Ma Tao's face, which was originally full of joy, immediately dimmed. He looked at his friends and then at his sister. He forced out a smile and said, "Let's go over there and talk."
"What's wrong? Mysterious?"
My sister looked at Ma Tao strangely, and then she was dragged to the edge of the pool at the entrance of the village.
Gao Han and others wisely did not follow, because the three of them knew what Ma Tao planned to tell her sister.
At this time, the villagers who had gathered at the entrance of the village had almost dispersed. Most of the remaining people gathered around the three chariots and pointed, and some children were running and having fun around the chariots. Ma Tao's So I pulled my sister to the pool because there was no one here, and their conversation would not be heard by others. .
At the edge of the pool, Ma Tao told his sister everything about Su Lanxi, from their acquaintance to mutual understanding, to their subsequent symbiosis and death, without any reservations. His relationship with Su Lanxi was as close as love. Jin Jian's lover and teammate who depended on each other for life and death, finally told his sister about his plan to bury Su Lanxi in Naduo Village.
Looking at Ma Tao gesticulating at the edge of the pool and Sister Ma Tao whose expression changed from shock to tears to shock, Xiao Jinzi suddenly felt a little emotional.
"It seems that Brother Tao and her sister should be the closest, otherwise Brother Tao wouldn't be the first to tell his sister. Why don't I have a sister?"
Xiao Jinzi, who was watching the scenery while waiting for Ma Tao and the others, sighed.
"Ma Tao must be afraid of his father's reproach. I remember Brother Tao said that his father seems to be a very fierce and severe person."
An Ruo was also looking at the two people talking and replied.
"What? Do you really want to have a sister? A sister will take care of a lot of things."
Gao Han smiled slightly and turned to look at Xiao Jinzi thoughtfully.
“It’s better to skip it”
Being looked at by Gao Han like this, Xiao Jinzi's skin tightened, and then he realized that he really had a sister beside him, and she was also a violent sister. He quickly waved his hand happily, ending Gao Han's kindness.
An Ruo on the side pursed her lips and smiled.
"Look, you said you wanted to have a sister."
Gao Han didn't intend to stop there and continued to make fun of him.
Xiao Jinzi didn't dare to say anything, for fear that this fiery sister would admit the truth. This eldest sister's strength was beyond the limit. She could beat both of them. If she really wanted to become her sister, how could she have a good life in the future? So she pretended He began to seriously look at the movements of Ma Tao and his sister across the street.
After Ma Tao finished describing what happened between himself and Su Lanxi, he briefly talked about his friends, but only in a few words.
Looking at his sister with tears in front of him and hearing the grief, Ma Tao stopped talking, waiting for his sister to digest his own true story that ordinary people could not hear.
"There is such an infatuated and strong girl in this world, little V, can you take your sister to see her?"
My sister, who had been busy wiping her tears, wiped away the tears on her face and said with red and swollen eyes.
"She is on our tank and has been stored in a cryo-sealed cabin."
After Ma Tao finished speaking, he looked towards the chariots and saw that the three chariots had been surrounded by villagers in the village. There were also some playing children running around the chariots.
"Let's wait until we get home before we talk."
My sister also saw such a scene and knew that this was not the time. Although she felt a little regretful, she still advised her.
Ma Tao nodded, that was all he could do.
"Let's go, I'll take you home. Father doesn't know you're back yet."
Wiping away her tears again, her sister took one of Ma Tao's hands, and the two began to walk back.
"It's over"
When Xiao Jinzi saw the two siblings turning around and coming back, he thought that Ma Tao had said everything and was about to go back to the jeep with An Ruo.
"Why are you going?"
Gao Han opened his mouth to stop him.
"Get in the car? Is it possible to walk to Ma Tao's house?"
Xiao Jinzi led An Ruogang to turn around, and before walking a few steps towards the jeep, he heard Gao Han's call and asked in confusion.
"Leave the jeep, Anruo get in my car, and you go drive Ma Tao's tank."
Gao Han sighed, he was really convinced by this kid, he had no eyesight at all.
"Why?"
Xiao Jinzi blinked, not understanding what Gao Han meant by this move.
"I see"
An Ruo suddenly realized it, tugged on Xiao Jinzi's clothes and said, "Of course it's because your jeep is convenient for getting on and off. Oh, don't ask, just do what Sister Han said."
As she spoke, Sister An Ruohan broke away from Xiao Jinzi, held her hand and pushed him towards Ma Tao's 01 tank.
Xiao Jinzi still didn't understand what the inconvenience of getting on had to do with his jeep, but he still followed Gao Han's suggestion and climbed onto the body of the 01 tank.
However, in the eyes of so many people with envy and admiration, climbing onto a tank is also a particularly glorious thing, especially children. They simply regard Xiao Jinzi as a hero and have to ask for an autograph. This feeling Xiao Jinzi still felt quite comfortable. Thinking about it this way, it was not a disadvantage.
“The jeep is still empty”
After the Ma Tao siblings came over, Gao Han pointed at Jeep No. 2 and said.
It must be said that women are attentive. Ma Tao understood in an instant, opened the door of the jeep and asked his sister to get in.
This was the first time for Ma Tao's sister to ride in a chariot. She was still a little restrained in the passenger seat and didn't dare to move anything, as if she was afraid of damaging things in the car.
"It's okay, sister, this car is strong."
Ma Tao said upon seeing this.
My sister hummed, but she still sat there very formally, just looking at the equipment and buttons in the car with her eyes.
Ma Tao knew what kind of character his sister was, so he didn't say much. He closed the car door and said to Gao Han and An Ruo, who were still standing outside, "Let's all get in the car."
When he saw An Ruo, Ma Taoyou said, "Thank you Xiao Jinzi for me."
"I heard it"
Unexpectedly, Ma Tao's watch immediately remembered Xiao Jinzi's voice. It turned out that his communication function had not been turned off. Only then did the stupid boy understand why Gao Han asked him to drive the No. 1 tank.
I don’t know whether it’s good or not to let Ma Tao’s sister climb the tank. She’s not familiar with the structure inside the tank. It’s easy to slip when climbing up and down. Unlike a jeep, you can see clearly when you open the door.
Ma Tao didn't care about his watch, nor did he say anything about not seeing people. If it doesn't matter, just leave it alone. Besides, Ma Tao believed that they wouldn't eavesdrop. This kind of trust is built over and over again. Those who come out of the test, especially after going through Rock's test.
In the eyes of those villagers, the three chariots started up again and drove towards the only chariot supply point in the village at a low speed, although this was a supply point that had not been replenished by chariots all year round.
"Little V, this kid is really promising."
A villager lamented the excellence of this chariot.
"Did you see that? That's your little Uncle V, isn't he awesome?"
Another villager pointed to the chariot that had driven away and talked to a few children. The children looked at the chariot dreamily without saying a word. Little stars were shining in each child's eyes.
In the 02 tank, Ma Tao drove attentively, very slowly, firstly because he was very close to home, and secondly because there were so many people in the village that it was pointless to drive faster.
Ma Tao entered from the main entrance of the supply point and did not take the side entrance, because the first thing he walked from the main entrance was his father's repair shop. Although this father was not Ma Tao's real father, and because he was a hunter, the relationship had always been different. They are not particularly close, but after all, these are Ma Tao's only two relatives in this world. Besides, Ma Tao also secretly vowed to take good care of them on behalf of Xiao V, the original owner of this body.
There are so many tank supply points that actually exist in name only. Although they can also replenish armor pieces and ammunition, it is nothing more. It is also the only place that can be linked to tanks. The other places are otherwise empty. Otherwise, it will be used for other businesses.
In Ma Tao's impression, there is a property depository here, which is personal. It mainly helps to keep some things that he considers valuable and collects a few small coins to make ends meet. There is also a waste iron scrap processing plant behind it. When I was a child, Xiao V and other friends often played there, and the area was quite small.
After entering the main entrance of the chariot supply point, Ma Tao stopped the car. On the display screen in the car, the middle-aged man wearing a blue overalls was busy in front of his machine tool. It was his father, Xiao V's boss. father.
The sound of the machine tool running was very loud. Dad didn't notice that a vehicle was coming in, but he was still driving something seriously. In the impression of little V, his father was such a person, even though he wouldn't come to Duocun in ten years. There are a few tanks, but he is still busy with these meaningless things every day. If there were not some farm machinery in the village that needed to be repaired by his father who knew the principles of mechanics, his family would have been hungry for many years. .
The father in front of him was still the same, nothing had changed. The sister in the car looked at Ma Tao and said, "I'll tell him."
As he said that, he wanted to get out of the car, but he didn't know how to open the door.
"No need, sister, I'll drive over."
Ma Tao started the chariot again and slowly approached his father's repair shop.
The appearance of the three tanks shocked everyone at the supply point, especially the man in the storage area. He vigorously yelled at another young man who was sleeping soundly in charge of supplying armored ammunition to the tanks.
The young man opened his eyes in confusion, originally wanting to get angry, but when he saw his eyes staring in disbelief and dumbfounded, he looked up in confusion, and the next moment he looked like he had seen a ghost, with his mouth wide open. His mouth and eyes were bulging, ten times more exaggerated than his expression. It took him a long time to stammer out the three words "Chariot... Chariot"
Ma Tao parked the chariot directly at his father's repair shop.
The three chariots were parked together. They were particularly easy to spot in terms of size and conspicuousness. The father who was controlling the machine tool noticed a huge shadow approaching a little bit. He stretched out his hand to pause the machine, and then looked up. His eyes were surprised for a moment and then regained their composure.
What surprised him was the jeep in front of him, but then he saw another tank behind the jeep. He was too familiar with that green light tank because his son had found this tank before.
"What? What are you doing here, kid?"
Facing the green light tank in the middle, Ma Tao's father put down what he was holding and said.
The door of the jeep in front of him opened. Ma Tao, who was a little nervous, got out of the car first, and then the passenger door opened. Ma Tao's sister also got out, and then the other two cars left. A man and two women came down.
"dad"
When Ma Tao said this word about lusting after a daughter, he felt that it was not as awkward as before.
"I didn't expect Brother Tao to be so afraid of me."
Xiao Jinzi covered his mouth with his hand and said to An Ruo who was beside him.
"Isn't that what I call respect? But it's not like you, who likes your own way of doing things your own way."
Gao Han on the side was completely speechless for this boy who never took his father seriously.
"Father, little V is here to see you. It took a lot of effort for him to come back."
Ma Tao's sister quickly stepped forward to ease the atmosphere between the two father and son.
"Yes, I just came back to see you and left you some money."
Ma Tao said quickly with a smile on his face.
"Oh? Are you going to give me some pocket money? That's funny. How much are you going to give me?"
Ma Tao's father looked at Ma Tao and his friends behind him, his tone was still not polite at all, and he was very stubborn.
Ma Tao quickly reached into his pocket and took out the remaining wallet of less than 200G and handed it to his father.
At this time, many people around were already looking at them. When they saw Ma Tao taking out the bag, everyone was envious.
You know, Naduo was an extremely poor small village. In order to avoid Noah's massacre, Naduo chose a remote and sparsely populated location. Therefore, few caravans and wandering warriors could come here. Materials were not circulated. Prosperity cannot flourish, so the life here is very simple and monotonous, and the weapons are even more crude. Sticks, fists, crossbows, and the best weapons are disposable consumable items such as grenades and fire bottles. However, with No one would kill giant ants or killer bugs with less than two G with a grenade. The only advantage of Naduo is that it is quite safe here. In Ma Tao's memory, Naduo has never been killed. When monsters attack.
"Your shortcoming is complacency. Give me this after you become a recognized warrior."
Ma Tao's father looked at the money bag and found that he didn't feel cold at all. It was still lukewarm.
"Father, I am already a recognized warrior."
Ma Tao thought about what he had experienced and felt that he should be a qualified warrior now.
"Yes, little V has endured a lot of hardships outside these years and has also done a lot of good deeds. It is said that in far away Seoul, someone has built a statue for him."
Ma Tao's sister helped again.
"Did you see it? Or did he say it himself?"
Ma Tao's father glared at her, and Ma Tao's sister lowered her head and didn't dare to say anything anymore.
"Uncle, my brother will never lie again. There is indeed a sculpture of him in Seoul. I can prove this to him."
After listening for a long time, Xiao Jinzi couldn't listen anymore. The middle-aged man in front of him was Ma Tao's father, but he was not his own father, so he immediately spoke.
"you?"
Ma Tao's father looked at the eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy in confusion, and everyone could see the suspicion in his eyes.
"You don't have to believe me. My father is a committee member of Seoul and I am his son. If you still don't believe it, we can use the fax device to send it back to Seoul now to see if the sculpture belongs to me, Brother Tao."
Xiao Jinzi didn't care about that and revealed his identity directly. But after glancing around, he saw that the people around him still had the same expression. He immediately remembered that the people here didn't even know where Seoul was. How could they know who the committee member was? .
"Okay, little gold"
Ma Tao looked back at him and didn't mean to blame him.
Ma Tao's father didn't say anything. He just stood there and looked at his son in front of him without even blinking. Ma Tao didn't deny him this. Anyway, these were all true and he was indeed not lying.
"Um...Father, Xiao V still has friends. I will take them home first."
The elder sister looked at the father and son who refused to let anyone go. She stretched out her hand and pulled the sleeves of Ma Tao's clothes, standing between them and said.
"I still have to work, don't disturb my work."
Ma Tao's father glanced at her, then turned around and turned on the machine tool in front of him, and the noisy machine operation sounded again.
"Let's go. I'll take you home. My sister will prepare delicious food for you. Just leave the car here."
Ma Tao's sister pulled Ma Tao, then extended her arms to welcome her brother's friends back.
Ma Tao's father, who was still working hard, quietly glanced at Ma Tao who had walked away. A hint of relief suddenly flashed in his eyes, but there were still some other emotions in them.
"You really moved me, do you understand?"
No one heard what Ma Tao's father said. He seemed to be talking to himself or to an old friend. After speaking, he continued to operate the machine tool and turn things.
Ma Tao's home is opposite his father's repair shop. You need to go up a few steps and then go to the second floor. It is also the only second floor in the entire supply point. It seemed to be a place used to store things in the past. It was later abandoned and then used. Ma Tao's father tidied up and transformed it into a place for people to live. Further up, there is Ma Tao's room. In fact, it is not a room, but a small cabin built on the roof of the second floor, with an area of only 112 It’s about square meters, but it’s a house after all. .
As soon as they reached the second floor, a small flying robot rushed over and was suspended in the sky two or three meters away from everyone. It seemed to be observing these uninvited guests. Then, a rusty mechanical cat also ran away. When I came out, I saw Ma Tao's sister lazily jumping to a cabinet and staring at the people who came upstairs with shining red eyes.
These two little things startled Gao Han and An Ruo who had just come up. They thought it was some of Noah's minions who had secretly followed them. They almost took out their weapons and hit these two things. Okay. Ma Tao reached out in time to stop them, because Ma Tao knew that these two mechanical things were his sister's pets.
"Sorry, I scared you"
The elder sister stepped forward and waved at the two toys, and then the hovering aircraft flew away. The rusty mechanical cat also turned its head to the other side, no longer paying attention to every move of these people. .
"Holy crap! This... this thing... this..."
Xiao Jinzi was stunned the moment he saw these two things. He didn't react until now. He pointed at the two intelligent micro-machines and was so surprised that he couldn't even express his surprise.
"Don't worry, they won't attack humans, and they won't stare at you anymore. You can take a look upstairs first. I'll go outside to buy some food. If you're looking for anything, just ask little V."
Ma Tao's sister smiled at everyone and stretched out her hand to signal him to take care of his friends. When she saw Ma Tao nodding, she turned around and went downstairs again.
"Tao...Brother Tao..."
Xiao Jinzi also pointed at the mechanical cat and the aircraft parked in the corner of the room with his mouth wide open.
"What's wrong with you? Aren't they just two intelligent machine species? Are you making such a fuss?"
Ma Tao glanced back at the robotic cat and the aircraft. He didn't think anything was wrong. They were still in the same condition as when he left. Especially the mechanical cat, which didn't seem to have even a trace of rust. But Ma Tao I still remember the scene when I was pointed at my head by a gun sticking out from Xiaodong's back just after I woke up.
"Oh! No!"
Xiao Jinzi stretched out his hand to wipe his mouth, and then said, "Don't you think it's strange that these two things appear around us?"
"Strange? What's weird?"
Ma Tao didn't think there was anything strange about this.
On the other hand, Gao Han wrinkled his curved eyebrows slightly, vaguely seeming to think of something, while An Ruo looked confused.
Xiao Jinzi glanced at them, especially Ma Tao, who then said, "Have you forgotten? In Port Port, that mysterious man jumped off the building."
"I remember"
Ma Tao nodded. At that time, they went to find Gao Han, but unexpectedly they saw a strange man on the top floor.
Seeing that Ma Tao hadn't reacted yet, Xiao Jinzi pointed at the two little things behind him and said eagerly, "You forgot, there is also a little robot that can fly next to that man."
After Xiao Jinzi reminded him, Ma Tao nodded again, thinking to himself, so what.
"You have two..."
Xiao Jinzi really didn't know how to explain it to Ma Tao, and the more he talked, the more unclear his expression became.
"Are you trying to say that this thing is very scarce?"
Gao Han finally spoke, and Xiao Jinzi clapped his hands. He was so happy that he didn't know what to say.
Scarcity?
These two words made Ma Tao fall into deep thought.
Yes, I have never noticed this problem. I always thought that these two little things should be in my home, just like tables, chairs and benches. But now, these tables, chairs and benches in my home have become abnormal and become It's so rare that it's hard to understand.
After experiencing so many things, except for that mysterious man, Ma Tao has never seen anyone with such an intelligent machine around him. What does this mean?
Where did these two things come from?
They wouldn't have been made by Noah, so who made them?
Why do I only have these two things in my home?
If I remember correctly, in Ma Tao's memory, these two little things never left this room again.
"Brother Tao, you are really becoming more and more invisible to me."
Xiao Jinzi stared at Ma Tao for a long time and said.
