Chapter 216: Booming Business

Chapter 216: Booming Business

Chapter 216: Booming Business (revised)

Hengshan Pass is the first transportation hub city after crossing the Dazhu Mountains and entering the Yunjiang Plain. It is much larger than Jiazhou City. Due to its unique geographical location, you can go to Xilan to the north, and cross the No. 4 and No. 5 Star Abysses to Quancheng. The south line is Qingshui, Lancheng, Haidong, bypassing the No. 7 and No. 8 Star Abysses, and go directly east to the main orbit of the star ring, along the outside of the Parma grassland, through the Weihe River, Longjiang all the way to Jinhai and Xingcheng, which is the former capital of the Dragon Kingdom, now renamed Shuguang City by the federal government.

The train was moving quickly across the endless plains. The sky was bright and no mountains were visible in the distance. Some zombies that were no longer 'fresh' began to appear on the tracks along the way. They were shriveled and smelly, and were attracted by the sound and ran towards the tracks.

As they got closer to entering the city, there were more and more buildings around them. KIKI was not idle either. He raised the drone and began to observe the situation.

In other carriages, Shuqin Building and others also began to prepare. Many zombies appeared on the road one after another, and there would definitely be more in the city. Coupled with some unknown factors, everyone in the car was ready for battle.

In the urban area, high-rise buildings are gradually increasing, like a forest of reinforced concrete, looking desolate under the sun.

The black rain had not yet reached the Yunjiang Plain, but many green plants had grown on the deserted city streets. Vines had climbed up some low houses, and even some animals were wandering around in the streets clogged with abandoned cars. All kinds of ragged zombies were wandering around, attracted by the sound of the vibrating rails and making low howls.

Various signs were covered with dust, as if without people. The roads and various facilities were aging very quickly, and the railings began to rust.

In the Infinity carriage, many team members leaned on the windows, looking at this strange city. Unlike the previous Yubei City which was full of zombies, Hengshan Pass was like an ordinary city on the way to escape, which reminded Lin Xian of the feeling of Jiang City.

"This place doesn't look like there are many people."

The sun was shining brightly, KIKI observed the urban jungle outside and spoke.

"Do you want to see the survivors basking in the sun on the roof?" Lin Xian responded
KIKI stretched and said, "To be honest, after running in the dark for so long, it's really suitable to bask in the sun in such nice weather."

Lin Xian did not comment, but stood up and said, "We are almost at Hengshanguan Station, let's get ready."

"Okay, boss."

Clank, clank!
Hengshanguan Train Station is a high-altitude platform located in the city, so this place has become a natural shelter. However, judging from the situation, the platform has also fallen. But the strange thing is that there is not a single zombie, as if they had all been cleared out in advance.

The black heavy train passed quickly on the city's elevated rail and soon approached a large passenger platform. There was a Huanxing Passenger Transport Center here. Lin Xian came to the cockpit and took a look. His expression suddenly froze. There were many survivors' vehicles parked on the platform, as well as a green doomsday train covered with steel plate armor, which looked a bit shabby.

There were many firing holes on the train, which was not too long and had many armored grilles installed on it. Although it was not a very standard structure, it looked quite sturdy. The front of the train was a Huanxing mining machine series equipped with a small nuclear-powered engine. It was still inferior to the Infinity's Gemini nuclear-powered locomotive, but it was already very impressive to have such a doomsday train with such sustainable energy.

Lin Xian took a look and saw that there seemed to be quite a few people on the train. Before it entered the station, Lin Xian, standing in the cab, observed several dazzling lights coming from several commanding heights on the platform. He looked over and found that there were quite a few people standing on the top of the steel frame of the platform, looking over here with binoculars.

"There are so many people. Could it be that the convoy is stranded here because of the strange creature that appeared in the Palma grassland?"

Chen Sixuan had very good eyesight and saw at a glance that there were dozens of vehicles of all sizes parked on the platform inside the train station, including motorcycles, off-road vehicles, jeeps, and vans of all kinds. At the same time, many survivors were gathered in groups of three or five, as if they were waiting for something.

Lin Xian started to complain: "Change your thinking, maybe they are all waiting for us?"

With the appearance of Infinity, those people began to cast their eyes towards the entrance one after another. The machine gun turret on the green doomsday train also began to turn, as if on guard against the arrival of Infinity. Everyone saw a black heavy train entering the platform with a strong wind.

On the tracks and platforms of the station, a large number of eliminated zombies were still lying on the ground.

"Here it comes, it should be this train."

"It's called Infinity, right?"

"Everyone, please be careful. If it's sold at such a low price, it might be a scam."

"Everyone retreat and find cover first!"

The survivors from all walks of life became noisy at this time. Seeing the train entering the platform, they all began to retreat behind the train, while some returned to the train. The long escape made these survivors extremely cautious, not only when facing the darkness, but also when facing other unfamiliar convoys.

On the green train, many men and women looked alert, most of them were holding guns, and the atmosphere seemed somewhat solemn.

Lin Xian was a little surprised to hear those whispers. He didn't expect that after a radio message was sent out, so many convoys of survivors would come. It seems that exchanging a gun and 120 bullets for a box of biscuits is indeed a good deal.

However, for Lin Xian, it was not a loss. In addition to the weapons collected from Tang Hai before, there were also a large number of firearms obtained from the Fireline Team and the King Kong Team. It can be said that there were more guns than bullets in the car. According to the inventory by Teacher Chen, there were at least more than a hundred guns in total. If they were not enough, he could make them directly in the car.

Seeing so many people, Lin Xian was somewhat wary. Apart from the campfire mutual aid meeting previously organized by Jiang Yun, this was his second time to participate in a transaction involving survivors, and it was initiated by him personally.

squeak~
Under the gaze of dozens of survivors, the Infinity slowly stopped on the main platform, and the steel wheels and tracks made a humming sound.

Lin Xian walked towards the car window, and Chen Sixuan behind him called him: "Be careful, I see some of them are the convoys stationed in the station, and some seem to have come here on purpose."

“It means the message we delivered through the radio has worked.”

Lin Xian nodded at her and said, "Don't be afraid. This is our initiative to seek cooperation. We will definitely have this kind of interaction with other teams in the future. You can try to make contact while being on guard."

After leaving Jiang City, apart from encountering Jiang Yun's group, most of the people he and Chen Sixuan encountered were convoys of thugs who fired cold guns. No wonder Chen Sixuan is so cautious now, and in fact Lin Xian is the same.

However, being timid all the time is not a solution. Sometimes, actively showing off your strength is also a way to make others "stay friendly".

Moreover, he did not want his mechanical abilities to be used only for internal construction. It was very necessary to be able to use them to create value and obtain survival supplies and even the necessary intelligence or equipment.

"Yeah." Chen Sixuan nodded.

Lin Xian lowered the window, glanced at the numerous cars on the platform, and said loudly:
"We are the Infinite Caravan. Are you all here to exchange supplies?" As soon as the words fell, a middle-aged man wearing a hat walked out from behind the car and asked loudly: "How many guns and bullets do you have? In addition to biscuits, can you exchange anything else?"

There were four or five convoys of varying sizes on the platform, including the green train, which used the station as a temporary shelter. In addition, there were more than a dozen convoys of survivors that had obviously come from other areas. Each convoy had only two or three people. At this time, there were at least fifty or sixty people showing their heads on the platform alone, which showed that there were still quite a few convoys of survivors near Hengshan Pass.

"Is it true that there is a set of guns for every box of biscuits?" The window of the green train's cockpit opened, and a shrewd-looking fat man showed his head. He looked at Lin Xian with a scrutinizing gaze: "Don't bluff me. There are so many people here. If you don't have weapons, no one will admit your guilt, right?"

"Correct."

"that is!"

"Don't lie!"

……

Upon hearing this, Lin Xian said loudly, "Don't worry, we have a lot of weapons. We mainly want to exchange for some daily necessities, food, medicine, and blood essence are all fine."

Hearing this, some survivors began to come out.
"I heard that you can repair machinery. Can you do anything?" asked a woman carrying a rifle.

"Are you going to Star City? Can you bring anyone in the car? We can provide supplies."

"Can you fix the car?"

"What kind of water purifier is this? Is it up to the Level 2 water purification standard?"

"Is there a newest Dangling Value Detector?"

Everyone started asking questions one after another, as if they were treating Infinity as a mobile grocery store.

Lin Xian waved his hand to interrupt everyone and said directly: "Things can only be brought here for repair. We need to see what the situation is. As for water purifiers, we have level 1 and level 2 standard ones, but we don't have the latest soul value detector, only the first generation released by Phoenix. In addition, we don't go to Star City."

He didn't mean to lie. What Lin Xian meant by going to Star City was to find a way to sneak in quietly, not to drive the train in openly. Even if he ignored the risks inside the train and just picked up passengers, he had to send them to their destination. He couldn't just drop them off halfway.

After saying that, Lin Xian opened the car door and walked down. At the same time, the automatic door of car No. 5 opened. Dalou, Lu Chang and others took the lead in lifting the guns down using the weapon box made by Lin Xian.

When everyone saw the posture of the man in the building, the K23 electric minigun on his back, and a male team member behind him also holding one, their eyes narrowed, and their initial shock turned into envy and desire.

The fat man on the green train was named Cao Hong. He was the captain of the train team. The team was called Night Phantom. As the name suggests, there were many women on the train. When he saw this scene, his face changed and he quickly called out to his men: "Hurry up, get off the train and take a look."

Lin Xian walked forward, stepped on the weapon box, and said proudly: "Automatic rifles, VoG grenade launchers, M556 light machine guns, shotguns, 12.7mm vehicle-mounted cannons, rocket launchers, I have them all here, and there are many other equipment as well, it depends on your needs."

"Just like what we announced on the radio, automatic rifles with 120 rounds of ammunition can be exchanged for a box of biscuits or half a box of canned food, grenade launchers with 12 rounds of ammunition can be exchanged for two boxes of biscuits and one box of canned food, light machine guns with 500 rounds of ammunition can be exchanged for four boxes of biscuits or two boxes of canned food, rocket launchers with two boxes of canned food, and machine guns with four boxes of canned food..."

Judging from the price values ​​of goods traded between Lin and Qu Guan and other convoys before, the current value of weapons is basically higher than energy and food. After all, they are important tools for saving lives and the first necessity for most ordinary people.

One first-level blood essence can be exchanged for three Spark 1-type fully automatic tactical rifles plus bullets, and can also be exchanged for five days of food for ten people. In other words, an automatic rifle with 3 rounds of bullets can at least be exchanged for nearly one and a half days of food for ten people, which is at least worth a box of 26 cans of canned food, or two boxes of biscuits. Therefore, Lin Xian's price is basically cut in half.

At this time, Lin Xian was like a local tycoon, and began to sell off his previous belongings. These things were not worth much to him at the moment, so he did not feel bad about exchanging them.

He also knew that as humans continued to evolve, the value of low-end weapons would become lower and lower, and the importance of food would begin to surpass that of weapons.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, the eyes of the survivors in the convoy in front of him lit up and they swarmed out.

"I have canned food, biscuits, and jerky too~"

"Our convoy needs a lot of weapons..."

Wow~
At this time, the middle-aged man who spoke first opened a van behind him, and inside were several large boxes of collected supplies, various foods, canned food, dried mice, dried lizards, and even a large bottle of ground cockroach meat in a glass jar. It was gray-brown in color, and there were a few cockroach wings on the edge of the jar.

"We want the vehicle-mounted cannon and the light machine gun. See if these are enough. If not, we have other stocks in our temporary camp. You can raise the price."

"Hey! What do you mean?" At this time, Cao Hong from the Night Charm team came in from behind the crowd with a few people. Seeing this scene, he was immediately unhappy: "What do you mean you all want it? Others haven't said anything yet. If he wants to raise the price, I can raise the price too. I'll exchange that light machine gun for three boxes of canned food!"

The middle-aged man in the hat was obviously from a large caravan. He was not afraid of the fat man's caravan at all. He said arrogantly, "Brother, everything should be based on first come first served. I saw it first and I bid first. Is there any problem?"

"Oh, first come first served is no problem. But it depends on whether the other party wants to sell it or not. The highest bidder gets it. How about I offer three boxes?" Cao Hong felt that he couldn't save face and immediately got angry.

"Then four boxes will be fine, right? I'll also give you a can of secret-flavored cockroach oil."

"Then we can add two bags of stink bug crisps!" At this time, several women with guns around Cao Hong also started to choke.

vomit~
KIKI and Shasha were standing behind Lin Xian with great interest, waiting to see what delicious food to eat. But when they heard about the secret-flavored cockroach oil, their faces turned green and they almost vomited.

Shu Qin and the others also had excited looks on their faces at this time. In fact, they were not unfamiliar with these things. However, now that they were on board the Infinity, the conditions suddenly became better. Not only could they eat two meals a day, but they basically had canned or starchy foods to eat. It could be said that this was very luxurious in doomsday.

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