Scavenging Notes: I am the Lucky Star of the End Times

At Wanku Mountain, Xie Yuan took Xu Sansan's sleeve and pulled her into the cave quickly.

The cave was not big and it only took a few steps to reach the end. Xie Yuan quickly searched on the cliff for a few seconds. After seeing a small arrow in the corner of the cliff, he pulled Xu Sansan in the direction of the arrow.

"You can turn on the lighting equipment of the optical computer now."

Xie Yuan finally said the words Xu Sansan had been waiting for for a long time.

She immediately turned on the "flashlight" function. It was at this time that Xu Sansan could see clearly that the mountain wall that had just blocked her way was actually a large U-shaped bend. At the end of the bend, there were 5 small caves arranged from left to right!

My god, this code, this mark, is really quite cautious!

Xie Yuan bent down and pulled Xu Sansan into the second cave from the left.

The entrance to the cave was not big. Xu Sansan was just tall enough to pass through with some extra space for his head. However, it was difficult for the tall captain next to him.

Xie Yuan bent over and took long steps, quickly passing through the low passage of about 50 meters at the entrance of the cave, and then came to a very spacious cave.

In the corner of the cave, a dim solar lantern was lit. A thin man covered in black mud was sitting next to the lantern. He glanced coldly at Xie Yuan and Xu Sansan who had just walked into the cave.

I only heard him ask in a hoarse voice:

"Buy or sell?"

Xie Yuan gave a brief answer:

"purchase."

The thin man didn't even raise his eyelids, as if he had already guessed the answer, and then continued:

"The situation is tense recently, and there are not many goods."

Xie Yuan didn't even blink, and replied calmly:

"Let's take a look first. There are still big deals during the wind season."

The thin man raised his eyes and asked tentatively:

"interested in?"

Xie Yuan tapped his chin lightly:

"Come often."

The thin man continued to play charades:

“The rules have changed this year, and there are thresholds.”

Xie Yuan nodded and said calmly:

"Isn't this just crossing the threshold first?"

The thin man showed a few black rotten teeth and chuckled:

"On the right, go straight."

After that, he whispered:

"Be careful, the inspections are strict these days."

Xie Yuan nodded, took Xu Sansan and walked quickly towards the corridor on the right.

Xu Sansan quickly followed and asked in a low voice:

"Is there any big deal in Fengji?"

Xie Yuan bent down and whispered in Xu Sansan's ear:

"We are here to gamble on stones during the Fengji season, but we need to get the admission ticket today."

Xu Sansan suddenly realized that the threshold the man was talking about was the admission ticket to the gambling stone activity.

He raised his hand and rubbed his ear, which was really a bit itchy. He turned his head and continued to ask:

"Will the base come to search soon?"

Xie Yuan curled his lips and smiled, revealing an approving look:

"Before the monsoon season every year, the base will send patrols to search for these smuggled nuclear crystals. After all, the nuclear crystal mines are owned by the base, and in principle, private mining or trading is not allowed."

"In principle?"

Xu Sansan is always able to grasp the key words keenly.

Xie Yuan touched her clever little head and explained further:

"Rats are everywhere. Moreover, in recent years, many wealthy people seem to have obtained certain mining rights through exchange of interests."

Xu Sansan nodded to show that he understood.

In other words, the supply here comes from two channels——

1. The part of the official mining process that is stolen and smuggled;

2. The rich have the supply of goods, but I don’t know whether the argument for mining rights can be put on the table.

Xu Sansan asked again:

"Since this is smuggling, are the guards coming too?"

This question was suggestive and was clearly meant to mock Xie Yuan. As the captain of the Dawn Guard, why did he not set a good example but instead "aid and abet" the evil?

Xie Yuan pursed his lips, sighed, and said helplessly:

"The guards also need energy and need to survive..."

Well, it is indeed not easy to survive and make a living;

I learned all kinds of martial arts, but I was forced to do them!

Hey……

After a light sigh, Xu Sansan soon heard increasingly noisy sounds in his ears.

Although the sounds were mixed, they were not loud. It was as if a group of people were gathering together and whispering and gossiping, or as if a group of people were secretly talking to each other.

After walking a few steps, Xie Yuan brought Xu Sansan to a spacious cave.

On the wall of the cave, there is a dim solar lantern every 5 meters. The light is deliberately adjusted to the dimmest level as if to save energy.

Under the lantern, a group of people sat in a circle along the mountain wall. The ground in front of these people was covered with various plastic sheets, on which were placed stones of various shapes.

It is obvious that these people are the stall owners in this cave.

Between the stalls, people were coming and going, crowded with countless pedestrians, most of whom were over 1 meters tall and could be seen as genetic warriors.

Yes, if it weren't for the genetic warriors' night vision ability, it would be difficult to find this place...

Xu Sansan, a small potato of 1 meters in height, was quickly surrounded by the tall men around him, and suddenly he felt a sense of oppression.

She frowned slightly, this feeling was not good.

Xie Yuan easily squeezed out of the crowd and quickly joined the crowd closest to the stall. He then rescued Xu Sansan from the oppressive encirclement and pulled her directly in front of him. He held her sleeve with one hand and her thin shoulders with the other, holding her in his arms. He used his tall body to block the flow of people and protected Xu Sansan between the stall and himself, then whispered to her head to comfort her:

"It's okay, I'm here, just take your time."

The people around me spoke very quietly, and many people even communicated by gestures.

Well, maybe they are really afraid of exposing this smuggling hole, so everyone spontaneously abides by and maintains the ecological order here.

Xu Sansan finally shifted his attention away from the pedestrians and began to focus on the items on the stalls.

At a glance, the shapes of the stones placed on each stall were slightly different, but none of them were the nuclear crystals that Xu Sansan was familiar with.

But when she looked at these stones carefully, she always felt that there were some faint wisps of energy floating from the stalls in all directions.

Xu Sansan frowned, wondering about this subtle feeling.

At this moment, a stall owner who had been watching her for a long time suddenly stood up and raised his eyebrows at her, as if asking:

Sir, what would you like to order?

The reason why this stall owner had been paying attention to Xu Sansan for a long time was mainly because of her impressive height.

Generally, non-genetic warriors like Xu Sansan rarely come to the smuggling cave, unless those big shots with backgrounds, escorted by retainers or bodyguards, occasionally come here to hang out out of curiosity.

The stall owner's eyes quickly wandered to Xie Yuan beside Xu Sansan, and immediately confirmed his judgment -

This thin woman must be a rich person!

He never looks down on anyone. This is the experience he has gained from years of smuggling.

Xu Sansan blinked, and took in the look the stall owner had just given her, thinking:

Since it’s my first time here, I have to find a breakthrough point to understand the situation first.

So he raised his eyes and met the stall owner's eyes directly.

Xie Yuan said that it didn't matter. His original intention today was to bring San San here to see the world. After she had finished shopping, he would go and get the admission ticket for Fengji Gambling Stone.

The stall owner quickly received Xu Sansan's signal -

I confirmed through eye contact that he is someone I’m interested in!

So he took two or three steps to Xu Sansan, stretched out his right hand and started gesturing.

Xu Sansan twitched her lips. Damn, she couldn’t understand it at all, so she had to turn her head to look at Xie Yuan.

Xie Yuan smiled softly, then bent down and translated in a low voice:

"He asked, do you want energy core crystals or rare core crystals?"

Xu Sansan nodded slightly, with an expression of "I see," and then said softly:

"Ask him what the price of the Energy Core Crystal is."

Xie Yuan quickly gestured to the stall owner, who was somewhat speechless. He then took out a metal bottle from a basket in the corner, gulped down a few gulps of water, and then spoke in a breathy voice:

"Energy core crystals are now all priced at the same price, 1 to 1.5."

Xu Sansan heard it, but didn't understand it, and then looked at Xie Yuan.

Xie Yuan explained softly:

"1 energy value, 1.5 contribution points."

Oh I got it.

Isn't that expensive?

She remembered that Xie Yuan's valuation of nuclear crystals was based on a 1:1 ratio a long time ago. How come it has increased by 50% now?

Xu Sansan frowned slightly, and Xie Yuan saw her doubts at a glance, so he simply said:

"The windy season is coming, and energy is in short supply."

Well, too.

The supply and demand relationship has changed.

But...how could the stingy Xu Sansan spend a high price to buy energy at such an unfavorable time?

Isn't this just stretching your neck out to be slaughtered? It's clear you're being taken advantage of!

So, she curled her lips at the stall owner and shook her head:

"Too expensive."

The stall owner raised his eyebrows and asked, "Where is the rich guy you were promised?"

Why don't you follow the script?!

He rolled his eyes and decided to retreat first and then test the situation:

"What's your offer?"

Xu Sansan was about to bargain when Xie Yuan suddenly pinched her shoulder, signaling her not to be anxious. Then he changed the subject, patted the stall owner, and quickly gestured an irrelevant question:

[Do you have a ticket? ]

The stall owner was thinking about his next plan to kill the fat sheep, and then he was stunned by the problem in front of him:

This is, have you met an expert?

He even knew about the extremely secretive activity of gambling on stones during the Fengji period...

The stall owner's brain was calculating rapidly, and it seemed that he had to re-evaluate the two people in front of him.

Just as the stall owner was considering whether to use the strategy of "falsely reporting prices" or "shortchanging weights", suddenly, a series of knocking sounds of "dong dong... dong dong dong... dong dong..." came from the cave!

This is the sentry at the smuggling tunnel, a level one alarm.

A patrol from the base is here to sweep!

And one of the warehouse caves had been directly taken away by the patrol team!

When the stall owner heard this, his face changed drastically!

Oh shit!

His goods were stored in the warehouse that was robbed!

At the same time, in a room in the inner city of the base, a big hand took the metal bottle handed over by the subordinate, and the bottle was filled with bright red liquid.

He sniffed gently, closed his eyes slightly, and enjoyed the smell of blood in the air very much.

Then he opened his eyes slightly, and a majestic voice sounded:

"The quality is good this year. It's been 30 years in a flash!"

"General, the ceremony is already being prepared and will be properly arranged before the wind season."

A flattering voice came from the cloak in the corner. Next to the cloaked man was a huge metal can, which was airlifted from the No. 307 base in the broken city.

The big hand put down the metal bottle, stroked the glass of pale yellow simulated beer on the table, and chuckled:

"reward!"