The Rebirth of the Last Days and Return to [Fang] Hao

He Zizhong and Fang Hao stood in the line, waiting for the people in front to go through the formalities as they listened to the surrounding people gossip. There turned out to be an ability user at the rental registration office not far away.

When the two heard the conversation at the window next to them, they looked at each other in surprise, and listened carefully to the people who were talking. That group of ability users were the first to evacuate to the base with the army. Most of them found the evacuated convoy on the way, and then came to the base with them. There were no special privileges, but because he showed his ability along the way and helped the military during the previous battle to clean up the zombies in the base, he had priority to rent houses in the villa area.

It was not a simple matter to rent houses here and form one’s own forces. The houses in the villa area have a high safety factor and a much larger space than ordinary houses, so the rental costs are also surprisingly high. These people were also among the first to go out to collect resources shortly after arriving at the base.

There are many ambitious ability users. After discovering they ‘magical powers’ in such a chaotic world, those who adapted quickly or had amazing mental qualities quickly accepted the new normal, and rushed to dominate during the apocalypse.

If they formed their own power, led an organization, and got the attention of the base, they could even fight against the big men with military power and dominate the new era… Many people embraced such a dream, quickly adapting to an approach of “kill zombies, collect supplies, and return to the base for a better life.”

Hearing their talk and laughter, seeing the unabashed ambition in their eyes, He Zizhong couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed, and glanced at them with a little pity. He had never seen the group in his previous life. Even if such people were in the base back then, they likely did not have much of a reputation; at least he didn’t know any of them.

The two of them were listening to gossip when suddenly the sound of argument broke out in front of them.

“This is too much, ok?! Our boss’ name is clearly on the house, but we couldn’t bring our ID card when we return to the base! The city has already fallen, where are we going to find an identity now?” He slammed his palms on the table and asked loudly.

The staff behind the table did not lift their eyelids. “Regulations are regulations. The above stipulates you cannot claim ownership without an ID card.”

“But the house obviously belongs to our boss. Why should we spend money renting our own house every month?! Are you people crazy about materials?!”

The staff sneered: “You can’t say this to me. Information about changing IDs was already been delivered door to door. It’s not up to me to deal…” Mid-sentence, they saw a face in the middle of the queue, let out an awkward cough, and when they spoke again, the tone was more friendly, ” Ah…that, the house is yours ah?””

The person seemed to nod his head, and asked in a gentle voice: “Could you please tell me how to reapply for an ID card now? After all, in the current situation outside, it is really inconvenient for us to go back to the city to find it.”

The staff member hesitated, then took out the paper and pen to write something, and whispered something to the man. The voices afterwards were too low, and He Zizhong and Fang Hao were still a little away, so they didn’t hear it. They only knew that some people in front of them were muttering dissatisfiedly, “Why weren’t they so enthusiastic towards the previous people?”

“That’s right, when we came yesterday, we missed something and they act like this. Now, it’s as they saw their own father.”

The muttering voices didn’t dare to be too loud. They knew that if these “little ghosts” were really offended, then they would really be asking for trouble. After all, the people who need to come here to go through the formalities were definitely less important than those in the villa’s inner area. The staff responsible for registration all had something to do with them.

When the people in front turned around with the address written to them by the staff, everyone could see what this group looked like.

A handsome young man walked in the middle, ignoring the sight of people around him, and took out the brown sunglasses from his pocket and put it on his face.

He Zizhong raised his eyebrows and buried his sneer in his heart. It is no wonder that the staff member was instantly fascinated. It turned out that it was the great figure with incomparable beauty before and after the apocalypse-Allen.

Seeing Allen and his party walk out the door, the people in the room whispered again. It’s not that they have never seen a star or an actor, but it’s really rare for someone to bring so many people in the apocalypse and was still so respected.

Fang Hao moved his head to He Zizhong’s side and whispered, “No wonder that staff member became so enthusiastic.”

He Zizhong smiled and asked, “Do you like him too?”

Fang Hao quickly shook his head. “I prefer the powerful, tough guy type.” Then he said a string of powerful male and female stars with an average age of over fifty. After that, he secretly glanced at He Zizhong. The only handsome young man he liked since childhood was He Zizhong. The other custards and young meats never held his attention. In his eyes, they were all floating clouds in the sky, and He Zizhong is the only male god in his eyes.

He Zizhong’s eyes were slightly bent, and he took Fang Hao’s hand and walked forward two steps. After Fang Hao finished speaking, he asked, “Do you like him?”

He just smiled faintly. Even before the end of the life, he did not like Allen. From appearance to identity, there was nothing that attracted him. He likes Fang Hao’s beauty, cleanliness, and transparency. His eyesight in his previous life was really poor and he chose the wrong person.

It took more than two hours to wait for their turn. He Zizhong’s preparations were very complete. Although the villa was sold, due to the seller’s procedures, the house book was not made yet, so there was no need to submit it to the owner.1there’s normally a book for ownership in China Therefore, as long as the name of the owner of the house is changed in the computer, the head of household can be confirmed after verifying the head of household.

But the head of the household’s ID card, household registration book and other things must be prepared, otherwise, even if the computer is clearly showed one’s name, they can only pay monthly materials to “rent” the house that should belong to them.

Such a measure was heavily criticized. Everyone finally escaped from the urban area, but still had to ‘rent’ their own house. Who could bear it? But there was no other way. Soldiers with live ammunition were at the doors of their property, and no one dared to make trouble.

He Zizhong threw all the things he had into the space long before he took Fang Hao to travel, so they naturally had all the necessary documents, which were taken out this morning.

Having everything made the speed much faster. After throwing things into the space under the cover of their backpacks, they took out the the newly issued pass which can be worn on the chest and is only useful in the base. The two people walked away from the villa area.

Compared with the streets in the villa area, the streets outside were crowded and occupied by street vendors. In the past two days, many people from the waiting area at the north gate entered the base one after another. The arrival of new people made the already chaotic streets more crowded.

Many people were be assigned houses, but there were still many people who fled to the base empty-handed. Before free shelter could be built, these people can only sleep outside and receive the free porridge every morning and night.

When many people fled, they took things they thought were valuable. Now, there were many stalls set up on on the messy streets trading for rations.

The two of them simply went shopping in the market, and window shopped the goods being sold on the roadside along the way, to familiarize themselves with the current situation.

The large hospital was finally cleaned up at the cost of an unknown number of troops. People only knew that they encountered mutant zombies when cleaning the hospital, which caused a lot of losses to the army.

The hospital was now cleaned up. Part of the hospital remained for treating the wounded, but the remaining space was transformed into scientific research institutes to study zombie virus, vaccines, and other urgent tasks.

The two of them walked and strolled around. Because they had a comprehensive collection of items, they didn’t have much to buy.

They found a stall selling imitation knives while strolling around. This stall was very lively with people coming and going, but most people just looked at them and would never really buy anything. The prices asked were too dark! 500 catties of rice, or the same amount of flour, for a fake knife!2About 661 lbs according to the internet… that’s a lot.

He Zizhong knelt down and picked up one, and flicked the knife.

“Ahhhhh, are you buying? Don’t touch. If you break it, you have to pay for it!” The stall owner rolled his eyes and pointed at He Zizhong.

He Zizhong smiled, put the knife down and stood up. “Let’s go.”

“Do you want it?”

The two of them didn’t get any weapons when they went out. Although He Zizhong knew the location of several shops selling imitation knives and military knives before the apocalypse, they were unable to go to them. There were too many zombies in the city center where the shops are, so they could only find other solutions in the meantime.

He Zizhong shook his head. “They are all imitation knives, the material is average, and they will bounce after a few times. There are only eight or ninety-one each3I’m guessing grades of knives?, this kind of product.”

“Do you even know knives?!” Fang Hao once again looked at He Zizhong with his eyes full of admiration.

He Zizhong could only cough awkwardly at the stars in his eyes. “Let’s go and look over there.” It was knowledge exchanged with blood from his previous life. As someone who was pitted by a tattered weapon before, he didn’t feel that it was worthwhile.

 

HZZ and FH aren’t shoppers. They’re looters.

 

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1there’s normally a book for ownership in China2About 661 lbs according to the internet… that’s a lot.3I’m guessing grades of knives?