Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 20 Trading
After entering this small settlement called "Xia Ma Town", the group of eight people naturally attracted everyone's attention.

But contrary to Chen Jian's expectations, the people here paid more attention to the four Holy Bloods led by Xu Lie rather than their "strange costumes".

Countless eyes were focused on them, as if there were some marks on their faces.

Chen Jian didn't understand at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that Xu Lie and his friends had just been to this place.

They originally came from Jinling, and they had to pass through here to go to Chuansha.

Since we are passing by here, we will definitely replenish our supplies here.

If they want to resupply here, they probably won't deliberately hide their purpose.

After all, no matter how you think about it, the Holy Blooders are superior to others in this land. They must rely on their special identities to collect intelligence, obtain resources, and spread their doctrines. In this way, it is natural for them to publicly declare that they are going to "hunt monsters."

This also explains why the residents of Xiama Town generally looked at them with some suspicion and shock.

If you put yourself in their shoes, you would have the same reaction.

After all, they only stayed in Chuansha City for one night.

In just one night, they killed a giant monster. Just think about how powerful it is.
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Hey?
Wait, this seems like bragging?

Chen Jian burst out laughing and instantly realized why the four members of the Holy Blood Squad called the four members of their team "God's Chosen Ones."

It turns out that they really have already classified themselves as beings several levels stronger than them.
While thinking this, Chen Jian followed Xu Lie to a building made of wood and broken bricks in the center of the town.

Judging from the sign hanging outside the building, this is a hotel that was renovated from an old barracks, except that it has an additional lobby that acts like a storefront.

After pushing the door open, Chen Jian saw the gun hanging on the wall at a glance.

95-1.

Chen Jian was startled. He calmly gave his team members a look, and while Xu Lie was communicating with the boss behind the metal counter, several people walked straight towards the direction of the gun.

".The receiver and barrel are rusted through, but the plastic parts are still intact. This should be the common condition of most guns in this world."

"But that's not the point. The point is that in our time, this gun hadn't been retired yet, but it was about to be retired."

"According to time calculations, in 20 years at most, it should be completely replaced by 191 and disappear completely."

"That is to say, the catastrophe that destroyed this world will occur around 2040, plus or minus no more than 10 years."

After Chen Jian finished speaking, everyone's face showed a heavy expression.

20 years. This time is really too short compared to their original expectations.

In fact, if they had not traveled through time, they would have inevitably witnessed this disaster.

Not only that, their families, friends, and comrades also have to face the disaster.

Do they feel helpless when you are not around?

A hint of sadness flashed through the minds of several people, but just a moment later, He Shuo coughed, interrupting the gloomy atmosphere.

"There's no point in thinking about that right now - just focus on the problem."

"The 95-1 uses the DBP-10 bullet, which is the same caliber as the 191."

"If we can find 95-1 here, maybe we can find bullets as well."

"We don't need too many. Even just a few hundred rounds can solve our urgent needs."

"I think we should communicate with the boss here first to see if he has anything and what we can use to exchange it."

"Yes."

Chen Jian nodded immediately, and the entire team quickly pulled themselves out of their negative emotions.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Jian walked to the counter and happened to see Xu Lie doing business with the boss.

".Are you kidding me? Five grams of gold for one bullet?"

"Do you know that the bullets you sold me before were all bad? If it weren't for my luck, I would be dead now!"

"You are blaspheming the holy blood! Do you understand what I mean?!"

The boss opposite was shaking like a sieve and his answer was stuttering.

"Sir, sir, but this is the lowest price."

"We lost several scavengers trying to find these bullets. The monster's lair is too scary. We, we..."

"Don't tell me this nonsense!"

Xu Lie interrupted him again and said:
"I have a used battery here. I'll exchange it for all the pistol bullets you have, as well as the supplies I need, and food and lodging for the next two days."

"If you have any comments, you can tell me."

"I will report the truth to the Holy Blood Temple!" Xu Lie spoke each word clearly, and the boss was stunned.

He was speechless for a long time, and finally said dejectedly:

"Okay. All for you."

Xu Lie cleared all the bullets on the table with satisfaction. Chen Jian said with a smile:

"You can actually just rob it, why bother trading?"

Xu Lie didn't care at all about Chen Jian's teasing.

"If it were in other settlements, we really wouldn't have to trade."

"But this is a trading point and we must abide by the rules of trade."

"Okay, it's your turn."

As he spoke, Xu Lie stepped aside, while Chen Jian stepped forward, took out a 5.8mm bullet and said to the boss:

"I want as many bullets as possible."

The boss's eyes flashed with surprise. He carefully took the brand new bullet that still had a soft metallic luster, put it in front of his eyes and examined it carefully, then answered:

"Have!"

"I have 40 of these bullets here."

“But, it’s expensive.”

"You are here with adults, so I can give you a discount. One bullet for 15 grams of gold, how about that?"

Chen Jian did not understand the pricing system of this world. He turned to look at Xu Lie, who was not in a position to use his identity as a Holy Blood Man to speak for him. He just shook his head, indicating that the price was ridiculously high.

Chen Jian understood what he meant, but he did not try to bargain with the boss.

He simply pulled out the QSW06 silenced pistol from his leg, loaded it, aimed, and fired in one go.

"despair!"

After a slight sound, a small bullet hole appeared on the wooden beam behind the boss.

The boss was startled and immediately crawled under the table.

His movements were quite agile, and he seemed to be accustomed to this kind of scene.

Chen Jian's eyes changed slightly, but he did not react in the end.

He simply ejected the bullet quickly and slammed the gun on the counter.

"This gun in exchange for all your bullets."

"make a deal!"

The boss poked his head out from under the counter, nodded impatiently, then went back down, fiddled with it for a while, and took out a full box of bullets.

It is definitely DBP-10.

What surprised Chen Jian even more was that the quality of this batch of bullets was quite good. Apart from some oxidation, there were no signs of rust at all.

Now it’s confirmed. Who said steel bullets won’t rust?

Chen Jian put the bullets into his waist with satisfaction, and left the pistol on the counter.

The first trial transaction was completed, and the group of eight people turned around and left the hall, heading towards the residential area at the back.

Xu Lie deliberately slowed down his pace, approached Chen Jian and said:

"No matter how valuable bullets are, they can never be more expensive than guns."

"What's more, almost no one uses bullets of that caliber, and it's not worth anything at all."

"If you give me that gun, I can at least buy you hundreds or even tens of thousands of rounds of bullets in return."

"God's Chosen One, you still know too little about this world."

After he finished speaking, Chen Jian smiled mysteriously.

Then, he answered:

"It's not that we know too little about this world, it's that you know too little about us."

"You don't understand. Sometimes a deal is more than just a deal."

"It's just testing the waters."

(End of this chapter)