It was just an ordinary gun. Seeing that she had no defensive ability, Zhao Xian gave it to her. Strictly speaking, it was not a gift. At first, he lent it to her and she took it away when she ran away. But when they met again later, Zhao Xian did not ask her for it.
Ren Wangwang: "Our captain once said that this pistol has been with him since he was a poor boy. It belongs to his wife!"
Qiao Xuejun felt mixed emotions after hearing this: "... like this?"
So does that mean she kidnapped Zhao Xian’s wife?
Ren Wangwang joked, "Now the market is mostly traded by survivors, so there aren't many walkie-talkies." He led Qiao Xuejun down a stone staircase to the second level of the cave, "Now if you want to exchange walkie-talkies, you can only exchange with our captain. We do have some in stock in our warehouse. But this is a strategic resource, so the captain must agree."
He said, "You have food, as long as it's enough, the captain will agree."
The cave here has very low ceilings and is hollowed out like this. Qiao Xuejun was a little worried when she walked inside: "Aren't you worried about landslides in this cave?"
Ren Wangwang: "Don't worry, this is designed by our engineering department experts. After precise calculations, our experts here are all involved in the design of air-raid shelters. And it is also supported by our new materials, so it is very strong and will not collapse."
The inside of the market was more lively than the first floor. Qiao Xuejun saw various areas with signs indicating the food area, daily necessities area, and medicine area...
The food area was the largest, and everyone carried a large backpack. Some people also held up a notebook with the things they wanted to exchange written on it.
[Needle and thread in exchange for bread to eat. 】
【Cotton clothes for meat food. 】
【……】
Qiao Xuejun looked around and saw no one was exchanging anything on the intercom. "Where is your captain? Here?"
"No, why is our captain here? He went out to deal with those mutant creatures. Did you see those in the sky? The captain went to cause trouble for those things."
Qiao Xuejun was surprised: "In the sky? Can we find that? Can we deal with it?"
Ren Wangwang laughed. "Of course, it's just shooting at the sky. Our captain has attacked airplanes in the air before. He said it's similar to that."
Ren Wangwang talked about how to shoot down planes, and also talked about his captain's record - he once used a light machine gun to hit three enemy fighter planes, causing them to crash. The story was very exciting, just like a storyteller.
Qiao Xuejun looked around the market but didn't see what she wanted to exchange. She could only wait for Zhao Xian: "When will your captain come back? Will he come back in the evening?"
She also had other things to do and couldn't wait for him here. She could only ask Zhao Xian when he would be back and then come to find him.
Ren Wangwang scratched the back of his head: "I don't know about that. Our captain may not return to the base at night."
"But I can try to ask you."
Ren Wangwang took out the walkie-talkie.
"Calling Captain, this is Mountain Eagle. The base headquarters has received a request from the survivors to trade strategic resources. Please reply if you receive it."
Ren Wangwang repeated it twice, but there was no response from the intercom.
Ren Wangwang put down the intercom and said helplessly: "He must be carrying out a mission. You can leave your house number. If it can be changed by then, we will send someone directly to your place."
Qiao Xuejun nodded and gave the house number, which was exactly what she wanted.
After that, Ren Wangwang escorted Qiao Xuejun out of the cave. When they walked out of the cave, Ren Wangwang took out his mask and put it on: "Do you want me to take you home?"
Qiao Xuejun: "No, I know the way."
But Ren Wangwang didn't listen, but insisted on sending Qiao Xuejun home.
It was no use for Qiao Xuejun to refuse. He said, "I have nothing to do in the cave. It's not my turn today."
So Qiao Xuejun let him follow them. When they got down from Hongmei Mountain, there were still mutant creatures all over the ground. Ren Wangwang was talkative and kept chatting with Qiao Xuejun: "After we caught these crabs, we tried to eat them, but they tasted terrible."
"Razor clams are not good either. They contain 80 percent water, and it's all sour water."
“…”
Qiao Xuejun is a man of few words, but she also gives him face and supports him from time to time.
When they reached the junction of Hongmei Mountain and Qingli Mountain, Ren Wangwang, who had been chattering all the time, suddenly shut up without finishing his words.
Qiao Xuejun was wondering, and was about to ask him, when she suddenly heard some noise coming from the woods ahead, like a fight.
"Bang!"
Gunshots rang out.
Ren Wangwang immediately tensed up: "Be careful."
After he said that, he went straight into the dense forest.
Qiao Xuejun also carefully followed behind Ren Wangwang.
After passing a row of trees, Qiao Xuejun saw the scene behind.
A soldier in a metal protective suit stood in front of a two-meter-tall giant octopus, holding a gun in his hand and aiming at the octopus's head. There was also a knife with blood stains at his feet.
It can be seen that he seemed to be fighting a close combat with the octopus just now, and injured the octopus with a knife.
The man was tall, nearly two meters tall, and he stood there like a solid mountain. He did not look weak in front of the giant octopus.
Looking closely, the octopus had two broken tentacles that fell at the soldier's feet.
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