After concluding the deal with Cheng Yuchen, the tent was tidied up. Having been on the road all day, Chu Jiangyue and Shen Zhigui exchanged greetings and went straight into the tent to sleep.
As for the little girl, Chu Jiangyue gave her a blanket for the day, letting her sleep curled up in the car.
Though Chu Jiangyue sympathized with her for losing her parents at such a young age, he wouldn’t really help her too much without compensation.
To survive in this post-apocalyptic world, one ultimately has to stand on their own, otherwise, no one would be able to provide help indefinitely.
The matter of Cheng Yuchen making a deal with Chu Jiangyue wasn’t a secret in the base.
Many factions in the base were in a state of observation, and Cheng Yuchen’s team served as their touchstone.
However, when Cheng Yuchen returned fully loaded and many people learned that it was Chu Jiangyue who he made the trade with, they were all visibly surprised.
Moreover, for reasons unknown, Cheng Yuchen did not hide what he traded with Chu Jiangyue from others.
He even showed food and cold-proof kits to others.
Of course, there was also the tent essential for ho travel, which Cheng Yuchen set up outside his residence for others to admire for a while.
He took the food from the tent, as outside it would soon freeze into solid ice.
Extre cold weather is no joke.
"Captain Cheng, these supplies... you must have paid a hefty price, right?"
These supplies are not ordinary, you could say they are rare commodities, and without a mountain of crystal cores, it would be hard to purchase them.
"Indeed, they are quite expensive, but worth every penny! Moreover, I learned about Base Commander Ban from her."
The reason why Cheng Yuchen showcased the items to others was because he learned about Ban Huafang from Chu Jiangyue.
Cheng Yuchen felt that if even Ban Huafang could trust and cooperate with soone, their character must surely pass muster.
And after hearing Chu Jiangyue’s introduction of Jianglin Hotel, he had the thought of leaving with Chu Jiangyue and seeking refuge at Jianglin Hotel with Ban Huafang.
But he still needed to observe a bit more to confirm that Chu Jiangyue wasn’t deceiving him.
"What! She actually has news about Base Commander Ban, what did she say? How is Base Commander Ban doing?"
Not being able to provide tily assistance to the official base of T City had been a persistent worry for them.
Initially, they thought Ban Huafang might have died during the zombie swarm, but hearing news of Ban Huafang from a stranger’s mouth was unexpected.
"She said Base Commander Ban is doing well and even mapped out a way to construct a safe passage for us; however, due to the hotel’s distance from T City, it might not be completed in the short term."
"Is what she’s saying true?"
So people were skeptical, as constructing a safe passage isn’t easy, and the distance from City B to T City is an insurmountable gap.
"You’ve seen the items I bought; they’re real and useful.
Moreover, she said the safe passage is constructed using kits provided by the hotel, and if built according to correct instructions, it can create a safe passage that screens out zombies.
Although zombies are now frozen stiff, there’s no guarantee that the extre cold weather won’t change and the zombies won’t revive; that passage would be the last retreat for all survivors in T City."
If what Chu Jiangyue said is true, then Cheng Yuchen believes this safe passage is truly their last confidence.
Hearing Cheng Yuchen’s words, everyone fell silent.
"Tomorrow, I’ll go find her to buy supplies and probe her at the sa ti."
They must confirm that Chu Jiangyue wasn’t lying before deciding on future actions.
"Exactly, we should all go and probe her and bring back so supplies.
Not to ntion, this cold-proof kit is a real necessity!"
The few people, wearing the cold-proof kits Cheng Yuchen let them try, were reluctant to take them off.
Cheng Yuchen certainly wasn’t going to suffer a loss, so he directly scrapped crystal cores from the few people.
The material of the cold-proof kit was unknown; a few big n couldn’t tear it even after much effort, and it could even adjust size automatically.
"Captain Cheng, didn’t you just trade food with them; we’re all family here, aren’t you being stingy?"
Having grabbed a few cold-proof kits from Cheng Yuchen, they wanted a free lunch too.
Cheng Yuchen gave them just one word: "Go!"
The few people laughed and ran off wearing the cold-proof kits; to fleece the sheep, one needs to do it several tis, otherwise, you won’t get much if the wool hasn’t grown well yet.
As the sky began to turn white, many people in the base were already up.
With the icy and snowy weather now, only superpower users could venture out, except Cheng Yuchen who already purchased so supplies, the leaders of other factions in the base almost went out simultaneously.
When they arrived, the entire convoy was still quiet.
So were sleeping in tents, and others directly in vehicles. After coming out, they saw tents like Cheng Yuchen’s and many silver-white SUVs like his, exchanging glances.
This team, just from its setup, was evidently formidable.
Shen Zhigui woke up as soon as they walked to their side.
Seeing them looking around upon arriving here, Shen Zhigui directly walked out of the tent.
"What’s brought you here so early?"
Shen Zhigui could sowhat guess their purpose today, but clearly, Chu Jiangyue wasn’t up yet, and Shen Zhigui didn’t want them waking her up.
"Yesterday, soone at our base traded with soone from your team, purchasing quite a few supplies. We want to inquire whether it’s possible to buy more."
Indeed! These people ca for the supplies in Chu Jiangyue’s possession.
"We have the goods, but you got here too early, Boss Chu isn’t awake yet.
She doesn’t like being woken from sleep; if she gets angry, she might refuse any deal."
Shen Zhigui knew Chu Jiangyue was quite capable of such behavior.
Since it’s a seller’s market, it’s hard to predict who would suffer if Chu Jiangyue wasn’t in a good mood.
Upon hearing Shen Zhigui’s words, the ones who intended to wake her gave up the idea imdiately.
"If you’ve got ti, just wait here."
Having said that, Shen Zhigui no longer paid them any mind.
Anyway, they were wearing cold-proof kits, so Shen Zhigui wasn’t worried they’d be frozen.
However, Shen Zhigui guessed these kits should be bought from Cheng Yuchen; otherwise, they wouldn’t have co early in the morning.
"It’s fine, we’ll stroll around nearby and co back when she wakes up."
Despite the harsh cold, for survival, they often searched for supplies around, digging snow and for crystal cores.
Shen Zhigui didn’t care for them, took washing supplies from the tent, and began washing up as he got up.
Seeing Shen Zhigui’s dedicated early morning brushing of teeth, the few people sighed... Truly, conditions are good; even when traveling out, there’s water source for brushing teeth.
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