Chapter 121 Food shortage?! (Third update, please give me a reward, please give me a monthly ticket, and please continue reading!)
Zhang Fan glanced at the man who said he wanted to exchange crystal cores for food: No. 149, King of Thunder, lv.3.
He narrowed his eyes and said, "What's the alternative?!"
King Lei was overjoyed and said quickly: "How about 10 boxes of instant noodles and two dozen bottles of water?!"
Seeing this scene, the people around them did not dare to speak loudly, and gathered together in small groups to whisper, so that Zhang Fan could not hear any secret content.
Zhang Fan touched his chin and did not rush to agree.
To be honest, there is no shortage of food. In the university town, there has been basically no shortage in the last two years.
After all, there are more than 30,000 people in their school alone, and the food reserves are very rich. After the apocalypse, there will be few living people, and any convenience store can feed a large number of people.
Moreover, this time, he only cleared two blocks on the outskirts of the city. There were convenience stores everywhere on the roadside, and there was plenty of food. It could be said that there was no shortage at all.
However, he had heard Li Yihui say before that there were many people asking for food in the Sky City!
Especially, when he entered the Sky City, he heard someone shouting for 5 boxes of water and a dozen of water to replace the crystal core.
King Lei's actions had already attracted the attention of the crowd in the middle. After discovering that Zhang Fan asked about the price, many people expressed surprise and hurriedly crowded over.
"Brother, trade with me. I only need 9 boxes of food and two dozens of water..."
"Swap with me, I'll only count your 8 boxes..."
As soon as these people came up, they directly quoted a price lower than King Lei's, which made King Lei angry and said: "What do you want to do?! I was here first!"
"Haha, King Lei, please don't take me for granted. Trading is always free!" A man with yellow hair sneered and said sarcastically.
Only then did Zhang Fan notice that among the people coming from the middle, the lowest level was level 2, and most were level 3. They were completely different from the level 1 superpowers who were whispering in the streets.
"Brother, he takes you for granted. Don't trade with him. The price I offer is absolutely fair!" The yellow-haired man who had mocked King Thunder before said with a smile on his face.
Zhang Fan couldn't help but smile in his heart, shook his head, and said: "Don't worry, I'll go over there to find out the situation..."
After saying that, he separated from everyone and walked towards the center of the street.
"Brother, what do you know about the situation? We here sincerely want to do business with you. The people inside are more powerful than us. How can we lack food..." Huang Mao stopped in front of Zhang Fan, his face filled with worry.
smile.
Zhang Fan naturally couldn't make a deal with him just because he smiled like that, so he avoided the blocking figure and walked forward.
Seeing him leave resolutely, King Lei couldn't help but sneered, looked at Huang Mao and said: "Shabi, if I trade first, the price will stop. If you come back again, then everyone can exchange for more food..."
"Fuck you, are you the kind of person who would share the benefits?!" Huang Mao replied, unwilling to be outdone.
In this city in the sky, no one can take action and can only talk.
Zhang Fan walked along the street, and as he walked further back, he found that the people he met behind were of higher levels.
Not only were there Level 2 and 3 people, he even saw a Level 4 person.
Soon, he left the street and arrived at a small square. In the center of the square was a huge basalt, similar to what he had seen on the city gate before.
The square was bustling with people, more people than on the streets before.
Moreover, what shocked Zhang Fan was that level four superpowers could be seen everywhere in this square!
So fast?!
He was a little surprised, but he could understand it. After all, after gaining the superpower, he basically stayed at school and didn't hunt mutant zombies much. Because he was afraid of death, he basically stopped hunting when his active skills were gone.
But others are different. They may appear in the center of the city. They fight their way out and encounter many mutated zombies. After all, the country is so big and there are many ruthless and fierce people.
Here, the content of the slogans is richer than on the previous streets.
"An orange-level long sword, attack 21~25, change to a set of armor, do you have..."
"I have been exchanging food for crystal cores for a long time. The highest price in the city. Come on..."
"I'm asking for a follower contract. Is there any boss willing to exchange the crystal core for it?!"
The lively scenes and cool uniforms made Zhang Fan suddenly come to the in-game trading market.
In such a place where there are as many as three and four levels, Zhang Fan's level three seems inconspicuous.
He looked around and went straight to a stall that said long-term food exchange for crystal cores.
The stall owner was a girl, a little thin, and what surprised him was that she was only level 1.
"You have been exchanging food for crystal nuclei for a long time?!"
Seeing Zhang Fan's question, the girl smiled and nodded: "Yes, do you want to change it? Five boxes of instant noodles and a dozen of water in exchange for a crystal core!"
Is it so cheap?!
Zhang Fan was a little unsure and asked: "Should you trade food with me for crystal cores, or should I trade food with you for crystal cores?"
"I'll give you food in exchange for crystal cores!" The woman was not angry and said with a smile on her face.
Zhang Fan paused and said, "Are the prices here too low? When I came in before, a man asked me to exchange 10 boxes of instant noodles for a crystal core..."
"Impossible!" the woman said with a smile: "Now is the end of the world. No one who has enough food would dare to act like this. You must have met a liar. Our price here is definitely the highest, and we can definitely supply it for a long time..."
They are indeed liars, but it is not that they want to exchange crystal cores with me, but that they want to exchange food with me.
Zhang Fan left something to think about, then wandered around and inquired about it. Only then did he realize that there were not many people who exchanged grain for crystal cores here. The woman just now was the only one who exchanged grain for a long time.
After getting to know them, Zhang Fan was able to confirm that the lives of others were indeed very difficult, especially food, which was in short supply. Moreover, behind these superpowers, they were not the only ones, but there were also a large number of ordinary survivors waiting for food.
This is indeed the case. Just like Li Yihui's previous investigation, most of the people with powers who come to the Sky City basically live in the gap between the city and the wilderness.
These places are located on the outskirts of the city and are not as densely packed with convenience stores as in the city. There is a serious shortage of food, and there is no one like Zhang Fan who can rely on Barbarian King Yi to clear out zombies on a large scale.
Most people, even if they have become superpowers, whether level three or level four, still have no choice but to hide or evade after encountering a group of zombies. No one dares to confront them head-on. That would be courting death.
Ordinary zombies are weak. If one person is caught, he will receive 1 point of forced damage. At this stage, even if the level 4 superpower user has full physical strength, he will only have 500 health points at most. He only needs a few hundred zombies to surround him.
One person can kill him with just one click. What's more, zombies always live in a mixed environment. Every wave of ordinary zombies will inevitably be mixed with mutant zombies. If you are unlucky and encounter a hidden venomous zombie, you will be killed suddenly.
Therefore, the lack of food in the overall market is a common phenomenon. The fact that there is no shortage of food in the university town like Zhang Fan and others can only be said to be a coincidence. The university town happens to be located on the outskirts of the city, between zombies and mutant beasts in the wilderness.
On the third day, the sound of artillery fire lured away most of the zombies, which made it less difficult to obtain food there.
Returning to the neighborhood, Zhang Fan didn't take the initiative to find those who wanted to exchange food, but they took the initiative to join him.
"Brother, I won't hide it from you. There is indeed one at the lowest price, but it is too low. One crystal core can only be obtained by hunting a mutated zombie. Five boxes of instant noodles are simply too little...
"
Five boxes can contain almost a hundred bags, plus a dozen of water, which is basically enough for one person to live for a month.
"Yes, there were brothers who sold in bulk before, but the price was basically around 10 boxes..."
Although this group of people disliked each other, in front of Zhang Fan, they shared the same hatred and discussed the price together.
When Zhang Fan saw this, he showed an expression like a big bad wolf and said: "Then 6 boxes of instant noodles, plus a dozen of water?!"