Chapter 254 Steam and Gunpowder
The world of wasteland is desolate and the roads are devastated.
It made Zhang Tuohai feel as if he was back on the desert highway.
No, this is worse than a desert road.
At least the desert highway is intact, and there are supply boxes on the road from time to time.
In this world, the roads are in a dilapidated state, and the supply boxes on the roads have been directly removed.
If Zhang Tuohai hadn't taken the opportunity to make some money, the income would have become negative.
Players in the regional channel also cursed the new rules of the game system.
"Damn it, we've been driving for hours and there's nothing but mutants. We wasted so many bullets and they can't even eat. There's even a virus in the air. What the hell is going on?"
"You're not bad. You just used up some bullets. We encountered looters and fought a battle. One of our brothers died. We only got two worn-out steam rifles and a dozen mutant organs. I don't know what they are used for."
"You should be content. I helped a roaming caravan fight off the looters, but the caravan was so poor that they took three bags of bread from me and even blamed me. Tell me, was I robbed by these roaming caravan?"
"Brother above, I'm in a similar situation. I have four more bottles of water than you. I hope I can get some hidden missions. Otherwise, I really can't make it. It's all expenses and no income, and the landlord has no surplus food."
"Hehe, you guys are just too kind. My two brothers and I joined the plunderers and robbed two convoys of homeless people. We got a lot of good stuff from everyone. I even got a homeless woman. Although her skin is a little dark, she has a really nice figure."
"Fuck, I'm so envious. If I had known this, I would have chosen to join the Predators."
"Hahaha, I've joined the Wanderers too. Brother above, if you've had enough of that Wanderer, why don't you trade with me? I'll give you six bags of bread in exchange."
"Count me in, I can give you three cans."
"Two packs of cigarettes in line."
"Two cans of beer, for both men and women."
"Inquiring, is it too urgent to switch camps now? Is there any big boss who can tell me?"
Looking at the noisy scene in the regional channel, Zhang Tuohai couldn't help but frown.
He felt that the most dangerous thing in this world was not the polluted air and water, not the various dangerous mutant creatures, not the predators and various huge forces, but the loss of moral bottom line.
In an environment where order is completely lost, the dark side of people's hearts will be magnified exponentially, moral decline will ensue, and all kinds of unreasonable things in the world will gradually be taken for granted.
Now that wanderer captives can be exchanged, will players be exchanged tomorrow?
These players are the bombs in the player group. They can sell everything for survival and may even collude with the natives to attack the player group.
Zhang Tuohai circled the names of these people one by one and sent them to Cang Xiaokong.
"If you have to do business with these people, the price is double that of others."
"Understood."
Cang Xiaokong also hates those people who treat women as commodities.
She came from the entertainment industry and her hatred for such people was deep in her bones. Now that she had the chance to take revenge, she was naturally very happy.
Zhang Tuohai noticed that no one from the Tiger Regiment was talking on the regional channel, but several members of the small convoy were chatting enthusiastically on the channel.
"There's something about this Tiger Group."
Zhang Tuohai touched his chin and became more determined to catch the tongue.
The car drove along the road for two hours and finally found a fork in the road.
According to the system prompts, both roads lead to different cities, but one takes 4 hours to drive and the other takes 10 hours.
Zhang Tuohai estimated the time. It would be dark in 10 hours. In addition, there were various accidents that he might encounter on the road. He would not be able to enter the city within the specified time. He could only choose the shorter road.
After driving for another hour along the broken road, Zhang Tuohai finally found a village ahead.
This village is much larger than the red stone town I saw last time. It seems to have several thousand households. There is also a one-meter-high stone wall outside the village, which makes it look quite decent.
"Go in and take a look."
The infantry fighting vehicles approached the town.
In front of the town gate, there were four people guarding the gate, and two steel barricades blocking the entrance to the village. Each of them was holding a steam rifle in his hand, and they were patrolling back and forth wearing clothes of different styles.
[You have discovered Black Rock Town, which meets the criteria for a campsite, and you can stay overnight here.]
The game system popped up a prompt.
"A small town can actually be used as a campsite? This gives us another option. We don't have to choose a route that's close to a big city when we're in a hurry."
Zhang Tuohai took note of it secretly.
"Who are you stopping?" Seeing the infantry fighting vehicle approaching, a guard immediately stepped forward and signaled for it to stop.
"I'm a wandering bounty hunter, planning to rest for a while in Black Rock Town and replenish some supplies. Are there any merchants here?"
Zhang Tuohai got out of the car, took out a mutated organ and threw it over.
When the guard saw that it was a mutated organ, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
Mutated organs are hard currency and have good purchasing power here. At least they can be exchanged for 10 glasses of low-quality rye in the pub.
He grabbed the mutant organ and stuffed it into his pocket.
At the same time, he looked at Zhang Tuohai's face and found that he was not one of those famous plunderer leaders, so he moved the steel barricade aside.
"Pierre should be in Old Tom's bar. If you need anything, go find him at the bar. The bar is in the center of town."
"Thank you very much."
Zhang Tuohai got into the car and drove towards the center of Heiyan Town.
Black Rock Town is obviously much richer than Red Stone Town. Although the houses in the town are also made of metal, there is less rust and the roads are neater. Pedestrians can occasionally be seen on the streets. After seeing Zhang Tuohai's infantry fighting vehicle, they just dodged to the sides and did not show any fear. It can be seen that outsiders often come in and out.
The car slowly drove to the center of the town. In the central square, Zhang Tuohai saw the bar at a glance.
The bar was built entirely of brass, the glass was covered with dust, there were two neatly crossed rifles on the lintel, and a brass beer mug hung below, several pipes extended along the wall to the back of the house, and a thick chimney emitted black smoke from time to time.
There was also a small metal sign on the door with the name of the bar: Steam and Gunpowder
"It doesn't look too bad."
Zhang Tuohai jumped out of the car, wearing his old coat with special combat uniform underneath, and walked into the bar carrying an AK74 wrapped in cloth strips on his back.
