Dax Town is located north of the Old Port, at the junction of the spheres of influence of the Roman Legion and the Lone Star Republic, with a straight-line distance of one hundred and eighty kilometers from the Old Port.
Team Akainu set out in the morning and arrived just after noon.
Dax Town is much smaller than the Old Port. All the buildings in the town are built around a three- to four-kilometer main road, and most of the buildings are low.
At best, this is a town; at worst, it's just a street.
Although there are not a large number of poor people like outside the old port, the life of the residents in the town is actually not good. Most of the pedestrians on the street have yellow and thin faces and are not neatly dressed.
In Yang Jie's opinion, they are just better than those poor people.
"So why didn't the Roman legions and the Lone Star Republic annex this place?"
In Yang Jie's understanding, the land on the border has always been the key to fierce competition between the two sides. Even if there is no conflict, there will be no shortage of verbal battles.
But the quiet and peaceful situation here is obviously inconsistent with Yang Jie's perception.
"Don't they have a conflict? Why doesn't anyone care about this?"
"Not worth it."
Luo Ke shrugged, sat next to Yang Jie and explained:
"There are so many dangers in the wasteland, transportation between towns is not convenient, and this place is not profitable."
Luo Ke's random explanations made Yang Jie confused.
Seeing that Yang Jie didn't understand, Ryan took the initiative and said:
"What Rock means is that the wasteland is too dangerous, making transportation and communication difficult, so the cost of governance is high. This is true for any large force."
The former Lone Star officer was educated and more coherent in his speech.
“The core settlement of any force is their unique value:
Either there are special resources, such as energy, minerals, or fertile land; or the geographical location is special and has certain strategic significance; or there is pre-war infrastructure, and the radiation pollution is not serious.
Daxtown obviously does not have these characteristics, so no one cares about them. "
After saying this, Ryan continued to explain:
“In fact, there are quite a few places like Dax Town in the wasteland, even within the major spheres of influence.
Various forces have never invested their energy here, and the most they can do is collect a tax. "
Yang Jie suddenly realized.
"Okay, enough of the gossip."
Ryan said, glancing at his watch.
"It's two o'clock in the afternoon. Let's go and survey the surrounding terrain. If a war accidentally breaks out in the city, we must be prepared."
Ryan said and ordered everyone:
“Switchblade, wrench.
The two of you go around the gas station and get familiar with the gas station. "
Yang Jie and Luo Ke nodded, and Ryan continued:
"Osprey, look for a suitable commanding height. There's really a fight in the town. We need your sniper support."
Elena nodded slightly.
"Xiong, you and I will drive to the north of the town. We have to find a suitable place to fight.
This group of people won't be able to get here until evening at the earliest. I'll give you two hours to carry out your respective tasks. At four o'clock sharp, we will meet next to the gas station. "
Everyone nodded. Yang Jie, Luo Ke and Elena took off their tactical equipment, each took a pistol and put it on their waist, and then got out of the car.
The gas station was located in the very center of Dax Town, and the two of them walked there in casual clothes.
The gas station in Dax Town is very small, with only one gas pump and two gas ports. Behind the gas machine is a small house, and next to the small house stands a rusty oil tank.
Surrounding the gas station are a row of single-story adobe buildings, most of which have one or two bedrooms and are quite simple in structure.
A little further away is a two-story villa with a small yard.
The villa is overall white in color and has a relatively beautiful architectural style, which is a bit out of the ordinary in this town full of adobe houses.
"This seems to be...newly built?"
Yang Jie touched the white dust on the wall that had not yet dried, and felt a trace of moisture when he twisted his fingers.
"Can such a building exist in this poor place?"
Roque frowned and walked around the villa yard, looked in through the iron gate of the yard, and then shook his head.
"nobody."
"It's not just that there's no one here."
Yang Jie pointed to several adobe houses surrounding the villa yard.
"Neither are these houses around him."
"Hey~
Weird. "
Rock put his hands on his hips, biting his lip and looking at the entire villa.
"What the hell is this? Who has enough money to build a villa here?"
"How about I fly the drone and take a look?"
For some reason, Yang Jie always felt that there was something wrong with this building.
"Let's fly the drone as far away as possible so that no one can see it."
After all, the behavior of the two of them was not glorious. Before Yang Jie traveled through time, he rashly used a drone to break into the house, which must be regarded as an invasion of other people's privacy.
Of course, in the wasteland, "invasion of privacy" is not very particular.
The two of them walked a little further, and Yang Jie took out the drone from his backpack and let it fly. As the drone entered, the structure of the entire villa was transmitted to the display screen.
As the two expected, the villa was obviously just built, with only the most basic furniture and nothing else.
The first floor of the villa is an open living room, which is connected to the kitchen and dining room, while the second floor has two bedrooms, one on the east and one on the west.
As for what's inside, the drone can't fly in to check it out due to the window glass blocking it.
With nothing gained, Yang Jie had no choice but to let the drone return and put it away. The two looked at each other and felt that there was something wrong with this place.
"This wall is obviously thickened. I doubt that even rockets can penetrate it."
Rock squinted his eyes and analyzed.
"There is a downward passage, indicating that this villa also has a basement."
Yang Jie nodded, frowned and added:
"And the windows on the second floor are very small. There is a ladder leading to the roof between the two bedrooms, and there is a searchlight on the roof.
in addition,"
As he spoke, he looked around at the low buildings around him.
"Don't you think... the view from this villa is a bit too good?"
"Rather than saying this is a villa, it's better to say this is a small bunker."
After Luo Ke concluded, he hesitated for a moment and his face turned dark:
"Isn't this thing specially built by the Roman Empire for that Fermat?"
Such speculation caused the two of them to fall into silence for a while.
"Wait a moment, something happens!"
In the distance, the roar of engines could be heard. The two looked over there and saw a convoy of more than a dozen cars of various types driving into the town.
The two stood in the distance, observing the approaching convoy.
The convoy stopped at the entrance of the villa, and then the doors of several cars were opened. Dozens of people wearing leather jackets and holding rifles pushed the doors and got out.
"Is this a Roman legion?"
"No, it's not"
Rock frowned as he watched the group of people walk to the door and murmured:
“Although the Roman legions were lagging behind in equipment, they were very proud.
If it were a Roman legionnaire, they would definitely be wearing the iconic half-armor. "
After Luo Ke finished speaking, Yang Jie saw the leader pushing the iron door. After finding that it was locked, he waved back, and two of his men walked to the door with a hydraulic clamp.
"I don't think this was built by a Roman legion."
Rock watched the two men use hydraulic pliers to cut off the iron chain on the door, and said softly:
"No one would have the guts to provoke them so close to the Roman legions."
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