In the early morning, the two of them were awakened by the roar coming from the sky. Just through the cracks in the roof, you can feel the fury and shock of the rainy season in Africa. Flame-like lightning tore through the sky overhead, followed by a series of terrifying thunderbolts. Lead-gray clouds lay low overhead, and the once-unreachable sky now seemed to be within reach. Perhaps because Kenya is closer to the Indian Ocean, the torrential rains and lightning here are more violent than those on the Congolese side.

Suddenly, the sky seemed to have been torn open for someone, and the water poured down like a burst of the embankment. The two men hurriedly got out of their sleeping bags and put their luggage on the sleeping bags. Ye Tian took out the pistol from his sleeping bag and put it on his waist, looking around vigilantly. There were already many people shouting and running outside, but they were all speaking local languages from all over Africa, and Ye Tian couldn't understand them.

In Africa during the rainy season, a single rainstorm can quickly sprout countless rivers. It seems that the place where Ye Tian and Ralph live is the flood area during the rainy season. Seeing that the muddy rain that quickly flooded their calves became more and more turbulent, the two people hurriedly pushed the life raft turned into sleeping bags and waded out.

"If you're lucky, you might be able to see the most unique tool in Africa's mining areas during the rainy season. ”

"What's that?"

Ralph shook his head, "If you're lucky, you might be able to see it in a moment." ”

The crowd in the town did not panic, but the place where Ye Tian and Ralph lived belonged to the low-lying flood discharge zone, and the rest of the high-lying places had not been affected by the rain. Ye Tian looked at the small town miners with a calm expression on their faces in confusion, and couldn't figure out where their calm confidence came from.

The answer was soon apparent.

Although the calf-deep rain filtered out most of the vibrations transmitted by the ground, Ye Tian could still clearly feel the huge vibrations coming from the ground like war drums.

Hundreds of horses moved swiftly towards the town from a distance, and the wagons were pulled by huge green rubber packages. Seeing these huge packages, the crowd gathered at the top let out a cheer.

The huge herd of horses passed through the dense residential area of the town, and Ye Tian followed Ralph to wade in the direction of the herd's movement.

It was a large clearing, and although it had been flooded, a lot of slag piles could still be seen exposed. This is where a large area of tailings is piled up. Now that the flood is coming, this area of slag accumulation is inundated.

The water quickly rose to the thighs, but fortunately, the temperature in the rainy season in Africa is very high, and even if the whole person is soaked in the water, there is no danger of hypothermia.

Without Ralph explaining, Ye Tian also knew what the huge green package that was unloaded from the carriage was. Workers were very skilled in dragging huge packages down from the wagons. Find the nearest stout iron and skillfully tie the ropes wrapped in four directions to the surrounding irons. Then the two of them pulled together a striking red rope, and as the crowd erupted in cheers, the huge dark green package slowly unfolded and turned into a huge tent floating on the water.

"Isn't it amazing?" Looking at Ye Tian's stunned expression, Ralph said with a smile: "What's even more amazing is that this kind of water tent is produced by your Huaxia Kingdom. Speaking of China, Ralph sighed with emotion: "It is said that the people of Huaxia are the most industrious and intelligent people in the world, if we Africans can have half the diligence of the Chinese, the land of Africa will not be ruled by these white devils for so many years." ”

More and more dark green packages were pulled from the wagons by the shouting workers, and then haphazardly tied to the four nearest pillars around them with ropes. The pillars were clearly driven deep into the ground, and were still very stable even with so many heavy objects attached.

One by one, the packages were opened forcefully, like green lotuses blooming in the flood, floating steadily on the murky water. One after another, as the water surface became larger and larger. Luckily, the site used to pile up tailings slag is large enough that hundreds of packages are thrown on it, and the surrounding area is still empty.

Residents and miners living in small town houses waded into the tents with their simple luggage, greeted each other with smiles on their faces, climbed into the tents, pulled open the rain shutters and got in.

Behind, a second batch of water tents delivered by hundreds of wagons.

"Could it be that these people spend the rainy season like this every year?It seems that these people seem to be very accustomed to this thing?" Ye Tian asked in surprise.

Ralph nodded indifferently: "The vegetation near the mine is very badly damaged, and a seasonal river can form here every year during the rainy season, and when the rain is abundant, there will be crocodiles and hippos in the water." And this mountain range forms flash floods very quickly, and if you live in a house, you will really die. ”

The second batch of water tents were quickly tethered and unfurled, because there were many free tents, and the crowd that had just been huddled together ran out of the tents, and then jumped into the water with acquaintances, and slowly waded into the other empty tents.

At this time, the water had risen to their stomachs, and the two men were standing in the water talking, when they heard someone shouting at them not far away: "If you two don't come again, you will have to wait until the next tent that these horses bring in." ”

From the surprise in Ralph's eyes, it can be seen that this man knows Ralph.

"Ralph, why did you kid come here?" The person who called Ralph just now was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties. There was a deep scar on his face, and even when he smiled, it seemed that there was cold air oozing from his bones. Pulling Ralph's hand, he dragged Ralph up from the water, and stretched out his hand to Ye Tian.

Ralph walked over and gave him a kind punch, laughing and scolding, "I thought you old Scar was dead, but I didn't expect to live so strong." After speaking, he took his hand and came to Ye Tian affectionately: "I will introduce you to a friend, this is Ye Tian of Huaxia Kingdom, this is my best friend in Africa, Kayali, this guy used to be a first-class mercenary! Later, he was injured in one eye by a stray bullet, and he had no choice but to retire." ”

Ralph pulled back the waterproof curtains, and the three men walked into the tent. Kayari's gaze stayed on Ye Tian's waterproof backpack, and one eye radiated a trace of cold light. Ye Tian felt the change in Kayari, and his tense body was ready to make a counterattack at any time.

In his backpack, he carried a captured sniper rifle. The barrel of the gun could not be disassembled, so Ye Tian deliberately camouflaged the barrel and put two layers of thick waterproof oilpaper on the outside, but he didn't expect to be recognized at a glance by this old mercenary with rich experience.

Seeing Kayari's hand slowly sliding to his waist, Ralph hurriedly grinned and pressed Kayari's hand and whispered: "Ye Tian is my best friend, not to mention that we just borrowed the road, but we didn't think about doing business in the mountains." Kayari looked at Ralph quizzically, and slowly lowered her hand.

"You know, my friend. Kayari sighed and said, "This is the home of our people. ”

"What's going on lately?" Ralph asked as he handed Kayari a cigarette and looked at a melancholy Kayari.

Kayari shook her head: "I don't know, I just know that there have been a few fresh faces in the town recently, and the expressions must not be looking for a job." I reported this to my boss, and the next day, these people disappeared, and my boss took it very seriously. Kayali looked up at Ralph and patted Ralph on the shoulder: "You're my best friend, there is an exploration team from the Congo side that seems to have been in breach of contract by the employer, and it was invited by the boss, and then another gold vein was discovered." ”

"This is eye-popping news. Ralph nodded and shook Kayari's hand: "Ralph will always be your best friend, will not betray, will not hurt. ”

Since Ye Tian is Ralph's best friend, Kayari did not carry Ye Tian behind his back when he spoke to Ralph in English. That exploration team was the unlucky guy who hitchhiked with Ralph and then stole someone's notebook, but when it came to fresh faces, I don't know why, Ye Tian suddenly had a strange feeling. I always felt that those few fresh faces were not coming for the newly discovered veins, but for themselves and Ralph.

The rain became heavier and heavier, and Ye Tian and Ralph settled down before they had time to look at this novel giant tent on the water.

Each of these tents is fifty or sixty square meters in size, and except for a semi-partitioned toilet, the whole tent is completely open, and there is no concept of personal privacy or space. The walls and floors made of rubber seem to be hardened, and they feel extremely hard to the touch, and the feet on the rubber floor are not at all as soft as expected, more like the soft soil of the African land. Approaching the semi-isolated toilet, Ye Tian couldn't cry or laugh. This toilet is to leave a hole in the tent somewhere, and the excrement is pulled out and washed away directly down the river, which is so simple and practical.

Because Kayari was in charge of the outskirts of the mine, as the leader, Kayali had the luxury of living in a huge water tent with the other two leaders. Now that Ralph and Ye Tian are moving in, Kayari is very cautious to blast the two men out.

Kayari's affection for Ralph does not mean that he is unguarded against Ralph and Ye Tian. In Africa, a land where too much humanity has been wiped out, all kindness and trust, all unreserved and unguarded, can be exchanged for a merciless bullet.

Seeing that Kayali was still tense in his nerves, Ralph said helplessly: "Kayari, we are friends, don't you remember, friend?" After speaking, Ralph took out the pistol behind his waist and threw it in Kaya, Ye Tian also threw the pistol over.

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Kayari's face, and he rubbed his hands unnaturally and said, "Ralph, forgive me for my caution. I can't tell you too much about my men just now, in fact, in the past few days, someone once touched the gold mine, and the mercenaries under the boss shot and killed one person, and the remaining one ran away. And you happen to be here at this time, sorry, my friend. ”