hotmtlnovel Chapter 575 The Great Looting!!
Chapter 575 The Great Looting!!
The crisp "Deal!" echoed across the empty highway, carrying a sense of finality and resolution.
The businesswoman's brain completely shut down.
She maintained that impassioned, dignity-defending posture, but she was frozen in place, as if her soul had been ripped away.
How did things get to this point?
She just wanted to catch up, sell the drone, and save face as a top salesperson.
In the end, not only did I have to give away the goods for free, but my future business also turned into working for the other party for free?
Tao Yao didn't give her much time to ponder the philosophy of life.
Having achieved her goal, the newly appointed "creditor" displayed astonishing efficiency. She didn't even get out of the car, but merely tilted her head towards Ling Yue and A Que on the roof.
"Go and move everything usable from our new partner's car over here."
"Oh, right, and her in person too."
So, before the businesswoman could even recover from the philosophical questions of "Who am I?", "Where am I?", and "What did I just say?", she was lifted up by Ling Yue and A Que, one on each side.
Along with the relatively intact supplies salvaged from the motorcycle wreckage, and the "Eagle Eye III" drone that she had touted so highly, they were all piled on the roof of the off-road vehicle.
When the SUV started up again, the number of passengers on the roof increased from two to three.
Ling Yue and A Que flanked the distraught wandering merchant, as if they were guarding an important prisoner.
The top saleswoman, who had just been full of vigor, was now huddled in a gap in the supplies, letting the strong wind tousle her neat short hair.
The wind whistled past my ears, and the vehicle beneath me bounced and swayed on the wasteland highway.
She stared blankly at the desolate and dilapidated city ruins rushing past on both sides, and the gray sky in the distance.
who am I?
I'm a top-notch wasteland salesperson, a walking department store.
where am I?
I was on the roof of an SUV, sandwiched between two women.
Why am I here?
……
This problem was beyond her ability to handle at the moment.
Her mind went blank, leaving only a strong sense of unreality.
And so, in a state almost like sleepwalking, she mechanically guided Tao Yao in the car.
We passed through an abandoned urban area covered by giant vines, and then around a chemical spill area that reeked of foul odor.
Finally, the SUV stopped in front of a huge, graffiti-covered concrete wall.
This place looks like the edge of an abandoned industrial park, completely silent except for the whistling sound of the wind blowing through the old pipes.
The three people on the roof were shaken so badly they were completely disoriented, but they were finally freed and scrambled down on their hands and feet.
Tao Yao and Fei Ying also got out of the car.
Tao Yao glanced at the unremarkable high wall in front of her, then cast a slightly teasing look at the businesswoman who was still in a state of self-isolation.
"This place doesn't look very good."
"Are you sure it's safe to put all your products here?"
Tao Yao's voice was soft, yet it carried just the right amount of doubt.
"What if it gets stolen, or destroyed by some calamity or demonic attack?"
These words finally pulled the businesswoman back a little from the abyss of self-doubt.
When it comes to product safety, her ingrained professionalism makes her instinctively straighten her back.
"Hmph! Why would I put all my eggs in one basket?"
The pride and confidence of a top salesperson reappeared on her face.
"This is just the most inconspicuous of the dozen or so safe houses I have scattered throughout the wasteland!"
Tao Yao looked at her stubbornly proud expression and immediately understood.
She nodded, not delving any further into the matter.
"Alright, let's go in and check out your goods."
The businesswoman snorted and walked to the high wall. She fumbled among the messy graffiti for a moment, then pressed a rather inconspicuous protrusion.
A dull mechanical sound rang out, and the seemingly indestructible concrete wall suddenly cracked open, slowly sliding to both sides to reveal a dark, metal passage leading underground.
The passageway was dimly lit by emergency lights, and the air was filled with the smell of engine oil and metal.
The businesswoman walked in first, her back view carrying an air of arrogance that seemed to say, "Let me show you bumpkins what's what."
Tao Yao and Fei Ying exchanged a glance and followed.
Ling Yue and A Que followed at the back, their faces full of curiosity.
The passage wasn't long, ending at a heavy alloy door. The businesswoman entered a long, complex code onto the keypad beside the door, and only then did the door slowly open with a hiss.
The sight behind the door made Ling Yue and A Que gasp in shock.
This is a huge underground warehouse.
The warehouse was filled with neatly arranged shelves, on which various kinds of items were placed in different categories.
There were precious plant seeds encapsulated in nutrient solution, various firearms and melee weapons kept shiny and well-maintained, mountains of compressed food and purified water, and all sorts of electronic devices with unknown purposes but that looked incredibly high-tech.
This place is practically a small armory and supply depot.
"Look around, pick whatever you like." The businesswoman stood at the door with her arms crossed, trying her best to maintain her last shred of dignity.
Tao Yao and Fei Ying didn't stand on ceremony with her.
They wandered around the huge warehouse as if they were in their own backyard.
Tao Yao wasn't interested in the weapons; her attention was quickly drawn to some strange little gadgets on the shelf.
Hiyori, on the other hand, walked straight to a corner of the warehouse.
There was a modified six-wheeled heavy truck parked there, its body covered with sturdy armor and equipped with huge rams on the front, making it look like a steel behemoth.
Hizakura walked around the truck and tapped the thick armor plate.
"Take this car with you too."
She turned to the businesswoman and spoke in an unquestionable tone.
"That will make it easier for Lingyue and Aque to transport supplies."
The businesswoman swayed slightly.
That vehicle was a treasure she had painstakingly pulled out of the ruins of a military base! It was her trump card for transporting large quantities of goods!
However, before she could refuse, Tao Yao's voice drifted over from the other side.
"Sakura, look at this, a 'fully automatic multi-functional food processor'. Just put the ingredients in, and it will automatically generate 108 kinds of dishes. It can also clean itself automatically. It's so convenient."
"And this, the 'Portable Thermostatic Force Field Tent,' can withstand temperatures as low as minus fifty degrees Celsius and flames as high as three hundred degrees Celsius when unfolded, and can even defend against the impact of small disaster beasts."
"Take this one too, it's quite interesting..."
Every time Tao Yao picked up something, the businesswoman's heart bled.
Those ones……
Those were all her treasured possessions, the finest items she kept hidden away! They were top-tier goods she planned to sell to the leaders of those powerful forces!
And so, as Tao Yao and Fei Ying swept through the store without a care in the world, the female merchant watched helplessly as the supplies she had painstakingly stockpiled were picked out one by one and piled up at the door.
Her heart felt empty.
It feels like my precious, healthy cabbage, which I've raised for years, has been devoured by two pigs that have come knocking on my door.
This isn't a product trial session.
This is outrageous! It's outrageous!
She could only silently comfort herself.
It's okay...it's okay...
Consider it an advertising expense...
Once they use my products, they'll understand that my stuff is the best in the wasteland!
Yes, this is to prove that my product is invincible! A necessary sacrifice!
In stark contrast to the businesswoman's devastating grief, on the other side, Ling Yue and A Que enjoyed a cheerful atmosphere.
The two were excitedly loading the supplies onto the heavy truck, their joy barely concealed.
"Sister Lingyue..."
As Aque carried a box of high-energy nutrition bars, she lowered her voice and whispered in Ling Yue's ear.
"This...this is so much better than when we used to scavenge for trash and steal things only to get ambushed instead..."
This is like a windfall!
They had never seen such a rich battle in their lives!
Ling Yue nodded in deep agreement, her face also carrying a dreamy look.
"It's true! This time... we might actually have chosen the right person to follow."
She looked at Tao Yao, who was enthusiastically studying a self-cleaning shower, and Fei Ying, who was calmly selecting survival tools, not far away, and felt a mix of emotions.
"Given the strength and aura that the eldest and second eldest sisters have shown so far, I feel that encountering ordinary monsters in the future will probably not be a problem."
"As long as we don't encounter those legendary, unimaginably terrifying demonic calamities..."
Ling Yue's voice was filled with unprecedented longing and peace of mind.
"We've got this in the bag!"