End of the World Cycle

When they heard that the South China base had fallen, the RV sped up. The new base was not far from the original base, 30 kilometers east, to a mountain town under the jurisdiction of the South China base.

When passing by the original South China base, Xie Qin was also shocked by the scene before him. Everywhere he looked were zombies, densely packed in every available space. Each of the gray-white zombies looked up to the sky and opened their mouths, making "ho ho~~" sounds.

She had survived a zombie crisis in her previous life. At that time, she had gathered zombies together and killed them in order to collect crystal cores. But even if she wanted to gather all the zombies in the city together, there had never been so many of them as she saw now. She could no longer see any other zombies, and there were only zombies around her.

Xie Qin also realized how terrible the beginning of this life was. Groups of zombies were much harder to kill than individual wandering zombies, and such dense groups of zombies were more likely to hatch terrifying zombie kings. It was also easier to catalyze mutant zombies.

The three-meter-high heavy truck RV was surrounded by zombies and could hardly move. Miao Zhe felt his scalp tingling as he looked at the group of zombies outside the car window.

"Amu, please help me." Miao Zhe turned and said to Shui Limu who was sitting at the dining table listening to the radio.

Shui Limu stood up and looked at the group of zombies in front of the car. His eyes narrowed and clear brown pupils appeared. The zombies outside instantly quieted down and opened their mouths towards the direction of the car. After a while, the group of zombies began to surge and slowly made way for a five-meter-wide road in front of them.

This was the first time that Miao Zhe saw Amu's skills. He couldn't help but free up his driving hand and gave Amu a thumbs up.

With Amu there, the speed of the car was not affected at all. It passed the original South China base and went straight towards the new base.

The car drove towards the hills in the east and arrived at the address broadcast on the radio two hours later. Looking at the mountain that was less than 100 meters high and had a very gentle slope, Xie Qin didn't understand why the new base was chosen here until he followed the signs and drove into the mountain step by step, then he discovered the reason.

The mountain was not very high, but there was a particularly large platform halfway up the mountain, which was full of buses. Beyond the platform was an air-raid shelter, which was tightly closed, and the sentries on both sides of the door were also sealed. Xie Qin felt that there were two people in one, probably guards, and the other was empty.

Xie Qin didn't rush to get off the car, but took out the colored contact lenses that she had been looking for for a long time from the space. Although they were expired, it should have no effect on Amu.

After wearing the colored contact lenses, even if he met Amu's eyes, he would only think that he was a beautiful boy. With Amu's mental strength, no one would discover his identity, which was why Xie Qin dared to bring him into the crowd.

The three of them parked the car next to a bus. After getting off the bus, Xie Qin directly put the car into the space. The three of them walked to the sentry post on the left where there was someone.

"No passage, please wait where you are." There was a small loudspeaker on top of the sentry post. As the three approached the loudspeaker, a man's voice was heard.

The three people did not move. Soon the iron gate of the sentry post in front of them opened. Although it was hot outside, the people who came out were still wearing heavy protective clothing. Although their movements were slow, Xie Qin could see that the material of this protective clothing should be able to resist the scratches and bites of zombies.

"Are you going to enter the base?"

"Yes." Miao Zhe answered standing in the front.

"follow me."

The three followed to the empty sentry post on the right, and followed the guard's instructions and went in. It was very hot inside, so the guard turned on the small air-conditioning fan on the ground.

"Isolate yourself here for thirty minutes. I'll take you in after thirty minutes."

The guard left immediately after he finished speaking, probably because it was too hot. The small air-conditioning fan hummed, and although the wind was lower than the temperature, it didn't make people feel cool at all.

Especially Xie Qin, who had fire powers, felt even hotter. Xie Qin directly moved a large basin of ice from the space and placed it in front of the air conditioner. Fortunately, the sentry post was very small, about four square meters in size, and the temperature was quickly lowered by the air conditioner and the basin of ice.

He took three more glasses of iced lemonade, one for each person. Amu looked at the glass of water that Xie Qin handed to him and waved his hand.

"not hot."

Xie Qin put the extra cup back and continued to drink water in small sips until he no longer felt any physical discomfort. The large basin of ice melted quickly under the help of the air-conditioning fan. Fortunately, the temperature in the room also dropped quickly. It should be around 40 degrees Celsius. Seeing that there were still three minutes left, Xie Qin put the basin back into the room.

After a while, the guard came and opened the door, and the three people were led in.

As they entered the gate, a cool air stream rushed out from the tunnel. Although it was cool, it was mixed with an unpleasant stench. Noisy voices came through the tunnel, which was uncomfortable for Xie Qin, who had a strong mental strength. He frowned but still endured the discomfort and followed in.

After passing through two iron fences, it was the temporary registration office. Xie Qin breathed a sigh of relief after glancing at the computer screen in the window. He looked up at Miao Zhe, who nodded in understanding.

"You need to register your detailed information to enter the base." The person in the window said without even raising his eyelids.

"We may not stay here, do we still need to register?"

"Yes, the country needs to establish a new database to register survivors for easier management, so whether you want to stay or not, you need to register."

Xie Qin originally thought that this place should be the same as the previous Lake City base, where only those who joined would register, and thought that he could just make up some information and go over. Who knew that here he needed to register detailed information and enter it into the system.

Miao Zhe stepped forward first and reported his ID card. Instantly, the information of Miao Zhe's ID card application appeared on the screen. Xie Qin took a look and understood that the database should be open now, and the base's information was interconnected with the country.

"I have been abroad before and don't have a Xiaguo ID card."

"What about other documents? A passport, driver's license, or anything else that can prove your identity will do."

"Is this okay?" Xie Qin directly took out the family ID that Guo Dongkang gave him. The man at the window took the ID and flipped it open, staring at Xie Qin.

Looking out the window, I see the pure and fair-skinned girl. She is obviously a child who has lived a good life. She has not suffered any pain from the natural disasters and man-made calamities.

The man looked at the three well-dressed people in front of the window, and his attitude improved. With a smile on his face, he quickly entered the number of the inner page of the family certificate on the computer.

Immediately afterwards, a large page of information starting with Guo Dingtao appeared on the page.

"Excuse me, what's your name?"

"Guo Qinling."

The man scrolled down the page and finally saw the three words "Guo Qinling". There was very little information, only a simple name and age, nothing else was registered.

"Please provide your specific date of birth. We can regenerate your ID number for internal personnel, which will make it easier for you to go to other bases. You will also need to take a photo of your personal ID. We can take it here if it is convenient."

"Okay." Xie Qin took back the ID the man handed back. The person who originally brought them in also became much more attentive. After Shui Limu finished verifying the information, the ID photos of the three people needed to be updated, so they went to the photo room next door together.

The place for taking photos was very simple, a very small room in the air-raid shelter, with a piece of white cloth nailed on the wall, a wooden bench in front of the white cloth, and some old cameras. Xie Qin simply tidied her hair and tied it into a high ponytail, revealing her whole fair and pretty face.

The people taking the photos were also stunned. It wasn't that Xie Qin was so pretty, but at this moment, all the people they could see were pale and thin, with no color. There was no one as energetic as Xie Qin.

When the photographer was still sighing at Xie Qin's beauty, Shui Limu who walked in next made him forget to breathe. There was not a single flaw in the boy's face. Not to mention in this period, even in the entertainment industry in the past, his appearance would be one of the best.

After the three people took the photos, the guard who brought them in led them further inside.

After passing through a gate, the noise inside became louder, and after turning the corner, I finally saw people. Both sides of the long air-raid shelter were full of people, men, women, young and old, all together, without any separation. Only the two sides in the middle were blocked by signposts, separating a passage about three meters wide in the middle.

Faint tire marks can be seen on the passage, which means that the passage should be open to traffic. Looking at the people on both sides of the passage, they are half-sitting on the empty ground. Before the end of the world, this is equivalent to living on the side of a busy road with people and cars coming and going.

There were all kinds of noises in the tunnel, including the occasional shrill cry of a child. Xie Qin felt very uncomfortable. The arrival of the three people attracted the attention of people nearby.

Especially Shui Limu, no matter men, women, old or young, they immediately locked onto Shui Limu's face. Then they looked at Xie Qin with all kinds of looks.

On the other hand, Miao Zhe was more relaxed, constantly observing the others. Xie Qin couldn't help but glance behind Miao Zhe.

"There is a separate lounge on the second floor below ground. If you want to stay here, you can use your family ID to register your information on the second floor below ground. The manager on the second floor below ground will arrange a suitable accommodation for you."

After hearing what the guard said, Xie Qin roughly understood that the underground second floor should be the core of this temporary base. After walking for a long time, it took about fifteen minutes to pass through the passage on the first floor. The long passage was so densely packed with people that there was almost no vacant space. Every fifty meters there was a simple shed built of wood, which exuded a burst of unpleasant smell. This should be the place where these people solved their personal problems.

There was another door at the end of the passage, which was closed tightly. The guard took out his ID card from his pocket, swiped it, and entered the password, and the door in front of him bounced back.

After the guard took the two people in, he closed the door again.

The air was instantly fresher after entering. After passing through a two-meter long corner corridor, there was a staircase leading down. The air conditioning was stronger down there. Although the first floor was not hot, it was stuffy. The environment was worse when there were many people living there. The underground first floor seemed to be uninhabited and not noisy. Only a few people were probably working.

Both sides of the tunnel were filled with supplies, all food. There were all kinds of food. It was the same tunnel as the first floor, with a three-meter aisle in the middle and supplies piled to the top on both sides.

There were several forklifts at the entrance of the tunnel, and the guard sat directly in the driver's seat.

"Come on up, we'll drive over."

The forklift can only seat two people. Shui Limu and Miao Zhe stood on the forks of the forklift, and Xie Qin got on the forklift and sat in the co-pilot's seat.

With a car, the passage that took more than ten minutes to walk before only took five minutes. There was another door and stairs, and going down was the second floor below ground. It was also a tunnel, but this tunnel only had a two-meter aisle in the middle, and on both sides were mobile cabins next to each other, and people lived in each cabin. The environment was much better than the first floor.

The three were taken to the first room at the entrance, which only had a sofa and a table with a few bottles of mineral water on the table. There was a mobile toilet in a small cubicle.

"The office is on the second floor below ground. If you want to stay here, go to the cubicle opposite to register. If you need a temporary residence, go there to register. If you want to leave and go somewhere, go there to consult. If there's nothing else, I'll go upstairs now."

"Okay." Xie Qin nodded, and the man left. There were three people left in the room, and Xie Qin walked to the window and looked outside. Although there were sounds outside, no one came out, and the corridor, which was brightly lit by incandescent lights, was empty.

Xie Qin raised her hand to lock the door, took out the laptop from the space and handed it to Miao Zhe. Miao Zhe sat on the sofa, his slender fingertips tapping on the keyboard, the sound was particularly obvious in the small rest room.

"Amu, watch here. Call me if someone comes over." Miao Zhe didn't dare to order Xie Qin around. He looked up at Shui Limu who was sitting beside him in a daze.

Shui Limu didn't say anything, just nodded, stood up and walked to the window. Seeing that the two of them had divided the work, Xie Qin didn't worry about it anymore, and walked directly to the sofa and sat down, staring at Miao Zhe's screen.

"Boss, this is the national intranet. The security level is too high. It will take some time."

"how long?"

"About three hours. But once I'm in, I can get all the information on the intranet."

"Can I change my identity information?"

"Of course! It's a piece of cake."

"Then stay here for a day." Xie Qin looked at the time on the lower right corner of the computer. It was already three o'clock in the afternoon. He thought it would be more convenient to stay here.

After putting away the computer, the three of them went to the office across the street. The office here was very simple, with the same layout as the lounge, except that the sofa and coffee table were replaced by a large desk. On the desk was a computer.

The person working in the office was a woman in her thirties. She took Xie Qin's ID, glanced at it, and then gave it back to Xie Qin. Her movements were very casual and perfunctory.

"Just one? One ID card only covers one room." The woman didn't even raise her eyes, one hand supporting her head and the other on the mouse. Xie Qin took a look and saw that the person was playing Minesweeper.

"Okay." Xie Qin agreed without further ado.

"Permanent or short-term stay?"

"Short stay."

"You need a room card for a short stay. The room card is renewed every day. It will be demagnetized and you won't be able to open the door by this time tomorrow. If you want to continue staying, come and renew it before then."

"Ok."

Pull the drawer, throw the room card, close the drawer. The woman's hand is on the mouse again.

"There is a number plate at the door. Just open the door according to the number on the room card." From beginning to end, the woman didn't even bother to see who was visiting her.

The woman's attention was still on the computer until Xie Qin and the others left. Xie Qin turned around to look at the man and thought that he must be someone with a strong background to be able to do such a leisurely and easy job in the end times.