Chapter 35

The city in which Mout lived was called Qaddam, a big city that could accommodate millions of people in the old days.

The city has a complete plan and a complete set of supporting facilities.

But the total number of these buildings suffered serious damage at the time of the Cataclysm.

Almost half of the city had been destroyed. To this day, there was a hole with a diameter of around a kilometer left in the northwest direction of the city.

It was a wound on the ground caused by a meteorite. It was like the mouth of a giant beast, revealing its malevolence to the world.

It was in such a deserted city that Remutt was rebuilt bit by bit. It occupied a small part of the eastern part of the city.

After twenty or more years of reconstruction, the residents of Remutt not only built their living bases underground, but also repaired a lot of construction facilities on the surface, which included the water circulation system needed for survival.

During the day, most of Remutt's residents lived in underground bases.

There were only a handful of soldiers on the ground to guard the tower, and at night, when the surface temperature dropped to the right temperature, the residents could come to the surface to breathe.

The restored buildings were available for them to rest and chat about, and even Remutt had set up a bar on the ground that was open only at night.

Here one could drink and talk, listen to songs and dance, and relive the old days of riotous passions.

For many of the harrowing settlements and bases, Remutt was the equivalent of heaven.

Remutt accepted outsiders, but it was in the border region of the continent, so there were very few people that specifically moved to Remutt to live there.

So over the past decade, the number of residents in Remutt has remained virtually unchanged.

It was not easy to join Remutt, which used a conscription system, in addition to charging fees for all sorts of names like other bases.

That is to say, the real residents of Remutt, with the exception of children and the elderly, young men and women, would be taken in by Remutt as soldiers.

Here they would be trained as soldiers, and each person would be required to stand guard and maintain law and order for at least a week each month.

And the mere fee of applying to stay in Remutt had already deterred most people.

The green car pulled into the highway and followed Remutt's excavated driveway to the checkpoint at the entrance to the settlement.

Several soldiers with real guns stepped forward to stop the car. After pointing their guns at the car, a middle-aged officer stood up and asked, "Where did you come from?"

Teddy got out of his seat and opened the door. He hopped onto the hot cobblestones and held up his hand and said, "Hello, sir."

We are from Darl.

The water in our settlement has dried up and we can no longer live in it.

Do you still have a place for Remutt to take us? "

The officer lowered his hat and asked loudly, "How many of you are there?"

"Fourteen, sir."

"That's a number that Remutt can handle."

The officer nodded.

"That's great."

Teddy shouted.

"Don't be happy too soon, boy."

Remutt is not a charity. You can stay here.

Each of you pay ten yuan for a temporary stay. After you pay this money, you can enter the base.

However, you will not be able to apply for a residence permit until you are sure that you have no problems with the temporary residence we have arranged. "

The officer stretched out his hand and said, "If you can't afford this, I advise you to leave. I don't want the soldiers to waste energy to chase you out."

Dahl was a resource-poor colony.

Teddy and the others lived there, and the daily necessities of life were almost self-solving, at best bartering.

So everyone had very little money. Teddy had twenty-five dollars on him, but twenty of them were pocket money.

"Let's talk it over, sir."

He went back to the car.

After explaining the situation to everyone, everyone revealed a disappointed expression.

They put together only forty-two dollars, which was enough for four people to live in Remutt for the time being, and they didn't know how much it would cost to get an official resident certificate.

"Let the women and children enter, as for us …"

Zian bitterly said.

Teddy walked over to the zero and shook his head at the entrance. "I think you can afford a temporary stay," he said.

He could afford it. After deducting what he needed for his daily life, he still had 20 yuan left over from the 2 years he had spent on the quest.

Of course, after paying Teddy twenty dollars for the car, he only had a little more than two hundred dollars left.

Nodding, Zero pulled Leah to her feet and was about to get out of the car.

Honestly, he sympathized with Teddy and the others, but in this damn age, compassion didn't work.

The girl stopped when she reached the door of the car, and her eyes fell on Zero in her hat.

"We."

"Can you help them?"

She knew there was some money, but not much.

Although her reason told her not to meddle in other people's business, she couldn't help but ask.

Lingering her, she said seriously, "I've already helped them quite a bit, at least letting them have a temporary residence fee for two people."

Even so, do you still want to help them? "

"I know it's stupid, and I know every bit of resources has to go to the point."

Leah looked up, her eyes firm. "But we're not animals, after all. We're people!"

"We are all of the same species. If possible, help them."

The girl's words silenced the people in the carriage, and they gave Leah complicated looks.

Some were moved, but most of all, there was respect.

After a moment of silence, he stepped over Leah and got out of the car.

With a sigh, Leigh followed Zero out of the car.

Instead, she heard Zero ask the officer a question.

"I am a mercenary. I don't know if Remtrie has any quests to take.

"The kind that makes money."

Zero pulled out a novice mercenary license that Old Jack had helped him apply from Parkland after he had killed the butcher.

No doubt the officer recognized Parkland's insignia.

To be able to obtain a mercenary license from such a large company, even though it was only an initial stage, it was more valuable than the third or even fourth stage license granted by a small company.

The officer smiled and nodded, "As long as you are capable, Remutt welcomes a mercenary like you."

In the name of this licence, your temporary stay can be waived. "

"Here's their fee. Now, let's go into town."

The officer waved back as he counted the money in his hand.

Lia and the people in the car were stunned by the slow pace of the checkpoint's entrance.

Then they cheered.

Back in the car, pulling Leigh back into the seat.

"You're their Maria," he whispered to Leah, under the grateful eyes of the people in the car.

"Maria?"

"Who's that?"

It was obvious that the teenage girl who was born in a new era had never heard of the name of the Holy Mother.

He smiled but didn't say anything, although he didn't agree with Lia's overflowing sympathy.

But in this cruel age, Leah's goodness was as precious as a diamond.

It was this kind of kindness that made Zero willing to protect it.

Even if he didn't know how long he could protect it.