"Short circuit? Your car doesn't run on gasoline?"
Ban Xiaobo asked puzzledly.
"No, our car was modified in E City. It can run on gasoline and generate electricity. We just didn't expect it to rain and there was no waterproofing, so it short-circuited."
Jasmine patiently explained that it would be great if these people could lend them some gasoline.
At this time, Lian Ze also slowly walked out from the roof of the car. He looked at the people below and his eyes quickly fixed on Rong Yuan.
"Will you let me study you?"
Lian Ze jumped down and walked in front of Rong Yuan, looking at him seriously and asked.
Rong Yuan: “…”
"Ahem, sorry, my friend is a research geek. When he sees others' achievements, he can't help himself..."
Jasmine hurriedly grabbed Lian Ze and pulled him behind her, fearing that he would say something terrible again. They still needed help from others.
"Where are you going?" Gao Lei asked.
"We're going to the S City base, but we're out of gas and the electricity isn't working right now... So, I was wondering if you have any extra gas?"
Jasmine asked sheepishly.
"We do have gasoline. You can exchange some for us using crystal cores."
Xu Chao took out a small can of gasoline from the space and said, these are also canned goods that they would sell on weekdays, but the price is not cheap.
"Crystal core?"
Jasmine and Lian Ze were both stunned. They didn't have a crystal core.
In the past, at the E City base, they didn't need crystal cores. Everything they ate and used was provided by the research institute. Even after the research institute was blown up by someone, there were people in the temporary laboratory who were responsible for their three meals a day.
Especially for Lian Ze, the crystal core is just an energy body used in the laboratory.
So when they came out of the E City base, the two had no idea of bringing the crystal core out. They killed a lot of zombies along the way, but they just drove over them and did not go down to dig for the crystal core.
Now that someone asked her this question, Jasmine realized the problem.
Seeing that both of them had the same expression, Ban Xiaobo and the others couldn't help but wonder, these days everyone who can reach the S City base must have some crystal cores, right?
Why do these two people look like they don’t know what a crystal core is?
"Don't you have a crystal core?" Xu Chao asked back.
They both shook their heads.
“…”
So how did they get here from City E?
"It's okay if I don't have a crystal core. Once we get to the base, can you lend me your car for a few days?"
Ban Xiaobo had already walked around the car and was becoming more and more interested in it.
“Sure, sure!”
Jasmine immediately replied, what's the problem, at least they won't die here.
Lian Ze did not object at all, but stood next to Rong Yuan again and even poked Rong Yuan's arm.
Even though Rong Yuan was usually very friendly, this was the first time he met someone like this, especially since the other party was looking at him with an almost obsessed look.
"Here you go, just follow us on the way."
Xu Chao stood in front of Rong Yuan to block Lian Ze's sight, and handed the can of gasoline to Lian Ze.
Is this man crazy? Why does he keep staring at Xiao Rongyuan?
"Hmm"
Lian Ze took the can of gasoline, looked at Rong Yuan again, and then walked towards the car reluctantly.
"I'm sorry, I'm just curious like that, please don't mind."
Jasmine said to Rongyuan apologetically that these people were the ones who saved them, and they were not familiar with the road to the S City base. They would have to follow these people to the base later. What if Lian Ze angered them?
Xu Chao just shook his head and pulled Rong Yuan to start digging the crystal cores on the ground. Seeing this, Ban Xiaobo and Gao Lei stopped watching the car and followed the two to dig the crystal cores.
On the way to work, Xiaobo and Gao Lei leaned on the back window and kept looking at the car following them. It must be said that the car was really eye-opening. It could even actively attack zombies?
“Isn’t this an invention?”
Gao Lei murmured.
Ban Xiaobo also nodded. He would definitely take a look at the structure of the car after returning.
It was not until they arrived at the gate of the base that Ban Xiaobo and his friends discovered that the two men were so poor that they could not even afford the entrance fee of dozens of crystal cores.
"Those two guys are so weird. Could they have stolen the car? How could they be so capable and be penniless?"
Xu Chao said from the side.
Rong Yuan nodded thoughtfully. The two men were now one at a loss and the other confused. It was really strange that such a combination was driving such a powerful car.
Lian Ze kept looking up at the magnificent base wall in front of him. The structure of the base wall had achieved the most perfect balance between height and width, which was really amazing.
“I’m afraid even cannons can’t blow through this wall.”
Lian Ze sighed to himself.
Jasmine no longer had the heart to admire Lian Ze for knowing so much about architecture, because at this moment, the other people who had been waiting at the gate of the base for two hours had already started pointing fingers at the two of them.
"I've been at the base for so long, and this is the first time I've seen someone so poor, hahahaha"
"Yeah, could these two be some pampered young masters and young ladies who have secretly run away?"
"I've seen miserable people, but I've never seen anyone so miserable, tsk tsk tsk"
"I'm afraid even the shanty towns can't afford to live like this, right?"
“…”
Every word of the mocking words flowed into the ears of the two people. Jasmine felt a little ashamed and angry. How could they laugh at her like this?
"Are we in a bad situation?"
Lian Ze asked.
"Ze, it's all my fault. I forgot to remind you to bring the crystal core with you before going out. Now we can't even afford the entrance fee."
As Jasmine spoke, she felt like crying.
"It turns out that crystal cores are used as money outside."
Lian Ze said.
"Ze, it's not just outside, you also need to spend crystal cores to buy things in the E City base."
It's just that you never need to buy it.
Jasmine replied with a tearful voice.
In the end, Ban Xiaobo couldn't stand it anymore and paid the entrance fee of dozens of crystal cores for the two of them.
"Just give us a few more days to drive the car."
Ban Xiaobo said to the two of them helplessly.
“Thank you so much, you are such good people.”
Jasmine burst into tears of joy. They could finally enter the base. However, she had never imagined that the hardships they would endure after entering the base with no money were only the beginning of their journey today...
…
When Su Jin and his group arrived at the S City base, it was already evening. They were very satisfied that they could reach the base before dark, even though they had been traveling all day and had not even stopped for lunch.
"Finally home."
Lin Cheng sighed.
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