Chapter 9: If You Can't Beat It, Join (Ask for Follow-up)

The autumn moon hung high in the air, and the slave owners' camp was in shambles, blood and flesh were everywhere, and the smell of blood and rancid filled every inch of space, making people suffocate uncomfortably.

Hearing Du Qi's question, Zhuo Cheng's first thought was to collect the spoils in the camp and divide a large portion of them.

He had just fought with the sentry in the camp, but he saw that someone had a gold chain around his neck.

In addition, the crossbows, carriages, mules and horses in the camp are all invaluable resources in the ruins, and they can be exchanged for a large number of much-needed supplies from the Singularity.

Drugs that suppress tumors in particular!

Not only did he now have tumored lumps on his arms, but he also had an unidentified seed in his stomach.

But when the words came to his mouth, Zhuo Cheng swallowed them back.

Because he thought of the rumors about Sweetwater Town, and thought of getting along with the four of Duqi and Zhang Fan for more than a day, another better possibility emerged, becoming clearer and clearer.

"Mayor Mare." Zhuo Cheng asked with a bit of temptation, "Can I join Sweetwater?" ”

As soon as Zhang Fan heard this, he was about to open his mouth to answer, but was held down by Lin Sheng.

After looking at the iron pot, Douche walked over to another burned-out bonfire, dressed in a humanoid figure on a simple wooden grill.

There was a guard's corpse lying next to him, and Duge pulled an iron plaque from him and glanced at it: "Miscellaneous pieces of the worship party!" ”

The others were silent.

Lin Sheng, Tu Sheng, and Zhang Fan, look at Du Qi, and then look at Zhuo Cheng, waiting for the final answer.

What Zhuo Cheng did today made a very good impression on them.

It is no exaggeration to say that they have experienced the test of life and death together!

Seeing that Du Qi did not answer, Zhuo Cheng was inevitably disappointed and said: "I need resources to exchange the singularity for inhibiting and distorting tumor drugs." ”

Du Qi finally responded: "The camp of the singularity, the exchange demand is outrageously high, there is a caravan coming to Sweetwater Town in the past few days, you collect the loot......"

Zhuo Cheng didn't react: "Huh? ”

Lin Sheng said at this time: "Heh, you are stupid! Zhuo Cheng, you are called the mayor! ”

Zhuo Cheng smiled: "Okay, mayor! ”

Duqi nodded, his indifferent face did not change.

But he knows in his heart that the test of life and death can see people's hearts more clearly.

Zhuo Cheng was in a relaxed mood, how can the environment of Sweetwater Town be better than the ruins, how are the people, it can be seen from the four Duqi.

There is a relatively stable living environment, there is a more suitable resource exchange, and there is a powerful and extraordinary twister like Dooche......

By the way, Zhang Fan and Lin Sheng mentioned their teacher.

There's also a knowledgeable teacher in town who might know more about twisted tumors and the weird seed in the stomach.

The living conditions over there are obviously better.

Under the command of Du Qi, Zhuo Cheng and the four of them divided into two groups to loot the loot, and finally distributed it uniformly.

Lin Sheng and Tusheng went to the cage and dealt with those who were arrested at the same time, and they had to release them after all.

On the edge of the campfire, Zhuo Cheng found someone of similar stature, stripped off the clothes that were not too bloody, and replaced the fragmented clothes with his back and half of his buttocks exposed.

In a world where supplies are scarce, everything from weapons to metal to clothing and even the human body is a resource.

Du Qi asked Zhuo Cheng to strip the corpses and pile them together, and then burn them if they could, and those who couldn't be burned could only expose the corpses in the wilderness.

Taking advantage of the search, Douche went to the Gobi Desert to retrieve his pipe, stuffed it into the shriveled tumor and sucked it again.

In front of the bloody green-haired corpse on his chest, Zhuo Cheng first took off the conspicuous golden ring on his wrist, and then pulled off the gold chain around his neck, saw the fly-like facial pattern waving his tentacles, remembered the matter of the evil god, and asked Du Qi not far away: "Mayor Town, the golden compound eye that appeared in the smoke is the evil god they sacrificed?" ”

Duche exhaled a puff of yellow smoke: "Probably." ”

When the golden compound eye appeared, it was cold and gloomy, and Zhuo Cheng couldn't forget the creepy feeling that his body seemed to be collapsing, and asked again: "Is there really a god?" ”

Du Qi smiled: "The madman of the worship society, who eats everything, eats his head one by one, may have seen a strange and powerful existence, and worshiped it as a god." ”

Zhuo Chengxin said, you shouted to stop the evil god from coming.

Du Qi pointed to the iron pot with his metal hand: "The soup used by the madmen of the worship society to cook the sacrifices is a mixture of feces and urine, and the gods will like feces and urine?" ”

This makes sense, Zhuo Cheng had nothing to spit out, remembered the name of the worship meeting for the first time, and asked, "Mayor Town, what kind of organization is the worship meeting?" ”

Zhang Fan, who was stripping off a man, was also very curious: "Yes, I haven't heard of it before." ”

Duge took a puff of his pipe, and then said: "I don't know much, it is said that the worship society was established by a group of slave owners who pursued food, they were used to eating, drinking, and enjoying food, and pursued gastronomy. ”

Zhuo Cheng saw the iron pot and those eggs: "It's really peculiar and exciting." ”

"I don't know how they believed in that dangerous thing that likes the smell of feces and urine," said Duch. He reminded: "If you encounter the worship meeting again, how far away you can hide, that thing is very scary!" ”

Zhang Fan asked, "Better than the mayor, you?" ”

Duch laughed at himself: "That thing itself, I'm a bigger ant." ”

Zhuo Cheng untied the belt of green hair, saw a metal box hanging on it, removed the buckle and opened the lid of the box, there was a cyan metal sphere inside, and the surface of the sphere was crisscrossed with blood-colored lines.

Du Qi suddenly sensed something, looked up at the box, and asked Zhuo Cheng, "What is it?" ”

Zhuo Cheng didn't dare to touch it rashly, and the mouth of the box was facing Du Qi: "A metal ball." ”

Dudge strode over, reached out to take it, and examined it carefully.

The figure flickered, and a smooth person like crystal appeared, Lin Sheng came over, and saw the lapis ball at a glance: "Huh, whose metal egg?" ”

Duch fastened the lid of the box: "I'll keep the things." He looked at Lin Sheng: "Handled it?" ”

Lin Sheng said: "Three batches were released successively, one group rushed to the west, one group rushed to the south, and the other group went to the north, hoping that they would fight less and survive a few more." ”

Tusheng came over with a carriage at this time, and there was a second car tied to the back, and the previous one was loaded with a lot of messy things.

I don't know if it's because of the radiant energy that fills every inch of space, or because of the special feeding, the two horses are exceptionally tall and sturdy, much more majestic than the horses in the world before Zhuo Cheng.

After getting out of the carriage, before he could say a word, the native tucked his belly and thighs, and went to the outside of the camp in an awkward position.

"Loading the supplies, let's go back to the ruins to find a place to spend the night, hurry up, the smell of blood will attract beasts," said Duki. ”

Lin Sheng loaded the collected things into the car, Zhuo Cheng and Zhang Fan searched the tent, and found a lot of jerky, and there were humanoid objects on the barbecue grill of the bonfire, and no one wanted to touch the jerky stored in the worship meeting.

Useful supplies were brought out, and in the end, even the tents were dismantled and loaded.

The more valuable things are more than a dozen crossbows, four compound bows, a number of crossbow arrows, two large bundles of metal knives and sticks, and a large box of gold ornaments.

Most of the ornaments of these slave owners and their subordinates were made of gold, and Zhuo Cheng and four people scavenged them and filled a large wooden box.

But the most valuable, the source crystal, which can be used as a currency for hard currency and large amounts of goods, is not a single one.

After loading the cart, collecting the remaining firewood in the camp, and piling the corpses on the firewood, Duge threw down a burning shriveled tumor, ignited the firewood and burned the corpses, and the five men left the camp in two cars.

Zhang Fan drove a carriage and asked Du Qi, who was walking: "Mayor Town, why bother to burn it, the slave traders should expose the corpses to the wilderness!" ”

Duche's steps were heavy: "If you eat your own kind, you will get madness, and you will become more and more crazy and bloodthirsty, and you will harm more people." ”

Zhang Fan responded, not understanding the meaning of Du Qi's words.

Zhuo Cheng has a guess, the mayor wants to let the human race preserve more civilization fire?

Gradually approaching the ruins of the city, Du Qi said again: "This time, the trophy, the metal ball is not clear what it is, and when I go back, I will ask the Singularity Research Institute to find out the specific situation and value redistribution." The rest, the carts, the tents, and the crossbows, were to be taken to the public, and the rest of the supplies, including the horses, were divided into five portions, one for each of us. ”

Zhuo Cheng knew that this was meant for him, a newcomer to Sweetwater Town, and then said: "Mayor Town, I listen to you." ”

Zhang Fan was muttering: "Raising such a horse is too expensive and not cost-effective." ”

Duge continued: "Erin's caravan will be able to get to Sweetwater in a few days, and medicines and other items can be exchanged from her, which is suitable for the Singularity Camp. ”

"Hmm!" Zhuo Cheng nodded, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief.

If you can switch to tumor suppressor drugs, you can solve the urgent need, and you will have time to find other solutions.

"Sister Erin is finally here!" Zhang Fan's excitement was palpable.

Lin Sheng, who was driving another car, said: "Ha, big nose, you stand aside!" ”

Zhang Fan's big nose turned red: "I don't have any other ideas." He quickly found an excuse: "Sister Erin is here, and there is a new medicine in the native birth." ”

Silent native with exceptionally bright eyes.

Zhuo Cheng was curious, walked to Zhang Fan's side a few steps, and asked, "Who is this Erin?" ”

Zhang Fan whispered: "Sister Erin is the leader of a caravan affiliated with the Singularity Research Institute, and she is a very good person!" In the last five or six years, I have been doing business in Sweetwater once every six months. ”

Now that Zhuo Cheng has become his own family, he said: "The special insect ash around Sweetwater Town is the material needed by the Singularity Research Institute. ”

Follow the gravel road into the ruins of the city and find a leeward clearing to spend the night.

Unloading the horses, feeding the horses, everyone ate dried sweet potatoes, Du Qi arranged a vigil: "Zhang Fan and Zhuo Cheng guard the first half, native...... Forget it, Lin Sheng, you and I will guard the second half. ”

Zhuo Cheng understands that arranging a vigil is a reflection of a certain degree of trust.

Du Qi said again: "All the original plans have been canceled, and I will return to Sweetwater early tomorrow morning!" ”

Zhang Fan, Lin Sheng and Tu Sheng are all very happy, in this fucked world, where can there be more warmth than home.

Zhuo Cheng was also hooked, although he joined Sweetwater Town, he couldn't talk about the sense of identity of having a home in Sweetwater Town, after all, he had never been there.

He looked up at the starry sky and muttered over and over again the east household on the ninth floor of the second unit, for fear that he would forget.

Traveling through is not unfamiliar to people in the 2020s, Zhuo Cheng has guessed more than once that the world he has passed through is in the past? Future? Or a parallel universe?

Or is this supercontinent a different world that has nothing to do with Earth?

Can you go back again? Will there be a way when the power is strong enough?

Zhuo Cheng thought of the golden compound eye, and the other party's body didn't come, but he looked at it out of thin air......

After eating, Zhuo Cheng guarded the sentry, Zhang Fan hid in the dark, and the rest of the people slept.

After some time, while looking around from the high point, heavy footsteps sounded in the makeshift camp, and Duge took off his cowboy hat buttoned down his face, and suddenly stood up, his eyes hollow, his face pale and numb, and his joints wandering around as he had done last night.

With last night's experience, Zhuo Cheng didn't make any sound, and Zhang Fan in the dark also kept quiet.

Lin Sheng lay down and fell asleep, Tusheng - there was a ruin behind the mound, and there was a faint smell.

Suddenly, Dooch wandered to a slightly humanoid concrete weathered block, crouched down and held down the concrete block with his right hand, the left mechanical arm flexed, and the rough metal hand was grasped into a fist, hammering at the fragment.

Lin Sheng woke up, and the native born who came back from was stunned.

Du Qi's pale mouth burst into cruel words: "Scum, those who dare to arrest me will kill themselves!" ”

Zhuo Cheng suddenly felt a sense of security.