At the same time, there was also a motorcade driving out of Oil City.
But the difference is that the helicopter goes north and the convoy goes south.
These were Ershu and others who went to the northern border for inspection, and Lao Yi and others who transported them back to the headquarters base.
On the helicopter.
The second uncle frowned and said to Li Zhengping:
"I want to talk to your dad about your wish to stay in Oil City first, and then I'll tell you if that's okay."
Just now, Li Zhengping told his second uncle that he wanted to stay in the oil city.
The second uncle was very surprised, because Li Zhengping had rarely been out of the headquarters base, and he had traveled so far all of a sudden.
The most important thing is that he is only nineteen years old this year, not yet twenty, and he will not turn twenty in a few months.
When Li Zhengping heard what his second uncle said, he frowned and said:
"Second uncle, eldest brother told me before that only weak people dare not do what they want to do."
The second uncle had a headache when he heard that he was using chicken feathers as arrows.
When I ran out, I felt like my heart had become wild.
However, I really couldn't find any reason to reject him, so I could only move out my fourth brother as an excuse.
After all, from the perspective of the future development of Da Zhangshu, it is of course best for the juniors to go out and experience it.
Seeing that his second uncle didn't answer him, Li Zhengping turned his head and looked out the window.
His eyes were bright, and Li Yu had taken him out several times earlier.
I witnessed a group of thugs being shot dead, and saw the head of the thief fall to the ground.
But later, the base developed better and better, and there were more and more people.
Instead, he did not have the chance to go out and concentrate on learning and training in the base.
When he was 16 years old, he saw his elder brother chop off that man's head with his own eyes, and his fear was real.
However, there is also some inexplicable excitement and excitement.
He lost his mother early, and his father was relatively dull and inarticulate, so he always had a dark side in his heart.
But later during these four years, he felt the warmth of the big family and became less lonely.
There is no such thing as a rebellious period...
It just feels a little too peaceful.
Whenever he passed by and heard Brother Tie and the others chatting about adventurous things outside, he would feel a little longing for them.
He wants to come out, jump out of a safe place, seek excitement, and try the life he wants to live.
....
....
Northern Territory.
These days, Uncle San has a lot of leisure time.
But I'm a little bit busy today.
The surrounding affiliated forces came over today to hand over the protection fees.
Honestly, no one or force dares to default.
When these forces gathered together, they were surprised to find that when it came to paying protection fees, the Iron Blood Gang and the Dawn Group did not have to pay.
After asking, I found out that most of their people had gone to Oil City.
In fact, the last time they were called to hold a meeting to announce the change of owner in the North, they knew that Oil City was recruiting people to build it and would be exempted from protection fees.
But they don't want to be the first to eat crabs.
In the apocalypse, the flow of information is not smooth, and many forces among them do not know that the Iron Blood Gang has left.
I was shocked to find out today that I really don’t have to pay protection fees when I go to Oil City, which makes even more people excited.
After all, for them, protection fees are like a heavy mountain weighing on their heads, making them unable to breathe.
If you don't pay the protection fee, you will get into trouble; if you pay the protection fee, you will go hungry.
Now they are given a new choice, which is to respond to the call and go to the oil city to participate in the construction project. Not only do they not have to pay protection fees, but they can also be given food.
But after choosing to go to Oil City, the price you pay is freedom.
In twos and threes, after paying the protection fee, they did not leave the northern outer city immediately.
Instead, they gathered around the cave force personnel and asked them about going to Oil City.
"How many people have come to you? How can you directly waive the protection fee?" A man covered in tattoos walked up to the Langshi Cave Force and asked loudly.
Since Tu Wentan left with most of the cave personnel, only about thirty people were left in the cave.
Among them, Tu Wentan left one of his most trusted subordinates, Sheng Jia, in charge here.
Faced with the question of the man in front of her, Shengjia said:
"For more than two hundred people, protection fees are exempted. I don't know. You can ask people in the north."
The man covered in tattoos had some hesitation on his face.
People like them are used to being free. If they go to Oil City and their personal freedom is restricted...
However, now is indeed the time when there is no other choice except to leave the vicinity of the northern border and go further and further away.
But this means that they have to abandon the base they have built long ago, go to an unknown place, and start over.
The cost is too high, and I don’t know if it will be better after leaving.
In his confusion.
Three other forces have already approached Ah Hong to sign up and will go to the oil city soon.
A man covered in tattoos frowns.
His face is covered with tattoos, and he also has nose and eyebrow nails. He looks like he is not to be trifled with.
He is none other than Chen Dachui from the Tattoo Gang.
But no matter how fierce he looks, he still has to obey when facing the northern border.
"Brother Sledgehammer, do we want to go to that oil city? We will definitely not be able to pay the protection fee for the next quarter." A man next to him with the same tattoo and earrings came over and asked.
Chen Dachui's eyes were tangled as he watched the people in front of A Hong sign up.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Go, you go and sign up. You can't afford to pay anyway, so why not go over and have a look."
When his subordinates heard what Chen Dachui said, they involuntarily breathed a sigh of relief.
He was afraid that his boss would be angry and would not be able to save his dignity and resist.
He nodded and said: "Okay, boss, I'll go over there."
Watching his men go over to sign up, Chen Dachui looked at the shoulder-length dragon tattooed on his arm.
He sighed imperceptibly, feeling aggrieved by this tattoo.
Chen Dachui, who was famous in Tiantongyuan, Kyoto before the end of the world,
Fashionable man, a big V in street live streaming, with millions of fans.
How arrogant he was at that time.
Beautiful girl with luxury car, the more arrogant he is, the more fans will pursue him!
But now I have to go to that oil city to do small jobs, moving bricks, mixing cement...
TMD!
He rubbed the shoulder dragon on his arm, and the dragon's eyes were tattooed so lifelike.
At this moment, the dragon's eyes seemed to be looking at him, mocking him.
Sigh... How could I, Sledgehammer, be reduced to such a situation?
Gan!
Suddenly, he saw an acquaintance walking towards A Hong.
The person in front of him was Miao Tianji, the leader of the Tianji Sect not far from their base.
The name Tianji Pai sounds nice, but its main focus is breeding.
Before the end of the world, there used to be a huge breeding company on the outskirts of Kyoto, which accumulated a large amount of chicken feed...
Later, their boss Miao Tianji led a group of workers until now.
Until now, in addition to chicken feed, the protection money supplied to the northern border has been fresh free-range chickens.
"Tianji, are you going to Oil City too?" Chen Dachui asked doubtfully.
In his opinion, the Tianji Sect is so rich that even if they don't eat chickens, they should be able to eat chicken feed alone.
Miao Tianji was stopped and took a step back.
Seeing that it was Chen Dachui, he breathed a sigh of relief.
This tattoo gang has a good relationship with his Tianji sect, and they help each other on weekdays, so they have a small alliance.
Miao Tianji sighed and said:
"Brother, I can't hold on any longer, the chicken feed is all gone."
Chen Dachui looked at him in amazement and said:
“You’re still raising chickens on chicken feed?”
Miao Tianji shook his head and said:
"No, feeding chickens with chicken feed is not that luxurious these days. I mean, our people have eaten up all the chicken feed."
"What about the chicken?" Chen Dachui asked curiously.
Miao Tianji said with pain: "Some of them were eaten by us, some were supplied to the North, and there are still a few left."
When Chen Dachui heard this, he rubbed his hands and said:
"You're going to Oil City anyway. The chicken feed is gone and everyone is dead. Why don't you let your brothers help you solve these troubles?"
Miao Tianji looked at Chen Dachui as if he was mentally retarded.
“Didn’t I just say that we eat all the chicken feed!
Moreover, who said that chickens can only eat chicken feed, grass seeds, plant roots, green leaves and shoots, insects... they can all be eaten, we now let them go free in the breeding farms."
After Chen Dachui heard what he said, he immediately lost interest.
Miao Tianji looked at Chen Dachui and asked doubtfully:
"Brother Sledgehammer, is it possible that you also want to work in Oil City?"
"work to earn a living?"
When Chen Dachui heard these two words, his body stiffened.
But when I think about it carefully, it seems that I am right.
They really have to go there to work, and they don’t get paid, but they only get food and accommodation.
But it’s already pretty good.
A million-dollar Internet celebrity before the apocalypse turned out to be reduced to working part-time jobs to earn food in the apocalypse.
Somewhat sad.
"Really?" Miao Tianji asked.
Chen Dachui said awkwardly: "Um...yes."
"That's just right. Let's go south together and we can keep company and take care of you." Miao Tianji said with a smile.
Chen Dachui nodded and said, "Okay, let's set off together then. I'll be waiting for you here in the north in three days."
"become!"
"Then I quickly signed up. I feel that the number of places may shrink in the future," Miao Tianji said.
"good."
After Miao Tianji finished speaking, he quickly rushed to A Hong's side.
"I, I, I, Tianji sent one hundred and thirty-two people to sign up..."
.....
A Hong looked at the list of five affiliated forces that had been registered.
There are thirteen hundred people in total.
So I picked up the walkie-talkie and contacted my third uncle.
"Minister, five more forces have signed up to go south to Oil City to participate in the construction of the trading market. There are a total of 1,300 people. I feel that there are too many people. Do you want to temporarily close the registration?"
The third uncle heard A Hong’s report.
After some calculations, there are four forces that have gone south, including Langshi Cave, Jiming Ancient City, Dawn Group, Iron Blood Gang, more than a thousand people. Including the construction personnel reinforced by the population of the headquarters base, there are a total of two people from Southern Paradise.
Thousands and five hundred people.
Adding these 1,300 people, the total number of construction workers can reach 3,800.
This is a huge number.
If they hadn't previously found hundreds of tons of food in the Northern Federation as a source of confidence, they probably wouldn't have dared to do this.
Although there are more than 1,000 tons of grain reserves in the Da Zhangshu Base, that cannot be moved. That is their final bottom line.
If we can successfully build greenhouses and indoor cultivation in the northern border, with such a large area here, the grain production will definitely exceed that of the current headquarters base.
The third uncle suddenly thought a little too far and heard A Hong asking again on the intercom.
Then he replied: "Close it temporarily."
After hearing Third Uncle's reply, Ahong said, "Copy that."
Then he shouted to the people in front:
"I have something to inform you: the quota for the Oil City construction task is temporarily closed!"
The words just fell.
Miao Tianji patted his chest with lingering fear. Fortunately, he and Chen Dachui were not talking nonsense there just now.
Otherwise, there would be no chance to go south.
Like him, the other four factions who signed up were thankful.
In fact, only people from the five factions signed up just now. Some people are waiting and watching, and some people have no need to go south. They can afford the protection fee.
But.
As Ah Hong announced the suspension of quotas for the trip south to Oil City, those who had been waiting and watching were instantly regretful.
"I knew I had signed up just now, but now the quota has been closed. I'm in trouble!"
"Didn't I say that for the time being, maybe there will be a chance if we wait a little longer."
"Wait? How long will it take to wait..."
Some people also ran directly to Ah Hong and asked.
"When will it be reopened?"
"Yeah, we actually all want to go..."
A Hong looked at the people who suddenly gathered around and said calmly:
"We don't know at the moment, just wait for notification."
After saying that, he turned and left.
"Hey, hey, don't leave, you haven't told us when it will reopen!"
As he said this, two people walked up to A Hong and blocked him in front.
When Ah Hong saw someone stopping her, her face instantly darkened.
Several combatants next to him immediately raised their guns and pointed them at the two people in front of them.
Ah Hong looked at the two of them with an extremely ugly face and said in a solemn tone:
"You dare to stop me? Are you confused about your identity?"
The two of them faced the black muzzle of the gun as if they were in an ice cellar.
He quickly stepped aside and explained quickly:
"No, I, I, I am just too impatient. Don't be angry with us."
Another person also said:
"Yes, yes, we just want to participate in the construction project. Can you please give us a chance?"
Ah Hong snorted coldly and glanced at the two of them.
"You didn't sign up when I had the opportunity just now. Now the quota is full. I just told you to wait for notification!"
"I won't settle the score with you if you stop me. If you do it again next time, hum!"
After Ahong finished speaking, he stopped looking at the two of them and walked towards the northern inner city.
The two people behind them turned blue and purple for a while.
The regret in my heart reached its peak.
People are like this. When given the opportunity to choose, they don't make a choice and remain entangled in it.
When an opportunity is lost, it is too late to regret it and try to recover it.
But opportunities never wait for anyone.
If you miss it, you miss it.
Or we can only wait for that uncertain future opportunity.
.....
Half past ten in the morning.
Two helicopters flew to the north inner city helipad.
The second uncle had just observed the Northern Territory from the air. To his expectation, the Northern Territory was so big and the walls were so tall.
No wonder Xiaoyu always wanted to take this place down.
If greenhouses are built in such a large area, the food produced in the future will definitely be huge.