City of Time: Falling into the kill zone at the start

Chapter 054 Toothpaste and Jade?

After finishing with the gun and car stuff, it was already past 1 a.m.

The two strolled around for a while and bought some necessary small items.

—Lu Chen bought a handy military dagger, which took [30 days].

Yu Ze wandered around the car modification shop, looking at things again and again.

In the end, however, I temporarily suppressed the urge to spend.

Yu has always wanted to make targeted modifications to the pickup truck, focusing on its speed, range, and charging speed.

However, considering that car modifications can generally be paid for with time, using gold directly would be a waste.

In addition, since there was no urgent need to modify the pickup truck this time, Yu decided to put the matter of modifying the pickup truck on hold for the time being.

It's not too late to modify it later when I have enough time.

...

After we finished shopping, it was past 2 o'clock.

After confirming that there was nothing else to buy, Yu took Lu Chen to a hotel.

—It's not a rope hotel.

Instead, they are "makeshift hotels" that only exist in the black market and are used for people to stay overnight.

Although it was called a makeshift hospital, it was not the kind of "cabin" that Lu Chen usually saw in airport transit halls.

Instead, they were long boxes the size of coffins, stacked in rows and layers.

It takes 2 hours and 30 minutes per night.

To sleep on the lower level, you need to sit on the floor and put your legs in.

Then, little by little, he moved his body forward until his head was facing outward, and he lay down in the "cave" that was 80 centimeters wide, 40 centimeters high, and about 2 meters deep.

Sleeping on the upper level is even more difficult.

You need to step on the outer edge of the lower 'cave' first, which is the 'pillow' of the lower residents;

Once you've reached your position, figure out how to get your legs and body in...

To avoid trouble, Lu Chen chose the lowest level.

After lying down, Lu Chen felt as if he were in a freezer in a morgue.

The only difference is that no one can pull Lu Chen out of the makeshift hospital like opening a drawer...

"Phew~"

"At least I can lie flat, instead of hanging on a rope..."

Today marks the sixth night since Lu Chen's recovery.

For the first three days, Lu Chen stayed at the Rope Hotel.

On the fourth day, Yu left the city and headed to the hibernation warehouse area that night;

On the fifth day, we spent the night in a rest area outside the city, where we laid out the seats of a pickup truck.

Today is only the sixth night that Lu Chen has experienced in this "new world" and "new era".

But Lu Chen had already gotten used to it.

Having grown accustomed to this world and this era, accommodation has become a luxury.

Being able to lie flat while resting is a rare treat.

...

"That Glock cost 80g."

"My 300g, I have 220g left."

"How is a hydraulic traction machine calculated?"

"Half for each of us?"

Lying inside the makeshift hospital, Lu Chen uttered a few words.

Feeling that Yu might not be able to hear him in the enclosed space, he moved his body and poked his head out of the cabin.

Unexpectedly, Yu also popped her head out from the second "makeshift" directly above.

He then turned over and lay face down inside the "makeshift hospital," looking down at Lu Chen from above.

"Do we really need to calculate it that precisely?"

These words startled Lu Chen slightly.

Then Yu smiled and said, "You do know how to distinguish between guns—each pays for their own."

How are hydraulic traction machines categorized?

"If we're talking about splitting the cost equally—the tractor unit was installed on my vehicle, so it will belong to me from now on."

"If I were to supply it, the tractor would also bring us revenue in the coming days."

"Can you tell the difference?"

After he finished speaking, Lu Chen remained silent for a long time.

Not just hydraulic traction machines.

Those six sets of wheel bridges were also purchased using jade's "time," and they are equally difficult to distinguish.

If we really want to clarify things, then each person should pay half, and each person should own three sets.

In the future, when Lu Chen buys his own pickup truck and registers as a scavenger, he will have about 200g of gold, a Glock pistol, and three sets of wheel axles.

but……

"Seriously."

"Before today—until dawn today—I believed that I would become a scavenger in the future."

"We will become teammates, explore the city together, dig for resources, and share the profits equally."

"But after everything that happened today, I..."

"Hmm, I'm not sure if I still want to, or if I will, become a scavenger."

...

Lie face down on the second floor, cross your arms in front of you, and gently rest your chin on the upper side of your arms;

Looking down at the first floor, Lu Chen sighed, and Yu couldn't help but nod slightly.

"Yes~"

So much happened today.

"You also paid off your bank debts, we met with number 9529, and we also got 1000g of gold."

"—Previously, leaving the city required caution and the best possible avoidance of risks."

"Now, however, they can leave the city without any scruples, which makes them 'dangerous people' that other scavengers need to avoid."

As she spoke, Yu turned her head and rested her head on her arm, lost in a long period of thought.

Lu Chen, lying flat on the lower level, rested his arms behind his head, staring at Yu's flowing white hair, his thoughts wandering elsewhere.

The two people were lying down and crouching, separated by a cement slab.

But from the air, it looked as if Yu was nestled in Lu Chen's arms, the two of them lost in their own thoughts, silently tenderly embracing each other...

"What are your specific plans for the future?"

A very, very long time passed.

Yu's soft voice rang out again, bringing Lu Chen's unfocused eyes back to focus.

After a moment's thought, he let out a soft sigh.

"Let's leave the city tomorrow and see if we can find that small hibernation pod."

"For the rest of August, we'll try to leave the city a few more times to bring back that small hibernation pod, as well as two or three others."

"Once the news gets out, we'll abandon the hibernation shed area, start modifying pickup trucks, and go check out the northern suburbs."

"If the returns in the northern suburbs are mediocre, then go to the light radiation zone 300-500 kilometers away."

...

"As for the occupational designation—I don't want to rush into determining it."

"Let's see how things go in a year."

"If there's no better option, then register as a scavenger."

As he spoke, Lu Chen slightly adjusted the position of his head and gave Yu a playful smile.

"In this way, for almost the next year, I will remain a survivor."

"When you go out of town to scavenge, you don't need to worry that I will do anything to you."

"After all, I still need you to personally take me back to the city?"

Hearing the teasing in Lu Chen's tone, Yu's cheeks inexplicably flushed.

He coughed awkwardly twice and then deliberately changed the subject.

"You can change your profession."

"As long as the requirements for the corresponding occupation are met, the occupational code can be changed."

"Even Parasite No. 243 can become Whiplash No. 180 as long as he can afford the Rope Hotel."

"You can register as a scavenger first, and then..."

...

"Huh?"

"Haven't I told you these things before?"

Halfway through her sentence, Yu seemed to remember something and looked at Lu Chen with a slightly guilty expression.

On the lower level, Lu Chen shook his head with a stiff smile, but a hint of warmth flickered in his eyes.

"Sister Yu."

"You're like toothpaste, you know?"

"Words have to be forced out of one's mouth."