Restricted area grave keeper

Chapter 141 Abandoned and Paradise

Today's third-rate town is very lively, with many people gathered in the town.

The third-rate town is the meeting place between the No. [-] and No. [-] cities in Dongyang City. Many people died here when the restricted area first appeared, and then a lot of snakes, insects, rats and ants were born, and it took a long time to eradicate it. .

In particular, all kinds of mosquitoes, like a steady stream, appear again and again after being removed, and the meeting room has never been able to find an effective solution.

So under balance, Dongyang City simply gave up this area, and ignored it later, and took it as a boundary, and built cities in No. [-] and No. [-] on both sides.

However, due to the lack of restricted areas near this area, there is no other trouble except to endure mosquito bites. Afterwards, homeless people settled here one after another, and later it was built into a small town. It is named the third-rate town.

That's right... a third-rate town.

This is a small town that no one cares about, and most of the people living in it are third-rate people who are not needed.

The town belongs to the territory of Dongyang City, but it is not a city recognized by Dongyang City, and the people in the town are not included in the protection scope of Dongyang City——

Because they are not legal residents of Dongyang City.

This is a disgraceful history.

200 years ago, the emergence of the restricted area brought a lot of casualties and occupied a lot of land. Since then, a large area has become a restricted area that humans cannot set foot in, including many livable cities in the old days.

What makes people helpless is that the loss of land far exceeds the reduction of population, which means that the allocation of resources has become a major problem.

People at that time did not have the ability to explore the restricted area. Even if they had tried their best to adapt to the unfamiliar and harsh environment, they still could not guarantee that everyone could survive well.

And so the chaos began.

Too many people and too little land brings about endless battles. The battles for resources happen every day, and many people die every day.

Ironically, even so, the population has not dropped to a point where everyone is "desirable".

This situation did not improve until the establishment of the parliament, the order was re-established, and various urban areas were built one after another, and actions and research on the restricted area were also launched.

However, even parliament cannot effectively solve the problem of large populations. Many policies have limited effect, because there are always people who need to be sent to extremely harsh environments.

Perhaps it was precisely because there was no other way that the original parliament did something that some people have criticized to this day.

The council seems to be deliberately turning a blind eye to the actions of the districts, allowing them to expel those who do not need them for various reasons, leaving behind the so-called elites.

There are even rumors that this eviction was ordered by the parliament, otherwise it would be impossible for so many urban areas to carry out eviction plans at the same time.

This also caused the prestige of the parliament at that time to drop a lot, and it was not gradually improved until later.

The reason why the Huangquan organization has a high reputation among the people is because they paid a huge price to capture the S-level restricted area of ​​Huangquan, and used it to house a large number of refugees who were expelled from the city.

How to define the elite, there is still no clear explanation in each district, but it is clear that the townspeople in the third-rate towns are the descendants of those "unnecessary people", most of their ancestors are ordinary people.

There are actually not a few places like third-rate towns, and there are still many people who do not have legal urban status, and can only wander in the wild for a long time, haunting some leak-picking gangs.

These people call themselves outcasts, a group of "outcasts" who are not eligible to enter the city.

You must know that not everyone can enter and exit the real city. There are always troops and extraordinary people stationed at the city gate to check the identity of every passerby.

Abandoned people must apply for a temporary ID card before entering the urban area, and it can only be kept for one day at most.

Bai Mo is an exception, but that's because everything in City No. [-] is a deliberate illusion.

Of course, if you are lucky enough to become an ability user or an extraordinary person, then congratulations, you already have the qualifications to enter the urban area to claim your status.

Many abandoned disciples want to return to the urban areas. After all, life there is far more comfortable than outside, but there are also some people who always regard the urban areas as sworn enemies, and want to make some small moves when they have the opportunity.

The other part is that they would rather capture a restricted zone than return to the urban area. Although it is not hatred, it is definitely not pleasing to the people in the city.

The third-rate town belongs to the latter.

It is famous for its many mosquitoes, the most famous of which is a type of mosquito called Rosemarinus, which is less harmful, slightly poisonous, and has certain hallucinogenic properties.

Rosemania's fame is mainly due to its extensive commercial value.

Over the long years, the people in the third-rate town extracted the toxins from the Rosmarinus mosquito. At first they only used it as an anesthetic, but later they gradually developed more uses, and even made a new type of cigarette.

This is a non-polluting inhalable gas with low toxicity and addiction. It didn't take long to become a substitute for cigarettes. It was expensive, but its sales volume was surprisingly high.

After all, due to the emphasis on environmental protection, all urban areas are only allowed to smoke e-cigarettes, which are not exciting. In comparison, many people still like this more exciting cigarette.

It has to be said that even among these unwanted people in third-rate towns, there are still talents. The formula of new cigarettes has been controlled by third-rate towns so far.

Many people seemed to be coming to this town for the first time, and looked around curiously, but the dense mosquitoes were really disturbing and caused everyone a headache.

Not long after, four people came again from the bustling town. They were wearing cloaks, and the huge hoods completely covered their faces, making it impossible to see their faces clearly.

——It was Bai Mo and the other four.

"Brother Jian, why do we all have to wear cloaks?"

Although Bai Mo could ignore the strange looks from other people, he felt that this outfit was strange from the bottom of his heart, so he couldn't help asking in a low voice.

Jian Wugui didn't know where he hid the scabbard. He crossed his arms and said solemnly: "Because this is what this amusement park requires. Look, not only us, but everyone else is also dressed similarly to us."

Bai Mo was taken aback for a moment, looked around, and found that this was indeed the case.

The narrow roads of the small town were crowded with people, many of them wore strange clothes, and many of them wore cloaks like them.

He looked at it, and suddenly said in amazement: "Look at that man, he is dressed like a mummy! This is too similar..."

Xue Hongyu looked in the direction he was pointing at, she was taken aback for a moment, then quickly suppressed her smile, she really wanted to tell Bai Mo that it was really a mummy...

These days there are all kinds of supernatural beings, and there are a lot of people who take a zombie mummy or something as a younger brother, which is similar to walking a dog in the past.

Of course, the source of the body must be legitimate.

Thinking of this, she suddenly became worried.

There seemed to be a lot of supernatural beings gathered in this place, and I was afraid that something big would happen nearby, or it might be because a certain restricted area had issued a major reward.

No matter what the possibility is, since Jian Wugui insisted on bringing Bai Mo here, it is enough to show that his purpose is not simple.

Jian Wugui explained: "It's normal to have a mummy or something, just treat it as a makeup party... and this dress actually has another advantage, that is, it prevents bites."

"Bites?"

"Yes, didn't you notice that there are a lot of mosquitoes in this place?"

Hearing this, Bai Mo noticed that there were indeed buzzing sounds around him. At first he thought there was a lot of dust in this place, but now he realized that the sky was full of mosquitoes flying around.

Many passers-by who didn't take proper precautions were scolded all over the place and raised their hands as if they wanted to do something, but they gave up after a moment of hesitation.

— This is the reason for the ban.

That's right, just before Bai Mo's arrival, Dongyang City temporarily imposed the same ban as City No. [-] here.

In fact, many urban areas actually have regulations, that is, they cannot shoot or use abilities at will in the urban area, but those rules are only for the convenience of management, and there is not much punishment.

It was the first time for these newly arrived Transcendents to see such a strict prohibition.

"The third-rate town is not under the management of Dongyang City, and it still sets the rules indiscriminately. What the hell is this? I still insist on breaking this rule..."

Someone was cursing, but he could only enjoy it, because he already felt that someone was staring at him.

Coming to such a novel place, Bai Mo was an eye-opener. He looked at a man who was bitten by mosquitoes, and couldn't laugh or cry: "There are so many mosquitoes in this place, no wonder everyone is dressed tightly. "

"These guys are just inexperienced. If they don't prepare well before going out, they will end up like this. Let's go, the amusement park is just ahead." Jian Wugui said.

I don't know why, Xue Hongyu always feels that this guy is connoting himself...

"What kind of amusement park is that?" Bai Mo asked.

To be honest, although he felt that asking someone to go to an amusement park was somewhat childish, it was the other party's wish after all, and to be honest, he had never been to an amusement park since he was a child, so he readily agreed.

"You'll know when you go." Jian Wugui pretended to be mysterious.

Not long after, a few people came to a dark tunnel, and there was a decent light sign next to it, with the three characters "amusement park" written on it.

A lot of people had gathered in front of the tunnel, the voices were buzzing, and a group of people stood scattered, staring at the front in a daze.

Although there was no trace of the forbidden stone tablet, Xue Hongyu knew very well that the tunnel was definitely a forbidden zone, and Jian Wugui really wanted to do something to Bai Mo.

But isn't he afraid of accidents?

We must know that one of the characteristics of the grave guard is that he cannot see anomalies, and the restricted area is undoubtedly synonymous with anomalies. Could it be that...

Does this guy want to test the state of the gravekeeper after "waking up"?

She couldn't help tugging at Jian Wugui's sleeve.

The latter glanced at her without explanation.

He turned his head to look in another direction, and saw a few people in white suits standing there, with blue wavy patterns tattooed on the cuffs and neckline——

This is the work uniform of Xinhai Group.

"I didn't expect that even the Xinhai Group sent people here. It seems that there are quite a few guys who are interested in this restricted area..."

He looked in another direction, unlike the others who were in groups of three or four, there was only a handsome bald man in cassock standing there, who seemed to be a monk.

As if sensing his gaze, he turned his bald head and nodded to the people on the side.

"Yellow Spring."

Jian Wugui also nodded, and murmured, "Seventh Yama, with this outfit..."

……

Time goes back a little.

At eight o'clock this morning, City No. [-] held a meeting—not so much a meeting, but a simple meeting.

There were very few people present, only Yang Wuwei, the representative of the parliament this time, three councilors from Dongyang City, and Xu Han, one of the heads of the No. [-] City De-Banning Bureau.

"I'm sorry Mr. Yang, but everyone else has important matters and cannot escape, so we are the only ones to receive you for the time being."

A congressman smiled at Yang Buwei who was on the opposite sofa.

Yang Buwei observed the room casually, and said with a cheerful smile, "It's okay, you don't need to receive reception, just go about your own business. And I also know that managing such a big city must be very busy."

He looked at the four people opposite him calmly.

The three councilors who appeared today are not the three from last night, and I don’t know if this is the arrangement of the chamber, or if the three guys didn’t want to come last night...

But he didn't care about this question, but asked: "I heard that you have a meeting today, I won't disturb you here, will I?"

The congressman smiled and said, "Of course not. We just want to ask Congressman Yang to help us with suggestions."

As he said that, he seemed to have suddenly remembered something, pointed to the short-haired woman beside him, and introduced: "I forgot to introduce, this is Xu Han, the person in charge of our Anti-Banning Bureau."

"This is Member Yang of the Parliament."

Xu Han got up from the sofa, bowed slightly and said, "Mr. Yang, hello."

"Hello." Yang Buwei smiled, and tentatively said, "There is an anti-restriction bureau, it seems that the matter discussed today is related to the restricted area?"

"Yeah, someday it won't be."

A congressman sighed, "I have to worry about these restricted areas every day. It would be great if the restricted area disappeared sooner, so I might still be lying at home sleeping at this time."

"That's not necessarily the case. The disappearance of the restricted area doesn't mean that we don't have to work. We might not know where [-] is at that time." Yang Buwei said half-jokingly.

"Hahaha, that's right, I have to thank the restricted area..."

The congressman laughed loudly, then his face gradually became serious, and he changed the subject, "Let's get to the point quickly."

He looked at Xu Han, "Mr. Xu, tell me."

"Okay." Xu Han nodded slightly, and said straight to the point, "The preliminary investigation results of Equality Paradise have come out."

Perhaps because she was worried that Yang Buwei didn't know what Equality Paradise is, she explained: "Equality Paradise is one of the restricted areas that are expanding outward recently. The stone monument expands outward by about one meter every day, and the entrance tunnel is extended accordingly. This may also mean that the range of activities of forbidden organisms will expand."

"A restricted area for expansion..."

Yang Buwei murmured, "I've heard of the restricted area of ​​Equality Paradise. It's a C-level restricted area, and I know some information. Why, is there any other change in this restricted area?"

"Yes, as far as we know, the rules of Equal Paradise have indeed changed."

Xu Han said solemnly, "Its original rule is that it cannot fall to the ground in the paradise, otherwise it will be divided into two and die. But now... the rules of Equality Paradise have become the same as its name."

"Oh?" Yang Buwei frowned.

"In the name of 'equality', everyone is equal in the current Paradise, the abilities of the extraordinary will be banned, and the physical fitness will be reduced to the level of ordinary people."

After a pause, Xu Han continued, "That's right, in today's equal paradise, everyone is the same, and no one will surpass anyone."

Yang Buwei's complexion changed slightly, he had never heard of such a rule.

"Is there an upper limit to this 'ban'?" He asked hastily.

"This is still unclear. Out of caution, we haven't sent B-level superhumans in yet, but what is certain is that all supernatural beings below C-level will be banned."

"Well, it's a good thing to be cautious... What about the risk factors, what are the risk factors in Equality Paradise?"

The sources of danger in restricted areas generally fall into two categories, rule constraints and risk factors, which may not necessarily exist at the same time, and the latter mostly refers to creatures in restricted areas.

"It's hard to be sure. Our information mainly comes from a video. If Mr. Yang is interested, you can watch it for yourself."

Xu Han turned on the computer and played a [-]D video on the screen.

She said: "It is worth noting that all the extraordinary powers in the Paradise of Equality seem to be blocked, even the power of the restricted area itself, so the signal of Paradise of Equality has not been disturbed. This is a real-time image transmitted to the cloud , otherwise we would not have seen the video at all."

"The shooter was a death row inmate and is now dead."

Yang Buwei stared at the image.

At the beginning of the video, the screen shook slightly, and then the face of the photographer flashed out. This was the death row inmate, and then entered the darkness.

Not long after, there was the sound of a train roaring in the video, and a train stopped in the camera.

The shooter...or the death row prisoner got on the train with a miniature camera, and the whole video can be said to be his first-person perspective.

"If you want to enter Equality Paradise, you must take this train, otherwise you will just get lost in the tunnel." Seeing that Yang Buwei was fascinated, Xu Han explained.

Yang Buwei didn't speak, he already knew this.

The carriage looked very old, very similar to the old-fashioned trains that had been eliminated for a long time. The infrastructure was fairly complete, and many seats were covered with dried blood, as was the floor, which looked very messy.

The doors where the carriages join each other are closed, so it is not known how many carriages there are, nor what is going on in the other carriages.

The camera shot was a little shorter, and then stopped. It should be that the death row prisoner found a seat and sat down, waiting for the train to stop.

"This train has been used as a buffer zone to enter Equality Paradise in the past. Logically speaking, it should be relatively safe. There should be no blood... Therefore, we judge that not only Equality Paradise, but also this train has undergone some changes."

Yang Buwei nodded and continued to read.

Or because the death row prisoners were lucky, there was no abnormal change on the train, and soon the train stopped and opened the door.

The death row prisoner got out of the car, and there were lights flickering in the darkness not far away, as if a colorful road was paved in the darkness, leading him to the building.

Although there is some distance, everyone can still tell that it is a rather grand amusement park.

The deep darkness, the colorful lights, and the empty amusement park that was in operation cast a strange fear in everyone's heart.

The death row prisoner stood there for a long time, seemingly hesitating for a long time, and walked towards the Paradise of Equality along the colorful road for a long time.

And as he approached, everything in the amusement park gradually became clear.

At the entrance is a huge iron door, the lock has long been rusted, and it is slightly open. There is a single passage beside it, and behind the passage stands a 'person' wearing a huge doll costume.

It was a huge orange cat doll with a cute shape. From a distance, it looked round and fat, very cute, but when you got closer, you found that it was not the case.

The doll's clothes were dirty and had obviously not been washed for a long time, and the eyes on the cat's head were made of huge buttons, one of which was missing for some reason.

The place where the eye sockets were missing was painted with a big red dot with a red colored pen, but for some reason, it was drawn down and drawn all the way to the cheeks, like blood and tears, emitting a faint light, which looked a little weird.

The mouth is drawn in an exaggerated animated grin, showing white teeth, looking very happy, but it seems a bit exaggerated, the corner of the mouth has been grinning to the ear, absurd and weird.

Although I don't know what is under the doll's clothes, the doll is obviously alive. After turning its head slowly, it just looked in the direction of the camera, as if staring at everyone outside the camera.

Everyone knew that the doll was actually looking at the death row prisoner, but they still felt inexplicably cold. It had nothing to do with fear, but an instinct.

After the doll found the death row prisoner, his movements suddenly became sharp, but he didn't make a move, but bowed in a dignified manner, and opened his hand as if inviting him in.

The death row prisoner hesitated for a moment, and walked into the amusement park through the gate.

The iron door slammed shut.

"Welcome to Equality Paradise."

The doll swayed its chubby body excitedly, and made a strange electronically synthesized voice, "You have inserted the coin, I hope you have a good time."

Hearing this, Yang Buwei looked at Xu Han outside the camera, and asked curiously, "What does 'coin coin' mean?"

"I don't know. According to the practice of the forbidden zone, some kind of price should be paid... Maybe it means that the ability was banned." Xu Han expressed his opinion.

After speaking, the doll didn't move extra, and the death row prisoner walked into the empty amusement park alone.

The park is huge, and all the facilities are in operation. Although there is no one around, it gives people a weird illusion that there are many tourists.

"Report, my ability and physique have been suppressed by some inexplicable force, and now I may only be at the level of ordinary people."

Suddenly there was a dry voice in the video, it was the death row inmate talking.

For these death row inmates, as long as they can make outstanding contributions in the process of exploring the restricted area, they have the opportunity to reduce their sentences, or even be released directly.

Anyway, it's death, it's better to give it a try.

Because of this, the prisoner was very cooperative and gave feedback on his status in a timely manner.

Of course, for those unforgivable criminals, they will only be forced into the most dangerous restricted area, and there is no chance of a commutation of sentence.

However, at the moment when the condemned prisoner's voice fell, something terrible happened.

The video suddenly becomes dark, and then the darkness gradually shrinks, becoming a black button eye.

It's that doll.

It didn't know when it appeared in front of the death row prisoner, and looked at the camera with that one eye, as if it was peeping at everyone outside the camera.

"Guest, is this... a live broadcast?"

This half-smile tone made everyone shudder.

I saw the doll tilting its huge cat's head, the smile on the corner of its mouth seemed to widen a bit, and it made a strange electronic sound, "If you want to broadcast live, there will be an extra charge..."

"What's the fee?"

A bad thought came to the prisoner's mind, and he asked while stepping back.

The doll kept its head tilted for a long time, and then shook its head after a while, as if it had confirmed something.

At this time, the death row prisoner had already run far away.

"Unfortunately, you don't seem to be able to afford that fee, so...just take one of your hands and pledge it."

Perhaps because he realized that the death row prisoner was a pauper, the tone of the doll was much cooler, and the address changed from the first "you" to the current "you".

The voice fell, and the doll disappeared from the screen.

The camera was suddenly pitch black, as if it had fallen to the ground, and everyone only heard a scream of pain, which should have come from the death row prisoner after his arm was taken away.

The darkness lasted for a long time.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and someone asked, "Is this the end?"

Xu Han shook his head and said, "Be safe and don't be impatient, there is one last scene."

So everyone waited quietly, and as expected, there was still a small sound in the camera, indicating that the camera was not turned off.

Not long after, the picture finally appeared on the screen again. It looked like a small room, and there was a place full of huge screens, which seemed to be a surveillance room.

A chubby arm flickered in the camera a few times, then picked up the miniature camera, turned the camera, and aimed at the shelf on the other side of the room.

Everyone was stunned.

Because that shelf is full of various limbs, including arms, arms, internal organs, and even heads. Most of these limbs have turned blue or gray, and even rotten. dark red.

There are also some limbs that look strange and seem to have no damage, so they are placed on the highest shelf.

"These are my collections."

The doll puts an arm on the shelf, and then, like an anchor, introduces to the camera while filming the exhibits. There seems to be a bit of a smile in the weird voice, which makes people creepy.

...it seemed to know what the camera was doing, and that someone was watching the video.

"Yes, and this one."

As if it remembered something, it turned the camera again - a figure appeared in the video.

It was a person, or rather a person cobbled together by various limbs.

It has a man's head, a woman's body, a slender leg is attached to what should be an arm, and the heart is exposed without beating.

I don't know how these limbs are connected, and everyone didn't see traces of threads.

It was a patchwork monster, sitting on a chair with its head down, seemingly lifeless.

Weirdly, it is actually alive.

The camera shakes a few times, and the doll seems to be fixing the camera.

Not long after, its figure also appeared in the picture, with one arm around the monster's shoulder, and the other making a funny scissors hand.

A strange electronic synthesizer sounded: "Look at the camera and say 'Hi'."

The monster was motionless.

After a long while, its body twisted and twisted several times in a strange way, then slowly raised its head, looked at the camera, and a jerky smile appeared on the corner of its mouth.

"Hi……"

What's creepy is that it actually has a face exactly like that of a death row prisoner.

(End of this chapter)