The son-in-law of Mr. Hachishaku

Chapter 236 A new journey into the wilderness

Li Ang's awakening made many people who were worried about him finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Nine days is enough time for a lot to happen.

First of all, with the unremitting efforts of brothers and sisters Song Zhaomei and Kassel, the valley's intranet was initially built and connected to the world Internet. Although there are still many details that need to be perfected, it can still be said that the valley has successfully made the official leap from the ‘medieval era’ to the Internet age.

The intranet is tentatively named [Immortal Fortress], and its core is a super AI controlled by a neural matrix: Lark.

Taking this opportunity, Li Ang asked Song Zhaomei to collect information on various minerals and natural resources in the Americas, as well as a large amount of historical data from the 19th to 20th centuries.

Ashley and Ada haven't come back yet. The engineering equipment and materials purchased from the United States will take time to be transported, so they are expected to stay in Romania for a while.

Li Ang sent a team of ghost dogs to join the two.

Agent Li De, as the team commander, while protecting Shuang Ai (mainly Ashley), happened to be establishing an intelligence agency locally.

The Duke still looks like a shrewd businessman, and he feels grayer and fatter.

Li Ang met with him and mainly talked about the planning of the Northeast Corner Industrial Zone and how to cooperate with Ashley's development strategy.

The sudden disappearance of the first layer of the bacterial net caused Miranda extreme panic.

Li Ang specially went to comfort him and learn about the current progress of the Black Light Resurrection Plan.

According to Miranda, the general process has been completed, but it only requires a scientific researcher who understands biology to cooperate with her inside and outside the bacterial network to finally achieve resurrection.

Leon's first reaction was to find Rebecca, but then he thought that it would be better to leave such a shocking thing like resurrection from the dead to his own people, so the bioengineer Herman, who had been idle for many days, finally came in handy.

After finishing all these miscellaneous trivial matters, Li Ang should prepare for his next journey.

This time he was not alone, but brought the mother and daughter of the Di family with him.

It was a promise to take them out to play.

With the existence of ancient blood, things that were basically impossible to achieve before have now become extremely simple.

Li Ang once again transformed the mother and daughter of the Di family, allowing the blessings of the ancient blood to flow in their bodies. Among them, the second young lady Cassandra is special. It is her first time to undergo transformation. However, unlike the third young lady who resisted fiercely at the beginning, the second young lady is very cooperative and enjoys the whole process.

The transformation result was perfect. The only regret was that the three ladies lost their identities as insect girls.

In fact, including Aqina, the four of them have nothing to do with mold. They are completely created by black light. Naturally, they cannot be the same as before.

Because this is not a solo journey, Li Ang cannot travel lightly and has a lot to arrange.

All affairs in the castle were left to Donna and V, who were left behind, and outside the castle, the Duke was in charge. With this cunning old guy around, there wouldn't be any big problems.

Han Sen will lead five teams of ghost dogs to enter the world of Big Dead together, but they will not go with Li Ang. They have other tasks.

After agreeing to Xili's request, Li Ang explained that he needed to wait a few more days, and she agreed.

Finally, in view of the era in which the plot of "Big Dead" takes place, the Ti family's carriage, which was already close to retirement, has been given a new lease of life.

After making all the arrangements, Li Ang set off.

Time: 1899 AD - Spring

Location: The foothills somewhere in New Hanover, USA (fictional).

Due to a botched ferry robbery, the famous gangster [Vanderlinde Gang] was forced to leave their original territory and enter the snowy mountains of the north to avoid being wanted by American officials.

After staying in the snow-capped mountains for several months, the weather warmed up. The gang leader Dutch van der Linde felt that the limelight had passed. He waved his hand and ordered the gang generals:

Get out of the mountain!

Military strategist Hosea Matthews recommended that the new camp be moved to Horseshoe Lookout Heights near the town of Valentine.

The transportation there is convenient, it is easy to go anywhere, and of course it is easier to escape.

So dozens of men and women in the gang packed their luggage, set up their carriages, and headed east.

As the snow-capped mountains behind him were pushed further and further away, the sky and the earth changed colors. From looking at everything white, it turned into the green of vegetation and the gray of rocks. The melting ice and snow gathered into rivers that sloped towards the vast plain at the foot of the mountains.

The gang's team formed a long line. Two experienced gunmen acted as scouts and rode at the front. The leader Dutch and his women's carriage were in the middle of the team. The gang's top thug, Arthur Morgan, drove down at the rear of the team, guarding While keeping a good gang butt, prevent anyone from falling behind.

Hosea, the military counselor, rode with him.

Arthur is 36 years old this year. In the Wild West, where the average life expectancy is not high, most of his life has been completed.

He joined the Van der Linde Gang when he was 15 years old, grew up in lies and violence, worked for the gang through life and death, and gradually became a deeply trusted right-hand man by Dutch.

Arthur admits that he is a cold-blooded desperado, but he also has principles and bottom lines.

Anyway, the gang members respected him, but the American officials didn't like him very much, so they offered a bounty of up to 5000 yuan for his life.

To be honest, Arthur himself was a little tempted by such a huge sum of money.

After all, the U.S. dollar in 1899 was really U.S. money.

"Arthur, focus!"

Hosea shouted in Arthur's ear to remind him to focus.

"I'm not as deaf as you, old guy." Arthur rubbed his ears, joked, and started driving seriously.

Hosea responded without showing any signs of weakness: "Old? You may not even be able to live to my age."

While the two were chatting, a small river appeared in the mountain col ahead and blocked the road.

Although the river is not deep, it flows very fast, and not far away is a waterfall with a huge gap.

The experienced military advisor took a few glances and reminded: "Hurry through and be steady."

So Arthur pulled the reins and sped up.

The other gang members had successfully crossed the river, and there was no chance of any problems on his side.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they landed, the carriage, which had been in disrepair for a long time, made an overwhelmed clicking sound. The left wheel fell off, the carriage tilted instantly, and the luggage was scattered all over the floor.

"Ah, Shet!" Arthur cursed and jumped out of the carriage.

Hosea was very calm. He had seen this situation many times.

Arthur tried to put the wheels back on, and his companions in the car in front saw this and came to help Hosea carry the fallen luggage.

The three of them were about to start working when a voice came from the other side of the river behind them.

"It seems you need help, strange friends."

The gang members were startled and subconsciously wanted to draw their guns.

Fortunately, Hosea used his eyes in time to signal everyone not to be impulsive, and then shouted to the other side of the river: "Thank you for your concern, but we can handle it ourselves."

After calming down, Arthur and his companions had the opportunity to observe who was on the other side.

The first thing that caught the eye was a huge black carriage, which was at least larger than the gangster's old-fashioned four-wheeled carriage. The craftsmanship was also extremely complicated. The carriage was engraved with the family emblem consisting of flowers, swords and crosses. The driver was a burly man with an expressionless face, and sitting next to him was a handsome young man.

It was the handsome young man who spoke just now.

However, what surprised Arthur and others the most was the creature pulling the cart.

It was obviously a horse, but it had a pair of eye-catching horns. It looked small, but it could pull a heavy carriage by itself. Arthur's first reaction when he saw the other party was that this family was definitely very rich.

Next to him, a companion named Charles had the same idea.

The two looked at each other and saw the eagerness in each other's eyes.

After experiencing the last failure and hiding in the snowy mountains for several months, the entire gang has now realized that the continuous progress of civilization is destroying the lawless era of bad guys.

Time is running out for the Van der Linde gang.

Even Dutch, who has always been lawless, said that he would retire if he made enough money.

Speaking of making money, is there any faster way to make money than robbing a fat sheep that automatically comes to your door?

Arthur and Charles's answer is: no.

The experienced Hosea thought more comprehensively than they thought, and dissuaded them: "Don't take chances here, as it will easily attract those Indians."

As soon as he finished speaking, three Indians on horseback appeared on the top of the mountain in the distance.

They looked at the people below the mountain indifferently.

"Look what I'm talking about." Hosea put the last piece of luggage into the carriage: "Arthur, hurry up, we should set off."

Charles, who is an Indian himself, analyzed: "If they want to cause trouble, we won't see them."

Even so, Hosea still felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Not only because of the appearance of the Indians, but also because of the mysterious black carriage behind them.

Soon, the military advisor's feeling came true.

The young man casually glanced up to the top of the mountain, and one of the Indians' horses was inexplicably frightened. If it weren't for his good riding skills, the frightened horse would have probably rushed down the cliff.

After the accident, the Indians quickly withdrew as if they had never appeared.

The three Arthurs also felt that things were strange and did not dare to stay here. They quickly repaired the carriage and continued to set off.

The black carriage crossed the river slowly and silently followed the gangster's convoy, the distance was neither far nor close.

The young man in the car was undoubtedly Li Ang.

The strong man driving the car is the bionic teardrop - Bayek, and the man pulling the cart is Torrett, the cow-horse brother who has not been seen for a long time.

The identities they obtained this time were quite consistent with the actual situation.

Aqina is a noble lady from Europe with three beautiful daughters. The eldest daughter is married and her husband is named Leon. Bayek is a housekeeper and groom, and Torret is a horseman.

The eldest lady, who couldn't sit still, opened the small window in front of the carriage and looked outside.

While watching, he commented: "It feels like there is no difference between this place and our home."

Li Ang replied: "That's because we haven't reached our destination yet."

"Okay." The eldest lady immediately changed the question: "Can I sit outside? It's so stuffy in the carriage."

Li Ang asked Bayek to stop the carriage and pick her out.

"Where are the madam and two sisters?"

"In great blessing."

Bella was obviously much more excited when she came outside, and she was squirming around without being honest at all.

"Let's go, woohoo!"

The carriage started moving again at her command.

Since crossing the small river, the surrounding terrain has become flatter and flatter, and the small rivers have gradually converged into a large river, always accompanying the carriage forward. The towering pine forests were replaced by lush grasslands, full of greenery, birds chirping and flowers fragrant. Many creatures not seen in the valley slowly appeared, including various large animals such as antelopes, wild deer, etc., and rabbits and squirrels. There are countless small animals, and there are even a few wild horses running wantonly.

Are there wild horses in this part of America?

Li Ang was puzzled.

Bella didn't care about this, her existence was reasonable, and she excitedly expressed that she would catch all the animals here.

The Di family's carriage followed the gang's convoy to the vicinity of the new camp.

Hosea, who was always paying attention to what was going on behind him, couldn't sit still: "Arthur, go and inquire about your friends behind you, and be more polite and don't cause trouble."

"If you must take action, leave no one alive."

"Understood." Arthur responded briefly, handed the reins to the strategist, and jumped out of the car.

After standing on the side of the road and waiting for a while, the black carriage slowly drove over.

Hosea just guessed that the person in the car might be a noble. At first, Arthur didn't believe that any noble family would come to such a remote place.

But from the moment he saw Bella, Arthur finally believed it.

Only aristocrats who have grown up well-dressed and well-fed can have such delicate and fair skin, instead of having dull and rough skin and patched clothes like the female relatives in gangs.

The carriage slowly stopped in front of Arthur, and Li Ang in the car asked in a calm tone:

"Are you in trouble, strange friend?"

The eldest lady next to her cast a curious look at the gang's top thug.

Arthur hurriedly replied: "I have a bad stomach and missed my companion's carriage. Could you please give me a lift? Our camp is not far ahead."

The reason was just thought of, just to get information.

Li Ang pretended to believe it, sent Bella back to the car first, and then invited the gangsters to get in the car.

On the way, Arthur used the excuse of chatting to ask questions, and Li Ang answered them one by one very cooperatively.

"It turns out you are going to Valentine."

"We will stay for a few days, and then we will go to Saint-Denis in the south, where my wife plans to settle down and buy a house or a farm."

"Oh~" Arthur made a sound of sudden realization.

The information he wanted has been obtained, and he does not intend to stay any longer.

"Please stop for a moment. I'm here. Thank you, kind sir."

Li Ang said with a smile: "You're welcome. You will inevitably run into trouble when you go out. Only by helping each other can we go further."

Arthur secretly thought that he was worthy of being born into a noble family, and whatever he said, he had to make great sense.

But Li Ang's next words immediately made his heart skip a beat.

"I hope that this help to you will not turn into a bullet for me in the end. You also understand that there are too many gangs and desperadoes in this area. If someone accidentally knows that my wife and I are pregnant with a huge sum of money, What should we do if they come to rob us?"

Arthur always felt that the other party was implying something, but he had no proof.

"Haha, how is that possible?"

After finally fooling him, Arthur was about to get out of the car, but was grabbed by Li Ang.

"I see it's getting late now, and I'm worried about being attacked by wild beasts at night. I wonder if I can stay in your camp for a night. I can pay for it."

(End of this chapter)