Chapter 276: Drought World 4
Attack what?
These people were different from the group of robbers who had followed them earlier; they had the aura of hardened bandits who had taken human lives. Moreover, there were over a dozen of them, and the cleavers in their hands glinted menacingly.
Two people against ten… they couldn’t win.
“Brother, we didn’t find anything inside.”
Chu Yian raised her hands, saying pragmatically, “If you don’t believe me… I’ll let you search my bag.”
“Heh, who are you trying to fool?”
The previous robbers didn’t fall for that, and the scar-faced man in front of them was even less likely to. “Don’t you know this is our territory? Everything found in here belongs to us. Either hand over what you took from inside, or leave your clothes, shoes, backpack, weapons, and a finger.”
Hearing the last part, Zhu Tianguang couldn’t help but shiver.
“Wait, we… we’ll hand it over.”
Chu Yian nodded and unzipped her backpack. Under the cover of the bag, she took out the treasure box.
It was golden.
It was inlaid with gems all over.
Its splendor even made the robbers pause, but soon, disdain appeared in their eyes.
Now, the most valuable things were medicines; former luxuries were worth nothing. This opulent golden box was currently worth the same as the steel they found.
It was worthless.
The scar-faced man didn’t believe her, so he had his men snatch their backpacks and search every pocket on their bodies.
They were empty.
“So poor.”
He looked them over, then had his men take their backpacks, shoes, jackets, and the two steel bars they used as weapons.
They really did rob everything.
Chu Yian and Zhu Shen had arrived looking presentable, but they were driven out of the city barefoot.
How frustrating!
She couldn’t help but sigh.
Zhu Shen followed behind her silently. Only when he heard her sigh did he speak, “Big Chu, it’s alright. We couldn’t beat them, so conceding was a temporary measure. They’re just bullying us because they’re numerous and we’re weak. Fifteen days to the east, fifteen days to the west; don’t bully a poor young girl.
We’ll get our revenge eventually.”
Chu Yian smiled, looking at him as he tried to comfort her. “You’re right. Once we have the strength, we’ll strip them down to their underwear.”
Hearing her words, Zhu Tianguang instantly imagined those people running around with their bare bottoms and “birdies” dangling.
Actually, that might… not be necessary.
On the other side, Chu Yian’s thoughts had already started to wander.
Actually, in this round of the game, the path to wealth wasn’t just honestly digging for things. If they had weapons, they could actually engage in some ‘black-on-black’ tactics.
These people had robbed a large number of passersby; their accumulated wealth must be much greater than ordinary people’s.
Thinking of this, Chu Yian suddenly knew what she should wish for in her second wish.
It happened to be the fourth day today, so she took out the treasure box.
Wish: I wish to have a pistol with infinite bullets.
As she made her wish, the treasure box emitted a bright light.
A 9mm pistol and its 66 bullet companions.
Note: To be retrieved after this round of the game ends.
Good Item’s Inner Voice: You really dare to make such a wish, an infinite bullet pistol? You wish! Do you still think you’re in the Newbie protection period (newbie protection period)? Bah!
It was the same act of wishing, but with two different attitudes.
Fortunately, she didn’t care whether the treasure box cursed or praised her; as long as the item it gave was useful, that was all that mattered.
She loaded the pistol and tucked it into her waistband, putting the remaining bullets into the treasure box. Additionally, Zhu Shen’s steel bar had also been stolen, so Chu Yian gave him the axe they had snatched earlier.
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The two stayed in the city ruins for three days. It was pitch black inside, and their lives were miserable.
Now, their appearance had completely blended in with the people around them.
They returned to the market, with expired chocolate and a small pinch of salt wrapped in cloth in their pockets. They went back to the bread vendor they had seen before and asked him if he wanted them.
To their surprise, the vendor’s eyes lit up when he saw the salt.
“How much more of this salt do you have? I’ll take all of it!”
“About nine more portions of this size.”
Chu Yian’s mind raced when she heard this.
First, she was afraid the other party would become greedy.
Second, considering they had no medical supplies and the surrounding environment was dangerous, they couldn’t sell everything; they had to keep some for themselves.
To be safe, she stated she had about 100g, which was one-fifth of their total salt.
Hearing that Chu Yian had about 100g, the merchant looked around, then packed up his stall and told her to follow him. The two didn’t know whether to follow him, but the items in their hands needed a channel for trade.
Chu Yian touched the pistol at her waist and slowly followed behind him.
They walked for twenty minutes.
Suddenly, on the rubble-strewn land ahead, Chu Yian saw rows of parallel tents made of corrugated iron. Each of these tents looked short and small, but they were neatly arranged.
Many people also lived here. Their clothes were a bit cleaner and more presentable than those in the market they had just left, but only slightly so.
The merchant didn’t take them into the tent area but stopped several hundred meters away from it.
“You know the market price for salt: 2g of salt for 100ml of water. I hope you can sell all 100g of this salt to me.”
He looked at Chu Yian, “This salt is worth a total of 5000ml of water. I can give you an extra 500ml of water.”
“We need to consider that.”
Chu Yian pretended to be very troubled, saying, “You know, salt is very scarce on the market, and someone has already offered us a better price…”
“If others offer you a better price, do you really dare to sell to them?”
The merchant looked at her and said, “At my stall, you can at least take all the traded items with you. At other people’s stalls, your items might become the vendor’s as soon as you take them out. You also know that my reputation is the best in this area, which is why you sought me out, right?”
Chu Yian looked at Zhu Shen upon hearing this.
Zhu Shen’s gaze shifted elsewhere.
He didn’t know about the other party’s good reputation; it was just that the vendor looked more comfortable, so he casually brought him over.
“100g of edible salt for 5500ml of water is already very good. If my wife wasn’t about to give birth, small individual sellers like you would never get this price. Any higher, and it would be more cost-effective to buy at the trading market.”
“Okay, we’ll sell it!”
Chu Yian finally agreed upon hearing this. “Congratulations, boss, on becoming a father soon. I wish you an early arrival of a big, healthy baby.”
A smile appeared on her face, and then she seemingly casually asked, “Which direction is that trading market you mentioned, and how do you get in?”
The merchant looked her up and down in surprise when he heard her words. “Little girl, you made quite a bit on your last trip out, didn’t you?”
“Not at all.”
Chu Yian immediately denied it, then gestured to her and Zhu Tianguang’s feet. “Didn’t we get robbed of our clothes on that trip out? I’m worried about buying things in that market again and getting robbed, so I want to check out the market.”
