The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse

Chapter 491: Chapter 404: Accompanying Weapons and Ammunition

We’ll arrive in the afternoon?

“That quickly?”

“They should have everything ready on their end, just waiting for our word.”

Qi Hancai took out another map and pointed to a location, “The trade location is set at a temporary station inside the military train.”

Wu Heng glanced at the map, noting the trade spot was a temporary station.

It must have been built to avoid large mobs of zombies.

There seemed to be no issues with the trade, “Okay, I’ll go with you later.”

Qi Hancai continued to ask, “Should we bring more vehicles?”

“Five trucks will haul the skeletons; the rest will transport the food for the trade. We don’t need too many survivors; they wouldn’t be much help if they came along,” Wu Heng said indifferently.

“Understood! We’ll go down and get ready then.”

After saying that, they left the room.

Soon after, voices came through the walkie-talkie saying the convoy was ready.

Wu Heng went downstairs.

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He got into a familiar coach.

The driver was Li Yahong.

“It’s been a long time since I rode in your car!” Wu Heng sat down, his skeleton attendants following him in.

Li Yahong raised an eyebrow, “Not comfortable in Qi Hancai’s vehicle?”

Just as he was about to answer, he felt something off about the question.

“Don’t know, I feel pretty good in this one.”

Li Yahong was about to tease him some more when Qi Hancai’s order to depart came through the walkie-talkie.

Without finishing her banter, she gripped the steering wheel and the vehicle began to slowly move.

…

The station was located at a small outpost on the edge of the city.

It was empty inside, nothing left but an abandoned building.

After sending ghosts to scout, the convoy drove straight in.

The Skeleton Army took up positions with weapons spread out, encircling the entire station.

Qi Hancai came over, “Should we arrange for some people to take over this place? It would make future trades more convenient.”

Wu Heng surveyed the area, “No rush, let’s see how often we trade. If it’s frequent, we can station some skeletons here, but if it’s just once or twice, no need to bother with this place.”

“Yeah, makes sense.”

“Let’s go back to the vehicle; it’s a bit cold out here.”

“Okay.”

Around two o’clock in the afternoon.

A voice came through the vehicle’s radio.

“Calling the old factory refuge.”

Qi Hancai picked up the handset, “Go ahead!”

“We are the provincial trading team and will soon arrive at the trade location.”

“We’re already at the station. You can come straight in.”

“Received!”

Several people got out of the vehicles, Qi Hancai leading the skeletons to the platform while Wu Heng, accompanied by his personal skeleton attendant, went into a room temporarily set up.

After waiting a little while,

An exaggerated train came from afar.

Its front was fitted with a triangular ram, and its body was reinforced with exaggerated metal plates, making the whole thing look like a black serpent speeding along the tracks.

Such a train could only be threatened by Level 3 Mutant Zombies or a massive horde of zombies.

Small groups of zombies would find it hard to threaten such a behemoth.

If zombies could tear steel plates with bare hands, there’d be no survivors left.

Qi Hancai’s gaze turned intense, “No wonder it’s used for long-distance transport; it can bulldoze its way through.”

Wang Chenggang nodded in agreement, “Armed like that, it’s indeed ready for trade.”

“We could consider retrofitting our trains like this in the future.”

“Yeah.”

They spoke in hushed tones.

The train slowly pulled into the station, and several figures in down jackets stepped off.

The leader was a middle-aged man, followed by Yang Long and another sharp-eyed young man.

Just stepping out and seeing the skeletons filling the platform and the roofs of buildings,

Their expressions all changed slightly.

Their faces were filled with astonishment.

The entire platform was like a path leading to hell.

Clack, clack, clack~!

Qi Hancai quickly walked over, “Welcome provincial rescue team.”

Yang Long smiled, “This is Qi Hancai, the leader in charge of the old factory district.”

Then he introduced the middle-aged man beside him, “This is Deputy Commander Liu from the provincial rescue team.”

“Deputy Commander Liu, please come inside.”

“Yes, please.”

The middle-aged deputy commander smiled politely in response.

Together, they walked past the skeletons’ guard and headed into the station.

…

In the room.

Xiao Xiao was the first to fly back, burrowing into Wu Heng’s body, and conveyed the situation inside the train back to him.

The interior of the train was indeed like a moving fortress.

Food, supplies, and a certain amount of firearms and ammunition.

Footsteps were heard at the door.

Wu Heng let the Ghost out again to monitor the incoming train, and took a book out of the Space Ring, holding it in his hands.

The door opened, and Qi Hancai led several people in.

“This is our leader,” he gestured to another man, “from the provincial region, Deputy Commander Liu, Captain Yang Long.”

The remaining person was not introduced, as Qi Hancai was also unaware of his name or official position.

Wu Heng stood up to shake hands with them, and after they sat down, he got straight to the point, “Deputy Commander Liu, how much Gold did you bring this time?”

Deputy Commander Liu’s gaze shifted from the other person and he smiled faintly, “We have only collected about 20 kilograms of Gold.”

The amount was indeed not much.

One reason was the short time, and another might be that they were just coming to verify the authenticity.

Trading Gold for food in the apocalypse still seemed a bit exaggerated.

“That’s fine, you should know the market price. We will settle with you based on the weight when the time comes.”

“Not in a hurry,” the Deputy Commander said and asked casually, “Will this kind of exchange continue to be available?”

Wu Heng replied, “Food is the hard currency for the present. If you want to continue trading in the future, just offering Gold might be a bit unrealistic.”

The Deputy Commander’s eyebrows rose, “I heard from Captain Yang Long that there weren’t any other requirements before.”

“Entering the winter, things are naturally a bit different,” Wu Heng emphasized.

“Then, if we want to continue exchanging with you, what additional conditions would be needed?” the other party asked seriously.

“Firearms and ammunition, as well as the design blueprints for various types of military weapons. In the future, for every 10 kilograms of Gold sold to us, you must also sell the weapons or blueprints we need,” Wu Heng expressed his thoughts.

There was silence on the other side, seemingly pondering over this matter.

A few seconds later, the conversation continued, “We can sell to you. We need to discuss the quantity of firearms and ammunition, and we will provide photocopies of the blueprints to ensure accuracy.”

“Mm, approximately when can you come for the next trade?”

“We will come again within five days and will contact you in advance via radio.”

Wu Heng continued, “Next time you come, I will need machine cannons and the corresponding shells.”

The expressions of the three on the opposite side tensed, their eyes filled with surprise.

Captain Yang Long and the others had said that the city was almost reclaimed.

Then why the urgent need for so many machine cannons?

“I will fight for it. How many we can sell to you will depend on the situation,” they responded.

“Agreed!” Wu Heng accepted.

After discussing these matters,

Qi Hancai led a few people to exchange the Gold for food.

Bag after bag of white flour was loaded onto the train, the faces of the provincial rescue team members showed barely concealed excitement.

Once everything was exchanged, the train left.

Wu Heng stored away the Gold and followed the convoy back.

During the conversation, Wu Heng used ‘The Scripture of Proselytization’.

Its effect was to increase charm, making speech more persuasive, and to facilitate reaching one’s goals during negotiations.

It was unclear how much it played a role in this trade.

But indeed, the negotiation went smoother than expected, and the other side agreed to all his terms.

Even when asking for more machine cannons next time, they had only mentioned needing to discuss it.

He would see how much they could bring back next time.

Returning to the mall, Qi Hancai brought up the food issue.

Wu Heng assured her not to worry, saying he would handle it,

and then he went back to his room and returned to Gold and Silver Island.

…

Back on Gold and Silver Island.

Wu Heng took the Scripture out again and placed it on the table.

The side effect of this Special Item was that after using it, one had to atone devoutly.

Since he had used it, he had to follow the rules of the Special Item.

Otherwise, within three days, he would be cursed with a loss of speech.

After studying it for a while, he clasped his hands together and began to atone devoutly in front of the book.

In his heart, he repeated silently that he was wrong, he was wrong…

He could distinctly feel an invisible negative energy gradually fading away from his body.

It seemed that this was the correct way to do it.

After about twenty minutes, roughly the same duration as the negotiation,

all the negative energy sensation had dissipated.

He stored the book away and headed downstairs.

…

Tonight’s dinner was still quite lavish.

Sitting at the dining table, he ate and talked about the day’s affairs of the association.

Andre Willow said, “Master, the Island Master sent an invitation today, asking you to attend the ball.”

“A ball? Pirates also like to hold balls?” Wu Heng asked as he lifted his glass for a sip.

Mini chimed in, “Exactly, what kind of dance can he, a pirate, do?”

“I am not sure either,” replied Andre Willow with a shake of her head.

Wu Heng continued to ask, “Who else has received an invitation?”

“Hmm…, both the Steward and Vice-executive Xi Ligui have received one,” she replied.