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"Of course, we train every day. After all, we have to work hard to achieve our dreams."

dream?

This word has a very special meaning when it comes out of the Sarkaz's mouth.

Is it for the great dream of rebuilding Kazdel and revitalizing Sarkaz?

Even Zhang Miao was interested

"What is your dream? Can you tell me about it?"

"Our dream?"

When asked, Lasu and Afen smiled at each other, puffed out their chests and said proudly:

"Robbing a bank, of course."

Chapter 69: The Village in Front and the Back

Rob a bank...

What the hell?

Zhang Miao almost couldn't catch his breath, and even Yelena's face was filled with shock.

What a damn dream.

But the two men did not seem to think that robbing a bank was something shameful, and they proudly showed off their dreams.

While leading the way, Afen introduced the bright prospects of the robbery industry to Zhang Miao.

"Doing business makes money too slowly. Look at you guys who have to go to do business here and do inspections. It's troublesome and time-consuming. Adults go out to be mercenaries, and it's common for them to get injured. In many cases, they even lose their lives. No matter how you think about it, it's safer to rob a bank."

Lasu also helped with the singing.

"That's right. Even if we are caught as robbers, we will just go to jail. As long as we don't use any dangerous weapons, the city police won't do anything to us. If we succeed in getting a deal, we will make a fortune."

The two of them became more and more excited as they talked, and even Zhang Miao began to feel that what they said seemed to make some sense. Compared to the Sarkaz who had no idea what they were doing, being a bank robber seemed like a pretty good job.

Even the chance of survival is higher than being a mercenary.

However, it is rare to see Sarkaz who are afraid of death. Zhang Miao thought that this group of people were all tough guys.

Jokingly said

"It sounds like you already have a good job prospect."

Hearing that Zhang Miao seemed to be optimistic about his future, Lasu was also excited. Few people had this attitude. Most people thought they were fools.

"We have even chosen our target. When we become adults, we will go to Longmen. Zhou said it is the richest place in the world. Longmen Bank has so much money that its vault cannot hold it all."

Who the hell is Zhou? Is there actually another one like him?

As if seeing Zhang Miao's confusion, Afen explained to him:

"Zhou's father was from Longmen. He was seriously injured when he passed by here before. It was Zhou's mother who cured him. Later, Zhou was born. All the stories about Longmen were told by his father. Zhou and his father returned to Longmen some time ago."

"He's going to scout the area for us. Once we get to Longmen, we can directly decide which bank to rob."

Rasu added.

Zhang Miao listened to their careful plan and silently lit a stick of incense for Chen Sir in his heart.

Given Chen Huijie's personality, he really wouldn't be cruel to these harmless stupid thieves. The loss caused by the three of them robbing a bank would probably not be as great as the loss caused by Penguin Logistics' car race.

But he still didn't understand why the two of them had such an idea, even though being a mercenary was a legal business, and how did these geniuses come up with the idea of ​​the Sarkaz robbing a bank.

"Who taught you this?"

Zhang Miao certainly didn't believe that Zhou's father would teach his son to rob Longmen Bank.

What kind of awesome dad is this?

Hearing his question, the silly Lasu didn't quite understand, and asked while touching the back of his head.

"Teach? Do you need to be taught to rob a bank? It should be no different from highway robbery, right?"

Azhe...

Zhang Miao had forgotten that robbery was a racial talent in Kazdel.

Ah Fen saw Zhang Miao's doubts, and he didn't care to hide these things, so he said it very straightforwardly.

"We rob banks for money, no one taught us."

"We don't want to follow others and become mercenaries. It's too dangerous. Besides... I don't know why they would risk their lives like this when there are so many ways to survive."

"If three out of ten people come back alive, that's good enough. And at least they are all disabled. There are always more children than adults in the village."

As he spoke, Afen's expression was not as happy as it was at the beginning.

Rasu explained

"Afen has never seen his parents since he could remember. Later, someone sent him some money, saying it was a pension."

"I was picked up by the village chief. Many children in the village grew up eating at other people's homes."

The originally light-hearted topic somehow became a little heavy.

Yelena also began to understand why all the Sarkaz people would work as mercenaries.

Kazdel is really too poor.

This place is like an isolated corner of the world. The original unique culture and technology of the Sarkaz have been destroyed over and over again in the war. People from other countries are unwilling to accept them, external industrial systems cannot come in, and it is difficult for them to develop and popularize themselves, and there are still per capita infected people.

All these factors combined have led to their current situation. Apart from their individual combat power which is higher than the Terra level, they have nothing and can only make money by working for others. Casualties and injuries are common.

What Afen said is actually not right. There are many ways to survive, but there are very few ways that can allow the Sarkaz to survive.

The entire Kazdel is now an agricultural society and has not developed any decent industry. Unfortunately, the Sarkaz are not good at farming and cannot farm peacefully.

Relying on racial talents to become mercenaries is actually the best solution they can find.

Going to Longmen to rob a bank was just an idea. With the Sarkaz and the infected, they couldn't even get into Longmen. However, the people who knew about this didn't tell them.

But Afen quickly cheered up.

"As long as we can get the money, we can build a factory in the village, and then everyone won't have to go out to be mercenaries."

It sounds like a very inspirational story, but the means of achieving the wish are a bit outrageous.

Zhang Miao felt a little emotional after hearing this story.

"Why are you telling us this?"

Ah Fen felt a little embarrassed.

"Normally there are few outsiders coming here. You are the first businessman to come here. I was a little curious for a while, and I can't hold it in anymore."

"By the way, please don't tell the children what we just said after we enter the village. People who are afraid of death here will be regarded as bad examples."

The two Sarkaz, who were about the same size as adults, suddenly behaved a little reserved. This contrast left a deep impression on Zhang Miao, who was not in the habit of talking too much.

"Don't worry, I'm very tight-lipped and won't tell anyone else."

As he was talking, Zhang Miao could already see the village gradually appearing in his field of vision. Unlike the villages in Ursus where wooden houses were clustered together, the villages in Kazdel were all bungalows made of earthen bricks and tiles.

The difference between the two is that the ice field has abundant wood resources, the climate is dry and wood is not easy to rot, and it is warmer and easier to repair in winter. However, Kazdel, located in the south, is humid and wood is easy to rot and grow insects. If you want to build a house with wood, you need to go through several insect and moisture-proof treatments, which is too troublesome and far less convenient than building a house with adobe bricks.

Not long after Zhang Miao and Yelena followed Afen into the village, a sneaky figure appeared on the road at the entrance of the village, holding a long sword and looking around, as if looking for something.

Chapter 70: Skadi's Attack

Skadi sneaked her head out from the bushes. Her new clothes were taken from the pile of dead bodies, and now they were covered with grass seeds and dead leaves, making her feel very uncomfortable.

She searched for a long time in the corridor where she had fought before, but couldn't find the piece of flesh that had fallen off her body. There were only a few spots of dried blood on the ground, which she had hastily destroyed.

He must have been taken away by that guy.

Touching her belly that had recovered its original shape, Skadi decided to follow the wheel tracks after hesitating for a while. No matter what, she couldn't let her own flesh and blood be left out in the open; that would be too dangerous.

So she chased all the way and finally saw the familiar armored vehicle before dark. The car was parked on the side of the road, and there were two people standing next to the car pointing at the surrounding fields, as if they were saying something, but the only thing she could not see was the iron-shell guy who had hurt her.

Skadi was a little nervous. She was afraid that the man might just throw her meat away somewhere along the way.

Now she was on land instead of in water, and the acuity of her five senses was greatly reduced. She had no way of detecting the specific location of the piece of flesh and blood, and she couldn't even smell the special bloody smell of Haisi.

Maybe it was covered up by the bloody smell of the land dwellers on the car body, Skadi thought.

Skadi felt her cheeks were tickled by the weeds around her, so she shook her head hard, trying to clear the grass away. Unexpectedly, the sharp edge of the grass scratched the tip of her nose. Although her skin was not hurt, a strong feeling came from her nasal cavity.

The little nose moved, and Skadi's brows suddenly frowned.

"Ah sneeze!"

A peasant woman not far from the wasteland seemed to have heard some noise and glanced suspiciously at the wasteland across the road. There was nothing in the field except human-high weeds swaying rhythmically in the breeze.

The peasant woman murmured doubtfully.

"Did I hear wrongly?"

The suspicious woman wanted to climb over the ridge and push aside the grass to get a better look, but when she turned around and remembered that she still had a large area of ​​sorghum that had not been harvested, she had to give up.

Maybe it's a small animal from somewhere.

He shook his head and went back to the fields to harvest the crops.

Skadi put his head back into the grass and covered his nose with his left hand, not daring to even breathe, for fear of attracting other people's attention and exposing himself.

Finally, after waiting for a while, Skadi carefully poked her head out from the grass again.

She secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she found that the peasant woman had left.

Skadi is now very cautious, because she finds that the people on land are not as weak as those she met in the past. Some of them are very good at fighting. If she is discovered, there may be another fight. What should she do if there is bloodshed again?

If the captain was still alive, he would definitely be very angry about the consequences of his past reckless behavior.

As Skadi was thinking this, he turned and looked in the direction of the armored vehicle.

What about people?

She suddenly realized that the two people who were standing by the car had followed the other two to a far place, and she could vaguely see a few backs. Only one armored vehicle was parked on the side of the road.

Because of the village chief's instructions, many curious children just watched from a distance and did not come close.

Will your own meat be in the car?

Skadi felt that this was an opportunity. If she could find the piece of meat from the car and destroy it, she would have made up for her mistake. She was sure that the captain in heaven would also be pleased about this.

The grass where she was was on the other side of the road. The grass here was basically barren, and the dense weeds provided a good cover. Skadi crouched stealthily and moved along the grass to the vicinity of the armored vehicle.

Because of the huge size of the armored vehicle, even if Skadi walked out of the grass, she could not be seen on the other side of the road.

Skadi felt the hard outer shell of the car and wondered if she should just use her sword to split the car in half and look inside.

But the little brain, which had not been working for a long time, started to work frantically after being beaten.

Skadi squatted in front of the car door with an expressionless face and gently pressed the metal shell with her hands. She found that the shell of this car did not seem to be the ordinary metals she had seen before. Its density and hardness were much higher. She poked it with the tip of her sword. If she did not use very much force, her sword could not even leave a scratch on it.

Wouldn't that be bad?

If we make too much noise, we might attract the two people who just left back.

Thinking of this, Skadi stood up again and tried to find an opportunity through the gap in the car door, but the entrances and exits of the armored vehicle were tightly fitted and the sword blade could not be inserted at all. The continuous blows made her frown.

But how could Skadi give up just because of such a small setback? Even if the shell of the dealer is so hard, the windows and observation ports will always be weak points.

Not one to be discouraged, she walked to the back window again, looking at the silly face reflected in the glass in front of her, which looked exactly like her own. Skadi suddenly remembered something.

There shouldn't be anyone else in the car.

At that time, only one person wearing power armor got off the vehicle, and Skadi had never seen what he looked like. The only information on the job said that the target was two people, but it never said that there were only two people in the vehicle. With such a large armored vehicle, let alone two, even five or six people could be easily squeezed in.

Moreover, leaving people on the vehicle to guard seems to be one of the habits of land mercenaries.

But why has there been no movement for so long?

As Skadi was thinking this, he could no longer hold back his curiosity and pressed his eyes against the glass, trying to see what was going on inside from the outside.

Because it wasn't as dark as in the car, I didn't lower the window perspective too much, and I could still see something if I looked carefully.

Skadi seemed to really see a vague shadow, tall and big, and somewhat familiar.