The slightly red sky in the southwest was indeed reflected by the lights. Lu Xin and Gekko kept going forward along the road, and soon found that the slightly red sky became obvious, like a vague red mist, with a faint light underneath.
After walking for about ten minutes, they saw a rusty sign on the side of the road.
It stood crookedly on the side of the road, with a few large and scribbled characters and arrows painted on it with bright red paint:
"Heishui Town"
"..."
Under these three words, there were a few slightly smaller words, saying "Come on", "Eat", "Dabao..."
The last word was a little unclear.
"The service is quite complete..."
Gekko was slightly more energetic, and following the arrow, the car turned into a small road covered with gravel.
Both sides of the road were dark, with only one-meter-high weeds.
Sometimes, Lu Xin would hear a rustling sound from the weeds, and see the weeds shaking.
Gecko smiled and explained, "It's a rabbit."
Lu Xin took a look and said, "Can we shoot one?"
"Don't..."
Gecko was startled and hurried to stop him, whispering, "That's the rabbit released by Blackwater Town to observe the movement."
"When we arrived at Blackwater Town, these people had basically figured out our details."
"..."
Lu Xin then understood that rabbit means spy.
After driving on the small road for about half an hour, the car arrived at the brightly lit place that seemed very close. It was a town built on a higher terrain. There were three or four meters high thick wooden fences around it, which were covered with hideous barbed wire. The lights they saw in the distance were actually just a small part of the light on the fence.
Outside the fence, there were parked a lot of black trucks, some empty and some full of goods.
There were some people guarding around the trucks, looking around vigilantly and smoking cigarettes.
At the end of the path, there was a rusty iron gate, and next to it was a pavilion with iron railings.
"Scrap-hunting people, come and take a rest."
Gecko drove the car directly to the pavilion and showed his ID.
"Scrap-hunting?"
The people in the pavilion seemed to have known that Gecko and his friends would come. They cast a playful look from the pavilion, looked at Gecko and Lu Xin in the car through the window, and smiled: "It doesn't look like it, you two look pretty clean..."
His voice was a little high, and the few people sitting in the pavilion with guns walked a few steps closer intentionally or unintentionally.
And beside them, many people who were resting and chatting next to the truck also cast their eyes over.
"We are f**king scavengers, not scavengers, why can't we be clean?"
Gecko slapped the car door hard, pretending to be rough and said with a smile: "Why, do you have to roll in the mud to get in?"
"No, just asking."
Seeing Gecko's fearless look, the people in the pavilion drooped their eyelids and said routinely:
"Old rules, you can enter the town, but you can only bring pistols, and heavy firepower must be placed in the car."
"What is heavy firepower, you ask?"
"The heavy firepower is the one that makes a bang, and it must be placed in the car, and the one that makes a bang can be carried on your body!"
"If you park, there are still two choices! If you park in the town, you can park for 100 Alliance coins or 10 cans a day, and guns and bullets can also be used to offset the cost. We have someone to help you watch, but you must carry valuables with you."
"If you park outside the town, no one will take care of you. You can leave someone to watch over you. We are not responsible if something happens."
"..."
Lu Xin had learned a lot. There were so many rules for parking a car.
"You must bring a pistol. Do you need me to tell you?"
Gecko took out his pistol, tapped the car door twice, and said, "Park inside to avoid someone removing the tires!"
Many people around him looked at him because he had a gun in his hand, so he put them away.
"Being able to carry a pistol does not mean you can shoot. If you shoot casually in the town, no matter if it is reasonable or not, you will be fined one thousand yuan first!"
The person in the pavilion muttered, took the 100 alliance coins handed over by Gecko, and shouted, "Niuzi, take it."
"Okay!"
The iron gate was opened, and a young man ran out with a bamboo sign in his hand.
He broke it in two, gave half to Gecko, and tied the other half to the left rearview mirror of the car, then stood in front and waved:
"Come on, come in..."
"It's okay, it won't get scratched, drive boldly..."
"..."
"It costs a hundred yuan to park the car..."
Lu Xin thought to himself, feeling a little distressed.
But then he thought again: It's a business trip anyway, it can be reimbursed...
Then he thought again, if I save money on the business trip, I wonder if I can keep it for myself...
...
...
The car stopped on a flat open space behind the iron gate, and Gecko jumped out of the car, took out the key, and slammed the door.
"Can we just park here?"
Lu Xin didn't have much experience going out, so he was still a little worried and said, "Nothing will happen, right?"
"Don't worry about that."
Gecko patted the back of the car and said, "No one can handle our car."
Lu Xin nodded, turned around and saw his mother and sister, who had already gotten out of the car.
Mom was smiling and looking in one direction.
She was looking at a wall, but her eyes seemed to pass through the wall and look at a farther place.
"It's very close, you have to be prepared."
Seeing Lu Xin looking at her, she smiled and nodded to Lu Xin.
The sister on the side was already very happy, her eyes lit up.
...
...
"Man, what are you doing in town?"
After stopping the car, the young man named "Niu Zi" led Lu Xin and the others out of the parking lot.
Then he looked at Lu Xin and Bihu attentively and with a bit of scrutiny, and said with a smile: "There are more things to eat, drink and play in our Blackwater Town than in the High Walled City. Whether you want to stay in a hotel or want to drink and eat, I can take you there..."
Then he quietly lowered his voice and said: "If you want to buy some other goods, there are different places. The big market is closed now, you can only go tomorrow. For the small market, it depends on what you want. Anyway, I know almost all of them."
"Can you buy people?"
Bihu laughed when he heard it and winked at the young man.
"Of course..."
Niu Zi also became interested when he heard it, and lowered his voice and said: "Our labor market is the largest in the surrounding area."
He counted on his fingers while saying: "Young laborers, three at a time, ten thousand yuan; young female slaves, a little more expensive, one for five or six thousand, but can be bought individually; as for the older ones, they are not worth much, usually counted as a share..."
"If it is for a short period of time, you can also rent it, the price is much lower, but you have to pay a deposit..."
"...Don't think it's expensive!"
"It's not like before, there are animals running around everywhere, of course the price will go up, maybe it will be more expensive in the future..."
"..."
Listening to these words, Lu Xin couldn't help but look at him strangely.
Born in a high-walled city, he didn't know that there was such a "labor market" outside...
Gecko seemed to know all this, but he didn't expect this.
He frowned and said, "Who wants to buy this? You have no conscience. I'm asking about that..."
"This, you are so reserved..."
Niu Zi was a little bored when he heard it, and seemed to look down on such a small business.
He pointed to the street casually and said, "There are too many, just pick one..."
"Tsk tsk..."
The gecko shook his head. Although he was very excited, he still turned his head to look at Lu Xin.
At this time, Lu Xin looked at an empty place, as if he had confirmed something first.
Then he looked up at the town and said slowly, "Let's go shopping first!"
"Okay, let's go shopping first."
The gecko put his arm around the shoulders of the young man named Niu Zi, stuffed a few coins into him, and said, "I'll find you later."
"Okay, I'm at the gate..."
The young man named Niu Zi agreed happily, but his eyes were a little cunning.