The Daily Life of a Body Cultivator in the Wilderness

The protagonist crossed over unexpectedly, the system was dumbfounded, and the protagonist was confused. One system exists to survive and live more comfortably, while the other tries to avoid havin...

Chapter 181 Can't Afford to Hire

Yezi returned the earphones to the other person, who listened for a moment and then immediately took out a battery in a plastic bag and handed it to Yezi.

Ye Zi took the battery, released the other person, and gestured for him to go first. She also flashed the pebble in her hand as a warning not to make any trouble.

The young white man gave a wry smile, raised his hand, took a few steps back, and then turned and walked into the rain.

Ye Zi immediately left her previous position, lay down, and waited for a while. There were no gunshots, and the system informed Ye Zi that the white youth had indeed left.

Ye Zi then got up and walked towards the cart, putting her double maces and military knife into her spatial storage along the way.

After getting into the car, Ye Zi took out the battery from the plastic bag, picked up the drone and examined it for a while, and quickly found a place to change the battery.

Tongtong looked at the battery and asked with mixed feelings:

"You just went to get batteries from them? That was incredibly fast."

"No, I heard the sound of people walking in the rain when I was setting up the cart. I went to check it out and ran into the guy who was delivering batteries. I almost killed him."

Tongtong was very surprised, and then asked what had happened. Yezi also explained how she controlled the other party and made him leave.

"I didn't expect my guess to be right."

Ye Zi smiled, took out the dead battery, and took the new battery out of the plastic bag, but her hand involuntarily stopped moving.

After hesitating for a moment, Ye Zi inserted the battery into the drone, closed the cover, and pressed the switch, and the drone's working indicator light lit up.

Yezi put down the drone, turned around and stepped out of the car, walked to Dahei and kicked it, then told Dahei to go and lasso the ox.

Tongtong lifted a gap in the curtain and looked at Yezi, who was busy at work, with a complicated expression.

Where Tongtong couldn't see, Yezi's expression was equally complicated.

After harnessing the car, Yezi pulled Dahei back the way they came.

The system then informed Ye Zi that a car had appeared within the detection range, along with four other people.

Yezi led Dahei until they were about 200 meters away from the car, then told Dahei to wait where it was.

He told Tongtong through the curtain that he was going to help and would be back in a bit, then turned and left.

Ye Zi walked to the car, which was indeed the same car that had taken them to the starting point.

A middle-aged Black man gave Ye Zi a thumbs-up, then said in broken Chinese:

"You're pretty good. He's our scout, but I didn't expect you to sneak up on him."

"He wasn't vigilant enough because of the good weather."

He nodded to the person, then pointed to the driveway:

"They set off last night and got stuck not far away. Several of us tried for a long time, but we couldn't get them out. They just kept getting deeper and deeper into the mud."

"I have no choice but to ask you for help."

Ye Zi glanced at the situation and saw that the 4x4 off-road pickup truck had dug four puddles under the tires, and the chassis was already dragging on the ground.

In this situation, besides calling a tow truck, the only other option is to pull it out by hand.

"Put it in neutral and release the handbrake."

Upon hearing Ye Zi's words, the Black man immediately gave an OK sign, indicating that he was ready.

Ye Zi nodded. Just as a man was about to get into the car to take control, Ye Zi stopped him. He then walked to the back of the car and, to the astonishment of the four men, began to exert force.

With the force of the leaves, the pickup truck began to move.

Leaf moved forward step by step, and the pickup truck's four wheels finally got out of the puddle.

Ye Zi was able to push a pickup truck, weighing nearly three tons, out of the ditch by herself, a feat that astonished the four muscular foreigners.

They worked hard all morning, but the pickup truck got deeper and deeper into the rut. Finally, they couldn't get it out of the way, but Ye Zi easily got it out of the rut.

After the initial shock, the middle-aged white man stared at Ye Zi with shining eyes, then turned to the black man and said something.

The Black man was shocked, but he also responded to the white man with a few words.

Ye Zi felt a chill run down her spine from the white middle-aged man's gaze, and frowned as she looked at the black man and asked:

"What did he say?"

The black man laughed:

"He said he'd give you a Gatling gun with 20,000 rounds of ammunition, enough to clear all obstacles on the battlefield, and wanted to know if you were interested in becoming a mercenary."

Ye Zi shook her head directly and said:

“I’m a multi-millionaire, there’s no reason for me to risk my life for you guys, and besides, you can’t afford to hire me.”

"We simply can't afford to hire them."

"Alright, that's settled. I'm leaving now."

"Thanks."

"You're welcome."

After saying that, Ye Zi turned and left.

The four members of the rescue team got into the vehicle, which slowly drove towards their camp. The middle-aged white man talked on and on for a while, until finally the middle-aged black man couldn't help but raise his voice:

“He’s a multi-millionaire, richer than all of us even in US dollars. You can’t afford to hire him, understand? Idiot.”

The three white men in the car were stunned for a moment, unable to understand why their captain was so angry, but they all shut up and sat quietly in the car.

That's right, the leader of this four-person team is Black, and there are some things only he knows. Recruiting Ye Zi? Absolutely impossible.

He didn't want to be tricked to death.

Ye Zi returned to the cart, grabbed Da Hei, and turned to leave. Although she was certain they were from the production crew, she just didn't want to get too close to them.

This time, they didn't stop and started heading in the direction shown by the tracker.

The rain kept falling, and the atmosphere wasn't exactly harmonious, or rather, a bit awkward. They had shared a bed and even hugged each other; they should have said something, but Ye Zi didn't know what to say.

As it grew darker, Yezi stopped the car, set up the shaft, and got on.

Tongtong handed over the now-cold roasted meat, which Yezi quickly ate while leaning against the curtain.

Then they sat facing each other in an awkward atmosphere.

As soon as the live stream viewers saw the screen return to normal, they immediately started gossiping about whether Ye Zi and Tong Tong's relationship had changed.

The most nervous person wasn't Tongtong's fans, but Siqin, who couldn't wait for something to happen between her son and Tongtong.

But the way the two of them were acting, it seemed like something had happened, yet it also seemed like nothing had happened, which made Siqin feel a sense of disappointment and frustration.

"They were indeed from the production crew. They gave me a fright and almost caused an accidental injury."

Tongtong smiled and said:

"They probably didn't expect you to be so capable. By the way, didn't you recognize the guy who delivered the batteries?"

"No, it was raining so hard, his raincoat covered half his face, and I had to restrain him from behind, so I didn't see his face at all."

"Didn't they see us when they brought us here? Didn't you check?"

Ye Zi chuckled and then said:

"They did take us to the starting point, but it was hot at the time. They were wearing sunglasses and had camouflage cloths on their faces for sun protection, so we couldn't see their faces at all."

Tongtong thought about it and realized that this was indeed the outfit. Moreover, there was no routine medical check-up for this program, and more than a month had passed, and these people had not appeared in front of her and Yezi at all.

She couldn't even quite remember how many people were in the rescue team, or the differences in skin color and proportions.

"That's true, but it's fine as long as the problem is solved."

The leaves nodded.