Apocalyptic Dark Age

The demon dog driving at high speed in the underground tunnel was as fast as lightning. The dark rock walls on both sides were the same. Only the light of the demon dog's monster eyes illuminated a small distance in front. In the end, even the car lights were extinguished, because there were Synchronized map automatic navigation, it doesn’t matter whether you can see it or not.

Gao Feng and Ou Ya both wore special driving helmets. They couldn't feel the roaring sound outside, which made them feel even more sad. Ou Ya was used to this kind of silent driving, but Gao Feng couldn't stand it, so he wanted to talk to Ou Ya through the helmet's intercom. , as soon as he opened his mouth, the helmet projected the image of Ouya in his pupils.

Obviously, this is a new technology. Gao Feng immediately felt that the boring phone call came to life, and he knew that his image was also in Ouya's eyes at this moment.

"Do you know the approximate population of the underground people?"

Gao Feng asked without saying anything. He originally thought that Ou Ya, as a soldier, didn't know these things clearly, but he didn't expect that Ou Ya opened his mouth and said.

"Underground cities are widely distributed in various areas below the ground. As far as I know, there are twelve large cities, twenty-seven small cities, and fifty-nine satellite cities. Large cities begin with the word A. Small cities are marked with a C, followed by a D..."

"Why is there no B?" Gao Feng interrupted Ou Ya's story. Ou Ya's expression was slightly stunned and she recalled:

"B-class cities used to be the main residential cities in the underground world, but a great riot occurred forty years ago, which caused the black magic virus to run rampant. More than 60% of B-class cities were contaminated by the virus. Some people proposed that B-class cities The resources of level cities were withdrawn to form A-level cities and cities below C-level. From then on, B-level cities were no longer on the list.”

"Go on..."

Gao Feng remained calm, and an idea suddenly emerged in his mind. Although it was uncertain, it was very possible.

"A-level cities have a population of about 100,000 and require about 5,000 square kilometers of resource supply underground. C-level cities with 5,000 to 8,000 people require hundreds of square kilometers of area to supply them, because there is not much space available underground. There are many small settlements built in many scattered spaces, with hundreds or thousands of people, and they are classified as D-level cities.

But I know only a few cities. Many cities have been disconnected for a long time, either due to landslides causing road blockage, or occupied by dangerous biological beasts, so new underground space is the most precious, just like the one we found before. The entire area is a canyon, where you can enjoy the air on the ground, plant trees and food, and it is all designated as the Garden of Eden. Only the top elites are eligible to live there. "

Only then did Gao Feng understand what a huge blow the black magic virus had caused to the underground world. Countless B-class cities were abandoned and lacked room for development. They could only make do with their current population. No wonder the underground has always wanted to go to the surface, but failed. It is because of the unprecedented shackles on survival, which is an irreconcilable problem.

"How do you control the underground population? As far as I know, none of you have ever met your parents..."

Gao Feng thought of another question and asked curiously.

"Civilians underground do not have the right to reproduce. Because of the shortage of materials, only the best people have the opportunity to reproduce. These people include scientists, soldiers, athletes, artists..."

"Athlete? Artist?"

Gao Feng interrupted again. He did not expect that these two professions still existed underground.

"Athletes are the popular idols of the underground world. They bring entertainment to the people through various competitions. Artists allow the civilization of the underground world to continue through their works. They are some of the best people and the most valuable people. They The offspring produced will be better than ordinary people, and relatively speaking, the inferior products will be much lower than ordinary people.”

"Defective product?"

There were more and more questions coming from Gao Feng, so Ou Ya was naturally not bored and continued to explain patiently.

"Defective products are civilians. Their performance in the training camp will be mediocre, and they will be classified as ordinary people. They are the lowest workers and the largest number..."

Gao Feng immediately understood that what the underground government did was to artificially increase the probability of evolution, allowing the best people to have offspring and depriving common people of their reproductive rights. Most people were mediocre before they found their own specialties. After all, there are few geniuses. There are so few, so many people will never have a chance to get ahead in their lives.

"However, the underground government cannot really prevent the reproduction of civilians. Many unidentified black households live in the worst environments in the city. They are not recognized by the government and cannot enjoy the rights and obligations of civilians. They are called hidden Clan means hidden race.

The underground world punishes the Yin people very severely. They are not allowed to engage in any work or learn knowledge. Most of them can only rely on garbage on the outskirts of the city to make a living. The only opportunities given to them are two, one is to become a miner. Digging poor minerals that are not worth mining with large machinery, or exploring new underground spaces. The former requires them to spend more than ten years, or even a lifetime, in exchange for a chance to become civilians, while the latter requires them to exchange their lives for... "

The cruelest side of the underground world was finally revealed in front of Gao Feng, but instead of being angry, Gao Feng let out a big sigh of relief. At least the problem of his identity was solved, and it was not impossible to temporarily become a hermit.

"Why is what you told me different from what Mo Yuan told me?"

Suddenly thinking of this question, Gao Feng couldn't help but ask.

"Mo Yuan is just a commoner, one of the eliminated people. They live at the bottom of the underground. They are only better than the hidden people. Their knowledge is limited and they don't understand the upper levels. Just like we don't understand the lower levels, there is nothing worthwhile. Strange……."

Ou Ya said it very indifferently, but Gao Feng noticed an inadvertent sense of superiority from her rigid face. Classes existed no matter in the past life or now, whether on the ground or underground.

"The place we are going to is called A3. It is a large city with a population of 190,000. The actual population capacity is only 100,000. If you include the hidden people, it may be more. So, you may not be used to it..."

When Gao Feng was thinking about the follow-up plan, Ouya suddenly spoke to remind Gao Feng. Gao Feng was slightly stunned and asked:

"Isn't it said that every city has a population quota?"

"There is still a difference between the quota and the actual situation. The population needs to grow to be normal, otherwise it will fall into aging. The key is living space..."

Ou Ya explained concisely, but Gao Feng remembered the city in his previous life. Due to the war, a city that could accommodate hundreds of thousands was crowded into a population of more than a million, causing the city's infrastructure to almost collapse and public facilities to be overwhelmed, leading to riots. , turning the whole city into a hell.