Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland

"Brother, do you think those people are reliable..." Salik blinked.

Her pupils were slightly shiny even without reflection. This is one of the physical characteristics of the Scorched Earth Sons, and is related to their ability to see better in the dark.

The goggles on her face were gone, leaving only a sun mark.

Salik felt like he had been tricked into taking away a piece of equipment in a daze.

"...No matter what, he did save our companions." Yu Ke didn't understand the current situation any more than his sister did.

Under the guidance of the old man Gu Fang, their team tried their best to rush to the city ahead, but they did not expect that such a large settlement had already been reduced to ruins.

Hopes were once again dashed.

But before despair could defeat them, the heat and drought here had already killed most of them.

If Yu Ke and Gu Fang hadn't still retained their basic combat effectiveness, they had no doubt that the peepers hiding among the ruins would eat them like carrion birds.

After struggling like this for several days, Yu Ke and others were even ready to say goodbye to their companions.

Then the white-haired young man appeared.

He brought light salt water, dry food and a small box.

Yuke recognized it as a medical module, and the young man's own first aid treatment was also perfect.

In this way, he brought his dying companions back from the brink of death.

All this is of course conditional.

But these conditions seemed extremely strange to Yu Ke.

The young man named Lu Beiyou made conditions for the three of them who were still awake.

First, for Salik, Lu Beiyou wanted to take the goggles off her face.

Yu Ke originally wanted to take the initiative to say that he still had a few extra pairs in his bag, but if someone else had special needs, he would inevitably put the other party in trouble by mentioning it like this.

Now we have requests from others, so naturally we can only follow other people's wishes.

But when Lu Beiyou asked if there was any more, Yu Ke realized that he had misunderstood and gave him the third mate.

Their original plan was to take the Vanity Valley route in the west, where there is red rain all year round, so goggles are of little use. My sister only bought these gadgets because she thought they looked cool to wear.

Then, Lu Beiyou asked Yu Ke a series of questions.

From their origins to what they saw along the way, everything is detailed.

Yuke answered as best he could without revealing the bottom line. In his opinion, this may be the curiosity of the people living in the ruins about the outside world. As an adventurer, he has seen this kind of curiosity countless times.

Especially when Yu Ke mentioned that they met a Holy Kingdom team heading south, Lu Beiyou seemed particularly concerned.

According to Lu Beiyou's own explanation, he is a devout Auckland believer who highly respects these messengers of God.

As he spoke, he also took out the "Holy Fire" and recited a few verses casually.

This scene reminded Yu Ke of the "Holy Light" he bought at a high price, which made him feel quite heartbroken.

What surprised Yu Ke most was that when he explained their future route to Lu Beiyou, Lu Beiyou warned him to be careful of a creature called the "Fog Man".

Yu Ke proudly took out the "Lantern of Glory" from his backpack. He bought it from the Western Hive Clan's caravan for 2,500 Kai coins. It can be hung around the waist, and the light it emits can envelope the wearer. Inside.

According to the hive prince of the caravan, this is a specialty of the hive clan specially used to protect travelers from Kirishima creatures...

Then Lu Beiyou snatched the "Glorious Lantern" with a dark face and took it as the second reward.

Maybe Lu Beiyou has seen the power of the Fog Man, so he is also eager to have this magical prop to protect himself, Yu Ke thought.

Although a lot of coins were spent, and his group might face more troubles without the glorious lantern, Lu Beiyou was everyone's savior. Whatever needs he had, Yu Ke believed that they should be given priority as much as possible.

As for the final reward, Lu Beiyou took the old mercenary Gu Fang to talk about it alone.

I don’t know the specific Yuke.

"How on earth did you survive this journey?" Lu Meng couldn't help but sigh as he walked with Gu Fang, holding a glorious lantern.

The appearance of the lantern is very worn, and its wall cover is made of glass. There are some scratches on it, and there are several shapes of beehives drawn on it, which look like children's drawings.

The wick of this kind of lantern is a pool of fluorescent yellow liquid. It is unknown what kind of creature the hive tribe extracted it from.

Because of this kind of wick, the glow lantern can absorb light when there is sufficient light and release it in dark places, with very little energy loss. It can be regarded as a good portable lighting appliance.

But it has absolutely no effect against fog people.

On the contrary, it will attract them.

The point is that this kind of lantern only sells for 90 Kai coins locally in the Beehive Tribe.

They are indeed a specialty of the Hive Tribe, but they are specially made to defraud outsiders.

If you really believe it, sometimes it will cost you your life.

Lu Meng knew that Salik's brother was dragged away by the Fog Man, and she always remembered that scene.

Because of this, Salik herself was trapped in the city of Mongler in Kirishima. In order to leave that place, she would join the team for free, but if the team was not strong enough, she would also express worries and hesitations, probably remembering her past. encounter.

As for how her team was destroyed...

Now the truth is revealed. It turns out that this group of people had been taken advantage of all the way.

Gu Fang did not respond to Lu Meng's emotion.

He was silent for two seconds, and then said: "If you want me to be a thug, I will not agree."

The old man is very sober.

If there is anything about him that deserves attention from Lu Beiyou, it is his strength as a mercenary.

If it is an ordinary person's request, that's it. Maybe Gu Fang can handle it easily.

But this Lu Beiyou is so young, he can already give Gu Fang a sense of danger. If he wants to deal with someone like this, he will need to find another helper... The degree of danger is self-evident.

Being able to accurately judge the difficulty of a commission is the most basic quality for a mercenary to survive.

But Gu Fang is no longer a mercenary.

All he wants to do is go to the west sea and see the sea before the last moment of his life.

He is different from Yu Ke. These adventurers can only be regarded as his companions and not companions who can be entrusted with their lives. The reason why Gu Fang took care of them along the way was because he needed their other abilities to make up for his own shortcomings.

If these fellow travelers become a burden, he will abandon them without hesitation.

——In fact, he would have actually done this if Lu Beiyou hadn't suddenly appeared.

It's just that in this way, most of my wishes will not be realized, but at most it will be a little regretful.

"If you think that after saving those people, I can be driven by you at will, you are totally wrong."

Gu Fang has always been taciturn, but when he speaks he never minces words.

Although he is in his final years, he will not let anyone use him to cause trouble at will.

Gu Fang looked directly into the eyes of the white-haired young man, trying to find a hint of helplessness or anger that his calculations had failed. This is the look that employers who claim to be able to play with the lives of mercenaries often have when they hit a wall.

But the old man failed.

He felt like he was staring into a deep, waveless ancient well, and all he could see in it was his own reflection.

Gu Fang's refusal was very strong, but Lu Meng didn't care.

"The deal with Yuke and the others has been settled," he said calmly. "Of course I have other conditions and requests when I come to you alone."