Chapter 317: Nighttime Preparations (Part 3)
On the Queen Mo, in the quiet Number One carriage, Monica was lying in the spacious bathtub enjoying the pleasure of bathing in the desert Gobi. She held a wine glass, with the mobile TV screen in front playing "Count of Monte Cristo," which she's watched countless times. The mist in the bath made her exquisite face blush slightly, her chest's snow-whiteness appeared and disappeared amidst the rippling waves.
Beside the bathtub, high-end underwear, armor undergarments, and a specially designed full-cover Ghost Wolf level armor called "Hestia's Eye" by Monica, which is charging, are laid out on the large bed.
For Monica, her car had the fewest people and the richest water resources. Coupled with the advanced water recycling system in the entire car, she could naturally indulge in a bath. After all, a few of the people outside were jokingly hoping her bath water wouldn't be filtered so they could satisfy their odd inner quirks.
Meanwhile, all the subsequent trains were lit, with an atmosphere of tension filling the carriages.
Of course, except for a train called the Hell Warriors Team.
...
Next day, 8:30, the sky was still dark.
According to calculations, dawn should be around 9:15, but in Akse City, countless survivor caravans had already turned on their car lights, and a large number of cars roared their engines, heading towards the east city exit direction. After journeying east for over a hundred miles and crossing Sand Snake's Mouth, they would enter the vast desolate Akse Desert.
In the night, these caravans were like lights traveling through the vast wilderness, advancing slowly amidst the tense atmosphere, stirring up large clouds of yellow sand.
These caravans formed alliances of three to five or stocked up supplies and equipment, heading towards Sand Snake's Mouth together.
Until the sky was about to brighten, the city became empty, leaving only Team Dawn and the Akse Brotherhood's caravan camp parked in the city outskirts and alleys, still illuminated.
Black Rose Bar, dozens of large vehicles parked neatly in the square outside.
These large vehicles were well-equipped, and the Fu Lu Shou Team, with over a hundred members, all had neat attire, including an elite squad wearing Power Armor, with Sun Chang leading them.
In the bar, Hu Lushou, wearing two sets of bulletproof vests, sat at the bar counter, looking at the empty bar with a complex expression, inexplicably feeling a sense of despair for his talents not being utilized in the right era, and couldn't help picking up a wine glass to narcissistically look at his reflection.
"Hu Lushou, oh Hu Lushou, didn't your parents name you hoping for happiness, wealth, and longevity? So today, this lifespan must continue, right?"
Speaking, he glanced towards the direction of the bar's underground, flashing a solemn gaze.
At this moment, the engine noise sounded, then the bar door was pushed open, and Team Dawn's leader Lu Zhao and Akse Brotherhood's Xie Guan walked in together. Seeing Hu Lushou sitting alone there, Lu Zhao immediately said,
"Boss Hu, all those teams have left, shouldn't we set off too?"
"Our people are ready too," Xie Guan said seriously.
"Uh… is it time?" Hu Lushou took out a golden pocket watch from his pocket, looked at it, then lifted his head, "Where is Wu Dapeng?"
"I've contacted several times with the communicator, but no response," Lu Zhao said.
"I saw their convoy still parked in the west of the city," Xie Guan said.
"Could it be they're dead asleep?" Lu Zhao cursed.
"No response?" Hu Lushou's face darkened, quickly pressing the communicator, "Captain Wu, Captain Wu??"
"A bit strange, I'll send someone over to check. That old guy is usually very cautious; theoretically, this shouldn't happen," Lu Zhao said directly, then looked at Hu Lushou anxiously, "And what exactly is the route you mentioned, so mysterious, are you afraid other teams will see?"
Hu Lushou cleared his throat at the words, "It's not really that mysterious, just that we... are following the north line track."
"Railway?" Both Lu Zhao and Xie Guan looked surprised.
"Why?" Lu Zhao said.
"The railway is indeed a good route. Following it, at least we won't get lost in the desert, although the road on the Gobi Desert is tough, it is indeed a method. Route is the fastest, and now few train groups pass through. Those sand bandits probably haven't focused attention on this," Hu Lushou didn't speak, but Xie Guan analyzed independently. The more he analyzed, the more excited he became, leaving Lu Zhao puzzled.
"Sounds reasonable, many caravans have mentioned this route before, but..." Lu Zhao furrowed his brows, "Is this the secret route Boss Hu mentioned all this while?"
Following the track line, the disadvantage for caravans is no road. Although the Gobi Desert terrain is vast, vast doesn't mean having a road.
The Gobi Desert is rugged with strange rocks and windstorms. Although the survivor caravans' vehicles have undergone apocalyptic modification, most terrains can be managed, but for crossing thousands of kilometers of desert, the speed is definitely slower than traveling on national highways and paved roads.
"No, no, no."
Hu Lushou coughed mysteriously, "Taking this road isn't just a matter of route, there's also an important reason."
"What reason?"
Bang bang bang!
Before the words fell, bizarre gunshots suddenly echoed within Akse City, and hearing this sound, Hu Lushou's face immediately appeared troubled, as if 'trouble is coming.'
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