Blackstone Code

The atmosphere in the room was subtle.

The hostess of the neighbor's house did not continue to say anything. Instead, she walked into the kitchen, brought out a bowl of minced beef, and placed it in front of the woman. "You must have not eaten in the morning. Eat some. Men are unreliable. If If we can’t be kind to ourselves, no one will be kind to us.”

The woman looked at the fragrant beef and didn't know what to do for a while.

On the other side, the men and co-workers who were waiting in line had already gathered, and everyone was talking and laughing without thinking how bad this journey would be.

Because we were wearing thick clothes, no one felt very cold.

The weather forecast today is around minus 30 degrees Celsius, but when we actually walk, it's not cold at all.

There were more than 20 people in total, all colleagues from the same factory. Everyone seemed very excited, talking and laughing as they went to the railway.

But the bad thing is that only one of the two rail cars is left. Someone must have come here and taken it away.

The remaining one was also somewhat damaged.

Everyone cursed those people together, and then began to repair the rail car.

In fact, rail cars are not difficult to repair at all. Its mechanical principles are extremely simple, and the requirements for parts are not so strict. It doesn't matter even if the gears are slightly deformed.

Soon a group of people repaired the rail car, and then rode the rail car and started running wildly on the rails towards the town outside...

In fact, it's not possible. There is snow on the railway. The section of road that the rail car passed by has been almost cleared. But at a fork, the other party obviously went in another direction, so they can only do it by themselves. .

The snow on the railway is very thick, almost one meter in deep places and one or two feet in shallow places, so the snow can only be removed manually.

This journey is really not easy. Even if everyone keeps people plowing the snow efficiently, the speed can only be maintained at about three kilometers an hour.

Originally, they planned to arrive at the town at noon, but now it seems that it may take until midnight.

At noon, people ate something casually. There was no fire environment, so everyone didn't eat much.

After eating, continue working, and take a rest when you are tired.

It wasn't until about three o'clock in the middle of the night that the group arrived at the town less than 70 kilometers outside the city.

They found a sturdy-looking house and rested there for the day.

At around nine o'clock the next morning, everyone got up.

The room was very warm, not least because there were so many people. They also had the fireplace burning brightly and all the sleeping bags were well prepared.

They checked the factory on the edge of the town and found that most of the machines in the assembly lines were intact, and they suddenly became excited!

In addition to steel, the most valuable items of these machines are various copper products.

These copper products may look inconspicuous, but they are actually very heavy!

It seems like someone has been here, and they don't particularly care. It's difficult to dismantle such a large machine on the assembly line if you are not a professional.

After four days of such work, they dismantled most of the assembly line and placed it on a newly built temporary rail car.

"Almost three tons of steel and several hundred kilograms of copper. If converted into credit points, it would be about ten points. Each of us shares an average of 0.5 credit points."

"The rest will be used as funds for the next operation. Do you have any objections?"

The night before going back, these people gathered together to discuss how to divide the money.

No one has any objections to this distribution method, but they think it is actually quite good.

You can earn 0.5 credits within a week of being out, and two if you stay outside for four weeks.

This is much more money than working at work, and everyone is full of hope and energy for the future!

"That's it. We need to prepare some tools after we go back to make sure everything is safe. I saw that there are some fixed motors on the assembly line that need special tools to remove."

"This thing is worth more!"

Everyone focused on their longing for a better future, but did not notice that some people in another house not far from them were staring at them.

A group of scavengers, scavengers in the true sense of the word.

As long as they leave the city limits, these people will become desperadoes.

The federal government hadn't introduced a Resource Recovery Act before, so they weren't interested in those powerless steel monsters.

But with the implementation of the Resource Recovery Act, these scavengers, who had been operating in the north and central regions, began to move south——

There are no federally controlled cities in the central region. Even if they get a large amount of precious metals in the north or central region, it will be difficult to transport them back.

And the currently open shelters do not have this service enabled, so if you want to change money, you can only go back to the south.

These scavengers who were accustomed to burning, killing and looting in the wild were unlikely to earn their hard-earned money honestly. In fact, they had arrived two days ago and immediately targeted this group of people.

Seeing that they had almost filled two rickshaws, these people also planned to take action.

If we don't take action, if other scavengers come over, there will inevitably be a fight.

At night, because they were going home tomorrow, people ate most of the remaining food and went to bed early.

At around one o'clock in the evening, a worker got up to go to the toilet. As soon as he left the bedroom, a pair of eyes reflecting the cold light in the dark night appeared in front of him.

He was frightened, and the next second, a dagger was inserted into his throat. Then two people supported him on the left and right, and slowly placed him on the ground.

"Scared me to death!" The guy in charge licked his lips. Just as he was about to open the door, someone came out, which really shocked him.

The other guy was also very frightened, "Hurry up and do it, lest anything goes wrong again..."

A group of people sneaked into the room quietly and started a massacre on the sleeping people. In less than ten minutes, everyone in the room was dead.

This group of people found the food on these people, sat on their corpses, ate and drank, and discussed the next things.

Early the next morning, the group of scavengers drove two rickshaws back to the city. The fireplace in the room gradually went out, and soon the whole room, like the surrounding environment, turned into a lump of ice.

The woman who had been waiting for a week still couldn't wait for her husband to come back. She was a little uneasy and went around asking around, but none of their group came back.

This left each worker's family in a state of unease, and they reported the incident to Blackstone Security's law enforcement division.

It only took law enforcement agencies half a day to find the bodies of the group of people——

They have snowmobiles.

The family members of the deceased felt as if they had been struck by lightning, and the woman sat limply on the ground, losing the strength to even stand up.

She didn't know how she got home and sat there all day long.

In fact, their daughter and son had realized something was wrong a long time ago, but at this time they didn't know how to comfort her, let alone what exactly happened.

It's just that they have been mentally prepared. After all, the worst thing that can happen is this.

It wasn't until after nine o'clock in the evening, when hunger struck, that the woman got up silently and prepared dinner.

She put the food on the table. She was obviously very hungry, but she couldn't take a bite.

She felt that she didn't love her husband, and living together was just a social responsibility, but at this moment, she didn't know why she was so sad.

"Your father is dead, and there will only be three of us left."

The younger son burst into tears, while the eldest daughter endured her grief and comforted her mother and younger brother...

The next day, the lady of the neighbor's house learned about the incident and took the initiative to come over to comfort her.

After the woman cried for a while, her sadness seemed to ease.

"Have you considered what you will do in the future?" asked the hostess of the neighbor's house. "He has left you, but your life will continue. You must have a source of income. You have two children."

The question weighed on the woman's mind. She didn't know what she could do. She had never worked.

Seeing her confused and hesitant look, the neighbor's hostess smiled and said, "You can think about what I told you a few days ago."

"The income is high, you are not tired, and more importantly, you can take care of your family."

"And don't think this is an easy thing. They also need physical examinations and the like. It's not something you can just do if you want to."

"If it weren't for the fact that we have been good friends for so many years, I wouldn't tell you this!"

Under the persuasion of the neighbor's hostess, the woman seemed to be shaken and was willing to give it a try.

Two days later, she arranged her husband’s funeral——

Mass funeral, the bodies have been brought back, but it is not easy to dig a hole in this terrible situation, and they cannot afford a coffin.

In the end, all the corpses were burned to ashes, and then each person was given a small bag, which was regarded as a thought.

She put a handful of the ashes into a necklace pendant, the kind that holds photos, and wrapped some in a piece of paper.

The next day, she dressed up simply and went to the so-called "ranch" with the neighbor's hostess.

The ranch looked very high-end from the outside. She had heard that it was once a house where a wealthy man lived, and it was in a good location.

She was a little nervous standing outside the house. The female neighbor squeezed her hand and gave her some courage.

"This is my neighbor, and she's also interested in working on the ranch."

The guard glanced at the two of them, checked their magnetic cards, and allowed them to enter.

After entering the main building, someone came to receive them.

When he heard that the woman was also applying for a new job, someone immediately took her to the house next door.

"First of all, you have to pass a physical examination. You must be healthy, free of diseases, no scars on your body, no tattoos, and no bad habits..."