Breakfast is still white potatoes, with some vegetables and sauce. Food supplies in this world are still scarce, because most of the land and resources are still under the control of Noah. Things like white potatoes grow quickly and have high yields. The world's most important food source.
After breakfast, everyone said goodbye to Wu Wu and his wife. Before leaving, Wu Wu told Ma Tao that if they had anything to do with monsters, they could ask the soldiers living in the broken carriage at the east end of the town, but those guys were rude. It's better for women not to go there.
This person has good intentions, so he understands it.
Gao Han still didn't care. Thinking about it, this eldest sister was a woman who drank with the soldiers in Odo. She didn't care about a few soldiers, but when going to find those soldiers, Ma Tao felt that she should still Let’s go find the old man named Sima first.
The main water source in Eden Town is a freshwater lake with an area of tens of thousands of square hectares, surrounded by lush plants. Force told them that the old man named Sima lived near the lake. He had a dilapidated house. If you want to know the news about the East Meridian Tower, you can only ask him, because this old man is the only person in the entire Eden Town who has traveled to such a far place and returned safely.
The tens of thousands of square hectares of the lake are both large and small. Coupled with the cover of the surrounding forests, it is not too difficult to find a tent, but it is not easy either. But as long as you want to find it, you can still find it. can be found.
About seventy or eighty meters in the woods to the west of Tamsui Lake, a beige tent that was almost covered by leaves stood there. The tarpaulin outside the tent was a kind of butter paper-like cloth, which was quite strong, otherwise It's probably already in disrepair.
A simple fence was built with wooden stakes around the tent. There were some messy things in the fence, including broken tables, chairs, broken barrels, etc. The pile was about to be extinguished but there was still some green light rising. Smoke and ashes from the fire showed that the place was inhabited.
Several people came outside the tent and observed the surrounding environment.
“It seems like this is the place.”
Sister R said to Ma Tao.
"Excuse me, is this Sima's home?"
Looking at this broken tent that had been standing here for who knows how many years, Ma Tao asked in a low voice while looking at the gap exposed by the tent curtain.
"Ahem!!... Are you okay?"
First someone coughed twice in the tent, and then an old voice came from inside. Then, the tent curtain was opened from the inside, and an old man wearing rags, with slovenly hair and beard all gray slowly came out of the tent. Tuntun walked out and stared at Ma Tao and these uninvited guests with somewhat cloudy eyes.
"Excuse me, I heard that you have been to the high tower in the south. We just want to ask you about building the tower. Please forgive me for disturbing you."
At what point, politeness is still necessary, because it is the most basic etiquette in life. Ma Tao bent slightly and asked the old man politely.
"Do you want to go to the East Wing Tower?"
After listening to Ma Tao's words, the old man once again seriously looked at the five young people who appeared in front of them. After speaking, he shook his head and whispered: "Let's forget it. I lost my life in vain."
"Are you looking down on us?"
Xiao Jinzi met his gaze unconvinced.
Old Man Xima looked at their equipment again, still shook his head, and then said: "I can only tell you that if you want to go to the East Meridian Tower, you should first go to the observation deck to take a look."
"Lookout?"
Ma Tao said.
"Yes, the observation tower. People who guard science and technology live there, but I still advise you not to go there."
Old man Xima finished speaking in a very cautious tone, glanced at Ma Tao and the other five people again, then stretched out his hand to open the shabby curtain of the tent, and entered the tent without looking back.
"Hey! I said, doesn't this old man look down on us?"
Xiao Jinzi was so angry that he wanted to go in and find the old man for comment.
"Please calm down a little. What they said is good. Let's go."
Ma Tao looked at the dark interior behind the door curtain, turned and left.
There is no point in continuing to struggle with this situation. I don’t want to tell you at all. I have heard that this old man is particularly stubborn before adding it. If you continue to struggle with him, it will only make people disgusted and will not do any good.
As soon as Ma Tao left, Gao Han and Su Lanyu also left with him.
"Then...then where are we going now?"
Sister R and Xiao Jinzi were the only ones left here. The boy looked at Sister R as if asking for help.
Sister R knew that this boy was afraid that Ma Tao would return directly to the tank shop and that Ma Tao would find out that he had secretly changed the main gun. She gave the boy a reassuring look and quickly chased after Ma Tao.
"Where else can we go? Of course we have to go see those soldiers. The old man doesn't want to say. Maybe those soldiers will tell us something we want to know."
Gao Han replied to Xiao Jinzi's words without looking back, which made the latter breathe a big sigh of relief, as long as he didn't go to the tank equipment store.
It's easy to find the carriages where the wandering soldiers live. Just ask anyone. Moreover, the Force Couple also told them the general location before, which is just east of Eden Town. This general direction is available, and the others are , it’s even simpler.
It may be that this group of soldiers is not welcome here, but when anyone inquires about the address of this group of soldiers, they point in one direction in disgust and don't know why.
After questioning several people, they finally arrived at the carriage where the group of wandering soldiers lived.
"Big! Big!! Big!!! Small!!! I bet on small!!!"
Before you even get close, you can hear the noise coming from the carriage. Judging from the high and low pitch of the sound, this group of people are gambling in the carriage, and it has reached the point where it is in full swing, otherwise it would not happen. Such a loud shout was simply too high-pitched, and Ma Tao, who heard the voice, finally understood why the local residents did not like these soldiers. Isn't this a typical disturbance to the people? Imagine who is next to them. It's definitely not a good mood to be in such a situation.
"These guys are yelling and yelling here. I don't know how that guy from Laika tolerates these guys being like this here."
Xiao Jinzi curled his lips as he listened to the noise in the carriage.
"Because they are soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is higher than that of ordinary people. Even if they are ruffians, and these people are just messing around in their own carriages and not causing trouble outside, there is no reason for anyone to stop them. them"
Ma Tao answered him.
"Come on, if this were in Seoul, my dad would definitely not allow it."
Xiao Jinzi still looked down upon the behavior of these soldiers.
"Sister Han, you and Su Lanyu don't go in yet. Wait for us here. My sister, I, and Xiao Jinzi will go in."
Ma Tao looked back at the two women beside him, who were both of the highest quality in terms of figure and appearance, and said with some worry.
"What? You are scared, don't forget, I am also a warrior who is not afraid of anything."
Gao Han smiled at Ma Tao, with his white teeth showing a crescent smile. Coupled with her fiery red hair, she was indescribably coquettish. This expression was like a ripe peach waving at you.
"Okay, okay, even if I beg you, my aunt"
Ma Tao immediately gave in and stood in the crowd of men like this. He was like a sheep or a pack of wolves. But who knew that this was a tigress in sheep's clothing. Ma Tao was not afraid of trouble, but afraid of trouble. Trouble, it is best to solve things easily, so he chose to bring his ordinary-looking sister with him.
"Since you said so, I reluctantly agree."
Gao Han is not a person who likes to turn his head. Ma Tao said so. If you are given a step, you will naturally have to go down.
Just like that, Ma Tao, Xiao Jinzi, and Sister R walked towards the door of the carriage.
"Brother, let me do it"
At the door of the carriage, Xiao Jinzi volunteered to open the door.
Ma Tao didn't stop him. It was so noisy inside, and everyone was probably busy brushing money. They probably wouldn't be discovered if they entered directly.
"You should be lucky to have such a partner."
Sister R looked at Xiao Jinzi who was walking in front and called the door, turned around and said to Ma Tao.
"He's a very good partner"
Ma Tao had to admit Xiao Jinzi's character and skills, but this kid sometimes made mistakes.
"If you have a partner like this, you should be more tolerant of him."
Sister R continued.
"I will"
Ma Tao looked at his sister in surprise.
At this time, Xiao Jinzi knocked on the door, but no one opened the door. He knocked hard, but no one opened the door. He turned the door handle directly, and the door opened directly. It seemed that it was not locked at all.
Xiao Jinzi looked back at Ma Tao and Sister R, then pushed the door open and entered the carriage without hesitation, and Ma Tao and Sister hurriedly followed.
Sure enough, there was a lot of noise in the carriage, and the sound after entering was several dozen decibels higher than the sound heard outside.
The first thing that caught my eye was a square table about three to four meters long in the carriage. Around this square table were seven or eight people, some shirtless, some wearing vests, and without exception, they were all lying on the table. There was loud shouting and the sound of dice being thrown.
Ma Tao and the other three looked at each other, then walked straight to the square table in the middle.
Good guy, when I got closer, I realized that the table was densely covered with Gs. There were almost thousands of Gs. They were divided into several portions. The largest portion was placed in front of a man wearing a gray vest in the middle. I guess this guy should be the biggest winner now.
"Buy it and leave it, size is your skill, take it all is your luck, win or lose is up to fate, buy it and leave it!!!!"
High-pitched shouts echoed above the square table, and people around him had already started placing bets again.
Soon, everyone had chosen their bets, but suddenly there was another hand on the gambling table, and this hand held a lot of G, as many as two hundred G. I saw this hand calmly holding the two hundred men on the leopard position where no one was holding them. For a moment, everyone looked at the owner of these hands, only to see that it was a two-hundred-year-old man. A young man in his teens, and behind him stood a boy of eighteen or nineteen and a woman also in her twenties.
After a brief silence, all the soldiers in the room looked warily at the three uninvited guests who suddenly appeared here. After all, these three people were well-equipped, wearing half-covered power mechas, and the weapons they used were discerning. It can also be seen that it is of high quality, which is enough to represent the fighting power of Ma Tao and the others.
"Little brother also likes gambling?"
The gray vest waved his hand to the soldier holding the sieve cup in his hand, and the guy slowly placed the sieve cup on the table. The gray vest bent down, reached out and took the sieve cup in his hand. Shake gently, and at the same time, look at Ma Tao and the others with smiles.
"I don't like gambling, but I like fighting."
Ma Tao stared at the clattering sieve cup in his hand, then smiled.
Upon hearing this, all the soldiers standing around the table suddenly had strange eyes. Some of them had quietly stretched their hands under the table, waiting for their boss's order to fight at such a close distance. Even though there were a few casualties, they still had to swarm forward and capture the three of Ma Tao.
Although this is a group of wandering soldiers who have been called home, it is precisely because of this that these people have been dealing with monsters outside all year round, and the murderous aura displayed by these guys who live a life of licking blood with the blade of a knife will be very strong. In addition, Ma Tao The three people appeared here inexplicably. Without understanding the situation, it is normal for them to react like this. After all, they have been hanging around outside for a long time, and they have offended countless people. What's more, at this age, who can still There was no dark past, so they made no secret of Ma Tao's murderous intent.
But Ma Tao is not afraid, because he is not here to fight with these people.
"Oh? I wonder how I like to spell it?"
Gray Vest continued to ask.
"I also have a habit, that is, if a problem can be solved with the simplest method, I will never use the most barbaric and energy-wasting method to solve it again."
From the corner of his eye, Ma Tao noticed that a bearded man in the corner had taken a rifle from behind the wall. This scene was also noticed by his sister, but the guy only held the weapon in his hand. The next move, so it is not considered a threat.
Hearing what Ma Tao said, Gray Vest stared at Ma Tao's face for a long time, seeming to be considering the truth or falsehood of Ma Tao's words, but could not see anything from his face.
The boss didn't say anything. Naturally, these soldiers under him would not take action directly. Ma Tao knew that he could continue to say: "You don't have to be so nervous. In fact, we don't have any ill intentions, we just want to borrow something from you."
"It's really interesting. If I guess correctly, you should be the son of some consortium, right? You are so young and well-equipped. You got lost and came here. What can you borrow from us? Apart from your life, look at what we have. ?”
The man in gray vest, the guy who was responsible for rolling the dice before, looked at Ma Tao in a strange way.
"What I want to borrow" At this point, Ma Tao paused deliberately and then continued: "It's experience."
"Experience? Are you like us wandering soldiers here to borrow experience? That's funny."
The guy laughed immediately upon hearing this, but it was clear that his smile was a sneer.
"Are you a bounty hunter?"
But Gray Vest heard something.
Ma Tao didn't speak. Xiao Jinzi, who was standing next to him, took something out of his pocket and showed the front of the thing to Gray Vest.
What Xiao Jinzi holds in his hand is his Silver Peak Hunter's badge. It should be done right. Don't look at Xiao Jinzi's usual mouth, but at the critical moment, this kid knows how to shut up. This is a horse. Something that Thao recognized very much.
Learning to shut up is not easy. It takes a year to learn to speak, but it takes a lifetime to learn to shut up.
"Are you here for that monster?"
Seeing clearly the dull sterling silver badge in Xiao Jinzi's hand, the gray vest's brows jumped twice in succession. For the first time, he formally looked at the three people standing in front of him. Their average age should be less than two years old. Three people out of ten.
"Are you Ma Tao?"
Finally, someone with some knowledge thought of a name that has become increasingly popular in recent times from the Silver Peak Hunter Badge.
"Yes, I am Ma Tao. I'm glad you know my name."
At this time, there was no need to hide anything. Ma Tao directly revealed his identity.
As the saying goes, what should we follow and what should we do? The group in front of us are all guys who dare to fight and fight. They adhere to the principle of strength first, and revealing their identities in a timely manner will help them better communicate with these guys.
"Okay, I really didn't expect that a famous bounty hunter would come to a place like ours, but since you want experience, we can't give it to you for nothing. After all, how can you prove that you are really Is it Ma Tao?"
After careful consideration, the expression on Gray Vest's face changed instantly, and he looked at Ma Tao with a smile.
"Isn't it just asking for money? You can tell me a number, but how do we know whether your experience is worth the number you said? Now, whether he is Ma Tao or not, our badge says it all."
In terms of doing business, Xiao Jinzi made full use of his advantages and started bargaining.
"That's your business."
The gray vest still kept the smile on his face and replied.
“It’s true that objects are fake.”
Gray Vest will not let go easily.
"Then how do you want to prove it?"
Ma Tao asked rhetorically.
"how to prove……?"
At this point, Gray Vest looked a little embarrassed, scratched his head, then thought for a long time, and then said: "Let's have a show of strength, we won't bully anyone, there are three of you. , we also have three people, we can win two out of three games, what do you think?"
Ma Tao raised the corner of his mouth and instantly understood what this guy was thinking. To put it bluntly, this guy wanted to compete with himself and others, and feel good and bad.
"That's not okay. You can't just come up and compete with my brother. This is against the rules."
Xiao Jinzi was the first to quit. If Ma Tao were to compete with this men in gray vests, no matter he won or lost, Ma Tao would definitely lose face. If Ma Tao lost face, then he would lose even more face. How could this little Jinzi agree? He was the first to stand up and deny it.
"That's it, come one by one."
After the gray vest finished speaking, he looked at Ma Tao.
"That's not OK"
Xiao Jinzi shook his head again.
"Then boy, what do you think we should do?"
The gray vest frowned slightly.
"Is this just a test? Isn't there any chance of winning?"
The clever little Jinzi smiled and replied.
"good!"
The gray vest immediately became happy when he heard this, and continued: "We just happen to be tired of playing dice all day long. Let's change the method of playing dice today. Let's talk about how to win or lose."
Upon hearing that the opponent had taken the bait, Xiao Jinzi continued: "We lost, 1000G per game."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the carriage immediately twitched their eyelids, and even Ma Tao murmured a little in his heart, wondering what kind of evil was in this kid's colorful intestines.
After all, one game is 1000G, and the winning or losing of three games is 3000G. This is not counting other people's bets. 3000G can be enough to spend a lot of money anywhere for a long time.
"What if you win?"
The gray vest was not dazzled by money. This kid said he would lose first, so he must have some tricks behind him.
"If we win, you have to answer one of our questions, and it has to be something you know and it's true."
Xiao Jinzi then replied.
The gray vest over there frowned slightly, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Deal, but we need to see the 3000G first."
"No problem, there are 200G on this table, and I have at least 5,000 left in my bag."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Jinzi took off his backpack and put the heavy backpack on the table with a muffled sound. Then, Xiao Jinzi opened the backpack directly. Good guy, it was sparkling inside, but it was no less than 5000G quantity.
The whole place was silent. G usually likes to be stored in one's own identification card. It is safe and reliable. It is really rare for someone to carry so much money with them.
"Where did this kid get so much money?"
Ma Tao remained calm all the time. He was a little surprised when he saw Xiao Jinzi casually taking out five or six thousand G. He pouted his lips slightly and asked his sister beside him.
"Isn't it good to have money? Isn't this the time when we need money?"
My sister smiled slightly and replied.
Ma Tao said nothing.
"Little brother, let's accept this bet! We agreed in advance that mechas are not allowed to be used for assistance."
For the sake of the 3000G, Gray Vest agreed.
For him, he doesn’t suffer a loss in this bet. If he loses, he just needs to answer a few questions. If he wins, he can get 3000G. After all, judging from his experience in the outside world for so many years. , I am very suspicious of Ma Tao and the others. The glory they have is just superficial. They have no real ability. He is familiar with his own men. Judging from the physical appearance of Ma Tao and the others, His side definitely has an advantage, not to mention that there are multiple women, so he is very confident, saying that even if he loses, he will not lose face if he loses to Ma Tao, the silver peak bounty hunter, with this hand Why don't you do it yourself? Of course, the gray vest is not stupid. He sees the power mechas worn by Ma Tao and others. The existence of this kind of physical plug-in will seriously break the balance of the game. , so he wants to bring it up.
"no problem"
Xiao Jinzi readily agreed.
"Come here, clear the table for me quickly!"
Gray Vest gave the order, and the surrounding soldiers began to clear the table, leaving a place for the next competition.
"What do you want to do? Do you want to waste 3000G? If you don't wear a mecha, you don't have much chance of winning."
Taking the opportunity, when no one was paying attention, Ma Tao approached the boy and lowered his voice and asked.
Ma Tao was very worried, because he knew very well that his achievements today were entirely due to luck and ability to adapt to the situation. How many battles between life and death told Ma Tao that he was physically weak, so he When fighting, three points depend on physical strength, three points depend on fighting for one's life, another three points depend on on-the-spot reaction, and the last point depends on heaven.
Don't doubt that the better the hunter is, the more terrifying his instincts on the battlefield will be. This may be a person's sixth sense.
"Just watch it"
Xiao Jinzi smiled and replied.
