Colonial Suit

The gale howled, sweeping sand and gravel against the vehicle with a rattling sound. 【 www.】~~dukan，）The sky was pitch black. Another cold night in X35 had arrived. The temperature on the wasteland had reached over thirty degrees below zero. Even the outside of the vehicle was covered with frost and ice crystals. The old bus, converted into a heavy-duty RV, swayed and rumbled forward, like an old yak on the frozen plains. Some travelers leaned against the carriage walls, nodding off, looking as haggard as wooden puppets.

Blood瞳 was one of them, but his spirit was high. The dark and warm environment reminded him of the Black Sheep Mercenary Group he used to follow with old Vick. Back then, he had mingled with the group like this and received care from the apothecary, Sarah. In that dark little compartment, Sarah gently applied medicine to his wounds and lectured him on pharmaceutical knowledge with a seeming sternness that belied her true concern, all to secure a place for him in the group. These memories flowed through Blood瞳's heart like a clear spring.

I wonder how Sarah is doing now… She worked so hard; she should have been able to buy a small room for her younger brother in Carlstar by now. I wonder if she still remembers me after all this time.

Blood瞳 thought silently.

Perhaps, it's time to see her.

"What are you thinking about?" A deep voice came from beside him. A burly figure walked over. It was the mercenary group leader, the Mutant, Harrow.

Because Blood瞳 had demonstrated extreme combat prowess in the previous battle, Harrow had tried every possible way to win Blood瞳 over and get him to join the mercenary group. With Blood瞳's help, they found this RV abandoned in the wasteland due to lack of fuel, and they also found fuel from the motorcycles abandoned by the sand bandits. That's how they achieved the comfortable environment they now enjoyed. However, Harrow was still unsure whether Blood瞳 wanted to stay or was just looking for a companion on the journey.

His mercenary group was quite wealthy, with plenty of savings in both ore and gold coins. But Blood瞳's combat power was too strong. That strength even made Harrow feel despair. Having such a warrior in the group made Harrow doubt whether his savings would be enough.

But this didn't prevent him from building a good relationship with Blood瞳. With such a powerful warrior in the group, they wouldn't have to worry about the journey ahead.

"I'm wondering when we'll get to Carlstar," Blood瞳 replied softly. His expression was invisible in the darkness, only his eyes shone brightly.

"Who knows? My communicator is broken, otherwise I could have asked for you. Carlstar has a very good communication center, so as long as the distance isn't too far, I can contact them." Harrow shrugged, then said to Blood瞳. "Come to my room for a drink? The nights in the Jiert Great Desert are long, and I don't think you have any intention of resting."

Blood瞳 nodded without ceremony, following Harrow out of the rear carriage.

The previous owner of this heavy-duty RV was obviously also a mercenary group. There were signs of modification everywhere. Especially the front of the vehicle, which was divided into several compartments, and the second floor even had a dedicated guard post and leader's room.

Following Harrow into his leader's room, a cup of brown liquid quickly appeared in front of Blood瞳.

"Come on, try my Ham Liquor. It's a specialty of my hometown. It's brewed with fresh blood and some plants. It's very good, you'll definitely like it."

"Brewed with blood?" Blood瞳 lowered his head, quietly looking at the brown liquid in the cup. His face was expressionless. Actually, he wasn't averse to brewing wine with blood, but his current situation was a bit special, and too much contact with blood wouldn't be good for his body.

Fortunately, he had already conquered his bloodlust. The negative effects of blood on him were getting smaller and smaller.

Immediately, he picked up the glass and took a small sip. A spicy taste immediately surged from his throat, invigorating him. What followed was a mellow richness. Even Blood瞳 found the strange mixed taste very special, like the warmth hidden beneath the desert wind and sand.

"Good wine," he said softly.

"See, I knew you'd like it." Harrow laughed heartily. "But there's not much of this wine left. My hometown is integrating into the world of normal people, and this method of brewing with blood seems barbaric. More and more people are repulsed by it."

Speaking of this, Harrow sighed. "But you know, the ancient methods naturally have their unique side. Just like this cup of wine, it tastes spicy, but warmth is hidden beneath the spiciness. Just like us in the apocalypse."

Blood瞳 was silent. Harrow's words reminded him of the scene in the sewers. He was in pain then, struggling every day to survive. But when he returned to that broken room, wasn't there a kind of warmth enveloping him? In the apocalypse, everyone had to fight for survival, but that didn't mean there was no warmth. It's just that this warmth is often hidden in cold competition, making it difficult to touch.

"…You're right." Thinking quietly, Blood瞳 picked up the glass and drank it all in one gulp, then lazily threw himself onto the sofa behind him, looking at the dark night sky outside the window, and said softly.

"I heard this is your last time leading a team, and after that, you'll be eligible for Carlstar citizenship. Are you going to stay in Carlstar this time and not come out again?"

"How could that be?" Harrow laughed and also drank the Ham Liquor in his hand in one gulp, then rubbed his stubbly mouth.

"I still have to go back. Back to my hometown, where my wife and children are. I'm old, and although I was fortunate enough to receive the Queen's awakening and awaken the mutant power in my body, I only have twenty years left to live. There's no need for me to waste such a precious citizenship qualification. I plan to leave this qualification to my child. He's still young, and as long as he can enter Carlstar, he'll have an unlimited future."

Speaking of this, Harrow said with great interest. "Do you know? It is said that the Bloody Council is about to make a big move again. They have integrated the resources of more than a dozen small countries and plan to start developing a large-scale environmental improvement device. If they can do it, then X35 will undergo fundamental changes, and the apocalypse will be over!"

"Is that so?" Blood瞳 asked lazily, with an indifferent attitude.

He had already left this planet, so naturally he didn't care much about the development of X35. But after all, this was his hometown, and Blood瞳 was still very happy to hear this news. He didn't expect that in just a few years, X35 would usher in an enlightened ruling class and lead the entire planet out of the quagmire of the apocalypse at a visible speed.

Based on Blood瞳's understanding of the rules of the universe, as long as this Bloody Council completes the system and improves the environment of X35, then even if they fail to reach the civilization level to enter the sixth world, they will receive technical support from the universe civilization and enter a virtuous cycle of development.

For the entire life of X35, this is a great thing that will affect the future.

"The improvement of civilization level…" At the thought of that day, Blood瞳 couldn't help but sigh.

This was the first time he realized how important the improvement of civilization level was for a planet. Perhaps for him, a cosmic mercenary, a planet only represented a certain mission site. But for the native people, the overall improvement of the planet's civilization meant changing their fate.

That's not the fate of one person, but of everyone. So from this point of view, the Bloody Council is the great hero of X35. They ended the chaos and opened up the future for the planet.

Maybe… I can witness the day when X35 enters the sixth world with my own eyes.

Blood瞳 thought silently. If there really was such a day, he wouldn't mind lending X35 a hand. Although he couldn't influence the rules of the universe, he had his own private planet in the fifth world, and the Carrie family was behind him to support him. Helping a sixth-world planet improve as soon as possible shouldn't be a big problem.

The room became quiet for a while. Harrow probably wouldn't have thought that Blood瞳 was thinking about such a big thing at this moment. For him, the leader of this mercenary group, he was obviously more concerned about the journey ahead. And… Blood瞳's departure.

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"By the way, Mr. Blood瞳, I wonder what you're doing in Carlstar?"

"Nothing, just looking around." Blood瞳 replied. Was he supposed to tell Harrow that he didn't want to go to Carlstar at all? Just that he happened to be walking with them, as a way to reminisce about his past life? But since he was already here, Blood瞳 didn't mind taking a trip to Carlstar, one was to see with his own eyes this city known as a dream paradise, and the other was to find Sarah's whereabouts.

That little girl who helped him and gave him warmth should be rewarded now, right? Maybe for ordinary people like her, this is called happiness.

Blood瞳 yearned for a while, and finally stood up, planning to leave.

But just as he stood up, Harrow on the opposite side spoke again.

"Since Mr. Blood瞳 is just looking around, I wonder where your next destination is?"

"Oh?" Blood瞳 was stunned, and then smiled dumbly.

"Hard to say, I don't have any big goals. If I had to say, I should go to a shelter, a ruined building in the middle of a ruin, with the number '7' written on it."

"Really?" Harrow immediately smiled. He looked very happy. "That's great. I've heard of that shelter, it's southwest of Carlstar. It's at least a thousand kilometers away from here. That direction happens to be where I'm going next. I wonder if I can partner with Mr. Blood瞳 again?"

"Of course." Blood瞳 smiled slightly. Actually, he knew what the other party meant as soon as Harrow opened his mouth. But he had a good impression of Harrow and didn't mind him borrowing his protection.

"It's just that I don't know how long I'll be staying in Carlstar."

"That's not a problem, I can wait. I also need to buy something for my child in Carlstar. You can find me at the West Gate of Carlstar then."

"Then there's no problem." Blood瞳 laughed. Just as he was about to leave the room, the door suddenly opened.

A traveler who was on guard duty rushed in.

"Uncle Harrow, we're here!! I see the border of the Land of Paradise!!"