Chapter 79 Liu Laosi's Career Crisis (Continued)
"This new firearm may look strange, but it is quite easy to use and very impressive."
In a village outside Fengyang County.
Liu Laosi was on the second floor of the inn, tilting his head to look at the two new firearms in his hands. These were specially given to him by Malte when he left Fengshan Street.
Including the two classic Colt rifles that Lao Si still carries, after this round of "enhancement", Lao Si's individual firepower has once again reached a higher level.
Along with the new firearms, there were also several melon grenades.
Exquisitely made.
The explosives used were cast iron produced locally in Fengshan, and were also locally prepared. Their power was far less than the high-explosive gunpowder used by the wasteland maniacs.
But some fragments were added.
Therefore, it can be considered a qualified defensive grenade at the World War II level.
"I just don't know where the boss has gone."
The fourth brother sat cross-legged on the bare wooden bed and carefully wiped the newly issued firearm with a handkerchief.
He imitated Jiang Xia's behavior and pulled out the magazine with a swish. He put it in front of his eyes and looked at it. Before he could figure out what it was, he put it back with a click.
He didn't know why he did that.
But the boss always does this.
And this move is very cool.
The fourth child likes it very much.
"The boss has been elusive recently, especially after defeating the bandits in Ruyifang. The boss has rarely been seen. He is probably planning the final blow to Ruyifang."
He thought to himself.
"Su was also sent to lead the new soldiers all the way to the county town, suppressing bandits as they went. Jasmine stayed in Fengshan, but she was also very busy all day.
By this calculation, I am the only one who has a lot of free time around the boss."
The fourth brother frowned and put the new gun in his hand into the holster in his clothes. The thin guy straightened his back, walked to the window, and looked at the quiet town outside.
I had this feeling once before, and it came to my mind again this time.
The fourth brother felt it very keenly.
Recently, I have shown signs of being marginalized in the boss's gang. Even Niu Hanhan, who stole the show when they encountered monsters last time, seems to be more valued than me.
"That's not good."
The fourth brother, who had a feeling that he was facing a career crisis, thought:
"I am the first one to follow the boss, but now I cannot be entrusted with important tasks. Maybe the boss is using this method to warn me, Fourth Brother, Fourth Brother.
You can’t be such a waste!”
Liu Laosi scratched his face and made up his mind:
"The boss just asked me to block here for more than a day, and I don't know what he is waiting for.
But this is clearly a big job for me to do.
The boss has already given me the opportunity. If I am incompetent and fail to seize it, then I can't blame others.
It seemed that Ruyifang was about to be overthrown.
It depends on the boss to gain momentum. If he fails to do something now, he will be really finished. This opportunity to rise to the top will only come once in a lifetime.
We must catch it!"
"Old Four! Old Four, answer received!"
Just a few minutes after the fourth brother finished his self-hypnosis of doing something big, Jasmine's voice came from the chip communication. This place was quite a distance away from Fengshan.
If the chip's own signal transmission is used, it cannot support such a large range of communication.
However, with the help of Lord Sun, Jasmine has built a simple signal tower on the top of Fengshan Mountain, so that the chip communication range can cover half of Fengyang County.
Jasmine, a good employee of Jiangxia, is now in charge of prospecting and cutting spirit stones in Fengshan, and also serves as the information communication manager for Jiangxia's group.
And when necessary, provide wartime communication support to Su and others.
Her importance in the group has greatly increased, so security efforts naturally have to be increased. Three days ago, Niu Hanhan, who is good at eating and fighting, became Jasmine's personal bodyguard and stayed in Fengshan to protect her safety.
This is also the main reason why the fourth brother is thinking too much now.
Seeing that Niu Hanhan was being valued by the boss, he felt indescribable anxiety.
"Old Four got it!"
Hearing the call from the chip, Lao Si suddenly became alert.
Like a spring, he stood up from the chair on the second floor of the inn, put his hands on his ears, and asked in his mind:
"What can I do for you, Miss Jasmine?"
"In the county city, the drone No. 1 that monitors Ruyifang Market sent back a message that a group of suspicious people had just left the county city fifteen minutes ago.
Follow the path towards Fengming Kingdom's capital city."
Jasmine transmitted a piece of information to the fourth brother's mind.
She said unequivocally:
"They intentionally avoided the guards who set up checkpoints all the way, so they may be carrying valuable items from Ruyifang. The direction they are heading is less than ten miles away from where you are.
They will be out of the drone's range and I will no longer be able to track them.
The authority of Drone No. 1 will now be issued to you, and you will serve as the control node to continue tracking.
The fool-style drone control program should be in your chip database. You can download and update the program and wait for the next instruction. "
"good!"
The fourth brother felt excited and thought that this was probably the reason why the eldest brother kept him here.
As expected of the boss, he really has everything planned out.
However, when he was organizing his equipment, fine-tuning the fire control system, and about to start, he heard Jasmine's reminder.
"Wait, Lao Si, you want to go after them alone?"
Jasmine said in the newsletter:
"There are 20 of them, carrying bows and crossbows and cold weapons. It will be very difficult for you to go alone. I suggest you follow them and wait for Su to complete today's bandit suppression work, then guide them and surround and kill them."
"this……"
The fourth brother hesitated for a moment and said:
"Master Su is still on the nearby mountain. It will take several hours to finish. By then, those people will have run away. Are the things important?"
"I don't know about that."
Jasmine was silent for a few breaths, and replied helplessly:
“The drone could not detect their belongings, which might be important, but it could also be a target thrown out by Liu Ruyi to attract targets, or even a team of decoys.
After Rogge and his men left, we were short of manpower.
I can’t send more people to conduct reconnaissance.”
"I see."
Liu Laosi responded and said:
"I'll track it down."
Ten or so seconds later, a new program popped up in Lao Si's field of vision, and the signal of Drone No. 1 was connected to Lao Si's chip one second later.
The coordinate system of Fengyang County was recalibrated.
According to him, there was a moving signal point less than ten miles away, representing the team from Ruyifang.
In the vision in front of Liu Laosi’s left eye, the virtual coordinates appeared above the real scenery, which seemed very sci-fi, but Laosi had already gotten used to the performance of this “immortal treasure”.
It was as if he was born with a unique vision.
The drone was flying high in the sky, and the images it sent back, from a third-party perspective, outlined the terrain of another place for Lao Si, as well as a group of people speeding on the path below.
That was what he was after.
Those knights seemed to be very skilled in archery and horse riding. They maintained a loose formation while running, protecting the others in the formation. Each of them was equipped with a bow and crossbow, as well as swords and knives.
In the past, when he met such people, Lao Si would definitely not dare to offend them and would stay as far away from them as possible.
But now it's different, he is no longer afraid of them.
From the physical to the psychological.
No more fear.
Not only was he endowed with the power of firearms by Jiang Xia, but his mind was also armed with a layer of "ambition".
These powerful knights obviously don’t know that all their actions are being seen clearly by an "eye" floating in the sky.
They might be able to avoid the checkpoints set up by Governor Hong at various strategic locations, but they could not avoid this surveillance device flying in the sky.
After a few breaths, the fourth brother narrowed his eyes.
He thought again of the question he had just pondered in his mind. The fourth brother was actually a talented person. He had a natural sensitivity to intangible things like "status".
In Boss Jiang's small group, with the rise of the Wasteland Gang, the local lackeys represented by Lao Si have shown signs of being marginalized.
He himself knew that he was able to survive the boss's gun only because he stuffed a water bottle into his boss's pocket when he was in trouble.
That is the grace brought by compassion.
Later, he followed the boss to work because the boss needed a local tyrant to familiarize himself with the environment, and his appearance was just in time.
But it is not irreplaceable.
Now that the eldest brother has gained power in Fengming State and has established connections with the prefect, theoretically speaking, he no longer needs a low-class person like the fourth brother to serve him.
And the little information that the fourth brother had was even more dispensable to Jiang Xia.
The fourth child became a useless person who could be abandoned at any time without any aftereffects. He was extremely scared about this and was afraid that he would lose his value in the eyes of his boss.
He has to show value.
Must demonstrate the ability to stand on one's own.
He had to do something to let the boss see.
He, Liu Laosi, is no longer the ignorant Fengshan Street gangster he used to be.
"So, this is like gambling?"
The fourth brother let out a sigh of relief.
He stood up, and without much hesitation, he pulled out the black Colt from the pouch on his waist, looked at it over and over again, then like a boss, took out the magazine and placed it in front of him.
The moment he noticed that the magazine was full of bullets, Lao Si finally understood the true meaning of this action he learned from Jiang Xia.
The orange-yellow bullet stuck in the magazine represents killing.
That's power!
It is a ladder leading to a higher place.
The fourth brother chuckled, inserted the magazine into the holster, then put on a loose coat over his clothes to cover the firearm at his waist, and pulled the belt of the coat in.
He picked up a tattered hat and put it on his head.
As I walked out of the inn, I said to myself in my heart:
"Then let's bet!"
"Since I met the boss, I haven't gambled again. After so long, I think I must have accumulated a lot of good luck. I have also heard people say that luck is something that is limited in life.
So this time, let’s put all our luck on the line!
Won.
Just follow the boss and rise to prominence.
If you lose...
Then you lose.
During this period of time, I lived a very happy life, a life I had never dared to imagine before, as if I had become a superior person. I even played with a girl from another world and killed a monster with my own hands.
What a blessing.
Even if I lose everything, it’s enough.”
The fourth brother walked out of the inn, jumped on his horse, and chased in the direction that the Ruyifang team had left according to the direction outlined by the chip in his mind. The wind blew in his face and hit the fourth brother's cheek.
That skinny face also showed a bit of bachelorliness.
He was not going to wait for Su to join him; he wanted to complete this adventurous task on his own.
Following Jiang Xia, he already understood the principle that wealth and honor must be sought in danger.
The most important thing is that he has experienced a wonderful life and does not want to go back to his former downtrodden days. He no longer thinks about saving a little money and going somewhere else to become a comfortable rich man.
The ambition in his heart has been awakened as his experience has increased.
He recalled what the boss had said to him as a joke in Fengshan Street.
Liu Ruyi's surname is Liu.
Liu Laosi also has the surname Liu.
Then why did the person who inherited Ruyifang's business have to be Liu Ruyi and not Liu Laosi?
yes.
This person is superior...
Why can't it be him?
The boss always jokes that he needs a Crouching Dragon or a Phoenix Chick to assist him in accomplishing great things. Then why can't the Crouching Dragon or the Phoenix Chick that the boss needs be him, Liu Laosi?
In the past, I passively followed the boss and did things because of my narrow vision and inability to see.
But now, he understood.
Perhaps, for the first time in his life, he should give up everything and fight for his future and his future life.
"Boss, bless you."
The fourth one rode on his horse and said through gritted teeth:
"Let me, the fourth one, have a chance this time!"
