Before it was completely dark, the "Old Tune Group" arrived at the "Rootless" camp.
From a distance, the first thing that catches their eyes is one huge vehicle after another.
These vehicles are several times the size of Jeeps, with long and tall cabins, and different paint schemes, either brown and white, or white with black patches, or stripes against silver and gray.
"These are all, RVs?" Jiang Baimian had long since stopped wearing sunglasses, slowed down, and carefully distinguished for a few seconds.
"Well." Bai Chen nodded, "The RV is the home of the 'rootless', and each car represents a family."
"Is that so..." Jiang Baimian saw more details when he looked at the camp again.
The vehicles in the camp are mainly RVs, there are at least dozens, maybe even close to one hundred.
Among them, the RVs with the largest bodies were parked on the edge, forming a circle of steel walls, leaving only one opening for vehicles to enter and exit.
Through the gap between the "walls" in this circle, you can see that the cars inside are parked neatly, and there seem to be several larger vehicles that can be called giants at the core.
"What is an RV?" Long Yuehong asked when she didn't understand.
Shang Jianyao took the initiative to help explain:
"It's a vehicle that puts a house in a carriage."
"Have you seen it?" Long Yuehong asked in surprise.
We are all people with the same education and the same experience of going out. Why have you seen an RV, but I haven't
Shang Jianyao shook his head:
"never seen it.
"My guess."
At this time, Jiang Baimian laughed:
"What Shang Jianyao said isn't much of a problem.
"An RV is a vehicle that turns the carriage into a residence, with a bedroom, a toilet, a kitchen, and some even have a living room and dining room."
"Luxury." Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong commented at the same time.
Such a room can only be allocated if it is D7 or above in the "Panga", or the couple has reached D4.
Bai Chen then explained:
"It is said that the original 'rootless' came from old world RV camps, camps for those who drove their RVs out."
Although she didn't understand why the old world had to do this, she still repeated what she heard at the time.
Fortunately, Shang Jianyao did not object to this.
Bai Chen looked at the afterglow of the sunset on the car window and continued:
"You also know that at that time, it was mainly the big cities that broke out in innocence, and places like RV camps were fine, and there were no various attacks against them.
"So, they were lucky to have survived the destruction of the old world, but they couldn't return to their hometown.
"They may have tried, I don't know, but judging from the results, it must have failed in the end.
"In the chaotic era after the destruction of the old world, they felt that it was better for everyone to gather together, as there were more people and more power. Then, they also found a place to settle down and farm, but they were repeatedly swept away by wars, monster waves and a large number of unintentional people. Raid, driven away from the original settlement by the changing weather and environment.
"Later, they were completely accustomed to life in the car, and they were also used to the wandering of such a large team. They no longer settled down and called themselves 'rootless people'. Well, we prefer to call them 'rootless people'."
Shang Jianyao raised a very serious question:
"Then what do they eat?"
"Yes, yes." Long Yuehong said that he wanted to ask the same.
Being unsettled means not being able to farm and have no fixed harvest.
Bai Chen looked at the approaching camp entrance, and spoke a little faster:
"Their initial state was closer to relic hunters, obtaining fuel, food, weapons, high-performance batteries and various supplies from the ruins of the city after the mass death of the 'Mindless'.
"At that time, every city ruin was a bonanza.
"When the chaotic era was over, major forces were established one after another, and their large fleet quickly became the target of use. They also took the opportunity to change their identities and became the ones who traveled between various forces, undertaking cargo transportation and resale transactions. Armed caravans."
"Why don't the big forces do these businesses themselves?" Long Yuehong remembered that there were many large vehicles in the company's parking lot, much more than the "rootless" camp.
Hearing his question, Jiang Baimian, who was driving, joked:
"How can the company have so many people
"Even a newcomer like you can get an 'old tune group', so you know how tight the staff is.
"We are not a 'mechanical paradise', we have neither the resources nor the technology to produce so many intelligent robots."
Long Yuehong suddenly realized.
Bai Chen casually added:
"For many major forces, materials that are not particularly important do not like to send their own people to escort them.
"There was a relatively large settlement before, because the leader sent a large number of guard members out to deliver goods, but the interior was empty and was delivered.
"Moreover, in many sensitive areas, it is easier for neutral caravans to pass through."
Seeing that Long Yuehong and Shang Jianyao no longer had any problems, she added:
"As long as you have fuel, food, high-performance batteries and a variety of relatively good vehicle accessories, you can hire a group of 'rootless' and have them deliver for you.
"They claim to be chasing gas and electricity.
"When the weather cools down and the trading volume decreases, the 'rootless' will migrate to similar camps and use the previously stored food to spend the whole winter. At the same time, they will also accept some transportation and trading in the surrounding areas of the camp. .
"This is the largest group of 'rootless' people who often choose this camp because there is a working water plant nearby."
While speaking, Jeep had come to the entrance of the "Rootless" camp.
Seeing this, Bai Chen quickly emphasized a few words:
"After entering, you must remember not to damage other people's vehicles.
"For the 'rootless', the vehicle is their most valuable possession, and a person who has no car and no other 'rootless' family to take in, will only be abandoned.
"Also, they have been born and raised in cars for nearly three generations, and they have a unique feeling for cars, and they no longer regard them as objects, but family.
"If you hurt their families, it's definitely not good."
Jiang Baimian was very interested in hearing this, patted the steering wheel and said:
"It really is a relatively unique custom and habit."
At this time, the guards standing at the front of the two large RVs raised the muzzle of the submachine gun in their hands and signaled the visitors to stop.
Bai Chen pressed the car window, stuck his head out and said:
"Let's do business."
The one with the beard among the guards took a closer look, his eyes lit up and said:
"It looks good and has a great figure, this jeep is good!
"What motivates you?"
"It uses a high-performance battery." Bai Chen answered truthfully.
Bearded Guards are increasingly interested:
"Do you want to change your wife and keep it?"
"We are true love!" Shang Jianyao stuck his head out at some point and answered loudly.
The bearded guard gave a thumbs up:
"Have eyesight."
He immediately lowered the muzzle and pointed to the inside of the camp with his chin:
"go in.
"Stop as instructed, or we can't blame us for losing my wife."
When the jeep passed the entrance, Long Yuehong in the car said to himself in surprise:
"So simple?"
There was no proof of acquaintance and no weapons were collected, so the "Old Tune Group" was allowed to enter the camp.
Jiang Baimian glanced at the rearview mirror and said with a smile:
"For the 'rootless' caravan with plenty of firepower and enough personnel, it may only be outsiders who dare not enter, afraid of getting in but not getting out."
"Also..." Long Yuehong thought for a while and said, "Then we have to be vigilant, and we can't completely trust these people."
"Well." Jiang Baimian followed the instructions and walked slowly on the marked road, while turning his head to Shang Jianyao, "Next, you have to play well!"
"I'm not a car." Shang Jianyao was a little "embarrassed".
"Yeah, our little Baichen is such a beautiful girl. They didn't even look directly at the jeep. They just looked at this jeep." Jiang Baimian teased.
Bai Chen originally wanted to say that he was older, but after looking at Jiang Baimian's height, he silently gave up this plan.
With the help of the guide, they quickly parked the car and stepped off the jeep.
At a glance, Jiang Baimian found that the behemoths parked in the deepest part of the camp were dragging silver-gray giant metal cans.
"Tanker truck... No wonder it's so well protected." She sighed and heard the roar of the engine from a blue-and-white-painted RV next to her.
And a middle-aged man wearing a baseball cap stood in front of the car, touching the hood while listening to the movement.
When the roar of the engine stopped, he nodded thoughtfully.
"What are you doing?" Shang Jianyao asked curiously.
The middle-aged man wearing a baseball cap was of medium stature, with a stout build, slightly darkened skin, and there seemed to be some oil stains on his clothes.
Hearing Shang Jianyao's question, he, who was originally slightly fierce, stretched his brows and said:
"The big guy has a temper, you have to listen to its dissatisfaction."
Seeing that Long Yuehong and others didn't seem to understand, he touched the slightly outdated blue and white paint of the RV, and said with a smile:
"The big guy has been a member of our family since my grandfather. Now that he is older, his temper has become a little bit worse, so he needs to be coaxed.
"Haha, there are old people in your family, right? They all have to be coaxed."
Shang Jianyao took a step back, looked at the RV carefully, and pointed to the headlights:
"It's eyes are so pretty."
"It's been repaired twice, and it looks better when I'm young..." The middle-aged man said as if he had found a bosom friend.
Seeing this, Jiang Baimian said to Bai Chen and Long Yuehong in a low voice:
"Sometimes, I really feel that Shang Jianyao has a talent for making friends."
They chatted for a while, and the young man in his twenties in the driving position came down with a toolbox, and together with the middle-aged man, opened the hood and repaired it skillfully.
Shang Jianyao immediately retreated, followed Jiang Baimian and the others, passed through the RVs, and walked towards the most lively part of the camp.
Bai Chen looked back at the place just now, and said with a shallow smile:
"If any of you have very good car repair skills, you can even get a few wives here."