Ye Suqin wandered aimlessly in the wasteland all day, and when he came back to his senses, he was already near the town of Geola.

As a resource concentration point, the town of Geola belongs to the development area, and is about 300 kilometers away from the war-torn front line.

War is looming.

The town is busier than before, and the old road outside the town that was originally deserted has been repaired by the laborers organized by the mayor of the town, about seven or eight kilometers, and it is not that they do not want to repair it, but they are unable to take care of it. Several trucks were being escorted by armed military vehicles, galloping back and forth.

The town has a population of about 500, but now it seems that the scale has far exceeded the past, and when he left, Ye Suqin remembered that this remote town was not so lively, and now there is an endless flow of people.

Most of them were armed with guns.

Hunters and mercenaries with company licenses are gathering in this direction.

Outside the town, there was a patchwork of wooden and iron walls, rusty, porous, and airy houses, and people wrapped in rags and miscellaneous materials with old rifles or more primitive powder guns in their hands.

The oncoming wind seems to have returned to its former taste.

Ye Suqin closed his eyes and took a deep breath greedily.

Ye Suqin did not hide his figure, he appeared in the eyes of everyone generously, and for his appearance, the residents of Geola made a small commotion, and the eyes cast were full of hostility, and they did not hide it at all.

Whether it was his combat uniform with a base of earthy yellow and a large camouflage color, or the surprisingly large rifle on his back, he seemed out of place with the inhabitants of the settlement. The people of the wilderness have a simple but effective way of knowing strength, and in their eyes, unpatched clothes, polished and attractive metal objects, and strangely shaped firearms represent unrivaled strength.

Geola has a well-equipped police force of about 30 people, all of which are made by the company's AZ082 automatic rifles, which are also among the best powder guns.

These are the root causes of Geola's stability.

When an unidentified and well-armed man appeared in the north of the town to submit his report, the captain of the guard came with ten men.

There were two people lying on the ground, because Ye Suqin could not provide any valid documents, so the two guards tried in vain to go up and grab the gun, but he easily put down with a knife, which stabbed the hornet's nest, and a group of spectators hugged their arms and waited for the show to be staged.

The people who came to Geola, as well as those who wandered around, were hunters and mercenaries who had nothing to do all day before they left out on a mission. In addition to wasting energy on bars and women, fights are also one of the ways to vent.

The spectator's gaze was not good, and his eyes seemed to slash over the opponent's thick tactical backpack and the 14mm caliber rifle on his back, as if he was thinking about how to grab some benefits in the early chaos of the start of the fight. Looking at this guy's bulging equipment, it is estimated that there are a lot of good things.

"Damn, who's making trouble!?" The captain of the guard came over angrily, and his burly figure looked like an angry bear. But when he saw the person clearly, the anger disappeared in an instant.

He was stunned, staring at the warm smile in front of him with some disbelief.

"Hi Sanborne, it's me." Ye Suqin greeted with a smile, "I'm sorry, the movement is too big and I'm causing you trouble." ”

"I came out in a hurry and forgot to bring my documents. I was just thinking about what to do with this, and since you're here, it's going to be easy. ”

Unexpectedly, the other party still remembered his name, Sanborn couldn't help but be taken aback, he looked carefully for a long time before asking tentatively: "Are you ...... Ye Suqin? ”

"Yes, it's me, old man." Ye Suqin smiled and stretched out his left hand.

"Aha, it's really you stinky boy." Thornborn burst into a hearty laugh and went up to hug him fiercely, "I didn't expect you to actually survive." Great, it looks like you've passed the assessment, let's go, I'll treat you to a drink. ”

Ye Suqin's eyes were soft, he glanced at his uniform, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "It seems that you have been promoted." ”

"Compared to you, I'm insignificant. Congratulations, stinky boy, let me see if it's a sergeant major or a second lieutenant. Sanborn was still the rugged and enthusiastic burly man, he put one hand on his shoulder, his eyes fell unscrupulously on the inconspicuous rank mark on the shoulder of Ye Suqin's combat uniform, and he didn't see the two slashes that he expected, but he saw a golden leaf, and the collar badge was two golden eagles. His pupils contracted suddenly, but the expression on his face didn't change much.

His hand was a little stiff and withdrew from the other's shoulder without leaving a trace.

The golden leaf is in the Carteritan rank system and represents the major.

Oh my God, Major, there are only a few majors in the whole Carterit, and that's the real big guys.

"Where's Taylor?" Ye Suqin asked casually, and his footsteps kept moving forward.

"In the school field in the northwest of the town, training recruits, a red-headed document was written on it, asking each village and town to train as many garrison forces as possible, our target is one hundred soldiers, after all, there is a fight with the forces of the Rausch Rescue Association in the south." Sanborn said with a sigh of urgency, and then cautiously asked, "Do you want me to call Lord Taylor?" ”

"Didn't you say to go drinking?" Ye Suqin smiled, he understood where the change in the other party's attitude came from, although he had some loss in his heart, he still put his arm around the other party's shoulders and dragged him towards the bar.

Geora's message is a bit closed, after all, the war has not yet burned here, and for this reason, there is no fixed concept of how far the outside is fighting, to be honest. They are still doing what they do, and they are living and resting at sunrise. Except for the fat mayor who allocated part of the money from the already meager village and town fund for the construction of the city's defense, life is the same as before.

After entering the tavern, Thornborne regretted a little, he was more concerned about the meager income in his pocket than the fear of the big man in the high.

Ye Suqin is completely bottomless, and he can't see where all the bottles of high-strength spirits have gone.

The table was already filled with a table of wine bottles.

Wine is a luxury at a time when supplies are scarce, and during the day, there are not as many people in the bar as there are at night, but it still fills all the seats, and most people are only willing to order a few glasses of inferior ale, and then have a hot fight with a few waitresses who welcome them.

The tavern owner was still the same fat fat man with a bald head, and he hid behind the bar, squinting his eyes and surveying everything in front of him. This tavern is all he has to live.

The hostesses are the personal property of the boss, and although Giola prohibits slavery, in this damn age, strong men are still alive and well, let alone beautiful women who have no obvious advantages in all aspects.

Every year, a large number of people migrate from the vicinity of Geora, and the composition of this part of the population is diverse, some cannot survive due to lack of materials in their own places, some are forced to migrate due to war, famine or metamorphosis, and even some are bandit groups that specialize in roving crimes.

Of course, regardless of the reason, there is no such thing as mercy in this world.

Every year, Geola's guards would clear out some of the homeless people, and in this part of the foreign campaign, they would also capture some passable-looking women.

The tavernkeeper will buy it and train some dancers or hostesses in the basic skills to help out in the tavern and attract customers. When the boss is in need, you can also find them to vent their desires. If the outside guests also have this hobby, of course they can, provided that they pay.

In addition to providing them with basic food and clothing, the boss will also give them some leisure time and allow them to keep a little personal private property. Sometimes he is happy and becomes very generous. This leaves them with no choice but to escape, and if they leave the town, these young women who are incapable of protecting themselves will be free, but at the cost of their lives.

In Geora's tavern, most of what Ye Suqin saw were new faces. Although it has only been a year since he last left, the residents of Geola have changed at least a third. In the wilderness, even the people living in the settlements are like the herds of wild horses on the grasslands, and every year they change in number, and the number is always so large.

After a period of frustration with his wallet, Thornborne recovered, and he was very happy that his little brother had become a real hot big man. When chatting, Ye Suqin told the grim situation outside, but what he didn't expect was that the other party didn't seem to care very much, and then he thought about it and understood, for a little person like them, even if the flood outside was monstrous, it was actually too far away from them, and what they cared about was the triviality of three meals a day in front of them.

Sanborn, who had already poured two large bottles of spirits, was already slurring, and he glared into his eyes that were obviously out of focus, and said, "So, you came to such a small country place purely because you want to be a hunter?" ”

He was a little confused, "You spent so much energy, how many times did you toss on the death line to get the title back, and you don't want it anymore?" ”

He felt that Ye Suqin was a little unreasonable.

I have never heard of a single officer in Cartlett who would give up all his fortune in exchange for freedom.

This kind of thinking is not only boring, but also sickly.

He was almost incomprehensible.

"Yes, make a little money, be free," Ye Suqin could barely confide in him the secrets of his body. When he was worth two thousand dollars, Taylor couldn't wait to put him into the training camp, and now, he is worth more than a million.

"Oh my God, do you know what you're talking about? On this turf, the company is the boss! Dignity, freedom, wealth, you want nothing they can't give. You know? People who live in the wilderness are dogs, wild dogs wander in the wild, we who live in the horns are domestic dogs, and you are now real people. Do you know what that means? We domestic dogs dare to bark in front of wild dogs, and in your eyes, they are just animals slaughtered at will. We wag our tails to please you, and even put our daughters and wives on your bed, just to beg for a good-natured look, and we are so lowly that in your eyes, we are nothing but a pile of garbage. ”

"As a result, what we have been striving for is, in your eyes, a garbage thing that can be discarded at will, damn it." Thornborn shrugged his shoulders and poured another large glass of ale down his throat.

"Don't let Taylor know about this. You became a major, he estimated that he was crazy with excitement, he invested casually a year ago, and in just one year, he received such a huge return. To be honest, he has to wake up laughing when he sleeps, and you tell him that if you don't do it, he'll strangle you alive, if he can do it. ”

"I can see that you must have been through a lot during this time. You're young, you're young, and in this damn age, especially in a well-dressed place like the headquarters, you must have encountered injustice before you thought about escaping. You can't deceive the eyes of old Thornborne, I have seen too many people of all kinds, listen to my advice, you will suffer setbacks and injustices wherever you are, the way of the world is like this, there is no way, either lay down your teeth and swallow blood, or work hard to develop your own power, and there is no need to look down at people's faces from now on. ”

"It's okay to come back, just make this place your home, have a good rest, people always have to rest well, so that they can gather their spirits and stand up again." Sangborn's words were serious, Ye Suqin was not a person who didn't know what to do, and he heard the strong kindness and the warmth of a friend from the other party's earnest words.

It's a great feeling.

Sanborn is still the same Sanborne, and he hasn't changed because of the change in status. He's still the same. Although the contact between the two sides has not been for a long time from beginning to end, the other party still regards him as his little brother, and keeps persuading and enlightening him, just like at the beginning.

The two talked a lot, and only when the sun was setting west did they drag the drunken Sanborn back.

He remembered Sanborn's home, though he hadn't been to it a few times.

As a small and powerful security guard in the town, he has an independent residence. The two-story house is a decent and luxurious residence on a group of simple dwellings made of wood and iron sheets.

Thornborn had three wives, four daughters and seven sons, and the little ones had inherited his genes thoroughly, and each one of them was exceptionally strong, which was not seen outside. Most of the children of displaced people or residents are basically malnourished, emaciated, and yellow.

Several men carried him in, prepared hot water, carefully wiped Sanborne's body, and then put him on the bed with the help of several older sons, and covered him with the quilt.

Sanborn's wife prepared a place for Ye Suqin to sleep, and she cleaned her eldest son's bedroom and let it out.

Ye Suqin stood in front of the balcony, the servants around him had been instructed not to come and disturb, he stared at the sun in the skyline gradually sinking in the west.

At this moment, tranquility and comfort are what he is pursuing.

It's a pity.

This tranquility has a short shelf life.

The evening tranquility was interrupted by the roar of cars.