The entrance square is very large. This rectangular square is made of steel and is about three stories high. Half of it is outside the shield of Starfire City, and half is inside the shield of Starfire City. All vehicles and personnel entering the city need to stay here to remove the radioactive substances from their bodies before entering the city. Therefore, it has always been very lively here.
When Shi Qingyang was studying at Xinghuo Academy, he worked and exercised here for a long time. Later, he spent most of his time hunting alien beasts outside the city. Every time he returned to the city, he would stay for a while. A place with a strange smell has a kind of intimacy to him.
It is the morning, when most people leave the city, so there are not many people here, only a few people are taking out iron boxes from a box-type chariot, and there are many half-meter-long vegetable aphids stuffed inside. beast.
It is said that before 2045, aphids were very small. At that time, insects, which accounted for four-fifths of the total number of animals, were the smallest and most inconspicuous among animals, but after radiation and mutation, mammals in the wild were basically All went extinct, and in the end, only these very fast-reproducing insects adapted to the harsh environment and survived.
Aphids used to be the fastest and most numerous insects, but now they are the fastest and most numerous beasts.
When the radiation just enveloped the earth, nine out of ten human beings died, and all the living people fell into starvation.
It was at that time that humans accidentally discovered that although plants containing radioactive substances were no longer edible, alien beasts had the ability to filter toxins. They ate plants containing radioactive substances and possessed venom, but the flesh in their bodies was not. It will contain too much radioactive material. At that time, human beings survived by hunting and feeding on alien beasts.
However, with the passage of time and the increase of the population, it is obvious that hunting alone can no longer meet the food needs of human beings, so some people began to breed some herbivorous beasts near the city. one.
Those cabbage aphid beasts were obviously farmed, and they were all still alive. The people who were still wearing radiation protection suits soaked the cabbage aphids in special potions, and then put them all in the freezer. After leaving here, they will all be processed, the good meat will be put on the shelf for sale, and the worst corners and water will be sent to the factories that make nutritious meals.
When Shi Qingyang's parents were still around, his mother would often buy some exotic animal meat and cook it by herself. Among them, the meat of the vegetable aphid was the most bought. Shi Qingyang couldn't eat anymore.
Tao Rubao rented a facade in the south-facing area of Encheng Plaza, where is his car wash. Although technology is very advanced nowadays, there may be radioactive substances in the seams of the chariot and in the car, and special potions cannot be wasted. So some things have to be done manually.
When Shi Qingyang passed by, Tao Rubao was cleaning a somewhat worn out two-wheeled chariot with a decontamination device. Next to the chariot, there was a middle-aged man who was cleaning his radiation protection suit with potion.
"Boy, are you here?" Tao Rubao greeted Shi Qingyang from a distance.
"Uncle Tao." Shi Qingyang smiled.
"What's wrong with you?" Tao Rubao's hands kept moving, and he asked casually. After Shi Qingyang came to work here, he has never been late. Today is the first time such a thing has happened.
Along the way, although Shi Qingyang still feels a little skeptical about everything now, he has adjusted his mentality: "Uncle Tao, I'm fine."
"It's fine. You bring the anti-radiation potion inside and brush the car." Tao Rubao said, and went around the field. The owner got on and off the car and dealt with exotic animals and plants. Not only should the radiation in each depression be cleaned, but also the parts of the car should be maintained, otherwise some radiation may corrode the car.
"Get me the cheapest one, I haven't made much money this month." The man who was cleaning the radiation protection suit raised his voice.
"Old Gao, don't worry, when did I use expensive money to pit you?" Tao Rubao replied, and asked, "Why did your farm go out so early in the morning today?"
"I don't know either, it seems that a big man is coming, so we need to prepare more food. Those adult cabbage beasts are secondary, and the cubs of cabbage beasts are the key, and they will all be sent to the Spark Hotel. , roast and eat the whole thing." Gao Gao said, smashing his mouth: "Whenever I am rich, I will definitely go to Xinghuo Hotel to have a big meal."
"You are a second-level Radiation Energy Warrior, can't you afford it?"
"With my little income, I can only eat the meat cooked by my wife. If I really go to the Spark Hotel, I'm afraid I will eat nutritious meals for the next month." Gao Gao laughed.
Shi Qingyang carefully brushed the two-wheeled chariot with a brush and potion, not letting go of any gaps. At the same time, he tried to recall, but he still couldn't remember who the man named Gaoyuan was. He only guessed. He should be an employee of the Cabbage Aphid Farm. He doesn't have to unload the goods, and he is mostly a small boss.
He didn't pay too much attention to Gao Gao, but he was curious about what Gao Gao said - has a big man come to Xinghuo City at this time? Why is he not impressed at all
All the adult cabbage beasts were frozen, but the cubs were washed and put in another cage. After radiation monitoring, these people quickly took the cabbage beasts through the long-term. A long passage left the entrance to the city.
Shi Qingyang cleaned the two-wheeled chariots on the plateau, but the vans were packed by a relatively large car wash nearby, so he quickly became free and simply began to feel the radiation energy in the air.
Where there is radiation, there is radiation energy. Shi Qingyang can't feel anything in the city, but here he can feel some violent energy in the air. Of course, the energy intensity here is incomparable with that in the wild.
In Tao Rubao's store, besides Shi Qingyang, there was also his sister Tao Ruyu. Seeing that it was noon, Tao Ruyu put down the potion that was being prepared: "Brother, I'm going out to buy food. What are you eating today?"
"As usual!" Tao Rubao said, the food here at the entrance is more expensive than outside. They go out to buy food every day when they arrive at meal time, and he usually eats a 40-credit-point supplementary lunch.
"Okay." Tao Ruyu agreed and was about to go out, but Shi Qingyang stopped her: "Aunt Tao, buy me a nutritious meal."
Tao Ruyu and Tao Rubao both looked at Shi Qingyang in surprise, especially Tao Rubao, who frowned: "Xiaoyang, aren't you picky eaters? How do you eat nutritious meals?"
These days, food is really not cheap, but the rough taste of nutritious meals is also annoying, not the lowest level, and generally do not eat nutritious meals.
Shi Qingyang has been working here for more than three months. Because Shi Qingyang is young, he is paid by the hour, ten credit points per hour. This salary is not high, but Shi Qingyang used to work all day. Staying with him, more than ten hours a day, and more than 3,000 credit points a month, it is difficult to support a family with such income, but a child's pocket money can definitely be used very comfortably.
They also greeted Shi Qingyang when they were eating before, but Shi Qingyang never ate with them, he went out alone. They thought he was disgusting the bad lunch and spent money on barbecue or something - Tao Rubao's Son, never eat a box lunch that is full of mashed meat, and eat barbecue sauce meat every time.
"Uncle Tao, I didn't eat at noon before." Shi Qingyang smiled. When he was so old, he had a very strong self-esteem. He was afraid that others would pity him, so he never told others about his difficulties, and he did not want others to give him. Help, although he didn't eat anything at noon, he never let others know. When Tao Rubao asked, he even deliberately made the other party think that he was a picky eater and didn't like to eat boxed lunches.
"Didn't eat?" Tao Rubao looked at Shi Qingyang in surprise.
"Uncle Tao, my family has something to do and I've been short of money..." Shi Qingyang didn't say much, and said vaguely, he really didn't want to mention the death of his parents to others.
Tao Rubao reacted. In fact, Shi Qingyang was only 16 years old. If there was nothing at home, which 16-year-old child would come to work with radiation exposure all day? And if a child has something to do at home, how can he still have money to eat delicious food
"You kid... I'll treat you today, don't eat nutritious meals, come with the same one as me." In the last sentence, Tao Rubao said it to his sister Tao Ruyu, and suddenly realized that Shi Qingyang didn't like to eat boxed lunches. But he couldn't afford to eat a boxed lunch, and he couldn't help feeling a little guilty.
Tao Ruyu responded with a smile. Shi Qingyang has always been cold. Although she works diligently, she rarely speaks, so she used to be indifferent to Shi Qingyang, but now that she knows about it, she can't help but be enthusiastic about Shi Qingyang. some.
Shi Qingyang thanked him again and again, and his mood was complicated. He was really too young back then, and he didn't even know how to show weakness...
Most of the 40-credit-point lunch boxes are pureed meat, and there is also a small piece of potato. Now the plants are grown without soil in the city, and the price is expensive. For such a piece of potato, which is no more than the size of a thumb, it takes ten pieces. Credit points, as for the ordinary box lunch with only puree meat, the price is twice the price of the nutritious meal, 30 credit points.
Although he ate a half nutritious meal this morning, the sixteen-year-old boy had the best appetite. Shi Qingyang naturally ate the whole meal, and then he put it away. I and Tao Rubao Tao Ruyu's lunch boxes put them in a special recycling point - the lunch boxes and water bottles are all alloys, and they will be recycled and reused.
In the afternoon, their business has improved. Shi Qingyang used to be hungry all day long. Although he was diligent, his spirit was always a little sluggish. This time he worked very quickly. Not only that, he also took the initiative to greet the guests. .
Tao Rubao glanced at Shi Qingyang several times in surprise. In the past, Shi Qingyang sat alone all day without talking. Today's changes are not that big, but when he thinks that he invites him to eat, he will have to do three or four. The lunch he only earned after an hour, he felt that he had found the reason.
The most in and out of Starfire City are vans and two-wheeled chariots. Two-wheeled combat vehicles are very flexible, and vans can hold a lot of things. People in Starfire City generally divide their labor and cooperate to form a team. Get on a few two-wheeled chariots and a van, and then go out of the city to hunt exotic beasts.
However, at three or four o'clock in the afternoon, six four-wheeled chariots, which were rare in Starfire City, drove in through the long passage at the entrance of the city.
The black four-wheeled chariot has been stained with a lot of blood because it has been driving outside for a long time, but it still looks very majestic. An ordinary chariot like this costs hundreds of thousands of credit points. …
Shi Qingyang, who has experienced ups and downs, has good eyesight. He is very sure that these six cars cost several million, and the middle one is even refitted.
Judging from the blood, mud and sand on these cars, they should have been driving outside the city for several days, so, are these people from other cities
Just thinking about this, several cars have already driven to the square, and some people in radiation protection combat uniforms have stepped out of the cars. The people who got on and off from the cars next to them have blood stains on their bodies, and the modified cars in the middle. The few people who got up and down were clean, and among them, there was even an old man and a young man.
The young man was wearing a thick radiation protection suit, but he still looked slender. He also wore a white radiation protection helmet. Perhaps because he had finally entered the city, he opened the mask, gasped for breath, and revealed A pale, somewhat unnatural face appeared.
"However, young master, your health is not well, and there is radiation here, so you should wear a mask." The old man next to him even took off his helmet, but was persuading the young man to put down the mask.
The boy nodded and put down his mask obediently.
Master Ran, Cheng Ran? Shi Qingyang still remembered this old man, who was clearly the housekeeper who accompanied Cheng Ran all day...
However, Cheng Ran in his impression should be chubby, but now Cheng Ran is surprisingly thin.