Chapter 28 Bargaining
"I do have two ice - type crystal nuclei," Chu Wei said, choosing his words carefully.
"Isn't that a bit far from the reward you offered that girl?" Ten crystal nuclei were needed to exchange for one potion. What could two do?
"Ice - type crystal nuclei are of a rare attribute. Even if you offer twenty ordinary crystal nuclei, you might not be able to get one in exchange!"
"Ice - type superpower users are even rarer. Even if you want to exchange ice - type crystal nuclei for ordinary ones, you need someone willing to trade, right?"
"Then I'll add another twenty ordinary crystal nuclei."
Chu Wei gritted his teeth and said. This was already his limit. Adding more would offend others.
"I remember you added ten more for that girl to get her brother's consent."
"Miss Lin, one shouldn't be too greedy!" Chu Wei warned.
"But ordinary crystal nuclei are really of no use to me."
"Then what do you want?"
Only then did Chu Wei suddenly realize that this woman had other motives for helping him.
"I'm interested in second - order zombies."
Lin Qingqing revealed her purpose. This man was a fire - type superpower user. It didn't make sense that he was so lucky as to just happen upon a second - order zombie of the same fire - type.
She bet that this man must have some method or source of information to know the location where second - order zombies appeared.
Hearing Lin Qingqing mention second - order zombies, Chu Wei was taken aback for a moment. He thought to himself: So she's another overconfident one.
Second - order zombies were not the same as those first - order zombies everywhere. They were not so easy to kill.
"You can't kill a second - order zombie alone," Chu Wei said contemptuously.
"That's my business," Lin Qingqing didn't take his words to heart.
Seeing her stubbornness, Chu Wei's sense of disdain grew even stronger. Did she really think being an ice - type superpower user made her something special? Even if he told her, she'd just be going to her death.Chu Wei thought for a while. He was tempted to teach this arrogant woman a lesson, so he pretended to be in a difficult position and said, "I do know the location of another second - order zombie, and there's a high chance that this zombie is an ice - type one."
"Oh? What a coincidence?"
Lin Qingqing looked at him with a half - smile. It seemed she was right. This guy really had information about other second - order zombies.
"Actually, I'm not entirely sure. The last time I encountered that zombie, it was right near an ice - lake. The temperature there was much lower than other places, so I guessed it was an ice - type zombie."
Chu Wei spoke with great conviction, presenting a seemingly reasonable argument.
"So, the attributes of second - order zombies are closely related to the surrounding environment?" Lin Qingqing immediately grasped the key point.
"Well, you can put it that way," Chu Wei nodded.
Seeing that she was indeed interested, Chu Wei continued, "How about this? After Miss Lin helps me take down that second - order fire - type zombie, I'll tell Miss Lin the location of the other zombie."
"Mr. Chu is truly sincere," Lin Qingqing nodded with a smile, then extended her palm towards him.
"What for?"
"The deposit. Mr. Chu isn't thinking of getting something for nothing, is he?"
"Can Miss Lin keep her word?""After chatting for so long, do you think I'd take the two crystal nuclei from you for nothing?"
Chu Wei was annoyed. He reached into his pocket, took out two crystal nuclei, and threw them over.
"Miss Lin, now that you've taken the deposit, you must follow my lead!"
"Of course. I'm eager to see that ice - type second - order zombie."
"Then let's go!"
After the deal was made, Chu Wei turned around and got into the car.
Looking at the direction the off - road vehicle was moving, Lin Qingqing held the two ice - type crystal nuclei and turned her car to follow.
In Chu Wei's car, a young, thin, bespectacled man couldn't help but ask curiously, "Brother Chu, is that woman really an ice - type superpower user?"
"Of course she is," Chu Wei had seen with his own eyes that the ice cube had condensed from Miss Lin's hand.
Precisely because it was true, he had been patient enough to bargain with Miss Lin.
He never expected that woman to be so difficult to deal with.
Chu Wei felt that he had gotten the short end of the stick. He decided that when they killed the zombie later, he would make that woman be at the very front.
"Then did you really see another second - order zombie, Brother Chu?" The bespectacled young man asked again.
"Of course it's true. When have I ever lied?"
The news was indeed true, but Chu Wei had never intended to tell the woman the location.
In his opinion, it was just bait for fishing. Once the fish was hooked, who would keep baiting?
As for what would happen after going back on his word, he didn't worry at all. She was just a greedy woman. By then, he'd first exhaust her superpower and see how she could still make trouble.
Recalling the woman's outstanding looks, Chu Wei couldn't help but lick his lips. Her skin was so good, white and tender.
Chu Wei was lost in lewd thoughts. His wretched expression was noticed by the other three people in the car, but they said nothing. They exchanged a tacit look and all pretended not to know what was on his mind.The three of them also thought that Miss Lin was a bit too greedy. In the apocalypse, single women were inherently a vulnerable group. If she wasn't careful, sooner or later she would be devoured without leaving a trace.
Lin Qingqing, who was following behind the off - road vehicle, didn't know the dirty thoughts in Chu Wei's mind, but she also knew that this guy wouldn't be so honest as to tell her the information about the second - order zombie.
"He won't have a choice when the time comes!" Her strength was her greatest trump card, so Lin Qingqing wasn't afraid.
The two cars drove one after the other for most of the day and finally stopped together in front of a factory building on the outskirts of Rongcheng.
Chu Wei got out of the car first and, pointing at the factory buildings, introduced to everyone:
"This used to be a handicraft glass products processing workshop. Before the end of the world, many studios would come here to customize things. There are quite a few handicrafts inside, but not many supplies."
Perhaps because he was in a good mood, Chu Wei couldn't help but say a few more words.
"The first - order zombies inside have been cleared by us before. There's no danger. That second - order zombie is in the innermost factory building where glass is fired."
"Now let me introduce you. This is Lao Yang, a strength - type superpower user. Next to him is Xiao Li, a water - type superpower user. And this is Xiao Hu, an eye - power - enhanced superpower user. Xiao Hu is not only a scout but also our long - range support," he said, patting the bow and arrow on Xiao Hu's back.
Lin Qingqing carefully sized up the three of them:
The Lao Yang that Chu Wei mentioned was a middle - aged man with well - built muscles and deep nasolabial folds. The water - type Xiao Li was precisely that thin, bespectacled young man.
And Xiao Hu had the most distinctive appearance. He was very tall, over 1.9 meters, but also very thin, with long legs and long arms. Even his face was long, like a horse's face.
The most prominent feature was his pair of light - brown eyes. His pupils were very small, and on close inspection, they were just like an eagle'sAfter introducing the three of them, Chu Wei turned to introduce Lin Qingqing, "This is Miss Lin, an ice - type superpower user."
"Hello!"
"Hello, Miss Lin!"
"Miss Lin!"
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"Hello, everyone!"
Lin Qingqing ignored the hand that Xiao Li stretched out and replied indifferently with a single sentence.
Chu Wei didn't care about Lin Qingqing's perfunctory attitude and instead started to introduce the second - order zombie. Only Xiao Li withdrew his hand with an embarrassed look..