Roadblock quickly crawled out from under the building ruins; its strong body allowed it to easily collapse a building, and its Zombie physique granted it tenacious vitality.
Seemingly aware that the approaching Iron Spider was the one who had severed its right leg, an enraged Roadblock picked up a nearby floor slab and hurled it at the Red Spider.
At this point, the Red Spider was very close to Roadblock; just a second before the slab was about to hit the Red Spider, the Red Spider's six spider legs bent, and the entire machine sank downwards, easily dodging the incoming slab.
Then, a beam from its front laser cannon sliced off Roadblock's entire head, ending the battle.
After Roadblock was eliminated, more soldiers emerged from cover and houses to celebrate the victory.
Feng Jun and his two companions also planned to quietly leave from behind the building, but they were still discovered by a squad of soldiers.
"Hello, welcome to Huaicheng District.
Please show your identity ID."
The soldiers did not interrogate them or demand favors as Feng Jun had imagined; they simply asked where the few people had come from and checked their Gene IDs before letting them pass.
A Gene ID is a string of genetic code generated by an IEM after detecting the wearer's genes; it is non-replicable and unique, thus becoming the most effective method of personal identification in the wasteland.
Of course, it wasn't needed in small places like Iron Nail Town.
Although information transmission in the wasteland is very limited and cannot be transmitted across regions, if someone violates local laws in Huai City, it will be recorded.
This person must either accept the punishment obediently or never return to this place for the rest of their life.
Huai City also built tall walls to resist the Zombies, but unlike the tin walls of Iron Nail Town, Huai City used cement and bricks to construct isolation walls and built towering watchtowers.
From a distance, it looked quite like an ancient castle, with soldiers in exoskeletons and power armor constantly patrolling the city walls and outside the city to maintain order.
On the outskirts of the city wall, a large number of refugees gathered.
Most of these people were ragged, emaciated, and listless, gathered in a tent area outside the wall.
If anyone entering the city passed by, they would extend their hands to beg, but once they got too close to the city gate, they would be driven away by the soldiers.
These were people who wanted to enter Huai City but did not have enough helium crystal, or who had been expelled from the city due to losing their ability to work.
They gathered outside the city wall, forming a slum area.
The controllers of Huai City also did not drive them away, allowing them to gather outside the city, and even some people would occasionally give them some food.
The entrance fee to Huai City was as high as ten helium crystal points per person.
Of course, the rule was the same as in Iron Nail Town: a one-time payment valid until your next entry into the city.
Because it was a missile base before the war, the largest force in Huai City is the Zhu Hong Business Association, established by the Ming Army remnants from before the war.
The remaining controllers are the Blackwater Merchant Guild, the Red Hand Mercenary Group, the Blood Bell Gang, and the Hongwen Gang.
Including the Zhu Hong Business Association, there are a total of five major forces, who take turns controlling Huai City, rotating annually.
Huai City is not just an ordinary gathering area of walls and houses; it developed downwards.
It has 12 missile silos and a huge underground ammunition depot.
These underground structures are connected by tunnels, forming a vast underground Refuge.
Whenever a Zombie Tide strikes, the controllers of Huai City only need to close the silo covers and the isolation gates leading underground, and it becomes a completely enclosed underground isolation zone.
In the first few years of the Zombie outbreak, there were several instances of Zombie Tides and Mutant Tides surging out of the city.
The survivors at that time relied on the sturdy missile silos and underground bunkers to overcome the initial difficulties.
And in the following years, they continued to expand downwards, forming a downward-developing underground world.
However, in recent years, the scale of Zombie Tides and Mutant Tides has decreased year by year, which is why Huai City has built various buildings and city walls above ground; otherwise, it would truly become a purely underground world.
After entering Huai City, Feng Jun was not in a hurry to buy slaves or find people to trade with; he first injected himself with the Gene Agent he had been longing for.
One shot of T-type enhancer cost Feng Jun a hefty 400 helium crystal, but as long as it could enhance his physical abilities, everything was worth it.
"The fastest effect will only be seen after 1 day, and the specific effect depends on the individual's physique.
Some people become proficient in shooting, some have enhanced muscles and bones.
And some even evolve unique abilities; you're so thin, you might turn into a skeletal monster," Li Lu said, pinching Feng Jun's arm.
"Get lost, scram."
Feng Jun had no mind to bicker with Li Lu; next up was finding a seller and acquiring slaves.
However, Feng Jun did not plan to take the initiative; after all, his goods were not difficult to sell, and it was a completely different concept if someone could come to him to promote them.
The Iron Rose Hotel and the Iron Rose Bar are both properties of the Blackwater Merchant Guild.
This is also the best hotel built above ground in Huai City.
Li Lu said there were even higher-standard hotels in the underground silos, but even in the dim environment of the Doomsday, Feng Jun still preferred to stay in rooms with windows.
After Feng Jun checked into the Iron Rose Hotel, in a silo underground in Huai City, two beautiful women were enjoying a can of beef.
Under the soft lighting, the two beautiful women sat at an exquisite dining table; both of them were enchanting.
They picked up a piece of beef with chopsticks, slowly put it into their mouths, savored it carefully before swallowing, and showed expressions of comfort and intoxication on their faces.
"The taste of this canned food is truly too delicious; I have almost forgotten the true taste of food.
Pure, without any pollution or genetic mutation beef, Jiang Xueling, where did you get it?
Could it be a newly opened Refuge?" said one of the long-haired beauties.
The other lady sitting in front of her was precisely Jiang Xueling, whom Feng Jun had met that day at the Iron Rose Bar.
At this moment, Jiang Xueling had changed her attire and was sitting opposite, tasting the beef together.
"I just got lucky and acquired it from someone else.
These cans and cigarettes, if we just resell them, we can get more than ten times the profit, especially those cigarettes; they are all good quality goods left from before the war.
It's just right to extort a sum from the other few factions," Jiang Xueling said leisurely.
"As for where it came from, I don't know, but the person who sold it to me just arrived in Huai City.
Shall we meet him?
To avoid being preempted by others."
"Since you've said so, then I must go and meet him.
Cheers!" The woman opposite reached out and raised the wine glass on the table, saying to Jiang Xueling, which also revealed a pair of arms beneath her clothes.
Like Jiang Xueling, they were also mechanical arms.
However, compared to Jiang Xueling's ordinary mechanical arms, hers were more exquisite and beautiful, as delicate and graceful as if they were a woman's natural arms.
The other woman sitting opposite Jiang Xueling was Hei Qin, the leader of the Blackwater Merchant Guild.
The leadership of the Blackwater Merchant Guild she leads is exclusively female, and all of them are mechanically modified women.
In the harsh environment of the Doomsday, the survival rate of women is significantly lower than that of men, and many women have even become appendages and playthings for men.
To survive in the Doomsday, many women underwent mechanical modifications.
Compared to women who evolve by injecting strengthening agents, mechanical modifications are not only faster-acting but also more lethal in attack.
After undergoing modification, a weak woman who can't even truss a chicken can become a warrior capable of wearing heavy armor.
The Blackwater Merchant Guild was established by such a group of highly mechanically modified women.
At this moment, in the Iron Rose Hotel, Feng Jun was enjoying a deep massage and relaxation service.
Although it is now the Doomsday, as long as you have money, you can still enjoy sufficiently luxurious services.
Thanks to highly developed future technology, the service staff in the Iron Rose Hotel are all young women.
These are clones cultivated in culture tanks, requiring only 128 days from embryo to birth.
At birth, their bodies have already reached adult standards, and pre-programmed memories can be implanted in the culture tank.
It can be said that the lives of these young women are born to serve every customer of the hotel well.
Originally, such clone cultivation was strictly prohibited before the war, but in the Doomsday, naturally, no one cares that much.
The hotel room has a complete set of deep massage and sleep pods.
Once inside, one is enveloped by a gel-like substance that can simulate the feeling of a human fetus in the womb.
Feng Jun enjoyed a deep sleep inside, which also included skin cleansing and mite removal.
Feng Jun looked in the mirror; after coming out of the sleep pod, the skin on his face was noticeably much better, and a faint spot on his forehead had disappeared.
Immediately, several young women surrounded him; they helped Feng Jun sit on the sofa, some responsible for kneading his shoulders and massaging his head.
Others were responsible for rubbing his legs and serving water, allowing Feng Jun to truly experience a soft embrace.
Just as Feng Jun was intoxicated and drowsy in the gentle embrace of the young women, he received a solid slap on his face.
"Don't sleep, you're drooling."
Li Lu walked into the room and saw Feng Jun lying among a pile of beautiful young women like a dead pig, a look of disdain flashing in her eyes.
She walked forward and coughed softly twice.
Seeing that Feng Jun was still immersed in the soft embrace and had not woken up, she went forward and shook Feng Jun awake forcefully.
"..."
"You~ what are you doing here?" Feng Jun woke up groggily; he had just had a good dream, and being disturbed made him a little displeased.
Li Lu had finally changed into women's clothes, tied her hair back, changed into a leather jacket, and wore jeans with leather boots, no longer looking like a tomboy.
"Someone is here to talk business with you, from the Blackwater Merchant Guild.
And someone said they know you; do you want to meet them?"
"People from the Blackwater Merchant Guild? Oh, I see, let them wait a moment."
As soon as the Blackwater Merchant Guild was mentioned, Feng Jun thought of Jiang Xueling, that woman; the combination of machine and beauty left a deep impression on Feng Jun.
This was also pretty much as he expected, after all, his first transaction was with the Blackwater Merchant Guild.