Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland

The two sides had a pleasant discussion and fully exchanged opinions.

The technology hunter expressed full confidence and expectation for the future construction of cities and stations in Shandi; the Red King patiently asked about the visitors' experiences along the way, cordially and warmly, and expressed his welcome to taste the specialties of Shandi...

Seeing that the time was ripe, the two leaders took the initiative to leave: this meeting, whether it was what they saw or gained, had far exceeded their expectations.

Lu Meng was not a nagging person.

He did not say anything to keep them.

Only when everyone retreated to the edge of the attic did he say, "Be careful."

Someone was stunned, and he was just about to move forward.

Then he suddenly felt empty under his feet, almost staggered, and fell to the ground.

Fortunately, among all the technology hunters, this gentleman quickly stabilized his body, and with a whoosh, a leaky wind blew directly from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, blowing in his face.

"..."

In front of him, the bottom was suspended in the air.

He broke out in a cold sweat... The tech hunters then remembered that this tower was not an ordinary building, and there were no stairs at all.

Looking down.

They saw the elder beaked beast lying on the ground - even if it had stood up high, its body still looked so huge.

It made people's backs cold.

"I'll take you there." Lu Meng took the initiative to speak. There was no place to get support here... Although with the physique of a tech hunter, falling down would not necessarily kill him... but it was still not very decent.

"Thank you for the trouble." Romi bowed.

Chad remained silent... Taking out his notes to ask Lu Meng was his only move in the whole meeting. After getting the answer, he quietly returned to his seat, took out a pen and circled on the notebook, as if he wanted to record the translation he got, and did not even participate in the subsequent discussion of the other tech hunters on setting up a relay station.

It was in line with his usual style.

It was not conspicuous on the entire long table.

At this moment, he looked at the beaked beast below... It can be noticed that this long-necked monster seemed to be tired. After everyone went up to the attic, it lay on the ground and slept soundly.

Its belly was heaving.

It made a strange snoring sound.

A beam of light was looking down from the window. The beast's sound waves resonating through its abdominal cavity were visible to the naked eye, shaking up the dust suspended in the air.

A terrible beast.

It was amazing.

Chad had heard from his friends that a beast of this size would have to eat countless livestock and herdsmen to fill its stomach in a disaster. It was really an irresistible nightmare on the grassland.

And if such a creature was not stopped by anyone and allowed to rush into a stronghold, it could really massacre the city... However, he was not afraid. What he was thinking now was: How would Lu Beiyou wake him up?

Shout loudly?

Or is it that the other party's ability to tame beasts is so strong that they can directly control and awaken the sleeping giant beasts from such a long distance——

In fact, in addition to him, the remaining technology hunters also had similar questions in their hearts, but they did not speak, waiting to witness the Red King's methods.

However, Lu Meng did not come to the attic with everyone, but turned back to his own desk under the bookcase.

In the eyes of doubt.

Pressed a button on the desktop.

The lights in the tower did not light up or go out, but at this moment, a purple electric current suddenly flashed in the air.

"Roar--"

A terrifying roar suddenly sounded.

The beaked beast raised its head and roared, trembling all over... The extreme high-voltage current flowed directly into its body along the alloy chain tied to its body.

The long neck was directly awakened by electricity.

In the struggle, the entire tower seemed to be shaking slightly, and the long cry resonated through the building cavity and spread far away.

"Oh." Outside the tower, the guards on standby heard the sound and said to themselves, "The guests are coming out."

Inside the tower, the awakened long-necked beaked beast stood up listlessly. Without Lu Meng's instructions, it stuck its head out and bit the edge of the attic floor. It hung there obediently, waiting for everyone to come up.

Chad: "..."

Tech Hunter: "..."

I always feel... I can smell a faint burnt smell between my nostrils.

"Click."

Lu Meng turned off the switch and gestured, "Please."

--I said it was the elevator.

With his current authority level, even though the module is already quite powerful compared to ordinary trainers, and he has learned a lot of experience from the enemy Wumian, there is no way to completely tame this elder-stage beaked beast and use it for his own use like Xiaogu and Tieniu... They are more like the relationship between the conqueror and the conquered.

But he can't always waste time with the other party.

Therefore, there is this whole tower... It is more like a cage.

The brick and stone walls are not enough. The surrounding wind turbines are working day and night, storing cheap electricity and inputting it into the tower... This is the second step of insurance.

In this way, even if Lu Meng is not there.

An ordinary guard can control the long-necked beast with a simple switch, which is quite safe.

No... Liu Si thought of the other party's introduction at the beginning, and muttered in his heart: "Elevator" is definitely not this kind of thing?

Don't ruin the impression of ancient civilization in my mind.

And he also thought: Even if outsiders can control the actions of the beaked beast through electric shock, they can't ride it upstairs from below... Unless you are as resistant to electricity as the giant beast.

Otherwise, the current that has already penetrated the air is enough to burn the people upstairs into a dead body.

——This life is straight.

Speaking of which, if the other party pressed the switch when they went upstairs...

Thinking of this section.

I couldn't help but feel numb on my back.

The warm smile of the white-haired young man remained unchanged, but in the eyes of the technology hunters, they now completely understood that the real dangerous thing in this tower is not the beaked beast...

Everyone turned around and looked at the beaked beast that was as honest and obedient as a sheep. It drooped its head, its skin was still twitching, and there was no light in its pupils, as if it was dead and had no desire to live.

"... Go up."

"Then why did you push me?"

"You go first-"

This time it was a different reason.

...

The tech hunters who left the tower, led by the guards, returned to the residence specially arranged for them to rest.

The buildings here are still in the style of the Hive Commune, and they are not treated specially because they are tech hunters... However, all the necessary equipment is available, and all members have their own rooms, which are cleaned inside and outside.

It shows that they are attentive.

"It's not stone, nor wood..." A tech hunter touched the brown-red wall, "What material do you think they are glued together with?"

"Red sand." Someone answered casually, "From Vanity Valley to the southwest, there will be red rain all over the sky, soaking the soil... If you dig deep enough, you may find the same material..."

"But how did they transport the red sand from Vanity Valley to here-"

"I think..." Liu Si stammered, but finally did not tell the truth, "Everyone should not delve into it. It's good enough to be able to shelter from the wind and rain. What's the need for Garu beasts."

Seeing that the knowledgeable leader had spoken, the two shrugged and stopped discussing-having been tech hunters for so long, they knew better than most people: sometimes the less you know, the more comfortable you can live.

Liu Si smiled, unloaded his equipment in the lobby, and sorted it out.

But at this moment

A tech hunter came up and patted him on the shoulder: "Lius, are you really going to be the sponsor of this Red King?"

"Yes." Liu Si did not turn around.

Romi frowned on the side: "Deng Li, what do you mean?"

Deng Li was also one of the tech hunters on this trip. He had followed them to meet the nameless Lu Beiyou before and did not fall behind.

He participated in the discussion during the meeting and even gave a lot of opinions. There was nothing unusual at that time.

Why did he mention this matter after it was over.

"Is there something wrong?" he asked.

"Hehe..." The tech hunter named Deng Li chuckled, "I believe you two know better than everyone else, but I am a little confused about why you all seem to have automatically ignored it-"

"In the past, the reason why the headquarters did not set up a station in Shandi was not just because of the beast disaster... You know, those people in the inner ring went crazy, but they dared to build a relay station in Arak, so how could they be afraid of a mere beast disaster?"

What's more, most of the time.

The beast disasters rarely affected the valley station where the White Eyebrow Clan was located. If a station was set up here, with the power of the technology hunters, the impact could be almost ignored, but it was impossible to have a large scale.

"That's right." Liu Si turned his head, "But that may also be because there are no relics in the Shan Land, and it is not worth developing..."

"But it is adjacent to the swamp in the west, the revenge land in the east, and the only oil-producing black desert in the world to the north. In the south, across the skeleton wasteland, it can also be connected to our depression lake base..." Deng Li calmly refuted, his tone was so ordinary that it seemed that he had thought of the argument long ago: "Just its geographical location, even if there is no one here, no birds shit, and nothing but wind and sand - I believe that the people at the headquarters will be tempted, instead of abandoning it."

"What do you want to say?" Romi found something wrong.

"The answer is already very clear: In fact, the reason why the inner ring does not set up a station in Shandi has nothing to do with the restrictive factors you mentioned in the previous meeting. There is only one decisive factor -" Deng Li said slowly, "In the past, this was the territory that the United City had set its sights on."

"And the Merchant Guild already has an organization in advance."

The United City is an indispensable partner of the technology hunters.

It was they who first allowed the technology hunters to open relay stations within their territory and allowed the technology hunters to explore and obtain supplies within their sphere of influence.

In this process, the United City can also enjoy the fruits of ancient civilization found by the technology hunters first. It is also for this reason that their technological level has always been in the leading position among the three major countries.

"The reason why we can set up a station in the territory of the Shek Kingdom is because their chief advisor decided to stop the hostility with the United Cities and the two sides started to establish trade relations again - setting up a relay station does not offend anyone." Deng Li said, "And the reason why the headquarters chose to go far away and would rather find safe areas in the Valley of Vengeance that are not covered by the skyfire and set up a small transit station, rather than thinking about the border between the two sides... is that someone got there first."

The Merchant Guild's post station.

It has similar functions.

There is no room for a second one here.

In the past, technology hunters would rest and stay in bars opened by merchants' guilds when traveling between places. Even though the fees were high and many people complained privately, the situation has not changed.

Until now——

"But, what do you think about this 'great' Red King..." Deng Li added an accent to his tone. As he spoke, he also looked at the technology hunters present, "He has great connections with the United City and the Merchant Guild." How harmonious is the relationship?”

They fell silent.

Because, since arriving in Shendi, everyone has inquired about what happened in the previous beast disaster.

It can be clearly understood:

It was precisely because of eliminating the influence of the merchant guilds in Shandi that Lu Beiyou was able to establish his power here - regardless of the merits and demerits of the two, the hostility between them was obvious.

"The Red King... Lu Beiyou," Deng Li said every word, "He is an enemy of Long En!"

His words were as powerful as nails. They fell into the room, but silenced everyone.

After finishing speaking, it was quiet.

Until the technology hunter spoke again: "Lomi, Liu Si... I know that if we can promote the establishment of relay stations, it will not only be a great achievement at the headquarters, but as a sponsor, we can also sell a favor to the Red King... …However, this favor is poisonous, and we are afraid we won’t be able to bear it!”

"...Do you all think so?" Romi asked.

Some people in the room were at a loss. A few people looked at each other and stood behind Deng Li. Most of them did not speak, but they did not express their opinions clearly.

Although Romi and Liu Si are the team leaders, their responsibilities and powers are only effective when everyone is performing the same task.

In normal times, technology hunters do not belong to each other. Even after today, some people will go their separate ways because they have taken on different tasks, and there is a possibility that they will never see each other again for the rest of their lives.

So they talk.

Also without any scruples.

Seeing that the balance of opinions was shifting towards him, Deng Li took advantage of the situation and said, "Actually, you two know this too, right? Otherwise, why did you remain silent about the matter in Aikang Town in the meeting just now?"

He lowered his voice - Aikuang Town.

Although the secret mission for everyone was commissioned by the Technology Hunter branch of Depression Lagoon, the real service provider could be said to be South Union City.

After all, it is about raising funds.

Come and take over the abandoned city for them.

In Deng Li's view, the two deliberately concealed this mission because they knew about the sensitive relationship between the Red King and the United City.

Afraid of disagreeing.

Did the other party just throw everyone down to feed the beaked beast?

"...No, Deng Li, what you said are all assumptions." At this time, Liu Si slowly said: "In the end, we are only responsible for conveying the appeal to the headquarters. Whether it can be passed depends on the opinions of the inner circle."

"Inner ring? Those watchmen have awarded him the silver card. Isn't his tendency still obvious?" Deng Li sneered, "But after those masters made the decision, it is us below who will suffer!"

"Technology hunters are neutral..." Romi wanted to add.

"Hmph, neutrality... Such words can only be used to deceive children or new eggs who have just joined the technology hunter." Deng Li waved his hand, "Since none of us can convince anyone, then we might as well follow the old rules-"

"One person, one vote, those who are different will quit!"