Chapter 60: The Gathering Part II
On the other side of the wasteland, Sunset City, a medium-sized city belonging to the Iron Alliance, was named after its location on the edge of the Green Sea, where you can enjoy a pleasing sunset. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Even if the sea is dangerous and large beasts are rampant, Sunset City finally benefits from the geographical advantages of the sea, and the harvest of all kinds of fish is not bad, although there are no large land beasts in this area, but the life of the people is quite passable. Compared with the barren people in the inland areas, it is difficult to obtain food and water.
A tavern in the city.
"How has the harvest been in recent days?" The fishermen who fished near the sea were exposed to the sea breeze and the scorching sun, and most of the desolate people were black-skinned and white-skinned, and the two who spoke were white-skinned, probably captains of some large ships.
"There are far fewer schools of whitebait that used to be the most abundant and meaty, and there are far more strange fish such as anglerfish and turtles, and these big cannibal fish have eaten four of my men. One of them replied that he had a pure Chinese face, and his face was naturally majestic, but when he talked about the death of his men, his face was inevitably a little gloomy.
The other person has a melon seed face, thick eyebrows and starry eyes, at a glance, you can know that he was very good-looking when he was young, but the smile lines on his cheeks are very heavy, he should be a man who loves to laugh, but now his face is tense and there is no smile.
"I have two fewer crew members, and on my last voyage I caught only a handful of whitebait, and three turtles, which are large but don't produce meat, and have a rancid smell that is hard to swallow. If this is the case for the rest of the day, I will sell the ship and leave this sunset city and go to live inland. Saying that, he put down the iron chopsticks in his hand, even if his face was expressionless, others could feel the sadness from it.
"It's just that there are two fewer crew members, which I often encountered in previous years, why are you so pessimistic. Guozi face was surprised by the retreat in the other party's words, he and the other party lived here for two generations, only to create a ship of his own, to become a steam captain, although there are hardships, but for many years of life, they have been accustomed to the life of floating on the green sea, at this moment, their old partner said that he wants to leave the sea to live inland, how can this not make him suspicious.
"There will be crew losses in previous years, you and I have seen a lot, the catch is reduced, I grit my teeth, I can support it, it's a big deal to make up for some strange fish, and I can make a living, but ......"
He was silent for a moment, "But the last time I sailed, I encountered a sunfish. ā
Guozi's face froze, his pupils shrank, and he said, "Is it really a sunfish?"
"How could I be wrong about a strange fish with armor all over its body, as dark as ink, and 70% of its body is bones!"
Guozi face sighed lightly, and his big hand clenched the pan-green ceramic wine glass, making a squeaky sound, "Since the sunfish have appeared in the offshore waters, there will be no fish in this sea area, and these strange fish with a lot of food will eat everything they can eat, including other kinds of strange fish, of course, including us fishermen." He paused, then added, "Maybe it's time for us to sell our steamships and go back to the interior."
The conversation between the two involved the fundamentals of their existence, confiding in each other their true temperament, without any pretense, and the surrounding drinkers could also hear it clearly, most of them ate by the sea, and when they heard about it, they all looked sad and a little bitter.
The originally noisy atmosphere turned gloomy, and the scavengers fell silent, quietly drinking the contents of their cups, thinking about their next plans.
But there was also a table in the corner of the tavern, and the three of them were still trying to eat the food on their plates.
"Second brother, are the sunfish they said really so powerful?" asked a teenager about 14 years old.
The stout man sitting across from him put down the plate in his hand, a smile on his stubble face. The man stretched out his hairy hand and touched the young man's head dotingly, and said: "Sunfish have strong reproductive ability, short reproductive time, and large appetite. ā
"Can't you send a powerful kernel to strangle them?" the young man frowned, very concerned about the crisis in this sea.
The stout man's smile faded a little, and he replied: "Dumpfish, the attack of ordinary [mountain] level cores cannot pose a threat to them, and only those who have reached the [Hang] level can break through the thick exoskeleton they are wearing and injure their insides. ā
"Second brother, you are a [Yue] level core, as long as you make a move, you will be able to solve this matter. The boy's eyes lit up as he looked at his brother.
The stout man shook his head, "This strange fish is too cunning, it is generally underwater, the internal nuclear weapon I specialize in is a firearm, there is no vision, and the battlefield is at the bottom of the sea, I can't exert my strength, so I have nothing to do about it." ā
The young man was a little disappointed, and after looking at the scavengers around the tavern for a while, he turned to look at his brother and said, "Second brother, I will definitely make a weapon that can threaten the sunfish in the future, and if it is a weapon that ordinary scavengers can control." ā
If this is heard by an ordinary mechanic, the boy will definitely be made fun of, anyone with a certain amount of knowledge knows that the power of the weapons of ordinary scavengers is far less than the power of the weapons of the core people, and the gap between them is huge, this young man is ashamed to say that he wants to create a weapon comparable to the strength of the [Appendix] level core, or for ordinary scavengers, how can this not make people laugh.
But when the stout man heard this, he only smiled, and he touched the young man's head dotingly, and said, "Wait until you get the title of machine master first!"
The young man said, "Second brother, do you think I might get it this year?"
The stout man thought for a moment and said, "You only obtained the qualification of a senior mechanic two months ago, and you are already the youngest senior mechanic in the wasteland in recent decades. But to say that compared to those senior senior mechanics, you still have a little gap, not to mention, this year's junior sister of mine will also participate in this conference, and the probability of you winning is not high. ā
As soon as the young man heard his second brother talk about his junior sister, his face immediately changed, as if he remembered some great horror, and even his voice was a little vibrato.
"Mansan, or we go back! I can't win my uncle's. The boy turned and pulled the woman who had been sitting there in silence, his guardian.
The woman's eyebrows are almost transparent, her pupils are gray, and her face is cold, and she can't see what she really thinks in her heart. Mansa faced the young man who had signed a contract with her, and said, "If you don't face it, Your Highness will never win." ā
The woman's voice was light, echoing the cold countenance.
The boy thought for a moment, and though he was a little reluctant, he nodded anyway, and he could see that he trusted his guardian very much.
The stout man sat aside, looked at the woman with deep meaning, and said, "Hurry up and finish eating! ā
The three of them quickly finished their meal and set out on the journey again, many days away from their destination, the Immortal Will.