Cheng Shenghu is not an idiot, he naturally knows what this means.
In the dim sky and earth, in the vast world of white snow, the transport team moved forward slowly under the escort of the army.
The cold air enveloped everyone, and the survivors pulled sleds and hugged their bodies in order to keep themselves warm.
Compared to the survivors who were afraid of the cold, the troops marching in line looked much more powerful.
They stood up straight and walked step by step, kicking up rolling snow. Every step they took gave people a feeling of power.
Perhaps it was because I went to the dock yesterday and all the strange beasts along the way were eliminated. The rest of the journey went smoothly. I did not encounter any strange beasts or any unexpected incidents. At nearly noon, the army escorted the transport team to arrive.
Got to the pier.
"Don't rest, move, so that your bodies can warm up. Quickly, load all the coals on the sled and have a good rest when you get back."
The cold wind howled, and Cheng Shenghu yelled loudly on the pier.
The transport team that had just entered the dock did not rest for a moment. They cleared away the thick snow and loaded coal onto the sled with their hands and shovels. For a while, the dock became noisy and lively.
Still in the same position, Li Meng stood on the embankment beside the canal, looking at the vast expanse of river.
An imperial archer stepped forward slightly and said: "Commander!"
With a wave of his hand, Li Meng said: "Don't worry about them."
Without saying anything else, the imperial archer who took a step forward stepped back.
In the helmet, Li Meng looked towards the other side, this time, at the eleven o'clock direction.
Although he couldn't see it with his eyes, on the map, Li Meng saw five people lying on the snow on the other side.
Li Meng didn't know if it was the five people yesterday, but the shelter behind the five people still didn't move today, which shows his caution.
Time passed little by little, and just like yesterday, half an hour later, the five people on the opposite side quietly retreated.
Looking at the five people retreating on the map, Li Meng had a thoughtful look on his face.
It seems that the shelter behind the five people is not close to the pier, otherwise, they would not leave in such a hurry.
Li Meng pulled out a landmark sensing rod from the hanging bag on his waist and said: "Follow them and find their shelter. Don't be discovered."
Behind Li Meng, an imperial archer moved in response, took the landmark sensing rod from Li Meng's hand, then jumped off the embankment, entered the river, and hurried towards the other bank.
At this time, at the dock, the transport team had already loaded the coal, and with just one order, they could embark on the return journey.
"Sir, it's time to go."
Looking back at Cheng Shenghu who was coming behind him, Li Meng said: "Then let's go."
With that said, Li Meng turned around and strode towards the dock. The imperial archers lined up on the embankment responded and evacuated the embankment one after another.
Looking at the retreating figure on the river, a trace of doubt flashed in Cheng Shenghu's eyes.
Where is he going alone?
Although he had doubts in his heart, Cheng Shenghu did not dare to ask any more questions, so he had to retract his gaze and quickly followed Li Meng.
Not long after, as the moving team gradually moved away, the pier returned to its previous calm. Blows by the cold wind, snowflakes rolled in, quickly burying the patches of black in the pier.
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The cold wind was blowing and snowflakes were rolling. On a snowy road between buildings, five people were walking hard on the thick snow.
They were wearing thick cotton-padded jackets, with only one pair of eyes exposed from their hats, and they looked very bloated.
As they walked, dull words sounded from the hat, and they were communicating.
"It's still the same group of people, but there are not as many as yesterday. It seems that they will come to carry coal every day."
"Then what should we do? The castle owner means to stay away from them and try to avoid contact with them. If they come every day..."
"What else can we do? We can only forcefully snatch it. It's not like we've never done this before. Why, now the castle owner wants to be vegetarian?"
"This is different. Those people are not from the Grand View Sanctuary. They don't know the basics. It's always right to be careful."
"Okay, let's go back quickly. We don't have to say what we want to do. The castle master will make his own decision."
In the snow, the figures of the five people gradually faded away. In the cold wind, only their low words echoed between heaven and earth.
Going all the way west, before dark, the five people disappeared at a subway entrance.
Yingjiang District Subway Station, this is the name of the underground platform. Decades ago, this underground subway platform became a shelter for a group of people, and it continues to this day.
It is not dark underground. On the platform and in the tunnel, there are iron barrels half a man's height one after another. Orange flames burst out from the iron barrels, which dispels the darkness very well.
Under the firelight, on the platform, in the tunnel, and everywhere on the ground, there were people lying on the ground. They were wrapped in thick quilts, and they were so densely packed that it was impossible to see the end at a glance. There were countless people there.
On the platform, there is a corner that is isolated by a huge curtain. The firelight behind the curtain is the brightest, like a bright light on the dark platform.
Behind the curtain is an artificially created private space, which is very large.
There are beds, sofas, dining tables, wardrobes, everything.
In the darkness outside, a person came to the door curtain and whispered: "Lord, there is news from the coal terminal."
In the space behind the door curtain, under the bright firelight, a burly figure lifted up the quilt and got out of bed wearing a fluffy coat.
On the bed, under the quilt, a graceful figure loomed, and that touch of snow-white was covered by the slipping quilt.
Sitting on the sofa, leaning back, Sun Gaowu said calmly: "Come in."
As Sun Gaowu finished speaking, the door curtain was opened and a person hurriedly walked in.
"Fort Master, we can now confirm that the group of people are not from the Daguan Shelter, but from other shelters. There are quite a few people. Yesterday there were hundreds of people carrying coal. Today there are much fewer people. There are only more than a hundred people. According to the number of people we sent,
The exploration team confirmed that those people seemed to want to empty the coal from the dock. If more than a hundred people were moved a day, the coal in the dock would probably be emptied in half a year at most. Castle Lord, we can't wait any longer.
We finally found coal resources, but we can’t just give up.”
Looking up at the newcomer, Sun Gaowu said calmly: "Chen Tianyou, you are the second-in-command of the shelter and my right-hand man. What do you think about this matter, should I use force or talk to them?"
"this……"
A trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes, Chen Tianyou lowered his head slightly and said: "If we talk, we can only take half at most. Although there are countless docks on the canal, there are only two coal docks within a radius of 20 kilometers.
It has been evacuated by us. This one must not be shared with others. With so many people in the shelter, the amount of coal consumed every day is an astronomical figure. We lack nothing, not food, not even clothing.
They are burning materials, but coal must not be shared with others. If the castle owner really does not want to use force to rob it, he can change the way, barter for goods, and trade with them in food."