Chapter 42
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"My name is Scott. This is my partner, Mia." After Peter left, the youth pointed to a tall and slender woman next to him. He said to Dean and others: "We will be the captains of this operation for the next ten days. It's best for everyone to listen to my commands. If there's a mess then it's not good for everyone. Moreover, there will be no small punishment when we return to the consortium."
Hearing the punishment, Macon, Zach, and several other surly children immediately became obedient and obediently promised.
Scott looked at Dudian: "Little guy, what's your name?"
"Dudian."
"Good potential." Scott nodded slightly: "But don't be arrogant. In front of death, potential is meaningless. You will follow behind me. I will tell you some things that you need to pay attention to."
Is he going to teach me step by step? Dudian could not help but have a good impression of this person. He nodded slightly to show that he understood.
The people behind them heard this. They knew that Scott was going to focus on training Dudian. For a time, many of them were secretly jealous, but they didn't say anything.
After all, Dudian's identity as a seed was there. Moreover, he had obtained two blessings. Whether it was force or identity, they couldn't shake him. Moreover, there were three dormitory brothers behind Dudian. They were the strongest and most united group in their group. Even the grumpy children who didn't care about the consequences didn't dare to provoke Dudian, Mason, Zach and Shay.
"Well, this is your food and water for the next ten days. This time I have brought it for you. Next time you go to the headquarters to get it." Scott pointed to more than a dozen black backpacks on the ground.
Dudian looked at the black traveler's backpack. He picked one up and untied the rope. He saw that the backpack was filled with mud balls. He had seen them in Jura's house. They were mashed potato balls. The taste was very bad, but it was easy to fill … In other words, after eating one, he wouldn't have the appetite to eat the second one.
Mason, Zach and Shay followed behind Dudian. They quickly picked up three backpacks that looked a little bigger.
Scott laughed as he saw that the people behind him also wanted to learn from the three of them. "Don't choose. It's the same weight. It's given by the headquarters. There's never a mistake. Use your little cleverness later."
Mason, Zach and Sham smiled in embarrassment.
"What is this?" At this time, Scott noticed the black powder tube on Dudian's waist.
"It's not worth mentioning." Dean said: "It won't hinder me."
Scott nodded and didn't say anything else. He turned to the 20 consortium scavengers in the distance and said: "Gather here and prepare to depart."
The twenty consortium scavengers were adults with dark skin. Some of them were older than Scott. Scott had summoned all of them. Their standard soft armor was the same as Dudian's. Obviously, the consortium's powerful financial resources were able to guarantee the supply of these hardware equipment.
"Boss Ke, which district are we going to today?" A skinny youth asked.
"Zone 8." Scott turned to the silent black-armored woman, Mia, and said, "It's getting late. Shall we go?"
Mia nodded slightly.
Scott waved his hand and took the lead in the front. He said to Dudian and other newcomers: "The outer edge has been completely cleared. You don't have to worry about anything. Save your strength."
Dudian and others thought that Scott was right. Their tight muscles gradually relaxed as they looked around the surrounding environment.
There was a wasteland nearby. The ground was quite humid. Dudian had previously noticed that there were a lot of moss on the giant wall. It was completely different from the sandy terrain behind the giant wall.
"Is this the outside of the giant wall? It's completely different from what I imagined. I thought that everywhere was a desert." Mason who was behind Dudian looked around in surprise.
Zach laughed: "We don't have to worry about the water problem. We can find a place to dig a hole and squeeze out water."
Scott heard his words and glanced back at him: "There are puddles everywhere on the ground. You don't need to dig a hole to find water. I'm afraid you won't dare to drink."
"Huh?" Zach was stunned.
Dudian saw that Scott didn't explain, so he said to him: "The radiation outside the giant wall is too high. Even if the water is filtered by the soil, it is not drinkable. If you want to drink water, you have to dig at least tens of meters deep. The difficulty of digging a few meters in the desert is the same as digging a few meters in the desert. It is a waste of physical strength. So we have to save a lot of water."
Hearing Dudian's words, Zach and several other children had a puzzled expression on their faces.
Scott looked back at Dudian but didn't say anything. He continued to lead the way in front. After walking for more than ten miles, they suddenly came to a place with less vegetation on the ground. To be precise, they came to a ruin.
Dudian was stunned as he saw the ruins.
This … was a broken city?
In front of him was an asphalt street, but the street was covered with moss and lush vegetation. There were concrete high-rise buildings on both sides of the street. There were two or three storey shops. But at the moment, all of them had collapsed and broken. There was only a crumbling wall that was isolated. It was covered with vines and moss. It seemed that after a few years, it would be completely buried by these dense growth of plants.
There were some broken clothes scattered on the desolate street. These messy clothes were obviously very old. They were soaked by the rain and covered with dust. They had long turned into hard and black stone-like objects. Only a rough shape and outline could be seen.
Dudian was completely stunned.
This … was the appearance of a ruined city!
Could it be that this was what Earth would look like three hundred years after the catastrophe?
Once the prosperity, the lights of civilization, the footprints of human beings all over the earth … Was it like the ruins in front of him, leaving only empty shells after the disaster?
He suddenly felt that his chest was blocked by something. He couldn't breathe. His eyes were moist.
"Dean, Dean?" Mason saw Dudian suddenly stop and could not help but pat his shoulder.
Dudian recovered and saw that Scott and Mia had walked into the street in front of him. He quickly followed them. However, when his feet stepped onto the asphalt street that was covered by vegetation, his heart was filled with all sorts of feelings. The longing for his parents and sister was like a flame that crawled into his mind. However, he was very sorrowfully aware that those who had passed could never come back. This was the reality, just like the reality of the ruins in front of him!
"This is area no. 9. It has been scavenged." Scott saw that the people behind didn't keep up in time. He turned back and waved: "Hurry up, don't waste your life."
Dudian slightly pursed his lips and bowed his head to keep up with him.
Along the way, Dudian saw that the street had been scavenged very clean. Basically, in addition to the collapsed houses, there was nothing left. In such a spacious street, there should be many scrapped cars. But he didn't see a single one. Obviously, as Scott said, they had been scavenged.
But why the technology inside the giant wall was so backward even after the old era's technology had been picked up?
Was it because of the serious nuclear radiation corrosion for three hundred years that there was no research value?
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