Chapter 170.2: Doctor and Bounty Hunter
Just when the two sides were at a stalemate, a hesitant voice suddenly came in from the side.
"Your father has an infection caused by frostbite. If he is treated in time, he will be saved. If it is delayed, he will need to be amputated."
Jiu Li and Sun Cheng looked in the direction of the voice and saw a man in his early twenties standing up from the crowd.
He was not tall, and didn’t seem to be physically strong. His slightly curly hair was a little messy with a few strands sticking to his forehead, looking quite weather-beaten.
Jiu Li didn’t have a deep impression of the young man, thinking that the young man should have joined their team halfway through their journey.
"Are you a doctor?"
The young man nodded. "Kind of. Although I mainly study... er, you can just think of me as a doctor."
Sun Cheng grabbed him by his shoulders and said excitedly, "Can you cure my father?"
"Yes," the young man swallowed and nodded slowly, "but I need you to help me prepare something... Then, I have to deal with his inflamed wounds. Can you move him to my place? There are no conditions for surgery here."
Jiu Li glanced at his brother and gave him a look. "I have a stretcher in my place, go get it."Jiu Xun looked reluctant, but he still did as his brother said.
The atmosphere at the scene eased a little.
Seeing that there was hope of his father being saved, Sun Cheng, who had planned to start a fight before, calmed down.
The group then carried the old man to the place where the young man lived. When the stretcher was placed down, Jiu Li looked at the young man and asked, "What’s your name?"
"Yin Fang."
"I don’t have any impression of you, when did you join the group?"
"It’s been a while. It was probably back in the middle of River Valley Province, when the snow wasn’t as heavy as it is now." Looking at the wound on the old man’s leg, which was frozen and inflamed, Yin Fang clicked his tongue. "He’s really tough to be able to hold on until now... Can you guys wait outside? I need a quiet environment."
Jiu Li nodded and took his brother out of the shack.
Although Sun Cheng was worried about his father, he still followed the doctor’s instructions and went out of the shack.
Although there was no more tension between the two, the atmosphere between them was still not very harmonious.
Just when Jiu Li was thinking about how to smooth their relationship, an acquaintance from the same town came over.
"The administrator is looking for you at the gate. He seems to have something to discuss with you."
Jiu Li nodded immediately after hearing that the ruler was looking for him.
"I’ll be right there."
...
At the entrance to the refugee camp.
Jiu Li saw this area’s ruler again.
Just like the day before, he was wearing a blue exoskeleton, and carrying a warhammer and a rifle with a ridiculously long barrel on his back, exuding an extraordinary aura.
Jiu Li readjusted his evaluation of Chu Guang yet again.
Maybe he could take them out easily even without the help of his men. At the very least, he would have no chance of winning.
It was great that there was no misunderstanding when they arrived.
"How are you guys settling in?"
"Thanks to you, sir," Jiu Li said respectfully with a slight sullen face, "we housed everyone and made sure that everyone had a warm place to live and something to eat. Even the most noisy child slept soundly last night… It was probably the most peaceful night we’ve had in a while."
His words made Chu Guang feel really good.
Chu Guang could finally experience the feelings that those people on the Pioneer had.
With a faint smile, Chu Guang didn’t say much and glanced around. "I’m glad you can settle in so quickly. But... Why is the atmosphere here a bit weird?"
Jiu Li smiled bitterly and said, "There were some conflicts a moment ago... You know, we didn’t all come from the same place. Many people joined our group along the way. There will inevitably be friction if there are too many people. But please believe me, I can handle it well."
Chu Guang nodded.
He didn’t want to worry about the refugees. Besides, letting them handle their own problems wasn’t necessarily a bad thing for him. As long as they obeyed the laws he had set, and didn’t turn their argument into a bloody conflict...
Not wanting to ask what the conflict was about in detail, Chu Guang looked at Jiu Li and asked, "I need two butchers to handle the freshly hunted prey. Does anyone in your group know how to do it?"
Jiu Li nodded immediately. "Yes, sir, we happen to have a butcher here. If you need him, I will take you to him."
"Mhm, lead the way."
Chu Guang followed behind Jiu Li, and soon came to a shack.
A burly man was standing at the door of the shack, and when he saw Chu Guang following Jiu Li, there was a hint of fear in his eyes, probably thinking that he was in trouble.
However, what he didn’t expect was that Jiu Li, who had conflict with him before, didn’t mention what happened just now as if nothing happened, and introduced himself to the administrator next to him in an approving tone.
"... This is the butcher I told you about, his name is Sun Cheng, from the middle of the River Valley Province. His father’s leg was frostbitten and is being treated in the shed. If you can provide him with a warm room, I believe he will be happy to serve you."
Chu Guang looked slightly surprised. "Do you also have a doctor in your group?"
Sun Cheng hesitated. "The person who treated his father’s frostbite was Yin Fang. We met on the way. I’m not sure if he is a doctor, but he is the only one here who has medical skills, so we can only leave it to him."
Chu Guang did not talk, just nodded thoughtfully.
Interesting.
I should talk to this person later.
Putting the doctor’s business aside for the time being, Chu Guang looked at the man named Sun Cheng who stood in front of him.
"I have a job here and I need a butcher to help us process the prey we hunted. I will give you 2 silver coins a day and a place to live. Are you interested in this job?"
Sun Cheng was slightly stunned, and then nodded happily. "I’m willing to serve you, sir."
Chu Guang nodded and looked at Luca beside him. "I’ll leave it to you."
...
Meanwhile, in the northern part of Longevity Town about a kilometer away.
Several men with guns on their backs were squatting beside a half-collapsed low building, holding monoculars in their hands, looking at the survivors’ stronghold in the south.
The group of refugees they followed had camped on the east side of the survivor’s stronghold. The situation was not good. It wouldn’t have been a big problem to deal with a group of refugees. However, what they were facing wasn’t just the refugees. They also had to deal with the survivor stronghold that accepted them.
This is getting a little bit problematic.
"I saw the wall and the sentry… Damn it, they have quite a lot of weapons there."
"Show me."
Taking the monocular from his companion, the bearded man closed one of his eyes and looked towards the survivor’s stronghold with the other.
After observing for a while, his expression gradually became solemn. "The wall is at least three meters high, and the people standing guard are all carrying guns of the same style... This group is not easy to deal with."
His name was Eugene, and he was a mercenary who occasionally worked as a bounty hunter.
"What should we do?"
Eugene thought for a moment when he heard his companion’s question. "Let’s negotiate with them first. After all, our goal is only one person. If we can avoid conflict, it will be for the best."
Several other people also nodded and agreed with the idea.
However, what they didn’t know was that when they were looking at Longevity Town from afar, several players were already staring at them not far away.
Sideline Slacking frowned while looking at them. "Who are those people?"
Construction Boy shook his head slowly. "I don’t know."
"Refugees? Doesn’t look like it. Didn’t we take away their guns last night?" Eye Owe Money couldn’t help but guess.
Sideline Slacking thought for a second before he replied, "Hmmm... Maybe they’re not from the same group?"
Not from the same group?
That is to say...
They are wild monsters?
The three players looked at each other, the smiles on their faces gradually became malicious, and when they looked at those people, they seemed to see walking silver coins and contribution points.
For some reason, Eugene suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
At this moment, a hound led by a mercenary next to him turned and started barking.
The mercenary turned his head sharply and aimed his gun at the direction where the hound was barking at.
"Who’s there?!"
Hearing the stern shout, the three players hurriedly hid behind cover.
Almost at the same time, a volley of bullets swept the slope in front of them.
"Damn it! How can they shoot us before sending greetings?"
"Marauders! They have to be marauders!"
"Motherfucker! Whoever they are, they fired at us first, fuck them!"