After Ruan Ning finished his breakfast, he went to his room to catch up on some sleep, then got up and went out with everyone.

Ruan Ning was initially worried that Gu Yicheng would not let her go out, but until she left, this man did not do anything strange, or change his mind about coming with her.

"Ningning, go early and come back early. Also, be careful and don't get separated from everyone. If someone bullies you, be sure to fight back. Don't be afraid no matter what happens." Gu Yicheng instructed in a gentle tone.

Ruan Ning blinked his eyes, and seeing that he really wasn't going, he readily agreed, nodding his head rapidly, fearing that if he was a step late, the person in front of him would change his mind.

Although there were not only the two of them at the market, there were other people present, which was completely different from being alone in the villa, so there was no need to worry about the same thing happening again as last night. But since the man didn't come with her, she was of course happier. The incident last night had given her such a big shock that she still felt a little uncomfortable when she saw the man today, and she didn't know what attitude she should use to treat him.

I spent the whole night thinking about it yesterday but didn't have many ideas. Today I can give myself some more time to think about it while I'm strolling around the market.

Gu Yicheng looked at the girl's undisguised joy, narrowed his eyes, and then a hint of helplessness flashed across his eyes.

Forget it, Ningning is still young and has the mind of a child. Why bother with this? Let her be happy for a while.

No matter what, he would not let her escape.

**

Because he hadn't slept for several hours today, he couldn't resist the sleepiness. Even before reaching the market, Ruan Ning looked unhappy and listless on the way. He yawned secretly from time to time and couldn't concentrate at all.

Lin Yang was told by Brother Gu early in the morning to take good care of the girl beside him when he went out. There were many people in the market and it was a mixed crowd, so he had to ensure her safety.

He caught a glimpse of her sleepy state from the corner of his eye and said with concern, "Sister Ruan Ning, if you really didn't sleep well, go back and take a nap. There's no rush to go to the market. You can come over tomorrow or the day after tomorrow if you have time. We still have to stay in this base for several days anyway. There's no need for you to force yourself to come with us."

Ruan Ning looked at the bustling market that was almost here and seemed to be crowded with people. She thought that since she was already here, there was no point in going back. She shook her head and rejected his kindness. "I'm fine. Maybe I won't feel sleepy after walking around the market."

"Okay, if you want to go back, just tell me." Seeing that Ruan Ning had no intention of going back, Lin Yang did not force her. If she didn't want to go shopping later, or if she was tired, it would be in time to send her back.

There were quite a few people from the Dawn Team who went out to visit the market together, including Jiang Jingchao and Jiang Jingyang, who brought their uncle and aunt Jiang and their family out. It was not fun to go to the market with a group of people, as everyone wanted to buy different things, which would affect efficiency. Besides, there was no need to stay together, as the chance of encountering zombies in the base was low, and the danger was not great, so everyone just split up and went their own way in groups of two or three. At worst, they could gather at the entrance of the market when they were ready to go back.

Of course Lin Yang was with Ruan Ning. He had promised Brother Gu to take care of his sister, so he couldn't let the little beauty walk on the street alone. If she was so beautiful, if she was spotted by some scoundrel and bullied, wouldn't Brother Gu beat him up if he knew about it?

…

It is afternoon now, which is when the busiest crowds gather, and the market is very lively.

The base has set aside an area for these merchants to sell their goods. Different places are used to buy and sell different goods. There is a sign at the entrance with a map of the entire market on it.

As she strolled, Ruan Ning gradually became more interested. It had been more than two months since the end of the world, and she hadn't experienced this kind of popularity for a long time. Here, it was like returning to the streets before the end of the world, with people bustling around and many people bargaining with vendors on the roadside.

Ruan Ning remembered that the last time she went to the market was when she was in the safe zone of City S. The things sold in the market at that time were very messy, and most of them were not very practical. Because those things were brought by the survivors when they fled to the safe zone in a hurry. They were not very useful to themselves, and they thought they could be exchanged for some food.

Now in this Yancheng base, the market has been standardized a lot.

Logically speaking, after the end of the world, people do not produce anything, but only go out to collect supplies, so the variety of goods should be getting smaller and smaller. However, Ruan Ning soon discovered that the variety of things sold here has increased instead of decreased, and there are many new and strange things that Ruan Ning has never seen before.

Lin Yang and she bought a lot of things along the way. This time, each of them had a lot of crystal cores. So they could buy whatever they wanted. These crystal cores were obtained by killing zombies along the way.

The first-level crystal cores were no longer very useful for upgrading the abilities of their team members, and could only be used as currency. The first-level crystal cores were the most abundant in the team, and they roughly counted them, and there were several thousand of them. Even the second-level crystal cores were in the three digits, and the third-level and fourth-level crystal cores were less, and they had to be used to upgrade abilities, so there were not many left.

However, I have never seen anyone trade high-level crystal cores. If they want to trade, they trade crystal cores for crystal cores. In the end times, the most important thing is strength. If you don't improve your strength, everything else is just a passing cloud. So I have only heard of cases where psychics don't have enough crystal cores, but I have never heard of them having extra ones to spend.

Even the Dawn Team, with the speed at which they kill many zombies every day to obtain crystal cores, still does not have enough crystal cores of mutated zombies.

Ruan Ning had space in hand, so she was not worried about the difficulty in taking the things she bought. She had already put away some small things that could be put into the space when no one was paying attention. As for other conspicuous things, she and Lin Yang each took a few items now, and when they returned to the villa later, or found an empty place to put them away, they would not be worried about taking up space, and even if they were on the road in a few days, they would not have to worry about adding burden to the team.

"Hey, little sister, what a coincidence! You guys are here at the market too!" Zhou Yu walked around the market for a while, and when she turned around, she saw a familiar person standing at the stall next to her. It was the sister of Captain Gu whom she had always wanted to find.

In addition to buying things, she was also planning to see if there would be members of that team who would come out to visit the market. I heard that all the survivors who came here for the first time would basically come to the market to have a look. Even if she couldn't find anyone, the things sold here were quite complete, and she might be able to buy something useful.

Although she brought the woman who knew Captain Gu's sister into the base yesterday afternoon, the Yancheng base is quite large, and it is not easy to find out where the team lives.

If she can't find these people, then there's probably no point in keeping the woman she brought back from outside the base. Her plan to take advantage of this opportunity to gain favor and join that team will also be in vain. Zhou Yu was just worrying about what to do, and today she ran into her at the market. There's always a way out. It looks like there's hope for her.

"Well, we wanted to come to the market to see if we could buy anything we needed." Ruan Ning had never expected to meet Zhou Yu here. But today she was not as enthusiastic towards her as last time. Last time, he was very nice to her because he wanted to use this person's beauty to seduce Gu Yicheng and test her inner thoughts.

Who would have thought that if this woman hadn't tried to find out last time, she would have buried herself in a trap for no apparent reason. Ruan Ning was already busy with his own affairs, and he wasn't in a particularly good mental state today, so he couldn't muster any interest in dealing with this person.

Zhou Yu glanced at the two people opposite him, pretending to suddenly remember something, and said, "Oh, by the way, I just happened to have something to tell you, sister."

Ruan Ning frowned at Zhou Yu's familiar address, but didn't say anything: "What's the matter?" What could there be to talk about between her and her?

Zhou Yu: "Yesterday when I was outside the base, I saw someone chasing after you and calling your name. Unfortunately, you had already entered the base and didn't hear her. She was chased out by the guards as a troublemaker. I happened to pass by and saw her in pity, so I asked about her situation. She said she was your classmate and I brought her into the base. Now she lives where our team lives. Do you want to go and see her? She has been saying that she wants to see you."

It turns out that someone really was calling her name from behind yesterday?

Ruan Ning was surprised when she heard this. She thought she had misheard yesterday, but she didn't expect there was really such a person. "What's the name of the person you are talking about?"