Chapter 182 Camouflage Crystal Core
When he left the Qingyuan City base, the ten pills he gave to Lin Yimu were of this nature, in the hope that Li Qing would have a better chance of survival. Perhaps... they could meet again in the future?
"You really are... a treasure box." Ning Yuan held it in his hand and looked at it over and over again for a long time. "How should we price this thing? It should cost at least a thousand crystal cores, right? If we sell a few more, we can save some for upgrades."
"Look at how useless you are." Zhuang Mingxu has been in a good mood recently and has been talking more. "Lu Xi has already started researching something to purify crystal core energy. If he succeeds, then maybe all the major bases will curry favor with him and send him crystal cores. There's no need to worry about it being useless."
"Really? Lu Xiaoxi is so powerful? I can't tell." Ning Yuan said in surprise.
"Young genius is not just talk," Zhuang Mingxu said proudly, "but the appearance of this thing means we must have enough ability to protect it."
"Our superpowers should be considered relatively strong, right?" At least the number of superpowers who have reached level one in the Qingyuan City base can be counted.
"That's only for individuals. When it comes to something that everyone wants, you must have the power to shock everyone," Zhuang Mingxu thought very clearly.
"That's true," Ning Yuan said.
"Let's talk about it later." Zhuang Mingxu remembered the things that needed to be dealt with at the moment, and said to Lu Weiyi, "Xiaoyi, before we transfer to the Xiangning City base, we can go to the base here and see if there is any jade to collect." His space cannot be full like this all the time. Although it does not have a big impact, it also means that he may miss a lot of supplies on the road.
"Okay," Lu Weiyi said readily.
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After the emergency on the first day, the following days were relatively minor. At most, we encountered more zombies occasionally, but familiar creatures always made us feel more at ease.
After three days of being uninhabited, the group finally met a team of vehicles looking for supplies on the afternoon of the fourth day, which consisted of three trucks and five cars.
Ning Yuan and Xu Sa hurriedly went up to the man and tried to get close to him. When they found out that they were not the ones who came to rob supplies, the other party's attitude became much better. He took the cigarettes handed to him and was not reluctant to tell them the news.
"Call me Sister Ping. We are all from the nearby Ping'an Safety Zone. This is the largest safety zone nearby, and it's over a hundred kilometers west of here." The team leader was a woman, beautiful and plump. She had a carefree air in her movements and seemed to be carefree. She smoked a cigarette and talked to them, looking like a big sister.
"If you are fleeing here, you can go to our safe zone. The management system there is relatively complete and everyone lives well."
She looked around at the group and said, "But you don't look like one. How can it be so clean when fleeing? But we are not fleeing now, and no one is going to other safe areas."
Xu Sa chuckled and said, “We are indeed fleeing. Our safe zone was flooded.”
"Are you from the Xiangning City Security Base?" Sister Ping asked.
As soon as these words were spoken, it was obvious that the men and women following Sister Ping all looked unhappy, and their eyes stared at them with unfriendly expressions.
"No, we are still in the Qingyuan City base under the Xiangning City base. What's the matter? Are there any people from the Xiangning City Security Base coming to you?" Ning Yuan asked.
"Fortunately, you are not," Sister Ping took another puff of cigarette and said, "Yes, but they did not come to our base. They have a lot of people and built their own base not far from us."
"They've been trying to snatch supplies from us all day long. Damn it, why didn't the flood just drown them all?" said a woman behind Sister Ping. She was wearing clothes full of nails, which made clanging sounds when she moved. She was dressed like a little gangster. After she finished speaking, she stared at Xu Sa and smiled, "Little brother, do you want to come to our base and join our team directly? Our Sister Ping is the wife of the base commander. If you follow us, we guarantee you'll have good food and good drinks."
"Little sister, are you here because she's pretty?" a man joked.
"Go away, you are only allowed to look at pretty girls, I am not allowed to look at good-looking boys," the youngest girl said, and asked Xu Sa again, "How is it, little brother?"
"Forget about joining, but we do have to visit your base." Since it can become another large base nearby, it should not be very small. Ning Yuan still remembered that Zhuang Mingxu said he wanted to go here to exchange some jade.
"Do you have a destination?" Sister Ping asked.
"To be honest with Sister Ping, we are from Kyoto, our home is there, and we are now preparing to go home," Ning Yuan said.
"Then why are you coming to our base?" Sister Ping looked at the two people in front of her puzzledly, and turned her gaze to the people who had not appeared on the two trucks not far away.
"Our young master likes jade, and he wants to go to your base to exchange some jade," Ning Yuan said.
"Puchi" Sister Ping laughed out loud, looking at the two people in front of her with sarcasm, "Little brother, changing jade? You are thinking of the jade space, right? You also like jade... hehe..."
"That's not true. Our young master's family used to be in the jade business. The old man loves all kinds of fine jade. Now that he is returning to Beijing, he has to cater to his tastes if he wants to gain a foothold. As for the space, every stone has been tested on the space now, right? Any piece that can be sold is not an ordinary product." Ning Yuan made up a lie and then told the price of collecting the jade at the beginning, "Although the price is not particularly high, jade is just a piece of stone nowadays. It is more cost-effective to exchange it for some food."
"Since we've run into Sister Ping, I'd like to trouble Sister Ping to connect us to the major forces in the base. Once the deal is done, we'll give Sister Ping three hundred crystal cores as a reward. How about that?" Three hundred crystal cores aren't a lot for a larger team, but it's enough for one person to upgrade a small level.
It's a piece of cake to get three hundred crystal cores by just pulling a string. He Ping thought for a moment and waved her slender hand, "It's no big deal. Everyone, just follow our car to the base."
Before contacting people, Lu Weiyi had already filled the truck with supplies, so it didn't seem out of place when he followed their eight trucks loaded with supplies.
"Are we going into the base?" Ning Yuan asked as he returned to the car.
"No. Let a few of you go in, and the rest stay outside, so we can provide support if anything happens," said Zhuang Mingxu. "By the way, find out the information of the people at the Xiangning City base, and then go directly there to avoid going back to the old site."
The convoy had been driving for less than an hour when it was attacked by zombies. Hundreds of zombies rushed towards the convoy with ferocious looks.
"Go and give them a warning," said Zhuang Mingxu.
"Antonio, Liu Rui, Ning Yuan, come out with me and quickly deal with the zombies," Lu Weiyi gave orders through the intercom.
The two trucks stopped for a moment, and four people got out quickly. Various superpowers suddenly attacked. When He Ping in the front had just assigned people to meet the enemy, the zombies had been killed without a single one left. She looked at the zombie's head that hit the car window glass, with an ice cone on the back of its head. She was stunned for a moment, and then a smiling face of Ning Yuan appeared behind her.
"We will need Sister Ping's help later. How can we let Sister Ping's people take action? If there are dangers along the way, let us escort you," Ning Yuan said very friendly.
He Ping forced a smile and nodded, "Thank you."
"Sister, I saw a fire dragon, which is much more powerful than Brother Tao's fire dragon." The car started again, and the youngest sister said to He Ping beside her, "There was also a foreigner. I only saw him throw out a handful of flying knives, but I didn't see how many. He is much stronger than me..."
"The one just now was an ice cone, which should be water-related. What about the other one? Did anyone see what kind of superpower it was?" He Ping asked.
Several people in the car looked at each other and shook their heads. Finally, the driver Chen Liang said, "I only saw the zombie in front of him fall directly to the ground. As for what happened, I didn't notice."
"Sister Ping...we won't let a wolf into the house, right?" The youngest sister was a little afraid that she would provoke Xu Sa.
"... Maybe it's to scare us and stop us from having any hidden plans." He Ping rubbed her fingertips and looked at the truck following behind through the rearview mirror. "Otherwise, wouldn't it be more advantageous to attack our supply truck directly?"
"That's true," the youngest sister breathed a sigh of relief, "What about the jade they mentioned? Should we give it to them?"
"Go ahead. Just pull the trigger and we'll get three hundred crystal cores. What a waste. Besides, we'll help them promote it. Whoever wants to exchange is their own business. It has nothing to do with us." He Ping saw through it. "We won't have any bad intentions. We'll cooperate well and send them away when the time comes."
More than two hours later, the group arrived at Ping'an Base before dark.
"Sister Ping, we have to pay for supplies to enter the base, so not everyone can go in. My two brothers and I will stay with Sister Ping for three days." Ning Yuan pointed at Antonio and Xu Sa beside him and said, "Others can camp directly outside the base. Please use Sister Ping's people to help promote us. These thirty crystal cores will be the cost of three days for the two of us."
"Besides, it's not convenient for us to transport the supplies directly in and settle the bill. We can use these one hundred crystal cores as a deposit for Sister Ping's supplies. Sister Ping, please advance the money for the exchanged materials. How about that?" Ning Yuan handed over one hundred and thirty crystal cores to He Ping.
"Advance payment?" He Ping frowned, "When will you pay it back?"
"Every day at six o'clock in the afternoon, I have to come out to report my safety and then repay my debt for the day," Ning Yuan replied.
He Ping pondered for a moment, took the crystal core and said, "Okay."
"Sorry for bothering you," Ning Yuan said, and turned back to get food and possible supplies. The three of them followed He Ping's men into the base.
"Brother, I have experience in doing this. Wouldn't it be more appropriate for me to collect them?" The group set up a large tent not far from the refugee area outside the base. Seeing that everyone had done their job, Lu Xi walked towards Lu Weiyi and asked.
"Your superpowers are not very aggressive, so you may be a hindrance if something goes wrong. Xu Sa and Ning Yuan are more tactful and can handle any situation. Antonio has the best superpowers and can provide military support," Lu Weiyi explained softly, while Zhuang Mingxu on the side looked at him and chuckled.
His boyhood is growing up and becoming a mature leader every day.
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