4 Gold Bar (1/2)

Chapter 4: Gold Bar

Translator: xujin-t-t, _Min_Editor: xujin-e-x, Lis_

It took only a second, before Jiang Chen stepped onto the dusty hardwood floor.

He checked the energy bar on his wrist. To his surprise, it only cost him 40% this time to complete the travel. Maybe the energy storage upgraded with the number of the times charged?

Jiang Chen shook his head. It was great news for him, but he couldn’t why it happened.

As he sat on the luxurious sofa, he enjoyed the comfortable life not common in the modern world. He lit a cigarette and watched time pass.

From the mold-filled window, Jiang Chen saw a glimpse of Sun Jiao’s shadow in the distance. He took out his binoculars to confirm before he opened the door to let her in.

”This is the gold you wanted.” He caught the bag and both of his hands suddenly dropped. Happiness overflowed his heart, as the bag was hefty. The bag weighed at least a couple of kilograms, but the girl threw it like a volleyball. The amount of power she possessed was daunting.

Jiang Chen glanced at her arms. Her slim arms didn’t contain any signs of muscle.

”That was so tiring. The bank had zombies everywhere. It took me almost two batteries of ammo to completely get rid of those gross creatures. The vault was also sealed by a heavy layer of steel boards that I couldn’t open. I got these gold bars from the VIP room.”

Sun Jiao wiped the sweat off of her forehead and threw her backpack onto the ground. Even if the gold bars only weighed a couple of kilograms, combined with her equipment and supply, she almost encumbered 20 kilograms while traversing the long distance.

”Catch!”

”Hmm? This is …” Sun Jiao caught the coke as she gazed at him.

”You seemed to have liked it.” He was a bit embarrassed after Sun Jiao stared at him for so long.

Her lips moved without a word. After moments of silence, she resumed her usual boldness. She opened the can and took a big sip out of the coke.

”Gulp, Gulp… Haha, this is awesome. This weather is so ridiculously hot. Hmm, this is cold?” Sun Jiao looked at Jiang Chen suspiciously.

”The fridge in the kitchen is still usable. The photocell and solar panel is working in this place.” He did not lie about this. Even though most of the electronics were destroyed, the power system somehow remained intact.

Maybe someone lived here and fixed some of the electronics. But from the layers of dust on the ground, that was a long time ago.

”That’s fine. You wouldn’t tell me where this Coke came from even if I asked.” Sun Jiao waved her hand to dismiss the thought. ”Ok, what’s next? If we were to blow open the vault and move the gold here, it would take some professional help. At least, we need powerful explosives, or skilled hackers to break the electronic lock.”

”Where can we find them?” The explosives were a problem. It was almost impossible to buy them in large quantities in the modern world because of its restrictive nature, especially given Jiang Chen’s social status.

”A lot of survivor bases have them, like Liuding Town.” Envy flowed out of her eyes, as she gazed into the distance. ”That’s a place people consider fun, even on wasteland…”

”Is it far from here?”

”Not too far, but a bit expensive. Except for the resident who owns the property and the labor who lost their freedom, visitors must pay one energy unit worth of crystals, or equivalently priced items to enter.”

”One energy unit of crystals?” Jiang Chen was confused.

”It’s this thing.” Sun Jiao searched in her pocket before grabbing a piece of darkened green crystal. ”This piece of crystal has about 37 energy units left. You can use EP to check. These are quite difficult to find because only powerful mutants possess them on the back of their heads. If possible, I never want to meet those things again…”

Creatures that made this girl afraid? The thought of it sent a shiver down Jiang Chen’s spine.

He took the crystal and a faint attractive force pulled at his right arm. He was shocked. This thing could be used to charge the tattoo.

Jiang Chen’s facial expression remained calm. He played with it for a moment before returning it to Sun Jiao.

”What is one energy unit of crystals worth?”

”One-tenth of a can of meat or half of a normal can of food, ten nutrient supplies, one c-type battery, or three battery ammo. You can exchange so many things with it. This type of energy source is considered currency by many survival bases. You could even find a woman to sleep with you there.” Sun Jiao looked at Jiang Chen mockingly. She enjoyed teasing this little guy.