Miss Witch doesn't want to be a diva

In the steamy kitchen, the chef mixes various ingredients into the starch and mixes them evenly, then puts them in a steam pot and cooks them with hot steam. After waiting for a period of time, they turn them upside down and turn them into a cake-like food.

When such food was cut into several pieces and put on plates and served on the table, several people were a little surprised and seemed to be hesitating whether they should eat it or not.

"It doesn't seem to be a big problem, I'll try it first." Gu Luo cut off a small piece and put it in his mouth to taste. Because it was a bit hot, he couldn't help but blow his breath.

"Well, it's not bad actually. It tastes so bad as I didn't expect." He commented while chewing.

"If we follow the federal food rating standards, it can barely be considered a T6 food." The standard for T6 food is that it is clean and hygienic and can normally supplement various nutrients. However, this type of food is usually a variety of emergency food boxes and does not In the market, because there is no shortage of ingredients under normal circumstances, everyone prefers T5 food with better taste.

"Let me tell you, this restaurant is one of the few delicious but not expensive restaurants in the city." The man I just met put his hat on the table, picked up the food on the plate, and took a big gulp. He doesn't have so many scruples when it comes to eating, as he has long been used to the life here.

After arriving at the restaurant, several people chatted for a while, and then the food was served, so the conversation stopped temporarily.

Ruby used a knife and fork to slowly cut the pastry, which was mainly white mixed with other ingredients, into thin strips. She ate it slowly, and occasionally used her other hand to pull up her purple-red highlighted hair to avoid touching the table. food on the table.

In this impoverished and isolated area, beautiful young girls like her are very rare, not only because there are few young girls in the first place, but even if there are, they are unattractive due to all kinds of labor and lack of maintenance.

Therefore, when she was sitting in the restaurant eating, she unknowingly attracted the attention of many people, but Ruby was already used to this and was not surprised.

"I think we should finish eating early. This is not a good place to talk." In response to this situation, the red hat on the opposite side suggested.

"I think so." Afterwards, a few people quickly finished their lunch, then left the restaurant and came to the rooftop of an abandoned building.

"Let's talk about it now." Jin Senke leaned against the wall with his hands on the back of his head, looking up at the gray sky and the tall rusty buildings in the distance.

"No problem, where should I start? Damn it." Red Hat rubbed the wrinkled hat on his head and thought for a while before speaking.

"By the way, let's talk about the two major gangs now."

"One is Black Hammer Heavy Industries and the other is Burning Iron Energy. They are the two largest local gangs and control the two most important sectors, namely metallurgy and energy." He then slowly introduced the two. The origin of the family.

After the Beixing District gradually declined, many companies gradually moved away. However, some weak and asset-heavy companies could only stay in place because they were unable to relocate. Most of them were concentrated in heavy industry and energy, because most of the company's assets These are all heavy assets such as huge industrial machinery and equipment and supporting reinforced concrete buildings. Even if they are sold, it will be because the North Star District is about to decline and no one will take over. In the end, they will just rot in their hands.

In order to survive, they continued to produce. However, due to the large-scale migration of people away, the market shrank sharply and the pressure became increasing.

Many large-scale furnaces in heavy industry, such as chemical industry and metallurgy, are very expensive every time they are shut down and re-ignited, because the materials in the furnace must be cleaned first, otherwise the materials in the furnace will solidify after cooling, and the entire furnace will be useless.

The factory cannot be stopped casually. If it is stopped, the losses will be even greater. However, the market is shrinking and the public security environment is getting worse and worse.

As a result, heavy industry groups that already had many workers and a large number of personnel gradually became a rare large-scale force in the local area. They also began to fight with each other, like hungry giant beasts fighting for the last remaining food.

The fire started.

As an industrial group, it is not difficult to produce simple steel armor. Although it is far inferior to the military and regular military-industrial groups on the market, their opponents are only civilians and improvised armed personnel.

Under the command of the leaders of various groups, armed workers destroyed and burned their opponents' factories, destroying their opponents' lifeblood, and then they could monopolize the remaining market.

So, after years of fighting, devouring, and merging with each other, there were only two groups left in Lebion, which was also the limit of what the surrounding regional market could supply.

However, as the population of the North Second District continues to decrease and Jielo City migrates away last year, this only market is still shrinking. Two industrial groups are still too many, and only one is enough.

Such thoughts appeared in the minds of the leaders of both sides at the same time. The intelligence constantly fed back by their subordinates and the current market analysis told them that it was time to decide the final winner.

"In other words, you want to invite us to help you deal with such a huge organization?" Jin Senke's family also has a large industry, and he knows very well about this kind of group. This is by no means comparable to ordinary undisciplined gangs.

The larger the heavy industry, the more stable the internal order is, because production needs to be like this, and the losses caused by a single mistake will be huge.

"Huge? No, no, no, this is not the Beixing District hundreds of years ago. Any large enterprise has hundreds of thousands of employees. Today's two major gangs have a few thousand employees at most. Any more will not be able to support them. , there is no extra use." The red hat shook his head.

"Well, even if there are only a few thousand people, that's a lot. Why do you have to destroy them? It's like splitting a watermelon and only taking a few seeds and giving up a lot of the flesh." Gu Luo shook his head.

"Melon meat? What is that? I am a red hat, not a high hat. How can I still control the two major groups?" The other party sounded a little annoyed.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this for now. Regarding the two gangs or groups, do you know their force situation? In addition, how are you going to repay us? To be honest, I am very worried after listening to you. I want to refuse." Jin Senke spread his hands.

"For the force situation, Black Hammer has about 40-50 mechas, more than 200 elite combatants, more than 1,500 ordinary combatants scattered around, and some illegally modified self-disciplined units."

"There are about 70-80 mechas on Fentie's side, but their mechas are lighter and their protection is not as good as Black Hammer's. There are more than 150 elite combatants and more than 1,200 ordinary combatants scattered around. There are also some Modified autonomous unit assist.”

"There is not much difference in strength between the two parties. No wonder the peace can be maintained for so long." Jin Senke commented simply.

"Also, I'm curious, what kind of mecha do you mean? Is it a mecha that matches the mainstream on the market, or is it a crude version that they modified and produced themselves."

"It must be a crude version produced by ourselves. We can't afford mainstream mechas."

"Then I'll be relieved. If you say it matches the mainstream, I will definitely run away immediately." Gu Luo pinched the bridge of his nose.

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Just when Jin Senke and his party were asking about Lebion's situation as if they were listening to stories, Tilan also encountered some troubles.

"Hey, hey, hey, I said the guy over there, yes, it's you, lend me your female companion." A man with thick arms, yellow teeth, and a low-quality cigarette in his mouth strode over. He was accompanied by two younger brothers, who seemed to be used to doing whatever they wanted in the local area.

At the entrance of the street filled with gravel and soil, Allen just saw the gas station in the distance when he was stopped by the shouts behind him.

The three people on the opposite side watched Avni, who was wearing a white jacket and blond hair in a ponytail, turning around. They couldn't help but whistle, and a silly smile appeared on their faces.

"Come on, my dear, the bean sprouts next to you can't satisfy you, hehe." He said shameless words and made obscene gestures.

"Huh?" Although Avni was disgusted by this, she didn't have much fluctuation in her heart. This kind of situation is very common in the North Second District. She has been used to it during this period of time. This is why Delores The reason for not wanting to get out of the car and show off.

"We don't have time to chat with you." Avni shook her head casually, and then continued walking forward. The others ignored such nonsense talkers and headed towards the gas station in the distance.

"You!" Seeing that he was being ignored, the man wanted to catch up, but for some reason his knee suddenly hurt on the way. He bent down and fell to the side of the road. His face was also smashed into the dust, causing him to spit, cough, and utter in a state of embarrassment.

In response, Xellian at the back of the team shook his head slightly, glanced at him, and then continued to follow.

The other two younger brothers were busy helping the boss up, and they didn't care about chasing these people at this moment.

The closer they got to the gas station, the more Tilan and the others felt that this place was not peaceful. The illegally modified cars parked at the gas station, as well as the people coming and going with various weapons, all told that this place was very different from ordinary residential areas.

Think about it, in this barren place, most of the people who can afford to drive cars are not simple. But in a place like the North Second District that lacks order, violence is a sign of strength. Only with violence can you have high status and wealth. Maybe they gather near the gas station when they are driving.

In order to reduce the trouble they encountered, Tilan and Avni put on masks and tried their best to hide their appearance, and then walked into the smelly gas station with their companions. Along the way, they could see many old and old cars parked casually on the roadside. Many of the vehicles have been modified, with machine gun mounts or bulletproof partitions added, and some even have a honeycomb rocket launcher standing on the back of the vehicle.

While the people around them were not paying attention, a few people quickly came to the gas station, where the employees were telling dirty jokes to their friends and making exaggerated gestures.

"...That Mary is really big, hahaha~" Laughter echoed under the steel dome of the gas station, and the sound of stamping feet could also be heard.

"Dong dong dong -" Knocking on the open door on the side, Allen walked in first, while several others were waiting outside the door.

"Hello everyone, I heard that you can buy fuel here. It just so happens that the big car we travel in is not enough now." Allen said hello, and the laughter of several people gradually stopped.

"Oh, business is here." One of them waved to his companions and walked over.

"Tell me how much you want. The price here is very good, 1,000 federal dollars per liter."

"There's no need for this." Ya Lian took out a box of previously seized cigarettes from his pocket and threw it over.

"I know the market, they have all told me." This time he also inquired about it, and was not as unprepared as he was at the beginning.

"Who are they?" The other party took the cigarette and sniffed it. It felt good, so he put it in his pocket.

"It's Old John from Supply Depot 87, and Auntie Ellie from Supply Depot 35."

"Oh, it turns out they introduced me here. Well, for the sake of old acquaintances, I'll give you 300 federal coins per liter. This can't be any lower." The other party shook his head.

"It's still not enough, look at this." Allen said, picking up his personal terminal and playing a projection.

In the projection, an uncle and Allen were standing together. The background should be in the hall of a supply station. The two raised their glasses together and shouted, "Cheers to our friendship."

"Uncle John told me that Lebion has the most reasonable supply price, otherwise I wouldn't bother to travel so far."

"He still looks so healthy, haha, okay, I admit that I didn't trust you before, but 300 federal coins is indeed the lowest price I announced to the public, but considering our friendship as brothers, then give it You, here you go... 180 federal coins, really, this price can't be any lower, no matter how low it is, I won't be able to do this business, and other people will also have opinions, and this is destroying the market."

"180 federal coins per liter..." Yalin's voice seemed to be hesitating.

"which type?"

"What other models are there? There is only model 26. This type of product is easy to produce and sell in the North Second District. Come with me and I will show you." He took the key card on the table and walked out of the room.

"Bang, bang."

Just when the two of them walked out of the room, they heard two heavy falling sounds. Under the steel dome of the gas station, two men were thrown to the ground. The remaining one was very surprised and frightened. At this moment, he was in a dilemma, and Ai Funi put one hand on her hips, shaking her long golden ponytail, and patted the dust off her pants with the other hand.

"Are these three coming here to harass you again?" Allen asked.

"That's right, I have to teach them a lesson." If it weren't for the gas station, Avni would have used her fire-related abilities long ago.

"You guys wait for me..." After saying a bunch of meaningless words, the three of them got up and ran away in despair.

"These people..." The employee at the gas station hesitated, but still shook his head and said nothing.

The next step is to check whether the fuel is qualified and then trade it.

After some haggling, they finally bought more than 600 liters of fuel for 100,000 federal dollars, in which the gas station employee also gave two "Lianyin 112" carbines as a gift.

"Trust me, you will need it on the road." The other party also thoughtfully launched a bullet gift pack, a box of 200 bullets for only 1,000 federal coins.

"This..." Allen was still hesitating, but Xellian on the side accepted it decisively.

"Let's get ten boxes." It's always good to have firepower, and Teacher N didn't say that he wouldn't be able to use the firearms he brought.

After the agreement was completed, a few people were about to call Xi Mu and the others to drive over. A group of people wearing red and black jackets drove their cars and surrounded the gas station. Then, a man wearing sunglasses and a white suit stepped out. He was imposing. Arrogant, holding a spiked cigarette in his mouth, looking around.

"Where is the blond girl you were talking about? If you don't find her, you know the consequences, right?"

Behind him, the man who had harassed Avni before was following with a bruised face, and the personal terminal in his hand was showing an image that had been secretly taken before. In it, Avni was facing the screen sideways, with a graceful figure, and the sun was falling on her blond hair. and a glow on the cheeks.

Seeing this, other people who had gathered in the gas station also stepped back and left, as if they knew their identities and did not dare to offend.

"Masiza, the second son of Burning Iron Energy, why is he here..."

"This is not going to end well."

"The blond girl just now is indeed pretty. Alas, I originally wanted to strike up a conversation with her, but I don't need to think about it now. If it falls into Masiza's hands, it will probably go bad in a few days."

"It's in the gas station, I heard, they must be here to buy fuel." The man said with a flattering look on his face, completely unaware of how unappetizing his face looked.

"Okay, you don't have to follow me." In response, Masiza, who was wearing a white suit, waved his hand to tell him to stay away from him, and then kicked open the door of the gas station room, followed by everyone wearing red and black jackets. Personnel armed with various firearms rushed in.

Entering the room in the gas station, Masiza finally saw the beautiful girl with blond hair and a single ponytail in the image. She and her companions were surrounded by armed men in red and black jackets. Seeing this, he couldn't help but speed up a few times. Spread your steps, and don't slow down until you're almost close.

Taking off his glasses, he touched his cheeky chin, then put on what he thought was an elegant posture, and bent down to salute.

"Good evening, this beautiful lady, I am the one who can be your husband. I wonder if we can have dinner together tonight and enjoy the night view."

After he finished speaking, he snapped his fingers, and the red and black armed men raised their guns and pointed upwards and fired three shots in a row, like a salute, which resounded throughout the entire audience.

Tilan activates invisibility, reducing her sense of presence|ω｀)