Bring Interstellar to the end of the world

Chapter 58 Gem City

"White Widow lives in the second tallest building in Gem City. There is a balcony made of glass materials. She likes to put a sun umbrella on the balcony and sit on a white beach chair drinking soda with ice and look into the distance. scenery."

"She is looking at the scenery in the distance, and the people below are looking at the scenery above."

"Do you know what she likes to wear the most?"

"Wrapped pants and fishnet stockings, um... they will be questioned before a nuclear war."

"It is said that her outfit came from overseas and was brought back from America by Johnson, the owner of the homeless bar."

General Wang noticed that Tang Yan was showing impatience, so he hurriedly explained the key points.

"Do you know what's behind the lace edge of the fishnet stockings? It's white... silky, with a light touch and a curve."

"Every time she sits on the balcony, there will be a row of men standing below. She looks at the distant scenery, and they look at her scenery."

"Also," General Wang pressed his face forward, "I heard that she doesn't have... well, you know."

"She is not ashamed of the nickname White Widow, but feels happy about it."

Speaking of this, General Wang finally explained how the word "White Widow" was attached to that woman's head.

"She has killed three husbands, and that bad old man Merlin is not afraid to become the next joke." There was an unconcealable sourness in General Wang's words.

This shows the weight and image of the White Widow in the hearts of men in Gem City.

Zang Feng snorted coldly.

Sanpao driving the car and General Wang, who had a sassy look on his face, suddenly changed their colors and appeared to be sitting upright.

Fortunately, the girl lying on the legion commander's lap turned over and continued to sleep soundly, snoring lightly. The gunshot just now didn't wake her up.

Tang Yan didn't care about the White Widow's figure, face, or dress.

He looked at Zang Feng's face in the rearview mirror and said, "I wonder if the governor is satisfied with the greeting gift we sent to our door?"

Zang Feng told him that the governor is not omnipotent in Gemstone City. That person does not want the black hand mercenary group to grow bigger and bigger, so he will give priority to secondary mercenary groups such as the Pandaren Legion and Warrior Company in many things. take care of.

In short, the black-handed mercenary group used money to do things and was not loyal to the governor.

Zang Feng looked at Tang Yan's face in the rearview mirror and said, "It's a bit more publicized."

Tang Yan smiled, but did not speak.

This is what he wants. From the point of view of collecting reward points, only by doing things can he gain something, and adhering to the golden mean is not the way he wants to go.

No, one shot in exchange for 24 reward points, the transaction is not a loss.

Now that he is the deputy head of the Pandaren Legion, it is necessary to reverse the behavior of this mercenary group.

………………

The sea breeze blew away the rain clouds, and when the evening sun shone on Tang Yan's face, the modified pickup truck stopped in front of a row of roadblocks.

The entrance to Jewel City is not far ahead, this is the frontline checkpoint.

On both sides of the roadblock are defense platforms built with more than 30mm thick steel plates. On the top are guards patrolling with Type 03 assault rifles. Below are bunkers constructed of rows of cement bags, and automatic sentry guns are deployed behind them.

Tang Yan noticed that there were no less than three snipers hiding in the ruins of the building more than 100 meters away from the checkpoint, all holding anti-material sniper rifles.

The guard recognized that it was a vehicle owned by the Pandaren Legion, and even knew who was sitting in the back seat, so he didn't deliberately make things difficult. He looked at the cargo compartment with a smile and waved to the people behind to let them go.

Tang Yan noticed that the inspector's eyes lit up when he saw the mechanical exoskeleton in the cargo compartment.

It seems that even in places like Gemstone City, mechanical exoskeletons are rare.

It’s no wonder when you think about it, after all, when the nuclear war broke out, the P-62 power armor had just passed the acceptance of the military department, and even the P-50 power armor was not used in large-scale military use—only frontline combat troops and special institutions are eligible assembly.

This is completely different from the CMC power armor that has become the standard equipment for soldiers in the StarCraft world.

The soldiers in front removed the roadblock, Sanpao lightly stepped on the accelerator and drove slowly through the blockade area.

The road has become smoother and easier than before, and it seems that there are residents of Gem City who maintain it from time to time.

Compared with the southern district, which is close to the sea, the situation in the northern district where Gem City is located is better. Through the abandoned buildings of varying degrees of collapse, we can see the bustling appearance of the city before the nuclear war.

As the vehicle went deeper, many figures appeared in the ruins of the city.

Some are guards who perform patrol tasks, clean up the living corpses and drive away the beasts.

Some are amateur scavengers, hoping to find things in the ruins that can be exchanged for food.In most cases they can only pick up some worn-out metal and sell it as scrap in the city.

There are also losers who were kicked out of Gem City because they couldn't afford the protection fee or because they broke the rules. They were basically drug addicts, lazy people, sick people, and disabled people.

Gem City does not support worthless people, or the wasteland world cannot tolerate worthless people.

The only end for such a person is death, the difference is starvation, disease, radiation, or being bitten to death by a living corpse or a beast, or even becoming a "human doll" for the predators to decorate the camp.

San Pao took out the 54 pistol he found from the Institute of Physics to scare away the people who were blocking the truck to beg. He stepped on the accelerator, and the modified pickup truck sped away.

In fact, even if he didn't do that, the guards wandering nearby would come to solve the problem.

Tang Yan was not interested in asking how the Gemstone City guards would solve the so-called "problem", because a four-meter-high green wall flashed in front of the modified pickup truck after turning a big bend.

There was a thick iron gate at the end of the road. There were several guards standing in front of the iron gate, and figures of gunmen could be seen on the walls on both sides of the iron gate.

That is the entrance and wall of Gem City.

Like last time, the modified pickup truck stopped in front of the gate, and the guards let it go after a second inspection.

With a rattling sound, the heavy door opened inside, and Sanpao drove into the city.

When the nuclear war broke out that year, the coastal cities were the key targets of the enemy's nuclear bombs. It can be said that the coastal areas of China mainland were the most severely affected areas. The southern area of ​​Qindao City, where the gem city is located, was almost razed to the ground, and only the northern area was better.

Many large buildings were destroyed in that war. Fortunately, the stadium was preserved because of its location.

Years after the catastrophe of the doomsday, the strong radioactive substances with a short half-life gradually lost their lethality. The remaining local garrisons returned to the land, and some survivors were transferred to the stadium for resettlement... Gradually, a living circle around the stadium was formed.

As time went by, more and more residents lived in Gem City, and the stadium could not provide enough space for activities and living. People tried to expand outward, taking the stadium as the core, and building a green wall with pre-war buildings as the cornerstone. It is used to isolate living corpses, beasts, and bandits raging in the wild.

When Tang Yan looked at the various iron houses and cabins built inside the wall with great interest, as well as the residents of Gemstone City moving around, Zang Feng patted San Pao on the back to signal to stop, and then got out of the car with Lena in his arms.

Tang Yan and Gou Rou also left the car under his greeting.

General Wang followed subconsciously, not wanting to be stopped by San Pao - when he came, he had said something beforehand, and the two of them were going to the workshop of Mr. Skillful Hands to find a craftsman to repair the damaged mechanical exoskeleton.

Watching the modified pickup truck driving towards the stadium, Tang Yan looked puzzled, wondering why Zang Feng pulled him down.

"Before going to the Governor's Mansion, I have to meet someone first."

Zang Feng opened the folding wheelchair, put Reina on it, and pushed her towards a house converted from a container.

Tang Yan didn't say anything. He followed behind and looked at the people he met along the way.

The sun has not yet set, and the young laborers of Gem City have not finished their work. The roads are mostly filled with idle children, old people returning from scavenging, and masked guards walking around with guns.

He was looking at those people, and those people were looking at him.

Having a pet is a very luxurious thing, not to mention that Dog Meat has a spiral horn on his head.

And that cool armor, even if Tang Yan removed the jetpack components, the Reaper armor still attracted a lot of envious or jealous eyes.

Of course, those eyes were not greedy. After all, people living here have basically seen the important figures in the Gemstone City Guard wearing P-43 power armor.

The appearance of the Death's Head armor without the jetpack is attractive enough, but in the eyes of those people, it is at most the level of a red sword mechanical exoskeleton, or even worse. After all, there is no transmission system, sensor group, or nuclear energy. Batteries, hydraulic devices and other components.

Before the war, Qindao City was a seaport city, and containers were extremely common. No matter before or after the expansion of Gem City, transforming them into simple residences was the most feasible nesting solution.

The rusty and mottled containers are distributed scatteredly, and the layers are connected by ladders.

Wealthy people live in containers close to the road, open a window or two on the sunny side, and paint the outer shell with bright paint to hide the rust spots that affect people's mood.

Poor people can only live in places where there is no sunlight, and even multiple people are crowded in a container.

This is the living environment for ordinary residents of Gemstone City. Although it is difficult, it is safe and there is no need to worry about becoming food for living corpses and ferocious beasts while sleeping.

Zang Feng pushed Lei Na into an alley and walked towards the container at the back.

Only then did Tang Yan ask the purpose of this place from his mouth.

Zang Feng is looking for a person named "Beethoven", hoping to crack the encryption program of the data cassette before meeting the governor, and find out what kind of secrets are hidden inside.

The three of them came to the back where the sun could not be seen at all. Tang Yan looked at the large room made up of three shipping containers in front of him, thinking that the man named Beethoven was quite rich.

Zang Feng handed Leina into Tang Yan's hands, walked to the black iron door, and was about to knock on the door to say hello, but before raising his hand, the door swung open.

A man with black-framed glasses and a pale face like a vampire rushed out. He was taken aback when he saw the person standing in front of the door, and he presumably recognized his identity.

Just as Zang Feng was about to speak, the man hurriedly interrupted him.

"The situation is not good, run away."

(End of this chapter)