The afternoon sun was like a flame scorching the earth, and the temperature was as high as 46.1 degrees Celsius. Zhang Youhai and several people riding motorcycles had to take off their clothes and put them on their heads to prevent direct exposure to the sun.
It's very rare for this latitude to be so hot.
Moreover, it has not rained for more than a month, and the water level has dropped to the point where you can see some shoals at the bottom of the Yuxi River. If the human population hadn't plummeted to only a few hundred people, countless people would have died due to drought. Now these hundreds of people can barely survive on the retained water.
Fortunately, the survivors still have one last place to get water - Chao Lake.
As one of the five major freshwater lakes, Chao Lake is still sparkling, but the dangers around Chao Lake are far more serious than those in Dagu Reservoir. During the heavy rains, there were many terrifying evolved fish monsters coming from Chao Lake.
It is said that the Dragon Slaying Group was originally named after seeing a dragon writhing in Chao Lake. Zhang Tianshen was so excited that he wanted to kill the dragon, so he named it the Dragon Slaying Group. Unfortunately, before he could evolve to the level of dragon slaying, he died cowardly in the ruins south of the city...
It only takes ten minutes to drive along Mudan Road to the south of the city.
The roads in the south of the city have been cleared so that the speed can be increased. The King Kong can finally pick up the speed that it has suppressed for a long time and enjoy the thrill of running.
The hot steam distorted the world in front of me.
A monster-like chariot and two motorcycles made of welded iron frames moved along the cement road. It feels like a Mad Max movie is being made.
Not long after.
Shen Cong saw a row of tall houses made of rocks and steel bars at the end of the road. There were people patrolling the door. That was Wang Gen's base camp.
Since he was here to make a deal, Shen Cong didn't hide anything.
Long honk.
The sharp whistling of the whistle added a certain amount of boredom to the entire hot afternoon. The people on patrol naturally heard the sharp whistle and immediately looked over with vigilance.
On the hazy road, a steel-thorned monster more than four and a half meters wide was slowing down.
On either side are two motorcycles.
Comparing the motorcycle and the Gangci monster, I was even more shocked by the hugeness and domineering power of the King Kong.
"Beep!"
"Beep!"
The patrolman quickly blew his whistle and nervously hid behind the wall bunker. Then a group of people rushed out of the stone and steel house. The first two people, one with four protruding fangs, and the other with sharp fingers on both hands, were obviously Tao Daqian and Dahaizi. There were several people following behind, all holding guns.
Sitting on the back seat of Zhang Youhai's motorcycle was Wan Quan. Wan Quan had been here several times and hurriedly got off the car and shouted: "Accountant Tao, Brother Dahai, it's me, Wan Quan, Old Man Wang and I just came last night Pass... This is our boss Huang's car, and boss Huang is here to trade diesel with Brother Wang Gen."
Seeing that he was someone he knew, Dahaizi motioned to the person behind him to put down his gun and walked over: "Okay, your Boss Huang's car is quite domineering. It doesn't look like it was modified after the Cataclysm. I'm afraid it was modified before the Cataclysm." Come on... Where are you, Mr. Huang, why don’t you get out of the car?”
Zhang Youhai laughed, took out a pack of cigarettes given to him by Shen Cong, took them out and distributed them: "Hello, brother Dahai, smoke and smoke. Our boss Huang doesn't like social interaction very much. He asked me to make the decision on buying diesel."
"Is your boss Huang also an iron man?" Dahaizi took the cigarette, took a sip, and then held it in his mouth.
"This one must be an Evolver. The boss didn't say whether he was a mutant or an Iron Man. Our boss has a more stable personality and doesn't like to get involved in worldly affairs. This time he also planned to buy diesel and leave. He was in a hurry to go to the main city. "
While they were talking, Wang Gen also came out.
Wang Gen is a middle-aged man who actually looks like Shen Cong, wearing a set of iron armor. However, his skills are much inferior to Shen Cong's. He just uses steel wires to connect several iron plates together. It doesn't look like a battle armor at all.
The moment Wang Gen walked out, Shen Cong had already seen him in the cab of the King Kong.
Wang Gen naturally saw the King Kong, and he was shocked by his deep affection. This was noticed by Shen Cong, who was observing him carefully. In an instant, he figured it out, and the other party felt the devouring desire, just like when Shen Cong saw the motorcycle, he also felt the devouring desire.
This is a reaction to the same liquid activity.
Therefore, after seeing Wang Gen's expression, Shen Cong immediately increased the chance of falling out from 50% to 90%, and was ready for a surprise attack at any time.
"Boss Huang, you are also an iron man." Wang Gen walked to the King Kong and reached out to hold a steel thorn.
In an instant, Shen Cong sensed the opponent's activity from the King Kong.
Perhaps because both of them were liquid active, Shen Cong immediately found the frequency and continuity of the other party, and after comparing it, he came to the conclusion that made him frown slightly. The other party's level was pseudo-lv0.541, which is a very high level. , probably the liquid activity is easily absorbed from the air, which gives Iron Man the possibility to quickly upgrade.
But compared to Shen Cong's lv0.955, there is still a gap.
…
After learning that both sides were iron men, the atmosphere became a little subtle. Wang Gen wanted to exchange evolution experiences with Shen Cong.
Shen Cong proposed to trade diesel first and then talk about exchanges.
After a stalemate, Wang Gen agreed to Shen Cong's proposal to trade diesel. There is no shortage of tobacco and alcohol here in Wang Gen, but there is a shortage of food. Shen Cong can exchange for food, but the price is relatively expensive. In the end, 800 liters of diesel were exchanged for two large bags of flour, twenty bottles of cans, and ten packs of compressed biscuits.
In total, the King Kong has a total of 1,280 liters of diesel, which is still 600 liters short of full load.
There is also 500l of petrol.
Wang Gen still has diesel, but he also needs to use it himself, so he is unwilling to continue selling it. 800L is the limit. With the diesel deal, Shen Cong agreed to Wang Gen's proposal to exchange experiences and let Wang Gen, who had taken off his "active armor", board the last compartment of the King Kong.
At the same time, Shen Cong also saw Wang Gen's vehicle, a Hummer with a carriage.
The carriage was probably for his men to ride in. It was an iron box wrapped in iron sheets.
Seeing this Humvee, Shen Cong's heart immediately filled with the urge to devour it. The King Kong was eager to devour the Humvee.
"Boss Huang, do you feel it?" This was Wang Gen's first sentence after getting in the car.
Shen Cong was wearing explosive armor and looked very domineering: "What do you mean?"
Wang Gen smiled casually: "Swallowing, eating, that's how it feels. I once met Captain Liu of the fire brigade. He is also an iron man. He drives a fire truck. His fire truck is the same as mine. The Hummer and this modified car of yours are all of the same type, you understand what I said."
Shen Cong narrowed his eyes and said in a very clichéd manner: "Why do you feel this way?"
"I don't know. This is unique among iron men. I wasn't sure before, but after meeting your car, I became convinced of it. To be honest, I still don't understand how we humans can follow a car. It's hooked. The last time I let Dahaizi drive my car, it crashed badly, and I ended up lying in bed for a week."
Then, Wang Gen sighed: "To understand this, I'm afraid I can only get the result by going to the oasis."
Shen Cong raised his eyebrows: "Oasis?"