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The convoy did not stop near Tom's House, but headed north along the gravel road.

Lu Ming feels that there is nothing to contact with the Tom Family, because according to the behavior of this family as Jack said, there is a high probability that conflicts will break out if he comes into contact with them. Without the will to eradicate this family, there is no need to contact them. .

No matter what, all these settlements left behind were the fires of local humans. In an apocalyptic environment, if you use the values ​​and morals of a peaceful world to condescendingly evaluate the value of their existence, or even kill them, then you may be better than They are more ruthless.

The goal of the convoy is the center of the third continent, the legendary once most prosperous city "Paris" on this continent.

Yes, the pronunciation is similar to the pronunciation of "Paris", but the actual meaning is "the giant white city".

Jack had never been to that city, he had only heard about it. Even though he led an extremely powerful team of adventurers, the actual scope of his activities was a small area in the northernmost part of the continent.

……

In the dry river bed, the sand is black, and in the distance, there is the outline of a town.

The convoy stopped at the edge of the river bed. Standing on the roof of the RV, Lu Ming looked into the distance with his binoculars.

Today's town ruins are almost all occupied by groups of ferocious beasts. Human settlements are all formed far away from towns. The surrounding areas of towns are an absolute no-go zone for human activities.

Regardless of whether it was a dirt hill or a gravel road ahead, there were small black dots moving rapidly.

As for what he saw in the telescope, even Lu Ming couldn't help but gasp.

If a bat expands to be as huge as a human being, the disgusting veins on the blue fleshy wings will be clearly visible, the huge sharp fangs, the eyes will be black holes, and the sharp claws are not raptor claws, but also covered with disgusting flesh. They are like membranes, with green liquid ticking under their sharp mouths like ugly rat heads. They are highly corrosive at first glance. This kind of creature that seems to come from the region seems to be the most feared existence in the depths of human beings.

Fortunately, according to Jack, ferocious beasts rely solely on hearing.

It seems that no light-sensitive organs have evolved. Is it really true that it originally existed in the dark abyss?

They were fighting brutally, and the scene was extremely bloody.

Fortunately, although they move very quickly, they are still jumping around. Probably their fleshy wings cannot sustain their flight for a long time, so they can only glide.

Otherwise, humans really have no place here.

Even so, Lu Ming couldn't help but shake his head. He still thought it was too simple.

I heard from Jack that there were still many settlements in this continent, so he didn't pay attention to the so-called ferocious beasts.

But now it seems that the remaining humans are just far away from the territory where the ferocious beasts gather, and these ferocious beasts use the original human towns as their nests. They have no real intention or intelligence to exterminate human beings. It is only those remote rural settlements that can survive. .

As far as this small town is concerned, there are probably thousands of ferocious beasts gathered in it. Even if my group of nine uses weapons and ammunition from the 21st century, if they are alerted, they will be swarmed by the ferocious beasts in an instant. submerged.

Back in the RV, Lu Ming pondered.

Queen Hera and Sekhmet also observed the ferocious beast through the telescope for a while and then turned around.

When you come to the land of the end of the world, a battle may break out at any time, or a war with a ferocious beast, so both of them are "divine costumes".

Sekhmet's starry sky necklace no longer works. The Holy Swordsman's armor has turned into a bronze armor. It can no longer be incorporeal, but has turned into a set of bronze armor. Sekhmet hugs him even when he sleeps. Armor rest.

Although Queen Hera was not banned by the rules, in order to avoid causing changes in the world, she temporarily banned her own godhead. At this time, she was dressed in a sacrificial white robe, with a snow-white staff in her hand, and the head of the staff was bright red. The crystal gems are shining and exuding magical light. This is probably the equipment she had when she first entered the path of spiritual practice.

I feel that if they were to fight against the humans in this settlement, the nine-person special service team would naturally be much more powerful than Queen Hera and Sekhmet, but if they were to fight against ferocious beasts, firearms would be far inferior to the defense of armor or the casting of magic wands.

Looking at Queen Hera's staff, Lu Ming asked curiously: "Ruby, it looks like it can breathe fire?"

Queen Hera gently shook the staff with her delicate hands wearing colorful gold-plated finger gloves. The ruby ​​on the head of the staff slowly turned black again, as if a black hole condensed in it. She chuckled and said: "All five elements can be used, but only It’s time to use the first level.”

The Eastern Divine Lord became a loner here, and she became the biggest supporter. It seemed that her mentality had changed subtly. In front of Lu Ming, she showed a real smile for the first time.

Lu Ming nodded slightly and said: "Originally, I wanted to go to Paris to see if I could find the cause of the ferocious beast tide. Now it seems that the plan has changed." After pondering for a while, he said: "Let's look for a suitable place first. Build a stronghold and wait for the rest."

Hera thought for a while, "Let's use this town. The transportation here is well developed and roads extend in all directions. If you build a stronghold, you can contact more survivors and get more information."

Lu Ming was startled. This was the first time that Queen Hera had given him advice.

but……

"Although this is a small town in the past, there are also many ferocious beasts gathered in it." Lu Ming looked at Queen Hera: "Can you expel or kill these ferocious beasts?"

Queen Hera said: "We can find a way to bring out some of it. Sekhmet, Guiying and I will get rid of a little bit every day, and it will be cleared up slowly."

Lu Ming smiled bitterly in his heart, even if it didn't take two or three months to clean up?But for Queen Hera, time has never been a problem. In her concept, time is probably the most abundant thing.

"Well, I have an idea!" Lu Ming had an idea, and it was Queen Hera's suggestion that gave him the inspiration.

……

Guiying and Zhuge were naturally shocked by Lu Ming's proposal and neither agreed.

Although I don’t know how it happened, there was suddenly another armored vehicle in the convoy.

Lu Ming said that a special agent of the Peace Society drove an armored vehicle and lured most of the ferocious beasts in this town far away, and even led them to another town far away on the main traffic line, causing them to kill each other.

Lead out as many ferocious beasts as possible in the town. Queen Hera will lead the rest to clear out the remaining ferocious beasts, including cubs.

"Sir, but how do you safely evacuate from the armored vehicle?"

Even though the boss was very sure that he could come back safely, Guiying's pretty face still looked firm, "I still hope that sir can explain in detail."

Lu Ming coughed and said, "I'll explain this to you later."

Seeing that her boss had made up her mind, Guiying bit her lip and said, "Okay, I'll be your husband's driver."

Lu Ming smiled: "Okay."

……

The grass-green armored vehicle is the thickest type of armor. It is not used to transport troops. It is an early product of the Northern Territory and is used for attacking fortresses. However, it is much faster than a tank.

Lu Ming and Gui Ying were in the cockpit. They could feel that Gui Ying was extremely nervous and sweat was pouring from her forehead.

The armored vehicle was still far away from the town, and countless black beasts had already heard the noise and pounced on it.

Even the observation hole was completely blocked by the flapping fleshy wings.

Guiying could only drive forward based on feeling, and turn when she hit something. Accompanied by countless thrashing beasts, the armored vehicle slowly drove into the town, and more and more beasts rushed towards her in a black mass.

Far outside the town, Zhuge looked at this scene with a telescope, his face expressionless.

About ten minutes later, we saw a looming armored vehicle driving out from the southern end of the town, surrounded by countless black and fierce beasts like it was blocking the sky, and slowly driving southward along the stone road.

Zhuge looked at the end of the RV again. On the roof of the RV, there were two figures floating like immortals.

Suddenly, two figures moved, quickly jumped out of the RV and ran towards the town.

Zhuge immediately made a gesture, and the armed pickup trucks and motorcycles slowly started to move. The order they received was to only clear out the lone ferocious beasts on the outermost periphery. …

The armored vehicle jolted, and the ferocious beasts squeaked and screamed after being crushed, but they did not suffer much damage and would soon follow.

The black dragon was like a long dragon, wrapped together with armored vehicles, bringing up dust all over the sky and moving slowly southward.

In the cockpit, Lu Ming and Gui Ying had changed positions, with Lu Ming driving the armored vehicle.

Because Guiying could no longer see the road outside at all, Lu Ming relied on the convenience of the dharma body, as if he had opened his eyes, and could see the road ahead through the dancing fleshy wings of countless ferocious beasts.

However, this method of concentrating on Lu Ming consumed a lot of mental energy, and he soon felt extremely tired.

Viewed from the outside at this time, the scene was extremely horrifying.

There is a long black dragon composed of hundreds of ferocious beasts. The dragon head gathered in front is the herd of beasts holding an armored vehicle. From time to time, ferocious beasts are bitten by their violent companions and thrown off the roof of the armored vehicle, and some have their throats bitten off. , it was the corpse that fell, but then the ferocious beast at the tail of the dragon quickly pounced on it.

The roof of the armored vehicle was creaking, as if the fangs of a ferocious beast were tearing apart the steel.

Suddenly, a drop of green liquid seeped out from the roof of the car and slowly fell.

Lu Ming was startled, and with a wave of his hand, a barrier formed by the wind enveloped the roof of the car, and the green liquid slid to the side.

A few minutes later, wet marks formed in large areas on the roof of the armored vehicle, just like rainwater began to seep through in heavy rain.

Lu Ming secretly thought that something was wrong. The current plan could not be realized at all, but there was nothing he could do about it.

He quickly opened the portal, and without waiting to explain anything to Guiying, he pulled her and jumped into the door.

The two of them rolled down and appeared on the side of the stone road. A few hundred meters away, there was the group of ferocious beasts that were frantically attacking the armored vehicle.

Although Guiying was unclear about the situation and her pretty face was full of confusion, she held her breath without Lu Ming making a silent gesture.

Lu Ming took out his telescope and looked over.

It was seen that the armored vehicle had turned into a sieve.

The plan failed completely. Not to mention luring the ferocious beasts to a distant town, the actual drive out of the town was only a dozen miles.

Lu Ming was about to open the door and return to the small town to warn everyone and order everyone to evacuate.

But in the telescope, the ferocious beasts suddenly started biting each other crazily.

It seems that they can't find an enemy, leaving them nowhere to vent their violence, and their companions soon become targets.

They usually fight each other, but that is to satisfy their hunger. The old, weak, sick and disabled will become food for the young and strong.

But the fighting in front of them is not for survival, but a life-and-death killing.

Lu Ming, who was about to leave, stopped and observed slowly.

Their attacks are extremely efficient, and they bite the throat of their companions with lightning speed. When they are released, their companions turn into corpses.

This melee didn't even last more than half an hour. There were probably only a hundred ferocious beasts left in the field that were still active, and most of them seemed to be seriously injured.

Lu Ming gritted his teeth, gestured to Guiying to follow him individually, opened the door, and the next moment he appeared silently among the ferocious beasts.

Some injured ferocious beasts screamed, but they would soon be bitten to death by their companions who still had the strength to move. At the same time, the cries of these ferocious beasts also disturbed the hearing of their companions. Lu Ming appeared near them, and there was no ferocious beast. The beast notices.

Lu Ming waved his hand and shot out sword energy, cutting off the heads of more than a dozen of the most ferocious and unharmed ferocious beasts.

Then, Lu Ming began to harvest the dying beasts that were screaming and thrashing on the ground...

……

The town that was supposed to have a population of tens of thousands was now full of ruins. The convoy was parked in the center of the town, and hundreds of slaves from the Southern Territory were cleaning the entire town.

In the Southern Territory, although great changes have occurred in the past ten years, there are still remnants of the slavery system. These slaves were bought by Lu Ming from King Baishi. King Baishi did not know where they would be taken, and these slaves , naturally they will live here in the future, and there will never be a day to return to the Southern Territory.

"So this place is called Hedong City." Jack, who was following Lu Ming, had a face full of flattery.

After studying the remaining books here, including the remains of the town hall, Jack found the previous name of the town.

Lu Ming nodded slightly: "Let's call it Hedong."

I think that the dry river bed was once a mighty flowing river.

Nowadays, clean water seems to be the most rare resource in the entire third continent. Especially pure water is truly more precious than gold.

Special service team leader Gui Ying followed Lu Ming quietly. She did not ask Lu Ming any questions.

But from the strange things that happened when Lu Ming took her to escape, to the sudden appearance of the original vehicle, and now the slaves from 72 City-States appearing here.

Guiying thought about it and made a judgment in her heart, but she didn't ask any more questions.

"Two or 30 of these new residents are gladiators. You can organize and train them later." Lu Ming said to Guiying.

Although the Southern Territory has changed greatly, there are still slaves who have not been pardoned. Most of them are guilty of original sins. Of course, they are the original sins in the Southern Territory culture, such as being born with six toes, such as committing innocent crimes according to the laws of the Southern Territory. Forgivable crimes, etc., so even though the Southern Territory is going through the historical stage of abolition of slavery, the lives of slaves who cannot be forgiven have actually become more miserable than before.

Now that it has been bought by me and given a new life here, the dangers that come with it are the price that must be paid.

In the new settlement of Hedong Town, the most important thing now is to build a defense system.

Such as power grids, sentry towers, etc.

It is best to be able to withstand the impact of the tide of small ferocious beasts. After all, human settlements are far away from the original transportation routes. Therefore, when a settlement is established in a place with extremely developed transportation, you do not know what will happen, so you must be prepared.

Lu Ming considered the materials in the storage ring and saw if there was anything he needed to replenish.

However, he seems to be very calm now, but in fact he is extremely mentally exhausted and even has no strength to open the storage ring.

Yesterday was a dangerous test that I rarely experienced, and from the beginning of observing the road conditions with my celestial eyes to the subsequent killing of the ferocious beasts, it took too much effort.

Exerting sword energy in this world consumes a hundred times more mental power than in the imperial mainland.

I only found out after actual combat. I originally thought that the rules here had no effect on me.

"Sir, if you turn this place into a trading settlement, with such convenient transportation, and being the first settlement to use an ancient city as a base, you will soon be rich in wealth!" Jack next to him suggested excitedly.

Of course, trading settlements usually have strong force as a guarantee, so that they will not be coveted by other settlements and make trouble here, and at the same time, it ensures the safety of people with different purposes trading here. This is the biggest attraction of trading settlements.

Jack is naturally not worried about this. The longer he spends time with them, the more clearly he can perceive how powerful these mysterious ancient barbarian desert visitors are.

Lu Ming smiled and said nothing. He was not interested in Jack's proposal. There were no resources here that he was interested in.

This stronghold is established only as a frontier for future activities, making it more convenient to explore here.