One Two Three, Come Trade

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei looked closely. In the hand extending from the car, they saw a small, exquisite machine. It had a simple structure, was well-preserved, and seemed to have a camera on top, along with four propellers.

The machine was the same color as the car, black, but it was much cleaner than the car, as if it had been specially wiped down to maintain its appearance for sale.

"This thing is absolutely useful, don't worry, all the accessories are complete, look."

As the person spoke, they retracted their hand and brought out something else, "A remote control. You can control the drone with this. It has a small screen on it, and it can play the footage the drone scouts.

"This is a good item, I don't usually let just anyone see it. How about it, want to consider it?"

Lu Xi'an was actually a little tempted. With this, scouting every place they went would complement Doggy, expanding their field of vision and eliminating blind spots.

There were also places Doggy couldn't reach that this drone could fly to, and it wouldn't require manpower, keeping themselves safe.

How could the person in the car bear to trade such a good item?

Did he have more than one drone?

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei exchanged a glance. He saw a hint of hesitation in Yao Wei's eyes, but she couldn't make up her mind either.

"What do you think?"

Lu Xi'an asked Yao Wei.

Yao Wei said, "What do we trade?"

So, she was struggling with that.

"This does require some thought..."

Lu Xi'an sighed inwardly. The drone was too valuable. What suitable item did he and Yao Wei have that would interest the other party and be equivalent in value to the drone?

He subconsciously lowered his head and glanced under Yao Wei's feet in the passenger seat. Doggy was there, acting as a box.

That was absolutely out of the question. Doggy was crucial to him; it was not for sale.

Doggy, under Yao Wei's feet, seemed to sense Lu Xi'an's gaze. It suddenly moved, changing from its box form back into a dog, its two eyes flashing, each emitting a small red light.

Lu Xi'an was slightly surprised. He had never seen a Mechanical Dog in this state before.

Yao Wei was also momentarily curious and looked down.

She seemed to think of something, looking at Doggy, then at the drone remote in the other person's hand.

"Big brother, big sister, want to consider it? If you're interested, I'll drive slower. If we keep going, we'll reach those guys' base!"

The car's horn blared again.

But Lu Xi'an ignored the other person's clamoring. Seeing Yao Wei's actions, he understood something and asked Doggy, "What, you think this thing is useful too?"

Doggy's two dog eyes immediately flickered with light.

At this, Lu Xi'an made up his mind.

Mechanical Dogs had never been wrong in their judgment of certain things. If it thought the drone was useful, then it definitely was, and it would surely be useful in the future.

--Although it was possible Doggy's concept of "useful" was different from Lu Xi'an's, Lu Xi'an didn't mind trusting Doggy more.

Yao Wei glanced at Lu Xi'an, received some information from his eyes, and also made up her mind. She said, "Stop the car. I'll get out and talk to him. You stay in the car, don't turn it off, we can leave anytime."

Lu Xi'an initially wanted to say that her few words wouldn't be enough to negotiate with someone, but then he thought that at critical moments, Yao Wei could also say a lot, just like now.

So, he did as Yao Wei said and shouted to the other person, "Stop and talk. You get out of the car."

The person asked, "What about you?"

Lu Xi'an said, "We'll get out together."

"Okay."

After this reply came from the horn, the car immediately stopped.

Lu Xi'an also applied the brakes.

The two cars moved slightly apart, one in front of the other, the car in front, Lu Xi'an's car behind.

The person in the car confirmed that Yao Wei's car had stopped and said, "I'll count to three, we open the doors. I'll count to three again, we stick our hands out first. I'll count to three again, and then we get out together. How about that?"

"Okay."

Lu Xi'an agreed.

Yao Wei had already tucked her gun into its familiar position at her waist, ensuring she could reach for it and draw it out with a single movement.

The person in the car began counting, "One, two, three."

"Click."

The driver's door of the car opened.

Meanwhile, both the driver's and passenger's doors of Yao Wei's car opened.

Yao Wei looked back at Lu Xi'an. Lu Xi'an smiled and said, "We have to put him at ease. I'll be right by the car door, ready to cover you and quickly get back in if anything goes wrong."

Yao Wei said nothing further.

"One, two, three."

The second command rang out from the car's horn.

Three pairs of hands were raised from two cars. The hands in the sedan held a drone and a remote control, while the four hands on Yao Wei's car were empty, holding nothing.

"One, two, three."

As the third command rang out, all three got out of their cars simultaneously.

Lu Xi'an stepped out of his car and remained still by the doorway. He had already gripped his submachine gun, but he kept it hidden behind the car door, unseen by others.

The man was indeed wearing a trench coat, tattered and dirty, but paired with long hair and sunglasses, he looked sharp and rebellious.

He grinned, revealing slightly uneven teeth, and said with a laugh, "Finally, I've met some good people. You're alright; you didn't resort to violence immediately."

Yao Wei didn't waste words with him. "What do you want?" she asked.

The man replied, "I'm mainly looking to make a friend. If you're willing to trade normally, then we can be friends.

I'm very generous to my friends. Show me what you have; I'm open to anything."

Yao Wei thought for a moment. "How about a gun?" she said.

She had just picked up two guns from the dead, and she still had one herself. She didn't need so many at the moment.

As for the danger the man might pose to her and Lu Xi'an after getting a gun, she wasn't afraid. She believed in her own strength.

Besides, if this man could venture out alone with such a large amount of supplies, Yao Wei didn't believe he wouldn't have weapons on him.

"Uh..."

The man hesitated slightly.

Yao Wei then added, "And a magazine of bullets."

She had also scavenged fourteen bullets from the bodies.

The man said, "I mean, give me the gun and bullets separately. Be careful of accidental discharge."

He really seemed like he wanted to make a friend. In Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei's eyes, that drone was far more valuable than a gun.

Could there be something wrong with the drone?

Yao Wei frowned slightly. "Let me see the machine fly," she said.

The man grinned. "Don't worry, my goods are absolutely fine. Watch this."

He turned on the drone and placed it on the roof of the sedan, then operated it with the remote control.

The drone was indeed fine. Its four propellers spun, and it lifted into the air.

Yao Wei no longer hesitated. She had Lu Xi'an remove the magazine from the gun they had just captured from the car and hand it to her in exchange for the drone. Then, she traded the magazine and bullets for the remote control.