bookcurios Chapter 850: Testing
Chapter 850: Testing
Chen Futu made no comment on Lu Lu'er's careless remarks.
The world is in ruins, and people have long abandoned their sense of propriety and shame in order to survive. We should not condemn her for her reckless words.
As for relationships with women, Chen Futu admitted that Lu Luer was sexy and beautiful, but he wasn't so desperate as to want to sleep with every woman who came up to him.
Chen Futu exchanged some cooked food and bottled water for Lu Lu'er. The cooked food included dried meat and steamed buns. According to Lu Lu'er, a backpack full of food could be exchanged for at least several hundred level-one crystal cores.
Chen Futu couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. It was no different from exploiting a system bug, but the crystal cores were not produced by the system. Instead, they were obtained by exploiting the scarcity of resources and getting points from others. The system couldn't say anything about that.
The system said, "As long as you don't exploit system vulnerabilities to make deals with the system to farm points, whatever amount you get is up to your ability."
The crystal core originates from the alien entity, which is a native of the local area. Killing as many as you want is irrelevant to the system, so of course it has no objection.
For three days, Chen Futu continued to hunt, searching for higher-level mutants. Lu Lu'er had a good harvest, exchanging one thousand first-tier crystal cores in three transactions. Chen Futu directly fed Qin Xiaoman to the second-tier Boundless Realm, while Lu Lu'er also entered the third tier.
Don't underestimate this small team of three. In a real fight, Chen Futu alone is as good as a group of third-tier fighters.
On the other side, the trading market noticed a change in the situation. Some people who frequently traded there had not appeared for three days. Logically, the supplies they exchanged should not be enough to last that long. Could they have died? But surely not so many people should have died.
"Boss, something is definitely strange. I'll go find out. Could it be that they found a supply channel in Zone B?"
The man with the goatee made a promise to the two minor leaders.
The two squad leaders agreed, as they didn't believe the peasants in District B had the ability to procure supplies.
On this day, Lu Lu'er continued her business, while Chen Futu took Qin Xiaoman out.
Qin Xiaoman has reached the second tier, but she lacks combat experience. This won't do. What if he and Lu Luer are not around? If she encounters danger, she will be helpless.
"Brother Chen, I'm a little scared."
Qin Xiaoman is a rare female strategist, but also a complete combat idiot. Even as a second-tier individual, she doesn't know how to attack a lone first-tier mutant.
Chen Futu was exasperated by her bewildered state, but for her safety, he had to let her adapt. Therefore, he transformed the Heavenly Armor into a female suit of armor and gave it to her.
She was clumsily chased by a Tier 1 mutant, and in the end, she tripped and fell flat on her face, her weapon flying out of her hand.
Chen Futu sat atop the dilapidated wall, his face dark, and did not offer any assistance.
The Heavenly Armor is a product of the system, with formidable defense. Not to mention attacks from Martial Gods, even a second-tier mutant from the Boundless Realm wouldn't be able to break through its defenses. So what follows is somewhat darkly humorous.
Having lost her weapon, Qin Xiaoman was pinned to the ground and gnawed at by the ugly, cockroach-like mutated creature, but she was only biting at air. Its sharp fangs were blocked by the invisible field of the divine armor, and could not cause any damage.
Finally, Qin Xiaoman crawled a few steps while shouting, retrieved her weapon, and shakily pierced the mutated creature's head, completing the kill.
"I did it! Brother Chen, look, I did it!"
Qin Xiaoman was overjoyed. Ignoring the bloodstains on her body, she excitedly dug out the crystal core and presented it like a treasure, as if a child was waiting for praise.
Chen Futu nodded and offered her some insincere encouragement.
Qin Xiaoman was full of confidence, and it went much more smoothly for her to deal with the lone mutants. She gradually got the hang of it and was no longer so afraid.
As evening fell, Chen Futu and Qin Xiaoman returned to their residence and saw that Lu Luer had already returned. She seemed a little nervous. "Old Chen, I heard that another frenzy is about to break out."
"A frenzy? Is it a frenzy of mutants?"
"Yes, everyone is busy stockpiling supplies or forming alliances right now. It's hard for one person to withstand this kind of frenzy."
"Is it that dangerous?"
Chen Futu fell into deep thought.
The frenzy is a bit scary, but it's also the fastest way to obtain crystal cores. As long as you can hunt them on a large scale, you won't have to worry about not having enough crystal cores.
"That's what they say, but how many people can actually stop them? So don't get your hopes up about going out hunting."
Lu Lu'er seemed hesitant to speak, and Chen Futu raised an eyebrow and said, "Just say what you have to say, don't beat around the bush."
"I'd like to ask if my friend can join."
Lulu'er's expression became uneasy.
Chen Futu said, "Since you have friends, why didn't you stay with them in the first place?"
"I just met him today, so..."
“I can put them to the test. If their character is up to standard, I don’t mind.”
If Chen Futu wants to find Lizhou, he must have his own team. The Upper Realm is many times larger than the Lower Realm, and searching by one person alone is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
"How do you plan to test me?" Lu Lu'er asked curiously.
"Simple, find an empty house, put the food in, and see what their attitude is."
Chen Futu believed that nothing in this world was more alluring than resources.
The two of them then made an agreement. In the following time, Lu Luer introduced her friend's situation, saying that her best friend was named Zhuang Tian.
Qin Xiaoman remained silent throughout, but silently used her deduction technique, and then her expression changed.
After Lu Luer returned to her room after dinner, Qin Xiaoman whispered, "Brother Chen, I just did some calculations. She was in mortal danger when she went to test the waters. I foresaw her tragic end."
"Really?" Chen Futu's face darkened.
"Yes, Zhuang Tian had been watching her for a long time, observing her in secret. This time, she seized the opportunity to pretend to travel with her, but her real purpose was to find her residence, empty her belongings, and force her to reveal her supply channels. Moreover, there were seven men following her in the shadows, one of them being a third-level expert, and the rest being second-level experts. In the end, she fell into the hands of those men..."
Qin Xiaoman couldn't continue speaking.
Chen Futu said gloomily, "Don't tell her about this. She needs to learn a lesson so she knows how unpredictable people can be."
The most vulnerable thing in the apocalypse is human nature. Letting Lulu experience it firsthand will save her a lot of trouble in the future.
The following morning, Lu Lu'er excitedly set off carrying two large bags of supplies.
Chen Futu instructed Qin Xiaoman to stay at home, and then secretly followed her.
Lu Luer chose not to go to District D, but to a decent-looking house in the suburbs.
She first put the supplies away, then pretended to have lived there for a long time before going out to find Zhuang Tian.
Chen Futu did not follow, but waited patiently near the residence. About an hour later, the two women returned together, and Chen Futu also keenly noticed several figures following them in the distance.
"Hmph, the show's about to begin!"