Apocalypse: Starting with an infinitely evolving luxury RV

Chapter 348 Boiling Water, Boiling Points

However, some timid survivors only dared to hide inside the base.

They barely survive on the meager food they earn from odd jobs.

The survivors lining both sides of the road were just like that.

They leaned against the roadside to reduce energy consumption so they wouldn't get hungry too quickly.

Su Chen felt neither contempt nor sympathy for them.

He simply led Wang Yan and Ding Di past those people.

"That's strange. Why does it feel like Brother Su is more familiar with the base than we are?"

Wang Yan scratched his head, looking somewhat puzzled.

"This only proves that Brother Chen is awesome."

Ding Di shrugged.

"Oh, that makes sense."

Wang Yan nodded and stopped thinking about the problem.

It's because Su Chen usually acts too arrogantly.

The three of them soon arrived at a place located on the edge of the civilian district.

This area is near the riverbank, and many places are bare, revealing the wild grass underneath.

Although there are many buildings, most of them are dilapidated and look like they were pieced together from wood.

It can only barely serve the purpose of providing shelter from the wind and rain.

This is where the group of scavengers live.

In his previous life, Su Chen also lived here for a long time.

"Hey, Ah Yan!"

"Isn't this Ding Di? What brings you back?"

Several survivors they encountered along the way greeted Wang Yan and Ding Di.

"Hehe, it's a long story. By the way, is Er Gouzi in the house?"

Wang Yan waved his hand and asked about Er Gouzi.

"It should be there, go check!"

"Ok!"

Su Chen and his two companions arrived outside a dilapidated house with broken tiles. Wang Yan called out,

"Er Gouzi!"

"Who?"

A voice responded from inside, and a thin man came out.

He was Er Gouzi, a colleague of Wang Yan and Ding Di who worked as scavengers.

Upon seeing the two, Er Gouzi was both surprised and delighted.

"You two, how come you're still alive?"

"Go in and talk!"

Wang Yan winked at him.

The group went into Er Gouzi's house together.

The situation inside is not much different from that outside.

The roof and the surrounding walls had many holes, and the cold wind was howling in.

After they sat down, Wang Yan briefly recounted what had happened to Er Gouzi.

Er Gouzi was dumbfounded after hearing this.

Unexpectedly, Wang Yan and Ding Di not only escaped death after leaving the base, but also had such a miraculous encounter!

"But you were living so comfortably over there, why did you come back?"

"This is Brother Su."

Wang Yan introduced it to Er Gouzi.

"Our purpose in returning to the base is to help Brother Su find the alien crystal and the energy fruit!"

"A strange crystal? An energy fruit?"

Er Gouzi looked a little confused when he heard this.

"Do you remember that time when I was out scavenging, I found a silvery-white plant?"

"But the fruit on it is bright red."

"Later, I reported this to the guards, and they even rewarded me with a few packs of compressed biscuits!"

After Wang Yan reminded him, Er Gouzi finally remembered.

"Oh, I remember now, there was such a thing!"

"So that thing is called an Energy Fruit!"

"What is that strange crystal?"

After a moment's thought, Su Chen took out the alien crystal he had previously bought from the black market from his storage space.

"This is a heteromorphic crystal. Have you ever seen one before?"

Er Gouzi examined it for a moment, then shook his head.

"I have not seen it."

Su Chen was not disappointed.

Ultimately, Er Gouzi was just a lowly civilian at the bottom of the Dongjing base.

It's perfectly normal not to have seen a heteromorphic crystal.

"I am certain that the base's higher-ups possess the alien crystals and energy fruits."

"So I hope you can help Brother Su find out some information."

Wang Yan pleaded for an authentic version.

Er Gouzi has lived in the Dongjing base for so long that he has quite a wide network of connections.

It's also quite convenient to get any information you want.

Su Chen was a new face.

Wang Yan and Ding Di also offended Lu Kun.

To avoid any unforeseen complications, it's best to let Er Gouzi handle it.

"No problem, I'll take care of it!"

Er Gouzi readily agreed, but then hesitated and said...

"Brother Su, you might not know this, but there's a price to pay if you want to find out anything inside the base..."

Before he could finish speaking, Su Chen pulled out dozens of gold bars.

"Should this be enough?"

Although in the apocalypse, gold, like banknotes, is mostly worthless.

Surprisingly, it was used as currency at the Dongjing base.

Although its value needs to be significantly discounted.

After all, there are still many survivors who firmly believe that world order will be restored soon.

By then, with their accumulated gold, they could become millionaires overnight.

Such a person is like boiling water, nothing more than a boiled object!

"Enough! Enough!"

Er Gouzi nodded repeatedly, somewhat surprised.

These dozens of gold bars weigh several dozen kilograms. Where did Su Chen find them?

But he understood that he shouldn't ask questions he shouldn't ask.

"Take these gold bars and go find out some information."

Su Chen gave the instructions.

"Alright, then you guys rest here for now, Su Ge."

Er Gouzi picked up a few gold bars, stuffed them into his pocket, and then hurriedly left.

Su Chen found a reasonably clean, worn-out sofa and sat down with his legs crossed.

"Brother Chen, do you trust Er Gouzi that much?"

"That's dozens of gold bars."

Ding Di, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but say.

Even without Wang Yan and Ding Di, if Su Chen came to the Dongjing base alone, he would have asked Er Gouzi for help.

After all, besides Wang Yan and his three companions, the only people he could trust in the Dongjing base were Chu Mengyao and Er Gouzi.

Su Chen laughed heartily.

"If I can't trust him, can't I trust you all?"

Hearing this, Wang Yan and Ding Di felt a warmth in their hearts.

The three of them waited patiently at Er Gouzi's place.

As dusk settled, Er Gouzi rushed back, carrying a lot of food.

"Brother Su, Ah Yan, Lao Ding, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting!"

"These are things I just bought from the market, you guys eat them!"

Su Chen and the other two didn't stand on ceremony with Er Gouzi. They ate their food while discussing serious business.

"So, have you found out anything about the Energy Fruit and the alien crystal?"

"No."

Er Gouzi smiled wryly.

“Those things are definitely in the core area. The connections I have are not at that level yet.”

"However, I did gain something."

"Big Gold Tooth of the black market, he has the best information."

"You can give him a try!"

Su Chen had also heard of the gold tooth that Er Gouzi mentioned.

There is a specially designated trading area in the Dongjing base.

The survivors can trade various supplies there.

However, most of the goods traded there are common items.

In addition, there is another underground black market.