Chapter 32: I Don't Want to Be Troublesome
Seeing the sandworm gradually stop, the two didn't dare to slack off, and ran for almost a kilometer before stopping.
The hairless monster looked terrified, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his two little arms were still trembling.
Driving a motorcycle and jumping on rocks is a taste that I have never known.
Qu Jianlei gasped and stuffed a nutrient into his mouth.
"It's embarrassing...... It's not going to catch up, is it? ”
"Probably not," the hairless monster looked at him with a blank sip and swallowed, "Get me one too?" ”
Qu Jianlei glanced at him and threw him a tube of nutrient solution, "This is your hard work to protect the materials." ”
After a few days of running, the two got acquainted with each other, but things can't be given casually, and there must be rules.
The hairless monster didn't care so much, thanked him, and gobbled down the nutrients.
Then he took three more sips of water before he looked in the direction he came, "Fortunately, you found it early." ”
Qu Jianlei touched his forehead and said distressedly, "The direction is lost." ”
His sense of direction is very strong, so strong that it is almost a special function, and he can even automatically build a map in his head.
And the direction he had traveled before was the direction that the shopkeeper had quietly pointed out.
He had a gut feeling that it should be the direction to Hongyi's refuge.
But today, when he encountered such a scene, his sense of direction was completely lost.
If you go back, you might be able to find your way based on the ruts, but ...... Is it realistic?
Once this swarm of sandworms is alarmed, I don't know how long it can last.
"Don't worry," the hairless monster said with an indifferent face, "I really have to rush all the way over, I don't know what else I will encounter." ”
Obviously, he did not approve of Qu Jianlei doing this before, because there was a huge uncertain risk on the road.
I'm in a bit of a hurry! Qu Jianlei also realized, so he nodded, "Then hurry forward and take a rest." ”
After the night, the two of them recuperated and continued to walk, trying to find a way out of the pile of stones.
It took more than half a day to get around the pile of rocks, and I was faced with a new unknown area.
With little fuel and water, Qu Jianlei decided, "Let's find a field camp first." ”
Luckily, the next day they found a supply depot.
Not to mention the replenishment of supplies, Qu Jianlei asked by the way, which settlement does this belong to.
The people at the supply depot weren't surprised, survivors, isn't it normal to wander around?
They happily gave the answer: this place belongs to the Hongwu Settlement!
Hong Wu's words were very close to Hong Si, and Qu Jianlei took out three silver dollars to pay the bill.
Sure enough, the other party charged him a fee, and it was Hong Wu's silver horn that was recovered.
Qu Jianlei asked again how to get to the Hongsi settlement and what camps were nearby.
He had already spent money here, and the other party simply told him the news, and informed him of several dangerous areas.
Obviously, the message will not be fake, otherwise there will be a risk of being retrieved by the other party.
Qu Jianlei had no intention of going to the danger area for the time being, but drove towards the nearest camp.
"Hairless, you said mutated ironclad hedgehogs and rotten lizards...... Which is more aggressive? ”
The child hesitated and replied, "Both creatures can live in groups, and it is difficult for a single person to attack them. ”
"Especially the mutated ironclad hedgehog, not only can it shoot flying spikes, but your laser gun may not be able to impress."
Qu Jianlei was silent, he really didn't want to find someone to form a team, "I'm asking which one is more valuable." ”
"It must be an iron-clad hedgehog," replied the child, "and that ...... Can you not call me a hairless monster? ”
"It's not discrimination," Qu said, stopping the car and taking off his face towel.
Then he took out a knife and fumbled to shave off his eyebrows, "No, I'm the same?" ”
The hairless monster was visibly surprised, "Why did you shave it off too?" ”
Qu Jianlei would never say that he was in trouble, "Save insects." ”
"Then you won't shave your hair too?" The hairless monster muttered, "Call me Xiaojing...... It's a nickname. ”
Most of the survivors of the wasteland have nicknames, especially in front of the living, and rarely use their real names.
Qu Jianlei didn't like the title of "stupid song", but he was powerless to protest before, "When I entered the camp, you called me Heitian." ”
This camp called "Sweet Water" is not small, with more than two hundred semi-underground buildings.
However, there are people in these buildings, and occasionally there are empty ones, and the owner is not there.
Qu Jianlei didn't care, so he chose a soft place outside the camp and dug a half-human deep pit.
Put the cart on it, and hang some felt cloth, and it is a temporary residence.
At this time, he was a little nostalgic for the dwelling in the Rocky Camp, which he had spent years digging up.
Now this residence is only temporary, and it will take at least a month to build such a building.
However, even in such a humble dwelling, there are still people who have found it.
It was two men, one thin and the other stout, who looked a bit ruffian, one with a knife and the other with a gun.
The thin man spoke up first, "Who told you to dig this pit here?" ”
A Gauss machine gun can kill them both in an instant, right? Qu Jianlei doesn't look down on these two very much.
But the next moment, he secretly warned himself that although his equipment and combat effectiveness had improved slightly, he still didn't float.
For newcomers, who knows where people come from?
So he asked faintly, "Here...... Is there a Lord? ”
Occasionally, a field camp is ownery, but this is extremely rare.
Those two didn't dare to say that there was a master here, and if they dared to say so, the others would never agree.
But the other party replied unhurriedly, and the thin man said, "Take off your scarf." ”
Qu Jianlei's brows furrowed, "What kind of statement is this?" ”
"Several vicious criminals have been wanted lately," replied the thin man in a huff, "and strangers are to be questioned." ”
Qu Jianlei forced his anger and asked, "Check...... What is your identity? ”
This time, the thin man didn't blow any water, "I'm just an ordinary adventurer, but the reward is ...... Anyone can pick it up. ”
It's just a provocation, isn't it? Qu Jianlei felt that this guy's motives were not pure.
But as an outsider, since you don't feel the situation, it is wise to take the initiative to cooperate.
So he pointed to the hairless monster, "Some people say, are there any children who are traveling with criminals?" ”
The thin man was speechless, but the stout man was impatient, "Why do you talk so much nonsense?" ”
"I'm telling you, wanted is wanted, and since you are unknown, we are all qualified to check."
"You have to insist that we are not qualified...... At one's own risk! ”
Qu Jianlei has a bit of a headache and "bear the consequences", and it is difficult to estimate without a scale.
So he could only ask, "Then I'm leaving, okay?" ”
"No," the stout man decisively picked up his Gauss gun and said with an expressionless face, "if you really want to leave, you will be suspicious." ”
Qu Jianlei thought for a while, and reluctantly took off the face towel, "It's always okay like this, right?" ”
The two men looked at each other, looked at each other again, and slowly shook their heads - this is not a wanted criminal.
Wanted involves a bounty, and it is impossible to forcibly refer to a deer as a horse.
Qu Jianlei could see it clearly, and the anger in his heart disappeared a lot, it seems that this wanted notice really exists.
However, the next moment, the thin man spoke up again, "This place is not suitable for digging a pit, which affects the overall layout of the camp. ”
When I was digging just now, I didn't see you blocking it, Qu Jianlei wondered.
So he asked with a blank face, "Layout...... What kind of layout, who judges? ”
"Don't you see you're not welcome here?" The stout man got impatient, "Just leave." ”
Qu Jianlei was a little unhappy now, "Why didn't you say it before digging the pit, you wanted to get rid of the fruits of our labor?" ”
This pit, he dug it for a long time, and the hairless monster also participated, so you want to take it away like this?
"Whose camp can have no planning?" The thin man spoke coldly, "Before you dug the pit, we didn't notice. ”
Didn't notice it was the two of you? Qu Jianlei couldn't help but complain secretly.
However, it is not surprising that camps are planned, even if camps in the wild are generally formed spontaneously.
There is a camp where everyone wants to build better, including but not limited to the construction of public facilities.
Qu Jianlei was always willing to think about the other party, and when he heard this, he said, "Then I'll dig in another place, it's always okay, right?" ”
However, to his surprise, the thin man actually said directly, "You can stay here, but you have to pay a layout fee." ”
Co-authoring or receiving money? Qu Jianlei asked lightly, "Is this layout fee a one-time payment, or is it paid on time?" ”
"Disposable, of course," said the thin man dryly, "three silver horns." ”
Three silver horns are not too much, but when Qu Jian was down, it was two months' food expenses.
Qu Jianlei was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "How do you prove that you are worth this money?" ”
The thin man smiled when he heard this, coughed dryly and shouted, "I charge the layout fee for newcomers, who has an opinion?" ”
His voice was indeed loud enough to reach the entire camp.
There was really no one who spoke out against it, but there were a dozen or so people who watched this scene indifferently.
Qu Jianlei spoke softly, "No one will charge layout fees anymore, right?" ”
These may all exist objectively, and he doesn't mind paying some fees, as long as it can solve the problem.
As a result, the thin man shouted again, "Who will take this friend again......"
Then he asked, "What do you call this friend?" ”
"Black sky," Qu Jianlei replied expressionlessly.
"Who dares to pay for the layout of this black friend, that is, not to give me Lao Mo face, don't blame me for being unkind."
After the thin man finished shouting, there was still no response.
Then he glanced at Qu Jianlei and asked proudly, "How is it, okay?" ”
"That's okay," Qu Jianlei reached into his arms, and when he took it out again, he already had three more silver horns in his hand.
After the thin man took the silver horn, he turned around and left with the stout man.
After walking a long way, he chuckled and whispered, "It's just a chick!" ”
(During the new book, ask for all kinds of help.) )