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- The strange thing about the small village is the unimaginable sense of unity and harmony in its services.
Basically, there are only two main colors in Sun Tzu's clothing, dark blue and bright white.
If you see groups of people, they are basically wearing the same color clothing, which gives you a dense sense of evil visually, as if you have entered a world of color.
Aunt Mary¡¯s clothing is white, and she also prepared a clean white robe for Fang Xian.
Fang Xian hesitated for a moment, but still did not put on his favorite clothes, and put on his dirty traveler clothes again.
When she walked out of the bathroom, Aunt Mary had prepared a delicious meal. When she saw that Fang Xian had not changed into the clothes she had given her, her expression froze for a brief moment, and then returned to her unique kind smile.
"What? The clothes don't fit?"
Fang Xian apologized and said, "No, no, it's very suitable, but I think about having to go into the desert early tomorrow morning, and my beautiful clothes will become as dirty as I am now, so I really don't want to wear them."
"Haha, if you are in the village, you'd better dress decently." Aunt Mary did not say more on this topic, but pulled Fang Xian to the table, "Young man, I haven't had a guest here for a long time."
Fang Xian thanked him and glanced at the food on the table.
It's strange that the food here is not as crude as it should be in the desert. Instead, it is very delicate and warm. The always fat turkey is in the center, accompanied by delicious-looking salads, cheese, mashed potatoes, etc. wait.
This gave Fang Xian the illusion that he had arrived at a European's home.
Fang Xian is naturally not afraid of her poisoning him. Now he is the only one who poisons others.
Although Fang Xian wanted to eat more to repay Aunt Mary's enthusiasm, there were too many dishes on the table. Even though he tried his best, he only managed to eat less than half of the turkey.
"Auntie, do you have a bag here?"
"Of course." Aunt Mary enthusiastically found a few bags and gave them to Fang Xian.
"Thank you." Fang Xian took the bag and put the remaining food into different bags.
Mary frowned: "Aren't you going to stay the night?"
"It still doesn't work." Fang Xian smiled awkwardly, "My friends may be suffering from hunger and cold. If I can bring them delicious chicken, they will be very happy."
Mary wanted to say something, but in the end she shook her head.
He smiled and said to Fang Xian: "In that case, I won't force you to stay. If you find your friends, I hope you can bring them here. I will prepare more sumptuous dishes."
"certainly."
After saying that, the two hugged each other politely, and Fang Xian walked out of his aunt's house carrying the food.
Walking in the small village, Fang Xian observed the passers-by again. This area seemed to be filled with people wearing bright white clothes, and he couldn't find even a single alien.
He stopped a passerby casually.
¡°Friend, is there a mercenary team here?¡±
"Mercenary team?" The passerby was a little dissatisfied, but his tone was still respectful, "We are safe here and don't need a mercenary team."
"That's it. My friends are lost in the desert, and I'm going to find them now."
"Now?" The passerby shook his head, "For travelers who have come from afar, the desert at night is scary, and even camels will lose their way."
"I already can't trust camels." Fang Xian laughed dryly.
"Sorry. We really don't have a mercenary team here. I advise you to go out tomorrow morning. If I'm fine, I can find some people to help you."
"Okay, thank you." Fang Xian knew it was useless to ask again, so he ended the conversation politely.
???????????????? Later. He asked a few more passers-by, most of whom repeated the same conversation. These people were relatively enthusiastic and relatively hypocritical, but at least they would not cause trouble for others.
After Fang Xian returned without success several times, he thought of the eccentric old man.
When he saw the gold coins, he did not hide his greed at all, nor did he put down his dignity. Although his attitude was worse than that of the aunt, if he really wanted to do something, it might be more useful to turn to him.
So, Fang Xian followed the old road and returned to the entrance of the village.
He was surprised to find that people serving different services lived in different areas.
When you enter the village, go to the left, where you will find blue clothes, and to the right, where you will find white clothes.
This time, Fang Xian walked out of the territory of white clothes and stepped into the territory of blue clothes.
The scene here is far less lively than the one in white clothes.?As I walk there, I will always encounter passers-by joking, kissing couples and naughty children.
??????????????????? On the side of the blue clothes, everyone speaks in whispers, and even when traveling as a family, they maintain a strict order. The father walks slightly ahead, and the mother leads the children behind, rarely talking to each other.
It was the first time for Fang Xian to come to such a place. He felt that it was not as inclusive as the white clothes, and standing here, he seemed out of place with the surroundings.
What relieved him a little was that the passers-by didn't seem to notice this, and they didn't show any unfriendly expressions to the traveler.
Fang Xian stopped a passerby again and asked the same question, but received a completely different answer.
Wearing a blue shirt, the young man with brown hair was neatly combed. He was not very handsome, but he was very energetic and answered quickly: "Mercenary team? We don't have one here, but if you can pay the bill, I can help." You find enough people.¡±
Fang Xian likes this style of communication.
He took out a handful of gold coins, about thirty, and handed them directly to the young man.
¡°I need people, I need camels, I need torches, the more the better.¡±
The young man thought for a moment, and then asked: "Is it now?"
"certainly."
The young man frowned again: "If you go out now, there will be dangers, not just in the desert."
"What is it?"
The young man didn't say anything and changed the topic: "I suggest you travel tomorrow morning. In that case, I think 5 gold coins are enough to hire a person for the whole day. If you have enough gold coins, I should be able to find hundreds of people. Of course, I hope to get Commission of 1 gold coin per person.¡±
"The commission is no problem, but I have to go out now." Fang Xian said firmly.
"Now" The young man thought again, as if he was settling accounts in his mind, "It's too dangerous to go out now, even if you are willing to pay 50 gold coins per person. I don't think there will be too many desperadoes who dare to go out. For this reason You also have to rent muskets for self-defense, which is too expensive.¡±
Fang Xian brought up the interface. 100,000 gold coins were allocated to him.
"500 gold coins per person, buy the best weapons, and bring all the camels."
The young man¡¯s eyes lit up. This time there was no settling of accounts: "Okay, I'll bet, but let me tell you in advance that this matter is very dangerous. I will try my best to complete it as quickly as possible, and I will also take a 10% commission."
"Okay, if you don't have enough gold coins, come back to me."
The young man nodded and pointed to the fountain in the square not far away: "Just wait there, I will ask everyone to gather there."
¡°A pleasure to work with.¡±
After the two looked at each other and nodded, the young man quickly disappeared into the street.
If Fang Xian didn't have so much money. I absolutely had to bargain with him, but I never expected that a random passerby would have such a clear mind and such terrible execution ability, so he took action decisively. Just to travel faster.
Fang Xian had just stood in front of the fountain for a few minutes when four or five people in blue clothes appeared. After seeing Fang Xian, they went up to nod and shake hands.
"Little Abel told us to leave in half an hour, and we need to go home to prepare more," the man in blue told Fang Xian.
"Okay, it's surprisingly efficient."
The man in blue nodded: "Of course. Little Abel is the most outstanding person besides old Abel. Whatever he wants to do, he can definitely accomplish it."
"AbelAbel?" Fang Xian asked, "Does old Abel have a long beard?"
"Yes, it seems you have met him." The man in blue smiled, "He is the wisest person in the whole village, and little Abel has inherited this very well."
Fang Xian wanted to ask some more information about Abel, but the man in blue didn't seem to be interested in talking anymore. He just went to the side and lined up in order, and began to consciously do some warm-ups.
As time went by, the people in blue arrived at the square one by one.
They all put on blue leather armor. They didn¡¯t need anyone to call them. They formed a team consciously and were extremely neat.
This kind of collective feeling is unimaginable. Fang Xian has been receiving collective education since he was a child, but in the end he became a bit of a jerk. He believes that most of his peers will be like him in the end and think that the collective is a joke.
Now, his own knowledge has become a joke. The men in blue uniforms consciously formed a queue according to height. From time to time, a few people would bring muskets. Everyone lined up to receive the guns and adjust and test the guns.
Everything is taken for granted, revealing a terrible sense of harmony, which is completely different from the loose and warm atmosphere of the people in white clothes.
Fang Xian feels that these people dressed in blue are geniuses.Excellent soldiers, even natural scholars, each of them is extremely rational.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but laugh at himself. If it was the gang of brothel sailors who were worried now, I'm afraid it would have been so noisy by now that it would be enough to start a gambling game, and people would keep coming to talk nonsense.
About twenty-eight minutes later, little Abel arrived on time.
"Sir, a total of 104 people have been summoned. As you said, each person is worth 500 gold coins. 22 of them have combat experience and require 60 gold coins. Two of them have very rich desert travel and combat experience and require 100 gold coins."
"OK."
"In addition, the rental fee for each musket and camel is 5 gold coins, which will be settled after the ammunition is consumed. Not counting my personal hiring expenses, a total of 42040 gold coins were used. If you also need camels and muskets, the cost is 42045 gold."
""
"What's wrong?"
"You calculated it verbally?"
"Is this difficult?"
"It's okay." Fang Xian coughed and encouraged, "If you find my friends during this trip and bring them back safely, you will get the remaining gold coins."
"Thank you, sir." Little Abel finally showed his rare expression. He turned to the others and said, "This gentleman said that if the task is completed, the commission will be doubled."
There were no cheers in the crowd, everyone smiled politely and gratefully at Fang Xian.
In this way, a group of people walked towards the village gate.
Little Abe stood beside Fang Xian and began to tell him the plan.
"First of all. We go out from the south gate of the village and divide into four teams to search in the southeast, northwest and four directions. If there is news anywhere, we will use flares to contact them."
Fang Xian tried his best to keep his thinking up with his speaking speed. The young man's thinking was so clear that he didn't need to say anything at all.
But these words. Finally, Fang Xian found out what was unscientific. He didn't want little Abel to think he was an idiot, so he tried his best to show his IQ: "Abel, is there only one gate in the village?"
"There are two, one in the south and one in the north. You came from the south gate."
"Then the team responsible for searching the north. Can't we just go out through the north gate?" Fang Xian had a calm expression on his face, but in his heart he finally regained some confidence in his own IQ.
"We can't get to the north gate." The young man shook his head, "Similarly, people who live in the north gate can't get to the south gate."
"Why?"
The young man thought hard and finally said: "Those who understand will naturally understand. Since you don't understand, I can't explain it."
¡°¡¡¡¡¡±
In this way, the group was divided into four teams, with 15 people in each team. The main force looking for the north consisted of 60 people.
Fang Xian was riding on the camel, a little puzzled: "Isn't it good to have 25 people in each team?"
When Abel came to the desert, his temperament changed slightly. He was less amiable and more vigilant: "The north side is the most dangerous. A battle is likely to occur. We must try our best to ensure our combat strength."
"What is the danger you are talking about?"
"People who live in the north of the village." Abel said sternly, "If you encounter them, you should stay away immediately, but don't be afraid, even if we lose. The people from the north will not attack you."
"Why?"
"Because you are not us."
"" Fang Xian scratched his head and continued to ask, "If you hate each other so much, how can you still live in the same village?"
"Our ancestors have lived here for generations, and no one will leave." Abel sighed, "We have set rules to live in different areas in the village, and we cannot start wars in the village. That is a blasphemy to our ancestors."
""
"But after we leave the village, we no longer have this shackles." Abel explained, "If we come out during the day, we will take a look from a distance, and then move away to the less crowded side; at night, some people may choose to lurk , sneak attack on the weak team, so I have to ensure the number of people in this team."
"I probably understand." Fang Xian indeed roughly understood.
By now, he has figured out the ins and outs, what this village is, and what the people in blue attire are and the people in white attire.
Thinking of this, he felt a sudden chill in his heart.
The people in the north of the villagecould it be
Fang Xian quickly shook his head, and then realized the danger of being with the man in blue.
Abel seemed to see Fang Xian's fear and said bluntly: "I said, you don't have to kiss me."??With the team, we are the most trustworthy and will definitely investigate carefully. "
Fang Xian laughed dryly, patted the handle of the knife at his waist, and touched the bag tied on the other side: "I think if I can send them delicious chicken at this time, they will be very happy."
"Of course, there is nothing happier than being with your family." Abel also smiled.
Fang Xian was startled and asked: "But I think you seem sorry, you don't seem to be very warm, compared to those in white clothes."
"Those in white clothes, haha." Abel smiled, "You just came to the village, and you don't know them, let alone us. Some people like to have ten times the amount of things on their faces, and some people are more willing to put a thousand times the amount of things on their faces. Passion is engraved in the heart.¡±
Abel said, stroking his left chest, closing his eyes and silently chanting something that Fang Xian couldn't understand.
Although Fang Xian didn't understand, he still showed due respect and stopped interrupting him.
The team marched in an orderly manner, and four scouts were set up on each side. They were the first troops to survey the situation. If there was an ambush, the entire team would not fall into it.
"It's like this at night, and we have to move very slowly." Abel was afraid that Fang Xian would be anxious, so he explained to him, "We don't dare to hold up torches and can only rely on the moonlight; we can only hide under the sound of the wind and whisper softly."
"I probably understand." Fang Xian nodded, "Actually, we don't need to be so rigorous. Our team is large enough."
"Never be careless, ever." Abel was very serious. "We have already paid too many losses for this, and we cannot sacrifice another compatriot. If your offer hadn't been too tempting, I wouldn't have organized such a dangerous plan. of."
"Oh?" Fang Xian wanted to test.
"Traveller, you seem to be very interested in us?" Abel smiled, "If I were Mary, I would already be talking to you endlessly, but it's a pity that I am Abel."
"Haha, you are much better than your grandfather. That old stubborn man didn't want to say a word to me."
"Forgive me." Abel smiled politely, "Grandpa has been through too much, and nothing can cause him trouble anymore."
"Except gold coins."
"Haha!" Abel laughed. This was his first sincere laugh. "Sir, you are really a man who speaks without restraint."
Fang Xian took the opportunity to take out the wine bag he brought from Mary's house, took a sip and handed it to Abel: "It's too cold at night, warm yourself up."
"No, if you come back victorious, I can have a drink with you." Abel made a cup-shaped hand, "Just one cup."
"Hey" Fang Xian finally gave up the clich¨¦.
"What exactly do you want to know?" Abel asked, "You are the most curious person I have ever met."
"to be honest?"
"I don't have the ability to distinguish the authenticity of your words."
"You don't have any humor at all." Fang Xian said helplessly, "I have a lot to ask, such as where I come from and where I'm going"
"No one can answer this for you."
"So, I took a step back and now I want to know where I am and who you are."
"" Abel thought for a moment and finally spoke, "In this case, I can tell you what I can explain. You are too confused, more confused than anyone I have ever seen."
""
While the group was searching, Abel told Fang Xian about the village. Under the moonlight, this young man in his prime had a strong sense of vicissitudes of life.
¡°In the village, there were only our ancestors at first, and we built this village.¡±
"Is it you?"
"Yes, it's us." Abel saw Fang Xian's doubts, and there was some hatred in his eyes, "Of course, if you ask them, they will definitely say that it is the village created by their ancestors. But in fact, it is us, It's definitely us." (To be continued)
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