Eleven hours after discovering the Corpse King's anomalous movements......

The wilderness at four o'clock in the morning is cold and dark, which is a typical Gobi climate, with a very large temperature difference between day and night.

Compared with the offshore or rainfall areas, the northern wilderness is located in the middle of the northern part of the laterite continent, far from the ocean, there are no rivers, and the geology is mostly sand and gravel, and the heat cannot be stored in the humid air, and the heat comes and goes quickly.

It is coldest between 3 a.m. and just before sunrise, reaching sub-zero temperatures even in summer.

In the cold moonlight, a dark shadow broke through the ground. After a short period of waiting, crawl slowly against the ground. The black carapace blends with the night, and only the tiny knots below can be seen dancing rapidly.

This is a red clay black scorpion with a toxin on its tail that can bring down a lion. Of course, there will be no lions in the wasteland, and the lions have become extinct by the time of the cataclysm, leaving only the worm-like wolves with thick carapaces, the living dead roaming around, and the scythe beetles that fly in the sky.

Most of the creatures in the wasteland are not afraid of toxins, and the stinging of the black scorpion is mainly reserved for humans and gerbils.

Gerbils are the most common creatures in the wilderness, feeding on the rhizomes of sand pears, and their adult weight is seven or eight kilograms, and hunting a gerbil is enough for a black scorpion to eat for several months.

Suddenly, a bright light shot on the horizon in the distance. The black scorpion stopped alertly, and soon the ground began to shake, and tiny sand bounced in all directions.

The roar of the engine is from far to near, and the black scorpion's IQ is very low, and it will only stop in place when encountering unknown dangers, raising its tail on guard.

"Smack!"

The glow of the hernia lamp grew stronger and stronger, and huge wheels ran over it, splashing a cloud of green slurry mixed with sand.

It wasn't long before another convoy approached from a different direction, and finally the two convoys converged. The composition of the convoy was very close, with two military jeeps at the head, seven or eight sand trucks at the back, and then more than a dozen large trucks covered with tarpaulins.

The speed of the car slowly decreased, and the two military jeeps led by the group gradually approached and walked side by side.

The top of the jeep was modified with a row of headlights, the passenger seat was removed, and armrests were added above the windshield. This is a typical local garrison command car, with the highest commander standing in the co-pilot seat to command the entire team.

At this time, the commanders of the two convoys were standing, dressed neatly in the uniforms of the colonels, wearing large-brimmed military hats, and a few medals of unknown material were scattered on their chests. The military emblem on the hat is a red dragon rolled into a circle with a small shield in the middle, which is the symbol of the local garrison of the Red Dragon Principality, known as the "Red Dragon Shield".

The Principality's garrison is a two-crossed sword, known as the "Red Dragon Sword Emblem". The shield means to defend against external enemies, and the sword means to conquer the enemy and attack.

Both officers were middle-aged men, one slightly chubby and the other slightly elongated.

"Mayor Ambisi, don't come here unharmed, why does your hair look thinner than the last time we met, is it that you have encountered too many troubles lately, and your hair is about to fall out? If you encounter any difficulties, you can tell my old friend, hahaha! ”

The tall and thin man said with a smile, ostensibly caring, but in fact, he mocked the other party for being bald and having a lot of messy things at home.

"Mayor Bert, thank you for your concern, I've been doing well lately, my wife is virtuous, and my children are filial. But you, who are alone, what if one day high blood pressure comes up, cerebral hemorrhage, paralyzed in bed, and there is no one around to take care of you? ”

Mayor Ambisi made a sympathetic look. He was sarcastically saying that the other party was alone and had no offspring. Mayor Bert is a few years older than him, and he has never married or had children, because Mayor Bert has high requirements for the quality of life, drinking good old Kraken red wine for wine, eating snowflakes and cattle for meat, and even the wheat used to make bread is imported from the Western Continent, and the taxes from the border towns can only maintain his quality of life alone.

A good vintage Siren red wine may cost hundreds of thousands, or even tens of thousands of gold coins, and Wagyu beef is a specially bred edible cow in the central wilderness of Shin-Edo, listening to music and drinking beer since childhood, and there is a special person to massage, and snowflake beef is the most expensive part of Wagyu beef, a kilogram costs hundreds of gold coins, plus the transportation cost of the airdrop, the price can be imagined.

Mayor Bert also has a special hobby, which is to eat roast duck. He ate a fresh roast duck every day, and he also opened a pond near the small castle where he lived, and raised a large flock of ducks.

The marginal towns are already short of water, and with so much water consumed, other crops cannot be grown. Roast Duck Town was originally not called Roast Duck Town, because the specialty was roast duck, and everyone called it smooth, and Mayor Bert had to follow the wishes of the people and change the name of the town.

Ambixi and Bert have different values, one is worried about the future of the family, and the other is worried about the quality of life, so there is a lot of friction when they meet on weekdays, and they lose each other.

Mayor Bert raised his nose and snorted coldly, "You don't have to worry about it, you have this idle time, you might as well worry more about your group of little cubs!" There was a bit of banter in his voice, "I heard that your eldest daughter eloped with a poor mercenary passing by, is it true?" ”

It's really a pot that can't be opened, Ambixi was so angry that he trembled, but he didn't have a seizure on the spot, but deliberately said lightly, "You are all hearsay, pure nonsense, that's not a poor boy, the family is from monitor lizard city, nothing else, just a lot of money, they really love each other, their daughter has something to rely on, and I, the father, am also relieved." He changed his words, and there was a little more mockery in his tone, "I heard that you had gout again some time ago, and you can't even walk, and you are humming with a cane, I have long advised you not to eat too much roast duck, that thing has high uric acid......"

Mayor Bert's face was pale, he kept this matter a good secret, but he didn't expect it to be known by the other party, and he must have sent an undercover agent to secretly spy nearby.

He pondered that he should go back and clean it well, and found out the guy who missed the letter, and called the other party Mom.

The two lost a few more words to each other, and then got back to business, after all, they were here to fight, and it would affect cooperation too much.

"Is Mayor Chen here?" Mayor Bert asked.

The two mayors consciously added the word "big" when addressing Chen Xing, distinguishing each other's status as a sign of reverence.

In this world, rich is the master. They have also taken a lot of benefits from the large-scale development of Orchid Town, and if they want to develop in the future, they have to rely on money. For example, Bert planned to persuade Chen Xing to set up a duck farm in Orchid Town, and make the roast duck business in monitor lizard city, even the Ambergris River Valley, and even the world.

Ambisi heard that Chen Xing wanted to build a corpse processing factory, so more than a dozen surrounding edge towns would transport the corpses here to reduce the transportation cost to Longshi Town. Ambisi also wants to participate in a share, so that there is one more stable income.

"Chen Dazhen is strong and strong, and the preparation time will definitely be longer than ours." Ambisi said very thoughtfully.

As he spoke, the headlights lit up in the distance. After a while, a new convoy joined the ranks.

There are not many vehicles in this convoy, only five or six, and they are uniformly painted with the logo of the black snake.

"Two adults, the Black Snake Brigade is here to report, if you need anything, please feel free to give orders." Black Snake clenched his fists and said to the two mayors.

The Black Snake Brigade has been entrenched here for many years, and its stronghold is in the middle of Roast Duck Town and Beauty Town, monopolizing the corpse escort business of the surrounding three towns. Now that the corpse king is coming, he naturally has to make a contribution, otherwise he won't want to do business in the future.

The reason why the three towns don't touch his interests is to raise more forces and help each other when needed.

"My lord, you have arrived at the intended combat site, please order a stop."

"The reconnaissance team came to report that the corpse king is about fifty kilometers away and twenty-three kilometers per hour, and it is expected to arrive in two hours."

The convoy is separated from the left and right and parked in a straight line. The tarpaulin of the truck was lifted, and the soldiers and mechs disembarked from the truck and began to build fortifications.

Half an hour later, the defensive line was arranged, and on a high mound, the three commanders met again.

"Hasn't Mayor Chen come yet?" Mayor Bert asked, a little worried.

Among the three towns, Orchid Town is the richest and has the most abundant troops. If Chen Xing doesn't come, although they can win the battle, the loss will definitely be very large.

"Don't worry, Mayor Chen personally agreed." Mayor Ambisi patted his chest and said.

After another half an hour, when even Mayor Ambisi was a little shaken, Orchid Town's convoy finally appeared on the horizon.

At the same time, a touch of fish white appeared on the horizon. It was past ten o'clock, and it was dawn.

A domineering bus took the lead, and the paint on the body was shining in the morning light.

"Gypsy caravan!" Mayor Bert couldn't help but sigh, "This Mayor Chen is really rich enough. ”

Gypsy Caravan three-phase heavy industry custom production of off-road bus, titanium alloy body, 16-cylinder engine, known as the "wilderness mobile hotel", the interior of the car is simple and luxurious, is the door valve family walking in the wilderness of the standing vehicle.

The car was a trophy of Chen Xing's seizure of the Yang family in Gray Corner City, and it was repainted with baking paint.

The bus was followed by more than 20 sand trucks and ran all the way to the position. Trucks and sand wagons dispersed, a shoulder cannon and sand camels dismounted from above, and two squads of twelve soldiers, all driving locomotives.

Compared with the rusted and old mecha here, the white-washed military uniform is simply the difference between the regular army and the miscellaneous army.

"Sorry, I overslept."

The bus drove to the top of the dirt slope, Chen Xing got out of the car, and the three people present hurriedly said that they didn't care, it didn't matter.

Compared with the three forces that were waiting for the battle, Chen Xing was wearing casual clothes, followed by a housekeeper and a maid, which made people wonder if he was here to fight or to go on an outing.

Sure enough, the maids began to decorate the roof of the car, spread the gauge cloth, and put coffee and snacks on it.

The three of them were dumbfounded, this thing is really here for a picnic, so the corpse king is also a lord-level existence.

At Chen Xing's invitation, the three of them looked at each other and got on the roof of the car very collapsed. Chen Xing sat casually, a maid made an umbrella for him, one beat his back, and another fanned him, and the old butler was in charge of pouring coffee for the guests.

When Mayor Ambisi saw the moon lotus, the whole person was stunned, and he lost his mind for a few seconds before he reacted, and quickly looked away.

He likes beautiful women the most in his life, and he thinks he has seen many beautiful women, but he has never seen such a delicate and beautiful person. Not only that, but the other party turned out to be a low-status maid. If it was him, he would have been holding it in the palm of his hand as a baby, and he would be willing to let her do such a lowly and rough job.

And what he didn't know was that as the most outstanding leader in the Maid Academy in the past twenty years, he saw that the Moon Canglian was a dazzling existence wherever he was placed, not to mention him, a small lord in the countryside, and even the princes and nobles of Ice Blue City were envious.

But such a person with countless halos is concentrating on fanning the wind for his master at the moment. That serious and pious appearance is like doing a very important thing, and there can be no sloppiness.

Mayor Ambisi's mood can no longer be described as envious, it is simply doubtful about life.

On the other hand, Mayor Bert was also speechless in shock. Chen Xing gave them coffee specially provided by the Malan royal family. This kind of coffee can only be bought through special channels, and it is usually sold by the gram, but Chen Xing brews a large pot as soon as he brews it.

However, even Chen Xing himself didn't know about this matter, these coffees were given to him by Yeyang Bailiu when he went to the Crow Market last time, and at that time, along with wine and tea leaves, there were two full boxes, and he didn't pay special attention to them.