The slightly red sky in the southwest is indeed reflected by the light. Lu Xin and Gecko walked forward along the road, and soon discovered that the reddish sky became obvious, like a vague red mist, with some light underneath.
After walking for about ten minutes, they saw a rusty directional sign on the side of the road.
It stood crookedly on the side of the road, with bright red paint and several scrawled characters and arrows on it:
"Blackwater Town"
"..."
Under these three words, there are several slightly smaller words, which say "Come on", "Eat", "Dabao..."
The last word is a little unclear.
"The service is quite complete..."
Gecko felt a little more energetic. Following the arrow, the car turned into a gravel-covered path.
Both sides of the road were dark and dark, with grass only taller than a person.
Sometimes, Lu Xin will hear a crackling sound coming from the grass and see the grass shaking.
Gecko laughed softly and explained, "It's a rabbit."
Lu Xin glanced at it and said, "Can you shoot one?"
"Don't..."
Gecko was startled, and hurriedly stopped him, and whispered, "That's the rabbit released by Blackwater Town, to observe the movement."
"When we arrived at Blackwater Town, these people had basically figured out our details."
"..."
Lu Xin Then I realized that rabbit means spy.
After driving on the path for about half an hour, the car arrived at a brightly lit place that seemed very close. They saw that it was a town built on higher ground. It was surrounded by thick wooden fences three to four meters high, covered with ferocious barbed wire. The lights they saw in the distance were actually only a small part of the fence.
Outside the fence, there were large dark trucks parked one after another, some empty, some full of goods.
There were some people guarding the truck, looking around warily while smoking cigarettes.
At the end of the path, there is a rusty iron gate, and next to it is a pavilion with iron railings.
"Sou Huang, come here and take a rest."
Gecko drove the car directly to the pavilion and shouted loudly.
"Souhuang?"
The people in the pavilion seemed to have known that Gecko and the others would come. They cast a playful look from the pavilion, looked at Gecko and Lu Xin in the car through the car window, and said with a smile, "It doesn't look like it, you two are quite clean..."
His voice was a bit loud, and several people sitting in the pavilion holding guns walked a few steps closer, intentionally or unintentionally.
And many of the people resting and chatting next to the truck cast their eyes over.
"We are fucking scavengers, not scavengers, so why can't we do it all?"
Gecko patted the car door hard, pretending to be rough and said with a smile, "Why, do you have to roll all over in mud to get in?"
"No, just asking."
When the people in the pavilion saw Gecko showing no fear, their eyelids drooped and they said in a routine manner:
"The old rules are, you can enter the town, but you can only bring pistols, and heavy firepower must be placed in the car."
"What is heavy firepower, you ask?"
"Thud-chut-chut is heavy firepower. It needs to be placed on the car. Plop-pap-tat is something you can carry with you!"
"If you want to park your car, you still have two options! If you park in the town, you can pay one hundred Alliance currency per day, or ten cans. Guns and bullets can also be used to offset the amount. We have people watching for you, but you need to carry your valuables with you."
"If you park outside the town, no one will care about you. You can leave people to look after you. We will not be held responsible if something goes wrong."
"..."
Lu Xin has gained some experience, there are so many rules when parking a car.
"I definitely have to bring it with me. Do you even need to tell me?"
Gecko took out his pistol, patted the car door twice, and said, "Park inside to avoid having the tires removed!"
Many people around looked at him for having a gun in his hand, so they all took it away.
"Being able to carry a pistol does not mean that you can shoot. If you shoot casually in the town, regardless of whether it is justified or not, you will be fined a thousand yuan first!"
The man in the pavilion muttered, took the hundred Alliance currency handed over by Gecko, and shouted, "Niuzi, take it."
"Okay!"
The iron gate was opened, and a young man ran out, holding a bamboo sign in his hand.
He broke one into two, gave half to Gecko, tied the other half to the left rearview mirror of the car, then stood in front and waved:
"Come on, come in..."
"It's okay, I can't scratch it, just drive boldly..."
"..."
"It costs a hundred yuan to park a car..."
Lu Xin thought to himself, feeling slightly distressed.
But then I thought again: It's a business trip anyway, so it can be reimbursed...
Then I thought about it again, if I save money on the tolerance, I wonder if I can keep it for myself...
The car stopped in a Ping Ping clear space behind the iron gate. Gecko jumped out of the car, took out the key, and slammed the door.
"Is it okay to stop here?"
Lu Xin didn't have much experience going out, so he was still a little worried and said, "Is nothing going to happen?"
"Don't worry about this."
Gecko patted the car's butt and said, "This car of ours is something that ordinary people can't handle."
Lu Xin nodded, turned around and saw Mom and his sister, who had also gotten out of the car.
Mom is smiling and looking in one direction.
She was looking at a wall, but her gaze seemed to go through the wall and look farther away.
"It's very close, you have to be prepared."
Seeing Lu Xin looking at her, she smiled and nodded to Lu Xin.
The sister on the side was already very happy, and her eyes lit up.
"Men, what did you come to town for?"
After the car stopped, the young man named "Niu Zi" led Lu Xin and the others out of the parking lot.
Then he looked at Lu Xin and Gecko diligently and carefully, and said with a smile, "Blackwater Town has more food, drink and fun than High Wall City. Whether you want to stay in a hotel or drink and eat, I can take you there..."
As he spoke, he quietly lowered his voice and said, "If you want to buy some other goods, there are different places. The big market is closed now, you can only go there tomorrow. For the small market, it depends on what you want. Anyway, I know almost everyone."
"Can I buy someone?"
Gecko laughed when he heard it and winked at the young man.
"Of course..."
Niu Zi also became interested when he heard it, and lowered his voice and said, "Our Labor Market is the largest around."
While talking, he counted on his fingers. "The labor force of the prime of life can be sold for 10,000 yuan, starting from three; young female slaves are a bit more expensive, costing 5,000 or 6,000 each, but they can be bought individually; as for the elderly, they are not very valuable, and are usually considered as partners..."
"If it's for a short term, you can also rent it. The price is much lower, but you have to pay a deposit..."
"... Don't think it's too expensive!"
"Now is not the past. There are animals running around all over the place. Of course the price will have to go up. It may be even more expensive in the future..."
"..."
Lu Xin Hearing these words, he couldn't help but look at him strangely.
Born in High Wall City, he didn't know that there was already such a "Labor Market" outside...
Gecko seems to know this, but he didn't expect this.
He frowned and said, "Who wants to buy this? I have no conscience. I'm asking about that..."
"Well, you are so reserved..."
When Niu Zi heard this, he felt a little bored and seemed to look down on such a small business.
He pointed to the street casually and said, "There are too many, pick whatever you want..."
"Tsk tsk..."
Gecko shook his head. Although he sounded very excited, he still turned to look at Lu Xin.
At this time, Lu Xin glanced at an empty place, as if to confirm something first.
Then he looked up at the town and said slowly, "Let's take a stroll first!"
"Okay, let's take a walk first."
Gecko put his arms around the shoulders of the young man named Niu Zi, stuffed a few coins into his hand, and said, "I'll see you later."
"Okay, I'm right at the gate..."
The young man named Niu Zi readily agreed, but his eyes were a little cunning.