On how to save the world by defeating the protagonist

Chapter 354 The hidden effect of the crystal nucleus

Wait, wait, you mean, this thing is actually "money"?Clenching the crystal nucleus in her hand, Tong Lu's whole body was magical.

Before the answer was revealed, she had guessed that this thing was some kind of new energy, the key to finding the zombies of living people, and the necessary material for the improvement of abilities of supernatural beings... In short, as long as she can use it for various high-level purposes, she can Everything she could think of was put on that shiny baby by her;
But she just didn't expect that the real use of this treasure is actually the currency in this plane.

It would be too reckless to use such a beautiful thing as money directly, right?Rolling around on the ground with the crystal-clear crystal core in her arms, Tong Lu really had to complain about this thing: if such a rare gemstone should be placed in a peaceful and prosperous age, the bulletproof glass wrapped around it would cost five Centimeters thick, the circle behind the price goes around the display stand at least once;

But now, due to the situation where the zombies are rampant and the people are struggling to survive, these treasures have actually been reduced to ordinary coins. Shaking her head, she always thought that the world after the collapse of order is all about bartering.

However, is it too extravagant to use such a thing as a "currency" envoy?Holding up the crystal nucleus and observing it through the sunlight, Tong Lu vaguely remembered that one of the principles of making "currency" is that the raw materials should not be too expensive, at least the production cost should not exceed its face value; Ask a question:
Could this thing be a special offering of a certain class?Such things don't seem to be very common, do they?

Sure enough, when she began to have doubts about the value of the "crystal nucleus" itself, an explanation of this issue happened to come from downstairs:
"Why do you say that we stole your 'money'? It's useless to us ordinary people!" Seeing the two supernatural beings start to look at themselves like thieves, the three normal people couldn't sit still. Opening his mouth, he was about to retort: ​​"Only you supernatural beings want that kind of dirty stuff dug out of the zombie's brain!"

In this disordered world, paper money has indeed lost its function.In order to survive, the transactions between ordinary people rely on bartering, using what they find to exchange with others for equivalent value.The only ones who can use this "nuclear currency" are supernatural beings.

Probably in order to show their identities, the supernatural beings will not barter, but directly use their own crystal nuclei in exchange for materials from other supernatural beings.

This peculiar trading method is only practiced among supernatural beings.For ordinary people, it is useless for them to take crystal cores, and supernatural beings don't bother to make deals with them.

Using this kind of thing, the supernatural beings can trade things that are much better than ordinary people in their own small groups.

"You say it's a dirty thing? I see, you can't eat grapes and say grapes are sour!" With a snort, sister Qin in the team was not happy.Although she also knew that the crystal nucleus was unlikely to be taken by her own people, the attitude of the three people opposite made her unhappy:

"Who doesn't know how difficult it is for poor mortals like you to get a crystal nucleus? The crystal nucleus only exists in the heads of high-level zombies, and it is impossible for ordinary people to take a look;" Use the keychain The nail clippers on the table were bruising the nails, and she wanted to splash the dirty water on the opponent's head: "It's normal for you to be greedy for such a rare thing;"

"What's more, one crystal nucleus can exchange more things than you have worked hard for a week. It can't be completely denied that some sneaky cat among you is greedy and wants to use some to exchange for high-level products. What about snacks? Crystal nuclei are useless, but at least they can steal some to satisfy your hunger, right?"

Having said that, she raised her head, with a disdainful sneer on her face: "If you take it, you'd better hand it over quickly. Don't wait until someone recognizes you as a waste when you secretly trade with the superhuman, and just snatch it away. That would be a shame!"

Is this man determined to treat us as thieves?Stimulated by this woman's words, the three of them were so angry that their faces turned blue and their hands and feet trembled; "The three of us have been working with you all the time, how can we have time to steal this useless crystal core?" Lan Mei was so angry that she took off her coat. The zipper was pulled down: "Don't spit blood!"

"If you really doubt us, then just search the body directly!"

"Sister, don't be impulsive..." Lan Mei's overly direct action startled the two elder brothers beside her, and the thin monkey jumped up to help her pull the zipper back to her chin. In front, block the two of them firmly.

"No, you can't talk nonsense now, don't forget that there are still people watching..." He coaxed his teary-eyed younger sister, but Walrus quietly turned his eyes to the back, watching Brother Yang's reaction behind him; Brother Yang didn't pay attention to this The fat man's actions were only focused on looking at the girl through the gap, the greed in his eyes was not concealed.

Hmph, I just know to look at the little girl, isn't the old lady good-looking?Just when the matter was about to reach a certain dangerous point, sister Qin interrupted the malicious snooping of the man beside her with a jealous coquettishness: "Don't look, you haven't found the thing yet, and you're starting to think again?"

"Didn't they say that I framed it? Well, let's do a thorough body search to find out who has dirty hands and feet!" After pulling her companion's gaze back, she turned her head and mentioned another deliberately insulting method; The three people on the opposite side knew that it was the other party deliberately venting the anger of losing things on themselves, but in order to survive, there was no other way.

In the end, under the surveillance of the supernatural beings, they proved their innocence in the most embarrassing way.

Seeing that the crystal nucleus was not found, the two supernatural beings did not apologize, and they still looked arrogant; and the three brothers and sisters also knew that it was impossible to expect these uncles to bow their heads, so they could only let the incident end like this Of.The only thing they could do was to hide in a corner and mutter a few words secretly after the body search was over:

"Tsk, it's just a wandering ability user with only a little ability and can't evolve. Among the regular ability users in the base, they are only suitable for people to carry shoes! Why are you putting on airs here!" cannot be heard.

Ordinary people living in the last days have such a difficult life.

Even the basic dignity of personality cannot be guaranteed, and it is really not easy to live a human life in this world.Lying on the floor, Tong Lu, who had watched the whole farce, shook her head and expressed sympathy for the three poor scapegoats; however, this sympathy lasted less than a minute, and was soon replaced by the excitement of getting new information:

It turned out that such a beautiful crystal nucleus was actually dug out from the zombie's head, and only high-level zombies have it?Staring at the spar in her hand, she seems to have turned into a four or five-year-old child, who is particularly obsessed with the toy she got by accident: just from the quarrel just now, she can get a great hint:

First, this thing is indeed the key to evolution, but it is not the evolution of supernatural beings, but the evolution of zombies; second, supernatural beings can also evolve, and there are "regular" and "wandering", only "regular" "Supernatural beings" have the mysterious resources of evolution; [-]. In this world, there is a large gathering area of ​​supernatural beings called "bases" instead of cities.

This kind of setting is about [-]% similar to the ones I have read in novels, and [-]% different.Let the colorful light in the crystal nucleus directly reflect in the pupils of the eyes, this person himself does not know why a small translucent stone fascinates him so much.

It was obviously dug out from the minds of filthy zombies, wasn't it?Tong Lu knew something was wrong, but she just couldn't stop: why did she seem to be unable to do without it?
Could it be that they are both zombies?Looking at his own green skin that penetrated from the depths of the crystal nucleus, the man suddenly shuddered: Yes, maybe it is really like this?
The crystal nucleus cannot be obtained by ordinary people, cannot be used by supernatural beings, and it is only found in the minds of high-level zombies. Isn't it the key to upgrading zombies?Sitting up immediately, she no longer cared about eavesdropping on the nonsense downstairs, and concentrated on observing the treasure in her hand: If so, wouldn't she be able to use it to upgrade?

However, how to use such a small thing?Holding the translucent crystal nucleus, Tong Lu suddenly lost her mind, so she could only stare at it temporarily, trying to find some hints: Is it absorbed by mind?Embedded in the skin?Or should I open my head and put it in?
Wouldn't it be swallowed directly?Looking at it, for some reason, she actually felt an indescribable sense of hunger.

(End of this chapter)