Section 24 Gifts
Seeing the besieging sandworms suddenly disperse, Lao Di habitually patted his head, not understanding what was happening. Just now, the swarm of sandworms clearly had the advantage, and they were about to rush into the position, but in the blink of an eye, they retreated like a tide. The suspicious old flute picked up the binoculars and found that the insect swarm in the distance had also calmed down. Watching the dust gradually dissipate, the doubts in his heart became even greater. He had never heard of a sand sea storm insect that would let go of an opportunity to devour humans.
Just when everyone was sighing, Iron Slag rode back slowly on the red comet.
Ye Xinling took three steps and made two steps to meet him. She seemed to be about to hug the iron slag, but it stopped abruptly. The air seemed to freeze in an instant. With tears on her face, she stared at the young man in front of her without saying a word. Perhaps the phrase "life is only like the first meeting" describes her current mood.
"What's wrong?" Iron Slag asked with a dry smile. Facing this woman who was several years older than him, he felt an inexplicable sense of weakness. Perhaps it was the unspeakable concern in her eyes that gave him the illusion of facing his elders.
"The host...... Xinling just wants to ...... again Take a good look at you. She murmured.
"It's okay, we'll be home right away." After finishing the iron slag, he gently pinched Ye Xinling's shoulder. At this time, Lao Di also rushed over, opened his mouth and asked him how he escaped. He smiled mysteriously, and saw that the other party was hairy. Then he rummaged through the dark green canvas bag on the side of the locomotive for a moment, and then opened his palm in front of the old flute. I saw an oval object the size of a goose egg with a golden luster lying in his palm.
Lao Di's mouth suddenly opened wide and he stammered, "What......'s this?" This...... This...... This is? Iron Slag snorted coldly, and then closed his palms. Lao Di came back to his senses and immediately begged cheekily, "Brother Tie, Brother Tie, take a look, please, just take a look......"
Iron Slag grinned, casually stuffed things into Ye Xinling's hand, and then told her, "Hide your heart, don't let him see it." ”
Ye Xinling laughed out loud, and then put away the golden sandworm eggs with great care. At this moment, she felt very relieved, this was a valuable item worth thousands of gold coins, she didn't expect the owner to hand it over to her for safekeeping so lightly, maybe he had begun to trust her.
Next, Iron Slag gathered his men and began their return journey......
The rest of the journey was uneventful. There are no sandworms, no sandstorms, no danger, and every day is sunny and windy, giving people the illusion of a vacation. The sea of sand has always been like this, when it is ruthless, it makes people feel hopeless, but when it is quiet, it is so beautiful that people will not want to return......
Three days later......
The team arrived at the Black Iron Bar in the evening, and Iron Slag once again arranged for everyone to have a braised sand scorpion. However, the atmosphere of this dinner was a little depressing, and everyone lowered their heads and silently ate the food on their plates.
When they came to the place they used to be, they remembered the excitement before departure, and they were all a little touched. Seeing that everyone was not in high spirits, Iron Slag reminded him of his adventure in the swarm at the dinner table, and then the atmosphere gradually became warm.
On that day, after Iron Slag and the golden sandworm Squeak Luo reached an agreement, Squeak Luo asked Iron Slag for clarification. Iron Slag bluntly admits that he has come to find the eggs of the golden sandworm. However, Iron Slag changed his words, and the purpose of his coming to find the eggs of the golden sandworm was because he heard that the golden sandworm was a friend of humans, so he wanted to raise a sandworm.
The intelligent life Squeak really believed the Iron Slag, so he gave him a golden sandworm egg. Squeak hopes that in the future, humans can coexist peacefully with sandworms.
In fact, the idea of Squeak Luo is impossible to realize, how can the relationship between humans and sandworms hunt each other, food and stomach pouch, how can it be peaceful?
The guards at the table were all surprised, they didn't expect that the golden sandworm would negotiate, talk, and be fooled like humans......
Ye Xinling on the side pursed her lips and smiled, she couldn't imagine that the owner also had such a cunning side.
After eating and drinking, everyone returned to their hearts like arrows, so they set off overnight......
The next morning, when the thin morning light sprinkled the rusty mottled houses, nine sand carts lined up and drove into Tieshan Town against the rising sun.
The guards north of the town were awakened by the roaring sound of engines. He was about to call the parking team, but found that several of them were spray-painted with the logo of the Iron Mountain Garrison, so he had to squint his eyes and continue to doze off.
As the vehicle pulled into the familiar street, the guards cheered and rushed out of the car, scrambling to buy breakfast in the streets. During this time, they experienced the danger of life and death, and they felt very close to their hometown.
Iron Slag sat in the passenger seat, looking at the guards who were desperately stuffing breakfast into their mouths, and couldn't help grinning. Then he turned his head and said to the old flute in the back seat, "Do your best to clear the spoils, and then divide the money among the people, and give more than the amount of the pension." ”
The old flute is headed, and the harvest of this operation is unexpectedly rich, and it can even be a full load. In addition to the Sand Sea Flying Fish and the Golden Sand Worm Eggs, they also captured four Desert Lizards (twelve-wheeled sand carts produced by Wilderness Heavy Industries) of the Blackstone Mercenaries, as well as a large number of military equipment and various supplies for survival in the wild. Lao Di made a rough estimate, not counting the value of the flying fish and the golden worm eggs in the sand sea, these sand trucks, equipment and materials are at least worth 000 gold coins. After filling the pensions of the five garrison members, various consumables, personnel rewards and other expenses, there is at least 1,800 gold of net income left
After the team members finished breakfast, Lao Di took the team back to the garrison base camp to deal with the spoils, while Tie Slag took Ye Xinling to the Tieshan Town Autonomous Association.
It didn't take long for the two to arrive at the hall of the Autonomous Council, and Tie Slag asked Ye Xinling to wait for him on the first floor, and then went up to the second floor by himself. However, when he pushed open the double doors of Lena's office, he was shocked by the scene in front of him!
It turned out that he saw a brand new locomotive parked in the middle of the office!
The appearance of this locomotive is domineering and awe-inspiring, and just stopping there already exudes the temperament of a king. The pure black body is extremely shiny, even in the hazy morning light. Dense jet sacs are evenly divided at the bottom of the locomotive, and delicate alloy pipes connect the entire body, and it seems that every part has been poured into the efforts of scientists and mechanics. This is the locomotive that Iron Slag has always dreamed of, and he can master the configuration and performance of this locomotive from the beginning.
Full cushion, twenty jet bags, rear-mounted rocket-type fuel thrusters, vectored engine with two thousand horsepower......
Iron Slag was stunned for a moment, and even forgot the purpose of coming here. This was the first time he had seen the actual locomotive, and he had to rummage through the garbage heap in Silver City to find the poster of the locomotive, and then look forward to owning it one day.
This is the dream locomotive built by Harley Heavy Industries with all its might, Harley No. 5, also known as the "Immortal Warhawk", which is more than one grade higher than the "Fire Eagle".
"Yo~ When I saw my lover, I forgot ...... sister"
Lena Eucoris's grumbling voice rang out. Iron Slag came back to his senses, scratched his hair, and stammered a little, "Lena...... Sister, how do you buy it...... Buy ......"
A long time ago, he knew that this car was sky-high, but he had no idea exactly what this sky-high price was.
"I didn't buy it, I can't afford something so expensive." Lena was faint.
"How much?" Iron Slag asked.
"Tens of thousands."
He couldn't help but take a breath, tens of thousands of gold coins, what kind of concept is this!
At this time, Lena dropped another bombshell and added, "Maybe it's more than that, according to the Immortal Warhawk, only three are produced a year, and it's not something that can be bought with money." ”
Iron Slag frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Who gave it to you!" ”
Looking at Iron Slag's nervous expression, Lena laughed "sneer", then walked to the desk with a catwalk, opened the drawer casually, and took out a letter and handed it to him.
The envelope was very delicately made, with gold thread on all sides, and the seal was made of red wax, and it was covered with a circular seal, which was patterned with a circle of thorn flowers.
When I opened the letter, there was a simple sentence written inside:
"Do you think the back you turned around was handsome? In my opinion, it's inferior! ”
Signed: Yugo Lombard
Looking at Juanxiu's handwriting, a delicate and clear face appeared in front of him, and he smiled unconsciously. Lena looked at his silly expression and snorted with jealousy. Iron Slag reacted immediately and explained to her seriously, "This is the reward for sending her home, which is fair." ”
"Baby~ What does this seal mean, do you understand?" At this point, Lena's expression became stern.
"The Lombal family?" Iron Slag asked.
"And then?" "No, that's all I know."
"The Lombal family is the great nobles of Silver City No. 15, Sixteen, and Seventeen, and the family emblem is the purple thorn flower, and they have the right to vote in the United Council."
Iron Slag shook his head, indicating that he didn't understand. Lena explained that the United Council is the supreme ruling body of the world. There are 158 members of Parliament, and the Lombal family has three seats. This means that the Lombal family has influence all over the world and is a real noble.
Iron Slag first lowered his head to show that he understood, and then shook his head again, "It has nothing to do with me, I send her home, and she pays me, maybe this is a lot of money, but this money should be nothing to them." ”
"Sister has no objection to you associating with them...... Lena seriously, "including that goddess official, Mu Yu Lily of the Valley." ”
"Why?" Iron Slag asked. In his mind, Lena was easily jealous, but now he couldn't understand what she said.
"Because ......," Lena said, looking at the iron slag, word for word, "they can change your fate." ”
"Iron old man, a man's fate is in his own ......"
Lena shook her head, stretched out her slender index finger to seal his mouth, and whispered softly, "No matter how great a person...... There are times when it's wrong......"