Chapter XXVI
After being confiscated of their weapons, Meng Qingqiang and his party finally entered the base within the walls. Following the signs, they came to a huge clearing, next to which was the sea, where several seagulls were flying freely.
According to the number plate in their hands, they came to the corresponding position, waited for the transfer station, and arranged personnel to come to inspect the goods.
There are already a lot of people like them around, who are trading in the area, only to see that there is a staff member in a white coat in each area, accompanied by two armed guards, holding a form, from time to time to check the items stacked on the ground or on the car, the types of goods are varied, all kinds of bottles and cans, electronic components, and even individual large instruments have been pulled over, and there are also individual small trading objects, which are carried by the people who come to carry them.
Unlike the expressionless faces of the base personnel, some of the people who came to trade were very happy to sign the form, and they could see that they were very satisfied with the harvest, while others were very depressed, with undisguised sad expressions on their faces, and even one or two groups of people had an argument with the staff in charge of them, and they couldn't accept the reality at first glance. And every now and then, more guards come nearby to show them that they are defenseless and unable to resist organized violence.
Soon, a man in the same clothes and two guards came to Meng Qingqiang and the others to check the information and prepare to start the inspection. Under the command of Xing Tianliang, the villagers of Mengjia Village lifted the tarpaulin covering the cargo box of the pickup truck and displayed the "goods" they had brought.
After checking the information, the man couldn't help but take two steps back and gasp when he saw the "goods", only to see that in the cargo box, a large number of mutant heads were neatly stacked, a pair of empty eyes hung on the hideous face, and the bloody wounds surprised the people around who saw this scene.
The head of the mutant, as an item collected daily by the transfer station, is clearly marked on the form, and there is no such thing in the surrounding transactions, but there are generally not many of them, and a dozen of them are already amazing enough, after all, it is winter, and the mutants are gathered together in large numbers indoors, and it is difficult for people now to sneak attack the lone mutant as before. And although the heads brought by Meng Qingqiang and them have been frozen, normal people can find that these heads are very "fresh" at a glance, and they are not accumulated before the winter at all, because the color of the mutants who have died for a long time will change, and the dark green will turn gray-white.
Looking at the carload of goods and Meng Qingqiang and others who were standing leisurely on the side, the people who came to trade nearby gradually surrounded them, and whispers kept coming from the crowd.
"That's awesome! How many weapons and food can be exchanged for so many heads?"
"Hey, what kind of organization is this, so powerful, I'll have to inquire about it later, and see if they can accept people."
"I'll go, how many dead people here can get so many heads?" "It doesn't have to be a lot of deaths, maybe they have a lot of powerful weapons?" The one who spoke was here to change weapons.
"Layman, don't you, look for yourself, those heads only have a few bullet holes, and then look at the wound on the neck, which was cut off by a cold weapon at close range, you don't know how hard the neck of these things is, generally we have to use a saw to saw, you see how smooth this knife is, frozen on a layer of ice have caught up with the mirror, at first glance, it is a master to cut in two!" An older man sighed with a cigarette in his mouth. After listening to the man's words, the people nearby looked at Meng Qingqiang and the others with incredulous expressions.
Looking at the envious and surprised eyes and discussions around them, Meng Qingqiang, Bai Ying, Wang Yan, and Xing Tianliang had no expression, while the villagers looked at their village leaders with pride, Ji Liang accompanied the man in the white coat to count the numbers on the side, and the guards on the side also looked at them with wide eyes and surprise.
The number was quickly counted, more than three hundred heads, basically remained intact, even if the weather was cold, the man was still sweating profusely, he politely asked Meng Qingqiang and the others to wait for a while, then left in a hurry, and soon turned back, but at this time he was accompanied by a woman who was also wearing a white coat and a tall soldier.
When the woman arrived, she simply examined the head of the mutant on the ground, and then looked up, a curious look flashing behind a pair of thick black-rimmed glasses.
"From... At this time, the man in the white coat next to her approached her ear and whispered a few words.
"Welcome to the N5 base, everyone from Mengjia Village, my surname is Murong, a single name is a lotus character, I am a special researcher of the Central Institute of Strategic Studies, and I am also the person in charge of the base, responsible for the collection and scientific research of the N5 transfer station of the frontier research branch, and this one next to me is Colonel Zhang Yongqiang, who is responsible for the daily operation and security of the base." As he spoke, he introduced the tall soldier beside him.
I saw that this soldier was very tall, even a little beyond the standard of normal people, wearing a straight military uniform and a cold face, and the most surprising thing was that the lower half of his face had a half-mask metal mask, which completely covered his mouth and nose, and a trachea was connected to a device on his waist from the mask, which looked very weird.
I saw that this Colonel Zhang first looked at those heads, then scanned the crowd, and at one glance, he stared at Meng Qingqiang, who was about the same height as him, with a curious look in his eyes, and then he walked in front of Meng Qingqiang, stretched out his hand, and a burst of electrons and sounds came out of the mask
"Welcome to the N5 base" Meng Qingqiang looked at the outstretched hand and shook it without mind, and a huge force came from his hand.
"What is this thing, this kind of power is definitely not possessed by ordinary humans." Feeling the huge power of this soldier's inhuman hand, Meng Qingqiang secretly summed up in his heart, although this power is great, but for him, it is also greater than the power of ordinary mutants, if he wants to, as long as he uses force, he may be able to crush the opponent's hand bones.
But he was still more cautious in the base, not to mention that his wife and everyone in Mengjia Village were by his side at this time, so he showed a painful expression on his face, and the strength in his hand did not increase, but just enough to withstand the strength of the other party.
With his hands apart, all this happened quickly, but it didn't escape the eyes of two people, one was the Murong researcher, and the other was Xing Tianliang beside Meng Qingqiang.
A deep electronic voice sounded again, "As a human, you are already very powerful, no wonder you can kill so many mutants at close range, but it can be seen that you have also paid a lot of price." Senior Colonel Zhang looked at Meng Qingqiang's marked face and said slowly, "But it's still very admirable, I don't know if you are willing to join our base, with your physical fitness, you can join us and become a more powerful warrior!" As long as you ... ”
"Ahem" Murong Lian on the side coughed, interrupted his words, and showed him with his eyes that they were now in the crowd of many foreign traders, and said to Meng Qingqiang with a smile: "Obviously, this is not a suitable place to chat now, let's complete the transaction first." She then instructed the guards to keep order.
The onlookers also gradually dispersed under the command of the guards and resumed their own transactions, but what they saw and heard today is believed to be spread in the city soon, and the strange force of Mengjia Village also appeared in the ears of those who care.
According to the rules of the transaction, Meng Qingqiang and the others obtained a large number of chips, and then accompanied by Murong Lian and Zhang Yongqiang, they came to the exchange of the base, and according to the original plan, they purchased enough light and heavy weapons and some food to arm Mengjia Village, and Murong Lian, who judged their number by the number of weapons, was even more interested in this sudden appearance
According to the rules of trading, a trader can make a request to the broker to trade special items, and if the broker agrees, the replacement chips are marked.
So after Bai Ying finished changing her weapons, she proposed a few analytical instruments that she needed, looking at the list of instruments, Murong Lian was surprised by this magical village again, she didn't expect that this woman who had been standing aside and smiling was not an ordinary character.
The two women, who also looked very intellectual, began an in-depth exchange, Bai Ying was deeply impressed by Murong Lian's profound attainments in medical biology, and Murong Lian was also very surprised by Bai Ying's experience and knowledge in mutant research, and strongly expressed her hope that Bai Ying could join the N5 branch of the research institute in the base to conduct research on mutants.
Bai Ying was very moved by this, but considering her husband's situation, she said that she still hoped to replace some relevant instruments in the short term and conduct research in Mengjia Village. And Murong Lian, who generously accepted Bai Ying's idea, said in embarrassment: "These instruments are actually part of the transfer station, and the others can also be transferred from other bases, and the bargaining chips you currently have are enough, but there is a problem, that is, these instruments can only be owned by the research institute or its subordinate organizations, and they must also have a certain degree of contribution, such as the progress of research, or other important discoveries, such as the last few items on the list." ”
Hearing Murong Lian's words, Meng Qingqiang's first thought was the mysterious yellow substance, but he didn't ask rashly, and Bai Ying on the side was even more hesitant to join the research institute, looking at his wife's tangled expression, Meng Qingqiang suddenly thought of something.
He took out a vial containing a dark red liquid from his pocket, and told Murong Lian and Zhang Yongqiang about the Alpha Sect and this red liquid on the road, of course, he didn't take out the bottle with his own black liquid, and he didn't mention the inferences derived from his own situation, but just retold the situation at that time with slight changes.
After listening to Meng Qingqiang's narration, Zhang Yongqiang fell silent after repeating the name of the Alpha Sect several times, but Murong Lian became extremely interested in this liquid that could deter mutants. She promised to study it well when she went back today, if it was really as Meng Qingqiang said, then this contribution should not be a problem, so she hoped that the Mengjia Village party could stay for two more days, and the couple who missed the child said euphemistically that they couldn't stay too long, and they had already decided that after seeing Yang Lili and others tonight, they would leave for Mengjia Village early tomorrow morning.
Murong Lian, who understood the situation, expressed her understanding, and at the same time, she made a very considerate promise that if this liquid could really achieve the desired result, she would send a helicopter to Mengjia Village to deliver instruments to Bai Ying. Bai Ying, who got this promise, was very happy. With these instruments, she can really understand the current condition of her husband's body, and then give him some help.
And Zhang Yongqiang on the side also tried his best to invite Meng Qingqiang to join their team, and hinted that if he joined, he could get an unimaginable improvement. And Meng Qingqiang knew his own business, and refused on the grounds that he was the head of a village and could not leave, which made Zhang Yongqiang feel very pity, but he did not say a word about how to improve.
Regardless of the outcome, today's broker trading was a success. Meng Qingqiang and the others took back their previous weapons, and after leaving the base, they saw Yang Lili and others waiting next to the bus at a glance, and the small cloth bag that went and returned was also among them, so everyone went to the mutual aid association together after they converged.