After Zeng Guangtian and Lei Long entered the settlement, they headed straight for the weapons dealers. After searching for several blocks,

Finally, we arrived at the entrance of a rather grand shop.

This used to be a small town with many houses; it was part of the sixth settlement area of ​​Changhan City.

It was originally established by a leader named Cai Zhenshao, who gathered a group of humans to build it up. Because Cai Zhenshao had close ties with some officials, this settlement became the largest human stronghold in the vicinity.

"Brother Zeng, I'll guard the car. You go in and discuss the price."

Lei Long volunteered to guard the car because there was a lot of food inside. If both of them left, it was very likely to be stolen, so one of them had to stay and watch over it.

"Okay, contact me directly through the earpiece if you need anything!"

After making the arrangements, Zeng Guangtian walked alone to the weapon shop, carrying a food item in each hand for display.

Upon entering, one discovers various types of weapons hanging on the walls, along with some laser guns and cannons, but clearly, their prices are beyond the reach of the average person.

"Who's the boss? I want to buy weapons."

After Zeng Guangtian went inside, he shouted to the people behind the counter that because there were so many orders, they couldn't buy them without talking to the boss directly.

"Oh, yes, that's me. What would you like to buy, sir?"

A middle-aged man in a gray long coat walked up to Zeng Guangtian with a wide smile, his eyes narrowed, looking relaxed and at ease.

"Brand new automatic rifles and ammunition, do you have any in stock?"

Zeng Guangtian's face was full of questions. He was certain there was stock, but whether the quantity would meet the requirements was another matter.

"We have everything, as long as you have the money. So, sir, what are you planning to trade? Crystal cores or food?"

The man in the gray coat asked calmly, "Those who do this weapons business are all backed by powerful forces. They've seen all sorts of things. The best they can get are mutated animal meat or food they find in some supermarket. Most of it is just wild vegetables or dead rat meat."

The weapon shop has been doing very poorly lately. There are more and more poor people in the apocalypse, but the rich people are always the same. The shop has only been open for two years, and business has become even more difficult.

Zeng Guangtian took out a bag of biscuits, a bag of bread, and a box of braised pork trotters rice, and placed them on the counter.

The boss took a closer look and exclaimed in amazement, "This is top-quality food! These are the rarest things in the apocalypse!" Moreover, according to news from the settlement, a batch of goods had recently arrived from the valley outpost: high-quality biscuits, bread, and boxed meals.

"Sir, how many of these do you have?"

The shop owner could no longer maintain his composure; his heart was pounding, and he picked up the cookies, bread, and boxed lunch and began to examine them carefully.

Like an expert appraiser who has just discovered a thousand-year-old treasure, he is captivated by it.

"Tell me the prices of the guns and ammunition you have here, and I'll make sure you get plenty of them."

Zeng Guangtian remained cautious. What if he revealed how much stock he had, but the merchant refused to provide the weapons and instead hired people to rob the goods? Wouldn't he lose both his money and the goods?

"The rifle you're carrying costs 10 boxed lunches per person, and a pack of bread and biscuits contains 10 bullets. How about that price? It's incredibly reasonable!"

Because it was a fairly reputable shop, and business was getting increasingly difficult, the owner had no choice but to reluctantly sell it at a discount, allowing Zeng Guangtian to get a great deal.

"Okay, so 100 automatic rifles and 10,000 rounds of ammunition, that's equivalent to 1,000 boxed lunches and 1,000 packs of biscuits, right?"

Zeng Guangtian then turned on his headset to make a call, and Lei Long also heard the price quote.

"That's right, that's the price. If you need more goods in the future, you can buy them from me first!"

After the price was agreed upon, the boss instructed his employees to load 100 automatic rifles and 10,000 rounds of ammunition into the vehicle.

Lei Long and Zeng Guangtian handed over the food to the weapons shop. There were still a thousand bags of bread left. This transaction was very successful.

Finally, the weapons shop owner gave Zeng Guangtian a pistol with the same type of ammunition. The pistol was equipped with a silencer, making it arguably the most agile weapon for a lone traveler in the apocalypse. His only intention was to encourage Zeng to return and make a purchase there next time.

Perhaps in other people's hands, those foods are just sold for profit by selling some zombie crystal cores, but this weapons shop owner is different. He has a powerful force behind him and a complete weapons production chain. He can be said to be a high-ranking person in this world. None of them are short of money. What they really lack is food. In the hands of these rich people, this kind of food can be sold for astronomical prices.

After the transaction was completed, both parties felt they had gotten a great deal.

Zeng Guangtian silently told Lei Long to drive away. Passing a shop selling BM chips, they exchanged 1,000 loaves of bread for 100 BM chips and 100 doses of T-virus vaccine.

They quickly drove away from the gathering area, because such a large transaction had already attracted the attention of some people, and it might not be so smooth next time they came.

...

Qin Jiayou had already been woken up by Wei Lun because a large number of zombies had appeared in front of the courtyard. It was unclear whether it was because the smell of cooking wafted out from inside the room.

This attracted a large number of zombies to change their route. Zombies have much more sensitive noses than humans; calling them dog noses would be an understatement.

The smell of human flesh and blood, combined with the aroma of cooking, would cause these hungry zombies to swarm upon being discovered.

Wei Lun and Qin Jiayou defended themselves atop the courtyard wall, while Qin Mutong aimed at lone zombies from the third-floor floor-to-ceiling window.

Seeing a large horde of zombies approaching, Wei Lun and Qin Jiayou began firing relentlessly.

At first, the defense was alright; they were able to kill some of the zombies at the front, and with Qin Mutong's accurate pinpoint fire, they were able to hold out for a while.

As waves of zombies surged in, Wei Lun and Qin Jiayou were clearly unable to hold them off. The two of them were simply too weak. This time, there were at least a thousand zombies following behind them, stretching as far as the eye could see, completely exceeding the courtyard's defensive capabilities.

Moreover, zombies are unlike humans; unless you shoot them in the head, hitting their body won't kill them at all.

Wei Lun quickly set up all the individual rocket launchers.

"Zeng Guangtian, Du Kun, Lei Long, Zhu Guanjun, come back quickly! The base has been attacked by a large number of unidentified zombies and is in imminent danger. Return immediately!"

Qin Jiayou immediately used the hyperspace communication headset to send a message to the guards, requesting an emergency recall.

A reply came through the earphones a moment later.

"Brother Qin, we've already left the gathering place, we'll be right back!"

"Understood. We'll stop hiring immediately and head back right away. Give us twenty minutes!"

Zeng Guangtian, Du Kun, Lei Long, and Zhu Guanjun all answered through the hyperspace communication headset. They were also very nervous about the current situation at the base. If it were to be destroyed, they would become refugees.

Just as Weren was setting up his individual rocket launcher, hordes of zombies had already closed to within a hundred meters.

A vast, swarming mass engulfed everything, causing the Qin family father and daughter excruciating pain in their hearts. An unprecedented fear spread throughout the base...