Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse-Chapter 487 - Poor and Blank

Chapter 487: Chapter 487: Poor and Blank

Chapter 487: Chapter 487: Poor and Blank

“Electrical short circuit? Isn’t your vehicle powered by gasoline?”

Ban Xiaobo asked, puzzled.

“No, our vehicle was modified in E City, it can run on gasoline or electricity, but we didn’t expect to encounter rainy weather without waterproofing measures, so it short-circuited,”

Moli explained patiently, hoping these people could lend them some gasoline.

At this moment, Lian Ze also leisurely emerged from the top of the vehicle, his gaze quickly fixed on Rong Yuan below.

“Would you let me study you?”

Lian Ze jumped down and approached Rong Yuan, asking earnestly.

Rong Yuan: “…”

“Ahem, sorry, my friend is a research fanatic, he can’t help himself when he sees someone impressive…”

Moli quickly grabbed Lian Ze and pulled him behind her, afraid he might say something outrageous, as they were in need of assistance.

“Where are you headed?” Gao Lei asked.

“We’re heading to the S City base, it’s just that we’ve run out of fuel in our vehicle, and we can’t generate electricity right now… so we were wondering if you have any spare gasoline?”

Moli asked, feeling a bit embarrassed.

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“We do have gasoline, but could you trade us some Crystal Cores for it?”

Xu Chao took out a small can of gasoline from his Space, which they had prepared for sale, though the price was not cheap.

“Crystal Core?”

Moli and Lian Ze were both stunned; they didn’t have any Crystal Cores.

Back in E City base, they never needed to use Crystal Cores; everything from food to daily necessities was provided by the research institute. Even after the institute was destroyed, someone was responsible for their meals in the makeshift laboratory.

Especially for Lian Ze, Crystal Cores were merely energy sources for use in the laboratory.

Thus, when they left E City base, neither of them thought to bring Crystal Cores, and they had killed quite a few zombies along the way, but they had simply driven over them and hadn’t bothered to mine the Crystal Cores.

Now, with someone asking, Moli realized the problem.

Seeing their similar expressions, Ban Xiaobo and the others began to wonder; after all, anyone who made it to S City base would have at least some Crystal Cores, right?

Why did these two seem clueless about what a Crystal Core was?

“You don’t have any Crystal Cores?” Xu Chao asked back.

Both of them shook their heads together.

“…”

How did they get from E City to here, then?

“No Crystal Cores is fine; when we get to the base, could you let me drive your car for a few days?”

Ban Xiaobo had already walked around the vehicle and his interest in it grew stronger.

“Of course, of course!”

Moli replied immediately, seeing no problem with it since it meant they wouldn’t die here.

Lian Ze didn’t object either, but instead stood next to Rong Yuan again, even poking Rong Yuan’s arm.

Even the usually genial Rong Yuan had never encountered someone like this, especially someone who looked at him with an almost obsessive gaze.

“Here you go, just follow us on the road,”

Xu Chao stood in front of Rong Yuan, blocking Lian Ze’s view, and passed the can of gasoline to Lian Ze.

Is this man crazy? Why is he always staring at Xiao Rong Yuan?

“Hmm,”

Lian Ze took the can of gasoline, glanced at Rong Yuan once more and then reluctantly headed back toward the vehicle.

“Sorry about that, he’s just very curious by nature, don’t take it personally,”

Moli apologized to Rong Yuan, noting that these were the people who had saved them, and besides, they were unfamiliar with the roads to S City Base and would have to follow them there later. What if Lian Ze angered these benefactors?

Xu Chao just shook his head, pulled Rong Yuan along and started digging up the Crystal Cores from the ground. Ban Xiaobo and Gao Lei, seeing this, stopped watching the vehicle and joined the two in digging up the Crystal Cores.

Along the way, Ban Xiaobo and Gao Lei were glued to the rear window, always looking at the vehicle following them. It was indeed an eye-opener; could it actually actively attack zombies?

“This is simply an invention, isn’t it?”

Gao Lei murmured.

Ban Xiaobo nodded in agreement. After getting back, he’d definitely have to check out how the vehicle was put together.

It was only when they reached the entrance to the base that Ban Xiaobo and the rest realized that the two couldn’t even afford the entry fee of a few dozen Crystal Cores.

“Those two are so strange. Could it be that they stole the car? How could they be penniless with such skills?”

Xu Chao commented on the side.

Rong Yuan also nodded thoughtfully. With one person looking helpless and the other clueless, it was indeed strange that such a duo was driving a vehicle with such strong performance.

Lian Ze, however, was staring up at the spectacular and majestic walls of the base. The construction of this base wall had reached the perfect balance of height and width; it was truly remarkable.

“A cannon might not even be able to destroy this wall,”

Lian Ze muttered in amazement.

Moli could no longer care why Lian Ze knew so much about architectural knowledge, as the other people who had been waiting at the entrance of the base for two hours had started to point and make comments about the pair.

“I’ve been here so long and I’ve never seen anyone so poor, hahaha”

“Yeah, could these two be some noble young master and young miss who sneaked out?”

“I’ve seen pitiful, but never someone who’s got it this rough, tsk tsk tsk”

“People like that probably can’t even afford to live in the slums, right?”

“…”

Mocking remarks fell directly into their ears without missing a beat, making Moli feel both ashamed and angry. How could they laugh at others like this?

“Are we really doing that poorly?”

Lian Ze asked.

“It’s all my fault, Ze. I forgot to remind you to bring some Crystal Cores before we left. Now we can’t even pay the entry fee,”

Moli began to feel like crying as she spoke.

“So Crystal Cores are used like money outside,”

Lian Ze said.

“Ze, it’s not just outside. Even in E City Base, you need Crystal Cores to buy things,”

it’s just that you never have to buy anything.

Moli answered with a cry in her voice.

In the end, it was Ban Xiaobo who couldn’t stand it and paid the entry fee of a few dozen Crystal Cores for them.

“Just let us use the car a few more days in return,”

Ban Xiaobo said helplessly to the two.

“Thank you so much, you are really good people,”

Moli cried with joy. They could finally enter the base, but she had no idea that the hardship they faced upon entering the base was only the beginning compared to what they had endured that day…

…

When Su Jin and his company arrived at S City Base, it was already evening on the same day. They were very satisfied to have reached the base before dark, even though they had been on the road all day without even stopping for lunch.

“Finally home, eh,”

Lin Cheng sighed.