in2ebook Chapter 107 Visiting the Base
Chapter 107 Visiting the Base
"Captain Tang, the difference between the third and fourth tiers is a qualitative leap. I can tell you clearly that I cannot deal with a fourth-tier mutated zombie."
If you think you can handle it, then disregard what I said. However, I've already given you the information: the payment is non-refundable.
As she spoke, Zuo You put the two boxes of sleeping pants into her spatial storage.
"Captain Zuo, how did you escape from the fourth-tier mutated zombies?" Jian Hong interjected.
"About 40 people died at the time, but later a few Tier 3 members of the team risked their lives to kill it."
Zuo You did a quick mental calculation and it seemed correct. The number of casualties among the survivors from the original clothing factory, plus Wang Zhi and Zuo You's two teams, was roughly that much.
"How many Tier 3s are in your team?" Jian Hong asked curiously.
"Deputy Captain Jian, I've noticed you're quite gossipy. I don't want to talk about it!"
Seeing his discomfiture, Zuo You stood up and told him to leave.
"If there's nothing else, I won't see you off."
When Tang Haoran and Jian Hong left, both of them had solemn expressions.
They were skeptical of Zuo You's words.
Logically, it doesn't make sense; they could kill third-tier mutated zombies when they were at the second tier.
Why can't I kill fourth-tier mutated zombies when I'm at level three?
But Zuo You didn't need to fool them for two boxes of sleeping pants.
She has her own space, so finding these supplies shouldn't be difficult for her.
"Did Zuo You just agree to go north with us?"
Tang Haoran, sitting in the car, snapped out of his reverie and asked Jian Hong.
"No, she didn't say she was going, nor did she say she wasn't going. Are we still leaving the day after tomorrow?"
"Don't rush to make a decision. Tomorrow, go and find out from her teammates if anyone knows anything about the fourth-tier mutated zombies."
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As soon as Tang Haoran and the others left, Lin Ling opened the door and walked out of the house, secretly delighted that those two scoundrels were finally gone.
Lin Ling saw the three boxes of treasures enter Sister You's space.
Every time these two people come to see them, Sister Xiaoyou always gets something out of it; where else can you find such a good thing?
She leaned closer and asked casually, "Sister Xiaoyou, how are things going between you and He Heze?"
"How was it? Nothing much," Zuo You said casually. "I just told him not to waste his attention on me."
Lin Ling was taken aback at first, then smiled sweetly.
"Sis, shall we go out for a walk?"
"Okay, call Yingying."
Zuo You glanced at the time; it was 7 p.m. It was still early, so she decided to familiarize herself with the base and see if there was any news.
The dog wanted to go with them, but after much hesitation, Zuo You decided to leave her at home to watch the house.
It was only their first day at the base, so Erdan wasn't in a hurry to go out. He wanted them to learn about the basic situation of the base first.
To appease her, Zuo You took out half a durian from her spatial storage.
The three of them walked out of the residential area together. Every hundred meters in the base, a street lamp would be lit up, so that pedestrians would not have to walk in the dark at night.
Without any road signs, Zuo You strolled along slowly, holding the map that A Zhi had given her that afternoon.
After walking for about half an hour, the three arrived at the border between Zone C and Zone D, where they could hear a cacophony of voices in the distance.
An Yingying tiptoed and curiously looked in the direction of the sound. She saw many stalls on both sides of the road ahead, with solar lights hanging on them for lighting the goods.
"Wow, this is the night market? There are so many people. It feels just like the night market before the apocalypse."
Zuo You noticed the lightness in An Yingying's tone and couldn't help but smile. It was rare to see this child being so childlike.
"Let's go over and take a look."
These stalls were specially set aside by the base for survivors to trade.
There is a guard team specifically for maintaining order.
Of course, the survivors need to pay a stall fee, which is not expensive, about one pound of grain per week.
The night market was bustling with people, and there was a lot of haggling.
The items on the stalls were incredibly diverse, ranging from small items like toothpicks and dental floss to larger items like beds, wardrobes, and motorcycles.
There's nothing you can't see, only things you haven't thought of.
There are even many second-hand luxury goods for sale, but nobody looks at them.
These days, what's the point of luxury goods? They're all just brand premiums. In terms of quality, they're not even as durable as a 20-yuan T-shirt.
The appearance of the three attracted the attention of many people, but many more kept their distance.
Because all three were wearing camouflage combat uniforms and masks, they were clearly government officials and not to be trifled with.
Actually, the combat uniform that Zuo You bought online is quite different from the combat uniforms used in the military, but ordinary people wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
It's not her fault; she didn't intend to stage an accident.
Zuo You and his two companions walked around, keeping their eyes and ears open, and quickly gathered some information.
I heard that the H City base is planning to use a points system to replace the pre-apocalyptic currency.
To earn points, you can accept missions in the mission hall, or exchange them for food, crystal cores, and other resources needed by the base.
In addition, some shops in the base, such as rental markets, supermarkets, and trading markets, only accept points transactions.
Firstly, in order to gather resources and crystal cores and promote the circulation of points within the base, it can force some idle people to go out and kill zombies to find resources.
If you don't want to leave the base, you can stay here and work as a laborer!
Secondly, it can effectively prevent some crimes and also stabilize people's hearts.
Have the survivors hand over all their supplies in exchange for points.
This way, they won't be holding supplies in their hands and sleeping anxiously at night.
In short, the base's points are equivalent to pre-apocalyptic currency, while crystal cores are equivalent to pre-apocalyptic gold.
In fact, every base does this, and the benefits of this policy outweigh the drawbacks.
Zuo You estimated that it would take at least another month to advance to the next level.
If we wait for Yingying to advance to level four before leaving the N City base, it will take 2-3 months.
Two to three months is a normal cycle for a third-level awakener to advance to the fourth level.
Excluding those with special abilities like Zuo You and Lin Ling who have been blessed, they can advance to the fourth rank in less than two months.
So they also have to take on tasks to earn points and pay rent.
The ratio of first-order nuclei to integrals is 2:1.
Exchanging crystals for points and then using those points to pay rent doubles the price, which isn't very cost-effective.
In addition, Zuoyou also heard that the base has just cleared out a large planting area in preparation for researching high-temperature planting technology.
Whether it's true or not, it's all good news.
When the three of them reached the end of the night market street, Zuo You suddenly stopped in her tracks.
The proud Frost Festival was conveying an excited emotion to her.
It's like when a dog sees a durian and gets all excited, sticking its butt out and circling around Zuo You.
Zuo You was completely bewildered. Her consciousness entered the space and she found Shuang Ji jumping around!
She was a little confused. Shouldn't this space be an alternate dimension? How could Frost Festival still contact her?
But now is not the time to think about such things. This knife, which has a bad temper, rarely contacts me.
"Little darling, is there something you need from me?"
Frost Sacrifice: Are you an idiot? Your emotions are so obvious, yet you're still asking nonsense.
The emotions conveyed by the Frost Festival were even stronger.
Zuo You frowned slightly, secretly thinking: What did she see that made her so crazy?
Consciousness exits the space and looks around.