Rise of the Wasteland in Cultivation

"Sister Wenrou, wait a moment." As soon as Ye Wenrou stepped out of the "courtyard house" gate, Leng San came out and called out to her.

Ye Wenrou's cheeks were still burning. She didn't want to borrow Leng San's car, but the B23 shelter was nearly 200 kilometers away. Walking there would take at least two days and she would have to spend the night in between, which would greatly increase the danger. So she had no choice but to bite the bullet and borrow Leng San's car.

Ye Wenrou took a deep breath to try and restore her expression to normal before turning around and smiling, "Is there anything else, Xiao San? I'll fill up the gas tank for you."

Leng San shook his head and said, "I'm not trying to remind you to keep going, but I want to ask you for a favor."

"Oh... Oh, what kind of help do you need? Tell me!" Ye Wenrou's eyes lit up and she quickly asked.

"Could you bring me back an induction cooker? Our camp's supply depot doesn't have one."

Ye Wenrou said happily, "No problem, leave it to me. The supply station in the B-level shelter definitely has them. I think I saw them last time."

"Okay, I'll transfer 1000 contribution points to you first."

"No need, I have money. That thing doesn't cost that many contribution points, at most 300. I can afford it!" Ye Wenrou said, then turned and left. Her steps became noticeably lighter, as if she had springs in her body, and she was visibly happy.

She was still just a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl. If it were before the nuclear war, she would still be in junior high school. She had no cunning or scheming.

Leng San smiled when he saw this. Actually, the camp's supply station also had an induction cooker, it was a bit old, but it was still usable. The reason he asked Ye Wenrou to buy it was purely to give Ye Wenrou a chance to repay the favor.

Although this "favor" is a bit insignificant, it is still a favor, isn't it? Besides, Ye Wenrou was clearly happy, and it also resolved the awkwardness of borrowing the car, so why not do it!

Leng San was also quite curious about how a girl who grew up in a wasteland could develop such a "moral burden" of not wanting to owe favors. Clearly, Ye Wenrou, like himself, was an outcast in the wasteland, and this outcast had influenced a group of people.

For example, Fatty and Zhou Chen would build a grave and erect a monument for their deceased teammate, Da Ben, and even burn incense and paper money. These actions would have been perfectly normal before the nuclear war, but they are rare and precious in the post-nuclear wasteland.

Meanwhile, Ye Wenrou arrived at the parking spot with the SUV keys. Fatty was already waiting there and immediately asked, "Did you borrow it?"

Ye Wenrou tossed the keys to the fat man, somewhat annoyed, and said, "You have the nerve to say that? I asked you to borrow them but you wouldn't go, and in the end I had to go myself."

The fat man chuckled and said, "It's all because of what you said, gentle girl, that you shouldn't ask Brother San for help so easily in the future."

Ye Wenrou's face flushed, and she silently opened the car door and got in. She was taken aback to find a laser pistol and an overclocking oscillation blade on the back seat.

She lost all her weapons in the ambush by the hyena squad that day and was worried about not having the money to buy new ones.

At this moment, the fat man opened the driver's side door, got in, glanced at the overclocking oscillation blade and laser pistol on the back seat, and said with a silly smile, "No wonder Brother San left these two weapons behind and didn't sell them. It turns out they were reserved for you, Gentle Girl."

"You fatso, you talk too much. It'll be dark soon if we don't leave now!" Ye Wenrou rolled her eyes at the fat man.

"Hehe, hold on tight!" The fat man started the engine and stepped on the gas, driving out of the camp. Although the off-road vehicle was a bit old, it was still very powerful.

Ye Wenrou reached out and grasped the hilt of the overclocking oscillation blade. A familiar feeling immediately welled up in her heart. This was obviously the one she had once owned. It had been stolen by the Hyena Squad that day, but Xiao San wiped out the Hyena Squad and took it back.

"Sigh, I'm afraid I'll never be able to repay this favor in my lifetime," Ye Wenrou said with a bitter smile.

Ye Wenrou has two weapons in total. The overclocking oscillation knife was bought with money she had saved up over the years, costing a full 10,000 contribution points. The laser pistol was bought with the public account of the Canglang Squad, also worth 10,000 contribution points.

The Wolf Squad has a shared account. Every time they achieve success on a mission, a portion is transferred to the shared account and used to upgrade the team members' equipment or purchase enhancement potions to strengthen the squad.

Zhou Chen chose to inject the Tier 1 enhancement potion, while Ye Wenrou chose this laser pistol. As for Fatty, it wasn't his turn to upgrade yet because there was no money left in the public account.

This time, after selling the bulldozer, I got a total of 99,000 points. I gave 20,000 points to Leng San, and the remaining 79,000 points should have been Fatty's turn to upgrade. But I didn't expect that the treatment fee in the B-level shelter would be so expensive.

Bi Lang stayed there for a month, spending a total of 30,000 contribution points, averaging 1,000 contribution points per day. Bi Lang's original plan was to heal his injuries, upgrade Fatty, and buy Zhou Chen a second-tier gene enhancement potion, but he didn't have enough money left.

The options were either to upgrade Fatty or buy Zhou Chen a Tier 2 enhancement potion. After careful consideration, it was decided to buy Zhou Chen a Tier 2 enhancement potion.

Because the Canglang Squad has already lost three members, and Bi Lang himself has suffered serious internal injuries, even if he recovers, his strength will be reduced. The Canglang Squad urgently needs a new second-tier expert as a pillar, so they can only temporarily make do with Fatty.

The second-tier gene enhancement drug costs 50,000 contribution points per dose. After buying the drug, the Canglang Squad had very little money left in their account. This is why Fatty was so poor; he couldn't even afford to buy antibiotics for Ye Wenrou.

Getting back to the main point, Ye Wenrou and Fatty arrived at Shelter B23, picked up Bi Lang and Zhou Chen, and also bought Leng San a nearly new induction cooker. They returned to Camp C-361 that afternoon.

Bi Lang didn't hesitate. As soon as he returned to the camp, he went to Leng San to thank him. It seemed that his internal injuries had healed. However, Leng San could still tell from his aura that Bi Lang's strength was not as good as before.

Zhou Chen, who had just received a second-stage gene enhancement injection, had even stronger blood and energy, and his physique had become more robust. Even the lines of his face had become more hardened, as if cast from steel.

"Little San, thanks to you for saving Wenrou and Fatty this time, we are deeply grateful. If you ever need anything from our Canglang Squad, just let us know. Although I, Bi Lang, am not as useful as before, I am still confident in dealing with opponents of the same level. Zhou Chen is also a level two gene-enhanced warrior now, so he should be able to help out."

Bi Lang patted his chest and said that the healing of his internal injuries, coupled with Zhou Chen's successful upgrade, had clearly restored his spirits.

Leng San nodded and said, "Mr. Bi, you're too kind. If needed, I will ask you to lend a hand."

Bi Lang chuckled and said, "By the way, I heard something at the B23 shelter. I wonder if you'd be interested, Xiao San."