Chapter 408: The Land of Afterglow
West of the wasteland, the Land of Afterglow.
The wasteland is a general term for the area where human activities exist in the entire apocalyptic civilization today, and the legendary end of civilization is located further west.
Although the power and influence of the Afterglow Cult covers the entire wasteland, there is still a huge area of absolute control at the core, also known as the Land of Afterglow.
The power core of the Rotten Cult is on the other side opposite to it, and the City of Glory is sandwiched in this center.
"Hey-wait-wait-! Wait a minute--!"
On the endless wasteland, a modified off-road vehicle with a very clean appearance is speeding all the way.
Driving all the way to the Land of Afterglow, the mood will be particularly good, and there is a strange feeling that the light is rising little by little.
Suddenly, several people suddenly rushed out in front of the road and blocked the road.
Click.
Glancing at the man's clothes and expression, Ye Lan's eyes moved slightly, and then slowly stepped on the brakes.
Xia Manman, who was leaning on the seat, looked out and leaned back on the chair with a slightly clear look, half-closed his eyes and rested.
Huh...
Ye Lan pressed the car window, and looked at the person outside with a calm and unfriendly expression.
"Who is it, what's the matter?"
"...Ah, ah!"
The person who blocked the road did not expect the voice of the person in the car to be so cold, and restructured his communication attitude.
He walked forward quickly and came to the window:
"Hello, hello, I want to talk..."
"Who is it?" Ye Lan said "impatiently": "What's the matter?"
"..."
Ye Lan's tone made him stop his plan to beat around the bush and beat around the bush, and restructured his language.
"I am the mayor of Lieyang Town, I..."
Ye Lan did not interrupt, nor did he say anything, but when he heard these useful prefixes, he immediately gave Xia Manman an inquiring look.
Xia Manman understood what Ye Lan meant and shook her head gently.
Ye Lan understood, turned his head again, and spoke directly to the mayor of the so-called Lieyang Town who was blocking the road.
"I haven't heard of Lieyang Town."
Hearing this, the so-called mayor of Lieyang Town was not only not panicked or dissatisfied, but very excited.
Ye Lan said this with such certainty, which means that he was the person he wanted to ask for directions!
"Normal! Normal! We are not a gathering point within the scope of Yuguang Land. It is certain that you have not heard of it."
"You are indeed from Yuguang Land, great!"
Ye Lan frowned slightly, swept his eyes across the river not far away, and thought for a while.
There are continuous camps on the river not far away, so it seems that the scale has reached thousands of people.
At this moment, it is the morning when the sun has just risen for a few hours. There is already a faint smoke rising in the camp, which should be cooking breakfast.
However, this camp with thousands of people is not a military camp. You can feel it at a glance. Its main component is still ordinary people.
The clothes and complexions of these ordinary people are relatively good. It is not a gathering place that has been shrouded in hunger and hardship for a long time, and the military strength seems to be pretty good. Not to mention the red dot that has been felt from time to time passing by his head, he can also see an antique tank that was in service before the end of the world.
As for the power... Ye Lan thinks that it is very powerful that this thing can still move, but it is still very powerful to fight against simple mutant creatures.
"Your people are here?"
"Ah, that's it, we are migrating."
Ye Lan was not surprised. After the first few conversations, he had guessed it.
For some reason, this human gathering place called Lieyang Town has migrated to the scope of Yuguang Land.
This is the reason why Ye Lan is puzzled-they have no problem with equipment and food, and their living conditions are very good. What happened that made them choose to migrate collectively?
Most people have a certain attachment to their homeland. Unless it is a matter of life and death, it is difficult to reach a consensus to do such a thing. And from Ye Lan's visual estimation, at most some people's eyes will be a little uneasy and confused, and dissatisfaction is very rare.
Thinking back to the sewage town back then, even though it was like that, didn’t they still want to leave?
“So, you stopped me?”
“Well, that’s a long story.” The mayor of Lieyang Town scratched his head awkwardly: “We heard that there was some civil unrest in Yuguang Land recently, and the situation was very complicated. For a while, we didn’t dare to enter rashly, so we thought about… asking people passing by Yuguang Land to find out.”
Ye Lan frowned even more.
“You mean, you are not even sure whether Yuhui Church will accept you, and you have not prepared a place to live and various living conditions, but you set off directly, dragging everyone here with your family?”
Isn’t this nonsense?
“Uh…” The mayor of Lieyang Town’s expression became more bitter: “We have actually joined Yuhui Church, but now we don’t have any proof, and we don’t know who to find.”
This time, even Xia Manman began to think it was a bit nonsense.
"You have joined the Yuhui Cult, so you should have regular contact with the cult. Moreover, this large-scale migration is not something you do spontaneously. It requires approval from the higher authorities to prepare living areas for you in advance.
"But now you say you have no proof. Isn't that a bit contradictory?"
"..."The mayor of Lieyang Town sighed:
"We were just recruited, but we haven't received any credentials yet."
"After arriving here, we heard that a large-scale civil strife broke out in Yuguang Land, and we were even more confused about where to go."
"So?" Ye Lan really felt that what he said was full of loopholes, but it didn't seem like he was making up a lie.
"So it's because we saw that you were going in with a clear purpose, so we wanted to understand the situation... At least, we should know where to find the person who called us and who to contact!"
Xia Manman really became more and more suspicious the more she listened.
"So what you mean is that the people of Yuhui Divine Religion recruited you, but didn't bring you here personally?"
This is too nonsense, and it doesn't conform to the rules at all.
Fortunately, the final supplement of the mayor of Lieyang Town finally connected all the causes and consequences.
"He did lead us here, but as we were walking, he suddenly seemed to have received some news and said he was in a hurry to go back first."
The mayor of Lieyang Town sighed.
"He said he had to go back first and asked us to continue rushing here. But in the end, we have been here for two more days and no one has contacted us."
"I asked around..." He looked up at the two of them with a little trepidation.
"I asked around and found out that a civil war broke out in the Yuhui Cult. We are worried that the person who brought us here has died. We don't know if we will be involved in factional disputes for no reason. It's very..."
Xia Manman said nothing more and turned her head sadly.
Yes, it's my own problem. I actually forgot about this factor.
I don't know how many people died in the bloody battle that day. And that means countless events and the suspension of countless functional agencies.
Maybe that person died, maybe that person didn't have time to take care of it anymore. In short, they were forgotten here.
This is all...shouldn't have happened.
It shouldn't have happened in the Yuhui Cult.
"Very cautious."
Ye Lan gave a commendatory evaluation.
It is an extremely rare practice to think of this problem in this situation without diving into it. Other rules and regulations can be ignored for the time being. The two groups of people are fighting inside, and there is even the possibility of abnormal attacks behind the scenes. In fact, it is very dangerous for this group of people to just pass by.
"I can show you a clear way." Ye Lan smiled and thought of a plan: "Let's have breakfast together first?"