Chapter 1067: The accelerating steel wheel (eight)
It is very common in these small countries where electricity and the thermal energy contained in coal mines coexist. There are not many cities that can use electricity as the main energy output. Most of them are in more important positions in a small country. Most of them use coal, which only needs to be mined.
As convenient as the transportation costs are, the pollution they cause is completely negligible to these people.
The road conditions vary from good to bad between approaching and far from each city. Although the road passes through the territories of several countries, the routes are at the junction of two or more countries. The mix of people and regions makes management difficult.
It seemed very chaotic. Thanks to this chaos, the bus moved forward without any resistance. For several days, it did not encounter any checkpoints or inspectors who needed to check entry and exit status.
The only disadvantage is that it is not very safe. Vettel's company seems to be somewhat famous in these areas. It was indeed stopped by armed men on the road several times during the trip. After identifying themselves, they were all let through smoothly. The cost was from
A few bottles of wine brought from the empire, medium quality stuff.
It's just that Cassia observed Vettel and the two drivers who took turns driving from his seat. They didn't look relaxed. It seemed that there was an element of luck in these few times. And the further away from the empire, the more frequently this happened.
In Cassia's senses, the appearance of these small countries also changes with the distance from the empire, and their development and stability.
The bus stopped moving forward on the eighth day after setting off from the Empire. In the afternoon, Cassia had read all the books she had brought with her and was selecting a few of her favorites to read for the second time. The road conditions gradually changed.
So that he knows that the next city is not far away.
At about 3:30, the vehicle arrived at a dilapidated station. On the outskirts of a town where low-rise buildings gathered, there were numerous repair shops and weapons shops with direct signboards. The name of the firearm and the caliber of the bullet were like a menu.
A sign was written and hung at the door. All kinds of people gathered on the narrow road, including mercenaries, bounty hunters who took on tasks to make a living, men of black marketeers, and even soldiers in military uniforms. The slow-moving vehicles were also full of people.
Modified cars, random welded steel plates, regular-looking tanks, all mixed together.
Vettel and the others drove the vehicle into the station with an iron gate. The iron gate was made of two layers of 20 mm thick steel plates, with a steel column as thick as a baby's arm in the middle, filled with a layer of concrete and hard ceramic mixture. It was very heavy and used
I don't know where the steam engine was dismantled, and it was turned on with a reducer and chain.
After the vehicle enters, the two iron doors are tightly closed. The inside is very spacious, comparable to a small regular station in the empire. It is surrounded by a high wall of about three meters, and the top of the wall is full of barbs.
There is a barbed wire fence. There are about thirty passenger buses of various types parked in a large open space with irregular parking positions.
There are no structures that a station should have, except for the large pipes used to add steam and filtered clean water. A two-story building is built on one side of the parking lot, with thirty or forty rooms in total. But that is not for
Cassia and the others prepared it. Their resting place was next to this small building, and a long awning-like building was built next to it. The passengers of more than 30 buses staying here were all standing there.
"Come down and have a rest. We need to spend the night here. If you want to sleep, I suggest you not to come out to the car. If you have a hard time, this is the only night." Vettel opened the door, walked up and looked around and said, "Eat first.
This meal is free, which can be regarded as compensation for some time delays on the road. In addition, here is a solemn reminder that no matter what the matter or for any reason, everyone should not leave this station. Although I know that everyone will not, but when there are more people, there will always be
An accident happened."
In the last few words, Vettel said very seriously: "Besides, don't get close to the walls of the station. It's best to stay near the small buildings. If anything happens, you can go to room 17 upstairs."
I."
"Mr. Vettel, what happened outside?" Someone stood up and asked.
"It's nothing serious. It's just that it's been a bit chaotic here lately. It's coming and going. It'll be fine in a day or two." Vettel replied, "Anyway, you won't be in danger as long as you stay in the station." After saying this, Vettel didn't want to explain any more.
After getting off the car, I pointed to the place where white smoke was coming out, which was the station canteen. The two drivers each took out a luggage from the cab and went to the two-story building with Vettel.
Twenty-three people in the car began to take out some clothes from their luggage. "Is something going to happen?" Someone rolled up the clothes and put them in a cloth bag, then asked the others, "Didn't you see it just now? Outside
There are a lot of gun shops.”
"It'll be okay. This station is one of the safest places in this town." A middle-aged man in his forties said, "The last time I passed by here by car, I also stopped there.
It lasted two days. One night, there was a fight outside. There were gunshots and explosions everywhere, and the ground was shaking. It was scary. But in the end, nothing happened here. Early the next morning, we
We set off on time. Everything will be fine. We paid so much money, a small part of which was the cost of the trip, and most of it was used to buy safety."
"Were you here last time?"
"Yes, I went back last year to rest for a while, and this year I will go back to my original place of work." The middle-aged man said, "Just follow what Vettel said. If you do whatever he says, nothing will happen."
Cassia took a piece of clothing and followed the crowd to the canteen while listening to the conversation of several people. The food was very rough, but it smelled very delicious.
At the same time, on the other side, Vettel and the two drivers had already sat in room 17. The inside of the room was much more spacious than it looked from the outside. There were five people in total, and there was another man and a woman who were resident here.
Staff, handle the handover of some matters.
"Didn't I say that this route is very stable a few days ago? If something happens, why don't you send us a message or take another route. Even if it is a long way around, it will be much less troublesome than this." Vettel's forehead was covered with dryness.
With a frown on his face, he asked the two people in front of him, "They are carrying goods this time."
The two people in front of them gave a wry smile: "We also wanted to inform you, but we couldn't catch up. The main radio signal tower in Filoka Town was bombed, and it was impossible to connect you. The thing also happened suddenly, last night.
It was still fine. The devil knows what happened. When I woke up, I only knew that something happened next door. It is said that it happened at 4 or 5 in the morning. Nearly a third of the town was bombed, and then the fire burned some more.
It was not put out until noon today. As you saw when you came, Filoka Town is usually a quiet place. Just a few hours ago, people from several large trading gathering places around it were rushing here, so it became
It’s like this now.”
"I don't know what happened now. The person I sent to inquire about the news said that no one there knows what happened. It's just that most of the people in Charlotte next door are dead. Of course, I can't be sure. So many people poured into Philoka.
It seems that Charlotte and a few of his men came here and don't know where they are hiding."
"Charlos? There shouldn't be anyone around who dares to do something to him, right?" Vettel looked thoughtful, "He is from the Kingdom of Botonland, everyone has vaguely guessed this. He is on our route to the Kingdom of Botonland.
He is helping. He has several regular troops under his command, and he has also been keeping in touch with senior officials in Botonland."
"Is there something going on inside Botonland?"
"We won't know until some time later. But instead of worrying about this, I think it's better to think about the evening. Charlotte's reward has been released." As he spoke, the man took out a printed piece of paper with something like
The introduction during the interview clearly introduced Charlotte's situation. At the end, he added the sentence "capture him alive" and then released the news that someone has come to you with seven million.
"They provide the common currencies of the three giant countries, whichever one you want. I don't know who Charlotte provoked, or who his leader provoked."