“…… Unbelievable. ”

"Is this the same place we were last in?"

Following in the footsteps of the guard, from the moment he stepped into the south gate of the wetland park, the expression of surprise never left Liszt's face.

A straight concrete path stretched from the south gate of the park to the fort in the forest.

The road looks like it was only recently built.

But that's not surprising in itself.

Just leveling the land a little and putting a layer of cement on top of it is something that any survivor colony of a slight size can do, if they want to.

However, this is somewhat surprising for a survivor colony with a population of less than 100.

Liszt said suddenly.

"When was the last time we came?"

The guard who followed Liszt was slightly stunned, hesitated for a moment and said.

“…… It seems to be October. ”

Last year's winter came early, and it has been cooling down since October, and in November, the road from Boulder to the northern suburbs is completely impossible.

Thinking of this, Liszt fell into deep thought.

It took less than three months for these blue coats to cut down more than a third of the trees in the entire Linghu Wetland Park.

What exactly are they going to do?

Just when Liszt was confused, the scene ahead suddenly opened up.

At the end of this cement road, there are rows of brick and wood houses, and there are more than 100 of them.

And that's just the south gate.

To the east, two villages are located. To the north, the situation is even more spectacular, where there are probably bazaars, rows of lively stalls, and the streets are bustling with people, and there are more than one or two hundred people there.

This is a survivor colony of 100 people.

At least 500 ...... No, there may have been thousands.

The look of surprise on Liszt's face intensified.

For a while, he even had doubts, had he really been to this place?

Walking in the caravan, the guards with two rifles on their backs whispered to the man with the shaved head next to him.

"I remember the last time we were here, it seemed like it was a bare wooden mound?"

"It's only been a winter, how many rooms have they built?"

"When did there be so many people here!"

"And it's not just the house...... They also renovated the concrete wall, and now there are quite a few people standing on the shooting platform. ”

The fence, which was originally made of construction waste, has been replaced by a solid concrete wall, and the flat wall is even painted with a layer of white plaster.

On top of that, the blue coats widened the narrow gate.

The narrow road, which used to accommodate only two ox carts in parallel, has now been transformed into a four-lane road that can accommodate four cars in parallel.

Guards dressed in uniform black coats and carrying rifles stood meticulously at the door. In front of the door, there were residents in different costumes, some in fur clothes, some in blue jackets, and some more avant-garde, and they couldn't think of what to say about them except for the weird and good-looking.

It appears that the inhabitants of the Vault have adapted to life on the surface, and have taken in many wastelanders in their settlements.

It's probably not very developed, at least they don't see street lights on the streets, but they have their own public lighting system compared to the settlements that go dark at night—half by torches, half by coal lamps.

None of them had a dish on their faces, and it was hard to imagine that they had just experienced a harsh winter. The abundant supply of supplies has given the vast majority of people hope for their future lives, and everything here is so well organized.

Liszt suddenly thought of the shed at the entrance of the Boulder City.

It is also a house built on the edge of the wall, but the two are very different.

"It's hard to imagine that they did this in just one winter."

The Adam's apple moved, and Liszt continued in a surprised tone.

"Pang Long, remember? That shelter we had been to before. They had to leave the shelter and build homes on the surface because they had run out of supplies, and although there were five or six hundred of them, it seemed to be the same every year when we passed there. ”

The man who followed Liszt, whose right arm and right eye had been replaced by a mechanical prosthetic, took a closer look at the surroundings and said in a stiff tone.

"Of course I do, sir. But I think it's a special skill to be able to stay the same in the world. ”

He was Liszt's old partner, and he traveled to many places with him, and the survivors' settlements he saw could not be counted on two hands.

However, there are only a handful of regular customers who can do business with them all the time and see them every year.

Many people may still be there when they go in the fall, and when they go back in the spring, they don't know where they have gone.

Like the old mayor of Bate Street.

Before the winter was over, he was kicked out of his warm home and rolled to Boulder City.

That's all lucky.

The unlucky ones either got into the belly of the mutants, or were thrown into the oil pot by the marauders, or even worse, they were eaten raw by the xenos, and this kind of thing happens every year, not even news.

Being able to stay the same is a great skill in the wasteland.

"That's true." Liszt smiled and said, "But as a partner, I really prefer to do business with ambitious people." ”

If he doesn't become bigger and stronger, how can he get rich?

Liszt still remembers the last time he did business with the people here, the man exchanged 20 kilograms of blue umbrella mushrooms and 12 deerskins for a 10 kW firewood generator, a KV-1 exoskeleton, four bolt-action iron tube rifles and 120 rounds of ammunition.

It was the last deal he made after the winter.

Although the man's clever tongue made him earn a lot less chips, the profit from that sale was still a considerable amount.

Later, Liszt used the money he earned to buy twelve slaves from the merchants of Red River who were stranded in Boulder City, and sent them to the Camu Tree Plantation, which he had partnered with a business partner in the south, while the snow had not yet sealed the road.

Thinking of this, Liszt's heart couldn't help but burn.

He brought a lot of good stuff with him this time.

I don't know how much he can earn on this trip!

The caravan stopped at the south gate.

Some of the players who were handing in the quest near the South Gate quickly noticed them and cast curious glances at them.

"Who are those people?"

"Caravans?"

"Holy, I know these people!"

"Hi Da Puben, Boss Xia's store can finally be restocked!"

While the players were looking at the men, the guards in the caravan were also nervously watching the blue coats.

"Grass...... There are actually two Awakened Ones in this? ”

"Are you sure?!"

"You can't go wrong! My special function is to sense the breath of the Awoken...... That strong man's breath can't be wrong! ”

Pang Long, who was next to Liszt, also frowned slightly.

Noticing the change in the face of his right-hand man, Liszt looked at him and asked.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm afraid these people are much stronger than you expected," Pang Long said softly, "those who wear the uniform of the Vault...... I saw at least four Awakened Ones inside, and at least fifteen of them showed signs of awakening. Their strength may not be as good as mine, but their overall combat effectiveness is stronger than ours. ”

Liszt looked at Pang Long in surprise, and although it sounded a little outrageous, he trusted the judgment of his subordinates.

"We have to try to avoid conflicts with them...... For a while, you keep an eye on our people, and don't let them wander around. ”

Pang Long nodded.

"Okay."

Liszt asked Pang Long to wait at the door with his men, and he followed the exoskeleton-clad guard into the door.

No survivor colony would allow a group of outsiders with guns to swagger into their homes.

Even if you are familiar with each other.

However, Liszt still has some confidence in his eyesight, especially for customers who have worked with him once.

He could tell at a glance who could only buy and sell once, and who could always buy and sell. It is this vicious vision that has allowed him to survive until now.

Liu Ding, who led the way in front, didn't have much communication with him along the way, and was like a tool man with few words.

Arrived at the reception room with the guest from Boulder City.

As instructed by the manager, Liu Ding poured him a cup of tea and continued.

"Your Excellency is still on the way back, and it is estimated that it will take half an hour to arrive, so I may have to trouble you to wait for a while."

In a very different way from the impatient look he had last time he came here, Liszt said politely with a pleasant smile on his face.

"There's no hurry, I have a lot of time. We didn't make an appointment in advance on our side, so we took the liberty of disturbing and causing you trouble! ”

Keeping in mind the manager's instructions, Liu Ding said politely.

"Why is it troublesome, the manager specially explained to me, saying that you are his honored guest, and let me treat you well."

"If you need anything, please just let me know, and I will help you solve it within the scope of the conditions."

Liszt politely excused himself.

"No, no, you're so polite!"

The two politely exchanged words for a while.

Liu Ding was not good at dealing with such occasions, and there were still guards to deal with, so he didn't stay here long, and after instructing the waiter to greet the guest from afar, he turned around and left in a hurry.

Minutes and seconds passed.

Thirty minutes passed quickly.

Just as Liszt took out his pocket watch for the sixth time to check the time, he finally heard footsteps outside the door.

The footsteps came in a timely manner, not even for a second.

So much so that Liszt couldn't help but complain in his heart, that man really stepped on it!

The door to the reception room opened.

I saw a man in dark blue power armor striding in from the outside.

Seeing Liszt sitting in the reception room, Chu Guang said to him amicably with a smile like a spring breeze on his face.

"Long time no see! Mr. Liszt. ”

"yes, I haven't seen you all winter, so it's nice to see you again! I hope my presumptuous visit was not interrupted. ”

Liszt, who got up from his chair, couldn't help but be attracted by the power armor on Chu Guang's body.

The dark blue paint and streamlined shell give people a strong sense of security just by looking at it.

Liszt's eyes couldn't help but have a hint of envy that could not be hidden.

Power Armor!

And it's a pre-war style!

It's a good thing to keep the wearer safe even in the most extreme conditions.

He had been trying to get a set before, but unfortunately, this thing, from the cold fusion battery that supplied energy to the composite armor that covered the whole body, was the culmination of pre-war technology, and the backward industrial capacity of the wasteland did not have the conditions for production.

Even if it's an ideal city, you can't buy this thing.

There is a small amount of power armor in the militia of Boulder City, but those are strategic reserves, and even if they are broken, they will not be able to enter the market. Some larger mercenary groups or military contractors may have one or two sets, but they are basically used as treasures.

Taking in the fleeting envy in Liszt's eyes, Chu Guang smiled in his heart, but there was no expression on his face.

After being an NPC for so long, coupled with the experience of doing sales before his death, he still has this ability to control his expressions.

"How can it bother? Seeing you here, I knew that the northern suburbs of Qingquan City were about to become lively. ”

Hearing Chu Guang's quip, Liszt smiled and said.

"It's not that I'm boasting, we're definitely the first group of caravans to set off in the entire Boulder City! At least the first ones to go north! While those colleagues were still planning where to make a fortune, we had already figured out the road and packed the goods on the backs of the two-headed oxen. ”

Chu Guang asked with interest.

"Oh? What goodies did you bring with you this time? ”

Just waiting for this sentence!

Li Szt was overjoyed in his heart, and quietly took out a tablet and handed it to Chu Guang with both hands.

"As before, here is the list of goods!"

"The first five pages are what we carry, and the ones that are marked in the back are not on the road, but as long as you are interested, we can find a way to help you get them!"

Chu Guang took the tablet, swiped his index finger on the screen, and simply flipped through it.

Unlike the last time he had seen a list of goods, which were mainly for daily necessities, Liszt's caravan this time brought weapons and KV-1 exoskeletons.

To be honest, apart from those exoskeletons and solid-state hydrogen batteries that can be used as exoskeletons and drone power sources, Chu Guang is not very interested in the weapons on the list.

Things like assault rifles, grenades, bazookas, etc., the new industrial zone has long been able to produce them independently.

Besides, this guy is not a thief, and all he sells him are bargains assembled from obsolete receivers and barrels from the Boulder City Military Factory.

Nowadays, even newcomers, few people use that kind of "original" wasteland specialty.

Looking at Liszt, who had an eager face, Chu Guang's heart moved slightly, and he asked casually in a casual tone.

"Why are there all the weapons on the list? Don't you order anything else? ”

Liszt was stunned.

Chu Guang's reaction was beyond his expectations.

He had expected the blue coats to be interested in his weapons.

After all, the last time he came here, he exchanged four bargains for 12 high-quality deerskins.

However, the expression on Chu Guang's face, no matter how he interpreted it, was difficult to associate with the word "interested".

"We carry weapons, of course, because they sell well. Now that the situation in the province of River Valley is in turmoil, and the tribes of the Chewing Bone tribe are plundering everywhere, and they can smell gunpowder everywhere they go, what could be more sought-after than weapons? ”

Seeing that Chu Guang was still not interested, Li Szt tried his best to sell.

"I sincerely recommend the Hsiung Feng X-2 assault rifle on the list! This is the crystallization of the small arms technology of the Boulder City Military Factory! If it weren't for the inventory that had been backlogged all winter, even I wouldn't have been able to get that much stock. ”

"For the sake of you being my old customer, I can sell it to you at a discount! With only 300 chips, you will have the most powerful firepower in the entire northern suburbs! If you really don't know what to choose, you can't go wrong with this one! ”

Hearing Liszt's words, Chu Guang almost didn't laugh out loud.

If it weren't for the "Black Swan" G9 assault rifle of the enterprise, he would have almost believed this guy's nonsense.

It's also the crystallization of technology.

Isn't this thing copied from the standard weapon of the enterprise?

Although his LD series weapons are also borrowed from the AK gun family, they are borrowed from another world, and they can barely be regarded as independent research and development if rounded off.

"Your sense of smell for business opportunities seems to be a little dull," Chu Guang looked at Liszt and smiled, and said in a relaxed tone, "To be honest, if it was before winter, I might grit my teeth and buy two, but now we don't need this thing." ”

"Don't use it?! Why can't it be used? ”

Liszt looked at Chu Guang in surprise and continued quickly.

"Even if there are no people from the Bloody Hand Clan, the entire northern suburbs will definitely not be safe! My friend, you may not know that a group of self-proclaimed bone-chewing marauders are advancing towards the northern outskirts of Qingquan City, and these people are not the same as the Bloody Hand Clan, they have not only inherited the equipment of the Legion, but they are also outnumbered, do you think you can chase them away with just a few iron barrel rifles? ”

Looking at Liszt's eagerness to sell to him, Chu Guang couldn't help but feel a little funny.

It seems that Boulder doesn't know anything about what's happening in the northern suburbs.

Of course, it is also possible that Liszt just did not know.

During this time, Xiaoqi has been listening to the "Voice of Boulder City" radio station, searching for useful information from the host's nonsense about running trains.

On the surface of all kinds of signs, they really didn't seem to know the news that the thousand-man team led by Black Snake had been defeated by themselves.

Thinking of this, Chu Guang looked at Liszt and continued.

"Come with me."

"Once you've seen our stuff, you'll know why I'm not interested in what's on your list."

……

The west gate of the outpost.

With a skeptical mood, Liszt followed Chu Guangdi's footsteps to this place.

Summoning the guards on the side, Chu Guang took an LD-47 assault rifle from him and handed it to Liszt, who was standing aside.

"LD-47, Scythe assault rifle, 7mm caliber. We've used it against marauders, mutants, slime gnavers, creepers, and even tyrants. ”

Taking the rifle handed by Chu Guang, Liszt took it in his hand and looked at it for a while, then looked at Chu Guang with a surprised expression.

"You made your own gun?"

Chu Guang nodded.

"Yes."

Liszt pondered for a moment and gave an evaluation.

"The structure looks quite simple, there are very few parts that can be seen, and the butt is actually made of wood."

Chu Guang said nonchalantly.

"Simplicity doesn't stop it from being useful, want to try it?"

Liszt looked at him and asked.

"Is that okay?"

Chu Guang didn't talk nonsense, and directly handed him a stuffed magazine and made a gesture of please.

"Please."

Liszt was not polite, plugged in the magazine to open the safety, aimed at the target a hundred meters away and pulled the trigger.

The huge recoil force was transmitted to his shoulder, and his body shook.

However, this guy has been traveling north and south in the wasteland for so many years, and he still has some ability.

It didn't take long for him to get used to the recoil, and then he slammed a few more shots, accurately hitting the seven or eight rings in the center.

"Good gun!"

Liszt's eyes lit up, and then he swept at the target.

It wasn't until the last bullet in the magazine was emptied that Liszt returned the rifle in his hand to Chu Guang.

"It's a good gun!"

"The only downside is that it's a bit harder to control! However, the firepower and power are really fierce enough, and it should be very popular with those mercenaries. ”

"But you shouldn't have many weapons like this, right?"

Not much?

Chu Guang smiled.

"I don't know if it's much, but we still have a bunch of rifles like this in our warehouse. Not only that, but we have also designed special interchangeable accessories for it. Replace the barrel and drum, it is a light machine gun, take off the barrel, it can also be used as a submachine gun. ”

"It's not a high-tech thing, but it's absolutely reliable. We've tried burying it in the snow, throwing it into a mud puddle, soaking it in water, and taking it out and still firing it without affecting its power in the slightest. ”

There's still a bunch in the warehouse?!

Liszt swallowed and couldn't help but say.

"Stockpiles of warehouses? Have you been building guns all winter? ”

Chu Guang said with a faint smile.

"It's been a long time since you've been here, and it's normal to feel unfamiliar with the situation here."

It's more than a stranger.

Liszt felt like he was in the wrong place!

Looking at Liszt, who was so surprised that he couldn't speak, Chu Guang paused for a moment and continued in a casual tone.

"It's not just this small patch of land beneath your feet that has changed in the northern suburbs, five kilometers north of here is our new industrial zone, which produces enough industrial goods to supply the entire survivor colony in the northern suburbs. The rifle you have in your hand, and the bullets that just came out, were produced there. ”

"In addition to the industrial area, we also have the agricultural area. Five kilometers further north from the industrial zone, we are the granary in the northern suburbs! There are tens of thousands of acres of farmland under reclamation, and in the future, it will become the largest grain production base in the entire northern suburbs, solving the problem of feeding at least 30,000 people. ”

"Mr. Liszt, times have changed, it's the year 212 of the Wasteland Age, we should learn to look forward, shouldn't we?"

Although there is an element of exaggeration in this statement, there is nothing wrong with it.

After all, Chu Guang did indeed plan to do so.

In the industrial zone of the future, industrial products will be produced not only for the survivor settlements of the entire northern suburbs, but also for further afield.

So it's not a pie.

Chu Guang was just expounding a blueprint for the future.

Liszt swallowed, and for a long time he couldn't recover from Chu Guang's words.

Industrial zone?

The northern suburbs?

Relying on those hillbillies who can't read a single word?

Liszt could not imagine what would be sufficient for the development of industry in the northern suburbs.

Do you rely on the uneducated and uneducated people of mixed quality?

Do they know what industry is?

Do you know what standardization is?

Or do you rely on those blue coats that do some work and call for half a day, shouting for a return to the two-hour workday?

But one thing Liszt admits is that the blue jacket here does look something special. Aside from the blue coats they were wearing, they didn't look like the Vault dwellers at all.

The suspicious expression on Liszt's face was completely expected by Chu Guang.

After all, this kind of thing does sound a bit unbelievable.

Such a shrewd businessman cannot be persuaded because of his own words.

"It's still a little bit before it's completely dark, if you're interested, I can take you to see it."

Hearing Chu Guang's invitation, Liszt was stunned.

"This ...... Wouldn't it be presumptuous? ”

"How so?" Chu Guang smiled faintly, "It's not something unsightly." ”

Seeing Chu Guang say this, Liszt did not hesitate and immediately said.

"Be sure to show me around!"

If before coming here, Liszt only wanted to make a fortune from the turbulent situation in the province of the river valley, and to make a fortune from the rich people of the northern suburbs by reselling the cheap arms that had accumulated in the stockpile.

So now, he can't look down on that little profit.

A young and promising force is rising from this wild soil! And its leaders are not only bold, capable, but also ambitious.

Liszt smelled a huge business opportunity!

His intuition told him that if he could seize this opportunity, no matter whether the guy in front of him succeeded or failed, he could earn a fortune that he could not imagine before!

That's far from a comparison between twelve deerskins and a bag of mushrooms!

……

Living up to his expectations, Chu Guang quickly led him to an industrial area five kilometers away.

Although night has fallen, the place is still brightly lit and production is still going on.

Getting out of the car at the gate of the industrial area, Liszt was quickly stunned by the situation here.

Everything here was far more shocking than what he saw in Linghu Wetland Park!

Tall chimneys emerge from the roof of the factory, smoke puffs up, and the goods and raw materials produced are piled up in the warehouse.

From time to time, people push small carts to send goods from one workshop to another, or from one factory to another.

Especially after visiting the LD-47 receiver and bullet production workshop, Liszt's face was full of shock.

The stamping equipment, which is connected to the conveyor belt, is like a printer, printing the parts one by one.

While similar equipment isn't uncommon at Boulder factories, it's hard to imagine that it took them just one winter to develop them.

Did these industrial equipment and production methods fall from the sky?!

Liszt suddenly thought of the Pioneer that had passed by the northern suburbs of Qingquan City before.

There is only one explanation.

They are sponsored by the enterprise!

“…… It used to be the lair of the Bloody Hand Clan, but then we got rid of the pesky guys and sent them where they were supposed to be. ”

"Then, we remodeled the entire factory to smelt the waste we scavenged into steel, aluminum, or other alloys, and used them to make weapons, production machinery, and anything else that would help us rebuild our homes."

"Although the facilities here are not as good as those of Boulder, we also have things that Boulder City does not have. For example, convenient transportation, such as cheap labor and raw material costs. ”

"It's going to prosper soon, and it's definitely not going to lose to any of the survivor colonies in the Valle Province, including Boulder City! Trust me, now is the best time to get in, and I'll tell you about it for the sake of my old friends. At this time, investing in us is definitely a profitable deal. ”

"If you miss it, you'll probably have to wait years."

Looking at that confident expression, although his intuition told Liszt that this guy was fooling himself, he still opened his mouth in a mysterious way.

"How do I invest?"

Finally waited for this sentence!

A pleasant smile appeared on Chu Guang's face.

"Quite simply, we offer two win-win solutions."

"Whether you choose to contribute money or effort, or both, I can assure you that it will be a bloody deal!"

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(I shouldn't have set up a flag...... Riwan is still 2K short and cracked. ）