Chapter 40: The Line of Defense
"Then can you guess what level of his ability has reached?" This was the next question the adjutant asked.
"I don't know...not less than the seventh order. This is the only answer I can give." Xiao Xiao gave a conservative answer.
Watching the adjutant record all the details seriously, Xiao Xiao brag about herself without any embarrassment.
Anyway, no one would know that she did it, so she told everything about bombing buildings, killing zombies, and saying that she would not come back with them.
"So...he said he would not go inside?" The adjutant quickly caught Xiao Xiao's answer that was obviously different from others.
Although he was not responsible for inquiring all the people who came out of Z City, most of the power users were handled by him, and Xiao Xiao was a relatively late person.
'Fool. ' The system mocked Xiao Xiao again. It really doesn't like Xiao Xiao's death-defying behavior, but it is proud of it, and when it gets the chance, it wants to hit Xiao Xiao, otherwise her tail will be thrown into the sky.
"Hmm... um! Yes! He said he was going to the other side of the mountain, it seems because the situation there is more serious." Xiao Xiao had no choice but to make a mistake and explain the situation on the other side of the mountain by the way.
"Okay, thank you for the information. All transactions in the defense line are based on credit points. After you leave this building, you can go to the blue pharmacy next door to get your bracelet. A string of digital codes, that is your information code. There is a record of your information in it, and it is the latest technology from the research institute, because now the money is useless."
After talking with the adjutant, Xiao Xiao went out the door, ready to get Xiao Yan's trading terminal.
Xiao Xiao was still looking forward to this thing, she thought it would be like a terminal in science fiction.
The system did not take the opportunity to ridicule, but just quietly watched how Xiao Xiao was hit.
The system said: Are you kidding? What is the situation now, how can this kind of black technology be suddenly pointed out?
Anyway, how much hope, so much disappointment!
If it is said to be a bracelet, it is really a bracelet, with names, abilities, and a barcode on it.
The only good thing is that this is a new product made from mutant plants, and it is not easy to damage.
'What a disappointment. ' Xiao Xiao took a look at this bracelet and after complaining, she put it on Kui Golem.
Now due to the early appearance of the second-tier zombies, the so-called crystal nucleus has also appeared.
However, all crystal cores must be handed over to the authorities when entering the city. The authorities will provide half of the purified ones, or directly convert them into credit points to the transaction party, because Xiao Xiao's list mentioned that using it directly will possibly cause corpse transformation.
This is also why the crystal core is not used as currency within the defense line, but this credit point appears.
At present, the ratio of first-tier crystal nucleus to credit points is one to ten, and a purified first-tier crystal nucleus requires twenty credit points.
That is, the spread before and after purification is as much as twice as high.
Because it is still because of the early days of the apocalypse, the second-tier is more difficult to hunt, so the second-tier can be changed to one to one hundred, which is also cheaper for Xiao Xiao, and the number of crystal nuclei she has in her hand can be more.
Don't get me wrong, it's not that the base takes a cut on purpose, but that the price can be maintained at this ratio, so that whether it is the people living in the defense line, or the team going out of the city to hunt zombies, they can live in peace.
After all, if the team is dispatched, it is relatively simple to obtain crystal cores stably. If the price is too high, more people will go out to earn crystal cores than in the logistics, which will cause problems with the entire operating system.
In addition, due to the low price of crystal cores, the food aspect is not so strict. At least the defense line has reopened all factories in just a few days, and the original supply and demand system will be restored soon.
This is also the biggest difference from Xiao Xiao's prediction dream.
After Zhao Hao sent Xiao Yan away, he returned to Wei Shao's office.
Wei Shao and Zhao Hao are discussing this Xiao Yan matter.
"Little Zhao, what do you think of Xiao Yan?" Wei Shao asked him directly after seeing Zhao's number.
"I think... I don't know how to describe it." Zhao Hao replied. "From the analysis of the data alone, it seems that he is a loner with no companions, and no survivors in City Z know him. But Xiao Yan registered the space ability, which means that he must have strong firepower to survive. In Z City, good use of firearms is a must, and it is not even excluded to have a certain melee ability."
Most of the space ability users will practice certain skills at the beginning of the end of the world, although the ability of space, which has no attack power, is not enough. Like other power users, they can permanently destroy zombies, but they are better than ordinary people in that they are not afraid of zombie infection.
However, it will gradually be divided into two different space power users. After most people find their own team, they will gradually train their marksmanship and can attack from a long distance together with the power users. A small number of people, chose to be loners such as Xiao Xiao.
But this kind of skill has to go through a certain period of training, knowing that it has only been two weeks since the end of the world, unless you are an athlete, it is impossible to quickly practice it.
"However, he doesn't feel right to me! You know, the people who were brought here are somewhat hostile to us, but I noticed that when he was in the interrogation room, his whole body was very relaxed! This means that he is not afraid of what we will do to him, he seems to be able to control everything at any time." Zhao Hao said, "If I want to say it, he is a very strange person."
"Yes, it is very strange."
"Then do you think he has something to do with the power user who saved them?"
Wei Shao heard from Zhao Hao's report that Xiao Yan had one more piece of information than everyone gave. It seems to indicate that the two sides should be related.
"Not sure, but it doesn't rule out that he is acting stupid." Zhao Hao said: "I hope they are related, at least it means that we have a chance to find that high-level ability user."
"Well... Forget it, let's do it first. Sigh! According to the above information, the prophet clearly said that such second-tier zombies will appear in three months, and now eight places outside our city D have been lost. The rescue team, the situation is more serious than expected! I just don't know if the mutant beast mentioned will appear in about two weeks." After hearing Zhao Hao's thoughts, Wei Shao stopped discussing with Zhao Hao. Instead, he muttered to himself.
And Zhao Hao is also used to Wei Shao's strange behavior, after all, he has been with him for a long time.
Wei Shao thought about it for a while, typed up a report about Xiao Yan and the high-level ability user, and sent it up.
Now the communication within the defense line is feasible, mainly because the satellites in outer space have not been damaged yet, and the radar station and the communication center were stationed at the beginning, so the defense line was established. When the letter arrives, everyone will be dead long ago, and the so-called defense line will become a joke.
This information is mainly to report the appearance of the special ability user. After all, most of the known ability users are in the first-tier, and a few are in the second-tier. Everyone is still in the groping stage about the use of abilities. It's like a god-level tuba appeared in the novice village, or a GM.
Although it seems that he is on the side of humans according to the way of action, but according to the analysis of the information provided by all the people who came from Z City, it is impossible to determine what his purpose is.
Anyway, if there is such a special existence, it will be reported. As for what to do, it is not something Wei Shao needs to worry about. What he has to consider now is how to settle the 2,000 people who came from Z City.
Although most of them can prove that they are familiar with each other and that there are no wanderers, who knows if someone will sneak in. More than 2,000 people are too much.
In addition, all the outermost towns of the defense line are like walls. If this group enters a border city such as City D from the outside, when they go to the cities within the defense line, they must provide relevant proofs or make enough contributions to pass.
This is what Wei Shao wants to worry about, and the situation of other border cities is not very good. The appearance of the second-order zombies has disrupted all plans. Whether or not to use hot weapons is also something he has to consider.
In short, Xiao Yan is just a small episode for Wei Shao. After all, someone like Xiao Yan has already recorded an oath, and he does not need to receive him when entering or leaving the city in the future. He is mainly responsible for the space difference of the first recent defense line.
And what is Xiao Xiao doing now?
What disappointed Xiao Xiao the most was that the system lied to her again.
'Okay, how about a big meal?' Xiao Xiao used Xiao Yan's identity to walk on the trading street of D city and found that there were too few food for sale!
'Are you silly? The mutant beasts have not yet fully appeared, and the food is only on the minimum supply, where can you eat it?' The system has been ridiculing Xiao Xiao from time to time since the last time she was chaotic, as if some inexplicable switch was turned on.
'Then what is the use Xiao Yan to enter the base for?' Xiao Xiaoyun's angry spray system. 'Just to be a eunuch? '
'Oh, I don't know who said to come in to understand the situation of the defense line.' The system only responds to Xiao Xiao with hehe.
Xiao Xiao only remembered the main purpose at this time.
'If I had known this earlier, I would have promised them to go search and rescue...' Since there is no delicious food to eat, just join the search and rescue team.
'What you need is a map, depending on your movement speed, joining a search and rescue team will waste a lot of time, after all, they need to rest longer than you! You can go directly to Wei Shao and get a map of the danger zone when the time comes.' The system sees Xiao Xiao as resentful, and makes another suggestion.
'……Hmm.' Xiao Xiao thought for a while, I don't know how long it will take to come back after I left the defense line this time, so it's better to take a stroll while I'm at it.
Although she complained that the food was not delicious, Xiao Xiao still cherished the opportunity to taste the taste. She had exchanged a lot of crystal cores for credit points when she was just leading the bracelet, so she followed the road to eat.
Xiao Yan walking on the street can be said to be eye-catching. He has been eating since he entered the trading street. Every time he walked by, he went in to consume. He even took out what he could take away to eat on the road. In short, he never stopped eating.
'This is what it's like to be alive.' Xiao Xiao enjoyed several tastes other than umami and felt alive again.
'If you want to really eat it, you should hunt for more mutant nuclei to absorb energy, instead of having a hard time with a golem.' The system can't understand Xiao Xiao's behavior, but it's not Xiao Xiao's fault. She hasn't tasted the taste for more than six months. Except for the fresh or mild taste, the ups and downs have been far away from her for a long time.
'Anyway, it will take two days before Xiaojie and Xiaoya's body will be remodeled. At that time, I can bring them to fight together! Otherwise, I have to take care of the car now, what a hassle!' Xiao Xiao doesn't think it's shameful to make excuses at all, anyway, she will fight with anyone who stops her from eating now.
'...Forget it, since you want to understand the situation inside the defense line, you'd better look at the Internet. Now it's different from the time when the memory was implanted for you. Humans have successfully guarded this aspect of communication. I have to say it was the best way for you to ask Gu Chen to deal with it.' For Xiao Xiao's determination to spend two days in the defense line, the system can only give other hints, it's good to know the situation.
'Well, you're right!' Xiao Xiao took two more bites of the grilled sausage, 'When I finish eating, I will find a place where I can connect. '
Sausages are really expensive, about five times more expensive than other foods, but they are so delicious!
You know, now everyone is shrinking their clothes and dieting. Since the end of the world, the reserves of meat have become less and less, and canned food has gradually become the mainstream. Only things like instant noodles can be eaten often, and the price of meat is gradually rising.
However, the sales of the emerging mutant plants are not bad, except for the different tastes, the rest are OK, so the vegetables and fruits are still within the control range.
This situation will not improve until there are more mutant beasts in the future. Anyway, you must know that Xiao Xiao is very extravagant.