Nine o'clock at night.
In the hazy night fog.
"Laughter and conversation" began rising from the crowd not far from the Red Spider War Chariot.
Unlike when they had set out for Qinggang City, the four guards standing watch on the tower now widened their eyes as they gazed into the fog at the scavengers carrying all kinds of heavy weapons.
What the hell? Before they set out, weren't they still carrying primitive crossbows and some ancient-looking, sawed-off pistols? How did they suddenly upgrade from muskets to cannons? The brightly polished rifles hanging around their necks, the sharp-looking submachine guns tucked at their waists—holy crap, are those freaking RPG launchers too? As the distance grew shorter, the guards noticed more and more things, and their shock only deepened.
Even Sean, who stepped out of the war chariot, was startled by the sight.
Wearing heavy Raptor Power Armor, Deputy Captain Darren swept around the side of the formation, released his restraints, and walked over.
"Captain, today's collection totaled around 700 grams. Mature Calm Powder isn't common in the western suburbs of Qinggang City. Looks like we'll have to expand our search tomorrow and venture deeper into Qinggang City."
Sean said, "They... raided a Marauder armory?"
Darren said, "I don't know where they got it from either. Captain Feng Long said they picked this stuff up from the corners, but considering the battle that night, it's possible."
"Picked it up?"
Sean frowned.
"Going deeper into Qinggang City will greatly increase our risks. If these people suffer casualties, we may have to pay that administrator a huge sum in compensation. The outer western suburbs... are they really out of it?"
Darren said helplessly, "According to what we detected today, the Mole People probably harvested the Calm Powder recently. There are clear signs that