Hearing the voice coming from behind, Hao Ren could only shake his head and get to his feet. He then saw a small group of soldiers standing more than ten meters away from him, several small-caliber weapons pointed at him.
There were only seven soldiers in this group, all wearing the same gray-black combat uniform. Each of them had a variety of equipment, but the one thing they had in common was that they were all armed to the teeth. The soldier standing in front of the team, who seemed to be the leader, was very surprising: it was a girl of only 16 or 17 years old. Hao Ren was not sure if it was because she looked too young or she was really a child scout. She was holding a light rifle and aiming at Hao Ren. Her eye-catching gray hair was tied into a ponytail, and the expression on her face was blank. Aside from the cautious attitude that a soldier must have, there was no other emotion on her face.
Hao Ren was surprised that such a young child would want to fight in this place. But then he thought about it and realized that there were many strange things in the world, so he was not so surprised. He opened his hands to show that he was not a threat. "Finally, I see a living person... Don't be so nervous, I'm just passing by."
"What are you doing there?" The voice of the MDT rang in his mind. "I sensed that you are nearby. Why don't you come and help?"
"Can't you hear what's going on around you?" Hao Ren asked in his mind while observing the small group of soldiers in front of him.
"I don't know what's wrong. My senses are very slow at the moment," the MDT sounded frustrated. "I'm afraid that there was a problem during the transmission. Only a part of my consciousness has been transferred to The Plane of Dreams. Now I'm trying to restart a few service programs. "
"Oh," Hao Ren said. At the same time, he saw the "child scout" girl in front of him pointing the muzzle at him a few times. A few soldiers around her approached from the left and right. The girl asked with a straight face, "State your identity. Are you a mercenary or a scavenger, a Natural or a second-generation Evolved?"
Hao Ren did not know any of this, but in order to understand more about the planet, he tried to communicate with the people in front of him. "I don't know what you mean. I'm just passing by. If I knew there was a war here, I wouldn't have come."
"Do you think you can find a place where there's no war?" A soldier wearing a full-cover helmet laughed. His voice echoed dully. He scanned Hao Ren with a device mounted on his rifle, then turned to the gray-haired girl and reported, "Nolan, he seems to be a civilian."
"Commoners?" The gray-haired girl called Nolan finally showed some emotion on her face. She frowned as she came over to check. Hao Ren saw a small black device glowing on her glove. She used the device to scan Hao Ren's body from a distance of two meters. It seemed to be a more advanced scanner. "There's no neurological reaction … Not even the most basic embedded microchip?" Nolan looked at Hao Ren in surprise and subconsciously clenched the rifle in her hand. "An ultra-conservative Natural?"
Hao Ren quickly guessed what the various terms mentioned by the other party meant and tried to lower her guard. "If you say I'm a Natural, then I'm a Natural. But I don't think I'm an extremist …"
No matter which world it was, extremists were never welcomed. At least, this was certain.
"Whether you're an extremist or not," Nolan stared into Hao Ren's eyes, "a civilian shouldn't be here. But mercenaries don't care so much, as long as I know you're not a soldier. This place is not peaceful, leave quickly. Since you can come in, you should know how to get out. "
As Nolan spoke, she was ready to leave with her people. Hao Ren saw the situation and quickly stopped them. "Hey, wait a minute! Can I go with you? "
A soldier raised the muzzle slightly and looked at Hao Ren suspiciously.
Each of them had an almost neurotic vigilance. How long had this war been going on?
Hao Ren continued to spread his hands to show that he was not hostile, and at the same time, he made up an excuse to get in touch with these mercenaries (according to Nolan, these people were mercenaries). "Those who came with me are all dead. I can't get out of this damn place alone."
"We work for money," Nolan pointed to a logo on her chest. "The 'Gray Fox' unit, which is honest with all ages and children, will deal with anyone as long as the price is right. Since you dare to move around in the Rift Valley City, you should know the rules of the mercenary industry. "
Hao Ren relaxed, feeling that his judgment was right: mercenaries were the easiest group to get in touch with in this world — as long as you offered the right price.
This was what he learned in the process of dealing with Becky.
At that time, Becky also specifically suggested in this regard: if you came to a strange world, as long as your words and actions were not too suspicious, it was undoubtedly a smart move to find a group of mercenaries as a starting point. As long as the price was right, and there was no danger or temptation enough to make them betray you, mercenaries were the best bodyguards and guides. They would not ask too much about the employer, and as long as the employer did not drag them down, they were willing to answer a lot of questions. Again, as long as the price was right.
Of course, the premise was that these mercenaries had a little bit of professional ethics.
Hao Ren spread out his hands. "I don't have cash, but what about other things?"
"Jewellery? Gold? "Nolan looked at Hao Ren up and down with a strange look." A rich man who escaped from a disaster? Well, that's fine too, but those things are a little troublesome to deal with. You have to give me a satisfactory price. "
Hao Ren immediately pretended to fumble in his trouser pocket and threw a gold nugget over. This was picked up from the planet Tannagost.
Nolan and her soldiers were stunned. They stared at Hao Ren. The soldier who had his face completely hidden under the helmet could not help but say, "You … You have a half-pound gold brick in your pocket?!"
Hao Ren suddenly realized that his behavior was not normal. He did not even have a wallet with him. Instead, he carried half a kilogram of gold bricks with him. That was not something a normal person would do.
But at this time, he could not explain it. He could only bite the bullet and nodded. "My situation is complicated, and it's not easy to explain to you. Just tell me if this amount is okay or not. "
Nolan nodded, but immediately raised her gun. "I don't know if you really lack common sense or something … Don't you think it's better if we just kill you and then take your gold?"
The surrounding mercenaries all laughed strangely, and a few of them had already raised their guns.
When Hao Ren took out the gold, he had thought of this classic scene, but he did not expect things to develop so unimaginatively. "Then you shoot. I think you'll find the door to a new world after the gunshot. But I still have to say, you guys are too uncreative. "
"You're really not afraid?" Nolan stared, then the corner of her mouth curled up as she put down her gun. "Tsk, it's not fun to tease. Let's go, I've said, we're the 'Gray Fox' who will not cheat anyone. You and your gold are safe. But if you meet other mercenaries, you won't be so lucky — Mr. Rich Man with a bad brain. "
This time it was Hao Ren's turn to be surprised, but these mercenaries were very lucky to maintain their principles in this situation, whether it was for Hao Ren or for them.
At this time, Nolan carefully examined the gold in her hand. Because normal people would not carry such a piece of gold as travel expenses, her first reaction was that it was fake. But after a while, she found that the gold was real, but the situation was a little strange. "Why are there so many teeth marks on it?"
Hao Ren thought for a moment and felt that he could not admit that it was left by his dog sister's teeth …
A few mercenaries turned around and were ready to leave. Nolan gestured for her new employer to follow. But suddenly, Hao Ren remembered something and quickly called out, "Wait a minute! I left something behind, it's nearby. "
Nolan looked impatient. "Hurry up, don't drag us down."
Hao Ren waved his hand and followed the signal sent by the MDT to a ruin a dozen meters away. The mercenaries also followed curiously.
Some collapsed building waste was piled up on the ground. Judging from the heat of the crater nearby, it had collapsed not long ago. Hao Ren felt that the MDT's signal was coming from below. That thing really found a good place to land.
Hao Ren bent down to move the cement debris away. Nolan asked, "Is the thing you're looking for buried under here?"
Hao Ren nodded and tried to dig in the ruins with the strength and speed that a normal human should have. Two mercenaries next to him came forward to help. Soon, the ruins were cleared and a big hole was opened. The MDT's signal was right in front of him.
However, Hao Ren was stunned when he saw the situation in the hole.
It wasn't his Flying Brick.
It was a person.
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