Section 8 Robbers
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Lu Wu ran towards the place where the fire was burning. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Tents were burning throughout the camp. Of course, there are other bits and pieces besides the tents. The fire is bigger than expected, and the reason for this is that not every refugee is left with nothing, and some of them are even more obvious when they flee by car.
Fortunately, the planning of the camp is very good, and generally a few tents are close together to form a community. However, the different small areas are separated by a distance to form a small road or a large road. The large roads and small roads formed by the intervals of these tents not only make it convenient for people to pass, but also play a good role in insulating fires, so no matter what the fire is, it will spread to a community at most, and will not cause a large-scale fire.
Lu Wu didn't know if the tents on the earth had the function of fire prevention, but the tents produced in this world obviously did not have these functions. But then again, there's nothing surprising about that. The main function of the tent should be waterproof.
Then he started to notice something was wrong.
It stands to reason that in such a fire, the people around must come out spontaneously to help fight the fire and save people or something. But although it was still far away, Lu Wu could also see that there was no crowd running to fight the fire on the edge of the fire.
He couldn't help but slow down and take a closer look.
No, not that there are no people. At the current distance, the firelight had clearly illuminated several figures. One of them was particularly tall - the one far beyond humans. Lu Wu recognized it as a pair of exoskeleton armor.
However, the armor stood there motionless, and no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like it's fighting fire. And there are several people around it. All of these people looked like they were watching.
What was going on? Lu Wuyi couldn't figure it out for a while. As he got closer, he saw another group of people standing next to the burning tent. Among the group were old men and children, one of whom was dressed only in a jacket and bare-legged, shivering in the cold wind. These are probably the occupants of the tent that is being burned. Their faces cowered in the firelight, full of fear, anger, and reluctance.
The flames continued to burn uncontrollably. No one came to help put out the fire, and no one came to rescue things.
And in the closest position to the flames, next to the motionless exoskeleton armor, there were several other people. These men were all grown men, armed with weapons, and at the moment they looked at the flames with a sinister smile. The one who took the lead had a big beard. It looks a little familiar, as if I've seen it somewhere.
Lu Wu approached the edge of the flames, and his arrival immediately attracted the attention of those people.
"This is ......" Lu Wu looked around. Even a fool can see that this is not a misfire caused simply by dry weather.
Redcoat didn't know when he came out of the stinger. Unlike Lu Wu, he has a weapon in his hand. He stood silently behind Lu Wu, but Lu Wu could clearly see that his hand holding the handle of the gun was clenched tightly, and he could even see the green tendons coming out.
"Oh, it's you, you're finally here, fellows of the Sixteenth Legion!" the bearded man turned his head and looked at Lu Wu and Hongyi. "It's just a small warning, though!"
"What does this mean?" Lu Wu asked Hongyi softly.
"Next door," Redcoat replied. "The original ...... of the Seventy-ninth Legion They relied on a few more exoskeleton armors to extort money...... At first, there was no such thing, but now there are more and more of them...... I didn't expect them to come for real!"
"Did you set the fire?" Lu Wu stepped forward, and the red clothes followed.
No, he shouldn't be surprised, this time it's normal, isn't it? Why does human society maintain stability? It's because there is an authoritative force to maintain social stability. Army, police, or whatever. Once this power is gone, once the wrongdoing goes unpunished, then crime and evil will spread like wildfire.
If there really is a natural disaster that destroys all order, then Lu Wu believes that it is not only the natural disaster itself that causes a large number of casualties among human beings, but also the fratricidal killing of human beings after losing order. The latter will do more damage than the former.
Lu Wu suddenly remembered why he looked at this bearded man with a familiar look. Indeed, in today's training class, or more specifically when he reported for duty, he glanced at the bearded man. There may not be a habit of growing a beard in this world, and most men don't have a beard, so this beard can easily make an impression.
"I've given you a chance!" the bearded man narrowed his eyes slightly. "This is my place! If you want to use it, you can, but at least pay the landlord some rent, right?!Otherwise, get out of here! If you don't, that's the end!" he gestured to the still burning tent.
"On the way we retreated together," Red-Clad said at this time. "We've helped you a lot. In the corner of Lu Wu's eyes, he saw the resentment and regret on the face of the red cloth. "Our cars help you transport your things, our food is shared with you, and now you will repay it in this way?!How many of you on your side would have been able to get here without our help?"
"So what? What are you doing with all this old stuff?" said the bearded man, with no trace of shame on his face. "Besides, it's not like we're doing nothing. We've got dozens of mechs, and most of them have been scrapped on the way to help you deliver goods! We've done enough. This is not a serious debt! This is where we came first, and the whole place is a camp that we have set up! And then you come and squeeze us out? Where is such a thing!"
However, even Lu Wu, who didn't know the details, understood that this was completely a crime that he wanted to add. Is this the meaning of staking a camp?
"Why do you say it so high-sounding?" the red clothes sneered. "If you want to rob, just say it!"
"That's right," said the bearded man this time. "Who made my brother poor? Brother is now poor and has no money to do maintenance for the mecha, and he doesn't want to get some money to come over, do you want to wait here to die? You can rest assured, when my brother's mecha is finished maintenance, he will leave, who will stay in this kind of ghost place and wait for death?"
"What can a few mechs do?" the red coat sneered.
"What can't you do," the bearded man knocked on the little metal giant beside him, "But with it, where can't you go?" At this time, his gaze shifted from the red clothes to Lu Wu. From the standing posture adopted by the two people, you can see the identity of the two people, and in this regard, there is no difference between Wage and the earth.
"That...... You're Lu Wu, right?" said the bearded man. "Your name is special, so I remember it very clearly. It turns out that the rest of your Supreme Commander is such a young man...... Haha, it's normal, isn't it? Brother don't want too much, take 100,000 yuan, brother will turn around and leave, and never come again!"
The common currency of this world should be called Belica. However, this currency is completely virtual, which means that there is not even paper money, which means that you can't rob it normally - just like on Earth, robbers don't usually rob bank cards or passbooks.
That's why they're doing it, not just grabbing the money.
However, although the bearded man said so, it was obvious that neither Lu Wu nor Hongyi would simply give in - it could be seen from their expressions. Moreover, although Lu Wu was not prepared, the red clothes could carry weapons on his body.
Amber walked up behind her, and she saw it all.
"I can help......" she whispered. "Although my strength is weak now, I have to deal with them......"
"No," Lu Wu replied in a very soft voice. "Don't make a move. He now knew that warlocks and ordinary people didn't live together at all, which meant that using magic in plain sight would cause a lot of sensation, and it was likely to be hidden. As for Amber's case, judging by the current situation, it is estimated that something must have happened. For now, it's better to keep a low profile. Besides, it's okay in this case.
"Hongyi, do you want to do it?" The bearded gaze skimmed over Lu Wu, who was bare-handed, and stayed on Hongyi. As he spoke, he didn't even move the weapon in his hand, but patted the exoskeleton armor beside him. "Don't look at it for a long time, but it's okay to exercise for a while. Red, can you beat us?"
They were all military men and had a deep understanding of this equipment - exoskeleton armor. After putting on (or rather, getting into) this equipment, the strength of the human being will be greatly increased due to the blessing of external forces. Not to mention the use of weapons, even the bare hands have very terrifying power, at least there is no difficulty in breaking or tearing apart the fragile flesh and blood of humans. Its exterior is covered with sturdy armor that absorbs a lot of damage and greatly protects its internal structure, including the operator. Of course, due to its increased weight and weight-bearing capacity, it can carry a lot of heavy equipment and use a lot of high-powered weapons that humans can't or have difficulty using.
Utility rifles pose little threat to it, and in a real battle, a hundred men may not be able to beat an exoskeleton armor. If a single class is formed, only 200 exoskeleton armors are needed to be eligible to form a legion independently.
If the Redcoats had rescued from the annihilating defeat not two transport-only vehicles, but two exoskeleton armors, perhaps the situation would have been different. At least, the bearded man doesn't look so complacent.
"Can your bullets pierce through this special thick armor?" said the bearded man. He ostentatiously stroked the mecha with his hand.
"You may not be able to wear this mech, but you will be fine if you wear your skin!" Redcoat said. He made a gesture, and all of a sudden, figures appeared in all directions. Everyone was armed with weapons.