Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland.

Chapter 643 Visitors (Combined Chapter)
"Where are you guests from..." The boss asked knowingly, his eyes quickly scanning the team in front of him.

He was secretly shocked.

I have been doing this business for many years and have received many caravans from the north, including the White Eyebrow Clan, a large tribe in Shan.

But for a team like this one, the camels they carry alone can stir up a cloud of yellow sand...

Rare indeed.

"So many people..." The waiter caught up with the boss from behind. Before he could take a closer look, he whispered, "I'm afraid our store can't accommodate them all?"

"I'm Konet, a trainer from the Far Traveler Clan in the western part of Shan." At this time, a man walked out of the crowd, dressed as a herdsman, with a felt hat and fur coat, and greeted the boss: "Are you Tang Darui from Lake Town? Don't worry, we are animal dealers. There may seem to be a lot of people, but they are actually goods. There are not many people in the caravan, so please arrange for us."

As for the animals.

Just tie it outside.

Some small chambers of commerce are only equipped with one or two pack animals, which are only used when traveling for long-distance business. If one pack animal is too large, six or seven people may be assigned to take care of it.

So just by looking at the number of pack animals, the guy thought this was a very impressive and large chamber of commerce.

The boss nodded and walked closer to take a look. He noticed that these hundreds of pack animals were not carrying heavy commercial goods like other chambers of commerce. At most, they were carrying some supplies and fodder.

The backpack is empty.

Generally speaking, even animal traders would ask their pack animals to carry some local specialties when doing business and sell them at the destination.

Save transportation capacity.

But the boss knew that the teams coming from Shandi would either go to the Lowland Lagoon or take the route from the Lowland Lagoon to South United City.

One is the base of technology hunters, and the other is the powerful Southern Empire. The people there really look down on little things like you.

The most valuable thing is the beast of burden itself.

As a result, some caravans of large tribes simply stopped carrying other miscellaneous goods, so as to avoid crushing the pack animals, causing them to lose weight and look unsightly.

The caravan in front of us.

Obviously he has this ability.

"That's good, that's good..." The boss Tang Darui stepped forward to shake hands, but he still had doubts in his heart, "I didn't expect you to know my name."

The fact that he leads such a large caravan shows that he comes from a big tribe. In addition, the bone sound he just used to summon the beast shows that he must be a very talented animal trainer. It is my honor to be remembered by him.

And explain.

It is very likely that I have entertained him before.

But why is it that such a person, and the so-called Traveler Clan... I have never heard of them?
Of course, that's what you think.

Tang Darui's EQ was not low enough to express his doubt directly, he just pretended to be very familiar with the situation.

"Hehe..." Cone laughed awkwardly twice, but then he realized that the other party had misunderstood him.

When he went south before, he did lead the tribe's caravan to rest at this skeleton station, but he only had seven or eight pack animals as commodities at that time.

The quality of livestock is not comparable.

In the eyes of the other party, they were no different from ordinary castaways.

How could I remember it on purpose?

But he resisted the subconscious urge to turn around and continued chatting with his boss.

bargain.

The guys already knew that this deal was going to be a success, and some of them had already passed through the skull of the giant beast and went under the spine to clean the guest rooms.

A waiter was counting the number of people while yawning, and suddenly he felt a chill in his heart.

Rumors are on the back.

He quickly looked in the direction of his feeling, but only saw that the merchants' bodyguards in front of him were slightly agitated, but nothing unusual.

"Woof~" Just as he was wondering where the feeling like a venomous snake's gaze came from, he heard another dog barking.

I saw a big black and gray dog ​​running around outside and rushing back, driving the pack animals outside inside.

If it weren't for the difference in appearance, just looking at its size and agile figure, he would have thought it was a ground-burying wolf.

Finally, he leaned against a man's waist - it should be his master.

The man was delighted to see the prey, and he was just about to count the man's head, so he stepped forward and asked, "Is this your mountain dog?"

He has done some research on this.

"Good vision." The man, wearing a bamboo hat and a long robe, just smiled.

"I'm originally from the north." The guy wanted to go forward and take a closer look at this dog breed from his hometown, but was scared off by Xiaogu's size.

Even in his hometown, the most elite cannibal hunters equipped with domesticated mountain dogs were not as agile as this one... Could it be a hybrid of a bone-burying wolf and a mountain dog?
But this will cause the mountain dog to lose its intelligence and increase its wildness.

But if this person can really tame it, then he can only admire him extremely.

Look at his attire and sword.

It should be a caravan guard or something like that.

"It would be great if Brother Robben and his friends could have a dog like this... Oh, sorry, next one." The guy couldn't help but say what he was thinking, but he quickly reacted and continued his work.

Lu Meng touched Xiaogu's dog head, but made a gesture to the side.

"Yes." A low voice was heard, and then someone in front of him bowed slightly to express his apology.

These priests from the Order of Ashes are still somewhat uncomfortable with their current identities.

When they saw someone approaching their leader, they couldn't help but become alert, revealing hidden murderous intent and intimidation.

Even an ordinary drifter noticed it.

If it were a real master.

Don't we have to draw our swords against each other?

His loyalty is commendable, but he is still a little too straightforward... Lu Meng shook his head slightly. This was not something he agreed with.

The team heading south, apart from those used to maintain decent operations, consists of elite soldiers except for masters such as Bo and Chad.

The purpose of reducing the scale is to avoid attracting attention - these hundreds of strong beasts of burden have other uses and there is no way to streamline them. It is just right to disguise them as an animal caravan selling livestock.

"There are two ways to go south on this trip." Before setting off, Lu Meng had instructed everyone, "One is to go directly through the Skeleton Wasteland to the Sorrowful Mine Town. It will be much faster in a straight line... but there will be no places for supplies or rest along the way."

The possible dangers in between are secondary.

The point is, even if we reach the Mine Town, the situation won't get better.

Because supplies are extremely scarce there now, plus the consumption of the journey, by the time this group of people arrive at Ai Mine Town, they will probably be not much better off than the refugees begging on the streets.

"The second way is to go through the depression lagoon." Seeing that no one objected, Lu Meng knew that they understood the key point and directly stated the real planned route. "Although you need to wade into the depression lagoon from the flash land, you can pass directly on a small path leading to the Ai Mine Town area... here." He circled a mark on the map.

It was the turn of late autumn and early winter, and the water in the swamps gradually dried up. The water level in the originally narrow path receded, making it large enough for their group to pass through.

Chad nodded silently. In the past, hunters like them who came from the Mine Town had to swim across the river when they left the ruins and headed north to the depression lagoon.

In the summer, the hydrology of the depression lagoon is complex, and it is very easy to drown; when the weather turns cold, the water is icy cold, and it is very easy to lose heat and exhaustion...

Along the way, you can see rotten corpses floating on the water at any time. Some are swollen like balls, and some may even explode suddenly, which is a horrible sight.

The only thing that supports them is the vague hope that they can successfully join the Tech Hunters to change their fate after swimming across... When Chad was working in the Depression Lagoon, he had also thought that with the strength of the Tech Hunters, they could build a floating bridge between the two places to help people who want to leave the Mine Town and increase their survival rate.

It was Lu Jin, whom he met later, who enlightened him with a few words.

"Hunger, cold, threats from the water... those who can successfully swim across the lagoon are all young and strong men in the town of Sorrowful Mine, and they are quite strong." The young man said, "As for the others, what do the Tech Hunters want them for?"

Chad had no objection to the Red King's route arrangement. On the contrary, having lived in both the Mine Town and the Depression Lagoon, he knew where to start would be easier. This was evident from the fact that few Lake Town technology hunters wanted to go to the Mine Town unless they had to perform a mission.

He was just a little surprised that the other party did not come over to ask him, but pointed out the existence of this trail so accurately - this was almost an urban legend among the people of Ai Mine Town. It was only after he joined the Tech Hunters that he found out that it was true.

However, on weekdays, there are always technology hunters on duty to prevent the influx of refugees from the Sorrowful Mine, so the only way is through the depression lagoon.

Chad looked at Bo on the other side. It was said that the other party was born and raised in the Lagoon Town. It must be the Red King who asked her.

Got the information.

Unexpectedly, at the same time, Bo also looked in Chad's direction.

It was like finding the answer.

They both nodded at the same time.

The tacit understanding is telepathic.

Thus, the route to the depression lagoon and then to the sad mining town was determined.

For Lu Meng, another important thing is to solve the problems of the Depression Lagoon Town itself to prevent them from interfering with his strategy in the Sorrowful Mine Town.

This is how I came into contact with the inn run by drifters who lived in the lake town.

It is also a very natural situation.

Lu Meng took off his steel hat and brushed off the dust, leaving a smooth surface.

Reflecting the cracks in the ceiling.

Above is the fossil of the back plate of an ancient giant beast. This dead giant beast should have looked like a turtle when it was alive. Although more than half of it has collapsed, the remaining back shell, combined with thatched rags, is enough to keep out the wind and rain.

It was quite easy to accommodate the boss and his entourage as well as dozens of his own people, as each person could be allocated a spacious space.

"The group of tech hunters that came to destroy the intelligence core were not sent by the Lagoon, but the lake town itself also has problems and is full of filth. Otherwise, it would not be so easy for the United City's spies to embed themselves there and carry out critical tasks."

Lu Meng pondered.

"After this matter is reported to the headquarters, Black Scratches will definitely impose punishment, and it may even be quite severe. Black Scratches can't be completely blind to what Bodu can find out. They just have their own concerns. Maybe they will take this opportunity to rectify the situation."

"But...will the Depression Lagoon just sit there and wait for death?"

He remembered that there was also a Watcher from the Inner Ring in this base.

Holding silver card.

Just like the watchman of the Mine Town and Mr. Gray's friend, since the Inner Circle is made up of people, it is bound to have its own factions.

Represented by Sword Saint Alk is the will of the Black Scratch Party, or the entire Tech Hunter Headquarters...so what about this side?

The factors involved are too complicated.

In such a sensitive period, if Lu Meng entered the depression lagoon in his original identity.

I don’t know how big a storm this will cause.

But just as the travelers heading south had settled in and checked in, a melodious bell sound was heard again from outside the giant beast's skeleton.

Unlike the custom-made bone flute with no face that Lu Meng had played before, this sound was just an ordinary bell sound - such as the camel bell hung on a pack animal.

There are two types of camel bells: one is hung on the last camel, which has strong penetrating power. As long as the leader walking in the front can still hear the ringing of the camel bell, he will know that the people behind have not fallen behind.

The other type is hung on valuable goods. The sound is dull and can only be heard by people nearby who are taking care of the pack animals. If the sound suddenly stops, it means that the valuables have been accidentally lost, and they can be found by stopping and looking for them immediately.

Ordinary people could only hear the clear ringing sound at this distance, but Lu Meng's ears moved slightly, and he took in all the sounds.

——There are two types.

The pack animals in his team did not wear camel bells. On the one hand, they had their own animal training module to control them, so there was no need to worry about falling behind.

Secondly, he was afraid that the sound in the endless yellow sand would expose his position much faster than sight.

Such as now.

This is another caravan. Lu Meng can even calculate how many valuables they are carrying... To be honest, the number is astonishing.

However, those who are able to do business on the mainland often have their own confidence.

For example, a strength that the gangsters dare not provoke.

Or background.

"It's the Merchant Guild." On top of the giant beast's skull, a petite figure grabbed the bones and lay on it, with the hem of her windbreaker fluttering in the yellow sand.

At some point, Bo had climbed above the heads of the innkeeper and his staff without them noticing.

He took off his nightgown and put on this old beige uniform, which made him more concealed in the wasteland of bones during the day.

Bo's eyebrows were furrowed.

It just happened to meet in this place... It's actually quite normal.

The reason why the network of merchant guilds is spread all over the world and cannot be destroyed is because of the military force behind them that provides protection for the merchants.

Not every member of the guild is a close confidant of Long En, and the team leader may not have his own inclinations or know any so-called inside information. For them, they only need to understand that by joining the guild, they can get the protection of the president and do business honestly.

To some extent, it is the same as paying protection fees to gangs, the difference is that there is a biggest gang.

"He was not followed. He was most likely just passing by by coincidence." Bo quietly dived down from the skull, and her figure slid down like a squirrel. She was responsible for the counter-detection along the way.

She has the most say in this judgment.

"Oh my..." Boss Tang Darui noticed the movement and sighed again, this time with mixed feelings.

Businesses opened one after another.

This is a good thing.

But for this post station, it’s first come first served… From the looks of it, neither side is easy to mess with.

(End of this chapter)