Chapter 164 Chapter 166 Exchange
"Old Wang, what kind of world is this? Spoiling a child is like killing him. A seven-year-old child can help cook and collect firewood. Qiangzi is only one or two years older than your son, but now he is the main player in the team. If your son wants to eat meat, let him go out of the city and fight monsters by himself!" His companion Old Fan said with some regret in his tone.
"When I get home, I will do some ideological work on him. I don't ask him to have any special abilities, as long as he can support himself. Well, the child has grown up and has his own ideas. I dare not force him." Lao Wang's voice was filled with undisguised exhaustion.
He is also a man in his forties, and his physical strength and energy are declining. When facing a crisis, his physical flexibility and brain reaction speed are far inferior to those of young people. Escaping death time and time again cannot bring him any pleasure. Instead, the fear of brushing shoulders with death makes his mind and body overwhelmed. He often feels that there is a tight string in his brain, which can break at any time.
"Qiangzi's car is coming in. Roll down the window. I'll ask Captain Zhou where to go first." Lao Fan said to Lao Wang anxiously.
"Captain Zhou, how is Qiangzi?" Lao Fan greeted the car behind.
"They should be able to hold on. I'll take Qiangzi to the military hospital first. You and Erhu and the others can go to the exchange first!" Captain Zhou was a middle-aged man with a resolute face. He gave a few simple instructions and drove away in a hurry. A woman in the back seat of the car looked at the wounded in her arms anxiously.
Rong Xianxian was hiding in the back of Lao Fan and his companions' pickup truck. When she heard that Lao Fan and his companions were going to the exchange, she decided to follow their car to the exchange first to take a look.
"Old Fan, do you think Qiangzi's injury can be cured? You don't know, his leg was almost bitten off by the monster, and the blood was flowing..." Old Wang said, and seemed to think of the scene he saw at that time, and shuddered.
"Lao Wang, you and Qiangzi are not close normally, so why are you so concerned about Qiangzi's injury today?" Lao Fan looked at Lao Wang suspiciously. Da Hu and Dong Dong were dragged away by the monster, and he didn't say a word about it.
It's not that everyone is indifferent, it's just that getting injured or even dying is not a low-probability event for those of them who make a living outside.
"Is there?" Lao Wang grinned dryly.
“Maybe he was scared at that time. Haha,” Lao Wang added dryly.
As Lao Wang and Lao Fan were talking, the car drove towards the city center with familiarity.
Rong Xianxian was extremely grateful that she came directly in with Lao Fan and his group's car, otherwise, looking around the city, she would have seen only the same houses and streets, and it would have taken a lot of time to find someone to ask for directions.
Lao Fan and his crew stopped their car in front of a white brick dome-shaped building.
This is the official exchange established by the military in the Binyang Security Zone. As long as you can bring monsters, monster corpses, mutated animals and plants, fuel, building materials or other valuable things, you can trade here.
In addition to Lao Fan, Lao Wang and the others, three tall and strong young men got out of the car that was following them.
The young man with a numb face standing next to him was Erhu. His brother Dahu was dragged away by the monster and was probably dead by now.
One of the other two had a dark complexion and one had a thick bandage wrapped around his arm. The bandage was wrapped neatly and cleanly. It was obvious that this job was done by professionals. It seemed that there was a doctor in their team.
The one with a dark complexion is called Heizi, and the one with a bandage on his arm is called Zhang Yu, both of whom are the deputy captain of this civilian expedition team.
"Captain Zhou has taken Qiangzi to the military hospital. We don't know what the situation is like there. Our main goal now is to exchange the monster's corpse for supplies. As for how to distribute them, we have to wait for Captain Zhou to come back." Zhang Yu said to everyone with a serious face.
"Heizi, you stay here and watch the vehicle. Everyone else, come with me to pull the monster's body in." Now that no one had any objections, Zhang Yu called on everyone else to act quickly.
"Clang, clang" the fender on the back of the pickup truck was removed by Lao Fan in two moves. Rong Xianxian quickly jumped down and moved aside. The scarlet and sticky blood dripped onto the ground along the removed fender of the pickup truck.
Erhu carried a four-wheeled thick steel truck from the car at the back. Lao Fan lifted the black waterproof cloth covering the back bucket, revealing the hideous corpse of the monster. Several people worked together without changing their expressions to move the monster onto the steel truck.
"Deputy Captain Zhang, where are we going to do the transaction? Do you want me to go and ask around first?" Lao Wang said in a flattering manner.
"No need to ask, just take it directly to the Monster Research Institute. I've been here so many times. Don't I know what goods are there and where the price is the highest?" Zhang Yu waved his hand and said.
No one else had any objections. Instead, they nodded in satisfaction. It seemed that they all agreed with this proposal.
While Rong Xianxian kept the name of the Monster Research Institute in her mind, she was thinking about where to get one of these four-wheeled steel trucks. She had originally planned to observe first, and then put the monster's body in a sack and carry it over after finding a buyer. She would see that other people's four-wheeled vehicles were low-key, labor-saving, clean and hygienic, which was very nice.
Rong Xianxian followed Lao Fan and the others into the exchange, chose a secluded and deserted corner, and removed the invisibility barrier.
Before the end of the world, Binyang City was just a county-level city with a small area and a small population. Although its geographical location was important because it connected the north and the south and the east and the west, and its economic situation was good, its prosperity was far inferior to that of Chongzhou, the provincial capital.
The area and building scale of Binyang Security Zone are far smaller than those of Chongzhou Security Zone. However, the exchange in Binyang Security Zone has refreshed Rong Xianxian's understanding of this place.
The exchange was as bustling and lively as a vegetable market before the end of the world. Most of the people who came here alive to exchange supplies had rich harvests. Infected by this atmosphere, it seemed as if all the sorrow and sadness were isolated outside.
Rong Xianxian looked around the exchange hall but didn't find any stall selling four-wheeled vehicles. Instead, she found the Monster Research Institute's stall first.
The big red banner of the Monster Research Institute was hung conspicuously in the middle of the hall. There were long queues at the three trading counters. Lao Fan and Erhu were queued at the back.
In addition to the explorers queuing up to trade, there were also some people crowded in front of the white curtain posted by the Monster Research Institute, talking among themselves.
With Rong Xianxian's current eyesight, it was easy for her to see the content on the screen clearly from where she was standing. However, she saw a dark, fat and strong woman in the crowd pulling a four-wheeled vehicle. She pretended to be curious and approached, "Big sister, where did you buy this vehicle?"
(End of this chapter)
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