9. Sad Village

Her name is Verin, and she says she's from the Cry Village. Verin spoke with fear, as if he was on guard against some kind of dangerβ€”it could be a demon, or it could be us.

She said, "Can you come with me to the village?" ”

I looked at her, her body was very thin, but not delicate, like us scavengers who are good at running, what did she let us do in Cry Village?

I opened the car door, jumped up in front of her, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Verin replied in a hurried tone, "We need your help. ”

I asked again, "Where is the Cry Village?" ”

She pointed to the Yukos reactor and said, "Right next to the Big Iron Ball, we live in the underground shelter of the Big Iron Ball. ”

I asked, "Are you the inhabitants of the Great Iron Ball?" How many people are there? ”

She said, "More than three hundred, I beg you, come with me quickly." ”

I nodded to Solace and the Waste Clock and said, "Please lead the way." ”

Verin hurried out, bent over the rolling hills, and when she came to a distance of about three hundred meters from the "Great Iron Ball", I saw a very large lake, the kind that could not be seen at a glance, and we were so shocked by the view that we did not continue until Verin urged us to proceed.

There was a hidden cave next to the lake, and I saw the iron frame and the sturdy elevator in the cave. Like the waterless village, it is also an underground shelter.

Verin pressed the switch and shouted, "It's me!" Verin! ”

A surveillance camera caught us and the people inside shouted, "How do you bring outsiders?" You know the rules, Verin! ”

Verin hurriedly said, "The three of them killed a giant elephant demon!" They can help us! It's better than sitting back! ”

The man sighed, and the elevator doors opened, sending us underground.

The elevator door opened, and I saw the familiar lights, the dimness of the shelter made the white light take on an oppressive and warm color, which reminded me of the years of the waterless village, where there were several strong men standing on both sides of the steel corridor, pointing guns at us, which was different from the waterless village, which was forbidden to guns.

Verin said, "Put the gun down!" Even the giant elephant demon can't kill them, so what can you do? ”

A black man shouted, "How do you speak for them?" Aren't we getting enough mess right now? ”

Verin said, "What do you mean.... Your nerves are too tense and we need outside help! Let me go to UBS! ”

We walked down the corridor, our footsteps rattling on the steel plates, the cave was huge, bigger than the waterless village, like an underground town, all the buildings were almost connected, cast from silver steel plates, like an underground aircraft carrier, and the people of the village looked at us with distrust.

The further we went, the more gun-wielding warriors, pairs and pairs, watched over us, and behind an iron door, three people stood behind desks, two strong black men, and a middle-aged lady with pale skin, which reminded me of an ancient Oreo biscuit.

The middle-aged lady looked sleepy, her two dark circles were very eye-catching, and she hadn't slept well for a long time. She wore a ponytail, wore an ancient military camouflage uniform, and was in athletic shape, with two pistols hanging from her waist.

Verin said excitedly: "UBS! I've brought reinforcements! ”

The middle-aged lady looked at her, then at us, and finally her gaze returned to Verin, and she said, "Even as my daughter, you are too nonsense!" ”

Verin's complexion is characteristic of mulattoes, and it is not known which of the two black men her father is.

I held out my hand and said, "We are the Rangers of the Black Coffin." ”

UBS didn't shake my hand, but asked, "I haven't heard of it, what black coffin?" ”

I patiently explained to her, "The Black Coffin is a gathering place for humans not too far from here, and we are pioneering the land to unite and protect the remaining humans. We have a strong army, abundant resources, and advanced technology to protect you from demons and calamities. ”

UBS said: "A strong force? What do you mean? Show me a show of force? ”

I said angrily, "You...", but remembering what I had come to talk about, not to take possession, I struggled to suppress my temper, and I said, "I can help you." ”

Confusion flashed in UBS's eyes, and she looked at the white-bearded black man on her left, who asked, "What will you do?" ”

I pointed to Verin and said, "She saw it with her own eyes, and the three of us went toe-to-toe with a giant elephant demon and slaughtered it!" That's not all the three of us have to offer! We can...."

The mask said that sometimes in order to sell our business, we should lie as much as possible, and lie big, and the bigger the lie, the less likely it is to be debunked.

After a slight pause, I continued, "We can even come and go freely surrounded by hundreds of demons!" ”

The two blacks said in unison, "Stop bragging! ”

I sneered, "We're the elite of the rangers, and you're like frogs at the bottom of a well compared to usβ€”I don't mean to be disrespectful, just to tell the truth." ”

A young black man on the right pointed a gun at my head and said, "If I break you now, what will you do with me?" ”

As soon as I finished speaking, I activated the Shepherd Blade, and he seemed to be bound by a rope, his expression frightened and difficult, but he could not move a finger.

The feeling of abusing vegetables is really 1024.

I let go of him, and he put down his pistol and bowed his head in silence. I said, "We're here to help you." ”

UBS pondered again and again and sighed: "There is no free lunch in the world, what do you want?" ”

I replied, "As I said, we are sent by the Black Coffin to help you, and we will provide you with protection, and we will build you towns so that you can live in peace." ”

UBS said, "You want us to submit to you? ”

In fact, our real purpose is for the Yukos reactor, but what she said is right, they settle here, and if they want to possess the "big iron ball", they can't get around it.

I said, "It's not surrender, it's cooperation." ”

She put her hands on top of her head, brushed her hair back, and let out a long "Oh my God!" ”。 Verin looked at us nervously, deeply disturbed, and seemed to think that he had led the wolf into the house.

After a while, UBS said, "I can't promise you right away, but if you help us out of trouble, I might be able to consider it." ”

I asked, "What's the trouble?" ”

UBS said: "The trouble in the big iron ball is very tricky. ”

Am I a scourge? Where and where is the accident? I remember that there seemed to be such a character in the last century, who was a cursed schoolboy, and wherever he went, there would be murder, and I might have been cursed like this?

I said, "Whatever the trouble, it's all on us, but you don't hurt to say it." ”

UBS took out the map, spread it on the table, and let us look at it, and she said: "There are two passages in the village, one leading to the basement of the Big Iron Ball, and the other leading to the temporary dam of the offset lake, and we usually go into the Big Iron Ball from the basement, and we take the fruit from the factory for food, and then take water from the offset lake, so that we can survive, you know?" ”

I memorized the map at a glance, this is my specialty, this village is indeed very large, can live one or two thousand people, not to mention its proximity to the clear water source, this is simply a gift from heaven Feng Shui treasure.

We must occupy this place, which will be the most important strategic center, more suitable than the Black Coffin as the metropolis of the Restored Nation.

I said, "What about now?" Where is the factory becoming unsafe? ”

UBS said: "About a month ago, a group of weird demons took over there, and those demons .... Disgusting and even more frightening, we sent waste pickers to the factory to get food.... All.... Can't come back. ”

I asked, "Can't come back?" What does that mean? ”

UBS said: "They were imprisoned, transformed into pathetic monsters by demons, and those demons had a leader.... He was called Sokan, and he put one of us back, and the girl was no longer human, not like a ghost, and she told us Sokan's message: "He will make each of us die miserable." ”

"We sent a team of scavengers into the factory to exterminate the demons, and they all had guns, but they didn't hear from them. ”

The young black man said, "No, that's not true, Sokan made it to show us their misery, and they all became miserable and miserable... Cattle, alas, God, God...."

UBS said: "Our village is a close-knit community and will never give up on those... Compatriot.... But we tried to save people, and the people who went there also fell, and we had no idea what happened to them, and why did it become like that? What kind of firepower do Sokan's men have? How despicable... Ruse.

We had no choice but to close the door to the factory tunnels, but Sokan sent a letter saying that he would continue to attack us and torture us until each of us became his slaves. As he said, we had people missing every day for the past month, and then we could hear the cries of those who were missing at night. ”

The white-bearded black man said, "Everybody... We were nervous, the village was on the verge of collapse, and we were debating whether or not to evacuate the place. ”

Their desperation is palpable and can no longer be concealed, and according to the market theory of masks, this is a good opportunity to make war money. Maybe this is a bit unauthentic, but for specific problems, specific analysis, they are now difficult to protect themselves, and we have the strength to protect them.

I told UBS: "We will protect you, we will defeat Sokan, but if we succeed, from now on, the village must be under the protection of the Black Coffin and become a member of the Black Coffin." ”

UBS said angrily: "You are taking advantage of people's danger!" ”

I sighed, "This.... Isn't it obvious? The world is full of dangers, not only Sokan, but also other demons, other monsters, other diseases, other disasters, you can't survive on your own. ”

UBS said: "Are you threatening us? ”

I said, "I'm helping you." Now, I ask you to promise me that once Sokan is eradicated, the gates of Crying Village will always be open to the Black Coffin. ”

UBS bit her lip and said, "What if I don't agree?" ”

I said, "We're going to leave, we're going to do nothing, and you're going to solve the problem of Sokan on your own." I'm sure you won't stay long, and it's not too late for us to take over after you're gone. ”