"I'm back!"
Mo Shigui happily jumped out of the car and waved to Zhao Xiaoxiu and her father in the territory.
To his surprise, the other party's reaction was completely different from what he had imagined.
Zhao Gang's usually expressionless face was now filled with a chill.
Lord Sheng Qingyang, who had somehow become so close to Lord No. 13, held a large sword in his hand and looked at him with an icy expression.
Behind Zhao Xiaoxiu was a large, brown macaque, baring its teeth as if it wanted to bite him to death.
Everything else aside, upon seeing the macaque, Mo Shigui instinctively gripped the pistol at his waist and asked in as calm a tone as possible, "What is this monkey?"
The two adults didn't seem inclined to answer, but upon seeing who it was, the coldness in their eyes subsided.
Zhao Xiaoxiu had no choice but to step forward with a smile to break the awkward atmosphere. She took Monkey Sister's paw and waved it, explaining, "Uncle Mo, this is my friend Monkey Sister. She is an evolved macaque and is very intelligent."
After saying that, he gestured for Sister Monkey to say hello.
Although the monkey sister disliked the threatening human in front of her, she still waved her paw to give the cub face.
Mo Shigui breathed a sigh of relief and smiled again, "I've come to get my things."
Zhao Gang nodded. "Come in."
Mo Shigui raised his hand to signal his soldiers to return to the patrol station first, and stepped into the territory alone.
As he passed by Zhao Xiaoxiu and Sister Monkey, he quickly scanned the area and spotted the sword-practice device. He glanced at Sheng Qingyang with surprise.
This third lord wasn't very prominent among all the lords. If it weren't for the intruders last time, he almost wouldn't have remembered that there was such a person in Sector B.
Mo Shigui guessed that this must be her evolutionary ability, like a ninja's invisibility technique, making her impossible to notice.
Each person's evolutionary ability is more or less related to the desires of the evolver. Judging from her abilities, she should be an outsider who doesn't want to interact with anyone.
Unexpectedly, he appeared on Territory 13 today, and it seems that he has a very close relationship with Zhao Gang and his daughter.
"Are you practicing your swordsmanship?" Mo Shigui asked curiously.
Sheng Qingyang nodded slightly, a hint of pride in his eyes, and looked at Zhao Xiaoxiu, replying, "Yes."
Mo Shigui was even more surprised, but he didn't say anything. He followed Zhao Gang and went to retrieve the goods he had left there.
Today's training mission has been successfully completed, and Zhao Xiaoxiu has broken through the most important first hurdle.
Sheng Qingyang checked the weather forecast for the next few days and reminded her, "There will be heavy snow in the future, so I won't be coming. But you have to keep up with your daily training check-in. I'll call to supervise you, so don't be lazy."
To Zhao Xiaoxiu, this meant that she was being given a day off.
She was overjoyed, but worried that her master would notice, so she tried her best to keep a straight face and nodded seriously. "I understand. Starting tomorrow, I will call you as soon as I finish the basic training to report to you."
"Good boy." Sheng Qingyang patted his little apprentice's head with satisfaction, packed his things, waved, and said, "I'm off."
When Mo Shigui turned around after checking the goods, Sheng Qingyang was no longer on the territory.
He looked at Zhao Gang with surprise and asked in a somewhat ambiguous tone, "Are you two very familiar?"
“We’re not familiar with each other.” Zhao Gang corrected him firmly, “Xiaoxiu is familiar with her.”
All the goods have been counted, and the portion belonging to Mo Shigui and his group has been properly covered with tarpaulins on the truck.
Zhao Gang got into the driver's seat and urged, "Let's go."
Mo Shigui glanced at him listlessly. Every time he and Zhao Gang tried to talk about something, he felt a sense of suffocation.
This guy probably doesn't even know how to speak properly!
Mo Shigui sat in the passenger seat and closed the door without glass. Zhao Gang gave a briefing to Zhao Xiaoxiu, who was being held in Monkey Sister's arms by the door, and then drove the truck full of goods toward the patrol station.
On the way, Mo Shigui said, "Two new lords are coming to territories number 2 and 16 soon. They're coming a bit too fast, and with this kind of weather, the houses on the territories probably won't be able to survive the winter. Your family has many houses on your territory, how about you vacate a couple of rooms?"
As soon as Mo Shigui opened his mouth, Zhao Gang could tell from his tone that he wouldn't say anything nice.
Now that I've heard it, I think to myself, "Just as I expected." Without even thinking, I immediately refused.
"Hey! Don't be so quick to refuse!" Mo Shigui told others not to rush, but he himself got anxious first, quickly adding:
“I know you’ll be at a disadvantage this way, so I just applied for a housing subsidy from the base. Trust me, it won’t be too much trouble.”
"Moreover, the new lord on the 16th is coming with his family of four. They also have a child who is about the same age as Xiaoxiu. The two children can play together, and your Xiaoxiu will have a companion. Isn't that great?" Mo Shigui strongly recommended, hoping to persuade Zhao Gang.
If he had a choice, he would rather communicate with a different lord.
But he had considered the situation in the entire B area. Either the houses were small and few, or the residents had difficult personalities, or the houses were too far from the patrol station.
As for Zhao Gang, although he seemed difficult to get along with, Mo Shigui actually found him to be the most genuine person. He said what he meant and didn't make people guess his thoughts.
Furthermore, the location of his territory was simply too good. It was next to the patrol post, close by, making it convenient for him to take care of the two new lords.
They were mercenaries who had been on missions together before, so they had some acquaintance. Since things were urgent, they were easy to talk to.
Most importantly, his family has so many habitable houses!
"Are there children?"
Zhao Gang finally took the initiative to inquire about the new lords' situation. Mo Shigui was overjoyed and quickly told him about the basic information of the two new lords.
The newly arrived second lords were a young couple, in the prime of their lives.
"He was originally part of the hunting party, but he had a conflict with someone in the party who had connections, so he left."
The newly arrived Lord Number Sixteen is a family of four: a husband and wife with their child and the child's maternal grandfather.
"With both elderly and young members, his character must be pretty good."
Mo Shigui emphasized, "That family's child is also five or six years old, a little girl, who can keep our Xiaoxiu company."
“We?” Zhao Gang disliked his attempt to establish a connection and reminded him, “I’m not familiar with you either, so don’t use such disgusting words.”
Mo Shigui was speechless.
He paused for a moment, then tentatively asked Zhao Gang, "Is it okay or not?"
Zhao Gang asked, puzzled, "Why didn't they wait until spring to come?"
Needless to say, the couple number two offended someone and were definitely thinking of getting away as soon as possible.
The main concern is the family of four from plot number 16, with both elderly and young members. Aren't they afraid of freezing to death in the harsh winter snow if they rush over here?
"We're poor," Mo Shigui said in a tone that seemed unsurprised. "We can't afford the rent for the shantytowns outside the city. At least the farming base gives us subsidies, so we can make it through a month."
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