Although everything is covered with grass as far as the eye can see, the air here is extremely hot. The scorching sun is scorching the entire earth. The horizon between the sky and the earth in the distance is shaking slightly. Vaguely, Ma Tao discovered through the monocular telescope There seems to be a dense forest to the east. There is no place to rest under such a strong sun. People in the car are extremely hot, so the forest naturally becomes the best place to cool down.
"There is a forest to the east, let's go there to rest."
After discovering the woods, Ma Tao informed everyone on his watch and hurried back to the car. He quickly closed the hatch to isolate the heat from the outside world. Su Lanxi wiped the sweat from his forehead with a wet towel, just like that. Yes, Ma Tao was already sweating from the sun.
No one on the communication watch responded. Everyone was too lazy to talk because of the sultry weather.
"This place is really weird. It's so hot all of a sudden."
Since coming out of the valley, Su Lanxi has watched with his own eyes the temperature on the dashboard soared from more than ten degrees Celsius to more than thirty degrees today, giving people the illusion of going from spring to summer in an instant. The scorching temperature has already made Ma Tao He couldn't even put on the mecha, and he felt extremely uncomfortable, and his back was sweating constantly.
Ma Tao took the wet towel in her hand, greedily enjoying the coolness on it, and then asked: "How much water is left?"
In such a sultry weather, water has become a vital commodity. Before finding a water source that could be replenished, Ma Tao couldn't help but worry about the problem of fresh water.
"It's enough, don't worry"
Su Lanxi replied with a sweet smile.
Ma Tao turned to look at Su Lanxi and saw that her pretty face was flushed with heat. He said to her lovingly, "How about you go to the minibus and stay with your sister?"
Ma Tao didn't want Su Lanxi to suffer the same fate as him, and wanted her to take a minibus, because the minibus was the only one with an air-conditioning system.
"No, I want to be here with you."
Su Lanxi shook his head and refused.
"Listen to me and go there now"
Ma Tao couldn't help her. He ordered in an unquestionable tone, and then called his sister with his watch so that she could open the door for her.
Su Lanxi knew that Ma Tao was concerned about him, and considering that his sister was always on the minibus and didn't want to make her feel bored, he agreed, nodded and said, "Okay then."
The convoy began to move towards the woods. The high temperature made people feel restless, and they had to deal with those Noah monsters that would appear at any time. It was even more annoying. However, the more irritated the monster was, it seemed like it was on purpose, especially They like to provoke Ma Tao, such as electromagnetic flowers, magnet monsters, and even mechanical command vehicles. They all attack like they are rushing to reincarnate. Ma Tao has to beat them all one by one, and then brave the scorching heat. Lieri got out of the car, collected the chip g of these monsters, and brought them back. If he encountered a monster with less g, Ma Tao was too lazy to get out of the car, but basically any monster killed would earn hundreds of g. Ma Tao He couldn't bear to give up, so he had to get out of the car and pick them up one by one. Xiao Jinzi wanted to get out of the car and help collect the groceries, but as soon as he got out of the chariot, he was hit by the sun that was like being burned on fire. Ma Tao just braved the sun and started collecting. g, there is no way, he is the captain, but after collecting it several times, Ma Tao can't stand it anymore, so this burden can only fall on his sister.
Finally, after killing about a dozen monsters, the convoy arrived at the woods that Ma Tao had discovered, only to find that it was actually an oasis surrounded by woods. It was surrounded by trees on three sides, with only the south side accessible.
"There is a chariot!!!"
Finally, Xiao Jinzi’s voice came from the communication watch.
I saw a black heavy Rhino tank driving out from the south direction of the woods. The C device did not alarm, indicating that the driver of the tank was a human. This Rhino tank also apparently discovered the Ma Tao convoy at the edge of the woods. The main gun's The fort rotated half a circle and pointed the muzzle in their direction, but then it rotated back again. Apparently the people in the car were also observing and confirmed that Ma Tao and the others were human beings. Instead of launching an attack, they stopped. .
Only a minute later, the Rhino tank slowly drove past in their direction.
As they got closer, the weapons and equipment on the black Rhino tank came into everyone's sight.
The main gun is actually a 165t gun of the same level as the Wolf Car. Based on this alone, this black Rhino tank has the same strength as the Wolf Car. The secondary gun is a laser weapon, and the rear of the car is also equipped with a huge The weapons and equipment are somewhat similar to some kind of launcher. They should be SE, but it is also unclear what kind of equipment it is without launching an attack.
Facing four tanks, this Rhino tank still dared to drive straight over, which showed that the opponent had absolute confidence in its own strength.
The black Rhino tank slowly stopped more than ten meters away from Ma Tao and his convoy. The hatch of the tank opened, and a man who didn't even wear a mecha got out. Because of the heat, this guy even Instead of wearing a tactical uniform, he was wearing a black vest, a pair of sunglasses that covered half of his face, and short hair.
The man exposed half of his body, first looked up at the sun in the sky, then took out a cowboy hat and put it on his head, then glanced at the four chariots in front of him, and finally fixed his gaze on the wolf chariot at the front of the row, hehehe smiled. Said: "I didn't expect you to start looking for teammates? It's really unexpected."
As soon as these words were spoken, Ma Tao knew that the other party knew the red wolf tank. Obviously, he did not know the news that the wolf was dead.
"Brother, I think you'd better not get out of the car."
Although everyone knew how Ma Tao got the wolf cart, but... Xiao Jinzi was a little worried that the other party would be in trouble if he saw that it was Ma Tao who was driving the wolf cart.
"What are you afraid of? I don't think this is anything to hide. It would be more like a chariot that we got using some ulterior secret."
Gao Han didn't think so.
"The truth always comes out. I'll get out of the car and take a look."
Ma Tao thought so too. In order to let the other party see his integrity, he did not pass the mecha around, but opened the hatch wearing only his tactical uniform.
When he saw the red wolf car opening the hatch and getting out, the man was obviously not the red wolf he knew. He thought he had made a mistake. He took another look at the red Merkava in front of him. That's right. This is the chariot of that guy from Red Wolf, but why is the driver a kid?
"Who are you? How come you are on Red Wolf's chariot?"
The man slowly took off his sunglasses, and the short-haired man stared at Ma Tao with a pair of sharp eyes, showing a dignified expression.
"My name is Ma Tao. Red Wolf died, so he left the chariot to me."
Because it was too uncomfortable to be dazzled by the sun, Ma Tao had to squint his eyes to talk to him.
"You are lying"
The man's eyes suddenly became extremely cold, staring at Ma Tao, as if he couldn't hear
A reasonable explanation is enough to kill them.
"Whether you believe it or not, Red Wolf is indeed dead. He gave me the chariot key before he died."
Ma Tao is not afraid of him. The opponent's strength is at most the same as his own Wolf Cart. What he considers is that this person should be Red Wolf's friend, and Ma Tao does not want to fight with the opponent.
The short-haired man was silent for more than ten seconds, as if he wanted to read something from Ma Tao's face, but he was disappointed. There was no trace of fear on the face of the young man in his twenties opposite, which made him hesitate. , but he could not choose to trust the other party based on the young man's side, but one thing was right. If the young man in front of him did not have the chariot key, then he would not be able to drive Red Wolf's chariot at all.
"How did he die?"
The man continued to ask, his eyes still locked on Ma Tao. Whenever the other party made any movement, the short-haired man would retreat into the car to let him look good.
"I was tricked out of the chariot, so I died."
Ma Tao answered.
"How did you lie?"
The man continued to ask.
"Disguised as Nina with a woman"
Ma Tao said.
The man was silent again, because based on his understanding of the red wolf guy, this was really possible. Everything the young man said sounded reasonable, but the man still didn't believe that the red wolf would die.
"Who killed him?"
the man asked again.
"A bandit leader named Gomez has been killed by me."
Ma Tao replied.
The short-haired man didn't speak, he was thinking.
"I told you, don't look down on others and always speak in such a domineering manner. Do you know that we are gold hunters!!!"
Facing this strange man who kept talking to Ma Tao in a questioning tone, Xiao Jinzi in the Leopard tank car couldn't stand his way of speaking anymore, so he picked up the car loudspeaker and shouted.
"Gold hunter?"
Unexpectedly, the short-haired man in front of him chuckled when he heard these four words, and said: "Are gold hunters great? In Tower Town, guys like you are just the bottom. What do you believe in?" Glory, here, is just a joke, and no one here cares about it."
After the short-haired man finished speaking, he snorted coldly, feeling amused at their ignorance.
"You are so shameless! Are the people here more powerful than Red Wolf and Blue?"
Xiao Jinzi didn't believe what he said. Everyone knew that the people who could reach the peak of the gold hunter were Red Wolf and Lan. This guy in front of him was not a gold hunter at all. Although he and others were just beginners, they couldn't be ignored like that. Bar.
"A frog in a well, lonely and ignorant"
The short-haired man no longer wanted to talk to the guy hiding in the tank, and turned his attention back to Ma Tao again.
Ma Tao met his gaze without fear, because he had not done anything untoward.
"My name is Yan Zhiyang. I will verify your words, but if it is a little different from what you said, wash your neck and wait for me in Tower Town."
After Yan Zhiyang finished speaking, without looking at Ma Tao, he got back into his black Rhino tank. With the low roar of the engine, the black Rhino tank slowly retreated, then began to turn around and headed straight to the north.
"This guy must be sick!"
Xiao Jinzi was still a little angry.
"Maybe, but he and Red Wolf should be very good friends."
Gao Han, who had been watching for a long time, finally spoke.
Ma Tao thought so too. No matter what, he thought of that person's name and repeated it in his mouth: "Yan Zhiyang..."
"I felt like that person just now looked so powerful."
Su Lanxi's words came from the communication watch again, sounding a little worried about Ma Tao.
"Whether he is powerful or not depends on having enough confidence to support him. This guy should be no weaker than Red Wolf, but it's strange. Have you heard of his name?"
Ma Tao has always been puzzled by this question, which he has never been able to figure out.
No one said anything. Indeed, no one had heard of this name. Maybe that Tazhen would give him the answer, Ma Tao thought.
Turning his head to look at the forest where Yan Zhiyang drove out, there was no road there, but the huge Rhino tank did indeed come out from here. There is no doubt that this must be a virtual projection again.
When the convoy followed the deep ruts on the ground and crashed into a big tree, the surrounding scenery changed, and a human gathering place appeared in front of everyone.
Looking around, the entire camp is protected by fences. There are many buildings inside. The area is so huge that you can't even see it at a glance. The ground is covered with traces of wheel crushing. You can basically see it. The sand was yellow, but there were not many people to be seen inside the entire camp, because the scorching sun overhead was unbearably hot, and they were probably all inside those buildings.
At the entrance, Ma Tao and the others were stopped by the guards in the watchtower.
The two guards who were enjoying the heat each held up a banana tree leaf to block the sun. They didn't wear any defensive equipment due to the heat. They just wore ordinary clothes and even had their weapons slung across their shoulders as they lazily walked over.
"Welcome to Desert Oasis Tower Town, please pay...a town entry tax of 400g for one, two, three, four, and four vehicles."
When Ma Tao got off the chariot, one of the guards with an afro who was not too hot looked him up and down, then stretched out his hand, waiting for Ma Tao to pay.
"So expensive!"
Xiao Jinzi, who then got off the car, was speechless. The other party was too lazy to talk nonsense, and obviously did not raise the price. After all, if the handlers at the import and export of this kind of town really increase the price secretly, the managers will not be able to eat it if they find out. Walking around in circles, if anyone does this, it will undoubtedly mean that they are kicked out.
"It's not expensive. This is the only free water source for hundreds of kilometers, Ulu Spring. Once you get here, you can't even hope to find a sip of water."
Afro turned his head and glanced at Xiao Jinzi and stopped looking at him. Then he turned his gaze back to Ma Tao and complained, "Are you still coming in? If not, I'll go back. It's too hot."
"Come in, of course I'm in"
Ma Tao quickly laughed with him, then found 400g from his pocket and handed it to the man.
Although 400g is indeed the highest entry fee paid so far, for Ma Tao, a mere 400g is enough to kill two more electromagnetic flowers.
I'm back, there's no need to stay here for such a trivial matter.
"The chariot is a little dirty, but it's very beautiful. We have a car wash here and can wash the chariot very clean."
After handing over 400g, Mao Cuntou, who had been silent for a long time, looked at their chariot and continued.
"Thanks"
Ma Tao nodded and said he understood. Just as he was about to return to the car, something suddenly moved in his heart. He turned to look at the two guards and asked, "Is that black chariot that just left... is Yan Zhiyang?"
Thinking that the two guards in front of him should be considered the local gangsters of Tower Town, Ma Tao planned to get a story out of them.
"do not know"
The two guards collected the money, completed their work, and ignored them, holding up banana leaf leaves and hurriedly walked into the gatehouse. It was so hot outside that it would be uncomfortable to carry them for a second longer.
Without extracting any useful information, Ma Tao returned to the chariot, started it, and drove towards the building in the town with the chariot supply logo painted on it.
As soon as you drive into the chariot supply point, you can feel the huge temperature difference between the inside and outside of the building. The outdoor temperature is as high as thirty-five or six degrees, which can almost roast a person to death, while the indoor temperature is only a dozen degrees, which makes people instantly It felt quite cool and comfortable, and I couldn't help but want to moan.
At the supply point, when he heard that Tolu's ammunition could actually be replenished, Ma Tao cruelly replenished the three Tolu that SE had consumed. This directly caused the price of ammunition replenishment to exceed 9,000g and almost exceed 10,000, which made Ma Tao couldn't help but Some heartache.
In addition to replenishing the shield energy of the four tanks, it cost another several hundred grams. Fortunately, the grams in his hand were sufficient, nearly 100,000 grams. After finishing all these, he would still have more than 80,000 grams left.
Replenishing armored ammunition takes time, so the tank can only be left here waiting to be picked up tomorrow.
The six people got off the chariot, and the next step was to find a place to stay, which was naturally a hotel.
The hotel in Tower Town is an independent three-story building in the innermost part of the town. The hotel rooms are divided into three grades: plum, bamboo, and pine. The price ranges from the cheapest 10g to 150g a night. The most expensive is pine. The owner of the VIP room is also a smart person. When he saw that Ma Tao and the others had a woman, he made everyone choose the most expensive Songzihao room with just one sentence. The reason is that the Songzihao VIP room not only has a standard double bed, It is also qualified for bathing, and more importantly, the room is equipped with air conditioning. Considering the high temperature outside, this is simply a pleasure.
The rooms in Songzihao are all on the third floor. There are three rooms in total. He and Xiao Jinzi share one room, sisters Su Lanyu and Su Lanxi share one room, and Gao Han and his sister share one room. In fact, her sister plans to stay in Car No. 3. Ma Tao didn't agree to anything, and Gao Han didn't care. There were two beds in the room anyway.
Ma Tao's room is in the first one. When you open the room, it's about sixty or seventy square meters. It's not very big, but it's spacious enough. It has two beds, two wardrobes, tables, chairs and benches, and a balcony. The environment is pretty good. Yes, at least it looked clean, but for Xiao Jinzi, such an environment was average at best. Considering the conditions of his home, it was understandable.
Turning on the air conditioner in the room immediately, Xiao Jinzi lay down comfortably on the big bed.
"Ah!! I feel so good in bed, I don't want to get up anymore..."
This is true. Driving a chariot for a long time and staying in a small space for a long time will make your whole body uncomfortable. Even if there is a rest bed behind, you will not be able to sleep hard.
"What? You don't plan on taking a hot bath for a while?"
Ma Tao opened the cupboard door and put his things in the cupboard and said.
"Go! Of course!"
The boy suddenly sat up from the bed.
In fact, it is not only women’s nature to love beauty, men also need to tidy up regularly. Women’s beauty is feminine, while men’s is masculine.
Because you are a guest of Songzihao, your room card is just proof. You don’t need to spend money separately to enjoy bathing in the hotel. Bathing is divided into men and women. It is common to the entire hotel and open to the outside world. Even if you don’t live in the hotel, you only need to pay 30g is also acceptable.
Ma Tao and Xiao Jinzilai soaked in the bathtub and stretched out their arms. The steaming steam made people feel more comfortable. It dissipated the sense of lack from the body and made people unable to help but feel sleepy.
After washing for about an hour, the two of them left. Being exposed to the hot sun outside, Xiao Jinzi hurried back upstairs, fearing that the smell of sweat and mud that had just been washed away would come back.
"You go upstairs first, I'll go check out that Ulu Spring."
Ma Tao said to Xiao Jinzi.
When leaving the bathing area, the two of them were curious. Logically speaking, although this is an oasis, the source of water should also be very precious. But in Tower Town, there are car washes and bathing, both of which require large amounts of water. Yes, is it possible that Ulu Spring is huge? The recovery is indeed huge, but these are not without consideration in places that require a lot of water resources. The water in car washes and bathing areas, for example, is all recycled water. It is collected in water tanks, filtered, and disinfected before being used again. Yes, as for hot water, it is even simpler. There is no need to boil water at all, because the most common building in Tower Town is the water tower. Basically, there are many large and small water towers built around all buildings for storage. Water source, these water towers are similar to solar heating. They are baked by tens of degrees of high temperature during the day. The heated inside of the water tower is enough to be used for a long time.
Although it had been disinfected, Ma Tao suddenly felt uncomfortable in his throat when he thought that the water he used to brush his teeth might be the water used by countless people to wash their butts, but this did not prevent him from checking out the mysterious Ulu Spring.
Although Ma Tao doesn't know the location of Wulu Spring, there is a mouth under his nose, so he will know if he asks.
However, during the day, there were basically no people walking around outside Tower Town. Ma Tao could only return to the bathing area and planned to ask the people inside. It happened that a woman who should be a local came out wrapped tightly.
"Ulu Well? It's inside the big shed in the middle."
As the woman told Ma Tao, she pointed at a large building not far away, which was a warehouse-like place.
According to what the woman said, "The spring water of Wulu Spring can restore people's energy. It is sacred water." Ma Tao was even more curious and ran straight to Wulu Spring under the scorching sun.
The warehouse can be about three to four hundred square meters, and there are no technical buildings. It just covers the entire Wulu Spring, leaving three entrances and exits. After Ma Tao comes in, the cool air inside makes people feel so comfortable.
