"What are the heroes? We are just ordinary bounty hunters."
Ma Tao smiled, walked to the bar counter with Xiao Jinzi and Gao Han, picked up the glass of water handed to them by the boss, clinked it with Bilson, and drank it down in one gulp.
What was in the glass was not wine but water. It seemed that the middle-aged man who owned the bar still remembered Ma Tao's habit of not drinking when he came last time. Xiao Jinzi and Gao Han also drank water.
"You are the hero who saved Wuge Village, and you are also the hero in the hearts of all of us."
Bilson looked at Xiao Jinzi and Gao Han who came with Ma Tao with his one eye, and said with a smile on his face.
"Isn't this the life of a bounty hunter? If you want to save the person in Wuge Village, it should be you. Speaking of which, your efforts are in exchange for my labor. This is as it should be. You are the one who saved the village. The Hero of Xiawuge Village"
Ma Tao drank all the water in the cup and said.
Ma Tao's words immediately caused people around him to start talking. No one knew what Ma Tao meant. He was obviously the bandit leader Varu who he killed with his convoy. How did he become Pilsen now? A big hero?
Seeing the expressions of the people around him, Ma Tao then briefly explained the deal between Bilson and himself in front of them. At the same time, he emphasized Bilson's dedication, and emphasized that he and others only explained and downplayed it. They're just a group of hired thugs, anyway, trying to exaggerate Bilson as much as possible.
The reason why Ma Tao told the public about the transaction between them on this occasion was that he saw that Bilson did not mention a word about the V24, and his keen intuition told him that there is a truth to the principle of hiding everything. It may happen to him, but Ma Tao also knows that Bilson will never attack him in such a situation, but he can completely deny it. No one heard the agreement between the two at that time. , once he did not admit that he had said anything about the V24 and was insisting that there was one, the matter was likely to evolve into the Zongheng team rescuing Wuge Village and then asking for expensive engines as a reward from Wuge Village, which had just been controlled by bandits. Scandal, so Ma Tao chose to strike first.
Regardless of whether Bilson would do such a thing, Ma Tao did it. If he really had such a plan, then he would have cut off his escape route now. If not, then he would have nothing to lose. On the contrary, He also earned the title of a selfless hero.
Ma Tao's explanation was full of praise. The people in the bar quickly changed from the idea that Ma Tao was a hero to that young Bilson was the hero who saved Wuge Village. "As expected of the old man" The son of the village chief, "the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead", "He really sacrifices his small family for everyone", "It is true selfless dedication, it is the great wisdom that saves Wuge Village from fire and water", Ma Tao believed it when he heard it.
Of course, the result was that Ma Tao got the V24 engine perfectly, but when no one saw it, Bilson's smiling face had a hint of haze when he looked at Ma Tao, but it quickly disappeared. Instead, he still enjoyed the praise and praise of those around him.
The V24 was placed in the tank equipment store. Surrounded by the crowd, Bilson and Ma Tao set off there together.
The surviving villagers of Wuge Village witnessed this historic moment, the engine handover ceremony between the young Wuge Village Chief Bilson and the Silver Peak Bounty Hunter.
The V24 engine is really unparalleled, but Ma Tao did not choose to install it on his own tank but installed it on Gao Han's minibus, which directly increased the maximum shield energy value of the No. 3 minibus to one Terrifying numbers.
1604/2230! ! !
This is not the first time that a tank's shield has exceeded 2,000, and it was all done on the No. 3 tank. This may be accidental, but if you think about it, it is inevitable.
Ma Tao's own car No. 1 now has a shield value of 1700 at full status. It should be enough unless he encounters a particularly powerful monster. There is no rush to replace it yet, but Gao Han's No. 3 minibus is different. , the size of that vehicle is not small, and its weight is second only to Kogane's Panther tank. It has the powerful power of the V24 engine, which will have a great effect on both later avoidance and speed-up.
Gao Han did not expect that the V24 that Ma Tao wanted to come down was to be installed in his car. He was very surprised when he heard that Ma Tao had made this decision, and immediately said no, but Ma Tao did not agree, and said more seriously. He expressed his thoughts, "First of all, Car No. 3 is not anyone's personal belongings. It belongs to the team. In one, Car No. 3 is not only a combat vehicle but also a life-saving vehicle. The recovery treatment device in the car is to be used." Life is saved at critical moments, which determines the status of this car in the future. Before the recovery solution is exhausted, its criticality..."
"okay"
Before Ma Tao could finish what he said, Gao Han, who couldn't stand Ma Tao's endless in-depth analysis, interrupted him directly and continued: "In short, this engine must be installed in my car today, right? , Okay, I understand, why don’t I settle down?”
“Isn’t this the end?”
Ma Tao clapped his hands and said to Xiao Jinzi with great satisfaction, "There's nothing I can't settle, just settle down."
The people around him were confused. Unexpectedly, there were still people who were pushing and shouting about being able to replace such a good engine for free. They really couldn't understand what these high-level bounty hunters were thinking.
Because two-thirds of the villagers in Wuge Village were taken to unknown places by the previous batches of bandits, including the installation workers of the chariot equipment shop. Fortunately, all the tools and equipment were there, and Xiao Jin Zi had to become an installation master, directing several people to help replace the engine, because these people had no experience at all, knew nothing, and had no brute strength. Some parts required two or even two people to install them. The three of them worked together to get it done, but the conductor Xiao Jinzi was so tired that Ma Tao had no choice but to roll up his sleeves and get started, but even so, the two of them had no complaints.
The BUL11 engine that was disassembled and eliminated was sold directly here. After all, it was second-hand and was recycled by 1900G.
There is no use for Ma Tao to keep this thing. Who would use the old garbage now that there is a new and better one.
Fortunately, the trading system of the chariot equipment store in Wuge Village can still be used, otherwise Ma Tao would really have no way to take back the 1900G. However, after preparing the identification card, Ma Tao hesitated.
Now there should be about five or six thousand G on their identification cards. Xiao Jinzi also found two thousand G on the transport ship. After killing those giant hippos and vehicle-mounted cannons, there are still some that have not been stored in it. of G, plus the current 1,900, their G number has steadily exceeded 11,000. This is accurate, Ma Tao has remembered it.
With some money in his hand, Ma Tao gained some confidence. He stared directly at the object that fascinated him the most, the 135 cannon worth 8000G.
If you have an idea, you must put it into action. Ma Tao was immediately ready to take the product introduction instrument from the tank equipment store and start browsing. He hesitated for two seconds on the option of the 135 cannon before taking action, but the product introduction instrument in his hand But a pair of slender hands just stopped me from clicking on the purchase option.
Looking up, I saw that the owner of these hands was Gao Han.
"what?"
They looked at her in surprise.
"You're not planning to buy this, are you?"
Gao Han retracted his hand and took the product introduction device from Ma Tao's hand and took a look at it for himself.
"What's wrong?"
Ma Tao didn't understand what was wrong with Gao Han. He had just replaced her engine. Xiao Jinzi was still busy. He hadn't offended her recently?
"I said you are really a child. Have you ever learned addition and subtraction?"
Gao Han rolled his eyes at him first, then smiled charmingly, his enchanting figure trembling with laughter, but Ma Tao could indeed hear her mocking tone.
"What's the meaning?"
Ma Tao was confused by her smile, not because Gao Han was good-looking, but mainly because he didn't understand what she meant.
"I mean, why don't you buy the best first when buying something?"
Seeing that he hadn't reacted yet, Gao Han's fingertips slid on the product introduction instrument, and then he handed the instrument directly to Ma Tao.
"It's really stupid, see for yourself"
Gao Han pinched his waist with one hand and shook his head helplessly.
After Ma Tao took it, he looked at it and saw that the product introduction instrument in his hand showed a V24 engine.
"V24 engine?"
It's not that Ma Tao doesn't like this engine with such excellent performance. How could he not be obsessed with such a good thing? But its price is also very high, 12,800 G, and he doesn't have enough money.
"Why don't you understand yet?"
Gao Han angrily stretched out his hand and hit him lightly on the head, and then said: "Where did you get those thousand and nine?"
As the saying goes, one sentence can awaken a person in a dream, and Ma Tao suddenly realized the truth.
Yes, I have more than 11,000 G in my hand now. If I sell the BUL11 engine in my car, I will get another 1,900 G. In this way, I can just enough to buy a V24. There might be a 180G engine left. More importantly, Xiao Jinzi was replacing the engine of Gao Han's minibus at the moment, so he could just replace it.
"Do you understand?"
Gao Han saw that he finally got the idea, so he turned around and walked away with a sigh.
Sometimes people are just like this, inexplicably turning the corner, and they are still confused and insist on their own behavior. It is not until someone thoroughly understands it that they will suddenly realize it. I believe everyone has experienced this kind of thing.
After thinking about this, Ma Tao no longer hesitated. Relatively speaking, the importance of the engine must be higher than the main gun, because the attack power of the 115T gun they carry is still sufficient, and there is no need to replace it for the time being.
After selling the BUL11 engine, after counting all their G and paying them, in the end, they were left with only a pitiful 295 G. It sounded really terrible, but Ma Tao was extremely excited in his heart, because He got the V24 he dreamed of.
As the saying goes, only by doing it yourself can you have enough food and clothing. Ma Tao and Xiao Jinzi led some villagers from Wuge Village to start replacing the engines of the two vehicles in this chariot equipment store.
The BUL11 engine of car No. 3 has been dismantled. The only real mechanical technician here is Xiao Jinzi. This guy is very busy, busy on both sides, but this is also his hobby. Among the many mechanical parts It will make him feel excited and forget about fatigue.
After the No. 1 Mosquito light tank combat vehicle replaces the V24 engine, the prediction of the C device estimates that the maximum tank shield will reach an energy value of 2300. The real situation should not be much different.
Two thousand three, which is less than 70% difference from car No. 3, so it can be ignored.
The only two men in the Zongheng team were repairing cars. Women didn't like this kind of environment full of engine oil and stains. Su Lanyu and Gao Han directly chose to hide in Sister R's jeep.
Now, only Sister R's Jeep still has a BUL11 engine. It will probably take a long time to replace the No. 2 car with a V24 seriously. It won't be necessary in a short time.
Time passed in the hurried assembly of Xiao Jinzi, Ma Tao and others. This was Xiao Jinzi's second time to assemble the engine. With the experience of the last time, it was obviously much faster this time, and many common connection points on the engine were ignored. I remember it clearly, but even so, it still took four or five hours to replace the engines of the two tanks. In addition, after they were done, the oil stains all over their bodies still needed to be cleaned. It was night again in a blink of an eye. .
Ma Tao and Xiao Jinzi had dinner while they were changing the engine, so they didn't know what to do after changing the engine. Ma Tao didn't want to continue to stay in Wuge Village. From Bilson's eyes, Ma Tao Tao saw that he subjectively did not want to give that V24 to him. Although he himself did not say such a thing, Ma Tao could still know. To say why, he could only say that it was a feeling. From Pilsen's only The feeling he felt in that one eye.
The night was hazy and the moonlight was faint. To the east of Wuge Village, at the ferry pier, four tanks with spotlights slowly drove into the ferry pier. The four tanks that entered the pier in sequence were lined up and parked on the cement There was complete silence on the built platform.
Everything around them was brightly illuminated by their lights, and countless small flying insects kept attacking those bright light sources. Under the white light, the densely packed moths looked like people's skin crawling. This night, they had to roll in again. Spent it huddled inside the chariot.
A night of silence.
The next day, everyone finally boarded the transport ship. Although the dark green ship was nearly a hundred meters long, most of it was occupied by operating equipment. The ship was empty because it had previously transported villagers from Wuge Village, and the deck was Traces of human activities can still be seen on the ship. The cockpit is not large and can only accommodate five or six people. Apart from an energy beam ship-borne cannon, there are no weapons that can be used as a means of attack.
The power needed for ships sailing on the sea in this world is also nuclear power. Abundant nuclear power energy can guarantee an energy source for nearly a hundred years. Even if it is loaded with various energy weapons and consumed together, it can still maintain a power of seventy or eighty. Years, generally speaking, as long as it is not sunk or sunk by waves, it is possible that several generations of people will be lost in the life of a ship.
In addition to the energy ship-borne cannon, there is another way to use the weapon system, which is to fix the tank on the deck. Once it is attacked by sea monsters, the tank can still move firepower and strike weapons, and the tank can be artificially modified. into a fixed ship-borne gun.
The transport ship's GPS positioning only has two coordinates. The coordinates show that one of the flashing green dots should be their current location, and the other must be the ferry terminal on another continent.
There are two ways to move a transport ship, one is manual and the other is automatic. Manual operation requires strong operating skills. Although Xiao Jinzi is confident, Ma Tao still decides to use automatic navigation first. It’s not that he can’t trust this guy. ability, but Ma Tao wanted to quickly reach the opposite continent to take a look.
The transport ship in fully autonomous driving mode does not require anyone to worry about it. Whether it is moving forward or backward, including anchoring, it is perfect. At this moment, Ma Tao suddenly understood why humans created Noah, a perfect supercomputer. Well, humans value enjoyment far beyond their desires. The application of AI intelligence has been developed to a superb level by humans, but the only purpose of humans studying these is to replace humans.
This thing sounds funny and contradictory. In order to live a better life, human beings work hard to research technology to replace humans. But when technology really wants to replace humans, humans begin to struggle to resist the power of technology. What kind of thing is this? Such a subtle relationship.
Departing from the ferry terminal of Wuge Village, the transport ship first passed through Haixia according to the set movement trajectory, and then headed south, sailing on the sea at a speed of thirty knots per hour for a day and a half before finally reaching the other side. of ferry.
This day and a half was a lot of work for everyone. Ma Tao and Xiao Jinzi are both landlubbers. They have never made a boat. Ma Tao doesn't know how to do it. The Seoul where Xiao Jinzi grew up does not have large areas of water at all. It was all thanks to those two wells, and Gao Han, who didn't know how to use water, could make do with it, but as time went by, she couldn't stand it anymore, and all the side effects of seasickness showed up, including dizziness, discomfort, nausea, vomiting, and... They couldn't hold anything down and were dizzy. In the end, the three of them just lay there and couldn't stand up at all. Apart from drinking some water, they basically couldn't eat anything for the rest of the time. When I regurgitate acidic water, I feel sore in my throat, and I can't stop even if I hit it too hard.
Among these people, Su Lanyu is not seasick except Sister R. Needless to say, Sister R, how could the super processing system robot get seasick? Therefore, all the care of people fell on them.
Su Lanyu didn't put on airs this time. She promptly cleaned up the vomit the three of them had from time to time, making it feel like she was a different person.
Everyone was surprised by Su Lanyu's performance this time. This was the first time that she, who had always been arrogant, lowered her head to do something.
But Ma Tao still envies Su Lanyu's physique the most. Being able to avoid seasickness is now Ma Tao's biggest wish. With the state in their hearts, lying on the bed, they are completely powerless. If nothing else, he might not even be able to fight against a giant ant. , real zero combat effectiveness.
Many people do not understand that seasickness is a disease caused by the bumps, rotations and swings of vehicles stimulating the vestibular nerve of the human body. Initially, you will feel abdominal discomfort, nausea, cold sweats, and pale complexion, followed by increased salivation or vomiting.
Finally, the arduous sea voyage was over. The three of them were carried to the land one by one by Su Lanyu and Sister R. The moment their legs stepped on the ground, Ma Tao couldn't help but sigh. It felt so good to have my feet on the ground. I wanted to stand, but I had no strength at all under my feet. It was as if I had lost consciousness. It took me a long time to recover before I stood up from the ground bit by bit.
Only then did Ma Tao have the time and energy to observe their environment.
The ferry terminal where the transport ship landed is much smaller than the one they had in Wuge Village. However, despite its small size, it is well-equipped. As soon as you come out of Ma Tao, there is a built-in counter with tables, chairs, benches, and cabinets. Wardrobes, etc., it seemed that people lived here before. Ma Tao saw a lot of messy clothes and junk in the somewhat messy room. It seemed that someone had looked through it.
“There’s a vending machine inside.”
Xiao Jinzi had just recovered and was trying to move around bit by bit while holding on to the wall. He saw a vending machine in the room and told Ma Tao.
It was a blue vending machine. It seemed that the items sold in it should be some human supplies. However, Ma Tao didn't need anything in particular. He didn't have much hope for the machine because he didn't I believe those bandits would leave an unmanaged vending machine there to eat dust.
"Go and have a look, in case there is something good."
Gao Han was helped by Su Lanyu and stood up from the ground little by little. He had been lying there for a day and a half. In addition, they had not had any water, so they were definitely physically weak.
"Let me go and have a look"
It’s not convenient for Sister R to see them, Weiwei. He smiled at Ma Tao, then entered the room and walked straight to the blue vending machine.
Just when her sister was still a few meters away from the vending machine, Sister R's progress suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?"
Ma Tao knew that his sister must have discovered something.
There’s a body here”
Sister R’s tone was very calm, it was just a corpse. . . . . . . . . .
