After the conflict eased, the three of them took Chen Xing and Aqiaomu to the tower in the middle of the city.

Halfway through, they met a group of black-skeletal people, led by a young man who called himself "Yang Ku" who was shouting outside the stone house just now.

"Huozui, are you fooling the newcomer again?" Yang Ku looked at Chen Xing and Aqiaomu, and said in a strange manner.

Huo Tsui suddenly looked angry and scolded: "If you talk nonsense again, be careful that I tear your mouth!" ”

Perhaps aware of Huo Tsui's fiery temper, Yang Kupi hooked his mouth with a smile and left with someone.

"Brother Chen, don't listen to his nonsense, he is a villain, and our Thunder Fire Regiment has always been real." may be afraid that Chen Xing will misunderstand, after Yang Ku left, Huo Tsui explained.

"yes, the Black Skull gang doesn't talk about trust." "It's just bad if you don't talk about credit." The two companions next to him also followed.

"Needless to say......" Chen Xing waved his hand and said simply, "I believe in you!" ”

"Hahaha!" Huo Tsui laughed loudly, then looked puzzled and asked, "Did Brother Chen know us before?" ”

This sentence seems random, but it is full of another layer of deep meaning. Although the fire nozzle looks like a big grin, it is actually a person with a delicate heart. A mercenary walking on the edge of life and death will never believe that there is trust in the world for no reason. The honey may be wrapped in cannonballs, the smile may be hidden behind the knife, and any unprovoked friendliness can be dangerous.

Regarding Huo Tsui's doubts, Chen Xing had already thought of a rhetoric. I saw that his face was as usual, and he said, "Actually, before you, several groups of people have come to us. ”

"But they just said that they were looking for a black puzzle piece and didn't tell us it was the key to the tower, and you didn't hide the truth and told us directly."

"What's more, they only offered to buy, and never thought of taking us in."

"So......" Chen Xing spread his hands, "you are obviously more trustworthy than them." ”

"I see, hahaha!" Huo Tsui patted his head, laughed, and then put away his smile, with a bit of seriousness, "Brother Chen, it seems that I still live your gentleman's belly with the heart of a villain, but don't be surprised, we don't want to harm others, but we don't want to be harmed by others, after all, the environment here is ......" He sighed, looking a little helpless, "It's too complicated......"

"Understandable." Chen Xing said.

"Thank you then." Huo Chew clenched his fists and said. At this time, Aqiaomu also looked over, and the two looked at each other, both with distrust. Huo Tsui didn't say a word, immediately straightened his face, turned around and continued to lead the way.

After a while, Aqiaomu deliberately took a few steps behind, tugged at the corner of Chen Xing's clothes, and whispered in his ear, "I always feel that you have a lot of secrets. ”

Chen Xing glanced at her obliquely, "Have you ever heard the story of curiosity killing cats?" ”

"Don't think of the desert leopard as a cat, you'll regret it." Ajomu said.

"We are allies now." Chen Xing reminded.

"Yes, I'm reminding you that you have a very reliable ally." Ajomu said.

Chen Xing glanced at her again and praised, "Good eloquence." ”

"Thank you." Aarmu bowed his head in greeting.

"No thanks." Chen Xing said expressionlessly.

"But I still think ......," Ajomu insisted, "you have a lot of secrets. ”

"Whatever you think...... Chen Xing shrugged his shoulders, and then his voice became low, "But I suggest that you don't think anything crooked, otherwise you will pay a very heavy price." ”

"The world of our sandfolk is very simple, not as calculating as you yellow monkeys." Ajomu said.

"Let's hope so." Chen Xing said.

The two chatted without saying a word, and after about an hour and a half, Firemouth led them through a large number of stone houses, windmills, and stables' markets, and came to the square in front of the tower.

As far as the eye can see, the spire towers into the sky, blooming with a brilliant green light.

The tower is cone-shaped, small at the top and large at the bottom, divided into nine floors, each floor has a circle of stone pillars on the periphery, and the architectural style is a bit like the Leaning Tower of Pisa. There are arched windows in the tower, but the inside is so dark that nothing can be seen.

The entire tower emitted a faint golden light, as if covered with a layer of golden sand.

Looking down, the square in front of the tower is full of tents. A cross-shaped passage was left in the middle, clearly divided into four pieces, and the flags of the different warbands were planted in the camp.

The black skull and sword should be the black skull, the long knife through the peach heart should be Jiro's, and the ape's head with the bloody mouth open should be the giant ape's.

The flag of the regiment of Thunder Fire is the simplest, with two big white characters - Thunder Fire!

The font is vigorous and full, and the pen is sharp and atmospheric.

Except for the difference in the word "light", the rest are exactly the same as in the previous life, and they should be written by the same person.

Walking into the camp of the Thunder Fire Regiment, large and small tents stretch for hundreds of meters, and there are at least two hundred people, it is estimated that this is only the part that comes in to explore, and there are temporary camps outside, as well as those guarding the base camp.

According to the convention of the mercenary industry, small mercenary groups are called "gangs", medium-sized ones are called "warbands", and large-scale ones are called "legions".

The number of warbands is usually around five hundred to two thousand, and there are independent reconnaissance teams, commando teams, mecha detachments, logistics brigades, and so on. However, the warbands of the Blackstone Continent definitely don't have mechas, because they can't be bought.

The mercenaries in the camp are in groups of three or five, squatting together to smoke and chat, or play poker and gamble for money.

Chen Xing noticed that the stakes next to the poker were all copper coins. In the previous life, the Lei Guangtuan had an unwritten rule that colleagues could gamble with each other, but they could only gamble small, not big. Because Tieno believes that betting too much will affect brotherhood.

When the members of the Thunderfire Regiment in the camp saw the fire mouth, they all just nodded and did not stand up. This is also the practice of the Lei Guang Regiment, unless they are on duty, they don't need to get up and salute when they see the commander, because everyone is equal.

"Hey, Boss Huozui, last time you said you were going to add money to me, why hasn't it changed this month?"

When they reached the middle of the camp, a thin mercenary of fifteen or sixteen years old blocked the way of the fire mouth.

"Get out of the way, I haven't punished you for deserting on the last patrol, and I'm embarrassed to say that I will add money." Huo Tsui opened his big hand, pushed away the other party, and scolded as he walked.

"But I haven't made a mistake this month." The little mercenary caught up and said.

"Then add it next month." Fire Chew said.

"But, it's ......," the little mercenary looked a little cramped, "Xiao Ying has a birthday at the end of the month, and I want to give her a strengthening potion." ”

The fire stopped, and his face became a little gloomy. Perhaps because of his weak heart, the little mercenary shrank back.

"Why are you still obsessed!" Huo Chew frowned, looking like he hated iron but not steel, "You ran to steal things for her, but you were caught and exiled here, but in the end?" ”

In the end, for the sake of her reputation, she didn't even come to see you off, pretending not to know you. Such a woman, what else is there to be nostalgic for! "The fire is almost roaring.

"Xiao Ying, Xiao Ying, she is also in trouble...... "The little mercenary blushed and argued. I saw him clenching his fists, and his body trembled with excitement, as if his long-held beliefs had been denied.

"Alas......" Seeing the little mercenary's persistent appearance, Huo Chew sighed, waved his hand and said, "Okay, go and tell the accountant, I agree to give you a raise." ”

The little mercenary suddenly smiled, "Thank you, boss!" ”

"Thank you, useless guy, sooner or later you will die at the hands of a woman." Huo Chew scolded.

"Boss, haven't you heard of 'peony flowers die, and ghosts are also romantic'?" The little mercenary asked with a hippie smile.

"Get out of here!" Huo Tsui's face was straightened, his eyes were round, and he looked fierce.

"Boss, I'll go first." The little mercenary ran away with a grin.

Looking at the thin back that was gradually moving away, Huo Chew sighed, "Poor little one......"

"yes, I didn't even know that I was deceived." "I don't know which rich young master's bed I am in at this moment, ala......s," the two companions discussed.

Chen Xing and Aqiaomu are not gossiping people, they remain silent and do not make any comments.

Chen Xing has heard a lot about this kind of "green tea" on the earth before, and he is not strange or sympathetic, anyway, one is willing to fight, the other is willing to suffer, and there is nothing to say.

When he pursues a girl, as a man, he will definitely give a few times first, but if the other party does not respond enough, he will turn away and treat it sensibly even if he likes it. It's not interesting to stalk, and it won't last long to lower your stature and humble pandering, so it's better to give up early and look for the next target.

In his opinion, there is no one in the world who is "necessary", women have their own beauty, each has their own good, and they will only appreciate one kind of beauty, hanging on a tree, which is sad and pitiful.

Usually this kind of person is also very narcissistic, and feels that there is only such a woman in the world who is worthy of him, so it is not unjust to be abused.

Between thoughts, Chen Xing followed the fire mouth to the front of the command camp.

The tent was five or six meters high, two semi-circles, and a bit like a large vegetable shed. The fire nozzle lifted the curtain and let Chen Xing in.

In the middle of the tent was a rectangular sand table, and a man in a short-sleeved military uniform had his back to the door, his hands on his chest, looking at the small colorful flags on the sand table.

The back is tall and strong, and the shoulders are broad and thick, giving people a sense of calm and weight.

"Boss......" Huo Tsui stepped forward and called in a low voice.

The man turned around slowly, perhaps under the influence of the memory of the previous life, Chen Xing's breathing couldn't help but stagnate.

With a square face and straight eyebrows, he was the man who grabbed his shoulders in the bar in Dragonstone and invited him to fight the world together.

"This brother is Chen Xing, the leader of the master group." The fire nozzle introduced.

"Fortunately." Tie Nuo stretched out his big hand, and Chen Xing shook it.

As he remembers, Tieno's palms are broad and powerful, full of enthusiasm.

Looking over the thick shoulders, familiar faces appeared in front of him.

A thunderbolt as strong as a buffalo, a tall and thin rat, a short and sturdy iron cannon, a rough voice of a gong, and a round bear running ......

He vividly remembered how each of them had left. During the Battle of the Southern Highlands, Thunder took the lead, rushed to the highlands, and broke a bloody path for the friendly army with his own strength. Faced with hundreds of enemy troops, they were beaten into a sieve.

Tie Cannon and Tong Gong were brothers, Xiong Ben was their cousin, and the three of them, known as the trio, died in the seventh, eighth, and eleventh year after Chen Xing joined the Lei Guang Regiment, respectively.

Rat and Xiong Ben have a good relationship and like to do funny things to make everyone laugh. For example, he often jokes about big cats, saying that big cats are his natural enemies, and his feet tremble when he sees big cats. After Xiong Ben died, the rat was disheartened and left gloomily.

Seeing his former comrades-in-arms, Chen Xing only felt his blood surge, almost unable to control his emotions, and his eyes were red.

What calmed him down was a young blue-blooded man.

The posture is straight, the eyebrows are delicate, but the skin is a little sickly pale. Chen Xing didn't know the other party, and it was probably Shen Guangming mentioned by Huozui before.

When Chen Xing was observing Shen Guangming, Shen Guangming was also observing Chen Xing. The gaze is calm and the temperament is restrained.

Smart people and smart people are often separated by only a layer of glass, and they can be identified at a glance.

In order to avoid arousing suspicion, Chen Xing quickly looked away.