harleyscars Chapter 053 Ready to Go
Chapter 053 Ready to Go
"Controlled weapons are not permitted within the city."
"Firearms, in particular, must absolutely not be inside the city walls."
A moment later, outside the gun shop.
Yu Rushi offered an explanation, and Lu Chen nodded calmly.
Back on that day, when Lu Chen "rescued" Zhao Jie from number 3994 outside the recovery point, he had already made a general deduction: weapons were not allowed in the city.
Even the dagger, number 3994, was deemed a controlled weapon, resulting in its confiscation and a 15-day penalty period.
Not to mention firearms.
Lu Chen had been wondering how to take the gun he bought from the black market with him.
If you walk down the street with a gun, will you be considered "carrying a weapon"?
That's good now.
The two guns were delivered directly to the parking lot. After signing for them, they were put into the car on the spot, to be used after leaving the city.
As for whether the parking lot is safe and whether things in the car will be stolen?
Judging from the appearance of the jade, it is clearly not the case.
In fact, the several hundred kilograms of metal and a large amount of detection equipment that the two of them collected during their last scavenging trip out of town are still in the back of the pickup truck.
Even in open-air cargo boxes, Yu can safely store metals and equipment;
Parking lots must have an obligation to ensure the safety of vehicles and property.
"Your Buggy can be used for self-defense."
"With my Glock, once I get a little familiar with it, I should be able to incapacitate a target within two shots at a range of 30 meters."
As he said this, Lu Chen slowly turned to the side and gave Yu a relaxed smile.
"Number 3994, we don't need to worry anymore."
"What should we buy next?"
Then Yu stopped in response, her brows furrowing slightly.
After a moment, he shook his head hesitantly.
"We can't leave the black market until the curfew ends."
"We'll get the gun from the parking lot tomorrow morning, and then we should leave the city."
"--The target is still that hibernation pod area."
"The primary target is the hibernation pod entrusted by client number 9529."
"If we can't find it, at least we should bring back the hibernation pod that we hid before."
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"With a gun in hand, number 3994 is no threat."
"The next thing to consider is the excavation of the hibernation chamber and its traction."
"We need to find a way to dig out the hibernation pods as easily and quickly as possible, and bring them back to the city more efficiently."
"—That hibernation pod area will soon be discovered by more people."
"At most, we can go two or three more times."
"Once the news gets out, we must abandon that area to avoid getting caught up in the fighting."
These words prompted Lu Chen to slowly nod, clearly indicating his agreement with Yu's judgment.
—That hibernation silo area can't be hidden for long at all.
In particular, there is a very high probability that Lu Chen and Yu will encounter No. 3994 the next time they leave the city;
Lu Chen would inevitably fire his gun whenever they encountered each other.
Gunshots echoed across the outskirts of the city, perhaps deterring most of the scavengers.
However, it might also allow some scavengers to pinpoint the location of the dormant storage area by the sound of gunfire.
Then, it's natural to think: there's something worth fighting for in that area where the gunshots rang out!
Even those who own guns are fighting over the treasures there!
In this way, the existence of that hibernation pod area will become "known to everyone".
Just now, in the handgun shop, Lu Chen did inquire about the price of silencers.
It's ridiculously expensive.
Lu Chen only spent [4 years], or 80g of gold, on a Glock rifle, including 64 rounds of ammunition in four magazines.
As a result, a single muffler will require an additional 6 years!
A full 120g of gold!
If they leave the city this time, Lu Chen and Yu are absolutely certain they can find the small hibernation pod that No. 9529 provided.
That small hibernation pod is confirmed to bring Lu Chen and Yu another 1000g of gold in return;
So, Lu Chen might consider whether or not to buy a Glock silencer.
But all of this is still unknown.
Is that small hibernation pod in that area? Can the two of them find it?
Even if we find it, will we be able to bring it back to the city successfully? And what kind of benefits will we get in return?
are all unknowns.
Therefore, the next time they leave the city, the expected return that Cheng Lu and Yu are confident about is actually that hidden, ordinary hibernation pod that most likely contains medical experimental samples.
The highest return is for 2 years, and the lowest return is only for 150 days.
Even if Lu Chen and Yu could go to that hibernation pod area two or three times and bring back two or three hibernation pods, the final profit they would receive would basically not exceed [4 years].
To buy a silencer worth 6 years and that only accepts gold payments for a return of 4 years—and at most 4 years—would you do that?
After calculating the costs, Lu Chen didn't think it was a good deal.
More importantly, the gunshots, while attracting a small number of radical scavengers to investigate, also deterred the majority of cautious and calm scavengers.
Although it would expose the existence of the hibernation silo earlier, it would also deter most scavengers from approaching the area for a short period of time.
Therefore, whether or not there is a muffler, the difference is actually not that significant.
"I do have an idea about how to bring a hibernation pod back to town."
As he spoke, Lu Chen took a deep breath and pointed to several discarded tires placed outside the auto repair shop not far away.
"Last time, when I dragged the hibernation pod back to the city with an iron chain, I was thinking: it would be great if there were two sets of wheels at the bottom of the hibernation pod."
"—Like a suitcase."
"With wheels, towing doesn't require much effort."
"The pickup truck's range and speed will not be significantly affected."
Upon hearing this, Yu was slightly taken aback.
After a moment, he slowly nodded with an approving expression.
"I was thinking about whether to install a hydraulic towing machine in the pickup truck bed to directly load the hibernation compartment into the bed."
"However, this means that the weight of the hibernation pod will still affect the pickup truck's speed and range."
"Putting wheels on the hibernation pod is indeed a better solution."
Lu Chen nodded when asked to accept the jade as a gift.
He then added, "If the price is right, it would be best to install a hydraulic traction machine as well."
"We can simply pull the hibernation chamber out of the pit, saving a lot of digging time."
Yu nodded again, a relaxed smile curving her lips.
Having made up their minds, the two went into a tire shop.
After explaining it in detail to the shop assistant, I got a satisfactory result.
— Connect two discarded wheels together with a metal axle to form a wheel bridge.
Then, fix the hibernation chamber onto three evenly arranged wheel axles.
In this way, the next time we bring the hibernation pod back to the city, we won't have to put it on the ground and drag it back by hand.
Instead, the "hibernation vehicle," which combines the hibernation chamber and wheel axle, is pulled back to the city like a handcart.
The two ordered a total of six such wheel axles—enough to pull back two hibernation pods.
Price [180 days].
The two did not pay for these 180 days with gold, but rather with the balance of the jade from the 1 year and 93 days.
I went to another auto repair shop and booked an appointment for tomorrow morning to install a hydraulic tow machine in the parking lot.
The price is for 1 year and 180 days, and payment can also be made by time.
Unfortunately, the two of them didn't have enough time to cover the cost.
支付过6组轮桥的费用后，玉的【计时器】上，还剩【00:273:16:08:04】。
陆晨则是【00:123:19:37:46】。
Left with no other choice, the two had to use gold to pay for the hydraulic tractor.
Because the payment was made in gold, the auto repair shop gave them a discount, charging only 21g for the two of them.
At this point, the two of them had only 869g of gold left.