Chapter 275.2: The Famous Death Corps

After giving Sun Shiqi the keys, Hooke reminded him again not to go into the city recently as the Tide had just broken out there.

When Sun Shiqi entered earlier, he had also heard from several other merchants saying that it was not safe to travel in Clearspring City recently.

After coming out of the door of the backyard, Sun Shiqi happened to see his mercenary talking with a merchant.

Seeing his boss coming out, the mercenary immediately pointed to him. "Our boss is there, you can talk to him. I don't make decisions."

Before Sun Shiqi asked, the merchant greeted him and said with a friendly smile. "Hello! My name is Zhou Nan, a merchant from Hope Town."

There were dozens, if not hundreds of places in the wasteland called Hope, Dawn, Happy, and Tomorrow. Sun Shiqi wouldn't know where he came from by the name of their town.

But judging by the man's clothes and accent, he was probably south of the Brocade River Province.

Sun Shiqi looked at him before introducing himself, "Sun Shiqi. I’m from the east... How can I help?"

Zhou Nan continued, "We're planning to go to Boulder Town, but there's a Tide outbreak there. I brought 6 guards, and counting the 2 friends I just found, it should be no problem to gather 15 people. We plan to go there as a group. I came here to ask if you plan to go there too. If yes, we can go together."

Sun Shiqi asked, "When are you leaving?"

Zhou Nan replied. "In 3 days, or if there are enough people, we may set off earlier."

Sun Shiqi thought for a while, but didn't agree right away.

The situation in the northern suburbs of Clearspring City exceeded his expectations. Although the population was not as large as Boulder Town, and it was not as prosperous, it held surprising potential.

For a businessman, everywhere was the same as long as he could make a fortune.

He planned to explore first before deciding whether to continue to Boulder Town.

He was there to buy weapons anyway. If he could buy what he wanted, why bother walking an extra 20 kilometers? He would even risk running into the Tide...

"I'm going to take a look first and then decide later."

Not surprised by his answer, the merchant named Zhou Nan shrugged helplessly. "Okay friend, anyway, I'll probably be here for the next 3 days. If you're interested, you can come to the next hotel and just tell them my name."

Sun Shiqi nodded. "Okay, I'm staying at Road Hotel. We can have dinner together tonight."

After the man left, Sun Shiqi also didn't want to waste time in the hotel.

He threw the key to the mercenary who had been with him the longest, and told him to take some worthless packages to the rooms. He brought the others along with the goods they brought with them to the trading post nearby.

Like the hotel, the trading post was also new.

There were also a few residents of the shelter there, wandering around curiously with a VM. They were wandering around to ask random questions.

Sun Shiqi could recognize them at a glance. They were exactly like those people in the Linghu Wetlands. Whether it was their demeanor and movements, it was as if they were carved out of the same mold.

Although there was a language barrier, the locals were quite respectful to them, and those blue coats were also very polite. However, some shelter residents seemed a little bit silly.

Without wasting time with those who couldn't communicate, Sun Shiqi went straight to the booth closest to the door.

The trader on duty there was a good-looking young girl. Rather than dealing with old people, he still preferred to talk to young people.

After all, not only were they more pleasing to the eye, but they were also more easily deceived.

Stopping in front of the booth, Sun Shiqi whistled to the girl in front of him and said, "I have a shipment here, but I want to see what you have first."

The young trader looked up at him and asked, "Did you come from Red River Town?"

A look of astonishment appeared on Sun Shiqi's face. "Yes, how do you know?"

The trader smiled slightly. "I guessed it. Unless, you caught those slaves behind you by yourself."

Sun Shiqi coughed dryly twice, "How is this possible..."

Seemingly realizing that her joke was not funny, the trader stopped talking nonsense and skillfully handed out a tablet. "You are here to buy weapons, right? Everything we are selling is on it. But I strongly recommend the LD-47 assault rifle. It will only cost you 200 silver coins, but it is very easy to use whether it is in the jungle, desert, or swamp. The 7x50mm full-power bullet it uses can also provide you with the firepower of a machine gun. Even if Deathclaw sees you, it will have to go around... But I'd advise you not to use it to intimidate them."

"In addition, we also provide the KV-1 exoskeleton with higher strength and lighter materials, the 20mm Light Lance from Steel Plant 81, and the 88mm mortar from Goblin Technology. If you are a big customer, we also provide Death Howling rockets and the larger caliber 37mm Kontos."

Scrolling through the tablet, Sun Shiqi asked casually, "How can I become a big customer."

The trader chuckled, "With a deposit of 1 million silver coins in the bank, they will give you a black VM, which can store and identify your information. After you wear it, as long as you are in a place with a signal, you can use it to pay.”

Sounds a bit like a Boulder Town bank card.

Sun Shiqi flipped through the list of goods, and silently calculated.

The price of a slave was around 1000 silver coins, an LD-47 only cost 200 silver coins, and a 7mm bullet cost 1 silver coin

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In other words, a slave could be traded for at least 5 assault rifles!

In Boulder Town, although the weapons were very cheap, and a Drone assault rifle only cost 150 chips, the price of slaves was also not high. According to his past experience, a slave could exchange for 2 or 3 guns at most.

It was the same for ores.

He brought 2 tons of copper ore and sulfur, tin ore, nickel ore, tungsten ore, molybdenum ore, and other rare ores in various sizes. If he shipped them to Boulder Town and exchanged them there, he would only get 2,000 to 3,000 chips at most.

In the northern suburbs, he could get at least 8,000 silver coins!

After some calculations, Sun Shiqi held his breath for a moment, his eyes flashing with silver coins... Well... It wasn’t like he had seen what they look like but it didn’t matter.

"I have 20 slaves here, and six ox loaded with goods. Name your price."

The trader asked with a smile, "Are you selling the ox as well?"

Sun Shiqi said quickly, "That's not for sale."

You must be joking.

How am I supposed to ship those weapons back if I sold them?

Although the prices they offered were quite attractive...

The trader standing in front of her booth quickly called over 2 trading post employees and asked them to take the temperatures of the slaves, examine their teeth, fingers, and toes, and weigh them.

The goods were also examined as well.

After careful inspection and weighing, the trader gave him a list of quotations.

It was a total of 29,724 silver coins, which was actually 1,000 silver coins more than Sun Shiqi's own estimate. It made him excited for a while.

"I need 100 rifles and 9,000 rounds of bullets. Just pay the rest with silver coins..." Returning the tablet to the trader, Sun Shiqi said eagerly, "How long will it take for the transaction to be completed?"

If he could ship this batch of munition that was enough to arm 100 soldiers to Red River Town, the slaveholders there would surely regard him as a benefactor!

The more he thought about it, the more he thought of making a second trip.

"At the latest, tomorrow evening, tomorrow morning at the earliest." The trader glanced at the two-headed ox behind him with a little pity, and said, "Actually, sir, if you are from Red River Town, you might as well consider our Electric Mule."

Sun Shiqi asked in a daze, "Electric Mule? What's that?"

The trader smiled slightly and explained, "The light truck produced in the north suburb industrial zone, and it has a rated load of 1.8 tons. In fact, there is no problem to overload it by 2 or 3 times. It can even easily cross a meter wide trench with rubber tracks. With the price of only 50,000 silver coins, it's simply a steal for such a great tool. Although it cannot be driven into the urban area, it is very easy to use in the wild, and we all use this model ourselves.”

"50,000?!" Sun Shiqi's eyes widened in shock, "I don't have that much money."

50 slaves for a car?

Can this be considered cheap?

The trader said with a smile, "It's 10% off right now, if you're willing to sell those 6 two-headed ox, it's definitely enough."

The ore in Red River Town was much cheaper than slaves, and the minimum denomination of the blue ticket was 1 ton, and the cost was all on transportation.

If he could use trucks to transport goods, he could make more money in ore trading than slave trading!

And there was also no risk of rebellion...

However, Sun Shiqi's mind was still clear. It was impossible for him to buy a transportation tool with all his assets. After all, he was a merchant, not a driver.

What's more, the truck would probably consume electricity. Although he didn't even know how much electricity cost, it was not cheap in Red River Town.

"Next time... I have to save some money for the business."

The trader felt a little pity, but she didn't continue to persuade Sun Shiqi. She handed over 7 bills worth 100 silver coins each and 24 silver coins to him.

"Here are 724 silver coins. Please count them carefully... Anyway, buying the truck is just my suggestion. The choice is of course yours."

What a shame.

The most profitable deal was selling trucks.