Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland.

Chapter 593 Interview
Lu Meng stood quietly for a while with his hands behind his back.

Then he called in Huo Buyang.

Xiao Huo now holds a very high position in the Order of Embers. He was previously responsible for leading the followers to develop the town of Scone and later transform the swamp.

Although he is not like Griffin who specializes in defending the religion with force, nor like Mail who is proficient in the "scriptures" and has his own expertise and is responsible for specialized construction, nor is he like a certain extra-curricular poet who is good at preaching and inspiring people...but he is like Lu Meng in one thing, that is, he has a wide range of interests and has his own insights into many different fields. Therefore, only he can coordinate the overall work of the entire sect.

It has to be said that Huo Buyang has seen everything while following Lu Meng along the way, especially in the town of Scone, where he also participated in the reconstruction of the prison tower and hired patrol officers during the period when Scone was short of staff and under martial law... He has accumulated considerable experience.

The original plan.

Now there is a response.

However, since Huo Buyang came to Shandi, he would rather stay with Brother Lu as before - he also knew that a large part of his status in the Cult of Embers came from the fact that he was the spokesperson of the Grand Master.

Now the First Fire has come.

You don't have to take on this responsibility.

The work has become a lot easier and the pressure is not so great, so I have more time to learn more things.

"Brother Lu," he said as he approached, "Mr. Gray has gone far away, and he only took two or three people with him... The Shadow Department can't track them down."

Lu Meng waved her hand: "Don't think about tracking down the anti-slavery people... No one even knows whether the part you discovered is what they deliberately wanted people to see."

Even though Gray, the bee-man prince, is an old man from the era of the Bloody Rebellion, his appearance and posture show no signs of decay.

He seldom takes action without showing off, but Lu Meng knows that it is because the other party is a senior official and the brain of the anti-slavery forces, and now he has a more important work focus.

If we talk about strength alone, he is probably better than most anti-slavery newcomers like Jaeger.

[A skilled fighter and con man, don't be fooled by his age. ]

——Wanted by United City officials.

The fact that such a warning could be left on a reward worth thousands of gold per word is enough to show its value.

After all, he was one of the original anti-slavery activists.

No one who has survived the brutal early days is a pushover.

"Yes." Huo Buyang nodded first, then explained: "We didn't intend to follow...but everyone in the film department has recently received special training from Miss Bo, and they are eager to try, so we thought of following them - Miss Bo also allowed this."

The result is obvious.

"They really know how to have fun." Lu Meng smiled.

Using the students he taught to chase his own people, if they fail to catch up, it means that the anti-slavery forces' retreat and counter-reconnaissance are flawless; if they do catch up, then there is room for improvement in everyone's whereabouts and response capabilities, and early warning will reduce the risk next time... What's more, they were all taught by Bo, so it's not a loss of face.

Lu Meng didn't care. Long before Xiao Huo's report, he saw on the system map that several small green dots representing "friendly" disappeared outside the stronghold - he just regarded it as a farewell.

As an instructor and guide for the new anti-slavery forces, Bo is really good at teaching people. Lu Meng once observed the training of the Shadow Department and even he was inspired by it.

To gain something from just watching it once, you need the tenfold experience module and the "One skill is the foundation of life" bonus you got when you completed the mission achievement for the second time... One of the skills is [Stealth].

However, Lu Meng had no plans to personally train the troops: among the anti-slavers, Bo was one of the people who stayed behind with the ronin Diu. In addition to helping train the members of the Shadow Club, she was actually very interested in these swamp ninjas, most of whom came from the Haramui Tribe. They could share their knowledge and experience and learn from each other.

According to Bo, the training methods of the swamp ninjas in the southern wetlands reminded her of her hometown, the lowland lagoon... Of course, the latter was not as extremely humid.

After sending the anti-slavery fighters away, Lu Meng gave the black box left by Hui to Huo Buyang for safekeeping. When the already strong and sturdy little Huo, who had used brutal blunt weapons, carried the box, his body sank a little.

This surprised him a little, but he didn't ask any more questions.

Instead, he told Lu Meng another thing——

"The ones who came back with Seto and the others...are the Tech Hunters." Lu Meng thought for a moment after hearing this, "They came from the south."

It's not uncommon to see a tech hunter passing by.

This organization has a large number of members and, most importantly, is widely distributed. Sometimes, even in poor and dangerous areas where the trade network of the Merchant Guild is unwilling to extend, it is possible to find traces of technology hunters.

The trigger may just be the local rumor of a blue book being found...

Able to travel around.

There are many hidden masters among them.

Lu Meng himself had dealt with technology hunters many times. Even when he had just become the king of the swamp, he met with a group of technology hunters including Rona who had gone to explore the southern wetlands and returned. The other party was also surprised at the changes that had taken place in Lu Meng when they saw him again after a short separation.

The original promise to treat Lu Meng to swamp turtles was also broken... and Lu Meng treated them to a turtle hotpot that he learned from the proprietress of Skinning Town - after all, you are the king of the swamp, is it reasonable for you to not treat them?

He also cooked for the first time in a long time and won unanimous praise - although in the end, most of the meat was eaten by the little princess who was busy eating in silence.

There aren't many ruthless people.

When he thought of this, a smile appeared on Lu Meng's lips... All in all, he got along quite well with this bounty hunter organization that targeted lost technology.

but……

Coming from the south?

——South of the Land of Shan is the Skeleton Wasteland where the beast disaster originated...but this does not mean that the entire Skeleton Wasteland is filled with wild ferocious beasts.

That place has the word "deserted" in its name.

Even the animals can't fit in there, and large areas of the plateau and mountains are barren. In comparison, the fragile grassland environment in Shandi is considered fertile land... Otherwise, they would not be forced to go to the north to find food and cause a beast disaster.

Your disaster is my way out.

They are two sides of one body.

But - the Skeleton Wasteland is also the sphere of influence of the United Cities.

South Union City.

In such a fragile ecology, only human city-states can survive, like islands in the ocean, and caravans are the isolated boats connecting them.

The conditions for growing crops on this land are poor.

South United City was forced onto the path of industrialization, and for a time it became a blessing in disguise and prospered... Even though it has declined a lot now, its true strength cannot be underestimated.

"In that case..." Lu Meng said, "Let's go meet these guests."

Tech hunters come from all over the world. If they were not all led by the Inner Circle, the differences between them would probably be greater than the gap between different forces outside.

If one wants to operate in the south, one will inevitably have to establish connections with the imperial city-states there.

Thousands of clues.

(End of this chapter)