Gao Qi knew that there were energy cores in Zhaoxi City. During the five years of the exotic beast war, even if the number of exotic beasts that could produce energy cores was low, they had accumulated some.
However, Gao Qi didn't expect the desolate people to have energy cores as well. This was indeed out of his expectations.
First of all, ordinary exotic beasts didn't have energy cores. The elite exotic beasts that Bernhard mentioned were called high-class exotic beasts in Zhaoxi City. In fact, they all had the same meaning: only very powerful exotic beasts had energy cores.
According to the ranking system of ability users, elite exotic beasts were equivalent to B-rank ability users.
With Zhaoxi City's strength, it was already difficult for them to deal with elite exotic beasts. Logically speaking, it was impossible for these desolate people to kill elite exotic beasts. However, even Qin Laoda could do it. What did this mean?
This meant that although elite exotic beasts were difficult to deal with, it wasn't like there was no chance.
"You're The Third Eldest Son, right?"
Faced with Gao Qi's question, The Third Eldest Son smiled and said, "Chief Gao, I'm the third in my family. My name is Hu Zengyu. Rat … Ah, no, Tiger is my cousin."
Gao Qi nodded and said, "The Third Eldest Son, let me ask you something. This thing is useful to me. I want to buy some. Can you help me?"
Hu Zengyu was stunned for a moment and said, "Useful? What's the use? This thing can't be eaten or drunk. I know that the people in the city use this as jewelry. However … as long as you use it, that Tiger will definitely look for it. "
At this moment, the door was pushed open. Wang Laohu rushed into the room.
He first waved his hand at the young lady who was brewing tea. Then, Wang Laohu went to Gao Qi's side and said in a low voice, "Chief Gao, I've sent him away. I sold him a hundred kilograms of salt in exchange for a thousand kilograms of grain. He said that the grain is nearby, so I had someone bring the salt to trade with him."
"One catty of salt, ten catties of grain. Is it that expensive?"
Wang Laohu smiled and said, "It's always been this price. You said that we should go according to the market price. In fact, one catty of salt is worth twelve catties of grain. There's no need to differentiate the grain. For those miscellaneous grains, one catty can be exchanged for twenty catties."
Gao Qi asked in a deep voice, "Only for food?"
"Of course not. Bullets are fine too. Ten bullets per kilogram of salt. Bullets are good stuff. You can exchange them for anything, just like money. Other than bullets and guns, you can exchange them for anything. Anyway, as long as it's useful, you can exchange it for anything."
Gao Qi nodded. He picked up the energy core in his hand and said, "I heard from The Third Eldest Son that the Desolate Dwellers in the mountains have a lot of these things. Can you trade for them?"
Wang Laohu was stunned for a moment. Then he immediately smiled and said, "Of course I can. One bead for one and a half catties. Last time, someone wanted to trade with me, but I directly drove him away."
Gao Qi immediately said, "If you help me trade for these beads with salt, I'll give you bullets. In short, I won't let you suffer a loss. Can you help me with this?"
Wang Laohu said without hesitation, "What are you saying? If I can't do such a small thing, then I'm useless."
Gao Qi said in a low voice, "I hope that you can do this for me secretly. Don't let anyone know about this."
"I understand, I understand. Don't worry, I promise I won't tell anyone."
Gao Qi thought for a moment. He felt that it was better to clarify his doubts, so he whispered, "These beads are very valuable in the city. Well, they're much more valuable than in the Wilderness. Do you know?"
"I know. I've heard of it."
Gao Qi said seriously, "Then why don't you want the beads? Why don't the Desolate Folks go to the city and trade the beads for money or something useful?"
This was Gao Qi's biggest doubt. From his point of view, the Desolate Dwellers could directly trade with the people in the city. Why would the Desolate Dwellers refuse to trade with the people in the city even though they had valuable items? Was it simply because of the disparity in information?
Wang Laohu seemed to be a little hesitant. He whispered, "Chief Gao, it's not that we don't want to, but this … this …"
Gao Qi said seriously, "To be honest, I treat you as one of my own. Otherwise, I wouldn't have let you do so many things. Do you understand the relationship between us?"
Wang Laohu whispered, "Chief Gao, it's not that we don't want to trade. We don't dare. The main thing is … it's hard to say."
Meng Hai-jui said, "Chief Gao asked you to say it. Just say it. Don't be afraid."
Wang Laohu sighed and said, "Chief Gao, the Desolate Folks don't dare to get close to the city wall."
Meng Hai-jui shook his head and said, "You still don't dare to say it. Forget it, I won't make things difficult for you. I'll say it."
Gao Qi looked at Meng Hai-jui. Meng Hai-jui whispered, "Leader, after you took over as the leader of Team 2, you haven't left the city much. Boss Han and Fei Ge, they … they leave the city every few days."
"I know. So?"
Meng Hai-jui whispered, "When the Special Ability Group goes outside the city, they … have a bad reputation. If they see something good, they'll just grab it. If they see a beautiful woman, well, they'll just kill whoever they don't like. Normal people don't leave the city. The ones who leave the city are either the City Guard or the Special Ability Group. The Desolate Folks can't wait to hide. How would they dare to get close?"
No wonder Huang Fei let him do whatever he wanted in the Wasteland. It turned out that the Special Ability Group and the City Guard were like that in the Wasteland. But after thinking about it, Gao Qi felt that it would be strange if it wasn't the case.
With power and absolute strength in their hands, and Morning Dawn City oppressing and exploiting the nearby Desolate Dwellers, if powerful departments like the ability users and the city defense forces were to leave the city, they would be no different from an overlord.
There was no need to talk about resistance. The Desolate Folks weren't made of mud. If they were bullied by the city people, they could only be beaten into submission.
The law of the jungle. Anyone who understood this phrase would know what it meant. But Gao Qi had to experience it himself to understand this phrase.
But now, Gao Qi had new doubts. He looked at Wang Laohu and said, "Now that you're different from the other Desolate Folks, why don't you exchange for beads and then hand them over to the city?"
Wang Laohu smiled bitterly and said, "Chief Gao, this … these beads can't be obtained all the time. The ones we have now are accumulated over many years. There aren't many of them. If I take the initiative to hand in a few online, the city will need more in the future. I don't need to live anymore."
Gao Qi suddenly understood. This was the survival wisdom of a small fry.
"Oh, I understand, I understand."
Gao Qi sighed. He smiled at Wang Laohu and said, "I'll take this bead. Then, help me find more. Don't worry, I won't let you work for nothing. Find as many as you can. I won't let you lead people to kill beasts."
Wang Laohu quickly said, "How can I take your money? Aren't you slapping me in the face?"
Gao Qi shook his head and said in a low voice, "I'm a fair person. I'll definitely accept your gift, but I won't let you work for nothing. I won't say what I'll give you. Just tell me what you need and what you need urgently."
Wang Laohu was stunned. Gao Qi smiled and said, "You don't understand? I'll take care of you in the future. Tell me if you need anything. "
Although he was young and weak, he had money, power, and influence. Who would dare to say that Gao Qi, this big brother, was not qualified?
Wang Laohu was agitated. He stood up and said in a trembling voice, "Chief Gao, I, I'm a rough man. I don't know how to speak. Please don't blame me if I say something wrong. Is what you said true?"
"Tell me, what do you need?"
Wang Laohu said in a trembling voice, "Medicine, anti-inflammatory medicine, diarrhea medicine, and painkillers. I need everything!"
Gao Qi furrowed his brows.
Wang Laohu said in a trembling voice, "Medicine … is it difficult to get? Forget it, forget it. Pretend I didn't say anything."
Gao Qi shook his head and said, "In the future, you have to be patient. Even if you hear something, don't be in a hurry to reveal it."
"Yes, yes."
Gao Qi sighed and said, "I'll get you a batch of the most commonly used medicine first. Don't tell anyone, understand?"
"Yes! I really understand! "
After speaking excitedly, Wang Laohu said with a gloomy face, "Everything else in the Wilderness is fine, but this medicine is too precious. My father's body was very strong, but he ate something bad and had diarrhea. He died of diarrhea, alas."
This was the difference between city dwellers and Desolate Dwellers. It was just a simple diarrhea. City dwellers would not die from diarrhea, but Desolate Dwellers could lose their lives.
At this time, Gao Qi was very glad that he was able to grow up in the city. Although he used to complain about the unequal treatment between the inner city and the outer city, and also felt that the food was bad and there was no freedom, compared to Desolate Dwellers, he was really lucky.
Gao Qi nodded to Wang Laohu and said, "Okay, next time I come out, I'll bring you a batch of medicine. Now you have to hurry up and do my thing. It's quite urgent."
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