"Mm-hmm!"
After confirming the direction of the arcane pointer once more, Ye Feng nodded. "Oh, right, my name is Ye Feng!"
"Young brother... Mr. Ye, my name is Li Sen. If you want to enter the dunes, your car will need some modifications from us!"
"It was fine at the edge of the dunes just now, but if you drive a Humvee like that into the heart of the dunes, hordes of Tremis worms will surround you within half an hour!"
"Mr. Ye, those seemingly messy contraptions on the water tanker, when the vehicle moves, they can effectively disperse and confuse the vibrations emitted by the car. This will interfere with the Tremis worms' senses, preventing them from finding you!"
Saying this, Li Sen pointed to the mixture of branches and chains dragging on the ground behind the water tanker.
"Tremis worms? What exactly are those things?"
Ye Feng frowned slightly, puzzled.
"Tremis worms are fierce monsters that live beneath the sand dunes. They are bloodthirsty and water-loving, and they grow very large after drinking water."
"They are sensitive to vibrations and will attack anything that vibrates for a long time... Because of this, the water transport convoys in the dunes are frequently attacked by them."
"And these monsters are very cunning. At first, they only attacked the convoys, but after discovering the water in the convoys' water tanks, more and more Tremis worms attacked, mostly targeting the water..."
Li Sen sighed at this point.
"Is that so..."
Ye Feng couldn't help but recall how the little one had mentioned the Tremis worms growing larger earlier.
"But your... contraption on the car, can it really interfere with the Tremis worms' judgment?"
Ye Feng then looked at the water tanker with some doubt.
"Uncle Li, it's confirmed. This package hidden at the bottom of the water tanker doesn't belong to our convoy at all!"
Just then, a young man in a short shirt, addressed as Xiao Lang, walked over and spoke to Li Sen.
"Damn it!"
Li Sen's expression turned cold, his brow furrowed tightly.
"Mr. Ye, this package is the answer to your question!"
Saying this, Li Sen took the package handed to him by Xiao Lang.
The package had already been opened, revealing a mechanical device resembling a tuning fork.
"Mr. Ye, this thing is called a Tremis Inducer. It emits a special, not very strong, vibration."
"This vibration is different from ordinary vibrations and stimulates the Tremis more intensely, attracting Tremis worms from tens of kilometers away!"
"In the past, this device was used by exploration teams and water convoys when encountering Tremis worms, to lure them away!"
"Our water tanker accidentally collided with the interference device, so it shouldn't have been targeted by Tremis worms. But we didn't expect someone to hide this thing in our car..."
Li Sen explained slowly to Ye Feng, his expression serious.
"This setup... a tuning fork... using resonance to trigger the entire device?"
Ye Feng observed the equipment in the package and said with some surprise.
"Yes!"
Li Sen nodded. "This is where the person who placed this package had malicious intentions. This Tremis Inducer has been modified. It only triggers due to resonance when it senses the vibrations from the water tanker's engine while driving..."
"And once the car starts, if you don't inspect it carefully, it's hard to detect the vibrations from the Tremis Inducer!"
Li Sen's face became extremely grim as he spoke.
The Tremis Inducer was hidden in a very concealed location. If they hadn't encountered Ye Feng just now, they might have become another "accidental" casualty of a Tremis attack...
"Damn Bald Gang! I knew something was wrong with so many water tankers having accidents in the past six months!"
At this moment, Xiao Lang cursed angrily.
"Bald Gang? What's that?"
Ye Feng frowned slightly, thinking of the group of bald men who had targeted him not long ago but were dealt with by him.
"Buddy, you're a complete outsider explorer, aren't you?"
Seeing this, Xiao Lang was clearly surprised.
"Xiao Lang, show respect to Mr. Ye!"
Hearing this, Li Sen immediately reprimanded the young man in the short shirt.
At the same time, his heart pounded, fearing that Xiao Lang's words would anger Ye Feng.
After all, in this post-apocalyptic environment, strength represented everything, and some strong individuals had very peculiar temperaments...
"I apologize, Mr. Ye!"
Xiao Lang clearly realized something and immediately apologized.
"It's fine, just call me Ye Feng."
"You're right, I am indeed from afar, and I've never been here before!"
Ye Feng waved his hand lightly, seemingly unconcerned by Xiao Lang's casualness.
Moreover, the other party seemed quite kind, having offered to help fix the car initially and reminding him when escaping the Tremis worms...
"Mr. Ye, this Bald Gang is the leader of the 'Three Unprovokables' in the dunes, and the most notorious organization!"
Xiao Lang immediately replied indignantly, but he didn't address Ye Feng by name, referring to him as Mr. Ye, just like Li Sen.
"Three Unprovokables?"
Ye Feng looked at Xiao Lang with some curiosity.
"Yes!"
Xiao Lang nodded. "The forces within the dunes are complex, with various organizations and groups. Among them, the three strongest organizations are known as the 'Three Unprovokables' of the Dunes."
"The Bald Gang is located in Gasoline Town in the dunes and controls a resource that was common in the old world but is extremely scarce after the cataclysm: gasoline!"
"Because of this, many large and small organizations within the dunes, regardless of their own will, have no choice but to maintain good relations with the Bald Gang. Even forces from outside the dunes come to curry favor with them."
"The Bald Gang has thus become the leader of the 'Three Unprovokables' in the dunes!"
"Besides the Bald Gang, the other two 'Unprovokables' are the Skull Society, which controls a large number of weapons and established Weapon City, and Ocean Paradise, which controls the only well in the dunes!"
"It's worth mentioning that the Skull Society has a mysterious origin; among the 'Three Unprovokables,' only the Skull Society is made up of outsiders."
"The other two organizations were formed by people from within the dunes!"
Xiao Lang clearly understood the power dynamics within the dunes and quickly explained to Ye Feng.
"By the way, Mr. Ye, the Bald Gang is not only the leader of the 'Three Unprovokables' but also the most brutal organization in the dunes. You absolutely must not provoke them!"
"These people act with utter impunity. Those who provoke them are either dead or crippled... Even the other two 'Unprovokables' find them troublesome."
"To put it bluntly, if you accidentally provoke someone from Ocean Paradise or the Skull Society, you might still have a chance to live. But if you provoke the Bald Gang, it's a sure death..."
Xiao Lang paused and added again.
"Are the people from the Bald Gang that ferocious?! Do they have any distinguishing features?"
Ye Feng was quite surprised and then asked a very crucial question.
"Yes, the Bald Gang can no longer be described as simply ferocious."
"Let's put it this way: in the dunes, saying the name of the Bald Gang can scare children into silence."
Xiao Lang nodded and continued, "The characteristic of Bald Gang members is that everyone shaves their heads and most are well-equipped with good weapons and ample ammunition. Their behavior is incredibly arrogant, and they act as if no one else matters in everything they do..."
"Holy crap..."
Ye Feng felt speechless.
The group of bald men he had encountered yesterday, led by someone named Zhang Gang, perfectly matched Xiao Lang's description.
"There isn't someone in the Bald Gang named something like Dog Town or something, is there?!"
After a moment of hesitation, Ye Feng asked in a casual tone.
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