Armed Train in the Apocalypse

Chapter 70: Chapter 69: D-Rank Squad

Upon hearing Su Huan’s voice, Lu Xiao’s expression slightly changed, and he straightened up.

Su Huan came in first, followed by Lao San who had gone to find him.

After glancing at the wounds of several injured people, Su Huan frowned slightly, ”Is this... did you encounter an earth dragon?”

Lu Xiao silently noted down this name in his mind and said in a deep voice, ”Unlucky, we were attacked by something that drilled out from underground while picking that onion-like mutant plant, two people were bitten to death on the spot, three were injured, and two others panicked and ran away, probably never coming back. As for the rest, they’re not my people.”

”Not your people, huh...” Su Huan searched the crowd with his eyes, didn’t see the woman he was looking for, and was a bit disappointed.

He walked over and patted Lin Xia on the shoulder and said blandly, ”A simple bandage will do, medical resources need to be exchanged.”

Lu Xiao frowned, ”Do we also have to pay for helping you pick plants?”

Su Huan shook his finger seriously, ”You need to understand, you are working for me, and they are working for you. As their team captain, you should decide whether to abandon this portion of the team or exchange for the corresponding medical resources.”

The injured lying on the ground immediately reacted and started wailing at Lu Xiao.

”Captain, I’m only twenty-one, I don’t want to die, please...”

”But I picked quite a few mutant plants.”

Lu Xiao’s face turned black instantly, he gritted his teeth and said, ”Don’t tell me after working a whole afternoon, the mutant plants we brought back still owe you a treatment fee.”

”They do owe me a treatment fee.” Su Huan’s gaze was open and candid, ”I’m not playing any word games with you, this was originally a qualification test, and these mutant plants are the exam papers you need to submit.”

”Now you have two options, abandon the test or continue, so tell me your choice, do you want to continue?”

Amidst the wailing on the ground, Su Huan’s calm inquiry carried a certain cruelty.

Lu Xiao’s chest heaved a few times before he calmed down, ”Of course, continue!”

The woman nearby handed over a black bag, Lao San took it over, and at Su Huan’s signal, opened it, and poured it out.

More than a dozen mutant plants with white fruit lay on the carriage floor, with their roots still embedded in clods of soil.

They looked fresh and firm.

Su Huan nodded and instructed Lao San to take them to car number 7 and hand them over to Huang Sea, then looked at Lu Xiao and extended a hand, smiling, ”Welcome aboard the armed train.”

Lu Xiao stared intently into Su Huan’s eyes, and only after five heartbeats did he slowly shake the offered hand.

A brief touch, then apart.

Seeing that Lu Xiao didn’t make any trouble, Su Huan’s smile turned a bit more genuine.

He actually appreciated Gao Zhe and had given him chances, but that guy always wanted to take his place.

Lu Xiao was different.

For the time being, the two got along fairly well.

Little did they know that different boarding times showed them different things.

When Gao Zhe got on the train, he saw Su Huan exploiting ordinary people like pigs, dogs, cattle, and horses, but when Lu Xiao got on, he saw Su Huan leading the way for everyone at the train’s forefront.

Hence, there was a subtle difference.

”Now you’re the captain of the first D-level basic squad of the armed train. Car No. 17 will become your squad’s exclusive carriage. A water purification tank will be installed for you tomorrow, connected to a purifier, but let’s be clear, water fees still need to be paid.”

This is entirely the system of the Steel Council, Su Huan took it and used it without any psychological burden.

”You have the right to prioritize receiving tasks from the armed train, but you must complete a task of the corresponding level once a week. Tasks can be chosen freely, although mandatory tasks will occasionally be issued, which must be completed without delay, and failure will result in deprivation of corresponding rights as deemed appropriate.”

”And your current rights allow you to exchange for medical resources, food, purified water, other essential supplies, weapons and ammunition, evolver information, train-specific equipment, and luxury items like cigarettes, alcohol, and coffee, with a certain credit limit.”

After speaking, Su Huan glanced at the woman beside him and added, ”Currently, no women available.”

Lu Xiao’s eyes brightened slightly, ”What’s the credit limit?”

”Currently, it’s not calculated to an exact value, so it depends on my mood,” said Su Huan bluntly.

Lu Xiao was stifled by this, his expression peculiar, ”What about the train-specific equipment?”

”Haven’t been crafted yet.”

”...Weapons and ammunition?”

”Too few, not for sale at the moment.”

”Damn!” Lu Xiao chuckled angrily, couldn’t help but curse, ”It’s all just empty promises?”

Su Huan pondered for a moment, indeed feeling a bit like dampening enthusiasm, sincerely said, ”How about trying something else instead?”

Lu Xiao raised an eyebrow, ”Evolver information?”

”You’re too poor, I’m temporarily unwilling to give you credit.”

Lu Xiao: ”?”

If he weren’t outmatched, he really wanted to press Su Huan’s smiling handsome face firmly under his military boot and rub it hard.

This damned bastard made him feel like he was facing an old sergeant.

He said irritably, ”Don’t make me guess, just tell me what I can get.”

Su Huan thought for a moment, ”You’re sure you want to treat these three, right?”

Lu Xiao waved his hand impatiently, ”Treat! Definitely treat!”

If he didn’t treat them in front of so many people, morale would crumble, and who would dare go out with him in the future?

Su Huan shouted with a smile, ”Did you hear that? Use the best medicine!”

Overworked Linxia who was setting bones, answered breathlessly, with the patient under his hands frothing at the mouth from pain and convulsing.

The eyes of other victims turned to their temporary leader.

But their team had only collected some common supplies and hadn’t brought back the required mutant plants, so they had no qualifications to exchange with Su Huan.

After solving this little episode, Su Huan continued speaking to Lu Xiao, ”I can also tell you some basic information about evolvers and some common zombie levels to prevent severe losses from not recognizing them.”

Lu Xiao listened earnestly.

Su Huan glanced around, shrugged, ”This is not a place for talking.”

The two walked forward through a couple of carriages, leaving the others disappointed.

In times like these, everyone wanted to grasp power.

Su Huan briefly explained to him, although not much, it was enough to enlighten Lu Xiao.

”So I’m a defender?”

”And you’re inclined towards strength, I also have your subsequent evolution path.”

Already aware of this guy’s tendency to not show his cards until the last moment, Lu Xiao directly asked, ”What’s the price?”

”Haven’t thought about it yet, I suggest doing more tasks, raising your team’s level, and unlocking more privileges.”

Lu Xiao really wanted to roll his eyes at him; you’re asking me to eat a pie that’s not even made yet?

”How many levels does your squad have in total?”