Last Totem Novel - Chapter 16

Chapter 16 Sand City
The afternoon sun roasted the barren land, and the sparse weeds grew stubbornly on the cracked loess under the blazing sun. The hot and dry air barely moved, and occasionally a vulture’s cry could be heard in the sky.

In this boundless wilderness, a train fleet traveled from east to west towards Sand City. There were more than ten rear eight-wheeled trucks in the front of the convoy. The full-loaded trucks were heavily pressed against the thick tires, causing the tires to slightly sink into the dry ground, leaving behind deep tread marks. Behind the rear eight-wheeled truck was a dilapidated pickup truck loaded with repair tools and tyres. Behind the pickup truck was a semi-new Great Wall Land Cruiser with the owner and captain of the fleet seated on it.

“Brothers, as long as we arrive at Sand City before sunset, the boss will let us have a wild night!” The motorcade leader held the walkie-talkie and shouted, “Cheer up! The girls at the Oak Bar are already waiting for us with their legs crossed.” Immediately after, a noisy laugh came from the walkie-talkie.

“These brats.” The owner of the caravan hugged his chest and scolded. He had already spent five days on the road from the highland plantations to the east. At this moment, he thought that as long as he transported the ten-odd truckloads of grain to Sand City, he would be able to complete the task. He had been running in the wilderness these past few days, sleeping in the open every day, and his entire body was a little sticky. After arriving in Sand City, you must take a good bath, and then find two little sisters to press your waist.

Sand City was the only city within a radius of a thousand kilometers (excluding those Silver Cities). It was located in the middle of the nine Silver Cities. Sand City was founded more than three hundred years ago. Its predecessor was an industrial area composed of a large geothermal power station and surrounding factories. Along with the desertification of the land, hundreds of kilometers of villages have been deserted one after another. The villagers moved to the vicinity of the power station and worked for a living. Gradually, it became an industrial city. Afterwards, Silver City rose into the sky. More workers lost their livelihood and gathered here to survive.

Nowadays, the geothermal power station with inexhaustible thermal energy has become the biggest advantage of Sand City. Tens of millions of workers lived here and worked day and night to produce various supplies for the nine silver cities around them.

The sun gradually sank to the west, and the outline of Sand City appeared on the distant horizon. It was a city made of steel, with countless thick chimneys towering into the clouds. At this moment, black smoke was emitting from the chimney, forming a huge black cloud above Sand City.

There was a burst of cheers on the walkie-talkie. The drivers shouted excitedly and drove towards their happy place. There’s wine, there’s meat, there’s women, there’s everything they want …

Ten minutes later, the convoy arrived at the grain warehouse at the east gate of Sand City. It was already nighttime after the loading and unloading was completed, and the owner of the convoy led the drivers into the oak bar north of Sandy City. The bar was not particularly spacious. It was only about a hundred square meters including the bar counter. There was a row of iron rectangular tables on the side of the wall. There was an aisle between the rectangular tables and the bar counter. The group sat down at the rectangular table near the door and ordered noisily.

Every time the owner of the convoy came to Sand City, he would spend the night in this bar. The rent here was cheap, the food was cheap, and the girls were relatively cheap.

Soon, the owner of the bar served food and drinks. The drivers wolfed down their meals around the long table. Not long after, they were full and drunk, shouting for women drunkenly. The owner of the bar immediately called over a dozen girls for them to choose. The drivers pushed and shouted for the caravan owner to pick first.

The motorcade owner looked at the dozen fragmentary flowers and willows around Fat Swallow and couldn’t raise any interest. He waved his hand and let the drivers pick them. He planned to have the bartender introduce him alone in the middle of the night and get a prettier girl. At this moment, he saw a teenager and a girl sitting in a corner of the bar. The youth leaned against the wall and closed his eyes to rest. One of his eyes was wrapped in gauze, and he seemed to be injured. The girl was eating, and from this point of view, the food on the plate was not abundant. From the looks of it, their economy is not well off. Of course, why would rich people come to the oak bar?

The girl was dressed in a hooded canvas robe. From the side, her breasts were well developed and her buttocks were round and plump. Even this ordinary robe could not conceal her curvaceous figure. When she ate, she revealed a dazzling white arm. Her creamy skin made people want to take a bite.

The drunken owner of the convoy looked at the beautiful girl with uncontrollable saliva flowing from the corner of his mouth. He summoned the owner of the bar and pointed at the girl’s back. “Girl over there, let her sleep with me.”

“She’s a guest, not a girl here.” The bartender’s expression turned ugly.

The owner of the motorcade auctioned off a silver coin and said in a rough voice, “Tell her I’ll give her a gold coin.”

The owner of the bar gave a thumbs up and said, “Second Boss Cai is really heroic and willing. Even a fairy has to lie down for you with a gold coin.” The caravan owner laughed loudly and waved his hand to signal him to hurry up. The owner of the bar collected the silver coins and walked to the girl’s long table. He bent down and said, “Miss, our shop …”

He was only halfway through his words, but he forcefully didn’t continue. Because, he saw that the youth who had been leaning against the corner all this time had opened his eyes. In that instant, all the pores on his body stood up. His sharp gaze was like a knife piercing into his heart, making it almost impossible for him to breathe. The owner of the bar had been operating here for many years, but he still had some basic eyesight. In the blink of an eye, he returned to the owner of the motorcade, silently putting down the silver coins and silently returning to the bar counter.

The owner of the convoy was a little drunk and didn’t understand what the owner of the bar meant. At this time, the driver who was hugging the chick watched the scene and drunkenly patted the table, shouting, “Boss, I’ll go talk to him.” As he spoke, the driver supported the table and stood up. He staggered towards the girl.

“Hey! Little girl, hey! Our boss wants to find you to sleep with.” The driver said vaguely and reached out to grab the girl’s shoulder. Just as he was about to touch the girl, the girl suddenly turned around and avoided his hand. Before he could react, a black pistol was already pointing at his temples.

The driver was so frightened that he trembled. He slowly raised his hands above his head.

“Fuck off!” The girl gritted her teeth and said fiercely. The driver’s drunkenness dissipated and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He turned around stiffly and walked back to his seat step by step.

The young girl sat down and smiled as she looked at the youth. “Little scum, is big sister amazing?”

These two people are Tie Zha and You Ge. They have been in Sand City for two days. During this time, Iron Slag went to buy some medicine required by the Narcissus Doctor, as well as sunscreen for the old flute, and changed the capacitance of the red comet. He hadn’t found the person Lena had asked for. In addition, Iron Slag contacted a small captain of the Sand City’s garrison and asked him to contact the Hiros family, one of the four great families of Sand City, to see if they were interested in Lombar’s friendship.

Actually, Tie Zha didn’t want to contact the Syros because Lena Euclid was from the Syros Family. Lena was the illegitimate daughter of Layton Chris, so she did not use the name Chris, but took the name of her mother, Ukris. Due to the conflict within the family, Layton had sent Lena to manage Tieshan Town four years ago to keep her away from the family dispute. The main reason he chose the Syros Clan as his partner was because Tie Zha wasn’t familiar with any of the clans in Sand City. From Lena’s mouth, he learned that the Xerox Clan was a relatively traditional clan, and the Patriarch, Layton, could be considered an upright person.

At this time, a loud “bang” sound came from ahead, and a Lard-bucket kicked open the bar door and walked in. He was nearly two meters tall, and he was covered in fat flesh. His shoulders were very wide, his stomach was very big, his thighs were very thick, but his calves were relatively thin.

“Captain Lu, welcome.” The boss frowned when the door kicked. However, when he saw the person coming, he immediately changed his face and smiled charmingly.

The big fat man ignored the owner of the bar and stood at the door to look around. Finally, his gaze stopped at the spot where the iron slag was. Then, he walked over. As he passed by the group of people in the motorcade, the fat man frowned. Perhaps he felt that they were too noisy. He suddenly slapped the table and shouted in a deep voice, “Get lost!”

The dishes and wine bottles on the table were knocked upside down by this slap. The drivers who had been frightened all night hurriedly got up and ran out of the bar. Before the owner of the convoy could get to the door, he was carried back by Lard-bucket with his collar and shouted in his ear, “Check out!” The owner of the convoy took out a gold coin and tossed it to the owner of the bar. He ran away without looking back.

The bar owner smiled bitterly helplessly. It seemed that his income had been halved tonight. Perhaps those people wouldn’t dare to come back in the future. Lard-bucket grinned at him and turned to sit down beside Tie Zha.

“Did I invite you to sit down?” Tie Zha opened his one-eyed eyes and asked with cold killing intent.

Lard-bucket hurriedly stood up and smiled apologetically, “Brother Tie, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to.”

“What about what I asked you to ask?”

“I’ve already contacted you. The Hieros are willing to offer two hundred gold coins as a thank you gift and solemnly promise to do everything in their power to send Miss Lombar home.”

“Did Layton Hiroth personally agree?” Iron slag asked.

“Brother Tie, with my ident. I.ty, how can I meet the head of the Xerox Clan?” Lard-bucket sighed.

“Who are you looking for?”

“The eldest young master and butler of the Xilos family have made an appointment to meet at a place outside Sand City tomorrow morning. I’ll send you the coordinates later.”

“Why don’t you go directly to their house?” Tie Zha asked with a frown.

“Young Master Syros said that the city is a mix of dragons and snakes, and there are many spies from all sides. The Lombardi family seems to be at odds with the people from Silver City No. 13. The Syros family does not want to interfere in their conflict, so they will prepare personnel and vehicles to send the Lombardi family’s young miss back to Silver City No. 17 directly outside the city.”

Tie Zha lowered his head and pondered for a moment before saying, “Give me the coordinates and I’ll give you ten gold coins later.”

“Thank you, Brother Tie! Thank you! Brother Tie is really interesting.” The big fat man nodded with a smile on his face. With that, he took out his communicator and sent the coordinates to the iron slag.

After Lard-bucket left, You Ge pouted with a face full of displeasure, “Two hundred gold, no! One hundred and ninety gold will sell me. Am I that worthless?”

“They are more familiar with the rules of Silver City than I am, and they are more capable than me. Trust me, they will send you home safely …”

Tie Zha said some comforting words for the first time. You Ge seemed to be convinced by him and said somewhat dispiritedly, “Can’t you send me back?”

“My status doesn’t allow me to send you back.” Tie Zha sighed and said, “Forget it, you won’t understand.”

Tie Zha possessed the genes of an insect-transformed mutant. As long as he was close to the military base of Silver City 17, he could be detected by the sensitive army. Therefore, he didn’t dare to approach any of Silver City’s military bases. For nearly 50 years, all of Silver City had been devoted to eliminating the insecticide mutants. They believed that the insecticide mutants were the wrong evolutionary direction for humans. In their eyes, worm-like mutants were no longer humans, but monsters created by environmental pollution.

However, Tie Zha was unable to say these words to You Ge. He subconsciously concealed the truth from her.