LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 381 - 317, Cheap Prices
Chapter 381: Chapter 317, Cheap Prices
Wu Heng looked up again at the owner behind the stall.
Sitting on three red bricks, draped in a black, oily, tattered cloak, it concealed his figure, bulging in such a way that it was unclear what was hidden underneath.
Only at the gap in the hood could one see the gun barrel sticking out.
From its length and appearance, it should be an “AWM sniper rifle” – Wu Heng had one himself.
The silhouette had a touch of the ancient heroes.
After sizing up the other man, Wu Heng turned his attention back to the stall.
There were five canned glass jars set out, a Corpse Core and a bag of food for each – this price… in Wu Heng’s view, was definitely not expensive.
Even to say, unevenly cheap.
A thing that can change human Constitution, breaking through the shackles, is merely worth a bag of food?
“One for one bag?” Wu Heng asked.
“No bargaining, if you don’t have enough food, look at other stalls!” the stall owner said directly.
His tone was cold and somewhat impatient.
Wu Heng didn’t mind the man’s tone, instead, he felt surprised to confirm the seller’s price.
“I want to check the goods before deciding whether to buy.” Wu Heng said.
The black hood lifted slightly, “Check then!”
Wu Heng picked up one of them, unscrewed the cap, and immediately a rotten stench emanated from the jar.
[Mutated Corpse Core]
(Description: The energy crystallization of mutated creatures, can enhance one’s own Constitution, may be contaminated by toxins.)
The property tip appeared.
A Level 1 Corpse Core, no problems whatsoever.
Wu Heng continued to check the rest one by one, all of which were Level 1 Corpse Cores.
He looked up at the man again.
Had this person found a nest of Mutated Zombies?
Brought out so many at once.
After screwing the lids back on the glass jars, he continued to ask, “Any more?”
The hood trembled slightly, and the man’s tone was doubtful, “You plan to buy?”
“Planning to buy.”
“There are three more, I can sell them all to you, no price reduction.” the man emphasized.
Wu Heng nodded, “I’ll take them all, where’s the stuff?”
“Where’s the food?”
“The food is on the truck, bring the Corpse Cores, and I’ll take you to trade.”
“I hope you’re sincere in completing this trade.” The man started packing up his stall and followed Wu Heng outside.
They exited the market directly and came to where the truck was parked.
…
Seeing Wu Heng and Qi Hancai return.
Wang Chenggang and the others jumped down from the truck, “How come you came out so quickly?”
“No problem, grab 10 bags of food for this brother.” Wu Heng said.
Then he turned to look at the black-cloaked man in the distance, “Rice and flour, what do you want?”
“Half of each.”
“Bring 4 bags of rice, 4 bags of flour!”
“Okay!” Wang Chenggang nodded, called over several other people from the truck, and carried down 4 bags of rice and 4 bags of flour, placing them on the nearby cement ground.
The cloaked man drove a pickup truck from the opposite side, stopping not far away.
He got out and started checking the bags of food, one by one.
After confirming there was no problem, he opened his backpack, and in addition to the five canned jars, he threw another plastic bag.
Inside were three Level 1 Corpse Cores.
“Eight in total, the trade is complete.” he said.
After that, he moved the several bags of food to the back of the pickup truck.
Having loaded everything on the truck, he was about to leave when.
Wu Heng spoke up again, “We’re from the Old Factory Shelter. If you have more Corpse Cores to sell, you can contact us directly. One for one bag of food; for every five, we’ll give you an extra five kilos of soybeans.”
The man raised an eyebrow, sitting at the wheel and looking at him, “I’ve met the leader of the Old Factory, doesn’t seem to be you.”
“We’ve merged. Now I have the final say here, and I promise you won’t be short-changed a bit.” Wu Heng stated plainly.
The man looked at him, then swept a glance over the several trucks behind, and said, “Okay, I’ll remember that. If there’s more, I’ll contact you.”
Wu Heng nodded.
The man then stepped on the gas, driving off into the distance.
It seemed that he too was here in this market just for the sake of selling Corpse Cores.
Qi Hancai watched the receding pickup truck, “They got the Corpse Cores, don’t they plan to use it themselves?”
“Maybe the risk is too high!”
“Hmm, could be!” Qi Hancai nodded.
Wu Heng glanced around at the armed guards and said to Wang Chenggang, “You also take someone in and see if there’s anything we need around here that we can exchange.”
“Okay!” Wang Chenggang nodded, called over another person, and followed Wu Heng and the others back into the market.
Wu Heng, accompanied by Qi Hancai and two skeleton attendants, headed for the central military exchange spot.
Wang Chenggang, on the other hand, wandered through the market, checking out some stalls.
Within the market, various tools and vehicle parts were for sale, possibly holding something his side needed.
It was a good opportunity to exchange for them.
…
At the military exchange spot behind Wu Heng.
The building wasn’t an exhibition hall, but rather more like an office building.
At the entrance, two blue notice boards were placed.
On them were listed the exchange prices for various firearms and ammunition.
[Rifles for 25 kilos of food each, ammunition for 20 kilos per 100 rounds.]
[Machine guns for 75 kilos of food each, ammunition for 30 kilos per 50 rounds.]
[Hand grenades…]
[Rocket launcher, 90 kilograms of food, including one rocket.]
[Sniper rifle…]
[Machine cannon, 500 kilograms of food, 23 mm cannon shells, 10 kilograms each.]
[Military radio, military headset…]
There were quite a few exchangeable goods, but not as comprehensive as imagined.
Airplanes and tanks weren’t on the list.
It seemed that resources here weren’t as abundant as one might think.
From the initial questioning of Wenshi, Wu Heng learned that the military had about 300 people.
How had these people managed to transport so many things out?
Or was it that they had organized a raid on a military base to acquire these items?
The latter seemed more likely.
Wu Heng’s gaze lingered on the machine cannon.
This wasn’t his first encounter with such a weapon.
Back in the county, they had acquired two armored vehicles, one of which was equipped with a machine cannon.
However, for the safety of the bus station there, both armored vehicles were left behind.
Wu Heng looked at the machine cannon in the picture.
It felt somewhat different.
The machine cannon they had obtained last time was single-barreled, yet the one in the picture was double-barreled.
He wondered if the picture was accurate.
As for other firearms and bullets, he was not short on those.
But he was indeed interested in this type of machine cannon.
After looking at the first notice board, Wu Heng’s gaze shifted to the second one, which mainly listed the prices for purchasing goods.
[Grade one Corpse Core, purchase price 40 kilograms of food.]
[Grade two Corpse Core, purchase price 80 kilograms of food.]
[Medicine, purchase price 1 to 30 kilograms of food.]
[Gasoline, purchase price 1 kilogram for 10 liters.]
[Special vehicles…]
[Equipment…]
The military’s purchase prices were lower.
It’s no wonder the man who sold his Corpse Core earlier set the price at ’50 kilograms.’
That was already quite a bit higher than the military’s rate.
Moreover, the fixed prices…
Common items like gasoline, various tools, and automobile parts were also within the range of purchase.
However, the prices were particularly low.
It gave the impression that as long as you came to trade, you wouldn’t starve, but you wouldn’t get to rest either.
…
“I feel like we’re loaded,” Qi Hancai approached and said in a low voice.
With such low pricing here,
the auto repair shop is definitely like a tycoon.
The food in the warehouse could let them spend extravagantly here.
At this moment, Qi Hancai was even more certain that joining the ‘auto repair shop’ was a definite decision.
So what if Ma Zhiyong held a title of regional command, had armored vehicles, and various firearms? Now, they had whatever they wanted.
To say they could buy out the entire military market was an exaggeration, but acquiring a large portion was definitely feasible.
Wu Heng also had this feeling and said softly, “Keep a low profile. We’re in someone else’s territory, so be more discreet.”
“Understood!” Qi Hancai’s face turned slightly red with excitement, but she managed to suppress her joy.
The two stood aside and watched for a while.
There weren’t many people left in line to trade, and Wu Heng stepped forward, “I’d like to exchange for firearms and ammunition.”
The staff member was a middle-aged woman, “Just say what you want to exchange directly.”
“One machine cannon, those 23 mm shells, a hundred of them,” Wu Heng said directly.
The woman who had been looking down suddenly looked up.
She glanced at him, and at Qi Hancai beside him, and said, “Have you seen the price list?”
“I have, and I plan to trade for these,” Wu Heng said directly.
The number of shells he intended to buy was somewhat small, but there was no choice, as the food they brought was limited.
He had also wanted to exchange for more military radios and machine gun bullets, but it would have to wait until the next visit.
Upon confirming that he really intended to buy, the woman picked up the walkie-talkie and said, “Captain Yang Long, please come to the hall, a base is planning to purchase machine cannons here.”
“Roger that!”
Thump thump thump~!
Soon, several people in camouflage uniforms came down from the upstairs.
The one in the lead appeared quite young, only in his late twenties.
The woman indicated Wu Heng with her gaze, and the man quickly walked over, extending his hand, “Brother, you want to buy a machine cannon?”
“Yeah!”
“Then I’ll take you to have a look!” he said, leading him outside.
Meanwhile, the gazes of other survivors in the hall followed them,
murmuring quietly among themselves,
“New faces, huh!”
“Right, buying a machine cannon straight away, looks like they’ve taken over a granary!”
“Doubtful. Last time, a refuge attacked the granary. Heard the rats were like a bunch of cats, swarming everywhere. They didn’t take over the granary and lost quite a few people instead.”
“That woman doesn’t look bad, not malnourished at all, quite plump!”