After speaking those three sentences, the man seemed to have drained all his power, weakly leaning against the iron cage's bars.
Yet, to show he still had some strength, he forced himself to stand firm, refusing to lay down.
Chen Shanshan looked on, feeling somewhat conflicted.
Although she had lost hope in these people, deep down, she did not wish for them to die, at least not by her own hands.
But if she were to buy him and take him into the wolf hunting mission, it would be equivalent to sending him to his death.
And still, it would be the kind where there was no chance of survival.
This was no different from the cruel Li Hu.
Just as Chen Shanshan was torn, Lin Feng walked up, showing interest, and spoke casually:
"What is your name?"
The man was startled, a glimmer of hope appearing in his eyes:
"Jiang... Jiang Zhuo."
"All I want is revenge!"
Lin Feng nodded satisfactorily:
"Qi Mountain is not dead yet, you have a chance for revenge, but I like to do things personally, so you can only assist."
"First, survive, then think about revenge, there will be plenty of opportunity later."
Having said that, Lin Feng turned around:
"We'll take him. We need to enhance our defenses."
Chen Shanshan felt a bit puzzled:
"Li Hu has already bought six slaves, do we also need to do that..."
"If it's really impossible, we can purchase those corpses."
Chen Shanshan internally rejected using living people as bait, as in the past when Ding Yi voluntarily stood out to lure the old desolate wolf, she expressed her opposition.
At that time, however, the situation was extremely dangerous, and no one knew whether the entire wolf pack would appear following the old wolf to surround and hunt them in the next second.
Moreover, it was Ding Yi who volunteered, and with Lin Feng not objecting, Chen Shanshan herself had a certain level of confidence to save Ding Yi from the wolf's mouth, so they ultimately agreed to act.
But the current wolf hunting plan clearly relied on these living humans as bait, actively attracting the wolf pack for hunting.
And once they are killed by the wolf pack, the effect is better because they are eager to not waste the tasty morsel. A few seconds of hesitation can decide victory or life or death.
Therefore, there was almost zero chance for Jiang Zhuo to survive.
Once they acted, even Chen Shanshan herself must be cautious, with no leisure time to focus on the bait suffering the wolves' attacks.
Sending these slaves to the wolf's mouth for no reason is like using a borrowed knife for killing.
Being accustomed to not seeing people as people, there will come a day when you abandon all principles and perceive relatives and teammates as tools to be used and discarded.
This is Chen Shanshan's last bottom line...
And the principle of being human she learned from her master.
Facing Chen Shanshan's doubts, Lin Feng waved his hand:
"Those few slaves are enough, and attracting the desert wolves is Li Hu's concern, I'm speaking of other matters."
"By then, you and I join the battle, counting Liu Mingfei, only Ding Yi and Liu Qian remain in the tricycle, even with a hundred-kilogram shield, they won't withstand the wolf pack's attack. Jiang Zhuo holding a shield can block one side and also help attract firepower."
According to Lin Feng's plan, Liu Mingfei and the two girls formed a group, himself with the gun responsible for long-range output, while Chen Shanshan's small build wasn't suitable for wielding a shield, the heavy shield instead restricted her abilities.
So, having an extra shield was just right for Jiang Zhuo to handle, providing protection.
Thus, Lin Feng's own safety greatly improved, allowing him to more confidently provide fire support.
Apart from the value mentioned above, the most important reason was that Lin Feng saw hatred in the man's eyes.
This was very important.
It would make the other person go all out against Qi Mountain, to the death, and play a key role at critical moments that others could not match.
Having advanced to Level 7, becoming a Late-stage Enhanced Person with an lv7 Automatic Pistol, what Lin Feng worried about was no longer the desert wolf pack.
Even with the presence of Level 9 Desolate Wolves, they couldn't withstand two bullets from the Automatic Pistol, with each causing damage as high as thirty points, their melee attacks of steel teeth and iron claws posed no threat.
And what Lin Feng truly concerned about were the hidden enemies.
Such as Tian Wanrong, such as Qi Mountain.
And the Hunting Wilderness Guild forces behind them.
Initially, the 05 Revolver in Lin Feng's hands was discovered by Chen Shanshan in the ruins, having been through long years, it was already rusted and its power worrying.
Thus handed over to Lin Feng to use for intimidating others.
Ordinary deserter groups rarely possessed firearms or such precision weapons, firstly, the bullets couldn't be reused and were hard to replenish timely, turning them into mere clubs.
Secondly, for regular hunting and intimidating enemies, bows and arrows sufficed, and they're simple, cheap, and durable.
But the Desert Hunting Team is different, led by Evolvers, the team often faces Tier One Desolate Beasts or stronger enemies, where the power of firearms truly comes into play.
Moreover, the position and resources held by Evolvers allow them to easily acquire bullets and gunpowder, ensuring ample ammunition.
The Hunting Wilderness Guild even sells rifles and pistols for an exorbitant price, with qualification restrictions.
But for Evolvers, this is trivial.
This is what Lin Feng worried about.
If Qi Mountain already knew of their presence, surely he would consider Chen Shanshan an eyesore, just as Lin Feng harbored aversion towards him, guarding secretly, waiting for an opportunity to strike deadly.
If this time the other side followed them for a sneak attack, having another person in the team meant another helper, and more assurance.
Especially someone like Jiang Zhuo, who had deadly enmity with Qi Mountain.
His hatred towards Qi Mountain even surpassed death.
With Lin Feng's promise, Chen Shanshan reluctantly agreed to buy Jiang Zhuo.
She then approached the cowboy boss.
The slave master saw the group of them as friends of Li Hu, thus offered the same price, only requiring five kilograms of jerky.
With ten points of remaining account balance, Chen Shanshan handed her Hunter license to the owner.
The other party wrote out two contracts, letting Li Hu and Chen Shanshan sign, then handed them over to a subordinate, sent to the Hunting Wilderness Guild upfront to transfer to their own account.
The subordinate rode a bicycle and swiftly dashed away.
"Total of seven people, originally with ten people for delivery, considering old customers, do you need delivery?"
Originally only adding six people, the two-and-a-half-meter-long tricycle's rear compartment could still squeeze a bit.
Now with one more person, it becomes cumbersome to pedal.
Thus, Li Hu planned to take the slave trader's truck back to the bus rented by his team.
Before leaving, Li Hu glanced at his watch and discussed the agreed time with Chen Shanshan and others:
"It's a little past one in the afternoon now, we shouldn't delay, let's meet at three o'clock on the left side of Oasis Avenue. This mission might take a while, and it's far away from Oasis Town, remember to bring more daily supplies."
After the reminder, Chen Shanshan nodded, then pedaled the armored tricycle, with the three people in the trailer, leaving the Slave Market at the edge of the suburbs of Oasis Town.
Lin Feng looked at Jiang Zhuo, who he and Liu Mingfei had just carried in together, and handed him a bottle of water:
"For the next few days, just rest and recover your state, and lend a hand when needed."
Jiang Zhuo took a few sips, then tucked the bottle into his arms, seeing the strength of the team now, he gradually came back from the shock:
"Tha...thank you..."
Before he could finish his words, tears started flowing uncontrollably.
He curled up in a corner, face buried in his knees, silently sobbing.
Lin Feng shifted his gaze back and forth between him and Liu Mingfei, and when they were close to the rented bus, he casually spoke:
"I have already killed Qi Mountain's four subordinates."
"Once I kill Qi Mountain, I will give you your freedom."
Jiang Zhuo wiped his blood-tinged tears and shook his head:
"Thank you, but I won't live for a few more days, my organs are failing, and I've only managed to hold on until now because of my hatred for Qi Mountain."
"If I could see him die with my own eyes, I would die without regrets."
Lin Feng nodded.
As the cab hooked onto the bus, Boss Huang sitting in the driver's seat felt the entire vehicle slow down.
The speed dropped by at least 30%.
He quickly increased the output power of the photovoltaic panel to avoid being rear-ended because of slow speed.
Once the speed stabilized, he let a temporarily hired underling in the passenger seat take over the driving position and steering wheel.
Then he walked into the compartment and saw the uniquely shaped armored tricycle hooked onto the rear of the vehicle.
He stepped forward and knocked on the roof of the armored cab, producing a dull sound, making Old Huang exclaim:
"You are truly ruthless, the armor on this cab is at least four or five millimeters thick, the whole vehicle weighs nearly four hundred kilograms, almost half a ton..."
Chen Shanshan was inside the cabin packing luggage:
"This action is estimated to take a few days, when we return we will book a month's stay with you."
Old Huang laughed heartily:
"Sure! It looks like you're up to something big, so I wish you all the best in advance!"
"By the way, someone from the guild just came by and asked me to give you this."
When Chen Shanshan registered as a Hunter, she filled in Old Huang's bus lodge as her address, which was recorded on the license, so the guild had a record of it.
Chen Shanshan was a bit puzzled as she took the paper, thinking it might be the return of her Hunter license after the Points deduction.
A light yellow sealed folded paper, she tore it open and looked at it.
It had several large characters written in a flamboyant style, and Chen Shanshan could only recognize words like task and yellow sparrow, so she somewhat confusedly sought Ding Yi.
As a former teacher, Ding Yi quickly understood the content and read it aloud:
"Someone in the guild who knows you has heard of your task plan and intends to let the yellow sparrow strike behind. Signed, Wu Zhen."
"This is an ancient style called cursive script, the handwriting is blurry, it's truly hard to understand at first glance if unfamiliar with ancient characters."
Upon hearing the name Wu Zhen, Chen Shanshan was shaken.
This was the real name of the guild's security, Uncle Wu.
She immediately realized that her previous inexplicable premonitions indeed had reasons behind them.
She still had to trust her instinctual intuition.
"This acquaintance wouldn't be..."
Ding Yi put away the paper and handed it to Chen Shanshan, who also involuntarily speculated internally.
The latter pocketed it and nodded:
"That's right, it's him."
"Lin Feng's worries have come true."
"Let's go, be careful in all subsequent actions."
Ding Yi nodded and when he and Liu Qian put the pre-packed supplies into the tricycle trailer.
At this time, the two women saw Jiang Zhuo curled up in a corner.
Beside him, Liu Mingfei explained a few words, Liu Qian nodded without paying much attention.
But Ding Yi's brow furrowed slightly, and when hearing Lin Feng decided to redeem him, he was quite puzzled.
Logically, this person left with Qi Mountain, even if not a ringleader, he would be considered a traitor who framed the team. When they were sold to the Slave Market back then, Lin Feng and the others stopped pursuing the matter.
Why now save this half-dead useless person from the hands of the Slave Master?
At this moment, Lin Feng also took out more than twenty pounds of remaining wolf meat from under the bed in the cabin, saw Ding Yi in the compartment staring intently at Jiang Zhuo, and explained a couple of sentences.
Understanding the ins and outs and Lin Feng's plan, Ding Yi nodded, with a deeply resentful look:
"Qi Mountain, that bastard, has harmed countless people, if he dares to show up this time, it's best to throw him directly to the Desert Wolf Pack, let him be torn to death by the wolves!"
"By the way, Shanshan just said your worries came true."
"Qi Mountain, that guy, can't hold it in any longer!"
Lin Feng gave a knowing smile, looked at Jiang Zhuo with lifeless eyes, a flicker passing through his own eyes, and his whole face contorted slightly with a grin.
With everything ready, the armored tricycle carried six people and their weapons and equipment, leaving the convoy, heading towards the wilderness outside Oasis Town.
Lin Feng looked into the distance and saw ahead of Oasis Town, two small cars painted with colorful paint, speeding to the front right.
The eye-catching skin of the small cars, heading straight out in the direction of the front-row right side of Fifth Village.
Just when Lin Feng felt puzzled, Chen Shanshan, who saw the scene ahead, said:
"Those are the exclusive personalized combat vehicles of Evolvers."
"Equipped with batteries and transformers, the top speed can reach a hundred kilometers per hour!"