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    Chapter 81 Humanity

    "That's the slave we caught¡ª¡ª"

    The fact that they were both mercenaries alleviated the potential hostility in Andre's heart a lot.  Everyone in the wilderness will act according to the rules, and the same goes for mercenaries.  The nameplate is the same as the license. Since the other party has a background, it proves that he cannot be regarded as a dangerous stranger.

    "Slave?"

    Lin Xiang¡¯s indifferent face showed no emotional changes, and his black eyes were as pure as gems under the night sky.  He turned around, pointed at the desperate women and children among the prisoners and said, "If I remember correctly, only the mob can be sold as slaves. Are they also the mob?"

    "Strong mobs can indeed be sold for good prices. But these guys usually live in groups and are very aggressive. Except for large-scale slave hunting groups or large-scale battles organized by companies, it is impossible for ordinary mercenary teams to provoke them.  ." Andre explained patiently.

    "So, you capture refugees and sell them as slaves?" Lin Xiang's words were slow and even sounded careless.

    Mercenaries usually do not target refugees.  On the contrary, it is more appropriate to say that the relationship between the two is cooperation with each other.  Under normal circumstances, mercenaries who go out on missions will choose refugee camps to replenish their supplies.  Compared with big cities, the food and drinking water provided by refugees are of poor quality but very cheap.  If you are lucky, you can even find healthy virgins in the camp for a small amount of money, and occasionally obtain old-time wine from the ruins.  The refugees also welcome mercenaries to exchange materials with them. Weapons, medicines, bullets, clothes, salt These daily necessities that are difficult to obtain in the wild are actually more useful than banknotes in the eyes of the refugees.  Without a map and relying solely on walking, no one knows when they will encounter the next city or settlement.  Trading extra resources for simple essentials is also a great way to restock.

    Occasionally, some mercenaries who are too greedy and ignore the rules will hunt and kill refugees wantonly.  After all, they are a minority. Slave markets in big cities often do not accept human transactions from abnormal sources. Various institutions and companies also clearly prohibit the use of refugees as slaves.  However, under the stimulation of interests, profit-seeking people will still conduct transactions privately.  As long as there is a potential buyer's market, this dirty underground activity will never be banned.

    These words clearly classify them as those greedy and black-hearted mercenaries.

    Andre¡¯s face suddenly became a little ugly.  Not only him, but several other mercenaries standing nearby also changed their fixed positions. They held their guns with evil expressions and slowly approached the off-road vehicle from all sides, carefully and skillfully surrounding Lin Xiang.

    "Things are not what you think."

    Andre tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart. The flesh and scars on his face were squeezed together due to tension, but the expression on his face looked ferocious and ferocious.  If it had been another person, he would have raised the gun in his hand and pulled the trigger.  But it was different now. He couldn't see through Lin Xiang's true strength.  The other party's nameplate was engraved with the Sosibia logo and the "a" symbol representing rank, as well as the expensive armed off-road vehicle, which prompted him to make an answer that was most in line with each other's identity and interests in the shortest possible time.

    He looks rough on the outside, but is a very cautious and meticulous person on the inside.  Otherwise, it would be impossible to become the leader of this mercenary team.

    ¡°In fact, these people are the goods we spend money to buy.¡± After hesitating for a moment, he chose to tell the truth.  What is face compared to potential unknown dangers?  What's more, the other party just said those unreasonable words while misunderstanding the facts.

    Lin Xiang frowned: "Goods?"

    Andre did not answer immediately.  He narrowed his remaining left eye slightly and stared at Lin Xiang carefully.  A sophisticated yet cunning gaze swept across the Skeleton Knights' standard combat uniform, and then landed on the powerful AK rifle in the opponent's hand. He stayed for a moment, then shifted again along the angle of his gaze, and the moment his gaze focused on the off-road vehicle again.  , the pupils in his eyes suddenly shrank, and his face did not show any change. Instead, he turned his face slightly sideways and yelled at the mercenary who had slowly moved behind Lin Xiang: "Jack,  What the hell are you doing standing over there? And all of you, come here to me¡ª"

    The mercenaries in the distance hesitated for a moment, then left their chosen positions and returned to the three prisoners.  The expressions on their faces were still stiff and wary.  It looked as if nothing had happened.

    A faint smile appeared on Lin Xiang's indifferent face.  He pulled up the safety of the AK100 and put the rifle, which was no longer threatening for the time being, back on the driver's seat of the off-road vehicle.

    The mercenaries have chosen not to be hostile, and they must take corresponding actions.  Of course, this is notIt means absolutely safe.  The opponent may suddenly attack at any time, and Lin Xiang also carries an amazingly powerful m500 pistol and enough bullets.

    "Now, we should be able to talk calmly." Lin Xiang's actions made Andre somewhat relieved.  He opened his chest pocket and wanted to take out two more cigarettes as a necessary means of communication before the conversation, but unexpectedly found that the two cigarettes from before were already the last ones in stock.

    Looking at the embarrassed expression on his face, Lin Xiang smiled slightly, reached into his pocket and took out an unopened pack of "marlboro" and handed it over.

    "Hey! This is a rare good thing¡ª¡ª"

    Andre was pleasantly surprised and tore open the seal on the cigarette box, took out two cigarettes, lit a match and lit them for himself and Lin Xiang respectively.  After grabbing half of the cigarettes from the carton and stuffing them into his pocket, he threw the few remaining cigarettes to the other mercenaries, turned around, took a deep breath, and looked at the three men tied with ropes next to him.  A prisoner, he lowered his voice and said: "These guys are indeed the goods I purchased. In order to get them, I paid a full eighteen hundred Ferdinand dollars."

    "Who sold it to you?" This is the question that Lin Xiang is most concerned about.

    "Two days ago, I received a D-level mission to explore a designated area. The reward was not much, only one thousand Ferdinand dollars. On the way back, yesterday, I encountered a medium-sized refugee camp. There, we  We exchanged bullets and salt for the food and water we needed. When we were resting at night, a guy who seemed to be the leader of the camp came to us and claimed that we had a group of slaves for sale and asked if I was interested in trading with him."

    As he spoke, Andre held the cigarette butt sideways in his mouth, and gestured with his free hands in a serious manner: "You know, people in the wilderness often sell children as commodities. I have seen this kind of thing a lot, those damned  The kid will beg you to buy him with a pitiful face. As long as you pay the money, they will follow you for a night at most and then sneak away. This kind of transaction is really no different from fraud. I rejected it at that time.  Guy. But he didn't give up, claiming that the slaves being sold were not just children, but also two other adults. According to this, I was somewhat interested. "

    "Then what?" Lin Xiang nodded and slowly smoked the cigarette in his hand.

    "After seeing the goods, I thought it was okay, and the deal was settled. Surprisingly, in the middle of the night, they quietly cut the rope and slipped out of the camp. Fortunately - Jack was good at tracking. Otherwise, this  The first investment was all wasted. It¡¯s a full eighteen hundred Ferdinand dollars! That¡¯s all the money we have.¡±

    Andre was very careful when he said this.

    It can be seen that Lin Xiang has an inexplicable affection for these three prisoners.  Therefore, he did not use any abusive language as usual.  At the same time, try to shift all the responsibility to the slave sellers in the camp.

    ? Maximize the pursuit of benefits while minimizing responsibilities and risks.  This is the survival code of mercenaries.

    Lin Xiang raised his head and carefully captured every change on Andre's face with his profound eyes.  The divergent sense of consciousness searches for subtle differences in sensitive parts such as the opponent's muscle expansion and contraction, blood flow rate, eyes and skin.  If the other party was lying, he would not hesitate to pull out his gun and shoot the five mercenaries on the spot.  On the contrary, he will solve the matter in another way of his own.

    After a brief silence, Lin Xiang looked away and shrugged: "I want to make a deal with you. Can you sell these people to me?"

    As soon as the words came out, a very strange look suddenly appeared on the faces of Andre and others.

    Lin Xiang¡¯s request was actually expected by the mercenaries.  But they didn't expect that the other party didn't threaten with force, but asked for a deal in a negotiation tone.

    Andre was a little surprised. The one eye surrounded by scars was faintly flashing with excitement and cruel impulses.

    Mercenaries have always believed in strength.  Only a weak person would use this kind of negotiating tone.

    Andre, who had suppressed the violent desires in his heart, suddenly felt a little hot.  His eyes became ferocious again.  The expensive off-road vehicle seemed to have become his car, and the light gray combat uniform of fine quality seemed to have been worn on his body.

    From the beginning to the end, he did not feel any aura of a superpower from Lin Xiang.

    Maybe, this is an ordinary person who is very lucky, suddenly made a fortune for some reason, and likes to drive out and hang out at night?

    Sticking out his fat tongue and licking his lips, Andre subconsciously stretched his right hand towards the imitation M16 on his shoulder.  The moment his fingers were about to come into contact with the gun body, he suddenly discovered with horror that Lin Xiang, who was standing half a meter away, disappeared., and on the ground shrouded by the car lights, there was only an afterimage that was quickly becoming blurred.

    More than ten meters away, Lin Xiang approached the three prisoners clustered together.  He pulled out the dagger from his waist, cut the rope tied to the other party's body with all his strength, smiled and handed a bottle of radiation-free purified water with a black skull label to the boy's hand, whose arms had been released.

    No one could see his movements clearly, and the whole movement was terrifyingly fast.  Everyone suddenly felt a mountain-like pressure, and even their breathing was completely stagnant.  The faces of the mercenaries who were originally eager to try were pale, and the eyes they looked at Lin Xiang no longer showed any hostility. Instead, they looked at Lin Xiang with fear and panic like a god of death.

    They knew exactly what this astonishing speed meant - this yellow-skinned young man was definitely not as simple as he looked.  If he wanted to, he could kill the entire mercenary team in an instant.

    "What is this guy's ability? Seventh level of evolution? Eighth level? Ninth level? Or even higher?"

    Andre¡¯s face was livid, and the black cloth mask covering his blind eyes was shaking violently with his facial muscles.  The speed displayed by Lin Xiang shocked him like never before. It not only completely dispelled his newly emerged evil thoughts, but also allowed him to reset their identities and positions.

    ¡°Can you resell them to me?¡±

    Lin Xiang¡¯s question completely awakened Andre from his indulged fantasy.  Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, he hurriedly responded: "Okay, okay, no problem."

    "I only have this kind of banknote. I wonder what the exchange ratio between it and the Ferdinand dollar is?" As he said that, Lin Xiang took out a stack of skull dollars from his pocket with basically black patterns on the surface.

    "This is real hard currency, much more valuable than currencies issued by other companies. According to the public price, the exchange ratio is about 1:2.2!" Andre swallowed his saliva and took a piece of paper with amazement on his face.  The black banknotes were groped back and forth in the palm of their hands for the anti-counterfeiting mark fixed inside.  Several other mercenaries also gathered around and looked at each other curiously.

    Lin Xiang counted out ten skull coins of one hundred denominations and handed them over.

    "This, this is too much." Andre licked his lips and looked at him rather uneasily.  To buy three slaves, he only spent one thousand and eighty yuan, which were banknotes issued by Ferdinand's company.

    "If we meet again next time, please treat me to a drink." Lin Xiang smiled and put the money directly into the other person's hand.  He bypassed the group of mercenaries and walked straight to the SUV. He opened the door and took out a few bottles of clean radiation-free water and bread.

    He can kill all these mercenaries effortlessly.  But there is no benefit in doing so.

    In this chaotic era, it is better to have one more friend than one more enemy.

    The middle-aged man who was freed from the rope stared at this scene in a daze. He subconsciously took the water and bread that Lin Xiang handed to his hand. There was a bit of excited blood on his pale cheeks, and there was not even a word in his open lips.  Can't tell.

    Beside him, the trembling woman held the boy tightly in her arms.  He stared at Lin Xiang's figure with grateful eyes, his lips and nose pressed against the boy's soft hair, and he choked silently.

    "Mom, drink water." The boy handed the bottle in his hand to the woman.  Like last time, he only took a small sip.

    Although, he is also very thirsty.

    It has turned completely dark, and a deep night has enveloped the wilderness.  On this cold night, there is always a depressing atmosphere in the air.

    Andre carefully stuffed the banknotes into his pocket, took a final puff of the "Marlboro" cigarette that had burned to the edge of his mouth, held the wet cigarette butt between his fingers, and ejected it forcefully toward the bush in the distance.  Under the dark night, a flashing arc suddenly flashed.

    "How do you plan to arrange them?" He rubbed his nose that was stiff from the cold, looked at Lin Xiang who had already sat in the cab, and asked seriously.

    "They are also human beings and have the right to live." Lin Xiang calmly gave an unclear answer.

    Andre tightened the slightly loose gun belt on his shoulders, frowned, and asked incomprehensively: "I never quite understand, why do you want to save them? Don't tell me you do it for money, that kind of thing  , even ghosts won¡¯t believe it.¡±

    "Because they have the same yellow skin and black hair as me." Lin Xiang smiled lightly, turned the key and started the engine.

    He didn¡¯t lie, this was indeed the true answer.

    "Is it because of this?" Andre didn't give up.  He felt that his heart was full of confusion and confusion. Lin Xiang's actions completely broke his understanding of the wilderness and the world.  In other words, it is completely incompatible with this world where the weak and the strong eat the strong.

    ?"How should I put itif one day, you encounter the same thing as them. I will save you too." Lin Xiang straightened the rearview mirror in front of the windshield and said seriously.

    Andre was startled, and then asked eagerly: "Really?"

    "Really." Lin Xiang nodded affirmatively.

    "Why, why?" The burly one-eyed mercenary was a little surprised, but also a little happy.  There is even an inexplicable sense of pleasure and excitement.

    "Andrei Kvarrad."

    Lin Xiang leaned out of the half-opened car window and unexpectedly called out the full name on his mercenary certificate: "Human is a subjective word. There may be many ways to interpret this word. But I think -  ¡ªThe definition of human beings at least includes some compassion and a necessary trace of kindness You, me, and them are all human beings!"

    The range of light that can be illuminated soon became smaller and smaller as the off-road vehicle went away, and the smoke and dust raised from the rear of the vehicle was quickly swallowed up by darkness and light.

    The dazed Andre stood on the slightly damp sand, silently looking at the blurred car lights that had gone away. His lips, covered by a thick beard, were pressed into a straight line that would not bend.

    For some reason, he felt like crying.

    Jack put the gun across his shoulder and walked over, looking at him strangely: "Boss, go back to the camp first! It's not safe to wander outside at this time."

    Andre did not approve or object.  He walked forward silently, muttering to himself: "He is right."

    "What did he say?" Jack took a few steps forward and asked with interest.

    The night wind is very cold.  But Andre felt that there was an indescribable and unusual warmth in his heart.

    "He's right. We are all human beings."
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