Chapter 381 Chapter 383

Ning Qingyun decided to go out of the city first to pick up Huo Ye and others and complete the task issued by Minister Yan Cheng.

Anyway, he felt relieved knowing that she was safe.

In the Jindu safe zone, Ning Qingyun and his group had no place to get all-terrain vehicles, a rare means of transportation that could travel on the snow, but they did get some sleds and skis. There was also a batch of firearms in Ning Qingyun's gem space, and he gave some to each of Qi Sanbing and his group. After they were equipped, they left the safe zone.

As more and more people adapted to the climate and bravely walked out of the safe zone, the area of relatively safe area cleared by the safe zone officials around the safe zone was gradually expanding. Ning Qingyun and his companions had just walked out of the relatively safe area, about ten kilometers away, when they met Huo Ye and others who were rushing towards the safe zone.

"Boss, that vehicle in front that can drive on the snow and run very fast is so cool. It should be the military carrying out a mission, right? It would be great if we could get this kind of vehicle." Qi Sanbing said with some emotion.

Ning Qingyun said indifferently, "That's the person we want to pick up, Huo Ye and his team."

"Ah..." Qi Sanbing was a little dumbfounded.

"Captain, why are you here?" Huo Ye saw Ning Qingyun and others from a distance. After they drove in, he stopped the car and shouted with some surprise.

"Wow, boss, where did you get this car? It's so cool." He Wen screamed and ran over.

"It's okay that the car is cool, but there are so many monster corpses? Did you kill them all? Boss, this is great. We're going to make a fortune this time!" He Wen shouted excitedly as he looked at the monster corpses piled up like small hills behind Huo Ye and his friends' vehicle.

Ning Qingyun did not look happy. He did not hunt so many monsters when he left yesterday afternoon. Now the number of monster corpses is nearly twice as much as yesterday. This can only mean that Huo Ye and his team have encountered monster attacks again. I wonder if there are any casualties among the team members?

"What kind of fortune? I'm going to lose a lot this time." Huo Ye shook his head with a wry smile.

"What happened? There were no casualties, right?" Ning Qingyun saw that Huo Ye's expression was bitter but not painful, so he guessed that there were no casualties.

"No, it's just that all the top-tier weapons that you, Captain, got from the army have been used up by us." Huo Ye said with some guilt. Although there seemed to be a lot of monster corpses, most of them were small monsters of level one or two. Many of the corpses were not complete and not worth much money. The value of the weapons consumed was much higher than those monster corpses.

Before Ning Qingyun left yesterday afternoon, he left all those boxes of powerful bombs and firearms to Huo Ye, for fear that they would be besieged by monsters again.

Fortunately, those boxes of bombs were very powerful. Yesterday evening, Huo Ye and his party stayed in an abandoned village for the night to rest. At night, their temporary residence was surrounded by monsters. Fortunately, the house was still strong, and they used the house as a cover to engage in a fierce battle with those monsters. Huo Ye and his party's average cultivation level was above the Chongmai realm, and they had rich combat experience, but they had already fought a hard battle during the day and were tired and exhausted. Seeing that they could not withstand the monsters' attacks, Huo Ye had to use those powerful weapons that he had kept in his bottom box.

"We give you weapons so that you can use them. It doesn't matter if you use them up. As long as you are safe, it's okay. Let's go! The safe zone is not far ahead." It's not a place to talk in the ice and snow. It's better to get back to the safe zone as soon as possible to feel at ease.

After a successful reunion, when Ning Qingyun and his team were pulling the monster's corpse back to the safe zone, they attracted the attention of many soldiers defending the city. Except for the things in a few large boxes that did not need to pay city gate taxes because they had certificates issued by the military, all other goods transported into the city were subject to taxes.

"Boss, the city gate tax here is much lower than in the capital!" Qi Sanbing said to Huo Ye with some boasting. When they left the capital, the city gate tax in the capital was indeed much higher than here.

What Qi Sanbing and his companions didn't know was that after the arrival of winter, food supply in the safe zones was tight. In order to encourage everyone to leave the city and fend for themselves, the city gate taxes in each safe zone were reduced a lot.

"Hey, Wenwen and A-bing, you came out early and don't know yet, but we have already officially applied to establish the Tianhe Mercenary Group in the capital. The boss will be the leader, and A Ming and I will be the deputy leaders. Remember to call me deputy leader in the future, do you hear me! After this trip, when we return to the capital, we will upgrade to a five-star mercenary group. In the future, we will hardly have to pay taxes when entering and leaving the city gates, haha! When we return to the capital this time and the team is expanded, you will all have the opportunity to lead your own team and become captain." Huo Ye couldn't help grinning when he thought of the reward of 10,000 credit points.

After entering the city, Ning Qingyun and his men split into two groups. Ning Qingyun took a group of people to the military compound to find Wen Qingming to hand in the task, while Huo Yeqi Sanbing took a group of people to the exchange to exchange points and buy some daily necessities.

Wen Qingming was a little surprised to see Ning Qingyun. He didn't expect that Young Master Ning Qi, who was trapped in the secret realm, would come out. When he saw the letter written to him by Minister Yan Cheng and the things he brought to him, Wen Qingming's attitude towards Ning Qingyun immediately became much warmer. He thanked him again and again and invited him to dinner. Ning Qingyun still had a lot of things to arrange, so he politely declined Wen Qingming's invitation.

"Captain, this yard is too small. We can't accommodate so many of us. We have to find another place to stay." There were more than a dozen people including Qi Sanbing, and plus Huo Ye's group of about 40 people. There was no room for them to stand in the living room, so they arranged for the injured to rest in the bedroom, and the others simply went to the yard to talk.

"Captain, we have selected several suitable courtyards. They are large enough and cheap. Which one do you think is suitable? We have also inquired about Golden Eagle Garden. There are only two houses left. Both are small apartments. If you want to rent one, you can go and see the house in advance." Qi Sanbing knew that Rong Xianxian lived there. Ning Qingyun wanted to rent a house in Golden Eagle Garden, but the rent there was too expensive and there were no large places. If they went there to rent a house, they could only rent one house at most, and the small apartments there obviously could not accommodate so many people. After all the calculations, they had to rent a bigger place.

After they sold the monster corpses and the monster materials that Huo Ye and his team had accumulated along the way, although they had a lot of points, they had more than 50 people after all, and they needed money for food, clothing, housing, transportation, and everything else. They didn't have much money. What's more, they had just arrived and were unfamiliar with the environment around the Jindu Safety Zone. They didn't have a fixed way to make money for the time being. If so many people went out hunting, what would cost money for weapons, equipment, medicine, and protective gear?

(End of this chapter)