Chapter 27: Entering the High Wall for the First Time
"Luoyou, I have to explain some things clearly to you." Arnold suddenly stopped, turned around, and said seriously, "You should also know that there are two worlds inside and outside the wall. The wasteland outside the wall is a homeless land, the jungle law, the strong are kings, as long as you have the strength, you can do your own things, but the wall is different! There is a social order of the old era, people have distinctions between noble and low, classes have different levels, and laws belonging to this city, so don't cause trouble here! Even if you see some unhappy things in your heart, you should not be impulsive."
"Yeah." Luo You's answer was still concise, making people wonder if it was perfunctory.
Arnold didn't nag anymore, and he felt that Luo You should not be the kind of person who can meddle in other people's business, so he smiled helplessly: "But you don't have to be too nervous. Compared with the dangerous wilderness, this place is simply too safe."
Arnold led Luo You to the city gate. This was a large gate made of composite metal, specially used to resist the impact of mutated creatures. It weighs dozens of tons, and a hundred night demons could not even hit their heads. However, its surface was a little rusted by the acid rain in the wilderness, and the copper-red color was a bit retro.
Behind the metal gate is a wooden door, which plays a role in buffering and isolating vision. As Arnold said, there are two worlds inside and outside the wall. If there is hell outside the wall, then there is heaven inside the wall. People living in heaven obviously do not want to look directly at the scene of hell, which will make them feel uneasy.
Therefore, whether it is a city wall or a city gate, in addition to defense, it actually has the purpose of blocking the line of sight.
Arnold walked to the city gate, pressed a button, then looked at a surveillance monitor above his head, and waved his hand.
The surveillance camera moved and focused on Arnold's face.
Two minutes later, the wooden door on the inner layer was opened, but the heavy iron gate was still motionless. Two soldiers in black uniforms stood behind the door. One of them saluted Arnold. His originally stern face quickly relaxed and said with a smile: "Ano, you succeeded again, but your hands..."
"It's enough to be able to come back alive, what's the point of one hand?" Arnold shook his head with a wry smile: "It's a pity that I couldn't bring those children back."
"Walking out of the city wall, life and death are by fate. I believe they will not blame you." The soldier's eyes first showed a little vicissitudes and gloom. He was about to open the iron gate, but suddenly focused his attention on Luo You and asked in confusion, "Who is this?"
Arnold tried to make himself feel relaxed and smiled, "A companion, I wouldn't be back without him, I'm my savior."
"That is to say, it is not a resident of Dawn City." The soldier nodded, pointed at Luo You, and said, "Put down the girl on her back, take off her cloak, and remove the tension..."
Before the soldier could finish his words, he was stunned. He stared blankly at the rosy eyes under the shadow of the cloak. For a moment, he felt that what he saw was not a pair of human eyes, but the fierce eyes of the beast with bloodthirsty red light. Then there was even hallucination. He seemed to see a hideous and terrifying mouth rushing out from the shadow. The fangs that were sharper than the blade smashed the iron gate, and bit it to his head with a creepy roar.
When the soldier came to his senses, he was already covered in cold sweat. The dark military uniform seemed to have just been fished out of the water, and could even twist out the water.
Arnold, who is skilled in human feelings, is better at capturing changes in expressions. He knew that this soldier was shocked by the pressure unique to Luo You, or every lonely wolf in the wilderness. He quickly broke the silence: "Hahaha, brother, we marched over overnight. You see, he also carries a little girl and is exhausted. Otherwise, those procedural things would be avoided. Can you still believe me Arnold?"
The soldier kept wiping the cold sweat overflowing from his head. He almost subconsciously drew his gun just now and said in a low voice: "Ano, you should know the rules."
"Rules are dead, people live. To be honest, this guy is a bit ugly and cares more about his appearance, so he covers his face. If you insist on someone taking off his cloak, then both sides are not happy, right?" Arnold said, and took out a cigarette from his arms, passed through the gap in the gate and placed it in front of the shiny soldiers with two eyes, and smiled, "Come on, I'll cheer up early in the morning. I've treasured for a long time. Today I'm cheap."
After a brief and negligible hesitation, the soldier smiled meaningfully and took Arnold's cigarette.
There is a complete biosphere inside the wall of life, and many crops can be planted. However, due to the harsh conditions for tobacco cultivation, the annual yield is very small, and only the upper nobles can afford it. The city defense forces have not seen one in a year and can't even smell second-hand smoke. At this time, Arnold suddenly took out a cigarette, which was like a pissing rabbit girl in front of a puberty virgin.
In addition, registration in the city was a routine, and with a first-class acquaintance like Arnold, the soldiers didn't say anything more. After taking the cigarette, people opened the floodgates, and then smiled at Arnold and said, "Ano, one code is converted into one code, and it is okay to let it go, but the rules in the city..."
"Don't worry, I've told him." Arnold patted his chest and promised.
"That's good." The soldier nodded. He looked at Luo You carefully, and after confirming that the other party was not hostile, he breathed a sigh of relief and said in a calm tone, "Wild Traveler, welcome to the Dawn City of Marquis Charles."
After leaving, Arnold smiled at Luo You and said, "Did you see, this is the power of human favor? You said you would have been alone, and today you could enter this city gate?"
Luo You didn't know if he was thinking about the scene of the city gate's release. After a while of silence, he asked: "When did the Republic adopt the feudal title system? And let foreigners govern the city?"
Arnold relaxed a lot after entering the city. When he whistled, his whistle stopped after hearing Luo You's question. He squinted his eyes and asked, "Republic? Brother, are you serious?"
"What's wrong?"
Arnold was silent for a long time, and suddenly sighed, and his words revealed unresolved sadness: "The former national system had long collapsed. The organization that commanded the country's borders is called 'Green of Republic'. It is composed of the army that survived the first year of the Colonial Destruction. In recent years, it has been absorbing talents and evolvers from all sides and finally establishing its dominance within the country. The so-called title system is now established to adapt to this troubled times. After all, the whole world has become primitive and barbaric, and the once fair and civilized set is difficult to operate."
"As for Marquis Charles..." Arnold's eyes sank a little, with a hint of aggrievance and reluctance, and said in a low voice, "In the first year of the collapse of the country, our country's elite troops fought all over to protect the people. The national system was the first to collapse in the world, and post-disaster reconstruction was difficult, so he could only negotiate with North America to let them garrison troops in the territory and help with construction. The condition was to draw out some cities for them to govern."
"This is a disguised cedestination clause." Luo You frowned and smelled the scent of humiliation.
Arnold lowered his head: "Yes, but there is no choice. If we don't do this, everyone will wander in the wilderness. There will be no such walls of life you see, no cities, and so many people will survive."
"So...our country once..."
“It no longer exists.”
Chapter completed!