Chapter 130: Refugees Block the Road
The territory of the Doufu Chamber of Commerce is very vast, it is a vast desert, and there is a mountain range in the middle of this desert called Chiba, called the Chiba Mountain Range, and Chiba City is built on the mountain, and our destination is there.
After several days of arduous trekking, we traveled from the barren wilderness to the sunny but equally barren Chiba Desert, and in the first few days, we rejoiced in the sunshine that we had not seen for a long time, but as the journey progressed, the Chiba Desert caused us a lot of trouble in addition to the hot and dry climate - there were too many refugees.
Of course we are fine, no matter how hot the weather is, we have to eat, drink, talk and laugh, camp during the day to engage in team building activities, and rush with the night light in the cool night, it is simply a journey that can not only hone team cohesion, but also purify the inner soul. Even Lingjiao gradually liked this exotic style, and no longer made trouble, and the entire business group was in a state of high interest.
A journey that should have been full of hardships and obstacles, under my management, it was a publicly-funded business trip of the Sichun Alliance, and it was no wonder that the interest was not high.
It may also be the recent sense of smoothness and relief that makes us forget that this is a post-apocalyptic world on the verge of destruction, and it wasn't until we went deep into the heart of the Chiba Desert and approached Chiba Castle that everything around us suddenly woke up to the fact that the world was not only beautiful as we had, but also more miserable and bleak.
All things are born together, all things are mutually restrained, there must be an antidote to poison within a hundred steps, and there must be schools around the game hall for kilometers. Around Chiba Castle, where the rich and powerful gather, there are poor people living at the bottom of the thousand machine apocalypse.
Only the most difficult conditions can accommodate these afflicted, who survive by the discarding and loss of the richest city-state not far away, like harmless parasites, like endangered scavengers, gathered together, waiting for alms, waiting for the imminent end of the apocalypse.
Hundreds of thousands of refugees gathered on a huge sand dune near Chiba Castle, those who were mentally ill and over-aged chased the shadows of the dunes to escape the scorching sun, while others sat on the dunes in the heat, observing the situation around them, looking for a target to reach out for.
On this way, in order to ensure safety, I insisted on arranging ten people on duty every day, five of whom were responsible for camping guard and five were responsible for outpost exploration, so I could always know the situation of the next half day in advance.
After hearing the news of the large number of refugees ahead, I issued an order for half of the caravan to keep their business uniforms, and the other half, 40 of them changed into special combat uniforms, holding special operations gatlings, and 10 people put on protective suits and used radiant broad-bladed swords as weapons.
I still have the same view as before, there are no poor people in the last days, the weak have long been eliminated by time and disaster, and how can I believe that they are just ordinary refugees who can gather such a huge gang on the edge of the famous Chiba Castle.
These young people around me are unworldly, brave but simple-minded and kind-hearted, and very easily deceived by the illusion of the sinister human heart. It was clear from the reaction of the messenger sentinels that they saw the shadow of the Holy Sword Academy in the bodies of these refugees, and although they didn't say it explicitly, I could tell that they were eager to help them.
In order to eliminate their childish sympathy, I deliberately gave another lecture on anti-fraud and breaking through psychological weaknesses. All the members of the merchant group attended the lecture, and I cited the scriptures, gave examples of several methods and methods of using compassion fraud that I had personally come into contact with, and analyzed their intentions and starting points, emphasizing the biological chain of the jungle in the last days, and asking them to abandon the sympathy that they were induced to prevent all unexpected events that might arise from it.
Thugs can kill people, but only refugees can eat human flesh and blood, and in order to survive, they can turn into the most eerie demons!
After a half-day lecture, these highly receptive teenagers truly realized their mistakes, and in the follow-up questions and free speech time, they carried out deep self-reflection, and promised to act rigorously according to my requirements, never be deceived, and do their best to ensure the smooth achievement of the mission of the business group.
The lecture had the desired effect, and when we really faced these refugees who were guarding the way to Chiba City, my men did not waver in the slightest, and were vigilant in the face of these people who had demons hidden in their hearts.
The devil is in their hearts, but in fact, they would rather have it in their stomachs.
The refugees also spotted us, and through the binoculars, we could see their movements more clearly.
A report from the flank observation point came from the walkie-talkie: "Report to the alliance leader, point 1 has discovered the situation, the refugees on the other side have discovered us, and some kind of organized covert arrangement is being made. ”
I replied and told them to continue to observe and report at any time, while I continued to move forward with the merchant group.
Wan Pei was a little nervous: "Master, since the facts have met your prediction, wouldn't it be better for us to bypass them." I wasn't afraid, I was just worried that the merchant group would suffer unnecessary losses. ”
I shook my head: "It is obvious that they have concentrated so many people on the road they must pass, don't think that they can get around safely, I am 100% sure that there must be a more terrible conspiracy ambush in the left area than facing the refugees." And we didn't plan to fish in troubled waters this time, we were too low-key and cowardly, and it was not good for the next action, so we just confronted them head-on, and told the brothers to cheer up and come up with a faction, and just listen to my command in case of trouble. ”
Wanpei hummed trustingly, and then passed on my order, which was implemented by Xiao Si's command.
Getting closer and closer to the huge mountain-like sand dunes, we didn't intend to bypass them, but we didn't want to climb the hill, so we walked along the corners of the dunes.
"Point Two reports that a scattered group of people is approaching you, 70 people in total. ”
An early warning came over the walkie-talkie, and five minutes later, we ran into the refugees.
The group is a mix of men and women, and they are all very old, estimated to be over 80 years old on average. All of them were thin, wilted, ragged, dark-skinned and blind, and as soon as they approached the caravan, they knelt down collectively and begged us for alms.
It can be seen that they often engage in this trick of blocking the road and begging, not only skillful movements, but also very quick reactions, seemingly random kneeling, just in the middle of our marching formation, so that even if we want to detour for a while, it is not easy to coordinate, just such a hesitation, the pace of the team naturally stopped.
The armed men of the front team vigilantly raised their guns and pointed them at the refugees who were kneeling on the ground, but the refugees remained indifferent and continued to beg in a low voice.
Our people shouted loudly in the Chinese army: "What are you doing!"
One of the beggars replied: "Rich boss, you can pity us~"
I said that I am a trader, and if the deal is not successful, how can I have money to pity you?
The man was not verbose, and said directly: "It's okay to give some goods, and we can change our own food." ”
I said, "Well, you are wretched, and I will take some of the goods for you."
The man was obviously stunned, he should have never seen such a good talker, and he couldn't even answer. After a long time, he asked a little vigilantly, "I don't know what business the big boss does?"
"Oh, I'm idle and have nothing to do, it's all high-end goods with a radiation value of more than 2,000, it's not easy to collect, so who's it, hurry up and give some to the masters." ”
As soon as I spoke, the sappers in protective suits took out the green irradiant soil and walked over to the old beggars, and the frightened group of old fellows eighty miles away raised their legs and ran, faster than us.
Come on, pretend to be sick with me, and I'll cure you all with one chemotherapy!