Volume 1 Subway Chapter 24 Negotiation
Another box of bullets, one of which Summer gently twisted and let a few of the yellow-orange-orange warheads roll to the ground, these are the iron gold of the underworld, they are produced day and night, and the lucky ones will go into someone's pocket, and the unlucky ones will go into that person's head. With only thirty-one homeless children, they were able to bring with them crates of ammunition, crates of rifles, and many more coveted by their labor, and that was probably the charm of knowledge.
Natalia is giving out their own remuneration to the other orphans and freaks, of course, for convenience, One is giving them out their own unique currency instead of bullets, and his head is also printed on it, wise and majestic, wise and selfless, the name of the Galactic Emperor is also written on the banknotes for people to admire, and the most speechless thing is that his birth date seems to be 20,000 years ago. I've heard that most of the Federation's banknotes are printed with dead people, but the synthesizers don't seem to care.
Putting these aside, if you want, the children can go to the financial services area of the hall to exchange the paper money that symbolizes the credibility of the summer for their own bullets, but in that case it is not very convenient to put it on the body, so most of the children like to hide the paper money on their bodies, even so, there are many simple children who have never seen money to put a box of bullets in their private small bedroom, for fear that others will take it.
"Mr. Summer, the salary has been paid........ "The eyes of the once blind girl are as bright as the stars, listening to her spit out like beads, the voice is soft and crisp, very beautiful, I looked at her a few times, and saw that she looked innocent, delicate and naughty, her cheeks were red, although she was young, but she had a beautiful complexion, elegant bearing, and beautiful facial features, which was really better than the one who walked down in the painting, who would have expected that the girl whose face was as rotten as white rot, whose eyes were ignorant and dirty and smelly, has now become such a pearl and jade.
Summer was full of emotion, and his face was still as immobile as a mountain, after all, he claimed to be a man who had experienced strong winds and waves, and he was the emperor of the Second Empire, how could he be fascinated by a girl who was not yet an adult.
"I'm going to the Feishui Station today," Summer said, looking at the base in the distance, where the robots were carrying a full load of canned food, bacon, fruits and vegetables, and a box of light bulbs wrapped in cardboard boxes. In the past, his subordinates were scarce, and he had to think twice about expanding his business, but now with thirty more children, there is indeed a lot of work that can be done, at least, if anyone really needs this well-made, inexpensive battery bulb, he can also meet a certain amount.
"Natalia....... Tell them what they should do today and tomorrow when they are off, but," he stressed, "they are absolutely not allowed to go out of the security and defense of the base, otherwise, the beasts around the base will not care where he is from, understand?" ”
The girl nodded slightly, she hesitated for a moment, and opened her mouth, as if she had something to say.
"What's wrong?"
The girl rubbed her hands repeatedly, she took a deep breath, hesitated for a long time, and then asked softly, "Mr. Summer, can I go to the Feishui Station with you?" ”
"Do you have something to do?"
"No......." she tilted her head, her face flushed as sweet wine, her lips pursed, and she gritted her teeth repeatedly, "I just ......." Her voice grew softer and thinner, so that Summer couldn't hear what she was saying.
"Then let's go with it," Summer disagreed, and he stood at the entrance of the station again, watching the cartloads of supplies slowly slide down, and finally, he and Natalia walked behind.
"Natalia," he said, turning his head, and by the dimness of the tunnel, he gazed at the girl's vague silhouette, and said that it would be difficult for him to calm his inner turmoil if the light was bright to let him look directly at such a beautiful girl. "The principal's information says that you are from the Han Court?"
Natalia took a deep breath, she nodded carefully, "Yes, Mr. Summer, I grew up at Hanting Station........"
"You know many words...... It's not bad to think about it. ”
The girl nodded slightly, "My mother once asked me to go to the school in Hanting for a few years, she is a businessman, and she is still in business. Summer can't help but think of Bolivar's joke, which says that the merchants produce the most wild children and deformed species, and the merchants abandon the most wild children and deformed species, and I don't know how true this sentence is.
They chatted as they walked, and Summer asked one after another, "If one day, you have saved enough money to redeem yourself from the Dawning Base, will you go back to Hanting?" ”
"I .......," Natalia shook her head, "there's no place for me there, and I'd rather stay at the Aurora base with my sister." ”
"What if the base insists on you going to Hanting to do things during your work?"
Natalia looked at Summer in surprise, and a faint hint of loss flashed in her heart, "If it's the base's arrangement, I'll ....... Probably going back, just ......."
Summer chuckled softly, "What are your concerns?" ”
Concerns....... Natalia thought of her mother, the affectionate mother in Hanting, and her drunken father, and ....... The rumored fiancé who is so old that he can't even walk, "It's about the development of the base, and I should do my best." ”
"If Miss Mina Hill can be trusted, I'd like to send you to Hanting with her."
"Sister Wei Ning......" the girl cried out in surprise, "she is a very kind person, why would Mr. Summer not trust her?" ”
Summer sighed softly, and he patted the fourteen-year-old girl on the head, making her so embarrassed that she couldn't guess for a moment why Summer touched her hair. "The principal and the children trust Sister Wei Ning very much, did she do something to make Mr. Summer angry?"
"Not really. It's just a simple distrust of her. After all, in this place full of fools, the best way to be a slightly smarter person is to trust no one," Summer smiled self-deprecatingly, "but I'm probably a fool too, after all, I still trust you." ”
Natalia hung her head and fell silent.
When passing through Gray River Station again, summer began to be cautious. As the intersection of Gray River Station, Feishui Station and Dawan Station, the other end of Gray River Station leads directly to the monster lair at the head of Dawan Station, he cautiously picked up his rifle and walked step by step through the Gray River Station Trade Avenue paved with tar, charcoal and residual rubble. Once a major trade route between the military post and Red Square, all that remains are discarded bricks and rolled-up iron sheets. Every time I pass by, there is always an inexplicable feeling in summer.
He looked to the other side, it was the darkness that could not be seen, since the defeat of the Rangers, no brainless merchant dared to come, but occasionally one or two mutated creatures rushed out to attack the guards of the Fat Water Station or their own caravans, but after all, the number was scarce, and the synths under his command in the summer were not afraid of these beasts that could not form the climate.
Speaking of which, if you can rebuild Gray River Station, not only Feishui Station, but also a series of stations after Dawan Station and Aquarium Station can probably be included in the scope of your own trade system, and you can also ensure the safety of each transportation of goods, not to mention, this is the most important connection point between the Dawning Base and the underground world, if you don't even control this place, then how dare you talk about development?
As Summer thinks about the pros and cons of this place, the idea of rebuilding Greyriver Station grows more and more intense, whether it is for the necessary future development of the base, or for the memory of his departed friends---- Villeri and Werna, he should do something.
The Feishui Station has returned to its former prosperity, and even if the prosperity here is only a candle flame compared to the old days, it is still enough to praise the underground.
The deputy stationmaster, Bolívar, knew that he would come early in the morning, so he waited for him respectfully, and when he saw him, Bolívar was like seeing his father's filial son, serving tea, pouring water and boiling wine, and picking up the wind and washing the dust.
"Mr. Summer has been doing well lately?"
"Normally, eat well and sleep early, every day, Deputy Stationmaster Bolívar, it's you, oily, more and more moisturized," Summer teased, "I heard that you plan to marry a seventeen-year-old wife?" ”
Boliva laughed, "My old age can be the child's father, I just see that she is smart and skillful, and she wants to be promoted, if you really want me to marry, the wild man will definitely embarrass me." ”
Summer smiled and echoed his words, and the two exchanged pleasantries for a while.
"By the way, this is ........"
Summer beckoned the girl over, "My assistant Natalia is currently helping me manage the group of children. ”
"It was Miss Natalia," Boliva had long since recognized that she was the blind girl she had been, and he greeted his men behind him, and soon a clean tea set was brought up, accompanied by a fruit bowl. "Miss Natalia's voice is sweet and beautiful, and she is really the pearl of the moon."
His words made the girl blush, and she was very embarrassed. But before he could do that, he clapped his hands, and a man approached him and leaned over to Bolívar's face, letting his fat chin whisper in his ear.
"Mr. Summer, don't mind if I give you a small welcome gift."
Summer smiled slightly, "Boliva, you should understand that she doesn't belong to me," he turned to look at the red-faced girl and whispered softly, "Be careful, Natalia, this person's sweet words to women are enough to make ordinary women lose themselves and can't extricate themselves, if you want to deal with him in the future, don't be eaten by him." ”
Bolívar cried aggrieved, "Mr. Summer, I just think that Miss Nata's decoration is too simple, and if there is no diamond embellishment, it can show off Miss Nata's stunning style." ”
Diamond....... Natalia knows that diamonds are expensive, and in Hanting, even if they are high-class women, there are very few people who can bring diamonds for decoration. It would have been better if she had two diamonds on her earrings, but Natalia didn't know how to look at summer, so she turned her head to look at him, only to see that he was already staring at her with a smile. She lowered her head and didn't dare to look at him again, knowing that she wouldn't be here today and cause so much trouble.
"I also plan to take Natalia to Hanting's underground diamond street to have a look, the stationmaster of Bolivar is kind-hearted," he doesn't drink in the summer, he just took the tea brought by the waiter on the side and tasted it gently, "How can this matter really trouble you stationmaster?" ”
"It's a pity," said Bolívar, as if to weep, "since Mr. Summer intends to choose a beautiful gift himself, then I dare not get involved." With that, he waved his hand again, and another man brought something amazing.
"These are gifts from merchants, and the nobles of the Han Court are very eager for your food, and they are grateful for the strange food you have brought, so they have asked me to send you some small gifts."
Gift...... including a shield necklace in gold, which is said to be the glory coat of arms of the Wings of Freedom; a special automatic rifle painted in bronze, which is new from the military station, and a heavy sniper rifle, which can produce great penetration of armor; The mysterious "Viagra" potion from the remote northern station, a sip is enough to make people not fall, the night royal seven girls; A vial of life-prolonging blue liquid, which Bolívar claims was made from the lifeblood of some sorcery monster; A dark magic stone born in the depths of the subway, and legend has it that those who gaze at it will have the illusion of chaos; and a red strange blood diamond, half the size of a little finger, like a blood-stained fire lotus inside, which can ignite the heat in everyone's heart, this blood diamond is really lovely.
And also......
"These three are ........" Summer gestured to the three oil-covered girls in bikinis who were writhing and smeared, "they ........."
"Ahem, this is a woman from Hanting Yuting Station, they ........ Proficient in the seven techniques of spring, after three years of training by the professional veterans of Yuting Station," Boliva blinked, his expression ambiguous, "Believe me, they are the most touching stunners in this station, no one is better at training girls than Yuting Station, they are still virgins." "There is a difference between this kind of virgin and a bitch, and besides, he is very suspicious that there is Hanting's eyeliner hidden among them, maybe all three of them are all shit.
Summer cleared his throat, he could vaguely feel the "hot" gaze of Natalia sitting next to him, if his eyes could set fire, he was afraid that he would have been burned dry.
"To be honest, the gifts are not bad," Summer picked up the rifle and stroked it, "if anyone has to give it in the future....... Well, this type, just send a few with a lot of strength, I still lack manpower over there, these ....... They twist their butts and lift their legs, and they will be more nourishing at Yuting Station than in our Dawning Base, so let them get dressed. Even if he doesn't say it clearly, Bolivar understands what it means.
He actually noticed Natalia's anger, if he really wants to deal with the girl in front of him in the future, some things are indeed difficult to send openly, but since the Han Ting has already sent it today, he can't hide it, so that Mr. Xia will know it in the future, and he thinks that he has swallowed the three girls privately. "Mr. Summer is really a gentleman," he said, "admirable." ”
"That's it......" Summer pulled out a flashlight-shaped light bulb from her bosom, "Stationmaster Bolívar, I'm here today for this." ”
Bolivar took the bulb and gently groped for the texture on the surface, which was unusually smooth, and the workmanship inside looked very good, "This is ......."
"New product," Summer motioned to Boliva to hand the bulb back, and shoved a disc battery the size of a finger cap into the lamp tube, and after less than a tenth of a second, the lamp light lit up, and the eyes of the people around the golden light unconsciously narrowed. "If the light bulb goes out, just change the battery to light up, and if it only takes five hours a day, it can last for half a month."
Bolívar hesitated for a moment, he unconsciously studied the small cell, but after all, he was not a professional, and he couldn't see through the composition at all.
"What does the stationmaster think of this lamp?"
Bolívar sneered, it really seemed that he had never seen the world before, which was not good. "It's a good thing, I just don't know ......."
"Ha, if it weren't for the fact that those tattered goods in Hanting were cheaper, how could I be laughing at them?" Twisting up a small piece of metal cell in the summer, "Don't throw this thing away when you're done with it, I can recycle it." ”
"It's a good thing that you can still use waste," Bolivar admired, "Mr. Summer always gets his hands on these good things, and it makes people wonder what you do at the Dawning Base." “
"We're just making a small contribution to the underground trade, just like the tea and wine in the Han Court, the guns and poison in the military station, or the slaves and ores in Red Square, there is always something to be done, and it just so happens that we are doing something that no one else has." In the summer, he put the light bulb in the most conspicuous position, and as for the old light bulb that Han Ting bought, he carefully put it in the trash can on the side, "I sell what you like." “
A smile appeared on Bolívar's face, "Mr. Summer, let's have a toast for this beautiful light bulb." “
Summer nodded.
As he took a sip of the water, Bolívar wiped the drops from his chin and reminded him, "There is a big businessman in Hanting who wants to see you, and he wants you to take some time." “
"Take time out....... Let me go to Hanting to find him? “
Boliva lowered his voice, and he said cautiously, "That big merchant is in charge of most of the food trade in the Han Court, and he wants to talk to you about the food import of Dawn, I think it is very necessary to meet him if you plan to open the door of the Han Court completely." ”
"Is it the Tess Merchant?"
Bolivar nodded heartily, "Miss Nata knows a lot about the merchants of Hanting!" ”
"She is a person from Hanting, so she naturally knows a lot. Stationmaster Bolívar, what kind of person is this Theis? ”
The deputy stationmaster thought for a few seconds before he said, "He is a very fat and fat man, who sits on a sedan chair carried by people all the year round, how to say, he still has an extremely strong material desire, especially for money and women. ”
"He's principled?"
"It's hard to say," Bolívar wasn't sure, "I've heard that he's been in love with a dead woman so much that he's still single, but that doesn't stop him from playing with other women, and it's rumored that he's happy to betray anyone, including himself, but he's got a lot of friends, and he has friends all over the subway." ”
Summer nodded her jaw to indicate that she understood.
"If I want to please him......."
"He has a great appetite for money, and he demands a lot of women," Bolívar thought with his fat chin closed, "Mr. Summer, if you say something that should not be said, if you can be as beautiful as Miss Natalia, you can probably impress him." ”
Summer glanced at the girl lightly, "What if I'm not going to meet the conditions he proposed?" ”
Summer's tone seemed to be rejecting an insignificant person, but Bolivar knew the energy of the great merchant Tais, the Hanting Alliance was the largest neutral coalition force in the underground, and the military station and the Red Arena might not be able to match it, if it weren't for the fact that there were seven merchants to check and balance each other, the entire subway world would inevitably be the world of the Hanting, and the entire underground station would definitely be the station of the Hanting. Even if it is only one of them, its influence is only slightly inferior to that of the supreme chairman of Red Square and the head of the military station, and Summer, to put it mildly, is just a spokesman for the power of the above-ground camp.
"The contemptible person thinks that if you can satisfy the words of the Tess merchant, it is better to obey his wishes," Boliva sincerely hopes that Summer will be safe and sound, and he also understands that if the series of forces on the Gray River Station Line are not destroyed by the dark creatures, Summer can completely unite a series of stations on the neutral trade lines such as Gray River Station, Dawan Station, Aquarium Station, and Feishui Station to fight against the Hanting Alliance, but now that it is different from the past, since the trade line has been interrupted, he naturally feels that it is better to take a step back," The contemptible man felt that there was no need to contradict the Tyse merchant for the sake of temporary gain, and the Tyse merchant was not a harsh person, and he was happy to make friends with people. ”
Summer nodded, he stood up and toasted a cup of tea to Bolívar, "Next time I'm here, I'll visit him, so be it for today." ”
"That'...... Mr. Summer, I'll give you a ride......"
"No need, you can help me promote our dawn light bulbs," Summer clapped his hands out the door, and saw Robot Four walk in with a box of light bulbs. "Bolivar stationmaster, show these to your friends in Hanting and Red Square, the price, of course, are marked on this, and the current production is also written on it, if they are interested, please ask you to sell more." After saying that, Xia mentioned again, "I have also prepared some small gifts for you to the stationmaster, and they have been delivered to the door of your carriage, don't worry, no one will notice." ”
Boliva couldn't help but pat his huge belly with joy, "You're so kind, Mr. Summer. ”
Summer stopped talking, so he asked Number Four to accept Boliva's gift, and he took Natalia and his accompanying bodyguards and turned around and left the Feishui Station.
"Mr. Summer, are you really going to Hanting to meet Taisi Dashang?"
Natalia seemed to be very familiar with this big businessman of the Han Court, and Summer couldn't help but ask, "What other problems does this Tess have?" ”
"That's not true, it's just that my mother said that he once cheated my mother out of a lot of money, and she almost lost all her money."
"It's my filial piety to this great businessman," Summer was rather unimpressed, "if you eat too quickly and no one will help you smooth your appetite, you will die." Besides, I don't have a beautiful woman like Nata to give him. ”
Natalia let out a low "oh", not knowing what to answer.
"I say, Nata," Summer blinked her dark black eyes, "Do you want to go to the Han Court Alliance, dealing with these top nobles in the underground world, this opportunity is not available to everyone, if I give you this opportunity, will you go?" ”
Natalia called softly, and she suddenly stopped defensively, looking at Summer steadily, and after a long time said, "I feel too tired to live like my mother, I don't want to go, and besides, I hate merchants." ”
I was depressed in the summer, and I was a businessman who represented the dawn.
"Of course, Mr. Summer is not a businessman," she remembered something after noticing Summer's expression, and hurriedly defended, "Mr. Summer is the manager of the Dawning Base, so he can be regarded as the stationmaster, and I personally like the stationmaster of Grayriver Station, she is my idol." ”
A ruined station master, a man who has failed very completely, Summer silently thought, you worship the wrong person, girl. Also, I'm not a businessman, but sometimes I'm just afraid I'm not even as good as a businessman.
"Natalia, those gifts from Boliva today, the blood diamond, should be regarded as the fulfillment of my previous vow, and the rest, you can choose two, it's useless for me to take it."
Natalia was happy, but a little embarrassed, she didn't do anything, how could she accept the expensive gift. "Mr. Summer," she seemed to have thought about it for a long time before she took it seriously, "I want to refuse this precious gift, I can't accept a gift for no reason, especially ......" she lowered her voice, "it's so valuable. ”
Summer wanted to say something, but he saw that Natalia looked embarrassed, so he didn't continue to talk about the topic.