System into the end of the world

Chapter 48

Cheng Yongzhi did not ask her about her abilities when she stopped to rest at noon.

Continue on the road after lunch.The location that the villagers told Cheng Yongzhi was only an approximate range. After going the wrong way twice, they finally arrived at this small base converted from a resort before dark.

The courtyard wall of the base has been raised a lot, and a power grid has been hung around it.The several bright posts on the fence made Yu Nan and Zhan Xuyang even more stunned. Every person on guard carried a 95-type rifle on his back. I don’t know if it is the "standard equipment" of the base guards or only the sentry has this. treatment.

"Stop! Who? What is the purpose of coming here?"

Fortunately, the car windows were opened in advance so that they could hear the shouts on the city wall.Cheng Yongzhi poked his head out, "I heard that there is a market here, and we came here just for the name."

"Don't go this way to the trade area," the people above waved their hands, "you can go to the east gate, and you can walk along the courtyard wall."

"Okay, thanks buddy."

Following the sentinel's prompt, they drove around to the east gate.After indicating that he wanted to buy something, he entered the gate of the base without spending a single grain.

There are tree stumps with a diameter of 6 to [-] centimeters on both sides of the road. Judging from the fact that the cuts are still very new, it should not be more than a month old.The car moved along the road, and soon there were pedestrians coming and going, and there were two off-white [-]-story conjoined buildings.

Some people parked their cars on the side of the road and squatted next to the car to eat dry food.Some parked their cars in front of the conjoined building and entered the building.Zhan Xuyang observed for a while, then picked up the walkie-talkie, "I'll go to the building in front to ask about the situation. It's best to find a place to live, otherwise we can only sleep in the car like others tonight."

"Okay." Cheng Yongzhi replied, and moved the car to the side, where it would not affect the progress of the car behind.

"Brother Xu, I'll go with you." Yu Nan's words successfully made Zhan Xuyang cancel his plan to stop the car, and drove directly to the front of the building.Leaving the glutinous rice balls in the car, Zhan Xuyang locked the car, and the two walked into the lobby of the conjoined building.

There are a lot of people in the lobby, and the comings and goings are very lively. If everyone is not covered tightly and looks weird, maybe it will give people the illusion of going back in time and still being in the end of the world.Yu Nan followed Zhan Xuyang directly to the front desk, "Hello miss, we are people who come here to buy things because of the name, can you provide a place to stay here?"

"Of course there are." The front desk looked at them secretly, and said with a smile: "Economy rooms and double bed rooms are 5 catties of rice per day, suites are 8 catties, and business rooms are 10 catties. All guests staying in our rooms can Get the auction catalog for free and enjoy the right to bid in advance.”

"Do you only accept rice? Do you want anything else? Like bacon, cigarettes, etc." Yu Nan asked.The rice stock in their car was running out, even with Cheng Yongzhi's share, it would weigh 30 catties to death.Regardless of buying from the mall, she hopes to use something else instead.

"Sorry, no." The lady at the front desk still smiled, but there was no smile in her eyes, "This is your first time here, so you may not know that if you want to stay here, you can only exchange it with rice. But after the market opens You can use the bacon you mentioned to buy things, but the premise is that you have to discuss it with the owner."

"Can you tell me about the auction?" Zhan Xuyang squeezed Yu Nan's hand, put a small box of chocolates on the counter, and pushed it to the front desk lady.It was Yu Nan who gave him food in the morning, but it didn't reach his mouth, but made it easier for others.

The lady at the front desk immediately put away the chocolates, and changed her smile, "The time of each auction is not fixed, but you are lucky, there will be one the day after tomorrow, and there is another incredible item in this auction. The auction is held in the large conference room behind the building. There are two types of open auctions and secret auctions. The open auction is an open bid, and the highest price wins. On paper, put in the carton corresponding to the auction item, and the owner of the item will choose the buyer. These two auctions will inform the type of materials required for bidding in advance, and the price increase is also based on this.”

"Then you said just now that you have the right to bid in advance..."

"This is a benefit only available for guests who stay in the guest room. We will provide guests with an auction catalog with detailed descriptions of the items. If you are interested in a certain item, you can bid in advance. If the owner agrees, it can be completed in advance. trade."

Zhan Xuyang nodded, and the last two questions, "The business hours and location of the market."

"From [-]:[-] am to [-]:[-] pm, stalls can be set up in all the open spaces outside." The front desk lady replied immediately.

"Okay, thank you." Zhan Xuyang raised the corners of his lips, "I need to discuss with my partners before deciding on the accommodation."

"Of course, no problem, handsome guy. If you have any questions, come to me at any time." As she spoke, she even winked at Zhan Xuyang, leaving Yu Nan beside her speechless.Even if the same sex repels each other, don't just pretend that she doesn't exist, okay?
Leaving the lobby, the faces of the two were in stark contrast, one with a worried face and the other with a smile on his lips.Seeing Yu Nan's sullen face, the smile on Zhan Xuyang's lips deepened even more. "How much rice do we have left?" he asked.

Hearing his question, Yu Nan quickly put away the little awkwardness in her heart, "There are still 7 or 8 catties, and with Brother Cheng's share, there are probably less than 30 catties."

Zhan Xuyang nodded, "How many days can I last without 5 catties of rice?"

"Uh..." Yu Nan thought about it, and remembered that he hadn't taken anything out of "dream" today.When the words came to my mouth, I turned a corner, "It's about a week. But I went to get some rice and corn seeds last night. There are shelling machines in the countryside, so it shouldn't be too troublesome to process them."

"Without electricity, how does the shelling machine work?" Zhan Xuyang glanced at her.

"...Well, maybe we still need a high-power generator." Yu Nan lowered her head in frustration.

Back in the car, Zhan Xuyang used the walkie-talkie to communicate with Cheng Yongzhi.Yu Nan wrapped the glutinous rice balls with a small quilt to prevent insects from invading, and then opened the trunk lid to organize the food.As soon as five catties of rice were weighed out here, Zhan Xuyang called her, "Bring the glutinous rice balls, we'll be staying here tonight."

Cheng Yongzhi booked a suite out of rice, Yu Nan took Jiajia to live in the inner room, Cheng Yongzhi and Zhan Xuyang lived in the outer room.

The catalog of the auction is only a few pages long, and the black ink is even faded so badly that it will be blackened if you are not careful.Most of the introductions only have a few short sentences, and occasionally there are only one or two pieces accompanied by a small black and white photo.However, when they found the "remarkable thing" at the end of the catalog, they were really surprised by Cheng Yongzhi's explanation.

Protective clothing: Made of mutated silk, it automatically generates a constant temperature environment, and can resist all attacks below the second level after wearing.

Cheng Yongzhi said that he has only heard of this kind of protective clothing, but has never seen the real thing.It is said that it is woven from silk spit out by mutated silkworms specially fed with mutated mulberry leaves. After wearing it, it will not invade the cold and heat, breathable and waterproof, and the most important thing is that it can resist the attack of zombies of the second level and below.

The protective clothing is a one-piece type, except that there is no hat and gloves, and it is tightly covered from the feet to the neck after wearing it.It is indicated in the catalogue: size L for women, and only amoxicillin or similar drugs are accepted for trading. The starting price is 10 capsules.

Taking "grains" as the unit instead of boxes, we can see how scarce medicines are today.What's more, the item being auctioned was a protective suit that Yu Nan thought was extremely precious.That's right, it was precious, because she couldn't find this or similar protective clothing in the system mall.There is a better effect in the energy value mall, but unfortunately she still can't find a way to get energy value.

"Xiao Nan, do you want it?" Zhan Xuyang turned his head and asked in her ear.

Yu Nan nodded quickly, "Of course! Brother Xu, what price do you think the owner can accept?"

"Amoxicillin..." Zhan Xuyang tapped the catalog with his fingertips.

"I'm afraid it's not so easy to get." Cheng Yongzhi shook his head, "The method of choosing this protective clothing is a secret auction. We don't even have a reference, so it's not appropriate to give more or less. Moreover, the seller's conditions are too harsh. They only accept antibiotics." Trading, now under normal circumstances, individuals rarely have a large amount of drugs in their hands..."

Having said that, he stopped, showing a very simple and honest smile. (Yu Nan covered his eyes while watching.) "Either someone is really sick and needs medicine urgently. In this case, the quantity is not the ultimate requirement, but the speed. Or the other party has other plans, maybe his purpose is not to get the medicine at all. Selling clothes, but trying to attract someone."

"No matter what, you have to give it a try." Yu Nan jumped up from the bed. "Well... I have two boxes of azithromycin that I dropped off during the last mission. Use one of the boxes to throw stones and ask for directions. If you sell it, you can sell it. If you don't sell it, forget it."

After struggling for a while, she also figured it out, isn't it just a mutant silkworm?Isn't it the mutant mulberry leaf?In the worst case, she would collect a bunch of normal silkworms, and some of them would mutate. Even if it was a little troublesome, the final harvest would be much more than it is now.At that time, it is not about how many protective suits you want and how many protective suits you have.

Jiajia quietly tugged at her clothes, showing concern.

"It's okay." Yu Nan smiled back at her.

"The auction won't start until after the auction. Let's see the market transaction situation tomorrow." Zhan Xuyang sat up and stretched out his hand to her, "Okay, give me the medicine, and I'll go and ask you about it."

"Hey, I'll get it." Yu Nan happily entered the room, bought two boxes of azithromycin, and removed the outer packaging, leaving only two tablets.

Handed the pills to Zhan Xuyang, and after he left, Yu Nan and Jiajia started preparing dinner.Of course, Yu Nan was the main force, and Jiajia was just helping out.Cheng Yongzhi once wanted to help, but for some reason, any dishes made with his help would become unpalatable.Only then did Yu Nan know why he took the ingredients to ask for a partner in the first place. It was because Cheng Yongzhi's cooking was so unpalatable that it could only be cooked to the point where it would not kill anyone. I really don't know how he usually lives.

When the light in the room went dark, Cheng Yongzhi tried to press the "lighting" switch, but unexpectedly, a light actually turned on. "It's still powered on?" He seemed quite surprised.

Yu Nan mixed the noodles in the pot, held the chopsticks in one hand, and leaned against the table, "The material conditions of the survivors living here are much higher than those in the East China Base."

"The starting point is different. One is newly built and the other is rebuilt. Naturally, there will be differences in the degree of development. However, among the seven bases, East China is the only base that has nothing." Cheng Yongzhi sat on a bed near the door , legs slightly apart, arms resting on legs, chin resting.

"The only one? Why?" Yu Nan thought that apart from North China, the other five bases were in the same situation as East China.He took the salt from Jiajia, "Okay, go and play, I have a notebook on the bed, I'll call you after dinner."

"En." Jiajia nodded and ran into the room.

Cheng Yongzhi shook his head, "I heard that the original East China base was not in Huichuan City, but I didn't know what happened, so I temporarily changed it there."

"So that's the case." Yu Nan could only feel that she was unlucky, otherwise why would she have entered the only base with nothing?
The noodles were boiled until there was no hard core, and the fire was turned off, and two bowls were served for Jia Jia and Cheng Yongzhi, and let them eat first, and she waited for Zhan Xuyang to come back together.

It was a few hours after Zhan Xuyang came back, and he handed Yu Nan a white dress in his hand.Although he concealed it well, he could still see the fatigue on his face. "Finally, it didn't live up to your expectations. Here, go try it and see if it fits you well."

Seeing him come back, Yu Nan's heart was finally relieved, but considering his expression, she was still a little uneasy. "Brother Xu..." She hesitated to speak, but didn't know what to say.

Zhan Xuyang smiled at her comfortingly, and pretended to be relaxed and said: "But I used all your two prescriptions, you won't blame me, will you?"

Yu Nan shook her head hastily, feeling that she didn't like the protective clothing that she wanted very much before, and even held it in her hand a little bit. "Have you eaten yet? I'll make some for you." As he said that, he was about to turn around to get the ingredients.

"Xiao Nan." Zhan Xuyang pulled her back, "Didn't you cook the noodles? Let's eat them together." He looked at the noodles on the stove that had become a big lump at this time. "Have you eaten brother Cheng? Have some more together?" He turned his head and asked.

Cheng Yongzhi smiled and waved his hands, "Jiajia and I have already eaten, and Yu Nanfei said that we would wait for you to come back together. It's getting late, you two hurry up and warm up the noodles for dinner, you will starve if you don't eat any more."

After the two of them ate the bad noodles in the pot, Zhan Xuyang urged Yu Nan to try on clothes.

Silk has not been dyed, and the woven fabric is silvery white.The clothes feel similar to ordinary silk products, but if you pull them a little, you will find that they have a certain degree of elasticity.The actual size of the clothes is a bit small, and they just fit on the body after wearing them, without feeling of restraint at all, as if there is an extra layer of skin.

Yu Nan casually put on a coat and walked out of the room.

"How is it?" Seeing her coming out, Zhan Xuyang asked straight up from the bed.

"It fits very well, and it feels very comfortable after wearing it." Yu Nan turned around on the spot and showed him.

Cheng Yongzhi approached her and touched the fabric against her wrist, "It should be right, it is this kind of protective clothing, and there are few pieces in the country. If it is not for the wrong size, even I will be moved."

"Are mutant silkworms hard to find?" Yu Nan sat next to Zhan Xuyang, a little curious.

Cheng Yongzhi made a helpless expression, "The main reason is that the rate of emergence of mutated silkworm eggs is not high, and many young silkworms turn into zombies before they emerge from their shells. You all know that the silkworm cocoons used to spin silk should not have holes. The cocoons of moths cannot be used. There is only one choice between saving seeds or producing silk, so the production of this kind of silk is extremely rare."

"Hmm." Yu Nan nodded thoughtfully.

(End of this chapter)