บท 53: First arrived at the Grand Canyon settlement
If you look at the terrain of the Grand Canyon settlement from the air, you will find that the entire Grand Canyon seems to have suddenly opened up in the wilderness, as if it came out of nothing. The suddenly elevated terrain has created this Grand Canyon that is more than 30 kilometers long and 6 or 7 kilometers wide.
Through the cracks in the Grand Canyon, you can see the scene of spring all year round. Being inside the Grand Canyon, you can't believe that the outside is a wasteland that is completely different from the Grand Canyon. Although there is no flying sand and rocks, there is a lot of weathered soil, and only some tenacious xerophytes can survive in this vast wilderness. The sweep of the alien virus has made the wilderness even more desolate. It is absolutely lucky to be able to see the animals that are still alive in the wilderness, because their number has reached the point of extinction.
Looking at the rising terrain that seems to have been cut by a knife, the terrain that is dozens or hundreds of meters high gives people a sense of insignificance and depression. The convoy, which was originally quite large, was like an ant, insignificant compared to these Gobi-style crack canyons. The scorching wasteland seemed to be blocked here, and there was coolness everywhere.
The convoy had just arrived five kilometers from the Grand Canyon settlement, and three modified SUAs were waiting on the road early.
The leading one was a Mitsubishi ASX. The skylight on the roof had been removed and a heavy machine gun was welded. The cold muzzle flashed a deadly light in the sunlight. A man in a vest controlled the machine gun, and his target was Zhou Yuanqiang's convoy. If there was no red eye-catching welcome on the windshield of the Mitsubishi ASX, Zhou Yuanqiang would have thought that the other party was robbing on the road openly.
The convoy stopped, and a slightly well-off middle-aged man greeted Zhou Yuanqiang and his group. Judging from his demeanor, he must have been a department-level leader in the early days.
"Welcome friends from the wilderness settlement to our Grand Canyon settlement, welcome!" He walked to the pickup truck with a beer belly that was not reduced by hunger, and introduced himself: "I am Feng Chengming from the reception department of the Grand Canyon Administration. I wonder who is your person in charge?"
Zhou Yuanqiang had never experienced this before. This so-called reception department should have been newly established not long ago.
"I am the boss of the caravan. I met Minister Feng." Basic courtesy is indispensable when you are in someone else's territory. Besides, Ma Chengming was chosen to welcome guests, so he is naturally not a simple person. Don't make trouble for yourself at that time. I am afraid that it will be difficult for you to get along in this Grand Canyon settlement.
Feng Chengming smiled with his eyes narrowed, shook his head and said: "I dare not be a minister, just a small deputy minister." But seeing that he looked very happy, I am afraid that he still has the idea of the position of minister.
Since he wanted to make it convenient for the other party, Zhou Yuanqiang was of course respectful and presented the gift he had prepared long ago.
No one wants to come out here to be exposed to the sun and wind, just for this lucrative job. Feng Chengming accepted it naturally, and after a brief inspection, he asked his men to put it on the trunk of the Mitsubishi ASX. The smile on his face became even more intimate, and he said: "Here, the tax is 25%, but it depends on the goods." As he said, he took out an invoice from his pocket, wrote something on it, handed it to Zhou Yuanqiang, patted him on the shoulder and said: "This time you are just some food, and the tax rate will only be 8%."
Zhou Yuanqiang was originally a little sad about the 50 level 3 crystals and a small golden tiger he gave away, but he didn't expect that the return he received was beyond imagination. Considering the value of his goods, the reduced tax rate of 17% is definitely a huge number.
This time, Zhou Yuanqiang's attitude towards Feng Chengming became more sincere, and he flattered him again.
When they left, they did not escort, but sent a young man to the Grand Canyon settlement with the convoy. It seemed that their three armed SUAs were just a show of strength for the convoy. After the bribe, it immediately became anticlimactic.
A few minutes later, the entrance to the Grand Canyon settlement finally appeared in front of the convoy.
Unlike the wilderness settlement, here near the entrance of the Grand Canyon, you can see fields of corn. These drought-resistant crops can survive well under the sand. In the cornfields, you can also see busy people trying to take care of them. It may be because of the strong wind outside that their growth can only be considered average, but it should be enough to feed people.
After officially entering the Grand Canyon, the entrance is a huge wall built with reinforced concrete. This wall spans the entire entrance, is six kilometers long, is fifteen meters high, and is five meters thick. It is a very grand project. There are many shooting holes and some machine gun towers on the wall. The wide and thick top of the wall can also allow soldiers to move freely. From Zhou Yuanqiang's point of view, the number of soldiers here is about 2,000 to 3,000. Without this line of wall, it would be difficult to attack without three or four times the number of troops.
With the certificate issued by Feng Chengming, the convoy easily passed through the big gate of the wall and really entered the interior of the Grand Canyon settlement.
The narrow Grand Canyon, where hundreds of thousands of people live, does not occupy a large area, and most of them live in the middle of the Grand Canyon. So after passing the wall, what comes into view is a cement road. Judging from the newness and oldness, it was built in the past large farm period. On both sides of the road, various crops are also planted, but most of them are corn, with a small amount of sorghum. Like rice, it is not planted sporadically until the middle of the Grand Canyon.
The cement road is very busy, and all kinds of traffic in and out of the Grand Canyon settlement can only enter and exit on the road. There were also many pedestrians, some were busy in the fields, and some were corpse hunters, all crowded on the avenue, which was unimaginable, it was like the end of the world.
As soon as Zhou Yuanqiang's convoy entered the Grand Canyon settlement, various Grand Canyon team forces with spies on the city gates would certainly not miss the benefits that could be seen by their eyes. The larger teams sent important people, and some small teams even had the person in charge come in person.
According to the procedures, Zhou Yuanqiang needed to register with the management bureau, and only after the surveillance personnel were dispatched would he be allowed to sell goods in the Grand Canyon settlement, so the people who came to contact him just wanted to know what goods Zhou Yuanqiang brought, what kind of business opportunities they could find from it, and whether there was any possibility of cooperation between the two sides.
Zhou Yuanqiang was really not very good at these things, but what he didn't expect was that Ren Xinyu seemed to have a talent in this area. She completely replaced Zhou Yuanqiang's role, sitting in the pickup truck and dealing with these local snakes. Especially her eloquent mouth, it was difficult for others to get her to say something, but she collected people's information in a few strokes. It must be said that her time as a tour guide was a bit of a waste.
The Grand Canyon settlement is very different from the wilderness settlement. All of them live together, forming a huge residential camp, which is well planned, with city-like streets, fixed commercial and residential areas, and a well-shaped commercial area. There is no difference between people here. From the perspective of internal construction, it has left the wilderness settlement far behind.
Of course, the Grand Canyon settlement has many shortcomings, such as no industrial base, only some small workshops. The geographical location limits him to compressing the living space when he needs a lot of arable land. The place allocated to each person is very small, and he can barely set up the tent. If you want to move, you can only go to the harvested planting field outside.
In terms of defense, the Grand Canyon settlement is like a sack. Once the zombies or enemies break through the siege, it will be a disaster for the entire settlement.
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