Supplies were too important to him. Han Xiao sighed, counted up 150 bullets, and was about to pay.
The bearded man shook his finger and raised the price, "180 bullets."
Han Xiao's eyes were furious. You are a profiteer, you are raising the price. You will have a baby without an asshole!
Seeing this, the bearded man shouted exaggeratedly, "Oh, what a scary look, you still want to kill me, everyone come and see, someone wants to kill someone here!"
As soon as these words came out, dozens of wanderers around gathered around, some even picked up weapons such as crowbars and iron bars, staring at them covetously.
"This is our territory, you dare to make trouble?"
"Okay, you are awesome, 180 bullets, just this price, I'll kill you." Han Xiao was so angry that his teeth itched. He didn't want to cause any more trouble. He squeezed out words from his teeth and threw the bullets on the ground.
The bearded man smiled triumphantly and asked someone to bring all the things over and hand them to Han Xiao.
After confirming that the map and supplies were correct, Han Xiao raised his middle finger to the bearded man. He didn't want to stay for another second, so he turned around and left.
At this time, the bearded businessman spoke again, "Hey, do you want to walk out of this forest on foot?"
"Why, do you have a problem?" Han Xiao stopped and said unhappily.
"I have an old pickup truck, do you want it?" The bearded man said calmly, as if the unpleasantness just now had never happened.
"I can't afford your price." Han Xiao stabbed him.
"You can afford it." The bearded man pointed at Han Xiao's backpack, "You have so many bullets, you must have brought a lot of guns, use those guns to pay."
High-quality firearms are very popular among wanderers. They usually rely on hunting to maintain their food source. One more good gun means one more hunter.
Han Xiao's bag is full of equipment for the Night Owl Team, which is of good quality, and there are also popular items such as sniper rifles and bulletproof vests. It is more than enough to exchange for an old pickup truck, but he shook his head and rejected the bearded man's proposal.
The traces left by driving in the forest are too conspicuous. It is basically like pointing at the pursuers and saying, "See? This is the road I took. If you don't want to race with the helicopter, it's better to walk."
And he has another consideration. These guns are standard weapons of the Germinal Group. Once a Germinal team comes to this settlement and finds the organization's standard weapons, the settlement will suffer a catastrophe. Selling these guns is equivalent to indirect killing, and it will leave clues of his passing, and he will not be able to shake off the pursuers.
Although Han Xiao was just ripped off by the businessman, he is not so crazy.
The bearded man still didn't give up and wanted to sell a few more words, but suddenly a loud voice sounded next to him.
"Kailo, you are cheating outsiders again!"
A burly man in animal skin hunting clothes strode over, and the crowd automatically parted where he passed. It was obvious that he had a lot of prestige in this settlement.
The bearded Kailo's face turned bitter, "Hu Hongjun, I finally made a deal, don't meddle in my business!"
Hu Hongjun snatched the bullet from the bearded man and handed it to Han Xiao, saying proudly, "What you want is worthless, I'll give it to you, here, this is your bullet."
Han Xiao was stunned and looked at Hu Hongjun carefully. This man was of yellow race, with a strong figure, slightly white temples, sharp eyes, and a heroic spirit in his conversation. The righteous act of returning the bullet immediately made Han Xiao feel good.
"Hey, what should I do?" Kailo shouted.
Hu Hongjun didn't even turn his head, "It's just a little food, I'll give it back to you tomorrow."
Kailo was furious. He finally opened a business to rip off customers, and you made a fair exchange for me. Do you know what business is?
Hu Hongjun was very hospitable and said, "You are a guest from afar. You look haggard. You may not be used to the life in the forest. So, stay at my house for one night and set off tomorrow."
Han Xiao hesitated for a moment and nodded in agreement. He really wanted to have a good rest. Moreover, Hu Hongjun gave him the first impression of a straightforward and generous man, not a bad guy. Of course, even if the other party had bad intentions, Han Xiao would not be afraid.
The two of them left together, and the wanderers who were watching also dispersed. Only the bearded Kailo was left, beating his chest and stomping his feet. He dared not speak out. There was no way. Hu Hongjun was one of the hunters in the settlement. Everyone depended on him to bring back food for hunting. He was generous and popular, so he dared not offend him.
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Hu Hongjun took Han Xiao back to his tent. As soon as he lifted the curtain and entered the door, he shouted, "An, I have guests. Make more food today."
"Got it." A woman replied.
Han Xiao walked into the tent and saw a woman called An. She looked ordinary and wore a plain cloth skirt. Han Xiao noticed that her eyes were dull, and she was clearly blind.
"This is my wife." Hu Hongjun smiled.
"Hello." An heard the voice and smiled in Han Xiao's direction. She fumbled to take out pots and pans and dried meat and wild vegetables, and put them on the simple stone kiln stove in the center of the tent to cook.
Since the other party was so enthusiastic, Han Xiao was not restrained. He sat on the ground and chatted with Hu Hongjun.
After a conversation, Han Xiao confirmed that Hu Hongjun had no other intentions and was simply warm and hospitable. He couldn't help but let down his guard.
"Just now I noticed that most of the people in this settlement are white people. Why did you stick together with them?" Han Xiao asked.
The intelligent species on the Aquamarine Planet are humans. There are four races in total, black people, white people, yellow people, and Shanu people, all of which are the products of natural selection. Darwin said that the fittest survive, and the more dangerous the environment, the more resilient life will be. Shanu people are stronger than black people.
"There is no special reason. I happened to meet this group of wanderers during the war. At that time, An was sick and needed care, so I stayed. Although we are from different countries and races, we are all survivors of the old era and the fallen. There is no difference between you and me. We are just in the same boat and keep each other warm." Hu Hongjun sighed.
There were originally hundreds of countries on the Blue Sea Planet. After contacting the interstellar forces, they realized that the existence of so many countries on a planet is a complete waste of limited planetary resources. Disunity is endless internal consumption. If it continues, when the planetary resources are exhausted, civilization will be trapped on the planet and lose the opportunity to enter the universe.
So, with the help of people with ulterior motives, the social environment has undergone drastic changes in the past few decades. Wars, negotiations, economic pressure, through peaceful or non-peaceful means, the big waves washed away the sand, and finally reduced to only six countries.
Some of those who lost their homeland chose to join the Six Nations, some chose to join the Budding, and the rest were wanderers.
The world of Aquamarine is in the pain period of transition from the old era to the new era. The people whose countries were annexed, destroyed, and disintegrated are immersed in grief and disillusionment. Everyone hopes that their country can survive, but when the wheel of history feels that it has stopped long enough and needs to move forward, some seemingly indispensable things can only accept the fate of being abandoned by the times and become a few words left in history books. Let me give you some simple examples, such as the wave of layoffs in the early 1990s, when countless iron rice bowls were broken. For example, in the 5,000-year history of China, the imperial system that lasted for thousands of years was not destroyed until the Republic of China. Before that, the existence of the emperor was something that everyone thought was natural. Another example is the dark religion of the Western Middle Ages.
The progress of civilization is like a surging river, which cannot be stopped. Everyone, everything, and even the country are just mud and sand in the river, drifting with the flow.
People with limited individual power can only vent their grief on the Internet or in parades, or immerse themselves in the past national honors and feel unhappy. The more radical ones refuse to accept the invitation of the six countries' citizens and become wanderers in the wilderness, living in groups in the wild. Wanderers account for 30% of the population of the entire planet.
Some warriors who once dedicated their blood and sweat to the country used more extreme behaviors to oppose the six countries. The embryonic organization is a behemoth born in this social environment. Its concept is to overthrow the six countries and fight against the enemy with the same hatred. It is the well-deserved leader of the underground world.
It is easy to maintain the status quo, but reform is always accompanied by pain. Even if it is universal knowledge in the universe, there are still stubborn elements who are unwilling to accept it. Compared with personal interests and social progress, there will always be some people who choose the former. I don't care about the flood after I die. These people usually play the role of "resistance" on the road of evolution. After all, selfishness can bring practical benefits, while justice is just an illusory belief. Selfless people are rare animals, otherwise "selflessness" would not be called a virtue, otherwise there would be no need to hold the annual "Touching China" selection, isn't it to tell everyone: "Look, there are still good people in the world, you should learn well and save the organization some trouble." Hu Hongjun said: "Since the Battle of Andea, history has been divided into two halves. The past few thousand years are called the old era, and now is the new era. Sometimes think about it, what's wrong with life in the past, peaceful and stable, but because of the so-called internal friction theory, wars have been started, and the consequences are probably more serious than internal friction. Besides, even if it happens, it will only happen a few hundred years later. The future problems will be left to future generations to solve. What does it have to do with us?" Han Xiao sighed.