Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland

Lu Meng looked back.

He was not sick enough yet, so he cut off the horns and bone spurs of the Shaq warriors just to make them disguise themselves as swamp ninjas.

Not worth it either.

What Lu Meng actually wanted was whether they could be disguised as prisoners or slaves.

Even the Holy Empire, which is hostile to foreigners, can bring companions into the territory in this way, but the guards will tell you to take care of them and escort them, which requires a few more layers of procedures.

But they haven't reached that point yet, and they haven't gotten close to the territories governed by the major factions.

Until then, it may be possible to find suitable identities for others through other means.

The swamp people on one side watched the caravan plundering the corpses, with envy in their eyes.

Especially when he saw the ninja swords being collected, Ariel unconsciously touched his hatchet - whether it was the materials used or the workmanship, the iron tools made by the villagers were still not as good as the serious ones. arms.

There is no shortage of metal mineral deposits in the swamp, but mining and smelting are difficult, and forging technology has been out of touch with the outside world for a long time.

Fortunately, there are many relics in the swamp. Sometimes a heavy rain washes away the mud, and an ancient sentry is exposed, with the soldiers and armor inside as clean as new.

However, these good things are all occupied by gangs. Once the relics are unsealed, they will wear out and rust within a few generations.

The swamp dwellers who have fallen to the bottom can only use natural materials from the rainforest.

As for a saber of Mr. Lu's quality, it was even more of a luxury.

Ariel removed the short handle of the hatchet and replaced it with a long stick as high as his eyebrows, and then tightened the lanyard with a latch.

The hatchet, which was originally used to cut through thorns and grass, became a simple long-armed weapon, also known as the dilator or simple knife.

They are used as farm tools in leisure time and as weapons in wartime. They are used to cultivate mountains and fields, and to protect the family and self. They are all the same set.

The same goes for Ah Sheng on the side. His farm tool is a sickle, and when attached to the long handle, it looks like a short hooked sickle.

The swamp people didn't have any idea about the caravan's monopoly on the Ninja Sword. It was their trophy, and neither of them could have guessed that Lu Meng actually planned to pretend to be his replacement.

Ariel and Asheng were armed, on the one hand, because they were no longer needed to open the way in person, and on the other hand, their agreement with the caravan was about to end. Without so many companions, they naturally had to be more careful when returning to the village.

The caravan set off and traveled through the night.

A ray of sunlight shines through the overlapping forest leaves, forming a faint spot of light.

Compared with the various changes in the swamp at the beginning, the busyness in the second half of the night seemed very light.

"Go south from here. It will take about three days to get out of the swamp. You must be aware of the things you need to pay attention to." Ariel reminded, "Remember, don't go off the road and bump into the adults of the gang if you go deeper. They are no better than the swamp ninjas in dealing with caravans."

Ryan nodded, indicating that he understood.

Lu Meng knew that they hid their purpose from the swamp people, claiming to be a caravan passing by the edge of the swamp, saying that they would eventually go out to do business.

In fact, what he was going to was the core area that Ariel warned about.

Ah Sheng said goodbye to Lu Meng reluctantly.

It was an extremely coincidence that I could meet Mr. Lu for the second time, and there would probably be no chance from now on.

Think about it, when they first met by chance on the way home, Mr. Lu was just an ordinary traveling merchant. He even relied on manpower to carry his luggage. It was obvious that he was running a small business.

In contrast, when the swamp people went to the Shark Kingdom to sell grain, they still carried several seasons' worth of the entire village's income with them.

As a result of this chance encounter, Mr. Lu actually became the leader of a powerful business trip. Moreover, they would rather take the risk of crossing the swamp to rush for time. This business must be promising, and the profits behind it are unimaginable.

This can be seen just from the changes in transportation means.

In the past, it was Calvin who carried Mr. Lu’s backpack, but now it’s Da Tieniu.

How can this be compared?

After two encounters, within a short period of time, his Huangshui Village was about to run out of food, but Mr. Lu's business scale could be said to have expanded more than ten times.

I don’t know what changes will happen to Mr. Lu next time we meet again.

Of course, at this rate of development, Mr. Lu may have become a high-ranking figure by then, and it will be difficult to say goodbye.

But Ah Sheng also knew.

The business of doing business is to seek wealth and honor through danger.

The current scenery may be completely destroyed in the blink of an eye, and even the fortune and life may be lost.

"Mr. Lu, take care!" Ah Sheng waved.

Ariel bowed and bowed slightly.

Not to mention that Mr. Lu was kind to the villagers, he was also very generous with his actions, and finally gave the two of them a pack of insect repellent powder as a gift.

The mission of the swamp people was successfully completed.

Watching the two swamp people disappear into the jungle, Ryan stepped forward and asked, "What should we do now?"

They couldn't really go out like that as the other party said.

Now that there are no swamp people to guide the way, Lu Meng can only rely on Lu Meng to control the general direction.

"Let's rest for two hours first." Lu Meng asked everyone to camp where they were, "try to drive during the day today."

In the wilderness of the swamp, every moment you stay becomes more dangerous, mainly due to the changing environment and unknown creatures in the rainforest.

In comparison, encountering robbers can only be considered a trivial matter.

As long as a certain gang didn't come out to encircle and suppress them, with the configuration of Lu Meng's caravan, they were confident of repelling the enemy.

They are standard armed businessmen.

However, people are not invulnerable, and they have to rest when they need it.

Ariel led them here before parting ways because this area was relatively safer.

While Lu Meng was resting, he called the human mercenaries in the caravan and tried on the swamp ninja suits one by one.

…

After leaving the caravan, the two swamp people walked quickly in the forest without looking tired.

Even though they were carrying self-made long soldiers and shuttled through the dense forest, their figures were not blocked by the intricate branches at all.

Obviously this is the normal traveling speed of the swamp people.

If it weren't for taking care of those outsiders, they could complete these journeys in half a day.

Run a good distance without stopping.

Ariel pushed aside the vines at will and heard Asheng behind him say weakly: "Brother Lie, I'm hungry..."

"Are you hungry? You just love to eat." Ariel was angry and funny, "Didn't you just finish your meal?"

Mr. Lu treated them very well along the way, sharing food and accommodation with them. When they left the Black Marsh not long ago, he distributed dry food rations to everyone in the caravan, and he did not forget the two of them.

"I don't know... Is Mr. Lu's pancake not very hungry?" Ah Sheng muttered in a low voice.

"Don't talk nonsense, those are all good noodles." Ariel scolded with a smile, "Hold on for a while, wait until you return to the village before eating, and take a hot bath when you are full..."

Before he finished speaking, Ariel's feet weakened and he almost fell.

Before he could feel surprised, he heard a muffled sound behind him.

When he turned around, he saw that Ah Sheng had fallen to the ground.