The east coast of the New World, the territory of Dragon and Phoenix.

The scorching and poisonous sunlight at noon, as the scorching sun spread across the sky, brought a heat wave to the entire land.

On the dry and barren black-brown ground, only some shady places can see yellow-green plants lying tightly on the ground.

In Longyin Town, the only town in the territory.

Low and dilapidated houses stand one after another.

Skinny refugees wearing straw hats can be seen everywhere, walking among them, carrying building materials from unknown sources to the designated location.

But the Dragon and Phoenix defense team members standing on both sides of the street, loaded with guns and ammunition, could lazily lean against the wall in the shade.

Occasionally, when they see one or two refugees hesitating, they will impatiently step forward, open their mouths and curse.

"Damn it, the dragon lord is not only responsible for your daily fixed meals, but also helps you rebuild your houses. As a result, you people don't know how to be grateful and work hard, and are lazy here."

"It's been eight years in the wasteland. I really don't know how people like you managed to survive until now."

The weather is dry.

Being insulted like this, most people will feel a hint of impulsive anger.

But as soon as his eyes turned to the guns carried by the defense team members, a basin of cold water completely extinguished the anger that had just risen.

"Why don't you get out quickly?"

Seeing some of the sluggish crowd still standing there, the arrogant defense team members smiled ferociously.

He immediately stepped forward and kicked him to the ground with his big feet.

Unlike young people like Hou Yong, several people were already suffering from heatstroke after being kicked, and now it was even worse.

After falling to the ground, they tried hard to stand up, but could only watch helplessly as the footsteps nearby quickened, leaving themselves behind.

"Am I going to...am I going to die?"

Ning Chao lay on the ground, took a deep breath, and suddenly felt a flash of regret in his mind.

Just a few days ago.

Ge Dabao, who was in the construction team with him, also ran over and told him to leave the Dragon Phoenix territory as soon as possible, otherwise a disaster would definitely be imminent.

At that time, Ning Chao was still a little disdainful. Although he agreed with his mouth, he didn't take it seriously at all.

He came to the New World three years ago in the wasteland. When he came here, he was an orphan, and both his parents were dead.

His ability to survive until now depends on his ability to adapt to the wind and recognize the situation clearly.

Judging from past experience, although the Dragon Phoenix Territory suffered heavy losses this time, it has not reached its end.

Escape, where can you escape to?

It's nothing more than changing to a similar territory and starting from scratch.

Therefore, even if the arrogant defense team robbed the family's food reserves, Ning Chao still persisted in his thoughts.

Only this time, luck was not on his side.

His experience was misjudged, and his life seemed to be coming to an end.

Under the scorching sun of 40 degrees, if no one saves him, he will stay in the sun for about ten minutes.

Tomorrow, the mass grave outside Longyin Town will be Ning Chao's final resting place.

"Please, please, please help me!"

The strong desire to survive and the adrenaline secreted cannot make the dry body glow with even a trace of strength.

Two or three minutes passed, and Ning Chao's consciousness became increasingly blurred, reaching the edge of coma.

But it was just at this time.

The moment he was about to fall to the bottom of despair, a pair of rough hands fell on his collar and lifted him up from the ground.

The next moment, the sweet well water entered his throat.

Although the amount was not much, it greatly replenished his slack energy and made him sober.

"Thank you."

"Be patient, I'll take you to a shady place to rest."

Being carried by big hands, Ning Chao did not dare to exert any force, and simply relaxed his body's guard and completely collapsed.

Not long after.

Walking through the street where I just lay down, I finally came to a place shaded by a wall that was almost crowded with refugees.

The man found his position and put him down.

Only then did Ning Chao finally see clearly the face of his "savior."

It's rough, dark, and has a few pieces of dead skin that have been exposed to high temperatures.

The man cannot be said to be handsome, but he is kind.

"Ge Ge Dabao?"

Seeing the middle-aged man in front of him who looked very similar to Ge Dabao, Ning Chao couldn't help but make a sound.

"Hey, do you know Dabao?"

Ge Jian'an exclaimed in surprise, put down the ebony he was carrying on his shoulders, and sat down.

"Well, Dabao asked me to go out of the city to seek refuge before, but I didn't listen to him. I..."

"It's okay, just lie down and talk less for now. Dabao will come over later."

Seeing Ning Chao's weak appearance, Ge Jian'an took off the water bottle from his waist and shook it. He took a big sip himself, and then handed over all the remaining water.

In an instant, four or five eyes focused on him.

But when he saw Ge Jian'an's strong physique, the owner of his gaze could only secretly lick his chapped lips.

Since the disaster ended more than a week ago, the Dragon and Phoenix Territory has quickly ended its market economy and entered a planned economy.

Everyone's supplies were confiscated.

Each person is only entitled to a fixed portion of food and water per day.

The number of these shares is only enough to ensure that they will not starve to death or die of thirst.

If you want more shares, you either have to spend points to buy them, or you have to find a way to grab them from other people.

only.

A liter of water is now sold for 0.3 trading points in the Dragon Phoenix Territory. This is an unimaginable sky-high price for refugees struggling on the poverty line.

They were unable to pay and did not dare to pay, for fear that all the points they would use to save their lives would be snatched away by these greedy locusts in the town.

"Hey, Ning Chao, why are you here?"

After a while, three dark-skinned young men walked over from the corner of the street.

After seeing Ning Chao lying on the ground and Ge Jianan sitting next to him from a distance, the three young men looked at each other.

The young people on both sides continued to follow the team, but the slightly stout young man in the middle quickened his pace and walked over.

"Dabao, thank you. Thank you."

"I didn't listen to you that night. It's all my fault. It's all me." Seeing Ge Dabao squatting down, Ning Chao struggled to get up with a look of regret on his face.

"I didn't expect Old Dog Long to be like this. He...he's not a human at all!"

"Oh, I told you before." Seeing his former friend become like this, Ge Dabao could only sigh.

There are the devices that Ge Jian arranged at home, as well as secret escape passages.

On the night when the disaster ended, everyone in the Ge family was able to escape safely and unscathed with supplies under the eyes of the enemy.

But others were not so lucky.

Before leaving, Ge Dabao generously informed eleven of his friends with whom he had relatively good relationships.

But the result was cruel.

Only two people believed what he said and followed him and fled with the supplies.

Only nine people were left, and the whole army was wiped out!

From night to day, the refugees under the curfew were attacked one by one, and all their homes were ransacked without causing any trouble.

now.

If you want to survive without supplies, you must follow the dragon lord's requirements and get up every day and put in heavy work.

Otherwise, even if we can get out of Longyin Town, we will not have enough resources to persist in other territories.

"Let's go to work first. You can rest for a while. I'll take you there this time."

"Dabao, you and Uncle Ge are really my lifesavers, thank you. Thank you!"

Amidst Ning Chao's countless words of gratitude, Ge Dabao stretched out his hand to fish it out and put the backpack on the ground on his body.
To be continued...