Cindy's driving skills are really not bad. When she heard Spencer's shout, she actually turned the car over while driving at high speed.
You must know that you are driving in a wilderness full of ice and snow. If you are not careful, your car will crash and someone will be killed.
Qu Jianlei stood in the carriage and was thrown away again.
Fortunately, he noticed Xue'er's abnormality immediately and firmly controlled the balance of his body.
The turning radius of a light truck is not very large, no more than a hundred meters, which is quite rare on snow.
Then he asked loudly, "What's going on?"
"Someone's interested!" Spencer replied loudly, "I guess he's being targeted!"
"Fuck!" Qu Jianlei couldn't help but curse, "Why is this kind of bullshit happening everywhere?"
Then he jumped up with a low body, turned around in the air, and firmly grabbed the Gauss machine gun behind the truck body.
The modified light truck also has two on-board machine guns, but the latter machine gun has been somewhat damaged.
The machine gun frame is twisted and twisted by the bloody snake, and the rotation is not very flexible, but it is definitely better than nothing.
Then he squinted his eyes and looked behind the car, trying to see clearly what was going on.
However, the wind was freezing and the wheels picked up large amounts of snow, making it difficult to see what was going on behind.
But within a few seconds, a loudspeaker shouted from behind.
"Stop that car! We just want to buy mutated beast meat. We are surrounded by our people. I advise you not to make a mistake!"
"What the hell," Qu Jianlei muttered in a low voice, but he didn't even think about scolding him.
He doesn't mind a collision with the other party, but the damage to the vehicle is currently relatively serious, and the number of people on his side is relatively small.
In wild encounters under bad weather, the numerical advantage will be greatly amplified.
In fact, he was more worried about what kind of trap the other party had, because he was good at this himself and knew the consequences of doing calculations mentally and unintentionally.
As for questioning the other party's origin, that really makes no sense.
If the other party is very strong, you are asking for trouble!
The key is, who can be sure that the name given by the other party is true?
However, the next moment, a series of machine gun shots rang out, and the other party actually fired at them.
"Slow down!" Qu Jianlei shouted.
Visibility was not high in the wind and snow, but he could still see the general direction along the gun flames, and he had to slow down if he wanted to fight back.
Cindy slowed down without hesitation, and before the car stopped, Hua Xiezi climbed from the cab into the body of the car.
Qu Jianlei turned to look at her, "Why are you joining in the fun?"
"Give me the vehicle-mounted machine gun," Hua Xingzi said without hesitation, "You use the individual machine gun."
The individual machine gun was slightly less powerful, but required a stronger body. She felt that Krishna's physique was more suitable.
Qu Jianlei didn't argue with her, moved away from her, and warned, "Be careful."
In this kind of weather, coupled with the snow particles picked up by the wheels, it is not easy for the opponent to hit them, but it is still dangerous.
Hua Scorpion put on gloves, picked up the handle of the gun, and shouted loudly, "We must fight back hard...be careful of an ambush!"
It's not that she's not afraid of death, it's that she can't hesitate at this time. If she just runs away without fighting back, it will embolden the opponent's arrogance.
The next moment, two machine guns spit out tongues of fire crazily, and Cindy didn't stop, just slowed down.
As long as you slow down, some snow particles will be thrown up, and the accuracy of the two machine guns will be greatly improved.
After a while of crazy output, the two gradually found the feeling, and the more they played, the more accurate they became.
The two machine guns on the opposite side are a little worse. One is really bad at shooting, and the other is... reluctant to give up ammunition.
The reason why they took the initiative to attack was because they saw the other party trying to run away, with the main purpose of intimidation.
The ambushers really didn't expect much damage, so they didn't want to spend too much ammunition.
As a result, their firepower was gradually suppressed.
"Damn it," a machine gunner hiding behind the ice wall couldn't help complaining, "don't they have to pay for their ammunition?"
"Yes, if you leave some mutated beasts behind, you can buy a road." The robber naturally had the logic of a robber, "How much money does this cost?"
Qu Jianlei and the two fired ammunition worth almost three hundred silver dollars, and the truck drove another kilometer before stopping.
This amount of ammunition was almost half of what they used to deal with the Frost Wolves.
When he heard the sound of machine gunfire stop, Spencer, who had been looking back, breathed a sigh of relief, "What a luxury."
"Hmph," Cindy snorted disapprovingly, "shouldn't we beat these people hard?"
"It's a fight of spirits, a fight of spirits," Spencer shook his head sadly, "It's all about money."
Cindy gave him a very disdainful look, "With this situation, no wonder you are so downtrodden...Boss, do you want to turn around?"
She raised her voice in the second half of the sentence, actually wanting to turn around and retaliate.
"No need," Qu Jianlei saw that the opponent no longer fought back and walked to the side of the carriage, "What if they have set a trap?"
Cindy thought about it and asked, "Then I speeded up?"
"Don't go too fast," Qu Jianlei hung the individual machine gun on the lock of the truck body and fired the machine gun in front.
Hua Scorpion, on the other hand, was still holding onto the machine gun at the back of the car, watching the surroundings vigilantly.
They are ready to fight back at any time, and of course they don't want to drive too fast.
But Spencer was still nagging, "Throw some garbage to those vultures and the matter will be solved."
Cindy couldn't help but yell at him again, "Why?"
Qu Jianlei heard this and spoke out, "Spencer, find out who ambushed us...I'll give you fifty silver dollars."
Spencer's face dropped, but he became more energetic after hearing the second half of the sentence.
However, in the end, he sighed depressedly, "Fifty silver dollars...it's hard to check."
"It's time for you to show your worth," Qu Jianlei said coldly.
When Cai Cao first inquired about the information, he was very happy to give money, but he really couldn't do this to this old liar.
Cindy glanced at Spencer, "Don't you have anyone who monopolizes the mutated animal meat market?"
"Really not," Spencer shook his head, "Even people from Zhou Liu can't do it...all the outsiders are hunters."
People in Zeuliu have a high self-esteem, but this comes from a heartfelt sense of superiority. They rarely fight against barbarians.
Cindy replied simply, "I don't believe it."
Spencer curled his lips dejectedly, "There are some teams that will make small-scale acquisitions, but there are really no large-scale monopolies."
Cindy answered simply, "Then just look in this direction, don't let us think you are useless."
Spencer muttered with dissatisfaction, "Xue'er discovered their ambush, it can be considered a meritorious service..."
I don’t know whether the other party was frightened by the powerful firepower, or whether there was really no other ambush, and nothing happened later.
Four people and one dog circled the ice field and returned to the Zhouliu settlement.
There was no rush to deal with the mutated beast for the time being. Qu Jianlei first opened the repair materials and prepared to repair the car.
The weather is really not suitable for repairing cars in the yard, but I have no choice but to make do with it.
Once it is driven out for repairs, the various scars and bullet holes on the car will tell everyone what happened.
I was attacked from the rear of the car, but I wasn't worried about people knowing. There were too many battles here.
In fact, it didn't matter to him even if he was recognized by the group of people blocking the road.
But if a vehicle is used to fight B-class mutant beasts and it can still come back after being injured like this, the rewards can be imagined.
Qu Jianlei has always been reluctant to be noticed by others.
Then a new problem arose. There were not many silver dollars left, and there were still banknotes of less than two thousand, but the banknotes... really became less and less as they were used.
I have to rent some more books soon, and I also need to replenish my ammunition. If I don’t think of a solution, I will really be stretched thin.
Hua Xiezi was quite aware of the team's financial situation and couldn't help but ask Qu Jianlei, "Do you regret firing so much ammunition?"
Qu Jianlei shook his head, "At least it's fun. Let's use the banknote next."
"It's indeed a pleasure," Hua Scorpion nodded. What adventurer wouldn't want to settle a grudge? "But with a banknote?"
"If the old doesn't go, the new won't come," Qu Jianlei replied casually, "the pattern should be bigger."
When Cindy and the others went out to purchase materials, Geng Shougong came again.
He was a little stunned when he saw the corpses of the iron-eating rat and the white-bellied blood-threaded snake in the yard, "You...you beat them?"
"It's a fluke," Qu Jianlei replied lightly, "Did you bring the book?"
Geng Shougong did bring another two hundred books, but he became more and more curious, "Is it faster this time?"
"Knowledge is something that you always pick up faster and faster," Qu Jianlei smiled.
This hunting was very tiring, but his reading speed improved a lot.
Geng Shoufong accepts this explanation. In fact, there are many repeated knowledge points in most books.
When he saw the other party taking out a banknote to pay the rent, he was a little surprised, "Do you need a banknote now?"
Then he looked at the mutated beast's body again and nodded thoughtfully, "No wonder you don't care about the maintenance engineer's work."
"It's harmful, don't mention it," Qu Jianlei said, feeling a little depressed, "I often encounter some unhappy things."
Geng Shougong was not surprised at all by his words. He smiled and asked, "Then why do you take such a risk?"
"This is life," Qu Jianlei replied calmly.
Well, Geng Shougong didn't bother to argue with him, "Are these mutant beasts for sale?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Cindy, her daughter, and Spencer came back from purchasing materials.
Qu Jianlei waved his hand, "You can talk to them, I'm not interested in such trivial matters."
Geng Shougong couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard this: You are doing big things, but I am only qualified to talk about small things?
He is responsible for the maintenance engineer assessment of the entire Zhouliu settlement, and is one of the most important figures in the settlement.
However, although he has great power, he is not rich in money, so he publishes books to subsidize the funds.
Of course, this is also the amazing potential shown by Qu Jianlei, otherwise he would not break this example.
In any case, such a large number of mutated beasts are not suitable for people under the skin to negotiate prices, and they are worthy of his calculation.
It seems that there are many hunters in Zeulu, but a considerable part of the prey will not stay in Zeulu.
Chapter 88: Alert (fourth update)
When Geng Shougong was bargaining with Cindy, there were some twists and turns.
Cindy thought that the price offered by the other party was good. After all, he was from the city and had considerable status.
But when it came to the transaction, there were differences, and Geng Shougong actually wanted to pay with a banknote issued by Zhou Liu.
Cindy simply refused. Not only were the banknotes issued in the settlement not very versatile, they would also be discounted when converting them.
She said that if you insist on using this kind of banknote to settle the bill, you can only calculate the price at a 50% discount.
Geng Shougong couldn't bear it when he heard this. He said that he would give you a discount of 10% at most, and there would never be any further reduction.
Each settlement in Zhouzi District will issue its own banknotes, and the actual purchasing power will be discounted, but the discount rate is different.
For example, the silver notes issued by Zhou San where Cindy is located are calculated at a 30% discount on silver dollars around settlements.
Zhou Liu also has these problems, but Geng Shougong is also proud to be a Zhou Liu person, saying that our banknotes are valuable.
10% off is already my last level of tolerance, and you actually want to give me 50% off... Who are you looking down on?
But Cindy is also very persistent, so just pay in silver dollars, we don't accept cash checks.
"Not accepting cash...is disrespectful to Zhou Liu," the old liar added leisurely beside him. He was also from Zhou Liu.
Hua Scorpion couldn't stand it anymore, "Mr. Geng, you can take out the energy block banknote you just collected."
Geng Shougong couldn't help but roll his eyes. Do you think I'm stupid?
The real value of the Zhouliu silver note is not a matter of debate for the time being. The key is that it can only be circulated locally.
In other residential areas, Zhou Liu's bank notes may not be unusable, but their value will definitely be greatly reduced.
The energy block banknotes are universal in the entire Zhouzi settlement area, and there is no discount at all. This is the real hard currency.
In the Zhouliu settlement area, it was more useful than the local silver coins. How could Geng Shougong spend it again?
So he can only say that it is 10% off and it will not get any lower. If you don’t agree with it, then I will have to find someone to come and argue.
But Hua Scorpion is not new to the world: If you are like this, then we will not sell these mutated beasts to you.
Geng Shougong was really furious when he heard this, "Do you still want to rent this book?"
"Huh?" Qu Jianlei finally became impatient with their noise and asked me if I wanted to rent a book?
"Isn't this over yet? Let's keep it this way from now on. Those who want to do business with us can only do so with energy block silver notes."
"This is Zhou Liu!" Geng Shougong was so angry that his nose was not a nose and his eyes were not eyes.
At this moment, he had long forgotten that the other party was the person he wanted to win over, "You actually don't recognize the currency here?"
"How rare, I have always used energy block banknotes to trade," Qu Jianlei answered casually.
"If you use other currencies to buy my things, who can control whether I sell them or not?"
Geng Shougong finally fell silent. Strictly speaking, even the silver coins were privately minted currencies of each family.
The energy block banknote directly anchors the energy block, no wonder it is so strong.
After a long time, he sighed and said, "Then use silver dollars?"
Qu Jianlei said nothing, but Hua Xiezi snorted, "Wouldn't it be over if I said this earlier?"
The corpse of the B-class mutant beast was sold for 1,300 silver dollars, and it cost more than 600 before and after repairing the car, and replenished the ammunition with 400 silver dollars.
This time's income is not much better than last time, and the profit is only enough for Qu Jianlei to read books.
But there's nothing I can do about it. Hunting is like this, it depends on luck, and your team isn't strong enough.
Because he had to repair his car, Qu Jianlei stayed at home for twenty days before starting his third hunt.
During this hunt, he directly targeted the A-level mutant beast Snow Hidden Leopard.
The Snow Leopard is very good at concealing its whereabouts, its movements are extremely fast and its combat effectiveness is extremely strong, either alone or with others.
The companionship depends on the situation. Anyway, usually, there will be no more than four Snow Leopards traveling together.
The most important thing is that this guy's meat is edible even though the taste is mediocre, and the fur is very expensive and the bones are even more expensive.
When he heard that he was going to hunt the Snow Leopard, Spencer couldn't bear it anymore, "I give up, or you can kill me now."
"You can give up, Xue'er has to follow," Hua Xiezi said without hesitation, "It works."
The Snow Mastiff's combat power and group level are much lower than the Snow Leopard's.
But the good thing is that the Snow Mastiff has a very high IQ and is not too suppressed by nature's rank, so it can easily spot the Snow Leopard.
So when large groups go out, they usually bring multiple snow mastiffs with them.
Spencer couldn't refuse. He and Cher did have a deep relationship, but he didn't rent Cher out before, mainly because he was afraid that he would not be able to repay the loan.
Now that Hua Xiezi wants to borrow the money, there is no reason for him not to agree to take care of food, drink, and housing, since he is still in his home.
As for Xueer's possible accident, there is really no need to worry about it.
Every life in the wasteland is both strong and fragile. As long as it doesn't die due to conspiracy, there is nothing to regret.
Then Qu Jianlei looked at Cindy, "The danger is great, how about... you stay?"
Although she is a woman, she really deserves to be called an experienced driver, and her driving skills are so high that they are probably even worse than those of a scorpion.
But Cindy shook her head and said, "Let's go together, but if we hunt the Snow Leopard, I will take half of it."
What she is most worried about is her daughter. If Spencer and Xueer both stay, she will not dare to leave.
But if only Spencer was here, she believed Claire would not suffer any loss.
In this case, she also wanted to fight against the A-level mutant beasts, and even asked for a share.
In fact, the panda boss has never treated her badly when it comes to spending money, but she still wants to save some money.
This was a gamble with her life, and she didn't think her conditions were excessive.
"Then let's go," Qu Jianlei raised his chin, "There will definitely be a share. If you can hunt with your own hands, it will definitely be more than half."
As the off-road truck drove away, Claire turned to look at Spencer, pulled out the laser pistol from her waist and pointed it at him.
"Go into your room...I'll count to three!"
"Why don't you do this? I'm already old," Spencer said with helplessness on his face, "Be careful of misfires."
"Huh?" Claire rolled her eyes and turned on the safety, "Killing people by accident...it doesn't seem like killing someone?"
"Okay, I know you are less than fifteen years old," Spencer sighed helplessly, turned and walked towards the room...
Qu Jianlei and the others drove in the wilderness for three days and three nights when they came across a convoy of three cars.
Cindy has good eyes, "Boss, it's the one who repairs the robotic arm. He seems to have recognized us."
"Ignore him," Qu Jianlei replied disapprovingly, "I have repaired it and he has paid for it, so what else is there to do with him?"
Mainly because that woman was really annoying. He didn't want to care about her, but he couldn't let go of her completely.
The vehicle continued to move forward, but it never occurred to me that three cars on the opposite side turned around and chased after me, honking their horns non-stop.
Cindy slowed down and Qu Jianlei directly fired the machine gun behind the truck.
Hua Xingzi picked up the individual machine gun and fired a burst into the sky.
The meaning is already obvious: enough is enough, otherwise you will suffer the consequences.
Then a loudspeaker sounded, "Is that Master Panda in front? Please stay, where are you going?"
Qu Jianlei also used the tweeter on the car in the wasteland. This thing is much more common than the handheld radio.
"Meeting each other in the wilderness is a fate. The wind and snow are dangerous, so everyone should cherish it!"
The three chasing cars slowed down, and the sturdy man couldn't help but complain, "Girl Guoer, you did a good job!"
When the woman next to him heard this, she couldn't help but said coldly, "Many adventurers are stupid. Is it wrong to be careful?"
"Alas," the stout man sighed.
The reason why he has been able to tolerate Guo'er is because although she acts recklessly, she always considers the group.
The man used the loudspeaker and said, "The mechanical arm repaired by Master is really useful. We are here to hunt mutant beasts..."
"Heart Moon Bear and Snow Hidden Leopard, Master, do you want your team to go? If you are interested, you can form a team!"
Qu Jianlei also replied, "We are just passing by, don't think too much."
People we once knew just passed by each other.
The Snow Hidden Leopard was really hard to find. Ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and Qu Jianlei and the others still couldn't find the Snow Hidden Leopard.
There is no need to squat, the main energy is spent on running back and forth, which consumes a lot of fuel.
There weren't many fights, but because there were too many roads to run around, if you encountered suitable prey on the way, you would kill it.
That night, they chose a sheltered place and dug an underground cave to rest.
When Xueer rested until midnight, she stood up on one of her front legs, shook her head, and made a low "Woo" sound from her mouth.
Qu Jianlei, who was meditating, suddenly opened his eyes and asked with his eyes, "Is it the Snow Hidden Leopard?"
Xueer nodded, this guy is really not that smart.
It's actually not easy to find a suitable place to dig a hole in the wild. It's rare to have a comfortable rest, but something happened.
Qu Jianlei lightly kicked the flower scorpion and climbed up quietly.
At this time, Hua Xiezi, who woke up, stretched out his hand and pushed Cindy awake.
Cindy slept soundly. After waking up, she got used to it, and the two of them had climbed out of the hole.
Xue'er just looked in a certain direction and stopped making any sound. Qu Jianlei and Hua Xiezi took out their night vision goggles to watch.
About two kilometers away, there were three white shadows walking slowly.
Although they couldn't see clearly, they could still tell that they were three adult Snow Leopards.
"Three..." Qu Jianlei lowered his voice and spoke, "I'll give you the sniper rifle. Can you kill one?"
Hua Xiezi hesitated and said, "The night vision effect is really bad. I can be more confident during the day."
The Snow Leopard is not only good at stealth, but also extremely fast. Its fur is not particularly strong, but it is also difficult to kill with one shot.
This time the three of them went out and rented a laser sniper rifle.
But even a sniper rifle must aim at vulnerable places such as the eyes in order to kill with one hit.
Hua Scorpion is fairly confident in his marksmanship, but hitting an eye from two kilometers away is not that difficult.
As long as one shot fails to hit the vital point, it is basically impossible to use a sniper rifle for the second shot.
(The fourth update is here, please ask for monthly tickets and follow-up orders. From tomorrow on, additional updates will be in the evening.)