Warlord: volume 1

by Chen Ran

  Amongst them, the was the smallest in area. They called them the Stophouse, but in reality, it was just an open space. Apart from the concrete floor, there was nothing else, not even a resting tent. Fortunately, Teddy and the others brought two tents, and opened it up. One of them let the child and the woman rest, while the other gave it to and Zero to thank them for paying the temporary living expenses.

  Not long after they were set up, a few guards wearing protective gear came down from a group of soldiers and arrived at Stophouse. This was a quarantine procedure specially prepared for outsiders. If a virus infection or genetic mutation was detected in the personnel, they would be chased out of the base along with the others. If you don't want to go, a dozen microcomputers will rush you out of your way.

  Teddy and the others were very nervous. Honestly speaking, if one of them was infected with a virus, the others wouldn't know as long as it didn't happen. As a result, the people at Dare base were quite nervous as they watched the inspectors sweeping the probing equipment around their bodies.

  But the ones who were most nervous were none other than Lea and Lea.

  Before this, the only thing he saw on the map was the words Remot used to mark the living area. In his understanding, the living area was the place where the people in the wilderness lived together. No matter how rich his imagination was, Zero never thought that the scale of the Remot was not any less than that of some companies or bases, nor did he think that they had a virus detection program.

  This way, the matter of Lea being infected would be exposed.

  "Take off your hat."

  An investigator said to Lea, who instinctively hid behind Zero. The employee shook her head helplessly, and did not force Lea, but she still used the detector to scan Lea's body.

  Seeing the screen of the detector jump up and down with all kinds of data, Zero was ready for the worst. If Lea was found out, he naturally had to leave with the girl. And if Remot wanted to force Lea into a isolation or even kill him because of this, then Zero had already prepared to rush out. However, this way, it would implicate Teddy and the others.

  But at this time, Zero couldn't care less.

  However, the detector had scanned Lea from head to toe, yet did not sound the alarm, which made the two of them feel lucky but confused. There could only be two reasons why the detector did not alert the police. One of them was that the detector had malfunctioned, and the other was that Lea had not been infected by the virus at all.

  Based on the size of the Remot, the first possibility was next to nothing. There was only a second possibility left.

  Lea had never been infected by a virus!

  [Next week, the classification will be pushed forward. On Monday, the fourth day of the little explosion will be used to thank all my friends for their support!] It was a pity that Xiao Chen was a rookie, and only found out about the contract notification one week late, then even Shen Ma was one week late. The most tragic thing is that the book is about to be published. I hope that everyone can continue supporting it!]

  Chapter 37 - Alcohol Drinkers

  After watching the scouts and soldiers leave, they finally obtained the right to stay at Remot. With another week of observation, they could even apply for an official residence permit.

  But what made Ling Yun happy was that the probability of Lea not getting the virus should be about 90%. After all, he was also stained with Hans's blood, but other than being unconscious for two days, Zero didn't feel any discomfort at all. As for the reason why half of Lea's face had turned dark red, it was mostly because of Hans, but he was not infected by any virus. There is no better news than this, which means they can swagger in and out of other companies or bases.

  But Zero still insisted that Lea perform a careful and thorough examination to eliminate the uncertainty of the last 10%. Because of this, after Lea settled in, Zero left the Stophouse and headed into the interior of the Remot. Carrying his remaining money, he headed towards the Remot. He hoped to find a clinic or a small hospital there, and hoped that this amount of money was enough for Lea to do a detailed examination.

  At the same time, Zero also wanted to take on some missions so that he could earn some money in case he needed it. They would not stay in the Remot forever. Other than Lea, who helped him, Zero also wanted to find another place to stay. Therefore, the purchase of goods and transportation fees was a must, and these things required money. And now, Zero did not have much money on him.

  Through the guidance of the road sign, Ling Yun arrived at Remot. Although it was called Commercial District, from Zero's perspective, it was more like a market. Everything here could be sold, such as food, clothing, and daily necessities. Some stores even sold mutated beasts. In the Commercial District, there were also two weapons shops, walking around at random and taking a look.

  Unfortunately, he did not have enough money on him to buy those powerful weapons of the new era. As for the other weapons, their power was far from that of the M500 on his waist. Zero was going to order some. Fifty warheads. However, taking into account Lea's expenses, he could only give up on this idea for now.

  On Commercial District, Zero found a private clinic. The doctor's name was John Brooke. He was both the doctor and the owner of the clinic. John had three nurses under his command, so their face and figure were pretty good. The three nurses acted as John's hands, and they were also his slaves. When necessary, they were given to John to play with.

  If there were any patients or other people who fancied them, as long as they paid a fee to John, they would definitely be able to provide pleasant services to their customers.

  Since it was a private clinic, it was naturally not restricted by the Remot. As long as the clinic pays the rent and related expenses, it provides services in addition to normal medical services. This includes testing for viral infections.

  Zero had already made an appointment with John, the doctor in the clinic, for the examination and paid him an appointment fee of 20 yuan. Taking the contract card with John's signature, he left the clinic and headed towards the main hall of the administrative region's trade union.

  The administrative structure of Remot was made up of trade unions, which had a chairman and vice-chairman respectively, and ten representatives from the trade unions below. These ten trade unions came from the various levels of residents, officers, merchants, and so on. At the same time, they also represented the various levels of voices. It could be seen that the administrative structure of the Remot was of a more democratic nature. This was also the cornerstone for its healthy development.

  In addition to the daily announcements in the Union Hall, there was also a task bar for the union to post the bounty mission. This was also the purpose of zero. He had already calculated that after paying Lea's examination fees, zero's finances were close to the deficit. He had to find some tasks to take on, or the two of them would have to drink the wind tomorrow.

  After walking two blocks, Zero arrived at the district. This area was much quieter than the Commercial District, and there were a lot less people coming and going. The Union Hall was a separate office building on the west side of the district. The appearance of the building was extremely concise. There were no unnecessary decorations, and only a stone sculpture was erected on top of the building.

  When the stone sculpture was in the shape of a balance, it implied that the Remot's orientation would be freedom and fairness.

  However, in this era where the strong preyed on the weak, how much fairness was there? Therefore, Zero only took a glance, but didn't pay it much mind.

  Other than the staff members of the Remot, only the mercenaries and hunters stayed in the main hall. To these two types of people, City Ruins outside the Remot was a happy place to take risks. As for the Remot's expansion plans for the past few years, there were too many ruins that needed to be scouted and swept away. As a result, in recent years, the tasks assigned to the union had not decreased, attracting the attention of the surrounding area's Mercenary Hun
ters.

  Zero walked towards the entrance of the union hall, but at the same time, a figure walked out of the revolving door. Before he even arrived, the strong smell of alcohol had already entered his nose. Countless data were immediately summarized and analyzed by the zero brain, and in the snap of a finger, a zero conclusion was drawn. The guy in front of him had at least drunk two bottles of highly purified whisky, and the smell of the alcohol was enough to kill anyone.

  There was no doubt that this was a drunkard in front of him. And this drunkard was heading straight for him.

  Retreat, dodge. With his rank 2 agility enhancement ability, avoiding an alcoholic's charge was not a problem. For some reason, the sight in front of Su Bai's eyes blurred, but the drunkard still brushed past him.

  Surprised, Zero turned around and looked at the drunkard.

  The drunk was an old man in his sixties, wearing an old black suit and a tall felt hat. If he had an extra cane, he would undoubtedly be an English gentleman of the sixties and seventies. Under the brim of the hat was a pair of sleepy eyes, with a red nose and a gray, tangled beard.

  The old man let out a burp, and the pungent smell of alcohol immediately sprayed all over his face.

  He frowned. As far as he was concerned, this old man wasn't anything special. However, his intuition told him that the more ordinary a person seemed, the more likely it was to be someone who was pretending to be a pig to eat tigers. In the wilderness, there was no lack of mutated organism who dressed up as harmless humans and animals, but actually, they were very fierce.

  "Young man, your gun is not bad."

  The old man's gaze fell on the pair of revolver at Zero's waist. He squinted and said, "There are very few who still know how to use M500. Why don't you sell them to me? I'm willing to use 500 to buy them for you."

  Five hundred yuan was already not a small sum. Zero could use this money to purchase even more powerful firearms. However, he shook his head and said, "My gun is not for sale!"

  The simple answer and resolute rejection caused the old man to stare in shock.

  Then he laughed and said, "Interesting guy, even if you have money, you don't earn it. Hey, I'm starting to like you a little bit. "

  Zero didn't like him at all, so he turned around and left. The old man watched him pass through the revolving door with a smile on his face, but his gaze never left the murder weapon, "I finally met such a good person, but I met someone who doesn't like money, what a pity, what a pity!"

  Shaking his head and sighing, the old man fumbled for a bottle of simple wine and took two gulps before disappearing into the crowd with crooked steps.

  Chapter 38 - Conflict

  When Zero left the union hall, he had already accepted several missions. Task rewards range from $100 to $300, almost all of which are missions to explore ruins and map areas. These tasks were now recorded in the chip of Zero's mercenary license and were in a state of readiness.

  The advantage of an AI chip was that it could record the owner's task times, difficulty and completeness. Even if the Parkland's license was not recognized by other unions from other companies or bases, the data in the A.I. As the number and difficulty of the tasks accumulated, Zero could use this as a basis to upgrade its license in other unions, thereby receiving greater profits and more dangerous missions.

  Leaving the administrative area, he returned to the temporary Stophouse. From afar, Zero could hear the curses and screams coming from the guild encampment. That scream lightly struck the chords of Zero's heart.

  It was Lea's voice!

  Zero's expression immediately darkened. He increased his speed slightly and walked towards the encampment at a steady pace.

  In the base, Jehan and a few men lied on the ground in disorder. Their swollen faces let Zero know that they must have been beaten up.

  Lea was being pulled by a few other men. From the clothes, he should be a resident of Remot. La La (young Gold Devourer beast, named after Lea), was biting a white man's arm with its toothless mouth. In the next moment, this little guy was flung away impatiently by.

  A golden-haired man who seemed to be the leader stood at the side and said with a contemptuous smile, "Take this girl away for me. I didn't think that there would be such good stuff in the refugees. Looks like those men are going to spend it again."

  "Let her go!"

  Teddy shouted. This skinny young man was being held down to his face by a bear-like black man. Teddy punched and kicked, but was unable to do anything to his opponent.

  After seeing all this, Zero knew what to do.

  The tip of his foot forcefully kicked the ground, causing him to move like the wind towards the golden-haired man's side. Only then did the blonde man realize that something was wrong. His reaction was fast as he pulled out a dagger from his waist and slashed backwards.

  But Zero was faster than him.

  He tilted his head back, and the propelling kinetic energy slid through his opponent's dagger with zero on it. Zero grabbed the hand holding the dagger. Suddenly, he bent down and threw the golden-haired man hard onto the ground with a shoulder throw. He grabbed the man's arm and twisted it, causing the man to scream miserably as the dagger in his hand fell to the ground. With a kick to the back of the man's knee, he could easily break his spine with just a little bit of force.

  This series of actions was completed in the blink of an eye. Only when the golden-haired man was completely suppressed by Zero did his subordinates react. The few men who were holding Lea let go of her and took out their daggers and guns from their bodies. The black man who was pressing down on Teddy's face cursed and stood up to surround him.

  "Let me go, boy. Do you know what you're doing? " The golden-haired man who was pressed beneath him shouted in anger, "In Remot, if you offend me, Claude, I will make you suffer a fate worse than death."

  Zero was very quiet, but the strength in his knees increased a little bit. However, the concentrated force suppressed Claude's spinal nerves, making him feel as if thousands of needles had ruthlessly stabbed into his body.

  "If you want to die, just continue with your nonsense."

  There was no change in Zero's voice. It was so calm that it made people's hearts tremble. His knees, on the other hand, was slowly increasing the force, allowing Claude to fully feel the process of his spine being squeezed. The golden-haired man finally understood that his opponent was not someone he could be scared off with just a few harsh words.

  "What do you want?" Claude shouted.

  "Let your men leave, and you are not allowed to take even half a step into this encampment. Otherwise, no matter who you are, I will kill you. " As he said that, he used more strength in his hand and broke Claude's forefinger.

  Claude shouted loudly like a pig being butchered, "Let's go, we're leaving now!"

  Zero nodded, let go of the blond man's hand, and stepped away from him.

  The moment he stood up, the bear-like burly man roared and rushed over. However, he did not know when a revolver had touched his forehead. The big man believed that as long as he wanted to, he could pull the trigger at any time.

  "Everyone stop!"

  A loud roar sounded from outside the base. Zero maintained his shooting posture and scanned the outside of the base from the corner of his eyes. It was actually a team of Remot soldiers in charge of maintaining law and order. Magistrate was a man with a moustache, he pointed at Ling and Claude and said, "It's forbidden to fight in the base, bring everyone away!"

  He narrowed his eyes, he could clearly see that Claude's mouth revealed a malicious smile.

  The fact that the local snake and the Magistrate were colluding was nothing new. As a result, Claude continued to live a carefree and carefree life. As for Zero, he would inevitably be imprisoned for a period of time. His luck nearly cost him his life.

  "I refuse." Zero said lightly, "They are the ones who started the trouble. Or could it be that this is how the Remot treats outsiders? "

  "Kid, you dare to resist arres
t?" Magistrate sneered, he waved his hand, and the five soldiers behind him immediately pointed their spears at Zero.

  Zero shook his head and said, "Don't force me to kill someone."

  What he said was the truth. Five ordinary soldiers who had not experienced any strengthening were no match for a zero. The zero response nerve was about four times faster than their speed, so it was possible to determine the shooting time and trajectory by the opponent's minute movements, thus making timely evasion. As long as the first shot missed, then the second order's agility enhancement speed would be enough to knock them all out before the second round.

  Unfortunately, when Magistrate heard his words, it was actually rude and provocative.

  Magistrate raised his hand high up, while the tip of his zero foot continued to lightly jump about at a constant speed, ready to dodge and retaliate at any time.

  While the two sides were at loggerheads, another voice cut in, "All of you, stop."

  It was a middle-aged man dressed in an orthodox suit. His silver hair was neatly combed back, revealing his shiny forehead. The rimless glasses lightly fell on his nose, blurring the man's eyes. At the same time, it gave him a scholarly air. He held a black cane in his hand as he strode towards the encampment like a gentleman.

  When the Magistrate saw him, he immediately went forward and greeted him respectfully. "President Theon, why have you come here?"

  "If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have been able to see such an interesting scene." The man called Theon, gazed at Su Yun: "You are very daring, daring to challenge the Remot's official power."

  "I just don't think I did anything wrong." He was not moved by the other party's status. As far as he was concerned, this was just an official.

  Nodding his head, Theon said to the Magistrate: "You guys can leave, and you, Claude, if I see you secretly selling female slaves again, I will personally send you out of the Remot."

  "Heh, there won't be a next time, honorable Sir Theon."