Chapter 2024 Shelter
During the evacuation, Tang Zhen asked about the origins of Niu Jiao Helm and his group, and the result was that just as he guessed, they were all desperate people.
It's just that they are the second or third generation of desperate people, not the new arrivals of desperate people like Tang Zhen and others.
They also did not come from the Long Street of Despair, but lived here for a long time, and finally gathered together for various reasons.
It is no exaggeration to say that he is a local snake.
In order to avoid the pursuit of the officers and soldiers, the Niujiao Helmet group established many shelters outside the city, like cunning foxes, so that the officers and soldiers could not catch them at all.
Without this method, they would not have been able to hold on until now, and they would have been killed by the officers and soldiers long ago.
Today they were on a routine transfer, but they accidentally bumped into Tang Zhen and others, which led to what happened later.
It can only be said that everything is a coincidence. If they had not met Tang Zhen, the Niujiao Helmet group would have missed a wonderful battle.
Leaving aside the weapons and equipment of the Desperate, the mere fact that Tang Zhen can cast spells is enough for the Horned Helmet group to take seriously.
If this method can be replicated, it will undoubtedly be an excellent opportunity for desperate people to change their difficult situation.
Of course, this kind of thing is not easy. The Horn Helmet and the others don't have high expectations. Maybe Tang Zhen's situation is just a coincidence.
Otherwise, after so many years, how could the desperate people be oppressed to such an extent, like rats crossing the street, living in panic all day long?
On the way to the hidden camp, Tang Zhen asked about the identities of these officers and soldiers and confirmed that they were all residents of the city.
The races of the desperate are different, but these aborigines all belong to the same race. They call themselves the remnants of the Kingdom of God, and they have a particularly strong sense of exclusion.
Compared with the strange residents on the long street, these captured officers and soldiers are all living people of flesh and blood. There is an essential difference between the two.
"Perhaps the strange situation occurred because the long street encountered an abnormal change, but the remnants of the Kingdom of God in these cities were not affected by the change?"
Tang Zhen had a vague feeling. It is speculated that perhaps the changes in the strange long street have an inescapable relationship with the desperate.
It is for this reason that the residents here reject the desperate and try every means to make things difficult.
The question is why they allow the desperate people to enter the city, and at the same time they suppress the desperate people outside the city. Is it to force the desperate people to enter the city?
After the desperate people entered the city, they continued to create difficulties in every possible way. What was the purpose of this?
Tang Zhen felt that he might be able to get the answer from the two men in robes, but he would have to interrogate them carefully later.
After marching for about two hours, the Horn Helmet group stopped and walked in between two big trees on the roadside.
After entering, I discovered that there was a cave made of stones hidden among the trees and grass.
A slightly damp smell filled the air near the entrance of the cave. It was dark inside, and I didn’t know what was there.
"How big is your cave? Can it accommodate so many of us?"
The dwarf asked. His huge body couldn't get in at all. He probably could only squat at the entrance of the cave and act as a door god.
“Don’t worry, there is no problem even if thousands of people live here. Of course, the premise is that there is enough food.
If there is no food, even if it is a safe place, it will be impossible. Stay for a long time.”
Hornhelm’s tone was a little helpless. Food is always the biggest threat to the survival of desperate people. If this problem can be effectively solved, there is no need for them to take risks and move around all day long to collect. food.
Staying in the cave honestly and living secretly is a pretty good way to live.
Tang Zhen didn't ask why he didn't go hunting in the forest. By killing the dragon-shaped creature, he knew that there were many dangers in the forest, and the Horned Helmet group may not be the opponent of those monsters.
If they rashly enter the forest to hunt, if half of their group can come out alive, it will be considered lucky. It is normal for the whole army to be wiped out if you are not careful or if you are unlucky enough to encounter a powerful monster.
Led by the horned helmet, a group of people entered the cave, and then a dark hall appeared in front of them.
The horned helmet's men lit the oil lamp, which was made of resin. After being lit, there was a faint scent of vegetation.
With the lights, the scenery in the cave can be seen more clearly, and everyone can finally move freely.
Tang Zhen looked around and found that there were obvious traces of manual excavation in the hall. The builders should be the Horn Helmet group, or other desperate people who left behind, and now it has become their shelter. .
"Drive the officers and soldiers into the cave nearby. As long as the platoon is guarded by a few people, they will not be able to escape."
The horn helmet pointed to the cave entrance next to it and said that there is a temporary The entrance and exit of the cell were so narrow that one could only crawl in and out.
In this case, it only takes a few desperate people and a spear to defend it.
"Is this a specially built cell to imprison captured officers and soldiers?"
Tang Zhen glanced at it and asked towards the horn helmet.
"Yes, but that is all in the past. Five years ago, the largest group of desperate forces here were wiped out, and this became our hiding place."
Tang Zhenxiao Said: "Then you are not afraid that after the officers and soldiers are redeemed, they will lead a large number of people to block you here?"
Horn Helmet smiled "hehe", took out a bottle of sticky potion from his pocket, and said with a proud face: "This is the lost soul water. As long as you drink it, you will forget everything within half a month. There is no trace of it at all." Any antidote.
Every time you put those officers and soldiers back. , we have to give them a drink, so that they can’t remember where they are being held, and we don’t need to worry about being found.”
Hearing Niu Jiao Helm’s explanation, Tang. Zhen finally understood the tactics of these desperate people, and at the same time understood their helplessness.
The Horn Helmet once said that when officers and soldiers see a desperate person, they can kill them without any scruples.
Only those who are lucky enough to survive will be taken back to mine, with almost no chance of seeing the light of day again.
Ordinarily, given the enmity between the two parties, after the desperate people catch the officers and soldiers, they must retaliate and kill those officers and soldiers to relieve their anger.
But they did not dare to do this. First, they were afraid that the hatred between the two parties would deepen and become irresolvable.
The purpose of keeping alive is to hope that these officers and soldiers can show some kindness and be merciful when dealing with them.
Secondly, they also hope to use these officers and soldiers as bargaining chips in exchange for a ransom to make life more comfortable.
Tang Zhen didn't care about the ransom, but he was very interested in the methods of the two men in robes. The vague memories in his mind were in urgent need of hooks.
Ordering everyone to rest, Tang Zhen came to the two unconscious men in robes and asked people to find a way to wake them up.
The desperate people walked around the cave, got two pots of turbid spring water, and poured it on the two men in robes.
With a "humming" sound coming from their mouths, the two men in robes slowly woke up, and when they opened their eyes, they saw Tang Zhen standing in front of them.
The previous experience came to mind, causing the two men in robes to tremble, and fear involuntarily emerged in their hearts.
(End of this chapter)