"Oh... forget it, why am I telling you this? It's quite shocking, so I won't say it anymore."
Seeing that Ma Tao didn't say anything for a long time, Qi Ba suddenly reacted and quickly took back his hand.
"It's okay...it's okay..."
Although Ma Tao said this, in his heart there were already 10,000 grass and mud horses galloping past. You have already said whether to hit or not. Fortunately, I am the Ma Tao you said. If it were really a person with the same name, Ma Tao, who has the same surname, is here. I'm afraid he's already gone to the sword with you two, but he can still be so relaxed.
After talking so much to Ma Tao, Qi Ba was also a little tired, so he turned over and went back to his bed to lie down. Then he bent down and took out some food from the backpack under his bed.
"Would you like something to eat?"
Considering that he could not afford to eat alone, and besides, someone had just helped him pay half of the room fee, Qi Ba immediately reached out and handed a piece to Ma Tao.
What he took out was a piece of black-faced steamed bun, which was already dry and hard. You could tell from the clicking sound he made when he bit the steamed bun hard. This thing was quite a test on his teeth, although it would not knock them out. , but the friction between teeth when chewing hard steamed buns is really intolerable to most people.
"No thank you, I've eaten"
Ma Tao waved his hand at him and thanked him for his kindness.
Generally, when eating this food, Ma Tao and others like to boil a pot of boiling water first and then soak it in the boiling water before eating it. Not only will it be very soft, but it also has a sweet taste, which is more nourishing to the stomach. Like Qi Ba, pick it up like this I have never done it head-on with my teeth.
Soon, Ma Tao experienced another kind of torture from this person, which was the business of rubbing hard steamed buns with his teeth. The sound was like a big rat in the house gnawing on the tables, chairs and benches. It sounds so heart-scratching that you want to go up and find the source of the sound and solve it all at once.
That's how it is to live with people. Everyone's living habits are different, and everyone also has their favorite food. If you want to integrate together, you must go through a process of time, but this process is suffering.
There is a story that the husband and wife have lived together for most of their lives. The husband likes to snore while sleeping, and it is very loud. He can hear it even if he is standing outside the door. For this, the wife is tortured terribly. My wife has to cover her head with a pillow or quilt every night to get a good sleep. Day after day, year after year, my wife always thinks about how to cure her husband’s problem of snoring while sleeping. For this reason, I spent a lot of effort, but it was of no use. Over time, my wife gradually got used to the sound of her husband snoring at night, until one day, a sudden car accident took away her husband's life. From that day, My wife couldn't fall asleep no matter what, because there was no longer that familiar snoring sound in her life, but only countless loneliness and loneliness.
Of course, Ma Tao couldn't enjoy the sound of Qi Ba eating here for the rest of his life, but this was also the time when he was most troubled.
"Are your mercenaries also walking around? Are there some mercenaries who are so greedy for profit that they might turn against you?"
In order to divert this disturbing thought, Ma Tao had no choice but to take the initiative to talk to Qi Ba again.
'Well... Of course, we also run around the world, but we usually only accept missions in areas we are familiar with. After receiving a mission, we must protect the mission target. Once the mission fails, do you know what it means? '
Qi Ba answered Ma Tao's question while stuffing something into his mouth.
"What does it mean?"
Ma Tao was a little curious about what this profession, which was very similar to a bounty hunter, was like.
Bounty hunters make a living by looking for bounty heads all over the world to eliminate them. They fight throughout their lives and leave their names for the ages. He doesn’t know what the life of a mercenary is like, and he doesn’t understand it because he is not in that industry, so he doesn’t understand it. industry rules.
"It means that you are finished, your mission failed, and you are still alive. It only means that you are cowardly and cowardly. If you can survive when others are dead, you will either have to live in an ignoble way or you will definitely run away in the middle. There is no other possibility. This way Do you think there will be more business for him to take over in the future? Therefore, as long as a mercenary accepts a task, he must complete it. If he cannot complete it, he might as well die."
Speaking of his career, Qi Ba couldn't help but feel a little emotional, with a hint of sadness and helplessness in his eyes. Presumably, many life-and-death moments must have happened to him. He can survive because of his dedication. A lot.
"But mercenaries also have their moments of glory."
Having said this, Qiba started talking again, and all the sadness on his face was instantly replaced. Then, he stopped eating the steamed buns in his hands, turned over and got up from the bed, turned around, and stood behind him. Facing Ma Tao, he said, "I remember last year, we received a task to transport a batch of goods, and the quantity of goods was quite large. There were so many people who took over the task that time, there were almost several people. Hundreds of people. After we got there, we discovered that the goods were there, but the people who hired us were dead, and had been dead for a long time. Therefore, this batch of goods became ownerless, and that batch of goods was not small. In this way, a group of people like us gave away all the food and daily necessities. That time, everyone who went there was given away. Do you know, I transferred more than 900 G of income in that time? It cost me half a year’s expenses.”
Qi Ba seemed to be in a state of addiction. He closed his eyes and added with a long aftertaste in a very regretful tone, "Now that I think about it, it would have been great if I had rented a chariot at that time. At least I could have earned a lot of money from it." Qian G won’t be in such a miserable state now.”
"It seems that being a mercenary is not easy either."
Ma Tao nodded, and he understood that why he got to where he is today is 50% luck, 40% friends, and 10% hard work.
If you think about it carefully, if you hadn't gotten this first chariot, you wouldn't have almost reached Happy Forest, let alone met Su Lanxi, including Xiao Jinzi and Gao Han now. In the safe and stable Naduo Village, I was fighting monsters and trying to make money. Even if I could get out and walk with my legs, I might just be able to reach Seoul now. We have passed six relatively densely populated villages and towns. This is the difference between having a car and not having a car. A chariot may not look eye-catching to you, but many people are stuck on this chariot just for this purpose. There are many people who work hard and achieve nothing in the end. This is like the first pot of gold in life. When you get it, you will master the tricks, and the subsequent money and opportunities will naturally follow. , How many people have spent their whole life's efforts for this first pot of gold in life, but still fell short.
"Isn't it? It's so difficult. As long as you're outside, it's like keeping your head in your belt all day long. You might lose it anytime. Just two days ago, a friend of mine took a mission to go south. In the Shura Hall, for some reason, the person who offended him never came back. Later I heard that he was arrested and executed because he stepped into the gate of the Shura Hall with his left foot first. Don’t you think this is nonsense?”
Qiba seemed very indignant about this matter, but he could only speak with his mouth, and his voice was deliberately lowered when he said this matter.
This is the helplessness of the people at the bottom.
At the mention of Shura Hall, Ma Tao's heart moved slightly, but his face did not show any strangeness. He continued to ask calmly, "Asura Hall? What's the matter? It is said that it is not a very good place."
"Who knows, I first heard that the woman of the second master of Shura Palace ran away with someone. The second master was furious and killed many people. Now everyone in Shura Palace is in danger. We don't know what that woman has. How beautiful, tell me, a woman can change so much, do you think she is Su Daji?"
Qi Ba suddenly asked Ma Tao.
Ma Tao could only nod his head repeatedly and said, "Maybe."
At this moment, Ma Tao was already laughing in his heart. He said in his heart, if you knew that the Su Daji you talked about lived across the street, I might be scared to wet his pants, but Ma Tao couldn't say this, he could only hide it in his heart.
"Anyway, I've never seen that Su Daji, and I don't know what she looks like, but if she can run away with someone else, she must not be a good woman. I really don't understand what that woman thinks. She has a good life. However, I have to go through all the troubles in the world.”
Ma Tao fell silent. After hearing this, Ma Tao immediately realized that Su Lanyu's departure must have caused a lot of trouble in Shura Hall, especially public opinion. As the saying goes, people's words are terrible, and people who don't know the truth are likely to There are many possibilities that can be imagined out of thin air. Only you can't come up with them first. There is nothing that they can't tell. Ma Tao also has reason to suspect that these may be spread by serious people, and the purpose is probably to lure Su Lanyu to show up on his own initiative. , he has known Su Lanyu for so long, and he must know Su Lanyu's character better than himself. Ma Tao has reason to believe that when Su Lanyu hears Qi Ba's comments today in person, he will definitely not be able to stand it, but once Su Lanyu appears, Seriousness will definitely be able to Find their location.
There is no doubt that Serious is powerful. That set of power armor is his fearless reliance. If they want to penetrate the Silver Armor-level powered armor, it will be difficult with their current weapons. The main gun is fine, but Serious will never let it go. The C device has a certain amount of time to lock on him. Once a fight starts, he will run away like last time. My sister's weapon is fine, but it can only take him by surprise. After all, seriousness is not a living target and will not give others this opportunity.
Serious is a man who is cunning, cold-blooded, and treats everyone the same. He is a real villain, and villains are often most willing to disguise themselves as gentlemen. Ma Tao and Serious, or Su Lanyu and Serious will definitely only survive. One, but now, the only way is to hide as far as possible. If you want to kill Zheng Zhen, unless their tanks are fully upgraded, only in this way can Ma Tao have a basis for fighting. Or, install a door that can SE equipment that poses a serious threat. However, the three tanks now do not even have SE ports reserved. Even if they buy SE equipment, they cannot install it unless they return to Rock to drill the SE port. However, that will be A long time.
Not to mention anything else, everyone only has about 10,000G at the moment. They have to pay for the replacement equipment of three tanks, including engines, main guns, C devices, and eye protection. After calculation, the total cost is definitely 30,000G. This is not a small amount. The number is even quite large.
Thinking of this, Ma Tao's head grew big. Others' rebirths are all about being more beautiful and beautiful, and even bring plug-ins. It can be said that there are sparks and lightning all the way, or the tiger's body shakes, and the bastard's anger suddenly arises. , scare away thousands of troops, why is it so difficult for me? First, there is Su Lanxi waiting to be resurrected, and then there are many doubts about the death of Xiao V’s mother. In addition, this man named Yan is eyeing him, these enemies are obvious. He can see it, but what about those who are hidden in the dark? Is the mysterious scar-faced man he met several times before a friend or foe? The most important point, and what Ma Tao wants to know most, is what he is. How did he get here? Ma Tao has thought about this question countless times more than once. All of this is like an invisible whirlpool that traps Ma Tao in the whirlpool. There seems to be no connection, but He always felt that they could be connected somehow. Ma Tao had a feeling that a huge conspiracy seemed to be unraveling little by little. As for what this conspiracy was, he had not thought of it. Maybe that host computer No. Yaneng knows, or Noah doesn't know, whether he is a variable or a necessity.
"Hello!"
While he was thinking, someone suddenly pushed his shoulder with his hand, and Ma Tao suddenly woke up.
"What's wrong?"
Ma Tao asked after blinking his somewhat astringent eyes.
"While I was talking to you, you suddenly seemed to be in a fugue. You were sitting and lying motionless, without even blinking. If you weren't still breathing, I would have thought you were dead."
Qiba spoke regardless of what he said, and he was even more outspoken, but Ma Tao was not angry. He thought it was good for such a person to be straightforward and not mince words.
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"I'm sorry, I was so lost in thought just now.'"
Ma Tao smiled awkwardly, relaxing the atmosphere.
"Did you hear what I just said?"
Seeing him like this, Qiba didn't say anything else, so he asked again.
"what did you say?"
Ma Tao stared at him, unable to remember what he had just said, and his mind went blank.
"I said, if you like to go barding, you can go to more weird places. It's best to go to the north and have a look. There is a very tall building near the beach. It is quite spectacular."
Qi Ba said this and made a rather big gesture with his hand to Ma Tao.
"North? Is there a building?"
This gave Ma Tao a lot of ideas at once.
"It's a pretty big giant building. There's so much space inside that it's easy to run a train, not to mention a chariot."
Qiba stretched out his hand and gestured again.
"Have you been to that... building?"
Ma Tao asked.
"No, I just looked at it from a distance, but never went in."
Qiba shook his head and replied a little embarrassedly.
After hearing his words, Ma Tao frowned slightly and looked elsewhere with some disappointment.
Generally speaking, if you let others go to a place you haven't been to, it's okay if it's a safe place, but if it's a dangerous place, you're likely to trick others. That's why Qi Ba was a little embarrassed to answer Ma Tao's question. As if he had deliberately tricked him, thinking of this, Qi Ba immediately explained, "Actually, you don't have to go in, just take a look from a distance, because that building is really too big, so I didn't see it. There is no such big building except Noah's City."
Ma Tao smiled, knowing that he might have misunderstood him, but it was okay. Seeing that Ma Tao was silent, Qi Ba really thought that Ma Tao was angry with him, so he stopped asking for trouble and lay back on his own On the bed, he began to sleep quietly.
Ma Tao also lay down on his bed, thinking about the huge building Qi Ba just mentioned.
Normally, almost all buildings in this world are as secretive as possible and as safe as possible. Huge and extremely tall buildings like this are really rare. Ma Tao has never seen anything special since he came here. For a tall building, in the ruined city of Odo, or in Port Port, the highest is only three or four floors, which is the limit, because if it is taller, it will attract Noah's attention. It is not easy to build a tall building, but It only takes a few minutes to destroy it. Moreover, such a building can easily attract the attention of monsters and attract many monsters to hide inside. They don't care whether it is a load-bearing wall or a solid column. They feel uncomfortable. , it’s not fun to watch, you will be torn to pieces in an instant, and it won’t take long for the designated house to collapse.
As the saying goes, when something goes wrong, there must be a monster. Such a giant building standing there has either a special geographical location or a special function. In one case, it is that there is some kind of terrifying Noah monster living in the building. Trapped inside, only these three possibilities would be the specific reasons why Noah gave up destroying this tall building.
As he was thinking about it, a hint of sleepiness came over him. Qi Ba on the other bed had already fallen into sleep. The sound of even breathing came one after another, which let Ma Tao know that he had fallen into a deep sleep. Looking at the surroundings that had gradually become quieter, Ma Tao also slowly closed his eyes.
I don’t know how long it took, but Ma Tao suddenly opened his eyes. The scene in front of him shocked him again, because he was so familiar with this place. Counting this time, he had been here three times.
The vast universe is still so beautiful, the stars are bright and dazzling. There is a void under Ma Tao's feet. Beyond the countless distant galaxies, it seems that he is the only one left in the entire universe.
what happened?
Why am I here again?
Where is Su Lanxi? Will I see Su Lanxi again?
Suddenly thinking of this question, Ma Tao suddenly became excited. The anticipation was like a surging tide in his chest. He wished he could see Su Lanxi immediately, but after waiting for a long time, the surroundings were still like that. , dead quiet, even the huge comet sliding past him didn't make even one decibel of sound.
strangeness? Why is it so quiet?
Ma Tao also realized this problem and began to look for the answer, but there was nothing around him except himself. He didn't even have the tools to make a sound.
what happened? Am I deaf?
Ma Tao looked around with some worry, and then looked at his hands. Ma Tao suddenly thought of something, and then he spread his palms and slapped him with a snap.
The crisp sound of the slap echoed throughout the universe, like a cosmic explosion, making people's ears hurt.
Damn it, aren't you deaf? Hear this clearly.
Ma Tao cursed secretly, and then looked around. The surroundings were still the same, there was nothing except the vast universe.
Snapped!
There was another crisp slap, but this time Ma Tao didn't clap, but gave himself a big mouth.
This time the voice was even more thought-provoking. The entire universe seemed to be trembling. In an instant, countless meteorites were shaken down from the void, and meteorites rained down across the universe.
This was not a meteor shower but a meteorite shower. The hot meteorites roared towards Ma Tao with dazzling light. Subconsciously, Ma Tao used his hands to resist. The next second, Ma Tao caught one in his hand. A hot meteorite.
Ma Tao was surprised that the thing was burning red but was not hot to his hands. He squeezed it hard and the meteorite turned into a pile of powder in his hands.
"Ma Tao..."
"Ma Tao..."
When Ma Tao was surprised, a voice appeared, and the voice was very familiar. Ma Tao immediately changed his body and looked in the direction of the voice.
There was still nothing in the vast universe. Ma Tao thought he heard wrongly and was about to turn around when the familiar voice rang again.
"Ma Tao..."
This time Ma Tao heard it clearly. The reason why this voice was so familiar was because it was his own voice. He had been speaking in this voice for more than thirty years. There was absolutely no mistake. This voice was his own.
"Who are you? Come out!"
The angry Ma Tao roared around, trying to find this guy who was always pestering him. His unwillingness, anger, and fear had driven Ma Tao almost crazy. He couldn't wait to find this guy now. .
"Who am I?...Who am I?...Who am I..."
His own voice was confused, and the sentence "Who am I" seemed to make him fall into some kind of entanglement. The empty space was filled with his own response to the sentence "Who am I" for a long time.
"Come out! What are you afraid of? Come out!"
His own voice kept echoing in the empty space. Ma Tao was so angry that his eyes filled with anger, and he shouted back with a voice louder than his.
"who I am?"
Suddenly, his own voice sounded again, but this time Ma Tao heard it really clearly. The voice appeared behind him, and the distance of the voice was definitely no more than two meters.
