As Ye Lei listened to the survivors' discussions, he was surprised that just three boxes of instant noodles had caused such a stir. He had a lot of instant noodles in his own space, but he hadn't had the chance to eat such junk food.

He led Chen Xueer toward the entrance of the narrow passage, but they were stopped by scavengers as soon as they stepped onto the steps.

"Hello, please exchange supplies in the square; you cannot go up there!"

The scavenger had an arrogant air about him.

Why?

Ye Lei didn't take such a small fry seriously.

"What's the 'why'? If you can't go, you just can't go. Don't you understand?"

The scavenger brandished the submachine gun in his hand as a warning.

"Do you know whose three boxes of instant noodles are on that screen?"

"Whose is it? Or is it yours?"

Congratulations, you got it right!

Ye Lei flashed the number plate in his hand. The scavenger checked it and found it to be exactly the same as the one displayed on the screen, confirming his suspicions.

"Okay, please wait here for a moment, I'll go upstairs and inform them!"

"No problem, please go ahead!"

Ye Lei thought to himself, if he could successfully enter the First Line of Heaven with just three boxes of instant noodles, then his carefully planned fire attack strategy would be completely useless, which would save him a lot of trouble.

He cautiously looked around, but did not find the flying snake that could spray poison mist that Deputy Captain Liu had mentioned. This made him wonder if the flying snake had already left, or if it was quietly hiding in some secluded place waiting for an opportunity to attack.

Since we have nothing else to do, we might as well take the opportunity to find out what's going on.

"Hey buddy, wanna grab a cigarette?"

Ye Lei greeted another scavenger in a friendly manner.

"Smoking? You're kidding me. Since the apocalypse, where can you find that stuff anymore!"

The scavenger replied with a smile.

"Then take a look at this and see what it is?"

Ye Lei magically produced a pack of cigarettes, then pulled one out and handed it to the other person.

"Oh my god, how long has it been since I smelled this familiar scent! Thank you so much, thank you so much!"

The scavenger held the cigarette to his nose as if it were a priceless treasure, inhaling it greedily; just smelling it was enough to intoxicate him.

"Hey bro, I want to ask you something, what do you say?"

"Big brother, tell me, what do you want to ask? I'll tell you everything!"

The scavenger, having received such a precious gift, would certainly answer all his questions.

"I heard there's a flying snake here that spews poisonous mist, but where are we?"

"Oh, you mean it! That flying serpent is incredibly powerful; it protects our tribe's safety!"

"But I didn't see it?"

"Where is it? Nobody knows, but if the tribe is in danger, it will definitely fly out, spew out poisonous mist, and drive away the invaders!"

The scavenger said smugly.

"Is it raised by your tribe?"

"No, that's not it. We just provide it with food, but it won't obey our commands anymore!"

Oh, I see!

"That means it actually just treats this place as its territory!"

"You could say that!"

Hearing this, Ye Lei finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that this flying snake did not yet have an owner. If he had the chance, he would definitely subdue it and make it his own.

"Hey, can I ask you something else?"

"What is it? Ask away."

The scavenger kept greedily sniffing the precious cigarette.

"So, how can I join your tribe?"

"Judging from your question, this is probably your first time here, isn't it?"

"Yes, you're right. I'd also like to join your tribe. Is there any way to do so?"

"It's not something anyone can just join; you have to pass a rigorous exam!"

The scavenger spoke with an air of pride.

"I see. So how can I take the exam?"

"Brother, if you really want to come, you can register at the main gate first, and they will tell you when the exam is."

"Oh, I see. I'll register when I go out later!"

"Brother, someone like you is definitely welcome by our boss!"

"Hehe...Thank you for your kind words, brother. Once I join, we'll be good brothers!"

With Ye Lei saying that, their relationship took another step forward.

"Of course!"

"Hey brother, let me ask you something. Has the tribe had any important resource exchanges lately, like diesel or gasoline?"

Ye Lei hadn't forgotten what the leader of the Scavengers' Alliance had said about the second-in-command coming to the Scavengers' Tribe; he was the real killer who murdered Xia Fujun.

"Brother, you're obviously well-informed. A while ago, the second-in-command of the Scavengers' Alliance in Tomato City did bring a batch of gasoline and diesel here to exchange. However, because the quantity was large and the diesel was very precious, they haven't finished exchanging it yet!"

No wonder the second-in-command resorted to assassination; it turns out these supplies were so important.

"And what about the others?"

"What? Brother, you want to see him too? He's a guest of honor in our tribe now. He's inside the One Line Sky, not someone anyone can just see whenever they want. Unless you can go up there, but three boxes of instant noodles are probably too little. You won't be able to get up there!"

"Okay, I understand. Thanks for reminding me, bro!"

Ye Lei stopped asking questions because he saw the scavenger who had gone up earlier leading someone back down.

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