First Player

Chapter 8·"Snow in the City (Part 1)"

Along the way, Su Mingan became more and more aware of the pain and poverty of this world.

There are many refugees lying on the street, lying on straw mats like smokers in ancient times. There were several corpses sleeping under the bridge. They had been frozen to death for several days, and their hair was floating in the river like water plants.

Whenever they see stray dogs or cats, extremely hungry people will rush towards them and chop at them with machetes, daggers, and hoes, just to get some meat.

As long as they see someone falling, people will surround the body like vultures pecking at carrion, frantically snatching any items on the body.

The hell of human nature, the hell of hunger, the breeding ground of greed and ugliness, where children are exchanged for food, father and brother kill each other, and the body is sold. The strong bully the weak, and the weak wield their swords against the weaker.

——What Su Mingan saw was such a hellish scene.

He had heard about some historical sieges before, but he had never seen these shocking cruelties with his own eyes.

Arrive at the next distribution point. The hungry and cold people immediately gathered around.

"thank you all!"

“Thank you for the grace of the church!”

In front of the clergy, people waited like good children for Li Mingyue to distribute food one by one.

Seeing three- and four-year-old girls queuing up to receive bread, Su Mingan asked Li Mingyue tentatively: "Godfather, you are very powerful, why don't you lead people out of this city? Or just eliminate the alien species?"

"Even if they leave here, they still have nowhere to go and will only become refugees." Li Mingyue looked at these people who lowered their heads and gnawed on the bread.

These people were all dirty and found a place to sit on the ground beside the ruins to eat. Very few of them looked up at the sky.

"Humanity has lost nearly 80% of its land. It's the same pain wherever it goes. Without knowledge, technology, or family resources, they are refugees wherever they go." Li Mingyue said lightly: "It seems that this city is a prison, but for the poor , the world is full of prisons...come with me."

Su Mingan looked up and saw a dilapidated tavern in front of him. Being able to open a tavern in such a chaotic place shows that the tavern owner himself is pretty good.

Li Mingyue opened the curtain and saw old iron-red tables and chairs. Sitting behind the bar was a sturdy bald middle-aged man who was the owner of the tavern.

"Dad, we have a guest." Hearing the sound of the glass of the curtain clinking, a girl came out of the back room. Her black hair is draped behind her back, with a bright red butterfly hairpin on her head. She looks beautiful and wears a JK skirt. Being able to wear a short skirt in such a chaotic area shows that she is well protected.

The bald middle-aged man looked up: "Li Mingyue? You actually come to a place like me."

Li Mingyue asked: "I asked you, did Yu Xuan come to the city to choose someone before?"

Su Mingan looked sideways, he had never heard of the name "Yuxuan".

The bald head nodded and said: "Yes. You also know that joining the [Urban Guard Department] is too dangerous. It is better to join the military and make a living."

Li Mingyue looked at Su Mingan: "The [Urban Guardian Department] is recruiting people. If you are interested, you can go for an internship."

Before Su Ming'an could speak, the bald head interrupted in surprise: "Li Mingyue, you are this child's godfather, right? When he has just grown up, you are going to push him to the [Urban Guardian Department]? Do you know how many Danger?"

Hearing this, Su Mingan checked the information on his watch: one of the four major forces, the [Urban Guardian Department], has branches in various cities and is the most righteous organization among the four major forces.

The [Holy Alliance Army] is affiliated with the church and doesn't care about the life or death of the people at all, and will burn others to death at every turn. [Human Self-Rescue Alliance] is determined to confront the gods and do whatever it takes. The [Old Holy See] were pure anti-social elements who massacred ordinary people. Only the [Urban Guard Department] is an orderly organization that has close ties with the military and has a very strong sense of social responsibility.

[Urban Guardian Department] takes the initiative to go deep into dangerous areas, test the rules of instant death, eliminate potential "abnormalities", and protect the harmed people.

The military fought against the black mist on the front line and fought bravely to kill the enemy. The [City Guard Department] protects the city from behind. Helping each other in tandem prevented human civilization from overturning.

"Teacher Xia came to my place for a drink early this morning. Judging from his happy look, you must have great talent. You will take the college entrance examination in two days and go to Beiqing University. What kind of job can you choose after graduation?" The bald man looked puzzled. : "Nowadays, people want to live a stable life and wish they could live in the city for the rest of their lives, but you want to push people to dangerous places?"

The [Urban Guard Department] is more dangerous than going to the front line. It is a small team of three or four people. They walk through the streets and alleys under the night. If there is danger, it is too late to return to the big team. The mortality rate is as high as 60%.

Li Mingyue's expression remained unchanged:

"If I really wanted to be comfortable, I wouldn't stay in this city for long."

The bald man was silent.

Li Mingyue was so powerful that there was no need to stay in such an abandoned city. The bald boss could only guess that Li Mingyue wanted to protect the residents of these cities.

"So..." The bald man took a puff of cigarette and twitched his mustache: "I have never understood the courage of idealists like you."

Su Mingan heard the system prompt:

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"Ding dong!"

[Access to the plot of "Urban Guardian Department" in advance. 】

[Participating in the "Internship of the Urban Guardian Department" is the fourth link of your main mission, and you can now contact it in advance. 】

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The two walked out of the tavern, and Su Mingan wiped the smell of wine from his body. It seems that contacting the City Guardian Department is also part of the main line, but it was brought forward by Li Mingyue.

——He is the deputy director of the Urban Guardian Department, and he is going to participate in the internship of the Urban Guardian Department.

——He is the number one Dream Patroller and a high school student.

There is always a feeling of "I" but not "me", a fusion of the ordinary and the weird. He is not only a being who stands on the top of mankind, but also an ordinary student who is about to do an internship. It was as if the two identities overlapped harmoniously.

Afterwards, Su Mingan and Li Mingyue went to twelve fixed locations in the city to distribute relief supplies.

There were several places where Su Mingan was deeply impressed.

In the house where the old man and the old woman lived, old singing music came from the old radio, babbling.

"Who is it?"

"Hey, it's from the church! Old man, come out quickly!"

When Su Ming'an knocked on the door, the old couple was embarrassed to take the relief items for nothing. They exchanged their collection of antiques for food, and also offered to stay with them if Su Ming'an encountered difficulties.

Until Su Mingan left, the old couple were still waiting at the door, watching him leave.

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"Who is knocking on the door? What is your purpose?"

A mother with a little boy in her room. When Su Mingan knocked on the door, her mother opened the door cautiously and exchanged her sweater for food.

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"Are you...from the church?"

There lived two homeless girls holding musical instruments in the park. As Su Mingan approached, the girls said they knew some routes. If Su Mingan gives them musical instruments, they can tell the information about these routes.

When Su Ming'an left, they played "Farewell" to Su Ming'an as a reward for Su Ming'an giving them food.

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"need any help?"

There is a group of kinder soldiers living on the edge of the city. The soldiers said that if Su Mingan could provide them with enough money, they could help Su Mingan sneak out of the city and leave here completely.

The system prompt keeps ringing:

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[(Old couple) Favorability: 50+5 points! 】

[You have obtained an antique*1, and you have obtained the right to (stay overnight). 】

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[(Mother and little boy) Favorability: 30+5 points! 】

[You get a trading opportunity (exchanging cloth for ready-made clothes), collect rags and gold coins, and you can get finished clothes of a certain quality here. 】

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[(Wandering Girls Band) Favorability: 30+5 points! 】

[You have obtained (treasure route) information. You can exchange musical instruments for more route information and explore more high-quality items. 】

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[(Kind soldiers in the outer ring of the city) Favorability: 40+5 points! 】

[You have obtained black bread*1, filthy fresh water*1, and you have come into contact with the conditions (leaving the city). 】

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Along the way, Su Mingan became increasingly aware of an interesting feeling.

——The sense of game.

Just like exploring a map, in a doomsday survival game, players can choose their daily travel locations, and different locations will yield different rewards.

Go to the old couple's house and you can get the antiques they collected. If you find precious antiques, you can exchange them for more money in the trading market.

Go to the house of a mother with a little boy and exchange rags for ready-made clothes.

Go to the homeless girl in the park and exchange musical instruments for route information.

Go to the edge of the city and get some relief from soldiers for free. Also, this feels like the ultimate “end game” mission. As long as the soldiers are given enough money or resources, they can sneak out of the city.

Su Mingan has always felt that Dream Patrol is very game-like, but now he realizes that the world he lives in also has a certain degree of game-like nature.

However, rather than saying this is like a game, Zhai Xingben is like a game.

Collecting this information bit by bit, Su Mingan gradually realized that there seemed to be an unknown iceberg hiding under the sea.