Chapter 24: The Margins
When I first got out of the city, the road was easy to walk, not only spacious but also smooth, and it was not a problem to walk eight heavy trucks side by side.
But the situation soon changed when the armored jeep left the highway connecting the southern provincial capitals forty kilometers from the city.
The further you go, the more narrow and rugged the road becomes, with many cracks and potholes on the road, Su An is swaying left and right, and Zhao Yuying is often choppy.
After leaving the city, the first 40 kilometers of the convoy only took more than 20 minutes, but after the 40 kilometers, Su An estimated that he had to be upside down for an hour.
"Qianli Sect, these bastards, I don't know how much money has been blackened, is this road still walked by people?" Zhao Yuying endured it for a long time but still didn't hold back, gritted her teeth and complained.
Su An asked curiously, "This highway was built by the Qianli Sect?" I remember that they had a good reputation, and they were still the top ten sects in Lingdong Province selected by the 'Cheng Xuan Political Envoy Division'. ”
According to the system of the Yan State, the "Chengxuan Political Envoy Division" is the provincial-level yamen in charge of political affairs, referred to as the Political Division, and the chief official is the political envoy.
The patrol house is under the jurisdiction of the yamen.
The other two major yamen are the "Procuratorial Envoy Division" in charge of justice, supervision, and criminal prisons, referred to as the Judicial Division, and the chief official is the Procuratorial Envoy; and the military's "Metropolitan Command Envoy Division", referred to as the Metropolitan Division, and the chief officers are all in command.
The three ministries are the executive bodies, and the decision-making bodies are the provincial councils.
The Demon Slaying Division and the "Transcendent Things Management Committee" are under the direct leadership of the Provincial Council.
As for the Qianli Sect, it is a famous sect that has been inherited for hundreds of years in Jizhou City, and it is mainly engaged in engineering construction.
Zhao Yuying sighed twice: "What a little ghost, do you also believe in the title of the top ten sects?" It's just that which sect is rich and powerful, and the yamen will award them the honor.
"Qianlizong will get a large amount of special funds for repairing and maintaining roads every year to ensure that the roads are smooth, and the yamen also has the responsibility of supervision, but you have also seen what the actual situation is."
Su An shrugged: "I'm just a simple and kind high school student, my heart is bright and clean, I don't know or even believe in these dark and dirty, isn't it normal?" ”
Zhao Yuying rolled her eyes.
She didn't believe that Su An was a simple and clean white.
Can Xiaobai collude with Zhang Zhenlin?
As the convoy left the city and entered the suburbs, Suan saw countless factories, and after leaving the factory area, there was an endless field of farmland, and all kinds of crops were growing well.
Farm machinery can be seen everywhere on the ground, small airplanes spraying pesticides at low altitudes, and there are hardly any farmers working with their hands and feet.
As far as Su An knows, the people who take care of these fields are professional companies and sects, and there is no such thing as "retail investors".
The whole industry is highly large-scale, mechanized, intelligent, refined and efficient.
Jizhou City can have an adequate food supply, all thanks to these farms.
The closer the farm is to the city, the more glamorous it becomes, not only is it well-equipped, the roads are wide, and from time to time there are patrol convoys from Toji passing by.
Farms farther away from the city are relatively shabby, with old buildings and inconsistent equipment styles, many of which have been used for a long time, and there are fewer patrol fleets to ensure safety.
About 10 kilometers down from the highway, the convoy encountered a checkpoint at a T-junction, and a squad of soldiers from the capital division was loaded with live ammunition and was inspecting passing vehicles.
Unlike in the vicinity of the city, patrol convoys are rarely seen here, replaced by sentry posts at key crossings.
Fortunately, there are not many vehicles, and it is Su An and the others who wait in line for five or six minutes.
"ID, destination." A soldier came out of the car window on Zhao Yuying's side with a straight face.
"The back five cars are all mine." Zhao Yuying handed over her documents and proof of her mission to support Qinghe Farm.
"Immortal Sect? The name of your sect is quite peculiar, and your tone is so big? ”
The soldier showed a playful look, and was about to sneer, when his eyes suddenly changed, "Immortal Sect Zhao Yuying, you are that Zhao Yuying?" ”
There was a palpable awe on his face.
"It's me." Zhao Yuying responded lightly.
The next moment, the soldier returned all the documents, his expression returned to calm, and his tone rose high again: "Since it is a celebrity who has killed countless demons, you can get a twenty percent discount." ”
Zhao Yuying handed the other party a wad of cash that had been prepared a long time ago, and then was released.
Su An could see clearly that Zhao Yuying handed over 1,600 yuan.
"What are these checkpoints for?" After leaving the outpost, Su An asked curiously.
"Of course, it's to check the demons." Zhao Yuying said.
"Then why take our money?"
"Tolls."
"Then why don't you give a bill?"
"Little ghost, do you want to invoice you if you make extra money?"
"We don't have anything to do with demons in the car, do we?"
"Yes."
"I'm going to kill demons and defend my family and country, right?"
"That's right."
"You're a hero who risked your life to make a great achievement, right?"
"Still right."
"So all the divisions have to collect money?"
"Why don't you take it? Didn't you see someone give me a 20% discount? ”
Su An took a deep breath: "I thought that the capital division set up a sentry post to protect the place!" ”
Zhao Yuying: "They did play such a role. But that doesn't stop them from making extra money. ”
Su An didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only give a thumbs up to show his admiration.
He thought that it was enough for Dusi to collect their money, but he didn't expect that there would be even more excessive: they passed by two more checkpoints later, and each time they were charged 1,600!
One fee is charged three times, and Su An is unconscious.
"Or will the capital be in business, and you can make money while lying down, do you think I can join them?" Su An was full of emotion, thinking that there was still a way to make money with the yamen.
Zhao Yuying glanced at him: "Of course it's okay if you want to be a big-headed soldier, but then the benefits won't be good for you." If you want to be promoted, it depends on whether you have a background in Dusi. ”
Of course Suan didn't.
Thinking that Huang Hai is the detective and Huang Yuewen is the head catcher, he feels that there is probably such an officialdom family in the Dusi.
There are so many official positions in the yamen, and no one else can arrange them, Su An understands with his knees that if he goes in, he will be called and be a cow and horse.
It's more reliable to establish a sect, and if you want to get ahead, you have to fight to the death with demons.
Thinking like this, Zhao Yuying turned the steering wheel to the right, drove the jeep off the road, and drove into an open space next to it.
When the convoy marched here, it had come to the edge of the plain, and in front of it was a mixed area of flat land and low hills, and it was only a dozen kilometers away from the Qinghe Farm Factory.
After Zhao Yuying got out of the car, she leaned on the hood and lit a cigarette, knocked on the car door casually and greeted Su An: "Little ghost, take your toy bag and get out of the car."
"Let's go on foot."
When Su An took out his equipment, five cars parked in behind him.
He looked left and right for a while, but he didn't find a demon.
Seeing his doubts, Zhao Yuying explained:
"Ten hours have passed since the demons launched their attack on the farm last night, and no one knows what happened to them because the communication facilities were destroyed.
"If you want not to be ambushed halfway by others, you have to search and move forward with a cannon and a car to bombard people into the sky.
"How about the little ghost, you're about to enter the war zone, is your heart beating very hard?"
People are experienced, Su An is not convinced, as for the heartbeat, it is indeed faster, after all, this is his first time on the battlefield.
But it is impossible for him to admit his nervousness and excitement, and he said seriously: "It's the feeling of heartbeat." ”
We are excited about the battlefield, and going to the battlefield is like being in love....... In short, it has nothing to do with fear.
Zhao Yuying pursed her lips and didn't say anything.
Su An looked around again: the hills in front of him were planted with neat and dense fruit trees, crops were planted in the flat land, and fish and shrimp were raised in the pond.
He checked the mission map on his tablet, and the computer showed that this was already the extent of Qinghe Farm.
Speaking of which, Qinghe Farm is in an awkward geographical location, it is on the edge of the effective control of Jizhou City.
Let's say that it has no official protection, there is a Dusi military camp more than 200 meters behind Su An, and a company of troops is stationed.
Let's say that it has official protection, the company behind Su An is the outermost military station in Jizhou City, and Qinghe Farm is just within their patrol range.
And until now, Su An didn't see Du Si send troops to help, and the sentry post behind him was still what to do, as if there was no own force in front of him and was in danger or even a desperate situation.
The fighters in the next five cars got out of the car one after another, and someone came over to greet Zhao Yuying, and Su An's attention was quickly attracted by everyone.
He knew that these were the comrades he would rely on next.
A total of six vehicles, more than 20 people.
They were the first group of Jizhou City's extraordinary forces to support Qinghe Farm.
Zhao Yuying's jeep was followed by a large armored car, on which three transcendents walked down, the one on the left was like an iron tower, both tall and strong, and powerful at a glance.
According to Zhao Yuying's introduction, this transcendent person with a fierce face and evil face, nicknamed "Iron Tower", is one of the backbone combat forces of the Immortal Sect, a fourth-level soldier.
When he shook hands with Su An, he showed an honest and honest smile, and the ferociousness on his face disappeared in an instant because of this extraordinarily mellow smile.
The second Immortal Sect transcendent was a man with no characteristics, an ordinary figure and ordinary appearance, about thirty years old, named Xu Qing, he didn't shake hands with Su An, but simply nodded his head.
From this, Su An sensed the arrogance in him.
The opponent is a level 5 soldier.
The last one was a young woman, very slender, the kind of thin without curves, very delicate, with a sweet smile.
What impressed Su An the most was the mechanical transformation of her body.
One of her eyes was a mechanical prosthetic eye, which at first glance looked like a human eye, but when she looked at Su An, there was a green light flashing in her eyes, which was like a ghostly fire.
In addition, her left arm is a biological prosthetic, which looks normal, but when Su An shook hands with her, she was shocked by her wickedly, and Su An almost straightened up to heaven.
Zhao Yuying called her Xiaomei, a fourth-level soldier.
These three people are all members of Zhao Yuying's sect, Xiaomei calls Zhao Yuying "Sister Ying", Xu Qing calls Zhao Yuying "Sect Master", and Tie Ta calls Zhao Yuying "Boss".
The next few cars got off were the transcendents of other sects, and the two sides formed a temporary team.