No matter how bad the era is, there is always beautiful scenery that makes people obsessed.
Just like the dusk at this moment, the heat has faded away, and when the sunset with a faint purple light falls on the earth, the evening breeze that blows has a hint of peace.
The entire forest of 'sub-seat belts' is flamboyant and exuding strong vitality.
'Hoo', Tang Ling sat on a thick branch, squeezed out the juice from the blue locust tree fruit, and applied it to the wounds on his calves and arms.
The juice of the blue locust fruit brought a cool and comfortable feeling to the burning wound, making Tang Ling let out a long sigh of relief.
In two hours at most, night will fall. When the purple moon rises, the moonlight will make all creatures in the forest become frantic, and even the "safety belt" wild forest will become extremely unsafe.
Before that, Tang Ling must return to the settlement.
But the settlement was chaotic, and Tang Ling knew all too well what kind of temptation a bottle of third-grade drinking water would bring.
Therefore, he must keep his body in good condition before he dares to go to Old Fox Quark to exchange third-level drinking water for what he needs.
"Wait another hour and it'll be almost done." The blue locust fruit is the best 'healing medicine' Tang Ling can find, but the tired body always needs rest, and the juice of the blue locust fruit also needs a certain amount of time to take effect.
Leaning against the tree trunk, Tang Ling took out the bottle of precious third-level drinking water from his arms. After taking a brief look, his eyes couldn't help but fall on Safety Zone No. 17, which was a little further away.
When you get to the edge of the 'Second Safety Belt', you can always see it from a distance. The 150-meter-high gray thick city wall makes it look like a ferocious beast dormant under the cliff.
That was the paradise Tang Ling longed for.
If you can bring your mother-in-law and sister to live in Safe Zone No. 17, at least they can sleep peacefully at night and no longer have to worry about animal swarms, insect plagues, even bloodthirsty plants, and various natural disasters.
But, how can it be so easy to move into a safe zone? The high cost of 50 credits per day is not what I can afford now.
But I will be 15 years old tomorrow. If I can do that, I will be qualified to live in the safe zone, and there will be no need to spend credits.
Thinking of this, Tang Ling secretly clenched his fists.
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Walking out of the jungle of the 'sub-safety belt', you entered the 'safety belt'.
And this so-called safety belt surrounds Safety Zone 17, a low bush with a radius of less than ten miles.
The settlement is hidden under the bushes. Through the bushes, there is a road full of cracks, which is said to be a legacy of previous civilization. On both sides of this road, there are densely populated settlement entrances.
These entrances are either obvious or hidden.
Even Tang Ling couldn't figure out how many entrances were hidden in the seat belt.
Along this road, Tang Ling walked in the north direction. The entrance leading here was closest to where he lived in the settlement.
His pace is not slow, because in less than half an hour, the purple moon will rise, and by then this so-called safety belt may not be safe.
Deadly venomous snakes, annoying bugs, and other creatures threaten people's lives.
Unless you are lucky enough to encounter a Ziyue soldier patrolling the safety belt, appearing in the safety belt at night is undoubtedly an act of seeking death.
Tang Ling would not gamble on luck. On the contrary, he was too cautious. But today he was lucky. When he was less than 300 meters away from the entrance of the settlement, he saw a patrol composed of three Ziyue warriors from a distance. squad.
The standard purple armor, black cloak, bright silver, and a silver sword that is one and a half meters long are the standard equipment of the Purple Moon warriors in Security Zone 17.
The appearance of the Purple Moon Warrior made Tang Ling slow down. In this era when humans were at the bottom of the food chain, the Purple Moon Warrior was powerful.
They seem to be beyond the scope of human beings. All kinds of beasts are like ants in their eyes. They can even fight against the legendary beasts.
Tang Ling yearned very much to become a Purple Moon Warrior, but every Purple Moon Warrior was 'precious' and could not be achieved through hard work or some innate power or quick reactions.
To become a Purple Moon Warrior, one must pass a mysterious test. Only by meeting certain secret conditions can one be qualified to become a Purple Moon Warrior.
What exactly is the test? What are the conditions? Tang Ling didn't know that even the so-called test was only learned by Tang Ling from Quark, the old fox, after spending two credits.
Withdrawing his gaze, Tang Ling didn't think any more, but turned around and strode towards the settlement. His dream of becoming a Purple Moon Warrior was really far away from him.
The entrance to the settlement is under an inconspicuous bush. If you push aside the bushes and lift an iron plate, you can go down the stairs.
People living here don't have to worry about wanderers finding out and occupying this place.
Because what is a settlement? In fact, it is said to be an 'underground sewer project' left by previous civilizations.
Tang Ling didn't understand the meaning of this term. He only knew that if the people who didn't live here all year round would be completely lost in this intricate underground project, they would even become food for black-toothed rats.
In fact, even the people in the settlement only focused on a limited range of exploration of this underground project.
But Tang Ling was naturally very familiar with returning to the place where he lived - the fifth camp of the settlement. He could almost find its location with his eyes closed.
An iron gate blocked the entrance to the settlement. When Tang Ling knocked on the door according to the code, a small window opened, revealing a yellowed man's face.
"Tang Ling, it's been three days, and I thought you died outside." This man obviously knew Tang Ling, and his tone was not very friendly.
Tang Ling had no expression on his face and just took out an iron coin representing two credits from his arms and threw it to the man.
The man took the iron coin and grinned, showing his blackened teeth. However, he was not in a hurry to open the door, but instead looked at Tang Ling.
"It seems like you didn't gain much after being out for three days?" The tone was slightly suggestive, but more of a questioning interrogation.
"It's good if you can save your life." Tang Ling's expression did not change at all, and then he urged impatiently: "Open the door."
The man put away his smile and opened the iron door. When Tang Ling passed through the door, he observed Tang Ling with some reluctance.
Tang Ling was not in a hurry to leave. He hid the bottle of third-grade drinking water well, so he didn't have to worry about being discovered. However, the notice at the door attracted him.
This is a notice issued by Safety Zone No. 17 to the settlements. The notice will be tomorrow. Youngsters over the age of fifteen in the settlements will gather at the gate of the safety zone to participate in the selection of reserve soldiers.
"What a coincidence?" Tang Ling was slightly surprised. He couldn't believe that he would turn 15 tomorrow and the safe zone would be selecting reserve soldiers tomorrow.
In fact, the selection time for reserve soldiers is not fixed, but most of them are held at the beginning of summer, and this year it seems to be carried out a little earlier, which is clearly worthy of entering the beginning of summer.
But it didn't matter. Tang Ling just hoped to be selected, even if he just passed the initial test and entered the fifth reserve camp.
"Tang Ling, do you still expect to become a warrior?" The sarcastic voice of the gatekeeper sounded from behind Tang Ling.
In fact, the ratio of young men in the settlement being selected as warriors was almost fifty to one, not to mention that Tang Ling did not look strong.
The man guarding the door happily laughed at Tang Ling, because there was almost no advantage he could get from this kid.
Tang Ling turned his head, looked at the man at the door calmly, turned around and left.
Naturally, the man guarding the door didn't pay attention. In just a short moment, a thin layer of cold sweat began to form on Tang Ling's forehead.
It appeared, and it appeared again.
Tang Ling's pace quickened, and he hid his fists in his sleeves and clenched them secretly.
The familiar, almost everything-devouring thing was churning in my chest again, and I had to hurry up.
(End of chapter)