Armored train in the apocalypse

Chapter 329 Arms Deal
The figure dragged a heavy metal box, leaving long drag marks on the snow.

The hem of the white woolen military overcoat cut through the dense darkness, and the calves wrapped in leather boots went above the knees. The crisp, clattering sound, like war drums, reached the soldiers' ears clearly and steadily.

The soldier was stunned for a moment, thinking he was hallucinating.

Who would walk through the desolate wilderness of an extremely cold region in the dead of night?
Even if they are not targeted by predators, they will freeze to death in the middle of the night due to hypothermia.

While she was still in a daze, the figures below had already approached. The snow, which was over her knees, did not seem to pose any obstacle to her, even though the iron box behind her had rolled into a small snow mountain.

The figure raised its head and surveyed the city before it.

A white mink collar framed an unexpectedly exquisite face, with smooth, delicate skin. Frosty eyelashes couldn't suppress the fire in her steel-blue eyes. Looking at the soldiers staring blankly at the wall, Tasia's eyes flashed with arrogance, and her voice poured out like a loaded bullet.

"I am Colonel Anastasia, and I'm here to do some business with you. Please have your chairman come out."

The northern continent is a vast territory, divided into polar bears and woolly bears.

After the apocalypse, Gunfire gathered a large number of soldiers and quickly became the largest force in the entire Russian bear. Relying on the geographical advantages of the extreme cold region, it occupied some core cities and quickly stabilized.

In contrast, Obsidian, a long-established military industry, is slower to react due to its remoteness from the apocalypse. To this day, it is only a large force within the White Bear, with its sphere of influence barely extending to the vicinity of the extreme cold region, and it does not even border any forces within the Eastern Empire.

The only area where we have a slight advantage is in the military industry.

That was also her goal in coming here.

Upon hearing the name, the soldier, as if waking from a dream, shuddered and quickly sounded the alarm.

Cursing and swearing echoed from all the watchtowers, and one after another, burly men, as rugged as bears, emerged from their rooms, all turning to look at the beautiful figure below, their eyes wide with astonishment.

"Oh, woman!"

"I bet her head is bigger than mine!"

"Shut up, you bastard! You'll get fucked to death sooner or later because of that lousy mouth of yours!"

After listening to the sentry's report, the squad leader stepped forward with a serious expression and called down, "Colonel Tasia, I've heard of you. What are you doing at Obsidian Industries so late?"

Just as Tasia was about to speak, her sharp eyebrows suddenly rose as she looked into the thick darkness behind her.

Deep, guttural roars, hidden in the darkness, surrounded her from all sides, even causing the soldiers on the city wall to change their expressions.

"Boss, she seems to be in big trouble. It's probably those Steppenwolves. Should we help her?"

The soldier asked in a low voice.

The squad leader hesitated, then firmly rejected the suggestion. He knew that the men on night watch would be no match for the mutated wolf pack, and that they could only defend the city walls.

Gunfire and Obsidian Industries' connection wasn't enough for him to lead his men out to fight.

Tasia, standing below, showed no intention of asking for help. She kicked aside the box she was dragging behind her, revealing two 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns, their heavy ammunition belts already loaded.

One after another, wolves over three meters long, covered in fluffy gray-black fur, emerged from the night. Their green eyes stared ferociously at the woman before them, and their low whimpers turned into threatening howls.

There were over a hundred in total, with the first few dozen even reaching the first tier!
Enough to sweep through small campsites in extremely cold regions!

Faced with such an exaggerated lineup, Tasia simply exhaled a puff of white mist from her throat.

The moment the white mist blurred her face, the alpha wolf, poised to pounce, leaped out, covering more than ten meters in a single bound. In the blink of an eye, it had already jumped in front of Tasia. However, it did not detect any fear in the human in front of it, but could only see those eyes that were colder than the wind and snow.

Two golden gunshots shot out, striking the top predator of the wilderness with terrifying force.

Faced with such a brutal caliber as 12.7, even the Steppenwolf's tough physique, forged in the wind and snow, was nothing more than a large meat target. The strongest alpha wolf didn't even utter a howl before silently collapsing into the snow.

The crimson blood evaporated and melted the surrounding ice and snow, carrying wisps of white mist, and quickly crystallized into blood-red ice crystals.

The last thing it saw before it died was Tasia wielding two anti-aircraft machine guns that were disproportionately large for her size, slaughtering its tribe.

The somewhat thin shoulders did not tremble at all. Under the bright gunfire, the white coat seemed to be blown by a gale, and the golden bullet casings flew onto the snow, burning deep dents.

No matter from which angle the wolf pack pounces, it will be strangled by two projectiles.

It was as if, at this moment, they were not ferocious wolves, but rather weak, unarmed humans.

It tried to signal the wolf pack to retreat, but its throat had been shattered by a bullet, and it could only watch helplessly as its pack was slaughtered by this woman.

The entire "hunt" lasted only a minute and thirty seconds from start to finish.

More than a hundred ferocious wasteland wolves had already fallen beneath Tasia's gun.

But her expression remained unchanged. She simply pulled two ammunition belts from the iron box, reloaded them, and then turned to look at the soldiers on the city wall, calmly saying, "These wasteland wolves will be considered part of the funds I used to purchase weapons."

The roar of engines came from afar, and the squad leader could inexplicably sense a feeling of anxiety.

It must be the main force of gunfire arriving.

Knowing that the matter was beyond his control, he could only hurriedly wake up the superior officer who was soaking in the women's bed. After being scolded, he followed the even more anxious superior officer to wake up the director who was soaking in the women's bed.

Hearing the angry shouts and the officer's subservient explanations coming from inside, the squad leader felt much better.

Obsidian's regional council member stood formally atop the city wall, below which were parked fully armed vehicles, with burly, bear-like men in military overcoats and menacing eyes setting off Tasia in the center.

The hundreds of wasteland wolves on the ground silently demonstrated the opponent's strength.

'This girl's strength has increased again!'

The council member suppressed the apprehension in his eyes and asked in surprise, "Tasia, it's you? Isn't the arms deal handled by old Pele?"

Tasia shook her head and said, "The previous quantity was too small. We want to cooperate with the forces of Donghuang and need more weapons. Why don't you merge Obsidian Industries into Gunfire?"

The director's lips twitched; this girl actually wanted to swallow them up.

"I can't make that decision. Let's talk about weapons instead."

……

"July 28th, the wind suddenly picked up."

Fire can destroy everything, but new seeds are always hidden in the ashes.

More than a month has passed since the great battle of Zhijin's counterattack, but no one feels that time has passed.

Whether they were on an armed train or were survivors, everyone had endless tasks to complete.

The Zhinan District has been almost completely cleared out. The hotel in Chenxi Square has been transformed into the administrative center of the armed station, and Chenxi Square has become the core area of ​​the base city.

With the train's planning, members of the Jin Feng Chamber of Commerce were also relocated there. Coupled with the siphon effect of the base city on the surrounding scavengers, the population quickly exceeded 100,000.

Even though the armed train was well-prepared, managing so many people was still a huge challenge.

Moreover, there are over three million active zombies to the north, and an underground beetle kingdom.

As for the former, Su Huan could only stall for time. There were a large number of industrial facilities, materials, and urban construction sites to the north of Zhijin, and the site was in dire need of reconstruction; he couldn't possibly destroy all of these as well.

As for the latter, a solution has already been found.

The idea did not originate from Director Xu, but from Lao Xie, the first-level "manipulator" of the Jin Feng Chamber of Commerce.

His core skill is called "Animal Affinity," which means he can control mutated beasts to a certain extent, but he is better at dealing with canines such as wolves and dogs.

But with the train conductor's encouragement, they gradually began to establish contact with the beetles of the Zhijin underground kingdom.

Although the process was somewhat difficult, the beetle neighbors were no longer the main obstacle to the construction in Zhijin.

The influx of scavengers from the surrounding area made the base city a mixed bag, but it also brought about a thriving scene.

The first to open for business and earn their first pot of gold was not Ma Gong's rat meat skewers, nor Wen Biao's tavern, but a group of girls who had some skills and were good at running their own businesses.

The armed trains maintained stability in the base city through violence, and they were the only outlet in the city capable of silencing the restlessness.

"Boom!"

A loud banging sound rang out, and Xiao Hong frowned slightly as he looked at the crooked strokes carved on the wooden sign.

But he still put down the knife, got up, and opened the door.

Five men stood outside the door, their waists bulging, their eyes filled with lust and lewdness as they peered at him from behind.

Xiao Hong had long been used to this kind of gaze. Sometimes he would secretly rejoice that he was not a woman, thus avoiding this chilling look.

He stood in front of the door and calmly said, "We are not open in the morning."

The leader didn't even glance at him, shoving Xiao Hong aside and swaggering in with his group. He glanced around, but seeing nothing to his liking, he exclaimed in disappointment, "Where is everyone?"

"sleeping."

Xiao Hong stood up, patted his backside, and acted as if nothing had happened.

They expend too much energy at night, so naturally they can't get up during the day.

The leading man sat on the sofa and finally looked at the boy in front of him. He looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old, with rough skin covered with small wounds. His only redeeming quality was that his hair was neatly styled, which was rare among scavengers.

"How many of you are there?"

the man asked.

Thirty-five.

Xiao Hong replied.

How many women?

Thirty-four.

There were originally more men, but they all died on their way to Zhijin. However, this is not a problem, as the women will find enough "protectors" in time.

Women need the security that men provide, and men need the bodies that women provide, not to mention that these women can offer them considerable benefits.

We need each other.

The men looked at him with a knowing look in their eyes.

There was contempt in his gaze, but also envy and jealousy.

Someone spat, "Has the little brat even grown up yet? How can you handle all these women by yourself?"

Xiao Hong did not answer. He had heard countless more lewd and disgusting things. He simply waited silently for them to explain their purpose in order to avoid being beaten up for no reason.

"Call the people out for Brother Li to take a look at. If the quality is good, you'll be under the management of Longxing from now on."

A man with a pointed face and monkey-like features lewdly grinned, his gun almost drawn.

'Longxing...'

Xiao Hong searched his memory for the name but couldn't recall it.

There are hundreds of factions of all sizes in the base city. Every day, a bunch of small factions appear, and many disappear inexplicably. The armed train is busy managing the city, leaving them to fend for themselves.

If the major powers like Jin Feng and Black Star don't cause trouble, how many people can die even if things get chaotic down below?
The most formidable figures Xiao Hong had ever encountered were the Black Star Five Tigers; as for the Armed Train, he had only ever heard of it.

The train conductor is widely regarded as a savior.

He scoffed at this in his heart. What a load of bull! It's just a gang that's a little bigger than Longxing.

But it's still better than following these people.

Perhaps hearing the voices below, several women came out from upstairs. Some were wearing underwear, while others were completely naked, exposing large expanses of their fair skin. The men's eyes lit up instantly.

The woman at the front was in her thirties, her long hair disheveled from sleep, with heavy dark circles under her eyes. Only when she saw the greedy gaze of the man below did she belatedly clutch her heavy chest and force a coquettish smile, "Coming to play so early? The sisters aren't ready yet. Why don't you all wait a little while we wash up?"

The man with the pointed chin and monkey-like face grinned lewdly and said, "What's there to wash up about? Let your brother rinse your mouth for you!"

"Call all of you out here, three people each, no, five people each!"

"Hahaha……"

Several men burst into laughter.

The woman's face stiffened. Those who did this kind of work were obviously not virgins. At worst, she could just keep them company. But these women were clearly new to the city, their eyes still bloodshot. They were here to sell their bodies, not their lives.

The woman gave Xiao Hong a wink.

Xiao Hong quietly retreated. They were able to do business in the streets and alleys behind the Morning Light Hotel, which meant they had registered with the "City Hall." Although it couldn't be considered a real protection, using Black Star's name to save their lives wasn't a big problem.

But as soon as he took a step, Brother Li's cold gaze swept over him.

"You think you can run away, kid?"

Xiao Hong glanced at the gun handle under Li Ge's clothes, then estimated the distance to the door. He obediently stopped and spoke in a trembling, timid voice.

"We've registered with the Black Star team..."

Pretending to be weak wouldn't offend them, and it would also allow them to conveniently raise the banner of Black Star.

A sneer flashed in Brother Li's eyes, "What are Black Stars? From now on, you'll follow me, and we'll replace them sooner or later!"

"Follow me? Are you a prostitute too?"

A sound like firecrackers came from outside the door.

(My mind is a bit foggy, the plot is all tangled up in my head, this chapter might not be the best way to write it, I might revise it when I wake up.)
(End of this chapter)