CHAPTER 643: CHAPTER 313: TOLL FEE (PART 3)

"How is it, any useful information we can backtrack?"

Lin Xian felt a bit disorganized in his thoughts, so he focused on analyzing the information packet that came with the Iron Alliance Order.

"It’s not that quick." KIKI pointed to the screen at this moment: "This thing is essentially a mobile shortwave transmitter that integrates ambient radio wave storage technology, but without satellite positioning, such information packets can only use mobile direction finding to locate. I’ve already scanned the target band with an omnidirectional antenna, locked onto the area with the strongest signal, and have been tracking the reflection signals all the way, but we can only look for the one with the highest overlap to retrieve. Currently, the signal is still very weak, and we need to travel a certain distance to find out more."

She turned her head and said, "If we’re going in the wrong direction, we won’t be able to figure it out, but if we can find a few more, it will be easier to filter out duplicates."

"It’s not the wrong direction." Lin Xian stated, "Their base will only be in the opposite direction of the Extreme Night; it’s only after exceeding the antenna range that we won’t find it."

"Lin Xian, our route will definitely pass through Akse, what do you think?" Chen Sixuan glanced out the train window, frowning slightly. On the Gobi Desert south of the train tracks, more than a dozen vehicles of survivors were desperately following alongside the Joint Train, the same convoy that was attacked earlier; they seemed to be seeking some protection by trailing behind.

"Such a small convoy is lucky to have run into us." Chen Sixuan said coldly: "Judging by the arrogance of those bandits, this is definitely not their first time."

Lin Xian pondered for a moment and said, "We’ll stop before reaching Akse and scout out the situation first."

Without clear intel, Lin Xian decided to advance strategically, especially in towns where zombies and Abnormal Bodies were already gathered. Adding to this, an unknown team was occupying the place, making recklessly barging in even more unwise.

The Joint Train sped on rapidly along the wilderness tracks, constantly accelerating to reach the vicinity of Akse before nightfall.

Around 3 pm, the train traversed a salt marsh landscape, entering an ancient dry riverbed. The tracks meandered eastward along the weathered river edge, with wind-carved sandstone forming mushroom-shaped pillars, creating a red-brown wind-eroded yadan landscape. Judging by the estimated travel distance, the Joint Train was less than two hours away from the Akse region.

At this moment, all dark radios of the convoy received a radio signal on the survivors’ civilian frequency, coming precisely from the Akse direction!

"Zzz, Akse broadcast, all convoys seeking a safe route to Quan City, please head to the Black Rose Bar in Akse city center before dark. Note, convoys and armed personnel are not allowed into the city, only leaders and select individuals can enter lightly armed. Those without sincerity or fear of death, feel free to detour, bear the consequences of unauthorized entry... Zzz"

"Damn, they’re actually broadcasting tolls on the radio? How arrogant!"

On the Infinity, everyone was stunned by the radio voice, finding it hard to believe.

"And they’re not allowing convoys into the city..."

"Lin Xian, should we just charge in and wipe them out?" KIKI was furious upon hearing this radio, they were now demanding a toll from the Infinity. Is the electromagnetic gun’s temperature not high enough or is the 1130’s firing speed not fast enough?

"Let’s not rush." Lin Xian remained calm, "We have a large number of people and long trains; our target is too big. There must be sand bandits around Akse. To avoid alerting them, we weren’t planning to enter the city anyway, and staying out in the wilderness overnight might actually be safer."

The Rob Town incident indeed served as a wake-up call for the United Train Team, that this area was rampant with sand bandits who had already formed a large alliance with a complete interest chain and arms supply, not to be underestimated.

In this situation, their train, over 500 cars and 15 kilometers long, could easily become a target. While those roaming sand bandits may not match the Joint Train in firepower, even the hassle of flies and mosquitoes is still trouble. Two concerns that lie ahead are lack of water and the night time Abnormal Bodies.

Thus, Lin Xian and Shi Deyuan both agreed not to blindly rush into towns. They now had drones, a Flying Superpower User, and even the Night Navigation Star hypersonic flying device to assess the situation stealthily, a significant upgrade from the earlier need to send squads into towns for exploration. Besides, the expansion of Star Abyss No.5 was very slow, so they didn’t have to worry about the coverage speed of the Extreme Night for now.

"And then?" Chen Sixuan asked.

Lin Xian looked at everyone, "Don’t you find the voice in this radio somewhat familiar?"

"Huh?"

"Familiar?"

"Who is it..." Everyone looked puzzled.

KIKI furrowed her brows upon hearing this and increased the volume of the radio again. At this moment, the broadcast voice resounded once more.

"Zzz, Akse broadcast, this is the Fu Lu Shou Team, all seeking a safe route to reach Quan City..."

"Fu Lu Shou?!!"

"It’s that Big Gold Tooth!" Sha Sha exclaimed.

"My goodness, that treacherous merchant has come here?!" Miao Lu’s eyes widened.

Their crew on the Infinity all had vivid memories of this person.

"That’s the convoy from Hengshan Pass!" Even Luo Yang and Li Yi had dealt with them at Hengshan Pass.

"I was wondering who it was, turns out to be this guy," KIKI frowned, "How did this guy get involved with the sand bandits?"