Umbrella, The Light of Humanity

The main reason for buying a second-hand Warthog, or a Warthog that has gone through many hands, is to hide the eyes and ears of others.

The Griffin has a transport boat that can accommodate a hundred people and can also pull two armored vehicles, so they can take a few old-fashioned Warthogs, but Leon wants to be able to understand the local situation more intuitively.

For example, during the price reduction and conversation with the proprietress of the car dealership, Leon discovered that a group of treasure hunters had recently emerged in the Roland block, and bought a large number of off-road and transportation vehicles, and many mercenaries went to the Roland block to try to find a job. temporary job.

However, the motivation is a bit naive, even to the point of being cute, wanting to go deep into the desert of Sri Lanka to find the so-called treasures of ancient civilizations.

As for the rhetoric that there are treasures in the desert, it is not groundless.

When Lyon was chatting with the taxi driver and the proprietress of the car dealership, he caught the commonality of what the two said, that is, in the past few months on the earth, in the desert northwest of Glory City, there was sometimes a seething cry at night. Sometimes, the sky is lit up with bloody red light.

If this abnormal phenomenon was placed in a normal colony, the former UNSC, the current Imperial Army, and intelligence personnel would have gone to investigate, and then all personnel would be in a state of readiness to fight against the abnormal phenomenon, or to facilitate rapid evacuation wait.

But in Sri Lanka, for those ordinary residents who do not have biological information and biological ID, it is indeed a terrifying phenomenon. , It is a phenomenon worth taking risks to obtain more benefits.

As for the possibility of a different space demon?

It's so tiny, it can't be a devil at all.

Although Slilan has been abandoned by the government, there is no engineering department, and there are no professional soldiers stationed there, but Slilan is still within the protection range of the psionic amplification device, so the possibility of a demon invasion is basically eliminated.

Thus, over the past several earth months, several cities including Glory City organized hundreds of expeditions to go deep into the desert.

Even some special abnormal creatures, or unknown alien races, could not stop the expedition team.

After all, if the human beings gathered on Srilan were not from the main universe, or the parents who owned the main universe, they would not be afraid at all.

But the results are not very optimistic.

Before the small expedition team found the source of the blood-red light, they had already died from the attack of sandworms or magnetic field interference, which made these teams lose their way and could never get out of the desert.

However, medium and large expedition teams with flying boats, transport planes, and more expensive equipment and weapons have returned without success every time.

Due to the special magnetic field of Srilan, sometimes the equipment is not as reliable as people's naked eyes, but the harsh stormy weather in the desert makes it even more difficult to search for the source of the blood-red light.

At this time.

Lyon, who sorted out the past, was sitting in the co-pilot seat of the Warthog, using his mobile phone to call up the holographic screen to check the floor plan of Glory City.

Magnetic field interference is indeed a problem, but the Griffin can violently reshape Slilan, making it completely lose its magnetic field protection, and then scan for the source of the bleeding red light when the surface cracks.

It’s just that the consequences and process of doing so are not directly proportional to Leon’s eyes, not to mention that he believes in his own judgment even more when it comes to using technology and tools, and this is what his immediate boss (Sui Bian) personally told him to use more of his sixth sense and intuition.

Sir. Lin Hong, who was in charge of driving the Warthog, followed the car in front and paid attention to the road conditions, and asked Leon who was sitting beside him:

Should we go with other expeditions, or go deep into the desert by ourselves after obtaining enough information from the Roland block?

Of course I follow other teams. Leon never took his eyes off the screen, and explained: Going into the desert alone is not a dangerous operation, but it will waste our time, and other teams already have exploration experience. Compare and you will know which option has the upper hand.

Speaking of this, Leon dissipated the holographic screen, glanced at the surrounding dream back street buildings two hundred years ago, and continued: It's just right, I haven't carried out such an investigation mission for a long time, it's time to show some skills , let you know why I am a legend, haha~.

Okay... Lin Hong didn't know how to answer this sentence.

...

Lyon also felt that he had lost his composure, and immediately restrained his smile, turned into the indifferent and calm appearance that an officer should have, and began to pay attention and observe the street scene.

Soon, he discovered that the residents in Glory City, except that their clothing and electronic equipment were old and outdated, and none of them had undergone prosthetic surgery, their lives and routines were similar to those in the colonial metropolis.

But when patrolling the streets, it is not the sheriff who maintains order, but a group of private soldiers who are also dressed in dark green and lightly armed.

On a planet like Srilan, which is allowed to be managed by the empire and is not directly under the jurisdiction of the empire, once there is a situation where the soldiers support themselves and replace the empire to collect taxes, theoretically, the legion battalion or the battle sisters should be dispatched as soon as possible to take charge of the extermination.

But when the water is clear, there will be no fish.

Whether it is UEG or the human empire, a complete circular chain is needed so that it can continue to develop forward and upward.

And many people in power and leaders of gang organizations in Sri Lanka have thoroughly grasped the rule of not telling the truth, accepting some incorrigible people for the society, and as long as they are honest, they will not usher in explosions. bomb baptism.

Dishonest?

It has long been mandatory screening by the rules.

A more popular explanation is that it is impossible to die. You must know that what Astartes hate most is betrayal. If any Astartes finds out the slightest clue, then the Legion Battalion will execute it without hesitation. Counter-insurgency procedures.

Observed for a moment.

Their convoy turned right one by one, left the spacious main road, and continued on for several kilometers. The patrolling soldiers on both sides of the road became less and less until they disappeared, replaced by more and more interstellar mercenaries. , gangsters, and scantily clad street girls and cowherds.

Obviously starting from here is the important attraction of Glory City, the most chaotic, most dangerous, but most opportunity-filled Roland neighborhood.

next.

They parked their vehicles on the side of the road, and after being guarded by two auxiliary troops, they walked to the exchange here.

Moreover, during this period, many members of the gang cast malicious glances, wanting to give Leon this group of newcomers some disgrace, but after Lin Hong and his party got off the car, they immediately gave up the idea of ​​finding fault.

After all, gang members can gain a foothold here not simply by being fierce or reckless, but also by knowing people and understanding their own position.

Therefore, Lyon and the others walked in the Roland neighborhood, not only would they not be excluded or hated, but they would be able to pass through unimpeded.

Some street girls who are more courageous will approach Leon and the others on their own initiative and say something like Brother~ can you help me and my sisters to clear the sewer~.

However, in the face of the gracious invitations from the street girls and a small number of cowherds, the group chose to ignore them, especially Leon, who finally managed to take a rest, and would never spend his time outside.

When they came to the so-called exchange, which was a black market converted from a large warehouse, Lyon and the others found that there were people coming and going here, just like a bustling snack street in the metropolitan area.

But the difference is that the rented places or shops here sell all kinds of items that are unimaginable for ordinary people.

The most common ones are all kinds of prohibited weapons and equipment, such as fully automatic Gauss rifles, TPS 1 and 2 power armors that have long been out of use, and so on.

There are also unknown, domesticated alien beasts that can be used as pets or hunting dogs.

at this time.

Leon found an arms dealer with a tepid business, and asked Lin Hong and the auxiliary army to take out sixteen boxes of equipment boxes containing plasma grenades from their backpacks...

Hey! Are you going to blow up the whole block?! The arms dealer, who was wearing a white scarf, suddenly opened his eyes and sighed.

Leon didn't say anything to the arms dealer, but directly said: One hundred thousand Srilan coins per box, this is the lowest price, don't try to bargain with me, and I don't need bullets of any caliber and type , and gold of equal value, as long as paper money, understand?

No matter what, the arms dealer had seen the scene before, and when he noticed the temperament displayed by Leon, Lin Hong and others, coupled with the price offered by Leon, he knew that there was no way to talk about it.

Pretending to think for a few seconds, the arms dealer reluctantly accepted the price, Okay, one hundred thousand is one hundred thousand, please follow me.

Okay. Leon also nodded in response.

Afterwards, accompanied by Lin Hong, Leon followed the arms dealer into the shop, tapped and took 1.6 million Sri Lanka banknotes with a face value of 500.

Put the banknotes into the backpack, and Leon, Lin Hong and others left, and the transaction was considered to be completely completed.

steal money?

Although the black market is a free market, traders who can open businesses here need to pay a protection fee every earth month, and customers who come here to buy and trade are also protected by gang organizations. stir up trouble.

The main purpose of Lyon coming here is to exchange grenades for some banknotes. In this way, with the existing gold in their hands, it is enough to complete the task of collecting intelligence in this glorious city.

Get out of the black market.

Not far away is a building called the Notice Office, which was also transformed from a warehouse.

Go into the bulletin board.

The first feeling is that it is much more spacious than the black market. It has the layout of the star port service hall, and there are many bulletin boards with holographic screens, which display all kinds of rewards, wanted, escorts, and even assassination tasks or employment. condition.

Hundreds of mercenaries in different outfits gathered at the bulletin board, and stood under the bulletin board to browse employers and tasks that met their needs.

And besides the human mercenaries here, there are quite a few Sangheili (elite) mercenaries who have given up their glory and chose to do it for money, or simply for the sake of unfettered freedom. wait for the employer.

There are also some elite mercenaries standing under different bulletin boards, browsing through different employment tasks, ready to actively contact their employers.

Leon came here to see if there was any valuable intelligence and information, and by the way, asked which expedition team was about to set off, whether he could join the team, and so on.

Just as they passed by the rest area, an elite sitting on the edge of the bar raised his glass and said to Leon, Hey, why don't you hire a guide to help us explore the bloody sand sea! Haha!

After finishing speaking, the elite drank the vodka in the wine glass in one gulp, and then hiccupped.

?

Hearing this, Leon stopped and turned around, looking at the elite who originally had a four-petal mouth, but seemed to have encountered some kind of accident, missing the right two petals, and had an extremely lazy look and expression.

But from the old-fashioned armor worn by the other party and his understanding of the Sangheili family, Leon knew that the other party's age would definitely not be less than one hundred, and he was an elite among the elite.

More importantly, the elite knew that they also wanted to go deep into the desert just from their attire, which aroused Leon's interest.

Then he asked, How much do you want?

And the elite raised his left hand, stretched out his index finger among his four fingers, and said with a smile, Ten thousand a day.

! !

Hearing the offer, Leon hadn't made a statement yet, but Lin Hong and the accompanying auxiliary troops all frowned, as if they were quite displeased with the lion's big mouth of the elite in front of him.

Ten thousand a day?

Why not grab it?

As for the elite who didn't care about Lin Hong's and others' unkind eyes, he continued: If you want to get in and get out of the blood-colored sand sea alive, the price is absolutely worth it, otherwise I will explain it there.

Of course... Elite put the wine glass on the bar counter, waved his hand, and asked the bartender to fill it up, If you think it's expensive, just pretend I didn't say anything, so why bother with it.

That's right.

Lyon quite agreed with these words, and then took out a stack of banknotes from Lin Hong's backpack, and handed them to Lin Hong without the slightest hesitation.

They also really need a guide, and a guide with self-protection ability to provide help. Unexpectedly, this elite took the initiative to send it to their door.

And the price is too high for that...

Lyon dared to be so sure that the other party had something to tell.

If the other party is really fooling people, money is a trivial matter, and the main thing is to delay the process, then Leon has a lot of ways to slowly end the other party's life.

readily!

The elite took the money, knew it was 10,000 without counting it, then put the money in his pocket, drank the vodka in one gulp, put a few banknotes of small denominations, got up and left the bar, looked down at Leon and said:

Just call me Lumu. If you want to go to the Scarlet Sand Sea, I suggest that you do it as soon as possible, because the expedition team convened by the Holater Gang is about to set off in three hours. If you start to buy the necessary supplies now, you may be able to Join them, otherwise it would be too dangerous for us to go to the Scarlet Sand Sea alone.

Saying that, the elite named Lumu walked out of the bulletin board.

It really saved us a lot of time. After Leon whispered to himself, he ordered Lin Hong and others: Go, go buy the necessary supplies.

yes.

There is a schematic diagram of the transport boat in the comment area