Ye An

The convoy entered the delta in the snow, but did not land on the isolated island, but chose to camp in the southeast of the island.

120 refitted vehicles are lined up in rows, the snow pusher is blocked on the outer layer, the metal plates are opened on both sides of the body, and the curved metal shed is raised on the roof, which is connected with the roofs of other vehicles, like a huge metal bowl upside down on the ground , Build a camp that can shelter from wind and snow.

The wind blew snowflakes and crushed ice against the metal shed, making a piercing sound.The people in the camp had already gotten used to it. They opened their car doors, built a wooden bridge between the modified cars that could accommodate two people side by side, and set up several bonfires in the camp.

Accompanied by flames jumping, gray smoke drifted out of the camp from the vents, and was quickly blown away by the strong wind, disappearing into the snow.

There are hundreds of members in the convoy, and the powerful hunters are in charge of vigilance. The old people and young people are busy building wooden bridges and lighting fires, while women are setting up wooden frames and iron pots on the bonfire.Large pieces of cut meat are thrown into the pot, together with starchy plant stems, boiled in boiling snow water, bubbling bubbles continue to emerge, sprinkle some salt and seasonings, the fragrance wafts, and soon permeates the whole camp.

The old man in the animal skin robe cuts off the bamboo as thick as an arm, and stores the fried rice prepared in advance.

The teenagers brought the bowls, chopsticks and spoons from the car, and the women worked together to lift the soup pot and put it on the hollowed-out round table in the center.

"Dinner is ready." The old man greeted the hunters who stood on guard on the wooden ladder, and then turned around to get a wooden spoon, scooped out the fried rice in the bamboo, and spread a spoonful on the bottom of the bowl for each person.

This kind of fried rice is rich in energy and can be planted artificially, but the output is not much, so it must be eaten sparingly.

"Zhao Weng, you eat first." A young man took a wooden bowl full of hot soup and brought it to the old man.

The old man put down the empty bamboo, patted the boy on the shoulder, took the wooden bowl, blew off the hot air floating on it, and took a sip along the side of the bowl.The soup is a bit hot, but the taste is excellent. It combines the aroma and energy of fried rice, slides down the esophagus into the stomach, and the warmth melts into the limbs and bones, making the whole person warm.

Everyone in the team gathered around the round table, and everyone was given a bowl of broth, which was not enough for more, but there was only one spoonful of fried rice, and there would be no more.

The person in charge of security did not join the crowd, but the young man delivered the wooden bowl to them and stayed on the high place to be on guard against any situation that might arise.

"Zhao Weng, where is the destination this time?"

After the meal, the teenagers were responsible for washing the dishes and cleaning up. Several men and women with sharp faces gathered around the old man who distributed the fried rice, waiting for the old man to determine the route.

Unlike the hunting team, the leader of this team is an old man over half a century old, whose name is rarely known, and he is only respectfully called Zhao Weng.

The fighting power of the old man cannot be compared with that of the young, but the accumulated experience and means are far beyond the reach of others.Under his leadership, the convoy in the trade area does not belong to any city, nor is it under the jurisdiction of any city lord.

As the fleet moves, the location of the trade zone will also change.

The market in the trade area does not reject any trader, and the city dwellers, residents of settlements and wanderers in the wilderness all open their doors to welcome.However, no matter what your status is, you cannot forcefully buy and sell in the market, let alone robbing and killing people.They don't care what happens outside the market, but in the market, similar situations are absolutely not allowed to happen.

There was a greedy city lord who wanted to occupy the trade zone, but the result was that other cities attacked it.

The existence of trade districts is important to untrusting cities, settlements, and wanderers, and this importance allows the market to grow and continue to continue.

The members of the convoy are also very complicated. There are city dwellers and settlement members who have left their homes, and there are also homeless people who join in with their own abilities.

As long as you have real skills and get Zhao Weng's approval, you can occupy a place in the team.Their family and relatives will also be taken care of, even if they are old and weak, even if they do not have combat effectiveness, they can still display their value.

Through this method, Zhao Weng strengthened the cohesion of the entire team.

Even if the number of teams is less than a fraction of any city, or even a medium-sized settlement, the technology and resources they have mastered are far from anyone else's comparison.

The only shortcoming is the pharmacist.

Before Qi Luo died, the business of medicines was always monopolized by the mall.After the Merchant City fell, most of the pharmacists joined powerful cities, and seldom came to join the convoys in the trade zone.

In this regard, Zhao Weng did not feel regretful.

One of the important reasons why the trade zone can continue to this day and the bazaar guarded by hundreds of people has not been occupied and destroyed by any force is to grasp the proportion.

Only by grasping the propriety, can you be able to handle with ease among the strong, so that you will not encounter disasters due to greed.

An avalanche occurred at the site of the previously selected market, and the convoy had to relocate.Due to bad weather, we changed direction several times before entering the delta.

Xiao Yun's order spread throughout Hunter City, hunting teams with black marks no longer set foot in the delta, and hunting teams from other cities were also intercepted.Coupled with the repeated conflicts between Hunter City and Qiancheng Black City, the latter was forced to abandon the hunting ground and was unable to set foot on the snowy field, causing various news to spread.

As a gathering point for all kinds of people, the team naturally also got news.

However, the convoys in the trade zone are different from the hunting teams, they will basically not pose a threat to the delta.No matter what the reason for the owner of Hunter City, the convoy is only staying for a short time, so it should not cause dissatisfaction from the other party.

"Have a rest overnight, and leave tomorrow to go west." After careful consideration, Zhao Weng said to the crowd, "This time the market will be located near Hunter City, far away from Qiancheng and Heicheng."

Everyone nodded. They could understand the old man's intentions. After all, the news spread all over the snowfield. The hunting teams of Qiancheng and Heicheng had lost their hunting grounds and had already started attacking the settlements. Surrounded by these hunting teams, there is no guarantee that there will be more or less bad luck.

"Leave tomorrow, why don't you go to the island and take a look?" A man said, "I heard wolves howling just now, there may be wolves on the island."

In the market, people buy mutant wolves all the year round. Wolf skin, wolf bone, wolf blood and wolf meat are all good things and can be sold for a lot of money.Hunter City was the biggest seller before, but it suddenly stopped recently, which caught buyers off guard and made it difficult to find more sources of goods.

"No." The old man shook his head and denied the man's proposal, "Be careful tonight, no one is allowed to leave the camp."

The old man has absolute authority in the motorcade, the man is a little reconciled, but he can't disobey the old man's order, so he nodded and stopped talking.

The blizzard was getting heavier, and the bonfire in the camp was burned out. Except for the people who were on guard, everyone returned to the car, wrapped themselves in blankets and animal skins, and took the time to rest.

Zhao Weng returned to his car, instead of taking a rest like the others, he took out a few frozen small fish from his pocket, roasted them until softened by the temperature of the lantern, and fed them to the Osprey living in the car.

The osprey raised its head and swallowed the small fish, showing no affection for Zhao Weng.Even though they were raised by Weng Zhao, they are still wary of him.

Zhao Weng didn't care, leaned on the back of the chair, and took out two seeds with his backhand.

The jujube pit-shaped seeds trembled in his palm, and within a moment, a tender green seedling broke out of the shell and quickly grew into a mutant grass half a meter high. The stem was very thick, and the grass blade was wider than Zhao Weng's palm.

After the mutated grass stopped growing, Zhao Weng took out a dagger, cut off the tough leaves, and carved the news that the market opened in Hunter City with the tip of the knife.Engraved on the front and engraved on the back to ensure that anyone can understand.

After finishing all this, Zhao Weng stacked the leaves of grass together and fed a few small fish to the Osprey, preparing to release them tomorrow and use these leaves to spread the news.

The snow field is too big, and the convoy is moving in the wind and snow, so it is difficult to convey the news.There are indeed risks in this method, and it is possible that most of the blades will not be seen. It is better than sending modified cars and letting team members go out to take risks.

Ospreys ate the jerky and leaned together to preen their feathers.

Zhao Weng leaned back in his chair, not feeling sleepy, and suddenly thought of the isolated island.

What exactly is on that island that made City Lord Xiao issue the previous order?Now is the snow season, and the hunting team can still be stopped.When the rainy season comes and a large number of mutated frogs gather, can Hunter City stop everyone?

"I don't understand." The old man sighed,

There are secrets hidden on the island, and it is impossible to confirm without going deep into it.However, asking the team members to take risks in order to satisfy curiosity, the old man can't do it, and he won't do it at all.

"When the rainy season comes, you will always know the answer."

Zhao Weng didn't think about it anymore, put down the seat, and was about to cover himself with a blanket to rest, when suddenly there was a knock on the car window.Looking up, he saw several tightly wrapped children looking at him with big eyes through the car window, their expressions full of expectation.

"come in."

Zhao Weng opened the car door and let the children into the car.

"Come here at this time, does your family know?"

"I know!" The leading child nodded, rubbed his hands that were a little red from the cold, and begged, "Zhao Weng, can you tell us a story? We will be obedient, and we will work hard to find firewood."

Zhao Weng patted the boy's head, leaned back on the back of the chair, and said with a smile, "What do you want to hear?"

The children looked at each other, discussed in low voices, and finally reached an agreement. The boy who took the lead said, "Haicheng, we want to hear the story of Haicheng! Is there really such a big boat and such a big fish?"

"Haicheng..." Zhao Weng slowly closed his eyes when he heard the child's words, and fell into the long memory.

The children did not disturb him, they were all waiting patiently.

After about 3 minutes, Zhao Weng opened his eyes and said slowly: "When I was young, I went to the seaside with the old leader and went to that city. That city is magnificent and beautiful, and the people inside are very powerful. , and the fleet. When the fleet goes out to sea, sails are all raised by the harbor..."

In the motorcade, Zhao Weng told the children about his experiences when he was young. On the isolated island, Ye An and Ling Lan were busy packing up and sending them underground ahead of schedule.

The wind and snow did not decrease, the old man and the little girl were left in the cave, Ye An and Ling Lan relied on spar to maintain their strength and moved quickly in the wind and snow.

With the energy of the spar, Lily of the Valley's injury is almost healed.She followed Ye An into the ground, and she couldn't walk on the ground in the dark like Ye An. She had to light a torch to move forward along the dark river.

Wave after wave, the broken branches and large pieces of gravel were brought down from the upper reaches.

"Be careful, there's a deep pit ahead."

Ye An brought Lily of the Valley to the bottom of the rock wall, climbed up first, then lowered the rope, and pulled Lily of the valley up.

The two were very fast, and in a blink of an eye they came to the cave where the snapping tortoise shells were stored. Ling Lan stepped down the stone ladder, took off the animal skin covering her head, glanced past the snapping tortoise shells, looked at the courtyard above her head, and then followed the patio to see Tree roots climbing on the wall.

"Is there anything wrong with these?" Seeing Lily of the Valley staring at the tree roots, Ye An asked.

"Do you still remember those edible tubers?" Lily of the Valley smiled and told Ye An that these were not roots at all, but strange-looking vines that had grown for many years.

"vine?"

"Correct."

While speaking, Lily of the Valley stepped towards the wall and covered a withered vine with one hand.

With the influx of energy, the vines regained their vitality, and the withered places gradually became full, and ball-shaped protrusions the size of fingernails began to grow, hanging in clusters on the wall.Some grow so fast that the epidermis cracks open, and the transparent juice drips down the crack, exuding a tempting sweet smell.