Chapter 1388 The Outside World, the Tenacity of Human Beings!

The night in the southern Fire Region comes later than in the central region.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the night curtain quietly spreads out like a deep piece of silk.

The lights of the fishing boats began to gradually disappear on the river surface, and they lined up in a long line and flickered at the edge of the Shuiye territory.

The river breeze blew, bringing a hint of coolness in the summer evening, gently brushing Su Mo's face.

No, it should be said that it was an ordinary middle-aged face.

Of course, if the people of the Red Flower Gang territory were here, they would definitely recognize that this middle-aged man was their long-lost lord Ji Wuming.

"This human skin mask... is really useful."

Su Mo whispered to himself, raised his hand and touched the edge of his cheek, feeling an unusually slight ups and downs.

However, surprisingly, this mask not only has a strong coverage, but also has excellent breathability, as if it is integrated with the skin, making people feel no stuffiness or discomfort.

"Our dock is in front of us."

The place where the fire was flickering not far away was the temporary dock of Mizuno's territory.

The man who was rowing the boat turned his head, his dark face was full of sweat, but his eyes were shining with enthusiasm.

He looked at Su Mo, and a simple and sincere smile appeared on his face, and he sighed: "You are also lucky to meet me here, otherwise it would take at least two or three days to walk over there."

"Sorry to bother Uncle Gong, I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to take care of me in the future."

"No, no, we are all Chinese, and it's only right to help each other when we come to the wasteland."

As he said, Uncle Gong couldn't help but reach out and touch his right pocket, which contained a dozen hard candies that made people want to lick their lips when they thought of them.

He didn't expect that a wanderer who met casually on the shore would be willing to use these precious hard candies to ask him to help take them to the territory.

You have to know that in today's world, in addition to the preciousness of food, these high-calorie foods are also of value that makes people jealous.

If he took them to the supply department in the territory to exchange, these candies would be enough to exchange for two days of food for an adult.

And he worked hard on the river every day, risking his life, and what he could get in a day was only equivalent to this.

"Old Gong, a new face, where is this person from?"

As he was talking, he saw two small sampans slowly approaching on the river.

They shuttled lightly between the night and the river fog, like two light boats, slowly approaching.

The two fishermen on the sampans were also tanned, holding long bamboo poles in their hands, and skillfully controlled the direction of the boats to approach.

On one of the small sampans, a man with a full beard spoke first, his voice was loud and powerful, as if it could penetrate the fog on the river. He

looked at Su Mo curiously, with a bit of doubt and inquiry on his face.

Although Su Mo's appearance is very ordinary as a middle-aged man, and at first glance he is no different from the local survivors, but a closer look shows that there are obvious differences in clothing and temperament.

This is impossible to do with disguise.

Don't look at the spies in TV dramas, who can quickly complete disguise in every environment and imitate the locals' behavior and speech to blend in.

But in fact, their disguised temperament can only be similar in appearance, but not in spirit.

That is to say, ordinary people are not too vigilant about outsiders, and they can often get away with it.

In the wasteland, these fishermen dared to come to the river alone to fish without knowing the Julong Xianjiang River at all, so how could they not be vigilant.

Therefore, Su Mo was too lazy to pretend, it would be more convenient to be open and honest.

"This is Ji Long, brother Ji. He just came from another place and wanted to find a place to stay. When I met him, I thought about bringing him to our territory to settle down."

"Brother Ji, where are you from? You are extraordinary..." The young fisherman on another boat immediately laughed and said, "It's so chaotic outside now. You are brave to go alone."

"I am also lucky. If I didn't meet Uncle Gong who was kind enough to take me for a ride, I don't know how much trouble I would have encountered."

Su Mo raised his hands and clasped his fists, and performed a Jianghu salute to each of the two people.

This is a necessary procedure for strangers to meet in the wasteland.

Everyone will go down the road to test each other. If they are willing to talk more, it means an opportunity for in-depth communication. If Su Mo is unwilling to talk more, then everyone will not come up to annoy him.

However, it is visible to the naked eye that the two people's faces changed a little after Su Mo performed the salute.

The middle-aged man was okay, and he could barely smile in response. The young man stopped approaching directly, and his face was full of fear.

His eyes were fixed on the black object that naturally appeared on Su Mo's waist after he raised his hand.

If this thing was placed in modern times, some people might think that he was just pretending to be powerful and making a fake to fool people.

But in the wasteland, basically no one would be stupid enough to use a fake gun to boost their courage.

After all, if a fearless and ruthless person took a fancy to this gun, and there was no way to fight back, then it would be like calling the sky bad and the earth to respond.

"It seems that Uncle Gong is quite courageous."

The young man supported the bamboo pole, laughed awkwardly twice, and turned around and left.

If he met someone like Su Mo in the wild, he would not have the courage to stop the boat and carry the other party away.

If the other party had bad intentions, he would not know how he died.

And this also means that he and Old Gong are not on the same path.

On the other side, the bearded man did not leave immediately after laughing twice, but did not come closer again.

The two sides were only seven or eight meters apart, and they were talking incoherently as they headed towards the dock.

Soon, they arrived at the place with dense fire near the dock, and the bearded man suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

A smart man's approach.

Su Mo's eyes revealed a hint of appreciation. The harsh environment of the wasteland has indeed trained many ordinary people into qualified survivors.

In the case just now, if he really had bad intentions, the best way to deal with it would be to stay put like the bearded man, always observing the situation and waiting for an opportunity to act.

If a young man leaves so rashly, if he is targeted, he will die without a burial place.

"Lao Zhang, you have gained a lot."

After parking the boat on the wooden piles at the dock, the bearded man lifted the straw curtain on the sampan, and Uncle Gong leaned over to take a look, revealing a hint of envy in his eyes.

Although the game has put a lot of aquatic creatures in the Dragon Fairy River, considering the length of the entire Fairy River, there are actually not many in each section.

After a whole day of hard work, he only caught four grass carps as long as his forearm and a few shrimps.

In addition to the six grass carps in the fish tank of the bearded man, there was also a big fish.

The body of the big fish was almost as long as an adult's calf, and its scales shone with a healthy luster. It was obvious that it was the best in the river.

"Your luck is really amazing. Such a big fish, you really made a fortune today!"

Lao Zhang smiled and showed a proud look, ready to brag.

But then he found that Su Mo also looked over, staring at the fish tank, and quickly changed his words: "No, no, I also exchanged my life for this. If I didn't go into the water to fish, where would I find such hard goods?"

"Go into the water?" Uncle Gong was stunned, and immediately nodded and said: "Then you are really lucky and brave."

The huge Dragon Fairy River is hundreds of meters wide, and even some water monkeys who are proficient in water dare not go down to test it.

Moreover, not all the underwater is "food", there are also people who regard them as food.

There have been rumors about water monsters, alien races, frogmen, fishmen... all kinds of rumors have never stopped. In short, it is dangerous on the water and life-threatening underwater.

Since the bearded man has the courage to go into the water, it is actually the same as him stopping the boat to communicate with strangers with guns.

They are both exchanging lives for money, so there is no need to be jealous.

"Are you selling your fish?"

Just as the two of them went up to the dock to talk, Su Mo also climbed up on the handrail on one side.

Lao Zhang subconsciously wanted to refuse, but before he could speak, Lao Gong nodded excitedly.

"Sell it, why not? We go into the water to make a living, how can we say we don't sell it."

There are at least three to five thousand fishermen in the Xingye Alliance. Even if we calculate it based on two fish per person, the daily output is around ten thousand.

Although the alliance has more than 100,000 people, it is easy to consume, but it is inevitable that there are still situations where you can't sell it at a price.

What's more, even if you can sell it at a normal price, it is not as popular as the candies he got in the afternoon.

Even if he didn't go to the supplies department to exchange, he could easily get it from other people if he needed anything in the future.

"A fish..."

Su Mo thought about it and raised five fingers.

If this price was placed in the Tianyuan territory, it would be pure beast.

A grass carp worth at least fifteen iron coins could be exchanged for about three taels of hard candy, about sixty pieces.

But now, sixty pieces have become five pieces, shrinking twelve times.

Even so, when Lao Gong heard the exchange price, he still showed a look of great surprise, almost thinking that Su Mo was crazy.

"I will exchange, I will exchange all for you!"

As Lao Gong said, he neatly twisted a woven grass rope, passed it through the gills of the grass carp, and strung all four together.

Lao Zhang opened his mouth, and it was a little hard to understand why Lao Gong was so eager.

However, the next second, he was stunned, and his eyes showed an incredible look.

"Sugar? You have sugar?!"

It can only be said that the outer packaging of the Elbis is too recognizable for Chinese people.

Lao Zhang's thoughts were aroused, and he couldn't help but exclaimed.

"Damn, keep your voice down, are you going to die?"

Lao Gong turned his head and glared. Fortunately, no one around was paying attention to this side. Everyone was happily checking the fish and negotiating the recycling price with the dealers who came.

"Oh, oh, sorry, sorry."

Lao Zhang took a breath and nodded and bowed his head to apologize, which formed a sharp contrast with his sturdy appearance with a beard.

Sugar, it's okay for this outsider to have a gun, but he actually has sugar.

This can be regarded as a strategic material.

As one of the main sources of energy for the human body, glucose can be quickly absorbed and utilized by the body, which is very important in some urgent situations where physical strength needs to be restored.

Especially in the tense stage of a tug-of-war, if one side has a few candies, it may change the situation.

"Do you want to change?" Su Mo turned his head.

"I want that big fish too. I'll give you three times the price. I won't let you suffer a loss."

"Exchange!"

Old Zhang nodded without hesitation.

He was even afraid that Su Mo would go back on his word, so he used the straw rope to thread the line a few points faster than Old Gong.

As soon as Su Mo counted out forty-five candies, he had already tied the fish together neatly.

And this guy was quite smart. I don't know where he found a straw bag. Now he can put ten fish in it and take them away.

"Okay, I won't take advantage of you. I'll give you another one."

Su Mo smiled, took out another one from his backpack and threw it over.

After Lao Zhang took it, he immediately smiled so hard that his teeth were exposed. Lao Gong on the side stamped his feet in annoyance.

The dock was full of grass baskets that were used as fish cages and were bitten by fish. He was so disappointed that he could exchange them for a candy.

"I wonder if you are here to stay temporarily or permanently?"

After getting the benefits, Lao Zhang consciously changed his address and never mentioned Brother Ji again.

Such people are obviously not from the same world as them. It is enough to get more benefits. If they want to get closer to each other, they can forget about it.

"Landing, finding someone, and then see if you will leave after you find them." Su Mo said casually.

"Relatives?" Lao Gong interrupted. He didn't want Lao Zhang to take all the benefits.

"No... count, I'm looking for someone on behalf of someone else."

Wow.

Bearded Lao Zhang and Lao Gong looked at each other, and they could see a trace of fear in each other's eyes.

There are still ruthless people who come out to find people for others these days?

Regardless of whether what Su Mo said now is true or false, this guy is definitely not simple.

"Why don't you tell me your name, characteristics, or general information, maybe we know him?"

"Yes, there are more than 100,000 people in the Xingye Alliance. If we know him, it won't be a waste of your effort."

Lao Zhang also changed his words, and the two rubbed their hands eagerly.

"As for the name... Luo You, about 1.7 meters tall, 36 years old, from the north."

Su Mo recalled: "There should be two children around him, a boy and a girl, both about 16 or 17 years old."

This is a very detailed feature.

Lao Zhang and Lao Gong thought hard, although they wanted to make this money, they couldn't find such a person in their memory for a long time.

It's not their fault. The Xingye Alliance is actually composed of twelve small territories.

Two hundred kilometers down this river, twelve territories have joined the so-called Xingye Alliance.

There are more than 100,000 people in the alliance, and it is not easy to find someone.

"How about we go find out for you?"

Since he still wanted to make the money, Lao Zhang gritted his teeth and didn't want to let the duck fly away.

As expected, money can make the devil work. Tianyuan has basically restored the modern order, while the outside world still has the pure taste of wasteland.

"Whoever helps me find the person, this belongs to him."

Of course, Su Mo was happy to see this situation. He took out a small transparent bag from his backpack, which contained half a bag of hard candy, at least about one pound.

The two people's eyes lit up again. After a quick discussion, they went to one side and kept asking fishermen and vendors along the way.

Only half an hour later, Lao Gong ran over with a middle-aged man in a hurry.

"Boss, is the person you are looking for Luo Lame?"

"Lame?"

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