Wasteland Echoer

At about two o'clock in the afternoon, Wovya and Duck finally arrived near the group of seemingly "out of reach" settlement buildings they had just seen.

The construction style here is exactly the same as the official settlements built by the Federation. These settlements, which are close to the size of villages but different from small towns, are generally open and do not surround the general urban area like Xinfeng Town. To demonstrate the ownership of lords' fiefdoms like in the old empire, or to build high walls like Mayan City to resist the impact of the wave of "unintentional people".

Instead, a simple, even rudimentary road serves as a guide for the entire settlement. The entrance to the entire settlement is a simple office established by the federation earlier, with only a small row of low bungalows and a simple car-blocking fence.

Wofya simply showed his "Federal Military Membership Card" to the inspector in tattered cotton clothes at the entrance. After a brief inspection, he gave a standard Cruzeid military salute to the two mechanical chariots and left again. After entering the house and briefly communicating with the mysterious people inside, they were let into the settlement.

After driving inward along the road for almost ten minutes, Wovya, Duck and his team parked the mechanical chariot in a parking garage underneath a six-story building that is usually used for temporary housing of military personnel.

After walking out of the parking garage and coming to the bottom of the six-story building, Duck looked up and saw a row of independent letter signs made of brass erected on the top of the building. When combined, they spelled out "Belunai District" The development committee directly manages the hotel."

"Wulfya, it seems we are in the right place." Duck said, looking up at this standard federal-style building.

"Yes." Wulfya nodded slightly, but there was a trace of ripples in his calm facial expression and said:

"However, after such a long time, the people here are still not completely loyal to the Federation. This is not easy to say. Duck, I want to remind you that as long as you cross the 'man-made lake' camp and leave the area that the Federation can fully control, , we have to be more careful.

"The people in these settlements are a mixed bag of fish and dragons, and they don't have any identity tags on their bodies that say 'good guy' or 'bad guy'. Moreover, the dangers here are different from those in the 'Bitter Ruins'. In the ruins The dangers are openly placed in front of you. You know that there are dangers and enemies there. Your spirit will be highly concentrated and tense at all times, and you can avoid attacks from the dark anytime and anywhere, and even make perfect moves. Fight back."

"You want to tell me that although this place is calm on the surface and has a close connection with the Federation, it is still full of dangers and requires constant vigilance, right?" Dak asked, but there was still a hint of disdain in his tone.

From the bottom of his heart, Dark still believed that the most terrifying things were those "unintentional people" and the lost. He could not have any hatred towards human beings. From the bottom of his heart, he did not think that human nature was as evil as those beasts and livestock.

Perhaps he has something in common with "Echoer" Wright Sugra in this regard. He never wants to really point the blade at his own kind. He hopes to retain a touch of kindness deep in his heart for human beings.

"I hope you can really listen to what I say, kid." Wulfya was a little angry at Dak's attitude and criticized him unceremoniously, saying:

"Human beings may really be the most despicable and cruel race in the universe. Compared to the 'unintentional people' and the lost, some people are good at acting harmless, showing their most gentle, kind and honest nature in front of you. One side, but when you really show weakness and sluggishness, he will tear off any disguise and take away everything that belongs to you, even your life.

"One of my comrades-in-arms was once a small figure in a stronghold strategic group in the northern border of the Federation. Just because he felt sympathy for a girl who fainted on the roadside, he ignored the rules and orders and rescued her and brought her back to the stronghold hospital. , thus triggering a bloody tragedy.”

"This...that girl is the Lost One, right?" Dak asked, trying to confirm his point of view from the side.

But Wulfya shook his head and sighed:

"Strictly speaking, that girl is a superhuman with one-eighth of the blood of the Lost. She...is a 'special task force' sent by Chief Vasily to the north to assassinate the 'Vikings'. You also know, Vasily When the chief took over as the federal chief executive and became the supreme leader, he did not have the prestige and power he has now.

"On the one hand, he needs to get his former subordinates to swear allegiance and win over the support of administrative and military chiefs in remote areas. On the other hand, he has to gradually eliminate the old 'Vikings' who oppose him, attack him, and hinder him in everything. So, I had to take some special measures that could not be protected by the sun's rays."

"Okay, Wovya, I will always stay focused and pay attention to the dangers coming from around me. However, after living here, I have one more important thing to do." Dark conveyed to Wovya With a look, the corner of his mouth raised slightly, he patted his khaki military backpack where the "old radio" was stored.

Wulfya and Duck walked into the "Direct Hotel", and Thalia followed behind, carrying "Future" on her back. Thalia walked out of the dense forest where the thick fog disappeared, passed through the inaccessible ice field, and arrived at this settlement. Thalia was silent all the way.

On the one hand, he belongs to the "Wilderness Tourist Group" under the category of "independent armed forces" and is still its second-in-command. He was originally separated from Marco and others because of the thick fog. Because he needed to take care of the temporarily insane "Future", he had no choice but to Only then did he agree to team up with Wulfya and go north.

Originally, the "independent armed forces" generally had irreconcilable conflicts with the Federal Council. If he was seen communicating too much with the federal [fighters], she might quickly lose the trust of "Big Brother". Even though Thalia herself was usually used to talking boldly and boldly with others like a man, the change of circumstances forced her to suppress her innate instinct for expression.

The key to her ability to become the number two figure in the organization is her restraint of desires, firm belief, and a strong fighting strength that is not inferior to that of any grown man.

The three of them, together with a "Future" who was temporarily asleep, had just walked into the first floor of the hotel. Before they had time to look at the clean, tidy, luxurious and slightly splendid furnishings, they walked straight to the hanging Yi Portrait of Van XXII and Vasily in military uniform in the foreground.

"How many of you...are there?" A man with gray hair, wearing a wrinkled black tuxedo, a face full of wrinkles, and a monocle spoke with a sharp, feminine voice, like a eunuch from the old empire. The hotel manager stood up and asked.

"We are four people. We want to book three rooms and stay for about a week. I don't think it is too lively here, so there are some rooms." Wulfya answered while pretending to observe casually. All around.

He found that the layout of the entire hotel was very different from the Federal Council's hotel in Binglin City. In addition to some gun models with military elements, cannonballs that had long been unusable, and some legion flags, there were also many with the Central Empire and Parts of the old empire culture, such as sculptures with unique, graceful and "pure" shapes, and a large characteristic wall carved with sunflowers and double-headed eagles surrounded by sunflowers.

Some of the people who come and go here sporadically are businessmen wearing a mixture of Putoya and Cruz German style clothes, there are also some fair-faced lost people who wear simple and classical clothes, and more people with the same appearance as him and Dak Federal [Fighters], or independently armed personnel.

Only on the first floor after entering the door, Wulfya saw the shadows of most of the existing forces of the Federation. Indeed, after it was separated from direct federal control, it has gradually evolved into a "semi-independent" special zone that allows various forces to exist.

"Four people, three rooms, right? That is indeed available, but I still recommend that guests book two rooms. If my guess is correct, the boy on the lady's back must be sick. You must A doctor is needed to treat her. Two grown men share a room. This lady... looks like the boy's sister. It would be more convenient for them to share a room," the hotel manager said as he took over Duck and Wo. Bian suggested registering the IDs of both Fu and Ya.

"Is this...convenient? Thalia." Wulfya turned around and asked with some worry.

"It's nothing inconvenient. In this situation, I really need to contact our people or find a doctor. 'Future' is my brother. If something happens to him, for example, if he is still so insane, it will be very important to us." , or it may not be a good thing for you," Talia replied rationally, borrowing the donkey by the way, and admitted the management's guess.

Even if "Future" does not have a real family relationship with her, they can declare a sister-sister relationship to the outside world, especially since "Future" is still "sick" for the time being, which will slightly reduce the hostility of others towards them.

After registering the names of several people, the hotel manager handed Wovya a receipt and said:

"The total is 10.5 new rubles. You and Mr. Dark are federal [soldiers]. According to the long-standing "Federal Military Personnel Residence Regulations", your rank has reached hurricane, and you can be exempted from half of the fee. That... Um, Ms. Thalia and Constantinian must pay in full. By the way, do you pay in gold coins or banknotes?"

"What's the difference between gold coins... and banknotes?" Dak felt a little confused and asked.

"Guests, you know that these settlements in the 'Beslunai' area are far away from the core area of ​​​​the Federation. In this wasteland, especially in the chaotic wasteland era, you want to maintain the existence of the settlements. It takes a lot of effort,” the hotel manager explained:

"Our town of Athenasha, although it is only slightly larger than the village, and still has the title of direct administration of the 'Beslunai' area, in fact it has become the private property of the pioneers who stayed here earlier. This place People do not have much favorable impressions of the Federation. However, due to the continuous success of the Federation's military operations in the north and the maintenance of material supplies, they have to regularly send people to Binglin Province and the Karloff Prefecture to purchase supplies.

"So, the value of gold coins here is higher than paper money. After all, gold is a hard currency that can be circulated anywhere, while paper money can only be exchanged for poor materials at federal-controlled strongholds. If you use paper money to pay, Then the price will be twice as high.”

"That's 21 new rubles, right?" Wovya asked, helplessly taking out a few crumpled banknotes that had been prepared from the inner pocket of his cotton coat and handing them over.