Gate of Apocalypse

Chapter 100 [Enter Zero City]

“This is…”

This is a circular square with a front, rear, left and right corridor, but this corridor is a metal bridge.

In other words, this square is like an island in the middle of a river.

The square is not very large, about the size of a school playground.

Chen Xiaocai looked around, some unexpectedly found that there were other people appearing in the square, occasionally a green light appeared. After the light column disappeared, one person came out, slightly discerning the direction, and did not hesitate to choose a direction of the bridge to walk past.

Occasionally, someone saw Chen Xiaolei measuring herself, and most of the deities were apathetic or even a little disdainful.

Probably because his curious eyes exposed the identity of the rookie.

All the companions around, none less. Tires have come to Chen Xiaolian, smiling: “Well, we are now officially at zero. ”

He pointed around and laughed: "This is the center square of zero. Unlike elsewhere, the city's imports and exports are in the most central part of the city. Whether entering or leaving the city, it passes through here. When we get back, just leave right here through the transmission array. Collect a transfer card at the service, where you can activate the transfer array directly and leave the city.

Cities are divided into four regions: East, South, West and North.

The East Side is a private territory, the official agency of Zero City, as well as the permanent area of the top team based in Zero City, although it is not forbidden to enter the area, there is nothing to see, most of it is classified as private territory, only to look outside at the gates and buildings, it is meaningless. The only ones that can be open to outsiders are the Zero City Arbitration Center, and the Security Department. The former, when a dispute arises between the awakeners, specializes in where complaints can be filed for arbitration, and the latter, by definition, is equivalent to the role of the police station.

The West Side is a public trading area with a flea market. Wherever all awakeners can go, with or without connections, whether it's equipment, drugs, or all sorts of weird props, even intelligence, obtained in a copy, can be traded. Points can be redeemed, barter, or even pay in installments.

Flea Market has a Zero City service point where any transaction must receive a deed, and once the transaction is completed, Zero City will act as a proof of the transaction and guarantee the completion of the transaction. For example, if you have instalments, you can hire Zero City as your guarantor. Of course, you need the collateral or something.

For example, if you want to buy a thing from an awakener that only accepts points, and you don't have a few points, you can mortgage the rest of your body at the service and lend a point to Zero City to buy it.

Of course, there's interest! You must repay regularly, and once you are unable to do so, your mortgage will be confiscated by Zero City.

I'm just talking about one of these ways… Anyway, there are so many different ways to trade, so when we get there, take it easy.

The South Side is a living area with short stops in the Zero City, where you can find places to stay, hotels and hotels. Most of them are officially run by Zero City, and some are run by some teams. Much of the consumption in the living area can be paid for in currencies, which support all the mainstream currencies used in the outside world, the United States dollar, the euro, RMB, all of which can be used here. Of course, it would be more expensive.

But with some special enjoyment, you can only pay points. ”

Chen Xiaocai glanced for a moment: “Special enjoyment? ”

Side by side Rhodey looks weird: “Aren't there any 'kind of' services in the living area here?! ”

Qiaoqiao glanced at him immediately.

“Think about what!” Tires grinned, “Of course that's not going to happen. However, there are special services and entitlements that are not accepted in the currency of the outside world. I'm not going to say much. You'll see. ”

After a pause, he sighed slowly: “The North Side… is the most appealing part of Zero City. ”

“Oh?”

“The North Side is a business district. In fact, the general function is similar to the flea market in the West End. But the business district in the North is officially set up in Zero City, and is owned by several of the top teams based in Zero City.

If the flea market in the West Side is an individual, then the business district in the North Side is a regular army.

Zero City officials have many good things, all kinds of goods that have accumulated over the years. And the top teams, because of their extraordinary strength, go through a lot of copies and get all kinds of good stuff.

Both qualitatively and quantitatively, the goods are better than those in the hands of the bulwark awakeners in the flea market in the West Side.

By the way, Roddy, your favorite armor, is in the North Side, where there's an armed weapon, which is officially run by Zero City, and there's all kinds of weapons, all kinds of technology products, and organic armor is sold. ”

After this, the tire looked at Chen Xiaolian: “Where are we going now? ”

Roddy also looked at Chen Xiaocai with enthusiasm - of course this guy wanted to go to that weapon armed immediately.

Chen Xiaocai thought about it and shook his head: “We are new here, it is best to familiarize ourselves with the environment first. Well, we're not supposed to be here for just one day, we're going to the living quarters, we're going to find a place to settle down, we're going to settle for a place to stay. Then say something else. ”

Chen Xiaocai's decision was agreed by the team owners, so the seven of them set out to go south to the living area.

By the metal bridge south of Central Square, you can already see the side of the river beneath the bridge, and there are several open-air places like cafes.

There are some awakeners sitting there relaxing drinking drinks under a supported umbrella.

Next to the beach, there was a loud noise coming from afar. Chen Xiaocai was surprised to see the beach. There was a beach made by hand, as well as an artificial wave. There were men and women in swimsuits and bikinis, where they played with water.

“This… is a resort.” Chen Xiaolei glanced up and looked up at the sky, the sun was shining, and the sky was clear: “By the way, we can see the sky here... this city is not supposed to be terrain. I thought it would be an underground city, like Qin Huangling. ”

“... I don't know.” Tire shakes head: "Zero City's location is top secret. Every time I come here, the sky is different, sometimes it's night, sometimes it's day, sometimes it can be seen, sometimes it's nothingness... ghosts know what's going on, maybe the sun and the sky we see are made by hand. ”

“What are those guys doing here on vacation?” Roddy stared at a big woman in a bikini on an artificial beach and looked back several times.

'Cause it's safe here. ”The tire thought and smiled bitterly:“ First, there will be no other awakeners here… you may not know that in the outside world, the awakeners are not in harmony with each other. Often, once you encounter a strange awakener, it's likely to be a fight. Killing treasure, robbing equipment, you understand that. ”

Chen Xiaoliang immediately remembered the scene he had seen outside the waterfall before entering the Qin Huangling, and nodded.

“Zero City is safe, and here awakeners can truly feel a… real feeling. Because the people we meet here are awakeners just like ourselves, where we can all live together peacefully.

And one more thing is important, which you may not have expected. You see this artificial beach. There is a special name in Zero City. ”

“Special name? What is that?”

“The sea of love.” Tire old face one red, grinning bitterly.

“Love... sea?!” At this point, Chen Xiaocai and several other young people were all stunned.

“In fact, awakeners are very lonely.” Tires sighed, and he stared at the artificial beach, staring, whispering: “When many people become awakeners, their hearts experience confusion, wandering, frenzied, and so much more. And... once you've become an awakener, when you understand that this world, and yourself... there are so many more people, probably made of higher superior worlds, virtual... do you still have the courage and the mood to pursue those so-called feelings?

If you were single at this time... would you still be willing to find an ordinary person to be your partner?

In the face of a common opposite sex, you can talk to each other about love, date, even go to bed...

It will be very unwieldy in my heart. Always wondering, is this all true or not?

From time to time you have to fight in duplicates, you may die... at a time when it is difficult to fall in love with ordinary heterosexuals in the real world.

I even heard a friend say that when he became an awake man and slept with an average woman, he felt like he was drying an inflatable doll.

The feeling of inner pain and loneliness will always revolve around the hearts of many awakeners who cannot waver.

At this time, the awakener, only with the same kind of awakener, can a little bit of confusion and confusion be removed. to avoid some of the illusions of not being able to face hypocrisy and truth.

Those who awaken are lonely, and those who awaken without a partner are lonely.

So awakeners tend to only accept awakeners as their partner - Zero City, the safest place, so many times the awakener's couple meets each other here.

This riverside cafe in the south living area, and that artificial beach, are great places for awakeners to meet. ”

As he said, Tire looked at Chen Xiaocai and looked at Roddy: “Forget it, but Roddy and Ray, if you want, I'll take you to a tavern by the river for a drink at night, maybe there will be an affair. ”

Rhodey, this guy's eyes are shining! Even the armor thing is behind my head!

“Yes, yes!! Why don't we go now? ”

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Walk along the main road in the South Side. The roads here are very wide, but there are no vehicles, they are all walking streets.

The neighborhoods are very standard square, very tidy, with no green plants on either side of the road and a sense of metal science fiction.

The architecture here is not unimaginable. A building or square or round, not much like the outside world.

Tires and spare tires are the way the old horse knew how to go, and soon he brought everyone to a hotel he was familiar with.

The hotel is on a bustling street in the South Side - a street that doesn't seem much different from the commercial streets of the outside world, with restaurants and bars.

This hotel called "Traveler's Home” looks classy, with a fully transparent glass curtain wall at the door and a circular common area with a screen wall on the side of the gate.

There are two rows of text swimming repeatedly above, played in a variety of different languages.

“The shop is protected by Zero City officials as well as the Rodrian squad.

The store is a collaborative reception location for the Rodria squad. ”

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