"What kind of trouble?" I asked.
Song Muyuan said, "It's possible that other teams will come to probe after hearing this news."
His words made the atmosphere in the entire conference room heavy.
I asked, "Is there any way to prevent this from happening?"
Song Muyuan thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't know. Once Wang Feng tells others about this, other raider teams will definitely appear."
I asked, "What if we report this to the central town? What will happen? Will the central town provide us with any support?"
Song Muyuan said, "At most, they'll just give us a few more guns. They won't care whether we live or die. If we report it, it's like exposing our location to all the raider squads."
I frowned and pondered.
This matter could be a big deal or a small deal. If handled well, we might be able to live peacefully here forever, but if handled poorly, we might all die.
I asked, "Song Muyuan, tell me, how many people are in Ye Qian's team, and what is their actual strength?"
Song Muyuan thought for a moment and said, "I'm not too sure about that. When we went to the central town for a big meeting before, some people said that Ye Qian has at least a hundred people, and a third of them are stationed in the central town. As for the other two-thirds, they are probably in his base."
"More than a hundred people? That's indeed a bit of a problem."
I asked, "In the central town, how many teams like his are there in total?"
Song Muyuan said, "Not many. I remember there are three teams like his. If you include the founder of Central Town, there are four. However, the founder of Central Town basically doesn't care about the affairs between the raider teams. He only provides weapons. As long as you have resources, they can exchange them for weapons."
Three teams of a hundred people each, and possibly fully armed, if that's the case, such teams are simply not to be trifled with; whoever messes with them will be doomed.
As for the founder of the central town, he must have an even more impressive background. It's hard to imagine that he had so many weapons that he could exchange with others.
I asked, "Where did the founders of this central town get so many weapons and ammunition?"
Song Muyuan shook his head and said, "I don't know about that. I was just a raider squad before, and there were only three of us. I had no way of coming into contact with such beings."
At this moment, Sister Jing suddenly asked, "By the way, Song Muyuan, what did you mean when you said there was a big meeting in the central town?"
Song Muyuan said, "It means a meeting. It is held at the end of each month. The main purpose of this meeting is to gather the raiders, exchange resources, and exchange for guns and ammunition. It is basically a gathering and trading. Once inside, all guns will be confiscated. Anyone who dares to bring a gun into the central town will be finished."
I squinted, chuckled, and asked, "When will the next conference be held?"
Song Muyuan said, "It's around the end of September, those three days. At that time, many raider teams will gather in the central town. Of course, some teams don't want to go. I went once before, and I never went again."
"Why?"
Song Muyuan said with a wry smile, "It's too troublesome, and there's one rule in particular that's especially troublesome."
"What rules?"
Song Muyuan said helplessly, "Sometimes the two sides will fight over the same thing. In that case, they can only challenge each other and fight hand-to-hand to decide who gets the item. And the most annoying thing is that you have to kill the other side! Otherwise, the competition will not end."
"Another type of challenge is when someone challenges you, and you can't back down or refuse. If you refuse, you'll be kicked out of the town center and you'll basically die. But if you accept, you just need to give them a symbolic punch and admit defeat and you'll be fine. I was challenged once, and if I hadn't admitted defeat quickly, I would have died long ago."
It seems this central town isn't a good place either.
This entity, which essentially controls all weapons and resources, what exactly does it want to do? Could it be trying to control all the surrounding areas in this way?
That's possible, but it doesn't seem that simple.
If the founders of Central Town wanted to control the entire surrounding area, they could have expanded their territory themselves; there was no need to develop so many raider teams using weapons.
Doing this will only enrich a few people and will not achieve any real effect.
Or do they have some other purpose?
I said, "How about this, Song Muyuan, we'll head to the central town at the end of this month."
Song Muyuan was taken aback. "Going there for what? To report it?"
I shook my head and said, "I won't report it, I'll go and see. I want to see what this central town is like, so at least I'll have some idea."
Song Muyuan nodded helplessly: "Alright, then I'll go and take a look when the time comes."
The central town definitely deserves a proper visit.
...
In the blink of an eye, a week has quietly passed.
There are still some days until the end of September, so our lives are basically unchanged.
For the past week we've been on high alert for the possibility of other raider squads appearing, but fortunately, no raider squads have appeared so far.
In addition, just in case, I plan to adopt the method that Pu Weichao did before and identify a safe house.
I assigned this task to Fei Lichao, Jingjie, and Lu Yun, since Fei Lichao and Jingjie are more familiar with this matter and know what kind of place to build a safe house.
A safe house is a guarantee. I've been thinking about this ever since Wang Feng appeared. If the research institute really can't guarantee our safety, we'll have to find another place to survive.
No matter how good the conditions at the research institute are, if our lives are threatened, we have no choice but to abandon it.
In another week, we'll be heading to the central town. I hope it won't disappoint me.
However, I wonder how things are going in Jiajiang. Has the raider team ever been to Jiajiang? Given Su Mu's strength and Chu Yu's strategy, the raiders probably won't have a chance to attack them.
I shook my head. Why think about these things? Anyway, Jiajiang and I have nothing to do with each other now.
Just then, the walkie-talkie placed to the side suddenly rang, and Fei Lichao's voice came through.
"Xiaonan! They're here again! This time there are two cars, both armed. Get ready over there, I'm on my way back. We'll ambush them together!"
(End of this chapter)
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