Life as a mercenary turned into a girl is a bit difficult

However, what surprised Hiiragi was that although these people looked like militiamen, their temperament and qualities were definitely not what militiamen could possess, at least not comparable to the militiamen she had seen in the Newborn City.

The next moment the convoy entered the checkpoint, Hiei Jing noticed countless eyes looking over here. In addition to being full of vigilance, there was also a kind of suppressed violence in these eyes?The seemingly random positions and movements actually brought the convoy into their shooting range from different angles. Those downward-pressing muzzles were always ready for conflict. The heavy weapons on the convoy not only did not scare them, but inspired them. The greed and wildness are like... wolves?

These people all seemed to have some actual combat experience. No one had wounds on their bodies, including scratches, bites and tears from mutant beasts, as well as gunshot wounds pierced by bullets.

No one dares to underestimate these scars that have witnessed the battle. Once upon a time, his arm also retained a twenty-centimeter-long scratch from a headhunting wild dog. This made him more convincing even though he looked young, but now... ... Her smooth skin looks like she hasn’t had much exposure to the sun. No wonder others are suspicious of her two years of mercenary experience.

Not to mention the militiamen of the Newborn City, Hiiragi's intuition told her that in terms of individual combat effectiveness, even most of the soldiers in the regular standing army of the Newborn City would not be able to compare with them.

Xiti City, which is short of supplies, actually has such a powerful armed force?Is it an unknown military training method?Or did the unsafe living environment around Xiti City provide an environment for them to hone their skills?

Although her mercenary resume contains several mission records of escorting a convoy to Xiti City, she has never actually been to Xiti City. She has not left her escort mission long after passing the JD Abandoned City Observation Post. It was taken over by people from Xiti City. He returned to the processing center with the employer's certified contract and found the entrustment person in charge to deliver it. A "commission to escort the convoy to Xiti City" was naturally written on the completed On record.

In addition to the fact that she does not have reliable long-range protection capabilities and cannot be fully trusted by her employer, it is also because Xidi City does not welcome unconstrained civilian armed personnel such as mercenaries.

People like them are destabilizing factors in the view of the Xiti City government, and Xiti City itself does not have the trustworthy strength and effective means of controlling mercenaries like the Newborn City. In order to eliminate hidden dangers, Xiti City has no influence on itself. Policies to control uncontrollable civilian armed forces have always been very strict.

"By the way Ai Cheng, didn't you have to pass through Xiti City on your way to Chusheng City? Are soldiers like this common in Xiti City?" The observation from this sentry post suddenly aroused Hiiragi Jing's suspicion of Xiti City. strong interest.

But Ai Cheng, who always likes to show off his knowledge when faced with this question, has no ability to answer. He can only shrug and say: "It's true that we passed through Xiti City... but in fact, the convoy that does not need supplies does not leave from Xiti City." It passes through the city, but takes a detour from the road on the side. Besides, there was no such checkpoint when we came here. I really don’t know about the armed forces of Xidi City.”

Just when Hiiragi was surprised by this group of soldiers from the Newborn City, Luo Shi, who was in charge of leading the team, glanced at the soldiers here and showed the same surprise as Hiiragi.

Unlike Hiiragi Jing, he has actually been to Xiti City, but that was a few years ago. Since joining the Newborn City Security Team, his life has been almost filled with complicated tasks. Forget about traveling so far to come to Xidi City.

It had only been a few years since he saw the changes in Xidi City. At least these soldiers looked completely different from the poorly trained militiamen he had seen a few years ago.

Just as Luo Shi was waiting in the car for the barrier in front of the checkpoint exit to be removed, the car window next to him was suddenly knocked. This was not a gentle knock with the nature of a reminder, but a thin, bare-chested man. The man hit the window roughly with a hard object, and more importantly, the object he hit on the window was actually a machete as long as a forearm.

The blade of the machete has many curls and gaps, and the blade is covered with dark blood and rust marks that cannot be washed away, but even so, it still cannot conceal the danger of this cold weapon that has been used for a long time.

This made Luo Shi's face turn pale. He even suspected that if this was just an ordinary piece of glass, the car window would have been shattered by a few blows.

This was already quite an outrageous act. To be honest, it wouldn't be too much even if they counterattacked on the spot. But after all, this is the boundary of Xiti City. In view of the fairly good relationship between Xinsheng City and Xidi City, Luo Shi did not have any trouble with the other party. Conflicting Wills.

After suppressing the attempts of the team members in the car to get out of the car and teach this maliciously provocative guy a lesson, Luo Shi calmed down his expression, then opened the car door and got out of the car alone to start negotiations with the other party.

This skinny man was not tall, a full head shorter than Luo Shi. After seeing Luo Shi open the car door and get out of the car, he did not put away the machete in his hand, but carried it on his shoulder with his backhand.

Then he tilted his head and walked swaggeringly in front of Luo Shi. The height gap between the two did not make him feel oppressed. Instead, he deliberately tilted his head to face Luo Shi's looking down at him with a careless expression on his lips. His smile made people feel even more disgusted: "Hey... who are you? What are you doing in Xidi City?"

Such a question had obviously been answered before entering the checkpoint. This person asked it again and called him out in the same way as before. The arrogant Luo Shi snorted and pressed the button of impatient repeat. Following the previous answer: "We are a convoy dispatched by the Newborn City base government, and we are going to Changming City of the Southern Federation via Xiti City."

"Oh? Passing through Xidi City, right? It's okay... But as the gatekeepers here, we have to check carefully and let everyone get off the bus." The thin man came to Luo Shi and grinned, taking a mouthful of stained yellow Ya spit out a disgusting breath, and the biochemical attack at close range made Luo Shi almost vomit on the spot.

However, when he heard the other party's request, his nausea was immediately suppressed by a rising anger.

Why are you so provocative when you know they are from Newborn City?Is this their independent behavior or is it an instruction from the Xiti City Government?Recalling the Xidi City Government's attitude towards the Newborn City these days, Luo Shi had to suspect that there was some unknown reason behind this.Even so, he maintained basic restraint, "Sorry, there are many people in the convoy. It is inconvenient to get out of the car for inspection."

"Hey, what I just said was not a question but a request." Luo Shi's refusal made the thin man raise his brows, and he reached out and grabbed the collar of Luo Shi's chest. Faced with such excessive behavior, Luo Shi No longer polite, he narrowed his eyes slightly and clasped the skinny man's wrist with his backhand, and then turned it hard. The skinny man screamed in pain and fell to Luo Shi's feet as his whole arm was turned over. On the dirt floor next to it.

When the conflict broke out, other soldiers in the camp raised their guns and took aim, and the convoy responded unceremoniously with weapons including heavy firepower. How dare a group of ragged and armed people confront them?Arrogant behavior makes people dismissive.

Just when the atmosphere between the two parties suddenly became tense, a loud roar like thunder came from a shack built on the ruins.

"Put down your guns!!!"

A burly figure opened the door curtain in front of the shack. Compared with such a tall figure, even Luo Shi and Genn were a little smaller. When his angry shouts were heard by the soldiers in the camp, although their eyes were Still unkind but obedient, he put away his weapon.Seeing the confrontation, Luo Shi waved his hand slightly and asked his team members to put away their weapons and sit down in the car.

"Sorry, my name is Zhongshan. I am the commander of this checkpoint. My subordinates have just taken office and are not very sensible. I will ask him to apologize to you..." Zhongshan walked quickly to Luo Shi with It's like an apologetic smile.

Before Luo Shi could say anything, he picked up the thin man who was lying on the ground, and then slapped him hard on the face. The loud and clear blow hit the man. The skinny man's cheeks were red and swollen, and two dazzling streams of blood immediately flowed from his nostrils.

Before the other party could recover, he threw the skinny man to the side of the road and met Luo Shi's gaze with a big smile: "My name is Major Luo. Are you satisfied?"

Glancing at the thin man lying quietly on the roadside as if dead, Luo Shi did not answer Chongshan's question: "Has your inspection ended? When will we be allowed to pass?"

"Don't worry, don't worry, I'll let you pass now... By the way, why are there so many craters in your car body?" Zhongshan asked his men to remove the obstacles in front of the gate, and then asked a question casually, seemingly inadvertently.

"We just met a group of marauders on the way. They seem to be the remnants of the nomads. I wonder if there is any news about Commander Zhongshan?"

"Nomads? I'm not sure. Things are not peaceful around here recently...Major Luo, please be careful." After the exit door of the checkpoint was completely opened, Zhongshan maintained a smile on his face that deepened, "I I won’t delay Major Luo’s affairs… Welcome everyone to our Xidi City.”

Chapter 28 Outside Xidi City

Regardless of the change in gender, Hiiragi's inner passion for exploring the unknown about the world has not diminished no matter what the circumstances. For this second city base she is about to see after the First City. Hiiragi always has some expectations: What is the world outside the First City like?And what kind of life do those humans outside of the Newborn City live?

Xidi City, as the first city base that she learned from the outside world, naturally attracted more attention.

Although Han Nianling, Hu Lan and others learned to some extent that the human base in Xiti City was far inferior to the Newborn City in all aspects.Hiiragi appropriately lowered her expectations, but after witnessing the living conditions of the residents of Xidi City, she still couldn't help being surprised and disappointed by what she saw.

Shortly after leaving the checkpoint, the savagely growing jungles of giant trees on both sides of the road were replaced by a large stretch of flat, barren wilderness. This flat land flowed by a river spread to the foot of the mountain in the distance, and several places were rising not far away. Faint smoke is visible.

Just when Hiiragi felt regretful that this livable place surrounded by mountains and rivers had only a little life from cooking smoke, she suddenly noticed that the vegetation on a small mound beside the road suddenly swayed violently a few times. Then the soil below was slowly moved away by a force, and a small dark face timidly looked at the convoy passing the highway through the slight gap.

Hiiragi Jing was surprised to find that it turned out to be a round cover decorated with grass and vegetation. There was a secret underground space under the cover, but the gap was too narrow. Pitch black and lack of lighting make it difficult to see inside the space.

After watching nervously for a few seconds, the peeping gap was quickly closed again, and the small mound immediately returned to its initial calm and was quickly thrown behind by the advancing motorcade. If I hadn't witnessed Hiiragi Jing with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it. There is a secret underground residence below that...if that can really be called a residence.

And the person just now... On that face that was stained by mud, those clear and innocent eyes were the most eye-catching, which Hiiragi couldn't forget for a long time, even though he couldn't tell whether it was a boy or a girl. But it is definitely a child in the age range of about six or seven years old.

His eyes were full of curiosity. This pure curiosity was not only for their team but also for the outside world. It was the same as Hiiragi's longing.

"That kind of cave-style dwelling is quite common in urban bases or in the wild in human settlements that lack organized protection..." Ai Cheng, who also noticed the mound, explained to Hiiragi Jing who was looking out of the car window. "There are probably hundreds of similar underground dwellings dotted under this flat, quiet land. Better underground dwellings could be built based on pre-war underground sewer systems, private basements and other underground facilities."

"Not only are the living conditions in such a cave that is completely excavated by manpower extremely poor, but it also carries great risks..." At this point, Ai Cheng couldn't help but sigh, "In order to stay away from the dangers on the surface, These burrows will go as deep into the ground as possible, which brings many new hidden dangers: being bitten to death due to encroachment by burrowing snakes and rats, being drowned by standing water on heavy rainy days due to poor drainage, and collapse due to unstable soil. Countless people were buried and trapped, and even those who were lucky enough to survive often contracted serious diseases from living in such a damp and dark environment all year round, but they had no choice."

"But isn't Xidi City nearby? Why don't they go to the city base to seek a safe haven?" In Hiiragi's impression, the city base has always been a relatively safe area, even for the poor living in the city base. The area is better than settling in this dangerous wilderness.

"The residents scattered here were either expelled from the city, or they took the initiative to leave Xidi City and settle here, and the latter accounted for the majority." Ai Cheng did not continue to speak when Hiiragi Jing looked at him in surprise. : "Xidi City is different from Xinsheng City. You will understand it later when you see Xidi City."

River City?What happened there?

Ai Cheng's words brought Hiiragi's attention back to the three words 'Xidi City'?She couldn't figure out why these people would voluntarily give up their right to live in the city base and come here.

This answer did not make Hiiragi wait long. As the team continued to move forward, after climbing a small uphill, the road extended to the distance and finally saw the outline of a town, that is Xiti City. Even if there is no Hiiragi Jing also saw at a glance that the town was the first city base they passed through during their trip.

As Han Nianling said, the scale of Xidi City is not large. The entire city base covers an area only about the size of the Newborn City, and there is a large circle of gray area surrounding the city base. , they form an irregular ring shape and surround Xidi City in the middle.

Hiiragi thought they were plastic greenhouses built for planting in Xidi City. There were many such plastic greenhouses in the cultivated areas of Xinsheng City, whether on private or public farmland. However, in such a hot weather, it seemed that no greenhouses were built on a large scale. When necessary, those bare arched supports usually have to wait until winter before they are covered with plastic for insulation.

However, Hiiragi soon discovered that he was wrong. As the convoy gradually approached Xidi City, the gray area became clearer and clearer. The buildings reflected in Hiiragi's eyes were not insulation sheds for planting. It is a shelter made of cloth, stones, sticks and other building materials.

This whole area is like this. They are connected to each other and built together in a disorderly manner. There is only a narrow passage of less than half a meter for people to go deeper into this area, and this area is like a garbage dump. There are actually quite a few residents.

The motorcade driving along the highway into this area slowed down due to the residents, which also gave Hiiragi more time to observe. The longer Hiiragi stayed with his eyes, the more violently his heart beat.

What shocked her was not only the dilapidated houses but also the residents living here. There were many naked people here. Their eyes were dull and lifeless, as if they were dead long ago. Their sunken cheeks and thin bodies were almost the same as those of the people living here. There was no difference between the mummies. A few of them seemed to have wandered aimlessly in the convoy for two days, while more of them curled up their stick-like limbs and huddled in the shadows. No matter how the flies that landed on their bodies crawled, they did not react at all.

The living conditions here are not even as good as the slums in the newborn city, and such areas are densely packed around Xiti City.

"This is... a slum?"

Hiei Jing's low murmur caused Ai Cheng's explanation to come back online: "It can be said that, but Xiti City does not use such a name. The Newborn City is divided into an inner city and an outer city, while Xidi City is divided into an inner city and an outer city. This is the outer area of ​​Xidi City, and more than half of the population of Xidi City lives here."

"The city houses government personnel, military workers, and their families, etc., with a population of about [-]. From time to time, there are temporary jobs in the city that require recruiting people here, but the number of jobs that Xidi City can provide is very small. Here The residents mainly rely on scavenging the surrounding pre-war ruins to make a living. However, in the past few years, the nearby ruins have been excavated for me, and now they need to travel more distances to reach the more distant pre-war ruins.”

"In such an environment...how can the Xidi City government ensure the safety here?"

"No, Xidi City will not guarantee the safety outside the city, nor will it maintain order here. The area outside the city has always been in a state of no one's jurisdiction. Crimes are committed every day. The area outside the city is surrounded. A wooden fence more than one meter high is the only means of defense for these people."

How could this be?

Just when Hiiragi was shocked by Xidi City's unfriendly attitude towards residents outside the city, Ai Cheng's next words made Hiiragi even more angry.

"Arranging residents to live together outside the city is actually a means of survival for many small city bases. The purpose of monster groups actively attacking human city bases is nothing more than hunting. When there are a large number of human groups living outside the city walls, the monster groups naturally no longer need to attack the city separated by a wall. Taking offensive action, the crisis subsided after losing part of the population to let the monsters have a feast. The vacant area in turn alleviated the problem of overpopulation in the settlements outside the city base and reduced the burden of the base government on distributing relief... "

Under Hiiragi Jing's eyes widening, Ai Cheng finished explaining part of the information she had learned with a normal expression. Every word in this paragraph was subverting Hiiragi Jing's cognition. She had never thought that this world would be so different. There is still such a thing, hundreds of people being squandered so cheaply as monster rations.

While angry, another question popped up in Hiiragi's mind: "Since Xiti City can neither provide them with a job to survive nor a safe living environment, why do these residents insist on staying?" it's here?"

Logically speaking, there is no shortage of maps suitable for human habitation around Xidi City. The flat area the convoy passed through before is an example. Since there are no environmental restrictions, why don't these people spontaneously choose a suitable area to form a settlement spontaneously?Even if we can only engage in the most basic agricultural production, we can still meet the minimum needs.

At least he could avoid being abandoned as the monster's ration.

"How should I put it...security is a wonderful thing. It is the psychological need of human beings to long for stability and security. In the apocalyptic environment, this psychological need has been infinitely amplified. It is so big that people can ignore it. All things including danger, the closer to the city wall and the city base, the safer people feel. As for whether such safety is real... people who are exhausted just trying to survive every day have no time to think about it, or... They say they don't want to think about it, because they themselves are unwilling to tear off this disguise and live numbly in this false comfort until danger comes..."

"It's not that no one has not seen all this clearly. This is the case with the cave dwellers we saw before, but their number is too small and their time is too short. It is difficult to form a settlement that can play a calling role. In addition, Monsters in this area are already frequent, so even if you move out voluntarily, you will still face a lot of dangers, and the difference between moving away or staying is not big."

Chapter 29 Human beings in the last days are dreaming of comfort

The concrete walls of Gongwei Xidi City are less than ten meters high, and the weapons mounted on them are just common machine guns. For monsters with high defensive capabilities, the firepower is not very strong, but it is precisely this defensive capability that is not outstanding. The wall completely separated the inner city from the settlement outside the city.

Between the city wall and the residential areas outside the wall, there is a circular isolation zone with a width of more than 20 meters composed of barbed wire and deer villages.Here, Hiiragi saw the most intensive military deployment by the Xiti City base government so far. A large number of armed personnel with firearms were on guard in this isolation zone.

It's just that their attitude at this time is completely different from what they should be when they are on alert.

Those positions exposed to the sun were unguarded, and a few unattended light and heavy machine guns were abandoned at random. Almost everyone was hiding in the shadows on the edge of the city wall.

They gathered together in small groups, some lying down in the shade and sleeping comfortably and comfortably, while others gathered around to play and gamble with dice and cards while shouting, and some chatted and laughed while talking to each other. As the residents gathered around the barbed wire fence of the isolation zone pointed and pointed, the difference in situation did not awaken their sympathy, but instead further deepened the gap in people's hearts.

Compared with the armed personnel I met at the checkpoint before, these people arranged on the isolation belt look more like the regular forces owned by Xiti City. They wear uniform combat camouflage uniforms and are equipped with uniform standard weapons. But such a sloppy performance is surprising.

Hiiragi Jing has no doubt that even the second-line militiamen in the Newborn City are more effective than these Xidi City soldiers.

At the same time, this discovery also made her full of doubts about the armed order of Xi Ti City: those soldiers at the checkpoints using crude weapons and equipment have good combat qualities, and those responsible for the security of Xi Ti City have more preferential treatment. The soldiers are so lax in their conduct. Is it an internal factional struggle in the Xidi City army or are there other reasons?

While she was thinking about it, the convoy had slowly entered the isolation area. Just like when it entered the area outside the city, the arrival of their convoy immediately attracted the attention of many people. The Xiti City soldiers saw the convoy at the first After one glance, he immediately stopped what he was doing, and some soldiers who were still sleeping soundly were quickly woken up by their companions.There are not many convoys coming from Newborn City, but this is the first time I have seen one with such scale and firepower.

The convoy still had to undergo an inspection before entering the city, but this time the inspection was completely different from the aggressive attitude at the checkpoint.

The soldier in charge of the inspection rushed to the car where Luo Shi was riding with a flattering smile. He nodded and asked a few simple questions at the car window. Luo Shi gave a brief reply while taking the prepared items from his pocket. Several good large-denomination Southern Federal circulation rolls were stuffed into the other party's hands.

The smile on the soldier's face grew wider as he looked at the considerable extra income in his hand. This was comparable to several months of his military pay. Since he had reaped the benefits, he naturally understood what he should do in return. After asking, The inspection link was skipped straightforwardly, and after paying a nondescript military salute to Luo Shi, he immediately rushed to the city to report back.

After several minutes of waiting, the city gate located in front of the motorcade finally slowly opened a gap for vehicles to pass. As the city gate opened, the hinge grooves also made a unique metallic friction sound while rotating.

The appearance of this sound suddenly made the people outside the city who had gathered in the dead silence outside the isolation zone become restless. The people who were originally like mummies got up one after another, making hoarse wails while struggling and tearing to stop them. The advancing barbed wire tried its best to reach out towards the open city gate, as if it could grab a glimmer of hope to help them survive in the void.

"Get up! Get up! Those guys are restless again! General Zhao is not here to support you. If you don't want to be expelled from the city and become one of them, then get started!"

A man dressed as an officer waved the pointer in his hand and shouted harshly. Under his warning, the lax soldiers quickly stood up, picked up their weapons and ran towards the people outside the city who were constantly attacking the fortifications.

The soldiers who were so lazy just now showed their majesty when facing these outsiders. With resentment of being disturbed from their peaceful rest, they shouted loudly and cursed while fiercely hitting the rioting outsiders with their rifle butts. Go, how can these skinny people outside the city who have been hungry for too long still have the strength to block the soldiers' attack.

After just a few blows, he was beaten to a bloody head. He lay motionless on the cracked mud floor as if dead. After dealing with a few people outside the city who reacted the most fiercely, the chaos suddenly stopped. The remaining The people moved away from the barbed wire fence to avoid the attack range of the soldiers. Their numb eyes stared at the leaders who were knocked to the ground with a hint of horror.

"You are a bunch of bastards. If you don't beat them for a few days, your skin will itch, right?"

"If you don't want to be stuck outside the city, just be honest with me."

After the group of outsiders finally subsided, the soldiers responsible for suppressing them cursed and returned to the shade, restarting their own entertainment. It was as if they had long been accustomed to this kind of thing.

Hiiragi could no longer see the final fate of those people outside the city who were knocked to the ground, because the motorcade had restarted and entered the city. The thick wooden door covered with a layer of iron completely blocked the scene from sight. , leaving only a backlog and a dull feeling in the chest.

Sympathy, anger, powerlessness... and at the same time an extremely deep sense of loss, which is the emotion generated by her expectation of being ruthlessly responded to. She wants to explore more truths about the world, and at the same time she will never deny that this is so bad. There is darkness in the extreme world, and I am prepared to bear witness to it.

Because she had been exposed to that kind of life, spending her childhood in an orphanage, wandering in the wilderness as a refugee, rummaging through garbage dumps for supplies to support her survival, and scavenging for survival in the dangerous outside world.

But even so, she was extremely lucky. The slums of Xinshengcheng where she lived maintained a fairly good livelihood, ensuring her basic survival. The policy of vigorously promoting mercenaries gave her the opportunity to get a job for herself when she was young. After that, she met Han Nianling, Fei Er and others... Although her body has changed due to unknown reasons, the life she is living now Life is something that many people cannot imagine in this lifetime.

"Over the past few years..."

Suddenly Ai Cheng's voice rang out, causing Hiiragi Jing, who was staring blankly at his knees, to raise his head. His eyes were also looking back, looking at the direction that had been blocked by the re-closed city gate. "The collapse of large urban bases like the Green Ancient City has never happened again. The environment of the Southern Federation is basically in a relatively stable situation. It is this environment that has brought about a rare phenomenon of population growth. However, it is completely different from the ever-growing population. Instead of increasing, the survival materials controlled by human beings have been continuously decreasing due to consumption. In recent years, human beings’ living space has basically not been expanded at all.”

"The activity areas and contaminated areas of high-risk monsters in the Southern Federation still occupy most of the land. On the one hand, resource consumption, internal struggles, the spread of clinging ideas, the continuous advancement of monsters and other factors make it difficult for humans to integrate a powerful force. Strength to compete with increasingly powerful monsters for living space. On the other hand, humans are still helpless in the face of pollution except waiting for it to naturally subside..."

When he noticed Hiiragi Jing's surprised look, Ai Cheng very frankly admitted that these words were not his own work: "Don't look at me like this, these are all summed up by my private tutor, but, actually, I have my own My own immature views..."

"It is difficult for human beings now to muster the determination to fight against monsters like in the previous era of poverty... When the human decision-makers responsible for coordinating the overall situation have gained a certain basis for life, their first consideration is how to maintain it. On the three-acre land that I have laid down, I will build tall city walls on each site, build the social structure within the city base, and then enjoy the rare leisure time in this new era at the top of the pyramid..."

"It's not that they don't see the future where the building will collapse, they just want to live in the moment of comfort... In fact, there is no way to tell who is right and who is wrong. The tall city wall is the result that everyone expects. People have suffered for too long, so They are in urgent need of comfort, and even if they are destined to die, they still want to dream of comfort for one more day in their sleep... just like those outside the city..."

The city wall of Xidi City is only four to five meters thick. In order to increase the traffic flow on the city wall, an additional platform made of wood was extended to a width of more than one meter.

The orderly scene inside the city wall contrasts sharply with the chaos outside the city. Although there are almost no high-rise buildings at a glance, the houses are arranged in an orderly manner and the streets are clean. People in simple clothes live safely and happily on both sides of the streets. Here, this coincides with part of Hiiragi Jing's imagination of the world outside the First City.

But after witnessing the scene just now and listening to Ai Cheng's words, Hiiragi Jing felt at a loss when faced with this scene. She didn't know how she should react. She felt for the only remaining civilized order here. Is she happy, or is she angry about the contrasting miserable situation outside the city? She has long been separated from the bottom life and is an outsider who does not understand the details. What qualifications does she have to criticize the current policies of Xidi City?

Before that, her idea was very simple: to see things she hadn't seen before.

But when she actually came to the first city base other than the Newborn City and saw a scene she had never seen before, she suddenly found that she could not be as calm as a true witness.

Chapter 30 Conspiracy in Xiti City

The two-way one-way lane that had always been a branch road in residential areas in Xiti City has become the main road supporting urban traffic in Xiti City. However, judging from the current situation, no other vehicles besides them were seen driving on the road. Its traffic smoothing ability is more than enough for Xiti City.