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Eva"s head poked out of the gray sheet as the holographic sunlight entered the small bedroom, which was only about five square meters. She half-closed her eyes, yawned, and lifted the sheet. Inside the sheet was a naked body. The sun was s.h.i.+ning on Eva"s skin, which was the color of wheat.
It glided over the towering peaks, stopping briefly on a pair of bright red peaks before it continued to descend. The sunlight pa.s.sed through her flat belly, and finally came to the mysterious triangle. The black forest only let her stay there for a moment, before descending down her smooth and slender legs onto the tip of her feet, and finally landing on her jade-like toes.
Eve stretched, exposing her beautiful figure to the air. There were still a few droplets of lazy water hanging at the corners of his slightly narrowed eyes. At this moment, a series of whistles came from outside the window. Eva looked over and saw a dozen men in workman"s outfits whistling at her. Their undisguised, lecherous looks made her feel good.
She wasn"t an exhibitionist; she had only been living underground for two years, facing live corpses that didn"t understand beauty. Even if Eva took off her clothes and walked around the base, she still wouldn"t receive the treatment right in front of her. The man outside whistled excitedly, and inside, Eva was glad to hear it. She pulled the sheet over her vital parts and blew a kiss to the men outside the window.
Immediately, the whistling outside stopped, followed by the excited shouting of the men. Yewa left the bedroom laughing and went out into the hall, still hearing the men"s voices outside.
The hall wasn"t very s.p.a.cious, only around ten square meters. Compared to the medical center that Eva had occupied underground, the area was minuscule. But Eva felt good about herself. Whether it was the old radio on the table, or the green daisies in the bottle, or the patched sofa, or the oil painting of an unknown artist hanging on the wall, she felt special.
The feeling was that of a writer, so the house was small, but Eva liked it.
It was a joint venture house, and Eva liked it immediately. After Maple left, Eva sold the twins to an underground merchant in Asgard. Gemini"s research value and practical use were both great. At the very least, for cities or organizations in the wilderness, to be able to obtain a semi-finished biochemical weapon like Gemini was enough to leave a thick mark on the city"s history.
To that end, Eva had acquired a number of data coins that could be used in the Asgard movement. The money had allowed her to buy the house directly, but the owner had not told Eva that a blackguard like her could only stay in Asgard for a week. According to Asgard"s law, when Eva was forced to leave the city, the house would be owned by the owner.
Eva, who found out the truth afterwards, almost killed the landlord. This is a later story, for the time being.
When Eva arrived in the hall, she was in a good mood, humming to herself as she started filling the tub in her little bathroom with warm water. Despite the high cost of warm water, Eva had no objection to having a hot bath every day to enjoy her life. She had already decided to stay by Zero"s side and pay attention to her potential companion"s growth. For that, Eve planned to find a job in the city.
With her talent, even if she didn"t join the army, she would have more than enough money to become a biological or biochemical researcher. However, she didn"t know about the Asgard system and didn"t understand that it was impossible for a black man like her to find a job in the city, let alone a mid-ranking researcher.
When the tub was filled with warm water, Eve tossed the sheets under the couch in the hall. As soon as she stepped into the bathroom, she heard a voice from outside the door, "Miss Eva, it"s Zero. Are you there?"
With an exaggerated sigh, Eve strode to the door and opened it for Zero, then ran into the bathroom and said, "You can sit down for a moment. Wait until I"ve finished my shower."
Just as he entered, Zero caught sight of Eva"s beautiful back. Whether it was her smooth pink back or her perky b.u.t.tocks, they were both full of allure. Zero"s temperature rose a little, but that was it. He walked over to the sofa and sat down. He heard the sound of water in the bathroom, and Eva"s cry of satisfaction.
Zero was wearing a set of ordinary casual clothes that were originally Feng"s clothes. Feng was similar in stature to him, so wearing his clothes fit him well. Due to the fact that Zero had yet to officially report to Doomhammer"s headquarters, he had yet to have his own uniform. He had already completed the discharge procedures last night, so he left the hospital early this morning. Zero had gone to the Asgard Treasury for a loan for this approval, and since he had taken Ben"s advice and intended to take a sample of Victor"s and Leia"s blood to Asgard for the purpose of rebirth, the loan had been converted into his own data currency for use in Asgard.
Zero felt that he had a lot of things to do. First, he needed to report to the Legion headquarters, and second, he needed to find a suitable place to carry out his rebirth plan. Finally, they went to the Raging Reef City and picked up Victor. But before that happened, Zero would have preferred to get Eva"s approval and have her stay in Asgarité as his own slave. If Eva agreed, then Zero could complete the relevant procedures in one go today.
Nine minutes and 07 seconds later, there was the sound of the bathroom door opening, and Eva came out wrapped in a towel. She went straight to the refrigerator in the corner of the living room and took out a can of luncheon meat. Then she cut the lid with her fingers and popped a piece of it into her mouth with two fingertips. Lunch meat was naturally unlikely to be processed in the same way as in the old days, using fake animal pieces. Asgaritas had, of course, the need to breed light mutants of cattle and sheep for food processing, but such products were expensive and only available to the upper cla.s.ses.
Even if Eva was rich, she wouldn"t have the status to buy such high-grade goods. What she was eating was not cheap, it was three times the price of fresh bread. However, the meat inside was imitated using artificial fibers. It tasted no different from real meat pieces, but it tasted much worse. Because of the lack of muscle fibers in animals, it has no elasticity or toughness to eat, and is almost permanent in the mouth.
But even so, not everyone could afford a can of lunch. But Eva"s refrigerator, at least, was crammed with a layer of stuff. It was one of the food that had been bought for the rest of the house, along with artificial milk, biscuits, and some chocolates. These things were not cheap, but the twins were more expensive, so Eva did become the Queen of Returning Dogs, and almost all the money she had left turned into food.
"Tell me, why are you looking for me?" Eve settled into a comfortable position and tossed herself on the sofa, followed by an indecent set of long legs emerging from the towel and resting on the table across from her. The towel she was wearing was obviously too short, and she could almost see the mysterious beauty in it from the base of her thigh.
Zero gathered his thoughts and said, "I want you to become my slave so that you can have the official ident.i.ty to stay in this city."
"Oh, sure." Eve answered without thinking.
Zero shook his head with a bitter smile. This woman agreed without even listening to his explanation, which gave him a headache. But Zero didn"t want to take advantage of her, so he told her about his status as a slave soldier and why he"d done it.
Eva did not react when she heard that the paratroopers had no benefits, and that the income had to be distributed by zero. But at the very end, when the status of a slave was only slightly better than that of a slave, the woman"s eyes suddenly lit up.
The temperature in the room suddenly rose, and Eva"s short hair fluttered in the air, like a burning flame!
She sprang up from the couch, too fast for Zero to react. When Zero came to, Eva was already sitting on top of him. Eva faced him, almost pus.h.i.+ng her towering peaks into his face. Her long, powerful legs wrapped around Zero"s waist, pressing him against her body. This extremely ambiguous posture caused Zero"s body to have a natural reaction. Eva felt something hot pressing against her from below, and a soft moan escaped her lips.
Then her face hardened, and with both hands on Zero"s collar, she said in a soft but dangerous voice: "In other words, you want me to be your slave?"
The last two words, the volume increased infinitely. The sharp noise made the windows of the house vibrate, and the gla.s.s almost exploded.
"I know it makes you feel bad, but that"s the only way you can stay," he explained with difficulty. Of course, you are only a slave in name. In fact, I won"t order you to do anything. "
"You have to have the guts too!" Eva gave Zero a hard look before she let go of his collar.
She thought for a moment, then said, "Slave then. However, I want to share your earnings!"
Eva revealed her canine teeth, held up three fingers and said, "I want 30% of the proceeds, you guys can go distribute the rest equally." "Otherwise..."
"Otherwise?"
"Otherwise, I"ll just kill one of them and then we can split it equally. That would be fine too." Eve nodded emphatically to emphasize her point.
"You must be joking." Zero frowned.
"Do I look like I"m joking?"
Although she was smiling, the light in her eyes was extremely cold. She didn"t seem to be joking at all.
When Zero left Eva"s house, the two of them finally made an agreement. Eva could be a slave to zero, but zero could not command her, and could not interfere with her life. And the proceeds would have to be made the way Eva said they were. As for letting her work, that depended on Eva"s mood. Faced with such an answer, Zero felt that he had made a loss.
Next was a busy day. After reporting to the headquarters of Doomhammer, he rushed to the headquarters" mission hall to register his team. At the same time, he also registered Eva as a slave. For this reason, he also needed to pay 50 merit points as a formality. It wasn"t until nightfall that Zero finished his work and returned to the single room that Doomhammer had arranged for the regular soldiers.
Doomhammer"s residential district was located at the outskirts of the city to the southeast of Asgard. It was an independent area. The dormitory was ten stories tall, and there was only one dormitory on each floor. The total area of the dormitory was about fifty square meters. For a single room, such an area could be described as extravagant. There were a total of 30 such residential buildings located in the area close to 1000 square meters. There was a two-car highway connection between the residential building and the residential building, along with artificial gra.s.slands and misplaced street lamps, it was a small status that belonged to the old era.
Judging from the rules of Asgard"s contribution, it was normal for the official soldiers of the Hammer of Destruction to receive such treatment. Lying on his bed in his dorm room, looking at the freshly painted ceiling and the faint yellow glow of the wall lamp beside his bed, Zero almost suspected that he was living in a dream.
As he lay there, the memories lingering in his mind began to become unreal. What new era, ability holders, and strange creatures? These were all strange dreams. The current him was lying on the bed of an old house. When he woke up tomorrow, there would be a blazing sun and a lot of work waiting for him.
Therefore, he closed his eyes, but the wounds on his body and the distinct evolution point reminded him of nothing. All of this was just an illusion.
Sighing, his thoughts returned to the cruel reality. Zero had already applied for leave from the headquarters. The Doomhammer had never had such a precedent. Once it became an official soldier, it had to start serving. But Ben seemed to have already said h.e.l.lo, so not only did Zero invite them for fifteen days of vacation, even Feng and the others also got a corresponding holiday because of him.
The few of them had already decided to go to the Vengeance Reef City with Zero. After calculating the time, if they moved fast enough, they could still earn some extra money.
Zero thought of Gunnar. This mutated esper was an a.s.sa.s.sin sent by Parkland. Zero didn"t know how they got to Asgard, but it didn"t matter. He would go and find out, and make a good account of the long-delayed accounts with Parkland.
He closed his eyes. The evolution point from this underground base battle flowed into the gene sequence like a tidal wave, upgrading the skill he had mastered so far.
The night was dark, but it would eventually pa.s.s. Darkness would not forever envelop the world, so the light quietly arrived.
At dawn, a bright red light broke through the clouds in the distance, casting its first light on the still pitch-black earth. The misty halo continued to move forward, forming a clear line with the darkness. The morning came when the line went on, and the light fought for the dark land, and the line ended at the level of the earth.
In the faint light of dawn, the current Angry Reef City was significantly different from three months ago.
Although the city was located in the south, the sea water which used to have a constant temperature had now lost this function. During turbulent times, the temperature of the sea would always remain below 0 degrees Celsius. The higher north one went, the lower the temperature of the sea would be. By the time they reached the Arctic region of the old era, that place had already returned to the land of ice. Although the city was in the south, it was also being baptized by the raging storm.
Just three days ago, there was a rainstorm here. A thick layer of radiation snow had piled up three meters of snow on the streets of the city. Ron & Co., which was stationed in Angry Reef City, had put in a lot of manpower, and it had taken them a whole day to shovel all the snow off the streets. But even so, the piles of snow piled on top of the buildings still left traces of the storm.
But the change in the city of Angry Reef did not stop there. The more significant change came from the barbed wire that surrounded the entire city in almost a full circle. Behind the barbed wire were a dozen makes.h.i.+ft watchtowers, with Ron"s men on duty all day, to watch the wilderness outside the Wrath Reef and the curving road that led to the main road.
On the tower, high velocity guns were mounted, and these 2500 launches per second were enough to ensure that no one or creature within a kilometer of the edge of the city crossed their blockade. And these weapons could be said to be the last resort of Ron"s company. As a result, Angry Reef City, which had looked defenseless when Zero left, was now fully armed.
Such a change is not surprising. In turbulent times, even when there is peace, it is short-lived. Besides, there wasn"t much of a safe area around the city, except that the recent wilderness had become more and more dangerous, so Ron"s company had to put in a lot of effort to protect the city they owned.
The danger came from the creatures that were evolving faster and faster in the wild, and also from humans.
Not long after the wolf bandit disappeared, another group of armed mob appeared in the wilderness. They did not have the kind of shrewd leader, so their destructive power was comparable to a wolf thief. However, their reputation was even worse than a wolf thief.
These mobs were like locusts as they engulfed some of the smaller settlements on the south side of the coastline. Wherever the armed mob pa.s.sed, all the materials of the colony were taken away and the buildings burned down. Men were killed, and women were brief playthings. After enough play, kill and discard, or become food for the mob to survive the winter.
In two short months, a dozen small settlements had been destroyed by them. The bigger cities in the wilderness like Remter and Phoenix City had once planned to send troops to suppress them. However, due to the arrival of winter, the blizzard became a natural barrier to the mob.
Despite the presence of Ron"s company, the company was not known for its military prowess. At the moment, Ron"s company can only protect itself.
In such an environment, a ray of sunlight crawled along the windowsill to the bed and onto the face of a bearded man. Victor cursed, and in the growing light he could only open his hangover eyes.
He lifted the quilt that reeked of alcohol and groped his way out of the bed. However, he accidentally lost his balance and fell to the ground. Victor cried out in pain. He pulled himself up from the bed beside him and stomped on the ground angrily.
Of course the ground didn"t hurt, but the doctor woke up completely with the pain.