RPAGF Chapter 230 Entering the base
Chapter 230 Entering the base
Peng Si led the way, heading towards the small gate. Their grand procession attracted everyone's attention.
The people setting up tents outside immediately stopped what they were doing, staring at everything happening around them, or whispering to each other, looking on with suspicion and uncertainty.
Even the soldiers guarding the gate couldn't help but show a hint of surprise: "Lieutenant General, they..."
“They’re all people with superpowers, open the door,” Peng Si said briefly.
Hearing this, the doubts in the guards' eyes lessened considerably.
They were all people with special abilities, probably some kind of extraordinary combat power that they had specially recruited. It was something they couldn't participate in.
So they opened the door.
Miao Yin followed Peng Si into the base.
Unlike the main gate that leads directly into the city, this small gate connects to the hollow area inside the city wall, which is the passageway inside the wall. Soldiers and medical personnel come and go here, and it is heavily guarded.
They continued forward, bypassing several entrances, and finally left from the other side of the base.
Several soldiers were also standing guard at the exit. Peng Si showed them his identification before they saluted and opened the small door.
Once the door opens, another world unfolds—a world both noisy and quiet.
……
"Where do you want to go?"
After leaving the protected area of the city wall, Peng Si led them to a quiet place and asked them.
Miao Yin looked around at her surroundings.
To accommodate more people, many houses were visibly partitioned, and large numbers of people were gathered together. Even from a distance, one could see the figures of those people moving around.
“Let’s find an open space first; we’ll be staying for a while,” she said.
"Then come with me to the North District. There used to be a moat there, but now it's dried up because the mountain collapsed and blocked the river. There weren't any buildings there before, and nobody lives there now. The downstream area has become a garbage dump. I'll take you upstream."
"Row."
Seeing that she agreed, Peng Si chose a less crowded road and led them to the North District.
As the largest survival base in Jingzhou, and with the military stationed there, they could see soldiers patrolling back and forth along the way, all carrying weapons to prevent riots.
Along the way, they encountered another group of people pushing stones toward the outskirts. The group was led by two soldiers, followed by a number of burly men who were either carrying the stones on their backs or pushing them in carts.
"What are you doing?" Song Qiming asked curiously.
“Before you arrived, several mutants attacked the base at night. They carried an extremely corrosive liquid, and when they hit the city wall, a section of the wall collapsed. These people were there to repair the wall,” Peng Si said.
"I see, you must be exhausted." Looking at them drenched in sweat, Song Qiming couldn't help but feel sorry for them.
"These are all paid tasks. Once the tasks are completed, you can go to the Spring Equinox Hall to collect the supplies."
"Spring Equinox Hall?"
"In the southern district, it was a distribution point for government supplies."
Tan Ling said, "I've heard that the Dream City base is divided into four major regions based on geographical location, named after the cardinal directions. What are the differences between these places?"
"It's just for easier management," Peng Si said.
"The more people there are, the more difficult it is for the government to manage them. So they simply divided the area into four districts and sent people to manage them in batches. If you really want to say something different, the northern district is near the moat and has the scarcest resources. After the water source was cut off, most of the area became a disposal area, specifically for handling some waste and pollutants. However, a hospital was built there, and now almost all medical care is done there. If anyone gets sick, they have to go there for treatment."
"The East District has the longest hours of sunshine during the day and the most houses. It used to be a gathering place for hotels and guesthouses, so it has the most residents and is also the most difficult place to manage. The residential area you just saw is there."
"The place we just entered is the South District, which is closest to the city wall. It's mainly the distribution center and trading post. If people with special abilities want to take on any missions and exchange them for supplies, they do so there. Most of our troops are also stationed there, responsible for guarding the city wall."
"Many areas in the western district, which used to be tourist destinations, have been converted into residential housing to accommodate refugees. The remaining areas have now been developed into markets. If you need anything, you can go there to buy things, but right now it's all barter, and a monetary system hasn't been established yet."
Miao Yin: "What about the central area and the underground city?"
Peng Si paused for a moment, then continued walking without making a sound.
"Although the base is divided into four major areas, I remember that the central area of the four areas, which was originally Jiale Plaza, was not divided into any other area," she said calmly.
“The government also needs its own offices. Jiale Square has been requisitioned and is now a place for military training and government administration. The underground city... is now a warehouse. All the supplies, including our military's firearms, are all inside.”
"So you usually live in the city center?"
"Yes." Peng Si nodded.
They chatted casually, then gradually fell silent. Dream City Base truly lived up to its reputation as the largest survival base in Jingzhou. From the South District to the North District, it was almost the distance of City A.
Once they left the South District and approached the Central District, Peng Si hailed a sightseeing vehicle and drove it himself to take them to the North District.
As the government's office, the central area was indeed heavily guarded. The windows of several buildings were tightly closed, and there were guards at all entrances. Without going inside, it was difficult to even see a person inside.
The only elevator I saw led underground, and there were signs there prohibiting entry.
Residents passing by would occasionally glance in that direction, but would quickly turn away and continue with their own business; no one would approach the area without a reason.
Miao Yin glanced at it a few times, then looked away.
These scenes were somewhat unfamiliar to her.
In her previous life, Miao Yin arrived in Dream City two years after the apocalypse.
Two years later, the base had perfected all its rules, regulations, and facilities. The giant machine of society was once again running under human control. It was like a paradise, though it occasionally exuded a coldness, it was still full of vitality.
The central area back then wasn't as lifeless as she sees it now. After electronic products were reintroduced, manpower was greatly saved, and many soldiers were released to participate in construction and rescue efforts.
The increase in population has also led to the expansion of the base. The roads they came from today have been widened, and this place has become the world's largest shelter in terms of population.
Supernatural abilities flourished, and almost all high-level supernatural ability users were recruited into the base. In the following years, several S-class users emerged, and Gong Jingming was one of them.
These individuals with special abilities, together with the authorities, held up the base, protecting ordinary people under their wings. Even when natural disasters struck later, they still managed to survive.
Back then, the base was as prosperous as a world before the aberration occurred.
Miao Yin and her team settled here and worked as mercenaries with superpowers for a while, going on missions from time to time to exchange for supplies, and doing quite well.
However, she was soon targeted by officials.
There was no other reason than that, through repeated use of her supernatural abilities, her identity was discovered by some people who had heard the rumors.
Miao Yin was wicked and aware of it, and had committed numerous crimes along the way. Before arriving in Dream City, they had encountered many shelters and small bases on the road.
What she loves to do most is to prioritize her own needs over the well-being of others.
Her Blood Guanyin is a gold-devouring beast that needs a large number of crystal cores to stack up its power. So whenever she goes to a refuge, she will plunder other people's crystal core warehouses, robbing them clean and even taking the supplies for herself.
When they encounter some talented individuals with special abilities, they simply recruit them into their ranks. As for how long they can live, that's up to fate.
However, she doesn't like killing. She only deals with those who are oblivious to her surroundings. Most of the time, she just teases them and throws them out.
It was because of these survivors that she, the petty bandit, became infamous, and that's when she got the nickname "White Rakshasa."
Fortunately, information travels slowly in the apocalypse, so they can't recognize her immediately. They often only realize they've been robbed when she takes action.
During her time at the Dream City base, the distinctive features of the team gradually became apparent, and this high-risk team of superpowered individuals quickly came under the surveillance of the government.
Miao Yin didn't explain much. Since the other party had come to her door, she decided to make things clear.
Although it was Tu Hao who came forward.
Miao Yin preferred to remain in the shadows, so Tu Hao was naturally pushed to the forefront and became the publicly recognized captain, while she became the "strategist" in the eyes of outsiders.
Before she broke ties with Mengcheng, she negotiated a collaboration with them.
Ultimately, the cooperation broke down. Miao Yin took all the crystal cores and a large number of weapons from the base's inventory, blasted a section of their city wall in the dead of night, and swaggered away.
The entire God Command Squad was blacklisted by the base.
Only after that did Miao Yin begin to establish her own base.