As expected, the hotel in Eden Town has almost become a deserted place. The location is so remote that it reaches the last carriage on the east side. There are weeds everywhere. The highest place is more than half a person tall, except for a road connected to the hotel carriage. The path at the door, which is less than half a meter wide, is no longer accessible.
The entire carriage was in dilapidated condition. To be honest, this carriage was the most dilapidated carriage they had ever seen so far, which showed that the environment inside was not much better.
They stepped on the rusty steps to enter the carriage. Although they were mentally prepared, the scene inside still surprised them. Generally speaking, it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as horrific.
The Carriage Inn in Eden Town has only one large carriage. It is managed by two men with slovenly beards. One is in charge of acupuncture and massage, and the other is in charge of collecting money at the counter. Both of their clothes are also sloppy, and the cuffs of their arms are stained. It has been polished to a shiny finish, and it can't reach this level even if I don't wash it for several months.
After Ma Tao and the others came in, the man doing the acupuncture massage didn't even pay attention to them. He lay down in the innermost place and fell asleep. The man at the counter knew some etiquette, but he only treated them symbolically. He asked, "Are you staying in a hotel?"
Looking at the two beds in the entire carriage, they were not covered or blocked, and the bedding on the beds was a mess. Looking at the two people in the carriage, there was no doubt who the previous owners of these two beds were. .
"How much?"
Ma Tao replied without hesitation.
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt someone touch his lower back. When he looked back, it was Gao Han.
"You're not really planning on letting us all sleep here, are you?"
Because there was a sour smell in the air, Gao Han had to cover his nose with one hand to speak and at the same time looked at the surrounding environment with disgust. However, the more he looked at it, the more he became aroused, including Su Lanyu, even more so. Unacceptable here.
Although they are fearless when fighting, even if they encounter an environment that is worse, more bloody, and more unbearable, they can face it calmly, but this does not mean that they do not care about it.
Harsh environments can exercise people's will, but people's psychology will become very weird if they often live in harsh environments. Appropriate relaxation is necessary, not to mention that women are creatures who love beauty, and it is also a woman's nature to love beauty. There is nothing wrong with that.
"The consumption of bamboo account is 30G, and the consumption of plum account is 10G"
The slovenly man at the counter glanced at these two women, who were called beauties in the world, and then replied.
"What does the Bamboo Room look like?"
Hearing that there were actually two levels, this made Ma Tao feel relieved a lot, and the others also looked a little happy, but the next sentence of the sloppy man at the counter completely shattered everyone's dreams.
"The two beds over there are for Bamboo accounts and can only sleep two people."
The slovenly man at the counter pointed at the only two dirty beds in the carriage with a finger that had not been washed for many years.
"This...this...Zhu Hao sleeps in a place like this...I dare to ask, where does Mei Hao sleep?"
Xiao Jinzi clicked her lips, her mouth wide open as she looked at the bed where the two quilts were rolled together.
“Meihao consumers can only sleep there”
The sloppy man stretched out his hand again and pointed at the hard bed next to them that was almost filled with a pile of debris. Good guy, that was really a hard bed. The original passenger seat cushions had long gone, and now they were left bare. It's an iron plate. If you sleep on it, you'll probably have a hard night. It's not as good as just finding a place outside to spend the night.
"Go quickly..."
Facing such an environment, Gao Han didn't want to stay any longer. He pulled Su Lanyu beside him and walked out without looking back.
"Let's go"
Ma Tao also knew that the environment here was not habitable at all, and it was not even as comfortable as sleeping in a chariot. He looked back at Xiao Jinzi and his sister, made a walking gesture, and then walked out.
"Where do we go next?"
After leaving the carriage hotel, Ma Tao looked at the two elder sisters in front of him who were still walking forward and asked.
"Let's look around first. There is nothing better than this. If it doesn't work, we can go back to the tank and sleep."
To be honest, Gao Han didn't know where to go, and he had no destination, so he casually excused Ma Tao.
As soon as he heard that he was going to sleep in the tank, Xiao Jinzi trembled in thought. The first thing he thought of was that if he really wanted to sleep in the car, then he would not be able to hide the secret purchase of the 160 smoothbore cannon.
Thinking of this, Xiao Jinzi hurriedly said: "Yes, we can't live here, we are looking, looking... maybe we really encounter an unoccupied carriage, right?"
"How dare you think about it? It's absolutely possible."
As for what Xiao Jinzi said, Gao Han didn't even have to think about it. Given the environment of this place and the empty carriage, he could still leave something for you.
"How about we find a place to stay overnight?"
Listening to their conversation, Su Lanyu suddenly thought of his previous life experiences.
"This is a good idea, okay! Let's quickly find a place to stay for one night."
Xiao Jinzi hurriedly interjected and agreed with the proposal.
"What's wrong with you kid today? Do you feel weird?"
Gao Han looked back at Xiao Jinzi thoughtfully, and the boy felt a little nervous inside.
After all, there was something on his mind, and Xiao Jinzi's eyes were always avoiding Gao Han's glance back at him. Even if there was a brief moment of contact, he would quickly avoid it.
After seeing Sister R shaking her head slightly, Gao Han's sharp intuition prevented her from continuing to ask.
It was already getting late at this time, and the sun had begun to turn westward. It was estimated that darkness would return to cover the earth in another hour or two. However, the hotel in Eden Town was simply miserable and uninhabitable. Everyone was in urgent need of finding a place to stay. There is a place where accommodation can be arranged. Regardless of what Gao Han and the others say about being relaxed, they have already had enough of staying in the chariot. If given the chance, who would be willing to sleep in the car.
Walking on the gravel road and the criss-crossing railway tracks, there are people in all the carriages passing by on both sides.
It seemed that they knew that the few of them who were still wandering outside were planning to stay overnight. Whenever they passed by, the owners of the carriages would directly close the iron doors of the carriages, obviously not welcoming them.
“Why are people here like this?”
Su Lanyu didn't understand. Logically speaking, people in the last days who were struggling to survive under the threat of Noah should help each other.
"Actually, this is normal. For them, our life and death has nothing to do with others. Also, we need to learn to think from other people's perspective. If it were your home, you would let a group of strangers you have never seen before enter. House? What if it’s a bad person?”
Ma Tao is not from this world, but people from all worlds have their first goal of protecting their own interests from being infringed. There are very few people who are truly selfless. Even if they are, his life is destined not to last long. Protect yourself. Territory and supplies are the rules of survival, a rule of survival that even beasts know.
"Does your sister look like a bad person?"
Gao Han stared intently at the faces lying on the car windows watching them, trying to remember what these guys looked like, but there were too many of them.
"Look for it slowly. I believe that there will still be a place for us in this great Eden Town."
Ma Tao encouraged everyone, but the confidence of his words was quite lacking.
The hard work paid off. Finally, before the sky completely darkened, the door of one carriage was not closed, but you could see that there were lights inside the carriage, and you could still vaguely hear voices. It was probably that everyone in the carriage was there. They were busy inside and didn't notice Ma Tao's arrival, so they didn't close the door like the others.
Ma Tao knew that this was a rare opportunity, so he got into the carriage in a few steps, but he did not enter the carriage directly. Twenty stood at the door just in time to block the door, and then asked in a calm tone: "Hello? anyone there?"
"Who are you? What do you want to do?"
Hearing Ma Tao's call at the door, a middle-aged woman walked out with a rag in her hand. She saw a young stranger standing at the door and stared at him warily and asked.
"What's wrong!"
Soon, another man's voice came from behind the woman. A man about 1.8 meters tall stood up with a double-barreled shotgun in his hand. He stood directly in front of the woman and shook both hands at the same time. Lower your weapon.
"Sorry to bother you, we just want to find a place to stay for one night..."
Gao Han, who was behind Ma Tao, moved a little closer, first bent slightly, and with the most charming smile on his face, he said to the two people in front of him who should be a couple.
It's probably because Gao Han's sexy and mature figure matches up with his classy appearance, and it's also probably because women can easily lower other people's defensiveness. The man holding the shotgun obviously dropped a hint of caution in his eyes, but his wife still remained. Increased vigilance.
Following Gao Han's words, Ma Tao slowly took out a pocket of G from his underwear pocket. He didn't even count it, but it probably amounted to several hundred G.
In front of the man, Ma Tao slightly shook the bag containing G twice, and then directly threw the bag of G towards the man.
The bag containing money flew towards me. The man held a gun in one hand and quickly caught it with the other hand. He opened the small bag with two fingers and looked inside. Ma Tao noticed that the corners of his mouth were slightly raised. for a moment, but soon returned to normal.
Ma Tao was very confident, that one pack would cost at least 200 G. The price he gave was much higher than the normal standard, which was considered to be a sign of sufficient sincerity.
As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot. The moment he noticed the smile on the man's lips, Ma Tao added: "We are only staying for one night, five of us in total..."
"Just one night?"
The man was obviously a little moved. He turned his head and glanced at the wife beside him, with a questioning look in his eyes. It seemed that this woman was also a strict wife.
"These are not enough! I need to add 100G"
The woman was more thoughtful than her man, and her calculations were very precise, because she wanted to confirm the authenticity of what the people in front of her said.
If he is a bad person, there are only two things he wants to do harm to others, either beauty or money. There is nothing to say about Gao Han's figure and appearance. If he is not even a little bit better than her, then the only thing left is money. Women want Try to see if they are not short of money.
"no problem"
Without saying anything, Ma Tao took out another pocket from his other pocket. There was also a pocket of G, which contained about 500. He opened it in front of them, revealing the number of G inside, and then took it from it. He took out 100G and put it on the table beside him and said: "I only have this much on hand for the time being. If you need more, we will give you more."
"No need, just put away the 100G"
Unexpectedly, the woman didn't ask for the 100G that Ma Tao just took out. This made her husband a little confused. He stared at the 100G on the table and didn't understand which song his woman was singing.
"Thanks"
Ma Tao can be considered an old man. He has seen people who are better than this 6 in the workplace. This kind of small method of testing people doesn't matter.
"Then...can we enter the house?"
Gao Han saw that the alert look on the woman's face had faded a lot, and then asked again with a smile.
“Just one day”
The woman looked at her and replied.
"Thanks"
After Gao Han answered, he turned around and said to Xiao Jinzi, Su Lanyu and Sister R, who were still standing at the door but had not entered, "Master has given permission, everyone, come in."
Xiao Jinzi in the back cheered to celebrate having a good sleep today.
Ma Tao was first in line, followed by Gao Han, then Su Lanyu, Xiao Jinzi, and my sister followed at the end.
The appearance of three women among the five people made the couple feel more relieved. However, when they entered the door, the male host, the man with the gun, his eyes bulged out when he saw Su Lanyu, and the corners of his mouth were about to tremble. Leave the harrass aside. If his wife hadn't stepped hard on his instep, this harrass would have definitely fallen to the ground.
As for Su Lanyu, she didn't care about this at all and didn't even look at him. She knew her appearance so well that she knew exactly what a man was thinking when he looked at her.
Inside the carriage, the first thing that catches the eye is a dining table with some cooked food placed on it. Next to it is a remodeled sink with some dishes and chopsticks soaked in it. Looking at what the hostess is holding, That rag must have been the hostess washing the dishes just now.
Gulu...
Xiao Jinzi's stomach was the first to growl unsatisfactorily. This guy had left the bar in the middle of the show. It could be said that he hadn't eaten anything. Now that he saw the food, his body could control it, but his five internal organs The six fu organs could not be controlled and he directly protested.
"It's just done, why don't you guys eat some first?"
The hostess glanced at Xiao Jinzi and then at the things on the table. In fact, there was nothing good, just some potatoes and vegetables.
"Then we won't be polite"
As soon as Ma Tao waved, he was not polite here and started to eat directly on the table. After all, he had already paid for it, so he could eat whatever he wanted.
The reason why Ma Tao directly lets everyone eat is for safety reasons, and he must be on guard against others. The food on this table is obviously prepared by the two couples for themselves, so there is no problem with safety, so you can eat with confidence. If Ling were to cook a portion, it would be hard to tell what was in the meal. After all, Ma Tao had just lost money.
Ma Tao and the others learned through chatting while having dinner that the two of them were indeed a couple. The man's surname was Liu, and his name was Wu Li. As his name suggests, he looked like the kind of person with explosive martial arts. He relied on hunting in his daily life. In order to make a living, through force, Ma Tao and others learned an interesting thing, that is, the monsters active around Eden Town are generally very pitiful. As for how weak they are, it is simply unbelievable. The most common ones walking outside are actually Noah's monsters like venom guns and giant ants can't even do damage to Ma Tao and others. Occasionally, you have to rely on luck to encounter some powerful mechanical creatures. The only ones that can pose a threat, then They are sour ants. Ma Tao is very familiar with this kind of creature and has come into contact with it frequently. All he needs to do is pay attention to it.
His wife's name was Liu Fangfang, and Ma Tao simply called her Mrs. Wu.
The food was eaten by Ma Tao and others. Wu Wu and his wife had no choice but to start cooking again. They cooked the food directly at the pool, chatting with Ma Tao and others while doing it.
As the topic continued, their identities came up. At first, the Wu Wu couple thought that Ma Tao and Xiao Jinzi were mercenaries from the weapons and equipment they wore, and even escorted these three women. I also suspected that they were soldiers or warriors who had committed crimes in a certain town and escaped. Later, I was surprised when I heard that several of them were bounty hunters.
"Hey? Is there one of the most powerful among you bounty hunters named Wolf?"
Mrs. Wu, who was busy in the sink, suddenly remembered something and said it smoothly.
"His name is Red Wolf. He is the strongest among all our bounty hunters, and he is even a gold-level bounty hunter."
When the red wolf was mentioned, Xiao Jinzi looked full of admiration and admiration.
"That doesn't include me."
Gao Han was eating sweet potatoes. When he heard Xiao Jinzi's words, he shrugged his nose and snorted.
This eldest sister has completely lost her temper since the last time she was humiliated by Red Wolf in front of her, and she has not forgotten it until now. This shows how amazing a woman's ability to hold grudges is.
"Hey! Didn't you say you saw that red chariot heading south?"
Mrs. Wu said these words to her husband, Wu Wu, who was standing beside her.
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Ma Tao and others were immediately stunned.
"Brother Wu, have you... seen that bright red chariot? When?"
Ma Tao, Xiao Jinzi and Gao Han looked at each other silently and then put down the sweet potatoes in their hands and asked.
"Uh...right!"
Wu Wu, who was helping his wife pack up the sweet potatoes, was stunned for a moment. He thought about it and confirmed it before answering.
"Are you sure it's a bright red chariot?"
Xiao Jinzi is still very passionate about his idol.
"I have indeed seen that bright red chariot. I don't know if it is the Red Wolf, because I have never seen it, but that chariot is really majestic. It looks like the bounty called the Red Wolf in the rumors. hunter"
Wu Wu nodded and replied.
Ma Tao looked at each other again, Gao Han and Xiao Jinzi, and then said: "I guess it's almost the same. There are probably not many people who dare to drive such a special and conspicuous chariot. Then Brother Wu, do you remember when and where you saw that chariot?"
Ma Tao's brows have gradually become twisted together. If for no other reason than the red wolf appears here, something must be going on. It is very likely that he is here to find his wife. What Ma Tao is most worried about right now is That monster from Eden Town, he was worried that the red wolf would kill that monster or something when he passed by. This was not possible. If so, then the monster was not just paying off the bounty. If so, I guess the bounty has nothing to do with them at all. .
"Oh, it must have been almost a month ago. I saw it near the mountains in the south. The chariot was walking along the mountains, heading west, because I am not familiar with the geography there. In addition, the monsters over there are very powerful, so I don’t dare to go there.”
Speaking of this, Wu Qi also gave a special explanation.
"To the west?"
Ma Tao turned to look at Gao Han, only to see her looking at him with the same eyes.
Obviously, they thought of going together. There is no information about the red wolf coming to Eden Town. This means that the red wolf has no intention of entering the town at all. The red wolf is going to the west, and the only place to go out is to the west. It was the path in the woods. The red wolf did not go to the mountains south of Eden but to the west. This can only mean two things. Either the southern mountains did not have what he wanted, or he happened to be passing by. Near Eden, I happened to be bumped into by a force that was hunting little monsters there, but how could there be so many coincidences in this society.
Of course, there is another possibility, that is, the red wolf is also wandering around, but in any case, it should be confirmed that the bright red chariot went west, but the convoy of himself and others did not find the red wolf. The only thing There are only two explanations, that is, the red wolf should have gone to the only big crack that Ma Tao and the others have not been to.
The news that the red wolf appeared nearby is very important. For him to appear somewhere, something big must be happening. I just don’t know what it is, let alone the news that happened almost a month ago. I and others Can we still catch up?
After dinner, Ma Tao and his wife were arranged in the outermost carriage. There were two carriages in total where Wu Wu and his wife lived. Sister-in-law Wu lived in the carriage with Su Lanyu, Gao Han and Sister R. Ma Tao and Xiao Jin Zi and Wu Wu slept in the carriage outside. Unexpectedly, Wu Wu and the others had several folding beds here, which perfectly solved the problem of insufficient beds for a large population.
Regarding accommodation, Ma Tao and others have nothing to fault. Guests can do as they please and follow the arrangements. Otherwise, they will be overestimating the guests.
There was no talk all night. I don’t know how Gao Han and Su Lanyu were sleeping in the carriage. Anyway, Ma Tao and Xiao Jinzi were guilty of a lot of crimes. The reason was that Wu Li, a strong man, was really dishonest when sleeping. Snoring, farting, lumpy teeth, it was all caused by difficulty, and the elder brother had no idea about his situation. In the end, Ma Tao and Xiao Jinzi had to find some cotton to plug their ears for the night to be fooled. It's over, it's over.
The next day, Ma Tao was woken up by his sister. When he got up, he saw that it was already bright outside and Wu Wu had already gone out. As for Wu's wife, she had already prepared some food and put it on the table.
Xiao Jinzi was still sound asleep beside him. In fact, it was not his fault. Both of them were wearing earplugs, otherwise Ma Tao would not have been able to hear the sound of their cooking.
After waking up Ma Tao, Sister R went to call Xiao Jinzi. This kid didn’t know what he was dreaming about, but there were still tears hanging from the corners of his eyes. He probably had something to do with An Ruo, but he was no longer there. For this guy Ma Tao couldn't say anything about it.
