CHAPTER 642: CHAPTER 313: TOLL FEE (PART 2)

"Interesting." Lin Xian said with keen interest, "The sand bandits have formed an alliance: a single move affects the whole body. The Phoenix Society and the Federation have been unable to clear them out. After spreading their notorious reputation, they found an agent to collect tolls, thus avoiding a desperate counterattack by those convoys, and collecting tolls without firing a shot. Quite clever..."

Everyone’s eyes turned to Lin Xian. Hearing his analysis, their expressions were a bit complex. This sand bandit alliance seemed to be much more troublesome than they had imagined.

"The idea of this alliance is truly audacious."

Qian Deli clicked his tongue and said, "They are allowed to bully others but forbid others to provoke them. They even charge a toll; truly arrogant."

"Hmph! They haven’t encountered us yet." KIKI snorted, crossing her arms, "These guys are too vile. If they dare to mess with us, I’ll crush them all!"

"This method is viable, and I highly agree." Lu Xingchen, who had been silent, couldn’t help but lift his eyes slightly and respond sternly.

Ning Jing frowned and said, "We are indeed worried they’ll target the tracks."

Lin Xian looked at her and smiled wryly, "Humans are more troublesome than the Abnormal Bodies. When villains want to kill you, you don’t get to decide to cede territory and make reparations. Since they’re sand bandits, the only solution is to kill them."

"Well said!" Shi Deyuan roared, "Whether it’s plundering or tolls, I’ll see this time: the monsters of Xilan didn’t scare us, can a bunch of sand bandits skin me alive? At worst, we’ll fight to the death!"

"Exactly!"

"These scumbags can’t handle the Abnormal Bodies, so they only dare to mess with their own kind."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded. They all just emerged from a bloody mountain of corpses and knew worrying in this situation was meaningless. It was better to be well-prepared.

And Lin Xian, using his mechanical superpower, temporarily turned this crisis into an active opportunity, which, instead, became a chance for them.

As Shi Deyuan said, might as well act as desert bandits once. They can actively strike to solve problems and seize the opportunity to acquire resources. Their Joint Fleet is now strong yet urgently lacking resources, with people from all walks of life. How could they be intimidated by a bunch of sand bandits?

Screech, woo~!

At 1 PM, the Joint Train stationed at Rob Town set off again, aiming to reach Akse by nightfall!

In car number 2, KIKI was using that Brother J’s signal device, replicated on the device created by Lin Xian, to analyze data. Many key members of the Infinity were also gathered here, discussing the situation, with even Luo Yang and Li Yi called over by Lin Xian for early team integration.

The simulated signal had been placed by Lin Xian in a corner of Rob Town. As for the one J had, it had already been shut down by him, and those seven people were handed over to the eighty-some Hell Brave team members for ’proper supervision.’

Da Lou sat on a sofa in the distance, clutching his gun, while Lu Xingchen played with the Infinite Ring in his hand. They usually spoke less and just listened quietly.

"Captain Lin, I think this group of sand bandits isn’t just simple looters." Li Yi, standing with her pregnant belly, spoke her mind for the first time on Lin Xian’s Infinity, a bit restrained but proactive: "We’ve encountered such bandit convoys before, doing everything like burning, killing, and looting. Though vile, they aren’t stupid. They have a big cage to capture people back, must be for some purpose."

"I thought so too." Chen Sixuan nodded and said, "That specially-made headgear and chains are not something ordinary small convoys can get. Which means when they attacked the convoy, they were already prepared to kidnap those superpower users."

"Human trafficking?" KIKI sat in a swivel chair, supporting her chin and analyzing, "What’s their purpose?"

"Could they be selling to those Descent Faction organizations?" Shu Qin responded seriously, "Like the Foundation and the Deep Red World before, weren’t they all conducting biochemical experiments on superpower users?"

"Makes sense!" Luo Yang adjusted his glasses and responded earnestly, "That’s why they have an endless supply of resources and are becoming more rampant!"

"Then why are they charging tolls?" Lv Chang said.

KIKI replied, "Isn’t it simple? After charging tolls, they can’t rob the same place a second time, just a way to lull others. In such an environment, who really trusts the words of sand bandits? I say, just wipe them out would be the simplest!"

Lin Xian sat at the far end, observing the dark-gold hexagonal life information device in his hand, his face expressionless.

"Hey, Lin Xian, have you figured anything out?" KIKI leaned her head back and looked towards Lin Xian after speaking.

At the same time, everyone’s gaze fell on him.

"This thing seems small, but the sophistication of its internal design is no less than the Phoenix Order we obtained."

Lin Xian sighed slightly and said, "So your guesses are correct. There must be a powerful organization supporting these sand bandits behind the scenes, not just them allying together."

"But I’m also a bit puzzled now, especially that convoy in Akse, what exactly is their game..."

If a powerful organization allied the sand bandits and exchanged benefits with them, allowing them to kill, loot, and kidnap in the Western Desert, it would be quite understandable.

But the toll fee aspect seems somewhat contradictory when you consider it.

So listening to KIKI, the most reasonable explanation is nothing but plunder followed by coercion.