Chapter 66: The Northern Trade Route
More and more townspeople gathered in the square, chanting Batory's name in unison, and Jesse and Zhang Le struggled through the cracks in the crowd amid the crowd. Jesse suddenly turned his head to Zhang Le and said, "I've been quite tired lately, and I've always wanted to go out for a walk, and I want to participate in this observation mission too!" ”
"Ah...... That's so welcome, and with a beautiful woman as a companion, this mission is even better news. Zhang Le smiled reluctantly.
"I hope you're telling the truth!" Jesse snorted.
Zhang Le glanced around and found that at the edge of the south side of the square, there were several familiar figures standing together, Mayor Theon, Deputy Mayor Kerry, and Lena, the chief of the Alliance Operations Department, and several of them were all smiling, looking up at the sky with their heads slightly tilted to the sky.
After receiving the cheers of the townspeople, Ms. Bartory suddenly pulled a piece of paper out of her pocket, and opened it slowly and methodically as she gently flapped her wings. Zhang Le gave a quick glance at the three mayors, Theon still maintaining a gentle smile, but Leena and Kerry's faces stiffened a little.
"Dear friends, my dear pure-bloods, welcome to Rock Town!" Bartory's voice was clear and beautiful, slightly hoarse, both pleasant and mysterious. After saying the first sentence, Bartori smiled and opened his arms in a welcoming gesture. There was another enthusiastic shout of "Queen Bartory".
"Fortunately, in this chaotic apocalyptic world, you have come to the land of hope for mankind, Rock Town, the starting point of a new human civilization, and the starting point of a new world civilization. In the old world, we humans were the masters of the world, and unfortunately, humans destroyed all this with their own hands. Powerful weapons are in the hands of weak human beings, which is the source of all disasters. The direction of human development in the Old World was itself a mistake. Only strong human beings themselves are the right direction of development, and only super human beings are the right direction of human development. In the animal world, the weak cubs will be abandoned, and only the cubs that are adapted to survive can survive and be qualified to survive, and only in this way can the strength of the group be guaranteed. Humans, as it should be, the surviving pure-blooded normal humans and superhumans, you are the most precious seed of the human race, and the hope for the future of mankind. From now on, on behalf of Rock Town, the Human Supremacy Alliance, all pure-blood humans, all super humans, I announce an important decision, all Radiant and Deformed Mutants are enemies of the Rock Town Pure-Blood Human Alliance, and the Radiant Superior Mutants will become friends of the Rock Town Pure-Blood Human Alliance, but cannot become residents of Rock Town! ”
Since the last time Bailey's group of radiation mutants left Rock Town, the number of radiation mutants in Rock Town has become extremely scarce, and even if some people are, they won't tell anyone. Moreover, Rock Town also carried out a massacre against the Fallout People, so almost all the residents of Rock Town are now pure-blood human supporters, and many people are also rushing to Rock Town from various places for this one. There was nothing new about Bartory's words, but the public proclamation of the policies of Rock Town on such a special occasion had once again sparked great fervor among pure-blood human racists.
When Bartory's words came to an end, everyone applauded enthusiastically. When Zhang Le heard this, he deliberately glanced at the expressions of Lena and Kerry, Jesse's words about Kerry's attitude were indeed not wrong, it was obvious that Lena was on Kerry's side. At this moment, there was no trace of a smile on the expressions of the two, and they were all blue.
Jesse's face was even more exciting, and she said to Zhang Le: "Professor Kerry is a Radiant mutant, which is a bit funny!" ”
"I know there are still some Radiant mutants in Rock Town, but don't worry, in the next month, Rock Town will be building a small fortress thirty kilometers east of the town, where in the future, Radiant mutants can build new cities. However, there is a provision that I have to solemnly declare that in order to maintain the purity of the pure-blooded human blood in Rock Town, Radiant Mutants are not allowed to have relationships and marriage relationships with the residents of Rock Town, and from today onwards, if found, they will be dealt with as capital punishment. ”
This kind of remark with a bloodline tone can arouse the enthusiasm of the audience even more, and sure enough, more enthusiastic applause rang out.
"For the future of mankind, for the new world, for the establishment of the Rock Town Pure-Blood Human Alliance, let's carnival together!" After shouting the last sentence, Bartory put away the manuscript in his hand, fanned the huge black flesh wings vigorously, and flew towards the higher sky, a full moon drilled out of the black clouds, setting off the cold black back of Bartori in the sky.
It was the majestic male voice again: "Any resident of Rock Town, you can get three bottles of oatmeal beer for free, each tavern records the names of customers, and tomorrow you can go to the Postal Union to collect the fee, for the establishment of the Pure-Blood Human Alliance, let's carnival!" ”
Zhang Le looked in the direction of the mayor again, and Theon, Lena, and Kerry were all gone. Jesse looked at the cheering crowd with an excited expression. Zhang Le didn't know whether to be happy or not, but at least one thing was for sure, Miss Bartory and Mayor Theon were very smart people.
That night, Jesse did not get Bartory's whereabouts, and at ten o'clock in the morning of the second day, the observation mission of the Northern Passage was officially sent to Zhang Le's hands, and the task was very urgent, and he was going to leave in the afternoon. Fortunately, Dr. Gretchen was there, otherwise the general department would have been cancelled outright.
Ms. Jesse is so powerful that she joined the observation team even in such an urgent mission. Bartory is still missing, which also frustrates Zhang Le's wish to give her another follow-up consultation. However, Zhang Le still wrote a letter with the fire paint seal and gave it to Dr. David, asking him to give it to Bartory when he met her.
Zhang Le didn't even have time to say goodbye to Gianna before he hurriedly embarked on the journey north. Of course, this is not because Zhang Le is forced to do so, but because Zhang Le really wants to know about the trade routes of the postal union, and maybe after a while, he can enter the hinterland of Europe through this road, and then travel eastward.
Ms. Jesse's joining was an accident, and her purpose Zhang Le naturally understood. To say that Zhang Le has no nostalgia for Rock Town, it is impossible, as time goes by, Zhang Le has more things that are difficult to give up in Rock Town, there is friendship, there are also feelings that I don't know if it can be regarded as love, and there is a faint responsibility.
Compared to the accident of Ms. Jesse's joining, the other two partners are more of a nuisance. These are two high-spirited guys, although they look different, but they are very similar, like a pair of twins, the same blonde hair, the same sturdy tall body, the same arrogant expression, the same first-level strength, second-level agility and first-level vision, the strength is quite good, there is proud capital, and even the names are like twins, Bill and Billy. Bill is a little taller, and there is a hint of coldness in his arrogance, and Billy, although arrogant, is a little more immature.
What made Zhang Le even more speechless was that a four-person team actually had a captain and two vice captains, and the only member was Zhang Le. Before leaving Rock Town, Zhang Le didn't want to contradict the two nominal leaders, and kept silent. As for the request of the two of them for Zhang Le to carry their luggage for them, Zhang Le ignored it as a matter of course. Fortunately, Ms. Jesse also joined the mission, and after some persuasion from the sidelines, the two did not continue to find fault.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the four of them set off on time. Everyone carried an outdoor backpack with outdoor essentials such as water, dry food, and weapons. After passing through the ranch, Zhang Le exchanged pleasantries with Adam and other day-shift security guards of the ranch, and then walked about ten kilometers north before the observation team officially left the safe area of Rock Town.
Zhang Le felt that these two self-righteous guys should be grateful to Ms. Jesse, because if it weren't for Jesse's presence, the moment they left Rock Town, I'm afraid these two guys would have turned into a pile of soot.
Zhang Le's public information is a second-level agility mutant, Jesse is a first-level strength, first-level agility, first-level taste, and the identity of a plant expert, of course, Jesse's special ability is not recorded. So in this team, Bill and Billy belong to the combat leaders, while Zhang Le and Jesse belong to the logistics staff.
The Observation Mission team was moving along the railroad tracks of the trade road, which was very safe, and there were basically no dangerous combat missions.
The African wilderness during the day is a paradise for mammals, and common creatures such as hyenas, lions, leopards, bison, antelopes, ostriches, hares, and rats on the continent have evolved dominant mutant species, including strength mutations, agile mutations, gigantic mutations, venomous mutations, etc., but as time goes by, the number of two powerful meat eaters, lions and leopards, has become less and less, and instead herbivorous, scavenging and omnivorous animals have become the mainstream. Ostriches have come to the fore in this great movement of biological evolution, and their populations have expanded, and the huge mutated insects that can be seen everywhere have become the largest source of food for ostriches.
There is a lot of food in the grasslands, and the rest of these mammals are not very territorial, and unless humans take the initiative to attack them, they will not use humans as a recipe. Instead, ectotherms such as snakes, crocodiles, lizards, and bugs have become a major threat to human safety.
Therefore, although mutated mammals often walk around during the day, there are not many problems in terms of safety.
Along the way, the Observation Mission team encountered two groups of patrol officers. After presenting the mission card, the patrolmen allowed the team to continue along the trade route.
When it was dark, the team of four came to a simple bunker with stone ramparts and stopped to rest. The bunker is built on a large, flat stone, large at the bottom and small at the top, like an upside-down spinning top. It is more than seven meters high, with a good view, two floors, the ground floor is about twenty square meters, the top floor is about five or six square meters, and there is a rotating staircase between the two floors.
Bill and Billy entered the bunker and first took a place in the back, but there was still a place left between the two, apparently for Ms. Jesse.
"Jaime, you go outside and chop some dry wood and come back, it would be better if you could catch two hares by the way." Bill sat down, stretched, and then said to Zhang Le, who had put down his backpack.
With a kind smile, Billy said softly to Jesse, "Miss Jesse, it's been hard to walk for a long time, come, the place is reserved for you, sit here and rest for a while!" ”
Jesse looked at the position between Bill and Billy, and replied lightly, "No need, I'll go out with Mr. James to get some dry firewood." After speaking, he took Zhang Le's arm and walked out of the bunker.
Zhang Le was pulled by her, and the two walked along the railroad track for about fifty meters and stopped.
"These two people were brought here by Lord Lena, and I don't know them very well, but it seems that they are not very friendly to you, and I can feel strong malice, do you have any ideas?" Jesse said to Zhang Le without concealment.
"If I said that I was going to kill them, would you have an opinion?" Zhang Le stared at Jesse's eyes and said.
Jesse rolled his eyes and said, "Is it because you hit Kerry that day?" Sure enough, Jesse is not a fool, and anyone can see the relationship between Kerry and Lena.
Zhang Le nodded, did not speak, more intoxicated by the night, Zhang Le's eyes looked at Jesse a little different, Jesse is a careeraholic, but she is still a very beautiful woman, especially that elegant temperament. Barren mountains and mountains, lonely men and widows, and later I have to pick up some dry firewood and burn some fire, Zhang Le admits that he thinks a little too much.
Jesse's ability is very sensitive, and he quickly discovered Zhang Le's emotional changes, a pair of beautiful eyes blinked twice quickly, a charming smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he stretched out his pink tongue and licked his lips: "This is a good idea, if these two annoying guys disappear, won't there be only the two of us left here?" ”