You've become the warden, and you're telling me I'm an undercover agent?

Chapter 376 The final step to enter the ideal country, the hero of winter!

At dawn the next day, Chi Ping took Ah Heng, Ah Gua, the two-faced turtle, and Plum Blossom 7 to the East A030 Fortress.

When we arrived at the gate, we found that the fortress was under martial law.

Anyone without a resident ID issued by the United Government is prohibited from entering.

The main purpose is to prevent refugees from entering the fortress. After asking Agua, I learned that the official announcement was made a few days ago that all those who have won the Utopia resident status lottery need to gather at Fortress No. 30 in each fortress group today.

Ah Heng and Ah Gua also came here for this.

Ah Heng and his sister and Meihua Qi drove Chi Ping's medium-sized truck in smoothly, and Chi Ping used a [Space Jump] outside the fortress and also brought the Emperor and the Two-Faced Turtle in smoothly.

As soon as he entered the fortress, Ikehira could feel the tense atmosphere.

On the streets, you can see teams of soldiers patrolling with live ammunition, and from time to time one or two pickup trucks carrying machine guns drive by.

Compared to the outer fortresses, this area was cleaner and tidier, and the residents were in better spirits. The cobblestone road in the center of the fortress was spotlessly clean, and although traffic was scarce, it was well-organized.

Compared to before the catastrophe, except for the lack of abundant supplies, everything else here is almost the same.

The two-faced turtle was already trembling with fear, because in her eyes, everyone coming and going in the fortress was a hideous monster. This was a huge monster lair.

There was nothing Chi Ping could do about this. He couldn't possibly give everyone in the fortress a level of [Oracle], right?

The gathering point was at the garrison of the fortress. The senior officer from the bunker personally served as the leader of the escort team, and hired some capable people in the field as assistance.

Ikehira sent Meihuaqi to the fortress's medical center and said goodbye to everyone.

"Everyone, the mountains are high and the roads are long, the wilderness is treacherous, and we will meet again if we are lucky."

Chi Ping waved his hand and left with the two-faced turtle to the shock of Ah Heng and Ah Gua.

After a while, Agua came back to his senses: "He just left like that? Isn't he a bad guy?"

Ah Heng also fell into deep thought as he looked at the bag of food and two palm-sized pieces of solid fuel left by Chi Ping.

"Maybe we misunderstood him." Ah Heng said, "Perhaps, as he said, he is a good person, but he has a bit of a bad taste."

Chi Ping also paid for Meihuaqi's information at the medical clinic.

For a moment, the three of them looked at each other in thought.

Ah Heng thought, no matter what, as long as he sent his sister A Gua to the assembly point to register, she would be safe with official protection.

As for myself, it is always more convenient to be alone than to be with two people, isn't it?
At that moment, Ah Heng took Ah Gua to the garrison. When they arrived, they found that the place was surrounded by three layers of people inside and outside.

The innermost layer is the guards of the garrison; the middle layer is those who did not win the lottery but still want to enter the ideal country. They loudly shout out the price they can pay, hoping to exchange it for a certificate to enter the ideal country; the outermost layer is those who have the certificate and are desperately trying to squeeze in.

"Brother will help you, you hide the certificate." Ah Heng said, and pulled Ah Gua to squeeze in.

The sounds around me were very noisy, with calls for purchases, scolding, and calls to maintain order, one after another:
"Three-party solid fuel, change your place!"

"Three cubic meters of solid fuel, ten tons of refined rice, plus my sister, in exchange for a spot!"

"My sister and my wife—"

"Don't touch me!"

"Let's let one let, let one let!"

Agua had no choice but to hold the metal piece in his arms with one hand and pull his brother with the other. Finally, they squeezed to the registration area. Agua handed over the metal piece and ID card. After confirming that they were correct, someone came to lead Agua into the city lord's mansion.

"Give me some time. I want to talk to my brother more." It was noisy here, so A Gua had to shout at the top of his lungs.

The garrison officer took a look at her and, seeing she was a good-looking woman, his attitude softened slightly: "Hurry up!"

Ah Gua could only look at his brother with tears in his eyes: "I'm leaving, brother."

"Go ahead. I'll feel relieved only when you get in." Ah Heng said with a smile. In the end times, ordinary people can only have a stable and worry-free living environment if they are lucky enough to win a place in the ideal country.

"But what are you going to do?" A Gua pursed her lips. She wanted to give up, but was afraid of being scolded by her brother if she said it out loud.

They know clearly how many hardships they have gone through and how many times they nearly lost their lives along the way.

How could he bear to leave his only family at this moment? "I'm a person with special abilities!" Ah Heng puffed out his chest and forced a smile.

C-level ability users are actually not that popular.

Seeing his sister about to drop pearls again, Ah Heng stroked her head. Just as he was about to give her some instructions, he heard the garrison officer urging him on. He had no choice but to quickly tell her:
"Go over there and eat well, sleep well, and dress warmly!"

My sister nodded repeatedly, her words unclear and she couldn't form complete sentences.

When Agua was led into the inner hall of the garrison, he discovered that there were quite a few people crying.

After all, those who aspire to enter the ideal country are all from the middle class or below. Some rely on luck, while others go bankrupt just to get a spot.

Even if you have this spot, you still have to take a huge risk and run to the assembly point.

Agua counted and found that including her, there were a total of 17 people from the Eastern Fortress Group heading to the Utopia, all of them were boys and girls.

At first, these people were immersed in their own sorrow.

But at noon, after lunch, they all became familiar with each other. Some even began to imagine a prosperous life in an ideal country.

Some say that there are sweets everywhere; there are rivers flowing with milk and honey; and there are endless supplies.

Although Agua felt that something was wrong, he did not refute it, but laughed with them.

That evening, the high-ranking officer in charge of the bunker escort came to give a speech, accompanied by the garrison commander. These two were the most senior officers these boys and girls had ever seen.

The next morning, the boys and girls boarded armored transport vehicles. High-ranking officials and hired non-specialists would take them to Fortress Zero, where they would gather with the boys and girls selected from other fortresses and be sent to the Da'an Bunker.

The fortress in the center has no distinction between east, south, west and north, and is simply called Fortress Zero.

It is the largest and most populous fortress among all the fortresses, and is the administrative center of the World United Government. After they meet there, they will receive Yin Tianzheng's teachings and then enter the Utopia.

It is said to be teaching, but in fact it is the implantation of thinking instructions.

This time, the high-ranking official escorting Agua and his group was a member of the highest ruling group of the United Government and one of the four heroes fighting against the monsters, known as the Hero of Winter, Duan Yue.

Among the people with special abilities hired in the wild, there are also those from the Joker Agency.

The armored convoy jolted along and suddenly stopped. This caused the young men and women in the car to pause in their conversation. Then they abandoned their previous topic and began to discuss why the car had stopped.

But not long after, the car door opened.

A soldier wearing a helmet leaned in and asked, "Who is Agua?"

"Ah?" Agua stood up weakly.

"Come out." The soldier waved his hand, and Agua got out of the car in a daze and followed him.

She was led to the front of the convoy, and in front of her was the tallest armored vehicle in the team. This was the vehicle of Duan Yue, a high-ranking official of the United Government and the hero of winter.

"The governor invites you in," said the soldier.

Agua's heart was filled with inexplicable anxiety. If something unexpected happened during this final step before entering the ideal country, all her and her brother's efforts would be in vain.

So she got into the car very nervously.

The interior of the car was obviously different from other cars. It was surprisingly luxurious. It was a bit like those luxury RVs from before the apocalypse, but with much more space.

Before she met the Winter Hero, she saw a familiar figure - the Seven of Clubs.

The Seven of Clubs was looking at her with a wry smile on his face. Agua was surprised. She took a few steps forward and saw the back of the Winter Hero.

He was very tall, wearing a green military cloak, and had his back to her.

She called out softly, "Hello, I'm here."

The Winter Hero turned around and was shuffling a deck of cards. Although the Winter Hero Duan Yue's face was on his shoulders, the voice belonged to Chi Ping:
"I didn't expect to meet you again by chance!"

Ikehira laughed.

(End of this chapter)