The swept sand and dust enveloped everything in the Badlands, and the dense particles of wind and sand moved irregularly in mid-air, crackling against the metal structure of the gas station, making a rapid sound.

The Buckle family's SUV formed a semi-encircled formation, pressed tightly in front of the entrance of the gas station.

Sturdy studders are lowered underneath each off-road vehicle to secure the body from being blown away by strong winds.

Thin sand flew in the air, hitting the windows and metal structure of the vehicle.

Looking out the window, all I could see was a chaotic and dark yellow scene outside.

Visibility to the outside world is greatly reduced, and the smog made of sand is deep and dark, making people feel a little uncomfortable.

When they learned that the sandstorm was coming, the Bakr family, under the instructions of the leader, let all the more seriously injured people enter the safer and more spacious gas station staff room.

In addition, one uninjured clansman was left behind to facilitate the care of the wounded.

As for the rest of the people who were not seriously injured and were alive, they could only be aggrieved and stuffed into the off-road vehicle.

The wall building with a gas station sheltered part of the wind and sand, and several off-road vehicles survived the sandstorm without any problems.

Wanderers in the desert have a wealth of experience in surviving sandstorms.

In order to show his "tough guy" style, the leader of the Baker family finally chose to sit in the car.

And the vehicle he chose happened to be V's small red and gray off-road vehicle.

In order to get acquainted with V as soon as possible, Lin Mo also chose this car as his "safe haven".

Mitch sat in with him, out of the desire to make small talk.

So, in the end, when V looked puzzled and confused, four people sat in the small off-road vehicle, and she really couldn't understand when her little broken car became so popular?

Although the outside of the car was chaotic, like the scene of the beginning of the world, the inside of the car was unusually harmonious and quiet.

"I've been watching for a while, and this sandstorm shouldn't last long, and if I'm right, we'll even be able to catch up with the camp's food."

Mitch lay on his back seat relaxedly, and the sound of sand and dust blowing on the glass window sounded to him, in fact, it was no different from the sound of rain, and there was a different kind of "quiet and peaceful" feeling.

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V's elbow rested on the door, his cheeks propped up, his eyes looking out of the window, the expression on his face gradually calming.

By observing the image of the mold lake reflected on the window glass, Lin Mo, who was also sitting in the back seat, peeked imperceptibly at the reflection of V's face on the glass, and the more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became, and there was a sense of relief that his cub was good-looking.

Neither of them had any intention of talking to Mitch, but fortunately, there was also a man in the car who was upset if he didn't speak.

The leader of the Bakr family sighed, his face a little depressed:

"You'll be fine, and you can return to your clan safely and on time, we will be different, after that we may have to stay in Night City for a day or two, at least to allow the injured brothers and sisters to recover from their wounds, and then figure out how to escape from the southern border wall before we can finally return to our clan."

Mitch also showed a reasonable depression, regretfully saying:

"After all, none of us expected that there would be such a group of mongrels from the Random Knife Society wandering around here, before the transaction, our Adicado family had already figured out the situation in this vicinity, but it turned out to be an accident... If I'm guessing correctly, it's likely that this group of guys is here specifically for you, but we're responsible for this too, Mr. Marr. ”

The leader of the Bakr family, who is also Marl, waved his hand and said in an indifferent tone:

"It's not your fault, there are so many Random Knife Clubs, and with their vehicle logos, I can almost conclude that they are coming at us... The purpose is to kill us. ”

"Huh? Aren't you Bakr in the Badlands of the South? There is still a border wall away from Night City, how could Ranknife come to this side? Mitch was surprised.

"It's not the family's cowards!" Marr suddenly roared in a low voice, as if to bring back bad memories:

"Those conservative and compromising guys, vainly want to abandon the family heritage and name, and plot to join the snake state, as if they can live well in this way, I, a bunch of cowards, if Serrita's mother is still here, I have to beat these cowards to death with crutches!"

Speaking of which, his mood was obviously even worse, and he hammered the car door with his hand, as if this would be able to vent the negative emotions in his heart.

"This is my car, if you want to go crazy, get outside..."V glanced at him with cold eyes, and said in a dissatisfied tone.

Mal turned his head, glanced at V, and asked, as if seeking approval:

"V, what do you think, do you think it would be a good idea to join the Snake State?"

"If I thought it was a good idea, none of us would be coming with you for this deal." V sighed, not bothering to continue paying attention to his head, but instead looked at the two outsiders in the back seat.

"I'm sorry, this is some private matter of our family, but it's not a big deal, after all, these news should have spread all over the country a long time ago, and you should also know that since the death of Serita's mother, the head of our family has changed several times."

Lin Mo and Mi Qi looked at each other, after all, it was a private matter in someone else's family before, and they were not easy to intervene.

But now listening to V's tone, she seems willing to reveal some details to them?

"Sister V, would you like to tell us about it?" Lin Mo, who wants to be close, naturally won't miss this opportunity, and even in terms of title, he also takes the opportunity to call V "sister".

V rubbed his forehead, as if thinking about how to say it.

Eventually, she stopped thinking and began to tell the story of the Buckle family.

Lin Mo and Mitch listened patiently and silently took notes in their hearts.

In general, things are not complicated.

With the death of his mother, who had the greatest voice and authority, the Bakr family lost its leader who could dominate the overall situation, and the family has been in a state of decline for many years.

They were traveling around the states at the time, and a few days ago they had heard about a nuclear explosion near Night City, and they were planning to find another place to station, and after hearing the news, the patriarch and leader of the family immediately decided to go to Night City to find opportunities for family development.

After all, if a nuclear explosion outside a city destroys a town, then it is undoubtedly an opportunity for wanderers

-- Jobs to assist in the "reconstruction and development" of cities and towns.

As a result, they hurried here, but the wanderers of the Bakr family were stunned to find:

Not only did they not even have the slightest chance here, but they also had a conflict with the local swords, which cost them a lot of resources and manpower.

However, the Snake State, one of the seven major wanderer groups in the United States, threw an olive branch to their family at this time, saying that they were willing to accept all members of their family and become a part of the Snake State together.

Compared to ordinary wanderer families, the snake state, known as the wanderer family, is more like a huge corporate group, and their power is spread all over the United States.

For this invitation, some people in the family did not want to continue to endure hardship, so they chose to compromise; Some people felt that once they joined the Snake State, the family would come to an end, and rejected the proposal.

To this day, the two factions in the family are still quarreling.

However, the bandits of the Randolph Society didn't care what they were doing, and kept sending people to invade their camp, and the family's weapons reserves were constantly being depleted in the past few days.

And that's where today's deal comes in.