Chapter 264: A Tragedy Caused by Five Apples
It takes time to replenish ammunition and armor pieces, and there are other vehicles lined up in front of Ma Tao and them, it is impossible to be the first to replenish them as soon as they come, Su Lanyu said, in this case, it is okay to give some tips to those workers, so that you can cut in line and then get back your chariot in front of others, but Ma Tao is not in a hurry, this time he is going to take a good rest in Fury for a while, ten days of torment is too tiring, whether it is mental or physical, it needs to be supplemented, So Ma Tao didn't tip those workers, thinking that his three cars could be replenished in three or four days, so he didn't care about these, mainly because they were too tired, and if they had a bed at the moment, they would be able to fall asleep when they lay down.
After the three chariots were parked at the designated location of the supply point, Ma Tao and the others changed into thick clothes and walked straight to the place of the hotel.
With money in hand, everything seems to be very confident, according to three times the price, Ma Tao and they directly opened five plum rooms, it must be five days, doing business, of course, whoever gives the highest price will sell it to whom, the shrewd hotel owner would like Ma Tao to spend a hundred G to live in a plum room, but there is really no one who is willing to spend this price to live in a plum room.
The room last time was gone, and this time there were a few rooms, but they weren't next to each other, and the five people each picked a key and dragged their tired bodies to find their own rooms.
Ma Tao's room is 1061, it should be room 61, which is relatively close, but the one Xiao Jinzi is holding in his hand is 1151, and there are dozens of rooms in between, you can imagine how far this is.
When he came to his room, the furnishings in the room were all the same, and they were also standard, the moment he saw the bed, Ma Tao couldn't control it anymore, and he didn't bother to take off his clothes, he leaned over and fell on the bed with a thud, and the moment his body was flattened, the comfortable Ma Tao couldn't help but moan, "It's still comfortable............
Within a few minutes, a slight snoring sound was remembered in the room.
Sleep until natural wake-up, when Ma Tao opened his eyes, there was a lot less noise outside the door, looked at the watch in his hand, good guy, it was already more than eight o'clock in the night, remember that they came back in the morning, now it's night, I actually slept for more than ten hours, this can no longer be described as long, but very long, but really comfortable.
After a long stretch and a little sore shoulder, Ma Tao sat up from the bed.
I looked around, good guy, I didn't even lock the door when I entered the house, and I looked at my backpack, but fortunately, the backpack was still there, and I was very happy in my heart, thanks to the fact that I closed the door.
Although G in the backpack is only,It's only a few hundred G.,But if you lose it, it's not just the problem of G.,There's also a face.,A big living person can't look at a backpack.,Wouldn't it make people laugh off their big teeth.,Fortunately, such a thing didn't happen.γ
Taking his backpack, Ma Tao checked the contents of the bag, all the items were there, a lot.
Grunt............
A hungry protest in the abdomen reminded Ma Tao that it was time to worship the Five Organs Temple, from the time he came back to the present, although it is said that sleeping does not consume much energy, but the body's functions are running after all, and the things in the stomach are always digested.
Ma Tao thought about it, it's all over the place, there should be nothing to eat in the hotel, and he wants to see if there is anything to eat in his backpack, but unfortunately, except for the hundreds of G's and a few bottles of fuel canisters for flame guns, there is nothing left.
"That's a problem......"
Ma Tao, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, muttered to himself that his eyes suddenly lit up, because he thought of a place, and he hoped that there would be something to eat in this place.
The place that Ma Tao thought of was of course the most lively place at night, the bar, although he was reluctant to go to a place like a bar alone after the Roque incident, but at this time there was no other way, only this place to go.
As the saying goes, people are iron, rice is steel, if you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry and panicked, your stomach will protest, you will not have the energy to do anything, you will be hungry, and you will want to go up and take a bite of everything.
There is no message from them in the watch, or they are not awake, or they are afraid of disturbing Ma Tao so they do not use the message function of the watch, Ma Tao also thinks so, and does not plan to call them with the watch, in case someone is still sleeping and is woken up, it is also a sin, the ancients, disturbing dreams, the crime can be punished.
took out more than 180 Gs from the backpack, then threw the backpack under the bed, covered it with a sheet, and Ma Tao went out of the house.
Prevent the gentleman and the villain, if you are really remembered, you are useless to install nine big iron locks, the thief can always find a way to open it for you, just the simple door lock of this hotel, it takes a little time to be opened, it really can't be opened with a foot down, this is one of them, the second is that Ma Tao really doesn't care too much about these hundreds of G, the real big money is in the chariot, the carriage of the three chariots and the trunk are almost full of G, and the number of 30,000 G Ma Tao has not yet deposited the identification card.
The bar is in the main building, this point should be the prime time of the bar, and I don't know what Lao Guo and his son will be busy now, but Lao Guo's bar is really simple enough, and it is estimated that the number of guests that can accommodate it should be very limited.
Open the door, there are a few bustling people in the corridor, they are also busy with their own things, looking in a hurry, most of the people at this point are ready to rest if they are fine, night owls like Ma Tao who sleep during the day and come out at night are a minority after all, after all, people are the species that work at sunrise and rest at sunset, whether it is eyes or physiological structure, they are very different from nocturnal creatures, of course, Gao Han is an anomaly, this woman's night eyes are simply non-human.
Out of the hotel, Ma Tao couldn't help but tighten the clothes on his body, the cold wind at night can simply freeze people to death, cold and cold, if the cold wind in Freetown during the day is like a knife, cutting on the face and hurting, then the cold wind at night is like a meat grinder, it is really cold to people desperate.
There is no one outside at night, such a cold day, it is estimated that they are heating indoors, few people will choose to come out, generally speaking, in this kind of ghost weather, it is still out, or there is something that has to come out, just like Ma Tao, or there is a possibility, either treachery or theft.
Under the scorching cold wind, Ma Tao was blown by the wind and slid on the ice for a while, and slid straight into the main building.
The tank equipment shop and repair shop on the 5th floor, as well as the bounty service center, were closed, and the big iron door was locked from the inside, and no one wanted to enter, the safety factor was high enough, but the people inside also wanted to come out.
The entire fifth floor was empty, there was no one, quiet don't don't don't don't don't want it, Ma Tao didn't take the elevator, but chose to take the stairs, because he still remembered the warning, there is no chariot or a person or there are few people Don't take the elevator, this tip can be handed down all the time It is certainly not groundless, it has always been a fact that there is a monster living underground in Free, this is very certain.
Ma Tao didn't want to block that luck, in case he was really unlucky and met that monster after entering the elevator, with the equipment he was wearing now, he was afraid that he would be crushed into a photo by that monster.
From the stairs down, the world is different, just to the fourth floor of the stairs platform, good guys, the people lying here are like ants, are running here to rub the place to sleep for free, look around, the whole corridor on both sides of the lying is full of people, there is a passage left in the middle, all kinds of people just lie on the ground at will, sleep is fragrant, but the temperature here is indeed much warmer than upstairs, the closer to the depths of the corridor, the warmer, but to occupy the place in advance, Otherwise, the warmest place will be someone else's.
In the end, there are still many poor people in this world, most of the people lying in the corridor are waiting outside during the day to drag the car, the coolie laborers who tow the truck, not to mention the miserable appearance, but even the ragged clothes, can only be said to be trying to live, but even so, they are not the worst, at least they are still free, the worst is the live bait that Ma Tao has seen, not only is there no freedom, but even their lives are no longer theirs.
The corridor is very long, more than 100 meters, Ma Tao glanced at it roughly, and there were almost two or three hundred people in the entire corridor.
Out of the corridor can go directly to the bar of the kind of gasoline barrels placed in the liquor card bag, to this, those who come to warm up stopped, obviously, Lao Guo does not allow these people to sleep in the bar, not only affect the business, they are also likely to steal the customer's things, or bring losses to the bar, poor and poor people, in order to eat at all, will not care about anything else, there is a chance to take advantage of things, how can they give up.
There is soft music in the bar, the sound is not loud, but it is very relaxing to listen to, presumably these music are also carefully selected by Lao Guo and his son, there are not many people in it, but there must be more than when they came back, a cursory glance, there can be almost a look of thirty or forty people, it can be regarded as okay, after all, the environment and space of this place are quite simple, some arrogant businessmen or bounty hunters with status and status are or mercenaries disdain to drink in this very classless place, In one, because of the cold, the number of merchants in Forry is scarce, and it can't drive the economy here, in other words, the town of Freey is not suitable for human habitation at all.
"Hey! Lao Guo! β
Coming to the side of the bar counter, Ma Tao directly dragged a seat and sat down, and then waved at Lao Guo, who was busy bartending to other guests.
"Hey, long time no see, where have you been lately?"
Lao Guo raised his head and glanced at Ma Tao, and then began to concentrate on mixing his wine and didn't pay too much attention to Ma Tao.
Ma Tao saw from Lao Guo's swept eyes that Lao Guo didn't remember who he was, maybe in his mind he was one of the many drinkers he saw every day, in line with the principle of business people being familiar with each other, he answered Ma Tao's questions in a very familiar tone, in fact, it was just polite, after all, they had only met once, and they were not familiar.
In this regard, Ma Tao understands, after all, there are so many people who do business every day, and it is impossible to remember each one.
"It's nothing busy, it's just busy"
Ma Tao smiled and didn't say anything.
"Drink something? Son, pour wine for the guests."
After Lao Guo adjusted his wine, he handed the wine vessel to his son on the side, and then walked to Ma Tao's side and said to him, "We have beer, liquor, vodka, and soda, on such a cold day, let's have a glass of vodka, warm and warm, tonight's vodka is old."
"Uh............"
Ma Tao wanted to say that he was actually here to find something to eat, but now people are talking about wine, and he always feels a little unsociable, and even a little contemptuous of people, but fortunately, Ma Tao's stomach is perfectly saved at this time.
Grunt......
Two calls from the lower abdomen, even the soft music playing in the bar could not hide it.
"Or ...... Do you want some fruit first? I still have bread here."
Lao Guo naturally heard the voice of protest coming from Ma Tao's stomach, and immediately understood what was going on and immediately changed the topic, in fact, Lao Guo has experienced a lot of this kind of thing, Ma Tao who came here to find food at this point is not the first, and it will definitely not be the last, although he is not a restaurant here, but he will still prepare these simple foods, and these things are not cheap, some are even more expensive than wine.
Not to mention anything else, just talking about fruits, it is not easy to store, and it is difficult to transport, especially in this world, there are only so many kinds of fruits that can be common, compared to wine, fruits are the most luxurious luxury jewelry.
"Got fruit and bread? That's great! β
Ma Tao immediately laughed when he heard this, and quickly said, "Come on, come on."
"You're so lucky, I happened to have a few apples today, you're blessed"
Lao Guo immediately smiled, and then turned around and began to prepare what Ma Tao wanted.
"I said, look at the way you are dressed, well, you smell all over your body, can you eat apples? Fruits are very expensive, that old Guo, give me your few fruits."
A peaked cap on Ma Tao's side seemed to have drunk a lot, and when he heard that Lao Guo still had fruit, he directly reached out and pushed Ma Tao's shoulder, looking at Ma Tao a little provocatively.
Ma Tao didn't want to cause trouble, saying that this person was already drunk, had a dispute with a drunk, and it was disgraceful to win, another reason was that although Ma Tao said that he was pushed by this cap, but this time Ma Tao knew that this person really drank too much, and the power of pushing people all relied on the body's self-weight, and even the sense of balance was a little out of control. Ma Tao glanced at him, got up and changed seats to the side.
"Thank you for your kindness, but I can pay this amount of money."
After changing the seat, Ma Tao did not agree to this person's proposal, because he was really very hungry now, especially when he heard that there was fruit, which made his mouth can't help but start swallowing saliva, Ma Tao can't remember how long he hasn't eaten fruit, maybe ten days, maybe a month, or even a few months, anyway, it's been a long, long time, so long that Ma Tao has forgotten what Lao Guo said about what apples taste. I remember that the last time I ate some mountain fruits, Su Lanxi took An Ruo to pick them in the forest, and it was a long time ago, so he was salivating for the apples that Lao Guo said, and he couldn't wait to take them and eat them now.
"Cut!"
The cap didn't care about Ma Tao's words, and said to Lao Guo nonchalantly, "How much!" I want it! β
Because the sound of this cap getting drunk is not small, many people in the bar look here.
Ma Tao didn't speak, just frowned but then let go, just looked at Lao Guo who was preparing things at the counter and smiled slightly.
Lao Guo had already prepared the black bread, and he was a little embarrassed about the occurrence of this situation, looked at Ma Tao and the drunken cap, and then smiled and took out a tray from behind him, lifted the lid on the tray, Ma Tao saw that there were a few red puffy apples in the tray, a total of five, each of which can be the size of a fist, it is definitely a pure natural and wild kind, in this world, there is no apple tree planted at all, even if there is, I am afraid it will be occupied by Noah's monster army, Those creatures and monsters love these things the most.
Ma Tao's eyes were instantly attracted by the five apples, and he was deeply trapped in it, and his eyes were all these five quiet red apples.
"So, I'll divide the five apples into two parts, what do you think?"
Lao Guo is also a good person, they are here because of their apples to quarrel if they really make things more intense, it will definitely affect their business, so this Lao Guo plans to divide the five apples into two parts, one has three apples, one has two, Lao Guo will have three apples in the tray against the cap, and the tray with only two apples will be in the face of Ma Tao, obviously, Lao Guo is not optimistic about Ma Tao, thinking that Ma Tao can't afford to buy his own apples.
In fact, this is also to blame Ma Tao, the clothes on his body are still the same set he bought when he first came to Forry Town last time, after more than ten days of wind and rain in the wild, it is dirty, and there is already a bad smell of sweat and mud, in fact, this situation only needs to be washed and it is the same as new, but Ma Tao just woke up, and he didn't have time to think about the clothes to wear, after all, filling his stomach and changing clothes, it must be more important to fill his stomach first, Ma Tao did this.
Looking at the two apples in front of him, Ma Tao hesitated, originally he still wanted to take these five apples into his arms, but now it seems that Lao Guo is in charge of the points, after all, things are still people's own, and he has no right to interfere with how others distribute them, but this Lao Guo must be doing this for everyone's good, thinking about it like this, Ma Tao didn't say anything, just two, and immediately said "I'm fine"
"I'm okay too!"
The cap turned his head and glanced at Ma Tao without cutting it, and said in a voice bigger than Ma Tao, but this person drank too much and spoke with a big tongue.
"Since you're all right, let's pay for it first, an Apple 40G"
Lao Guo was naturally happier when he saw that they both agreed, so that everyone was happy, of course, it was the best, but he also spent money on this fruit, so he couldn't give it to others for free.
"How much? 40G a! Lao Guo, why don't you go and grab money! β
The cap was stunned when he heard this number, and stood up directly, not only he was surprised, but also the surrounding drinkers.
"Lao Guo, are you mistaken, how much is a glass of juice, you want 40G for these apples, how is this possible?"
A drinker on the side also interjected.
"Yes, this apple can be exchanged for more than a dozen back juices"
Another drinker, B, also said something.
"You don't understand this, the juice is blended, this apple is different, this is a real apple, rich in vitamins, has a high nutritional value, how can it be compared with those sugar water and pigments, it is normal to ask for 40G a"
Lao Guo immediately laughed when he saw the shocked faces of these people, and then began to explain to everyone.
Ma Tao didn't care about this, 40G one, 400G one can buy it now, what he cares about is when this apple can eat in his mouth, now he has left saliva, and his throat has been foaming at the mouth.
Hearing Lao Guo's explanation, everyone had nothing to say, which is also a fact, and the reason why fruit is now a luxury is because of this.
"40G one, a total of three, 120G, brother, give it directly or use an identification card?"
Lao Guo didn't care about that, saw that they didn't speak, and then held the tray of three apples and looked at the cap.
"I don't want it! You're just crazy about money."
Just kidding,40G an apple,Or three,More than a hundred G bought so many things in two bites,Cap even if you drink, you won't be stupid enough to use hard-won money to buy such a thing,Before, he thought about it, isn't it just a few apples?,10G a day,Which Cheng thought,Actually want 40G,This obviously exceeds his budget.,Knowing that you can't do it.,That's a fool.γ
"That...... He didn't want me to ......"
At this time, Ma Tao hurriedly stretched out his hand and signaled to Lao Guo.
Just kidding,40G an apple is still too expensive,I'm afraid I really don't know what is rare and expensive,Ma Tao never dreamed that things could be reversed in such a form to make himself who could only get 2 apples regain the qualification to get five applesγ