Section 24: Escape to the Federation
That night, the old-fashioned assault car welcomed its third guest.
The smell of cigarettes was spreading. Ike was wearing big sunglasses and holding the steering wheel while smoking. Yi Chen crossed his legs and held the cigarette in his mouth. His eyes were staring at the view outside the window, even though it was just a paint black outside.
Even though the times have evolved to the present, the ingredients of cigarettes are still indispensable. However, for the body that has been modified by armor, even ten cans per day will not cause any adverse reactions.
"What should I do next?" Yi Chen turned around and asked.
"We take Route 17, there is a station leading to the Federation." Jason covered his nose and called out the escape route he had just prepared from the computer.
"Station? The Development Department is a dictator in the desert area. The stations are all under their control."
"No, although now, the three major regions outside the Federation have become independent by default, the lifelines leading to the Federation of the three major regions are all in the hands of the federal government, which is one of the bottom lines of not starting a war."
Jason said, enlarging the roadmap on the computer screen: it marked a rugged white line, and a striking red dot was slowly moving forward.
"We're here." Jason pointed to the red dot, "Try your best to go, spend tonight, and spend tomorrow, and we will arrive at this time the day after tomorrow."
"But those guys in the desert area will not ignore us." The red words came from Ike, "When Jason took you out of that ghost place, he had already exposed his identity as a Kaishi. The Development Department will definitely send Kaishi."
"Oh..." The low and elongated voice represents Yi Chen's response while also thinking about something.
"what's on your mind?"
"I'm thinking... I'm at least half of yours for it now, right?"
Ike and Jason nodded, making a "hmm" sound to agree.
"Then--" Yi Chen spread his hands: "What is the name of this consortium? At least I have to know the name of the person I serve."
“…”
After a while in the car, Eck's bell-like laughter broke out. "We almost fought, and now you have even transferred your camp, but you don't even know what your name is!" Eck's smile nerve was hit by this subtle and embarrassing mistake.
This big man probably belongs to the kind of joy and anger that manifests his emotions. If he finds it interesting, he will not be able to control his laughter even in the most serious scene. Yi Chen is not embarrassed and shy about this behavior. On the contrary, he laughs with him.
Because this is a way for the lower-level characters to exaggerate the atmosphere with each other, even if they laugh, they are kind-hearted.
"You can see it yourself."
Jason had a personality that was opposite to them: rigorous, serious, and meticulous. He seemed to have the ability to filter out all voices he didn't want to hear. He ignored the laughter of the two and adjusted the information of the consortium expressionlessly.
The name is very concise, so concise that it replaces the name with just one letter.
“‘x’?”
Yi Chen recites the Tao.
He knew this letter, which was the 24th in English. "x" represents "goal" and "hope", and also means "unknown" and "infinite".
"Clever name." Yi Chen exclaimed.
With money as the goal, never give up hope for money.
Exploring unknown things, and then going on infinity.
This is the essence of the consortium.
They are a large-scale wealth-making group, and they do whatever they make money.
Not only the Kaishi industry, but also the development and investment of other technological products, even casinos, underground fighting, and this kind of semi-underground industry.
"What a huge profit... Why do they have to restrain so much money? Even if they deduct the salary of their subordinates and the government's taxes, the money they left behind should not be underestimated. That is not the money that can be spent by one person or a group of people in their lifetime."
Yi Chen couldn't help but talk to himself in confusion.
"They just want luxury."
Jason answered this question: "People at the bottom pursue survival, ordinary people pursue the upper class life, while people at the upper class pursue this luxurious upper class life, and they leave it to the next generation after they die, and then pass it on to the next generation. As long as you think like this, no amount of money will be enough."
"Oh, isn't this too domineering?"
Yi Chen said half-jokingly: "Hold the luck of money in his hands, but not to share it with others?"
"Strong desire is one of the seven original sins of mankind. If it is you, should you choose to let go of what you have, or use it until you die, and then leave it to your next generation with stinginess?" Jason asked seriously.
"I will use it well at critical moments and squeeze out the value of it until nothing remains!"
"As you said, strong desire is one of your original sins. So what qualifications do you have to preach others?"
Originally, it was just a word to talk to himself inadvertently, but now it seems to have evolved into a philosophical discussion. Yi Chen, who possesses "untouchable wisdom", had a heated discussion with Jason. Ike suddenly felt that the atmosphere was much more dull. He yawned and began to drive the vehicle intently.
"—Original sin, since you have given such a definition of this, it means that everyone cannot escape its existence. But in fact, there are many critics in this world. Do they have no qualifications to evaluate it?"
"them--"
Just as Jason opened his mouth and was about to continue the discussion, the tires and sand of the assault vehicle made a harsh scream. He and Yi Chen had to put their hands in front of him and grasp something tightly to prevent them from leaning forward and knocking them down due to inertia.
Before we could ask the driver for the reason, those guys who were "culprits" came to the door themselves.
The sand and soil began to stir... Infrared rays representing the quasi-centricity surrounded the assault vehicle.
The source of the ray comes from a certain machine hidden under the sand. These large metal boxes have creature-like four legs. While shaking off the sand and soil attached to their bodies, they pull up the body of a chariot from the ground. "Crack..." were followed by countless loading sounds, and about seven or eight gun barrels were aimed at the assault vehicle.
"Don't move! Don't move!"
Chapter completed!