Chapter 575 is exposed?
Chapter 575: Got it wrong?
In the center of Songguomu Farm, there is a magnificent manor house.
Standing in the study of the manor, Zhao Tiangan, the farmer, was holding a telescope in his hand, staring out the window intently, his sight passed through the densely packed houses and fell on the trading post beside the wall.
Six trucks were parked there, with the guards and mercenaries of the convoy standing next to them, and a circle of fully armed soldiers outside.
Wu Wenzhou, who got off the truck, was talking to the officer who came forward to question him. Soon, several soldiers holding LD-47 assault rifles came forward and dragged several wooden boxes from the truck.
One of the soldiers came forward and used a crowbar to pry open the boxes one by one, revealing the golden bullets and neatly stacked rifles inside.
That was exactly what he needed.
Seeing this, Zhao Tiangan finally showed a bright smile on his face and put the telescope in his hand on the table beside him.
Almost at the same time, there was a knock on the door behind him.
Zhao Tiangan, who was in a good mood, said casually.
”Come in.”
The door opened.
His housekeeper walked in.
”Yang He’s caravan is back. He exchanged the silver coins he earned for arms according to your instructions…”
Ma Zhongxian reported respectfully, his eyes involuntarily fell on the table next to the master and the open window.
He knew it in his heart.
Before he reported, the master had already seen it.
Zhao Tiangan had a smug smile on his face and said slowly.
”I knew that Mr. Yang was a smart man. He was just delayed on the road for a while. We almost wronged a good man.”
Ma Zhongxian nodded slightly.
”There is one more thing, about… Apostle Zhang Zhengyang.”
Zhao Tiangan asked immediately.
”Any news?”
Ma Zhongxian nodded silently and continued.
”After you gave me the order, I asked the security team to send a few scouts to Chen’ai Town to inquire about the situation. As a result,… it has been destroyed.”
”Destroyed?!” Zhao Tiangan opened his eyes wide, stared at him anxiously and asked, “Then… where are the apostles?!”
Ma Zhongxian’s face showed a bitter expression and shook his head.
”I don’t know. The whole town was burned clean, but no bodies were found. Our people searched the town and found no trace of Mr. Apostle, but we found a pile of bodies in the grave mound in the north… The militia we sent to assist Mr. Zhang was also in it.”
Zhao Tiangan clenched his fists.
He was not distressed by the 41 militiamen. There were as many serfs as needed in the farm, and the most abundant thing was people and livestock. What
made him nervous was that Zhang Zhengyang’s whereabouts were unknown.
If he could not take the Torch Church seriously before, and did not care about offending those lunatics, he would never dare to do so now.
Since being “cured” of the stubborn disease in his lungs by Naguo, he has been inseparable from the “good news” of the Son of God.
”Where is the body of Mr. Apostle?!”
Ma Zhongxian said respectfully.
”Our people have searched carefully, and it is not in that grave.”
Zhao Tiangan breathed a sigh of relief, muttering to himself.
”At least he is still alive.”
Looking at the master, Ma Zhongxian hesitated for a moment and continued.
”Later, our people continued to explore the nearby area, trying to find the traces of the Apostle… However, when they walked about ten kilometers south, they found traces of mutant activities.”
Hearing this, Zhao Tiangan’s face showed a look of surprise.
”… Mutants?”
”Yes, master, and there are at least a hundred people,” Ma Zhongxian nodded and said in a heavy voice, “There are traces of battles nearby, and all signs indicate that… it was that group of mutants that destroyed Dust Town.” ”
And then they went to Hope Town!”
Zhao Tiangan looked out the window blankly.
He could understand going to Dust Town. The Qi tribe in the urban area was an ally of the Torch Church. It was natural for allies to help when something happened.
But why go to Hope Town?
Isn’t that the parish of the Torch Church?
He remembered that the apostle had promised him personally that as long as they converted to the faith of the Torch, they would be free from the invasion of mutants.
And this was one of the reasons for his conversion.
His intuition told him that something was happening on this land that he didn’t understand, and it was very likely that he had been involved…
After thinking for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said.
”… Let the priest come to see me.”
He must talk to the bishop!
Ma Zhongxian nodded slightly.
”Yes, sir.”
…
Just as Zhao Tiangan paced back and forth in the study, a group of players were standing at the door of the pine cone farm, looking around curiously.
Although the name here is a farm, it looks like a classical city. The granite walls surround the brick and wood buildings, and outside are orchards and farmlands.
If you put aside the trees full of pustules and the farmlands covered with emerald green fungi, there is a sense of pastoral here.
Xiaoyu looked around a little uncomfortably.
Noticing Xiaoyu’s reaction, Luoyu asked in a low voice on the communication channel.
”What’s wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?”
Xiaoyu replied in a low voice.
”Eh…”
There is a smell here that it hates.
There is something dirty nearby.
This feeling is like standing next to excrement. Although the garbage does not pose a threat to it, it makes its fruiting body instinctively feel unhappy.
”Be patient for a while, we will leave soon.” Hearing the discomfort in the “Eh”, Luoyu whispered a few words of comfort in the communication channel.
Xiaoyu murmured sensibly.
”Eh…”
At the same time, standing next to the leading truck, Wu Wenzhou handed a cigarette to the pot-bellied middle-aged officer.
The middle-aged officer took it skillfully, leaned close to his lighter, lit the cigarette, and said while puffing out smoke.
”Why didn’t that guy named Yang come back this time.”
Wu Wenzhou said respectfully.
”Mr. Yang He just has some business to deal with…”
The middle-aged officer grinned and said.
”Doesn’t he want to accompany his precious daughter?”
”The busyness is only temporary, and he will be reunited with his family later.” Wu Wenzhou smiled and looked around, “Speaking of which, there are big changes here…”
”That’s right,” the middle-aged officer smiled and talked freely, “Since the master introduced a batch of new crops from the south, life has gradually improved.”
”The new crops are…”
”Emerald trees, that’s all.”
The middle-aged officer stretched out his hand holding a cigarette butt, pointed to the orchard outside the wall, smiled mysteriously, and continued.
”Not only can it be sold at a good price, but it also has other uses… Isn’t it great?”
”That’s… really great.” Wu Wenzhou smiled, but sighed softly in his heart.
He had read the report about “Naguo” in the “Survivor Daily”, and cited the analysis results of the Alliance Biological Research Institute on this special crop.
According to the Alliance Biological Research Institute, this special crop is actually a fungus similar to mushrooms. Animals or people who eat it will eventually become its bait.
Planting this thing.
This settlement is basically doomed.
”It would be great if we could sell this thing to the north.” The officer was still dreaming, squinting his eyes as he looked towards the north.
Wu Wenzhou said with a smile.
”That might be a little difficult. The survivors in the north… can’t accept such advanced things.”
”People come up with ideas,” the officer retracted his gaze from a distance, patted Wu Wenzhou on the shoulder, grinned and said, “As long as we can let them eat a few bites, they will be inseparable from us.”
As long as the factory owners in the north become addicted to Naguo, the status of Jinchuan Province will become important again.
Looking at the daydreaming guy, Wu Wenzhou smiled ingratiatingly. It ‘s
okay if they can’t leave…
If that day really comes, with the style of the Alliance, those guys are afraid that they will come directly to eliminate the problem physically.
While the soldiers on the farm were unpacking and inspecting the goods on the truck, Ye Shi, who was standing by, was quietly looking at those people.
”Wow… the soldiers here also use LD-47?”
If he only looked at the weapons in the hands of these guys, he felt like he was back home.
Fang Chang glanced at the rifles in the hands of the soldiers and said.
”They seem to be using the foreign trade version.”
Ye Shi looked at him curiously and asked.
”Is there any difference?”
”In short, the power and recoil have been reduced a lot, and the 7mm full-power bullet has been replaced with an intermediate-power bullet. Theoretically, it should not be able to penetrate the front armor of the K-10 ‘Iron Wall’ and the Type 6 ‘Heavy Cavalry’ exoskeleton at a distance of 100 meters.”
While speaking, Fang Chang looked around and had a rough idea of the armed forces here. At the same time, he wrote down the distribution of several firepower points at the door.
Songguomu Farm, like most farm-style settlements in Jinchuan Province, has almost zero independent industrial capacity, and most weapons come from Boulder City or the Alliance’s military factories.
The most common weapons here are those eliminated by the Alliance.
The machine guns were mainly Maxim I, the rifles were mainly LD-47 and “Drone” assault rifles, the exoskeletons were mostly KV series and a small number of “Miner” modified versions, and the support weapons included some 20mm quadruple anti-aircraft guns, etc.
In addition, he also saw some RPGs and recoilless guns, all carried by the most elite soldiers, or installed with fixed brackets behind the sandbag wall.
This place is simply an enhanced version of an African plantation. In addition to serfs, there are private soldiers recruited from serfs, which is completely different from Hope Town, where most free people live.
From the perspective of equipment, this settlement is not worth mentioning. The only thing worth noting is that there are quite a few soldiers here.
This settlement of 50,000 people actually retains three thousand-man teams!
According to the NPC named Wu Wenzhou, the farmer named Zhao Tiangan had planned to do something long ago and integrate all the farms in the Jinhe City area, so he never skimped on investment in armaments.
In addition to these visible light weapons, it is said that they also bought some strange guys from farther away.
But Fang Chang still didn’t take it seriously.
Just kidding.
The group of people next to him had killed their way through Falcon City, so would they be afraid of these rookies who bought their equipment from everywhere?
At this time, Wu Wenzhou, who had completed the handover of the goods, walked over here and said in a low voice.
”I told the chiefs of these guards that you are from the Flame Mercenary Group, and you are very famous in the Xizhou City area… They haven’t been to such a far place, and they don’t even know where Xizhou City is, but this doesn’t stop them from trying to please you.”
Fang Chang raised his eyebrows.
”What do you mean?”
”They want to treat you to dinner, probably to win you over, and by the way, talk about your words… The location is Xinglong Restaurant on the farm.”
Ye Shi said in surprise.
”There is also a restaurant here?”
If he remembered correctly, wasn’t this Songguomu Farm not open to the public?
And the survivors here are basically serfs, in other words, the private property of the landlords. Not to mention no salary, this place probably doesn’t even have its own currency.
Open a restaurant and put it there for fun?
Seeing the confusion in his eyes, Wu Wenzhou coughed and explained.
”Of course there is. Although Songguomu Farm is not open to the public, the officers and managers here are all paid, usually in dinars. They can’t just eat with dinars, they also need entertainment, and they can’t go to the next town every time to spend. And occasionally they have to entertain some distinguished guests… Anyway, the environment of the restaurant is not bad, and the chefs there are the same group of people as the chefs in Mr. Zhao’s manor mansion.”
Not caring about those minor issues, Fang Chang asked directly.
”How far is that place from the farmer’s manor?”
Wu Wenzhou thought for a while and said.
”It’s just across a street… about 600 to 700 meters.”
”Six hundred meters…” Fang Chang touched his chin and nodded, “No problem.”
Through the previous Kong Lingkai, he more or less understood the suspicious and fearful mentality of the farmers here. If nothing unexpected happens, the master will arrange their accommodation next to the wall or even outside the wall, and will also send people to keep a close eye on them.
And this is probably their only chance to get close to the manor in the center of the settlement.
After all, nominally they are mercenaries who are paid to do things, and no one can guarantee that they will accept a mission.
It is not difficult to see from the soldiers around that the farmer does not really trust the subordinate who has been out for many years and helps him do business.
This banquet may also have a test in itself. Those guys may try to bribe them at the banquet.
Looking at Fang Chang with a flickering look in his eyes, Wu Wenzhou asked in a low voice.
”What are you going to do?”
On the way here, he was asking indirect questions, trying to get some words from these people, but these people refused to reveal anything.
In his own words, he actually preferred that these people use the previous Spitfire plane to rush in and kidnap people directly.
However, seeing the four-mounted anti-aircraft guns on the wall, he thought it might not be easy for the plane to fly in.
Looking at Mr. Wu who asked carefully, Fang Chang smiled faintly.
”This is not something that can be explained in a few words.”
That smile is hard to understand.
Wu Wenzhou couldn’t help but feel uneasy.
”My family…”
”Don’t worry, let them stay at home, and leave the rest to us.”
Fang Chang patted him on the shoulder and gave him a reliable look.
However, looking at the happy smile on the man’s face, Wu Wenzhou didn’t feel reliable at all, and his heart was beating.
But now it seems too late to get off this pirate ship.
There is only one way to go.
Seeing that the officer has been looking at this side, Wu Wenzhou swallowed his saliva and nodded.
”Okay.”
After saying that, he turned around and walked back, bringing the news that these people agreed to attend the banquet to the officer. The officer showed a happy smile on his face and turned to report to his superiors.
Watching the man leave, Fang Chang reached out and pressed the headset.
”The opportunity is here… Lao Bai, the support is left to you.”
After the noisy electric sound, Lao Bai’s voice came from the communication channel.
”No problem! We are ready!”
…
You cannot carry weapons when entering the Pine Fruit Farm.
In addition to Luo Yu and Xiao Yu who stayed at the door, the players of the Burning Legion left their equipment at the gate of the settlement.
”I’ll leave the equipment to you.”
Luo Yu took the rifle from Fang Chang’s hand and said hesitantly.
”Is it okay for you to go in like this?”
”No problem,” Fang Chang said with a smile, “Anyway, Lao Bai and the others will help us deliver the things we need.”
Luo Yu nodded and said solemnly.
”Take it easy… don’t ruin my mission.”
”Don’t worry, that’s impossible!” Fang Chang laughed, waved his hand, and followed the guy who took them to the banquet.
Xinglong Hotel is located in the core area of Songguomu Farm.
This is probably the cleanest and most prosperous street in the entire settlement.
Most of the businesses on the street are run by the farmer himself, including shops, restaurants, and some places that you can’t tell what they are doing just from the outside.
Regardless of which type of store it is, the facade is quite luxurious and tasteful.
The feeling of walking here is completely different from the outside. Only here doesn’t look like a plantation at all, but more like a commercial street that all normal settlements have.
However, what is not right is that these shops are deserted, with no customers at all. They look like landscapes planted on the roadside.
The person who accompanied the players to the restaurant was the guard chief of the north gate, named Liu Lei, a very talkative middle-aged man.
Under his leadership, the ten little players of the Burning Corps effortlessly passed through the layers of defense in the farm and came to the street closest to the central farm.
Along the way, the NPC’s mouth was not idle, and he kept introducing them to the pillar industry of the Pine Cone Farm, Naguo.
It was as if they were not mercenaries, but businessmen who came here to investigate.
Fang Chang listened with an interested expression, and occasionally catered to a few words, but he didn’t agree in his heart.
He knew what the master behind this guy was thinking.
It was nothing more than wanting to sell the “specialty” here to the Alliance through his “mercenary group that is quite powerful in the Alliance.”
However, this guy probably would never dream of who he was describing his master’s business plan to.
Finally they arrived at the destination, where an officer in formal attire who looked of high rank was waiting for them.
Seeing the group of people coming, the officer’s eyes lit up, a bright smile appeared on his face, and he took the initiative to extend his right hand to greet them.
”Welcome! Friends who have come from afar! I am the captain here, Luo Feihui. The master asked me to express his gratitude to you on his behalf. Thank you for helping us deliver this batch of precious arms from the north!”
Unexpectedly, the captain was the one who had dinner with him. Fang Chang looked flattered, stretched out his right hand and shook hands with him, and said with a smile.
”You’re welcome! We are just mercenaries who do things for money.”
The captain named Luo Feihui said with a smile.
”You don’t look like mercenaries.”
Fang Chang asked with a smile.
”Why do you say that?”
The captain named Luo Feihui took his hand back and continued with a smile.
”I have dealt with many mercenaries. Most of them are rude and have bad manners. Few of them are well-behaved. But you are different. Not only are you polite, but you don’t even have calluses on your hands… Excuse me, you don’t look like a weathered wastelander at all. Instead, you look like…”
When he said this, he paused for a moment as if on purpose.
”More like a resident of a shelter.”
When they heard this, except for Fang Chang who was standing in front of that person, all the other players around him raised their eyebrows, and a hint of surprise flashed in their eyes.
Oh my goodness.
Was it a mistake?!
(End of this chapter)
