This is an area surrounded by huge barbed wire. The red sign of the Huayou gas station at the top is already tattered, as if someone had deliberately smashed it with something.
Abandoned cars blocked both sides of the gate, forming a passage of nearly 100 meters.
The heavy metal door seemed to be made up of thick steel plates pressed together, and it looked very thick.
I guess even a bullet would find it difficult to penetrate it.
In this huge courtyard covering nearly two to three thousand square meters, there are huge tanker trucks parked.
In the very center, there was a 13- or 14-story building. With the building as its center, a dozen or so oil and gas filling pump trucks surrounded it.
It was clearly night time, but the courtyard was still bustling with lights and people, making it look very lively.
"This is the Black Bear organization's territory. It's more of a city within a city than an oil and gas storage station."
"After the apocalypse, the Black Bears took over this place and brought all the gasoline from various gas stations in Dihua City here. They then established this area, and it became the only black market trading town in Dihua City."
"Not only can you exchange supplies for oil, but you can also barter with other private vendors. Items like cigarettes, alcohol, and toilet paper are scarce here and command high prices."
As Zhang Yi spoke, he took out a few masks from the toolbox and distributed them to everyone.
"For safety reasons, it's best to wear masks to avoid causing unnecessary trouble."
Xia Mu nodded.
There is almost no order in the apocalypse, and it is hard to say whether there will be a situation where gangs rob each other.
Especially Xu Xin and Su Xiaoshuang, when they stand together, they are extremely lethal to all men.
Wearing a mask is indeed a good preventative measure.
At first, they planned to directly kill the "Black Bear" superpower organization and then seize the oil.
But when Xia Mu learned that there was a black market transaction here, he changed his mind.
He had never seen a trading place in the doomsday and was very curious about the situation inside.
Anyway, let’s go in and take a look first.
Wearing masks, the group of five got out of the car, walked through a long passage of wrecked cars, and finally arrived at the gate.
"What do you do?"
Above the heavy steel gate, two men carrying rifles shone searchlights.
They all had a black bear face painted on their cheeks, which looked a bit funny.
"I'm Zhang Yi, captain of the Blue Shield Squad in Area C. I just got some spores and want to trade them for something."
As he spoke, Zhang Yi raised the bag in his hand and waved it in front of the two people.
"Blue Shield Team? I think I've heard of them."
"Forget it. The boss said today that the night market will be open all night. Let them in."
The two exchanged some words and then shouted to the back.
The heavy door slowly opened, and a lively scene suddenly appeared in everyone's sight.
Under three or five crossed searchlights, I saw a passage about three meters wide leading straight to a tall building in the distance.
On both sides of the aisle, people dressed in various clothes placed their goods on the tables and shouted something loudly.
In the middle of the road, people dressed in various clothes were walking slowly, looking at the shops on both sides, looking for things they wanted to exchange.
Weapons are not allowed into the Black Bear Town, so even though these people look ferocious, they still keep a proper distance from each other, and no one dares to cause trouble in the Black Bear territory.
Looking at the bustling crowd, he instinctively took Xu Xin's hand.
Xu Xin was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted and grabbed Su Xiaoshuang from the side.
The three of them held hands and walked towards the long passage.
Zhang Yi looked at the three people in front of him with complicated relationships, shook his head with a wry smile, and quickly followed them.
The items displayed on the stalls of private vendors are really varied.
Toilet paper, Red Star Erguotou, lighter, cigarettes.
These things that were very common before were placed in the most conspicuous places, and the price was clearly marked: "10 grams".
Zhang Yi was afraid that Xia Mu and the others didn't understand, so he hurriedly explained, "Ever since Academician Chen announced the outline of the fourth evolution, people here have started using white spores as hard currency, as a tool to measure value."
"Ten grams of white spores for one roll of toilet paper?!"
Xu Xin exclaimed.
They knew very well how difficult it was to obtain white spores. It would probably be difficult to find ten grams even if they killed ten corpses.
Moreover, the dark-level creatures such as corpses only produce gray spores with impurities, which are even less valuable.
But now, just a roll of toilet paper is priced at 10 grams of white spores. Isn’t this an exorbitant price?
"No, Sister Xin'er. Toilet paper is a very scarce commodity. In the apocalypse, anyone who can afford toilet paper is considered a high-end person."
Zhang Yi smiled bitterly.
"Lighters are the most convenient tool for starting a fire, and naturally, they're also very rare. Cigarettes and liquor are even more essential, not to mention the two things men can't live without, no matter where they go. They're also very expensive."
As they walked, the crowd talked and marveled at the things sold by these private vendors.
Suddenly, Xia Mu saw two things on a table and stopped.
He pointed at the square object and whispered to the vendor, "How do I change this?"
Looking at what he pointed at, Xu Xin and Su Xiaoshuang were both stunned and then blushed.
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