When it was close to noon, they finally saw people on the road. They were all refugees with their families. Gradually, more and more people appeared. The crowd was like a long snake that was several kilometers long.
A towering mountain pass appeared in front of them. It was actually a huge cave that was dozens of meters wide and tall. There were rows of anti-aircraft cannons on the tall concrete walls. It was a complete steel fortress. The words "Chuyun Pass" were engraved on the top.
The Chuyun Pass was the biggest entrance and exit between the Yunling Mountains and the mainland. It was also the biggest pass in the Central Theater of Operations to prevent Ferocious Beasts from infiltrating into the human territory. At the same time, it was the only passage to the main base of the Sky Combat Army, Cangnan Prefecture.
Heavy trucks filled with ores and supplies were constantly shuttling back and forth. The outside of the mountain pass was densely packed with people waiting to enter. Because there were too many people, the progress was very slow.
Luo Kai's car mixed in with the crowd and waited slowly. The previous massacre made Wang Lan even more fearful of him and even more afraid to speak. The little girl Yang Fan peeked out from time to time to peek at the Brown Bear.
At first, the Brown Bear was a little panicked when it was surrounded by the crowd. Later, it became excited and kept howling, scaring the people around it into retreating.
It was only in the evening that it was their turn. The pickup truck slowly drove into the mountain pass. A group of fully armed soldiers immediately surrounded it.
"What kind of Ferocious Beast is your?" A handsome young officer among the soldiers looked at the Brown Bear with a surprised expression.
Luo Kai didn't know the specific classification of the Brown Bear, so he casually said, "Bear."
The officer looked carefully, but shook his head and said, "No, it should be a Winner."
"Winner?" Although Luo Kai had seen many Ferocious Beasts, he didn't know the specific classification.
"It's a long way to explain."
The officer looked at the crowd behind him and said, "I'll explain it to you in detail when I have the chance. Go and register."
Luo Kai nodded and walked into a checkpoint. In his mind, he quickly filtered out the word "Ying". He had never seen information about this, but in the inherited memories of the Book of the Universe, "Ying" was the oldest division of the world's species by the wise men after the Catastrophe, and it was no longer used now.
Although there were many different types of Direbeasts, in the long war between humans and Direbeasts, they had collected a lot of information about Direbeasts. Direbeasts were roughly divided into five types: Win, Scale, Hair, Feather, and Kun.
This refers to humans, as well as other human-like species, who are born with high intellect and great creativity.
Scales referred to aquatic species such as snakes, fish, lizards, and other scaled animals. Relatively speaking, they were not very creative, but they were extremely good at controlling elemental power.
Hair referred to walking beasts, which were all kinds of animals. Most of them mainly evolved their physical bodies.
Feather referred to all kinds of birds that were good at controlling the wind.
Finally, Kun referred to crustaceans. Crustaceans mainly lived in groups and were good at fighting in groups. Together with their shells and claws, they were natural war machines.
The five major categories covered almost all known species, but they were not complete. There were other elemental species that were separately divided. Nowadays, almost all known substances could give birth to intelligence, including metal, stone, earth, wood, and even water. However, except for plants that were naturally born as life forms, the others were extremely rare.
The civil official in charge of registration at the checkpoint looked at them and asked, "Did you bring your physical identification card?"
Luo Kai shook his head. "No."
The civil official did not ask for details and continued, "Name, rank, and position."
Luo Kai pondered for a moment and said, "Wu Kong, can be considered a physical warrior. I have no occupation." The reason why he came up with this fake name was because it coincided with the essence of "nothingness" and "emptiness" of Buddhism and Taoism.
The civil official casually wrote the name and then threw him a small blue card. "This is your identity card. With this, you can receive food and equipment. Okay, you can go now. Someone will arrange an address for you later."
Luo Kai was a little confused. "Arrange?
What do you mean? "
Maybe because Luo Kai was a physical warrior and also carried a beast, the civil official patiently explained, "The three provinces adjacent to the central war zone are currently in a state of war. All supplies are given priority to the military. The physical warriors within the borders must also listen to the arrangements."
Luo Kai did not say anything. A large scale war with the beasts could break out at any time. The military's arrangement was not a problem.
Next was Thirteen's turn. Luo Kai explained, "He is my big brother. He suffered some injuries. You can count him as a normal person."
Next was Wang Lan and her daughter. Wang Lan used to be a senior laboratory engineer in a large factory. Chemistry was also one of the most important subjects. Any metal smelting and equipment manufacturing could not be separated from chemistry. She was considered a high level technical talent, so she received a blue card.
The reason why they had to do a detailed registration was to differentiate people. A technological war was a kind of all-around war. It did not only rely on soldiers to charge and kill, but also more on logistics and manufacturing ability.
There were three types of cards: blue, green, and white. Blue cards were mainly given to physical warriors and heavy industry technical talents. Green cards were given to technicians in other industries. Lastly, white cards were given to normal people.
The three types of cards had completely different treatment. Blue cards had special rooms, green cards had to mix with other people, and lastly, white cards could only live in temporary houses made of iron sheets.
After leaving the checkpoint and following the flow of people for more than an hour, a large industrial area appeared in front of them. The wheat fields on both sides of the road had been completely flattened and turned into factories emitting smoke. The roaring sound did not stop, and the tall boilers spewed out black smoke. The air was filled with the pungent smell of industrial fuel. The originally disgusting scene gave people a great sense of security. The expressions of the crowd were clearly relaxed.
Luo Kai also said goodbye to Wang Lan and her daughter. "Big sister, if fate wills it, we will meet again."
Wang Lan's expression had already relaxed. She said, "Thank you, Wu … Brother Wu." When she heard Luo Kai's registered name was Wu Kong, she thought that was his name.
Luo Kai waved his hand and turned to leave. Brown Bear and Thirteen naturally followed closely.
The little girl, Yang Fan, saw that Brown Bear was about to leave and couldn't help but shout, "Bear Bear."
Brown Bear had already remembered his name. Hearing her call, he turned his head and waved his hand like Luo Kai.
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Looking from a distance across the industrial area, a large mountain filled with all kinds of buildings could be faintly seen. The mountain was the main base of the Sky Army, Cangnan City. It was also where the Tuoba family was located.
Luo Kai thought for a while and didn't immediately go. Instead, he followed the receptionist to a small residential area outside the industrial area. It couldn't be called a residential area, but more like a military base. It was full of physical warriors carrying all kinds of weapons. It was very noisy.
Most of the people who lived here were mercenaries and merchant groups from all over the world. Now that they were in a state of war, they had been forcibly conscripted. Of course, their nature was different from that of the regular army. The requirements weren't as strict, and it was more like a cooperative relationship.
Their main mission was to protect the supply routes and important factories in the rear. Of course, there were also some powerful mercenary groups that were entrusted by the military to hunt Direbeasts. Even more mercenaries went out to hunt Direbeasts in private. The military supported them and even provided them with weapons and equipment.
Each person's room was very small, only about 50 square meters. Compared to living in the wild, the living conditions weren't bad. However, Luo Kai couldn't stay here for too long. When it was late at night, he quietly left with Brown Bear and Thirteen. Normal food couldn't keep up with his consumption. No matter how much he ate, it was useless. He needed to hunt a large number of Direbeasts and restore his body to its peak as soon as possible before he could go to Cangnan City.