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MTL - My Post-Apocalyptic Shelter Levels Up Infinitely!-Chapter 637 Finally enter! Twisted human melting pot!
The origin territory, when looking at it from a high place, is extremely large in scale.
A glance at the many buildings on the hilltops.
Even people who are accustomed to seeing modern metropolises will still be amazed at how human beings can build such miracles among such mountains.
Before the arrival of heavy snowfall, it is the "sweet pastry" in the electromagnetic wave communication platform.
Not only does it have strong spending power and considerable material reserves, it also has an extremely difficult to replace attribute.
Safety!
Because the people who make up the territory are too complicated, there are too many sub-territories.
Here, there is no one to ask the source of the items, and no one cares how much blood and sins are stained on his back.
Before the heavy snowfall, entering from the other side of the mountain is not only a smooth journey, but also takes only two or three days to arrive, and there will be no danger in the process.
For those bandits who robbed caravans of alien races, or simply ransacked other gathering places of mankind.
The origin territory is obviously a gold-selling cave that is hard to find in the New World.
At the same time, for those refugees whose territories have been invaded by other aliens or humans, the origin territory is also extremely safe and worthy of their favor.
Here, there are thousands of miles of mountains as a natural barrier.
Even if there are aliens eyeing, if you want to attack, you must first consider the complex terrain inside and the possible huge casualties.
under two factors.
Before the snowfall, the central public part of the Origin Territory was almost full of people coming and going every day.
At the peak, the passenger throughput can even reach a terrifying 2,000 passengers per day.
And even if the snow falls now, there are still many people who come here, at least one hundred or hundreds of people can enter every day.
Of course, the route they chose would definitely not be the one that Soma and others came in.
More than ninety-nine percent of people come from the opposite side, and they only need to climb over seven ordinary earth and rock mountains to get there.
It takes a bit of trouble, but it's not too difficult!
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The time turned to eight o'clock at night.
The gate of the origin territory.
A team of about 30 people walked slowly from the darkness in the distance and stood in front of the information bulletin board at the door.
For the first time, everyone's eyes were almost unconsciously focused.
Not only because of the various weapons that were exposed on the squad members.
It's more because, the man wearing a fur-collar coat at the head, the temperament of his whole body is out of tune with his surroundings!
This guy....
Is it a classic role in a certain cos film and television drama?
The two refugees stood guard in front of the gate of the territory and had nothing to brag about.
"I bet that the leader of the mountain bandit will definitely be taken down by me in a single duel. Look at his disguise, he is not professional at all!"
"Shh, keep your voice down, who is still fighting you one-on-one in these chaotic years, look at the brother behind him, that's a real gun, I've seen it before!"
"What if there are guns, there are many more gun-wielding thugs who died in my hands than aliens!" Reminded by his companions, the short refugee guard on the right pouted in disdain, not panicking at all.
In the territory of origin, although they are not equipped with guns, they only have simple machetes to maintain order.
But here, everyone knows, is the facade of the entire origin territory.
Not to mention that these thirty or so people are going to make trouble.
What if there was a gun-wielding bandit numbering hundreds of thousands?
The new lord, he only needs to sacrifice that mysterious special force, which is enough to crush anyone who doesn't agree!
However, the tall guard on the left was obviously not convinced, he just sneered and said:
"That's fine. When they come over, I'll be in charge of the reception. Later..."
"That's not good. How can you come alone in this kind of work? I have to watch them all the time and don't make trouble in our territory."
Seeing that the team finally finished reading the bulletin board at the gate of the territory, it seemed a little bit to come to the gate.
The short guard, who was still bragging before, suddenly came to his senses.
He first ignored his companion's contemptuous eyes and denied his suggestion, and then raised his chest involuntarily, his eyes shining brightly.
"This group of people...but their faces are tight...maybe...fat sheep?"
In fact, he was not too surprised by the exaggerated mountain bandit costume of the leader of the team and the disgust of the short guard standing at the gate.
Among the travelers he has received since he came to the origin territory for such a long time, this kind of attire can only be considered conservative at best, and it is difficult to even be strange.
Think about those who dress themselves up as Konoha Village ninjas, wear a pirate blindfold, and keep saying that they must get the best treatment when they wake up.
Think about the iron shell all over the body, claiming that he is the second generation of Iron Man, and now it is just because the armor is damaged, and it urgently needs a start-up fund to repair.
Mountain bandit leader?
It couldn't be more normal!
After a while.
In anticipation of the short guard, the team finally gave up researching the information on the bulletin board, and instead identified a direction and walked towards the gate.
He bowed slightly, and when the team approached, two guards stepped forward and spit out the prepared reception words from their mouths.
"Welcome to all the guests from afar, it's been hard work all the way."
"This is the most powerful gathering place for human beings in the Wanli Mountains, the center of the origin territory!"
When they said this, the two involuntarily raised their heads again, trying to use each other's reactions to test and decide the next arrangement.
However, just for a moment, when they met the eyes of the headed person, their hearts trembled violently.
From a distance, the sense of oppression brought by this person is almost non-existent, basically making people unable to feel the so-called bandit aura.
But when it was close, those scarlet eyes were like wild beasts, making people feel chills just by looking at each other.
"Damn..."
"Isn't this a real gangster?!"
The short guard whispered in his heart, but a slightly dull voice came from his ear.
"I'm here to find Marshal Wang, he owes me a debt before, I'll come and collect it!"
"Marshal Wang?"
The short guard was stunned for a moment, then replied subconsciously.
"Didn't Marshal Wang run away a long time ago, and his territory has been replaced by a new lord!"
"Oh? Running away?"
Looking at the murderous face above God's reckless beard, the short guard felt his heartbeat freeze for half a beat. He wanted to perfunctory a few words, but his Adam's apple moved and said.
"Marshal Wang used to be the lord of Jiuqu Peak, the "Kai" name in our origin territory. He has more than 4,000 subordinates, and the scale is considered to be the top few of our previous 16 lords. If others are still there, think about it. It's not a problem to pay your debts, I can even take you there directly."
"But unfortunately, as far as I know, this lord Marshal Wang betrayed our origin territory more than a month ago, fled with a mysterious treasure, and even left his territory and his wife behind! "
"Now, our new lord's wanted order for this Marshal Wang is still hanging. You have just read the information bulletin board, you should be able to see the S-level wanted above."
He pointed to the bulletin board not far away, and after finishing all these words, the short guard dared to raise his hand and wipe the cold sweat that did not exist on his forehead.
What kind of attitude and method should be used to face what kind of person.
He would never say these words just now, if it were normal, he would never say it so easily.
In the past, there were not many people who came to the origin territory to seek revenge, and most of them were incompetent and furious, and returned without success.
But facing the man in front of him, this team.
The short guard was sincerely afraid that they would pour out the anger that Marshal Wang could not find on his own.
But fortunately.
Standing opposite, the bearded man didn't have any major emotional fluctuations, he just nodded, and without saying a thank you, he was going to take someone to the door.
He didn't seem to worry that the guard he asked for directions would deceive him.
Seeing this performance, the short guard's eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly chased after him boldly:
"My lord, I still don't know what your name is..."
Gu Ju </span> "Although our origin territory is not large, you must know that there are not only many people in it, but also a variety of forces, and the forces are also criss-crossed."
"With the strength of your team, sir, although you don't worry about those flies coming over to make trouble, you still waste time on things you care about."
"But you only need the adults to hire me as a guide. In the next three days, I will try my best to help you understand the origin of the territory, whether it is the trading market, the distribution of forces, or even... the way to sell stolen goods."
"I can help you do it all!"
Patting his chest, the short guard trotted while chasing after the bearded man in the lead and recommending himself.
According to the previous market.
As long as a passing traveler wants to enter the origin territory, he must pay an entry fee more or less, depending on the person serving the food.
Among them, most of them will be greedy by the guards at the gate, leaving only a small part to be handed over to the territory behind.
Taking into account the fixed income, guarding this position is naturally a beautiful and fat poor.
But the cycle of disasters is doomed that such a good situation will not last long.
Since the heavy snow fell, the new lord, in order to promote the economic recovery in the territory, strictly ordered all guards to no longer charge entry fees.
The lives of these guards took a nosedive.
So much so that now it has fallen to the point of "active solicitation".
"Sir, think about it, my price is very cheap..." Seeing that the bearded man was still walking forward on his own, and the people behind him ignored his self-recommendation, the short guard was very anxious.
According to the usual price.
The price of hiring for three days is generally enough for one day of food in the origin territory.
Quantified to specific materials, it is probably about 380g of raw rice, or 400g of flour.
But now, with the natural disaster, everyone is not well-off, and there are very few people willing to hire.
A short man can only grit his teeth and quote a price that is two-thirds of the usual price, in order to break the market rules that are useless.
"You only need 300g of raw flour to hire you for three days?"
Finally, after hearing the offer, the bearded man became interested and stopped.
Very uniform, more than 30 people who followed behind him also stopped immediately, with the appearance of being the only man who was following his lead.
"Yes, you only need 300g of raw flour, or other equivalent materials!"
Feeling the hope of the deal, the short guard nodded again and again, his eyes full of hope.
On the opposite side, the bearded man didn't disappoint him, he just nodded lightly and spit out two words:
"Yang Jian!"
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[There is a group of fat sheep in the gathering place, thirty-two people, living in the Sanyuan Hotel, there are guns, and there are a lot of them! 】
[Reliable sources said that it was to seek revenge for the disappearing Marshal Wang]
[I do not rule out the possibility of having news of Marshal Wang]
Outside the Origin Territory.
Inside a seemingly ordinary stone house, a man in an ancient brown jacket sat in front of a brazier burning with charcoal fire, with a crumpled note unfolding in his hand.
Beside him, there were more than a dozen people sitting in front of another brazier, playing poker and shouting loudly, quite noisy.
But the man always turned a deaf ear, just playing with the note in his hand repeatedly, pondering the information on it.
His name is Hou Tielong, a former small lord of the New World, now a bounty hunter.
In the origin territory, the profession of bounty hunter is not uncommon.
Walking outside, I randomly grabbed ten people and asked, it is very likely that nine of them are so-called bounty hunters, and they know the bounty information on the bulletin board well.
Most of them are jealous of the rewards on the bounty orders, and can clearly tell the life history and appearance characteristics of each bounty.
But Hou Tielong thought he was different from these people, completely different.
the reason is simple.
One is that he took the bounty from the new lord of the origin territory, and...
More than once!
Second, his reputation is not very good.
Just a week ago, he used his keen sense of smell to detect the abnormality of nearly ten people in advance, set up a bureau to arrest them, and twisted them into the gathering place prison.
After the interrogation at the prison confirms the information, the reward can be settled to him.
And the reason for the bad reputation is precisely here.
He might have misunderstood a good person like this, and his evil deeds turned into tricks. He was very unpopular in the gathering place. Everyone was afraid that Hou Tielong would find a chance to do such a thing for himself.
but.
Who cares?
At least Hou Tielong was quite satisfied with his living conditions.
To do those lowly laborious work, after a day, you can't even fill your stomach, how can you talk about dignity.
Going to the outside world to loot the caravan, and accidentally overturning the car and being hacked to death by someone with a knife, what a risk.
Compared with these, catching the traitor hated by the lord in the gathering area is likely to require a simple round, and you can harvest ten times or a hundred times the former.
good reputation?
It's not as good as a mouthful of steamed buns!
However, Hou Tielong didn't never miss a shot on his way to a bounty hunter.
Letting Marshal Wang slip away easily under his nose is the biggest black spot on his resume!
At this moment, footsteps came from outside the door.
Putting away the note in his hand, Hou Tielong raised his eyes and looked at the men who pushed in the door.
"How is it, do you see clearly?"
The man who came in nodded and started to report respectfully.
"Brother Long, see clearly."
"According to preliminary observations, they basically have guns in their hands, mainly standard pistols. They look quite new. They are likely to be unearthed from the ruins, and their power is good. Because it involves the ruins, it is not certain whether they have any in their hands. Rifles, machine guns are powerful weapons of destruction, if we want to move, we must be careful"
"There are quite a few of them. There are thirty-two people in total. From the point of view of movements, it is basically certain that they have received a certain degree of training, not a mob or a temporary team of refugees. If we If you can’t catch everything in one go, I’m afraid you will be horrified by the other party’s revenge.”
"In order to worry about stunning snakes, we did not rashly ask Huang Bing what the specific purpose of this group is, but looking at their posture, there should be a lot of good things in their hands, and they are very generous, so you can focus on observation. ."
"I asked the owner of the inn, they want to stay here for more than three days, so we don't have to worry for the time being, we can leave it for tomorrow, and then monitor and monitor..."
"..."
The man has an amazing memory. He reported five or six items in a row, but he was still able to blurt it out.
However, after he finished the first sentence, Hou Tielong, who was sitting opposite, frowned and his face became gloomy.
"According to you, this group of people looks like a tough stubble."
"Continue to monitor, try your best to get ahead of others, and report to me as soon as possible!"
After giving two orders, watching the man push the door and leave, Hou Tielong stretched out his hand and threw the note into the brazier at will, watching the flames rise quietly and devour the entire note.
People who are not familiar with his past actions, looking at this performance, are afraid to think that he chose to give up this risky behavior.
But those who know him know...
"There are guns, materials, and information about unknown ruins, as well as the possible whereabouts of Marshal Wang."
Danger is often accompanied by great benefits.
It's just a group of outsiders crossing the river, what tricks can they play!
The more he thought about it, the more excited Hou Tielong became.
He even started to worry about one thing. The other bounty hunters in the gathering area rushed before him.
"After eating this wave of fat sheep, I think I won't have to worry about supplies in the next three months, or even half a year!"
"Done!"
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