Living supplies are mainly food and drinking water, and things that are easy to store have always been pasta, steamed buns, cakes, and steamed buns. As long as the moisture in these items is removed and kept dry, they can definitely be stored for a long time in the future. , as time goes by, these things will become stronger and stronger, and can even be used as hammers without any problem. However, as soon as they encounter water, simply boil them with steam or water, they will become very strong. soft.
He spent a few hundred grams to buy a bunch of dry food such as steamed buns, biscuits and dried meat. Ma Tao also bought many containers for water. The three of them had already brought a lot of things in large and small packages. In the hot weather, Both sisters were sweating profusely.
The next thing is to fill the purchased containers with water, and then transport them little by little to their chariots. This is a task that requires constant repetition and consumes a lot of physical strength. Ma Tao cannot bear to let the two sisters accompany him. As he was carrying water back and forth again and again, and was burned and tanned by the scorching sun, he chose to spend money to solve the problem. As long as the money was enough, he didn't have to worry about no one taking the job, and soon several men took over the job. , and Ma Tao only needs to calculate wages for Chariot and Wuluquan according to the number of times. The only problem is to temporarily separate from the two sisters and communicate with them using communication watches.
In the hot weather, both sisters wore headscarves to cover their faces, firstly to avoid being burned by the sun, and secondly, Ma Tao was worried that the twins' particularly good looks would cause unnecessary trouble.
Beside the Wulu Spring, Ma Tao found a place to sit on the pile of bottles and cans he had purchased, enjoying the extremely comfortable coolness and checking with the twin sisters on the other side with his watch.
In just ten minutes, the people who were transporting water turned back. Ma Tao paid each person 15 grams as agreed in advance, and then watched them continue to pick up the container on the side, and ran to I filled it up at the Ulu Spring, then picked it up and left without saying a word.
At this time, everyone's physical fitness began to slowly show up. Some were fast and some were slow. The fast ones had already carried the bucket out of Ulu Spring, while the slow ones were still fetching water. However, the water container It's all the same, Ma Tao charges according to the number of times.
"What? Are you planning to enter the Black Desert?"
A woman who also used a container to fetch water was wearing loose clothes and covering her head tightly. Only her crescent-shaped eyes were exposed. She effortlessly picked up the bucket and took a look. The workers who were transporting water finally focused their attention on Ma Tao, who looked like a foreman paying wages.
Ma Tao didn't have time to talk to her. He didn't even recognize her, so he glanced at her and then paid her wages to the workers who had just returned.
"If this is your first time entering the Black Desert, the water you have reserved is far from enough."
Seeing that Ma Tao remained silent, the woman glanced at the containers on the ground and continued: "At most... it can last for more than a week, not even half a month.
"I asked you whether you are annoying or not. If you don't know enough, why don't you come back? Do you think the fax is just a decoration, or you have forgotten it?"
Ma Tao didn't want to talk to her, and she kept talking.
"how?"
When the woman heard Ma Tao's words, her only exposed eyes looked at him with a very surprised look and said, "Didn't anyone tell you that in the black desert, the fax device cannot be used?"
"What???"
Ma Tao was stunned for a moment. He looked at the tightly wrapped woman in front of him and stared into her eyes. He could tell from the woman's tone that she was not lying, and there was no need to lie about this kind of thing. Just find someone. Just ask, and such lies will be self-defeating.
"It seems you really don't know."
The woman nodded, and saw the answer from Ma Tao's eyes, and then said: "It is true that the ignorant are fearless. It seems that you don't know anything about the Black Desert. Anyone and a chariot entering the desert, all positioning Devices and communication equipment, including communication watches, will all malfunction. The sense of no direction and the fear of never getting out will destroy your heart all the time. Moreover, no one can know what you encounter inside. , Unless you can come back alive, you will be completely swallowed up by the Black Desert and become dry bones. This is the reason why it is called the Black Desert."
After listening to this woman's words, Ma Tao instantly understood why the man he met in the tavern, who was called Desert Thorns, was so vivid. In such a desert, it was an extreme torture of physical strength, energy and soul. This guy survived. Two months later, this incident has become a legendary story in itself.
Looking at the buckets and containers he had prepared, Ma Tao wanted to buy some, but there was no other way. The space in the tank was limited. This was already the maximum capacity that four tanks could carry. With the addition of food, Just barely filled the cockpit.
"How about it? Are you interested in joining forces and forming a team together?"
The woman spoke, put down the bucket, and then slowly took off the scarf on her head with her right hand.
This is a beauty who is as beautiful as the twin sisters and Gao Han, but she is different from Sister Han's mature woman and leadership temperament that grasps everything. The one in front of her is more unscrupulous, standing there , there was more or less a hint of contempt in her eyes, and there was an aura of being inaccessible to strangers all over her body. Her long, straight black hair added a bit of coldness to her image. Such a woman said If she wants to form a team with him, even if she takes the initiative to show off her appearance, Ma Tao will not feel even a little sincerity from the other party.
"Sorry, I don't need it"
Ma Tao doesn't want to provoke women, especially this kind of proud woman who always wants to trample men under her feet. She is like a lawless Medusa. It is enough to have Gao Han in his team. Fortunately, Gao Han does not do anything. It's not too much. This woman, Ma Tao doesn't want to hang around the queen all day long. Another important point is that Ma Tao doesn't want to be used as cannon fodder by others.
The beautiful woman with long black hair and straight hair in front of her knows so much about the Black Desert. She is obviously very experienced, but why does she want to recruit herself, and she still knows that she is obviously the one?
The first time she entered the desert, she still chose to recruit him. The only thing was that this woman had already started to make plans from the moment she saw him start to store water. For such a shrewd woman, it was better to stay away and not provoke him.
"No need to refuse in a hurry, I have a feeling we will meet soon."
The woman stared at Ma Tao, but was not angry because he rejected her. She put on her headscarf and veil again, carried her bucket of water, and turned around to leave Ulu Spring.
"baffling……"
Ma Tao was too lazy to talk to her. He looked at the dark man in front of him who was wet with sweat and asked tentatively: "Do you know that woman just now?"
"do not know"
The dark-skinned man had just returned from delivering water in the hot weather and was waiting to receive the money. His eyes were fixed on the backpack in Ma Tao's hand. He had no time to care about the woman and didn't even look at it.
Ma Tao looked at the direction the woman left again and continued to pay freight to these workers.
When the containers purchased by Ma Tao were filled with water and transported to four chariots, they actually cost more than 500 grams. At the same time, Ma Tao was also thankful that Ta Town had the sacred Ulu Spring, otherwise Ma Tao would have used his toes. You can also imagine how valuable the water in this place will be.
Braving the scorching sun, he returned to the chariot and met the twin sisters who had returned together. On the way, Ma Tao briefly talked about the woman he had just met, mainly about the information about the Black Desert.
"In this case, do we need to prepare more water?"
Su Lanxi frowned slightly after hearing this.
"The tank has no place to store water, so we can only find ways to collect some water on the road."
Su Lanyu had just noticed that there was no room left in the car. Even the best-fitted minibus had almost no room for the things piled up in it. They were just preparing water, and there was no room to put it in.
"Let's go back first. As for the water, I'll think about it."
The three of them were standing in the sun. Ma Tao quickly became dizzy from the sun. He looked at the two sisters who also looked tired. This was not the place to talk at all, and then said: "Let's go back to the hotel first."
The three people were about to walk back when suddenly there was a loud noise. The sound came from the entrance of Tazhen. Several people heard the sound and went out, only to see a group of caravans coming into Tazhen, with a total of six vehicles and four tanks. Two fully loaded armored personnel carriers.
The six vehicles that entered Ta Town were each more miserable than the last. Not to mention the dust on the vehicles, the dense bullet marks and the smoke left by the shells told everyone that they had suffered a serious blow and were in urgent need of help. The most impressive thing about rest and recuperation is the guys sitting in tanks and armored vehicles. The exoskeletons are covered with injuries and their bodies are covered in coagulated blood. Not to mention the two guys wrapped in the armored vehicles. , the sun is so hot, and they are wrapped like rice dumplings. There is no doubt that they are two corpses, or they are too hot to die. There is also an eyeball that was blown out, wrapped in cloth, sitting on it. On the roof of the armored vehicle, he looked at the guys watching him with his only remaining eye. Ma Tao could read from the guy's eyes that he was full of fear at the moment and was lucky to survive the disaster.
There is no doubt that this man is crippled and will never have the chance to fight monsters again. What defeated him was not only his physical disability that seriously affected his future fighting ability, but more importantly, this guy was scared out of his mind. I don't know what kind of monster these people encountered and were beaten like this.
Seeing their embarrassment, Ma Tao was very lucky that none of his team members were missing arms or legs or missing parts. Although they had narrowly escaped death several times, this luck was really taken care of by God.
"It's so miserable. I'm afraid I'll lose my life this time. I don't know if these guys will find anything good."
There were spectators on the side, muttering to themselves as a group of caravans returned to the town.
"Not necessarily. If you really find something good, you will definitely make money without losing money. As for people, there is nothing missing, right? The most indispensable thing in this world is people. Isn't everyone living to get ahead better?"
Passerby B looks much more optimistic than the previous person.
"I'm afraid that if you have a life, you can make money, but if you don't have a life, you can spend it."
The previous passerby said again.
"How will you know if there is a life flower without trying hard?"
Passerby B said.
"It seems that the situation outside has become more and more dangerous. It is better to follow the large group to be safer. At least we can share the pressure when encountering monsters."
At this time, Passerby C sighed with emotion.
Seeing such a tragic group passing by, Ma Tao showed a solemn gaze.
The team in front of us is not weak, but it can still be destroyed like this. Is this black desert really so terrifying?
When they returned to the hotel, Xiao Jinzi was still sleeping soundly. It was obvious that this kid had overworked last night and was too exhausted. Ma Tao ignored him and planned to wait for him to wake up.
Looking at the time, it was almost noon. The whole morning had passed like this. After taking the food delivered at the door into the house, Ma Tao fell on the bed, thinking about what happened today and the solution of the problems of the Su sisters. I finally settled a major issue on my mind. I didn't expect that things would turn out like this, but the ending was still good, and it was very good for me.
Ma Tao is also a man, and he has also thought about having three wives and four concubines, but in the original world, this was something that he would never dare to think about. Now that such a thing has really happened to him, as the saying goes, everything goes wrong in troubled times. Hero, Ma Tao considers himself not a hero, but he is not a bear either. But history tells us that most heroes grew up slowly from bears. The most famous ones, Genghis Khan and Temujin, were born from a captured The slave eventually became the king of the entire Mongolia. His cavalry even crossed the ocean and reached many countries on the European continent. The vast territory was a miracle. His cavalry was invincible.
After thinking about it, Ma Tao gradually fell asleep.
In the afternoon, Xiao Jinzi finally woke up.
To be honest, this kid woke up from hunger. He stayed up all night last night and didn't eat anything during the day. It would be easy if he didn't make a fuss in the Five Zang Temple.
When the boy was rummaging through things for food, Ma Tao was woken up. In fact, he was about to wake up. When he got up, he saw Xiao Jinzi gobbling things into his mouth at the table.
"I told you to slow down, that's all reserved for you."
Ma Tao saw that he was eating in a hurry, just like a starving ghost reincarnated.
"Well...brother...did you see it? I've got...the radar..."
Finding that Ma Tao was awake, Xiao Jinzi continued to eat with one hand and pointed at the ugly radar equipment on the table with the other hand. Because there was something in his mouth, the boy spoke intermittently and stuck out his tongue, so Ma Tao had to follow him. He was really familiar with it. Even if he didn't speak, he knew what he was going to say. He nodded to show that he understood and asked him to eat slowly.
When the sun began to set, the outside gradually began to become noisy. Groups of teams and businessmen who were preparing to go hunting today began to gather in the town. The open space in front of the tank supply point was full of people, and tanks were started. The roar of the engine and the noise of caravan members transporting goods to the car.
I have to say here that because of the heat during the day, people living here are basically used to staying up during the day and going out at night. In order to avoid the scorching sun, unless it is absolutely necessary, few people choose to set out during the day when the sun is shining brightly. Ma Tao and the others didn't understand the situation before.
Communication on your wrist
The watch vibrates.
"Ma Tao, are you there? I just heard that a large-scale caravan is leaving today. The next time will be a few days later."
It was Gao Han who spoke with her watch. Apparently she also noticed the teams gathering downstairs.
"I saw"
Raising his hand, Ma Tao answered his watch.
"Should we set off together?"
Xiao Jinzi asked beside him.
"certainly"
Ma Tao nodded. During the day, he had almost purchased all the drinking water and food. He could leave at any time. If it weren't for Xiao Jinzi, Ma Tao would have wanted to leave at noon, but now it's better to follow the large army. It will definitely be safer, and these people must know the Black Desert better than myself and others. If you are taking advantage of this, of course you have to keep up.
"Everyone, pack up and get ready to leave in fifteen minutes."
After Ma Tao finished speaking, he didn't receive any reply from Su Lanyu and Su Lanxi. He sighed and prepared to go find them.
As soon as he heard that he was about to set off, Xiao Jinzi's first reaction was to bring the radar equipment that he had spent a night tinkering with, fearing that he would be left behind.
Fifteen minutes later, when Ma Tao and his four chariots drove out, no less than twenty chariots of various types had gathered in the small square in front of Tazhen, and nearly a hundred people could be seen. Now, everyone is fully armed, with weapons and mechas, and large and small bags. They are divided into several groups. Although they are gathered together, the gangs are distinct and they are all on guard against each other, because everyone knows in their hearts that here, everyone Everyone is a friend, and all human beings are friendly, but once you go deep into the Black Desert and there is no means of communication, that is not necessarily the case. Everyone must be careful, otherwise, your body will be naked Abandoned on the hot sand, they will soon be dried into mummies by the scorching sun.
The noisy crowds in the vegetable market are still busy organizing various supplies. The main initiator of this departure from the town is a group of caravans named Chiyan who are going to Kara Town, and it is very safe because the route they chose is close to the edge of the desert. area does not enter the Black Desert, so many people who plan to go to Kara Town will choose to follow them.
The Red Flame caravan also has the largest number of people, with eleven chariots and two large trucks loaded with goods. There are no less than forty people. The flag of their caravan is a handful of orange flames. The leader is a young man. The old man, nearly sixty years old, had a slightly thin body under the black robe that covered his whole body, and his face was full of wrinkles.
I don't know if it's Ma Tao's illusion, but I always feel that every move of this old man has a mechanical feel, especially when he looks at people, his eyes are straight. How can I put it, there is no expression in those somewhat cloudy eyes? , the reason why he felt this way was that when Ma Tao saw the old man, he felt like he was meeting the second master, but Ma Tao didn't think much about it. After all, he was so old, and his walking was a little strange and his body was uncoordinated. , this is also normal.
Among the busy crowd, Ma Tao saw a familiar figure, a woman, who was the Medusa he had met at Wulu Spring before.
At this moment, this woman is standing next to the old man in black robe, looking at the busy crowd in front of her. This woman's temperament has a tendency to overshadow the entire caravan. The reason is because behind her, there are two more people. A guard like a machine, but the guardian of the dawn of the Creation Alliance. Only then did Ma Tao notice that on the chest of a woman as sharp as Medusa, a badge with the Creation Sword engraved on it was shining in the sun. It is so conspicuous under the light.
She is actually from the Creation Alliance?
Ma Tao was slightly surprised by the identity of this woman, and it seemed that she could be protected by the Guardian of Dawn. This showed that her identity was absolutely extraordinary. However, in Ma Tao's impression, he had only come into contact with Su Shuai about the mysterious Creation Alliance. one.
"Everyone!!! Leave in five minutes, pack your things!!!!"
The gathering crowd was kicked off by a rough roar. He was also from the Red Flame Caravan, and he wore the unique pattern of their caravan. It was probably because of his loud voice and the ability to shout when giving orders. Just gave it to him.
Finally, the packed Red Flame caravan took the lead and sailed out of Tower Town in a mighty manner. After they all left the town, they were followed by various small groups.
Ma Tao took a general look and found that the four tanks in his group were actually the team with the most tanks except the Red Flame caravan. This should be considered good news, but Ma Tao was not in a hurry to keep up with the Red Flame caravan in front. , deliberately keeping some distance.
