Reborn in the wasteland, picked up a soldier king

Chapter 64 Buying a House

On the other side, City A.

A luxurious and bright office on the top floor of a 28-story building.

By lowering your head, you can overlook the densely packed zombies on the streets outside.

A dark-looking, tall man knocked on the door and walked in.

"Boss, the research site in Songxi Ancient Town has been discovered, and the evolution data of the level 5 mutant zombies... has been lost."

"Someone entered the city?"

A cold male voice sounded.

"Yes."

The tall man lowered his head and cautiously clicked on his watch.

A surveillance screen appeared.

Lin Xiyao's delicate little face was clearly visible on the screen.

"interesting."

"There are actually people who are not afraid of death and dare to come out of the forest and collect supplies in the city."

"Aya."

"Go to Songxi Ancient Town and bring this woman back."

A cold voice sounded.

The woman whose name was called immediately bowed her head respectfully: "Okay."

The woman had long wavy hair, light makeup, fair skin, long legs, and a pair of red eyes, making her look extremely charming.

Not long after.

A small helicopter rose from the roof of the building and flew towards the East District Forest.

……

The next morning.

Lin Xiyao and the other two walked into the forest, carrying bulging travel bags.

When she left, she specifically instructed Fang Wen to make sure all the weeds in the base were cleared clean, preferably by uprooting them.

The food reserves are limited, so the base must grow a batch of food before winter comes.

On the way, Lin Xiyao learned about it.

There are twenty or thirty gathering places in the entire East District, and of course, there is more than one safe zone.

The Chenxing gathering place is the territory of the Shen family, and all the family’s immediate relatives are there.

The reason why Shen Nanxing appeared in the Lindong gathering place was because he was going to undergo a human genetic modification program.

In a nutshell, in the Chenxing gathering place, the Shen family is the local boss.

To offend the Shen family is like to offend Wu Min.

You will disappear in a minute.

This also made Lin Xiyao feel the oppression of power again.

Supplies in the wasteland are already scarce, and the poor are willing to turn into the most primitive beasts to snatch food.

The high-ranking dignitaries, however, do not think about how to lead people out of difficulties, but only think about exploitation, oppression, and suppression, and how to consolidate their own position.

Living in such an environment is really suffocating.

……

Two days later.

In the dense forest, Lin Xiyao looked at the barbed wire in front of her in amazement.

Who would put up barbed wire in a forest?

Guard against people or against strange animals?

"Let's go."

"The barbed wire here was placed by the Shen family's mercenary group."

"All the high-yield collection sites in this forest have been fenced off. Firstly, to prevent damage from exotic beasts, and secondly, to collect collection fees."

Yellow Beard explained as he walked.

Lin Xiyao: "..."

Collection fee.

Is this place, like the bayberry forest, private territory?

But if such a large forest is occupied by the Shen family, how are the scavengers here supposed to survive?

Soon, Lin Xiyao saw a circle of protective fence.

Inside the protective net is a potato harvesting area.

A dozen mercenaries were watching outside. In the collection field, dozens of scavengers were bending over, sticking their buttocks out, digging potatoes for testing.

At this moment, Lin Xiyao seemed to see herself when she first came to the wasteland.

Only after countless tests can an edible potato be harvested.

The difference is that Lin Xiyao doesn’t have to pay for the food she collects.

The scavengers here must hand over half of the edible food they dig up to the Shen family.

It seems that the Shen family is not a good family either.

"Lin Xiyao."

At this moment, Leng Yi, who had been quiet all the way, suddenly shouted.

Then he took out the mask and sunglasses that he had prepared long ago from his pocket.

"We are almost at the gathering place, cover up."

Lin Xiyao was stunned for a moment, then nodded. She gave the sunglasses to Leng Yi and put on a mask herself.

After equipping themselves, the three entered the Chenxing gathering place.

Most slums are similar, with dirty and messy environments and four or five people crammed into a small shack.

The three of them bypassed the slums and headed straight for the mercenary union outside the safe zone.

In front of a large iron gate stood a dozen armed guards, and noisy voices could be heard behind the gate.

Here, the Mercenary Guild is also inside the Rough Stone Shield.

It is extremely safe.

Seeing that the three men were carrying large bags, the two guards stopped them.

"Please open your backpack."

When Lin Xiyao heard this, she looked at Yellow Beard in confusion.

Need more checking?

Seeing this, the yellow-bearded man immediately smiled and explained: "Brother Guard, we are not going in to sell anything."

"This is my mercenary certificate."

The guard glanced at Yellowbeard's watch and warned him coldly: "If you set up a stall without permission, all your supplies will be confiscated. You'd better not do anything stupid."

"Yes Yes Yes."

Yellow Beard responded repeatedly.

After entering the iron gate, Yellow Beard explained in a low voice: "If scavengers want to set up stalls here, they must hand over half of their supplies."

"If you conceal anything, all the supplies will be confiscated."

"I rely on."

Hearing this, Lin Xiyao couldn't help but swear.

She had thought that the Lindong gathering place was evil enough, but she had never expected that the oppression here was even worse.

Scavengers have to give up half of the materials they collect, and if they sell them, they have to give up the other half.

After all the hard work of scavenging, in the end, only a quarter of the supplies were obtained.

This is even more powerful than Zhou Baopi.

It is simply a pipe dream for ordinary people to turn things around.

"Lin Xiyao, don't make a fuss."

"It's expensive for a reason, you see..."

Yellow Beard said this meaningfully.

Lin Xiyao raised her eyes.

In front of you are rows of neatly arranged two-story buildings, roads running through them, and street lights on both sides of the roads.

The environment here is just like the residential area before the end of the world.

Clean, tidy, cozy and comfortable.

The environment is good, but the price is a bit expensive if you want to live here.

Mercenary Guild.

"what?"

"A 20-square-meter storefront costs one thousand gold coins?"

"Five thousand gold coins for a two-story house?"

"Are you guys robbing money?"

Hearing the staff's outrageous offer, Lin Xiyao was so shocked that she almost jumped to her feet.

All her assets amounted to just over 300 gold coins.

The staff member glanced at Lin Xiyao with disdain: "If you think it's expensive, there is a special room here."

"The location is a little off the beaten track, a small loft in a single building, 2,500 gold coins."

Lin Xiyao: "..."

can not afford.

Can't afford it at all.

"Can I rent a storefront?"

"Excuse me, you three don't have houses in the Mercenary Guild, right?"

“You can’t rent it.”

The staff member rolled his eyes and replied impatiently.

Not having a house is equivalent to not having a household registration. Let alone renting one, even if you want to stay overnight at a friend’s house, you have to explain the situation.

Faced with this situation, Lin Xiyao couldn't help but frown.

It’s really not easy to open a store.

How to do?

Hand over half of the supplies and set up a temporary stall?

Reluctant.

"Snapped."

At this moment, a heavy purse was thrown onto the table.

"I want a two-story building in a good location."

Leng Yi looked at the staff and spoke coldly.

What look?

Who do you look down on?

The staff opened the bag with doubt, and was immediately blinded by the golden light inside.