Chapter 198 The Remaining Industrial Group
In the steam-filled kitchen, the chef mixed various ingredients into starch and stirred them evenly, then put them in the steamer to steam them with hot steam, and then turned them upside down after waiting for a while, making food that looked like cake.
When such food was cut into several pieces and placed on a plate and served on the table, several people were a little surprised, and seemed to be hesitating whether to eat it.
"It doesn't look like a big problem, I'll try it first." Gu Luo cut a small piece and put it in his mouth to taste it. Because it was a little hot, he couldn't help but blow his breath.
"Well, it's okay, actually, not as bad as I thought." He commented while chewing.
"If we follow the federal food rating standards, it can barely be considered T6 food." The standard of T6 food is clean and hygienic and can normally supplement various nutrients. This type of food is usually various emergency food boxes and will not be circulated on the market. Because there is no shortage of ingredients under normal circumstances, everyone prefers T5 food with better taste.
"I'll tell you, this restaurant is one of the few restaurants in the city that is delicious but not expensive." The man who just met put his hat on the table, picked up the food on the plate, and ate it with big mouthfuls. He didn't have so many scruples and had long been accustomed to the life here.
After arriving at the restaurant, the few people talked for a few words, and then the food was served, so the conversation stopped temporarily.
Ruby used a knife and fork to cut the pastry, which was mainly white and mixed with other ingredients, and ate it slowly. From time to time, she used her other hand to roll up her purple-red hair to avoid touching the food on the table.
In this poor and isolated area, beautiful young girls like her are very rare, not only because there are few young girls, but also because they lack attractiveness due to various labors and lack of maintenance.
So when she sat in the restaurant to eat, she unknowingly attracted the attention of many people, but Ruby was already accustomed to this and didn't feel surprised.
"I think we should finish eating early. This is not a good place to talk." In response to this situation, the red hat opposite suggested.
"I think so." After that, the few of them quickly finished their lunch, and then left the restaurant and came to the rooftop of an abandoned building.
"Now you can talk about it." Jin Senke leaned against the wall with his hands on the back of his head, looking up at the gray sky and the tall rusted building in the distance.
"No problem, where should I start, damn it." Red Hat rubbed the wrinkled hat on his head, thought for a while before speaking.
"By the way, let's talk about the two major gangs now."
"One is 'Black Hammer Heavy Industry', and the other is 'Fen Tie Energy'. They are the two largest gangs in the local area, and they also control the two most important areas, namely metallurgy and energy." Then he slowly introduced the origins of the two families. After
the gradual decline of the North Star District, many companies gradually moved away, but some weaker and asset-heavy companies could only stay where they were because they were unable to relocate. Most of them were concentrated in the two areas of heavy industry and energy, because most of the assets of the companies were those huge industrial machinery and equipment, as well as the supporting reinforced concrete buildings. These heavy assets, even if they were sold, because the North Star District was about to decline, no one would take over, and they could only rot in their hands in the end.
In order to survive, they continued to produce, but because of the large-scale migration of the population, the market shrank sharply and the pressure became greater and greater.
Many large furnaces in heavy industry, such as chemical and metallurgical industries, would cost a lot to shut down and re-ignite each time, because the materials in the furnace must be cleaned first, otherwise they would solidify in it after cooling, and the entire furnace would be useless.
Factories cannot be stopped casually, and if they are stopped, the losses will be greater, but the market is shrinking, and the security environment is getting worse and worse.
As a result, the heavy industrial groups, which already have many workers and a large number of densely populated people, gradually became the few large forces in the local area. They also began to fight each other, like hungry beasts fighting for the last remaining food.
The fire started.
As an industrial group, it is not difficult to produce simple steel armor. Although it is far inferior to the military and regular military industrial groups on the market, their opponents are just civilians and temporary armed personnel.
Under the command of the heads of various groups, the armed workers destroyed and burned the opponent's factories, destroying the opponent's lifeline, and then they can enjoy the remaining market alone.
So, after years of fighting, swallowing, and merging, there were only two groups left in Lebion, which was the limit of the supply of the surrounding regional market.
However, with the continuous decrease in the population of the North Second District and the migration of Jielou City last year, the only market is still shrinking. Two industrial groups are still too many, and only one is enough.
Such thoughts appeared in the minds of the leaders of both sides at the same time. The intelligence constantly fed back by their subordinates and the analysis of the current market told them that it was time to decide the final winner.
"In other words, you want to invite us to help you deal with such a huge organization?" Jin Senke's family also has a large industry. He knows very well that this kind of group is by no means comparable to ordinary undisciplined gangs.
The larger the heavy industry, the more stable the internal order, because production requires this, and the loss caused by a mistake is huge.
"Large? No, no, no, this is not the North Star District hundreds of years ago. Any large enterprise has hundreds of thousands of employees. Today's two major gangs have at most a few thousand people. If there are more, they can't be supported, and there is no extra use." The red hat shook his head.
"Well, even if there are only a few thousand people, that's not a small number, right? Why do you have to destroy them? It's like splitting a watermelon and only taking a few seeds, giving up a lot of flesh." Gu Luo shook his head.
"Flesh? What is that? I'm a red hat, not a tall hat. Can I still control the two major groups?" The other party was a little angry.
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this for now. For the two gangs or groups, do you know their military strength? In addition, how are you going to repay us? To be honest, after listening to you, I really want to refuse." Jin Senke spread his hands.
"As for the military situation, the Black Hammer has about 40-50 mechas, more than 200 elite combatants, more than 1,500 ordinary combatants scattered around, and some illegally modified autonomous units."
"The Fentie side has about 70-80 mechas, but their mechas are lighter and not as protective as the Black Hammer side. There are more than 150 elite combatants and more than 1,200 ordinary combatants scattered around, and some modified autonomous units to assist."
"The difference in strength between the two sides is not big, no wonder they can maintain peace for so long." Jin Senke made a simple comment.
"Also, I'm very curious, what kind of mechas do you mean? Are they mechas that match the mainstream ones on the market, or are they simple versions that they modified and produced themselves?"
"It must be a crude version produced by ourselves. We can't afford mainstream mechas."
"Then I'm relieved. If you say it matches the mainstream, I will definitely run away immediately." Gu Luo pinched his nose.
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Just when Jin Senke and his group were asking about Lebion's situation as if they were listening to a story, Tilan also encountered some troubles.
"Hey, hey, hey, I'm talking to the guy over there, yes, it's you, lend me your female companion to play with." The man with thick arms, yellow teeth, and a low-quality cigarette strode over. He was followed by two younger brothers. It seems that he is used to doing whatever he wants in the local area.
At the street entrance covered with gravel and stone soil, Allen just saw the gas station in the distance and was stopped by the shouting behind him.
The three people on the opposite side looked at Avni, who was wearing a white jacket and a big ponytail, and turned around. They couldn't help whistling and smiled foolishly.
"Come to my baby, the bean sprout next to you can't satisfy you, hehe." He said shamelessly and made obscene gestures.
"Hmm?" Although Avni was disgusted by this, she was not too upset. This kind of situation was very common in North District 2. She had been used to it during this period of time. This was also the reason why Dolores was unwilling to get out of the car and show her face.
"We don't have time to chat with you." Avni shook her head casually and continued to move forward. Others ignored this kind of nonsense and walked towards the gas station in the distance.
"You!" Seeing that he was ignored, the man wanted to catch up, but for some reason on the way, his knee suddenly hurt, and he bent down and fell on the side of the road. His face also hit the dust, causing him to spit and cough continuously, looking very embarrassed.
In response, Sherian at the back of the team shook his head slightly, glanced at him, and continued to follow.
The other two brothers were busy helping the boss up, and they had no time to chase these people.
The closer they got to the gas station, the more Tilan and his companions felt that this place was not peaceful. The illegally modified cars parked at the gas station and the people carrying various weapons in and out all told that this place was very different from ordinary residential areas.
Think about it, in this barren place, most people who can afford to drive a car are not simple, and in a place like North District 2 where there is a lack of order, violence is a sign of strength. Only with violence can you have a high status, drive a car, and gather near the gas station.
In order to reduce the trouble they encountered, Tilan and Avni put on masks and tried their best to cover their faces, and then walked into the smelly gas station with their companions. Along the way, they could see many old vehicles parked casually on the roadside, many of which were modified, with machine gun racks or bulletproof partitions, and even more so, honeycomb rocket launchers standing at the rear of the car.
While the people around them were not paying attention, several people hurried to the gas station. The employees here were telling dirty jokes with their friends and making exaggerated gestures.
"…That Mary is really big, hahaha~" Laughter echoed under the steel dome of the gas station, and the sound of stomping feet could be heard.
"Knock, knock, knock--" Allen knocked on the open door and walked in first, while the others waited outside.
"Hello, I heard that you can buy fuel here, and our big car for travel is a little insufficient now." Allen greeted, and the laughter of several people gradually stopped.
"Oh, business is coming." One of them waved to his companion and walked over.
"Tell me, how much do you want? My price here is very good, 1,000 federal coins per liter."
"No need to do that." Allen took out a box of cigarettes that he had seized before and threw it over.
"I know the market, they all told me." This time he also inquired about it, not unprepared like at the beginning.
"Who are they?" The other party took the cigarette, sniffed it, felt it was not bad, so he put it in his pocket.
"It's Old John from Supply Station 87, and Aunt Ellie Mei from Supply Station 35."
"Oh, so they introduced you. Well, for our sake, I'll give you 300 federal coins per liter. It can't be any lower." The other party shook his head.
"It's still not enough. Look at this." Allen said, picking up his personal terminal to play a projection.
In the projection, an old man and Allen stood together. Judging from the background, it should be the hall of a supply station. The two raised their glasses and shouted, "Cheers to our friendship."
"Uncle John told me that Lebion has the most fair supply price, otherwise I wouldn't bother to travel so far."
"He still looks so healthy. Haha, okay, I admit that I didn't trust you before, but 300 federal coins is indeed the lowest price I announced to the public, but considering our brotherly friendship, I'll give it to you, give it to you... 180 federal coins, really, this price can't be lower. If it's lower, I can't do business, and other people will have opinions. This is destroying the market." "180 federal coins
per liter..." Allen's voice seemed to be hesitant.
"What model?"
"What other models can there be? There is only 26 models. This type of goods is easy to produce and sell in North District 2. Come with me, I'll show you." As he said that, he took the key card on the table and walked out of the room.
"Bang, bang."
Just as the two men walked out of the room, they heard two heavy falls. Under the steel dome of the gas station, two men fell to the ground. The remaining man was very surprised and afraid. At this moment, he was in a dilemma. Avni put one hand on her waist, shook her long golden ponytail hair, and used the other hand to wipe the dust off her pants.
"Are these three coming to harass us again?" Allen asked.
"Yes, I have to teach them a lesson." If it weren't for the gas station, Avni would have used her fire-related abilities long ago.
"You guys wait..." After saying a bunch of meaningless and cruel words, the three got up and ran away in disgrace.
"These few people..." The employee in the gas station was hesitant to speak, but still shook his head and didn't speak.
The next time was to check whether the fuel was qualified and then trade.
After some bargaining, they finally bought more than 600 liters of fuel for 100,000 federal coins, and the gas station employee also gave them two "Lianyin 112" carbines.
"Trust me, you'll need them on the road." The other party also thoughtfully launched a bullet gift pack, a box of 200 bullets, only 1,000 federal coins.
"This..." Allen was still hesitant, but Sherian beside him decisively accepted it.
"Ten boxes." It's always good to have firepower. Besides, didn't Teacher N say that the guns we brought couldn't be used soon? After
the agreement was completed, when several people were about to call Xi Mu and others to drive over, a group of people wearing red and black jackets drove around the gas station, and then a man wearing sunglasses and a white suit got off. He was arrogant, holding a cigarette with added drugs in his mouth, and looking around.
"Where is the blonde girl you mentioned? If you don't find her, you know the consequences."
Behind him, the man who harassed Avni before was following with a bruised face, and the personal terminal in his hand was showing a previously secretly photographed image, in which Avni was facing the screen sideways, with a beautiful figure, and the sun shining on her blonde hair and cheeks.
Seeing this, the other people who had gathered in the gas station also retreated and left, as if they knew their identities and did not dare to offend them.
"Ma Siza, the second son of 'Fentie Energy', why is he here..."
"This is not going to end well."
"The blonde girl just now was really pretty. Alas, I wanted to chat her up, but now I don't have to think about it. If she falls into Ma Siza's hands, she will probably be ruined in a few days .
" "They are inside the gas station. I heard that they must be here to buy fuel." The man said with a flattering face, not realizing how disgusting his face looked.
"Okay, you don't have to follow me." In response, Ma Siza, who was wearing a white suit, waved his hand and asked him to stay away from him, then kicked open the door of the gas station room, and people wearing red and black jackets and holding various guns rushed in behind him.
Walking into the room inside the gas station, Masiza finally saw the beautiful girl with blonde ponytail in the video. She and her companions were surrounded by armed men in red and black jackets. Seeing this, he couldn't help but quicken his pace, and only slowed down when he was almost approaching.
Taking off his glasses, he touched his beard-covered chin, then posed in what he thought was an elegant gesture and bowed.
"Good evening, beautiful lady. I am the man who can be your husband. I wonder if we can have dinner together tonight and enjoy the night view."
After saying that, he snapped his fingers, and the red and black armed men raised their guns and fired three shots in a row, like a salute, resounding throughout the venue.
Tilan activated invisibility, and her presence was reduced|ω｀)
(End of this chapter)
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