aircannonsinc Chapter 436 Jiang Taigong Fishing
Chapter 436 Jiang Taigong Fishing
Salmon train camp.
After Mei left, Fu Xiaojian did not immediately convene a meeting. Instead, he sat alone in a folding chair, his gaze fixed on the crimson-gold ripples on the lake surface, which were broken into thousands of pieces.
Shao Bing walked over and sat down next to him.
What do you think?
"These are all quite simple. It's like Jiang Taigong fishing—only those who are willing will take the bait!" Fu Xiaojian did not give a direct answer.
"What? You've decided to take the bait so quickly?"
"Where?" Fu Xiaojian asked with a forced smile.
He knew the consequences of taking the bait: he would end up living under someone else's roof.
However, he had already sensed Xu Si's intention to leave.
If Xu Si hadn't left, he would definitely have been more inclined to establish his own safe zone.
However, if Xu Si leaves, perhaps joining forces with the Bright Team would be the wiser move.
Although their convoy was fully prepared, it still had a natural deficiency in terms of high-end combat capabilities.
Even though they are trying their best to catch up, there is still a considerable gap between them and the Bright Team and the Strange Team.
This is the real problem.
Fu Xiaojian glanced at Xu Si again, thinking that perhaps the two of them should have a proper talk.
Xu Si's attitude determines his attitude.
Ignoring Shao Bing, Fu Xiaojian got up and walked towards Xu Si's Nirvana.
Actually, he'd rather have a cigarette right now.
Because his heart was already in turmoil.
"Shall we chat?"
Xu Si landed gracefully, and the two walked side by side toward the lake shore.
Tashan glanced at the two of them with concern and did not follow. He seemed to have sensed something as well.
The wind was stronger on the lakeshore than at the campsite, carrying the damp, fishy smell of the water.
The only advantage over the pre-apocalyptic world is that there isn't a single mosquito on the lakeshore.
The golden ripples on the lake surface shattered into countless pieces, creating a breathtakingly beautiful sight.
Fu Xiaojian sat down on a rock smoothed by the lake water and patted the spot next to him.
Xu Si did not sit down, but stood beside him, his space cloak fluttering slightly in the wind.
"Are you really planning to leave?" Fu Xiaojian asked bluntly.
"Is it that obvious?" Xu Si was silent for a moment.
Fu Xiaojian nodded, his eyes conveying a meaning that anyone could understand.
"It's so obvious. Only those eager to leave will rush to improve the team's strength, and only those eager to leave will arrange things for the rest of the team like they're making their final arrangements!"
Whether it's administering medication or improving the team's capabilities, Xu Si has done far too much.
It was so much that it seemed a bit extravagant to him, even though he still owed Xu Si three strange drops!
"You really have to leave?" Fu Xiaojian made a final attempt to persuade him to stay, even though he knew it was pointless.
"The apocalypse came too fast!" Xu Si said something that seemed completely unrelated.
The implication is that following the established path will prevent us from keeping up with the pace of the apocalypse.
He's already at Sequence Six, and he can't afford to delay any longer.
He knew he wasn't a savior, but he still wanted to uncover the truth about the apocalypse.
At the same time, he wanted to see if his sister was really out of reach.
Is it really "He" who is behind this?
Fu Xiaojian knew that there was no point in trying to persuade him anymore.
"When?"
"After this trip!" He wanted to escort the convoy one last time.
In his view, the Bright Team's plan was simply too perfect.
It was so perfect it seemed like it had been deliberately fabricated.
But upon closer reflection, he couldn't think of any obvious oversights.
If there is one, it must be the worry he was just having!
If not, he would actually prefer to join forces with the Bright Team, because building a safe zone is really too difficult.
Furthermore, the safety of the train fleet will be guaranteed once again.
If he can find his sister, he won't be homeless.
In the end, Xu Si still didn't tell Fu Xiaojian his concerns. When the two returned to the caravan, they encountered Kaochang looking at Xu Si with tears in her eyes.
The two of them seemed to have forgotten about the Wind Listener sequence, which included grilled sausage.
"Shh!" Xu Si put his finger to his lips, signaling that the sausage should be kept a secret.
Kaochang stood there, tears still welling up in her eyes, her little hands tightly clutching the hem of her clothes. Doubao and Wei Fuzi were nowhere to be seen; they must have gone to the trade fair with Doudou.
As for the sausage, it has become much quieter since it awakened the Wind Listener sequence.
Perhaps because I had heard too many secrets, I calmed down.
But today she finally heard the sound she least wanted to hear.
Xu Si walked over and gently rubbed her head.
"Don't cry, keep it a secret for Brother Dao!" He actually had countless reasons to stay with the convoy.
But he also had countless reasons to embark on the journey to find the truth.
This road is destined to be lonely!
The sausage nodded vigorously, but her tears fell even more fiercely; she felt the same helplessness she had when she left Grandma Xin.
Fu Xiaojian glanced at the two of them, asked no further questions, and turned to arrange the affairs at the stall.
The items from the XinCheng team are still selling very well today, especially that batch of exotic swords and knives.
Fu Xiaojian was practically being sold off at a bargain price; a strange item dropped into a rare treasure – it was incredibly cheap.
He wanted to settle the car fleet's debts before Xu Si left.
This was the only way he could help Xu Si.
Fu Xiaojian did not delay at all. In the morning, he ordered Tie Yuan to make more than a hundred swords, and in the afternoon, these swords were transformed into rare objects.
He's definitely going to drain these convoys dry.
The team's midday briefing was quite interesting; Xiao Luo and Zhong Ling gave a joint briefing, which must have shocked many teams.
They never expected that the teams ranked 001 and 002 would meet at this moment.
The only ones in an awkward situation are the Tigers team!
Today, Wang Yanhua of the Fierce Tigers team didn't cause any more trouble; it seems that a robot was the one making the announcement.
What excited the campsite was that another impressive convoy arrived on the island in the afternoon.
As for why it's not bad?
You could tell from the outside that their convoy was actually a long train, not a train made up of cars lined up one by one, but a real train.
Trackless train.
Although it was a steam locomotive, it was a genuine train.
"Is that a train?"
Jiao Jiao stood on tiptoe on the observation platform, her little face filled with disbelief.
She rubbed her eyes, thinking she was seeing things.
But that long steel dragon slowly approaching from the edge of the wasteland, spewing thick black smoke, was indeed a train.
It wasn't one of those high-speed trains speeding along the tracks like in the pre-apocalyptic world, but rather a heavy-duty diesel locomotive, entirely black and with a rugged design.
The front of the car towered high, and grayish-white steam billowed from its chimney, condensing into a long column of clouds under the blood-red sun.
The train body consists of seven connected carriages, each covered by thick steel plates. The welds are rough but sturdy, resembling a steel centipede crawling on the wasteland, rugged yet beautiful.
It has a mechanical beauty reminiscent of a Western fantasy world, and to be honest, it somewhat steals the spotlight from Nirvana.
This is another rare item, and it ranks quite high.