Wow!
After entering spring, the rainfall in the New World increased significantly.
As the sun sets, the entire central and southern parts of the continent have been enveloped by continuous heavy rain.
The mountains are misty and misty, as if they have been washed away by the rain into an ink painting.
The river was turbulent under the heavy rain, rolling with turbid yellow foam.
Such weather is undoubtedly a test for boating on the river, especially for those simple open-air sampans. Once it rains, they often have no choice but to dock and wait for the rain to subside.
Intend.
But at this moment, everyone is extremely comfortable.
Staying on the safe frigate, after opening several awnings that had been prepared long ago, they could even stay on the deck and chat in the cool river breeze.
For a time, this kind of comfort and ease were undoubtedly in sharp contrast to the hardships of the previous few days.
And when we got closer to Tianyuan territory, the light of spotlights shining directly into the sky began to appear in the darkness of the sky.
The cheers became one again on the deck, and a wonderful and expectant feeling filled everyone's heart.
"Dear guests, there are about fifty kilometers ahead to reach the docking station."
The sailor who delivered the meal earlier came over and nodded sincerely, with a hint of apology in his words:
"Due to bad weather, we received news that the lord is temporarily unable to come to meet you because he is participating in construction command work. Please forgive me."
hiss.
Who is so bold as to ask the human God Su to come and greet them personally?
There was an uproar on the deck, and eyes finally focused on Liu Zhi and the other four.
The latter was shocked when he saw this, and Liu Zhi stood up in a panic and replied: "Brother Zhang, you must never say this in the future, otherwise if word spreads, our lord will have to skin me!"
"If you really dare to let Su Shen meet us, I, Old Liu, will be the first to jump out of here!"
Pointing to the surging river, Liu Zhi's face turned red with embarrassment.
Its significance is roughly equivalent to that of a small village enterprise that dares to go abroad to contact and learn from the world's top 500 companies.
If you still expect to have the chairman come out to greet you, isn't this what you are dreaming about?
"Aha?"
Feeling that this group of people didn't seem to be hypocritical, the sailor was stunned for a moment, and then smiled:
"Okay, but our lord also said that in order to apologize, we have reserved rooms for you in the hotel in the territorial town, and from today on, until the lord personally receives you, it will be free of charge."
"???"
Leaving the crew with black question marks on their faces, the sailor walked away wagging his finger.
It took about four or five minutes before the deathly silence on the deck recovered.
"What, did I hear it correctly? Brother Zhang just mentioned the hotel in the territorial town?"
"A town, what is a town?"
"It seems to be Hope Town? When the radio was communicating before, the Communications Department was stationed in Hope Town!"
"Oh my god, can we stay for free until Lord Su receives us?"
"hotel."
Thinking about these two words, Liu Zhi suddenly felt bitter.
This unexpected respect gave him a torturous feeling of not knowing what to do.
Even the so-called town, hotel, and exploration of Tianyuan territory were put on the other side.
"Why?"
Song Chunrui's eyes showed full of confusion, but the next moment he suddenly came back to his senses: "Wait a minute, isn't the surname of the leader of your Red Flower Gang Su?"
"Is it possible that he is Su Shen's illegitimate son?" Wang Bi added in time, out of sheer amusement.
"Go away, don't say anything if you can't speak."
Pang Pang Yuan kicked him and touched his forehead speechlessly.
Although the lord of the Red Flower Gang is surnamed Su, his age is enough to be called Uncle Su Mo.
A man who is almost fifty years old is the illegitimate son of a boy in his twenties?
Thanks to this guy's ability to speak out, if this reaches Su Shen's ears, it won't be a big joke.
"Then tell me, what's going on with our treatment?" Wang Bi frowned unhappily:
"Can't it be because of my brothers? You and Su Shen know each other?"
No one leads the speculation direction to the matter itself.
No one speculated that the Tianyuan Territory treated them like this because they respected them enough.
In other words, they all guessed it, but no one dared to admit it.
In this wasteland where the strong are respected, the weak want to gain respect unless they show enough value.
And what did they show?
A shabby little sampan, a psychological quality that almost ran away when frightened, or a crazy person who has never seen the world?
"perhaps."
Liu Zhi's words failed to fall in the end.
Because at this moment, the familiar whistle sounded again on the empty river ahead.
Everyone subconsciously raised their heads and looked forward, only to see another fleet coming slowly from a distance amid the rain.
The domineering central command ship cruised directly ahead, with its dark blue flag flapping in the river breeze.
The accompanying frigates and guerrilla boats changed their formations back and forth, forming an arrow formation for the meeting.
Except for the different fonts printed on the two command ships, with the Polar Starship on one side and the Ziwei Starship on the other, the size and configuration of this fleet are almost exactly the same as the previous fleet.
This turned out to be another armed fleet capable of overturning a small territory!
Everyone was stunned when they saw this, and there was an inexplicable awe in their hearts.
Being able to form such two fleets in such a short period of time shows that Tianyuan Territory's strength is simply supermodel.
If someone from another race encounters him, it will be really bad luck!
Soon, the two fleets in the center of the river briefly communicated with semaphores and then headed in the direction they came from.
From here on, the shore is no longer as deserted as before.
About every two kilometers or so, there is a tall lighthouse on both sides of the river, emitting a soft, warm light.
Even in the rain, this light is conspicuous enough, forming a straight line going forward.
At the same time, sporadic bulk ships began to appear on the river, with eye-catching red lanterns hanging.
Liu Zhi and others observed carefully and couldn't help but feel horrified.
They had previously speculated that the Tianyuan Territory fleet used powered ships. These mighty and domineering command ships, frigates, and guerrilla boats were ace weapons built by gathering the strength of the entire territory.
So now, along with these rumbling speedboats, fishing boats appear.
The question has an answer.
"Even if we can't buy a guerrilla boat, we can still buy a civilian power boat from here!"
The four of them couldn't help but feel excited.
And the scenes they saw next gave them a feeling of joy falling from heaven.
As we get closer to Tianyuan territory, more and more civilian ships sail on the river.
Most of these activities are within thirty meters of the shore and do not overlap with the fleet's route at all.
And some ships that conflict with the fleet
Seeing a ship with black paint and bullet-like shapes sinking into the water, Pang Pangyuan subconsciously exclaimed.
He thought something had happened and the boat sank into the river.
But within two minutes, the ship rose from the river water like a ghost and floated on top again.
"Fuck, what the hell is this a submarine?"
Pang Pang Yuan cursed, and everyone had indescribable shock in their eyes.
In the inherent understanding, submarines are often important weapons that only big countries can possess, and they are an undoubted deterrent force.
Every time I see it, it’s either in the news or on a hot search.
Now, they actually saw a submarine with their own eyes?
If we carry water warfare weapons like fish, wouldn't the boats on the river become targets, and we can do whatever we want?
"If this spreads to the world channel, I'm afraid 99% of people will think that we are bragging."
Liu Zhi smiled bitterly and shook his head, suddenly experiencing the feeling of Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden.
But with the shock brought by the submarine, this feeling is much less when we go further to the dock.
Perhaps because he is used to seeing modern large ports with a throughput of hundreds of thousands of tons, the temporary dock built in Tianyuan Territory looks very amateurish, and there is even scaffolding on the shore that has not had time to be dismantled.
Several deep-dug sewers looked like they had been chewed by dogs, and were full of mess.
However, the dock seems to be very busy. Every minute there are boats either returning or launching for long voyages.
"This is the dock, please be ready to disembark."
Ordinary ships can still drive to the dock and disembark, but once an armed ship is launched into the water, it means drifting for the rest of its life.
After receiving the news, five tenders used to carry passengers came over and carried crew members from the four major territories to the shore in batches.
When we arrived at the shore, five buses drove over at the same time. More than 200 people watched the whole process and were stunned.
"If I hadn't witnessed all this with my own eyes, I would have definitely thought this was some idiot's delusion!"
"How many people dare to believe this treatment if we go back to the territory and brag about it?"
"It's a pity that there is no Internet or mobile phone now, otherwise I would envy them to death if I posted it on Moments."
"Hey, this bus is so comfortable and has air conditioning. I'm numb. I'm really numb!"
"What should I do, brothers? I suddenly have the urge to stay here."
"Don't talk, just feel it!"
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More and more people were sitting on the large and thick seats, chirping and sighing.
Especially when the driver turned his head and gently reminded everyone to fasten their seat belts, the sense of disobedience left a big hole stuck in their throats, and they didn't know how to spit it out to make it comfortable.
Of course, this is just the beginning.
What happened next really pushed this sense of dissonance to its peak.
It is still more than ten kilometers away from the dock entrance to the territory, and the first section of the road is extremely bumpy.
But when the car drove onto the built highway in the territory, a huge change immediately occurred.
Tire noise, wind noise, background noise.
In an instant, all noise disappeared without a trace, as if entering a different dimension.
And further into the hinterland of the territory, the desolation begins to become prosperous as the distance shortens.
The first thing we have to pass is Longteng Town.
When the violent roar rang in their ears, everyone saw an extremely shocking scene through the glass.
I saw a huge transport vehicle, which was ten times larger than an ordinary bus, carrying a frigate and slowly heading towards the river.
In the dark wilderness, the carrier vehicle uses exaggerated tracks instead of tires.
The tracks rolled over inch by inch, leaving deep black marks on the ground.
"Is it so violent?"
Many people took a breath and refreshed their understanding of Tianyuan Territory.
However, as the bus approached Longteng Village, the newly formed understanding was overturned.
There are no rows of tall buildings, nor well-designed characteristic buildings.
Longteng Town looks so ordinary, not much different from a modern industrial area on Earth.
But it is this ordinaryness that reveals an unusual vitality.
Whether it is the tall chimneys spraying black smoke, the frequent transportation of vehicles like ants moving, or the exaggerated flow of people coming in and out near get off work hours, they all demonstrate the prosperity and vitality of this place.
It’s hard to imagine what it would be like to work and live here.
All the passengers in the bus kept swallowing their saliva and couldn't help but have random thoughts in their minds.
Especially Liu Zhi and the other two, the purpose of their trip was to conduct a trading mission, and the prosperous scene in front of them made them full of expectations and curiosity about the upcoming transaction.
Perhaps as long as some technology is brought back from the Tianyuan territory, it will be a completely reborn improvement for the Honghua Gang who are still struggling to make ends meet.
"This is Longteng Village, our industrial zone."
"There are still about 70 kilometers to reach our central town, Hope Town."
The bus passed the road sign, and the kind driver reminded him in time.
Everyone suddenly woke up. Such a huge industrial zone just now was only worthy of a village?
Then what size should this town be?
Not long after, when the bus began to enter Hope Town, everyone's questions were answered.
"What the hell is this a town? My hometown county isn't even that big!"
"Is this really built on wasteland?"
"Here, this feels so familiar. My God, look over there. Isn't that the refuge of God Su?"
"It smells so good. Damn, there's a food court here. Are you kidding me?"
“Not only is there a food court, but there are also Chinese and Western restaurants, as well as barber shops, massage parlors, and milk tea shops.”
"Nima, what the hell is this? If you say you're going back to Earth now, I'll believe it."
The bus did not stop at the connection point at the entrance of the town, but drove straight to the main entrance, intending to pass through the entire first-phase building and drive to the second-phase Central Hotel.
At this moment, the eyes of the passengers sitting by the window almost popped out.
With their imagination, they really cannot form this familiar yet unfamiliar scene in their minds in advance.
In this bustling neighborhood, every shop sign is shining with charming light, and the interior has a familiar feeling that makes people cry.
In this friendly atmosphere, many people stood curiously on both sides of the road and looked at it. From time to time, someone waved and said hello, with warm smiles on their faces that were very unfamiliar to them.
This special atmosphere makes you feel like you are really going home!
(End of chapter)
This chapter has been completed!