As night fell, the convoy stopped. Workers and drivers squatted together in twos and threes, smoking and chatting. The chef set up a large pot, lit the kerosene stove, and started cooking. The few mercenaries conducted routine inspections outside the camp to eliminate possible dangers.
This is the southwest end of the Northern Wilds, between Dragonstone and Raven City. Because it is close to the Ambergris River basin, the vegetation is relatively dense, but due to geological problems, it is still impossible to grow crops.
As one of the mercenaries, Chen Xing wandered around the perimeter of the camp. There is a hill on the north side, which is a safety hazard. If there is an attacker, he will definitely snipe there from a high position. However, there are not many plants on the earth mountain, and the concealment effect is very poor. Chen Xing took out the scope and took a look, kept several possible shooting positions in mind, and returned to the camp.
"It's time for rice, it's time for rice"
As they walked around a truck, they heard the chef calling for everyone to eat in a southern dialect. The chef was tall and thick-set, with thick and black hair on his hands. It was said that he was from the Qing country. His father offended a minor nobleman and fled to the Red country with his family. Thirty years passed in a flash.
The Red Earth Continent is known as "one continent, two rivers, three countries, four fields and five mountains".
Yizhou refers to the "big continent" in the southern part of the Red Earth Continent. It has a vast Gobi terrain and is the largest plain in the entire Red Earth Continent.
The two rivers refer to the two major rivers in the Red Earth Continent, the "Ambbergh River" and the "Falling Star River". The Falling Star River originates from the Regals Mountains, flows from south to northwest, and comes out to sea in the west of the continent. It is the mother river of Qing Kingdom.
The Three Kingdoms refer to the three ancient kingdoms of the Red Earth Continent: the United Kingdom of Ambergris River, known as the Red Kingdom, the Rigals Sacred Mountain Empire, known as the Green Kingdom, and the United Kingdom of the Gratamu Tribe, known as the Yellow Kingdom and the Sand Kingdom.
The Four Wilds refer to the four wildernesses, namely the Northern Wilderness, the Western Wilderness, the Eastern Wilderness and the Central Wilderness. The northern wilderness is within the territory of the Red Kingdom, the western wilderness belongs to the Green Kingdom and the Red Kingdom, the eastern wilderness belongs to the Red Kingdom and the Yellow Kingdom, and the central wilderness belongs to multiple independent small kingdoms.
The Five Mountains are the five major mountain ranges, the Nolan Snow Mountains in the northeast, the Dragon Mountains in the northwest, the Regals Mountains in the southwest, the red rock volcanoes in the center, and the Grass Hills in the southeast. Among them, the Regals Mountains are the largest. , known as the "Sacred Mountain".
Dinner was potato, beef, and cabbage chowder with some pepper. It tasted pretty good, but it was still far from what it was at the water station. After all, I am the boss there, and the kitchen is full of small stoves. Occasionally, I can cook by myself and make some hometown flavor.
After dinner, Chen Xing washed the food box with the rationed water, threw the luggage bag into the tent, took out the portable screen, and leaned against the bag.
His duffel bag never left his body, and it contained items secretly hidden from the No. 65 underground survival shelter, including two golden guns, a pocket watch, three major bronze medals and a ruby.
If the price is right, it will cost at least six to seven thousand gold coins. With this money, he can advance to the elite level.
Becoming an elite is the first step into the ranks of the strong. No matter where you go in the future, you will at least be a team leader, and you don't need to start from the bottom. It's just that Chen Xing's life is particularly miserable. So far, the value of the injected medicine has exceeded 10,000 gold coins.
The elite-level employment fee is a monthly salary of 50 to 100 gold coins. Based on Chen Xing's investment, it is almost all money lost. Ordinary people want to reach the elite level, as long as their talent is not too bad, two thousand gold coins is enough. Aaron, for example, doesn’t need a lot of money to go up there.
But then again, Chen Xing's combat ability has far exceeded that of ordinary elites. Just a trio can defeat most people, so it is normal to spend more money.
In the midst of his thoughts, footsteps suddenly came from outside. Chen Xing frowned slightly, but made no further movements and remained half-lying while reading.
"Hi, Qin, how are you?"
The curtain of the tent was opened rudely, and a dark face appeared in front of him, with his mouth grinning, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.
Chen Xing was very unfazed by this familiarity and just stared at the other person's slightly bulging eyes without saying a word.
This is a black man named "Cassie". He is one of several mercenaries in the same regiment. He is about 27 or 28 years old. He is wearing a damaged wear-resistant cloth military uniform. His dark muscles are very solid. You can tell at a glance that he is a Good at melee combat.
The human races in the Red Earth Continent are somewhat similar to those on Earth. There are also yellow, white, and black people. The racial characteristics are also very similar, but more prominent.
Yellow people are flexible and prone to agility, white people are strong and prone to strength, and black people have good endurance, excellent strength and agility, but poor psychic perception.
In addition, there are two human races in the Red Earth Continent that are different from the earth, namely the "sand people" and the "blue-blooded people".
Sand people are mainly distributed in Dafangzhou. They usually make a living as nomads. Their skin color is between yellow and black people, showing a bronze color. They are the main race of the Yellow Kingdom.
Compared with other races, the sand people do not have four outstanding abilities, but they are particularly drought and heat tolerant. Ordinary people will have problems if they don't drink water for three days. Sand people can go without drinking a drop of water for more than ten days and still stay active.
Scholars have discovered that the cells of the sand people have an additional "water bladder" that can store additional water, and its function is the same as a camel's hump.
Continent is vast and boundless, but the land is generally barren and dry, lacking minerals. Therefore, Huang's national strength is the worst among the three ancient states. But thousands of years have passed, and the sand people still rule the land, relying on this.
During the Middle Ages, the Red Kingdom was once so powerful that it once sent millions of troops to attack the Yellow Kingdom. The tall horse, strong armor and sharp sword are unstoppable.
Facing the millions of troops invading their homeland, Huang Guo showed no resistance and hid deep in the desert, allowing them to advance straight in.
Only when the red country's troops penetrated to a certain extent did the yellow country's troops begin to fight back. They did not resist forcefully, but adopted roundabout tactics, constantly harassing and ambush, lengthening the front line, and dividing the troops. As a result, the Red Kingdom's millions of troops were dragged in the desert for several months, unable to advance or retreat, and finally died of thirst.
Since then, Huang Guo has become a hard nut in the eyes of other countries, with nothing good except its large territory. Even if the land is snatched back, it will not be used. Only sand people are suitable there.
The other race, the blue-blooded people, as the name suggests, is a race of blue-blooded people. They are mainly distributed in the Regals Mountains and are the main race of the Qing Kingdom.
Compared with the other four types of human beings, blue-blooded people have weaker physical fitness, but have extremely strong psychic perception and are natural spiritual beings. Therefore, the number of super powerful people in the Qing Kingdom is also the largest among the three ancient kingdoms.
"Come out and have some fun, you'll go crazy if you're alone."
Cassie shook the playing cards in her hand towards Chen Xing and glanced at the package behind Chen Xing intentionally or unintentionally.
"Next time." Chen Xing said coldly.
Mercenaries have always been jokingly known as the "three major backstabbing professions", and the other two are "assassins" and "executors", which is evident from this. So it’s okay, it’s best for everyone to have less contact.
"RQin," Cassie said unhappily, using a mainland Chinese that was not very fluent, "You are so disrespectful."
