Chapter 2: We Need Vehicles
If you want to be free, you will be freed when you are tortured by the flame angel, and you will not wait until now.
So these fifty or so people followed Chen Mo and the others to leave together and go to a shelter in a wasteland.
The rebels couldn't find it, because it was too old, probably founded a hundred or two thousand years ago by some nobleman who had lost a struggle for power.
If Xu Yi hadn't suddenly dreamed of this place one day, no one would have been able to find it.
Inside the empty shelter, fifty-three people sat in a circle.
Except for Chen Mo, everyone else had sad and desperate looks on their faces.
"You haven't eaten in a long time, haven't you? I'll give you something hot to eat. Xu Yi brought an animal that he had hunted a few days ago, then lit a fire in his palm and roasted the animal.
Normally, people would immediately report Xu Yi, a psyker, for letting him be pulled away by the black ship, but now no one cares about that.
"Our kitchenware hasn't broken yet, and it can't be broken." Chen Mo patted Xu Yi on the shoulder and motioned for him to look at the kitchen, "You can compare it in battle fashion." ”
"I just want to use psionic powers." Xu Yi shrugged, "Whenever I use psionic energy, I see my dead parents and sister sitting next to me. ”
"......" Chen Mo didn't say anything more.
Everyone was silent.
The only sound in the empty shelter was the sizzle of meat being roasted with oil.
In the end, it was a child who spoke: "Brother, will someone save us?" ”
"Yes." Chen Mo nodded.
He wasn't trying to coax the kids, but he was really sure that someone would come to their rescue.
Because this is the Karsk system, it is the only way for the Sun Lord Makarius to go on an expedition, even very high.
However, if the Sun Lord does come, it is more likely to blow up the rebels and others on the planet with orbital bombardment, and achieve an imperial victory.
However, even if Macarius would launch an expedition, Chen Mo couldn't confirm what timeline it was, in case it was 30 to 40k, it would be over, and the great-grandfather of Macarius before 41k was probably still peeing and mud.
"Give." After roasting the meat, Xu Yi tore off a piece of meat and handed it to a woman.
But the woman quickly refused: "Thank you, but no need." ”
"Why?"
"Because when we were imprisoned, the madmen forced us to eat ...... that had already been burned"
Before she could finish speaking, the woman vomited.
Chen Mo and Xu Yi glanced at each other, and both of them understood what the woman didn't say.
The Flame Angels are indeed unconscionable, they believe in Tzeentch, and have the murderous nature of others corrupted by Chaos.
But fortunately, these people don't know what Tzeentch is, only that the Flame Angel is a rebel heretic.
"How are we going to live?" A man looked at Chen Mo.
As soon as he asked, everyone present turned their eyes to Chen Mo.
At this time, everyone already regarded Chen Mo as the backbone, after all, he was one of the people who saved people, and he looked like the heads of those three people.
"We need a vehicle." Chen Mo suddenly became extremely serious, "Then use this vehicle to pull us to find a place near mountains and rivers, that is, our cemetery." ”
As soon as the words fell, the faces of everyone present instantly turned white.
"Just kidding, don't be so serious, haha." Chen Mo smiled and shook his head.
Although it is very inappropriate to joke at this time, Chen Mo's optimism does infect many people.
Everyone present also forced a smile.
"We need a vehicle, and preferably one with weapons." Chen Mo became serious.
"With the vehicle, we can go further afield, find some warehouses in the ruins of the city, and collect some food."
"There are so many of us that we don't have much food stored in the shelter, and if we stay here, we will probably starve to death."
After speaking, Chen Mo thought for a while, and then moved on to other things.
"Men who can use weapons go out with us to find food, and those who don't know how to use weapons take something else and stay in the shelter."
"Women are responsible for cooking, although most of us have survived by eating starch, but there will always be a fire, right?"
After talking about the problem of manpower arrangement, Chen Mo talked about the issue of discipline again.
"There's a good chance we're alone on this planet, and those ordinary people may have been burned out by the Flame Angels, so we're going to unite and not hurt each other."
As he spoke, Chen Mo patted Xu Yi on the shoulder, and then said to everyone: "If anyone hurts others for no reason, or does something other bad, believe me, if the Flame Angel doesn't burn you, then this psionic person will also burn you." ”
Hearing this, Xu Yi cooperated very well to let his hands ignite the flames, and said to everyone: "I will not only be an executioner, but also the one who protects you, unless I die, you will not be harmed." ”
After hearing these words, everyone present nodded vigorously.
It's a pleasure to have someone to protect you at this time.
And a man in a tattered military uniform stood up and saluted Chen Mo: "Karl, a soldier of the eighth company transport squad of the Planetary Defense Force, assures you that at least until we meet other officers, I will follow your orders." ”
"Good." Chen Mo nodded with satisfaction.
Straightening up, Carl added, "I know there's a centaur in one place, but I don't know if we'll be able to fix it." ”
"Where?" Chen Mo immediately asked with concern.
"There's a military base not far from here, and the rebels have looted it, but the only thing left is a damaged centaur, and I can take you there." Carl replied.
……
The military base that was originally part of the Planetary Defense Force now belongs to the rebels.
There was something burning everywhere, and the large iron cages were filled with ashes and half-burned bones, and one can imagine how many people had been tortured in them.
But the murderous traces left by the Flame Angel rebels were not uncommon in the entire galaxy, and the only thing that made Chen Mo frown was that there were dozens of rebel soldiers here.
This also made Chen Mo very glad that they had reconnoitred on the dirt slope before they went in again.
"How did they get back?" Carl was surprised.
"Maybe I came here after arresting a group of people and looking for a place with a lot of fuel." Chen Mo speculated.
"Whatever the reason, we can't get the centaurs anyway, let's withdraw." Carl said.
When he wanted to retreat, Karl didn't get up and run directly, but looked at Chen Mo for advice.
"No, we have to get the centaurs." Chen Mo shook his head.
"But that centaur troop carrier was originally broken, and we could still repair it slowly without the enemy, but now it's ......"
"No, but." Chen Mo looked at Carl and said, "You either go in with us or go back." ”
After speaking, Chen Mo regretted it again, shook his head and said, "No, you can't go back, I won't drive a centaur." ”
"The centaur troop carrier is broken!" Carl's face was desperate.
Just when Carl wanted to continue to say something, Xu Yi's hand lit a flame and said coldly: "He can handle it, the question now is whether you are willing to go with us." ”
"......" Carl was helpless, but finally nodded.