Civilization Paradise

Chapter 6 Express Delivery

Late at night.

Wang Yang put his arm around Long Ming's shoulder and walked towards the street, chatting and laughing.

"I'm telling you, don't change your phone number. If you keep disappearing from me, don't blame me for spreading rumors about you behind your back."

"roll!"

Long Ming rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"Haha, I'm not going to argue with you anymore, I'm leaving!"

"You've been drinking, let me find you a designated driver."

"What kind of designated driver? Those two bottles of beer are like water. I'll get in the car first."

Wang Yang was halfway through his sentence when a look of utter bewilderment suddenly appeared on his face.

He looked at the car parked on the side of the road and saw that all four wheels were gone, with a stack of bricks underneath.

Wang Yang rubbed his eyes, wondering if he was still drunk. Unfortunately, reality was harsh; his car wheels had indeed been stolen.

"Damn it, my wheels!"

Wang Yang almost jumped up, cursing with a dark face.

Long Ming sighed and said helplessly to Wang Yang.

"I told you a long time ago that it wasn't safe and that you should park in the parking lot, but you wouldn't listen."

"How was I supposed to know the downtown area was so eerie?"

"Alright, it's good that you only lost the wheels, at least you didn't take the engine away."

"What should I do now?"

Wang Yang looked at Long Ming with a bitter expression.

"I'll call my neighbor, he's a mechanic, and see if he has any tires that fit your vehicle."

Long Ming reluctantly picked up his phone and dialed Zhou Hao's number.

The call was quickly connected, and a deep, gruff voice came through.

"Long Ming".

"Brother Zhou, do you have any Aoyue tires? A friend of mine has a car problem and needs some."

"What a coincidence, I just received a new shipment. How many do you want?"

"Four!"

"Where is it located? I'll take some people there right away."

"Over here on Haichang West Street!"

"Wait!"

"it is good."

Long Ming then hung up the phone.

A moment later, an old van pulled up and parked behind Wang Yang's vehicle.

Immediately afterwards, the car door opened, and a burly man with a fierce face, wearing a short-sleeved shirt, jumped out with two strong employees.

They quickly opened the trunk and took out four used tires.

Wang Yang looked at the four used tires, and the more he looked at them, the more familiar they seemed. Then he realized what they were and exclaimed in shock.

"Damn, isn't this my tire?"

Long Ming was also taken aback when he heard Wang Yang's words, and a strange expression appeared on his face. Could it be such a coincidence?
"What do you mean, 'your tires'? These are what we collected."

Zhou Hao replied irritably.

"Bullshit, these are my tires. Give them back right now, or I'll sue you for theft."

Wang Yang was furious and said.

"Well, what did you say?"

Upon hearing Wang Yang's words, Zhou Hao and the others immediately stepped forward fiercely.

"What do you want to do?"

Wang Yang was startled and retreated in fear.

Long Ming advised with a headache.

"Brother Zhou, my friend is being unreasonable. Let's talk this out."

"Hmph, if it weren't for Long Ming's sake, I would have beaten you up today."

"Thank you, Brother Zhou, but could you sell it to us for a lower price?"

"50% off, isn't that cheap!"

"50% off is too expensive, Brother Zhou. If I'm not mistaken, you probably bought these tires for 20% of their original price. How about this, you can lower the price and sell them to us for 30% of their original price."

"A 30% discount? That's too low!"

Zhou Hao frowned, looking somewhat displeased.

“Brother Zhou, you know this stuff belongs to my brother. If you really investigate, you'll be in trouble. It's better to earn less.”

Long Ming offered Zhou Hao his advice.

"Alright, for your sake, I'll give you a 4% discount. Four tires will cost you 1200!"

Seeing that Long Ming said that, Zhou Hao compromised and agreed to earn less.

"Then I'll trouble you guys, Brother Zhou, to help me pack it up. I'll transfer the money to you."

Long Ming breathed a slight sigh of relief when he saw that Zhou Hao had agreed.

"it is good!"

Zhou Hao and the others picked up tools and loaded tires.

A moment later, the vehicle tires were reinstalled, and Zhou Hao and the others took the money and left. Wang Yang said to Long Ming with a dark face.

"Long Ming, why should we pay them? They might be in cahoots with the tire thieves."

“I know, but this is the Lower City, and some things are different from the Upper City. Consider this a lesson learned.”

Long Ming said calmly.

In fact, when he first moved to the downtown area, he encountered setbacks everywhere and was even scammed several times.

It was only later, as I gradually adapted to the place, that things started to improve.

"Alright, I'll be going now. As for the money for the tires, I won't give it to you. It's my fault for losing it on your turf."

"Okay, drive carefully."

"Bye-Bye."

Wang Yang then got into the car and left.

Long Ming stood there, quietly watching the vehicle gradually disappear from sight, before turning and leaving.

Two days later.

Long Ming sat in front of the computer, looking at the information about Guan Wenming Paradise, his brows furrowed tightly.

The popularity of this game, "Civilization Paradise," has reached unprecedented levels, with online searches for helmets everywhere. A regular gaming helmet is now being resold for 100,000 RMB, a five-fold increase in price. Even so, many people with the money can't buy one because the initial batch of helmets was limited.

Furthermore, Longming learned from netizens' comments that this game seems to be operated not only by Shanchengshan, but also by other Sanctuary Cities.

This made Long Ming feel a little puzzled. When did these cities of refuge become so close that they were all operating the same game?

However, he wasn't in the mood to investigate further. Tomorrow was the server launch date, and there was still no news from Wang Yang.

Long Mingxin became increasingly uneasy. Although it was okay to play later, he would definitely be at a disadvantage if he went in later.

buzz~
Just then, Long Ming's phone rang, and a call from that jerk popped up on the screen.

Long Ming answered the phone immediately and asked anxiously.

"How's Wang Yang? Did he manage to buy it?"

However, the phone call was silent; Wang Yang didn't speak for a long time.

"What's going on? Say something!"

Long Ming urged him on.

"Sorry, bro, this game is too popular, I just can't buy it."

"It's okay, I understand. Just transfer the money to me."

"Sorry, I'm out of money."

Wang Yang replied in a cheeky tone.

"Hey, don't joke like that, that's my life-saving money."

Long Ming gave Wang Yang a helpless reminder.

Of course, he didn't believe Wang Yang would embezzle his money; he knew his brother's character very well.

"Open your door now, and the delivery guy will bring you a package soon."

Wang Yang told Long Ming with a smile.

Just as Long Ming was about to say something, a knock sounded on the door.

dong dong~
Long Ming answered the phone while walking over to open the door.

When the door opened, Long Ming saw a deliveryman in a fast delivery uniform holding a well-packaged package and asked him a question.

"Are you Mr. Long Ming?"

"Yes."

"This is your package, please sign for it!"

"Okay, thank you."

Long Ming signed his name, took the package, and returned to his room.

At this moment, Wang Yang asked Long Ming with a smile.

"Did you receive it?"

"I received it. Didn't you say it was unavailable?"

"Yes, I can't buy it because I'm not capable, but that doesn't mean others can't. I asked someone for help."

"That's an amazing relationship."

"It's not that I'm awesome, it's that you're awesome!"

"Huh? Why do you say that? What exactly happened?"

"Never mind, I'm not going to say anything more. I have things to do, I'll hang up now."

"You'd better explain yourself clearly!"

Long Ming continued to press Wang Yang for answers, but the kid simply pretended to be dead and remained silent.

The call was abruptly disconnected the next second, followed by a busy signal.

"This guy's acting like a jerk again, and he can't even explain himself clearly. Oh well, I'll ask him again later."

Long Ming looked at the disconnected call and sighed helplessly.

He didn't dwell on it any longer, but instead carried the package towards the bedroom.

The apartment that Longming rented was about 60 square meters and consisted of one bedroom, one living room, one kitchen, and one bathroom.

However, Long Ming spends most of his time in the bedroom, and the living room is usually used to store miscellaneous items.

Long Ming quickly arrived at the bedroom. He found a knife, carefully opened the delivery box, and took out a well-packaged black helmet.

(End of this chapter)