Chapter 112 Wanderers in the Wilderness
At the same time, a convoy of four off-road vehicles had just set off from Lishan Technology's field base and headed towards the vast wilderness.
Zeng Hailong sat in the driver's seat, nervously controlling the off-road vehicle and checking the route displayed on the screen from time to time to see if it had deviated. He was the leader of the convoy, and the vehicles behind him followed him.
Of course, this was not the main reason why Zeng Hailong was nervous. The main reason was that Zhang Sirui was sitting next to him.
"Pay attention to route planning and don't deviate from the route. The snow is very thick in some places, and if you get caught in it, it will cause some damage to the car body."
"Also, we must always pay attention to the surrounding situation. The enemy may be lying in ambush on our route and preparing to attack. Once we encounter the enemy, we must respond as quickly as possible."
"You just turned too sharply! The car's stability is not good enough. If the enemy launched an attack at that time, you would have already flipped over."
Like a primary school student, Zeng Hailong reluctantly accepted all of Zhang Sirui's lessons and seriously corrected his driving habits.
This feeling is a bit like a new driver on the road being pointed at by an experienced driver sitting in the passenger seat. It is quite unpleasant, but Zeng Hailong dare not complain.
Because this is also part of the training.
Since he officially became a member of the resistance this month, his life has changed dramatically.
He used to live a happy life, going to work in the OEM factory every day, and going to the experience store to play Mewtwo after get off work. His life was simple.
But now he no longer has much time to work in the factory, but has to frequently undergo various trainings. Whether it is shooting training, driving training, or learning some basic knowledge, it makes him miserable.
Under such high-intensity training, it is impossible to find time to play Mewtwo. At most, he can play the training version of Desperate Struggle and Ember. Playing the training version of Mewtwo is basically the ultimate suffering. For Zeng Hailong, it is better to go to the real training ground to face the terrible space-time creatures.
But for Zeng Hailong, he managed to persevere and did better and better.
Because during the training, Zeng Hailong found that his strength had indeed increased rapidly. His combat ability in reality continued to improve, and after his strength improved, he was given a new mechanical arm and a new gene drug. In this way, his strength was also increasing rapidly.
Moreover, these rebel fighters did not treat him as an outsider. They accepted him as their brother with a very open and welcoming attitude.
This feeling was something he had never felt before in a gang.
Moreover, after Du Guanqi's education, Zeng Hailong, like other gangsters and homeless people, had a deep understanding of the miserable status quo of the world. They all seriously thought about the root cause of all the suffering in the world and, to a certain extent, established the same goal as the resistance fighters.
Of course, their goal was definitely not as firm as that of the resistance fighters. After all, these resistance fighters were elite soldiers who had experienced hundreds of battles. Their energy fluctuation levels might not be very high, but their actual combat experience and willpower were definitely top-notch.
Zeng Hailong and his group were just gangsters and vagrants before, and it was impossible for them to develop such a high level of ideological awareness out of thin air.
But even so, they have already initially acquired the qualities that a resistance fighter should have. This month's special training has brought about earth-shaking changes in their minds and bodies.
The top leaders of the resistance army, led by Zhang Sirui, also paid great attention to the training and teaching of Zeng Hailong and other new fighters. Therefore, Zhang Sirui specially asked Zeng Hailong to lead the team for this mission, just to give him some experience.
The mission this time was actually very simple. The team that Zeng Hailong and Zhang Sirui were in had to deliver some supplies to a nearby wild settlement in exchange for space-time particles and other rare supplies. At the same time, they would sell their own supplies, including Mewtwo and some basic weapons and equipment, to the other party.
These wild settlements are scattered around the satellite towns of Dawn City. Their structure is somewhat similar to that of gangs or families. They are all people who do not want to live in cramped conditions in big cities and have to look at other people's faces, and they yearn for the freedom of the wild.
These settlements mainly collect space-time particles in the wild. They will send these space-time particles and some rare materials to Dawn City through various channels or trade with some consortiums to obtain the materials necessary for life.
After all, space-time particles are special things. Crystals of space-time particles can be found everywhere in the wilderness. However, for some large financial groups, these crystals are not worth building a wilderness base or a space-time particle refinery. Therefore, these wanderers can maintain the daily operation of the wilderness settlement by collecting space-time particles in the wilderness.
The scale of these wild settlements varies. Some small settlements may only have a dozen cars. Usually, these dozen cars are gathered together and some simple means are used to cover the time snow, which can barely be regarded as a small settlement.
There are also some large settlements, which often have some small energy barriers that can be used to cover the time snow. The scale is even larger than some small consortiums' field bases. Even some very large settlements will have their own base vehicles for daily construction and maintenance.
But in general, the larger the settlement, the more resources it consumes, and it is difficult for ordinary people to afford it.
After all, the output of the entire wilderness is limited, and the areas that actually produce more space-time particles have already been occupied by large consortiums, so these settlements can only barely survive in the cracks. Many settlements can only survive by relying on large consortiums.
For Lishan Technology, these settlements don't actually have many resources they need. Whether in terms of combat power or technology, Lishan Technology is far ahead of these settlements.
However, at the current stage, Lishan Technology needs a large amount of space-time particles. It is far from enough to purchase through conventional channels, so at this time, it is necessary to build a good channel with the surrounding wild settlements to obtain some space-time particles from here.
Soon, Zeng Hailong saw a medium-sized settlement appear at the end of his vision in the distance.
Various off-road vehicles and RVs were gathered together in the wilderness, and in a conspicuous position in the center of the settlement, one could see a scattered blue barrier unfolding in the air to prevent vehicles and personnel in the settlement from being harmed by the time snow.
Several cars left the settlement. These people should be going to the nearby area to collect space-time crystals and space-time particles.
In addition, several vehicles quickly came in front of Zeng Hailong and his convoy and stopped them on the outskirts of the settlement.
These wanderers were all wary of foreign vehicles. Although these settlements were not like those big conglomerates, with a lot of valuable equipment and supplies, they were still in the wilderness, and there were often conflicts between settlements due to fighting for territory or other reasons. Therefore, these wanderers were wary of strangers.
After all, one negligence may lead to the destruction of the entire settlement, and these wanderers are full of distrust of the outside world.
Zhang Sirui leaned out of the car and said, "We are the team from Lishan Technology. We have agreed with Korhan to come and exchange supplies."
After a while, the SUVs on the opposite side seemed to have verified the situation. They turned around and led the convoy that Zeng Hailong and Zhang Sirui were in into the settlement.
Zeng Hailong drove carefully, his expression full of vigilance. He was afraid that the other party would suddenly attack them and steal all the supplies in the car.
Although the possibility of this situation is very low, it is not uncommon for anything to happen in the wilderness, not to mention that these wanderers are real desperadoes.
Although Zeng Hailong was a small gangster before, small gangsters also follow rules and have bottom lines when doing things in the gang. All gangs play under the same rules very tacitly, but these wanderers in the wilderness are completely free from any constraints.
After entering the settlement, everyone got off the car. A tall, bearded Westerner came up to Zhang Sirui.
"Zhang, welcome to our settlement! Have you brought all the goods I want?"
This is the Korhan that Zhang Sirui had mentioned before. He is the leader of this settlement. To the other people in the settlement, he is like an elder brother or a father. He can basically decide everything in this settlement.
Zeng Hailong noticed that most of these wanderers were unkempt like Korhan. They had untidy beards and long hair. But their faces were a little red, because they lived in the wilderness all year round, and were tempered by wind and snow and might occasionally get frostbitten. So they looked more like plateau people who grew up in extremely cold places.
In addition, there are many disabled people. These people may have been corroded by time snow or encountered time creatures when collecting time crystals in the wild, so that their entire arms were corroded and aged. However, they do not have enough money to replace the mechanical arms, so they can only stay in the settlement as disabled people and do what they can.
These wanderers were very tolerant and did not abandon them just because of their disabilities. Instead, they allowed them to stay in the settlement and provided them with daily food, clothing and other necessities like family members.
From this perspective, the settlement is actually a relatively humane place in the old land, and is much better than what is done within many consortiums.
Zhang Sirui directed Zeng Hailong and other resistance fighters to unload all the supplies from the vehicles and count them one by one.
What Colehan was particularly fond of was the batch of weapons they brought with them.
"These guns are well maintained. Although they are a bit old, you can tell they are used by gun lovers."
"With these batch of firearms, I will be more confident when I go out in the future."
"There are still five more mechanical arms! It looks like a few more brothers can return to the wilderness."
These guns were actually guns discarded by the resistance fighters. They were all of various brands. Some were low-end guns from the Fujido Group, and some were low-end guns produced by the Chen Group's OEM factory.
As Lishan Technology became stronger and stronger, a large number of powerful Defender sniper rifles were equipped in the hands of the resistance fighters, and these guns naturally became of little use.
You might as well sell them to these wanderers in the wild and exchange them for some supplies, which is also a way to recycle waste.
Although these wanderers make a living by collecting time and space crystals in the wilderness, guns and robotic arms are always their favorite supplies.
Because no matter how many time and space crystals you collect, they may be snatched away by other settlements. Only by holding a gun in hand can you protect yourself. Moreover, sometimes these settlements may also rob other settlements. At that time, it depends on whose gun caliber is larger.
As for the robotic arms, there are many disabled people in these settlements who need robotic arms to regain their lives. Although there are no very skilled prosthetic doctors in the settlements, for these people, as long as the robotic arms can be used, as long as they can shoot smoothly, it is better than the previous disabled state.
Behind Colehan, several wanderers were obviously more interested in the physical version of Mewtwo brought by Zhang Sirui.
"The Embers Are Going Out, Desperate Battle, is there another possibility? Great, these physical versions of Mewtwo are very useful, thank you!"
"It's a pity there's no Black Mewtwo. Black Mewtwo is more powerful."
"Shh, stop talking nonsense. Don't mention Mewtwo in front of others. You're asking for a beating."
For these wanderers in the wilderness, Black Mewtwo is obviously more powerful. This regular version of Mewtwo has many shortcomings for them.
For example, another possibility is that this Mewtwo Black Mewtwo is much more popular than the original Mewtwo. When people heard that it was the original Mewtwo, many people showed disappointed expressions on their faces.
But the problem is that Lishan Technology is a legitimate Mewtwo manufacturer. If you say that Mewtwo is a piracy game in front of them, isn't it the same as saying that it is a piracy game in front of a legitimate game manufacturer? They will definitely be furious.
However, these wanderers took a look at Zhang Sirui and found that Zhang Sirui seemed to be relatively well-mannered and was not angry about it, so they felt relieved.
What they don’t know is that more than half of the Black Super Dreams in Dawn City now come from Lishan Technology.
Because Chen She had previously proposed a motion to crack down on Black Mewtwo in parliament, the entire Dawn City's Black Mewtwo industry suffered a heavy blow from the DCPD. On the contrary, Lishan Technology was not affected and continued to produce Black Mewtwo. Therefore, most of the Black Mewtwo on the market are official versions of Lishan Technology.
Although these Black Super Dreams were indeed produced by Lishan Technology, Zhang Sirui and the others couldn't really prove this, so when faced with this situation, they could only smile and remain silent.
At this time, a wanderer asked in confusion: "Huh? I don't think I've heard of this Mewtwo before."
“The ultimate joy is building?”
Zhang Sirui nodded. "Yes, this is the Mewtwo newly developed by our company. It is a Mewtwo simulation game of management and construction. It has just been launched recently. I also brought a few copies for you. You can play with it and experience it. If you find it fun, you can buy more."
When they heard that it was a business simulation and construction type Mewtwo, these wanderers were obviously a little bored. After all, for them, direct combat Mewtwo such as The Ember is Going Out and Desperate Battle were more attractive.
But everyone thought about it, there are already so , it's not a bad idea to switch to other types. What's more, there are only a few copies, and it doesn't cost much.
These wanderers spend most of their time in the wilderness, except for going out to collect space-time particles, staying in the camp. Mewtwo is one of their very limited forms of entertainment. So these physical versions of Mewtwo are also quite welcome.
Zhang Sirui looked at Korhan, "The goods are all here, where are the space-time particles?"
Korhan waved his hand, and someone immediately brought up a box and opened it in front of Zhang Sirui. Inside were more than a dozen units of space-time particles.
These space-time particles were still placed in special containers, which looked a little worn out, as if they had been used for a long time. Compared with the space-time particles in regular transactions, they looked a little worn out.
Moreover, the space-time particles in the container do not seem to be particularly pure.
After all, these space-time particles are collected from the wild, and the purity of these space-time crystals may be slightly lower, which is a certain gap from the space-time particles produced by the space-time particle refinery.
However, Zhang Sirui didn't care, because Chen She had already said that the purity of the space-time particles he needed did not matter, as long as they were space-time particles.
For Chen She, he could just purify it himself without much effort.
Zhang Sirui simply counted the number and after confirming that there was no problem, he handed the space-time particles to Zeng Hailong.
Then he looked at Colehan and said, "It's a pleasure to work with you. If you have space-time particles in the future, you can sell them to us first. No matter what materials you want, we can find a way to get them for you."
"If you are willing, there will also be opportunities for deeper cooperation."
Korhan smiled and said, "No problem."
In fact, Zhang Sirui had long thought of incorporating Korhan and his group of wild settlements into the Lishan Technology. After all, these wanderers make a living in the wild, have a good fighting spirit, and have a rebellious spirit, so they can be seen as suitable candidates for the resistance army.
But for people like Korhan, they are used to a free life and have never been attached to any big financial group. Of course, they will not agree to Zhang Sirui's proposal without reason.
Zhang Sirui felt that this matter could not be rushed, so for now he just planned to maintain a good relationship with Korhan and others. As for recruiting them to join the rebels, he could take a long time to think about it.
Several rebels got in their cars and quickly returned to Lishan Technology's field base with the traded space-time particles.
On Colehan's side, the wanderers transported the supplies to the warehouse. Several young wanderers brought the newly bought physical versions of Mewtwo to the entertainment room, wanting to experience whether these Mewtwo were fun or not.
