Chapter 362: Searching for Information (5)
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Zhao Yu had his men unload the firearms.
Eagle and his men inspected each gun and found that every one of them was brand new, just as Zhao Yu had said.
âThank you, Centurion ZhaoâŠâ
There was nothing wrong with the weapons, Eagle breathed a sigh of relief, feeling he had been too suspicious.
But he couldnât help it; with Meng Xian absent, he was the acting leader and responsible for the entire camp.
âAbout the tradeâŠâ
Zhao Yu smiled and had his men load the four barrels of gasoline onto the truck.
Eagle understood that Zhao Yu wasnât here to cause trouble and dismissed most of the gunmen who were there just for show, keeping only about ten.
Having completed their first trade, Eagle felt excited, sensing potential business opportunities through Zhao Yu.
âCenturion Zhao, what else might you need?â
Zhao Yu stroked his chin, currently most in need of petroleum and ammunition.
With ammunition, his mortars, rocket launchers, and others could be put to use.
Of course, it wasnât appropriate to directly purchase ammunition so Zhao Yu planned to start with raw materials.
âDid you find your gasoline in the old city?â
âWe found it in the old city, but itâs hard to come by. Sometimes we get lucky, other times we might not find anything for daysâŠâ
âDo you have sulfur or potassium nitrate?â
âSulfur, potassium nitrate?!â
Eagle scratched his head, turned to his men, and asked, âDo any of you know what these are?â
Everyone shook their heads without exception.
They had heard of them but didnât know what they looked like or where to find them.
Zhao Yu tried a different approach, âWhat about fireworks or firecrackers?â
âFireworks, firecrackersâŠâ
Eagle recalled for a moment and nodded, âThere are such things in the old city, but we donât have anyâŠâ
âThe power of firecrackers is too smallâŠâ
Although they knew firecrackers were similar to explosive bomb, who had the skill to modify them into bomb?
A thought struck Eagle, âCenturion Zhao, your Re Zhao Corporation wouldnât be short of ammunition, right?â
âOf course!â
Zhao Yu smiled, â1 have a friend whose kid is having a birthday soon, thought of getting him some fireworks to play withâŠâ
A kidâs birthday?!
Eagle and the others exchanged glances, thinking how extravagant these big shots were, still caring about such things and even having so-called birthday parties.
He suddenly realized he was overthinking. Zhao Yu didnât need to recycle fireworks for ammunition; it must be for his patron, likely wanting to use them to flatter at the kidâs birthday party.
Eagle remembered what Meng Xian had told him before she left, âCenturion Zhao, can we count on a long-term use of this electricity?â
âOf course, even on cloudy days, it will generate electricity as usualâŠâ
âIâm worried that if you get promoted, the new officer might not supply us with electricity?â
Promoted?!
Zhao Yu paused for a moment, then shook his head, â1 probably wonât be leaving here anytime soonâŠâ
Good news!
Eagle nodded to himself, having gotten some valuable information.
Zhao Yu felt it was about time to wrap up, âI had hoped to get promoted and move to the headquarters sooner, but it seems 1â11 have to develop in this area for nowâŠâ
He sighed, appearing regretful he couldnât go to the headquarters.
Eagle immediately stepped forward to comfort him.
Zhao Yu stopped his act, âSince Iâll be stationed here for a while, itâs necessary to deal with local forces. I donât understand the situation in this area very wellâŠâ
Local forces?!
Eagle inwardly scoffed, thinking Zhao Yu himself was from this area.
But he believed Zhao Yuâs words, as Zhao Yu hadnât contacted them or even revealed his name until recently.
It was obvious he had initially planned to get promoted and leave, not deigning to deal with them. But now, realizing he couldnât get promoted and had to stay, he started planning to make money.
Judging by Zhao Yuâs disappointed expression upon hearing they only had 200 liters of gasoline, Eagle guessed he had many more weapons to sell, and was inquiring about other camps because his camp couldnât absorb them all.
Hawkeye thought to himself, guessing Zhao Yu probably didnât have that much influence on his own and was likely acting for higher-ups.
However, he didnât see anything wrong with it; these new guns might not even be available in the city, so getting them directly from Zhao Yu was already great.
Maybe in the future, they would even dare to sell machine guns!
Eagle felt a surge of excitement. If they got machine guns, their campâs combat power would increase significantly.
âGo, get the map we worked so hard to obtain from our campâŠâ
Eagle turned to a young man at his side and winked.
The young man, recently promoted by him, was clever and understood his intentions just by his gaze.
âLord Eagle, our campâs map is a crucial resource. If the leader Meng finds outâŠâ
âShut up, Iâm acting as the leader now, just go get it!â
Eagle feigned anger as he spoke.
The young man hesitated for a moment before leaving.
Zhao Yu thought for a while and then said, âHow about this, 1â11 pay for a copy of the map?â
âAll?!â
Eagle was visibly surprised and quickly said, âFlow can that be, youâve just helped us and even provided us with electricityâŠâ
âFive thousand Black Stone coins, how about that?!â
Zhao Yu casually suggested, and seeing the look of joy on Eagleâs face, he nodded and took a rifle and a pistol from one of his soldiers and handed them over.
âHow can 1 accept thisâŠâ
Eagle said modestly, but his actions were sincere as he took both guns and handed them to the young man beside him, clearly treasuring them.
Zhao Yu finally saw the map of Meng House Village.
It was hand-drawn, but it covered a wider range, about two hundred kilometers in diameter. However, many areas were blank, with the marked points mainly located near the west.
The largest marked point was Black Stone City, located more than a hundred kilometers to the west.
Eagle became more enthusiastic and began to introduce Zhao Yu to the map.
âThis is Black Stone City, established by the four big families. Itâs said to have connections with many large groupsâŠâ
âIt has quite a few factories capable of manufacturing guns. Most of the guns circulating in our area come from Black Stone CityâŠâ
Zhao Yu focused mainly on the shelters nearby, which they hadnât marked, only noting a chemical plant.
However, about twenty to thirty kilometers west of the chemical plant, there was a force marked as âWild Wolf Townâ.
He didnât rush to ask questions but followed Eagleâs introduction to learn about other forces on the map.
âThe hierarchy of power, from low to high, is village, manor, fort, town. This is the unwritten rule in the wildernessâŠâ
âThe name reflects the size of the power. If one dares to call themselves a town without sufficient strength, it attracts aggression from othersâŠâ
Eagle gave a brief introduction and then pointed to a place marked as âBlack Wind Strongholdâ a fort on the eastern side of the map.
His expression grew serious as he said, âRecently, I heard that Black Wind Stronghold was wiped out. Its leaders either died or fledâŠâ
âAlthough they had fewer enhancers than us at Meng House Village. But their overall strength was much stronger than ours, yet they were completely destroyedâŠâ
He seemed somewhat reflective, shaking his head and sighing, â1 guess it might be related to Black Wind Stronghold claiming to be a fort without sufficient strength, provoking other powerful forts, leading to its destructionâŠâ
The young man beside him quickly added, âYes, their leader was too ambitious. If they had just renamed it to Black Wind Manor, all would have been well, right?!â
Zhao Yu, upon hearing this, couldnât help but touch his nose. It seemed that Black Wind Stronghold was the one he had destroyed.
However, he didnât explain and continued to listen..
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