NOVEL NEXT Chapter 366 - 173: Betting_1
Chapter 366: Chapter 173: Betting_1
“How about we go together?”
Upon hearing Yang Changhong’s words, her subordinates, who had been somewhat displeased, were stunned for a moment before their expressions changed to ones of anticipation!
If Wang Tao and his two companions were outsiders, they would definitely be unhappy. After all, Wang Tao had beaten up their people and taken their boss’s belongings.
But if Wang Tao and his team were allies, that would be a different story—this was a Level 2 Ability User!
“Oh, along the way?”
Wang Tao glanced at Yang Changhong and the group of survivors, feeling that they didn’t seem to be deceiving him; it really appeared they were heading the same way.
“Yes, we are also going to Zijing City. We are all survivors struggling to live in the apocalypse, stronger together since we’re on the same path. Why not travel together?”
Yang Changhong spoke with great enthusiasm.
“I’m ready to leave right now…”
Now that he had a car, Wang Tao wanted to get to Zijing City as soon as possible for the wilderness held many mysterious creatures, and every additional minute there increased the danger.
Yang Changhong immediately replied:
“It’s a coincidence, so are we!”
Wang Tao was somewhat puzzled.
“Aren’t you going to pack up your things?”
Yang Changhong pointed at her convoy:
“We don’t have a camp, the vehicles are our camp. You could say we are ‘apocalypse nomads’…”
Upon hearing this, Wang Tao came to a realization.
No wonder their vehicles were loaded with so many supplies; Wang Tao had thought these were scavenged by them that very day. He even thought Yang Changhong was particularly lucky to have found so much food in one morning—turns out they had no fixed residence but were constantly on the move in the apocalypse, like a nomadic tribe.
There were indeed many advantages to this lifestyle, such as not having to worry about their base being besieged by a large number of zombies, not having to consider the development of a base, and not being restricted by geographic location, and so on.
Of course, the “nomadic” lifestyle had a significant disadvantage: the group could not grow too large.
After all, with a larger number of people, there would definitely be many who’d want to settle down, and a larger group also meant less mobility.
“What do you think, Mr. Wang?”
Yang Changhong looked at Wang Tao with eager eyes.
Having a Second-order Superpower Owner join them, even temporarily, would at least double their security factor!
As for the character of Wang Tao and his companions, that was hard to gauge, but Yang Changhong firmly believed that relationships maintained by mutual interest were the most stable. She felt that both she and Wang Tao were in a position where they needed each other, and under such circumstances, nobody would do anything foolish.
Thus, for her own sake, as well as for her subordinates, she tried her best to extend the invitation.
“Okay.”
After a brief contemplation, Wang Tao nodded.
As Yang Changhong had said, there was indeed strength in numbers. These people might not be powerful, but they were sharp-eyed. If any danger arose, at least they could serve as human alarm sirens.
Moreover, Wang Tao was curious about other areas. Seeing as how Yang Changhong and her group had obviously traveled to many places, perhaps he could get some information from her.
“Welcome Mr. Wang to our team! I believe you won’t be disappointed!”
Yang Changhong laughed heartily, shook hands again with Wang Tao, and then looked at Xu Xiaojun and Jiang Shixue, asking:
“How should I address these two?”
“Xu Xiaojun.”
Xu Xiaojun scratched his head and said.
These two groups, initially at an impasse, had suddenly become allies, and Xu Xiaojun was still a bit unaccustomed to it.
“Nice to meet you, Mr. Xu.”
Yang Changhong was still very polite.
Jiang Shixue didn’t speak but looked at Wang Tao.
“Her name is Jiang Shixue, my sister. She’s a bit socially awkward and doesn’t like to talk much.”
Wang Tao explained.
“Jiang Shixue… what a lovely name, as beautiful as the person herself!”
Yang Changhong thought of her own sister, her gaze becoming somewhat nostalgic.
But she quickly snapped out of it and announced to the others:
“Get in the cars, we’re heading to Zijing City! Oh, right—”
Yang Changhong looked back at Wang Tao.
“Your car has a radio; we can communicate directly if there’s any trouble. You have a radio of your own, right? Let’s synchronize…”
Soon, the eight vehicles left the small town one after another and continued westward along the national highway.
In the biggest off-road vehicle, Xu Xiaojun was driving, while Wang Tao and Jiang Shixue sat in the back.
The three of them didn’t have much luggage, and the space inside the car was generous, so Wang Tao reclined the back seat to lie down for a while. Jiang Shixue, rather attached to Wang Tao, laid down with him.
Xu Xiaojun naturally became the driver, but he was content, as this was the most luxurious car he had ever driven—it was said to be worth over a million!
Just then, the radio inside the car suddenly crackled to life.
“Mr. Wang, are you there? This is Yang Changhong.”
“What’s up?”
Wang Tao asked, still lying down.
“Mr. Wang, do you know what kind of energy source is needed to use this Crystal Core Synthesizer?”
Yang Changhong’s tone revealed no clear emotion.
“I know, it needs a hefty amount of electricity to power the Crystal Core Synthesizer,”
Wang Tao replied directly.
“…”
Then he seemed to hear a deep breath being taken.
In another, even more luxurious off-road vehicle, Yang Changhong’s chest heaved with heavy breaths.
For a constantly moving group like theirs, energy was what they lacked most, especially electrical power. All she had was a gasoline generator and a few solar panels, and the electricity they generated was stored in several batteries. But that little amount of electricity was nowhere near enough to power the Crystal Core Synthesizer!
She had paid a high price for that synthesizer, but it turned out to be useless… Yang Changhong was close to raging with frustration.