Doomsday Super Merchant

Chapter 237 River Dwelling

The sand made almost no sound due to this slight change. Although Lan Jianbo and Ma Wengying were the best explorers, how could they detect such a subtle change?

Only Zhou Yuanqiang, with his sensitive perception, was able to capture the subtle changes when the sand moved.

Humans are a very magical animal, and their greatest advantage is their potential. No one knows what human organs will look like after they are upgraded and strengthened. Zhou Yuanqiang has now reached 36 times the ability, and his muscles look

It seems to be very weak, but it is as if it is made of iron. Especially the magical ability of perception, which has been improved exponentially, can sense and detect the approaching danger.

Locking his perception on this patch of grass, Zhou Yuanqiang was just on guard, not as if he was surrendering to a formidable enemy, because he had no sense of any danger in this patch of grass.

Seeing Zhou Yuanqiang's alertness, Lan Jianbo and Ma Wengying immediately took their guns and followed where Zhou Yuanqiang's eyes were looking. This process seemed very slow, but it was only the blink of an eye. They found that the sand was rolling, and the grass was

Everyone moved and opened their mouths. Ma Wengying even said: "What the hell is this?"

The three of them took a few steps back and closed the distance, but heard a voice coming from the grass: "Don't shoot, don't shoot..."

Hearing the voice, Zhou Yuanqiang and the three of them looked at each other, and they were all stunned. This kind of strange thing was too unexpected.

The entire bush was quickly pushed up and moved away... A thin old man stuck his head out, and after moving the bush away, he crawled out of the pit, raised his hands high, and said: "Don't shoot, I don't mean any harm."

"When he saw that Zhou Yuanqiang and the others were not cruel people, he clapped his hands. Another little boy of fifteen or sixteen years old emerged from the hole under the grass.

"..." Zhou Yuanqiang was speechless and said, "What are you doing?"

The thin old man smiled sarcastically, pulled out a short homemade gun from his waist, and said: "We are corpse hunters." He scanned the three wolf corpses not far away. Needless to say, Zhou Yuanqiang

They also knew that their target should be these three biochemical wolves. Unfortunately, they were killed directly by themselves.

The little boy was not afraid of life. He moved very arrogantly. He stood next to the thin old man, his two big eyes fixed on Zhou Yuanqiang and the three of them. He held a small steel fork in his hand, and he also had a strap on his waist.

He was armed with a small short gun. Although his clothes were a little tattered and stained with mud, he looked like a qualified little hunter.

Zhou Yuanqiang felt a little embarrassed when he saw someone else's prey being robbed, and said, "We didn't know they were your prey before."

The thin old man shook his head and said, "We're not here for this. We just admire your shooting skills, so we showed up to meet you." He pointed at the three wolf corpses and said, "They are too fast.

Come on, I have been preparing for a long time, but I still can't find an opportunity to take action. If you hadn't taken action, I'm afraid we would have only been able to stay here for a day, and finally came back disappointed."

Zhou Yuanqiang finally understood and said: "You have dug a hole here and used this disguise to kill these three biochemical wolves?"

The thin old man nodded and said: "Yes, these three biochemical wolves have existed for a long time, and few people come to this area, so they gave me a chance." He stroked his soil with a wry smile.

Making a short gun, "This gun is not very powerful. We will not act rashly if we are not sure that it will kill with one hit."

The establishment of a large number of various factories of the Chamber of Commerce, either owned by the Chamber of Commerce or privately owned, has also made a qualitative leap in the material aspect. For example, after the recovery of Qingyuan City, some raw materials can still be used, so snacks such as chocolate,

It has begun to be sold in the market in small quantities and is an extremely rare snack.

The little boy's tiger-headed appearance was very endearing. Ma Wengying couldn't help but feel overflowing with love. She took out a piece of chocolate from her backpack and said to the little boy: "Sister, there are delicious things here. As long as you tell me your name, this

The chocolate is yours."

Long-lost memories appeared in the little boy's mind, and the taste of chocolate in his memory still made him unable to bear it and looked at his grandfather.

The thin old man looked at the little boy with some affection, thought for a moment, and finally said: "Why don't you tell me your name quickly?"

The little boy suddenly became happy and said obediently: "Hello sister, my name is Chen Xiaobao." After saying that, he couldn't wait to take the chocolate, but he didn't eat it immediately, but put it away carefully, which puzzled Ma Wengying.

Said: "Xiaobao, why don't you eat?"

Chen Xiaobao shook his head and said: "Thank you sister, Xiaobao doesn't want to eat it, I will exchange it for sweet potatoes."

Zhou Yuanqiang and the three of them were stunned, and the thin old man said with some embarrassment: "I made you laugh, Xiaobao, since it is my sister's kindness, you can just eat it. This chocolate can't be exchanged for many sweet potatoes."

Lan Jianbo observed carefully. Seeing the grandfather and grandson didn't look like they were acting. After all, they couldn't have known that they would appear here. He hesitated and asked, "Old man, do you live near here?"

It's only about eight o'clock in the morning now. It's impossible for the grandfather and grandson to start lurking in the pit at six o'clock, right?

The thin old man pointed to the far distance and said: "We live right here. Biochemical beasts are very sensitive. We have to hide here until they appear in this area. It's too hot here. The most we can do is

At about ten o'clock, we will leave. Whether we can gain anything depends on these four hours in the morning."

From the moment he met the person, Lan Jianbo was already ecstatic. No matter how big or small the other person's settlement was, he had a good start.

Perhaps seeing that the biological beast had been killed, the grandfather and grandson were not prepared to stay here longer. After asking Zhou Yuanqiang and their origins, they suddenly realized and said: "I have heard of Bread Tree Village, which is very far away.

Far far away in the east, two to three hundred kilometers away from us. Did you walk all the way here?"

Ma Wengying shook her head and said: "Our car ran out of gas halfway and we walked dozens of kilometers. This is our first time here. We heard there is a market here and we want to change something."

This excuse is reasonable. Fuel is a scarce thing in the apocalypse, especially in this area. So the thin old man did not doubt it and said: "There are many things in the market. It will be very lively by then. There will be

Many people come, from all places and from all settlements." He looked at the guns in Zhou Yuanqiang's and others' hands with his hot eyes, and said: "If you have guns, you can get the most things in exchange."

Once there is a common topic, people will become closer to each other. In the end of the world, the number of human beings is rare. When you see other settlements and people from other places, you will naturally feel a sense of intimacy.

Through conversation, Zhou Yuanqiang finally learned something about this place.

Because this place is too desolate, no villages have taken root in this area during peacetime. It is a place with no villages or shops in front of it. Many drivers who have to pass through this area of ​​200 to 300 kilometers of no-man's land are all thinking

I was terrified, fearing that something would happen to my car and I would be in big trouble. It was freezing cold at night and hot during the day... It was not a place where I could stay for a long time.

Most of the drivers reported this situation to the local government. The local government also came up with a plan, but these repair shops and service stations that enjoyed tax exemptions and other preferential treatment only persisted for a while because the business here was too calm and the environment was

It was so bad that most of them moved away.

Over time, many drivers simply would rather travel an extra 100 kilometers than travel this stretch of highway.

The result of this change is that there are fewer and fewer cars on this highway, and eventually there is not necessarily a car passing by for an hour or two.

But who would have thought that this wasteland would be a paradise for humans in the apocalypse? With the harsh climate and the characteristics of being an uninhabited area for hundreds of kilometers, zombies are almost difficult to see. The surviving people who have relocated here

, there are more and more people, gradually forming settlements here, becoming a fertile soil for mankind, raising hundreds of thousands of people.

Some people may wonder, there are hundreds of thousands of people on the Tianzhou Plain, hundreds of thousands more in Qingyuan City, and hundreds of thousands more here. Adding in the unknown number of people in the north, will there be too many surviving humans?

Some?

In fact, Zhou Yuanqiang also submitted this issue to the Analysis Department, and their analysis result is that the number of survivors in the entire country has reached nearly 20 million, which is already a very catastrophic number. You must know that in the time and space of this branch

, the domestic population has reached 1.6 billion. There are only nearly 20 million survivors out of 1.6 billion. What is the infection rate?

It was this analysis result that forced Zhou Yuanqiang to speed up the implementation of the population plan.

There are only over 400,000 people under the control of our own chamber of commerce. Compared with the number of nearly 20 million people, it is too small. You never know whether there will be a settlement with millions of people.

When he heard that there were hundreds of thousands of people here, Zhou Yuanqiang's eyes changed and became fanatical. It seemed that Yang Shun's knowledge was not comprehensive. After all, he was more than 200 kilometers away from here.

I only come to this market occasionally.

The thin old man’s real name is Chen Erge, which is a very unique name. The settlement he is in is not very big, with only seven or eight thousand people. There are many small settlements like this, all dotted here.

In the wasteland. Of course, after Zhou Yuanqiang's intentional or unintentional questioning, he found out that there was indeed a slave settlement with a population of 70,000 to 80,000 people.

Chen Elegy did not have much hatred towards this slave settlement, saying: "They are very strong, especially the slave soldiers, who are not afraid of death. Their settlement can make very good guns, because they are

Slavery also produces the most food in this area. We often exchange crystals for food from them."

"Are they oppressing slaves?" The fragments in Ma Wengying's memory may all be descriptions of ancient slavery.

Chen Erge laughed and said: "Actually, where is there no oppression in the apocalypse? Being a slave means that although you have to work hard and give your life to others, at least you can have enough to eat. We are not slaves, but we can live

Our lives are worse than theirs. Maybe the only thing better than them is freedom."

After meeting Zhou Yuanqiang and the others, they seemed to be very interested in this, but Chen Wange didn't want to say more about it, "When you get to the market, you will naturally see what the slaves are like. To be honest, who would want to survive?"

Be slaves to them? Haha, civilized era, civilized era."

Chen Wange didn't care that Zhou Yuanqiang and the others followed him, and explained some things in this area to Zhou Yuanqiang and the others along the way.

The settlement where he is located is a long way away from here. The reason why there are no zombie hunters here is because there are almost no traces of zombie activity in this area, so naturally no one appears here. If you want to touch

Climb the zombies and head south. About a hundred kilometers away from here is Zhanghuang City. This is where most of the crystals here are obtained.

Along the way, this place was really desolate, even more desolate than the previous wasteland settlements.

There are thick sand layers, rocky areas, and alkaline geology. Even wild plants are rare, so how can anything be grown? The only thing that is not in short supply here is salt. Because in these geology, you can

Through some places, you can find very salty rock and extract it from it. It is somewhat similar to the salt wells in the previous wasteland settlements, but it is more convenient here.

Don't underestimate Chen Wange's thin appearance. For nearly fifteen kilometers, the grandfather and grandson almost ran. Now they are walking with Zhou Yuanqiang and the others, just walking slowly.

It took five people three hours to walk the fifteen kilometers.

Chen Xiaobao pointed to a flat area and said: "We are here, that is our home."

Ma Wengying took a look and saw that this place was still full of yellow sand, with no sign of a settlement at all. Along the way, she had become very familiar with Chen Xiaobao, so she glared at Chen Xiaobao and said: "Kid, please don't lie.

.Where is there a place for people to live here? You won’t tell me, you just live on the sand, right?”

Only Zhou Yuanqiang knew that what Chen Xiaobao said was probably the truth. He could see people in the nearby area and occasionally see people moving.

When Chen Xiaobao saw Ma Wengying doubting himself, he became a little unhappy and said, "Sister, I am telling the truth. We really live there." In order to be convincing, he ran forward and ran out of the extreme

After a long distance, it suddenly disappeared from the surface of the earth.

"Ah..." Ma Wengying was startled, "Where is Xiaobao? Why is Xiaobao missing?"

Only Chen Wange laughed beside him and said, "If you walk over, you'll know why." He pointed to some towering wooden towers and said, "That is the guard tower in our settlement. Usually it is mainly used as a guard tower.

It was prepared to prevent possible zombies, but now it seems that it is of little use."

To be honest, Zhou Yuanqiang is already full of curiosity about this settlement. Is their settlement built underground?

As Chen Wange approached, a huge artificially excavated crack appeared in front of his eyes. As he moved forward, the crack became larger and larger. Looking along, you had no idea how big it was.

It's so long that it's almost impossible to see the end.

After getting closer, Zhou Yuanqiang heard the sound of water keenly and asked: "Is there a stream? But why are the cracks artificial traces?"

Chen Wange became a little proud and said: "This was originally an underground river hidden below. After it was discovered, we had to dig out the upper layer of sand in order to get water. Later, as more people became more and more people in the wasteland,

The climate alternated between hot and cold, so we had to use our imagination and wisdom to build our residences on both sides of the underground river. Well, it was actually digging caves for living on the overhanging walls dug out on both sides."

Following Chen Wenge's leadership, this excavated underground river appeared in front of Zhou Yuanqiang.

The underground river is not very big, and is stronger than ordinary streams. Most of the sides are composed of soil and rock layers, which provides solid soil for living and prevents collapse when the cave is dug. Both sides

Every few meters apart, there is a cave. The dug rivers on both sides, to Zhou Yuanqiang's disbelief, are filled with all kinds of food crops. Here, you can even see almost mature crops.

big watermelon……

Following the dug steps, when we walked to the river, a coolness hit our face, which was indescribably refreshing.

Chen Erge said proudly: "How is it? No matter how hot it is above, the place where we live is very refreshing. And at night, it is very cold above, but below us it is as warm as spring, not at all

It will feel cold." He pointed to the plants on the long river and said, "We mainly rely on these to maintain our basic life. If we go out to hunt for some crystals, it will be enough for us to survive."

The soil under the river is very fertile, and the plants are growing very gratifyingly, just like the crops in the south. You will never believe that this is actually in the wilderness.

Faced with all this, Zhou Yuanqiang was not only amazed but amazed.

Human beings' ability to adapt to the natural environment is perfectly explained here. Human wisdom plays a role in any situation. In other words, human wisdom is infinite and can create endless miracles. Even if it is

In this harsh wasteland, people can also rely on wisdom to create this paradise.

Zhou Yuanqiang believes that this place is just a small microcosm of the creation of human civilization. There will be people in many places using their imagination and creativity to create living environments with a strong apocalyptic atmosphere.