usatvline Chapter 209 The Bizarre Post-Apocalyptic World 26
Chapter 209 The Bizarre Post-Apocalyptic World 26
Su Meng took Sister Yuan home, and with that matter settled, Lin Xiaoqian finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The mercenaries who were supposedly there to protect Su Meng also left, but two of them stayed behind saying they wanted to buy a hundred steamed buns to take with them as provisions.
Lin Xiaoqian went into the kitchen to pack buns for Fatty and the others, and asked Liao Zhuang to find out information from those two people.
Perhaps because Lin Xiaoqian and his group had taken in their employer's family, Fatty and San'er had a good impression of them. As long as it didn't involve any team secrets, they were quite open to talking about it.
According to the fat man's description, the zombie virus is spreading rapidly, and only one-tenth of humanity remains.
Although there are fewer people, due to a lack of labor, the resources for daily life in the technological age are becoming increasingly scarce. If people want something, they either have to barter, buy it with gold, or, like their team, go on adventures to various places to find resources.
Because the characters don't possess superpowers like in the novels, and the technological level of this world is not high, they rely on either melee weapons or guns to fight zombies.
Liao Zhuang listened to the fat man's account, shaking his head and sighing repeatedly: "One-tenth? That's too low a percentage. According to you, the casualties must be considerable." With this kind of fighting, it's no wonder the human population is dwindling.
The fat man sighed helplessly: "Who says it isn't true! In the beginning, no one had any experience, so we just rushed in with our weapons and ended up getting bitten to death by zombies. Later, bases sprang up all over the place, and we slowly figured out some ways to deal with zombies, and the situation got a little better. But even so, every time we went out to find supplies, it felt like we were walking through the gates of hell."
San'er added from the side, "And ammunition is becoming increasingly scarce. Many bases are now trying to develop their own military industries, but that's not something that can be accomplished in a short time."
Liao Zhuang asked curiously, "You mean the base was established by the government? Is it safe?"
The fat man scratched his head. "Well, some bases are official, some aren't. Some are safe, some aren't so peaceful. Some small bases have inadequate defenses and are often besieged by zombies. There are also conflicts between bases over resources."
San'er added from the side, "Mercenaries like us are sometimes hired by different bases to help solve some problems. Protecting Dr. Su this time was also a request from one of the bases."
A proud smile spread across his face: "Our Chaoyang Squad is famous in several major bases, and many base leaders want to recruit us."
After thinking for a moment, Liao Zhuang asked again, "Have you seen any particularly powerful zombies outside?"
The fat man's eyes lit up, and he became interested. "Of course there is! There's a kind of mutated zombie that's bigger than the regular zombies. It's incredibly strong and has thick skin. Ordinary bullets are like tickles to it. But I'm not afraid at all. I easily took care of that mutated zombie."
San'er exposed his bluff: "Fatty, you're just bragging. If the captain hadn't saved you in time, you would have been queuing up for Meng Po soup long ago."
Fatty wasn't upset even though San'er had exposed him. "Of course the captain is amazing, but I'm not a coward either. If I hadn't drawn that mutated zombie's attention, would the captain have had a chance to kill it?"
Liao Zhuang laughed and said, "Brothers, you're so brave. Didn't you encounter any zombies with superpowers?"
The fat man had no idea that there were people like Xiao Ze and Xiao Li in the world, so he patted Liao Zhuang on the shoulder and said, "Brother, read less novels. All that superpowers is just made up."
Lin Xiaoqian and Zhuang Damao brought over a hundred steamed buns. The fat man's eyes lit up. "I've never eaten such delicious steamed buns before!"
Lin Xiaoqian smiled and handed the steamed bun to the fat man, saying, "I'm glad you like it."
"How do we exchange them? Barter or gold?" The fat man asked, a little nervously.
Although their team traveled all over the country exploring, they were not usually short of supplies and gold.
Judging from the restaurant's decor, they don't seem to be short of food. I wonder who these people in the restaurant are. I was enjoying my meal so much that I almost asked about the price. I wonder if these buns are expensive.
Even though it's expensive, Fatty still wants to buy it. He has a feeling that he won't be able to eat such delicious buns again.
Lin Xiaoqian was indeed having a headache about the pricing in this world. She had been in this world for three days and hadn't yet found anything that could attract her or make her want to take it back with her.
We can't really do what Mo Ying suggested and bring some zombies back for the country to study, can we?
It now seems that not every world is useful to them.
Let's sell all the steamed buns as soon as possible and go home early this time.
She mentally communicated with the system to determine the minimum price that could meet the system's task, then smiled and said, "One gram of gold is worth 120 buns. You ate a total of 130 buns, so consider these ten as a gift from me."
The fat man almost thought he had misheard. They had been to many bases before, and the prices at each base were different.
In this era of scarcity, a gram of gold is nothing. In some resource-poor bases, a gram of gold is barely enough to buy a pack of instant noodles.
You can actually exchange them for 120 steamed buns here, and they're such delicious steamed buns.
The fat man hurriedly said, "Boss, how many steamed buns do you have left? I'll buy them all!"
Lin Xiaoqian smiled even more brightly: "Of course, please wait a moment."
Finally, Fatty and San'er carried more than two hundred steamed buns back home.
All the steamed buns sold out today, and Lin Xiaoqian didn't sit idle either. She, Mo Ying, Liao Zhuang, and Zhuang Damao rode in a flying car and patrolled around in the sky.
From the air, one can see dilapidated buildings, deserted streets, and zombies with blue faces and fangs, with the occasional human walking cautiously.
Looking at the zombies on the ground, Liao Zhuang couldn't help but complain, "These zombies at least look somewhat human. What were those things that were following Xiao Ze before?"
"These below were probably mutated after being bitten. The ones next to Xiaoze were probably injected with some kind of drug and that's why they mutated. You see, the zombies underground don't seem to be very strong, they're just more numerous," Lin Xiaoqian guessed.
Liao Zhuang clicked his tongue twice, "What kind of luck do we have? We've run into the big boss of this world right from the start. Xiao Ze is already dead, but we don't know where Xiao Li is..."
Zhuang Damao suddenly pointed in a direction below, "Hey, look! There's a group of zombies chasing people over there."
Following Zhuang Damao's pointing finger, everyone saw a group of zombies chasing after a group of people, baring their teeth and claws.
At first, those people would fire back, but soon they ran out of bullets and began to flee desperately. The howls of the zombies echoed in the air like the shrill cries of night owls, sending chills down one's spine.
Lin Xiaoqian's expression tightened. "We're all human beings, we can't just stand by and watch someone die. Liao Zhuang, control the flying car and descend a little."
Without even getting out of the flying car, they opened the doors and unleashed beams of intense laser light precisely at the densely packed zombies, instantly piercing and melting them.
Their concentrated firepower effectively halted the zombie horde's pursuit.
The people who were still running away heard the commotion behind them, turned around and were so shocked that they couldn't even speak properly, "U...UFO!"