Chapter 70: Preparations for Departure (1)
Drivers, repairmen, scouts, plus themselves this fighter. This is the most basic travel combination conceived by Lin Mu.
A driver, familiar with the map and routes, in the absence of satellites, guarantees that the armored reconnaissance vehicle will not drive to strange places.
Repairmen, especially repairers like David, in addition to repairing power armor, can also find him if there is a problem with the reconnaissance vehicle, and if there is an accident on the way to the province, he has to change to an ordinary vehicle to rush dangerously.
Scouts, who are responsible for the reconnaissance equipment inside the armored reconnaissance vehicle, keep an eye on the movements of mutant beasts at all times, especially those large mutant beasts, if they can be detected in advance, at least unprepared battles can be avoided.
Of course, David could have done both repair and reconnaissance jobs part-time, but now there is this girl named Sophia. According to the unfamiliar memories that appeared in his mind, coupled with the instructions specially equipped on the car, let this girl study for a few days, and she should be able to use those devices.
Of course, according to his original idea, it would be best if there was a doctor among the casual people. No one but himself could guarantee that anyone else would fall ill suddenly.
However, being a doctor is a relatively scarce profession, and at present, only Los is a well-rounded doctor among the Sunset Hammers. However, Lin Mu had no intention of forcibly taking him away.
"Lin! Please! Just let me stay here! ”
David, who was cleaning up the cans in the house, suddenly stopped his movements, turned around and knelt in front of Lin Mu, and pleaded: "I'm just an ordinary person who has no power to restrain chickens!" I'll die if I go outside! ”
"If you don't want to come with me, you'll freeze or starve to death in a few days!"
Lin Mu waved his hand, and the cans that belonged to David disappeared immediately. Sophia, who had followed up, let out a cry of surprise and swept around with wide eyes.
"Robbers! Devil! You're murder! ”
David suddenly became angry, he got up in twos and threes, tore Lin Mu's collar and lifted it up, and suddenly, Lin Mu's whole person was suspended in the air.
"An ordinary person who has no power to tie the chicken?"
Lin Mu didn't resist, just looked at David with a smile. GTS Flasks have different effects on everyone, but it's clear that David, who couldn't even open cans, has become an enhancer.
"I ...... I ......"
On the side of David's face that was intact, the cheek muscles twitched slightly, and after a long time, he sighed deeply, put down the forest curtain, and muttered: "You have to be responsible for letting me live, otherwise I will go to hell!" I'll curse you too! ”
I don't even know if I'll survive, if you can guarantee yours?
Sorting out the neckline, Lin Mu smiled bitterly in his heart. The long journey that is about to embark is dangerous, and all you can promise is to do your best.
"Sophia, change into this outfit, we'll be waiting for you outside the door!"
He raised his hand, and with a thought, a set of durable gray sweatshirts appeared that did not affect his activities. Faced with Sophia's surprised eyes, he had no intention of explaining the storage space at all.
She was still only a slave in name only, not a partner she recognized. Secrets, even if they are real partners, can only be entrusted after careful consideration.
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Leaving the hotel, Lin Mu took the two of them straight to the apartment building where old Carl lived. An old fritter who has been out there is obviously enough to take on the job of a driver.
The only question is whether he is willing to leave with him.
Ten minutes later, Lin Mu knocked on Old Carl's door, and the guy looked even older than the last time they met.
He first glanced at the two people behind Lin Mu vigilantly, and then frowned: "I said everything you want to know, what I don't know, even if you pester me again, I won't think of it out of thin air." ”
"I have an armored car, and now I lack a driver, would you like to come with me to see what Evra is like?"
Lin Mu didn't talk nonsense either, and went straight to the point. Hearing the word armored car, not only old Carl was taken aback, but even David, who was originally rough and uneasy, suddenly relaxed.
"As you can see, I have a comfortable house here, and enough food to last me a little longer, so why should I venture with you?" It seemed to be a veto, but Old Carl was looking directly into Lin Mu's eyes, as if waiting for some answer.
"What about when you run out of food? Are you ready to starve to death in this room? Or limp to fight the mutants outside? ”
Lin Mu's words are very straightforward, but the reality is that old Carl does not have the ability to recover his body as perverted as Christine.
A disabled second-level enhancer, whose name is just a nice one, may not be as useful as a first-level enhancer who can run faster when he is attacked by a mutant beast outside.
After a moment of silence, Old Carl shook his head and sighed: "It seems that from today onwards, you will be my employer!" ”
Hearing this, Lin Mu suddenly smiled, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Before I die, I can guarantee that you will at least not starve to death!" ”
Food, which is the most lacking thing in the wasteland world, is not a problem at all for Lin Mu, after all, there is a whole peaceful world of food behind that door for him to take.
Once the staff is complete, the rest is simple. The four of them first went to the market to buy sufficient weapons and ammunition, including an M72 individual anti-tank rocket launcher equipped with two rocket-piercing shells.
Afterwards, led by Carl Sr., the four of them went to the workshop area behind the Sunset Hammer, where several shops were stocked with bizarre mechanical gadgets, including the kind of portable grid defense system in the forest curtain storage space.
The high price of this kind of thing, when converted into food, is even close to half of the nuclear battery.
Of course, Lin Mu didn't come to buy this kind of thing. In order to ensure David's repair work, he had to prepare a relatively complete set of repair tools for him.
Needless to say, pliers, wrenches, and the metal adhesives that are popular in the wasteland world are also must-haves, and there are other bits and pieces that he couldn't really afford if he hadn't brought a lot of cans with him this time.
By the time these things were ready, it was already noon. Faced with Lin Mu's method of making things disappear out of thin air, Old Carl was just amazed, but he didn't ask in detail.
"Diesel, we also need a lot of diesel and a trailer!"
Facing the hungry trio, Lin Mu said the last thing he needed to prepare. If something like an armored reconnaissance vehicle wants to run, it has to consume a lot of diesel, and for this it is necessary to prepare a trailer compartment to carry it.
"Diesel and trailers? It's easy! ”
Old Karl smiled slightly, and walked deeper into the alley on crutches, finally stopping at the door of a tall warehouse.
"Skinny monkey! Call you big guys out! I have business to talk to him! ”
At the door of the warehouse sat a short-haired young man, playing with a revolver in his hand, and after listening to old Karl's words, he looked up and took out a small communicator from his pocket.
“BOSS! There's business coming to the door! ”
A moment later, the warehouse door opened from the inside, and in front of the forest curtain was a mountain of oil drums. Old Carl came over and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "The Sunset Hammer lacks food, weapons, and beautiful women, but there is absolutely no shortage of gasoline and diesel!" ”