Chapter 955 Slow Down
Xiao Peng had originally planned to have Kasin take him to Nouakchott and then fly directly to Namibia, but now he had changed his mind: Why rush? Wouldn't it be better to slow down?
Although his life since becoming wealthy seemed quite leisurely, with him sailing around on a yacht and looking quite carefree, in reality, it was all about work. He basically lived a life of ease and comfort, especially with the new maid joining him recently, Xiao Peng no longer had to do anything.
This kind of life was undoubtedly Xiao Peng's original dream life. He had dreamed of living such a life, but after really living this kind of life... he also enjoyed it very much!
But it's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it's hard to go from extravagance to frugality. Now Xiao Peng feels tired even when he gets out of the car. If this continues, won't he become a useless person?
The difference between having money and not having money is the choice you have. Now that you can choose to have a good time here, why are you in such a hurry?
"It's decided!" Xiao Peng clapped his hands, "I want to have a good time too!"
Kasin laughed after hearing this: "Boss, shall we travel together from now on? It must be a very happy thing to travel with you!"
Xiao Peng raised his right middle finger at him and said, "Get lost! I'm too lazy to eat your dog food! Find a town and get a car by yourselves. I'm not going with you!"
"Boss, shall we get another car?" Kasin patted the steering wheel. "This car is pretty good. How about I drive this one and you get another one?"
This time, Xiao Peng even raised his left middle finger: "You wish! Do you think this car can be easily obtained? It's not easy for me to get such a car!"
Kasin said directly, "Well, this is indeed a good car. It's fully bulletproof, has a dual-circuit hydraulic braking system, front and rear disc brakes, four-channel ABS, a fully enclosed cross-section frame rail, and an energy-absorbing steering column. It also has a foldable hood and a large-diameter rollover bar—it can handle any kind of collision! Furthermore, the radial tires with inner support rings can continue to travel for 30 kilometers even if punctured and deflated! The built-in inflation and deflation system can inflate the car in just ten minutes! It also has a fault self-diagnosis system... Your country's military version of this car is really powerful! Much better than our own Tiger!"
Xiao Peng nodded after hearing what Kasim said. After all, he was a soldier and he knew what was good.
The 'Tiger' he mentioned refers to the 'Gorky-2975' off-road armored vehicle, which is easy to operate and has strong stability, but its comfort is much worse than that of the 'Mengshi'!
Kasin asked, "Boss, which route are you going to take?"
Xiao Peng grinned and said, "What route? Of course, just walk wherever you want. Just walk with your eyes closed."
Kasin hesitated: "Boss, it's okay if I didn't see you, but if I see you and don't go with you, the boss will definitely scold me if he finds out!"
Xiao Peng waved his hand and said, "Why are you following me? Are you addicted to having me take care of you? What do you mean? Are you worried that if something goes wrong again, you'll have to ask me to help you again?"
Kasin's face darkened after hearing this, but he couldn't refute it. Although he was Xiao Peng's bodyguard, for so long he was more like Xiao Peng's driver, porter, and henchman. In any case, he didn't look like a bodyguard! This time in Africa, Xiao Peng still saved his life.
After hearing this, Kasin blinked and said, "Boss, can you give me a gun?"
Xiao Peng continued to shake his head: "Go buy it yourself. This is our Chinese Type 95 rifle. I won't let you use it! It's not difficult to buy a gun here!"
Kasim curled his lips and said, "How stingy!"
"If you say it again, your pension will be gone!" Xiao Peng said.
"What? I still have a pension?" Kasim exclaimed after hearing this.
"Let's talk about it after you can keep this job." Xiao Peng lay back in the back seat: "Let's go to Dakhla!"
Western Sahara is actually not small. If Morocco and the Liberation Front combined, the territory is roughly three times the size of Portugal. However, there are only three major towns in this vast territory: Laayoune, Smara, and Dakhla. Laayoune and Smara are both located in the north of Western Sahara, close to Morocco, while Dakhla is slightly further south.
The population here is also relatively small, with the combined population of both sides perhaps less than 500,000, of which approximately 150,000 are Moroccan troops and administrative personnel. Most of these people are based in the capital, Laayoune. This makes Laayoune the only city in Western Sahara with a population exceeding 100,000. The combined population of Smara and Dakhla is probably only 30,000 to 50,000.
Of course, there are some small towns with a few hundred people living there, but generally speaking, supplies are scarce, and it is quite troublesome to buy everything you need. In Western Sahara, there are basically only three large towns with a relatively complete commercial system.
The lack of large towns in Western Sahara is due to its peculiar social structure. It's primarily tribal. Each tribe consists of several families, each headed by a respected leader. These leaders, in turn, elect their own chiefs. All decisions are made through consultation among these leaders.
There are hundreds of such tribes throughout Western Sahara, and their chiefs form the Western Sahara Assembly of Chiefs, which serves as the highest authority in the region. For example, any government resolution must be approved by the Assembly of Chiefs. These tribes are usually dispersed, which results in the lack of large towns in Western Sahara.
But don't think that just because they rely on UN aid every year and have a poor economy, they are poor. In fact, they are not poor at all.
Their poverty is just an 'average', just like when China releases the average income every year there is always a group of people shouting 'dragging their feet'. In fact, the poorer the place, the more likely it is that super-rich people will appear.
This is the case here in Western Sahara, for example in Dakhla.
This is a major port city in Western Sahara and a crucial stop on shipping routes from Africa to Europe and South America. While Western Sahara is clearly an Islamic country, you can find nearly everything you'd find in Europe. Nightclubs and shopping malls are plentiful, and prices are high, with hotels starting at $100. Xiao Peng even encountered a woman in a headscarf who gestured to him: her left hand half-clenched into a fist, her right hand repeatedly pumping its fingers inside—a gesture universally recognized.
Of course Xiao Peng rejected this woman without hesitation!
He swore to God that his rejection of this woman had nothing to do with his discovery of several strong men hiding nearby and secretly observing them!
For such a decent person like him, such things as "honey trap" will never happen to him!
After sending Kaxin and Li Yue here and replenishing their supplies, Xiao Peng set off alone. Needless to say, the thought of traveling alone on the African continent made him inexplicably excited.
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