Chapter Seventy-Nine: The City of Ruins
"Those little brothers are not ordinary people."
The broken car was driving south, and the co-pilot was holding the young wolf girl's version of his Sylvia, while browsing the dream network, and communicating with Wang Shui.
"The eyes are indifferent, there is no hostility, and they look no different from ordinary awakened people, but small movements expose them.
The thinner guy with armor on a specific part of the hunting suit has always maintained a loose starting posture that ordinary people may not be able to see, but I have seen and fought against him.
[Hetred Β· HTT: Blade Hammer Extreme Attack], a set of extraordinary combat skills proficient in all weapons, the young man has not yet practiced at home, and he is still subconsciously on guard when he stands. β
Wang Shui glanced at the co-pilot, he was more concerned about Sylvia's behavior of holding little Hill in the co-pilot than the unexpected episode and anecdotes just now.
Although this is nothing for a transcendent, Wang Shui always subconsciously feels that this is very dangerous, making it difficult for him not to care.
"There was really something wrong with the momentum of those people, so I saw that I was bluffing them and ran away. Especially the guy standing at the back has a very low sense of presence, but when I look at him closely, I feel a tingling sensation in my spirit. β
"Except for the big guys, those six little brothers are not simple, the problem is not that they are hidden, but that each of them has completely different combat skills, and their temperaments are also very different."
"What's wrong with being different?" Wang Shui was limited by knowledge.
"It's a big problem, like the Blade Hammer Extreme Attack Technique, which is the foundation of the [Hetled Family], although there is also a simplified version for sale, but the price is extremely expensive.
The same is true for several other people, and the ability they vaguely show, even if it is a simplified version, is not something that ordinary hunting groups can afford, even if it is my former hunting group. β
This is an interesting anecdote, Wang Shuichang has seen it.
"So, these may be the indigenous young master disguised as the Awakened and playing a role-playing game?"
"Not native to this planet."
Sylvia was a little dignified, she hugged the little Ciel in her arms tightly, and asked seriously: "Wang Shui, what do you think of this main world." β
Wang Shui immediately smiled:
"Don't tell me that our main world is actually a game, or a fantasy world, and then there's a real material world outside, and then there's more layers outside, and that's too boring."
"Of course not, this world is the real material world, I want to ask you, what kind of world do you think this world is for us and for the system?"
Wang Shui also thought about it seriously:
"In this world, although the indigenous combat power is not bad, the technology tree is relatively simple, and the use of energy seems to be learning...... Or plagiarism system.
Before, I thought we were just mercenaries, and the system was an arms company that exported war, but now it seems that the system is more like a colonist, and it is steadily projecting power into this planet, and other planets should be the same. β
"You're right, it's no secret that some things are not secret after you're high enough."
Sylvia sorted out the language, and she wanted to keep it as simple as possible:
"The [Dream System] comes from a self-sealed planet in the next universe, where technology and civilization have developed to the limits of the planet, but they can't seem to explore the universe they are in.
After that, with the help of the power of the gods who can break through the boundary, the civilization there broke through the limitations of the world and established a forward base in this world.
However, the [Eternal Cross-Border Portal] that they came from without changing its position happened to be opened in the middle of several extremely large cosmic civilizations.
Even if they are leading in technology and transcendence, it is difficult for them to quickly replenish their combat power on a large scale with only one cross-border portal and one planet, and it is already very difficult to defend the portal. β
"Tsk, it's really the real world, unfortunately so real." Wang Shui complained at the right time.
"You can probably guess what happened after that, right? They used technology and extraordinary knowledge to find that lifeless space from the cracks of several civilizations, and with great difficulty perfected the space base, and then established a trading company and began to explore the world with a rather low profile.
Then, it's the Dream System. The people sent by their local large enterprises, organizations, and big families are completely insufficient to explore and develop.
Therefore, the large organization that unified their civilization established the [Dream System].
The system can sift through and capture our high-quality newly dead souls from distant universes, reshape our bodies, and train us to become Awoken mercenaries, help them explore the world, and earn money. β
"I'm going to continue working even if I die once." Wang Shui sighed with emotion, "As an awakened person of the life department, I only need to complete the forced otherworldly task once in half a year.
The combat department is once a month, during which you have to do tasks to make money to strengthen yourself, and you have to be called into the battlefield, tsk, high-quality souls? High-quality leeks bar! β
"In fact, for the combat department, the system has a mature training logic, even if it is just cannon fodder, it will quickly become stronger under the urging and help of the system, and reach their extraordinary limits, the life department is really pitiful, oh, you are an exception.
The system is very generous to the strong, except for a few special call-ups, the life of the strong is still very free and leisurely, and there is also a high salary.
If you keep doing the life department, even if you have talent, the system will not pay attention to you, and the life department will never come out. β
"Then I'm really thanking the boss, its formula for getting stronger doesn't work for me."
Wang Shui does not have the slightest envy for becoming stronger quickly, he prefers that life can be safer, and enjoyment should be ranked after safety!
"Having said that, going back to those few special young people, their combat skills obviously came from the birthplace of the [Dream System], the planet called [Gray Mist].
They should be the children of the nobility on that planet, and they have been projected to this world to experience the war by projecting the cards of the [Secret Society]. Speaking of which, there are quite a lot of such cases, I have brought them to the hunting group before, and they are all at their own expense. β
"The [Secret Society] card is so magical? In my hometown, a world without supernatural powers, [Secret Society] is just a card competitive game with role-playing elements, and I thought that the "secret cards" in this world are just a medium to seal supernatural powers. β
"In the world of the [Gray Mist] planet, this world, and my distant hometown, [Secret Society] is a card game, but in our world, secret cards are also cards with extraordinary power, extremely powerful power."
After listening to Sylvia's explanation, many ideas surged in Wang Shui's mind.
The most direct idea is, was he caught by the system because of the [Secret Society]?
He immediately asked Sylvia, and the answer was "I don't know."
Yes, Wang Shui didn't know a lot of things, he didn't know the situation in his war zone, and he only knew the names of the warring parties, and a month ago, he didn't need to know this information.
There were too many unknowns, Wang Shui wanted to ask Sylvia in detail, but he didn't do it, because he was here now, and he was about to really see the world.
He naturally doesn't want to be spoiled, and Sylvia doesn't necessarily satisfy his curiosity.
Thousands of thoughts, thousands of words, but in the end, what came out of Wang Shui's mouth was-
"This world is unexpectedly big."
β¦β¦
β¦β¦
Following the improvised road shaped by the transcendents, the broken car drove to a larger gathering place.
It's more like a dilapidated ruins of a city spread out than a town.
A large river, several heavy-haul railways, and more than a dozen smooth roads in good condition converge here, and even if you are not a businessman, you can see the prosperity and business opportunities here.
However, this is not a safe big rear.
It is farther from the battle line than Iron Blade, but more dangerous than Iron Edge, and it is subject to a variety of small and medium-sized attacks every month, and from time to time it is also under heavy artillery fire from the enemy from the east.
Now all the buildings here are rough billets piled up randomly on the layers of ruins, there is no decoration, no design, no road planning, but the flow of people here is crowded, and the chaos is orderly.
The system has long abandoned the defense of this area, but has not removed the station here.
A large number of transcendental beings are attracted by profits, and they spontaneously gather, spontaneously defend and maintain order, so that the city continues to resurrect from the dead, and also constantly spread its area.
The war has been stalemate for a long time, and this place has slowly evolved into a gray market with strange vitality, and this is -
γRainer M. AM005γοΌRuinaΒ· AM005οΌ
None of the forces admit that this is a city, it is just a magical settlement, with a large number of goods and services that cannot be provided by the system.
The Internet calls this the No. 5 Ruins Market, and the merchants call it Paradise!
Wang Shui drove into the outskirts of the northern city in a broken car, where the locals had fenced off a large number of semi-enclosed "blocks" with wood, stone and steel structures.
Each neighborhood had its own guards, and they patrolled aggressively, and their eyes flashed with a strange light as they watched Wang Shui enter the rest area of the trading station.
"I've seen it for a long time, this is the taste of a battlefield wild city, and the towns along the way are too gently managed by the system."
Wang Shui sensed the complex emotions projected around him, and tried to control himself not to be affected.
"This is where it goes, and a little further inside, you will see a more interesting and disgusting world, but at the very end, there is heaven. Get used to it, and we'll come more often in the future. β
Sylvia was familiar with the place, so she asked Wang Shui to park the car at the trading station, and then led Wang Shui into the outskirts of the crowded but unusually neat ruined market.
As for the Hill sisters, they were placed in a relatively secluded place by Wang Shui, they only had one car, and if they wanted to purchase supplies, they had to unload the people first.
Along the way, there are many "Rena" locals who want to greet Wang Shui and Sylvia, which are the common shopping guides, but the shopping guides in this kind of place are definitely not good birds.
For some unfamiliar faces, they will directly stop them, or even stop outsiders, and force the other side to complete a pleasant shopping process, even if they do not have the goods that the other party needs.
Today is different, those locals with vicious eyes saw the "silver medals" pinned to the two at random at a glance, they just watched quietly and watched the two pass by.
Under Sylvia's leadership, the two walked directly through the neighborhood without going around in circles or dead ends.
It's a regular customer, a regular customer who can't be provoked, and the locals immediately made a judgment.
Although they wondered why the two regulars didn't go through the east gate where they could get into the car, dozens of pairs of eyes left the two of them, and they began to look for new prey - there was never a shortage of meat here.
"Fake Battle Master Silver Medal, is the deterrent actually so strong?"
Wang Shui felt the retreat of the "locals" around him, and chatted with Sylvia through the internal network.
"That's because you don't know enough about the brand, and in their eyes, it's true, and no scammer will dare to wear a fake to shake around here."
"Oh? Why? β
"Because when you put it on, it means you're up for the challenge. With your current "momentum", other bronze medalists, or combat masters who haven't gotten the bronze badge yet, will definitely challenge you, well, the silver medallion may also want to beat you up.
Moreover, encounters are also allowed, if you don't agree, they will do it directly, even the system will not interfere with this challenge between the awakened. β
βwokοΌ You didn't say it earlier! β
"You didn't ask, you only asked me if I had any means to bluff and block trouble, so you just said that it was not blocked!"
"What if someone challenges you?!"
"Challenge?"
Sylvia looked at Wang Shui sideways over her iron-gray mask, and said with a smile:
"Then teach this group of rookies a lesson."
After walking for two kilometers, the two of them came to their destination, which was also a block, but it was much larger, and the surrounding walls were very simple, and there were not many guards.
It was a large scrap plant, but it seemed to only deal with metal materials, and Wang Shui saw several gantry cranes at work, a group of strong men and huge humanoid structures cutting and disassembling various equipment and vehicles underneath.
At the wide main entrance, there are many large board cars coming in and out, and more scrapped machinery is constantly being transported.
Wang Shui came to the main gate and said to the security guard outside the small sentry box: "There is an appointment, A12." β
The tall and thin security guard looked at the two of them listlessly for a moment, and was not polite because of the silver medal of the battle master.
He casually pointed to a factory not far away, and muttered very quickly:
"That big shed, someone picks it up."
Wang Shui didn't care about this attitude, they walked to the factory as they said, and sure enough, there was a "person" in neat commercial clothes waiting for them, but the head of this "person" was a long, narrow, red-furred canine head.
"Mr. Blackwater? I'm the consulting and sales "red dog" on the platform, come in and take a look at the goods. β
"Okay."
The other party was very simple, and Wang Shui also followed directly in, and at the same time took off his mask to reveal his casually pinched face.
In business, the most important thing is to be honest, although the name and appearance are fake, but at least Wang Shui has made a frank appearance.
"These parts on the shelves and display tables are all sold, and below are the prices and inventory quantities, and if you are in stock, a little bit inside, they are all refurbished by professional mechanics, and they are guaranteed to be more than 90% new. Hey, yes, here are all kinds of metal ingot samples, don't worry about the inventory, it's guaranteed to be enough! β
The red dog who did sales roughly explained the situation of the goods in three or two sentences, and then gave Wang Shui room for observation, and he stood in a position that did not interfere or stay away, ready to step forward to answer Wang Shui's questions at any time.
This is professionalism.
Wang Shui is also very professional, he just walked around the factory, touched everything he was interested in with his hands with leather gloves, and then returned to the door, reminiscing and ordering at the same time:
"Steel ingots, A117, A130, and snowflake D, each come with a ton; Aluminum alloy, standard 3 and standard 4 each come with one ton; Iron ingots, to be synthesized for alchemy, low impurities, two tons;
There are four refurbished heavy-duty frames inside, all of which are equipped with ninety percent new semi-permanent tires, and I also want the five [EVd770-95 Dixinglong] heavy-duty engines produced by [Elvi Supermobile] on the shelves.
The price is added up, and the converted dream points are 31790, brother, brother, I buy so many things from you in one go, shouldn't I clear the change? β
"No, no, no, you're the brother! You're Brother Blackwater! Of course, you can get a discount on a large amount, but you can't come up and cut two thousand, brother, if you pay with silver coins, I can really cope with this price, 30 silver coins, free shipping! β
Wang Shui now only has 35,000 nodding dream points and 13 silver coins.
A backpack of precious metals has not yet been sold, but Wang Shui wants to keep it for his own use, process it into alchemy items and then sell it, which is definitely more profitable than selling raw materials.
"Okay, hurry up 30,000, the goods will be delivered to the north rest area, loaded on the car at the C102 position of the commercial station, the four frames are loaded with wheels, and I will be behind the trailer, and the engine will be loaded in the protective box!
Give you the car keys, help me park the car outside and wait, I'll go get you some black steel hammers. β
Wang Shui arranged everything quickly, and even directly lost the car keys to Red Dog, he was confident in his loose offer.
"Hey! Okay! I'm going to pull the list! β
Professional sales is fast, and in less than half a minute, Red Dog has done a good job of the list of goods, and the information is sealed into a card.
Red Dog stuffed the card into a small hand-held device, and after a few operations, handed it to Wang Shui.
Aqua regia sent a trace of its own energy into the device, and after verifying the signature code, a system prompt popped up.
[Pay Dream Points: 31,000 to "Leon Metal Company", and the transaction contract is completed!] γ
"Okay, okay Brother Heishui, the money has been received, I'll load it immediately, do you need anything else? Or may I introduce you to some local characteristics? β
"Okay, don't be poor when you know I'm leaving, help me load it before three o'clock in the afternoon, and the car will drive outside, yours is indispensable."
The sales of Red Dog have been sending aqua regia to the outside of the waste treatment plant, and this shopping only took about half an hour, and Sylvia, who has been following silently, sighed:
"You're better suited to business than to study and fight."
"Don't be, this kind of one-shot deal is easy to say, the more complex the interests in the transaction, the more to consider and deal with, you haven't seen it in the steel world, we still have so many troubles under the monopoly trend, no background to do business in this world? Spare me......"
"And you agreed to my plan for the Traveling Merchant?"
Wang Shui said helplessly:
"The traveling merchant is a little better, it can be regarded as driving a coolie to earn hard money, and isn't this because the queen likes to travel by car~~
Speaking of which, in my hometown, there is a kind of logistics job in a big car, which is similar to the work of a traveling merchant, but they are more detached from business, belong to a more simple delivery, and the income is good but very hard. β
"Oh, so what are we going to do next? Do you want to go straight back? β
"There's still some money, I'm going to buy some seeds."
(End of chapter)