It's a hellish place where you can't get anything you want. If you're not lucky, travelers may have to walk hundreds of kilometers to find food and water.
Going to the Badlands without preparation would be suicide.
With the list drawn by Peacock and Takemura, the green-haired girl did her best to search for any supplies she could find that night.
Fortunately, Judy is well-educated in Watson District, otherwise even if she had enough euros, she would not be able to get such things overnight.
During the official operation, Peacock didn't know when and where they would leave the city, so Peacock could only make an appointment with Judy before contacting her after they left.
Because of this uncontrollable factor, Zhucun and Judy decided to meet at Red Rock Town, 180 kilometers away from Night City, for safety reasons.
But when Peacock learned that they had been staying here for an hour, he immediately became anxious.
"Takemura, you shouldn't have stayed here for so long.
We don't have time, we have to leave now."
"Peacock, don't blame Zhucun. I asked him to stay here for so long, and all of this was not just for you."
After hearing what Judy said, Peacock immediately became speechless.
"Yes, Mr. Peacock, when we rushed here in a hurry, not only did your situation not get better, but there were signs of getting worse.
We were helpless at the time, but luckily Miss Judy was already here. She said she could give it a try, so we handed you over to her.
Mr. Peacock, I know what you are worried about. Are you worried about which corporate dogs will catch up with us? "
"Takemura, it's been three hours since we left the city. Don't tell me that Arasaka and Military Technology haven't taken action yet."
"I'm afraid the two families haven't really taken action yet, because they still have a bigger mess waiting to be cleaned up.
Did you know? Peacock, that giant monster you destroyed not only blew up the Wall of Sighs in Night City, but it also destroyed all the electronic equipment in the entire area.
We still don’t know how big the scope of this impact is, but Redstone Town is within this scope anyway, and the only electrical appliance that can still work normally in the town is the flashlight.
If you cannot use electronic equipment, Arasaka and Military Technology are deaf and blind.
Even if they join forces, they won't be able to find us in a short period of time, so we are safe for the time being.
Peacock, of course it is risky for us to stay here, but we are all willing because we are even less willing to lose you."
Hearing what the uncle said, Peacock was speechless.
He could understand the good intentions of these friends. Since he could fight for them and the monster, they could also risk being found by the company dogs and wait here for him to wake up.
What is a partnership? This is a partnership. We share risks and take care of each other. This kind of actual behavior is a hundred times more reliable than swearing.
"Judy, I'm troubling you again this time."
Turning to look at the green-haired girl sitting quietly aside, Peacock formally thanked the psychotherapist.
Among the few people here, only Judy knows what happened to Peacock, so Peacock is a little afraid of seeing Judy's face.
Judy had clearly warned him not to use that dangerous ability again, but not only did he use it this time, he also used it unscrupulously.
Looking at the peacock with its eyelids lowered, Judy sighed softly.
When she first saw the peacock being carried in by Takemura, she thought it was a corpse that Takemura was carrying in.
It wasn't until they wiped his face that Judy recognized it was the peacock.
Although Judy has not experienced the previous battle with this group of partners, Judy has already roughly understood the situation from Sandra and Takemura, so what else can she say?
If this man had a choice, how could he be willing to test his luck on the verge of death again and again?
This time she was able to pull the peacock back from the edge of losing control, but to be honest, Judy herself didn't know how she did it.
Maybe it was the five-fluridon and red string bracelet she gave Peacock that had an effect, or maybe it was the command spell passed down from her family that once again had a magical effect.
But if it succeeds this time, Judy has no idea what will happen next time.
"Peacock, I don't want to say anything else to you. You should understand how bad your current situation is.
You are just a glass jar, a glass jar that has been broken twice.
This time I can put you back together again. I can only say that you and I are very lucky.
If it breaks again next time, just wish yourself luck."
"I know, Judy, thank you."
After thanking the psychotherapist again, Peacock asked questions about amber.
"Tefenidi, I know this medicine.
This is used to treat genetic defects, and this medicine is a controlled substance."
"Is it so troublesome?"
Glancing at Kohaku, who was led to the other side by Takemura, Peacock couldn't help but frown.
The most important thing in the little school bag that Meredith prepared for Amber was the packet of Terfenidi Immunity Injection.
Meredith made it very clear: Amber had to take an injection of Tefiniti every seven days, so those were only three months' worth.
"It's very troublesome. Terfenidil is a specific drug for the treatment of progressive immune deficiency. However, it can only relieve symptoms, but cannot cure it.
This means that until someone develops a new treatment, Terfenidi is the only life-saving drug."
"What will happen to her if supplies don't come in?"
"If the supply is not available, she will quickly lose immunity.
By then, maybe just a scratch or a cold could kill her."
"What do you recommend?"
"Go to the east and have a look. If you are in a large human settlement, you should still be able to find this medicine.
As far as I know, there are several large pharmaceutical companies now manufacturing such biological agents, so there should still be a way to find them.
In addition, I will also find ways to help you find it in Night City. We will keep in touch at any time and we will see how to get the medicine into your hands."
Hearing what Judy said, Peacock could only nod helplessly.
Although neither of these two methods sounds very guaranteed, they have no choice but to take it one step at a time.
"Okay! Peacock, if there is nothing else, let's say goodbye here.
Good luck to you and don't end up in bad soil."
After giving some last words to Peacock, the green-haired girl gave Peacock a bear hug, and then she waved goodbye to Takemura and Kohaku.
Compared with Peacock and the others who have no way out, Judy can still stay in Night City.
Although this girl's skills are average, she is alert enough, and she has the Merckx Gang as her backer.
What's more important is that everyone who knows about Judy's relationship with Peacock is dead, so Judy doesn't have to worry about the trouble that the two major companies will bring to her.
"Where's Sandra?"
In order to prevent anyone from seeing Judy coming into contact with them, the peacock could only watch Judy leave, but could not see the green-haired girl on her last journey.
After sending Judy away, Peacock asked about Sandra again.
From the moment he woke up, Peacock had not seen Sandra, which made him very worried.
Although Sandra claimed to have been on the streets, their motorcycle gang organization could only be considered a kindergarten at best, and now this place is a bad land.
As long as you leave the wall of sighs, you are in a bad land.
Regardless of whether this is a wilderness or a human settlement, the rules of Night City no longer apply, so of course the peacock has to worry about Sandra.
"The girl said that Red Rock Town might be our last supply point, so she said she wanted to spend all the euros."
"Takemura, you are careless! You should not have let her go to town alone.
Now I'm going to find her, and you pack your things and be ready to leave at any time."
After hearing Peacock's reminder, Zhucun immediately became serious.
As a senior security officer of the Arasaka Group, Takemura's experience is very complicated.
He must have been to places that are 100 times more dangerous than human settlements, but strictly speaking, he really has no experience of wandering alone in bad lands.
At best, Takemura could only roar through the bad land with other corporate warriors. But now he is not an Arasaka samurai, but a fugitive.
It wasn't until Peacock reminded him that he realized that he hadn't fully adjusted his mentality.
"I've learned a lesson! Mr. Peacock, I won't make such a mistake again."
After bowing solemnly to the peacock, Takemura expressed his apology in their unique way of footbath.
Struggling to climb out of bed, Peacock tried to get himself excited.
The bloody battle that took place a few hours ago consumed Peacock greatly, but his main loss was mentally, and the physical injuries were not worth mentioning.
After Judy used her special method to restore some of Peacock's sanity, Peacock has now recovered about 70% of its combat power.
After quickly tying up his two gun belts, Peacock adjusted the positions of the two holsters and took steps to walk out.
Because there are still things sent by Amber and Judy, Zhucun must stay, and Peacock can only go to the town alone to find someone.
Before stepping out of the room, Peacock pulled up his hood and put on half of his face protection.
When almost all electronic devices failed, he didn't have to worry about those damn cameras identifying who he was based on his pupils.
Redstone Town is just a small settlement on the outskirts of Night City. It has never been a strategic location, so there are no professional hotels here.
When Peacock walked out of the room, he discovered that this was actually a guest room on the second floor of the town's tavern.
Glancing at the tavern, which was obviously lonelier than two months ago, Peacock did not take the stairs, but went around to the back and left the tavern.
The only thing in Hongshi Town that can be called a street is this north-south main street.
The most important buildings in the entire town are lined up here.
In addition to the pub, police station, and grocery store, the only small gas station here is considered an important commercial facility.
Before Peacock could reach the gas station, he heard the commotion inside.
Looking at the people gathered around the door of the shop, Peacock even wondered if everyone in the town was here.
"Give way!"
When Peacock heard Sandra's voice coming from the gas station, he patted the idler blocking the way quite politely and signaled the other person to give way to him."
"Go away! Country bumpkin, who do you think you are!"
Because he was patted on the shoulder, the idle man suddenly had a long face. When he found out that the person who patted him was just an ordinary wanderer, his attitude became even worse.
When leaving the safe house today, Peacock and the others changed into clothes suitable for the bad land.
The so-called suitability for bad soil means that it is sturdy enough, inconspicuous enough, and has cheap enough clothes.
Before leaving the city, Peacock went through a series of battles, which left his wilderness jacket in tatters and made him look very miserable.
The people in the Badlands are so snobbish. If the peacock were wearing a bright leather armor now, the redstone townspeople would definitely bow their heads.
Of course, this does not mean that he really wants to surrender. Such bright clothes may also attract sneaky bullets.
Such an attack was not due to any grudge between them, the other party simply thought that he was stronger, and he happened to want to change his armor.
Peacock has rich experience in how to talk to such people.
He was not angry because of the other person's harsh words, but gently poked the townsman in the ribs with something he held upside down in his hand.
After feeling the hard touch, the red stone townsman's expression suddenly changed.
Having been wandering around in the bad land for many years, he had already guessed what the other party was using just now.
It should be a sharp knife, a sharp knife that could penetrate the gap between two ribs and then pierce his heart.
In the bad land, anyone who can't keep his mouth shut and doesn't have the strength will die easily.
Although the man from Redstone Town who blocked the road had a bad mouth, he was very sensible. Without saying a word, he took two steps across to make way for the peacock.
Peacock just pushed away the idlers who were blocking his way one after another, and forced his way to the front. Then he saw Sandra who was arguing with others.
According to Takemura, Sandra just took to the streets, but she is in quite a miserable state now.
A fat woman was pulling her hair and yelling curses, while the two women next to her were kicking and beating the poor stranger.
Although it was one-on-three, Sandra did not give in.
She didn't care about the two women who were trying to take advantage of her, she was just focused on fighting with the fat woman.
This strategy is correct, but the fat woman can obviously fight much better than Sandra, so the eldest lady suffers continuously.
"Stop! What is going on here?"
Seeing his companions being beaten, Peacock immediately shouted and asked them to stop.
"I asked what happened today? Why did so many country bumpkins suddenly appear?
Hey! Boy, shut up. This is Red Rock Town, it’s not your turn to dictate!”
The three women were startled by Peacock's loud shout, but after seeing another stranger speaking, the leading woman immediately curled her lips.
"If you can't tell me anything, why did you hit someone?"
"If this little girl breaks the rules here, I have the right to beat her. Do you think that's the right thing to do?"
"The boss lady is right, outsiders like to be unruly, and they all deserve to be beaten!"
The fat woman's shouts just now resonated with the idlers. While shouting, these people looked at the peacock with evil intentions.
"Then tell me, what rules did my partner break, so you want to bully her like this?"
As he said this, Peacock stepped forward and reached out to grab the two women who were twisting Sandra's arms.
He grabbed and pinched each other in response to the numbness in the opponent's hand. The two women only felt their hands go numb, and the little girl from a foreign land broke free from their control.
Seeing the peacock taking action for her, Sandra's eyes were bright. Before she could speak, the peacock pulled her behind him.
"Hey! Foreigner, are you going to stand up for her?
Don’t think that we will be afraid of you just because you have two guns stuck in your waist!”
She probably didn't expect Peacock to snatch the girl back so neatly, and the fat woman was also quite surprised.
After taking a look at the guy on the peacock, the fat woman showed no fear.
She and her men immediately gathered around, yelling at Peacock and Sandra, while the idlers outside surrounded the gas station even tighter.
There are quite a few bad-tempered fellows among the residents of these towns, so now some people are already sneering and putting their hands in their arms, ready to draw their guns if they disagree with them.
"Sandra, why did you have a conflict with her?"
Seeing that the fat woman was only scolding, Peacock turned around and asked his female companion.
"I saw they were selling fuel here, so I came in and asked how to sell it."
"The results of it?"
"This boss lady is so evil. She said her fuel price should be at least 15 euros per liter."
"So you had a fight with her?"
"No, I didn't. I thought her price was too expensive, so I wanted to leave. But she grabbed me and refused to let me go.
She said that as long as I asked about the price, I had to buy her oil. If I didn't buy it and wanted to leave, I had to pay her 100 euros for the consultation fee.
I argued with her for a few words, and she and the people in the store rushed out and beat me!"
Because there are peacocks around now, Sandra speaks very loudly.
Whenever she thinks of what happened to her just now, this former rich lady needs to work very hard to hold back the tears in her eyes.
She was very frustrated just now, because she never had a chance to speak, and all the people watching the excitement outside insulted her as a foreigner in unison.
Now that she could finally expose the true face of the landlady in person, she didn't believe that the townspeople here would help the landlady again.
In fact, Sandra didn't need to say anything, Peacock could roughly guess what happened here.
One of the specialties of the apocalyptic era is profiteers. Everyone doing business in the Bad Land only thinks about how to squeeze out the last drop of profit from their customers. No one cares about repeat customers.
"Everyone listen, everyone has heard it, right? It's quite clear who is right and who is wrong in this matter.
After asking the price, you must buy it, otherwise you won’t want to leave! This is our rule here, and no one can violate it!”
"Yes, yes, how can you not buy it after asking the price? We don't have such rules in Hongshi Town.
If you don’t pay today, no one will be able to leave.”