I am the Zombie King of the Apocalyptic World
Chapter 1277 - 1272: Harmonious Coexistence

Chapter 1277: Chapter 1272: Harmonious Coexistence

The parents had no idea that the daughters and sons they were sending away would endure such great pain in the following hours. The human trafficking organizations would surgically implant control devices into those they purchased as quickly as possible. However, only those organizations that had developed to a certain extent were capable of such measures, ensuring every slave they bought could be implanted with a slave control chip.

The poorer human trafficking groups would simply use enslavement bugs or collars on their slaves, allowing buyers to control them directly via smartphone.

The function of the former and latter was the same; they both ensured that after experiencing extreme pain, the slaves would not dare rebel against their masters. But once a slave’s brain was implanted with a control chip, they lost their freedom forever, their lives directly bound to their owners. No matter what they did, they could never escape; if they killed their own master, all slaves bound to that same master would die instantly.

After slaves implanted with control chips acquired an owner, they had to endure all the torture inflicted upon them and strive to complete the tasks given to them. Furthermore, they continuously prayed that their owners would not fall into ruin, because many wealthy individuals who once owned numerous slaves fast became despondent once they lost their support, getting reduced to extreme poverty, indistinguishable from those at society’s lowest rung, worrying daily about their next meal, let alone others’.

As a result, those bound directly to a destitute wealthy person starved to death.

Of course, it was possible for some to kill their masters with the intention that everyone would die with them, but those individuals rarely made it past the trafficking organizations’ psychological screenings.

The creation of a slave didn’t end with a purchase from a household and then the implantation of a chip, or the attachment of enslavement bugs or collars. Only the handsome young men or beautiful women would be traded quickly. Others would wait slowly to be bought by a master, and during this time, they would continually be whipped and taught by the organization to submit mentally.

To become a qualified slave.

Therefore, in the slave trade market, besides appearance and personal strength, the duration of "education" could also increase the price at which a slave could be sold.

As for how many beatings and inhuman torments they had suffered during this period, no one knew, nor did anyone want to know.

As for those slaves controlled by enslavement bugs or collars, they had the chance to escape their masters. They simply needed to seize their master’s smartphone, release the bond of the enslavement bug or collar, or encounter a conscientious owner who, upon seeing their good behavior and hard work, would proactively unbind them, granting them freedom.

However, such existences were rare.

Underneath this unprofitable business, many leaders of bases and Sanctuary Cities allowed the population to grow uncontrollably. Even though Cloud Gorge Base, which had now complete dominance over human society, had declared the existence and sale of slaves illegal, slave trade markets were practically operational in every base, Sanctuary City, and even within Cloud Gorge Base. When soldiers passed by, not only did they not destroy these markets, some even entered to see if they could find slaves that suited their tastes.

It was a true indulgence, a local one. Other continents had black and white people who couldn’t gain a foothold on Chinese land, so most of the slaves were of foreign ethnicities.

This was the darkest aspect of all human societies in China. If you looked towards the higher echelons of society, you would find that they were living lives of opulence and splendor, no different from before the Apocalypse, starkly contrasting with those below.

With such a massive population, the entirety of human civilization moved to the Chinese Continent. Not only humans, even some evolved creatures realized that the Chinese Continent was the only safe land free of the Zombie King’s ravages and also led their groups there. Now, the Chinese Continent was a gathering place for all living beings!

As living creatures gradually became extinct on other continents, nobody knew if the starved Zombie Kings would directly invade the Chinese Continent. If this happened, sorry, but the Chinese Continent would become even worse off than the other five continents.

While the other continents faced just one Zombie King, the Chinese Continent could suddenly be ravaged by at least five Zombie Kings.

Of course, it was possible that some Zombie Kings, recognizing their relationship in the food chain with other living beings, would consciously engage in animal husbandry to ensure they wouldn’t go hungry. This was unbearable for humans, but it could buy more time for all living organisms.

Ha Zhen, the zombie, considered Cloud Gorge Base to be a joke. Perhaps by the time he decided to visit, it would have become a production base for zombie food.

The Northern Empire, where humans coexisted harmoniously with zombies, was the last bastion preserving humanity’s seed.

Human-zombie coexistence... in fact, Su Sigui had guessed it the moment she discovered Kerting was a zombie. The herds of cattle, sheep, chickens, and ducks gathered in droves on the grasslands, and the excessively large breeding farms of the Outer City, crudely exposed everything.

This was just the tip of the iceberg. The Royal Court was vast, and in unseen places, there could be even larger-scale, more numerous breeding bases!

This city called Royal Court had directly replicated America’s advanced livestock industry from before the Apocalypse! Su Sigui was certain that for everyone living here, meat could be the staple diet, and they would never worry about running out.

It could feed humans or be consumed by zombies.

This was a terrifying thing!

Su Sigui thus watched her opponent, her gaze fixed on Ha Zhen’s eyes, and Ha Zhen, too, held a gaze with Su Sigui. They seemed very uncomfortable. The four Level 8 Powerhouses accompanying Su Sigui couldn’t help but tense up, ready for an imminent fight facing them. At this moment, in front of the mayor, stood not a human, but a Level 8 zombie!

She was speaking with a Level 8 zombie!

Moreover, on the way here, they had heard some rumors about the Northern Empire. Outsiders were easily expelled, especially the strong. Only those who decided to settle there could stay. Those who spread the rumors about the Northern Empire were escapees who did not think highly of the Royal Court. After arriving in China, they told others about the existence of the Northern Empire.

Otherwise, no one would still think the Northern Empire was a non-existent empire. There was a reason for this.