"Is this your first time here? You're all new faces!"
A smile spread across the stall owner's greasy face. He pointed to the meat on his stall and continued, "Buy some meat? That way I can pack up and go home later."
This is a code word.
Once he buys all the meat, he can take two people out to trade for crystal cores.
This operation is difficult for ordinary people because buying meat requires crystal cores, and ordinary people have almost no source of income from crystal cores, but it is very simple for people with superpowers.
Because a single Tier 1 crystal core can buy a large piece of meat.
Bai Xizhu didn't hesitate. She reached into her pocket, actually taking out a second-tier crystal core from her spatial storage, and handed it directly to the stall owner.
"You two are truly magnanimous; you have to give to receive!"
The stall owner's eyes lit up, and he quickly reached out and caught the crystal core.
Even if he earns a considerable income from this kind of business, why does he still complain about having too many crystal cores?
Like a miser, even with a fortune, he is still stingy.
The eyes of everyone around, who had been fixed on the meat at the meat stall, all turned to stare intently at the crystal core the moment Bai Xizhu pulled it out.
In the post-apocalyptic world, crystal cores symbolize status and wealth. First-order crystal cores are already very rare for them, let alone second-order crystal cores.
However, everyone knows that a superhuman who can casually pull out a second-tier crystal core is definitely more than just a second-tier superhuman!
No matter how much they envied it, they only dared to watch from afar and never dared to go and snatch it.
Even just looking at it broadened the horizons of ordinary people like them who don't have superpowers.
"Come on, I'll take you two to where you want to go!"
The butcher, with a greasy smile on his face, quickly packed all the meat on the table together and wrapped it in a greasy cloth.
The butcher then led the two out of the black market.
As soon as the three of them came out, the black market instantly became much less crowded and less lively.
Most people go there just to see the meat and satisfy their cravings. Once the butcher leaves and the meat is gone, there's no point in staying any longer.
Only a very small number of people, with eyes gleaming with greed, watched those children being led around by their parents.
Children have the most delicate skin and tender flesh.
Just as steamed lamb and roast suckling pig are the ultimate ways to prepare mutton and pork, the smaller the growth rings, the more delicious the meat.
They walked straight toward the children like wolves that had been starving for a long time.
The children stared blankly at the stranger who had suddenly walked up to them, completely unaware of what was going to happen next.
Before, a faint smile had automatically appeared on their faces. At such a young age, they already understood how to please others with a smile.
All they saw was that their parents seemed particularly happy today, because the stranger who had just arrived had taken out a beautiful crystal core and handed it to them.
The smile on the child's face grew even wider.
Their parents had been complaining that they were too poor to have any crystals left, but now that they've had this unexpected windfall, they must be very happy!
Even as they were led away by strangers, they still had smiles on their faces.
I'm happy for my parents who have "temporarily escaped poverty".
This kind of thing cannot be completely eliminated simply by the base's strict control.
As long as the apocalypse continues and there is a food shortage, such things will continue to happen.
Just like in ancient times, there were instances of people exchanging children to eat.
Bai Xizhu could imagine these things without even seeing them; she had seen far too many and was practically numb to them.
What she wants to know most right now is, who exactly is Monkey King!
The butcher carried a large lump of meat all the way to a dilapidated black car, threw the meat into the trunk, and then sat in the driver's seat.
Bai Xizhu and Leng Yebai sat in the back row.
As soon as she got into the car, Bai Xizhu smelled a very strong stench of blood.
The car seats are all black, and occasionally you can see patches of dark black stuff.
That's what's left after the blood has clotted.
It's obvious what was once stored here.
Bai Xizhu frowned, her stomach churning.
Whoosh—
Leng Yebai reached out and opened the window. The wind blew in, and the smell of blood was much lighter, but it was still noticeable.
"The truck is always loaded with meat, so please bear with us!"
The butcher stall owner chuckled and stepped on the gas.
The black car roared and swayed twice, like a dying old man struggling to survive, before finally speeding toward the gate of the safe base.
The butcher stall owner never offended the people who came to buy crystal cores from him; people like him were truly ruthless.
Of course, the butcher stall owner himself is also a ruthless person, which is why he became the butcher stall owner of Yunhua Security Base. Those who absorb human crystal cores are in the same category as him.
The butcher stall owner does not absorb human crystal cores, just as he is a butcher stall owner but never eats the meat he sells.
Those who absorb human crystal cores to frantically enhance their abilities never have a good ending. The butcher stall owner is a coward who fears death, and he wouldn't take this shortcut even if it were available.
Bai Xizhu and Leng Yebai were unaware that the butcher stall owner had already imagined them as a pair of ruthless people.
Indeed, that is the case.
To some extent, people with the surname Bai, or whose given names contain the character "Bai," are ruthless.
The black car quickly left the Yunhua Safe Base, driving straight to an area with fewer people and zombies without stopping.
Bai Xizhu usually likes to sleep when she's in the car, but the smell of blood keeps lingering in her nose, making it impossible for her to fall asleep. She can only look at the scenery outside the window.
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