Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland.

"Hurry up, hurry up...be quick!" an elegant overseer shouted angrily, "If your arms and legs are so useless, I don't mind chopping them off!"

Under his drive, the laborers, whose bodies were soaked by the heavy rain, gritted their teeth and took turns to carry the wooden boxes onto the ship, like a whole assembly line.

This supervisor was wearing a snow-white robe.

When he saw that the transportation was almost complete, he gave an order and the people on the scaffolding loosened the cables. The large wooden ship slowly fell down under the suspension of the steel cables. The huge pressure made the entire ship creak.

They were actually going to lower the entire ship to the bottom of the borehole - the abyss adjacent to the underground river of the depression lagoon.

If it were an underground waterway in other areas, no matter how much water erosion occurred, it would not be possible for it to expand to be large enough to accommodate an entire wooden boat. However, the ground here had long been hollowed out due to hundreds or thousands of years of mining.

Once the floodgates are opened after the storm is over, the tide outside will recede, and the water level will drop to the same level inside and outside. Then, these large ships loaded with raw materials and equipment can sail out immediately.

Drive out of the depression lagoon.

Find a new place to stay.

As the freighter fell in the drilling, the overseer in a white robe jumped down and landed on its deck, and a shadow fell over the overseer's head, blocking the pouring rain.

There was another new large ship waiting to be loaded, and as for the position of supervisor, a colleague had also taken his place.

The supervisor jumped off the loading platform and landed steadily. The distance between the platform and the deck was at least ten meters. Even the thick wooden boards were hit with a loud noise, and the accumulated rainwater splashed up to a height of a person.

But he still stood up as if nothing had happened and prepared to go to the captain's room.

"Wait, stop...what do you want to do!" He heard a burst of shouting and pushing sounds behind him. Turning back, he saw some people dressed in plain clothes being stopped by the guards.

"Masters of the law enforcement team, we haven't done anything wrong. Why are you bringing us to a place like this?" Seeing the supervisor turn around, the leader shouted as if he saw hope, "Where are you taking us next?"

"Don't talk too much!" The guard next to him was about to slap him, but was stopped by someone. Judging from the camouflage raincoat and uniform on the man, he was a tech hunter.

The Tech Hunter said, "Brother Yousheng, you should explain the situation to them. It will only cause chaos if we continue like this."

The supervisor turned around and said, "Is this necessary?"

"At least it can make them give up completely."

"That's fine..." Luo Yousheng, the captain of the Lower City Division of the law enforcement team, said slowly, "Anyway, you should know that you can't get out."

After hearing the second half of his words, the people who were waiting in a crowded area felt a chill in their hearts.

"Brother Hanli should have made it very clear. You signed the contract before you came... This is a commission." He glanced at everyone, "You help us transport the goods, and I borrow your business name. After the work is done, I will pay you 30% of the value of the cargo. Why are you going back on your word now that the time has come?"

"That's because you didn't tell us that what you were transporting was poison...poison..." The merchant stammered, "Besides, the place we are going to is not Ai Mine Town!"

"How can you accomplish anything big if you are so timid?" Luo Yousheng sneered. "I know this is contraband in your United City, but if the inspection is really so strict, where does the 'bloody rum' that those young men and women drink come from?"

"As for where we are going, it is indeed not the Sorrowful Mine Town, but we never said we were going there. The so-called desolate and isolated place... there are more than just that abandoned city that meet these conditions. Everything is just what you think."

"Like, what about 'Adventure'?"

The adventures of Stober.

This time, everyone's expression changed.

It was a forbidden place. Although it was connected to the Wasteland of Bones and the Lowland Lagoon, the latter two at least had human habitation.

In the adventure of Stober, there is a volcano called Yangquan. It is said that it has not been extinguished yet, and it spews out lava ash from time to time, covering the sky...but it is still generally dormant.

Except for those with great strength, ordinary people simply cannot explore and survive in Stober's adventure.

The merchants knew that with the protection of the wooden boats and the help of the technology hunters, they might be able to successfully enter.

But no one can predict what will happen next: no information, no way to escape... Isn't this completely under their control?

The reputation of technology hunters on the mainland is well-known, which is why they signed the contract so easily in the beginning and followed the law enforcement team to this lower city area that was originally closed to the public.

But all this is based on certain prerequisites.

——Black scratch supervision.

Don't trust anyone's moral level in the dark, and don't entrust your fate to the self-discipline and kindness of others.

The management of technology hunters is indeed loose, but the premise of freedom is that it cannot damage the image and interests of the organization itself, otherwise the headquarters will definitely strike hard. This was originally the consensus of all hunters and external partners.

Now, their cargo ship set out from the lower city on their adventure to Stober, away from the sight of the world along the way, and even if an accident occurred, no news would be spread.

In this case, there is the absolute force of escort by the law enforcement team.

The only result can only be that you will be at the mercy of others.

"Let's blame the storm, otherwise we might have had other options." Luo Yousheng sighed, "But we also have to thank the storm... for giving us so much time."

Technology hunter Hanley looked at the captain in silence. As a member who had already chosen sides, he knew the purpose of bringing these merchants.

If they want to gradually transfer industries from the downtown area and even from the depression lagoon, they will inevitably need a large number of manpower.

Apart from the drifters who depend on Lake Town, the only people the entire town can mobilize are these foreign merchants - they are not residents of Lake Town. Without them, even if the inspectors from Black Scratch Town come later, they will not ask about the life and death of outsiders.

The merchants themselves would not stay overnight for a long time, and there was a written contract. If something unexpected happened and they disappeared on the road, although it would be a pity, there was nothing they could do...

The reason why it was not so radical in the past was that many tasks at that time could be broken down and disguised as ordinary tasks and assigned to hunters in the organization to complete.

But as the black scratching got serious and industry moved out of the depression lagoon, it was no longer feasible to continue like this.

That sir, his success was due to the Tech Hunter, and his failure was also due to him... From the moment he founded and controlled the Law Enforcement Team, we could see that he was trying to build his own private power.

As for these merchants.

The first residents.

Or rather...slave labor.

Fortunately, they come from all over the world, and you can always find the talents you need among them.

The cargo ship was sinking continuously, and the rain was pouring down like pillars. The people crowded on the deck, who had originally held out a glimmer of hope, now felt as if their hearts were soaked and gradually turned cold.

Especially when they saw people constantly climbing up the walls of the drilling rig and jumping up like their captain (the new captain).

As a central community, the wells here connect the upper city area with communities 1 and 2.

Among them, Community No. 1 can communicate directly and freely with it.

2 There is only a one-way passage between the community and the drilling platform, which can only be passed when they are released. People in the lower city are not eligible to take the initiative to contact.

As for the outermost communities No. 3 and No. 4, they exist almost as a disguise and know even less.

It is also a kind of clear hierarchy and orderly.

Now that an operation of this scale has been launched, the dark side of Lake Town has mobilized all its forces. In addition to the law enforcement teams in the upper city, there are also the armed forces of the major confidants in the lower city.

Even if there are some unqualified people there, they are still counted as manpower.

All these combined, the merchants who were deceived or held hostage on board at least could not resist. Luo Yousheng wiped the rain off his face. Because of the delay, he simply stood at the bow to count the number of people who had joined.

"It's almost there... That young man Wolfe has also sent a new round of forecasts. The rain will stop in the next few days." He thought to himself, "It comes quickly, and it will go quickly."

They had prepared four cargo ships for this trip. In addition to the one under their feet, two had already been fully loaded and entered the underground river.

What remained was the last and only cast iron battleship above our heads.

The depression lagoon is essentially an inland lake, and the waters are greatly dispersed and not connected, and it cannot support heavy ships with a deep draft... But in this environment, being able to build it by one's own strength is enough to illustrate the financial and production strength of the lake town.

As a warship, it also needs to carry cargo, but even with Luo Yousheng's authority, he has no idea what is loaded on it.

This process will probably take a whole day.

At this moment, within his sight.

The entire deck of the ship was in a mess and the people were scattered.

The law enforcement captain couldn't help but frown: Even though those people in the downtown area were fierce, their quality was still too low. Many of them were no different from so-called gangsters and were not as good as them at all.

When he thought about the fact that the lord's subordinates were too scarce and that these people were only used out of necessity, not to mention that they could be abandoned at any time... Luo Yousheng felt relieved.

"Line up! Take everyone back... restore order yourselves!" Although he said so, he still couldn't stand it, so he gave a few instructions casually and went to the captain's room with the guards.

He didn't have to do the specific steering work himself. Now the boat had not yet entered the underground river, but was only descending in mid-air. There were no first mate or sailors to bother him for the time being... There was also his own bedroom and a stove made of fine pine charcoal.

In this cold wind and rain, just thinking about it makes me feel warm all over.

Luo Yousheng entered the bridge and walked through the narrow corridor, followed by four or five guards in the same white robes, their leather boots making the wooden boards creak.

But suddenly, he raised his hand.

Stopped his men.

"Shut up..." He was about to hint, but suddenly felt something was wrong. He turned his head and saw that there were only two guards left behind him. He immediately shouted, "Behind!"

"——Do it!"

With a loud bang, Luo Yousheng exerted force at the same time, and his strong body directly broke through the wooden wall on the right. The exploded wood chips flew everywhere, and the figure of a woman drawing a sword was reflected in the light.

The weapons clashed.

Lin Ji stabbed out with his long knife, but Luo Yousheng's reaction was not slow at all!

"That's quite perceptive!" the woman laughed.

The examiner did not cover his face at all. A smile bloomed among the scattered and rapidly disappearing sparks, which was even a little crazy.

The sharp long sword slashed down.

It directly tore through the white robe behind the man.

However, Lin Ji's weapons and equipment are of high quality, and Luo Yousheng, as the backbone of the law enforcement team, has received strong support from the base, and the soft armor lining is actually made of indestructible steel.

There was only a white mark on it.

More importantly, although Luo Yousheng has the strength to fight against him, he clearly understands that the key at the moment is not to fight with force.

After he broke through the wooden wall, he kept rushing forward - in front of him was the guard room where the entire ship received and sent alarms!
"Stop her!" Luo Yousheng shouted.

The remaining two guards who had not fallen behind and been assassinated took action and intercepted them.

With this action, they almost used their bodies to block the opponent's way forward for their boss.

"Tsk."

The woman was shocked.

In an instant, the sword was drawn out like the wind, and broke like water, and then thick liquid overflowed - Luo Yousheng felt a little warmth on the back of his neck.

Freshly spilt blood.

However, this short period of time was enough for Luo Yousheng to break through the wooden wall again, rush to the guard room and sound the alarm...

But he didn't!
The man turned around forcefully, his white robe fluttering, and a bit of cold light that had been prepared long ago peeked out from under his clothes. It was an arrow from a crossbow from the old world.

From the very beginning, the captain had no intention of escaping - since the assassin was able to enter and ambush the ship, how could he guarantee that he had not sneaked into the guard room and destroyed all communication and alarm facilities?

He wouldn't take that chance.

Luo Yousheng wanted to use this gained time to kill the other party directly.

Someone who can be chosen.

They all have this ruthlessness.

Lin Ji noticed this. She drew her sword to block while taking out an Old World crossbow with a fully-stringed string from her waist.

It looks like there will be a sniper fight at the middle door.

However, as mentioned before.

After all, she was blocked for a moment.

"boom!"

The man suddenly fell to the ground, and the back of his head hit the ground hard - at the last moment, he seemed to be tripped by someone's foot.

The originally tight balance.

Broken in an instant.

Powerful Old World arrows were nailed to the ceiling and penetrated directly.

Only a large crack remained at the tail end.

"Keng."

Lin Thorn blocked the fragments flying towards her, and the safety of the Old World crossbow in her other hand was still on.

"Actually, it's not necessary..." She muttered softly and threw the crossbow to the person next to Luo Yousheng.

Lu Meng, who was dressed as a guard, took it and skillfully drew the string. Before the dizzy captain could react, he had already pointed the crossbow at his head with one hand.

The sharp arrow had pierced the man's forehead, leaving a trace of red blood.

While listening to the noise on the deck, he said with a look of relief: "I have to help, right?"

(End of this chapter)