Gods, Ashes Descend

Chapter 30 Watching the Show

Release the garbage collectors and let Ken bring out the three surrendered cleaners. Li Wei, with a cigarette dangling from his lips and an arrogant expression, held a pistol and looked at the other party with a domineering air, like a desperate criminal ready to pull off a heist.

"Pay money to save your life."

"Brother, please give us some face. Our boss is..."

Bang! The one who had spoken fell to the ground, his face flushed with embarrassment. Li Wei blew on the muzzle of his gun, looked at the remaining two, and said impatiently.

"Even if your boss is Saburo Arasaka, it won't work. I can just hide in the wasteland and nobody can find me. I might be in another city tomorrow. Pay up, or die."

With the chicken that had been killed in front of them, the remaining two were quite efficient. Each of them transferred several hundred yuan to Li Wei, indicating that this was all their savings.

Bang! Another shot took down another one. Li Wei glanced sideways at the last person, said nothing, and just watched.

The unlucky guy who was left burst into tears.

"Brother, this is all the money I have. I'm just a lowly underling, earning a fixed salary. All the money goes to the higher-ups."

Upon hearing this, Li Wei patted the unlucky fellow on the shoulder with a sigh.

"That's terrible, brother. Why are you still doing this? Change jobs. If you don't care about your life, be a ruthless criminal like us. Either you die, or you pull off a heist and live a carefree life for a few months."

You could go work as a dog for a big company, risking your life in fieldwork, that would be better than this, right? Fine, I'll spare your life because I feel sorry for you.

Brothers, let's get out of here.

"Thank you, brother. Thank you, brother. I'm quitting when I get back."

Li Wei and his group drove off, and the unlucky guy sat down on the ground with a thud. After a while, he went to find some paper, but he had soiled his pants.

Thus, the world lost one kidney harvester and gained one hardworking and conscientious laborer, adding another merit to Li Wei's record.

They stopped on the road, filled the empty spaces in both cars with the prosthetic bodies the Scavengers had dug up that day, and drove them toward Adcado's camp.

This time, they brought more people, and according to the rules, they couldn't get close. So Li Wei stopped a few hundred meters away, got out of the car, and waved in the direction of the camp.

A short while later, two more motorcycles came to inspect the area, but this time it wasn't Mitch.

"Carla? Why isn't it Mitch this time? It's usually him."

Kara got out of the car and pointed in the direction of the camp.

"Trying to break up the fight? Forget Mitch, where's Karl? And who are these people?"

Li Wei leaned against the car, letting her inspect him, and answered her questions.

"My man, Karl, is sunbathing in Atlantis right now, having a great time. By the way, did Thor and that girl Panan have another fight?"

Kara shrugged to indicate that Levi was right, and after the examination, she whistled at Levi.

"Dude, you've pulled off a big one! This stuff might be a bit too hot to handle, and there's too much for us to eat."

Li Wei waved his hand to indicate that there was no problem.

"These are the spoils of my raid on a bunch of scavengers. I sent Karl away, and now I've gathered a group of men to do it myself. If they need any equipment, exchange it for weapons and ammunition. No cash required. Take whatever you like."

"Alright then, get in the car."

He drove the car to the edge of the camp and told the three killers to wait in the car and not cause trouble. Li Wei planned to buy two sacks of salt and some food in the camp. He wanted to make a pot of flavorful soup for his underlings as a reward for his job, and it was definitely not because he was greedy.

While waiting to have his spoils inspected, Li Wei sat at the bar counter of the bus that had been converted into a restaurant, ordered a glass of vodka with chili, and watched the spectacle with his glass in hand.

"Damn it, Thor, are you just going to stand here and watch us all die?"

"Screw you! Did I expect you to go to Night City, that cannibalistic place, and get all bumped on your head? Then come running back crying for a hug?"

The two were arguing fiercely, and the person trying to break them up ended up with a head full of bumps.

Mitch spotted Levi, covered his head, and came over, sitting down in front of the bar and tapping on the table.

"Give me a beer, my voice is hoarse from talking. I don't know where those two got so angry. They were talking like Mars clashing with Earth."

Li Wei raised his glass and clinked it against Mitch's, then tilted his head towards the side where the argument was taking place and asked curiously.

"What's going on? What I'm hearing is that Parnam is planning to go and cause trouble in Night City?"

Isn't it a bit too early?

Mitch shrugged, somewhat helplessly.

"Yes, there are a couple hundred people in the camp. We have to spend money to buy everything, including food, drink, toilet facilities, and sleeping facilities, as well as spare parts that we can't find. Panan thinks we should go to Night City to find work instead of doing small jobs like scavenging garbage and transporting goods outside."

As the leader, Thor had to consider everyone's interests, so he felt he should be extra careful and wait until he figured out the tricks of the trade before slowly taking on bigger jobs.

Anyway, both sides have their own reasons, and they both mean well. We, the people trying to mediate, don't know what to do.

"Hey, I'm not that dramatic. I've even given up eating," Li Wei teased with a smile.

"Ha, you're in for a rough time running into these two hot-tempered guys."

"you do not say."

As Levi and Mitch were chatting, they probably got a little too worked up, because all that could be heard was Saul cursing.

"Go if you want, don't expect the tribe to help you in the slightest."

"Fine, I'll go. I'll prove you wrong!"

Mitch slapped his forehead, cursing under his breath that he was in deep trouble, and said something like, "This is terrible."

"I'll go and try to talk to this girl."

He rushed off in a panic to persuade the stubborn, crazy girl in his eyes.

Carol, who had been trying to break up the fight, plopped down in the spot where Mitch had been sitting, and without any hesitation, grabbed the bottle Mitch had left behind and started drinking.

"Li, we're doomed this time. Once these two get going, not even nine oxen could pull them back."

Levi knew perfectly well what Carol was up to. He had only broken into Night City and wanted Levi to help him out so he wouldn't get into trouble.

Li Wei understood perfectly. Like Mitch, Carol was a war veteran who had practically watched Panan grow up, so his concern was understandable.

"I can't get into Night City right now, but having a reliable middleman is more important than anything else. You guys keep this phone number. If Panan really wants to make it in Night City, just have her call him."

"Take the one I introduced, for example. Although she paid less than other middlemen, she's very reliable. That alone is enough for me."

"Thanks, Li."

"Need not."

It's not a bad thing to have a good relationship with Adcardo; you might need their help sometimes.

With the excitement over, Li Wei finished his drink in one gulp, patted his behind, and decided to go see if everything was done and if he needed any help.

.......

The moonlight should be a cold white, but tonight the moon's edges are tinged with a pale red, like congealed blood.

The wind carried no fishy smell of grass or leaves, but rather the smell of rust.

In an abandoned town, metal ruins and weeds are intertwined, and a few charred wires dangle from utility poles.

Not far away, the holographic GG sign flickered with shattered light under the moonlight, making the skin of the zombies on the ground appear eerily bluish-purple.

Li Wei squatted on the ground, continuously drawing more summoning runes on it.

Ken, on the other hand, led two people to distribute clothes and guns to the newcomers.