Chapter 44: Riots
Lias, Jim, Barr, Fran, Daniel, Tea Dust, plus Mamie and Catherine, who are still in the "fortress".
This is the "Lord" finalized for the expedition, and their only task on this trip is to explore the area where the "Type G Standard Building Formwork" has been discovered.
Moreover, their goal is not only to find other mechanical drawings, but more importantly, to guard the multi-legged mechanical guards who guard these mechanical drawings.
With mechanical guards, there is a "cold fusion power core", which is the real treasure.
In order to prepare for tomorrow's expedition, Susie worked overtime overnight to prepare several defensive suits and metal spears for the expedition team.
The equipment was specially prepared for Fran, Daniel, Tea Dust and Mamie, and Catherine, especially the four non-combatants except Daniel.
The other three members of the Martial Arts Bondage team all use short weapons such as hook claws and daggers, and their combat methods are mainly dodge, and they do not need these bulky defensive equipment.
Early the next morning, the Fifth Expedition departed.
They brought with them thirty basic suits and fifty pairs of boots, which were important commodities to exchange for food.
In addition, Mamba brought a bottle of zombie venom and the shotgun with him before leaving.
Although these things may not be effective against the mechanical guards, in preparation for this big battle, all the weapons that can be brought are brought anyway.
As soon as they left, only three adults and three children were left in the gathering place: Mamba, Susie and Ena.
Faced with ten times the number of refugees, Mamba also found it a little tricky.
As a last resort, I had to ask for another big killer, the Gatling gun.
What Mamba thought to himself was that it was better not to have a situation where it would come in handy.
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On the side of the "fortress", Catherine's goods have been sold out.
Twenty simple suits and thirty pairs of boots, under her careful management, sold a total of more than 1,700 tokens, which is a lot more than expected.
After learning that there was a shortage of food at the gathering place, Catherine began to buy food again.
Because of the impact of the floods, the price of barley has risen all the way to one kilogram per token, almost five times the usual amount.
Not only that, but many of the places that had suffered from the floods had no choice but to migrate to the "fortress", resulting in a large number of unemployed homeless people gathering around the "fortress".
Coupled with the fact that the floods washed away the pipeline defenses of the "fortress", now the entire "fortress" looks precarious.
After a few days of fermentation, more and more refugees gathered on the outside of the "fortress".
Although some residents spontaneously donated some food to the refugees, this was only a drop in the bucket.
Hunger drives people crazy.
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That night, the light strip in the "fortress" periodically dimmed, but in the dim corner, something was moving.
In a chaotic sound, countless black shadows touched the outer layer of the "fortress".
It was a group of hungry refugees, and the makeshift guards were in front of them, barely saving their lives at best.
Soon, chaos spread throughout the "fortress", and hungry refugees rushed into the city, frantically grabbing anything that could be eaten.
Many of the inhabitants of the "fortress" did not expect such a riot to occur, and countless people lost their lives in their sleep.
The chaos lasted almost an hour before the "Fortress Council" began to suppress it.
Several armies led by the "able" stormed the streets and began indiscriminate massacres.
Soon, the whole city was stained red with blood.
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Mamie and Catherine hid in the cellar early and did not sneak out to check on the situation until the massacre was over.
The corpses on the street and the smell of blood in the air made the two of them sick to their stomachs.
And the soldiers who suppressed the riots on the streets made a move that puzzled the two.
The soldiers searched the shops one by one along the street, and despite the resistance of the shopkeepers, they forcibly snatched all the goods and tokens they found.
This is something that the two of them never thought about, could it be that the jackal came to the evil tiger,
Soon, heavily armed soldiers came to the outside of their shop, and without saying a word, they kicked the door open with their feet.
Although Mamie was a little annoyed, she still accompanied her smiling face: "Ladies and gentlemen, we are good citizens, and we are not in the same group as those refugees outside, what do you have to do?" ”
The man who led the team was like a "capable man", he held a pair of hammers in his hand, and said unceremoniously: "Whether it is a mob or not, you don't count it!" ”
"Take advantage of Lao Tzu's good mood now, and immediately hand over the valuable things and all the tokens! Otherwise, you'll both have to hit your head on the ground! ”
Catherine frowned, her right hand was already on top of the stunner, and Mamie stopped her silently, pulling a cloth bag out of her pocket.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are just a small business, you see, after the last flood, the store has not been stocked, this hundred tokens is our last capital, please raise your hand."
The man snatched the money bag, slapped it twice, and sneered: "Don't pretend to be poor with me, and call it a flower child with this little money?" ”
He raised the hammer in his hand, pointed at Mamie, and said, "Hand over the goods and money at once, or I'll let you both move your heads!" ”
Mamie frowned, and her tone changed: "Whose people are you?" The owner of our shop is a good friend of Sir Torrey, so don't be too deceitful! ”
"Sir Torre? Is it up to you to deserve it? The man seemed to have made up his mind, and took two steps forward and rushed towards Mamie with a hammer.
Catherine knew that she would not be able to avoid this battle today, and she pulled Mamie back, and she had turned on the electric shock device in her hand.
Just when the two were about to fight, a person rushed in from the outside in a hurry: "Stop, stop, it's all your own people, stop it!" ”
When both sides heard his words, they were stunned, and it was Torre's younger brother, the one who opened the casino.
Muki seemed to know the man well, and when he came in, the soldiers did not stop him.
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!" Seeing that the two sides were already tense, Mu Qi hurriedly ran to the middle and separated them: "It's all a misunderstanding!" ”
"Captain Butch, these two are our Sir Torre's guests, and they are definitely not mobs, I can assure you!"
Butch glanced at him, frowned, and said, "In other words, you have secured this one?" ”
Mu Qi nodded and said, "I guaranteed, I guaranteed, it was really a misunderstanding." ”
Butch glanced at Catherine, who was still in a fighting stance, and snorted: "The little girl is quite energetic, you are lucky today!" ”