Chapter 85 Hunting (first update to congratulate Brother Bangzi 3/10)
Geng Shou Gong reported two thousand books to make the other party feel poor.
Since he agreed without hesitation, he pretended to remember something.
"Oh, it doesn't seem possible. This is Universe Six's entire collection of books. I don't think it's appropriate to lend them out at once."
"That's right," Qu Jianlei nodded to Diandian simply, "If you want to ask me for a book deposit again, then I'll be really nervous."
Communication among technical geeks is always so straightforward.
Geng Shou Gong smiled disapprovingly. The value of these books itself is not high. They are priceless only because they want to monopolize knowledge.
"The deposit doesn't need to be too much, as long as you have the intention... Do you enjoy reading?"
"I read books very quickly," Qu Jianlei replied without hesitation, "Rent as much as you can."
"Then..." Geng Shou Gong looked at the other party and asked thoughtfully, "One hundred copies?"
"Two hundred," Qu Jianlei hoped to borrow more, "Old Driver... forget it, I have to trouble you to send someone over."
In the moment of happiness, he almost forgot that the identities of mother and daughter Cindy were not exposed outside the city.
Geng Shou Gong didn't care about this guy's slip of the tongue, and simply said Diandian, "The deposit is two yuan for each copy, is that okay?"
Four hundred yuan Silver Coin, the repair fee the other party paid two days ago is enough.
After the decision was made, he returned to the city. After returning, he arranged for someone to test the spindle to see if there were any blisters.
Because the most advanced sonic flaw detector was used, it only took an hour for the flaw detection results to come out.
There are indeed blisters inside the spindle!
In this one hour, two hundred books were prepared, mainly some older books and periodicals.
He still wanted to test whether the other party would tell him that he had already read some books.
But this time, he didn't go there in person, he just sent someone to deal with it.
In the afternoon, the people sent out came back and handed over a total of four hundred Silver Coin.
"The other party left all the books and said they were just a chance to systematically organize their mechanical knowledge."
"That's the truth," Geng Shou Gong nodded slightly. A good memory is not as good as a bad writing. Some knowledge does need to be reviewed from time to time.
He sorted out the information on the table and then said he wanted to make some plans. He accidentally pulled out a wanted poster with his fingertips.
"Qu Jianlei, Silly Qu, Black Sky, Fu Gui... do you have some knowledge of mechanical maintenance?"
He was stunned for a few seconds, looked at it carefully again, and finally laughed and shook his head disapprovingly.
"What are you thinking about? How can such a strong maintenance ability be developed within a year?"
"The contents of this wanted order... are also outrageous. Forget it, we still need to make arrangements. Don't disturb that person."
His purpose is just to protect a powerful maintenance engineer. If the other party leaves Universe Six in anger, his hard work will be in vain.
He really didn't expect that this maintenance engineer was actually the person on the wanted list! Qu Jianlei didn't know that Geng Shou Gong, whom he had only met once, silently stepped in to help him block a wave of malicious intent.
He didn't even feel that the wanted order for Hong Character Settlement was actually sent to Universe Six.
The key is that the wanted person did not expect that Hua Xiezhi not only survived, but also formed a team with Silly Qu.
The four-person team that appeared at Universe Six didn't look like it could be pulled together by Silly Qu.
The arrangement of Geng Shou Gong helps Qu Jianlei make up for the last shortcoming.
In the next three days, apart from boxing and meditation, Qu Jianlei spent most of his time reading.
There are some vocabulary words that he still doesn't understand, but he has become accustomed to vague reading, so he will skip unfamiliar words for now.
As long as he reads enough books, he will be able to deduce the meaning of words sooner or later. He is very familiar with this operation.
When he was at Blue Star, he read the same way, and most of the time he didn't even bother to look it up in the dictionary.
In three days, he read about Buduo twenty books, which was really very efficient.
Hua Xiezhi Seeing him reading so quickly, I couldn't help but pick up a book and flip through it.
As a result, she would fall asleep in less than half an hour. Literacy Buduo was not the main reason. The key was that she did not have this talent.
On the morning of the fourth day, Qu Jianlei, who had meditated all night, walked out of the room and was surprised to find: It was snowing again!
There is no doubt that this is the arrival of the cold wave and everyone is busy before setting off.
When it first starts snowing, it's best not to go out in a hurry, otherwise you'll easily get lost.
The snow stopped in the early morning of the next day, and Qu Jianlei, Hua Xiezhi, Cindy and Spencer, four people and one dog, finally drove out.
One good thing about Old Swindler is that he is very good at memorizing directions. With him around, even Xue Er is not ranked high.
However, Snow Mastiff's ability is mainly used to track prey.
It was extremely difficult to walk in the wilderness after snow. It started snowing again a day later, and the temperature dropped sharply. It was estimated to be more than 20 degrees below zero at night.
The four of them traveled for three days and finally arrived at a hilly area, which is Zhou Six Settlement Area's famous hunting ground.
The hunting ground is so famous that there are far more than ten or eight groups that come here. At the end of the day, there are more than a dozen rows of ruts alone.
Relatively speaking, there are relatively few prey, and there is almost nothing to see.
That night, as luck would have it, Xue Er found a snowshoe rabbit's nest.
There were only two half-grown rabbits, a male and a female, in the nest. They probably only got together in the summer, and they didn't have much meat.
Two rabbits weren't even enough to feed four people and one dog, but there were always no bald heads on the first day, so that was a good sign.
Qu Jianlei did not shoot, but both snow rabbits were shot by Hua Xiezhi.
Cindy actually hit a rabbit's ear, which is rare.
The next day was even worse, with a bald head.
Xue Er found traces of a lynx, but unfortunately, when everyone chased after it, the lynx was being besieged by a team.
Seeing them chasing after them, the team of seven or eight people immediately became alert.
Finally, Old Swindler was more recognizable. He came out to say hello and said to the other party that you should leave quickly to avoid misunderstandings.
After wandering around the hills for seven or eight days, the harvest was very average, and it may not even be equal to the expenditure.
However, Old Swindler and Cindy are quite satisfied. If they don't go hunting, they will be sitting on nothing.
Qu Jianlei was not satisfied. He needed too many supplies, so he proposed to fight Black Wind Swamp.
The danger there has increased a lot, and there are many powerful creatures such as Ice Arrow Wolf, Three-Eyed Blue Fox and Heart Moon Bear.
However, even for Black Wind Swamp, the hunting team is not small at all, with more people and stronger firepower.
Several times, Qu Jianlei's team almost came into conflict with others.
Everyone wants to hunt good prey, and they can give in once in a while, but it is not appropriate to give in every now and then.
The key is that Old Swindler is also provoking: We are so powerful, we must build our reputation, right? In the winter hunting of Universe Six, if you just talk about tolerance, others will not appreciate it! Being serious means you have a bad reputation. When others provoke you, you have to consider the cost.
This is true! Qu Jianlei and others got angry, and they did their best to find suitable prey.
Their team is indeed a bit small, but the equipment is absolutely unambiguous. Even if a medium-sized team sees it, they should give it a little thought.
As long as the other party is willing to consider it, it is time for Qu Jianlei and Hua Xiezhi to show their talents.
Especially when the two of them, with three teams watching, used two Laser Guns to kill more than ten Three-Eyed Blue Foxs in one minute.
After the results of this victory spread, many teams realized that another team with a small number of people but an absolutely capable team appeared.
Half a month later, Qu Jianlei's team evacuated the hunting ground - there were still some living supplies, but the key was that the light truck was full!
However, just because the light truck is full does not mean that the harvest will be overwhelming. At least Qu Jianlei believes that it can only be considered unsatisfactory.
The main prey on the car are Ice Arrow Wolf and Three-Eyed Blue Fox. However, these two prey are only worth a little money for their fur.
The meat of Ice Arrow Wolf is extremely unpalatable and some useful substances can be extracted, while the meat of Three-Eyed Blue Fox can only be fed to Mutated Beast.
There are also three hibernating Tailless Crocodile, which were found by Xue Er.
However, only a small part of the meat of this thing can be eaten, and the leather is a little more expensive. The key is that it can be used as protective leather armor.
Needless to say about the others, the most valuable ones are actually two Heart Moon Bear, one big and one small, they should be mother and son.
Heart Moon Bear is C-level Mutated Beast. The meat is edible, the fur is expensive, and the oil is edible and can be used as industrial raw materials.
Even bear bile, bear liver, bear eyes, bear tail, etc. are of considerable use.
Therefore, there is a saying that "Heart Moon Bear is a treasure in everything".
Anyway, after a month and a half of this trip, apart from bringing back some meat, the other gains will not exceed 800 Silver Coin.
After deducting the cost of nearly 600, except for meat, the net income is only 200 Silver Coin.
This is not as good as Qu Jianlei helping people repair Mechanical Arm once. If we spread it out per capita - that is fifty yuan Silver Coin.
In fact, with this amount of income in one and a half months, the other three people can be satisfied, even Hua Xiezhi is no exception.
As for Xue Er... it eats and drinks well every day, has grown twenty centimeters in length, and its fur is even more shiny.
In any case, the harvested things have to be processed back. Many of them are useless, but they cannot be processed in the wild.
Back outside the city, it took three days just to process the prey.
You must keep what is useful to you, and sell what you can.
Some goods will not be sold for the time being because of the large volume of shipments and lower purchase prices - anyway, the yard is big enough and the weather is cold enough.
Three days later, they still had not set off. One and a half months of outdoor life had made them physically and mentally exhausted.
This is also the rhythm that most hunting teams should follow. As long as there is a harvest after a trip, ten days and a half of rest is a must.
Even taking a month's rest is normal, as long as the harvest can guarantee the expenditure and it can last for a while.
Of course, there are also those who come here specifically to make a fortune during the hunting season.
The goals of these people are relatively clear, and they will not give up until they can catch enough prey.
However, even so, after a long hunt, they still had to relax for ten or eight days.
Geng Shou Gong has been sending people to keep an eye on Qu Jianlei's small courtyard. After hearing that they went hunting, I actually didn't understand it.
The job of a maintenance engineer is so secure. I have to go hunting... can it be worth the fuel expense?
"But it's good to come back. I have to ask them if they want to go out again."
Chapter 86 Red Plain (Second update to congratulate Brother Bangzi 4/10)
Qu Jianlei The four of them were exhausted physically and mentally during the month and a half they were outside, even if he could recover through practice.
In the ice and snow, sleeping is a problem, and warnings must be issued at night. After all, the hunting grounds are really crowded.
The key is that there are also potential dangers within this small team of four people.
Basically, considerable trust can be maintained between Qu Jianlei and Hua Xiezhi.
Even if Hua Xiezhi doesn't know that he is Silly Qu, he doesn't know what Hua Xiezhi's real name is either.
Cindy's words... can be generally trusted, but this old man Spencer is out of character, let alone he has a dog.
So except for Spencer and Xue Er, the other three people endured it very hard.
They plan to rest for five to ten days before setting off - the date cannot be set because it depends on the weather.
While in the wild, they encountered at least two cold waves. They managed to survive the cold wave, but the experience was not pleasant.
No one is stupid enough to go against the weather. There is nothing you can do if you encounter something in the wild. Now that you have the conditions, you should naturally hide if you can.
At this time, someone actually came to the door and asked Qu Jianlei if he could help repair some equipment.
Qu Jianlei refused directly, saying that he would not do any maintenance in the winter.
In cold weather, it is not convenient to repair equipment, but Universe Six has a hunting ground here, so there are more maintenance needs in winter.
However, that is a matter for a regular repair shop. The house of Qu Jianlei is very small, and larger parts cannot be repaired.
He made such a statement to cut off other people's thoughts - don't count on me in winter.
If he behaves well and talks well from the beginning, he will easily get into trouble.
Geng Shou Gong heard that Qu Jianlei didn't plan to take action, but I didn't feel that there was much surprise. I just wanted to give it a try.
But one day later, someone sent word that the man wanted to rent two hundred books in exchange, which surprised him.
After careful calculation, the other party has only borrowed the books for forty days, and he has actually finished reading two hundred books?
In order to verify his guess, Geng Shou Gong made another trip to the city.
Qu Jianlei received the other party very politely, saying that he had indeed finished reading it, and also gave him a pair of Heart Moon Bear's bear bile as a gift.
A pair of bear bile is not cheap. It is worth twenty or thirty yuan Silver Coin. This is still Universe Six the market price during winter hunting.
If you really get the Main Settlement, the price will go up two more times without any problem.
But this kind of gift can only be said to be expensive, and it is not considered a bribe. Geng Shou Gong rarely accepts it out of town.
He asked very curiously, "You have read through two hundred books and journals in such a short time?"
Qu Jianlei answered frankly, "I take some with me when I go hunting to pass the time when I have nothing to do."
Geng Shou Gong's face looked a little ugly, "You're really not afraid of losing it!"
"I paid a deposit," Qu Jianlei replied sternly, "Unless something happens to me... But if something happens to me, there's no need to worry about the deposit."
Having said that, Geng Shou Gong still felt that the other party's behavior was a bit reckless - this kind of knowledge is priceless.
However, he had just accepted the gift from the other party, so it was not easy to scold him. Who asked him to accept the deposit? So he could only ask, "Have you read all these books?"
Qu Jianlei had already thought about how to answer, "I have mastered some knowledge before, so I can pick it up very quickly."
Geng Shou Gong actually thought so in his heart, so he asked again, "Where did you come into contact with mechanical knowledge?"
Qu Jianlei smiled and didn't answer - I spent money to read books and you got the income, why bother asking about the origin?
Geng Shou Gong didn't want to offend the other party. After all, he was really capable. "How long have you been studying mechanical knowledge?"
"More than twenty years," Qu Jianlei replied without thinking. This was really not bragging, it just added Blue Star's time.
Instead, he asked curiously, "Why do you think of asking this? Are you worried that I will spread the knowledge?"
"Knowledge is for learning," Geng Shou Gong actually said such a sentence, which is really surprising.
However, he then said, "But there are too few malleable talents, and internal strife is severe, so we imposed controls."
Qu Jianlei This is the first time I heard about the number of maintenance technicians co-authored Wasteland Buduo, or is it because there has been an involution? "Ordinary people are not worthy of mastering this knowledge," Geng Shou Gong said calmly, "I ask you because there is a wanted order..."
He didn't want Qu Jianlei to misunderstand, but he wouldn't explain too much, "There is a very vicious guy who knows a little bit about mechanical maintenance."
Qu Jianlei was startled when he heard this, and Hua Xiezhi not far away also glanced at the other party intentionally or unintentionally.
But Spencer asked curiously, "Has that person come to Universe Six? He won't attack the maintenance technician, will he?"
He was a little worried that Qu Jianlei would be targeted, so this winter might not continue to be peaceful.
"There is a notice in Settlement," Geng Shou Gong also looked down on these unidentified people, "There is a wanted notice from the headquarters."
Spencer was visibly relieved when he heard this, "Headquarters? That's really serious... It's not just that we are sure to come Universe Six."
Qu Jianlei nodded Diandian calmly, "The two hundred books this time... I'll just trouble you."
Geng Shou Gong put down two hundred books, took away the last two hundred books, and finally collected another two hundred Silver Coin's rent.
Qu Jianlei picked up the book and went back to the house to study.
Hua Xiezhi found Cindy and whispered, asking her to go to the city to find out who the wanted person was.
In this winter, Cindy has not been to Settlement since returning from hunting, and now he can only brave the severe cold to take a trip.
She went to inquire about it and brought back the latest news - indeed, a strongman was wanted.
She has no feelings about "Silly Qu"'s mechanical maintenance ability, and she should have no interaction with the boss "Panda".
What Cindy cares about is, "A reward of one thousand Silver Coin is really rare. The key is... that person also has a mecha."
Qu Jianlei and Hua Xiezhi had no reaction.
After Hua Xiezhi was silent for a while, he even said, "We don't want to mess with such a strong man, and we don't need that little money."
"Okay," Cindy agreed simply. She was actually a little jealous of that set of mechas.
But now the confidence of the small team comes from those two people. Since they don't like it... then forget it.
When there was no one around, Hua Xiezhi asked Qu Jianlei with a half-smile, "Co-author... are you still Silly Qu?"
"I have many identities," Qu Jianlei replied nonchalantly, "Do you think my boxing skills and sword skills all fell from the sky?"
Hua Xiezhi was immediately speechless. She knew very well that Black Sky's meditation skills were definitely something even more remarkable.
After a while, she tentatively asked, "Are you big enough?"
Qu Jianlei answered the question, "You should know that I still have plans for revenge... I won't force you to participate."
"Why don't you participate?" Hua Xiezhi is indeed cautious, but he is not someone who dares not take risks.
Wasteland There are not many adventurers who are timid, but everyone has a different understanding of the cost of adventure.
She has been coveting Black Sky's set of meditation things for a long time. As long as she can become stronger, why not dare to gamble? And she knows very well that although Black Sky sometimes goes berserk, he is not the impulsive and brainless type.
Especially in terms of restraining Gu Zhanwang, she felt that Black Sky was stronger than herself.
After resting for ten days, they entered the wasteland again, but this time, the team went to Red Plain.
Red Plain is rich in iron and contains a lot of Mutated Beast, as well as Iron-Eating Rat and White-Bellied Bloodline Snake from Rank B.
These two Rank B and Mutated Beast are difficult to fight, and the rate of return is not very good. They cannot eat meat, and can only feed Mutated Beast.
The key is that these two populations have a high possibility of living in groups, especially the former.
So the team that is willing to hunt Red Plain is really Buduo.
Spencer was a little surprised by this choice, "Don't you want to bet on Mutated Crystal?"
Hua Xiezhi said calmly, "I'm too lazy to deal with those teams. The crystallization is hard to come by... I'm just practicing my skills."
Knowing that Silly Qu's wanted names were all sent to Universe Six, she tried to minimize possible connections.
Qu Jianlei said, "What about Rank B Mutated Beast? I just want to try to see if I can kill him with a knife."
The new knife he got from Zhou Three is not very fast. It can cut an alloy rope like cutting tofu.
Spencer also thought about the day the two met for the first time, and couldn't help but Diandian.
"You can give this a try. Your knife is too strong. If you can directly kill Mutated Beast, you can also save Energy Block."
Cindy frowned slightly, feeling a little worried.
Hua Xiezhi noticed this and asked in a low voice, "What worries do you have?"
Cindy hesitated and replied, "I know that knife is very powerful, but... what if we encounter a group of rats or snakes?"
Hua Xiezhi understood instantly, "Are you worried about our own safety?"
Cindy Silently, she did think so, but it was really inconvenient to admit it.
Hua Xiezhi smiled and said nonchalantly, "When the time comes, just drive your car and you can fight back."
Her understanding of Rank B Mutated Beast is much deeper than that of Cindy. After all, she has participated in many battles.
Can I quit now? Spencer's mouth twitched, but there was a slight smile on his face.
"The conditions at Red Plain are difficult, and the herd of Rank B Mutated Beast is not large, so there should be no problems."
The truth was just as he said, twenty days later, they began to return.
There were not many prey, only about fifty Iron-Eating Rat and more than ten White-Bellied Bloodline Snake, which filled half the truck body.
The main reason is that the off-road vehicle was badly damaged. Iron-Eating Rat's teeth and claws were so powerful that even the armor couldn't bear it.
White-Bellied Bloodline Snake's attack power is slightly inferior, but its strangulation power is very strong, and the body of the car was twisted out of shape.
Energy Block didn't use it much, but the three of them, including Hua Xiezhi, felt that it was not safe.
Qu Jianlei doesn't have the habit of forcing others to make things difficult for him. In fact, he couldn't hold on any longer, so everyone turned around.
This time's harvest is better than the last time. After repairing the car, it is estimated that there will be hundreds more Silver Coin income.
Fifty or sixty kilometers after the car left Red Plain, Snow Mastiff in the cab suddenly stood on end and screamed loudly.
When Spencer saw this, his expression suddenly changed and he shouted, "Turn around!"
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