The mountains on the north bank of the Red River Wasteland are vast, with a variety of aberrant creatures and Old World military bases and research centers, and there is always something valuable to discover.
Because many roads here have been destroyed and cannot be repaired, and the environment is very complex, it is difficult for the army of the "First City" to enter on a large scale, and can only be explored in the form of small groups and small teams, so it has become a paradise for relic hunters.
Every year, an unknown number of people come and go here to survive, and several places in the mountains naturally form advance camps of different sizes, providing food, water, weapons, ammunition, bandages, fuel, batteries and other necessities for relic hunters trying to penetrate deep into the mountains.
At the same time, these advance camps also provide a safer resting space for those returning relic hunters, so that their common diseases and minor injuries can be treated in a timely manner.
As long as you can give enough supplies, even if you are seriously injured, a helicopter will take you back to the original city for emergency treatment - this resource is said to be related to the military.
The camp where the "old tune team" arrived was the one deepest in the mountains, and many places in front of it were already impossible for vehicles to drive and could only walk.
Jiang Baimian took a glance and took into account the general appearance of the camp:
It is built on an ancient castle in the Old World, surrounded by walls made of stone, and divided into a five-storey main building and annexes scattered around.
There is a relatively spacious square here, which in ancient times should have been used to train soldiers, but now, it is full of cars.
Jiang Baimian noticed that in addition to the dense greenery, there were also a large number of bullet holes and obvious fire marks on the outer walls of the castle.
All this shows that this place is not so stable.
Driving into the castle and finding a place to stop, Jiang Baimian led Shang Jianyao and the others through the sparse relic hunters and entered the "Kos Bar" located on the first floor of the main building.
It is said to be a bar, most of the time there is no wine here, and occasionally if you are lucky, there will be a caravan to bring some moonshine to sell.
Long Yuehong just observed casually, and found that most of the relic hunters used this place as a restaurant, and the only man sitting at the bar was not drinking wine in the cup, it was slimy.
The man looked like he was in his early thirties, with a messy beard on his face, and he hadn't shaved for several days.
And they are not dense enough, which also shows that the man has also tidied up his appearance in the past.
At this time, while drinking the contents of the cup, he made chewing sounds from time to time, while looking down at the tattered watch in his palm, his face full of grief.
"What happened?" Shang Jianyao walked over, pulled a stool, and asked familiarly.
The man glanced sideways at him, tugged at the corners of his mouth and said:
"You are new, right?
"For that white giant wolf?
"I advise you to give up, there are opportunities in the mountains, don't be blinded by the high rewards."
Jiang Baimian also sat down and asked as if he was thinking:
"This is the lesson you learned?"
The man's expression changed slightly and he fell silent.
After a few seconds, he sighed and said:
"This is an obvious thing.
"If you want to seize the opportunity in the mountains and ensure your own safety, hunters need to form a team, just like you, there are very few lone walkers here, they are often terrifyingly powerful."
Without waiting for Shang Jianyao to ask, the man took another sip of the contents of the cup, chewed twice and said:
"And I have no companions anymore......"
When he said this, his voice was low and deep.
Bai Chen pursed his lips and asked in a soft tone:
"Did they die under the claws of that white giant wolf?"
The man put down the cup, covered his face between his palms, and after a while he said:
"We determined the pattern of the white wolf's movements, and thought we could hit it with a tranquilizer gun outside the scope of its strange charm.
"But, however, it discovered our existence at some point, and temporarily changed its route and took a detour to the place where we were hiding......
"Then, then, can you imagine the result?"
Speaking of the back, the man's face was full of panic and fear, as if he was still immersed in that "nightmare" and could not wake up.
Seeing that the "Old Tune Team" did not respond, he tugged at the corners of his mouth and said a little crazy and a little flustered:
"I don't know how I escaped, maybe the white giant wolf's appetite has been satisfied.
"I will never forget the way they looked at me, strange, hateful, indifferent, like a servant of that wolf."
Shout...... The man exhaled and said:
"Later, I mustered up the courage to go back there and found the watch. It is Saatchi's most precious item, and it has been thrown like this......"
He didn't say any more, as if he didn't want to admit that his companions might have been wiped out.
Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao and others looked at each other, and a thought came to their minds:
I'm afraid that the white giant wolf can sense human consciousness?
Therefore, the ambush of this group of relic hunters was easily cracked.
"This is not fair." Shang Jianyao suddenly spoke up.
This time, Jiang Baimian probably understood what he meant:
Human awakeners cannot sense beasts, while aberrant creatures can detect human consciousness.
The man was stunned for a moment:
"What's unfair?"
"It's unfair to humans." Shang Jianyao answered truthfully, but only said the second half of the sentence.
The man actually agreed:
"Yes, why can a beast be so strong and have such weird abilities?"
He glanced at Jiang Baimian and the others again:
"Those who have really encountered the white giant wolf and came back alive have given up, but there is a steady stream of confident newcomers, such as you."
At this time, he saw Gnava and said in a daze:
"You brought a robot...... Good luck then."
Robots can fight against similar quirks, which is already common knowledge among some relic hunters.
Jiang Baimian didn't answer this sentence, but asked instead:
"Can you share with us the patterns of the white giant wolf activities that you have summarized?
"We will provide compensation."
"This is a good business." The man laughed at himself and said, "I'll talk about it later, there are a lot of people here."
"Okay, what do you call it?" Jiang Baimian asked.
She works hard to make herself look ordinary.
The man replied indifferently:
"Waite."
It's like a pseudonym...... Long Yuehong scolded in her heart.
At this time, Shang Jianyao asked curiously:
"What are you drinking? It's quite fragrant."
Waite pointed to the boss at the bar:
"The meat stuffed here."
The boss was a gray-haired, elderly man, and when he heard this, he looked up and said:
"The most common harvest in the mountains is all kinds of prey, delicious, characteristic and not dangerous, all of which have been taken away by the nobles, and the rest are either of poor meat quality, sour and smelly, or there is a problem with itself, not suitable for frequent consumption, and they cannot be sold at a high price.
"But why is it all meat, I bought it, made it into meat paste, and boiled it into this kind of thing with some plants in the mountains, it smells very good, it doesn't taste so good, so I will satisfy my cravings."
Jiang Baimian asked thoughtfully:
"There should be people who buy this kind of meat to eat, right?"
"There are very few choices, but many people have no choice." The boss answered concisely.
In the short silence, Long Yuehong remembered something and quickly asked:
"Is there a Hunter Guild office here?"
When Waite heard this, he laughed:
"How could it be?"
"Why not?" Long Yuehong expressed puzzlement.
Waite pointed outside:
"In the past ten years, this place has been destroyed twice, and I don't know how many people have died, due to the attack of a large number of 'heartless' and the migration of aberrant creatures.
"How dare those clerks of the guild come? Anyway, it will take most of the day to get out of the mountain from here, and you can relax when you go to the initial city to hand over the task."
Thinking of the various traces on the outer wall, Long Yuehong didn't ask any more.
Waite pointed to the boss again:
"It's not that there is no way, who would want to come here to open a bar?"
"Anyway, I'm old." The boss responded calmly.
Waite turned to look at Shang Jianyao and the others:
"Gray people...... Just arrived here recently? No wonder these things are not clear."
"Yes, yes." Shang Jianyao didn't hide it at all, and asked directly, "Have you ever seen a relic hunter named Felinton? As tall as him, with grayish hair, dark brown eyes, and a shotgun."
"He" refers to Long Yuehong.
Ferrintong is the relic hunter who knows the situation of the Mirror Sect in the mouth of Terranc, the second boss of the "Black Shirts".
Waite shook his head and the bar owner replied:
"He chased the white giant wolf, I don't know if he can come back."
"Hmm." While Jiang Baimian nodded slightly, a person walked in at the door of the bar.
The man was thin and dark, about thirty, less than 1.7 meters, wearing a long black T-shirt with stitches and dark blue canvas pants.
This is actually an acquaintance, the ruins hunter who first told the "Old Tune Team" information:
Wang Fugui.
(End of this chapter)