City center.
After the jackals died and the beast army was defeated, Chen Feng and the soldiers around him walked into this strange city together.
The survivors around seemed a little curious, especially those who had just stood on the city wall and witnessed Chen Feng's strength. They looked even more nervous.
In just a few dozen minutes, Chen Feng won the respect of others with his strength.
No matter what time it is, people always respect the strong, so although Chen Feng only came here for the first time, his status is rising sharply. The most obvious change is that those proud professionals don't even dare to look him in the face. Wherever Chen Feng glanced, some people even lowered their heads.
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Chen Feng stepped into the hall.
There was no grand welcome ceremony, and even the food was not delicious.
Before the battle, Zhou Hongwei tried to awaken people's confidence. He took out the limited food to fill the soldiers' stomachs, so that now he didn't even have the ingredients to prepare a banquet.
Looking at the huge dining table, apart from meat cooked from wild beasts, there were only sporadic vegetables and pitiful fruits. Chen Feng had some judgment about this place. It seemed that this city was even more desolate than he had imagined.
This city is not rich, it can even be considered miserable. If I had not come here, these people might have become food for the jackals.
Another point is that the city's garrison is pitifully small. Logically speaking, for a city with such a huge population base, it is impossible that there are only a few dozen professionals.
"Who is the manager here?"
Chen Feng raised his head and looked towards the people not far away.
Some people turned their attention to a young man. Zhou Hongwei hesitated for a moment before standing up.
Originally, he was just a poor guy hiding behind his brother in the city, but now he has the opportunity to meet Chen Feng face to face.
Chen Feng glanced up and down at the other party. He was at best a silver-level being and had not even reached the peak.
"Are you the manager here?"
Zhou Hongwei was still immersed in the battle just now. It was not until Chen Feng asked the second time that he reacted and nodded woodenly.
Chen Feng frowned. After all, the guy in front of him seemed a little dull.
After that, there was a question and answer. Under the pressure of Chen Feng's fierceness, Zhou Hongwei did not hide his incompetence at all and told him everything about the current situation in the city without missing a word.
Indeed, Zhou Hongwei is not a smart man, but he is definitely not stupid. He knows the gap between them. Instead of telling lies to make the other party feel afraid, it is better to tell the whole story, which may win some favor from the other party.
The team members that I had sent out to ask for help have returned, but out of the eight people in the team, only one survived after many twists and turns.
The team before him was indeed the reinforcements he had called back, but he was not very clear about the specific situation there. After all, when he arrived there, he had already fallen into a coma, and after waking up, he embarked on the rescue journey not long after.
The other party only brought back one piece of news, that the food there was abundant, with food placed on the ground everywhere to dry. In addition, the streets were unusually clean, completely unlike the current T city, which was full of garbage due to governance issues, and even the surrounding air was filled with a rotten smell.
This made Zhou Hongwei fall into deep thought. In addition to surprise, he also felt a little excited. That was because, in addition to T City, there were other cities standing tall. They were not the last survivors!
More importantly, the environment there is much better than the city below. According to reports from the dispatched team members, there is no shortage of food in that city.
order.
This is a very unfamiliar name.
But just now, when the beasts retreated, the soldiers cheered this name as a whole. Only now did Zhou Hongwei realize that order was their new base.
Wide roads, clean ground, and tidy rooms.
Because of the doomsday, most people are struggling to make a living. In fact, Zhou Hongwei hasn't seen what a neat city looks like for a long time.
Because of hunger, the city beneath our feet was like a broken silkworm egg, which had long been devoured and turned into a bumpy appearance.
Governance
Not even knowing when they might lose their lives, most people live like zombies. Apart from having enough food, nothing can arouse their interest.
Under such circumstances, the living environment gradually deteriorates, which is a very common phenomenon.
We live in a precarious situation every day, so who has extra time to waste on cleaning up garbage
So, after hearing about the orderly environment, Zhou Hongwei immediately felt a little surprised. If possible, he really wanted to go to the other party's city to take a look.
He has only one purpose, which is to relive... civilization!
The civilization of City T has been destroyed by the disaster. When the city was just being attacked, the survivors who clung to each other were, in peacetime, hard-working common people, and some of them were highly educated young men with strong family backgrounds.
But as disasters struck again and again, their courage was long gone, and their ideals and ambitions were completely destroyed by the disaster.
City T has lost its vitality.
Even if they repel insects or beasts once, there will always be more monsters rushing towards them next time. The boundless darkness has made the people here accustomed to dejection.
Zhou Hongwei got used to this place. What's more, he was also changing little by little, becoming the extremist person he hated the most in the past.
The death of his brother became the last straw that broke the camel's back. Zhou Hongwei stayed here despite countless pressures. On a larger scale, he couldn't bear to see the survivors being slaughtered. On a smaller scale, he hoped to avenge his brother with his own hands.
But with the arrival of Chen Feng and Order, he changed his original intention. His consciousness, which was originally covered by hatred, began to awaken slowly. He wanted to see what the city called Order looked like.
Is it really as his subordinates said, that there are piles of food, the surroundings are clean and tidy, and there is no dejection on everyone's face due to the end of the world, but a hope for the future.
As long as he could touch civilization instead of living like a savage, Zhou Hongyuan would be very satisfied. The end of the world has changed many of his values.
Alive.
Live well.
Except for Zhou Hongyuan, everyone in this city really doesn't ask for much.