I was really sleepy, Lao Gao just said to sleep for a while, but this sleep was already night. Gao Jie had already driven the car to a safe location, and seeing that the surrounding environment was not familiar at all, Lao Gao asked, "What is this place?" Is it safe? Is there a place to eat? ”

"Of course." Gao Jie replied: "This is Stone Man City, I don't know if it's safe, anyway, there are a lot of delicacies here." I'll listen to you what to do next. ”

Lao Gao thought for a moment before replying: "Will this place be too close to the Empire, in case something wants to run, you can't run." ”

"Brother." Gao Jie replied helplessly: "You don't want us to drive an airplane, it's good that this broken car can drive here." If the Empire really wants to catch you, we can still run so far. Let's just sit here for a while, and then plan after tonight. ”

"Yes." Lao Gao agreed, and the two began to find a place to stay and eat. Shiren City is not big, if you really want to find a place to stay without spending money, it is very easy to find a place to stay, there are a lot of vacant houses here, Gao Jie said that almost half of the houses here are uninhabited. The most prosperous street in the city is the one word street, and the straight street gathers all the residents of the city. Lao Gao observed the environment here as much as possible, for fear of any accidents, and he could get out. The two of them just ate some food, and Lao Gao bought as many daily necessities as possible.

Gao Jie wanted to find an empty room to deal with it simply overnight, but Lao Gao resolutely disagreed. He had to find a place with water, electricity and air conditioning. Gao Jie will never be able to convince this stubborn old Gao, and he can only say what Lao Gao says, and he just does it.

It is not difficult to find an environment that meets the requirements of Gao Lao, but this environment is not much better than an empty house. The small inn where the two people live is all brick and wood structure, and the four-story building is the highest point in the city, overlooking the entire Stone Man City. This location can be said to be excellent, and you can see clearly what windswept grass is outside. The interior of the hotel is very stylish, and the small supporting facilities are very complete. Seeing that the owner of this small shop was still very friendly, Lao Gao began to chat with the boss about family life.

The owner of the small shop can be said to have read countless people, no matter who comes from words and deeds, he can recognize this person. Lao Gao likes to chat with this kind of smart person the most, because it doesn't take much trouble. Gao Jie is not too familiar with this place, at most he has driven by a few times. Lao Gao's eyes were even darker, and he only knew that there was such a place on the map, and he didn't know anything else.

In the face of two strangers, the small shop owner is not restrained. Drinking tea and chatting in their spare time, the two played a game of chess, and Gao Jie only watched the game from the sidelines. Before they finished two sets, the shopkeeper began to ask for mercy. His chess skills are not in the same order of magnitude as Lao Gao, and it is obvious that one of the two is an amateur and a professional.

There is really no entertainment here, except for playing chess, there is the vast sea and sky of Kan Mountain. According to the boss's narration, there are currently less than 100 households in Shiren City. There is no police and no army, and even bandits don't like to come here, because they are too poor to rob, and the consumption on the way back and forth is more expensive than the things they rob. Living in Stone Man City is tantamount to chronic suicide.

The most people who come to Shiren are walking merchants or smugglers selling private work, and I don't know what happened recently, even these people are plummeting, and the two of you are the only passers-by in the past three days. If this state of affairs continues, the remaining residents may also move out of Stone Man City.

Lao Gao asked with great concern: "Brother, what is the reason why no one is here, you haven't heard any rumors." ”

"Let me first state that this is just a rumor." The boss swore and said, "I heard from my fellow villagers, who said that our village is less than 200 kilometers away, and there is a heavily armed army. No number, no nationality, as if it fell from the sky. I don't know when they came, and it's not clear when they left. ”

"It can't be a sand cavalry, right?" Lao Gao asked suspiciously.

"They can also call troops." The shopkeeper said contemptuously, "These are heavily armed mecha troops, and the sand cavalry can't compare to them. Can't think of it, right? It's because they're blocking the road that these smugglers don't go from here. ”

"Approximately when were these people stationed here?" Lao Gao interrogated.

"It's hard to say." The boss replied: "Maybe it's just these three or four days, and I don't know if it's too specific." The reason why I am telling you now is that I am afraid that you will take this path tomorrow. Now this road leads to heaven, he is definitely a point of no return. ”

"Thanks for the reminder." Lao Gao Ke is very sincere to thank you.

The shopkeeper and Yan Yuese returned the salute to Lao Gao: "No need to be polite, I also ran smuggling goods when I was young." There are too many things on this road, people are not close to art, we all have to take care of each other. ”

Lao Gao didn't let go of this opportunity to learn more about the current situation, Lao Gao asked cautiously: "It seems that you are also a careful person, I am not sure if the number of this army can also see some clues." ”

"I don't know." The shopkeeper replied apologetically, "I really didn't see it with my own eyes, I heard it all from others." I don't know if there's water here, but it's hard to tell if it's real or fake. ”

"I can understand that." Lao Gao asked more deeply: "Do you know how many people there are?" ”

"There are quite a few of them, some say there are about 50,000 or 60,000 people." The shopkeeper replied, "I don't think it's so many, if it's really like the rumors that they are stationed near the Gukou River, that area is relatively narrow, and it is impossible to hoard a large number of people." If you really say that there are fifty or sixty thousand, how many kilometers will this have to be discharged. Unlikely, I estimate that there are no more than two thousand. ”

"It's strange to say." The shopkeeper further analyzed: "A stateless and numberless unit came so quietly. None of the countries came forward to inquire and allowed them to be stationed there. I don't know what to do, and I don't know who is going to command. If you want to say that he is true, he has a nose and eyes. If you want to call him a fake, I really haven't seen any pictures or news reports. All the media are silent on this matter, and you can tell me if this is strange. What makes me even more incomprehensible is that the human country is understandable, the human army, the world is a family. It turned out that the empire did not have any action measures, and if anyone dared to swagger at the gate of the empire in the past, they would have been wiped out by the empire long ago. Now that it is good, not only has it not been destroyed, but it will also be stationed for a long time, which is definitely not the style of the empire. Don't say that there are garrisons in the Imperial Security Zone, if you dare to be less than a hundred kilometers away from the Imperial Security Zone, the Empire will destroy you, and no one else will be allowed to make mistakes. ”