Chapter 380 - Chapter 380: Old City! (4)
Chapter 380: Old City! (4)
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
About half an hour later, the phone rang. Uncle Wang waited until the third ring before answering.
It was a requirement of the young master, who believed that answering on the third ring demonstrated noble qualities.
Although he didn’t understand it, he had to comply.
“I’ve checked, it’s not related to Black Rock City…” The young man seemed to lose interest, speaking lazily, “Wilderness matters should be settled in the wilderness. Don’t disgrace me, eliminate the enemy quickly!”
“Yes, yes, yes, rest assured, young master…”
After hanging up the phone a second time, a look of ecstasy appeared on Uncle Wang’s face.
He had been worried that Zhao Family Village and Meng House Village had the someone supporting them from Black Rock City. Now it seemed they were just wilderness forces, and he could act boldly.
” I can’t be careless. If they can intercept our goods and annihilate Li Yang’s attacking team, they must be quite strong…”
Uncle Wang decided to make several preparations. On one hand, he sent people to gather intelligence from other areas.
On the other hand, he dispatched scouts to the vicinity.
He planned to understand the enemy’s exact strength before launching an attack.
Peace Town was about 150 kilometers away from the base. Zhao Yu’s electric vehicle could travel five to six hundred kilometers on a full charge, enough for a round trip.
As he neared Peace Town, Zhao Yu encountered several groups of people also heading there.
They were in several vehicles with a dozen or twenty people.
Everyone tacitly avoided greeting each other or getting too close, choosing different routes to Peace Town.
In the wilderness, being cautious of others was normal.
When Zhao Yu’s troop arrived at the outskirts of Peace Town, he understood what Eagle meant by ‘city.’
From a distance, he could see a wall made of bricks and stones with orderly buildings inside. Through his binoculars, Zhao Yu even saw students with backpacks were going to school. The entire city seemed to radiate an atmosphere of peace.
Maintaining such peace was not based on ideals, but on artillery.
From a distance, Zhao Yu saw hundreds of armed soldiers in uniform patrolling the city.
These were just the patrolling soldiers; including those resting or on mission, Peace Town’s forces must have exceeded a thousand.
” Really strong!”
Zhao Yu even spotted mortars and defensive cannons, something Wild Wolf Town certainly didn’t possess.
After observing for a while, he noticed that many teams were entering the city, paying a fee and then being allowed to pass without trouble from the guards.
Zhao Yu felt reassured and drove his troops forward.
“Short stay or permanent?”
“Short stay!”
“Want to rent a house? You can park your vehicles there, and we’ll compensate for any lost items…”
Just as Eagle described, renting a house meant registering vehicle information and the weapons and equipment stored inside. If anything was lost, Peace Town would compensate.
“Rent!” Zhao Yu nodded.
“Six vehicles, Section C, No. 16. Here’s your plaque, go to No. 16 to register…”
The soldier at the gate handed Zhao Yu a plaque and let him enter.
Zhao Yu led his troop into the city.
During his time there, some people were curious about the military rank on Zhao Yu’s shoulder, but most didn’t dare to pry and no one asked about it.
After entering the city, Zhao Yu drove straight to Section C, No. 16. After paying the price of five rifles, he rented the yard.
Of course, the most expensive part was the insurance fee, calculated based on the value of the vehicles and items he parked in the yard.
Any registered items lost were compensated for by Peace Town.
This meant that even if Zhao Yu brought people into the city, his vehicles and the equipment on them would be safe and wouldn’t be stolen.
Parking his vehicles, Zhao Yu took a few people for personal protection and head to the hiring hub mentioned by Eagle.
The market was large, with free entry and exit, specifically established by Peace Town to provide services to outsiders.
“Anyone going to Old City South Six Ring’s Char Siu Road?”
“Old City West Five Ring Road, recruiting experienced enhancers, starting from level two…’
The hiring hub was just like a vegetable market, with people shouting their needs and some writing down their requirements on signs for those who didn’t want to exert effort.
Zhao Yu walked around and found that most offers didn’t match his destination.
According to the task map, his destination was near the Old City West Third Ring.
The deeper one went into the Old City, the more dangerous it became, and naturally fewer people ventured there.
Correspondingly, danger and opportunity coexisted; the deeper areas often meant many resources hadn’t been scavenged and were more likely to yield valuable finds.
Just as Zhao Yu was hesitating whether to write a sign himself, he finally saw a sign for the West Third Ring.
‘Third-tier enhancer leading the team to West Third Ring, looking for
well-paying clients to join…’
The man holding the sign was burly, muscular, and looked intimidating.
Zhao Yu quickly approached.
“Are you guys going to the West Third Ring?”
The man sized up Zhao Yu and upon noticing the military rank of Military Governor on his shoulder, puzzled as to whether the rank was genuine.
However, he didn’t delve into it and nodded, “Yes, we have a task to find something in the West Third Ring. We can take people along the way.. Are you joining?”