Due to the lack of vegetation in the wasteland, the temperature during the day can soar to forty or fifty degrees under the sun's irradiation, after the sun goes down, the temperature drops rapidly, Ye Hao rushed out of the tent, and suddenly a cold wind swept in, and he couldn't help but tremble and sneeze when he was wearing only thin clothes. glanced nostalgically at his field tent and slapped himself hard. "Let you be a good person, let you be Lei Feng, let you be a fangxiahui, let you freeze to death...... Hey, why are you scolding yourself like that?"

Fortunately, the door of the armed off-road vehicle was not locked, Ye Hao looked around, quietly, even the fire became faint under the cold breath, and there was still a small flame left, which was in danger of being extinguished at any time. It was still cold when I got into the armed buggy and closed the door. After thinking about it, Ye Hao still found James and asked for a tent, found an open space, set up the tent with a clanging sound, laid out the carpet, took out a sleeping bag from the space, and got in. As soon as I closed my eyes, my head short-circuited and fell asleep.

When you are woken up by the sound of rustling, you can tell that someone is preparing breakfast. Looking at the watch on his hand, it was only six o'clock in the morning, in the darkest hour before sunrise, and the whole camp was still pitch black. Ye Hao cheered up, walked out of the tent after a simple tidying up, and when the cold wind blew, it was really cold enough.

Ye Hao looked around in the camp, and after the shift change, the sentries were very dutiful, as the eyes and ears of the entire convoy, the two sentries were wrapped in several layers of blankets and lay on the top of the truck, and their eyes took turns to observe the situation in this open area, and they nodded to him when they saw Ye Hao walking by.

In the cab of another truck, Li Tie, a biometal robot, is sitting inside. Li Tie doesn't need to rest, as long as he has enough energy, he can stay awake all the time, and his own detection system can completely monitor any wind and grass within ten kilometers around the camp. However, Ye Hao did not intend to rely entirely on Li Tie's ability, Li Tie was Ye Hao's last guarantee. Moreover, in the context of the end times, it is beneficial to keep humanity on the necessary alert.

Ye Hao walked outside the door of his army-green tent, hesitated for a moment and gently lifted the door curtain, the table lamp was still on, Han Meimei consumed too much energy, and slept soundly after relaxing. Ye Hao stepped forward and touched her forehead, fortunately she didn't have a fever, otherwise it would be a bit troublesome.

It was too cold outside, Ye Hao didn't go out in the end, just sat in the tent, looking at Han Meimei's dirty face. "I don't know how old she is? Listening to her voice, it shouldn't be too big, right? It's a pity that I haven't seen her face, if I wash my face, maybe she will be a big beauty? hehe...... It's really a big mess, if it was a big beauty, she would have been given a bag a long time ago, and she would have taken the risk to act as a corpse hunter?And if it's really a delicate beauty, she should be as fragile as a vase, how can she be so strong after being shot?"

Thinking of Han Meimei's stubborn eyes, Ye Hao shook his head, "This woman should be very strong and want to win, hehe, she will die to save face and suffer crimes." ”

At half-past six, the wake up call in the camp remembered that the guards, who had slept soundly, yawned and walked out of the tent in twos and threes. According to the division of labor of camping at night, those who make breakfast make breakfast, and those who dismantle tents dismantle tents, the camp becomes hot and soon full of life.

The cold at six o'clock was not very heavy, and after the morning sun showed a glimmer of light, the cold was quickly dispelled.

In the noise, Han Meimei woke up from her sleep, opened her eyes, and was startled when she saw Ye Hao sitting next to her, but then closed her eyes again. A very sudden feeling made Han Meimei seem to return to the previous time, and that trance made her feel the urge to cry. Maybe there are very few women in this world who can get this feeling, right?

Since Han Meimei's leg injury had just been healed, she was unable to move, and of course Ye Hao helped her return breakfast. Halfway through today's trip, after a hurried breakfast, the convoy hit the road again.

Han Meimei was helped by Ye Hao to Li Tie and the armed off-road vehicle.

There are still some peaks in the wasteland, but the number is very small, but there are many in the Gobi sandy land, and the convoy is driving on this uninhabited dirt road, and the speed cannot be fast. Fortunately, there were no more accidents along the way, probably because of the lack of people, and the zombies did not gather in this area. As Han Meimei said, this dirt road can indeed save half the time, and it is much faster than traveling on the road without the disturbance of zombies.

After struggling on the dirt road for more than three hours, and finally encountering another road sign, Han Meimei looked at it and said: "Keep driving forward, and in less than half an hour, you will see the road connecting Buffalo Town, which is only half an hour away from Buffalo Town, and you can reach it." After thinking for a while, she said, "When we get on the road, there will be some villages, and when the end of the world comes, I don't know what will happen to the area around Buffalo Town." ”

At this time, Ye Hao said: "When you arrive in Buffalo Town, I don't know if you still have any previous thoughts?"

Han Meimei was stunned for a moment, as if she remembered something, gritted her teeth and said, "If you are willing to raise me as an idler, I will take back what I said yesterday." ”

"Oh......" Ye Hao replied in a low voice, considering that if he didn't take her in, with her current injury, if she didn't get rest and recuperation, she would also lose a leg, and the final result might be to die. He thought about it for a moment before saying, "If you don't mind, just stay, our team should still have the ability to raise an idler." ”

Han Meimei's originally nervous expression suddenly relaxed after Ye Hao agreed, "Thank you, Robert." Her big eyes flashed with excitement, although Ye Hao just said that the team didn't mind raising an idler, but for her, in this cruel last days, she finally found someone to rely on...... That's enough.

Ye Hao smiled and shook his head: "Hey, I've been issued a good person card again." ”

After tossing and turning on the dirt road for almost half an hour, the convoy finally got on the highway and, according to Han Meimei's guidance, ran wildly on the road in the southeast direction. This section of the road is quite complete, and the convoy can drive up to thirty or forty kilometers. Zombies can occasionally be seen wandering on the highway, but there are not many of them, as few as one or two, and more than a dozen wandering alone, in short, they do not form a scale.

Corpse hunters are definitely the most active profession in the last days, and not long after they got on the road, you can see sporadic corpse hunters booby-trapping zombies, gunshots rang out from time to time, and the sound of shouting and killing was endless. However, like the corpse hunters Ye Hao had seen before, most of them used cold weapons, and hunting zombies also showed their magical powers.

For the convoy that appeared on the road, they seemed to know the purpose of the convoy, and some of the people who were close to the road were already standing on the road, constantly waving their hands, and holding up the crystals in their pockets, wanting to exchange for the goods brought by the convoy. For human beings who are far from the end times, whatever commodity they need, it is what they need.

The topography of Buffalo Town, if you look at it from the air, you will find that it is a whole large canyon, as if it suddenly cracked in the wasteland. The steeply elevated terrain has created a Grand Canyon that is more than 30 kilometers long and 5 or 6 kilometers wide.

The wilderness outside the canyon is not as sandy as it flies, but the land has been heavily weathered and desertified, and only a few tenacious drought-tolerant plants can survive in this vast wilderness. The sweep of the T virus has made the wasteland even more desolate, and it is definitely an extremely lucky thing to be able to see the animals still alive in the wasteland, because their numbers have reached the point of extinction. And through the cracks of this Grand Canyon, there is a scene of spring all year round. The blazing wasteland, which seems to be blocked here, is full of life. Looking at the cliff terrain that looks like a knife, the cliff dozens or hundreds of meters high, gives people a sense of small oppression. The convoy brought by Ye Hao traveled under this canyon, as if it was like an ant, insignificant.

The convoy had only arrived at the entrance to the canyon for a kilometer when it encountered a sentry set up by Buffalo Town. A few simple houses, three converted SUVs, waiting on the road. At the head of an SUV, the roof of the sunroof was removed, and a heavy machine gun was welded, and the cold muzzle of the gun flashed in the sun's rays. A man wearing a vest controls the machine gun, and the target is Ye Hao's convoy. If it weren't for the eye-catching red paint spraying "Welcome to Buffalo Town" on a stone next to the SUV, Ye Hao would have thought that the other party was robbing on the highway in an open manner.

The convoy stopped, and Ye Hao greeted them, a middle-aged man who was a little blessed, looking at his bulging belly, he knew that he must be a leader who was not big or small in the early days.

"Welcome friends to our Buffalo Town, welcome!" he walked up to the armed off-road vehicle with a beer belly that had not been lost in the last days, and introduced: "I'm Skoda from the Buffalo Town Administration's External Relations Department, I don't know who your person in charge is?"

Ye Hao opened the door and got out of the car, and said with a smile: "I am the owner of this team, my name is Robert." Hello Minister Skoda, it's a pleasure to meet you. "When it comes to other people's land, basic politeness is indispensable. Besides, Skoda was chosen to welcome guests, naturally it is not a simple material, don't give yourself little boots to wear at that time, you may not be able to move an inch in this buffalo town.

Skoda squinted his eyes and laughed, shook his head and said, "Don't dare to be, Mr. Robert is polite." The contemptible man is just a small deputy minister. But seeing his enjoyment, he didn't mind Ye Hao calling him a minister at all.

Since he wanted to marry each other, Ye Hao of course complimented him and sent a wooden box that had been prepared a long time ago.

Skoda gave up the opportunity to sit in the office and went outside to get some wind and sun, in addition to wanting to make some achievements for the Buffalo Town Authority bosses to see, in order to get some oil and water here. Skoda naturally took it, and after weighing the weight of the gift a little, he asked one of his subordinates behind him to put the wooden box on the back seat of the SUV, and the smile on his face became even more kind.

Skoda asked casually: "We have a tax rate of 30% here, but it also depends on the goods." Mr. Robert, what are the goods you brought with you?"

"Dear Minister Skoda, most of the clothes we brought are old clothes, and a little food," Ye Hao explained, leading Skoda to the truck behind as he spoke.

Skoda glanced at the truck compartment casually, then took out a slip from his jacket pocket, wrote it on it, handed it to Ye Hao, patted him on the shoulder and said: "What Mr. Robert brought is all essential materials for life, and there are preferential policies for such materials Buffalo Town Administration." In addition, Mr. Robert is visiting Buffalo Town for the first time, and in order to show that Buffalo Town welcomes Mr. Robert, you will only charge a 10% tax rate on your goods this time. ”

Ye Hao was originally just out of the habit of the Chinese people, but he didn't expect that the return he received was greater than he imagined. Although I am only here to explore the way this time, judging from the value of the goods I carry, the reduced tax rate of 20% is definitely a huge amount, and it is estimated that it will be hundreds of kilograms in exchange for food.

This time, Ye Hao's attitude towards Skoda became more sincere, and it was another slap.

When leaving, the guard of the sentry did not escort him, but sent a black lad with the convoy to Buffalo Town. It is estimated that their three armed SUVs are just a dismount for the caravans that come to trade.

A few minutes later, the canyon entrance to Buffalo Town finally appeared in front of the convoy.

Unlike the wilderness where Maple Leaf is located, near the entrance to the Grand Canyon, you can see patches of corn, drought-resistant crops that survive well on sandy soil. In the cornfields, you can also see busy figures working to care for the crops. It may be that the climate and soil outside the canyon are average, and the growth of these corns can only be considered average, but it should be enough to feed people.

Officially entering the Grand Canyon, the entrance is a huge wall made of reinforced concrete, this wall spans the entire entrance, is five kilometers long, the height of the construction is 15 meters, the thickness reaches 5 meters, a very grand project. The walls are built with many firing ports and towers, and the top of the wall is wide enough to allow soldiers to run and move quickly. Ye Hao roughly estimated that the number of soldiers here was about 3,000 people, and it was difficult to capture it without two or three times the strength of this section of the wall.

With Skoda's proof, the convoy easily passed through the gates of the wall, and this was the real entry into the interior of Buffalo Town. The Grand Canyon, which covers an area of nearly 200 square kilometers, has become a refuge for more than 100,000 human beings in the last days. The area of human life is not very large, and it is almost always concentrated in the middle of the Grand Canyon.

The convoy passed through the gate, and what came into view was a concrete avenue, judging from the old and new, it should be renovated on the original foundation. On both sides of the cement avenue, a variety of crops are also grown, mostly corn, but also a small amount of other crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes. As for the more precious rice wheat, it was not until the middle of the gorge that it was sporadically cultivated.