Dawn of a New Era

In a blink of an eye, the Spring Festival is gradually approaching.

Early in the morning, Chen Shouyi walked out the door.

Today's temperature is extremely cold, and the doorway of the residential building hall is already covered with long spear-like icicles, each of which is nearly half a meter long.

A gust of cold wind blew, and Chen Shouyi, who was dressed thinly, couldn't help but get goosebumps.

The sky was gray and full of thick fog, and there was a sour and pungent smell in the air.

Age of steam!

Chen Shouyi sighed slightly,

Almost two months have passed since the last change. A large number of steam factories have sprung up in Hedong City like mushrooms after rain. The chimneys in forests are spewing white smoke day and night. Often after going out for an hour or two, the clean clothes are completely covered with soot.

The high-rise buildings that used to be clean and bright enough to illuminate people's shadows have now become black and full of stains, completely losing their original luster.

Most of these office buildings are already in a semi-abandoned state, empty of people, and there is no property for cleaning.

Walking to the gate of the community, Chen Shouyi glanced at the bulletin board that was surrounded by people every day.

The recruitment notice posted above has become more.

In the eye-catching place in the upper left corner, there is an additional call-up notice for retired soldiers bearing the seal of the street office:

As of March 1, all retired soldiers under the age of 45 must report to the Hedong Military Region.

Twenty years of quasi-wartime status has kept the number of Daxia's army at six to seven million, and the number of retired soldiers is more than ten times the number of standing troops, approaching 100 million.

With a population of 1.7 billion in the Great Xia Kingdom, it means that one out of every 17 people is a retired soldier.

At the same time, the number is increasing by two to three million per year.

With a population of tens of millions in Hedong City, even if the retired soldiers who are too old are excluded, they can easily recruit 300,000 to 400,000 soldiers.

Chen Shouyi sighed. The situation has not improved much recently. Instead, all kinds of crazy news spread in Hedong City, and people were panicked.

Some say that the gods have already begun to invade, and some places have already fallen. Others say that the north is extremely cold, and a large number of people have been frozen to death.

For the latter, he didn't know the specific situation, but for the former, there have been many refugees from other places in Hedong City recently.

...

Chen Shouyi walked out of the community and turned into a barber shop.

He hadn't taken care of him for almost two months, and his hair almost covered half of his ears.

Because it was still early, when Chen Shouyi went in, there was no one except the barber.

There was no one there, and the barber was a young woman in her thirties. When she saw Chen Shouyi coming in, she immediately stood up and asked.

What hairstyle do you want?

Cut cut, leave half a centimeter. Chen Shouyi sat on the barber chair and said.

It's so short, it's colder with this hairstyle! the young woman said after hearing the words while holding the hair extension in her hand.

It's okay, it's fine as it is.

Your hair is so hard! After a while, the young woman complained.

Now there is no electric hair pusher, all of them are manual. The young woman feels something wrong as soon as she has a haircut. It is too hard, almost like a steel wire. After a few strokes, her hands are sore.

I know in my heart that I won't lose your money then! Chen Shouyi said.

His physique is more than 7.5 times that of ordinary people. This physique not only represents physical strength, but also represents the strength and toughness of various tissues in the body, the sensitivity of the five senses, and other aspects of the body.

Last month's salary has been paid, nearly 100,000 in cash, in addition to the 50,000 left for the family, there is still 30,000 left, and the hands have become a lot more generous.

That's what you said, taking care of you one time, I'm more tired than three or four. How does your hair grow, and why is it so hard! The young woman said hastily with a happy face.

intrinsic!

Chen Shouyi and the young woman were talking without a word. The door suddenly opened, and two more people came in. Chen Shouyi glanced at it. One was a middle-aged fat man in his thirties and forties, and the other was an old man in his fifties or sixties.

just sit down,

The two started chatting.

It's really messed up recently? Have you heard that the entire mountain of Yunshan has been sealed off, and I don't know how many people have died. A middle-aged fat man whispered.

This kind of thing, Yunshan is in the urban area, will it affect here. An old man asked.

Probably not. After all, it's too far from here. It takes more than an hour to ride a bicycle. The middle-aged fat man said.

Oh, it's really going to be messed up, and I don't know what to do in the future! The old man sighed pessimistically: Why do you say that this creature from another world is brought to the earth?

It's all stuffed up. If it had been earlier, he would have been bombarded. Didn't those invading gods also die? The middle-aged fat man said, and then whispered: Actually, I don't know Rejecting the barbarian gods of another world, as long as they are not evil gods or some kind of evil blood sacrifices, life can be stable, and whoever they believe in is wrong!

Who said no!

...

Chen Shouyi was a little silent when he heard it. After finishing his haircut, he took out a one-hundred-dollar sheet from his wallet and handed it over: You don't need to look for it.

The young woman looked happy after receiving it. Now that Hedong City is in a great depression, the price of the service industry has dropped sharply. In the past, a haircut cost at least 20 to 30 yuan, but now 5 yuan is enough, and 100 yuan is 20 times the price. .

Chen Shouyi patted the broken hair on his shoulder, opened the door, and walked out of the barber shop.

The anti-aircraft guns rang again in the distance, and black smoke exploded in mid-air. However, the pedestrians on the road have long been accustomed to it, and not many people raised their heads to pay attention. Now there are a lot of vicious birds living in other worlds on the earth. Almost every day or two, the anti-aircraft artillery will sound.

...

When he got home, Chen Shouyi found that Bai Xiaoling was there.

Looking at Chen Shouyili's bald head, Bai Xiaoling suppressed a smile: Mr. Chen, are you back?

Chen Shouyi nodded. Seeing that there were a lot of things in the living room, one leaf of pork, five or six chickens and ducks, and all kinds of fresh dried fruits, he couldn't help but wondered, This is it?

Although the price of these things in the urban area has dropped a lot now, they are probably not cheap. Some things are not available in the market at all.

This is the new year's gift from Police Officer Bai. In such a cold day, it's thanks to a little girl who brought it here on a tricycle? Chen's mother brought a cup of hot tea from the kitchen and said, It's freezing, drink a cup of hot tea. Tea.

Bai Xiaoling quickly took it: Thank you, Auntie, you're welcome, this is my job, and I'm just serving Mr. Chen.

That can't let you, a little girl, do this kind of rough work. Next time you have something to do, tell Shouyi that he is rough and thick, so just let him come. Mother Chen said.

Bai Xiaoling covered her mouth and smiled: That's not okay. If the superiors blame me, I will lose my job. Auntie, you look much younger now?

Mother Chen said happily after hearing the words: Really?

Since she started taking divine blood, her complexion has become ruddy these days, her steps have become stronger, and even the wrinkles around her eyes have faded a lot, making her look five or six years younger.

...

Mother of Chen and Bai Xiaoling continued to chat for a few more words before giving up the living room to Chen Shouyi.

Here are your house keys and related documents. Bai Xiaoling handed Chen Shouyi a document.

After he took it, he found that it was a real estate certificate with the seals of the military region and the city government on it.

Villa No. 24! Chen Shouyi said, wondering, Is the safety zone already built?

It's already a rough house. The reason why we have to wait so long is that we need to deploy military defenses. By then, Jiangnan University, major research institutions, various key factories, and government agencies will all be relocated one after another, Bai Xiaoling explained.

Chen Shouyi nodded with a heavy heart.

The current giant city is no longer suitable for the environment after the mutation. On the one hand, various logistics costs are high, which has a serious impact on both industry and life.

On the other hand, the decentralized layout is not conducive to concentrating forces and defending key strategic units.

The safe zone is designed for possible imminent wars.

When can we move?

Seven days later at noon, a steam truck will come by then. You don't need to take away the furniture. There are already new ones.

ps: I'm sorry, I deleted a lot of words, it's a bit late.