After a forty-two-hour long journey, they finally arrived at the Hellfire's camp.
Most of the time, experience showed that when an apocalyptic disaster struck, the mountains were definitely safer than the plains. Although the living conditions in the mountains were relatively worse, in the face of the need for safety, the standard of basic necessities like food, clothing, housing, and transportation would decrease. After all, survival was the most important thing.
The Hellfire's camp was built as close to the edge of the Sierra Nevada as possible. This was a shallow mountainous area. To the west was the flat central valley, and to the east was the gradually rising Sierra Nevada. The plains of the central valley had many barbarians for looting, and if they encountered a strong enemy, they could retreat into the mountains to the east.
Chuck chose the best location to build his lair. Of course, this was also the limit of what the Hellfire Bandit Gang could do. If they got any closer to the central valley, he would be worried that the enemies of the City of Sin would come knocking on their door. If they went east into the mountains, their safety would be guaranteed, but if they wanted to go out and plunder, they would have to travel a longer distance.
The best part was that the camp was built near a man-made lake called Lake Success. This way, not only would the bandits have a sufficient water supply, but they could also play in the water and even fish.
"I love this place. I love this place so much. Look, there's the Sierra Nevada. I can see the very, very beautiful mountain scenery here. And there's a lake with very good water quality. I can swim, fish, and hunt."
The car drove along the road by the lake, but it didn't go far. After about two or three kilometers, Gao Yi saw a scattered house.
This was the Hellfire's camp. The most conspicuous thing was the two ten-meter-tall wooden sentry towers. The sentry towers were manned, and after seeing the motorcade, the people on the towers waved their hands.
Gao Qi looked at Chuck who was driving. "Are you relying on these two sentry towers to provide security?"
Chuck forced a smile and said in a low voice, "Of course not. When we drove here, we passed by a small mountain, remember? There are sentries at the top of that mountain. If someone came in along the 190 road, they would've discovered it very early. "
The camp didn't have a door, because the entire camp was originally a luxurious mountain community. All the houses here were built on both sides of the road, and almost every house had a swimming pool behind it.
After driving along the road for a short distance, Chuck stopped and said to Gao Qi, "We're here."
Obviously, this camp was different from what Gao Qi imagined. He thought it would be a heavily guarded mountain village, but he didn't expect it to be an abandoned community.
The bandits lived very scattered, and at this time, not many came out to welcome their leader's return from battle.
The place where Chuck parked his car was in front of a very large house. When his car stopped, only a few people came out from the nearby houses and gradually gathered around Chuck's car.
It was obvious that the Hellfire Bandit Gang's organization was not very strict, and they were seriously lacking in vigilance.
"How to gather your men? Get everyone to gather here as soon as possible. "
Chuck heaved a sigh of relief and got out of the car. First, he pointed at a large iron plate hanging from a tree. Then, he walked to the side of the iron plate and picked up a hammer placed beside it. Then, he began to hit the iron plate.
The sound of the iron plate was very loud. Then, people quickly rushed out of the nearby houses and ran towards the convoy.
Niu Lidong couldn't help but ask, "How did they survive until now?"
In Niu Lidong's opinion, with living so far apart, if they encountered exotic beasts or foreign invaders, they wouldn't be able to react in time.
After ten minutes, the Hellfire's members were all gathered in place. There seemed to be a lot of people, but there was no formation to speak of. Everyone stood in the empty space beside the convoy, and because there were too many people talking, their voices sounded very loud.
Finally, Chuck said to Gao Qi a little unnaturally, "Basically, everyone is here. If you have something to announce, you can say it now."
Gao Qi didn't know how many people there were in the Hellfire, because even Chuck himself wasn't sure. He only knew that there were about six hundred people, but as for the exact number, it seemed like no one knew, nor did anyone care.
They were unbelievably loose. Although everyone was carrying guns, Gao Qi doubted how much combat power they had.
What should he say?
Gao Qi originally had a script in mind. He wanted to give a rousing speech to these people, but now, he felt that there was no need for that.
They looked like a motley crew. Gao Qi couldn't help but ask, "Are you guys always like this? Tell me, what can they do? "
There were both men and women, but there were more men than women. There were also many children, and the youngest child was even in the arms of a woman.
Was this a bandit gang? This was clearly a large refugee camp, or a large Wasteland village.
Gao Qi now hoped that although these people in front of him looked very loose, they were actually very united, very cohesive, and very strong. Because the Wastelanders' fighting strength wasn't bad, if this was a bandit gang, their fighting strength should at least be a little stronger.
Chuck hesitated for a moment, then spread out his hands and said, "Uh, actually, they can do anything."
Once he said they could do anything, it meant that they weren't professional at anything. Gao Qi was too lazy to ask any more. He waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I have a rough idea of what's going on. Let's disperse now, only the captains can stay."
Anna translated Gao Qi's words. Chuck said with some surprise, "I have to tell them your identity and position, tell them that you are the boss here in the future."
Gao Qi waved his hand, shook his head, and said in boredom, "No, I need to understand everything here again, so let them disperse. I don't want to tell them that there's a new boss now, because if I'm not satisfied with this place, I might leave. Congratulations, you have very likely kept your position. That's all, tell them."
Because of his poor performance, not only did he keep his life, but he also kept his position as the boss. Chuck was beginning to doubt his life.
But Gao Qi quickly said, "Also, call the person who modified your car here, I want to talk to him."
Chuck nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."
Gao Qi sighed, he felt that there was no need to hide his true thoughts, so he said to Anna, "Now I think that subduing the Hellfire might not be a good idea, it's too bad. I just want to do some experiments here and then leave, because I really don't have the patience to train a bunch of mobs into a qualified army, it's too much of a waste of time and energy."
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