"Ah Choo!"
"Damn... Who is talking about me again?"
On the frontlines in the fourth ring.
There were sporadic gunshots in the distance, making Ditway’s nerves tense as he stood on the street.
He had a habit of sneezing when he was nervous.
The situation in the north was completely different from that on the western front.
The western front was a pile of ruins made of concrete debris, but the scattered buildings before him made a concrete forest. Behind every dark window seemed to be a pair of scarlet eyes.
It could be seen that those country bumpkins were dealing with the Tide for the first time. The buildings and streets obviously didn’t seem to have experienced the baptism of long-term artillery fire.
If they couldn’t clear a relatively open area on the ruins, they could only fight hand-to-hand with those mutants in buildings and alleys.Mutants would keep coming in a steady stream like a tidal wave. It was very hard to imagine that those people would be able to hold on to their defence position.
Tightening the gas mask on his face, Ditway took out his pocket watch and glanced at the time.
It was already noon.
As the elected representative, he would represent all businessmen who were interested in this emerging market in the north to meet their ruler, the administrator of Shelter 404.
Accompanying him were 2 other partners and a dozen bodyguards.
Honestly, it was not a good task.
If it wasn’t for the other people’s promise to let him take the biggest share, and if it wasn’t for Vega Trading Company’s monopoly on all the spoils on the Western Front, Ditway would never be willing to be the representative to try to open up the market in the barbaric land.
Outside the huge wall, there were very few people who would abide by the rules. To do business with people they had never met, merchants had to risk their lives.
What if the dictator got upset and cut their heads off?
Incidents like that were rare, but it didn’t mean it never happened…
Those blue coats also gave him a strange feeling. It was like they were a group of imposters and not real shelter residents.
Are they really blue coats?
Did they kill all the shelter residents and put on their coats to pretend to be them?
Just as Ditway was wondering to himself, a man in a black military uniform with a rifle on his back emerged from the building beside him.
Looking at Ditway, the man said, "the administrator agrees to see you, please come with me."
Ditway heaved a sigh of relief, and said politely with a friendly smile on his face, "Thank you."
After speaking, he winked at the partners behind him and led them towards the building.
The frontline headquarters of those blue coats was on a certain floor of the building where there was good vision and signal. It was also where the concentration of the spore cloud was lower.
However, the administrator did not meet them in the headquarters. Instead, he chose the meeting place in the office area on the 20th floor.
There were ready-made tables and chairs. Although they were old and covered with dust, they could still be used.
After going up the stairs, the 3 entered the room through the corridor. When they saw the blue exoframe in the room, all of them revealed looks of shock. However, they quickly composed themselves.
Ditway stepped forward first, lowered his head slightly, and said in a respectful tone, "Ruler of the northern suburbs, administrator of Shelter 404, please allow me to introduce myself. I am a businessman from Boulder Town, and my name is Ditway. The two people behind me are my partners, Yang He, and Teno. On behalf of my partners present and absent, I offer you my highest respect."
Chu Guang looked at the 3 standing in front of him. Although he already knew their purpose, he didn’t reveal it.
It was a big no-no to reveal his needs too quickly; it would be easier to gain the upper hand by waiting for the other party to make an offer or reveal their bottom line first.
That was the experienced he gained from his previous life.
"Welcome to the northern suburbs." Chu Guang, who lifted the visor, continued to speak in a relaxed tone. He maintained a gentle smile on his face. “You’ve come at a bad time. We are dealing with the Tide at the moment, so we can only entertain you here. Please forgive us for our poor hospitality."
"You’re too kind, Mr. Administrator. We’re already very grateful that you can take time out of your busy schedule to talk to us!" Ditway had a bright smile on his face when he said this.
The administrator in front of him was much easier to talk to than he imagined.
He felt a lot more relieved.
Perhaps the transaction would be much easier than he imagined.
Chu Guang looked at him and continued. "Then, our friends from afar, why are you here in the northern suburbs? If I’m not wrong, you didn’t come all the way here to see my, right?”
Ditway said respectfully, "Mr. Administrator, we are here to share your worries."
Chu Guang looked at him with interest. "Oh? Tell me how are you going to do that?"
Seeing that Chu Guang gave him a chance, Ditway immediately brought out the rhetoric he had been planning for a while. "As you should have seen, the streets outside are full of dead corpses. They are rotting and giving off a foul smell! It is currently spring, so it won’t take more than a week for them to become a breeding ground for the plague, attracting rats, cockroaches and other trouble… In fact, when I got here, I found that the situation had already started to get worse."
Chu Guang didn’t speak. He simply looked at Ditway, waiting for him to continue.
Ditway paused for a moment, then continued with a serious tone, "This kind of situation is not uncommon on the western front, and it can even be said to be the Tide’s usual trick... We call it a plague offensive. In the past, even if the militia in Boulder Town won the battle, they would still be overwhelmed by the plague that followed."
Chu Guang looked at him and said, "So you are here to help me solve these troubles?"
Ditway replied immediately, "Of course! The Tide is the common enemy of all survivors in Clearspring City. We can’t just sit back and watch you get into trouble."
"We can provide you with cheap and easy-to-use medicine. In addition... We can also dispose of the corpses on the battlefield for you for free."
Although he might be able to make a small profit if he sold medicine, it would not be much.
The latter was Ditway’s real purpose.
Hehe… Disposing of dead bodies for free…
Chu Guang chuckled inwardly. However, he didn’t expose Ditway, but looked at the person in front of him with interest. "And how are you going to dispose of those bodies?"
Seeing that the administrator in front of him was interested in his proposal, Ditway was overjoyed and continued to speak calmly, "We’ll hire a team of recovery specialists from Boulder Town, transport the bodies to the fifth ring on the back of a two-headed oxen, and then ship them somewhere else for disposal."
Chu Guang raised an eyebrow. "Like Boulder Town?"
"Uh, of course! Boulder Town is a good choice... We will simply dispose of the bodies and turn them into something that can be used... After all, the transportation team and the experts who recover the corpses are not cheap. We have to earn a little to subsidize the cost of travel, so that we can also lose a little less."
Ditway didn’t actually want to reveal the details of his plan. Especially he didn’t want the man in front of him to realize that there were places where Crunchers’ corpses could be sold for money, although they were sold very cheaply.
But Chu Guang had already pointed out Boulder Town, which meant that he obviously knew something. So if he continued to play dumb, it would be no different from treating the other party as a fool.
Ditway could only pray in his heart that the administrator in front of him did not know the specific market situation.
However…
How would that be possible?
Chu Guang looked at Ditway who was lying through his teeth. He couldn’t help but laugh to himself.
Lose less?
If it wasn’t for his men who went scouting for prices, he might have been fooled.
"How could we trouble you to do that for us, my friend?" Chu Guang shook his head. "How can we allow you to suffer so much? We will find a way to deal with these corpses ourselves, so we won’t bother you."
Ditway immediately became anxious. Before anyone could say anything else, he yelled, "It’s no trouble, it’s no trouble at all! We don’t mind it! For our friendship, we are willing to show some sincerity. Please give us this opportunity."
Chu Guang put on a serious expression and said, "But this will make me feel bad. And when I feel bad, I will feel so uncomfortable that I’ll lose sleep."
Lose sleep? Are you freaking shitting me!
Ditway almost couldn’t hold back his urge to curse when he heard what Chu Guang said.
This guy is clearly messing with me!
Ditway finally realized that the man understood that the corpses could be sold for chips. Otherwise, there was no reason to not let them dispose of those corpses for free!
Ditway took a deep breath and said slowly, "How about 5 chips per ton?"
Chu Guang said with a half-smile, "How can we do that? You’re already losing money to help us get rid of these troubles for free. How dare we ask you to pay us more?"
I knew it!
This guy knows our plan!
Ditway’s eyebrows twitched violently.
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