After leaving Tower Town, Ma Tao finally understood why so many people liked to set off with the larger caravans, because the caravans moved very slowly.
A complete caravan must have armed forces responsible for escorting the goods. Most of them are the caravan's own people. Of course, there are also mercenaries hired for money. The situations where mercenaries are needed are mostly divided into two situations. One is There are too many goods and the materials are too valuable. The armed force of the caravan is no longer enough to protect the transportation of such important materials, so more people are recruited. Another situation is that of a small caravan that has just been established. It still needs to rely on others for its own strength. Generally, This kind of small caravans are formed temporarily, and distrust of each other is the first factor. However, once a few business deals and cooperation are completed, these small caravans are likely to have conflicts with the mercenaries they originally recruited. Integration, this is the development history of a caravan slowly growing.
The more important reason for the slow movement of the caravan is that not all members of a caravan are armed forces, but also many ordinary coolies and laborers responsible for transportation.
Don't underestimate these hard laborers who have little fighting power and no weapons. These guys definitely earn a lot, and can even be said to be quite well paid. After traveling with a caravan, the reward they receive is enough to make them comfortable. He can live comfortably in a town for a while. As long as he is lucky enough and after a few games, he will have enough money in his hand to buy weapons and equipment, and he will get rid of his identity as an ordinary person. This kind of high risk and he can die at any time. There are many people scrambling to do the work, just to one day be able to stand out.
Of course, these people are not qualified to enter the chariot, so they can only follow the chariot with their legs.
Looking at them, Ma Tao was extremely happy that he had the opportunity to grow up to where he is today step by step, but these people living in Tazhen had no chance at all, just because of one thing, and that was the Noah monsters outside Tazhen. They are all too terrifying and powerful. Without the protection of a chariot, anyone who encounters them can only fight to the death. If you want to use your flesh and blood to destroy steel, Red Wolf has tested it with actual actions. Basically, there is no chance of death. Ma Tao himself He thought that if he were in Tower Town, he would probably be able to spend his life doing nothing.
Recalling the giant cannon position in Seoul, Ma Tao really understood what the golden hunter couple said. The giant cannon was actually used to block monsters. Now it seems that this is indeed a fact. Any monster here can be released. When they arrived in Seoul, they were top-notch terrifying beings. They were bosses. When Ma Tao encountered any one of them, he would definitely die, but now, he was easily beaten into scrap metal.
Because the mighty team was not a complete team, they dragged their feet to maintain a distance of nearly one kilometer. The farthest ones were hanging at the back, mainly because their weapons were relatively backward. In fact, these people's ideas were very simple. , that is, let the people at the front of the line bear the firepower attraction. They followed behind, ate some soup, and arrived at Kara Town safely. Although it was relatively safe to follow behind, it was not absolute, not to mention, Chi Yan, who had always been at the front of the line. The caravan will not let these guys follow them so comfortably.
When the guys at the rear were chased by two recoilless rifles covered in green paint, these guys suddenly panicked and rushed forward one by one with all their might.
At this time, the advantage of having a tank became apparent. Those who ran slower without a tank were the first to be beaten. They were completely stunned by the two rounds of rocket launchers from the recoilless rifle. However, they also knew not to gather in a group to prevent being attacked. The monster struck hard and then began to flee in all directions.
"Do we need to help them?"
In Ma Tao's car, Su Lanxi sat in the passenger seat and watched the unlucky ghosts behind who were being chased by monsters screaming and being blown to pieces. She felt that they were so pitiful that she couldn't bear to watch them anymore.
"That's too late……"
Su Lanyu, who was sitting on the bed in the rest cabin, was wiping the bright sword, looking at the people on the screen, and said helplessly.
Ma Tao also glanced at them, and then turned the screen in a direction to prevent Su Lanxi from seeing those people.
At this moment, their convoy was almost two hundred meters away from those people. Ma Tao had noticed the appearance of the two recoilless rifles early on, but the location where they appeared was really worth thinking about, because these two recoilless rifles The position where the recoil rifle appeared could definitely be discovered by the Red Flame caravan in front, but they did not take action. It was obvious that they wanted to leave these two mechanical monsters behind to teach the tails behind them a lesson.
At this moment, the baptism of blood caused the unlucky ones at the back to completely collapse. Their weapons were completely useless against the shield of the recoilless rifle. If they were replaced by plant monsters, there would still be Bo, now it depends on who can escape faster.
"Help me!! I don't want to die!"
"Help!!"
Piercing screams came from behind, but no one chose to look back and continued on their way.
"I curse you all to have a bad death!!! The Black Desert will bury your bones forever!!!!!!"
With a bang, blood splashed, and the steel tracks crushed the head, crushing the last guy who didn't come and escaped into a pulp. When he was about to die, his vicious curse came to an abrupt end as death approached.
No one cares about this. The death of these people is already destined. Even if they can survive this time, can they still expect others to take action for free next time? No one will always help you. Except for your parents, the Red Flame caravan in front also understands this very well. They deliberately left the two more powerful recoilless rifles at the rear to clean up those miscellaneous things. The rest of the fish and shrimps also indirectly proved your strength. It was precisely because you proved your strength that the Red Flame Caravan in front also acquiesced in following these people.
It can't be said to be cruel. This is the reality of this world. When you have no use value, it is normal to abandon you.
Night began to fall slowly, and the temperature began to drop dramatically. As the sun set, it began to drop almost in a straight line, and soon dropped to more than ten degrees. The long-lost coolness brought people comfort and refreshment, but this temperature was not It will last for too long. It’s only twenty o’clock now. Once the night comes completely, the night’s
The temperature is even lower. If it rains, it can even be lower. It is said that in the black desert, the temperature difference between day and night can reach 50 to 60 degrees. During the day, it can be as hot as 40 degrees above zero, and at night it can be as cold as 30 degrees Celsius. It was freezing to minus 20 or 30 degrees Celsius, which was absolutely hell-like torture.
The team of nearly a hundred people walking in the Gobi was reduced by a quarter. Most of those who were too weak to keep up with the team broke away. In addition, the previous incident made many people understand that they were no longer here. Suitable for following a group.
"Do you feel heartless?"
Sister Su Lanyu saw that her sister was very sad since seeing those abandoned people die, so she walked forward, stood behind and put her arms around Su Lanxi's shoulders and asked.
It's normal for Su Lanxi to have this kind of emotion. Worse things than this can happen. The main reason for this situation is actually the lack of supplies. Don't look at the towns they have arrived in now, whether they have weapons, equipment or food supplies. It is better than Seoul or Odo, but similarly, the price is also extremely expensive. Expensive weapons and equipment and daily necessities not only bring about a significant improvement in the quality of life and safety, but also cause problems. There is a huge gap between the rich and the poor. Here, the more powerful, the more powerful, and the richer, the richer. However, ordinary people still have to work hard to survive, and it is even worse. Ma Tao has been to the back of Tower Town. Although the slums are not miserable, everyone is sallow and thin, and they are obviously malnourished.
Ma Tao and others have long been accustomed to indifference, but she is still not used to it.
"I just feel, when did humans become so cold and heartless?"
Sister Su Lanxi looked back at her sister, gave her a look that said she was fine and replied.
"Lan Xi, your heart is very kind, but there are too many people in this world who want your kindness, and you can't take care of them at all. Moreover, if one day, your kindness is gone, they will not only forget your past. Kind, even still complaining about you.”
Sister Su Lanyu, like a patient psychological counselor, gently stroked her sister's forehead, lowered her head and said.
"Your sister is right."
What Su Lanyu said was exactly what Ma Tao had been saying to himself. After taking a look at their sisters, Ma Tao continued while driving: "The people you see are actually you. If we don't have enough strength, we will be beaten." We will be the ones killed by the monsters, and they will not look back at us."
Having said this, Ma Tao turned to look at the two sisters again, and then said: "Actually, I am very lucky that I have a team, and I have you. If I had been like the red wolf, living alone, I'm afraid I would also You can only become a lone wolf, and a wolf can only make people feel fear, but it will not make people feel despair."
Ma Tao has been thinking that if Red Wolf had teammates back then, even if that bastard Gomez could trick him out of the chariot with a shady conspiracy, he would not have died. Red Wolf would not have died at the hands of the enemy. Instead, he died in isolation and helplessness. Therefore, a king without a territory is just a beast, and a wolf without teammates is destined to be just a passing thing.
"I see……"
Looking at Ma Tao who was driving the chariot looking straight ahead and her sister holding her shoulders next to her, Su Lanxi nodded, not sure if she really listened.
At this time, the motorcade that had been in front of them actually stopped. Almost subconsciously, Ma Tao also slowly stopped the car. He looked down at his watch and found that it was already past 21 o'clock at night. The Red Flame Caravan It probably means preparing to camp on the spot.
Ma Tao wanted to use his watch to contact Xiao Jinzi and the others in the car behind him, but he found that the watch could only make a sizzling sound of electricity, and there was no link signal at all. Even if it could be connected occasionally, the signal was weak. It doesn't take more than two or three seconds for it to be covered by the sound of electric current again. Obviously, it is interfered by some kind of magnetic field.
Ma Tao picked up the communicator in the car and found that there was also no radio signal.
"I asked why that kid didn't speak for so long. It turns out there is no signal. Good guy, we haven't even entered the desert yet, but we've already been disturbed at the edge."
Ma Tao was curious before. Every time he was on the road, Xiao Jinzi always liked to chatter endlessly. When he first left Tazhen, he and Gao Han could still be heard talking about something, but then there was no movement at all. , only then did I realize that there was interference.
All communication functions failed, messages could only be transmitted in the most primitive way, and communication basically relied on shouting.
He noticed that the hatches of Xiao Jinzi's and Gao Han's chariots at the rear had been opened, and knew that they were waiting for him.
"I'll get out of the car and take a look."
Ma Tao told the two sisters and prepared to get off the car.
As soon as he opened the hatch, Ma Tao shivered instantly when he was blown by the cold wind outside.
"This damn weather"
Cursing, Ma Tao jumped out of the chariot, only to realize that Xiao Jinzi and Gao Han had both found thick clothes and put them on themselves. It was obvious that they had just suffered from the severe drop in the outside temperature. .
"Here you go! Put this on"
There was a voice behind him. Ma Tao leaned over and saw that it was Su Lanxi, holding out his hand and handing him a sweater.
Ma Tao, who was already shivering from the cold, ignored the politeness and quickly took it and put it on his body, then jumped out of the chariot.
"Are we camping near here too?"
Seeing Ma Tao passing by, Xiao Jinzi jumped to his feet, looked at the Red Flame caravan in the distance who were busy building a camp and some small camps nearby, and then said: "Should we move closer?"
For some reason, the various teams that were clearly separated during the day were close together at night, with the distance between each other's camps being less than a few meters.
"Your thoughts?"
Ma Tao looked at Gao Han.
This sexy, mature, and increasingly feminine charming young woman blinked her big watery eyes and glanced at Ma Tao, and said nonchalantly: "You are the captain, why are you asking me? It's up to you to decide."
The tone sounded wrong, the ball was kicked back, Ma Tao
I don't know where I offended this eldest sister again. I glanced at Xiao Jinzi secretly. He also had an uninformed expression on his face. Helpless, I looked around casually. The surroundings were all desert and there was not even a tree in sight. , then he pointed and said: "Then let's go to the beach over there."
The place Ma Tao pointed to was a higher beach, which he picked at random.
"I remind you, it's best to be like most people. Not only will you appear more gregarious, but you will also let the other person see your sincerity."
Gao Han hugged his shoulders, looked at the place chosen by Ma Tao, shook his head and said.
"Why?"
Ma Tao was not angry because Gao Han picked on him.
"You just left with other people's caravans. You didn't take the initiative to approach at night and take on part of the defense. It seems unreasonable. These are also some of the unwritten rules of Tower Town. To survive here, strength is a must, but Rules must also be followed.”
Gao Han looked at the human camp not far away where several bonfires had begun to rise, and lamented how fast these guys moved.
"Thanks"
After Ma Tao finished speaking, he also looked in the direction of the camp, and quickly re-determined a location. However, the location was not particularly good, it was downwind, because the good location had already been selected, so it was too late to start. as a result of.
Speaking of Gao Han, Ma Tao has never been able to see through this mysterious woman. This woman's life experience has basically been confirmed, but Ma Tao never knows what she is thinking. Originally, this woman joined the Red Wolf because of her tough attitude. His own team didn't even care about his leader, who was not worthy of his name, and called him a child. After each battle, Gao Han was basically unscathed, but Ma Tao still couldn't see through it. This woman, especially in Luo Ke, the appearance of Chen Meng and Zhao Tian confused Ma Tao's eyes, but Gao Han's performance, thinking about it now, is a bit surprising. This sexy woman with a smile on her face all the time, was Did you really not notice anything? Or……
Countless times, Ma Tao thought of this and did not dare to think any further. Su Lanxi's death was directly related to him. This was undeniable, but...
Thinking about his current situation and all that he has experienced, Ma Tao sometimes suspects that this is all caused by Gao Han. He has experienced almost all human sufferings such as birth, old age, illness, and death.
Now, Ma Tao doesn't want to think about it anymore. All of this has passed, and Su Lanxi has returned to him again. But for Sister Han, Ma Tao always has a heartfelt admiration for Sister Han, including This time, Gao Han, who seemed to have done nothing, unknowingly found out so much information that he didn't know, so Ma Tao chose to study with an open mind and listen carefully.
Ma Tao drove the chariot to a stop on the west side of the camp, that is, on the side close to the desert. The four chariots were connected end to end, showing a perfect defense pattern in the shape of a 'mouth'.
There are four chariots in four directions, which are both safe and windproof. In this way, there is no need to even set up a camp, and you only need to move around in the central area surrounded by chariots.
The hatch of the No. 3 minibus opened, and my sister got out of the vehicle with the campfire equipment and prepared to light the fire.
Gao Han and Xiao Jinzi went to get pots and dried meats to prepare porridge and other food. Sisters Su Lanyu and Su Lanxi went to get bowls. Ma Tao was left alone with nothing to do, so he just wandered around. Take a walk.
The entire human camp covers an area of more than 100 square meters, with the Red Flame Caravan in the middle occupying the largest area.
It can be seen that this Red Flame caravan is still very capable. The armored personnel carrier carrying the goods was placed in the middle, and was guarded by specialized people. There were seven or eight tents set up on both sides, but they were flown out from the middle. A passage was created to ensure that the armored vehicles carrying cargo could leave at any time. The outermost periphery was surrounded by the chariots of the entire caravan, forming defensive firepower. Several bonfires were immediately raised around the camp, and the raging flames were burning, driving away the night. It is cold and at the same time illuminates the night sky, bringing warmth and light to the surroundings.
Some of the surrounding small teams were doing the same thing, using chariots to form defense points, each forming their own independent camp for defense, and setting up bonfires at the same time.
In the wild, in addition to cooking rice and hot dishes, the most important thing about a campfire is that it can interfere with the heat sensing system of those mechanical monsters of Noah. Generally, mechanical monsters with no intelligence will just attack objects that release heat stupidly. This will Give those who rest at night a chance to breathe, so as to be fully prepared to fight back.
Under the blazing fire, around the Red Flame caravan, in addition to his own team, there were three groups left. One group was a small group composed of three tanks and chariots. Seven or eight people could be seen getting out of the car and moving. Their strength On par with our own, the other group only had one armored vehicle and four people. The last group was the weakest. It didn’t even have a tank, but it had the largest number of people, with more than a dozen people. Ma Tao noticed The equipment these people wear is all good, except for a few who are wearing steel-clad mechas, and the rest are wearing silver-clad mechas, except that they don't have a tank.
Everyone in the camp is making fire to cook and filling their stomachs, which is the most important thing right now.
Suddenly, Ma Tao saw the 'Medusa' woman he had seen in Tower Town, still walking away from one of the armored cargo trucks with the old man in charge of the Red Flame caravan, accompanied by the Dawn Guardian. After landing, they all entered the largest tent.
Just when they were about to enter the tent, 'Medusa' suddenly raised her head, looked in Ma Tao's direction and smiled, then leaned over and turned into the tent.
Damn it! Isn't it? Can you see it from this far away?
Ma Tao was startled. You must know that they are not very close. They are nearly dozens of meters away. Moreover, it is still night. In addition, there is no bonfire around Ma Tao's location, and it is not very bright. This can also be noticed. , Ma Tao wondered if this woman had any special function.
"She has a pair of night eyes just like me."
Gao Han's voice suddenly came from behind him. Ma Tao turned around, only to see that Gao Han's face became surprisingly solemn. He was still looking at the tent where the woman disappeared. He instantly realized that the woman should be looking at Gao Han.
