Longmen Memoirs

"...How do I tell these people's relatives and friends, and how do I face the remaining infected people who are sick?" Shuangxing said: "They choose to follow us in order to live, and it is also because they follow us that they choose to follow us." Fell here."

"If you think so, there will be no answer to this question, Shuangxing." Chen Mo said. "What you have done is good enough, but sometimes, all one can choose is to leave it to fate."

"No, I don't believe in fate. I don't believe that this is the end for them and us."

"Then what do you want to do?" Chen Mo asked.

"I……"

Froststar didn't answer for a moment, and she didn't have an answer either.

They had no medicine, no blockers to relieve the high fever and Originium disease, and she couldn't transform them.

"You don't know what to do, do you?" Chen Mo said, "As a leader, sometimes you have to understand that some things cannot be avoided. All you can do is accept it. If you want to avoid this problem in the future, just take it. Keep it in your heart."

"What would you do if it were you?" Shuangxing suddenly turned his head and looked at Chen Mo and asked. "Just watching them suffer from illness and watching them die little by little in front of us, this kind of thing, I..."

"You can't do it. You want to tell me so, but what does that mean? It means you don't agree with this matter. Even if I answer you, it will still not change anything except making you feel better."

Chen Mo's voice was calm.

"You know, it's them today, maybe you or me in the future. If the infected are still hiding here and there, they still don't have a stable habitat, no land, no source of food, they can only rely on this Ways wandering, one day, this is where we all end up.”

Yes, Frost Star knows, and she also understands, just like Tallulah mentioned it countless times, the infected hope to have a land where they can survive safely, they just hope for this.

But after all these years, it seems that this wish will never be realized. Every time I was not chased by the pickets and the Ursus army, I had to hide in Tibet. I could only keep changing locations, and I could never settle down.

There is no stability, and few people are willing to trade with them. There is no fixed source of materials and supplies, and some people even keep choosing to leave.

Is going to the South really as good as Tallulah says?

Will the situation get worse after going to the south? If we stay, stay in the snowfield, no, there is no way out if we stay in the snowfield.

Tallulah is right, we need many things, medical care, education, knowledge, only these can we survive, and these are only available in the south.

There always seems to be a contradiction, a contradiction between reality and ideals.

Only by going to the south can we find a way to get a chance to survive, but going to the south is only a possibility.

Shuangxing hesitated. She thought about going to the south again, but this time she couldn't give herself an answer.

Perhaps it was because in the past, she only had eyes for the Yeti Team and the Guerrillas, but now she had to think more about it. After leaving the Guerrillas and Tallulah, Froststar didn't understand until the path that truly carried the entire team. , she had too much to think about, and what she had to face was not as easy as she thought.

It turns out that she can't come to a conclusion easily. It turns out that she has so much to consider.

"This can't go on like this."

She shook her head slightly, looking at the field of vision in front of her that was engulfed in flames, and at the completely darkened sky. In the night, the flame was so bright, bright, but seemed weak and small under the dark sky.

She whispered, as if to herself.

"We can't continue like this."

Chen Mo suddenly answered.

Froststar turned to look at him.

"Let's go to the city, Schratsburg. I stopped there before I found you. Maybe we can find a way to get some medicine from that city."

"Did not you say……"

"I mean, you can only accept things that are inevitable, but you have to try, right? If I hadn't been here, if I hadn't said these words."

Chen Mo said, he looked at Shuang Xing: "Some things have to be faced by yourselves, so don't have high expectations."

ps: Come on, tell us your reflections. If you don’t reflect, what’s the point of fighting?

Chapter 21 Easier Known Than Performed

"Schratsburg, a city dominated by light industry, is currently stuck near the Sorenwall River, about three days away from where we are now."

In front of the unfolded map, Chen Mo said to the snow monsters and frost stars gathered together.

"This city belongs to the new aristocracy within the Ursus faction, the emerging industrial aristocracy under the royalist faction during the Great Rebellion. Therefore, Schratzburg is not within the jurisdiction of the Fourth Army, which relies on the old army. In theory, If the team moves in the direction of this city, it will not enter the warning area of ​​the Fourth Army's sentry post, but it does not rule out that this city has entered the surveillance scope of the Fourth Army."

"If a large number of infected people pass near Schratsburg, it will definitely attract the attention of the city. The city's supply of supplies in the winter will attract local landowners and businessmen to gather. There are many infected picket posts nearby. My suggestion is to temporarily Send a small team to set off first and approach the city. After leaving the team and acting alone, we will be able to arrive before tomorrow afternoon at our current traveling speed. It will also be easier to hide our whereabouts. The team will stay outside the city limits, a day's journey away. It not only facilitates response, but also leaves enough buffer space.”

Chen Mo said, looking at the frowning Frost Star and Snow Monster across the conference table.

"What's the problem?"

"Tallulah has told us about the Great Rebellion before, so you mean that Schrattsburgh and the Fourth Army are not the same group?"

the snow monsters asked in confusion.

"That's the theory."

"What's the meaning?"

"It is not ruled out that some cities may be involved in the exchange of interests. We do not know what the rulers of Schratsburg intend to do, so we are prepared to make the most conservative assessment." Chen Mo said: "The Fourth Army once moved closer. In the arms of the new nobles, of course, they were not trusted by both parties, so they were pushed to the border guards stationed in the remote north.”

"Chen Mo, you seem to know a lot? Why do you feel like you know everything like Tallulah?"

"I know a little bit, not much. These things are not secrets within Ursus."

"Then can we find medicine in that city, Schradz?"

"There are medicines, and any mobile city is well stocked with medicines. The key is how we get them."

"It always feels like it's not that easy."

"In fact, it is not easy given our current situation. Schratsburg is located in a remote location and is only the size of a medium-sized city. Blockers for the progression of Originium Disease are difficult to obtain even in cities. "

"I'll go with you." Shuangxing suddenly said.

"No, you have to stay." Chen Mo shook his head, as if he had already guessed what Shuangxing would say: "Considering the safety of the camp and entering the city, the most suitable candidate for this operation is me. Before I found you, I was in There was a brief stay in that city and there is a group of people in the city that should be able to provide what we need."

"Can those people be trusted?"

"They belong to an Ursus civil organization with complex composition and mainly sell intelligence. This also means that they are different from the Ursus army and most people. They do not have much prejudice against infected people. The premise is that we can pay to establish reward for the deal and make them think the benefits outweigh the risks."

"That is to say..."

"That means we need some money."

Froststar didn't answer for a moment.

She looked at the location of the city marked on the map, and she already understood what Chen Mo meant. She was not a child, so of course she could understand that there was a price to pay to get what they needed from a city.

"How much do you need?"

"With the current number of patients in the team plus the preparations that need to be made in the future, it is not a small sum. Of course, if they can provide us with sufficient drugs, my expectation is that half, or less, of Ursus will be used to treat the infection. According to the attitude of investors, the market price of blockers in Ursus has always been high, and this drug is under supervision. Once the purchase quantity reaches a certain level, it will be difficult not to attract the attention of the city gendarme."

"We can't afford this money." Shuangxing said with certainty, before Chen Mo could answer: "If we were able to pay this money, we wouldn't have to be like this."

"No one will provide free assistance to anyone, Frost Star, you should understand this."

"Is there another way?"

"Or we could try robbing a hospital in the city, maybe it would be easier."

The snow monsters were stunned for a moment, as if they didn't understand what he meant.

"The Yeti team alone will definitely be short of manpower. If the city garrison is attracted, we may all have to stay. Maybe they are all fools and can allow us to leave safely."

"That would be perfect." Chen Mo replied.

Shuangxing's tone was a bit joking, and he seemed to understand what Chen Mo meant. In fact, at certain moments, White Rabbit was unexpectedly bitter this time.

She looked at Chen Mo and then around the snow monsters in the room, her expression slowly becoming serious.

"Since you mentioned this matter, there is a way, right? Otherwise you wouldn't mention it to me and the snow monsters alone."

"There is a way."

"any solution?"

"The infected guerrillas have a good reputation in the snowy plains. If we propose exchange conditions to the other party in the name of the guerrillas, they may be accepted by the other party."

"You're not sure."

"Because we could also be used as bargaining chips, and the guerrillas, the Fourth Army, should be happy to pay the money."

In Kazdaele, employers usually prepare two bounties, one for payment and one for the mercenary who received the reward.

Froststar shook his head.

"The guerrillas are not here now. Even if they were here, they would not be able to agree to this condition. The risk is too great. Besides, I don't think the promise of a group of infected people has any value."

She knew that she was forcing others to do something difficult. In fact, when she thought about this issue again later, Shuangxing herself realized that maybe what Chen Mo said before was right. Even if they were unwilling to do something, they could only choose to accept it.

Because they are just a group of infected people.

A group of infected people with nowhere to go and nowhere to return to. They don’t have enough food or clothing to keep them warm. They can only live in exile and flee. This is their situation and the reality they are accustomed to.

Tallulah believed that they needed unity, needed to change the status quo, needed to regain their dignity, and needed strength.

They always need too much.

In the past, Frost Star also thought that Tallulah's words made sense, at least that's what it sounded like. It was necessary to regain the confidence of the infected, to make their lives meaningful, and to regain their dignity.

Tallulah said that these were scenes that the infected people dreamed of, and they had to experience them, but it wasn't until they actually did it, relying only on themselves, that Froststar realized how difficult it was to do it.

"Maybe Tallulah is here. No matter whether it is possible or not, she must give it a try, eldest sister."

The snow monster on the side suddenly spoke, probably having the same idea as Frost Star.

They looked at Froststar, who didn't respond.

She just looked at Chen Mo.

This is not the first time that Shuangxing and Tallulah have compared each other. In the past, Shuangxing was always a little unconvinced. She is a proud person. Most proud people do not think that they are inferior to others, but now Shuangxing suddenly no longer has this kind of feeling. confidence.

Maybe she still doesn't admit that she is weaker than Tallulah in terms of combat, but in other aspects, is she really stronger than Tallulah?

Thinking of this, Shuangxing suddenly felt a little funny. What's funny is that one day she will also struggle with this kind of problem.

In fact, she already had the answer in her mind.

"That's her. Tallulah always has many ideas. I don't deny that sometimes what she says does make sense, but it only makes sense."

"Then we..."

"How confident are you, Chen Mo? To be honest, I can't raise enough money for you."

"You don't want to give up either?"

Shuangxing hesitated for a moment and did not refute.

"...Yes." She said truthfully, she really couldn't sit still and wait for death.

"I can figure it out, but I can't guarantee it."

"That's enough. I hope you understand that I'm not asking you to do anything for us. It's just that the patients in the team cannot be delayed for too long. Even if you don't gain anything, you must come back as soon as possible."

"it is good."

"When are you going to leave?"

"When we discuss the route, I will take Yang Ge and Big D to go first."

"Only two people?"

"That's enough. If we can convince them, there is no difference between the number of people and the number of people. Besides, we are not here to fight, but to discuss business." Chen Mo said, and added: "If everything goes well, maybe we can get more information from the city. For news about the guerrillas, I will let the snow monster keep in touch with you."

"You must be careful." Shuangxing glanced at the two snow monsters named by Chen Mo, "There are also Yang Ge and Big D. They will be left to you for the time being."

"Don't worry, sister, we know what to do."

April 12

Afternoon

It was the second day after the advance team of the Fourth Army came into contact with the infected guerrillas.

[Hui Jie:

The operation went very smoothly, or rather it had never gone so smoothly. We temporarily cut off the supply line of the advance team, and they did not continue the pursuit. After the first contact, the guerrillas and the advance team maintained a tacit stalemate.

But I know this stalemate won't last long.

The advance team is waiting for the nearby Ursus sentry posts and pickets to cut off the guerrillas' evacuation routes in other directions. The advance team wants to encircle and annihilate the guerrillas. Before that, they are trying to exhaust the guerrillas' combat power bit by bit. .