my wife is a consul

Chapter 892 The 1st Judgment

The "Predator" tank drove towards the direction of the sound.

"Just wait where you are!" Jack Wheel announced.

On the undulating black and red mounds, the armored vehicles were on the ground, and no one attacked them again.

Behind a mound somewhere, the party calling out had a broken straw sandal hung on a wooden stick and raised up, a very eye-catching guidance sign.

Lu Ming saw it and was quite smart.

The armored vehicle quickly drove over, and Lu Ming saw the target person in the ravine behind the mound.

Behind a few wormwood and wild wheat plants, they looked like a woman and a man. The man was very short, a dwarf, and there was another person lying in the soil, who seemed to be seriously injured.

Seeing the chariot parked not far away, the man and woman hesitated for a moment and slowly approached.

The woman is tall, with long fluffy hair covering most of her face. The linen robe wrapped around her body is in tatters and dirty, and the original color cannot be seen. She is the musketeer, with her hands raised high. Firecrackers were fired.

The dwarf man looked very strong, probably because of his deformity. He had a bald head and his face was covered with plant juices or sandworm secretions. He looked very alert and held the iron rod in his hand tightly.

Jack was the first to step off the tank, while Maxim rotated the machine gun on the roof turret to alert all sides.

At the same time, he also shouted a warning to the surroundings, "Start now! Both parties to the conflict stop all actions. They are not allowed to approach us without instructions. Otherwise, they will be shot to death!"

In the ravine here.

"Give me your name..." Before Jack could finish his words, Lu Ming, who was behind him, said, "Tell them we're going to see the wounded first."

Jack immediately said: "Don't move, my Lord will go over and diagnose your injured people now!"

Lu Ming stepped forward, and Yuanba, who was dressed in explosion-proof equipment, walked closely beside Lu Ming. The explosion-proof shield in his hand was always ready to protect Jun Shang, and the other hand held a miniature submachine gun hanging around his neck.

Lu Ming is very careful when traveling now. He wears a bullet-proof helmet and a thick body-proof vest. As long as he doesn't get shot in the head or suffer serious heart injuries, the body's self-healing ability is still very strong.

Lu Ming did not stop when he passed by a man and a woman.

The dwarf with the iron rod wanted to stop him, but the woman made a gesture, and the dwarf gritted his teeth and stepped aside.

"Click", suddenly there was a machine gun sound, and it was obviously a few bursts of fire.

Maxim shouted loudly: "No one is allowed to come near, otherwise we will kill without mercy!"

For the besieging party, now that the chariots have stopped and the uninvited guests have dismounted from the steel vehicles and are in contact with their enemies, some of them think that they have an opportunity and it is the best time to attack.

"Da da"

"Ah..." There was a scream in the distance. It was obvious that someone did not believe in evil, and he was named by Maxim.

Maxim and others follow the principles of your Majesty and will not shoot easily, but if they do shoot, they will not deliberately avoid vital points or anything. Firstly, the accuracy of gun shooting is not that high; secondly, with today's Due to medical conditions, avoiding critical injuries will only make the injured suffer more for a period of time.

Lu Ming was not affected by the incident outside and walked to the injured person and squatted down to look at him.

It was a teenage boy, pale and in a coma, breathing rapidly.

But he was not injured, there were no wounds on his body.

Lu Ming stood up and said, "Don't move him easily. Ask Mrs. Zhang to come and take a look."

Yuanba looked around, slowly put down the explosion-proof shield in his hand, took the walkie-talkie from behind his waist, and said a few words inside.

After a while, a roar came from the distance, and a motorcycle raced and landed on the black red soil slope with dazzling driving skills.

The motorcycle fell into the ravine and stopped with a screeching sound. The rider on the car was dressed in a black explosion-proof protective suit. She flipped up the helmet visor in a chic way. The hot girl with brown hair and blue eyes was Miss Zhang.

Lu Ming would smile bitterly every time he saw this beautiful special agent whom he named Zhang Xiaoniangzi. The name he gave her before they met was too inconsistent.

And who would have thought that this hot girl knight is an extremely outstanding military doctor? He can also fly tanks, helicopters, and now airships. He is an excellent gunner and his fighting skills are not bad either.

The elite talent mechanism that the New World has cultivated since its infancy is indeed remarkable, but it is more cruel to the talents themselves, especially those who have been eliminated in the competition.

This mechanism has now been abolished.

Mrs. Zhang took out a small medicine box from the trunk of the motorcycle and quickly came to the unconscious man's side.

After some observation and diagnosis, a tube of medicine was injected into the comatose person.

Standing up, Mrs. Zhang whispered to Lu Ming: "Sir, he has been malnourished and suffered from hypoglycemia caused by strenuous exercise for a short period of time. I injected him with hypertonic sugar. He should wake up in a while. I will give him some more at that time." Nutrient sugar.”

Lu Ming nodded slightly.

The woman who had been watching hesitantly took two steps forward, caressed her breasts and bowed slightly, "My name is Laphne, respected citizens of the city, were you treating my brother just now? How is he?"

The thick dwarf-like dwarf next to the woman loudly said: "My eldest sister, Musket Laphne, a marksman with perfect accuracy, the lord of the dwarf hill!" Seeing him proudly proclaiming the title of eldest sister, it was indeed very impressive. Worship the eldest sister.

Laphne glanced at the dwarf awkwardly and scolded: "Stop talking nonsense!"

Lu Ming nodded: "Your brother's life should not be in danger, but wait and see, oh, Dwarf Hill, there are many dwarves? What kind of settlement is it? I have been in contact with crazy Ya Heng, and there are no nearby settlements he mentioned. I heard that there are dwarves. In other words, the settlement he mentioned is the one who is hunting you? So you are invading their territory?"

Laphne shook her head helplessly, "Yes, it's our fault, but we have been hiding from the ferocious beasts underground, but the resources stored by our ancestors are getting less and less. If this continues, our tribe will perish, so I violated our ancestors' The centuries-old legacy came to the surface, only to be attacked immediately.”

"Dwarf Daqiu, are there many dwarves?" Lu Ming asked with some concern.

"Yes, especially in the past ten years, almost all the babies born are the size of Yak. Some people say this is a curse from the devil, while others say it is a blessing from our ancestors, so that we can survive better underground..." Ravni Sigh softly.

The Yak she was talking about must be the tough dwarf next to her. When talking about the development of the ethnic group towards dwarfism, Yak was not avoided. Obviously, for this Daqiu settlement, this topic is not a taboo topic. It is often discussed. talked about.

Lu Ming nodded: "Now that I have heard one side of your story, it is time to listen to the other side. If it is not a blood feud, I hope to mediate. We are all survivors, and the enemy is a ferocious beast. Between us humans, We should live in peace."

Lu Ming also knew that he was just talking empty words. I think there were many wise men in the human race who promoted this idea.

But the problem is that the desert continent produces only a few resources each season, and there is a competition between the settlements. Collecting more resources or collecting less resources may be a matter of life and death for the settlement. This is not an empty talk of wise men at all. The bloody reality that words can change.

Over there, Jack shouted again from the loudspeaker, "Listen, the attacking party, now send your representatives to come to my Lord to explain your case, and my Lord will decide whether you are right or wrong! You can come here now, only one person is allowed. , will not be attacked by us!"

A few minutes later, Laphne's brother suddenly moved and slowly opened his eyes, "Sister?..."

Laphne, who had been paying attention to her brother's every move, immediately rushed over, "Ah, you're awake? Are you still feeling uncomfortable? How is your body feeling?" Laphne looked nervous as she held her brother's hand.

Mrs. Zhang handed a glucose pill to Laphne and asked her to feed her brother orally. Laphne even thanked her with tears in her eyes.

While Ravni was concerned about her brother's condition and talking to him, someone from the group that was besieging Ravni's group raised their hands and slowly approached the armored tank.

When he was more than ten steps away, a slave commando rushed over, searched him, and led him into a safe circle.

He is a tall and thin man with scars all over his face. Although his cloth robe is patched, it is very clean.

Arriving in front of Lu Ming, he stroked his chest slightly and said, "Honorable Mr. Third, Lord of the City State, I am Max from the Land of Black Fire. I would like to say hello to you!"

Lu Ming nodded slightly. This was the leader of the Black Fire Village that madman Ya Heng said, Hell Max. It is said that he likes to burn prisoners who disobey him alive.

Came alone.

Speaking of which, in the last days, the leaders of these settlements are rarely hereditary. If the leader is a capable person, the settlement people will support him if they think they can survive by following him.

They were all ruthless characters, and none lacked courage. Back then, Madman Ya Heng also followed him to Hedong Town alone, and at that time, he had no idea what he was going to face.

The same was true for the Hell Max in front of him. Faced with a powerful enemy that was impossible to defeat, as the leader, he went into danger alone.

"Ravni, come too!" Jack shouted to the other side.

Although she was still a little worried about her brother, when the life and death of the settlement was involved, Ravni came in a hurry.

"Leader Max, please explain the reason why you attacked Laphne and others."

It was Jack who spoke.

Lu Ming paced slowly, as if waiting for both parties to state their reasons before giving a verdict.

"They suddenly appeared in the red ditch where we usually collect resources! Part of the soil there has not been corroded, and it is our settlement..." Max gritted his teeth, "It is a restricted area where our tribe is experimenting with growing wild wheat..."

After hesitating, he finally revealed the settlement's biggest secret.

If outside settlements knew that there was such a piece of land, they would probably swarm here immediately.

Lu Ming nodded, this is the core interest of the Black Fire Settlement, a red line that cannot be touched.

Laphne was stunned, "I, I saw a lot of wild wheat there, and thought that the ground was different from what the ancestors said. I was so happy that I wanted to go back and notify the whole clan to move up..."

Jack said to her at this time: "Chief Laphne, tell Chief Max about your origins."

Lu Ming nodded inwardly. Jack was becoming more and more adept at diplomacy.

Ravni hesitated for a moment and said to Max: "My tribe lives underground, with a population of 120 people..."

Max's eyelids jumped when he heard this. A settlement of more than a hundred people was naturally a great threat to his settlement.

In particular, if the scope of activities overlaps, it will be life and death.

"Underground, what's going on underground?" Max suddenly asked.

"There are several kilometers of tunnels, many potholes, and vents on the ground. We live in them. Our ancestors left some supplies, but now we have almost consumed them..."

Laphne's words may not be entirely true, but Lu Ming thought about it, and it was pretty much what he imagined.

"It seems to be a misunderstanding. So, what are the injuries to both of you?" Jack asked from the sidelines.

Under Laphne's fluffy hair, the expression on her face could not be seen, but her tone sounded sad and hateful, "Our expedition team that came to the ground consisted of six people. Three brothers and sisters were caught off guard and were attacked by these predators. The poisonous hand!"

Max snorted coldly: "Predators?! You are the predators, robbers! Thieves!" He looked at Jack, "Sir, my most loyal assistant, the bravest warrior, and also my biological brother, she was If hit by a musket, he will definitely die! In addition, two tribesmen were shot. One of them may survive, but his leg will definitely not be lost. The other one will see if he has a fever tomorrow. If he does, he won't survive. !”

Hearing Max respectfully call him "Sir", Jack coughed and said, "My name is Jack. I used to be an adventurer. Now I follow my lord. You can just call me Jack."

Looking at the huge revolver on Jack's waist, Max's face moved slightly, "Sir, is Jack Spinner?" Jack smiled and said, "Yes."

"Ah, I've heard your name before!" Max immediately looked up with admiration, "I heard that you are going to find the Lost Land..." He paused and glanced at Lu Ming over there.

Jack felt even more comfortable. In fact, his name as Jack Spinner was not worth mentioning in front of these village leaders. Now that he was being flattered by Hell Max, he couldn't help but feel happy.

Lu Ming had been watching with cold eyes, but he couldn't help but nod at this time. These village leaders were indeed unusual people. It is said that this Max has the nickname "Hell of Fire", which means he uses ruthlessness, viciousness and extreme ruthlessness to intimidate the enemy.

But now, he is flattering Jack. He can really afford it and let it go, no matter what he says to anyone.

In this regard, Ravni, who has been living in an underground tunnel, is not as good as her.

"Did we also kill your people?" Lu Ming suddenly interrupted, talking about the small exchange of fire when Maxim used a machine gun to intimidate the Black Fire Settlement people from approaching.

Max's face tightened obviously, and then he bowed deeply to Lu Ming: "That was my fault! Please forgive Mr. San! He did not listen to my order and provoked Mr. San's subordinates without permission. After returning to the gathering, his wife I will also punish women!"

Lu Ming waved his hand: "It's just a misunderstanding. Oh, your three wounded people who were shot are not far from here. The medical officers in my city-state may be able to save their lives. Of course, it's just a slim hope. Don't hold on to it." So much hope!”

Max was startled and said, "My brother was sent back to Blackfire, and the other two were along the way!"

It seemed that they were in a hurry to pursue the enemy. The two who were shot had their wounds treated hastily and were left to fend for themselves in the wilderness. When they turned around, they were left to their fate whether they would recover corpses or living people.

Lu Ming nodded: "Then you lead the way, and my medical officer will go take a look with you."

Max nodded in confusion, obviously not understanding what the Lord of the city-state in front of him meant.

Until a few minutes later, an off-road jeep appeared in front of him. Yuan Qing drove the car, and Mrs. Zhang also sat on it. Another slave commando and slave musketeer sat in the back seat. The seat between them was empty. Max left one on the left and one on the right, making it easy to control Max.

What is his position and whether he is under the control of the opponent is obviously not what Max thinks about after seeing the off-road jeep. He opened his eyes wide in shock.
"You go ahead, I'll wait back at the airship!" Lu Ming waved his hand.

Taking off and landing an airship is troublesome, and searching for and treating the wounded in the vast desert is not as fast and convenient as a vehicle with strong off-road capabilities.

……

A few hours later, when it was dark, the Jeep returned to the airship.

Max got out of the car with a happy face.

He and Laphne were called to Lu Ming together again.

At this time, Ravni has tasted "City Brown Bread" and "City Water".

What she was tired of dealing with were the two little girls Shizuku and Kyuubi. They were curious about the situation underground, as if they were listening to a legendary story, and were amazed from time to time.

When Max came, he saw Laphne and the two girls chatting happily. The smile on his face immediately faded, and his eyes became a little more worried.

Especially when he and Laphne walked towards the third gentleman, the two unimaginably beautiful girls ran to the side of the "third gentleman", chirping and doting on the third gentleman's face.

Max's heart sank even more. It was obvious that these two beautiful lolita, who were as bright and noble as fairies and angels in ancient legends, were very popular with Mr. Third.

This is also the case. Either one of these two little princesses can cause a crazy competition among settlements across the continent.

When I first saw it, my mind went blank almost immediately. I almost turned into a beast and wanted to rush over, and then I woke up.

My body is still covered in cold sweat. It turns out that girls can still have such terrible attraction.

He tried his best not to look at the two of them, but his heart was still beating hard, as if the air here was filled with the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers, turning it into a paradise.

I have no choice but to imagine that a woman can be so beautiful and clean, and have such charming and colorful clothes. In this gray world, it is like being embedded in a magical colorful picture, which is simply full of beauty. A fatal magic.

"Well, you guys understand each other pretty much. Max, you eat something first!" Lu Ming made a gesture.

A slave musketeer brought "Polis black bread" and "Polis water."

"City water" was actually vegetable washing water from the slave canteen, which was ordered to be kept and bottled.

In fact, it was the water used by slaves to wash their dirty clothes. It was a sweet spring for everyone in this world, but Lu Ming couldn't do it after all, and he felt guilty about it.

But the real "clean water" in this world is more precious than gold. I can't easily give it to outsiders, so that I can exchange it for greater value. Not to mention that if I have a continuous supply of clean water, I am afraid that the super-large settlements in the central and northern parts of the country will lose it. Hearing this, they have to travel thousands of miles to launch an expedition.

It was definitely more fanatical and powerful than the Crusade in his previous life.

Even over time, a religious belief may be formed and given a religious color, instead of simply robbing the source of clean water.

Although I am not afraid, it is not too troublesome.

As for the current "City Water", you can see Max's eyes widening after taking a sip, and he tastes it more cautiously, as if he were tasting the precious fairy liquid every drop.

Lu Ming scratched his head. Just the city water and black bread were enough to make the settlements covet them to the point of madness.

Therefore, strong force as a deterrent is essential.

"In general, you two know each other's situation. Jack has also told you. I come from the Lost Land. Now I see my fellow people in this continent being slaughtered by ferocious beasts and struggling to survive. I can't bear it. I hope I can do my best. With my own efforts, first of all, I want my city-state to be able to influence the people in the Far South and formulate some rules so that a certain order of human society can be restored in the Far South."

"Right now, the map of the far south is still being made, and some of it has been completed. After today, it seems that Blackfire Land will be added to the map, as well as the Dwarf Hill. The airship will go over to explore and add it to the map. Of course, you can Those who disagree, but agree to be added to the map, will be protected by my third city-state, because I have illuminated your location and published the specific location of your settlement on the map. Although the map is not distributed casually, after all, there are too many of you to leak the secret. In view of this, our third city-state provides security guarantees for settlements that voluntarily join the map. Any attack on the settlements on the map will be regarded as a declaration of war against our city-state!"

"As for the misunderstanding between your two clans, I hope it will turn into friendship and forget about it! If you really want to take revenge on each other, you will both lose in the end!"

Lu Ming was talking eloquently, and Max and Laphne had different expressions. They were digesting Lu Ming's words and thinking about where their settlement would go in the future.

Max first said: "Sir, we have no problem. Conflicts among our settlements on the ground are very common. Of course it is best to resolve them peacefully. I obey your decision!"

Except for one of his subordinates who was killed by the city-state people, the three wounded were all alive and well under the treatment of the city-state doctors. After all, it was still a profit, especially among the three wounded, there was also his biological brother.

Moreover, the people of the city-state were not only powerful in military force, but also capable of creating miraculous doctors and medicines.

If such a terrifying force cannot be avoided at a distance, it would be better to surrender immediately.

Laphne sighed softly over there, "Of course I don't want to kill anyone anymore. I obey your Lord's ruling, but our clan's underground resources are gradually depleted..."

"Don't worry about this. Our city-state will provide you with city-state bread and city-state water at a discount below the market price." Lu Ming interrupted Ravni.

Ravni was overjoyed at first, but then her joy dimmed, and she sighed softly: "But, sir, our clan has always been underground, and it is difficult to survive now. If we go to the surface..." She glanced at Max, "Not to mention, we don't have any tradable resources to trade bread and water with city-states..."

Lu Ming nodded, frowning and thinking about something.

Ravni looked at his expression nervously.

After pondering for a while, Lu Ming looked at her: "Well, you and Jack said that you have a large number of stone coins left by your ancestors, so you can use the stone coins to exchange for food in my city. In addition, you dwarves Wasn't the Qiu originally built in a stone mine that the ancestors mined to make stone coins? You can also mine coin stones to exchange for bread and water. According to the stone reserves you mentioned, it should be no problem to maintain it for a few years. This Within a few years, I will always find a way for your tribe to come out of the underground. You have also seen that I have flying ships, and I will slowly help your tribe find an area where they can survive."

Laphne was stunned for a moment and remained speechless.

Max sat upright and calmly.

Lu Ming nodded slightly: "To be honest with you two, this stone used to make currency in ancient times does have some special uses for my lost land."

Hearing what Lu Ming said, Laphne breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said happily: "Really? That's great!"

Listening to what this third gentleman originally said, it felt like he was being given alms. The people of the city-state were raising their own tribe, so they might be abandoned at any time, or even become a slave tribe that the people of the city-state took from them.

Otherwise, how could such a good thing happen?

Listen now, it turns out that our own ethnic group has the resources that the people of the city-state need, which is of course a great good thing.

However, it is also necessary to be grateful to the people of the city-state. After all, with the strength of the people of the city-state, it is almost effortless to exterminate their own ethnic group. They can just rob them. Now that the people of the city-state are willing to trade, they are the supreme benefactor of this ethnic group.

In her joy, Laphne stood up and knelt down on one knee, and solemnly said: "Mr. Third, my dwarf Daqiu clan will be loyal to Mr. Third from now on, and I will never dare to betray you. If we violate this oath, our clan will be exterminated underground!"

Lu Ming waved his hand. Shizuku and Kyuubi, who had been listening obediently, saw Lu Ming's gesture and hurriedly ran over to help Laphne up.

Lu Ming said: "It's not that serious. It's a fair trade. If your clan doesn't think it's worthwhile in the future, it doesn't matter if you don't trade with me." After thinking about it, he said: "Now, one stone coin can be traded for ten black breads. Of course, It’s not the bread of my city-state. At the trade point of my city-state, I prepared the price of two stone coins for one city-state bread, ten stone coins, and a bottle of city-state water. For your clan, a stone the size of a stone coin, two pieces of bread, Or two stone coins and a bottle of city water, what do you think?"

Laphne made some calculations in her mind and immediately became happy.

In the storage pit, there were tens of millions of stone coins stored by the ancestors, but they were all of large denominations, but they were more than 30 stones, and there were more than [-] people living in the settlement. These hundreds of thousands of stones were traded with the city-state The food, based on the previous food supply, can support the settlement for about half a year.

Of course, since the whole settlement is mining ore, it cannot use the previous allocation of food and water. It must be supplied more to have the strength to work.

As for mining coin stones, although it is indeed extremely troublesome, three to four hundred coin stones can still be formed a day. City-state bread and city-state water are both high-quality foods and can be mixed with food collected underground. For example, you can mash the bread Mix it with the yellow mud dug out from the ground and make it into rice balls. The water can also be diluted with the original underground mine water and drunk.

The food and water exchanged in this way can easily supply the entire settlement, and there will be a surplus.

And the quality of eating will be greatly improved.

Ravni was so happy that she knelt down on one knee again and swore allegiance to the Lord of the city in the name of the entire clan.

Lu Ming looked at the eager Max, "The purchase price of your clan is slightly higher than that of Dwarf Daqiu, because Dwarf Daqiu relies on this food and water to survive, and underground resources are too scarce, so I have to take more care of them." a little."

Max nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, I understand."

After all, if you don't understand, these lunatics from Dwarf Hill will immediately come to the ground, and the first one to bear the brunt is his Black Fire Settlement.

The opponent was caught off guard and launched a sneak attack on these lunatics who had just stepped onto the ground, and suffered a lot.

If the other party comes prepared, the Blackfire settlement has a smaller population than others and is not as ferocious as these crazy dwarfs who have been living in a dark environment. By then, they are afraid that the end of their own settlement will really come.

Max smiled and said: "Sir City Lord, our Black Fire Village is willing to join the torch plan drawn up by you."

Lu Ming nodded slightly: "Okay, if you join the settlement in my light up map plan, my city-state will provide security guarantees, and you will enjoy the preferential prices of my city-state's products, which are half price discounts, one stone coin, one bread, five stone coins, A bottle of city-state water and other products will also be half price at that time. Well, as for other products, Dwarf Daqiu will not have special discounts, and they will also be half price." After a pause, "However, the food and water I traded for you, and All products are not allowed to be resold, this is a red line, do you understand?"

"Yes, I understand!"

Both of them agreed happily. Max blinked his small eyes and added: "The coin stone has other uses for adults. I will never reveal a word. Even to my biological brother, I will not tell it." he."

After hearing this, Laphne immediately said: "Of course, I didn't want to explain this to Mr. Third."

Lu Ming thought, they were secretly competing for their respective settlements.

Of course, I am happy to see this.


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