Chapter 9: Shields
After Qin Lun made a decision, he soon stopped wandering aimlessly. He used Chris's credit card to buy a whole bunch of supplies, then called a major car rental agency in New York and called for an open-top SUV and a driver.
Hertz is the nation's largest car rental company, offering both self-drive and chauffeur services. In view of his unfamiliarity with ancient vehicles and another ulterior purpose, Qin Lun still asked for a substitute driver.
In less than half an hour, an open-top Jeep off-road vehicle stopped in front of Qin Lun, and a sturdy black driver got out of the seat. He was wearing a Hertz car rental overalls, took off his hat and held it in his hand, leaned over slightly, and respectfully pulled the car door.
"Hello, is this Mr. Chris Harrison? I'm your driver, you can call me Ford! ”
Qin Lun showed a gentle smile, pouted at the large pile of luggage beside him, and at the same time handed the "Franklin" in his hand to the driver, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Excuse me, Ford!" ”
The big black man glanced at his luggage and shrugged helplessly. He has seen many of these wealthy businessmen who want to travel in the wilderness, and their understanding of camping is always contradictory, even more ignorant than those otaku travelers.
To show off that they're out into nature, they always ask the rental car dealer for an open-top SUV and bring a lot of useless field stuff with them.
In fact, such people sleep in the car at night, instead of sleeping in a tent. And the interior space of the SUV is much smaller than that of the RV, and with these things, you can only sit and snore at night. Very few people can tolerate a long trip in an off-road vehicle, and it is better to simply ask for a big motorhome in the first place.
However, it had nothing to do with him, this Mr. Harrison was very generous, and gave him a Franklin when he met. He did what he said, and he was only responsible for delivering people to their destinations anyway.
"That's a lot! Wild tents, fishing rods, hunting knives, shovels, water bottles...... What is this, gasoline? The black man Ford put Qin Lun's luggage into the trunk one by one, and finally couldn't help asking, "Mr. Harrison, you should know that the rangers in Arcadia won't let you go into the forest with gasoline, right?" ”
"Who's that...... Just call me Chris. This gasoline is not brought into the forest, it is for us to use on the way! Qin Lun got into the car, pulled the baseball cap he had just bought, let the brim cover his eyes, and leaned comfortably on the seat to pretend to sleep.
The black driver was tempted to complain that Lao Tzu knew how to get to the gas station. But when I thought about it, I swallowed the words in my stomach. Isn't it good that the customer has already bought gasoline, and when he goes back, he can get an old invoice to reimburse the company, as if he has already refueled.
Of course, Ford didn't know that Qin Lun was now entangled by a strange mysterious power, and he didn't dare to go to the gas station at all. If there's a big explosion in that place, there's nowhere to hide.
"And ...... Bow and arrow?! The black buddy's face was a little strange, and he turned his head and asked again, "Chris, why don't you buy a shotgun, if you don't have a gun license, you can also buy a small crossbow!" ”
"The crossbow ~ bow is not very convenient! Okay, don't ask, I'm going to get some sleep and wake me up when I stop! Qin Lun curled up on the wide seat, "Ford, slow down, don't exceed 40 yards." As long as you do so, I'll tip you another five hundred dollars when you get there. ”
For ordinary people, crossbows ~ bows are easier to master than longbows and have high accuracy, but for Qin Lun, crossbows ~ bows are too slow to string.
As for coming~ to regain the gun, he wanted to buy one, but unfortunately he found several large gun shops and asked him to show his gun license. He didn't have time to go to the black shop to get a gun, so he had to make do with a competition-level pulley bow.
"Oh......" Ford's stomach was full of grooves, but when he saw that Qin Lun's face had been covered with a baseball cap, he had to shake his head depressedly, and said to himself that the customer is God!
The U.S. highway network is well developed, and most intercontinental highways are relatively congested with less traffic, and the speed of the vehicle is generally 70 yards. And 40 yards is basically only more than 60 kilometers per hour, and the speed limit in the suburbs of the city has not been reached. In the eyes of many people, this is the speed of a woman, or the level of a grandmother.
However, in Qin Lun's eyes, this speed takes into account speed and safety. He didn't really fall asleep, he just pretended to sleep and rest. If the speed is too high, it will be difficult for him to escape if he gets into an accident on the interstate.
This is the purpose of his open-top off-road, on the one hand, the off-road vehicle is more leather, on the other hand, the open-top is easy to jump out of the car to escape, for this purpose, he did not even put on a seat belt for himself.
"Chris, get out of the car and get a bite to eat, it's dinner time!" About four hours later, the sky began to darken, and Ford "woke up" Qin Lun at this time.
"No, we've already delayed a lot of time, you go buy something, we'll eat it directly on the way!" Qin Lun smiled at the black buddy, ignored the resentment on his face, and stuffed a Franklin into his hand again.
"Well, it's for the sake of the tip, otherwise I'm going to beat him to death...... What do you mean that we've been delayed for so much time that it seems like it's my fault...... If you hadn't had to limit your speed to 40 yards, you might be in Arcadia by now! ”
As Ford walked towards the roadside road restaurant, he whispered a few thoughts in his mouth, venting all the resentment in his stomach.
Qin Lun, who was sitting in the car, smiled indifferently, although the distance was a little far, how could he not hear it with his ear power. However, he didn't hold a grudge against the black buddy, although this guy had a broken mouth, he was quite satisfied after a few hours.
Qin Lun has been vigilant for the sudden attack of that mysterious force for the past few hours, and at the same time, he is also monitoring Ford with a gaze aura, lest this kid unknowingly speed up the off-road vehicle.
However, although Ford was a little irritated at some point and wanted to speed up the car, he finally pressed it down. Self-control is not bad, and he is an honest person.
"Your chicken burrito!" The black buddy soon came back and handed a food bag to Qin Lun.
"No, I think your share seems to look better." Qin Lun grinned, snatched the burrito and drink from Ford's other hand with a thunderous movement, and took a big bite without waiting for the black buddy to react.
"You...... My pie, I especially added a lot of fillings......" Ford's black face slowly revealed a hint of redness, glared at Qin Lun fiercely, and finally got into the car from the other side like a deflated ball, and ate the chicken burrito that should have belonged to Qin Lun silently.
He now felt that Qin Lun must be playing tricks on him, no wonder he would say what he wanted to eat, so he would have another one, and it was estimated that he would be ready to rob him at that time.
Qin Lun squinted his eyes, staring at the death list while observing Ford's reaction. After a few moments, it was finally determined that neither food was poisonous.
This is the real purpose of Qin Lun to drive the driver, he needs to avoid the ghosts of the mysterious power, and indirectly get food and drink from the black buddies.
He was an apostle, and it was impossible for a being with mystical powers to peek into his mind, so it must not have been assumed that he would exchange food with Ford. And Ford is a driver he randomly appoints at the rental car dealership, which belongs to the X-factor that mysterious forces cannot control.
So is it possible that a mysterious force will take him out with Ford? Or is it that the mysterious force ignores the X-factor of the black buddy and involves an innocent life?
Qin Lun thinks that this is unlikely, otherwise, on the plane, in that car accident, the mysterious force can mobilize a bigger and stronger law of cause and effect, so that he has no escape. For example, a runaway ballistic missile bombarded his area.
Since the occult force did not do this, then it means that it has certain limitations, and the most likely is that it cannot take innocent lives at will. The people or characters it kills are basically specific targets.
In this way, this mysterious force is not invulnerable. Qin Lun didn't care if he was innocent or not, he could use countless innocent people as his shield, even if he didn't need to join up with Hill and the others, he could dodge the attack again and again.
However, this conclusion must be verified and tested by Qin Lun with his own life. In fact, he was eating Ford's burritos on one side, but the other hand was clutching the emetic all the time to prevent poisoning.
He has a law body, and once he is poisoned, he will immediately show his poisoning status on the death list, and the emetic agent will be completely used in time.
Luckily, by the time they finished eating, both of them were alive and healthy. Obviously, that mysterious force didn't make a move, or had already done it, but it was interrupted by Qin Lun's irregular behavior, and he had to choose to retreat temporarily.
"In the next few days, don't worry about food!" Qin Lun licked his fingers and glanced indifferently at the big black man beside him.
Ford's displeasure quickly dissipated, and the black dude was cheerful. In his opinion, the customer was just a little joke with himself, and it was not worth mentioning at all compared to his generosity in tipping, and he didn't know that Qin Lun was experimenting with his own life.
"Don't be upset, Brother Ford!" Qin Lun smiled and said, "In this way, I will hire you to participate in the camping together, and I will bear all your expenses, and then give you a tip that is double your salary, how about it?" ”
"This ...... You don't have to, I'm not going to be so stingy! To Qin Lun's surprise, after the black buddy was stunned, he actually scratched his head and rejected his "kindness" with some embarrassment.
"Really, don't want to, I'm on vacation alone, it's good to have a companion, you don't have to worry too much!" Qin Lun narrowed his eyes and said calmly.
"Oh buddy, I'm straight, are you sure I'm not a gay?" Who knew that when Ford heard Qin Lun's words, he moved away a little vigilantly.
"Well, when I didn't say it!" Qin Lun raised his hands in a friendly manner to indicate surrender.
As a hunter, since Ford is determined, he escapes from his trap. Naturally, it can't be made too obvious, otherwise it will be contrary to the pursuit of art. What's more, Acadia National Park is a famous tourist destination, where there are countless rangers who work as guides for the primeval forest, and he is not worried about finding the next shield.