Chapter 43
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"Were there people living here before?" Mason, Zach, Sand and others looked at the ruined walls on both sides of the street covered with vegetation. They were surprised. From the traces of the broken walls they could see that there were residential buildings, but the architectural style was very different.
"Of course." Scott looked up at the surrounding ruins: "This is the place where our ancestors used to live. But the disaster has invaded and now it is desolate. However, there are still things left behind by our ancestors here. Our role is to bring these things back and hand them over to the consortium. "
"The place where our ancestors lived …" Mason and others were excited as they heard Scott's words. They curiously looked at everything around them.
Dean saw a sheepskin map in Scott's hand. He looked around the gap between Scott's arms and saw a crooked route on the map. In the center, there was a huge square pattern with the words "Silvia's Giant Wall" written on it. Outside the giant wall, there were irregular circles outlined by curved lines. There were numbers marked on the top of the circle.
"Zero, number one …" Dean glanced at the map and found that the numbers were repeated. There were six or seven symbols in the "zero area". However, these symbols and circles were outlined in different colors. It was as gorgeous as a rainbow.
Scott saw that Dean was looking at the map, so he smiled: "This is the scavenging map outside the giant wall. Each consortium's hunters will mark the area after they have swept it. Our Mellon consortium's area is marked with red lines and handwriting. Other green and yellow areas belong to other consortiums. There are records on the back of the map. Green represents the military and yellow represents the Huasheng consortium."
Dean nodded slightly. He had already guessed it when he saw these circles with different colors. He asked: "What is the gray area outside?"
"This is the place that the hunters haven't swept yet." Scott smiled and said in a serious tone: "You must not step into these gray areas. It is extremely dangerous. Even the hunters may die."
"Dangerous?" Dean was curious: "What kind of danger?"
"Monsters!" Scott whispered.
Dean's heart jumped. Monsters?
At this time, Scott passed a corner. There was a collapsed traffic light on the street, but it was covered with vegetation and entangled with many vines. So it wasn't collected by the scavengers.
"Zone 8 is just ahead." Scott looked at the street in front of the corner. It was still in ruins, but because it was close to the center of the city, there was less vegetation. A large number of broken walls and collapsed houses were all exposed. The desolate street was damaged by the aftermath of the earthquake. The street was cracked, and there were many deep craters on the ground that looked like small meteorites.
"Everyone, be careful." Scott looked dignified as he pulled out the dagger from his waist and said: "The eighth area is the area that the hunter just cleared. We are the second team to enter this area. Although the harvest will be very rich, but it is very likely that we will encounter some small monsters. Don't let them attack you or you will be infected."
Dean, Macon and other newcomers couldn't help but feel nervous. They learned from Scott and pulled out their weapons. They vigilantly scanned the surrounding environment and the fluffy vegetation near the street.
Dean followed Scott into the middle of the street. He saw a new wooden road sign on the side of the road. There was a blood-red word "No. 8" written on it. It meant that the area in front of them was under the control of the Mellon consortium.
Dean looked at the street in front of him. It was obvious that the street hadn't been cleaned. He could vaguely see lumps of green vegetation. From the outline, it seemed that there were scrapped cars under the vegetation. His heart jumped. If there were cars, then naturally there would be generators. Although after more than three hundred years, these things had long been reduced to scrap iron under the rain and ultraviolet rays. But maybe he could find some well-preserved parts!
Scott said in a low voice, "There are some large resources hidden under these green plants. We'll think of a way to bring them back when we return. First, we'll find a place to stay and use it as our base camp for the next ten days. After that, we'll split up and search for resources." Saying that, he walked past the abandoned cars covered in green plants.
Dean and the 20 consortium scavengers followed them. No one noticed that one of the cars was covered with thick plants. A pale and withered hand was struggling to grab the people who had gone far away.
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At the end of the street, there was a crossroads. There were collapsed street lamps and huge billboards on the ground. But they had long been covered with vegetation. Scott looked up and chose a three-story building that was relatively intact. He said, "This is it. First, clean up the materials inside and gather them." After saying that, he led the team to the three-story building.
"Ah!" A girl behind Dean's team exclaimed. She pointed to the ground in front of the building and trembled: "Blood, blood!"
Everyone looked at the ground. There was a pool of blood. Although it had dried up, but from the color it was obvious that it was left recently. After all, the blood on the ground couldn't stay for long under the washing of the rain.
Dean's face slightly changed. He thought of the monster that Scott had mentioned. He subconsciously grasped the gunpowder at his waist.
The other children were nervous as they saw the blood on the ground.
Scott frowned: "What's the fuss about? I told you that there are monsters in these places. This is obviously the blood of the hunter who killed the monster. Don't be surprised again, rookie!" His patience towards the other new scavengers was obviously not as high as his patience towards Dean.
Mia, who was next to him, came forward and pushed the door of the building. The door was made of glass, but the glass had long been broken. It seemed to be a shop. Although the vegetation had spread all over the walls, there was still a simple layout and a few counters.
Dean followed Scott into the shop. He saw that the ground and walls of the broken shop were covered with thick dust. The dust had accumulated over a long period of time.
Scott used the hilt of his dagger to push away the vegetation on the counter. He saw some dusty gold jewelry in the glass cabinet. Scott's eyes lit up. He immediately used the hilt of his dagger to break the glass and grabbed the jewelry inside. He used his clothes to wipe off the dust, revealing the golden luster. He bit his teeth. His face was full of surprise again.
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