Bring Interstellar to the end of the world

Chapter 187 Friends and Enemies

The man looked sideways, and his eyes fell on Tang Yan's face through the misty green smoke. There was some color in his cloudy eyes, and he seemed to remember a companion in the carriage.

He didn't ask Tang Yan "how are you doing", "nice to see you here" or something, and turned around to continue digging the hole.

clap, clap, clap...

The shovel pressed down, then poked up, and the dirt flew high.

Tang Yan said: "I don't know your name yet."

"nameless."

"nameless……?"

"Having a name doesn't mean anything to me."

After the pit was dug, he went over to carry the farmer's body and put it into the pit. After he was done, he went over and moved the woman's body next to the farmer's body, wrapped the patched top around her legs, and finally Then they brought the bodies of the two children over and placed them one on each side.

Wuming stood on the edge of the pit and looked at the dead family of four. It took him a long time to regain his senses and shoveled back the soil piled next to him one by one.

The mud gradually buried the faces of the four people, covering the dazzling redness.

When the sun completely sank into Xiling, Wuming finally buried them, ignored Tang Yan and the others, turned and walked north.

"My name is Tang Yan. If you need help, you can find me in Gem City."

When he first infiltrated the Black Saints, he used the pseudonym "Li Xiang", so now there is no need to hide it.

The man didn't speak, nor did he look back. He walked farther and farther into the wasteland in the darkening night.

Tang Yan finished smoking the cigarette, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, turned around and walked to the place where the vulture chariot was parked.

The third young master looked at a shadow on the other side of the night and said, "What a weird person."

Gao Kai shrugged: "Who said it wasn't..."

Uh...

There was the low hum of an engine starting from behind.

Tang Yan had already returned to the vulture chariot and turned on the headlights.

The two stopped staring blankly at the same spot, and quickly trotted all the way back to their respective vehicles, continuing to march towards the Jiashan Reservoir.

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Jiashan Reservoir is located more than 30 kilometers southeast of Yuancheng. Before the outbreak of the nuclear war, it was a famous scenic spot.According to legend, Crouching Mountain to the north of Jiashan Reservoir was the place where Liu Bowen, a great scholar of the Ming Dynasty, lived in seclusion.

Although the Jiashan Reservoir was not reduced to ruins by the nuclear bombs of hostile countries like the Jiangxia Reservoir, the radioactive substances accumulated in the water still turned it into a jeopardy.

No one would live around it, not only because the land around the reservoir couldn't produce crops, but also because there were mud crabs, mud crab razor claws and other mutant beasts scattered around the reservoir, as well as a large number of living corpses.

Tang Yan and Fei Xiang agreed to meet at the abandoned factory area southeast of Jiashan Reservoir where the construction team used to prepare cement, lime and other materials.

When the moon was in the middle of the sky, two searchlight beams broke the silence of the factory area, and the vulture chariot entered the field in front of the large mixer with hot wind and low hum, and slowly landed on the ground.

After a short effort, two modified pickup trucks ran over the fallen iron fence and stopped not far from the vulture chariot.

The last person to arrive was General Wang. The narrow red light flashing on his helmet made him look like a demon under the moon.

The current time is 22:32, and there is still more than one hour before the appointed time.

Tang Yan got out of the car, took a look at the surrounding environment, and after confirming that there was no danger, he walked to the location of Sanpao and the others, and told them to change their armor and walk around the factory to ensure that there were no hidden dangers.

Ten minutes later, there was a burst of gunfire in the abandoned building, but fortunately it didn't last long, and then I learned from Sanpao that there were several living corpses lurking in the factory area.

After the aircraft head, the third young master, Gao Kai, and San Pao came back one after another, Tang Yan took some food from the modified pickup truck for them, and waited for Fei Xiang while eating.

About half an hour later, as multiple beams of light swept across the night sky, Tang Yan, who had changed into the Sons of Korhal powered armor, walked out of the simple room and looked to the north.

Uh...

Uh...

Uh...

The low hum of the engine came, and the light beams of different intensities bumped across the line of sight.

As the dust rose from the ground, a heavy black shadow at the front made a soft crack, and a row of searchlights at the top turned on, shining on Tang Yan's standing position.

The strong light is constantly reflected between the dust suspended in the mid-air, as if separated by a layer of white mist.

General Wang came from behind, raising his arms with K-12 quadruple grenade launchers.

He was very upset, because these people were extremely rude... although the light from the high-power searchlight could not affect them substantially.

Tang Yan pressed back his raised arm and opened the helmet visor.

There was a soft pop, the searchlight was turned off, and the strong light faded.

The thick black shadow stopped outside the gate of the abandoned factory.

As the following vehicles stopped, the thick black shadow revealed its true appearance.

It was a multi-purpose armored vehicle equipped with a 30MM Vulcan cannon and a 7.62MM machine gun.

Behind the armored vehicle are two military jeeps and a modified pickup truck with a set of twin anti-aircraft machine guns on the cargo compartment.

There are four or five side three-wheeled motorcycles parked farther away. It is worth mentioning that some have welded rocket launchers on the side seats, and some have removed the front baffle and converted them into small-caliber mortar mounts. .

"These Yuancheng people are always full of tricks, and none of them is right." This is General Wang's definition of Yuancheng's defense force.

When the dust in front of the headlights rushed past like fog, the door behind the armored car opened, and a man in power armor came out of the car under the guard of two soldiers with guns.

Tang Yan squinted his eyes and found that the power armor equipped by the visitor was not P-43 power armor, but P-50 power armor.

The appearance of the P-43 power armor is described by most people as iron-clad flesh. It has an iron bucket-shaped helmet, a pair of miners' lights on the top, and an eyepiece made of bulletproof glass below. It looks like a diving goggle. Downward is an air filtration system (a simplified version of a gas mask) that is large enough to cover the neck.

In fact, the air filtration system is a simple equipment installed later.Because with the escalation of the confrontation between China and the United States, biological and chemical weapons and small nuclear weapons began to appear on local battlefields. The air filtration system can effectively deal with some harsh environments and greatly improve the survival efficiency and adaptability of combatants.

The breastplate of the P-43 power armor looks like a curved shield. The legs and arms are covered with large pieces of steel. The shoulder armor is thicker and has a hollow structure inside. It can be used with leggings to store more ammunition and military supplies. .

When it comes to the P-50 power armor, it is more advanced than the P-43 power armor except for the built-in power system, and its appearance has changed a lot.

The iron barrel-shaped helmet with a narrow top and a wide bottom has become more slender, and the visor is almost diamond-shaped. There are still a pair of searchlights on the left and right of the upper peak, but the camera lens/sensor frame is extended on the side.Inside the two wings of the visor are a pair of narrow and long eyepieces.There is a breathing duct on the left and right sides of the spire on the lower side of the visor to connect the more miniaturized air filter and the breathing mask inside the helmet.

Other armor modules are more sleekly prepared, which can more effectively resist the impact of warheads and improve defense.

It is worth mentioning that the P-50 power armor has a five-pointed star bulge on the surface of the breastplate.

There is no doubt that the P-50 power armor is more advanced than the P-43 power armor, and its practicability is also higher.

Although the P-50 power armor appeared on the battlefield later than the American T-51 power armor, according to the documents disclosed by Huaxia Ordnance Industry Group Corporation before the war, the American T-51 power armor borrowed a lot from The detailed design of the P-50 power armor is because the enemy bought a core designer of the company, which led to the research and development of the P-50 power armor earlier than the T-51 power armor, but the time it was actually put on the battlefield was longer than the T-51 power armor. Type [-] power armor is later.

Considering that even Gemstone City couldn't come up with P-50 power armor, and Zhang Feng was still wearing outdated P-43 power armor, one can imagine how strong Jicheng's military assistance to Yuancheng was.

A person wearing P-50 power armor came to Tang Yan.

"Deputy head Tang...has been admiring his name for a long time."

"My lord, the city lord, praised me absurdly." Tang Yan said politely.

Judging from the form of contact, the people of Yuan City are a bit rude. After all, he has opened his mask to show his true colors, but Fei Xiang, the lord of Yuan City, has never behaved reciprocally.

Of course, Tang Yan wouldn't care about the minutiae.

"You don't need to talk about the polite words. I want to know what you invited me to negotiate here."

Fei Xiang glanced around: "Let's get in the car and talk."

Tang Yan also looked around, threw the C-14 Impaler II electromagnetic rifle he was holding to the third young master, and followed Fei Xiang to the front of the convoy and entered the armored vehicle.

The interior of the vehicle has obviously been heightened, even if both of them are wearing power armor, it is not crowded.

After Tang Yan and Fei Xiang got into the car, the person sitting in front opened the door and walked out, leaving only two people inside.

"Tell me, what kind of big deal can make the Lord of the City ignore the contradiction and invite the feuding enemy to meet here."

"There are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies in this world."

Tang Yan was noncommittal about Fei Xiang's statement.

Fei Xiang continued: "With common interests, enemies can become friends. As long as the interests are large enough, friends can also become enemies."

Tang Yan smiled and said, "I really want to know what kind of common interests there can be between the Pandaren Legion and Yuan City."

The diamond-shaped mask of the P-50 power armor covered Fei Xiang's face, and the change in his expression could not be seen.

"You should know that in order to maintain the confrontation on the peninsula, Jicheng has many support plans for Yuancheng."

Tang Yan nodded.

"You should also know that there is an unresolved knot between Gem City and Kite City. The people living in these two cities are hostile to each other."

Tang Yan nodded.

"But you don't know, I have a friend who lives in the Jewel City."

Tang Yan said, "Is it Johnson?"

It can be seen from the encounter at the homeless bar two days ago that Johnson and Kite City have an encrypted communication network, which can establish an information transmission channel in a short period of time.

The terrifying helmet shook: "No, that person is Huang Lei."

Tang Yan frowned slightly, really surprised.

Fei Xiang's friend turned out to be Huang Lei!

You must know that Yuancheng has always regarded Maxim's Cannery as a thorn in their side, and they often rob and destroy vehicles transporting canned marine fish.Anyone with eyes, ears, and intelligence will know that both sides are enemies and not friends.

Fortunately, the person involved stood up and said that he and Huang Lei were friends. This... This is really incomprehensible.

"Are you surprised?" Fei Xiang said, "As I said just now, there are no eternal enemies in this world, nor are there permanent friends."

Tang Yan asked: "I really want to know what made you and Huang Lei become friends."

Fei Xiang said: "It's very simple. He needs external pressure to show to Wang Ming and Hui Liancai in exchange for more tax policy tilts."

Tang Yan remembered the financial subsidy plan given to Maxim Cannery by Gemstone City when Huang Lei was alive.

In fact, Maxim’s Cannery will also receive a certain amount of tax rebates in addition to part of the profits from the sale of canned sea fish in the inland market.There is also a subsidy for security expenses. Huang Lei used this part of the funds to hire people from the black hand mercenary group to work for him.

"Oh, a crying child will get milk." Tang Yan said sarcastically.

He also recalled that the credit policy implemented by the previous governor during his reign, in the end, instead of expanding the economic volume of Gemstone City, it became a cash machine for the management, which almost pushed the Gemstone City market to the brink of collapse.

People like Huang Lei and Wang Ming can always catch loopholes in the system... No, it should be said that even if there are no loopholes, they can still create loopholes to harm public welfare and private interests.

Fei Xiang continued: "My help to him was to interfere with the operation of Maxim's Cannery, and Huang Lei's help to me was revenge for my looting of Maxim's Cannery."

Tang Yan raised his eyebrows again, wondering why the revenge from Huang Lei would help Fei Xiang.

Yuan City is not like Gem City and Jicheng, where there are serious internal conflicts among the management. It is known that Fei Xiang is very famous in Yuan City and is an absolute leader who speaks one word.

"Yuancheng transported uranium ore to Jicheng, and Jicheng paid us Jicheng coins. On this basis, they also regularly transported some munitions, medicines and food to support Yuancheng's attack on Gem City. However, every year there are always several The accident occurred, either the uranium mine transported to Jicheng was robbed by the razor man, or the support vehicle from Jicheng was attacked by the gem city mercenary organization."

"Do you think this happened naturally? Do you think that without my help, the bandits and mercenaries in Gem City could get reliable information and set up an ambush? And Huang Lei... is an important node in this intelligence network .”

After listening to his narration, Tang Yan was stunned.

Not to mention the razor man and the black saint, even the pandaren mercenary group has received the task of ambush the convoy transporting uranium ore in Kite city.

Why did Fei Xiang do this?
Why would he betray his own interests to strengthen the enemy?

Is he stupid?Is he an idiot?

Of course Fei Xiang is not an idiot.

"Do you know why the people of Yuancheng have less internal fighting than the people of Jicheng and Baoshicheng? Even if the resources are scarce, the land is barren, and the material conditions are very poor, they can still live in the wasteland world?"

Fei Xiang didn't expect Tang Yan to give an answer, and said word by word: "Because we are united, and unity is strength."

"And what makes us unite, the bond that connects the hearts of every Yuan City person... is hatred."

"Hatred makes a man strong, hate makes a man fortitude, hate makes a man transcend pain."

(End of this chapter)