Chapter 938: Seeking skin from a tiger, a powerful muzzleloader!
"What do you mean, they are willing to meet with us?"
Liu Lu shivered and quickly stood up beside the bed, a glimmer of hope rising on his decadent face.
Over the long years, Pingtan Shelter has gradually moved from a free management structure to a rigid family model.
Although the manager who founded the shelter more than two hundred years ago had already set up the continuous downward progression in advance.
One is to prevent the problem of deformed offspring due to incest marriages within the entire shelter.
The second is to prevent similar families from supporting each other and turning the shelter into a privatized product.
But there is no way, human nature is like this.
The total population of Pingtan Shelter now totals 64,000, and they are basically related to each other.
Jin Dafa's uncle is the material manager on the B-14 floor.
If the source of supplies cannot be found as soon as possible, once this guy and his uncle ask for help, it will be too easy to support a month's worth of tasks given the abundance of supplies on each level below.
They must collect the supplies in advance before they are ready, in order to win this cruel battle for status!
"They are willing to agree with us on a time and the location. They are more sincere than before."
"In addition, they agreed to the conditions we proposed before, but they hope"
"We can fulfill it as quickly as possible."
"accepted?"
Liu Lu touched the back of his head in confusion.
Five tons of food can not only complete the mission requirements for the next month, but even the next month is not a problem.
Where did such a group of bold and mysterious people come from in Qinggang City?
Could it be that people from other shelters want to infiltrate themselves into the Pingtan shelter?
All kinds of thoughts popped up in Liu Lu's mind, making him suddenly at a loss.
But no matter what, the other party has indeed agreed to fulfill my request, including making it clear during the meeting that I can decide the time and place.
In the post-war world, this was the greatest sincerity, and it was almost impossible to show it between strangers.
"Then meet them!"
Liu Lu gritted his teeth and touched the pistol hanging on his waist.
"What about what they want?" Lao Lu nodded and brought the topic back.
"Last time we went to B-5 and B-6 to steal. Well, we went to borrow their materials. If we weren't lucky, we almost got caught. This time we are going to the B-8 floor to borrow their machine tools. These people
I won’t agree to it casually.”
“No, we don’t borrow their machine tools”
Liu Lu shook his head slightly.
"Aren't our machine tools empty? Let's find a way to trade with them."
"Are you crazy?"
Lao Lu's eyes widened.
Each floor of the Pingtan Shelter has certain industrial and agricultural capabilities. Based on the flow and accumulation of people, the lower the floor, the deeper the accumulation.
Over the long years, there are only three machine tools on the B-7 floor, two of which are still broken. Only the last one is left that can manufacture parts for repairing exoskeleton guns and a small number of tools.
If this thing is traded, wouldn't it mean that the next floor B-7 can only buy it from other floors?
In addition, the machine tools are the common property of all residents on the entire seventh floor.
If someone discovers it, the consequences will be much more serious than stealing from other floors!
"Lao Lu, you know."
"As long as I can win this game and become the floor leader, no one on the entire seventh floor will know that we lost a machine tool. We will have a long time to find opportunities to fill this vacancy."
"If I can't win, leave it to Jin Dafa?"
Liu Lu paused and repeated what he said before.
"Meet them tonight, the location is set."
Looking at the surrounding map hanging on the wall, Liu Lu focused his attention on a hidden building ruins in the western suburbs.
This was a place he often went to play when he was a child. The pipelines under the ruins were intricately distributed.
If the other party gets angry, he is absolutely confident that he can escape!
"Come and live! Come and live!"
"I can finally go out and fight. I haven't been on the battlefield yet!"
"Gan! Why are you so excited? Aren't you afraid of getting hurt?"
"I'm afraid of a hammer. It's not like I've never killed a foreigner before. Those things are quite stupid."
"But Captain Feng didn't say he was going to fight aliens?"
"Not an alien race? Wouldn't it be simpler? There are human groups in this wasteland that are more powerful than us?"
"That's right"
Inside the restructured Tianyuan Military Camp.
More than a hundred people were quickly checking their equipment and weapons and putting on equipment for night combat.
The lively look didn't make it look like he was going out to fight with people, but more like he was going to participate in some activity.
In particular, there were a few special torturers who took out a lot of hand-processed gadgets from their own small warehouse and put them all in their backpacks, planning to verify their power at night.
I don’t know where the doomsday madman heard the news about the military operation that night.
At the entrance of the military camp, a large vehicle mounted on a cart was pushed in.
"Holy shit! Is this a muzzleloader?"
A knowledgeable soldier opened his eyes wide and was stunned when he looked at the thick barrel of the car.
The muzzle-loading gun was the main artillery of the black powder period. From its invention in the mid-16th century to the mid-19th century, it played a vital role in the history of world wars.
The shape of the entire gun is a cone, which gradually becomes thicker from the muzzle to the breech. The barrel is cylindrical and consists of accessories such as lugs and tail buttons.
This kind of big thing that is inconvenient to move is usually pulled by a special gun truck and fired using a fire gate ignition method.
First, the powder package is sent from the muzzle to the bottom of the breech. The gunner then uses a sharp object such as a wire to pierce the medicine package in the barrel from the fire door, pours the ignition powder from the fire door, and finally ignites and fires.
In terms of power, although the muzzleloader cannon is not as good as those modern large-caliber cannons, it can flatten hundreds of square meters with one shot.
But at this time, looking at the solid iron ball cannonball on the car behind me that is bigger than a human head
"Can this thing destroy an entire bungalow?"
Upon hearing this, the apocalyptic madman was immediately overjoyed and clung to him as if he had found a close friend.
"Brother, do you know your stuff?"
"I understand a little bit." The nuclear rifle shook his head humbly, his eyes still fixed on this powerful cannon.
"To be honest, I haven't tested the power of this thing very much. The previous few shots were all used to hit open areas. How about you help me test the power tonight?"
"let me try?"
The nuclear rifle's eyes widened, with a look of surprise on his face.
However, before he could continue, Feng Tianmin followed the sound and walked over, and was also startled.
"Damn it, since when did the territory have cannons?"
"Ah, it's the Feng Brigade!" The doomsday madman scratched his head and quickly took out a piece of paper from his arms: "This is the test order that the village chief and I applied for. Our first-generation powerful cannon has passed the basic test. Next, we need to
See its power on the battlefield."
"I was wondering if there was something going on tonight, so I just took it out."
"What are you taking? We're just going to Zhuangzhuang tonight. We're not really going to fight with anyone tonight. Let's take this thing back first." Feng Tianmin almost leaked the plan and quickly changed his words:
"And the director also said that we can't cause any noise tonight. If this guy really fires, I'm afraid it can be heard clearly for several kilometers."
"Just bring it with you, what if something happens?"
The doomsday madman still persuaded with some reluctance.
But no one noticed that a group of people walking past from a distance had frightened expressions on their faces when they saw this.
"What are they going to do?"
"Cannon! That's a cannon!"
"There are people who are willing to provoke these lunatics. I'm really tired of living."
"Who are they going to fight? Qinggang City? Have looters discovered Hope Village?"
Looking at the military camp from a distance, Huang Xiong showed a hint of fear on his face.
That is the fear that humans naturally feel when they see the ferociousness of fire weapons.
At this time, he was only glad that he surrendered early.
Otherwise, if we really fight with this group of people, the Desolate Bone Tribe may be wiped out.
but
Are they not afraid at all when they go out to fight?
Seeing the excitement that could not be concealed on the faces of most people, Huangxiong turned his head in confusion and almost bumped into Somo who was walking towards him.
"Hello, Lord Lord!"
Jumping back in fright, Huang Xiong quickly stood still, bowed his head respectfully and said.
"Is the territory about to go to war with a foreign country? If you need it, the warriors of the Desolate Bone Tribe will be your sharpest spears and follow your instructions to penetrate all the enemy's defenses!"
What he said was beautiful.
Sumo glanced at the convoy behind the Barren Bear in surprise. On top of it were some fungi collected from the ruins, which were considered a specialty of the Barren Bone Village.
These gadgets have been a hot commodity on the market recently.
At the stall selling braised noodles, the mushroom noodles sold for eight iron coins every day were still in short supply.
"War? They are just out for exercises, you don't need to be nervous."
"How is the development of Barren Bone Village recently?"
Huang Xiong still lowered his head and said in a low voice.
"Thanks to you and the help of Village Chief Chen Shen, the Barren Bone Tribe has established a firm foothold in the Fifth Floor District."
"We have cultivated nearly a thousand acres of farmland. As long as we persist until the harvest is harvested, we will be able to accumulate enough food for the next year."
A group of refugees who make a living by wandering, looting, and plundering.
How did you get started with farming so quickly?
Sumo found it quite interesting. It seemed that no matter which civilization humans were from, they all had hidden talents in farming.
According to Chen Shen's previous report, Barren Bone Village was still anxious a few days ago about going out to do his job.
It only took about a month, but I immediately became a good and law-abiding citizen. The change is huge!
"Work hard and strive to bring the villagers of the Huanggu tribe to common prosperity as soon as possible."
"If you have any needs, just tell Chen Shen as soon as possible. If he can't solve it, come back to me."
"Demand?" Upon hearing these two words, Huang Xiong quickly raised his head.
"Lord, there is really something that requires your coordination."
"Oh? You said."
"We would like to borrow some seeds from Hope Village."
seed?
Are there no seeds to plant on the reclaimed land?
Su Mo coughed lightly and said, "Just talk to Chen Shen about this. You can just borrow it and pay it back when the time comes."
"No, sir, the seeds we are talking about are not from the ground, but that one."
Huangxiong looked a little embarrassed and pointed vaguely at a few male villagers passing by.
"Now that we have taken root in the territory, we will develop here in the future. There are not enough men in the tribe. In addition, we have many young female villagers who are of the right age, so I hope to send some
The woman participated in the blind date in Hope Village!"
"Don't worry, I will never force them. Everything is done voluntarily!"
Good guy.
Huang Xiong almost drove the car directly into his face.
seed?
This is not a seed, it is clearly one.
Without thinking, Sumo decisively rejected the proposal for all the male villagers.
It seems that after humans settle down, like most animals, the first thing they think about is always how to reproduce the population.
Even though the women of the Barren Bone Tribe are all very capable and have much gentler temperaments than the women who have traveled from the earth, as long as they form a pair, they will not disobey the man at all.
But if villagers with game panels are allowed to be combined with these aborigines, then the previous isolation plan will be completely bankrupt.
Soon the two villages will merge together and form an inseparable connection.
"You don't have to worry about this now. We'll wait until the crops are harvested."
"There will definitely be other villages joining the territory in the future, and they will have food in hand. You should understand what I mean, right?"
"Understood, sir, I understand!"
Huang Xiong's eyes lit up and he quickly swallowed what he was going to say next.
He is a smart man, so of course he understands what this means.
Desolate Bone Village lacks a population, so it will take at least seven or eight years to start with children.
But if there are other villages, no, there are other wandering forces like the Bone Tribe joining the territory.
When the time comes, you have food in hand, but are you still worried that you won’t be able to find a man who can work to join you?
"Your kindness will be kept in our hearts."
"Be proud of the Tianyuan territory."
Huang Xiong put his right fist on his heart and struck it in a decent manner, and left with his tribe with a smile.
At this time, at the gate of the military camp, a conclusion was reached as to whether or not to use cannon.
"Bring it with you just in case!"
Late at night.
In the thick fog, Qinggang City looks extremely quiet.
In the long time since its arrival, more and more wanderers living inside have noticed changes in their surroundings.
But most of the timid people are still cautious and do not dare to step outside the borders of Qinggang City.
Only a few brave people left the city with good supplies and manpower, heading into the unknown depths of the fog to find opportunities.
According to the territorial border defense information, seven waves of people have visited the territorial border in the past ten days.
But I don’t know why, but no group of people have ever chosen to explore inside.
These people all left along the boundary of the territory and disappeared into the mist in different directions.
A ruin located in the western suburbs.
Before the war broke out, this place was originally a factory that produced intelligent equipment.
Because it was still delivering supplies to the front line when the war broke out, it was eventually blown into ruins by artillery shells.
However, the pipelines built long ago under the factory building have still faithfully performed their tasks for more than two hundred years.
Sitting in front of a well where he could escape at any time, Liu Lu played with the dagger in his hand and forced himself to calm down.
After arriving here half an hour ago, a word created before the war appeared in his mind.
Seeking skin from a tiger!
Yes, even though we still don’t know the details of that mysterious group of people, they were able to bring out five tons of materials in Qinggang City and trade them for machine tools that improve productivity.
There is no doubt that these people are definitely not good people.
Their vision is not short-sighted, they have big plans!
If you have maintained a cooperative relationship with the Harbor Shelter in the past, you will not have to worry about the progress of completing the mission.
Liu Lu would never risk his life by associating with such a force.
But now, Pingtan Sanctuary has started the conflict in advance due to Tiger Hunt's terrible methods.
Inside, there was another disgusting fellow named Jin Dafa who wanted to put him to death.
Death-defying?
Liu Lu gritted his teeth, looked at several figures appearing in the mist in the distance, and stood up.
"Hold on, don't take action in advance without my signal."