Chapter 71 Invitation
"Did you see clearly? Is it a human or a zombie?"
"Water is four magic crystals, instant noodles are six magic crystals, and dry noodles are also six magic crystals."
"This water can actually choose the temperature?"
“It’s really not cheap!”
"I'd rather eat the boiled eggs I brought from home!"
"You have to get hot water for instant noodles, so dry noodles are more economical."
"Why? You want to buy it?"
"No, no, no, it took me half my life just to find two crystal cores to get on the bus. How could I have any extra crystal cores?"
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A group of people gathered around the vending machine, looking at it and talking about it.
Some people didn't have any extra crystal cores, so they looked for a while and then walked away. Others who had plenty of crystals came forward, looking at the purchase screen on the right and getting ready to try.
Seeing that some people were interested in buying, the people around also encouraged them to try and see what the food in the car looked like.
That person probably really had a lot of crystals, and he actually bought everything in the vending machine, and even bought an extra bottle of hot water.
When they opened the items, they found that they were no different from the instant noodles and mineral water they had seen before, so everyone quickly lost interest.
But the fact that there were things for sale in the car still gave them new topics to talk about.
More and more people regretted not going downstairs to dig a few more crystal cores, because now it seems that what they missed was not the crystal cores, but the materials necessary for survival.
But it's no use regretting it now.
When the people with crystal cores bought something at the vending machine, the entire carriage began to be filled with an overbearing fragrance.
Some people didn't have many crystal cores and originally brought food with them, but after being attracted by the smell, they ran to the vending machine with the few crystal cores they had and bought some.
Those who don’t have enough crystal cores can only drool at the smell.
Jiang Qian looked at the real-time increase in sales on the system interface and the corners of her mouth curled up.
This batch of goods can basically be said to be free of cost, and every sale will bring profit. Seeing that half of the magic crystals used to buy the vending machine have been recovered, how can she not be happy?
But thinking that this kind of wool can only be plucked once in a short period of time, the corners of her mouth gradually drooped again.
Many people were unable to get on the train today and missed out on a lot of magic crystals. It seems we need to add more carriages as soon as possible!
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No matter how noisy the carriage was, Wang Zhiping didn't even take a look.
He stuck to his own persona and hid in a corner without saying a word since getting on the car, reducing his presence and attention.
But he didn't move, and the young man sitting next to him stood up when everyone lost interest in the vending machine.
Wang Zhiping watched curiously as the young man walked back and bought one of each item in the vending machine, but he didn't eat it. Instead, he put it in his backpack.
Is this for backup food? Wang Zhiping was thinking about this when he felt that the light in the carriage seemed to be a little dim.
The car door, which had been wide open, was slowly closing, and he felt a slight vibration coming from the car body he was leaning against.
The train is about to leave!
Since there was rarely an emergency, it was Jiang Weimin who sat in the driver's seat this time.
Although Jiang Weimin had not touched the buttons in the cab since the mock exam, he had already gone over the operating procedures in his mind over and over again.
Therefore, apart from being a little unfamiliar at the beginning, I got the hang of it right away and there was no difference between me and the veteran driver Jiang Dong.
The train was running steadily in the sky, passing over the city, naturally attracting a lot of people's attention.
Seeing the train in the sky, envy and desire were revealed in the eyes of people who were trapped at home and those who were struggling to fight zombies.
When will they be able to get on that train?
But the people in the car who were being envied were destined not to feel the emotions of others. At this moment, they all gathered around the window and kept taking pictures outside.
As a result, the video of City B shot from the perspective of inside the car once again caused a huge stir on the Internet.
But this huge wave had no effect on the people who had already boarded the bus, because not long after leaving the urban area of City B, their mobile phones completely lost signal.
Wang Zhiping watched the signal icon in the upper right corner of his phone go completely dark before he pulled the mask down slightly.
The car seemed to have ventilation and temperature control devices, so even though many people were wrapped up tightly like him, they didn't feel hot. But after wearing the mask for a long time, he still felt a little suffocated.
The people around him noticed his movements and glanced in his direction. Wang Zhiping sensed it, glanced back, and subconsciously frowned.
The other person may have thought that his gaze made him unhappy, so he smiled at him and turned his head to sit up straight.
I guess it's out of curiosity?
Wang Zhiping didn't take it to heart. He watched as everyone around him quieted down and sat down because their cell phones had lost signal, and he continued to lean back in his chair with his eyes closed to rest.
But the quiet environment did not last long, because he felt that the train began to land not long after.
As the train continued to descend, someone who had been staring out the window exclaimed, "There's someone down there!"
This sound woke up the others. Everyone in the car, who were originally excited about arriving at their destination, suddenly became nervous and looked out the window together.
"Did you see clearly? Is it a human or a zombie?"
"Didn't they say there are no zombies here?"
"Who?"
"what for?"
"Are you a bad guy looking for trouble?" Someone picked up the weapon that had been prepared long ago.
"It doesn't look like it, but they do have something in their hands."
"Oh, I saw someone I knew. They were my former neighbors. They came here on the bus yesterday."
"So what are they going to do now?"
"I don't know. We have so many people in the car, and there are only a few of them. It shouldn't be dangerous. Let's go down and take a look first!"
As he was speaking, the train landed completely and the doors opened.
The people in the car put on their backpacks, took their weapons, and lined up to walk out.
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Outside, Zhao Wen and his men had been waiting for half an hour.
In the past few days, almost all the villagers have been clearing out the zombies in the neighboring village, but after clearing out the nearby village, there are other things to do.
Because the rainstorm came suddenly, the wheat in the nearby villages has basically not been harvested yet.
Before the zombies were around, they didn't dare get too close and only harvested the crops near their own village. But now, more than ten days have passed, the zombies are gone, and if they don't harvest now, the wheat will mature and fall to the ground.
There was nothing to eat elsewhere, but they had to worry about too much food being left on the ground.
Even if the food was not grown by themselves, honest farmers would not want to see it wasted, not to mention that the end of the world has come, and with more and more people traveling back and forth on the train, food shortages are only a matter of time.
Zhao Wen had to assign another group of people to take charge of the summer harvest. So, even though a group of people had just arrived yesterday, there was still a shortage of manpower.
After rearranging the division of labor and negotiating the remuneration in the morning, Zhao Wen brought a small group of villagers to the airport bus stop shortly after lunch.
So many people came yesterday, so I expected there to be quite a few today. These are the labor they need!
There is food and meat in the village. Zhao Wen feels that most people coming from the city are short of supplies, so the things he gives should be very tempting.
In order to make the people who came believe their words and be willing to stay and help, he also specially found people who had come from City B before to come together, just to let people see that there were familiar people around and let their guard down.
As it turned out, there were indeed people among this group of people who were acquaintances of those who had come before, but what surprised Zhao Wen was that this group of people did not come with their families to escape like the previous ones, but were almost all young and middle-aged people.
Zhao Wen did not feel happy about the possibility of hiring strong laborers. Instead, he became more and more nervous as more and more people got off the bus.
Although these new passengers all carried bags, they clearly couldn't hold much. Although they arrived by car, their demeanor didn't resemble those fleeing the apocalypse, but rather leaders making an inspection trip before a rainstorm.
Looking at the group of people getting off the bus, Zhao Wen looked at them several times and finally decided to follow the previous words.
Not surprisingly, by the time he finished speaking, few people actually showed interest.
"Although the reward is quite tempting, we will definitely go back tomorrow and there is no way we can do it."
"Although I'm going back tomorrow, if I can really get paid, I'd be happy to come here to harvest the wheat in the next two days."
"Aren't you afraid of encountering zombies?"
"Why should I be afraid? Harvesting is all done by machines now. If I run into a zombie in my car, I can just run it over, right?"
"What about the crystals needed for a round trip? Our area has been cleared out, and the rescue team might be arriving soon. We might still be short of food by then. I don't think it's necessary to take the risk here."
"Who can be sure of the current situation? Only the supplies in our hands belong to us!"
From everyone's discussion, Zhao Wen roughly deduced what had happened in City B. He was surprised at the speed of the rescue team from City B and couldn't help but look forward to when the rescue team from City A would arrive.
But despite the anticipation, what needs to be done urgently right now is to find someone to take over the thousands of acres of land in the two nearby villages.
Facing the crowd, he repeated the scope of work, time and remuneration twice. After a while, someone actually came forward hesitantly to ask.
Zhao Wen didn't mind that there were few people interested. He explained carefully to everyone who asked. After a while, more and more people gathered around.
Seeing everyone gathered around, Zhao Wen had an idea and said, "If you are interested and haven't found a place to stay, you can come with us to the village today. The village can provide free accommodation for everyone. If you are interested, you can go back and discuss it with your family before coming back."
Seeing that everyone was interested, he added fuel to the fire.
"There are always a lot of zombies when we clear the village every day. If you want to come and do it later, we can also provide the crystal cores for the round trip."
Suddenly, more people hesitated.
"That sounds good! How about going with me to check it out?"
"Let's go check it out. We have nowhere to stay tonight anyway."
"If we could really give you that much food, it would be worth it."
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In the end, even those who had no idea about it joined the team going to Xiaozhao Village.
They came here to investigate the situation. Since they had nothing to do anyway, they might as well go along and take a look. They could even get a free and safe place to stay. Although the airport looked safe and there were no zombies, there wasn't even a house. It felt unsafe to rest in the open air.
When they came here before, the people from Xiaozhao Village only drove two cars, and they couldn’t bring too many people with them when they went back, so in the end they just walked back with everyone.
【Author’s words】
There should be another chapter tomorrow, expected in the evening.
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