Speaking of which, Tashidian seems to have not experienced the devastation of the major earthquake, and the houses are relatively intact. But the appearance is even worse. Most of the town has been submerged by the river, and only a long row of houses near the road are left. Because the terrain is relatively high, they can barely survive.

be preserved.

Not a single one of these houses was wasted and all were used by the refugees. The most common ones were hotels. The refugees were not afraid to form groups to kill zombies in the ruins of the city to find daily necessities, but no one dared to sleep in the wild easily. They had to return if not necessary.

Looking for a place to sleep in town, these hotels are prepared for them.

Don't talk about services, there are no star ratings, just a house that can protect you from wind and rain and a comfortable bed to sleep on. Basically no one will cheat in the hotel, so it is relatively safe.

In addition to hotels that provide food, drink and accommodation, the second most numerous grocery stores in the town are grocery stores. These stores not only sell goods but also purchase them. Their biggest business is purchasing various supplies found by the refugees.

It is nearly 500 kilometers from Baluntai Town to Yining Base. There are no hardships caused by nature, but there are many ups and downs caused by humans.

According to the regulations of the Redeemer, in addition to the food, drink and clothing you carry with you, as well as weapons and vehicles for personal use, other items that pass through the checkpoint must pay taxes.

There are three fixed checkpoints along the way: Baluntai, Nalati, and Yining. It is unrealistic to avoid them all. If you pass the checkpoints one by one, it cannot be said that the trip was in vain. Anyway, you risk your life to find it.

The supplies will be discounted by 50% at the very least.

Where there is demand, there are business opportunities, and the grocery store came into being. Refugees can sell the materials they find to the grocery store and exchange them for shopping coupons. Although the price given is lower than that in Yining, most of them come to Korla to pan for gold.

The first choice for refugees.

The reason is very simple. In addition to paying taxes when passing through the checkpoint, you will also be asked for cards by sentries. If you sell it to a grocery store at a lower price, you may make a loss. If you also include the risk of being ganged up, it seems that the purchase price is lower than the official purchase price.

It doesn't matter anymore.

As for how the grocery store can still make money by transporting the purchased goods to the Yining base, that is another question. Hong Tao has seen people dressed as refugees sitting on military vehicles with the Redeemer flag outside the base more than once.

, there are several large packages around.

Those who are able to do this kind of business are definitely not ordinary refugees. They must have something to do with the checkpoint. They must pay less tax, avoid being cheated and ask for cards, and be escorted by military vehicles. The profits will come out. In fact, the only ones who suffer in the end are those who have worked hard.

Beyond the refugees is the Redeemer base, but this is a bad debt that cannot be settled.

In addition to hotels and grocery stores, another indispensable industry is the blacksmith shop. Since bullets are very expensive, most refugees can only use cold weapons to deal with zombies. Even if some people have guns, they are not willing to kill zombies and keep them.

It saves lives in emergencies.

There is only one blacksmith shop in the town. It is quite large and the business is booming. Three or four blacksmiths are hammering with bare arms next to the fire. The sweat on their bodies is mixed with coal dust and flows down their backs and cheeks, making people feel uncomfortable.

It turned into black and white.

Hong Tao doesn't need to stay in a hotel. To be honest, the environment inside is worse than sleeping on the street. Let's not talk about whether there are fleas and lice. The smell alone is enough.

What? A private room! If you think about it too much, the customers here are all refugees who have to risk their lives to survive. It would be nice to have a big bunk to sleep in. Who would spend extra money to live in a private room for a germaphobe who can't afford food or drink.

"Brother, look at this, can you fix it?" As he has a gun and no shortage of ammunition, he shouldn't bother the blacksmith, but if he wants to disguise himself as a refugee, he has to do things according to the habits of the refugees, such as getting a steel plate crossbow.

It has to be the same whether you carry it or use it.

Hong Tao bought the steel crossbow in Kuitun, but a crossbow without arrows was definitely not enough, so he went over and pretended to buy a few tailless steel crossbow arrows, and also repaired the animal trap that almost fell apart when he caught the Blue Devil last time.

.For no other reason than to hunt rabbits is his usual style.

Who said that the explorer can't catch a blue devil to subsidize his family's income? In addition to the income, it can also make him look more like a gold digger. It's just that this time he changed his accent again, it sounds a bit northwest dialect, Xinjiang Province

There are many immigrants from Gansu.

"Is it caused by the blue devil?" The gray-haired blacksmith put down the hammer in his hand, took the bear trap and looked at it, and immediately came to the correct conclusion.

The refugees have been practicing how to catch the blue devil for more than half a year, and have summarized several relatively reliable methods. When the number of people is small, using a bear trap is one of them.

"The spring is broken. We need to replace it with a new one... the day after tomorrow at the earliest?" But the old blacksmith did not start work immediately. Instead, he handed the animal trap back and gave it a questioning look.

"I need it urgently. If I need more money, can it be repaired tomorrow morning?" The day after tomorrow! Hong Tao couldn't wait any longer. He reached into his arms and took out a cigarette and handed it over. He just wanted to shoot rabbits in the grass, not really to catch the blue devil.

It's definitely not possible to waste two more days for this.

"Look, those are all waiting to be repaired. No one can take them away before tomorrow morning. The springs are out of stock. They won't be delivered until midnight at the earliest." The old blacksmith is quite particular and won't do anything if he can't help.

Taking advantage and not accepting the cigarette.

"Two, I'll be the first one tomorrow morning!" Hong Tao looked in the direction of the old blacksmith's finger. Indeed, there were more than a dozen various animal traps piled in the corner, so he had to settle for the next best thing.

Take out a cigarette.

"Show me a safer hotel. Don't let anyone steal the horse." Seeing that the old blacksmith still refused to accept the cigarettes, Hong Tao knew that it was not too little but too much, so he decided to go to one more trouble and help himself.

Introduce a more reliable hotel.

It's still acceptable to wait one more night, but I can't sleep on the street like I did at the Yining base. This place is outside the checkpoint, there are no wooden towers or sentries on the street, and there are so many undocumented refugee gold diggers.

If nothing else, these two horses alone are enough for some people to take risks.

"Yihaodian is the most reliable. It is a chain store. It has stores in Baluntai, Nalati, and Yining. The boss has a strong relationship. The store clerks all have guns. No one dares to cause trouble in his place. People and horses are safe.

!" The old blacksmith pointed to the northernmost house, then took the cigarette and took out a metal cigarette case from his arms, and carefully put it in.

"Good guy, they are all chain stores..." Hong Tao didn't stay in hotels either in Kuitun or Yining. He didn't know much about this industry. He felt dumbfounded when the old blacksmith said it. He had no choice but to lead the horse and walk north as he was told.

Along the way, every building with a hotel sign will greet you with enthusiastic shouts from the staff. Advertising slogans such as clean beds, hot water, dedicated people to take care of the horses, good horse feed, and free bicycle maintenance are endless.

"Tashkent Highway Section...Police Station...Telecom Business Office..." Hong Tao took a closer look. All these hotels were opened using old-world buildings. In addition to the signboards, there were several white lanterns hung outside the doors with the words

It is considered open if it has the name "hotel" on it.

"Brother, brother, is this your first time here? Come on, come on, it doesn't matter if you can't live here, come and have a look first. I'm not bragging, this is the safest place in the town. Every time the patrol comes, they stay at our house. You

Living here is like having sentries standing guard, how awesome is that!"

The northernmost hotel was a former industrial and commercial office, and the emblem on the door is still there. The waiter is young, but he is more sharp-tongued than the previous hotels, and he has a good understanding of the customer's psychology. He doesn't even mention whether the bed is clean or not.

Whether there is hot water or not, I only mentioned one advantage, safety.

"Where are you from Gansu, little brother?" Hong Tao didn't say anything, and he started to talk to the little boy about family matters.

"The accent sounds like you are from Gansu, right? My hometown is Tianshui, and I came here with my parents when I was a child!" The young man was really fooled by Hong Tao's fake Gansu dialect, so he introduced himself first.

"That's far away. I'm from Wuwei. No wonder your accent doesn't sound like you. In this way, I'll stay in the shop and feed the two horses first. I won't go in and sleep outside the horse pen."

This is what the evildoer calls the first to file a complaint. It’s obvious that he didn’t learn the same thing, but he says that the accent is not right, and then chooses a place far away as his hometown. In fact, there are many accents in Gansu, such as Longzhong, Longdong, and Lanzhou.
Chapter completed!