Standing at the bus stop in front of the checkpoint, Liu Kun waited for a moment.
After the previous batch of scavengers all had left, he stepped onto the next bus heading to the city.
The bus shook as it moved, the windows covered in a layer of dust obscuring the view of the shantytown and tent area outside.
'Library Station is here!'
The announcement system chimed, and Liu Kun got up to leave the bus, turning into a narrow alley blocked by abandoned pipes.
The surrounding shantytowns were like mushrooms growing out of ruins, with rooftops made of iron sheets pressing against plastic cloths, faded old clothes hanging on clotheslines, and the air mixed with an indescribable stench.
As the first batch of shantytowns established back then, it has naturally become the most rundown area of the Buffer Zone today.
About ten minutes later, a completely different figure emerged from the alley.
