Chapter 35 Merchant

The afternoon sun was shining brightly, it had just rained a few times, and the sky was exceptionally clear and clean. Allen sat quietly on an observation platform in the fortress, enjoying afternoon tea and some snacks. There were some books on the table beside him. , several relatives were talking about "gods".

Now there are rumors all over the grassland about the gods from the mountains, and what happened in the epidemic area a month ago. Allen has asked his men to inquire about it, and it is true.

But many people are skeptical. After all, the credibility of this matter is not high.

Allen looked at the books on the table and looked at a young nephew and said.

"Read more books if you have nothing to do."

Alan's nephew Nick said with some disdain.

"Uncle, what's the use of reading a book? It's better to seize the time and consolidate the fortress more quickly."

Allen smiled helplessly. Several other young people had the same attitude. They all carried weapons and trained every day to stand guard or go to the mountains and forests to help.

"Books are the most precious wealth of mankind in the world. Each of you will take one. I will test you in a few days. Take a look at it when you have nothing to do."

Several young people reluctantly selected books at random. Allen stood up and looked at the farmland in the distance. It was already winter, but it didn't feel like winter at all. Instead, it felt more like summer. The climate had completely changed. .

Allen asked as the sun's scorching heat made the crops on this grassland grow more abundantly.

"Are you sure that the scientists from the mountains really created the medicine?"

Nephew Nick said.

"Uncle, it's true. I asked people who had been sick before, as well as a doctor, and they all told the whole process clearly. But God's words should be bragging."

Allen just smiled slightly. Although he didn't quite believe that the power beyond human understanding was real, he was certain that this matter was not groundless.

There are more and more people on the grassland, and people are still coming every day. After all, the people in the two cities below can't bear it anymore, and they still come up, including some gang members, but there are a few big ones nearby. The gangs blocked the gang members.

Because the last time they sent people to the city to obtain supplies, these gang members ambushed them.

The battle just ended a few days ago, and the few groups that came up were all wiped out.

Looking at the dense crowds of people on the grassland, Allen felt that the worst era was not too far away. The sun was so intense and hot that made Allen a little worried, because under normal circumstances, the distance had already fallen into darkness, so the sun It should slowly disappear.

Allen looked at the sky. He didn't think this was the so-called miracle that many people said. It was most likely manual intervention by people in the space station.

Because Allen used to read some science-related things, he knew something about the Asgard space station country floating in the sky, and he also imagined that it would be great if he could go up there.

But the space station only requires people with superior IQs or talents with very professional skills. Ordinary people are not qualified to set foot on it.

Everything today is too bad for human beings. Allen will be anxious for a while every day because he knows how bad the future will be. The prosperity and hope in front of him are nothing but false.

Unless someone can control everything at this juncture and establish corresponding laws, this form of human society will collapse when the crisis comes.

Now that Allen has asked people to collect some metal, the wooden defensive barriers must be upgraded, otherwise a fire will destroy them.

The upgrade cannot be too fast, it must be gradually strengthened, with wood as the base, then adding metal for reinforcement, and finally pouring cement, so as to have a complete fortress.

As long as the fortress can be self-sufficient for everything, the defenses near the water source must be strengthened more firmly.

Everything cannot go too fast. Firstly, there is a shortage of manpower. Secondly, there is not enough material. Thirdly, it is impossible to expand the number of people in a short time.

Everything must be done step by step. Allen can already imagine what it will be like in four or five years, because everything in this place has been settled a long time ago. In Allen's view, this place is more like a gladiatorial arena.

All the conditions in the huge arena have been met. Humanity not only needs to face a worse and harsher environment in the future, but also needs to deal with threats from other people.

And when one day, humans have to fight, then everything in the entire arena will be reduced to a tool for survival.

Human beings can do any cruel thing to survive. This is the innate instinct of animals.

"Time will tell."

Allen got up. He planned to go out for a walk and talk to a few gangs about supplies. They could exchange wood and some mountain goods with them for metal, but it was obvious that they wanted to raise the price, and Allen planned to jump. One or two of them were traded directly.

Metal is already a scarce resource on this grassland. Gangs have noticed it a long time ago, and then they started frantically sending people to the highway to dismantle cars and bring everything back.

Because these things will be of great use in the future, the weapons and ammunition in the hands of gangs that still hold modern weapons have almost bottomed out, and they do not have the conditions to make bullets, so the future will return to the era of cold weapons.

If you want to make cold weapons, metal is an extremely important material. Part of the metal that Allen has hoarded has been used to make cold weapons. Because the wood resources in the mountains are rich, Allen made spears, which are the best weapons for fighting on the battlefield, and bows with metal arrows.

For close combat, it is a scimitar, which is a very effective weapon in actual combat. Allen plans to slowly equip everyone with it as much as possible, and then train them, so that they can respond at any time when a crisis occurs in the future.

Soon Allen left the fortress with more than 30 armed men. They came all the way to a farmland and soon found a group of people. They were the closest small group to Allen and his team. There were more than 100 people and many metal objects in their hands.

"Ah, Allen, the price you gave is too low. Metal can be reused as long as it is dissolved, but many of the things you gave us are consumables, so if you want it, the original transaction quantity is not applicable."

Allen nodded and said.

"Now these metals are useless for you to hold. We are trying to find a way to mine them recently."

The leader in front of him looked surprised and asked.

"Have you found a mineral deposit?"

Allen nodded.

"It's just that we lack some materials now, because we need to make some mining tools."

Alan's men also knew that Alan was just bluffing, because they didn't have the talent in this area. Although there might be mineral deposits in the mountains and forests, they didn't have the ability to find them.

"It's up to you whether to trade or not. Let's keep the original quantity. If you don't want to trade, forget it."

"Wait."

The leader hesitated a little, because if he refused, if Alan and his men mined the mineral deposits in the future, it would be uneconomical if they wanted to trade something and were stuck by Alan and his men.

"We can give you some metals, but there is a condition."

"In the future, when we mine the ore, we will trade with you on the same terms."

The leader nodded with satisfaction, and then said that he would let his men send them to the gate of the fortress and trade in person.

Alan also nodded, and then Alan took his men to the next place. Alan only planned to find two groups of people, because if he found too many, such a lie would be easily exposed, and it would be troublesome at that time.

If we find two groups of people, many other people will come to us on their own initiative after hearing about this, because Allen knows very well that people don't want to suffer losses at all. Once they find a little opportunity, they will try every means to get it.

At that time, Allen only needs to keep trading with these gangs. When he holds a large amount of metal objects, if they keep asking about the progress, Allen only needs to give them some dissolved metal objects, and they will naturally believe this lie.

Everything has been planned, and Allen's negotiations with the second gang members are also relatively smooth. The other party expressed great interest and also agreed to trade with them when the mineral deposits are mined. They can trade with some seeds or grains.

"You are worthy of being an uncle."

Nick said with a smile, and Allen nodded. Such things are very applicable in such an era, because in the past when information technology was not well developed, many people made themselves rich by transferring money from left hand to right hand.

Allen is no exception, because he has a great advantage on the surface, so others will naturally believe him. Then Allen led people all the way to a place eight kilometers away, where a medium-sized gang is located.

Allen came here for no other reason than to ask the gang to lend him a few civil engineers, because Allen now plans to build some caves on the mountain wall as shelters or some living places, including some food storage rooms. Although he has people who know how to build, many people dare not easily guarantee the structural engineering problems of civil engineering.

Because this requires extremely professional knowledge, Allen has talked to this heavy gang several times, but the other party has always hung him up, and even asked Allen and his team to trade weapons.

Of course, Allen could not agree. After all, weapons are scarce now. If they are traded out, it is equivalent to reducing their own strength. This is impossible for Allen to do, but Allen prepared a reason today that the other party absolutely cannot refuse.

"Again, if you can bring weapons, I can lend you two engineers. You also know how important engineers are in this era, right?"

Allen certainly knew that their houses were only three stories high, which was the limit. Some houses also began to have problems due to structural pressure problems. Now they must have talents in this area.

Allen said with a smile.

"Can't we trade with something else?"

"What?"

Alan said with a smile.

"We have good medical conditions there. If your people are injured and need treatment in the future, we can provide medical treatment for your people for free."

The leader laughed when he heard it, because he didn't believe it at all. Soon Alan took out a mobile phone, opened it and called up the photos of the medical center taken early in the morning, as well as the video photos of doctors performing operations, etc.

The other party thought about it, and Alan grasped the other party's weakness. There was no doctor in this medium-sized gang. Some of them died before they got sick, and many of them died, and some were injured.

The leader was in a dilemma, because he knew that he would get sick and injured one day, and if he didn't get effective medical treatment, he would die easily.

"What if you regret it?"

The leader asked, and Allen said with a smile.

"I will need to borrow people from you in the future. This kind of thing is certainly not a one-time deal, right?"

The leader thought about it and agreed, because he really couldn't refuse such a condition, but he made a request. Under the premise of the engineer's help, he would immediately send his patients to be treated. If the treatment was successful, they would immediately send more engineers.

"That's fine, but how many people?"

"About more than ten people."

The reason why the leader would not refuse was that his wife was among them. She had been sick for a while. If she didn't get treatment, she would die. There was no medicine to take on this grassland.

"No problem at all, my doctors will be responsible for curing them."

After reaching an agreement, the leader immediately sent more than ten people, as well as two engineers, and took the patients with Allen. Although his subordinates reminded the leader to be careful of fraud, the leader was not worried because the demand was mutual.

Alan's heart was relieved. He led people along the way and talked about some situations. He would provide them with rooms, but asked them to move only near the rooms and in the yard. These people nodded and agreed.

At dusk, Alan led people to the fortress. After the small door of the fortress was opened, everyone went in. Alan smiled happily, and the matter was finally done.

Rather than saying that Alan is a leader, it is better to say that he is a qualified businessman. Through some of his own operations, Alan has made the entire fortress more and more solid.

Soon they reached the foot of the mountain. Many gang members looked at the medical equipment inside in astonishment. It was much more advanced than the one in the video. The doctors were also ready. Some patients walked over, and the gang members who came with them also relaxed their vigilance.

"It's almost time for one of you to go back and tell your leader that there is no problem here. Two engineers, please go upstairs. I hope to talk to you about my idea."