Chapter 38: There is a Camp

They followed the marks left by Su Yan, searching forward, and after walking for most of the night, they saw a fairly large camp appearing below a hillside.

From a distance, it was brightly lit, and people were walking around; it looked lively.

“There’s a camp, how come this place hasn’t been attacked by the poisonous devil taro?” Bai Jinli wondered.

Lou Su looked at it for a while and said, “It should be related to the wall outside.”

Around the camp was a circle of white walls more than a meter high, but they were too far away to see what material it was made of.

“We’ll know when we go down and take a look,” Chu Xihen said.

In fact, Ling Yao could control something to go and take a look, but since Chu Xihen didn’t instruct him, he kept his mouth shut.

They followed the marks down the hillside from the woods and soon arrived in front of the camp.

When they arrived, they discovered that there were many people sitting outside the camp, all leaning against the wall, wrapped in their clothes, resting.

But in this environment, no one could sleep soundly; they would wake up as soon as someone approached.

There were two guards at the camp gate. Seeing someone approaching, a tall, thin middle-aged man stepped forward.

“Are you here to enter the camp?” the middle-aged man asked Lou Su, yawning.

Because the four of them were walking together, Lou Su looked stronger, while the other three looked like pretty boys who definitely couldn’t be in charge.

Lou Su saw so many people sitting at the foot of the wall and knew that there must be conditions for entering the camp.

“What does it take to get in?” Lou Su asked.

They mainly wanted to go in and see if Gao Lin and the others were inside. If this place could really provide refuge, then staying for a night wouldn’t be bad either.

“Entering the camp costs fifty points per person, and accommodation inside will be charged separately,” the middle-aged man said.

“What if you don’t have any points?” Lou Su immediately asked.

The middle-aged man didn’t seem offended by him asking such a question; he seemed used to it.

“Then state your abilities. If your abilities are strong enough, you can owe it first and pay it back after the next instance,” the middle-aged man said, then shouted to the back, “Ding Er, come over here.”

The other person guarding the gate walked over with a notebook. “Speak, what abilities? Don’t make things up, someone will check inside.”

“Does everyone have to register?” Bai Jinli asked, “Are people without abilities not allowed in?”

The person taking notes didn’t show any contempt. “People without abilities must pay points.”

“What kind of abilities are needed to get in? Are those who didn’t get in without abilities or for other reasons?” Lou Su kept asking questions, not knowing if he really wanted to go in.

The person taking notes patiently replied, “As long as you have awakened a natural attribute ability, you can enter. If it’s a single physical evolution, such as strength evolution or vision evolution, you must have a teammate vouch for you to enter. If you can’t come out of the next instance, the points owed will be paid by the guarantor.”

The conditions weren’t harsh. The people who were still alive had all experienced an instance. Either they had points or abilities. As long as they met one of these conditions, plus having a teammate, they could easily enter the camp.

“Those people don’t want to pay points. Our boss is kind and didn’t drive them away, but it’s not safe outside the wall. Even if the alien species don’t get close to this area, they will encounter mutated animals,” the middle-aged man added from the side.

“Are these points all for your boss?” Lou Su saw that they didn’t intend to hide anything and that their attitude in answering questions was very good, so he naturally wanted to seize the opportunity to ask clearly.

The middle-aged man nodded. “Yes, the points are all for the boss to strengthen his ability. His ability is like the one in Jing City, he can cast a wall to defend against alien erosion. Now, our camp, except for the sky above, is defended underground and by the walls, all built by the boss with his ability. When his ability is upgraded again, the next step will be building a roof.”

Although they couldn’t defend against the sky now, their camp had many ability users, so even if a green-haired wolf fell from the sky, it wouldn’t be a fear.

“With so many people giving points, your boss’s ability should be very strong, right?” Bai Jinli asked curiously.

The middle-aged man said with pride, “That’s for sure. The boss’s ability is already level four and will soon reach level five.”

Even Chu Xihen was surprised. How many days had it been since the end of the world? And someone’s ability was already level four! Lou Su and Bai Jinli were only level two!

No wonder the two guards were so polite to them and didn’t even drive away those who were leaning against the wall, only because their boss urgently needed points. Every person passing by the camp was a walking point extractor.

And they weren’t afraid of trouble caused by too many people. As long as their boss’s ability level continued to crush everyone else, no one would dare to have other thoughts.

“If we don’t go in, can you help us find a few people inside, big brother?” Lou Su just wanted to confirm whether Gao Lin and the others were inside.

The middle-aged man said generously, “Let Ding Er help you take a look. We have recorded everyone who enters.”

Then Ding Er asked, “What are their names? If they gave fake names, we won’t be able to help you. After all, we can’t do real-name registration now.”

ID cards and that kind of thing were no longer useful.

“Gao Lin, Zhou Quan, and Su Yan. Zhou Quan is injured,” Lou Su said straightforwardly.

Bai Jinli added, “There’s also one named Han Chong, please help us check, big brother.”

Ding Er quickly gave the answer, “Gao Lin and the three others did go in. They didn’t have any points, so they’re owing it. As for someone named Han, there isn’t one.”

“Thank you, can I trouble you to call Gao Lin for us?” Lou Su felt very embarrassed and gave his gun without bullets to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man’s attitude became even more enthusiastic after receiving the gun, “Sure, you guys wait a moment, I’ll go in and call them for you.”

He was very fast. In less than five minutes, Gao Lin ran out of the camp.

When Gao Lin saw Lou Su, he knelt down without saying a word.

“What are you doing? Stand up and talk!” Lou Su frowned, but didn’t reach out to help Gao Lin.

“Brother Lou, I’m sorry, I can’t pay you back the points I owe you for now. Now, the three of us still owe the camp hundreds of points. We have to pay them back first after the next instance. Can you give me some time to pay you back?” When he left the airport, Gao Lin was also a spirited and arrogant youth, but only two days had passed, and he was kneeling down for points.

And it was all because of Zhou Quan.

“It’s okay, since we know each other, consider those points as a gift I’m giving to Zhou Quan. You guys plan to stay here, right?” Chu Xihen, who had been listening from the side, spoke up.

Bai Jinli couldn’t help but glance at Chu Xihen when he heard this. The points were what Gao Lin and the others owed Lou Su. Lou Su hadn’t even spoken yet, where did Chu Xihen get the audacity to agree on his behalf?

Moreover, that was a full hundred points. Lou Su hadn’t even exchanged an ability upgrade card after coming out of the instance, giving all his points to Gao Lin.

Although he was full of complaints, seeing that Lou Su himself didn’t have any dissatisfaction and didn’t seem to care about Chu Xihen’s offensive behavior, he could only shut his mouth.

Gao Lin said, “Zhou Quan’s leg still needs to rest for a few days, and we owe points, so we have to wait until the next instance is over before leaving. Why don’t you stay here for a while too?”

“No need, it’s enough to see that you’re all okay.” Lou Su just wanted to confirm the safety of Gao Lin and the others, never thinking of entering the camp.