the only thing that is more complete than them is probably something like "rules".

To be honest, although this thing exists in all the bases now, it has actually long been in name only. The difference between people with special abilities and ordinary people has long become an insurmountable chasm, so Zhao Bai scoffed at these regulations at the beginning.

However, the more you read, the more shocking it becomes. After the booklet strictly states obvious regulations such as prohibiting rape and looting, the punishment measures are also very direct. Once someone violates the rules, they will be warned for the first time, expelled for the second time, and those with serious offenses will be killed on the spot.

Especially for women, even harassment will bring the most serious consequences... It makes people wonder if the base commander of this base is a girl, and she treats women so preferentially.

Even from the bloody smell in the booklet, he was obviously frightened at first. However, when he continued to look back, his eyes lit up immediately.

Now that the rules are explained, the next thing to write about is naturally the benefits: there is a decisive difference between being a formal resident and a temporary resident of the base.

First of all, temporary residents only have the right to stay in the base for three days. After three days, they must leave or be deported. During these three days, the seed production base will distribute the food in their arms every day and they can go and collect it freely. There is even a simple temporary housing for them to live in. However, this benefit will no longer be provided after three days.

At the same time, in the map in the booklet, Zhao Baiyi saw that there were only a few places he could go, and most of the others were covered in black. He understood that these should be the places he "could not go".

Becoming an official resident obviously comes with certain rights, but most importantly, everyone will initially have their own house and three servings of food per day...even meat?!

Such generous conditions undoubtedly made Zhao Bai swallow his saliva subconsciously. Please note... all the benefits mentioned here are free of charge, and do not require you to perform tasks and risk your life like in other bases. In other words, as long as you become a resident of the base, you can enjoy these benefits.

This is simply a free business that is sure to make money.

When seeing all this, Zhao Bai's first reaction was actually that this was a conspiracy. After realizing that there was almost no reason to reject this "conspiracy", the next thought that came to his mind was... Is this senior executive crazy?

With this thought in mind, Zhao Tianqiang suppressed the urge to apply to become a formal citizen and continued to chop.

Then I realized that becoming a citizen was easy, but also difficult. That was...

"Going to the central square to worship, express one's wishes, and dedicate one's faith? What kind of a rule is this?"

Yes, the only condition to become a resident of this city is this, to go to the central square, and then it seems that you have to worship some kind of existence and devote your faith.

To be honest, Zhao Bai didn't understand anything about faith, but if he really thought about it, if such a good thing really happened, the price would just be simple faith... He could devote 100% to the other party without hesitation.

Without experiencing the suffering of the end times, one will never understand how much they desire a comfortable life.

The body's instinctive will almost instantly replaced his own thinking. Zhao Bai put away the food without thinking and immediately walked towards the central square according to the instructions on the map.

Well, it doesn't matter whether you follow the directions or not, because the square is very clear... It's at the end of the widest avenue, in the direction of the center of the city.

When he reached the end of the noisy avenue where people could be seen rushing back and forth, the scene that appeared in front of him the next second obviously shocked Zhao Bai.

There were people everywhere, at least three or four hundred of them, all kneeling on the ground, facing the center of the square and praying.

Following these gazes and looking towards the center, at that moment under the sunlight, Zhao Bai felt as if he saw... an angel?

The beautiful girl was carved into a huge statue using something like silver crystal. Even with the single color, one could still see the noble and elegant temperament flashing from the girl's beautiful and lovely face.

She just stood there, wearing a simple dress, with her long hair casually tilted behind her head. Such a casual posture gave people a sacred and natural feeling. Just one look at her made people feel inexplicably at peace.

“Is this… faith?”

I couldn't figure out whether this inexplicable impulse in my heart was faith, but looking at the figures around him kneeling on the ground, Zhao Bai immediately thought about it and knelt on the ground as well. Then, looking at the statue in front of him, with three parts confusion and seven parts tentativeness in his mind, he said his wish:

"I just want to...live a life without danger!"

He was so expectant and praying, but when these words came out of his mouth, he didn't know if it was an illusion. In a trance, he seemed to feel that the "eyes" of the statue seemed to fall on him in an instant. At that moment, Zhao Baiyi suddenly felt his whole body lighten.

He didn't know whether his "prayer" was useful, but the pressure he had been under since the end of the world seemed to be relieved at this moment. After the "prayer" was over and everyone left without paying any attention to him as an outsider, Zhao Baicai also stood up and left.

Following the instructions on the map, he found his 'residence', a house that looked extremely simple, but for Zhao Tian, ​​it was definitely an extremely luxurious residence.

He couldn't wait to put down the food and lie down on the soft big bed he hadn't seen for a long time. The moment he touched the pillow, he was instantly hit by a surge of drowsiness. This was the reaction after being tense for too long and suddenly relaxed. Zhao Bai blinked his eyes and let the drowsiness gradually spread over his body.

"Let's get some sleep first and discuss the rest tomorrow. We'll have three days... and then we'll make a decision."

Thinking this in his mind, he slowly closed his eyes. Soon, the sound of his even breathing could be heard in the room. He was sleeping soundly.

"Oh, this is the first believer. It turns out that faith can be done this way. It's quite interesting..."

In a daze, he seemed to hear someone talking. However, the sound was not noisy to the sleeper, but rather soothing. In an instant, Zhao Bai fell into a deeper sleep.

137. Both parties

After waking up, he felt relaxed all over. After confirming that this was not a dream but a real thing, Zhao Bai got up almost immediately, tidied himself up a little, and then walked towards the central square.

It was still a lively scene. These people knelt and prayed silently as if they had no intention of resting, or perhaps a new group of people had been replaced.

Zhao Bai didn't know this, but it didn't prevent him from having some affection for the statue in front of him.

Comfortable...very comfortable.

It can be said that this was the first time since the end of the world that his tense nerves were completely relaxed. Zhao Bai had not felt that kind of comfort all over his body for a long time.

"Great Goddess, please accept my most sincere gratitude..."

There are many kinds of prayers, and since it is not a real religion, there are naturally no specific words or anything like that. Zhao Bai didn't know what to say completely as he just followed his heart. Even amidst all the words of gratitude, he could clearly see a faint light gathering from behind him.

As the light was injected into the statue in front of him little by little, it also proved that he had developed faith in Yu Huan.

"Very good, passed!"

In secret, after confirming Zhao Bai's belief, a thin man wearing a black coat and looking like a weak scholar with glasses on his face immediately walked out.

With some satisfied words in his mouth, he walked straight to Zhao Bai. He appeared silently, so that when Zhao Bai looked up, he found that there was someone standing next to him.

"who are you?"