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Chapter 3 Here they come, they come

On this day, a fierce quarrel broke out in the leader's longhouse.

"I don't agree. Do you know what you are doing, Charlie?!" McCoy paced back and forth with an excited expression on his face.

"Not only do I know it, but I'm very clear about it. The one who still doesn't understand the situation is you, McCoy."

Compared with the angry McCoy, Charlie had his hands on his hips and was unusually calm.

"What we are discussing is the Snake State, not the Random Sword Society."

"so what?"

"How is it?" McCoy laughed angrily.

He looked at Charlie as if he had just met the family leader on his first day.

McCoy took a deep breath and raised his hands.

"I don't mean to offend, but let me state in advance that if what I say next makes you feel uncomfortable, I'm sorry."

Then, he pointed his finger at Charlie.

"But fuck you, Charlie, did the sun burn your brains out?"

"Snake State, that's one of the seven wandering states."

"No matter how big the conflict is between the wanderers, it will only remain verbal at most, and will never actually use knives or guns. Now you are going to rob Snake State's transport team?"

"If we do this, what difference will it make to random knives?!"

Charlie stood there and waited for McCoy to finish venting his anger before speaking slowly.

"The difference is that the family can survive. It's not like you don't know the situation in the camp now. If you don't do something, the Bakker family will be doomed."

Another senior wanderer next to him also helped.

"McCoy, calm down. In fact, what Charlie said is right. As long as we are careful enough and kill everyone, Snake Country will not know that we did it."

"But I know!"

After saying these words, McCoy left angrily.

The people in the room were left looking at each other.

After a long while, someone couldn't help but said: "He won't tell anyone, right?"

Charlie shook his head.

"He will figure it out. Leave him alone and let's go over the plan first."

…

In the tent, Su Xiao was repairing a gun for a homeless man.

Then I saw McCoy walking in from outside.

"McCoy, why do you look so bad?"

McCoy did not speak, but said to the wanderer sitting in front of Su Xiao: "You go out first, I have something to tell him."

"Then I'll come back later."

he stood up from his chair

Get up and leave.

When only Su Xiao and McCoy were left in the tent, McCoy's expression became serious.

"Su, during this period, you must not leave the camp."

Lidya Su smiled and said in a relaxed tone: "Look at what you said, I don't have a car, so I can't leave even if I want to."

But McCoy didn't laugh along.

"I'm not kidding you."

Seeing McCoy's appearance, Lidya Su's expression slowly became serious.

"What happened"

McCoy waved his hand irritably: "Fuck! Stop asking, just promise me!"

"Okay, I promise you."

"That's good." McCoy seemed relieved and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

He patted Lidya Su on the shoulder and prepared to leave.

When everyone else had walked out of the tent, they suddenly turned back.

"One more thing, Sue." McCoy paused, looking hesitant.

He seemed to be debating whether he should talk about it or not.

In the end, McCoy decided to give Su Xiao a thorough explanation.

"If, I mean if..."

"If something really happens, you should go to the chief's longhouse - that is, Chari's house. There is a tunnel there that can lead directly to the outside. Near the place where I often take you to practice, there is a cave inside. There’s a car hidden away.”

"That cave is easy to find. As long as you search carefully, you will never miss it."

"The car is full of gas, as well as emergency food, water, and supplies necessary for survival in the wild... and a small gift I personally prepared for you."

"If something happens, you should step on the accelerator to the bottom, drive as fast as you want, and stay as far away as possible."

Lidya Su was stunned for a moment.

"What's going on, McCoy? Can you just say it? I hate the Riddler."

"Don't ask anything, and don't pry around. Just run away when the time comes. Do you understand?"

This time, before Su Xiao could answer, a voice sounded.

A homeless man leaned against a box at the door of his tent.

"McCoy, so you are here. Charlie called you over, it was about that matter, you know."

McCoy nodded.

Follow the wanderer out.

"Su, mark my words and don't forget them."

…

Watching McCoy leave, Su Xiao looked complicated.

Although he originally planned to use the Bakker family as a springboard.

I don't want to stay here long.

but……

He looked at the gloomy sky outside the tent.

heavily clouded.

A storm seems to be coming.

"This is going to be a big deal."

He called out the attribute panel, and a string of data appeared in front of his eyes.

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Name: Su Xiao

Potential: 0

Skill:

Firearms Repair LV5

Sword Mastery LV3

Shooting Mastery LV2

Strong LV3

Dodge LV3

Block LV3

Throw LV2

Vehicle Driving LV2

I'm thinking about LV? ? ?

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Close the properties panel.

He took out another box from under the bed.

What's inside is all kinds of grenades and anti-infantry anti-personnel mines.

There are a dozen in total.

At the bottom of the box, there is also a samurai sword and a cracker.

These things were all exchanged between him and other wanderers.

There is really no pay for working in the camp.

But he can privately collect some benefits and help the homeless people at the back to advance the order a little bit.

There is no way around this.

After all, if he was going to leave the Bakker family, he had to get something to defend himself, right?

Charlie didn't give him a gun, and he didn't pay him a salary.

I worked half a year in vain.

Shouldn't he be allowed to do some good for himself?

Outside the tent, suddenly the engine roared loudly.

Su Xiao put the box back under the bed.

Walking out of the tent, I saw a large number of vehicles leaving the camp.

In the social structure of the homeless, the family is the smallest unit, ranging in size from two to one hundred people.

The Bakker family is quite decent, with a total of fifty people and eleven cars.

Now, eight vehicles drove out of the camp, carrying a puff of smoke into the distance.

It was Charlie who started the process.

After they left, Su Xiao pretended to have a normal reaction that ordinary people should have, found a homeless man who stayed, and asked in a very casual tone.

"What are they doing?"

"I don't know, Charlie didn't say anything, but if he made such a big noise, he must be doing some big business."

The homeless man's tone and expression revealed endless regret.

Obviously he wants to follow.

As soon as I heard the words "big deal" and McCoy's sudden and repeated instructions...

Lidya Su felt uneasy in her heart.

…

Nothing happened that day, and the next day soon came.

The remaining wanderers lit a bonfire in the center of the camp.

Su Xiao went to get her share of food, then found a place with a good view to sit down, enjoying the distant scenery while eating.

In the Badlands, there is no need to worry about being attacked by wolves or wild beasts.

Because most of the animals are extinct.