Chapter 39 Communication
Ren Ru felt something in her heart as she listened.
After it was dug out yesterday, everyone in the village was surprised, but they studied it for an entire night and still couldn't figure out what it was or what it was used for.
Therefore, Brother Wen and Brother Wu asked him to bring the thing over to see if they could find out what it was used for from others.
Jiang Qian looked at the two green stones in the other person's hand and her eyes lit up.
"We don't know what it's used for, but we discovered by chance that everyone who turned into a zombie had this thing in their body. Someone we met before said that this crystal could become currency in the future, and perhaps it could also be used to upgrade superpowers, so we collected some."
After Jiang Qian finished explaining, she asked curiously, "Are there any other zombies in your village?"
Maybe someone had already discovered it yesterday, and the crystal was brought in again today. The people in Xiaozhao Village knew that they couldn't hide it, so they didn't plan to hide it.
Zhao Qingshan nodded. "Indeed, there were some people who mutated in the village at the beginning. They were all villagers, and we couldn't bear to kill them... so we controlled everyone we could and locked them up with the iron chains we used to tie up dogs in the kennel. Later, everything was in chaos. Our village is small and there aren't many people, so we figured that if zombies were guarding the entrance to the village, people passing by would be deterred from coming in, which would be a form of protection."
The actual situation was similar to what Jiang Qian had guessed. She asked curiously, "Have you noticed any changes in the zombies during this period?"
The people in Xiaozhao Village looked at each other and recalled the past.
“Not much has changed!”
"My movements are more natural and agile than before, right?"
"Why do you ask?"
Jiang Qian still wanted to ask them about the details, and there was nothing she couldn't tell them about this discovery.
"Because the crystals I found before and others showed me were all yellow, but the two I dug out yesterday were green. So I want to know what this color represents? Is it related to the evolution of zombies?"
The people in Xiaozhao Village were all shocked when they heard this.
When it comes to zombie evolution, they have to take it seriously.
Although not many people were killed in their village when the zombies evolved for the first time due to the existence of the iron chains, if the zombies evolve again, the iron chains may not be able to restrain them!
The four of them felt heavy in their hearts, thinking that they must go back and persuade the villagers to get rid of all the remaining zombies and leave as soon as possible.
"But we really didn't find any difference between the zombies and the previous ones..." The matter was of great importance, and everyone frowned as they recalled, fearing that they would miss a key point.
"Oh right," one of them suddenly clapped his hands, "the zombies' skin used to be bluish-purple, but in the past two or three days, it seems to have turned gray!"
"Anything else?" Jiang Qian didn't expect that she actually found something, and continued to ask anxiously.
But the person being asked thought about it again and shook his head, "I haven't found anything else!"
"Although we have locked them up, we rarely check on them and haven't paid much attention to them before, so we really haven't found anything."
Although Jiang Qian was somewhat disappointed, she also expressed her understanding. After all, they had personally fought zombies yesterday and hadn't noticed any difference between yesterday's zombies and the zombies they had encountered before.
Jiang Qian: "Then can you give me the crystals you dug out? Can I exchange them for something else?"
The people in Xiaozhao Village looked at each other and reached a consensus.
"Of course we can, but we don't have the final say on these. This is collective property, so we have to go back to the village and discuss it with everyone."
This thing doesn't seem to be of much use now, it would be nice to be able to exchange it for some daily necessities.
Jiang Qian didn't think about exchanging immediately, she also had to prepare things in advance.
"So, how many crystals do you have? What would you like to exchange for? I'll prepare it in advance. Or would you like to exchange for cigarettes and alcohol?"
The other three thought about it, looked at Zhao Qingshan, and were a little embarrassed. "Do you still have the sanitary napkin I changed yesterday?"
After they returned home yesterday, they all felt that it was not worth it for Qingshan to exchange so much food for a few thin sanitary napkins. They went home and told their wives and daughters that Qingshan did not know how to live, but they got the cold shoulder from the women at home.
They all said that Qingshan was considerate, but instead they complained that they didn't even exchange some for them at home.
The men who were told off were all feeling angry, and since the other party wanted to continue changing, they took advantage of the situation and made their request.
Jiang Qian didn't expect sanitary napkins to be so popular, but it's not surprising when you think about it.
The people of Xiaozhao Village have no shortage of water, electricity, and food, so all they need are daily necessities.
She considered it carefully and said, "I don't have much of this thing. I can exchange it, but I don't have much left."
She checked last night and found that rice and flour in the system were both priced at two magic crystals per pound, and a pack of ten sanitary napkins required ten magic crystals to redeem. The prices were not very expensive, so it wouldn't be too much for her, as a middleman, to make a small profit from the price difference, right?
"I don't know if these crystal cores will be useful in the future, but everyone is taking risks when they take them. So, two crystal cores can be exchanged for a daily sanitary napkin. If it's food, the price is still the same as yesterday, 10 kilograms per napkin. I can take out another pack, can you exchange it?"
The four of them looked at each other, but all of them felt that it was much more economical to exchange crystals of unknown use than to exchange them for food.
"Change."
"We don't know if we can get the crystal core. If not, we'll bring rice and flour."
"Okay." Whether it was food or magic crystals, she would definitely make a profit. "Then if you want to exchange it, it's 3 pm, still here."
Jiang Qian said this, but secretly, she still hoped that they would use magic crystals.
The end of the world has begun for a long time, and the world is changing every day. They can't stay in this place for too long.
"Let's go back and think about where we came from. If we remember the way out, we'll let you know."
Jiang Qian reminded again, "We heard someone say that the radio station seems to be still working. You can see if you can find a radio. Maybe you can hear the news outside."
The villagers of Xiaozhao Village didn't expect to hear such useful news. They instantly became excited and said, "Let's go back and look for it."
Nowadays, fewer people listen to the radio. Most people don’t think about this, and they don’t think about it either.
Now I am very happy to know this news, and I can't wait to go back and find a radio to try it out.
Even if there is no way to seek help from outside, it would be good to know some news from outside.
Both sides got the news they wanted and went back satisfied.
Cars and electric vehicles are moving in opposite directions, further and further apart.
…
When they returned to the train, the people waiting were already extremely anxious. When they saw them coming back, they quickly surrounded them.
"Why are you back now? It's already noon!"
Jiang Dong loaded his things into the car and said, "I said a few more words, so I was delayed for a while."
The family worked together to move the things they brought back and the car onto the train, and only then did they have the mind to sit down and talk.
When they heard that they might receive another batch of magic crystals in the afternoon, everyone smiled.
Huang Liping's face lit up with joy. "Then we can leave in the evening, right?"
Thinking of the number of crystals that Xiaozhao Village might be able to exchange, Jiang Qian nodded and said, "We'll exchange the crystals this afternoon. When it gets dark, we'll look for another site."
Jiang Weimin nodded. "Then where should we choose the other site?"
Jiang Qian pulled up the system map. "Because trains need to reach a certain mileage in order to open new routes, I think the farther this station is from here, the better, as long as the system allows."
"About eighty or ninety kilometers away..." Jiang Qian looked at the map, "It should be the suburbs of City B."
Ren Ru felt something in her heart as she listened.
Huang Liping glanced at the map. "There are so many factories in the suburbs. Will there be a lot of people? What if we encounter a large number of zombies?"
But when you go to a new place, no one can guarantee safety.
Jiang Qian closed the map and said, "We'll see when the time comes. Try to find a place with fewer zombies."
As she spoke, she suddenly remembered something and found the bus stop sign she had forgotten from under the table next to her.
She hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to set up the first site here.
Although according to the people of Xiaozhao Village, the nearby villages are not safe and you can't leave once you arrive. In fact, it is not a good choice for setting up a site.
But the airport is indeed a rare safe place nearby.
Moreover, the difficulties faced by Xiaozhao Village are not without solutions, but they just didn't think of it at the moment.
She got off the bus with one of the bus stop signs, dug a hole next to the bus with a shovel, and inserted the bus stop sign into it. Jiang Dong saw this and took the shovel and filled the hole with soil.
The hole that had been dug was gradually filled up. Jiang Qian shook the sign in her hand and let go only when she felt it was stable.
But the next second after she let go, the edge of the entire bus stop was lit up with a soft light, just like the last time the car was upgraded.
The light flashed and disappeared, and when she could see clearly again, the words on the bus stop sign were already lit up.
Please name this site.
Jiang Qian hadn't expected this segment to exist, and couldn't think of a good name for it. "Airport Station?"
It was just a question at first, but she didn't expect that the three words she just said would be displayed on the bus stop sign the next second.
The system in her brain also sounded a prompt.
Congratulations! Your first site is now set up. The system map is marked.
I opened the map again and saw a small golden dot at my location on the map. When I zoomed in, I could see the station name marked next to it.
Jiang Dong shook the bus stop sign beside him, but found that the sign that had just been buried did not move at all, like a giant tree deeply rooted in the ground.
He looked at the illuminated words in the middle of the sign, curious. "How does this sign get its power? And it's so stable! When I first buried it, I was afraid it would fall over in the wind and rain!"
Jiang Qian naturally noticed the wonder of the bus stop sign, but she couldn't give an explanation. She could only perfunctorily say, "Don't think too much about it. As long as it works, it's fine."
…
After lunch, they rested for a while. At around 1:30, the three of them went to the mobile home again.
They didn't have to wait long before the morning car arrived and a familiar person opened the door.
The young man called Qingshan in the morning took out a transparent bag containing more than a dozen crystals.
"We've eliminated all the zombies in the village and taken out a total of sixteen crystals, which we can exchange for eight pieces." He then took a cardboard box from the person behind him and said, "There are three chickens in here, raised in our village chicken farm. See if you can exchange them for the remaining two pieces."
There was a flapping sound from the box. Jiang Qian was surprised, "Is it still alive?"
【Author’s words】
This is today's update. I've been accompanying my mother to the hospital for the past two days, and she has to go for a check-up tomorrow, so tomorrow's update will probably be in the afternoon or evening.
Thank you for your support, I will try my best to update!
Yesterday's red envelopes for Chapter 38 have been sent out, so please check them out, my dears! I sent them out using my phone, so I'm not very skilled. If I missed anyone, please leave a comment in the comments section.
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