Chapter 1351: We hit it off right away. Why don’t we talk about love when we go out to hang out instead of talking about money?
After learning the identity of the other party, the survivors in ragged clothes couldn't help being stunned.
They stood under the door of the restaurant, looking at the interior through the gap with complex eyes.
Wow.
The crackling sound of frying came from inside, and the aroma of oil was mixed with the fragrance of wild vegetables, which caused the guard members standing at the door to swallow their saliva unconsciously.
At this point in time, there are really not many places where you can use meat and fish gatherings.
The Mineral Island Alliance is willing to entertain them with such a meal, which is enough to prove their enthusiasm and attention.
"If you have nothing to do, please leave quickly. These two people are distinguished guests. You can't afford to disturb them."
After accepting bribes, although the guard members were willing to exchange a few words, it did not mean that they This group of people can be allowed to enter the restaurant and interact with outside guests.
There are indeed many survivors in the gathering place who want to climb high branches, and many people have similar ideas.
They are unwilling to remain ordinary, but they themselves do not have the ability to change their fate against the odds.
So I had to find some survivors with great potential to follow in order to change my destiny.
However, some people are discerning and choose those who are still in their infancy.
But some people don’t know how to do it. Basically, they will be tempted when they see who is obviously stronger.
It seems that these people who just came here to inquire about the news are the latter in the eyes of the guard members.
In Tiantie Island, and in the entire Mine Island Alliance, nothing is more important than rules.
If you let them pass, it would be equivalent to breaking the rules.
As a result, being monitored by the guard members with their eyes the whole time, several people could only turn away slightly unwillingly.
They don’t have the guts to provoke these wolf-like guards.
In the past few days, it is not that no one has put their thoughts on the Mine Island Alliance.
But the result was without exception. Any force that dared to provoke paid a heavy price. Even the two alien tribes were almost defeated by their entangled army of miners.
After walking around the corner, several people stood in the shadows.
"Boss, there is obviously something wrong with this group of people. How can they be our people?"
A short man opened his mouth.
Completely different from the mental outlook of the residents of Tiantie Island, the man's face is thin, his complexion is dull, and his eyes are sunken, showing exhaustion and gloom.
At this time, his thin lips opened and closed as he spoke, bringing out a hint of obvious dissatisfaction and resentment.
From Mengyue territory?
Is this a lie?
The guard member didn’t know that the man who just handed him the steamed bun was none other than Lu Guangyin, the lord of Mengyue Territory!
Well, to be precise, it should be the former lord.
Before the disaster of spring cold struck, Lu Guangyin was afraid that his decision to order rice planting would be torn apart by a group of angry survivors, so he had to flee with supplies and cronies.
But I still agree with the saying, those who have gained the truth will have many help, and those who have lost the truth will have little help.
On the way to escape, a team of nearly a hundred people’s confidants had a serious internal disagreement due to different ideas.
Lu Guangyin advocated escaping to large gathering areas and relying on the materials in his hands to seek opportunities for a comeback.
Other people plan to take the supplies in their hands and start over with a group of survivors.
The ideas of the two parties are completely opposite to each other, and naturally there is no room for relaxation.
Although there was no big fight in the end, more than half of the people chose to go their separate ways, and by the way, they also took away a lot of the supplies they brought out, which indirectly destroyed Lu Guangyin's dream of making a comeback.
Therefore, with a batch of supplies left and only about 20 cronies, Lu Guangyin could only choose the Mine Island Alliance as a temporary place to stay.
Wait until the situation becomes clearer before making plans to go to large gathering places.
However, just now, the rumor that a large iron boat came to the pier detonated the entire Tiantie Island.
Realizing that this might be a hard-won opportunity, Lu Guangyin brought someone over almost immediately.
But it’s a pity.
“It may be an excuse to hide their identity. Of course they are not from Mengyue Territory.”
Lu Guangyin, who was stared at by several eyes, shook his head. .
He stood there, but his body was more stooped than before. His original sharp eyes seemed to be stained by fatigue and suffering, and were covered with red bloodshot eyes.
His face had long lost its former rosiness and luster, replaced by darkness and vicissitudes of life.
My hair, which was originally neat and tidy, still looked as messy as chicken feathers even after hurriedly combing it. You could even see a few large strands of white hair hidden in it, which was completely absent in the past.
Recalling that more than half a month ago, Lu Guangyin was still a majestic lord with more than 100,000 men under his command, and he was always surrounded by a group of loyal cronies.
At that time, he was so high-spirited that he seemed to have the whole world under his control.
But now, standing among the crowd, although Lu Guangyin is still trying to maintain that dignity, anyone with a discerning eye can see that his confidence is seriously lacking.
"We'll talk about it when we get back!" Lu Guangyin pondered for a moment and took the lead towards the small courtyard where he was stationed these days.
What is certain is that the other party has absolutely nothing to do with Mengyue Territory.
Even if they are newcomers who have joined these days, that iron boat cannot be made by Mengyue Territory.
But why did the other party use Mengyue territory to hide their identity?
Lu Guangyin's mind was a little confused. He lowered his head and thought about it, but he still didn't understand it until he entered the small courtyard.
After a while, the people sent to other places to inquire about the news returned one after another.
Especially if you go to the pier, you will chirp excitedly as soon as you close the door when you come back.
“Boss, that iron boat is so majestic. Damn it, it’s more than ten to twenty meters long!”
“There are so many people watching, but it’s a pity that we won’t be allowed to pass. Touch it and go up and take a look."
"There are also weapons and cannons. They actually put a cannon on the ship!"
"What cannon? It's called a naval gun, but it seems that the caliber is not large, and it has mostly deterrent properties."
"There are also shooting ports on the ship. This group of people is so fierce. You can tell at a glance that they are coming from a large gathering." "
"I don't know which gathering place, I didn't know where they came from, and there was no flag on the ship."
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For. This kind of vehicle is almost invincible on the water, and a group of people's faces turned red with excitement.
They originally planned to find such a large gathering place to live, and the gathering place with this iron boat is obviously the best target now. After all, the opponent may not be able to win just this iron ship, nor even all the wooden ships dispatched by the entire Mine Island Alliance.
The strength gap between the two sides is obvious. Many survivors who had previously planned to settle here may also be tempted.
“By the way, boss, have you found out which territory they are from?”
“I didn’t expect that our southern Fire Territory plate has such a territory. I thought it was surrounded by small territories. ”
"Hey, join them. I also want to get on the boat and show off."
"Shut up!" A group of people kept chattering. Lu Guangyin rubbed his temples with a headache and rarely uttered a curse word.
"Damn it, you ask me where I am, am I going to tell you that this group of people are from the Mengyue Territory?"
"Huh?"
First For a while, everyone thought Lu Guangyin was angry and cursed casually.
But soon after someone explained it, the people who were talking just now looked at each other in shock, and immediately became shocked.
"Huh? They are from our territory? No way?"
"It's true or false. When will our Mengyue Territory be able to build iron boats? No, we Didn’t they even build a workshop for smelting iron ore?”
“Is it true or not? Do you know it every day? Ask people, is it true that they say they are from the Mengyue Territory? Is it important to leave?”
“Why are you scolding me? Aren’t I curious? If they are really from our territory, maybe we can go back”
"You're looking for death. Go to the street. Have you forgotten that you escaped and want to die when you go back?"
"Okay, okay, stop arguing." Seeing that there was another fight in the yard Seeing the trend, Lu Guangyin had no choice but to stand up and wave his hands downward to calm the atmosphere.
“We have already come out, so don’t talk about going back. We are not at the point where we can’t survive now.”
“And since this group of people are using our Mengyue territory They don’t use the name of their own territory, which means that the goal of their trip must not be a simple ore transaction, but they may have other plans." Lu Guangyin secretly guessed, and he had actually thought of a possibility just now.
"Lao Xu, do you think there is a possibility? They actually"
Facing an older middle-aged man next to him, Lu Guangyin made a circle with his right hand and inserted his left index finger through it.
Then he pointed to the ground and pointed in the direction of the exit from Nu Mine Island with his mouth.
"Well, you mean" Lao Xu was stunned when Lu Guangyin called him by name. The expression on his face became solemn, and there was a trace of suspicion and thoughtfulness in his eyes.
Trading and dealings in the wasteland require extreme caution.
Generally speaking, when foreign forces go to the Mine Island Alliance to conduct transactions, they either choose to hide themselves completely and send a few survivors to enter in a low-key manner to inquire about the situation, or they send people to enter in an official manner in a high-profile manner. Adhering to the principles of integrity and openness, we will not hide our heads and show our tails.
This is especially true for large forces. Their representatives walking outside are often aboveboard and will not deliberately hide their identities, because this not only helps to demonstrate their strength and influence, but also increases trust in transactions, setting the stage for the future. pave the way for cooperation.
However, this group of outsiders who own iron boats are so powerful, but they strangely choose to hide their identities
This makes Lu Guangyin begin to guess the other party's true purpose.
"Could their target be the Mine Island Alliance?" Lu Guangyin said clearly.
Many forces have tried to develop this mineral-rich area before, but unfortunately no one has succeeded.
The reason is that the survivors and miners here have a terrifyingly strong will to fight, which cannot be summed up by common sense at all.
Even if the opponent now has this kind of invincible iron boat on the water, they may not be able to land and fight and win the battle.
But if the other party changes its approach and infiltrates from the inside.
"What are you going to do? In fact, no matter what we guess, it is useless now, no matter what the group intends to invade the mine. The Island Alliance still has other ideas. We are just a group of foreign survivors and have no impact."
Old Xu pondered, feeling helpless.
Don't look at the fact that there are still about twenty people who are willing to follow Lu Guangyin.
But whenever there are people, there will be different levels, there will be different factions.
Lu Guangyin is the radical of this small group, while Lao Xu is the representative of the conservatives.
"I haven't thought about it yet. I have to observe and find out their purpose." Lu Guangyin said.
“But now that we know the news, we definitely can’t sit back and let them cause trouble outside under our banner, otherwise we will miss this opportunity and don’t know when we will go.”
In fact, from the bottom of his heart, Lu Guangyin still couldn't accept that he had fallen from a lord with a large territory of more than 100,000 people to this miserable state in just half a month.
Especially since the other party is now using the banner of Meng Yue’s territory, this is like uncovering his scar that has finally healed, exposing the dark and rotten flesh underneath to the eyes of others again. Those dark memories of failure, loss and humiliation were brutally displayed again.
The deep sense of humiliation was like a sharp thorn, piercing deeply into his heart.
He was very unwilling.
It was not just the huge drop from a high place that made him suffer every moment.
It was the envy and yearning that flashed in the eyes of the guard members just now when they said that the other party was from 'Mengyue Territory'.
They actually want to go to Mengyue territory?
What a hell joke.
"That's okay, no matter what you do. With so many of us doing nothing and eating so much every day, no matter how much supplies we have, they will be used up one day." Lao Xu thought for a while and nodded heavily. The people hit it off immediately.
When you go out to hang out, if you don’t talk about money, how can you talk about love?
If it weren't for Lu Guangyin's smart mind, he would always come up with all kinds of crooked ideas.
These people will not choose to continue to follow Lu Guangyin to this Mine Island Alliance during the previous internal strife.
“Come here and watch some people, keep an eye on them, and ask for some new faces who haven’t been out in the past few days.” Any contact with local residents will be monitored by me," Lu Guangyin ordered repeatedly, with a fierce look in his eyes.
In fact, what he wanted to do most was to steal the other party's iron boat, and then use the boat to become a water pirate.
When enough supplies are obtained, the news will probably be known.
Then wash your hands with a large sum of money and go live in those large territories.
It not only guarantees safety, but also ensures an adequate standard of living.
But it’s a pity that the more than 20 of them combined can’t muster ten spears. If they rush forward, won’t they lose their lives?
“The manager surnamed Sun in Tiantie Island is too kind-hearted and will never achieve great things.”
"Let's go to the nearby Shuima Island to find the man named Wu. He must be interested in this iron boat and the gathering place behind it."
"The man named Wu? That guy is a ruthless person. Ah, aren't you afraid that he will eat us up?" Lao Xu hesitated.
"What are you afraid of? Before he wants to eat us, he has to consider whether he has a strong mouth."
"Come here, I have another plan."