The city where Remut is located is called Kadam. In the old days, it was a big city that could accommodate a million people. The city has undergone a complete planning and construction with complete supporting facilities. But these various buildings suffered serious damage on the day of the cataclysm. Almost half of the city was destroyed, and to this day, a pit with a diameter of about a kilometer can still be seen from the air in the northwest of the city.
It was the scar on the earth that was directly smashed out by the meteorite. It was like the mouth of a giant beast, showing its silent ferocity to the world.
Remut was rebuilt bit by bit in such a deserted city, and it occupied a small part of the city's eastern district. After 20 years or more of reconstruction and construction, the residents of Remut not only built a living base underground, but also repaired many building facilities on the surface, including the water circulation system needed for survival .
During the day, the residents of Remut mostly live in underground bases. Only a small number of soldiers on the ground stayed in the sentry tower as guards, and at night, the temperature on the surface dropped to a suitable temperature, and the residents could go to the ground to breathe. The restored building can be used for them to rest and chat, and Remut even set up a bar that is only open at night on the ground.
People can drink and chat here, listen to songs and dance, and relive the wanderlust and passion of the old era. For many bitter settlements and bases, Remut is already equivalent to the place of heaven.
Remut accepts outsiders to join, but it is located on the edge of the Middle Continent, and very few people deliberately migrate to Remut to live. So for ten years, the number of Reemt residents has remained basically the same. It is not easy to join Remut. In addition to charging fees in various names like other bases, Remut also adopted a conscription system.
In other words, the official residents of Remut, except for children and the elderly, young men and women will be incorporated into soldiers by Remut. Here they will receive training from soldiers, and according to the arrangement, each person must participate in the work of standing guard and maintaining law and order for at least one week a month.
And the fee for applying to live in Remut alone has deterred most people.
The green leather car drove into the expressway and came to the entrance checkpoint of the settlement along the special lane excavated by Remut. Several soldiers with live ammunition stepped forward to stop the car, pointing their jet-black muzzles at the car, and then a middle-aged officer stepped forward and asked, "Where are you from?"
Teddy got up from his seat, he opened the car door, jumped onto the hot muddy ground and raised his hand and said, "Hi, sir. We escaped from Dahl. The water source in our settlement has been exhausted and we can no longer live in it. You see, whether there is still room for Remut to take us in."
The officer pressed his sun hat and said loudly, "How many of you are there?"
"Fourteen, sir."
"This amount can be accommodated by Remut." The officer nodded and said.
"Great." Teddy cheered.
"Don't be too happy, boy. Remut is not a charity organization, you can stay if you want to. Pay a temporary residence fee of 10 yuan per person, and you can enter the base after paying the money. But you have to live in the temporary residence we arranged You can stay there for a week and make sure you have no problems before you can formally apply for a residence permit." The officer stretched out his hand and said, "If you can't pay the fee, I advise you to leave, I don't want the soldiers to waste their energy You get out."
Teddy showed a embarrassed expression, Dahl is a settlement with poor resources. Teddy and the others live there, and everyone's daily needs are almost solved by themselves, at most they barter. So everyone rarely has such things as money on hand. Teddy has 25 yuan on him, but 20 of them are zero-payment car fare.
"Let's discuss it, sir." Teddy finished and returned to the car.
When I told everyone about the situation, everyone showed disappointed expressions. They pooled their money together, and it was only 42 yuan, which was only enough for four people to temporarily live in Remut, and they didn't know how much it would cost to apply for a formal resident certificate.
"Let the woman's child go in, as for us..." Jian looked at everyone and said bitterly.
Teddy walked to Ling's side, shook his head towards the entrance and said, "I think you should be able to pay the temporary residence fee, go in quickly."
Ling really can afford it. In addition to deducting daily necessities, in the past two years, Ling's salary plus the money earned from missions, after purchasing equipment, he still has 230 yuan left. Of course, he paid Teddy 20 yuan for the car before, and now he only has a little over 200 yuan left.
Nodding his head, Zero pulled Lia to stand up and was about to get out of the car. To be honest, he sympathized with Teddy and the others, but in this damn age, sympathy is not necessary. Ke Liya was obviously not as hard-hearted as Zero, the girl stopped when she walked to the car door, and her eyes in the hat fell on Zero.
"We... can we help them?" Liya wondered, she knew there was some change, but it was not much. Although reason told her not to mind her own business, she still couldn't help asking.
Ling looked at her and said seriously: "I have helped them a lot, at least let them have a temporary residence fee for two people. Even so, do you still want to help them?"
"I know it's stupid to do this, and I also know that every resource must be used for ideas." Leah raised her head with firm eyes: "But we are not animals after all, we are humans! We are all of the same kind, if possible, Help them."
The girl's words made the people in the carriage quiet, and they looked at Leah with complicated eyes. There is touch, but more, it is respect.
After being silent for a while, Zero walked over Leah and got out of the car door. Leah was slightly disappointed, sighed, and followed Zero out of the car. No, but she heard Zero ask the officer a question.
"I'm a mercenary. I don't know if Remtree has any missions to take on. The kind that makes money." Zero took out a junior mercenary license, which was after he killed the butcher, and Old Jack helped him get out of Parkland. Apply there.
No doubt the officer also recognized the Parkland emblem. Being able to obtain a mercenary license in such a large company, although it is only a preliminary level, is more valuable than the third-level or even fourth-level licenses granted by small companies.
The officer put on a smiling face, nodded and said, "As long as you are capable, Remut welcomes mercenaries like you. For the sake of this license, your temporary residence fee can be waived."
Nodding, he took out 130 yuan from his wallet and handed it to the officer: "This is their fee. Now, let's go into the city."
Counting the money in his hand, the officer waved his hand back. The gate of the checkpoint opened slowly, and this scene stunned Liya and the people in the car. Then they cheered.
Zero returned to the car and pulled Lia back to the seat. Looking at the grateful eyes of the people in the car, Zero whispered to Leah: "You are their Maria."
"Maria? Who is that?" Obviously, the girl born in the new era had never heard of the name of the Virgin.
He smiled and said nothing, even though he didn't agree with Leah's overflowing sympathy. But in this cruel age, Leah's kindness is as precious as a diamond. It is this kindness that makes Zero willing to protect it. Even, he doesn't know how long he can protect it.