Gunfire, Punk & Necromancers

Chapter 144 Chapter 142 Additional Income
Ge Gongdao sat up from the purple potion, wiped the water off his face, then picked up the mealworm's body and temporarily threw it out of the pool.This time, three of them died, mainly because his injuries were more serious than before.But unfortunately, he still failed to maintain a good balance. The bugs following him were either intact or dead, and there was no intermediate state.

Looking at the water in the pool next to him, the iron pipes are still upright, which means that Zhuang Xuteng is still recuperating below.This time the Famine Strangers dealt a ruthless blow to Zhuang Xuteng, as punishment for his wrong words, so he gave him the strength that would be used at least a month later.After a heavy beating, Zhuang Xuteng couldn't walk at all, he was carried back by Ge Gongdao.Fortunately, his consciousness is still clear, and he can hold the iron pipe to breathe underwater, which meets the basic conditions for continuing training.

There were seven or eight yellow mealworms floating on the surface of his pool, and another one came up soon.Generally, the sick mealworms only change color, and the seriously sick ones will float up. The original intention of this design is to facilitate breeding and management.It's just that in the mealworm farm, if the company's inspectors find floating mealworms, they will say that the farm is not well managed and must deduct money.

This is the most common of the hundreds of reasons for deducting money.

Looking at Zhuang Xuteng's pool, Ge Gongdao envied his progress, at least he was able to spread the damage from the very beginning.However, his injury seems to be a bit too serious. After a while, another one floated up. I don't know how many of them have turned yellow in the water!Ge Gongdao got up and left the pool, came to Zhuang Xuteng's side, fished out the yellow mealworms and put them aside, and then replaced them with the white and fat healthy mealworms on his side.

Zhuang Xuteng's attention was bound to be drawn to his actions, and while being moved, he felt a little redundant.Zhuang Xuteng removed the iron pipe, resumed his sitting position, wiped off the liquid on his face, and said, "Brother Dao, thank you, but you don't need to work too hard. I'm basically fine."

"Are you alright? So fast! I think your injury is so serious!" Ge Gongdao waved and said, "Stand up and let me see."

"That's great." Zhuang Xuteng stood up.His skin was flushed, the vivid red of a newborn baby, and it would return to normal after a while.Indeed, the wound has healed, and there are still some faint marks left, which will disappear as the skin returns to normal. "I lay in there just trying to consolidate."

Ge Gongdao looked at it, felt relieved, then sat down on the ground and said, "You deserved the beating."

"I know." Zhuang Xuteng said.

"Did you do it on purpose?" Ge Gongdao touched his chin and asked.

"Try his ideas and gain some understanding, so as not to cause problems in the future."

Ge Gongdao nodded, and said: "I have always felt that although you are ruthless, you are not the kind of person who kills innocent people indiscriminately. At that time, I felt a little strange when you said that, so I didn't express my position. But you It's a little overwhelmed."

"Worried too much? No, this kind of temptation is very necessary. Maybe you know him better. I really don't know what Mr. Ke is like."

"I'm not talking about the act of probing. Instead, I—or I used to be probing like you—before, for other things." Ge Gongdao said: "It's just that I think the reason for the probing is a bit unnecessary: The teacher is going to retire, which means that he will no longer accept commissions and find a quiet place to live in seclusion. We just need to ensure that he is not besieged by enemies."

"You're only half right. If retiring means avoiding trouble with mercenaries, gangs, middlemen, and companies, it doesn't mean he won't provoke ordinary people. After all, there are still many ordinary people around. If he wants to hide If he does not use any means, then he will continue to have small troubles, which will be a great burden and problem for us, and I don't want to deal with such nonsense and people."

"Oh... that's how you thought about it..." Ge Gongdao shook his head and said, "You still think too much. Killing civilians indiscriminately is more troublesome, and it will attract PCPD and riot suppression teams. Sometimes mercenaries, Both the middleman and the gang think that one thing is worse than one thing, and the PCPD has to take care of it. The mercenaries who choose to retire are clear-headed and will not make that kind of mistake."

Zhuang Xuteng hummed and said, "I just don't want to find a bad person as my master."

"That's right." Ge Gongdao nodded, and said, "Well... your idea is correct, but the method is too immature. I'll take care of this matter!"

"Alright." Zhuang Xuteng nodded.He has just been taught a lesson, it is not appropriate to cause trouble at this time, and being low-key and honest will be his normal state for the next period of time.Brother Dao is willing to make a move, so he can observe secretly and learn by the way.

For the next two weeks, Zhuang Xuteng continued to be beaten half to death every day, and then Ge Gongdao dragged him into the pool.The improvement of dormant martial arts is indeed obvious, but he often thinks, when will this hard life end?

Ge Gongdao started his temptation as promised, and he was not as direct and obvious as Zhuang Xuteng, but like a common man, he made Famine Stranger talk more and tell more stories about the past by flattering him.They were able to learn about Don't Starve Stranger's past through the story, and they were able to observe his facial expressions, especially paying attention to his emotional state when telling certain episodes.

Sadness, excitement, regret and helplessness, they are distributed in the past of Strangers in Famine, and become the profile of his psychology and spirit.Generally speaking, Mr. Ke is a very ordinary person, not a good person, but definitely not a villain.Although it cannot be ruled out that he has been acting, his mercenary career is not stained. As long as he can continue to maintain it in the future, Zhuang Xuteng is completely acceptable.

"You two..." Today, Teacher Ke smiled at them abnormally, and said, "Although I didn't think of it at first, but after two weeks, I can figure it out: you are still testing my character! All right, you are so cautious, and you are so concerned about my threats, it shows that you have standards in this regard. This is a good thing, and I am very happy."

"Then can you be more gentle today? Or give us a chance to change hands..."

"Nike, when I finish one thing, your wish will be fulfilled. Sit down and listen." The Stranger of Famine said, "These temptations originated from the conversation I had with the local farmers two weeks ago? They How about the buns, are they delicious?"

"Very good." Ge Gongdao nodded, and said, "It's genuine fresh buns, and it's hard to find them in Peicheng."

Zhuang Xuteng naturally agreed, but he had eaten too much since he was a child, so he only had a familiar feeling, without any surprise.

"I ate it 15 years ago, and it was also here, and it was also provided by them. I didn't have this face at the time, I was bigger and didn't use a knife. There is a big difference from now, and they can't recognize it." Famine Stranger from Seeing the expected surprised expression on Naike's face, he said with a smile: "You two are not the first time I have taken in apprentices, but the first time I have been looking for an inheritor. Fifteen years ago, I was a little tired of doing it alone. I want to train an apprentice as a helper, so that I can make money faster."

"I didn't find Lucy that time. I planned and organized it all by myself. I found this place, set up a camp, and found a good match among my previous mission partners, and trained him here. I also Buy mealworms from the nearby farm and let them deliver the meal."

Is there such a thing? 15 years ago?Zhuang Xuteng tried his best to recall, he was sure that his parents never mentioned this matter.Counting the time, he was less than ten years old at that time, and he couldn't remember many things clearly.That year... yes, he remembered that his parents sent his elder brother to a good school. The family couldn't afford the school fees, but for some reason, he suddenly had a sum of money.The incident was very impressive, mainly because he got poor grades, got a hard schooling, and started a "how are you not like your brother" period that lasted for several years.

Could it be that the money for my brother to go to your school is earned by selling bugs and steamed buns to Famine Strangers?Zhuang Xuteng frowned slightly and listened carefully.

"Are you worried that I will kill people indiscriminately? Then 15 years is enough for me to kill people, but the family of the mealworm farm is still alive and well, you should rest assured?" The Famine Stranger said: "After so many years The life of a mercenary taught me one thing: because mercenaries are bought by money, the threat often comes from peers; ordinary people can save you."

"The mercenary codename of my former apprentice was Meat Pigeon. He was a witty man who loved to laugh. When I beat him to the ground, he was not as silent as you guys, and he didn't even grunt when he gritted his teeth. He cried so loudly!" Famine Stranger sighed, and said: "Thanks to him being able to cry, I can better adjust the severity of strikes, which will be of great help to me in summarizing and perfecting martial arts in the future."

Ge Gongdao thought for a while and asked, "I've never heard of the name Meat Pigeon. What happened to him in the end?"

"He died a long time ago, and it took many years before you became a mercenary."

The middlemen and mercenaries basically knew when Ge Gongdao entered the industry, because he "killed" his middleman, and his identity was disclosed before a job was completed. This incident became a joke for a while, but At that time, no one thought that Ge Gongdao would still choose to continue working in this line of work and become famous for it.

"It's really a pity that he died during the entrusted task alone. Because the two of us are not the same middleman, it is impossible to arrange all the tasks together-but this is only part of the reason. The main reason is that I did not put super Even if I taught him all the martial arts, the meat pigeon is not strong enough."

The Stranger of Famine raised his eyes, stared at Zhuang Xuteng and Ge Gongdao, observed their expressions, and said at the same time: "You observe me, and I observe you, which is fair and reasonable. You two must be thinking now: Will this old guy Will you also hide it for us and not teach the real thing? Naike, you have a lot of ideas, am I right?"

"I think so, but I don't worry, because even if you don't teach me, I will definitely become stronger." Zhuang Xuteng responded: "Even if you teach with reservations, I can still figure out how to do it. Things! I believe that if others can come up with it, so can I!"

"Very good! You should have this spirit. In fact, my three major martial arts are only of my generation, and they should definitely not be the standard and the only one. Both of you should find ways to improve it." The Famine Stranger waved his hand and said : "I think you are much better than meat pigeons. He has a good temper, but he doesn't have the drive. He just does what I tell him to do. The biggest problem is that he treats me like this, and he treats the middleman like this. There is no defense, No thinking, no vigilance and prudence. In addition, after gaining power, he looked down on ordinary people and often made fun of them. Although I have never seen him ruthless against ordinary people, I just don’t like him.”

The Stranger of Famine slowed down a bit, so that he could return to reality from his memory. He said: "At that time, I divided the training into two parts. He learned to sleep, and then he had to learn supercomputing, and I saved a hand at this time. You are very happy now. Fortunately, on the one hand, I have sword dance, and I have already said that I will not teach you, so I have saved one hand; Make a big name, but it will definitely not be used for bad things."

"From now on, I will teach you super-computing martial arts. If you two learn and practice martial arts together, you may progress faster. I haven't taught others completely, so I don't know if I can teach them well. Is it necessary? It is suitable for you. So you are also your own teachers, you have to think more, understand?"

"Yes, Master." Zhuang Xuteng said.

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