Top Student: Wasteland Technology Invasion

Upon hearing Lin Chuan's voice, the woman was visibly startled, and after a long pause, she said, "Food? I'll trade you three vials of nutrient solution, is that alright?"

Lin Chuan: "I don't need food."

The woman seemed a little surprised, but quickly added, "I have the latest intelligence on the settlements in the north, is that alright?"

Lin Chuan thought for a moment and said, "That's not enough. I need a gun and bullets."

He had already noticed the pistol strapped to the woman's waist.

Although I don't know what the technology is like in the wasteland world, this kind of kinetic pistol is more convenient to use than a fish gun.

The woman looked hesitant, but still said, "Okay, one NP15 rifle, plus ten 9mm bullets, how about that?"

Lin Chuan didn't know the model of the pistol the woman mentioned, nor could he obtain more wasteland information from her words. However, he knew that if the industrial capacity of the wasteland world was gone, bullets for kinetic weapons would definitely be more precious than pistols.

Ten bullets for a box of antibiotics—this deal sounds like a good one.

After all, when dealing with dangers such as zombies, a single bullet can save a life.

and……

The fact that a woman was willing to exchange bullets for medicine speaks volumes.

As for whether her sister actually exists, Lin Chuan doesn't want to delve into that now.

"Put down the bullets and the gun, then back up to the stairwell."

The woman didn't move. "If I back up there, I won't be able to see the door. What if you take the things but don't give me the antibiotics?"

Lin Chuan calmly replied, "Think what you want. You are perfectly free to refuse the deal."

After a few seconds of silence, the woman sighed softly, then put down her pistol and the bullets wrapped in cloth, and slowly retreated to the edge of the stairs.

As the woman disappeared from sight, Lin Chuan didn't know if she had retreated to the edge of the stairs, but since he had decided to make his first deal in the wasteland world, he wasn't going to look back.

If there's danger, we can simply teleport away.

Next time he travels through time, he'll just teleport to a random anchor point and secretly kill the woman.

As the thought raced through his mind, Lin Chuan quickly put on his bomb suit, tucked the fish-shooting device under his arm, and then forcefully pulled the bolt.

"Squeak!"

The door opened.

This was the first time Lin Chuan had opened the door to the safe house since he had been traveling for many days, and it would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous.

Fortunately, he was wearing a bomb suit and carrying a fish-shooting device, which provided him with some sense of security.

Lin Chuan focused intently on everything outside the door, his mind constantly on the system's teleportation interface. If any situation arose that he couldn't handle, he would teleport away without hesitation.

The hallway outside was silent; the woman, as agreed, retreated to the stairwell.

Glancing at the mottled footprints in the stairwell and the pool of blood splattered on the wall, Lin Chuan imagined the battle that had taken place in front of the door two days ago.

As expected, the zombie that had been guarding the doorway was killed by the woman.

Without much thought, Lin Chuan bent down, picked up the pistol and bullets, put down a tray of amoxicillin with its packaging destroyed, and quickly retreated back to the safe house, closing the door behind him.

"Snap!"

Lin Chuan locked the door again and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After calming himself down, he didn't call the woman over directly.

After all, it wouldn't be good if it attracted a horde of zombies.

Moreover, the woman should have noticed his action of opening and closing the door just now, and she can come directly to the door to get the medicine in a while.

Ignoring the situation outside, Lin Chuan carefully examined the gun in his hand.

This pistol, named NP15, looks very similar to the real-world Glock 19, as if it has been optimized in some way.

As for the ten bullets provided by the woman, they were all well-maintained.

Lin Chuan poured out another one and carefully examined the bottom flame.

"The product is quite good."

"Should I practice my shooting when I have some free time?"

"It would be ridiculous if we couldn't hit the zombies!"

Looking at the new weapon in his hand, Lin Chuan felt that he had a long way to go and a heavy responsibility to shoulder.

He has more to do in the real world now.

Just then, a noise came from outside the door. Lin Chuan peered through the peephole and saw that the woman had returned to the front door, examining the antibiotics. She then asked, "Why is there nothing on this? Where's the label? Is this some kind of counterfeit drug?"

"Don't worry, the medicine will definitely work," Lin Chuan said confidently.

This was the amoxicillin he had prepared as an emergency measure on his first day of the journey, but it had never been used.

However, Lin Chuan wasn't entirely sure if the drug would work on the woman's sister.

After all, no one knows whether the genomes of the natives in the wasteland are the same as those in the real world, or whether antibiotics are actually effective against them.

But now that the deal is done, he'll just treat it as something that works.

"Thank you. The nearest settlement to the north is called Old Garage. It's a 'small town' built around a dilapidated garage, with about sixty people."

"Their leader, Zhang Meng, prefers the management model of the base city and has always wanted to restore the pre-war order and democracy. However, he was shot by his own people last month, and now his daughter is in charge. I feel that things will get out of hand sooner or later."

"They are short of fuel, and currently they can exchange batteries and fuel for double the amount of nutrients..."

The woman's information was very detailed. If everything was true, the information itself was worth a whole bar of antibiotics to Lin Chuan.

He began by saying, "Pleasant transaction, let's continue next time."

The woman nodded and left.

In fact, Lin Chuan still had many questions for the woman, such as whether there were any zombies left in the building, and whether there were any other survivors in the community.

But he knew there was no need to rush, after all, the woman was still waiting to get the medicine to save someone.

……

Room 602.

The iron gate slammed shut behind Tao Luo. She pulled the latch, looked at herself in the mirror, and saw her slightly flushed cheeks and cold, bright eyes.

Tao Luo didn't have time to examine her condition; she quickly walked to the bedside in the corner.

Tao Ling, the younger sister, huddled under the thin blanket, her body trembling slightly.

"Lingling, I'm back."

Tao Luo quickly pulled the strip of antibiotics from the pocket of his white windproof jacket, held it in his hand, and then squatted down.

Tao Ling's lips were dry, cracked, and pale, and her forehead was covered with beads of sweat.

Tao Luo touched his sister's forehead; it was still very hot.

This is the third day of her high fever. Without medicine, my sister might not last more than a few days.

"Sister..." Tao Ling weakly opened her eyes.

"Don't talk, I've got the medicine." Tao Luo silently took out a few white and green capsules, the capsule shells of which were very smooth.

This drug is nowhere to be found in the wasteland.

Thirty years ago, a war broke out on this prosperous planet.

Both sides in the war were determined to completely destroy the other and used every weapon at their disposal to clean up the mess.

The war ultimately lasted only two years before they nearly destroyed each other.

The nuclear winter following the war lasted for about twenty years, wiping out almost all of humanity and ushering in the wasteland era.

Although humanity has been trying to rebuild civilization, nuclear and biological weapons have caused the planet's ecosystem to develop in a very extreme direction.

Zombies, mutated animals, and mutated plants are appearing in endless streams.

With advanced technology almost completely lost, humanity can only survive in the wasteland in the form of settlements, fighting against alien species and natural disasters.