Chapter 241 - Meal Buddies (1/2)

Chapter 241: Meal Buddies

Having been saved and acknowledged, Miens had the intention of repaying the favor. He immediately said to Shang Jianyao, “If you really want to join our Furnace Church, make a trip to Tarnan. I’ll write a letter for you to bring to His Excellency Li Zhe. I’ll inform him about your friendliness, sincerity, and the help you rendered.”

Upon seeing that Tarnan was somewhere they were heading toward to begin with, Jiang Baimian didn’t stop Shang Jianyao with her eyes and let him do whatever he wanted.

“Alright, alright.” Shang Jianyao agreed without hesitation. As he spoke, he even took out a piece of paper and a pen as if he wanted to say, “Quick, write it now.”

Miens was a little stunned. It wasn’t that he was just being polite, but everyone seemed to have proper matters to discuss. How could he write one on the spot?

Jiang Baimian quickly resolved his embarrassment and asked, “Apart from your Linhai Alliance, what other large factions does Tarnan have?”

“None,” Miens replied almost without thinking. “Apart from us being neighbors with Mechanical Paradise and having a good relationship with them, the other large factions either don’t know of Tarnan’s existence or can only trade through some small and medium factions recognized by Mechanical Paradise.”

For example, Redstone Collection and Weed City—which is relatively special in First City’s sphere of influence? Jiang Baimian gained further understanding of Redstone Collection as a smuggling node.

She smiled and said, “Mechanical Paradise sure is careful.”

“Actually, there’s nothing special about Tarnan other than the increased number of robots, machines, and electronic products.” Miens didn’t understand why Mechanical Paradise would do so.

A howling cold wind tore through the valley at this moment, making Miens and the other Omnidirectional Commerce members tremble.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Baimian exclaimed, “Seriously, I was so focused on chatting that I forgot that all of you are wearing only a single shirt!”

Their coats had been taken away by the bandits after they were captured.

With that said, Jiang Baimian pointed to the side with her chin. “Fortunately, we don’t lack clothes and supplies. Yes, bury the corpses in passing as payment.”

There were many dead bandits in the area.

As for those who were seriously injured and hadn’t died for the time being, the Old Task Force had been heading south all the way. They were getting short on medical supplies, so they treated them as if they were already dead.

Miens had the intention of taking the corpses’ clothes, but he was too embarrassed to say anything. According to the rules of the area between Mechanical Paradise and the Linhai Alliance, they were spoils of war. Only those who had contributed could enjoy them.

To his surprise, the valiant and beautiful woman opposite him was not only willing to use the clothes on the corpses to help them, but she also gave them the supplies that the bandits couldn’t take away in their panic.

“I-I can’t do that.” Miens hesitated for a moment before waving his hand.

This didn’t mean that he was moral, noble, and unwilling to take advantage of others. It was just that the team in front of him was powerful. If they offended them slightly and didn’t perform well, they might not be able to leave this valley.

Jiang Baimian smiled. “You’re welcome. If you keep wearing this, you’ll freeze to death tonight. Also, you don’t have any food or cars. How are you going to leave in the future? Uh, those machines are your goods, right?”

She was referring to the portable computers that filled one of the cars. They were thin, white or black, and they shimmered with a lustrous luster.

“Yes.” Miens thought for a moment and said, “We won’t stand on ceremony with clothes, food, and cars; we really have no choice. Take away those portable computers as our gratitude.”

“That’s too much.” Jiang Baimian thought for a moment and said, “Let’s do it according to Ruin Hunter rules. For such a mission, we’ll take about 30% of the supplies.”

Jiang Baimian didn’t deliberately appear generous because she might have to gather supplies to exchange for Lehman’s equipment in the future.

After an intense ‘negotiation,’ the payment was finally fixed at 40%.

At this point, Miens heaved a sigh of relief and beckoned his companions over to the corpses.

Just as he bent down, he suddenly exclaimed, “He threw it just like that? He really doesn’t know how to cherish things!”

Shang Jianyao ran over and asked curiously, “What is it?”

Miens picked up a small, blue cloth bag, the kind that could be held with one hand. “My spice bag—it’s filled with good stuff! Apart from our Linhai Alliance, where else can you find so many spices? The bandits initially thought that it was gold, chips, or high-performance batteries, so they directly took it away.”

Shang Jianyao asked with bright eyes, “Do you use it when eating?”

“Yes, some are used for cooking the soup base, and some are used for the sauce dip. Everyone chooses different combinations based on their preferences,” Miens replied in a slightly sacred tone.

Upon seeing that nothing was happening, Jiang Baimian cast her gaze at Long Yuehong. “You can take off the exoskeleton. A normal level of alert will do.”

They had to conserve electricity! There was no sun today, so they were planning to use the spare battery for the jeep.

After Long Yuehong removed the exoskeleton with Shang Jianyao’s help, Jiang Baimian walked to Bai Chen’s side and looked at the bandits squatting on the ground. “You bandits call yourselves Mountain Fox?”

“Yes.”

“Yes,” the bandits replied eagerly.

“What’s your boss’s name?” Jiang Baimian picked up the Death rocket launcher with one hand, leaving the bandits, Miens, and the others speechless.

This strength was nothing ridiculous. Instead, it looked very relaxed.

A blond-haired bandit snapped to his senses and quickly said, “Panania.”