The first day in Yancheng was nothing special, Luo Yinbing slept until dawn as usual.

Before the end of the world, he was a very self-disciplined person, but now when human life is hanging by a thread, he practiced hedonism, and he would never waste energy if he could live comfortably for a day.

He didn't eat much breakfast, not because Ji Chu didn't do it, but because he was really hungry for snacks, holding his own snack box, nestling on the sofa with an expression like doing academic research, and eating potato chips seriously.

He felt a little bored after sitting for a long time, and got up to walk around the courtyard, but he froze when he opened the door.

Outside the iron gate of the courtyard, hundreds of people lined up quietly, and the line turned a few corners like a greedy snake.

Luo Yinbing silently swallowed the potato chips, put away the snack box, clapped her hands and walked out.

The people in line looked like they saw a savior and said, "Are you still open today?"

Luo Yinbing frowned when he realized something was wrong. There was already a market in Yancheng, plus the official stores and speculators in the safe zone, there shouldn't be so many people coming here to buy supplies.

But he didn't open his mouth to ask, he leisurely turned around in the eyes of everyone praying, and then went back to the house.

Luo Yinbing turned on her watch and clicked on the trading section of the LAN, only then did she know what happened.

The news that both Qi Huan and Kang Cui had been here the day before had spread. Many people were curious about his identity, but more people felt that the mercenaries were short of supplies, so they would ask him to buy them.

There are many people in the safe zone who serve the government, and they can be allocated official supplies, but if they are just ordinary people with supernatural powers and do not have enough strength to join the action team, the official distribution of supplies is only enough to maintain food and clothing.

Therefore, more people choose to work for themselves, and how many exchange points they earn depends on their ability. They are very sensitive to changes in prices. When they realize the lack of supplies, they are worried about price increases, and they come to him overnight to queue up to buy.

At this time, not only in front of his door, but also outside several other shops that can conduct large transactions, there are many people queuing up.

On the local area network, everyone was discussing the major stores lively. Luo Yinbing took a quick look at them, and found that the rest of the stores had already made a lot of money, but his own hadn't opened yet.

Luo Yinbing raised his eyebrows, this is a door-to-door business, of course he will do it.

The people outside the door were excited to find that the shop they had lined up for was finally open for business when the sun was three poles high. It was still an empty table and a chair, and the boss was lazily leaning on the back of the chair. , put a price list on the desktop.

The words on the white paper are fresh and elegant, and there are only three lines, which respectively record the selling prices of the three kinds of crystals.

Everyone was shocked. The supply of Yuanjing in the safe area is in short supply. Most of the survivors who have survived until now are people with supernatural powers. They all want to improve their supernatural powers. According to their expectations, it is best to absorb the upper limit of Yuan Jing.

But for the vast majority of people, this is simply impossible. A person with a first-order ability can absorb several yuan crystals a day. Even if they go hunting every day, this is difficult to achieve. Only a few large mercenary teams have yuan crystals. There is a surplus, but the price is high, and it is often sold out.

It is precisely because there are too many people who need Yuanjing that the bulletin board in front of the government affairs hall is full of purchasing tasks.

The people in line exchanged glances. They were used to not being able to buy Yuanjing everywhere. No one thought of asking about this shop yesterday. Fortunately, they came here again today. In front of Yuanjing, the price was never a problem. .

When the person at the top of the line saw the paper, his eyes flashed with interest. He smiled and said to Luo Yinbing, "I want two hundred ordinary crystals."

As soon as the voice fell, the whole street was silent for a moment.

An ordinary Yuanjing is [-] exchange points, and [-] pieces need a full [-] points. This is an unimaginable wealth for them, but the bigger problem is that the first person buys [-] pieces. What to do when it's sold out!

Everyone looked at the young man at the top of the queue, but unexpectedly found that the young man looked familiar to him.

Soon, someone remembered that this was Qi Huan's older brother Qi Yu, who controlled a team of mercenaries, why did he buy Yuanjing from this shop?

Luo Yinbing also recognized that the person in front of him was Qi Yu, he lowered his eyes boredly, and said decisively: "Not for sale."

Qi Yu's face remained unchanged, and he even smiled: "I didn't mean any harm, I'm here to make amends, and to support your business by the way."

Luo Yinbing watched him finish speaking, thought about it seriously, and then replied firmly: "No, next one."

Yesterday's Yang Lian was instigated by this person. He didn't like Qi Yu, and as the boss, he certainly wouldn't sell things to people he didn't like.

The people in line had also noticed the dark waves ahead, they watched quietly, their hearts pounding, for them Qi Yu was a rare big shot, so naturally they would not interfere in this matter, but they were unavoidably surprised by Luo Yinbing's reaction.

They have been queuing here since the early morning, and Qi Yu was already outside the door at that time, but he did not knock on the door in his capacity, and even asked his subordinates to maintain order, for fear that the people in the queue would disturb the residents inside, and waited until Luo Yinbing Come out.

This undoubtedly proved that this boss, Qi Yu, was quite special, and gossip flashed in everyone's eyes.

At the front of the line, Qi Yu said again: "What happened yesterday was my mistake, Qi Yu sincerely apologizes."

The gossip in the eyes of everyone in line is even brighter: what happened yesterday?

They didn't know that Yang Lian's matter had something to do with Qi Yu, so they had a lot of speculation. In the villa, Ji Chu finally couldn't sit still after hearing the whispers outside the door, and walked out, feeling that it was a wrong decision to stay in the safe zone. .

Ji Chu was in a bad mood and his complexion was dull. The young man in black who came out of the courtyard was tall and thin, his eyes were sharp and his temperament was piercing, making everyone outside the door shut up. Qi Yu also touched his nose in embarrassment, not daring to stop. Nonsense.

Qi Yu took out an invitation card and handed it over with a slight bow: "To make amends, Qi Yu sincerely invites a few of you to the mercenary party."

Luo Yinbing looked at the invitation and thought for a while.

Luo Yinbing didn't like Qi Yu because the other party provoked Yang Lian, but he had glanced at Qi Yu's information in his previous life and knew that the other party did this not against him, but because he hated Kang Cui.

In the previous life, Qi Yu was one of the rare people who could see Kang Cui's true nature, but he made a mistake and failed to reveal the other side's face. Instead, he was killed by Kang Cui in a mission. Luo Yinbing vaguely remembered that Qi Yu was busy with To save people, he didn't notice the threat behind him.

Therefore, Luo Yinbing didn't dislike Qi Yu either, he just didn't want to have any contact with this person, but this invitation from the other party moved his heart.

Luo Yinbing didn't kill Kang Cui yet, because he needed a suitable time to kill Kang Cui and expose the other party's crimes at the same time. He didn't wait for the time yesterday, but now it seems that this mercenary party seems to be a good opportunity.

Considering this, Luo Yinbing nodded, and asked Qi Yu to put down the invitation letter, indicating that he accepted it.

Qi Yu heaved a sigh of relief. After learning about Qi Huan's experience yesterday, he began to pay attention to Luo Yinbing. He first provoked Yang Lian and asked that young man with a weak brain to explore the way. Later, when he saw Kang Cui stumbled, he immediately realized that Luo Yinbing is not easy to mess with.

So he decided to be kind to others, so he came here early in the morning to line up and maintain order. Now it seems that he has done a good job.

Qi Yu stood up straight and said goodbye. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly found that the young man in black was staring at him with sharp eyes. Qi Yu froze suddenly, and suddenly realized that he had not done so well. He seemed to be apologizing. time, offended another person.

Qi Yu's face froze, and he repeatedly castigated in his heart that he was fascinated by beauty and did something similar to that little bastard Qi Huan. He smiled stiffly at Ji Chu and fled in despair.

He will never dare to speak frivolously to the beauty again, and he will hit Qi Huan again after returning home, so that the little bastard will also remember this sentence!

After Qi Yu left, Ji Chu's face finally calmed down a little. Luo Yinbing watched his expression change in confusion, guessing, could it be that Ji Chu didn't like mercenary parties?

If he really didn't like it, then he wouldn't go.

When Ji Chu saw Luo Yinbing's expression, his expression turned soft, and he said, "It's okay, just do as you want."

Luo Yinbing blinked her eyes, put her doubts in her heart, did not change her plan, and continued to sell Yuanjing.

Fifty exchange points for an ordinary crystal. Many people lined up to buy supplies, but changed their plans after knowing that there was a crystal. After buying a few more, they carefully put away the crystals with satisfied smiles on their faces.

Luo Yinbing was equally satisfied. He knew that the Yancheng Safe Zone would last for a long time, and many products would be produced in the future, all of which could make people live more comfortably and safely in the last days, but those products needed money, so he took this opportunity to make money. to enough money.

Others were very dissatisfied.

A few streets away, in the bazaar in the safe zone, there were also long queues in front of several stores.

In one of the lines, there was a couple standing in the middle. They all looked down at their watches, their faces darkened.

The girl lowered her voice and said displeasedly: "I just said to go to the newly opened store, you insist on bringing me here to line up, you have a look!"

The boy didn't dare to speak. Of course he knew why his girlfriend was going to another store. The owner of that store was beautiful, and everyone who used to watch the LAN knew about it, so he didn't want to queue there.

But now, their friends happily said that the store not only has supplies but also Yuanjing!

Both of them are supernatural beings, but because they dare not venture out of the city to hunt, they are both short of Yuanjing. As a result, their supernatural powers are only in the middle stage of the first order, and now, the opportunity to buy Yuanjing was missed by him. .

The girl suddenly whispered: "Let's go there."

The boy was stunned: "If it's sold out, then we'll be queuing for nothing all day."

The two were struggling, but they saw a few people sneaking out in front of the line, walking towards the newly opened shop.

The two looked at each other, and their eyes met with firm expressions.

Half a minute later, the two sneaked out of the team, and then ran away, leaving the people in front behind. Those who slipped away in front of them were not to be outdone, and ran faster, and soon the whole street was in a hurry. Run up.

Everyone ran to Luo Yinbing's pavement and lined up, panting heavily and thanking themselves for skating fast enough. The boy and the girl exchanged glances, and suddenly showed helpless smiles. of.

In the market in the safety zone, in the originally crowded shop, the boss happily counted today's income, and frowned after a while, thinking that if he continued to sell like this, the supplies would not be enough, so he quickly called the clerk in.

He made a gesture to transfer the exchange point to the clerk: "Hurry up and buy some supplies with the mercenary team."

The clerk said with a bitter face, "No need to buy it."

The boss was taken aback: "What's wrong?"

The clerk pulled the boss out and said in a daze, "Everyone has run away."

The boss looked at the team in front of his house, and it took less than 10 minutes from the crowded city to the deserted one.

The boss was horrified: "What happened?"

The clerk shook his head blankly. In the eyes of the two, the last dozen or so people looked around, gritted their teeth and made up their minds, and ran to the distance of freedom.

Boss and clerk: ...?

The clerk was confused: "They seem to be looking at their watches."

The boss turned on his watch, clicked on the trading section, and saw that the homepage was refreshed with the same content: No. 36, 61th Street is selling Yuanjing!

The boss was furious: "It's too much!"

The clerk felt that his legs were about to move, but he still scolded cooperatively: "It's too much, stealing people's business like this!"

The boss closed the store door and scolded: "There are so many people and no one reminds me that someone is selling Yuanjing, it's too much!"

Shopkeeper:  …

The corners of his mouth twitched as he watched the boss's swift figure rush towards the shop that was stealing his business.

The clerk opened his mouth, but closed it again quickly, and ran after the boss.

At noon, Luo Yinbing found that the line in front of his house was getting longer and longer, from hundreds to thousands of people, and the entire road in front of the door was crowded.

When there were too many people, they started to make noise. He was satisfied with today's income, and he was too lazy to work, so he got up and prepared to close the door.

The crowd was shocked: "Boss, are you going to close the door? Then will you open the door tomorrow?"

Luo Yinbing thought for a while: "Open the door."

Someone asked again: "Are you still selling Yuanjing?"

Luo Yinbing raised his hand and tapped on the baobab tree, and the little thing immediately gave feedback: "Ordinary crystals are running out of stock."

Luo Yinbing was thoughtful, and the buyers were not rich, so the number of first- and second-order Yuanjing was still sufficient, but ordinary Yuanjing might not be sold for long.

Luo Yinbing replied casually: "It depends on the situation."

Since he will stay in Yancheng recently, he will definitely go to the old city to see the situation, and he may enrich his inventory by then.

The people in line were not very satisfied with the answer, but they dared not say anything, reluctantly walked away.

After lunch, Luo Yinbing made some calculations. He only opened the shop because he wanted to make money and on a whim, and he didn't have any plans for long-term operation. He might as well just go out to hunt in the city today and earn enough money tomorrow.

Moreover, Luo Yinbing stretched his right leg and thought, that piece of metal should also be solved.

After making a plan, the group of four set off after dinner. For efficiency, they took the east entrance and exit, and went straight to the old city after leaving the city. There were more zombies there, and the hunt would be faster.

There are not many people at the entrance and exit on the east side. Although hunting is more efficient here, it is too dangerous and not many people dare to come.

When leaving the city, Luo Yinbing noticed that a new wall had been built outside the original city wall. Presumably, the previous crisis alerted the leader of the safety zone and built it to guard against zombie attacks.

The off-road vehicle left the city gate and drove all the way to the old city. Luo Yinbing fell silent as he watched the scenery receding along the way.

This is Yancheng, the capital of Huaguo. There used to be tens of millions of people living here, but with the advent of the end of the world, this place has been reduced to a desperate dead city. The safe zone has already rescued the survivors that can be found. , leaving only tens of millions of zombies and countless dead bones.

This is the place where he used to live, and now that he hasn't seen him for several months, it seems like a lifetime away.

As soon as he entered the city, the car was stuck on the road. Ji Chu took the off-road vehicle back to the space, and Luo Yinbing stood there looking around for a week, and set the hunting location at a shopping mall.

The shopping mall is four floors high and covers a vast area. Luo Yinbing has observed the situation by sinking into the field of consciousness. There are thousands of zombies in it, and there are twenty or thirty second-level zombies. With his current level of abilities, if Without using lies to increase the level of abilities, it would take some effort to completely control these zombies, but it was enough to ensure safety.

The hunt started. At Luo Yinbing's request, the four were divided into three teams. Wu Fei and Lu Ning partnered. Lu Ning is still only a first-level supernatural being. Hunting alone is dangerous, while Luo Yinbing and Ji Chu split up. action.

The young man in black didn't understand this. He was more efficient when cooperating with Luo Yinbing. Luo Yinbing seemed to be throwing him away on purpose, but he always respected Luo Yinbing and only followed him from afar, not chasing after him. Reluctant.

Luo Yinbing looked at the corner of the windbreaker that flashed by not far away, smiled faintly, and then lowered her eyes.

He walked into a clothing store, surrounded by a few zombies who looked like clerks, but was forced to retreat by his coercion, shivering, and watched him walk in all the way.

Luo Yinbing walked into the locker room.

He manipulated a second-tier zombie to harvest Yuanjing for him, but he sat on the seat in the locker room.

Luo Yinbing looked at his right leg.

He is wearing a pair of dark blue jeans today, the fabric stretched thin and straight against the skin, with a youthful vigor.

Luo Yinbing was silent for a while, then smiled.

He reached out and rolled up his trouser legs. His calf muscles were well-proportioned. Although thin, the lines were beautiful. His skin was fair and white, like a piece of fine porcelain, but it was a pity that there were some flaws on the right knee.

Luo Yinbing's hand was covering the knee of his right leg, and the slight warmth in the palm dispelled the faint pain. Since walking with Ji Chu, this wound has gradually stopped causing trouble to him, after all, that young man likes to carry him most.

But this is a hidden danger after all, and it should be solved.

Luo Yinbing raised his hand and snapped his fingers involuntarily, signaling the baobab tree to spit out the stored knife.

The humming monster asked softly: "Is it really necessary to use such a simple and rude method?"

Luo Yinbing lowered his eyes, the shopping mall had been cut off for a long time, and there was only dim light in the shop, he sat in the dark, did not speak, the baobab tree could only see the delicate silhouette of his side face, Luo Yinbing's expression was very firm .

There are two ways to remove the metal piece, one is to cut off the right leg directly, as Baobab said, simple and rough, the other requires complicated surgery, but the recovery time is not shorter than the former one, You must also ask a doctor to help.

This is the end of the world. Giving trust is not easy. Although the first method is more painful, it is less prone to mistakes. Luo Yinbing knows that her decision is correct.

The baobab tree reluctantly spat out the knife, and couldn't help revealing its true nature: "It must be very painful, right?"

Luo Yinbing tapped the handle of the knife with his fingertips a few times, and said, "I've gotten used to it for a long time."

I have long been used to disappointment and pain, but after being reborn, I feel uncomfortable when facing Ji Chu's meticulous care.

He is not a person with low self-esteem, on the contrary, before the apocalypse, he was the proud son of heaven in his own field, and after the apocalypse, his identity is also unique, but he still sometimes thinks that this period of time seems to be borrowed from nowhere, so warm It is fascinating, but it is incompatible with the end of the world in my memory.

So sometimes, he would restrain his hostility and avoid exposing the bloody part, lest the borrowed security be lost.

So he didn't want Ji Chu to know what he was going to do next, because he was afraid that that person would be worried, and because he didn't know how Ji Chu would react.

He is used to being in hell and finally seeing the sun, but he is also afraid that the light will be too hot and make him feel at a loss.

Luo Yinbing blinked her eyes, stopped her thoughts, and slowly raised her arms.

In the locker room, the cold light of the blade flashed past.

In another shop not far away, Ji Chu's movements suddenly froze. He didn't understand what happened, but he couldn't help but feel a little flustered in his heart.

The army thorn rotated half a circle in his hand, Ji Chu dealt with the zombies in front of him, before he had time to take out the Yuanjing, he hurried towards Luo Yinbing's direction.

The author has something to say: there is one more update, which will be released before twelve o'clock.

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