My Post-Apocalyptic Shelter Levels Up Infinitely! - Chapter 1437

[1427. Chapter 1407 The goodness and evil of human nature!]

“Although the internal review process is not closed yet, it is almost the same as being closed. We can only review a thousand people entering the city every day. At this rate, it will take at least a week for us to get our turn!”

“I mentioned to the guard that we have the correct answers to those questions, but he told me that out of the 200,000 people stuck here, at least 150,000 of them said the same thing to me.”

“It’s horrible. I heard a fight broke out a few days ago and hundreds of people died.”

“The land route is currently being built to defend against disasters, so the only way in is by water.”

“.”

As he listened, the smile on Su Mo’s face slowly faded.

Although he had guessed that this situation might happen before coming, no one expected that it would deteriorate to this extent, with more than 200,000 people stuck in front of the checkpoint and unable to enter the territory, and tens of millions of people in the distance on their way.

If a tide of beasts entered through the water after the disaster, the consequences would be unimaginable.

“A territory with a population approaching 100 million can only review a few thousand people every day?”

Thinking of this, Su Mo turned his head and stared at the place not far away where there was suddenly a commotion.

At noon, this was still the outermost part of the water community, but now it has extended nearly a hundred meters further back.

Generally speaking, the Golden Eagle guards would not come to such a remote area to maintain order.

But now, Su Mo saw dozens of figures in yellow uniforms.

They were surrounding several sampans and questioning something, but no one knew what the specific situation was.

Not long after, after a burst of cheers, nearly thirty people on two of the sampans were taken away by the guards.

Old Zhang showed an envious look, “They are lucky, they were chosen by the golden giant eagle.”

“Lucky?”

“Yes, every day the Golden Eagle will select some survivors with good performance to enter the territory directly without review. Sometimes they will select survivors in the middle, and sometimes they will select survivors in the periphery. It’s a pity that we were so close and were not selected.”

“Is there such a saying?”

Su Mo frowned, and he seemed to understand why the boat was blocked.

Under the pretext of audit, the survivors who had arrived ahead were not allowed to enter and the entrance was blocked.

In the name of selection, the survivors are given a certain hope, so that people on the periphery also hope that they will be selected, and are unwilling to turn around and leave, blocking the exit.

Why do people have to be stuck here?
The answer is obvious.

“Do they have anyone registering survivors’ information?”

“Yes!” Luo Xiang nodded quickly: “Although the review process is very slow, the registration process is quite fast. I have already reported all our basic information.”

“Does the information include questions about route level, physical fitness, combat ability, and material reserves?”

“Hey, uncle, how did you know that?”

Luo Xiang was a little surprised. The items Su Mo mentioned in the registration information were more important than the origin.

The registrar specifically reminded us not to falsify information, otherwise we would be disqualified if found out.

“So, you didn’t write on it that we can use guns, have certain supplies, and have decent physical fitness, right?”

“Yeah yeah.”

Luo Xiang smiled and said, “If we screen based on the quality of the survivors, we will definitely be chosen.”

“It’s over.”

Su Mo couldn’t help but hold his forehead with his hand. This silly child is so naive that it’s scary.

Luo You, who was standing next to him, also reacted and was equally speechless. He patted Luo Xiang in disappointment.

“Didn’t I tell you not to act on your own? Are you in such a hurry to die?”

“I’m just reporting information. I’m not lying. What’s the problem?” Luo Xiang retorted stubbornly before realizing the problem.

“Alas, this”

Luo You looked at Su Mo helplessly, and after getting a nod of agreement, he continued: “This is a naked conspiracy. I didn’t expect the Golden Eagle to do this. Our previous expectations for the super territory have been wasted.”

“Silly boy, they gathered so many people here and didn’t let us in. It’s not because they think there might be traitors among them, but because they want to turn us into cannon fodder to prevent disaster.”

“What?”

While Luo Xiang was still thinking, Lao Zhang finally came to his senses and showed a look of horror.

Before, they were still wondering if they would be captured as strong men to defend against disasters if they entered the golden giant eagle.

As a result, they now have no intention of letting anyone in and arresting them again, but directly treat everyone as able-bodied men.

So,
“If we fill in the physical fitness and fighting ability, the probability of being selected will be smaller?”

“It’s not getting smaller, it’s zero.” Luo You shook his head.

He looked towards the place where the two boats of people had just been taken away. At this time, many survivors had gathered there, fighting for control of the two sampans.

But soon guards in yellow uniforms came and guided the ships to retreat from the rear.

Luo You’s expression became more and more complicated, and his mind was full of random thoughts.

If we really observe external performance and randomly select people to enter, there is still some hope.

But if it’s just a show, the people waiting here will probably be in trouble.

“That’s not right. It’s impossible that we are the only ones who thought of this and others didn’t realize it?” Luo Xiang was still a little stubborn and had a bit of fantasy about the territories of the three royal families.

After all, in the communication on the world channel, apart from the Tianyuan territory of human Su Shen, the territories of the three major families have become the greatest hope of mankind.

“So, this is an open conspiracy.” Luo You replied, “Now that you know, what can you do?”

“I”

Luo Xiang hesitated twice and was unable to speak.

After realizing the truth, he chose to stay, conserving his physical strength and combat effectiveness as much as possible and preparing for the disaster. As long as he could survive until after the war, he would have the opportunity to join the Golden Giant Eagle Territory.

But if you want to use this to cause trouble?
The Golden Eagle’s guards will probably come at the first opportunity and execute you on the spot to serve as a warning to others.

Of course, there is another option, which is to leave quietly.

As long as it is kept secret, the departure of a few people will not have any impact on the overall situation.

In the distance, there are still countless “cannon fodder” rushing over with hope, ready to show their skills in the Golden Giant Eagle.

Is this the truth of the wasteland?
Luo Xiang felt a chill all over his body, and the feeling of being forced into the cave by Su Mo and fighting with the frogmen, with each blow on the edge of death, came back to him.

He knew what kind of emotion this was.

Helplessness, struggle, despair, unwillingness, being forced to accept
so many negative emotions gathered together, how could they appear in this seemingly peaceful environment?
Seeing Luo Xiang, who was finally about to get out of the psychological shadow, fell into autism again.

Su Mo pondered for a moment, and several plans emerged in his mind.

It is difficult for ordinary people to enter the territory of the Golden Giant Eagle, but it is actually very simple for him.

The fastest way is naturally to establish contact between the Tianyuan Territory and the Golden Giant Eagle, indicating that there are people from Tianyuan among the people waiting outside, and ask them to accept them.

If there are only a few people, the Golden Eagle will definitely set out immediately to pick them up without even checking.

But doing so would expose his identity, which would not be in line with Su Mo’s original intention.

Of course, apart from this method, there are many other ways to enter.

For example, find a way to bribe the guards and send the answers to the questions into the Golden Eagle territory through the guards. As long as the person asking the questions is verified, they will naturally be eligible to enter.

Even more violently, they could sneak directly into the Golden Giant Eagle’s territory, find the person asking the question to verify it, and then ask him to send out an invitation letter to invite people.

Compared with Su Mo’s current abilities, these methods are as simple as eating and drinking.

As a lord, Su Mo could understand the thoughts of the federal lords behind the checkpoint.

If this loophole is opened today and outsiders are allowed to enter and seek refuge at will during a disaster, it would be too unfair to the survivors who have previously entered the territory to make sacrifices.

These people come when disaster strikes, and leave when disaster is over.

However, the Golden Eagle has to expend a huge amount of resources to resist the disaster, and the survivors inside must also contribute their labor unconditionally.

Over time, the gap will only get bigger.

Moreover, the current population of the three major territories has basically reached the upper limit of capacity. If they continue to unscrupulously recruit survivors from outside and plunder the population of those small and medium-sized territories, it will only result in all eggs going into one basket.

If a targeted disaster occurs, it may not be solved by the death of tens or hundreds of thousands of people.

However, even though he could understand the thoughts of those lords, Su Mo did not think that everything they did was right.

The strength of mankind lies in unity and cohesion.

Whether facing alien races or disasters, if unity is achieved through deception, the combat effectiveness that can be exerted in the end may not even reach 30%.

This is also the reason why the aliens dare not take any action at all now.

At present, the cohesion of major human settlements has reached its peak. Everyone will fight for their homes at all costs, even at the cost of their own lives.

However, if these things done by the three major families’ territories were instigated by someone with ulterior motives, it would cause a huge storm of distrust.

“I have to do something. At least hiding is not what I should do.”

The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility.

Su Mo always thought that this sentence was used to morally blackmail, but when things really happened to him, he found that taking on the so-called responsibility was actually an almost instinctive behavior.

If you have enough strength, something that goes smoothly can make you happy and make you feel at ease.

Why not do it?
Su Mo lowered his head in thought, rarely expressing his opinion directly, which immediately made the other people on the boat confused.

Perhaps he had gotten used to Su Mo’s arrangements during this period of time, so he was really confused when there was no one to give him orders.

“What should we do now, should we leave?”

Luo You frowned, his face pale: “After the disaster, it shouldn’t be difficult for us to enter again.”

“Where to go? There are only four days left. It’s too late for us to go back to the Star Alliance, right?”

Old Zhang said in a deep voice with a gloomy face.

The only place he could think of was the old place of the Star Alliance and the Grid Territory where he had heard the news.

As for Suma’s territory, I mentioned it a few days ago. It is in the central plate.

There are only four days left, so it will definitely be too late to get back.

Luo Xiang and Luo Jiao did not say anything. After learning the truth, the two children’s worldviews almost collapsed.

In a sense, the darkness in people’s hearts is indeed more despairing than the wasteland.

“Let’s leave. We can’t stay here.” Su Mo thought about it.

“I remember when I came here in the morning, there were many abandoned villages on the shore?”

Lao Zhang nodded. “Yes, I heard that it was built by the Golden Eagle in the past, but later because of the plate split, the outer perimeter was abandoned in order to build a better defense line.”

“Are we going to go there and wait until the disaster is over?”

“I don’t know. Let’s go check out the situation first. Our ship…”

“That’s easy. We can just exchange it with the people outside. Maybe we can get a bigger sampan.”

Old Zhang patted his chest and said.

Basically, it is difficult to get out after waiting in line for an hour, and the sampans coming from behind will completely block the retreat.

However, it is this blocking queue method that gives the survivors room to maneuver.

Just exchange the sampans on both sides, and the people at the back can go directly to the front.

“Then go change, we’ll leave now.”

Being used to riding in guerrilla boats, Lao Zhang didn’t feel sorry at all for the “broken” sampan that he bought at a high price.

Soon, in the dark night, four or five men followed Lao Zhang and jumped over from the sampan behind.

“Brother Zhang, your position is good, but are you sure you want to switch with us?”

The short man who was called over slapped his thigh and excitedly started to treat Lao Zhang as his brother.

They arrived late, and there were at least 700 to 800 sampans in between. It would be great if they could switch directly!
“I have to ask you this question. Your sampan is almost twice as big as mine. Let’s switch.”

“What’s the use of being big? Can it crash into the territory of the golden giant eagle?” A thin man curled his lips, but as soon as he said this, he was glared at by the short man.

Damn, what if he doesn’t change after you said that?

Fortunately, Lao Zhang didn’t seem to care, and the two parties quickly reached a cooperation. Four or five men also helped move the supplies on the ship over.

This is also the cleverness of Lao Zhang. He deliberately found a main exchange location where there was no shortage of supplies, thus saving a lot of unnecessary trouble.

“Brother Zhang, if you have any trouble later, come find us directly!”

“Okay, Big Brother Liu.”

Old Zhang nodded in agreement, and then turned the sampan with Luo Xiang amid the puzzled looks of others.

“No, buddy, you really want to leave?”

Someone had been wondering since the sampan change, and now he couldn’t help but be surprised. They’ve come to the door, and they’ve given up?
“Well, what else can we do? Are you waiting here to die? They won’t let us in.”

Lao Zhang responded with a smile, but his eyes noticed that a person on the sampan next door suddenly stood up.

The attitude was as if he would be punished if he dared to speak nonsense again.

Damn, is there really surveillance?

“Stop talking, stop talking. We have to go, or we won’t have a place to sleep tonight.”

As soon as the words fell, the sampan moved very fast and immediately put several meters away from the other sampans in the queue.

However, Lao Zhang did not dare to stop until he was several dozen meters away. He then breathed a sigh of relief and turned his head to look behind him.

The few people who had just stood up from the sampan were still staring at them.

The moonlight was shining, revealing a hint of cold light around a man’s waist, so cold that it made people shrink their necks.

“What’s wrong? Many people have given up recently. It’s normal for them to complain.” A figure said curiously.

“This group of people is a bit strange, unlike the previous ones.” A voice immediately followed.

“What’s so strange about that? I think they are very happy to have exchanged their small sampan for a big one.”

“No, they seem too calm, especially those in the boat.”

“Really? I didn’t pay much attention to that, but apart from the rowers, no one else complained.”

“Forget it, we’ve already left. There’s no point in thinking about it any more.”

“That’s right. As long as they don’t try to cause trouble, what they plan to do has nothing to do with us.”

“Yeah, well, continue on duty. Things won’t be so peaceful in the next two days.”

After saying that, he saw the sampan finally crossed the 100-meter warning distance and left without any delay.

Several figures then sat down calmly, as if nothing had happened just now.