Along the way, Ma Tao couldn't close his mouth at all. People who didn't know better thought that this kid was suffering from hysteria and would sit there and giggle from time to time.
"Hey! Have we paid back the money we owe you?"
Su Lanyu, who was sitting at the back of the chariot, had no ladylike image at all and asked with her legs crossed.
"Yeah, yeah..."
Ma Tao didn't hear what Su Lanyu said at all. Anyway, everything she said now is right.
"Then we are free now and we are equal."
Su Lanyu then started chatting casually. Su Lanxi, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked at her sister thoughtfully.
"Freedom, freedom, as much freedom as you want..."
Ma Tao nodded and drove the car, still enjoying himself happily.
"Then you see, we are much richer than you now. Can we change the master-servant relationship? You can listen to us from now on."
Su Lanyu suddenly became charming and asked.
"Okay, I listen to you, I...can't..."
Just when Ma Tao was about to repeat it a second time, he suddenly realized that he almost sold himself cheaply.
Imagine Su Lanyu in leather clothes and leather trousers, holding a leather whip like a queen on top. Ma Tao felt chills, looking at the two girls, who were laughing loudly at this moment. Su Lanyu even broke out with laughter, holding his hands there. I fell down on the single bed and almost stopped laughing. For a while, there was constant laughter in the carriage.
"Don't take it to heart, my sister is teasing you."
After laughing for a while, Su Lanxi, who was sitting in the passenger seat, stopped laughing and whispered something in Ma Tao's ear secretly.
In this way, the three of them continued to move around the swamp, joking with each other.
“There is a village ahead”
Su Lanxi, the co-pilot, had good eyesight and finally discovered a patchwork of houses in the swamp over there. He parked the chariot at the edge of the swamp. The three of them got out of the car and took a look. They should not be far from the small village. It was only a few kilometers, but the middle was full of silt, and the chariot couldn't pass at all, which was very troublesome for a few people.
"Looks like I need to get off the car and walk again..."
Su Lanyu spread his hands and made a helpless gesture. Su Lan had nothing to do. Anyway, he could just follow Ma Tao wherever he went.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to get across on foot..."
Ma Tao looked at the houses in the distance and said.
"What do you mean?" Su Lanxi asked
"He is probably afraid that the soft swamp will not be able to withstand the trampling and trap us."
Su Lanyu answered for Ma Tao.
That's right. Ma Tao looked at the bubbling swamp all around him. If he stepped on the wrong foot here, it would be fatal.
Swamps refer to muddy areas that have been soaked in stagnant water for a long time and have dense aquatic plants. Swamps have the function of humid climate and purifying the environment. They are a very important terrain and are also very scary. Some swamps are covered with stagnant water all year round. It can reach up to ten meters. Once it falls in, the harder it struggles, the faster it falls. Daluo Jinxian can't get out without others. But he finally came across a village. Ma Tao didn't want to give up without going in.
"Ma Tao, is there any way?"
Su Lan glanced at Ma Tao, who was thinking hard, waiting for him to think of a solution.
"It's not that easy. If you want to get over, you have to increase the stress-bearing area under your feet. The bigger the better. The village is built in the swamp to protect and prevent it. If it is so easy to get in, then there is no point in building the village here. "
Ma Tao was also worried. This natural barrier not only blocked terrible monsters, but also blocked warriors from afar.
"There is a way!"
Ma Tao suddenly thought of a way, turned around and asked the two girls behind him, "Do you know how to ski?"
"Skiing? It shouldn't be difficult, right?" Su Lanyu thought for a while and answered.
"I will." Su Lanxi raised her hand with certainty.
"Listen to me, I plan to prepare a few large wooden boards and tie them under our feet. This will allow us to float on the swamp and as long as we have a good balance, we can walk freely."
Ma Tao was very satisfied with his idea, and it was also recognized by the two girls in front of him. Next, the three of them began to collect items. There were many tree branches, rope chariots, and Su Lanyu's short-hand dagger. When it came to the crucial matter, the sharp dagger chopped down the trees with a few swipes.
It only took half an hour for the three of them to tie floating boards to their feet and use the wooden sticks in their hands to glide in the muddy swamp. Although Waiwai Niu Niu could move fairly well.
Several people were helping each other move when the swamp mud in front suddenly began to surge, just like a pot of water being boiled. A large number of bubbles emerged from the swamp and burst, turning up dark brown mud with a foul smell.
"What's wrong? What's going on?" Su Lanxi asked, staring at the roiling swamp.
"No matter what, it's not a good thing anyway. Take out your weapons and prepare them, and leave quickly."
Ma Tao took a moment to glance at them and urged them to leave quickly. It was already extremely difficult to walk on this swamp. If they got into a fight, let alone whether they could win. Even if they did win, it would be inevitable to get covered in stinky mud.
"What are you afraid of? Just go with it!"
Su Lanyu's nerves were thick, so he pulled out the sword from his back and went to fight with the bayonet in hand-to-hand combat.
"Go ahead, don't say I didn't warn you, you can't bear this stinky mud."
Ma Tao pushed Su Lanxi forward without stopping, without even looking at Su Lanyu. The latter thought for a moment and looked at the disgusting smelly swamp at his feet. Everyone has a love for beauty, and dung beetles don't bite. But Ge Yingren, thinking of this, Su Lanyu took back the knife with a swipe, and without hesitation, followed Ma Tao and the others to escape quickly.
The swamp behind him was still rolling, and the three of them were chasing each other, but even so, the moving speed was still extremely slow. The sound of the mud surging behind him was getting closer and closer, like a reminder. Su Lanyu took the time to look back, and his watch flashed. Scanning, I almost lost my temper.
Mutated earthworm, a creature in grass or mud. It likes dark and humid places. The flexibility of its body allows it to move freely on any ground. Its attack method is soil acid.
Looking at the long black worm behind him, which was only one or two meters long and as thick as the mouth of a bowl, Su Lanyu angrily shouted at the two people who were still running away, "Stop running! Why should such a big thing run away!"
Ma Tao also looked back when he heard this. Although the earthworms had mutated enough and caused quite a stir, Ma Tao thought some huge thing would come out, but he didn't expect it to be as big as a python. It was indeed not too big. Scary "Sister! You didn't even look at what it was when you ran away in the end, and you blamed us!"
"Stop talking nonsense! This thing moves faster than us. It was driven into the village before it reached the village. There is no way to escape!"
Su Lanyu took out his revolver, turned around and fired six shots at the mutated earthworm. Black water flowed from the mutated earthworm after hitting it. It was also Su Lanyu's poor shooting skills. Only two of the six bullets hit. Then he put the empty revolver into his arms. He drew out the sword from his back again.
"What are you talking about! Just do it!"
Ma Tao also became more aggressive. As soon as Su Lanyu's gunfire stopped, Ma Tao stopped and took off his rifle and was about to take aim.
I saw that the hot-tempered sister Su Lanyu was about to fight with the bayonet again. Not only did she block her sight, but she also struggled hard. In the end, everyone was covered in stinky mud, and she angrily yelled, "Mud! Mud! Dirty! We are still a long way away! Use a gun." Kill it!"
Su Lanyu, who was about to rush forward and chop with the knife, also reacted when he heard the words. She sheathed the sword again and immediately walked back, loading the revolver as he walked.
Snapped! After Su Lanyu turned around to get out of the shooting sight, Ma Tao opened fire decisively, and the slender muzzle made a crisp sound with a flash of fire and hit the mutated earthworm with a pop.
As luck would have it, this mutated earthworm was rushing forward, maybe it was planning to spit out soil acid, but as a result, the rifle bullet went straight in the front and out the back, and a solid candied haws came out. The mutated earthworm's body froze, and then He rolled over in the mud-filled swamp and lay motionless.
"Is it that simple?" Su Lanxi had just found the pistol and the battle was over.
"It doesn't matter who fired the shot." To be honest, killing the mutated earthworm with one shot was indeed beyond Ma Tao's expectation. However, Su Lanxi asked, and Ma Tao had to pretend to be a sharpshooter. .
"What bad luck, I said you were fat and you still had asthma..."
Su Lanyu glanced at Ma Tao, who was full of embarrassment, and then said, "If you still want the mutated earthworm's G, go and pick it up. Sister, let's go!"
As he spoke, he walked a few steps quickly to Su Lanxi, stepped on her arm, pulled her forward, and ignored Ma Tao again.
Ma Tao looked at the two sisters and looked at the dead mutated earthworms. Finally, he forgot about the mud at his feet, smiled bitterly, and comforted himself by saying, "You are already so rich, so don't miss these two G..." and turned to chase after him. The two girls walked further and further apart.
In fact, I felt quite miserable inside. If the mud here wasn't so disgusting, Ma Tao would have picked it up and come back.
After walking for a while, the village was already in sight. The swamp under our feet became drier and drier, and the hard ground was finally exposed.
"It feels better to be down-to-earth!" Ma Tao sighed.
The two sisters over there had already taken off the floating boards on their feet and entered the village. Before leaving, they said to Ma Tao, "Meet here later!"
"Tch!" Ma Tao pursed his lips. He was actually quite dissatisfied with being left behind. However, he was a human being and no one could care about where he was going. In the end, Ma Tao simply stopped thinking about it. This village shouldn't be big. After a while, You can definitely meet it.
"Hello, sister, where are you?" A middle-aged elder sister came towards her, and Ma Tao hurriedly went up to her and said hello.
"Hey, young man, this is called McGee Village. That's where you came from. I've never seen you before. Are you also a bounty hunter?"
The eldest sister didn't pay attention to Ma Tao at first, but when she got closer, she realized that Ma Tao was a newcomer and was equipped with weapons and ammunition.
"Well, yes, my name is Ma Tao, and I have just become a hunter. Do we often have bounty hunters here?"
Ma Tao was very lucky to have met such a good-natured elder sister, and then asked.
"It often happens. Even though McKee Village is not big, it used to be prosperous. If the swamp hadn't spread and swallowed up many of the previous houses, so now they can only gather in the middle. Otherwise, we are so serious, you Look at that!”
As she spoke, the eldest sister stretched out her hand and pointed. Ma Tao looked in the direction she pointed and saw only a few small bungalows standing there.
"There were people living in the houses there before. They were all two-story buildings before. Now they have become dangerous buildings. Even the transmission devices connecting the villages are in them. Oh, I won't go into details. You can see for yourself. Sister should go and help My son went to sell fruit.”
As the eldest sister spoke, she raised the vegetable basket in her hand and smiled kindly at Ma Tao.
"Sister, you are busy, I shouldn't miss you." Upon hearing this, Ma Tao quickly made way for the eldest sister and made a gesture of invitation, which made the warm-hearted eldest sister very happy and praised Ma Tao for being such a nice person.
After getting a general idea, Ma Tao then walked into the village. There were still a lot of people here, but not many people wandering outside the village. The bar was in the middle of the village, next to the human equipment store. There were actually people farming here, and they were still not busy. A small area would have to be five or six acres, but if you think about it, this place with swamps everywhere is definitely full of fertilizers, so it should grow very vigorously.
Ma Tao took a closer look and found that the vegetable fields were full of white potatoes. This stuff is very good. It can be used as a staple food or stir-fried as a vegetable. It is an absolute mass product. However, although the leaves of the sweet potatoes in this field are strong and tall, they are very good. But many leaves have turned yellow, and I don’t know why.
"What a pity..." Ma Tao sighed as he squatted around the vegetable field and looked at the rotten leaves in the field.
"There is too much water in the ground. It seems that few people are taking care of it recently, but the sweet potatoes are almost ripe, so it should be fine." An uncle next to him heard Ma Tao's words and looked down at the sweet potatoes in the field.
"I hope, the leaves in the field are all rotten." Ma Tao used a small wooden stick in the field to pull it and stood up. "Who planted these sweet potatoes? Why is no one taking care of them?"
"It should be from Uncle Zhou's house. The old man often sells vegetables," the uncle replied.
"Then where is his home?" Ma Tao asked
"It's right there, the fifth cement house is" the uncle replied, pointing to the left.
Ma Tao looked at the cement house, thought for a while, thanked the uncle in front of him, and went straight to the fifth cement house.
Ma Tao was thoughtful, considering that it would not be easy for this family to grow white potatoes, and the sweet potato field had not been taken care of for several days, which meant that something had happened to the family. Ma Tao thought about it and went to see if he could Just help, it’s purely for the joy of helping others. In the past, I asked others to help me, but no one could help me. Now that I have the ability to help others, I try my best to help others.
"Is there anyone there?" Ma Tao pushed the door open and entered the house. The first thing he saw was a cute little boy of eleven or twelve years old with a watermelon head. He had big dark eyes and was chewing a red apple. He looked at him curiously. .
"Wow! Mom! We have a guest." When the little boy saw Ma Tao, he was stunned for a moment and then stopped eating the apple, jumping and running away.
"who is it!"
"Sister!"
The person who came out of the room was the eldest sister who had met Ma Tao before.
"Is this your son?" Ma Tao asked, looking at the little boy with watermelon head who was staring at Ma Tao curiously next to his eldest sister.
"This is my youngest son. My eldest son is also a hunter. He went out to explore for half a year and didn't come back." The eldest sister stroked the little boy's head lovingly, and then said to the little boy, "Be obedient and go to the house to chat with grandpa." , Mom and uncle have something to talk about."
The little boy was very obedient, reached out to retrieve the apple on the table, nibbled on a piece, nodded, and entered the back room obediently.
"How did you find this place?" The eldest sister invited Ma Tao into the room. They sat across from each other at the round table and gave Ma Tao another glass of water.
"Thank you." Ma Tao reached out and took it, smiled, and said, "It's also a coincidence. I saw that the sweet potato field in the village has not been doing well recently. Someone told me that it belonged to your family, so I asked about it."
"Well, my dad is sick and has been lying in bed these past few days. I am taking care of my dad and the children. I am so busy every day that I don't have time to take care of them... As for the sweet potatoes, let's leave them alone for now..." The eldest sister felt helpless for a while. .
"Where is the child's father?" Ma Tao asked casually.
"Killed by a monster..." The eldest sister then sighed, got herself another glass of water, and took a sip. "It hasn't been many years."
"I'm sorry, I..."
"Mom! Grandpa is going to plow the fields again. He said the sweet potatoes will rot if he doesn't plow the fields!!!" Just as Ma Tao was about to speak, the little boy jumped out again and hugged the elder sister's arms. With one leg, he raised his head and said to the eldest sister.
"Okay, mom knows. Go tell grandpa that mom will be there soon." The eldest sister gave the little boy a smile and touched the little boy's head again. The little boy put the apple on the table and ran back to the back room again.
Ma Tao looked around and saw that the eldest sister in front of him had no intention of moving. He understood that she was dealing with the old man in the house. He was afraid that the old man would be worried about his sweet potatoes. Ma Tao looked around again and saw that in this house, apart from the one in front of him, A table and a few chairs can be considered as a bare house. Ma Tao lowered his head and thought for a moment, then reached out and took out 20G from his arms.
"Sister, please accept this money first. I am also a bounty hunter, and I..." Ma Tao handed the money in his hand to the eldest sister in front of him.
"How can this be done? We are not relatives. How can the eldest sister accept your money? Oh, it's so much." When the eldest sister saw Ma Tao giving the money, the eldest sister hurriedly shied away. Seeing that Ma Tao had taken out so much money, the eldest sister even said They wanted nothing more. The two of them pushed it off for a while, but the eldest sister didn't want anything.
"Well, let me help you with the sweet potatoes in the field. It can be regarded as a little kindness to the family of my late predecessor." In the end, Ma Tao gave such a solution, and the eldest sister also agreed. After all, the sweet potatoes in the fields can be It’s also worth a lot of money.
Just do it. Ma Tao put on his water boots, took a hoe and went to the field. Good guy, if you don't work, you know how to work and jump. The water in the sweet potato field is really high. If you step on it, your shoes will be sticky. After coming down, Ma Tao walked hard one step at a time, and began to dig a canal for the sweet potato field to drain away the excess water. He was busy working in full swing, and the people passing by looked at this young man with curious faces. After wielding the hoe, those who had good faith stood at the edge of the sweet potato field and asked Ma Tao the reason. Ma Tao did not hide anything and told them everything.
He was doing this purely to help. Unexpectedly, when he said this, the people around him all gave him a thumbs up. Moreover, some people actually went home to get tools and started to help Ma Tao with the sweet potato field. Aqueducts, with more people and greater power, are more efficient and faster. After all, there are a lot of sweet potatoes grown here that they will buy and eat in the future.
Ma Tao was swinging the hoe hard when he heard a clanging sound in his ears. The hoe seemed to hit something in the soil. "Why are there stones in this soft soil?" Ma Tao thought, and when he turned the hoe, it actually hit the mud. A black object was poked out of the bag, and after being rinsed in the standing water on the side, it turned out to be a ring...
