New Alexandria is a new city built on the ruins of its original. It is administratively divided into African domains. The closest route to get there is a cross-trip through the old Middle East. Crude oil was once abundant here. These natural fuels have brought untold wealth to the region, while also directing their people to war. As an indispensable resource in the industrial age, crude oil has become the focus of contention for all countries. Endless wars turned the city into ruins, and for a time all kinds of dictators, bandits, and exiles gathered here. The society is dark, and the people are not happy!

At the time of the founding of the republic, the Middle East had been exhausted of oil. All that remains are the ruins of abandoned factories and the ruins of the town. The Republic was unable to rebuild at the time, so the refugees who had survived the war had to be relocated to other places. Two hundred years later, the Middle East is now a desert. Although many scholars believe that there is hope for the restoration of prosperity in the area, due to various natural and social constraints, the government has never approved the reconstruction of Jihua. There is basically nothing left in the Middle East today but deserts. Originally, he could have chosen to travel from the city road, but considering that he needed to avoid the eyes and ears of the Republic, he still chose to take this difficult but relatively safe road.

After a trip of more than ten days, I came to the hinterland of the Middle East. This was a time of frequent sandstorms in the desert. If you can pass through this place in a week, then you can reach New Alexandria in half a month's walk to the west.

The sun had just gone down that day, and he found a boulder, and he decided to rest in the shade of the boulder today. In the desert, there is a large temperature difference between day and night. During the day, the sun is scorching, and travelers can suffer from heat stroke if they are not careful. At night, the temperature plummets and people have to use thick blankets to keep out the cold. Mo felt that the rock was huge, and it could shelter the cold wind at night and not extinguish the bonfire. As long as there's a campfire, it's a safe place for now.

After lighting the fire, Mo Yantian ate some dry food, and after a day of walking, he was already very tired at this time, and after a while, he fell asleep.

I don't know how long it took, but in the haze, I heard some strange noises, as if someone was whispering. Mo thought for a moment, did not get up immediately, but half-squinted his eyes and pretended to be asleep in order to wait and see what happened.

He listened closely, and gradually became sure that there was indeed someone talking around him, and that there seemed to be more than one person. I only heard one of them say, "Big brother, will we be punished for doing this?" Another older voice replied, "Don't think about it, how can there be so much retribution!?" If you don't, we'll all starve to death!" Don't forget, Gullo and your sister are still lying in the shed waiting for you to come back and deliver food! "Yes, yes! Big brother is right. Nazar, let's do it quickly! Several other voices around chimed in.

Mo Beitian heard this, and his heart was already half, and it seemed that he had encountered a robber. In the past, Mo Yitian would not have believed that anyone would do such a thing in the republic. But now his view of shijie has long been turned upside down. If there are places like Yuanren Village in the republic, how can there be no robbers? Since they are robbers, it is good to teach them a lesson. Well, that's it, wait for them to show up, and then make a move yourself, so as not to startle the snake for the time being.

The decision has been made, Mo Yitian continued to pretend to sleep and waited for these little thieves to approach. It wasn't long before several masked men came out from behind the boulder with scimitars in hand. One of them glanced at the other, who nodded in response and slowly approached the "sleeping" Mo Bantian. He hesitated for a moment, raised the scimitar in his hand, and slashed towards Mo Yantian's front door.

said that it was too late, and then quickly, a carp stood up. He took advantage of the situation and grasped the scimitar that had been chopped down with one hand.

"Friend, do you want to talk to me in the dead of night?" Mo joked.

The man was startled, hurriedly took a few steps back, and said fiercely: "The sheep to be slaughtered is still crying so happily!" Brothers, give it to me! ”

As he spoke, several masked men rushed forward in unison, brandishing scimitars. Don't be prepared for it. He used the fighting skills that Golden Mask had taught him, and with a sweep of the legs, knocked down the guy at the front. Then he stepped out, and his right fist swung out sideways and hit the second guy in the face, and the man fell to the ground screaming in pain. The remaining three or four people were a little panicked when they saw this. They didn't expect him to put down the two brothers in just a second.

Seeing this, Mo Zhitian broke off and shouted: "Come on! There's a kind of it! ”

One of them was furious when he heard this, he jumped up with a knife in both hands, and kicked the man in the lower abdomen with a side kick, and the masked man flew out with a scream.

Seeing this scene, several other people immediately lost their weapons and tried to escape. Mo Zhitian rushed up with an arrow step, and knocked down with a few punches, knocking all the remaining people to the ground.

"Say! Where did you come from!? Mo asked sharply.

"We are not thieves, we are locals, begging the eldest brother to spare his life!" Several people lay on the ground, bared their teeth and said in unison.

"Nonsense! This place has been abandoned for so many years, how can there still be locals? The government has long since moved the refugees out. Don't fool me, be careful that I beat you up again! ”

"Big brother, we don't dare to lie! We really are locals. It was true that the government had evicted most of the people. However, we have a large number of refugees here, and the government said at that time that it needed to be resettled in batches, so it took away the people who were physically more healthy first, and left some old, weak, sick and disabled people waiting for them to come back and then arrange to move out. But after waiting for decades and no response, there are very few of us who survived, and we can only do some stealing and stealing in order to survive. I'm telling the truth, and I hope my big brother will let us go! The masked man with an old voice said.

Mo Yantian listened to his tone and knew that what this person said should be true, so he said in a slightly soothing tone: "I can spare you, but you have to do me a favor!" ”

"Since the eldest brother let us go, of course we will listen to the eldest brother's orders!" Several people knelt on the ground and replied in unison.

"Well, that's good. I'm not a big brother either, just a passing traveler. My request is also very simple, the environment here is harsh and the terrain is complicated. I guess it's not easy to cross the desert, and since you say that the locals must know everything about it here, then I want you to be my guide to take me to the other side of the desert. "Don't go against the sky.

"This is more difficult," several people began to shake their heads again.

"What's so hard about it? Naturally, I won't let you go for nothing, and I'll give you money. ”

"Big brother, it's not about money. We have drought and little rain here, food shortages, and the Republic has abandoned us, so there is no trade here, and money is of little use to us. We didn't rob you for your money, but for your dry food. The old voice replied.

"In that case, I'll give you the food." Mo said cheerfully.

"Big brother, I'm really grateful to you for giving me something to eat, but we can't be your guide."

When Mo Yitian heard this, he felt that there must be something strange in it, and hurriedly asked: "Is this weishenme again?" ”

The old voice kowtowed and replied, "Our people here have always lived on the verge of life and death, and everyone can save their lives by helping each other." But recently, there have been sudden changes in this desert, and strange things have happened in many places, and there is even a legend that there is a bottomless abyss in the depths of the desert that is encroaching on the land here, and it won't be long before we will be completely sucked into the ground! One of our reasons was to stock up on more food and move east with our people, so that we might be able to avoid this terrible disaster. Big brother, you are now saying that you want us to take you to the abyss, isn't this self-defeating? Please don't embarrass us anymore. After saying that, the man began to kowtow vigorously again.

His answer made Mo Beitian very helpless, do you want to give up the original itinerary for this? If so, when will we get to New Alexandria? No, it has to be like a foolproof way now! Mo Bitian pondered carefully, and he already had a new plan in his heart.