Yuki looked at those people in front of him. They were probably residents of the village, all with lightweight prosthetic bodies. Yuki recognized one of them as the village’s second-rate layabout, the idle sort.
Although these loafers caused all sorts of trouble, they were different from Enoch back in the day. Enoch was heavy-duty construction machinery, earning a high income, and he didn’t have a family to support, so he lived quite freely.
But these second-rate troublemakers just loafed around; when they were close to starving, they would do some odd jobs to trade for some "Copper Candy." After all, the village’s solar panels were public property, and if there were consecutive sunny days, the excess power had to be released, or it would damage the storage equipment, so they were never in danger of starving to death. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by NoveI-Fire.ɴet
In summary, this group of people in Recycling Station Town was the kind who weren’t doted on by grandparents and ignored by everyone else—having one more or one fewer of them made no difference.
But somehow, these people had gotten their hands on guns.
Yuki’s hand moved like lightning towards his ribs. There lay the "Iron Hammer" revolver, a gift from Ai Tielang, but Yuki quickly changed his movement and raised his hands to show they were empty, "Hey, guys, we’re just passing through."
"Passing through?" The leader of the group fired a shot into the sky, "I’ve heard it’s not very peaceful around here these days. How come people are passing through here? Men of Jianghu?"
He didn’t realize that Yuki, seizing the opportunity, took a good look at the rifle in his hands.
It was a very classical design, the barrel was crude, and the muzzle didn’t have professional matting, considering the village’s power situation, there weren’t many types of gunpowder that could be made simply, so the bullet’s power wouldn’t be very strong.
Moreover, they barely knew anything about Firearms Path martial studies, and even their shooting postures were at a beginner’s level.
"Now that’s interesting," Yuki quickly calmed down and said, "Recycling Station Town is quite famous far and wide, right? I’ve heard that you can occasionally find some great ancient treasures here... We are a few martial arts school apprentices from Pine Eagle City, and we wanted to try our luck finding something overlooked."
At this moment, he dared not reveal his true identity. More than three years ago, the whole town knew that young Yuki had left with a Hero who had killed the Welfare Officer. If he were to announce his name here, anyone would dare to report him.
It is said that a small portion of Heroes would specifically go back to kill those who reported them, but Yuki belonged to the group who thought "better to avoid trouble."
"Oh... really?" The lout pondered for a moment, "Are you not part of Green Forest? I’ve heard that a nearby town was raided by a newly emerged Green Forest group."
"We just came out today!" Han Zhun finally spoke up, "We are all Good Citizens, Good Citizens."
Yuki said, "This isn’t my first time to your town either. I’ve never heard that Recycling Station Town would point guns at visitors."
"That was in the past." The thug seemed a bit proud, "Now, we all listen to the Town Mayor. We were ordered to tidy up our home."
Liu Ri felt a bit puzzled, "You guys?"
"Hey, kid, you’re sounding a bit off, eh?" The thug got a bit heated, "Do you know who has died here?"
Yuki felt it was both ridiculous and amusing.
The people who died in Recycling Station Town were all killed by Xiang Shan. What did that have to do with these thugs?
When the Tax Officer came, none of them were this brave in front of that dog.
And with these homemade guns paired with third-rate Gunners, whether they could injure a Martial Artist was still questionable!
He was somewhat disinclined to talk to these people any longer. Yuki said, "We’re just going to take a look around nearby, see if that works for you. If not, we’ll turn around and leave."
This loafer had rarely exercised his brain in his life, and he had even less experience with "making decisions." Scratching his head, he eventually said, "You have to go see our doctor. Unless the Town Mayor says otherwise, he’s the boss around here."
Yuki didn’t refuse. He was actually quite interested in meeting this old acquaintance.
The ruffians soon "escorted" the three of them to Dr. Schultz’s home.
The doctor’s home remained as before, the finest architecture in town, a single-family house made of metal and concrete, even with a touch of the old era’s charm.
Dr. Schultz still had that red steel face.
But what was different, Yuki felt that Dr. Schultz seemed much more assertive than before.
In Yuki’s memory, although Dr. Schultz was somewhat greedy, he was generally a decent person, with a bit of what you’d call "service spirit". As long as you paid him, you could always get satisfactory treatment from him. He didn’t have a high-and-mighty attitude.
But just before, she saw Dr. Schultz bellowing and scolding those "home defenders" ruffians.
"How dare you treat people who come to do business in this town !" Dr. Schultz exclaimed, "Uncle didn’t ask you to defend against the Green Forest, he didn’t ask you to..."
The group of ruffians hurriedly nodded and bowed, fleeing from Dr. Schultz’s cottage as if in flight.
Only then did Dr. Schultz turn to the three of them, "I’m sorry, those guys are ignorant."
Yuki sensitively realized that there was a defense system installed in Dr. Schultz’s living room, with gun muzzles hidden in several areas.
—Had she not noticed before? Or was it...
Liu Ri was a bit curious, "Are those guys attached to your uncle’s person? It’s not common for a wilderness settlement to do something , is it?"
Dr. Schultz feigned a sigh—and Yuki was surprised to find herself noticing Dr. Schultz’s pretense.
Dr. Schultz said, "You city folk wouldn’t understand, life is tough here in our wilderness settlements. Three years ago, we were hit by two waves of the Green Forest in a row, the very famous kind, and even a Great Hero passed through and slaughtered a Welfare Officer here, causing a lot of chaos. My uncle had no choice..."
Yuki’s lips were tightly pursed.
These people even considered her master as part of the "chaos".
Liu Ri said, "Two famous figures of the Green Forest died... Silver Transmission Shaft Lev and Chain Missile Gleayard?"
Dr. Schultz appeared somewhat surprised, "Exactly... ah, that makes sense, you people from the Martial Artist circle are more sensitive to such news."
Liu Ri said, "That stick planted at the entrance of the town, is it the legendary weapon of the Silver Transmission Shaft? A rotating part from a Cosmic Assault Ship? Made of very strong material?"
Dr. Schultz nodded, "It is so..."
Liu Ri said, "We came to your town to purchase items that could be used in a competition, so, in that case, would you sell that stick?"
Dr. Schultz was startled, "Ah?"
"That stick." Liu Ri said, "That size, it’s difficult for the workers in your town to utilize, right? Your town also lacks the means to update smelting techniques. But for us Martial Artists, this is a rare good item! We want to buy it to use as a weapon."
"How about it, name your price?"