Chapter 153 Strange Guy

Li Yuanhong said that he was a scavenger, which puzzled several soldiers on guard: "What is a scavenger?"

"We collect supplies everywhere, and when we have a stable base, we will stay there for two days." Li Yuanhong explained.

"You are just garbage pickers. Open your bags and see what good garbage you have picked up!" Several soldiers laughed at Li Yuanhong.

Li Yuanhong didn't care about this. He handed over the bag and opened it. Several soldiers took a look inside and saw the compressed biscuits. They didn't pay much attention to it. When they saw the instant noodles, they couldn't take their eyes away.

It took a long time before the sergeant who took the lead raised his head: "I didn't expect you to have some good stuff. Well, you are an outsider. There are two ways to enter the city. One is to use one-third of the supplies in your bag to enter the city. Tax, or you two each pay two crystal cores."

Li Yuanhong said without hesitation: "Four crystal cores, okay, let's take them out!" After saying that, Li Yuanhong took out four crystal cores from his arms and handed them to the non-commissioned officer, which made the non-commissioned officer look at Li Yuanhong with admiration. .

"Okay, you go in!" The sergeant asked Li Yuanhong to enter the city.

Li Yuanhong was a little surprised. He didn't expect to enter the city so easily and not be made difficult. Li Yuanhong put the contents back into his bag and walked towards the town.

When Li Yuanhong walked into the city, the sergeant's men gathered around him: "Boss, why don't we want the supplies in his bag?"

"What do you know? These two people are not simple. How dare you go out alone?" The sergeant looked at several of his subordinates.

"How can we do that?" These soldiers shook their heads like rattles.

"In addition, these people can easily take out the crystal core and the instant noodles that are now rare treasures. We can't wait to get any benefits from establishing a good relationship with them in the future. If you offend them now, there will be no way to make money in the future. Got it!" said the sergeant.

"You're still very discerning. It seems like you guys are doing the right thing." Several people began to flatter him.

Li Yuanhong and the guards walked into the city gate, and then they saw clearly that the city gate was six or seven meters wide, which showed that the city wall was very thick. I guess zombies couldn't easily break through here, but I didn't know if this was the troop I was looking for, so I could only enter. I've been asking around town.

When Li Yuanhong stepped into the city gate, a messy scene appeared in front of him. There were privately built houses and shacks built with tents everywhere. There was garbage everywhere on the road, and there were many unkempt and shabby people squatting at the door. Use firewood to cook. There was almost no rice in their pots, and they were full of wild vegetables. It seemed that those who had left the city had gone up to the mountains to pick wild vegetables, but the wild vegetable soup didn't seem to have any salt at all.

After walking all the way, most people were like this. Everyone was numb. Everyone was like a robot, stiffly cooking and eating. After walking all the way, Li Yuanhong almost didn't hear the voices of children. After walking for a long time, the messy environment changed. The originally dirty and messy environment disappeared, followed by neat streets. On both sides of the streets were large residential buildings. Occasionally, you could see lights inside the buildings. , but the light is not an electric light, it should be candlelight or kerosene lamp or the like. However, being able to see light here is considered a luxury. In the periphery, there is almost only firelight for cooking. As he walked forward, Li Yuanhong also saw several restaurants and a hotel. The entrance of the hotel was very deserted, but the hotel was bustling with people, and there were many women in scantily clad clothes soliciting business in front of the hotel. He knew these women without asking. What does it do.

Seeing this, Li Yuanhong jokingly asked the guard: "Brother Wei, you see those girls are very nice, do you want to go and make out with them!"

The guard rolled his eyes at Li Yuanhong, and then said sternly: "If you want to go, just go. I won't stop you, but I will definitely tell my master everything."

"It's boring. I can't even make a joke. Okay, let's stay in the hotel first, and then we can decide the next step." Seeing that the guard was like a piece of wood, Li Yuanhong stopped joking. His old naughty father-in-law , how could you teach such a rigid apprentice?

Li Yuanhong and the guard came to the hotel and saw a candle burning at the counter. The candle's shadow swayed and illuminated a dark figure lying on the counter. I guess it was the shopkeeper who fell asleep here because there were no customers.

Li Yuanhong walked to the counter and patted the counter. The man lying on the counter suddenly woke up, raised his head and looked around. When he saw Li Yuanhong and the guard, he rubbed his eyes and said, "What's going on?"

"We want to stay in a hotel!" Li Yuanhong said.

"Staying in a hotel?" After hearing this, the young man looked at Li Yuanhong carefully. When he saw Li Yuanhong's attire, he asked uncertainly: "You want to stay in a hotel? It costs ten crystal cores to stay one night. Everyone!”

"Oh, that means there are twenty crystal nuclei for two people, right?" Li Yuanhong asked.

"Yes!" the clerk replied.

"So what does the store offer?"

"There is only a bed to sleep on. If you want to wash up, there is no way to provide it here. You need to go to the bathhouse opposite. If you want to eat, you also need to go to the restaurant outside." The boy said impatiently.

"Okay, then give us a standard room." Li Yuanhong said.

After hearing Li Yuanhong's words, the boy was stunned for a moment, looked at Li Yuanhong carefully, and then said: "Pay the store first!"

Li Yuanhong took out one or two second-order crystal nuclei from his arms and handed them over. The boy took the crystal core and looked at it with the help of candlelight. After confirming that it was genuine, he picked up the candlestick on the table and walked out of the counter. Then he said to Li Yuanhong: "Follow me!" Then he led the way inward. Go.

Li Yuanhong and the guard followed the young man. The young man asked as he walked: "Where are you from?"

"We are scavengers from outside. We happened to be scavenging nearby. We saw a gathering place here, so we came to take a look. By the way, who established the gathering place here?" Li Yuanhong asked.

"Oh, most of the survivors here fled from nearby towns. Some of them came from Yanjing. This place is controlled by the Yanjing army, so you must be honest, otherwise those soldiers will be merciless. ." said the boy.

"Oh? It's a gathering place established by the army. That's great. The security here should be very good, and it should be very safe!" Li Yuanhong pretended to be very happy.

After listening to Li Yuanhong's words, the boy turned around and glanced at Li Yuanhong like an idiot. This glance was just a slight glance and he turned his head away. Moreover, it was in the dark. Most people would not pay much attention to it, but Li Yuanhong learned Through the magic of the Eye of Truth, the little boy's action did not escape Li Yuanhong's eyes.

"If you have nothing to do at night, just stay in the store and don't worry about anything going on outside. Okay, your room is here. There are no candles in the room. If you want a light, you need to pay extra." The boy opened a There are only two beds inside the door. The beds are neatly covered with sheets and bedding. There are no unacceptable dirty things. Apart from that, there is nothing else. If this was placed before the end of the world, It is estimated that this kind of environment can only be found in remote mountain villages, but now that it is the end of the world, this is already a luxurious environment.

"Okay, this is your room. Don't make the bed dirty when you sleep, otherwise you will be fined tomorrow." The young man is like a money addict, and he always talks about money.

"Okay, I understand!" Li Yuanhong took the room key handed over by the boy with a smile.

When the boy turned around and was about to leave, Li Yuanhong suddenly asked: "Excuse me, is there a place to eat here? I mean a small cheap restaurant. Where else can there be a market? It's the kind of free-trade street stall market." Li Yuanhong asked.

"The cheaper restaurant is in our back street, but it's a bit chaotic at night. The free market is at the end of that back street. There's a small square there, but it's late now, so all the stalls should have been closed." After the boy answered, Turned around and left.

Looking at the young boy's back, Li Yuanhong showed an intriguing smile on his face.

At this time, the guard walked up to Li Yuanhong and asked softly: "Brother Li..."

Li Yuanhong quickly corrected him: "My surname is Jia!"

The guard hurriedly shouted: "I say Li...Brother Jia, do you think there is something wrong with this little guy?"

"Let's go back to the house and talk." Li Yuanhong said, walked into the room, and then closed the door, but did not lock it.

After entering the room, the guard wanted to speak. Li Yuanhong made a silent gesture, then asked the guard to retreat into the room, pretending to be ready to rest, while Li Yuanhong counted ten at the door, and then suddenly opened the door. When I opened the door, I saw the little boy listening to something with his ears pricked up.

The door was suddenly opened, and the young man was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately reacted and said quickly: "Oh, guest, why do you want to go out?"

"Yeah, we're not going to go out to find a place to eat. What do you want?" Li Yuanhong looked at the guy with a smile.

"Oh, I'm here to ask if you need anything else, water or something!" the boy replied.

"No, let's go out and solve it ourselves later. I'm afraid the water here isn't free!" Li Yuanhong joked.

The young man laughed awkwardly twice, and then said: "In that case, I won't disturb you two anymore, and I will go back first." After that, the young man turned around and walked out again.

When Li Yuanhong saw the boy disappear, he closed the door, walked to the guard, and said in a low voice: "This time, you know if there is anything wrong with this boy!"

The guard extended his thumb to show Li Yuanhong, and then asked in a low voice: "What should we do next?"

"Didn't I just say that we are going out to eat!" Li Yuanhong said.

"Do you really want to go out to eat?" the guard said reluctantly. He has been struggling in the apocalypse for almost two years, so he naturally understands the suffering in the apocalypse. Although there are restaurants outside, only God knows what he can eat.

"Let's go, stop talking nonsense. If we don't go out, wouldn't that be a slap in the guy's face? Besides, we still have to go out to inquire about news!" Li Yuanhong whispered.

After a while, the two people walked out of the room, went downstairs, and went straight to the back street that the young man said. As soon as Li Yuanhong and others went out, the young man quickly slipped upstairs, opened Li Yuanhong's room, and carefully After searching Li Yuanhong's backpack, he found that there were only compressed biscuits and instant noodles in it. The boy was a little confused. However, in order to prevent Li Yuanhong from coming back suddenly, the boy quickly exited the room and returned to the front desk.

Li Yuanhong and the guard walked to the back street. As expected, it was a lot more chaotic here. There were all kinds of people, but most of the people here were not well-dressed. There were also many street girls here. They are constantly soliciting business, and the prices are not very high. Some only need two or three crystal cores to stay overnight.

Of course, Li Yuanhong will not focus on this. He wants to find a place where he can get the news. Generally, a tavern is the most suitable place for this kind of place. However, in the end of the world, wine has become an extremely scarce luxury product, so there are The probability of being in a bar was not very high, but after walking a few steps, he heard noisy voices at the end of the street. Li Yuanhong relied on his eyesight of truth to discover that the place where the noise was was actually a bar.