Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland

Chapter 60 Thieves also stick together

When society develops to a certain stage, there will be a need for transactions.

As long as there are managers in society, there will be all kinds of "contraband", but the standards will be different.

There is a group of people on the mainland who have obtained these goods that cannot be bought and sold openly through various channels, and have a need to sell the stolen goods.

So they decided to help each other.

The black market - or "Brotherhood" was born, and there was no doubt that the members who initially had this demand were basically thieves, so the name "Stealer" was also passed down internally.

Up to now, there are all kinds of characters in the brotherhood, including thieves, smugglers, stolen goods dealers, warriors, black doctors...

— and players.

Because the Brotherhood does not have its own action plan like the Lang Ninja Group, the people who join them are basically shady people, and there is not much trust and appeal between them, just because of convenience and aggregation of interests. together——

This kind of organization is simply the most suitable for players to join.

The prerequisite is that you can find them.

Old Tang's black market is just the manifestation of the Brotherhood in the hub. In other cities and regions, it may look different.

Lu Meng took out a bag of coins.

"I know the rules."

A full [-] yuan is the admission fee.

Organizations that you can join by paying money can be said to be the "cheapest" ones.

But what Old Tang was struggling with at this moment was not here.

"Does Leibo allow his students to join other organizations?"

The forces behind Leiber are so secretive in their actions, they must have a set of serious disciplinary constraints, which often also include exclusivity for other similar organizations.

"I am joining the Brotherhood in my own name," Lu Meng said. "The teacher said that this way we don't have to worry about the two organizations swallowing each other up when we cooperate, and it can also deepen the connection between us."

"Actually, Mr. Tang, what you have to consider is not whether you are willing to recruit me, but whether you have the intention to establish a cooperative relationship with the teachers and others.

"At a time when the Fog Men are invading and the hub is facing huge changes, having one more friend will give you more strength."

Seeing Old Tangtou thinking about his words, Lu Meng smiled slightly in his heart.

He put the cooperation between the Lang Ninja Group and the Brotherhood on the table in order to hide his true intention of joining the Brotherhood.

It seems that "Lu Beiyou joins the Brotherhood" is an external form of cooperation, but in fact this is the essence of his purpose.

As for the so-called members of the Lang Ninja Group joining other organizations in their own name, Lu Meng Leibo would not allow it.

In such a tight organization, they will treat you as a friend at most, and they will cooperate or form an alliance on an equal basis as a group.

But in this case, even if the Lang Ninja Group and the Brotherhood really formed an alliance, what would it have to do with his "Lubei Tour"?

He, the fake "disciple" of Leiber, can be thrown away at any time, or even liquidated.

Therefore, he had to join the Brotherhood first, so that the Brotherhood would consider him a close enough ambassador with dual identities, and then he would represent the Brotherhood to negotiate with the Lang Ninja Group.

In this way, the connection between the two major organizations is actually established on Lu Meng!

The Brotherhood's organization is loose, and it is easier to accept Lu Meng's "individual joining" form than the Lang Ninja Group.

Anyway, you just need to pay according to Old Tang's introduction.

As Lu Meng expected, Old Tang did not hesitate for too long.

Lu Beiyou was originally a talent worth attracting. Even without Lei Bai's relationship, Old Tang originally intended to recruit or buy him.

It's just that now he represents Leiber, so he will definitely not be treated like other ordinary members after joining the brotherhood.

Just like the envoy of a country, what he represents is not his personal appearance.Old Tang sighed and accepted the coins from Lu Meng:
"Brother Lu, it is our rule to use these ten thousand coins as membership dues, but since you have a special status, it is not appropriate for us to just collect money..."

Although Tie Bangtang is far different in age from Lu Meng, he now treats him as a 'brother', which means he has actually accepted him.

He summoned a black market escort to whisper a few words to him.

After a while, the black market guard came back with a long object wrapped in cloth in his arms.

Old Tang opened it in front of Lu Meng:
It’s a finely crafted leather sheath—and the knife in the sheath.

Lu Meng's eyes lit up.

[Item name: Combat cleaver
Level: Modified Knife (Blue)

Value: 9200 coins

Attribute: Armor penetration +10%
Introduction: A hybrid design of a knife and a sword. It is shorter and lighter than an ordinary machete, and is more suitable for normal combat. 】

A blue grade [Machete] weapon.

The combat cleaver is still a straight blade with no arc and a single-sided blade. Although the game introduction says it is "shorter and lighter", it is already more than half as long as his current ring-headed fixed blade. , is also more generous, and is no longer a length that can be easily pinned to the waist.

The increased armor penetration effect makes the characteristics of machete weapons begin to appear.

Old Tang said: "I got this knife accidentally when I was checking the black market. I originally wanted to find an opportunity to give it to Brother Lu."

Lu Meng naturally didn't believe the details of this, but in the adult world, no one would expose each other, so he accepted the gift calmly.

As soon as I saw the knife, I had already prepared it. Why did I only take it out today?

In fact, this was what Old Tang had carefully prepared before, intending to use it to bribe Lu Meng.

It's not easy to find weapons of this quality in the hub.

I'm afraid the weapons commonly used by martial artists are of this level.

When giving big gifts, you should treat them lightly. When you give something that is obviously very rare, you can talk about it calmly and calmly, which shows your ability. When giving small gifts, you should treat it lightly. If the value of the gift itself is not high, and you belittle the process of collecting it, In the eyes of the other party, wouldn't it be like sending a beggar away?

However, when Old Tang saw Lu Meng accepting his gift, he didn't feel like he had succeeded in "bribing" him at all.

Regarding strategies such as honey traps and bribery, it is said that there is an old saying: The mouth of relatives is soft, and the hands of others are weak.

If it was given to Lu Beiyou before and he accepted it, it would be equivalent to receiving a favor from him, and it would be easier to manipulate it when the time comes.

But now the value of the other party just telling him about the Fog Man's invasion is immeasurable.

He had to take advantage of the cooperation between the two companies to send out the gifts, which was already a low-key initiative.

Now that I think about it, not only have I given away the weapons I spent so much effort on, but I still owe someone a favor.

But who is Old Tang?

The only way for the Brotherhood to survive in the wasteland is to be shameless and do all the dirty work.

As long as he doesn't mention it and keeps it business, he will still make money from the cooperation.

At most, the best thing to do is to pay more attention to Brother Lu in other aspects in the future, so that he does not feel that he is a petty person, and does not talk nonsense in front of Lei Bai and damage the relationship between the two families.

After Lu Meng got the machete in his hand, he pulled it out and waved it casually, praising "a good knife" without hesitation.

There is no etiquette in the wasteland that prohibits you from opening gifts in person. In this atmosphere where it is easy to get started just by looking at each other, it is better to be more straightforward, otherwise others will think that you dislike the gift or are weird.

Old Tang also secretly admired it.

——It seems that Brother Lu's insistence on not learning boxing from him makes sense. His swordsmanship talent is indeed outstanding, and he has improved from a layman to a capable person so quickly.

Lu Meng put away the knife and then said to Old Tang:
"One more thing I want to ask my brother for help. I need a way to safely move into the street."

　Thanks to the book friend gadnka for the coin reward - it has been collected over [-] times. Although most book friends have not seen these words, I still thank you for your support!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)