Colossus City Plastic Factory.
After Cheng Shaofeng left, Fan Dawang's face turned red. The feeling of being forced to suppress his pretense was particularly humiliating.
Even the result after he weighed the pros and cons made him very uncomfortable.
Call your men over.
"This extraordinary person who just came here looks a little unfamiliar. Get his photo from the surveillance camera and go to the Cross Church to find out his background..."
Fan Dawang was not a brainless person. The reason why he dared to ask Cheng Shaofeng for a price was because he looked unfamiliar and very much like a wasteland merchant from outside. In this kind of precarious job, he would take as much as he could.
Otherwise they would die at the hands of predators and mutant creatures outside, and their money would be picked up by scavengers.
Bringing unmatched wealth to those scavengers will result in the scavengers' death.
Therefore, Fan Dawang does not think that he is cheating people, he is just saving more lives in the wasteland so that they don’t have to worry about money.
Investigation is investigation, but the goods for Cheng Shaofeng should still be prepared in advance.
When doing business, a businessman needs to be more or less versatile.
Especially for the extraordinary people of the Christian Church... He knew much more about them than most ordinary people. Extraordinary people at the advanced stage were completely beyond the range that firearms could deal with.
"He is a Christian supernatural being, what does he need so much plastic for?"
Fan Dawang was a little confused.
... ...
Shadow guard Cheng Shaofeng was walking on the streets of Colossus City.
Thinking about how to earn some money to buy ammunition.
His predecessor, Cheng Shaofeng before he traveled through time, had never had any business experience in his memory, and had never even been to the Colossus City.
I know nothing about doing business.
He does have some good stuff that is unique to the Scourge Base, but how to sell it... is a difficult point.
While I was hesitating, a white car came speeding towards me from behind, honking its horn.
“Ding ding ding!”
Cheng Shaofeng could have dodged it swiftly, but was affected by Cheng Dafu's body and stumbled.
Stand up and dust yourself off.
"Damn it, hurry to the funeral!"
A vendor who was selling some unknown new variety of fruit at a nearby stall secretly pulled him.
"Hush! Don't talk nonsense, brother... I see you just arrived here, right? The one that just passed by was an ambulance from the hospital. In this Colossus City, those who can afford an ambulance... are all big shots. Be careful that someone may find trouble with you if they hear you."
The hawker looked to be in his 30s, with an untidy beard and looking miserable.
Cheng Shaofeng took a look at his fruit stall, which was full of all kinds of miscellaneous fruits. He didn't recognize any of them, but he vaguely remembered that Forgiveness Hat had collected several similar fruits in the Four Mountains. They were all wild fruits.
It seems that this vendor makes a living by collecting fruits.
Cheng Shaofeng asked with interest: "Brother, this is indeed my first time in Colossus City. From what you said...are all the people being treated in this ambulance rich?"
"Of course not! How can we ordinary people afford this? Besides... do we have any communication tools? Who can afford the landline telephone in Colossus City?"
Cheng Shaofeng wondered, "A landline phone? Why not a cell phone?"
"Hey! You are quite knowledgeable. You know about the mobile phone culture before the wasteland... But who needs a mobile phone now? I heard from a poor teacher that the radiation, energy, and magnetic field between heaven and earth are in chaos. How can signals be transmitted? A wired phone is the best!"
Cheng Shaofeng nodded.
really.
There is indeed a big difference between the air in this world and that on Earth.
Not to mention the ubiquitous radiation, the wasteland humans who have survived to the present are basically immune to low-level radiation, but there is still some in the air, which can affect the transmission of wireless signals.
And the more impact is... energy.
The free energy in the air is not like crystal energy that can be seen by the naked eye, but a kind of... undetectable substance, like a... wave.
This energy wave... spreads in the air, allowing extraordinary humans to sense it and automatically absorb it.
This is also the reason why Cheng Shaofeng has never seen any communication equipment in Yanjing Town.
If you want to communicate with the Colossus City, you must pull a very long telephone line.
And the telephone wires in the wild... ... scavengers' delight!
But even in such a complex environment, the communication base station of the natural disaster base is completely unaffected, and one base station can cover an extremely large range of 20 kilometers!
It's hard to imagine what level of technology the people or forces that built this base have reached.
Cheng Shaofeng chatted with the enthusiastic vendor for a while and got some information.
"Thanks, brother. I'll treat you to a meal when I'm free..."
"Hey! It's just the little things."
The vendor didn't expect to get a meal by chatting with others, he just simply thought that this man was... very simple.
In the wasteland, it is rare to find people who can trust others.
Cheng Shaofeng followed the ambulance's route, asking for directions along the way until he arrived at the door of a house.
Villa in Colossus City!
Judging from its condition, it is definitely not the remains of a building before the wasteland, but a newly built one.
"Wow... this is a rich person."
Cheng Shaofeng felt that he had come to the right place.
The mansion was already full of people, and there were patrols from Colossus City to maintain order.
"Stop! All non-essential personnel, step back!"
This was the second time Cheng Shaofeng was pointed at with a gun today, but he calmly took out a Christian badge from his pocket.
"The Bishop asked me to come and see..."
"Hmm? Please come in!"
The soldiers made way for Cheng Shaofeng. You know, the powerful supernatural beings in the Crusades also have healing skills, but only a few of them can do it.
After Cheng Shaofeng entered, he saw the medical staff in the ambulance using equipment to rescue a gray-haired old man.
There are many people around waiting anxiously.
A man was negotiating frantically on a red landline phone.
"Tell your people from the Cross Church to come and save him! The old man is dying! What? The bishop and the priest went to the front line... and everyone who knows the blood of Dreger is out? How is that possible! I remember that there is a transcendent who is half a step to the first level among you who also comprehended it... Is he also out on a mission?"
“Damn it!”
He threw the phone to the ground, breaking it into pieces.
After conventional means failed, medical staff have begun to use electric shock.
The white-haired old man's chest rose and fell violently with the electric shock, and the data on the display screen began to fluctuate, but obviously did not reach the normal level.
Everyone in the family had different expressions.
Fear, disappointment, panic, sadness, calmness.
Two of them were genuine Christian supernatural beings who shook their heads when they saw it.
Cheng Shaofeng could see the energy values of the two people through his watch, which was only over 500 points, very weak.
They are not even as strong as the six people who attacked the Scourge Base.
The two of them obviously did not have the skills to learn treatment, and seeing the look from the man on the phone, they could only shake their heads apologetically.
"Minister Zhuang, I'm sorry we don't have the ability to help Mr. Zhuang..."
"Get lost! Trash!"
As soon as the man showed his power, the two extraordinary people left in disgrace.
They are grassroots members of the Christian Church, just here to check on things as a routine matter, and they do not possess any powerful abilities.
"What a pity... If only one of the priests hadn't gone to the front line."
"Oh no! In Mr. Zhuang's current situation... even if he uses Dreger's blood to forcibly increase his vitality, he is just a candle in the wind... He can't live without the priest every day. His illness is too serious and he is at the end of his life... It's a pity that the Zhuang family was once prominent, but their blood is not compatible with crystal energy, so he can only be an ordinary person for the rest of his life..."
"Ordinary people? In Colossus City, power and money are the greatest extraordinary abilities..."
The two left the Zhuang family's house.
The two medical staff who were rescuing the old man were sweating profusely and their heartbeats were quickening, but the old man's various values were still decreasing.
He seemed to realize something, opened his eyes, and looked at the world reluctantly.
Let out a long sigh.
"My life!"
At this moment, he had only one thought in his mind: "I am willing to spend all my savings to extend my life, even if it is only for one year."
Seeing that the old man was having a last breath, everyone else understood what had happened. They squatted in front of the old man's emergency bed and began to cry.
"Well... the timing should be about right now."
Cheng Shaofeng looked at his smart watch and saw that the old man’s health was almost running out. He stood up and a ball of green light condensed in his hand.
"Make way, the real doctor is coming!"
Minister Zhuang, who had very sharp eyes, immediately recognized this signature medical skill of the Christians.
"Dreger's Blood!"
He hurriedly made way for the old man, and Cheng Shaofeng pushed the light into the old man's body.
The organs that had been exhausted were instantly lifted up by the vitality brought by this energy and started working again.
The old man's health points recovered to 60, and then his life continued to recover rapidly, counteracting the previous continuous decline, and his health points continued to rise firmly.
At the same time, there was a layer of green energy shield attached to the surface of the old man's body. A woman who was not paying attention had a cut on her hand after touching the old man's body.
"Ah! My hand!"
Cheng Shaofeng: "Don't touch him."
The Blood of Dreger will cause the blessed person to gain acid counterattack damage. Anyone who touches his body will be counterattacked with 19 points of acid damage. If the touch continues... then the entire hand will be corroded.
The white-haired old man felt the energy in his body and felt like he had pulled his foot back from the gates of hell.
Then he opened his eyes.
"Is it the priest of the Cross who has come?"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and then dispersed the ambulance and others.
Cheng Shaofeng followed him into the villa.
The old man's health finally stabilized at around 100 and no longer increased.
Cheng Shaofeng could see that his health limit had been reduced to 100.
In other words... if you don't remove the lesions on your body, the best you can do is to survive with 100 HP.
Minister Zhuang asked Cheng Shaofeng to sit in the room and asked, "Thank you! Thank you for saving my father's life! Young man, you look a little unfamiliar. Are you... Which extraordinary person in the Christian Church?"
Cheng Shaofeng spread his hands: "He is just a transcendent who admires the Christian religion, not a staff member of the Christian religion."
"Then this... Dreig's blood? I heard that it can only be obtained through meditation, and needs to be approved by Dreig to be taught in a dream."
"Sincerity is the key to success."
Minister Zhuang stood in awe.
A non-staff member could actually move that being with his sincerity. He obviously has something extraordinary about him.
"Thank you so much for your help. If you weren't here today... we would have regretted it for the rest of our lives. Since you don't have the identity of a Crusader, I will arrange for you to join the Crusader Church. Now that you have comprehended the 'Blood of Dreger', it will be easy for me to recommend you to become a priest once you become stronger."
Cheng Shaofeng shook his head. "I admire Lord Dregg. He can improve himself through prayer and meditation without being in the church. I appreciate your kindness, but... I don't like being bound by the church."
"Oh... I see."
After hearing what Cheng Shaofeng said, Minister Zhuang was not happy at all. Instead, he frowned and seemed to be thinking about something.
Cheng Shaofeng didn't waste any time talking to him and directly explained his purpose.
"That... Minister Zhuang, although I'm not sure about your position in Colossus City, I see that your family is quite wealthy... You also know that money is necessary when traveling in the wasteland. As a casual cultivator, I need financial assistance even more. If you want to thank me, you can just give me some money to alleviate my urgent need."
"Money? Money is easy to talk about, but..."
He looked towards his father's ward with a conflicted look in his eyes.
Before Cheng Shaofeng, he also asked the Crusader priest to use "Blood of Dreger" on his father, but the effect could only last for a while.
Especially now... we have already snatched someone away from the hands of the god of death.
Without the maintenance of "Dreger's Blood", his father's physique would not last more than two days before he would collapse again.
He could only invite the priests and people of the Christian faith... he could not force them to stay.
But this person seems to be a lone individual without any sect, and no one will stand up for him in justice.
"I would like to ask you to stay for a long time. I can tell you how much money you need, as long as it can sustain my father's life for another three years."
Cheng Shaofeng frowned: "3 years? What if I say no?"
Minister Zhuang clapped his hands, and more than ten people came in from outside, aiming their guns at Cheng Shaofeng.
At this distance, even an extraordinary person would die.
Unless the opponent is a dead spirit.
"I'm sorry, my father really needs you. To fulfill my filial duty, I have no choice but to resort to this measure. I hope you won't blame me. During these three years, I will prepare everything you need, even crystals... I will provide them to you regularly. Believe me, my energy... is far beyond your imagination. With your qualifications, this is definitely an opportunity for you to rise."
Give a sweet date after a beating.
Coercion and inducement.
Minister Zhuang made a decision in a short moment, which made Cheng Shaofeng wonder... Was the other party already planning this when he used this skill
But fortunately, his original form is a shadow guard, so even if he is trapped, only Cheng Dafu's body is trapped, and he can leave at any time.
By then, the other party will think that he committed suicide because he could not bear the humiliation, and he can just change his body next time.
Without the ability to escape, how dare he come to Brother Fu’s house to make money
Cheng Shaofeng smiled.
"Minister Zhuang... you know how to repay kindness with enmity."
The other party's expression did not change at all: "This is an exchange. I will use my resources in exchange for your abilities. Three years later, when you become a Level 1 Transcendent, you will thank me."
Cheng Shaofeng was just about to pretend to agree and go away at night.
The door to the inner room opened.
The white-haired old man who had just been rescued was pushed out by a black servant.
"How dare you! Everyone, withdraw."
Without hesitation, all the subordinates left in an instant.
It can be seen that the old man is the real person in charge of the family, even though he looks sick and about to die.
"It's already very good to be able to live a few more days... This accidental infection with the virus has left me with several things to do. When I finish them... it's time to go. Son, I've told you many times that our banker never coerces anyone, and you forgot it again."
Minister Zhuang, who is in his 50s, immediately bowed his head and said, "Yes, father..."
Mr. Zhuang turned around and asked Cheng Shaofeng, "May I ask what your name is, sir?"
"Cheng Dafu."