Chapter 254: Drama Queen Online
"Who?" Ning Yuan looked up at the sky and rinsed his mouth with water that he had put into his mouth using his supernatural power. When he heard the name, he swallowed it.
Gu Qingyue, who had a slight mysophobia, quietly moved a little further away from him.
"Zhao Qiang, the short guy from the Zhao family in the police station." Lin Mo said, and quickly looked outside to make sure no one would hear him, his expression still embarrassed.
"Who is he with? When did he come back?" Lu Weiyi asked, looking out through the window.
Zhao Qiang was carried on a stool by his men and sat at the gate. It didn't block the entrance, but was in a position where he could see everything.
"He brought his men here just now and said that he wanted to exchange the plant crystal core for..." Lin Mo paused and looked at everyone, "Jade Space".
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked over at the same time, even Lu Weiyi looked surprised.
"Did he tell me how to change it?" Zhuang Mingxu asked.
Lin Mo shook his head.
Zhuang Mingxu looked at Lu Weiyi, "What do you think?"
"Change" Lu Weiyi said without hesitation.
He was in a rare state of alertness, with an unwashed face and traces of sleep stains on the side of his face. He looked good, and did not make people feel uncomfortable at all.
"We should first think about why he is here at this point. Is there a problem with the supplies?" Zhuang Mingxu thought more than the impulsive Lu Weiyi. "If he is sure that we have taken the supplies, then if we take out the plant crystal cores, it may be more likely to attract the covetousness of other forces."
"Although our team's special abilities are not weak, we cannot withstand the targeting of a base."
After he finished speaking, everyone in the room fell silent.
It was Antonio who broke the tense atmosphere, "He's blocking us there, leaving us no way out. Let's take a gamble and leave as soon as possible."
Nowadays, the jade space is basically in the hands of individuals, and the possibility of finding another one in the jade is very low. Antonio has always wanted to get one for Dean.
Everyone looked at each other and finally smiled in tacit understanding.
"Let's bet!"
After making the decision, Lin Mo immediately brought Zhao Qiang in. Lu Weiyi didn't have time to pack up. The first thing he asked when he saw him come in was, "Excuse me, Mr. Zhao, have you met my uncle, Colonel Lu Xiao?"
"We were blocked by a horde of zombies on the road and got separated from Colonel Lu." Zhao Qiang was halfway through his words when he saw Lu Weiyi looking at him with a stern look in his eyes.
He had seen Lu Weiyi moving freely among the mutated plants, so naturally he would not believe the result of the base's detection that he had no superpowers.
Especially since the few psychics below could ignite a fire in an instant and pave a road. Even if the top psychics in his team worked together, they might not be able to achieve that ability, but they were willing to become his team members...
Zhao Qiang would naturally not make enemies for no reason, so he took the initiative to say, "Don't worry, Captain Lu, the zombie tide is heading towards the capital. Our police and military have left enough manpower to fight against the zombies together with Colonel Lu. The few of us who came back early were also to notify everyone to be prepared to fight the zombie tide together."
Lu Weiyi nodded, without saying whether he believed it or not, "I heard that you wanted a plant crystal core."
"Yes, you have a few here, I want them all," Zhao Qiang said generously.
"How can there be so many of them? It's just that we don't need them for the time being." Zhuang Mingxu blocked his tentative words and said, "I heard that you want to exchange the jade space for it?"
"Yes," Zhao Qiang saw him interrupting, Lu Weiyi did not refute, and the other people in the team also responded as if they were used to it.
"Okay, one B-grade plant crystal core can be exchanged for 200 square meters of jade space." As soon as Zhuang Mingxu finished speaking, Zhao Qiang's face looked visibly unhappy.
It can be seen that he is not good at hiding things. Of course, it may be that he is unwilling to hide it. He looked gloomy and asked, "Do you know the current value of the jade space?"
"I know the value of a life." Zhuang Mingxu looked at the other person calmly.
Zhao Qiang was silent for a while. He was already at Level A now. Although it had only been a short time since he was upgraded, the upgrade process was no less than a life-and-death experience. He did not want to experience the feeling of near-death again.
After finally making a name for himself, he still wasn't satisfied with living like that, which was why when he heard that they still had a crystal core, he came over without hesitation to steal it.
"You didn't capture the mutant plant, right? Of course, it's possible that you did, but the crystal core was not given to you. Captain Zhao, I don't need to tell you the function of the plant crystal core. You must have experienced it. If you want to upgrade to your level, it is indispensable, right?"
"Nowadays, the low-level plant crystal cores out there have limited effects on high-level psychics like you, but the number of high-level ones is very small, and they are very difficult to deal with. Are you sure you can get another plant crystal core before the next upgrade?" Zhuang Mingxu persuaded and threatened Zhao Qiang, and successfully silenced him.
"...If I bring nine thousand kilograms of jade, can we exchange it?" Zhao Qiang asked.
"Okay," Zhuang Mingxu said, "but there are quality requirements, and we are about to leave, so we have such a short time..."
It's not that Zhuang Mingxu looked down on him. Before the end of the world, millions of jades were calculated by the piece. Now, even if each team has specially collected them, the number of high-quality ones is limited. It is impossible to produce so many in a short time.
Seeing that Zhao Qiang was obviously reluctant to give up the jade space, but did not want to miss the plant crystal core, Zhuang Mingxu was also worried that he would make a hard move, so he gave him a chance to bargain.
The two of them exchanged back and forth for a while, and finally exchanged a hundred square meters of jade space for a plant crystal core.
Thanks to Zhuang Mingxu's eloquence, by the time Zhao Qiang saw the plant crystal core, the two of them had already started to talk to each other like brothers.
The group of people who had been watching in the living room had never seen Zhuang Mingxu like this before, and they were a little surprised for a moment.
Ning Yuan, on the other hand, didn't find it strange at all. He looked surprised and said in a low voice, "He started his business from scratch. Isn't it a necessary ability to speak differently to different people?"
After he finished speaking, he sighed and said, "The previous injury still bothers him a little."
Fortunately, everything is moving in the right direction now.
After the transaction between the two parties, several people invited Zhao Qiang to have breakfast together. It was a pity that Zhao Qiang was not a naive person and did not let Zhuang Mingxu extract too much information from him. However, he told them another piece of news before leaving.
"Li Ji is back." Zhao Qiang, holding a portion of seafood that Zhuang Mingxu had specially brought for him, stood at the door and said goodbye to Zhuang Mingxu and Lu Weiyi who had come to see him off.
"We happened to meet them on the road when they were attacked by a tide of zombies. We learned about your grudge during the chat. You... should make plans as soon as possible."
"I see. Thanks for letting me know, brother." Zhuang Mingxu waved goodbye to the other party. As soon as he walked out of the door, he saw Zhuang Mingwu who was stopped not far away by Zhao Qiang's men.
As soon as Zhuang Mingwu heard that Zhao Qiang was coming, he rushed over. However, he didn't expect that the other party dared to stop him so blatantly and didn't let him get close to the villa at all.
Zhuang Mingwu was almost crying when he saw Zhuang Mingxu. He had finally managed to get his family to help him buy the crystal core, which was like his life.
If it was because Zhao Qiang intercepted it...
Zhuang Mingwu didn't dare to confront Zhao Qiang, the head of a powerful force, so he could only say a few harsh words. Zhao Qiang didn't even pay attention to him and simply treated him as a young man who was not worthy of his attention.
"Brother" waited until Zhao Qiang walked far away before his men released Zhuang Mingwu's men. Zhuang Mingwu's voice was choked with sobs as he spoke.
Zhuang Mingxu frowned and scolded, "Speak properly!"
Zhuang Mingwu sniffed, stared at his red eyes, and looked at Zhuang Mingxu hopefully, "Brother, you didn't sell it, did you?"
"..."Zhuang Mingxu was silent.
Zhuang Mingwu immediately got angry, "You said you would keep it for me until this morning. I clearly greeted your team members this morning. How could you sell it to someone else midway?"
"The jade space he created" Zhuang Mingxu's words seemed to strangle him by the neck, freezing Zhuang Mingwu, who wanted to jump up and down.
The only team was collecting jade in such a high-profile manner. In fact, the dealer privately speculated that jade had some unknown functions, and even asked his subordinates to try various methods.
Mr. Zhuang knows his grandson well. He will not do business without profit. This is why they are unwilling to sell this part of the jade.
But there is no doubt that no matter how good the quality of jade is, it is not as good as jade space.
"...but...but I am your brother." As soon as Zhuang Mingwu said this, several people from the Zhao family who had not walked far away looked over. The surprise in their eyes made Zhuang Mingxu feel embarrassed.
"I haven't seen you for a few years. How come you have grown into this?" He did not hide the disgust in his tone.
Zhuang Mingwu had no intention of going against him at this moment. He knew clearly that even if the plant crystal cores were for sale in the capital base, they would not fall into his hands. This was the only chance he could seize.
"Brother, I really don't want to die." He has seen the fragility of people in today's world and is more afraid of death.
Zhuang Mingxu looked at him silently for a moment, then glanced slightly towards Lu Weiyi.
Lu Weiyi, who didn't receive his signal, asked, "?".
But Zhuang Mingwu became smart at this moment. He saw his hesitation and knelt on the ground, crying without any image, "Brother, I saw with my own eyes that someone was blown into pieces after upgrading, and there was not even a complete body left. I can't suppress my superpowers anymore. Please save me."
"...I...what can I do?" Zhuang Mingxu seemed to be really in trouble, which made Lu Weiyi feel a little confused.
The so-called "plant crystal core" is of no value in their team. They have as many as they want. Why would it be worth it for him to do so much?
"Brother, you have protected me since I was a child. I know everything. You watched me grow up. Do you really want to watch me die again? Brother..."
No one knew what words moved Zhuang Mingxu. He looked painful and conflicted, but he finally reached out and tightly embraced Zhuang Mingwu's shoulders. He slowly raised his head to look at Lu Weiyi and said with difficulty, "Xiaoyi, can your plant-type crystal core..."
When these words came out, Lu Weiyi was stunned.
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