Chapter 1359: They Hit It Off Right Away. If You Don’t Talk About Money when You’re Out There, How Can You Talk About Feelings?

After learning the identity of the other party, the survivors in ragged clothes couldn't help but be stunned.

They stood under the door of the restaurant, looking at the interior through the cracks with complex eyes.

Wow.

The crackling sound of frying came from inside, and the aroma of oil was mixed with the fragrance of wild vegetables, which caused the guard members standing at the door to swallow their saliva unconsciously.

At this point in time, there are really not many places where you can use meat and fish gatherings.

The fact that the Mineral Island Alliance is willing to entertain them with such a meal is enough to prove their enthusiasm and attention.

"If you have nothing to do, just leave quickly. These two people are distinguished guests, so you can't afford to disturb them."

Although the guard member was willing to exchange a few words after accepting the bribe, it did not mean that he could allow this group of people to enter the restaurant and have contact with outside guests.

There are indeed many survivors in the gathering place who want to climb high branches, and many people have similar ideas.

They are unwilling to remain ordinary, but they themselves do not have the ability to change their fate against the odds.

Therefore, I had to find some survivors with great potential to follow in order to change my destiny.

However, some people are discerning and choose those who are still in their infancy.

But some people just don't know what to do. Basically, they will be tempted when they see who is obviously stronger.

In the eyes of the Guard members, these people who just came over to inquire about the news are the latter.

In Tiantie Island, and in the entire Mine Island Alliance, nothing is more important than rules.

If you let them pass, it would be equivalent to breaking the rules.

As a result, being monitored by the guards' eyes the whole time, several people could only turn around and leave slightly unwillingly.

They didn't have the guts to provoke these wolf-like guards.

In the past few days, it is not that no one has put their thoughts on the Mine Island Alliance.

But the result was without exception. Any force that dared to provoke paid a heavy price. Even the two alien tribes were almost defeated by their entangled army of miners.

After walking around the corner, several people stood in the shadows.

"Boss, there is obviously something wrong with this group of people. How could they be our people?"

A short man spoke.

Completely different from the mental outlook of the residents of Tiantie Island, the man's face is thin, his complexion is dull, and his eyes are sunken, showing exhaustion and gloom.

At this time, his thin lips opened and closed as he spoke, bringing out a hint of obvious dissatisfaction and resentment.

From Mengyue Territory?

Is this a lie?

The guard member didn't know that the man who just handed him the steamed bun was none other than Lu Guangyin, the lord of Mengyue Territory!

Well, to be precise, it should be the former lord.

Before the disaster of spring cold struck, Lu Guangyin was afraid that his decision to order rice planting would be torn apart by a group of angry survivors, so he had to flee with supplies and cronies.

But I still agree with the saying, those who have gained the truth will get many help, and those who have lost the truth will have little help.

On the way to escape, the team of nearly a hundred people's cronies actually had a serious internal disagreement due to different ideas.

Lu Guangyin advocated escaping to large gathering areas and relying on the supplies in his hands to seek opportunities for a comeback.

Others plan to take the supplies in their hands and start over with a group of survivors.

The ideas of the two parties are completely opposite to each other, and naturally there is no room for relaxation.

Although there was no big fight in the end, more than half of them chose to go their separate ways and took away a lot of the supplies they had brought out, indirectly destroying Lu Guangyin's dream of making a comeback.

Therefore, with a batch of supplies left and a handful of more than 20 cronies, Lu Guangyin could only choose the Mine Island Alliance as a temporary place to stay.

Wait until the situation becomes clearer before making plans to travel to large gatherings.

However, just now, the rumor that a large iron boat came to the dock detonated the entire Tiantie Island.

Realizing that this might be a hard-won opportunity, Lu Guangyin brought someone over almost immediately.

But it's a pity...

"It may be an excuse to hide their identity. Of course they are not from Mengyue Territory."

Lu Guangyin, who was stared at by several eyes, shook his head.

He stood there, but his body was more stooped than before, and his original sharp eyes seemed to be stained by fatigue and suffering, and were covered with red bloodshot eyes.

His face had long lost its former rosiness and luster, replaced by darkness and vicissitudes of life.

The originally neat hair, which had just been hurriedly taken care of, still looked as messy as chicken feathers. You could even see a few large strands of white hair hidden in it, which was completely absent in the past.

Recalling that more than half a month ago, Lu Guangyin was still a majestic lord with more than 100,000 men under his command, and he was always surrounded by a group of loyal cronies.

At that time, he was so high-spirited that he seemed to have the whole world under his control.

But now, standing among the crowd, although Lu Guangyin is still trying to maintain that dignity, anyone with a discerning eye can see that his confidence is seriously lacking.

"We'll talk about it when we get back!" Lu Guangyin pondered for a moment and took the lead towards the small courtyard where he was stationed these days.

What is certain is that the other party has absolutely nothing to do with Mengyue Territory.

Even if they are newcomers who have joined these days, that iron boat cannot be made by Mengyue Territory.

But...why would the other party use Mengyue territory to hide his identity?

Lu Guangyin's mind was a little confused. He lowered his head to think and didn't figure it out until he entered the small courtyard.

After a while, the people sent to other places to inquire about the news returned one after another.

Especially those who went to the dock, they chattered excitedly as soon as they came back and closed the door.

"Boss, that iron boat is so majestic, damn, it's almost 10 meters long!"

"There are so many people watching, it's a pity that we can't go over to touch it and take a look."

"There are also weapons, and cannons. They actually set up a cannon on the ship!"

"What cannon? It's called a naval gun, but judging from the caliber, it shouldn't be large, and it's mostly for deterrence."

"There are also shooting holes on the hull. This group of people is so fierce. You can tell at a glance that they came from a large gathering place."

"I don't know which gathering place it is. I haven't found out where they came from, and there is no flag on the ship."

"..."

For this vehicle that is almost invincible on the water, a group of people's faces flushed with excitement.

They originally planned to find such a large gathering place to live, and the gathering place with this iron boat is obviously the best target now.

After all, the opponent only has this iron boat, and the entire mining island alliance may not be able to take it down even if all the wooden boats are dispatched.

The difference in strength between the two sides is obvious. Many survivors who had planned to settle here before are likely to be tempted.

"By the way, Boss, have you found out which territory they are from?"

"I didn't expect that there is such a territory in our southern Fire Region. I thought there were small territories around."

"Hey, join them. I also want to get on board and show off."

"Shut up!" A group of people chattered non-stop. Lu Guangyin rubbed his temples with a headache and swore a rare word.

"Damn it, you asked me where I am from. Do I have to tell you that this group of people are from Mengyue Territory?"

"Ah?"

At first, everyone thought Lu Guangyin was angry and cursed casually.

But soon after someone explained, the people who had just spoken looked at each other and immediately burst into laughter.

"Ah? They are from our territory? No way?"

"Is this true? When will our Mengyue territory be able to build iron boats? No, we haven't even built a workshop to smelt iron ore?"

"Is this true? You just keep asking questions every day. People say they are from Mengyue territory. Does it matter whether it is true or not?"

"Why are you scolding me? I am just curious. If they are really from our territory, maybe we can go back..."

"Are you looking for death? You forgot that you escaped and want to die when you go back?"

"Alright, alright, stop arguing." Seeing that there was a trend of fighting in the yard again, Lu Guangyin had to stand up and waved his hand down to ease the atmosphere.

"We're out now, so don't talk anymore. If we go back, we're not in a situation where we can't survive."

"And since this group of people use the name of our Mengyue Territory instead of their own territory, it means that their goal of this trip must not be a simple ore trade. I'm afraid they have other plans..." Lu Guangyin guessed secretly, and he had actually thought of a possibility just now.

"Old Xu, do you think there is a possibility...they actually..."

Facing an older middle-aged man beside him, Lu Guangyin made a circle with his right hand and inserted his left index finger into it.

He then pointed to the ground and pointed to the exit direction of the mining island with his mouth.

"Well, you mean..." Old Xu, who was named by Lu Guangyin, was stunned, his expression became solemn, and his eyes revealed a hint of suspicion and deep thought.

Trading and communicating in the wasteland requires extreme caution.

Generally speaking, when foreign forces go to the Mining Island Alliance for transactions, they either choose to hide themselves completely and send a few survivors to inquire about the situation in a low-key manner, or send people to enter in a high-profile official manner, adhering to the principles of integrity and openness, and will not choose to hide their heads and show their tails.

This is even more true for large forces. Their representatives walking outside are often open and aboveboard and will not deliberately hide their identities, because this not only helps to demonstrate their strength and influence, but also increases trust in transactions and paves the way for subsequent cooperation.

However, now this group of outsiders with iron boats, their strength is so strong, but strangely they choose to hide their identities...

This makes Lu Guangyin begin to guess the other party's true purpose.

"Could their goal be... the Mining Island Alliance?" Lu Guangyin said clearly.

Many forces have previously thought about this mineral-rich area, but unfortunately no one has succeeded.

The reason is that the survivors and miners here have a terrible fighting will, which cannot be generalized by common sense.

Even if the other party has this kind of iron boat that is invincible on water, it may not be able to land and fight and win the battle.

But if the other party changes their approach and infiltrates from the inside...

"What do you plan to do? Actually, no matter what we guess now, it's useless. Whether that group plans to invade the Mining Island Alliance or has other ideas, we are just a group of outside survivors and can't affect anything."

Old Xu pondered and said helplessly.

Don't look at the fact that there are still about 20 people willing to follow Lu Guangyin now.

But no matter when, as long as there are people, there will be different levels and different factions.

Lu Guangyin is the radical of this small group, while Old Xu is the representative of the conservatives.

"I haven't thought about it yet. I have to observe and find out their purpose." Lu Guangyin said.

"But since we know the news, we can't just sit there and wait for them to do something outside under our banner. Otherwise, if we miss this opportunity, we don't know when we will have to wait."

In fact, deep down, Lu Guangyin still couldn't accept that he had fallen from a lord of a large territory with more than 100,000 people to his current miserable state in just half a month.

Especially now that the other party is under the banner of Mengyue Territory, it's like uncovering his scar that has finally healed, exposing the dark and rotten flesh underneath to the eyes of others again, and the dark memories of failure, loss and humiliation are cruelly displayed again.

The strong sense of humiliation, like a sharp thorn, deeply penetrated his heart.

He was very unwilling.

It's not just because of the huge gap from the height that made him suffer every moment.

It's the envy and yearning that flashed in the eyes of the guards when they said the four words "Mengyue Territory" that the other party came from.

They actually want to go to Mengyue Territory?

What a joke.

"That's fine, no matter what we do, there are so many of us who do nothing and eat so much every day, no matter how much supplies we have, they will be consumed one day." Lao Xu thought about it and nodded heavily, and the two hit it off.

If you don't talk about money, do you talk about feelings?

If it weren't for Lu Guangyin's smart brain, he could always come up with all kinds of crooked ideas.

They wouldn't have chosen to continue to follow Lu Guangyin to this mining island alliance in the previous internal strife.

"Come on, a few people, go and monitor them for me, and ask for unfamiliar faces who haven't been out in the past few days."

"Go to the dock, and keep a close eye on them. Watch any contact with local residents." Lu Guangyin ordered repeatedly, with a fierce light flashing in his eyes.

In fact, what he wanted to do most was to rob the other party's iron boat, and then drive the boat as a pirate.

When he robbed enough supplies, he would probably be able to find out about the news.

At that time, he would retire with a large amount of supplies and money, and live in those large territories.

It not only guarantees safety, but also ensures a sufficient standard of living.

But unfortunately, the more than 20 people combined cannot even gather ten guns. If they rush forward, won’t they be killed?

“Tiantie Island... The manager surnamed Sun is too kind-hearted and will never accomplish anything big.”

“Let’s go to the nearby Shuima Island and find the one surnamed Wu. He must be interested in this iron boat and the gathering place behind it.”

“The one surnamed Wu? That guy is a ruthless person. Aren’t you afraid that he will eat us up?” Lao Xu hesitated.

“What are you afraid of? Before he wants to eat us, he has to consider whether his teeth are hard or not.”

“Come here, I have another plan...”

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