Before the end of the world, Li Tianyang had prostituted the skills of sailing in the company where Zhuang Yaran worked, so driving a speedboat was not difficult for him.
The company Zhuang Yaran works for is a large agency that specializes in selling various yachts and speedboats. The company is strong and the boss has a deep background.
Therefore, there are countless luxury speedboats and yachts parked in the port rented by this company. When Li Tianyang searched for ships along the coastline in Zhonghai, Zhuang Yaran's famous speedboats were naturally among his targets.
The speedboat Li Tianyang is riding on his crotch is the flagship product of Zhuang Yaran and her company - Xiangjiang Dafei.
Since ancient times, human beings have been full of yearning for speed, especially when facing the endless sea, which stimulates human ambition to conquer it.
This intense pursuit has led to the birth of several of the fastest speedboats in the world, and Xiangjiang Dafei is one of them.
The speedboat has a jet design and is powered by a twin-turbo inline six-cylinder aircraft engine.
This engine can output more than a thousand torque and horsepower under full throttle, which is comparable to the most powerful supercars in the world.
Even the speed of some small private jets is not much advantage compared to it.
Although Da Fei has a speed unmatched by other speedboats, Li Tianyang still drives on the sea level with a low-key throttle.
According to the latest intelligence from Wu Fangyu and Xu Jianghai, countless forces, large and small, have appeared on the surface of Zhonghai in the past two days.
The sources of these forces are mainly divided into two parts.
The first part is the fishermen who originally surrendered to Gao Zhiqiang.
Under Xu Jianghai's successive attacks on the Gao family, some people who followed Gao Zhiqiang were unbearable and began to stand on their own.
The other part is a disorderly force composed of overseas islands and miscellaneous people.
At this time, as long as you are a ship owner, you can be considered a small person in China Shipping.
As the sea water surged and supplies became extremely scarce, these ship owners became veritable emperors of the land.
All they need is a little filtered water and a piece of fish to win the loyalty of countless people.
There are more mountains, and there are more battles.
In the past few days, as a group of pre-apocalyptic rats have sprung up and grown rapidly, the surface of the Zhonghai has become extremely unstable.
Every day, various forces attack each other, one after another. Some people continue to grow stronger and stronger, and some people fall and die.
Yesterday you may have been a mere fish with only a few small sampans, but tomorrow you can dominate an entire sea area by killing the boss of another fleet.
As the various forces continue to reshuffle, Xu Jianghai, the puppet supported by Li Tianyang, can only be regarded as a relatively powerful force among these large and small forces, and does not have absolute control over the sea surface of China.
In fact, this is not beyond Li Tianyang's expectation. Now anyone who is not a fool can understand that having a boat is the king of the mountain.
Anyone who is a little bit ambitious will rush to build a boat and seize territory.
The reason why Li Tianyang didn't put his foot on the gas and swaggered through the market was to avoid contact with these people.
For now, the ocean is not his home court.
Li Tianyang drove the Dafei speeding on the sea, and from time to time, tall buildings would slide past the speedboat.
In the past, only half of the skyscrapers are exposed above the water surface. Occasionally, one or two high-voltage telephone poles can be seen, which makes people sigh.
While driving, Li Tianyang took out the night vision device from the space and carefully observed the surroundings.
Suddenly, a big sign caught his attention.
"Holy crap, this is a billboard for Dawei Mobile! Was this place used to be Zhonghai City Center?"
Only a small part of a huge billboard is exposed above the sea level, making it impossible to recognize it unless you look carefully.
Li Tianyang finally recognized his location through the landmark building.
"Then the windows around here are the ones on the sixth and seventh floors?"
Li Tianyang felt disappointed.
Human civilization is simply vulnerable to natural disasters.
The temperature was only more than ten degrees higher. In less than a month, half of a bustling international city was swallowed up by the sea water.
There were a large number of floating objects on the nearby sea. In order to prevent the speedboat from hitting the underwater ditch, Li Tianyang slowed down again.
When passing by a high-rise building, he deliberately walked around the building a few times.
Li Tianyang didn't need to look to know that there were survivors still trapped in the building, and they must be peeping in the dark.
Li Tianyang deliberately hit the accelerator a few times, then pretended to aim the rifle he was carrying at the surroundings, and those voyeuristic eyes disappeared immediately.
"A bunch of rubbish, haha."
Li Tianyang smiled disdainfully and planned to leave the area.
He knew that the owner of those glances just now was definitely not a good man or woman.
Although he was not afraid of these people, he was too lazy to cause trouble for himself.
Just when Li Tianyang was about to leave, the sound of paddling came to his ears.
After a while, several men paddling in the bathtub appeared in front of him.
The leading man looked at Li Tianyang's rifle and diving equipment with fear, raised his hands honestly, and asked, "Is he the eldest brother of the Tianluo Gang?"
Li Tianyang opened the gun's safety with one hand and held down the speedboat's throttle with the other. He glanced at the other party coldly and did not answer.
As long as the opponent dares to make any move, he can instantly kill the person opposite and leave safely.
With the fastest yacht in the world under his belt, almost no ordinary person can stop him in Zhonghai.
When the leader on the other side saw Li Tianyang raising his gun and pointing it at him, he was so frightened that he raised his hand higher.
"Brother, don't shoot! We really can't get gasoline!"
"We all know the rules of the Tianluo Gang, which is one barrel of gasoline a day, but we have drained all the oil in the nearby gas stations, and we really can't squeeze out a drop."
"Otherwise, please give me one day's grace and we can go to a gas station further away to look for it."
"Our community has been hungry for three days. Well...can you give us some fish in advance? Please."
The men opposite were so hungry that they looked sallow and thin, and kept begging in the bathtub.
Li Tianyang raised his eyebrows.
He heard about the Tianluo Gang from Wu Fangyu and Xu Jianghai.
This gang was founded by Zhang Ergou, a fisherman on an island. In the past few days of the fight between Xu Jianghai and Gao Zhiqiang, Zhang Ergou has grown rapidly in the cracks and has extended his tentacles into the middle sea.
Because the Tianluo Gang has a weak foundation and is based on the island, their fuel has always been a shortcoming.
Based on what the man across from him said, Li Tianyang concluded that the Tianluo Gang should be controlling the sea level beneath his feet.
The men paddling the bathtub should be wage earners who provide fuel for the Tianluo Gang.
Li Tianyang touched his nose and was speechless.
I passed by here in a yacht with a gun, but they mistakenly thought that they were people from the Tianluo Gang who came to get gasoline.
Li Tianyang thought for a moment and said with a smile: "I am not from the Tianluo Gang, I am from the Jianghai Group. You have mistaken the person."
Jianghai Group is Xu Jianghai's power, and those who follow Xu Jianghai must call themselves members of Jianghai Group.
Xu Jianghai was supported by Li Tianyang, and it would not be considered a lie for Li Tianyang to report this name now.
The men opposite were shocked when they heard this, and looked at each other. The leader quickly knelt down in the bathtub and begged: "Brother, you are fighting like gods, we little characters have no business at all."
Others quickly knelt down, and those who were originally hiding in the upper floors stuck their heads out and cried too.
"Masters of Jianghai Group, if you compete with the Tianluo Gang for territory, please don't affect us."
"We have attached ourselves to the Tianluo Gang. Brother, please leave quickly. If you are hit by someone from the Tianluo Gang, you will be in danger. We will also be considered as collaborators, and the end will be very miserable."
"Brother, if you want to come here to get gasoline, we can tell you responsibly that we have drained the tanks of several gas stations nearby. This land is worthless to you."
These citizens were afraid that Li Tianyang would cause misunderstandings among the Tianluo Gang if he stayed here too long.
After all, the territory of each force in Zhonghai is now very clear. Once someone crosses the boundary, the two sides will immediately start a war.
Li Tianyang looked at the anxious citizens thoughtfully and asked, "Why don't you flee inland? Are you trying to enter the sea to feed the fish here?"
Along the way, he saw many people fleeing with their families, and almost no one wanted to stay in Zhonghai.
It is very unreasonable for these people in front of them to stay here to survive despite the fact that they can leave before the water rises.
The man in the lead smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, you don't know something, why don't we want to leave!"
"Isn't this the news that it's going to rain? Our family and business are all here, and we have never made up our mind to leave."
"By the time we made up our minds to run away, Zhang Ergou had already blocked all the exits in several nearby communities and killed anyone who dared to leave."
As he spoke, he pointed to the water and added: "When the water level rises completely, they will have people evacuate. We can't leave now even if we want to."
Li Tianyang's heart moved, and he looked up and down at the nearby residents, and there were indeed many of them.
He asked: "So, what is your relationship with Zhang Ergou now? He provides you with fish and meat, and you provide him with fuel?"
Vaguely, Li Tianyang had a bad guess.
This Zhang Ergou's methods far surpass those of Xu Jianghai and Gao Zhiqiang.
By blatantly trapping citizens in a building so that they cannot leave the area, they are clearly raising slaves.
The urban area of Zhonghai is so big, there are dozens of kilometers from one end to the other. These citizens bring their families with them, old and young. Even if there are no people from Rentianluo Gang watching, they will not swim and abandon their families alone. Escape.
If this is really the case, this Zhang Ergou will be a strong enemy in the future.
Just as the leading man was about to explain, the residents upstairs started to curse.
"We have nothing to do with Zhang Ergou. He is just a devil and raises us like animals."
"The Tianluo Gang is such a bastard. If we get gasoline, alcohol, drugs, etc., they will reward us with a few stinky fish. If they can't find it, they will let us starve."
"Hungry is a trivial matter. Last time, the second son of the Wang family complained a few words and was thrown into the sea to feed the fish. It was so cruel."
"They are a bunch of beasts. Once order is restored, I will sue them and let the authorities shoot them all!"
Mention Zhang Ergou and the Tianluo Gang, and all the citizens gnashed their teeth.
When they were peeping behind the window just now, they mistakenly thought that Li Tianyang was a member of the Tianluo Gang.
Now that I heard that Li Tianyang was from Jianghai Group, I felt like I had found a savior and started to complain.
The leader looked at Li Tianyang, rolled his eyes, and said, "Brother, um, can we join the Jianghai Group? We don't eat much, and each person only needs one fish a day."
The eyes of the other men paddling in the bathtub lit up when they heard this.
"As long as you give more than Zhang Ergou, we will mess with you."
"But you have to provide us with protection, or let us go on the fishing boat. We are all very capable."
"If Jianghai Group can allocate us a fishing boat, our lives will belong to Jianghai Group."
