Chapter 537: New team, unexpected cuts!
A very large human gathering place of about 30,000 people is still within a thousand kilometers of the depression.
The first time he heard this "big news", Sumo wanted to reject it directly.
After all, when moving the depression, we analyzed the various camps on the map.
It can be clearly seen that most of the human gathering places are concentrated on the lower left side of the coast of the New World, together with many ordinary small alien tribes.
Few humans dare to go to the middle of the New World, let alone to the upper right corner where the depression is now!
Being within the mainland means that once a war breaks out, you will face the embarrassing situation of being attacked from both sides.
Without sufficient strength, there will be hungry wolves behind you and tigers in front of you, and you will be the prey of others wherever you go.
At the same time, without the supplement of marine fish food inland, most humans cannot have enough food to survive the recovery of crop production like in the depression.
Only a small group of people who think they are pretty strong and have sufficient basic resources dare to go deep into the tiger's den and seek common interests and development with the foreign races in the interior.
And these people will never expand their scale to the number of 30,000, resulting in a situation where the tail is too big to lose.
“Within a thousand kilometers”
“The distance we directly cross from the coastline is about 1,600 kilometers to 1,800 kilometers. Within this range ”
After trying hard to recall the details recorded on the map and filtering out some useless corner maps, a vague topographic power map appeared in Sumo’s mind.
Four powerful neighbors near the depression, several small tribes with tree people spread out, and a large colorful and medium-sized tribe gathering place.
In addition, there are still many places that temporarily belong to the Borderlands.
From top to bottom, based on the scale of 30,000 people and the general situation of the terrain, Sumo began a detailed analysis.
A moment later, as the entire passage came to the end, when the two returned again, Sumo raised his head thoughtfully:
"Hao Qiang, does this person have any Did you tell me the direction of this human gathering place?"
"Direction?" Hao Qiang was stunned, then thought for a moment and said uncertainly: "When he shouted to me, I was afraid of being exposed. I didn’t have any communication with him, but he seemed to have mentioned a direction. I think it was probably the southeast direction.”
"Hiss"
One guess may be a coincidence, and two guesses together may be a conspiracy.
But when three, four, or even more guesses are put together, the cost of fraud is undoubtedly far more than the fact itself!
Use the depression as the center and draw a circle within a thousand kilometers.
The three directions of north, west and east are endless plains, which are most suitable for the development of large forces here.
Only in the south, a little to the east, within a thousand kilometers, the terrain is not like the terrain near the depression. There is wilderness everywhere.
In the signs on the map, the southeast is almost full of rolling mountains, with a length of up to four to five hundred kilometers.
According to normal people's thinking, these mountains are barren and desolate, and basically cut off from communication with the outside world. It is indeed not a good place for development.
But if you change your perspective and become "Tibetans", let alone 30,000 people, there will be no problem even if 300,000 people come!
“Let’s go, take me there to see, what this person said may be true!”
"But the chance that we will be discovered"
"No, we will not be discovered, Hao Qiang, you still haven't completely changed your mentality. Think about it, what is your identity now!"
Understanding one's own identity is the most important part of the lurking process.
And this was the first lesson Hao Qiang himself took when Su Deben opened the latent class.
"What is your current identity?"
"Now I am."
Looking at his silver-white lower body, and then at the shimmering blue mark on his arm, Hao Qiang was startled, and then his eyes quickly became enlightened.
From the perspective of a lurker, when you see your own people being captured in the enemy camp, you will naturally be afraid of having your identity exposed, so your mentality when considering the problem will immediately return to the state before lurking.
But if you think about it carefully, from the perspective of the Demon Soul Clan, a super-large human gathering place of 30,000 people is indeed a possible "sweet potato".
“With his current arrogant attitude of yelling at everyone, there is no need to guess”
"I guarantee that as soon as he appeared in this place, many people must have known the news, and even the true location of the gathering place in his mouth must have been told to more than one person"
" But until now, no one has redeemed him, and let him work hard to solicit customers here, which proves that the value of this news is not equivalent to his efforts."
"Hao Qiang, you can Although people like the Demon Soul Clan are as clumsy as children learning to walk in the market, when it comes to profit trade-offs, we can’t keep up with these people even if we try to flatter them!”
It’s like talking to oneself, but also like! It's on-site teaching.
By the time he completely walked out of the exchange, Sumo had become completely interested in the super-large human gathering place that this human said.
Indeed, across hundreds, even nearly a thousand kilometers.
For people like the Demon Soul Clan, no matter how much profit there is, the initial investment alone requires an unimaginable amount.
The people who can afford this amount of money, including all the famous people in the city, are only the top ten exchanges, the escort team, and a few scattered people who have some talent.
For the top ten exchanges, the benefits brought by 30,000 ordinary humans may not be as great as crushing one of their peers. There is absolutely no need to take this risk.
For the escort, the complicated situation in the city and the relentless pursuit of the Empire of Light outside the city have already made them anxious enough, and they have no intention of caring about the whereabouts of these humans.
As for the remaining individual investors, they will even less invest money.
Compared with other people, they have the most difficult time getting money. On weekdays, they would rather break a dollar in half and spend it. How can they invest money in such a bottomless pit full of risks.
Taken together, this super-large gathering place that the captive humans talked about has become something that everyone wants, but no one is willing to pay for.
It’s worthless!
“Hey, Lord Hal, this is.”
"Oh, he is the new shopkeeper in my shop. I just heard him say that someone in your alien sales said that he has news about a large human gathering place. I am very interested in this!"
After leaving the exchange in a remote place and walking all the way back to the entrance of the exchange where Hao Qiang mentioned, the servants greeted him skillfully.
Hearing Sumo’s intention, the servant did not show any surprised expression. Instead, he smiled with a sense of pity and a sense of strangeness:
“Oh, Hal. Sir, I'm really sorry, this person has been listed for sale here for five or six days, and the price is not high. Many people have seen it, but no one bought it."
"Your shopkeeper just When I arrived, I also knew that his brain was not suitable, and most people would just take a look at it for fun."
"Unfortunately, our external steward in Free City, Mr. Stone Ninja, just came over. No one wanted him, so he picked this person away. That's right."
Touching his head, the servant said , while quietly making a gesture to his shopkeeper from behind.
In Liberty City, people doing business in the outer city will be one level higher than those in the inner city because they face greater competitive pressure and cater to more people.
Similarly, people who do serious business in the city will be one level higher than those who sell mercenaries in the inner city.
Add the two together, even though they are both merchants selling things, the identity of the owner of the Xinhuo Exchange is still much higher than that of the ordinary mercenary exchange owner.
Thinking about the past, two distinguished people fought in the inner city because they fell in love with a mercenary at the same time, causing a huge uproar.
For the first time, the shopkeeper of Mingtang Exchange came up wiping his sweat.
Like the servant, the shopkeeper was straightforward and offered today's 10% discount without saying anything, which was a sincerity from the very beginning.
"It's such a pity, but I'm just interested. Since the Stone Ninja manager likes it, that's okay!"
Smiling awkwardly, Sumo had a look on his face. Although he was unhappy, he could only force a smile.
The next moment, after walking into the exchange and taking Hao Qiang for a walk, Sumo walked out of the exchange with a gloomy face.
Although Sumo didn't say anything during the whole performance, anyone who saw him could see that he was holding back his anger.
And this is exactly in line with Hal's fiery temper and his tendency to fight when he gets upset. However, after walking to a sparsely populated place behind the corner of the street and entering what Hal called a "high-end" exchange again, Sumo's expression instantly returned to normal.
"Director, the person was actually bought, could it be"
"Don't worry, I've been in contact with Shi Nin. He won't be interested in this person. It's more likely that..."
Halfway through his words, Sumo suddenly stopped and looked at him. In front of the cage there is a wooden sign with information.
Different from ordinary mercenaries seen in other exchanges, after coming to these high-end exchanges, although the price has more than doubled, the quality has also increased several levels simultaneously.
First of all, in terms of living, the accommodation here is not a small cubicle with a size of only three square meters, making it difficult to even turn around.
Everyone who can be here is allocated a small residence of eight to ten square meters with all living facilities.
Except for the fence used to separate the entrance and the iron chains still on each mercenary's feet and hands, the mental state of them living here is obviously much better.
In the first few exchanges, most of them were manual mercenaries. Only occasionally could you see an intellectual type, and the price was very expensive.
Arrived here, for the first time, Sumo finally saw the so-called "all-rounder".
“You were once a fourth-level professional, but because your template was forcibly stripped away, all your resources were given to your brother. As a result, you have now lost all your strength and become an ordinary mercenary.”
"What you are good at are small-scale combat, latent operations, basic business operations, and basic housekeeping services"
"The master you desire is someone who is motivated, unsatisfied with the current life, and promises to be free after five years of employment."
"Your price is four thousand contribution points!"
As Somo read the message on the wooden sign word by word, the thin man who was imprisoned on the stool raised his head, a trace of complexity flashed in his eyes.
It is different from other places where once they see a strong person, they kneel on the ground and beg him to take them out. Once they see a weak person, they don't even bother to raise their faces.
The man had a very upright attitude and knew his identity as a prisoner.
Although his eyes were full of resistance, he still showed himself as much as possible in the face of Somo's scrutiny.
“Can I ask you a question?”
When selecting, guests and mercenaries can have a brief conversation to determine the compatibility of both parties.
But there are also some people who look down on each other and will choose to keep silent and pretend to be mute so as not to be picked up by buyers.
Faced with Sumo's question, the man was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly.
"What is the one thing you want to do most?"
"What you want to do most?"
It seemed that Sumo would not expect that Sumo would use such a question as an opening conversation between two people. , the manuscript that the man had prepared before could not be used.
However, after reacting for a moment, he said categorically: "What I want to do most is of course to take revenge if I have any grudges. I want everyone to know that I will take care of myself for what I have lost. Take it back with your own hands!”
“Very good, you have been selected by me. I will take you to go through the formalities in a moment!”
Wow!
As soon as the man finished speaking, Somo responded and pressed the selection button on the fence.
As the button buzzed, a stone stirred up a thousand waves, and an unavoidable commotion suddenly broke out in other cells that were originally quiet.
At the same time, some bold people stuck their heads out, curiously looking at what kind of people they were, and bought their "colleagues".
“Are you going to buy me now?”
"Why, don't I need to pass your test before I can buy you?"
After the button sounded, the servant in charge of the transaction moved quickly. In less than half a minute, the figure appeared at the end of the cell.
Looking at the smile on the servant's face, the man also clearly realized that Somo's identity was not as ordinary as the template showed.
“No, no, I mean, if you plan to buy me, you’d better consider them!”
“They are very strong, even stronger than what is on record! ”
In just a moment, the man quickly changed his position and began to think about his master.
In response to this, Sumo turned his head curiously and began to walk forward along the path pointed by the man.
A long while.
As a whopping 34,000 contribution points were deducted from Turner's account, and after a pleasant sound of arrival, the mercenary exchange finally succeeded.
"Lord Hal, do you think we should help you handle the formalities for these mercenaries, or should you handle it yourself?"
"I have already arranged the person. If you take him away now, we can go through the formalities right away!"
More than 30,000 contribution points are not too many in this Free City.
But considering that Sumo is not like other people, taking it back to trade stocks, buying today and selling tomorrow, then these 30,000 points are real profits.
Facing such a huge sum of money, considering several reasons, even if there is a guard behind this exchange, its attitude is still humble enough.
"Let's go over there and deal with it together. It just so happens that I have to deal with it for him too!"
Pointing to Hao Qiang beside him, after confirming other procedures, the group of people began to walk towards the inside of the street.
After walking along the twists and turns of the street to a place that is said to only handle large transactions, the procedures began to be completed quickly.
From the authority management of all mercenaries to the fine for modifying Hao Qiang's identity, the whole process was successfully completed with only one thousand contribution points, which was extremely convenient.
At the same time, half an hour after the formalities were completed.
The seven mercenaries purchased by the group were processed through express procedures and quickly delivered to the office.
From left to right, there are five men and two women in total, and the templates all use the first-order arm cyborgs that come with the exchange.
Looking at their new boss, everyone looked nervous with a hint of surprise.
Obviously, they already fully knew the identity of the owner on the way here.
"Hal, are these people capable? I feel like they are not as powerful as those traitors in our family!"
Fu Er was next to Sumo, who had just paid a huge sum. The handsome Turner looked distressed.
You know, the total price of the seventeen mercenaries purchased before was only two thousand!
Nowadays, the number of people is doubled, but the price is more than ten times higher.
Completely different from the imagined new look and distinctive feeling, the seven people looked like they had no characteristics at all, just like mass merchandisers that could be bought for a few hundred points each in an ordinary exchange.
“Don’t worry, you still have to use it to know whether you are a mediocre or a genius, but in terms of loyalty, at least we don’t have to worry about what we ate today, someone will know it in the next second!”
After taking over the formal sealing procedures from the seven people and Hao Qiang, and putting them into his arms, Sumo had a long-lost smile on his face.
In terms of ability, these mercenaries may only be considered mid-range, not outstanding.
But when it comes to loyalty, Sumo believes that it only requires a certain degree of reasonable training.
These people will become sharp knives in his hands!
When the time comes, even the Demonic Soul Clan and Liberty City will be completely penetrated by this hateful sharp knife, leaving only ruins and debris!
(End of this chapter)