Chapter 131
Hearing Chi Hao's words, Lan Yunqing was stunned at first, then looked at the branch nervously.
"Is there something wrong with the medicine?"
Although he didn't notice it, Chi Hao was powerful after all, and he was the provider of the medicine, so he might have noticed some details that he didn't realize.
Chi Hao came to his senses and quickly looked away.
He scratched his cheek with his fingers and said, "The tree isn't recovering very well... But one drop of this medicine lasts for four hours. We can wait and see."
Hearing this, Lan Yunqing finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The drop of medicine had been transferred away from the mother tree, so its effect naturally could not be reflected in the branch - it seemed that Chi Hao did not notice this.
"Well, I already know the effects of this medicine." Lan Yunqing pursed her lips slightly. "Although it can't cure it completely, it can indeed prolong the life of the blue beard tree."
Because of the previous tension, it was really difficult for him to be friendly when facing Chi Hao now.
Thinking of the mother tree in imminent danger, Lan Yunqing managed to control his expression and said slowly, "Thank you. It was indeed a misunderstanding before."
Chi Hao smiled innocently, but his body unconsciously stepped back.
No, my ears are itchy.
Why did this person suddenly become so gentle in his speech? It's strange that I'm not used to it!
Lan Yunqing looked at him, hope written in his clear eyes. He continued, "In that case, let's trade the remaining two drops of potion."
"Yeah, okay."
Chi Hao took the remaining six blue beard leaves from Lan Yunqing's hand and heard him say, "I will arrange the house you want as soon as possible. These two drops of medicine..."
"Oh, are you still going to use it on this one?" Chi Hao asked, pointing at the branch.
Seeing Chi Hao was about to pour the remaining two drops of medicine on the branch in a daze, Lan Yunqing hurried forward and held Chi Hao's hand along with the bottle of medicine in time.
"etc!"
Although the mother tree can transfer the medicine from the branch back, the medicine will still be lost during the process, so Lan Yunqing naturally hopes to use the medicine directly on the mother tree.
"Could you please give me these two drops of potion and let me do with them myself?"
Lan Yunqing looked up at Chi Hao and said, "I will return the bottle to you after I'm done with it."
Because Lan Yunqing took a step forward, the distance between them was already very close.
Chi Hao smelled a faint and very special fragrance of grass and trees. He lowered his head slightly and bumped into Lan Yunqing's beautiful eyes.
His eyes were like a blue lake, shimmering with ripples and reflecting his own reflection...
Lan Yunqing's pleading eyes were gradually replaced by doubt.
"Your face is so red," he said.
These words instantly sobered Chi Hao up. He quickly stepped back and coughed to cover it up: "Really? The weather is too hot..."
Is it hot?
Lan Yunqing blinked, "This is Lanhu Town."
How could the Blue Lake Forest be affected by the heat? Even though the mother tree was in poor condition, the temperature in the Blue Lake Forest was still more comfortable than elsewhere.
"Because I'm a fire-type ability user!"
Chi Hao babbled nonsense, then looked down at Lan Yunqing and lowered his voice: "Can you...can you let go first?"
Hearing Chi Hao's words, Lan Yunqing nodded, but did not let go immediately.
He stared at Chi Hao's hand, carefully making sure that the medicine bottle would not fall off or tip over in his hand, and then he completely relaxed.
Because of his extremely cautious movements, Chi Hao's attention couldn't help but fall on the two people's clasped hands.
Compared to his rough, scarred hands, Lan Yunqing's were smaller. Not only was her skin whiter than snow, her palms were also soft and smooth, and her fingers were long and slender. It was simply... simply...
So beautiful!
His sister's hands are not so beautiful!
"You..." Chi Hao opened his mouth slightly.
Lan Yunqing had already stepped back and looked up at him when he heard this.
Chi Hao opened his mouth, but he found that as soon as he looked into Lan Yunqing's beautiful blue eyes, he almost forgot what he wanted to say.
"Here, here. Remember to return the bottle to me."
Chi Hao directly stuffed the potion into Lan Yunqing's hand.
It’s not that he is stingy, but this is Xiao An Xiaoqi’s thing and he has to return it, so the bottle cannot be given to him as a gift.
"OK, thanks."
You completed a profitable transaction with a returning customer, and gained +1 employee experience.
You completed the long-term task "Profitable Trading," points +1.
After all this trouble, he only got 2 points, and the things he used to trade had to be borrowed from Xiao An and Xiao Qi. Chi Hao felt a little sad when he thought about it.
However, after looking at Lan Yunqing and seeing that his brows relaxed after he took the potion, Chi Hao felt inexplicably better.
This is probably what it means to help others!
Soon, Lan Yunqing took Chi Hao to the population settlement of Lanhu Town.
"By the way, your guards are too incompetent. They haven't come to find us for such a long time." Chi Hao muttered as he walked.
He said this bluntly, but Lan Yunqing was not angry. He only lost control of his emotions when it came to the Lanhu Forest.
"I told them not to follow," Lan Yunqing explained, "but you're right."
It is true that the guards' abilities are not as good as Chi Hao who came out of the fortress, but as long as they don't face powerful and dangerous mutant creatures, it is enough to defend their home.
When it comes to combat, Chi Hao possesses a naturally keen sense of smell.
He quickly guessed the reason and raised an eyebrow, "You used the Bluebeard tree to deliver the message?"
Lan Yunqing smiled slightly.
He neither admitted nor denied it, but Chi Hao was certain of his guess. He decided to tell Tang Yu'an about this and told them to be careful if they opened a store here.
The lord of Lanhu Town can use the Blue Hu tree to transmit messages, so can he also use the Blue Hu tree to monitor the situation of the entire forest?
Chi Hao thought about it, and then... then he looked at Lan Yunqing in a daze again.
He was still used to Lan Yun's cold and fierce look. She was already so beautiful, and she smiled all the time... It was really unbearable!
Fortunately, after a while, they met the guards.
Lan Yunqing restrained his smile and became serious. He immediately returned to the cold and aloof look he had when Chi Hao first met him, but the melancholy between his brows had dissipated a lot.
"Lord!"
The guards seemed to have also heard the news that the lord had been kidnapped. They looked at Chi Hao carefully and found that he completely met the characteristics of a criminal. Then they drew their weapons.
"This is all a misunderstanding." Lan Yunqing stopped them, "This is a distinguished guest from Qingmu Fort. You must not be rude!"
The guards looked at each other. Although they had put away their weapons, the look they gave Chi Hao was still not friendly.
In order to avoid panic, only a small number of core members knew about Lan Hu Shu's critical illness, so Lan Yunqing had no way of telling the guards about the potion.
He looked at Chi Hao apologetically and said softly, "I'll ask them to take you to Mao Lin, and he'll take you to see the house, okay?"
Chi Hao felt his ears itching again!
No, he can’t stay with this beauty any longer, otherwise he will lose his mind!
He nodded hurriedly, "Okay, okay."
So the guards took Chi Hao to find Lan Maolin.
Lan Yunqing was preparing to take the potion to find the mother tree, but he did not leave immediately. When Chi Hao turned around, he saw him standing there watching them leave.
In fact, for a second, Chi Hao suspected that Lan Yunqing had a conspiracy, such as going back on his word, preparing to kill and rob or something like that - after staying in the wasteland for so long, he had formed a conditioned reflex.
But he quickly denied this speculation.
After all, these three drops of primary healing potion need 12 hours to fully take effect, and this medicine can only keep you alive but cannot cure the disease.
So Lan Yunqing still needs him.
And given his strength, if Lanhu Town wants to keep him, it will probably have to pay a huge price.
Chi Hao withdrew his gaze and followed the guards in another direction. When he looked back for the second time, Lan Yunqing had disappeared.
For some reason, Lan Yunqing disappeared from his sight, but appeared in his mind again.
Chi Hao, who was in a daze, soon saw Lan Maolin.
No one knew how Lan Yunqing conveyed the message to him, but he seemed to be very clear about what had happened and apologized to Chi Hao very sincerely.
"Haha, no problem." Chi Hao also generously forgave him.
"Lord Chi Hao, please come this way."
Afterwards, Lan Maolin took Chi Hao to see the house, and at the same time, according to Lan Yunqing's instructions, he also asked Chi Hao for some information.
After decades of growth, the area of the Lanhu forest has reached tens of thousands of acres. Even the Lanhu people themselves are not quite sure how big it is.
Although Lanhu Town is named after the mutated Lanhu forest, there is indeed a large lake in the forest.
Most of the Lanhu people live here.
Just as Chi Hao had remembered, the atmosphere in the center of Lanhu Town was much more harmonious than other places in the wasteland. Along the way, one could see people talking and laughing and children running and jumping around.
If these people were not so conceited, it would be possible that the crisis in the Bluebeard Forest was concealed.
The residents of Lanhu Town basically all have blue hair, with only one or two outsiders with different hair colors. But no matter where he goes, Chi Hao is always the most eye-catching one.
His dazzling red hair and the powerful aura of a fifth-level ability user made it impossible to ignore his presence.
Chi Hao was also used to such attention.
Faced with the onlookers, he really wanted to communicate with these Lanhu people and see if he could make a deal or two.
Unfortunately, Lan Maolin and his guards surrounded him and did not give him any chance.
Perhaps it was because the strength he had shown before was too strong. The more crowded the place was, the more nervous Lan Maolin and the others became.
In order to avoid causing unnecessary misunderstandings, Chi Hao could only follow Lan Maolin obediently and not act rashly.
"Do you have any requirements for the house?" Lan Maolin asked.
"It's best to go somewhere crowded." Chi Hao pondered, "My companions are businessmen. When they come here, they will definitely do business. A place with many people is best."
Seeing that he took the initiative to bring up this topic, Lan Maolin asked: "What business does your companion do?"
This was also one of the things Lan Yunqing asked him to understand.
"It depends on what you need."
Chi Hao thought about the goods in Ping'an Grocery Store and replied, "Salt, sugar, grain, and so on."
"Food?" Lan Maolin's eyes lit up.
As for salt, Lanhu Town already has fixed salt merchants. Sugar is not a necessity of life, but grain is different.
There was a food shortage in every part of the wasteland, and it was impossible to transport enough food to other places for sale. The scorching daytime temperatures also made it difficult to preserve food for long periods of time.
Lanhu Town was doing well in previous years, but since the mother trees of Lanhu suddenly became ill last year, the production of Lanhu leaves and fruits has been much lower than before.
They tried countless ways to restore the mother tree but failed. In order to cope with the possible crisis, they had to find other food sources.
It would be a great thing if there could really be merchants selling food here!
"When you say grain, you mean food, right?" Lan Maolin asked carefully.
"That's right."
Chi Hao nodded. There were few places producing grain in the wasteland, so it was normal that Lan Maolin didn't know what grain was.
"Grain is a very high-quality food, also derived from plants. You will probably like it."
Because the Lanhu people have been eating Lanhu leaves and fruits for a long time, they generally like to eat vegetarian food. Of course, they will occasionally hunt for meat, but very rarely.
“That’s great!”
Lan Maolin said happily, and then led Chi Hao to a place that met the requirements.
Finally, Chi Hao chose a two-story cottage.
The area is smaller than the one in Jufeng Town, but considering the livable environment of Lanhu Town, its value is still higher than that in Jufeng Town.
"Are you sure you want this set?"
"Yes." Chi Hao said, "You need to give me a certificate."
"certificate?"
"Yes, my companions will receive courtesy and a voucher to stay in this house once they arrive in Lanhu Town."
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[Employee "Chi Hao" completed a profitable transaction with a returning customer, earning +260 points and +2 experience points]
[Employee "Chi Hao" completes a profitable transaction with a new customer, points +2000, experience points +3]
Tang Yu'an looked at the latest pop-up prompt from the system and couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
What kind of deal did Brother Chi Hao make that he actually got 2,000 points in one go!
Soon, he saw Chi Hao take out the exercise book from his portable storage and put it back in after a while, along with nine blue beard leaves and a metal plate.
Tang Yu'an hurriedly urged Zhou Qi to take out his exercise book, and then the two of them looked through Chi Hao's reply.
"Great! The primary healing potion is actually effective on plants!" Tang Yu'an said happily, "I have to remember this piece of knowledge well."
Although the blue beech tree will eventually wither and die over time if the disease is not eliminated, we can at least delay the process now and buy time to find a treatment.
When Chi Hao said that he had bought a house for them in Lanhu Town, even Zhou Qi was a little surprised.
"Wow, Brother Chihao is awesome!"
Tang Yu'an said happily, "This way, we won't have to worry about going to Lanhu Town in the future."
The situation when Chi Hao just arrived in Lanhu Town reminded them that what Mo Ke had said before about Lanhu Town being xenophobic was indeed true.
Now that Chi Hao has paved the way for them, it will be convenient for them to go to Lanhu Town in the future. As long as they show their credentials, they can receive courtesy and there are houses available for them to do business.
"The houses in Lanhu Town are even more valuable."
Tang Yu'an remembered that the house next to the Jufeng Grocery Store was worth 1,000 points, half the value of that in Lanhu Town.
"Brother Chihao has done a great job this time, let's give him a reward."
Tang Yu'an thought about it and did not give Chi Hao reward points, but unlocked the exchange of "alcohol" for him. Alcohol helps combustion, so it should be able to improve his combat effectiveness, right?
"It would be great if Brother Chi Hao could get us a house every time he goes to a market town." He couldn't help but sigh.
Zhou Qi smiled and said, "It does sound good."
But this is a bit unrealistic. After all, the flood is so severe now. It is a problem for them to get to Lanhu Town, let alone more distant places.
In the wasteland, the biggest limitation is still transportation.
When Old Li returned to Room 501 with the fish, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi showed him eight thick quilts.
The gray, brand new pure cotton fabric feels fluffy and comfortable. Although it is only stuffed with 5 kilograms of cotton, it is not thin because each sheet is only 1.2 meters * 2 meters in size.
At least it is thicker and cleaner than the quilts they are using now.
"The total value of cotton cloth and cotton is 90 points." Tang Yu'an said, "So the value needs to be higher than this to make a profit."
They have tried their best to cut costs, but the value of the product is there, and there is nothing they can do about it.
Old Li stroked the quilt and couldn't let it go.
He shook his head and said, "Actually, it's only worth ten wild vegetables. It's not difficult to get."
Even if you exchange it with meat, ordinary meat is worth 30 points per pound, while the meat of mutant animals is worth more, 50 points per pound.
It’s not easy to do under normal circumstances, but isn’t there a flood now?
The mutant fish they caught in the morning weighed more than ten pounds. After removing the edible meat, it weighed seven or eight pounds, which means that on average one pound of meat cost one night's rent.
In the past, this would have been an exorbitant price.
But after the Guardian Barrier demonstrated its powerful strength, it became affordable - of course, mainly because hunting became convenient.
Old Li pointed at the fish he had just traded and asked, "What should we do with it?"
Seven or eight kilograms of meat is definitely not enough to be eaten in one day.
Although the daytime temperature has dropped a bit now, fresh meat will still spoil the next day.
This is indeed a problem.
If meat is the main trade during the flood, then storage issues do need to be considered.
Zhou Qi examined the fish and said, "Let's find a reason to have the residents work in the afternoon, and then share the meat with them."
Old Li hesitated to speak.
This is meat, so why not give it to the residents? But Tang Yu'an asked, "Brother Xiaoqi, can this fish meat be given to Yuanbao and the others?"
Zhou Qi said, "There are too many fish bones. I'm afraid they will get stuck in their throats. There are still many mutant piranhas in the warehouse. Let's feed them that."
As he said this, he looked at Old Li again.
"Grandpa Li, this fish not only has a lot of bones, but it's also been roasted over fire, so it's hard to cook well. Don't eat it. I'll make you something else delicious tonight."
Old Li: ...Okay.
He was about to say something when he saw Tang Yu'an walk to the corner, raise and lower her little hand, and a gray-blue refrigerator appeared in the living room of Room 501.
Old Li: xueke
Although he already knew that Xiao An seemed to have a portable space, he was still surprised when he saw this freezer.
Because he discovered...
This freezer can actually work normally even without power!
"Grandpa, this freezer absorbs heat and converts it into electricity. There are several more on the 10th floor. The building is so cool because of these freezers."
As his trust in Old Li deepened, Tang Yu'an no longer minded revealing more secrets to him.
"Next time you trade for meat that needs to be kept fresh, you can store it in the freezer first." Tang Yu'an put the eight kilograms of fish into the freezer and said to Old Li.
Although he has a portable warehouse to keep things fresh, he is not always at No. 1 Store, so Grandpa Li really needs a freezer.
"You can do whatever you want with the supplies you get from the trade," Tang Yu'an said. "If you can't finish the frozen meat, find a reason to distribute it to the residents. We eat fresh ones, which are healthier."
Old Li nodded blankly until Tang Yu'an and the others left, then he came to his senses.
He stroked the slightly cool metal frame of the freezer, then looked at the eight thick quilts stacked in the corner, his expression still a little dazed.
When did he manage to live such a picky life? It felt like returning to the world before the disaster.
Is it really possible for a world like that to reappear?
When Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi arrived at the yard, Jin Guang and his friends had just caught their second fish and were lighting a fire to prepare cooking.
The loner Langya finally fit in.
They all encountered floods while traveling and ran to No. 1 Store for refuge, so they did not bring any kitchen utensils with them.
Shugen was just about to go to Old Li to borrow a pot to boil water when he saw two teenagers walking out of the house. He hurriedly stopped and greeted them with a bit of awe.
The others also stopped what they were doing.
Facing their gaze, Tang Yu'an was not nervous at all. He smiled at them and put down the plastic bucket and tools in his hands.
"Today is everyone's first day moving in. Grandpa and the others also told us yesterday that we have to pay attention to hygiene when staying in our hotel."
Tang Yu'an said, "There are scissors and insect repellent in this bucket. I hope everyone will cut their hair and nails short, take a bath, and then apply insect repellent."
The young man's gaze swept across the crowd. His eyes, which were so clean and clear, gave people an inexplicable sense of oppression.
"I don't want to see even one flea in my shop again."
Seeing that no one responded, Tang Yu'an repeated: "Did everyone hear clearly? If not, I can say it again."
"I heard it clearly, I heard it clearly."
Led by Jin Guang, everyone nodded.
Although I was a little skeptical about this request, this was someone else's shop after all. After witnessing the power of the protective barrier, who would want to leave? Moreover...
After the young man started talking, they began to squat behind him, their three-headed mutant dogs gazing at them with a gloomy gaze. Were they moved? They didn't dare to move!
But to their surprise, after they nodded, the boy pointed to another plastic bucket and said, "This contains accommodation clothes."
"Accommodation clothes?" Everyone was puzzled.
"Yes." Tang Yu'an nodded and explained, "After you take a shower and clean yourself up, you can get a set. It is only available if you rent at the grocery store in the deserted city. You have to return it when you leave."
"Take good care of it and don't damage it, otherwise you will have to pay for it."
Everyone stared at him in amazement, feeling that the person standing in front of them was not a grocery store owner, but a little angel with light all over his body.
Not only did they give them anthelmintics, but they also gave them free new clothes? Such a good thing actually exists?!
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