"Woooooo~ I finally escaped from that terrible place!"
The convoy drove out of the valley, covered in bruises and misery. It looked quite tragic from a distance. Thick smoke from the damaged parts of the transport truck floated into the sky, silently announcing their arrival. The rest stop was not far from the mountain pass, and the surrounding area
The terrain is relatively low and hilly, and the observation post can directly see the situation of the convoy.
The rest stop built near the exit of the mountainous area where robbers are infested is an important rest and supply base for caravans. Although armed forces will not be sent to suppress the bandits, it can guarantee a safe shelter for the caravans.
In fact, in the early days, the consortium once organized joint anti-bandit operations. However, due to various reasons, the effects of these operations were not very good, and later they were abandoned. Even if the caravan suffered losses from time to time, they were all
Within the acceptable range.
The rest stop does not belong to a certain city or some consortium. It is a public facility built with money from private business organizations. It can be understood as a common asset of small companies. All caravans can enter for free to seek shelter. Of course, the materials consumed
You have to pay for it yourself, and you also have to undertake the supply task for free. This time the convoy brought supplies to the rest stop. Fortunately, they were not lost in the attack.
Although the convoy could already clearly see the gate of the rest stop ahead, no one dared to be careless before entering. Without the restrictions of the narrow valley, the convoy speeded up again, striving to reach the safe zone as quickly as possible. In theory, the rest stop was nearby
There will be no scavengers wandering around. The high-power detection equipment and heavy weapons on the city wall will teach them how to behave. But the convoy has already encountered two accidents, and everyone is afraid of encountering it a third time.
As the saying goes, misfortune never comes singly, but it is not said that misfortune never comes in threes. The team finally drove to the gate of the rest stop smoothly. The staff at the station had never seen such a miserable convoy, and they were allowed to pass the emergency verification procedures.
Enter the city.
Although the rest stop also has city walls and its own power plant, its scale is completely incomparable with that of a real city. Most of the buildings here are low buildings, and the taller ones only have watchtowers and sentries. The area enclosed by the city wall is only three meters in diameter.
Four thousand meters, and most of the area is used for goods transfer and storage of supplies and maintenance and supply stations. Trade exchanges between cities are actually quite frequent, and this kind of rest station can even make a profit after breaking even.
After a brief report, the hunters can leave the caravan for free time. Whether it is supplying supplies and repairs, or going to nightclubs and casinos to relax, rest stops can meet their needs.
Hunters have to pay for the supplies and maintenance fees they consume during missions, so most people will choose to purchase a special "insurance". This kind of insurance is actually more like membership or VIP status, depending on the level, at rest stops.
You can get different discounts and additional services when you consume. The price of insurance is not cheap, but the money saved over the years is still cost-effective. In fact, there is not much consumption in ordinary tasks, this time it was purely an accident.
The guard captain now had a lot of trouble to deal with. The convoy's losses were unprecedentedly large, and he even really considered running away. But after thinking about it, he felt that he should try his luck. After all, the convoy did not really lose any goods, and this time
The budget for the mission is higher than usual, and the supplies for repairing the car are barely enough.
He regretted why he didn't use the budget to hire a few more bounty hunters. Maybe then the convoy would not be ambushed. He decided to hold a meeting with the hunters to learn some experience. Those people's experience in messy problems must be
Better than me, a relationship owner who only follows the rules.
It was obvious that following the rules was enough in the past, why did those scavengers suddenly become more powerful? Did the company know this information and increase the budget? Is it because I wanted to deduct some that led to this result? Is this really what people say?
The company should remind him? You wouldn’t deliberately send the convoy into a pit, right? What good would this do to them? The guard captain was puzzled and could only put this issue behind him for the time being. What needs to be considered now
How to report to the person in charge of the rest stop, and how to explain the problem of the mysterious mercenary. The guy disappeared as soon as he arrived at the stop, and even if he wanted to call him as a witness, he could not do it.
Due to the special natural environment and the lack of satellite technology, long-distance wireless communication is not possible in this world. And because there are scavengers in the wild, it is impossible to implement unattended wired communication relay stations. Therefore, it is actually impossible to implement long-distance wireless communication between cities that are far apart.
Real-time communication is not possible on the Internet, and only nearby cities can use manned communication stations. This leads to the unique situation that cities often exist in groups, and consortiums in a city cluster are in the same camp.
Social situation. If you want to communicate with distant cities, you can only rely on ancient physical transmission to bring information or people directly there. This also causes the problem of information lag between distant cities.
The caravans of this era are like the fleets of the ancient maritime age. They are all on their own when they go out, and they cannot get any reinforcements at all. Therefore, rest stops are as important to them as lighthouses and harbors. If they encounter crazy scavengers,
In the event of an attack, everyone in the rest stop will do their best to defend this place. This place is more important in their hearts than the city. No matter how grumpy a person is, they will show a considerable degree of friendliness and politeness when they come to the rest stop. Everyone
They are all hedgehogs who join a group to keep warm. Just be nice and keep your distance and you will be in a good mood.
However, two completely unfamiliar guys came here today. Their behavior of poking their heads out seemed out of place, and their strange shapes were even more conspicuous. Xiao Wu's body was too clean and refreshing, and she didn't carry any weapons. It didn't look like anything at all.
A serious hunter. Although Raeder's machine is burly and scarred, it also has no weapons, and every move is a bit too polite, which is not consistent with its appearance. The two did not seize the time to repair supplies at the rest stop, but went everywhere
They wandered around as if they were here for fun. But everyone was just curious about them, and no one really bothered to find trouble with them. Xiao Wu's image of a beautiful girl has no appeal in this world, and Red
The children don't look easy to mess with. They just behave a little strangely and don't cause trouble, so there is no reason for anyone to interfere with their freedom.
As for them wasting time to rest and replenish their supplies, what does this have to do with them?
"Ah~ this place is not as interesting as I thought~ It feels like the save points that can be seen everywhere in the game, completely featureless!"
Xiao Wu didn't see what she wanted and complained in disappointment.
"Then what features do you want..."
"For example, a gladiatorial arena~a tavern where everyone fights each other~"
"How can there be such a thing! Everyone is already very tired from doing tasks, who has the energy to do those boring things!"
"So it's boring~ It's too realistic and not fun at all! Oh, it's fun! I think we should make ourselves more fun!"
"What are you planning again?"
"It's not a stupid idea! I mean, how about giving you a scary paint job and then adding some weapons?"
"Ah? I don't want it! I won't fight!"
"Oh, I'm not asking you to engage in hand-to-hand combat. Why don't you just pull the trigger on the enemy? It's very simple! This way you will have the ability to protect yourself!"
"No, no! I don't want to kill anyone! No!"
"But those robbers want to kill you~ and you are afraid of death, so you can only kill them~"
"I can ask you to protect me! Won't you protect me?"
"What if I fail to protect you due to negligence?"
"Then...then I will resist!"
"What if I can't bear it?"
"I... ugh... can't you just stop being negligent!"
"Oh, think about it a little bit. Those are all bad people, the kind who would not spare death for their heinous crimes! If you don't kill them, some good people will be killed by them. Don't you think it's kind to refuse to save them?"
"Of course not...but I still don't want to fight! I don't have the ability!"
"Ability can be acquired, let me teach you~"
"Then I don't want to learn!"
"Escape is shameful and useless! If you don't fight, someone will die because of you!"
"No way! It has nothing to do with me!"
"Of course! If someone wants to kill you, I have to kill him in order to protect you, right? And you have seen how brutal I am when I fight. Don't you think the people I kill are pitiful? Besides,
I am a pacifist, and I don’t want to kill anyone unless I have to. If you can kill the enemy for me, won’t I not have to get blood on my hands?”
"You kill people without using your hands..."
"Oh, then you don't need to get blood on your boots, am I right?"
"That seems to be the case... No! Then wouldn't I have to get blood?"
"It doesn't matter~ You're not a pacifist! You're just scared!"
"Well……"
"Right?"
"Wait a minute, my thinking is a bit messy, let me cool down..."
"Hey, cool down while walking. I have installed enough fans for you. I have thought it through carefully~~~First I will give you a dazzling flame paint, and then I will install heavy weapons... You must have a rotating machine gun, then
But it’s a classic!”
"Don't pull me! I haven't agreed yet..."
"Hey, let's go, I have plenty of money, just think of it as buying yourself new clothes~ What girl doesn't like beautiful clothes, right?"
"No, I just know a technician girl..."
"Okay, let me correct you. There is no beautiful girl who doesn't like beautiful clothes. Beautiful girls and young female humans are two completely different species, right?"