Over the course of the afternoon, many of the people hiding in the vaults of the various banks in Stronghold 61 experienced Ren Xiaosu's search for Luo Lan.
The survivors hiding in the vaults did not know how to react to this matter. Some people begged Ren Xiaosu to take them away from the vault. But when Ren Xiaosu learned that Luo Lan was not in the vault, he turned around and left in search of the next bank.
There were many banks in Stronghold 61, but Ren Xiaosu could not find Luo Lan even after searching all the banks within a 10-kilometer radius of the InterContinental Hotel.
Ren Xiaosu's heart was getting heavier and heavier. Everyone knew the Wang Clan was a soldier, and all adult males were required to serve in the military.
So at the beginning, Ren Xiaosu thought that if a disaster were to happen in the Wang Clan's stronghold, the Wang Clan's residents would be able to handle it better than the residents of the other consortiums. But he was wrong. When faced with such an unstoppable force, everyone reacted the same way.
It was not that the Wang Clan's stronghold residents were not physically fit enough, but that no one had ever faced an enemy like this before.
Zhou Yingxue's hand was held by Ren Xiaosu, and she was pulled along by Ren Xiaosu the entire way. She looked at Ren Xiaosu's side profile from the back and suddenly could not remember when she had become his maidservant.
In this stronghold that had been engulfed by the disaster, it was as though the entire stronghold belonged to the two of them alone.
Although Ren Xiaosu was holding her hand and was wearing gloves …
Actually, Ren Xiaosu was in a very dangerous situation at this moment. It was very difficult for Ren Xiaosu to face such a huge creeper vine by himself. If he was not careful, he might end up becoming one of the skeletons.
The creeper vine had absorbed too much nutrients from humans, so it was no longer something a supernatural being could face alone.
At this moment, if Zhou Yingxue suddenly let go, Ren Xiaosu would definitely be in trouble.
However, Zhou Yingxue realized that Ren Xiaosu seemed to have never worried about such a thing. In today's world, being trusted suddenly made Zhou Yingxue feel a sense of happiness …
Thinking about it, Zhou Yingxue was distracted and almost tripped by the vines. Ren Xiaosu reacted quickly and helped her up.
Ren Xiaosu turned around and asked with a frown, "What are you daydreaming about?"
"Master, I'm a little hungry …"
…
Outside Stronghold 62, a large convoy of trucks was suddenly driving towards the stronghold. As the vehicles were too large, it immediately alerted the Wang Clan's garrison troops.
Before the convoy of trucks could get close to the stronghold, they were immediately stopped by the heavily armed troops.
The Wang Clan's troops pointed their guns at the convoy of trucks. "Everyone in the vehicles, get out of the vehicles and state your purpose for inspection!"
The Wang Clan's troops were well-trained. They quickly formed a defensive formation to ensure there were no blind spots. As long as the people in the vehicles made any sudden movements, they would face a full barrage of gunfire.
At this moment, an older, middle-aged man jumped out of the vehicle at the front. It seemed like he had lived a rough life, so his face was weather-beaten, and his back was a little hunched.
After this man jumped out of the vehicle, he said with an apologetic smile, "Hello, officers. I'm just a traveling merchant. My name is Wang Fugui! Hasn't our Wang Clan started trading with Fortress 178? I should be considered the first batch of merchants to travel to the Northwest! "
The officer of the Wang Clan's troops frowned and said, "Why are there so many goods in your convoy?"
Wang Fugui gave a wry smile. Actually, he did not want to transport so many goods. If he did not, Zhang Xiaoman would not let them leave!
There were as many as 71 trucks behind him. This was also the main reason why the Wang Clan's troops were alerted. They had never seen any traveling merchants with such a large convoy.
"What's in your vehicles?" The officer asked, "You don't have to address me as sir. My name is Wang Linlan, and I'm the battalion commander of this unit. Speaking of which, we're from the same clan."
Trading with the Northwest was one of the top priorities of the entire Wang Clan. Therefore, the higher-ups had already instructed them to treat these merchants well. If they violated the rules and bullied the merchants, they would just have to wait to be transferred out of the military or be discharged.
Therefore, when Wang Linlan heard that the other party was a merchant, his attitude softened a lot.
However, the inspection of the vehicles still had to be done carefully. There was no room for carelessness.
Wang Fugui explained, "There's potassium chloride, nickel ore, and … everything …"
Wang Fugui gave a wry smile again. The amount of goods that Zhang Xiaoman had loaded into his truck was unimaginable. Furthermore, there were so many varieties that he could not even list them all in a short time. He had even loaded an entire truck full of wolfberries from the Northwest. It was said that some of the big shots in the Central Plains especially liked to soak wolfberries in water, especially black wolfberries.
Wang Linlan glanced at Wang Fugui's motorcade and said jokingly, "Don't mind us, old brother. We're just doing a routine check. You're in such a big group, and this is the first time we've seen something like this, so please forgive us for checking more carefully."
With that said, he waved his hand, and two companies of soldiers quickly raised their guns and approached the convoy. They only relaxed when they were sure that it was a full truck full of goods.
There were weapons and firearms in the trucks, but Wang Fugui instructed the truck driver behind him to hand over the firearms obediently. Everything went smoothly.
The Wang Clan's troops did not ask much when they saw the firearms. In this day and age, if merchants did not carry any weapons, the goods would be no different from gifting to bandits.
When Wang Linlan saw that there was nothing out of the ordinary and that Wang Fugui's convoy was so large, he invited Wang Fugui to the barracks. As the goods would be directly received by the Wang Clan once they arrived at the Wang Clan, the price would be set by the Wang Clan.
As the Wang Clan needed to operate this trade route for a long time, the price was also clearly stated.
Wang Linlan explained to Wang Fugui, "Bro, please wait in the barracks for a while. There will be officials from the stronghold coming to receive this batch of goods soon."
Wang Fugui nodded and agreed with a smile. He thought about it. Because of Ren Xiaosu, he became a VIP when he went to the Northwest. Then, because the Northwest gave him too many goods, he became a VIP of the Wang Clan. This could also be considered karma.
At this moment, Wang Fugui suddenly saw a lot of soldiers gathering in the barracks with backpacks on their backs. He wondered, "Where are you going?"
"It's not really a secret." Wang Linlan said, "Take a look at this newspaper. Bro, you've just returned from the Northwest, so you don't know what's happening in the Central Plains."
When he mentioned this, Wang Linlan's smile gradually disappeared.
As Wang Fugui looked at the newspaper, he was surprised to see the news of Stronghold 61 being invaded by plants was on the front page of Hope Media's newspaper. He said in shock, "Even plants these days are this scary?!"
"That's right." Wang Linlan sighed and said, "We didn't expect this either. The AI doesn't seem to have programmed plants to be dangerous targets, so there wasn't any warning. Of course, I'm not too sure about the exact situation either."
But at this moment, Wang Fugui flipped to the fifth page of the newspaper. He looked at the huge blank space at the bottom that read: "Don't let the sorrow of the times become your sorrow."
61。
When Wang Fugui saw this, he felt goosebumps all over his body. He suddenly stood up and walked outside.
Wang Linlan wondered, "Bro, where are you going?"
"I'm going to Stronghold 61!" Wang Fugui said.
"Wait, why are you going to Stronghold 61?" Wang Linlan said in surprise, "Didn't you just read the news? It's very dangerous over there now!"
"No, I have to go no matter how dangerous it is!" Wang Fugui said, "My family is in Stronghold 61!"
Wang Linlan was stunned. "Aren't you afraid of dying?"
"Of course I am." Wang Fugui said with difficulty, "I have to go even if I'm afraid."
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