Chapter 534: Chapter 328: Arms Deal (Part 2)
In the distance, the roar of engines rolled in, and the squad leader inexplicably sensed a feeling of anxiety.
It must be the main force of the Gunfire coming.
Knowing that the situation was beyond his control, he could only hurriedly wake the officer who was wrapped in a woman’s bed, and after getting a foul-mouthed scolding, he followed the even more anxious officer to wake the director who was surrounded by women.
Listening to the cursing from inside and the officer’s timid explanations, the squad leader felt quite satisfied.
The Obsidian district director officially stood on the city wall, below which was filled with fully armed vehicles, with menacing Mao Bear men in military coats surrounding Tasia in the center.
And over a hundred desert wolves on the ground silently demonstrated the other side’s strength.
’This girl’s power has grown again!’
The director suppressed the apprehension in his eyes and said in surprise, "Tasia, why are you here? Isn’t the arms trade handled by Old Bailey?"
Tasia shook her head, "The previous amount was too small. We want to cooperate with the forces of Donghuang, which requires more arms. Otherwise, why not merge your Obsidian Industries into Gunfire."
The director’s mouth twitched; this girl actually wanted to swallow them.
"I can’t make that decision, let’s just talk about the arms deal."
...
"July 28, the wind suddenly rose."
"Fire can destroy everything, but new seeds always lurk within the ashes."
It’s been more than a month since the big battle to retake Zhijin, yet no one felt it had been long.
Whether it was the armed train or the survivors, everyone had endless tasks to attend to.
The Weinan District had been mostly cleared, and the hotel at Chenxi Square had turned into the administrative center of the armed station. Chenxi Square also became the core area of the base city.
With the train’s planning, personnel from the Jinfeng Chamber of Commerce were also migrated in, combined with the siphon effect the base city had on surrounding scavengers, it soon exceeded 100,000 people.
Even though the armed train was prepared, managing so many people was still overwhelming.
Moreover, there were over three million active zombies to the north, and a Beetle Kingdom underground.
As for the former, Su Huan could only delay for now.
There were massive industrial facilities, resources, and urban buildings north of Zhijin, and with the station in need of recovery, he couldn’t destroy them all.
As for the latter, a method was found.
The inspiration didn’t come from Director Xu, but from the Jinfeng Chamber of Commerce’s Tier One "Manipulator", Old Xie.
His core skill is called "Animal Affinity", meaning he can control mutant beasts to a certain extent, but he’s more adept at dealing with canines like wolves and dogs.
Encouraged by the train conductor, he also began establishing contact with the beetles of Zhijin’s underground kingdom.
Though the process was challenging, the beetle neighbors were no longer the main obstacle to Zhijin’s development.
The influx of scavengers around brought a chaotic mix to the base city but also ushered in prosperity.
The first to earn the initial profits wasn’t Engineer Ma’s rat kebabs nor Wen Biao’s tavern, but a group of girls who mastered some skills and managed their enterprises well.
The armed train maintained the base city’s stability through violence, while they were the only outlet to consume the city’s unrest.
"Bang bang bang!"
The sound of a door being forcefully knocked resonated, and Xiao Hong frowned slightly at the crookedly etched strokes on the wooden sign.
But he still set down the small knife and got up to open the door.
Five men stood outside, their waists heavily bulging, eyes full of desire and lechery peering behind him.
Xiao Hong was long accustomed to such gazes; sometimes he secretly felt lucky he wasn’t a woman, fundamentally avoiding such spine-chilling stares.
He stood at the door, calmly stating, "Not open in the morning."
The leading man didn’t even glance at him, rudely pushing Xiao Hong aside, swaggering in with a few men. Scanning around, not seeing a satisfying scene, he lamented, "Where are they?"
"Sleeping."
Xiao Hong stood up, patted his rear, as if nothing had happened.
They expended too much during the nights, naturally couldn’t get up during the day.
The leading man sat on the sofa, finally taking a serious look at the boy in front of him, seeming to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, with rough skin covered in small wounds, the only merit being his tidily groomed hair, quite rare among scavengers.
"How many people do you have?"
The man asked.
"Thirty-five."
Xiao Hong replied.
"How many women?"
"Thirty-four."
Originally, the men’s number was more, but they died on the way to Zhijin, though that wasn’t a problem, as in time those women would find enough "protectors."
Women needed the security men provided, and men needed women’s bodies in return, especially since these women could bring them significant profits.
Everyone needed each other.
The men exchanged looks of understanding, a shared expression all men recognized.
That gaze held disdain, yet also envy and jealousy.
One spat, "Little brat, are you grown enough to handle so many women?"
Xiao Hong didn’t respond, he’d heard words filthier and nastier than this countless times, merely waiting silently for them to state their purpose, avoiding unwarranted beatings.
"Get the people out for Brother Li to see, if the quality is good, from now on you’ll be under our Longxing’s management."
A thin, monkey-faced man beside him chuckled lasciviously, nearly pulling out his gun.
’Longxing...’
Xiao Hong searched his mind for this name, without any impression.
In the base city, there were several hundred forces large and small, with new small ones emerging daily and many vanishing inexplicably. The armed train was busy organizing the city, leaving them to their own devices.
If Jinfeng and Black Star, the bigger forces, didn’t stir trouble, who cared if a few individuals died down there?
Following them held no prospects.
Perhaps hearing the voices below, several women walked out from upstairs, some in underwear, others wearing nothing at all, large swathes of fair skin exposed, instantly dazzling the men’s eyes.
At the forefront, a woman in her thirties, with long hair left in disarray from sleep, dark circles heavily under her eyes, only belatedly covering her ample chest under the greedy gazes of the men below, forcing a coquettish smile, "Come to play so early? The sisters aren’t ready, maybe wait a bit, let us freshen up?"
The thin, monkey-faced man grinned lewdly, "Freshen up for what, let Brother rinse your mouth for you!"
"Call everyone out, five each!"
"Hahaha..."
The men erupted into laughter.
The women’s faces stiffened, for those in this line of work weren’t maiden virgins, at worst they’d just escort for a while, but these men were visibly fresh from entering the city, with bloodshot eyes, they came to sell themselves, not their lives.
The woman signaled to Xiao Hong below.
Xiao Hong quietly retreated, they could operate in the alleys behind Chenxi hotel because they’d registered with "City Hall".
But Xiao Hong kindly reminded, "We’ve got a business permit from Black Star, theoretically within Black Star’s..."
[My mind’s too messy, I’ll fill in some settings to make up the word count, I’ll change it later]
[Refresh if something seems off to you guys]
[Around 200 words, I’ll change it soon]
[Logistics Group: Carriage Farm (Huang Sea), Cultivation Pod (Li Han), Dining Car Kitchen (Chef), Resource Management (Su Reya), Locomotive Dispatching (Glasses), Routine Maintenance (Old Liu), Residency Allocation, Medical Carriage (Lin Xia), Charge Group
Combat Group: 50 people
Research Group: 120 people; Yu Jing Mechanic, Plant Manager Train Transformation, Director Xu Evolution, Professor Ma Pan Energy Communications, Ban Yunzhang Electromagnetic, Vice President Deng Pan Energy Weapons (Boss, Black Kite Weapons Master)
Manufacturing Group: Bullet Workshop, 830 people, Engineering Team
Reserves, Private, Senior Private, Corporal, Sergeant, Senior Sergeant, Second Lieutenant, Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, Senior Colonel, Brigadier General, Major General, Lieutenant General, General]
(My mind’s a bit hazy, the plot’s tangled in my head like a messy ball of yarn, this Chapter might not be the best written, might revise it after I sleep.)
