Surviving the Long Night: Starting from the Gas Station and Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 44 Qin Feng, Zhang Shoudui, and the Whereabouts of the Money

Lu Sheng briefly recounted what had happened not long ago, leaving Sun Zhiyuan speechless.

"You...you guys, six guns, managed to stop a horde attack by ferocious beasts?"

"That's what they say, but the actual process was much more dangerous. If the wall hadn't been built in time, you might not be seeing me right now."

Lu Sheng sighed and then looked outside the wall.

Sun Zhiyuan brought a lot of people with him this time. They were all wearing the same work uniform and were carrying the carcasses of the ferocious beasts in the wilderness onto the vehicle.

Surrounding them were other people in similar uniforms, but with different colors in some areas. They stood straight with guns in hand, as if guarding the workers who were collecting the remains.

"So you're not the only one on your site."

Listening to Lu Sheng's感慨 (feelings/reflections), Sun Zhiyuan explained:

"Didn't you ask me to bring more people over without filling in anything? These aren't people from my site; they're a wilderness recovery team."

They happened to be resting at the station. I knew their leader, so I called them over to help. Without them, I wouldn't have been able to do the job, having to watch out for the ferocious beasts and move so many corpses.

At this point, he waved to a man leaning against the car:

"Qin Feng, don't be so shy. Come here and I'll introduce you to Station Master Lu."

Upon being called out by Sun Zhiyuan, the man stood up and walked over. Lu Sheng noticed that the man called Qin Feng was very strong.

He was wearing a cloak, but the cloak couldn't completely conceal the outline of his massive muscles. He also had something in his mouth, but upon closer inspection, Lu Sheng realized that it didn't seem to be a cigarette.

As Qin Feng stood in front of Lu Sheng, Sun Zhiyuan pulled off his hood, revealing his face.

"Let me introduce you. This is my friend's son. He dropped out of school early because he was afraid of school bullying. He's a bit shy, but he has a very kind heart."

Sun Zhiyuan patted Qin Feng on the shoulder and introduced him to Lu Sheng:

"In our line of work, the wilderness recovery team is the most dangerous, but he loves doing it. He was even favored by the God of Myriad Machines and awakened a talent of the 'destruction' type. His performance is the best in the surrounding area."

Qin Feng, don't just stand there, say hello to Station Chief Lu.

Lu Sheng's mood was somewhat complicated at this moment. When Sun Zhiyuan introduced him, he carefully looked at the captain of the wilderness recovery team.

Standing two meters tall with strong muscles, he looked like a small giant in front of me.

His appearance doesn't look like the son of Sun Zhiyuan's friend, but rather like someone of Sun Zhiyuan's generation.

"Hello, Station Master Lu."

Qin Feng nodded to Lu Sheng, then reached into his pocket and pulled out a wrapped apple-flavored lollipop.

"Thank you, you can just call me Lu Sheng."

Lu Sheng took the lollipop. Judging from the other person's voice alone, he would think that the other person was a few years younger than him. He couldn't help but ask Sun Zhiyuan curiously:

"What do wilderness recovery teams do?"

"Those who do search and rescue can place orders to rescue people if someone is surrounded by ferocious beasts in the wilderness."

"Then why not call it a search and rescue team?"

Hearing Lu Sheng ask this, Sun Zhiyuan was also a little helpless:

"When you encounter a ferocious beast in the wilderness and get trapped, most of the time it's a dead end. Nine out of ten rescues end up being a corpse collection team, but calling us a corpse collection team doesn't sound right. It just so happens that every search and rescue operation involves killing a bunch of ferocious beasts and collecting their corpses along the way."

Gradually, it became known as the Wilderness Recycling Team.

After hearing the explanation, Lu Sheng looked at Qin Feng beside him. Qin Feng nodded and said:

"I've been assigned to this area. If you need anything, Brother Lu, feel free to contact me. You're Uncle Sun's friend, so you're my friend too. I'll give you a discount."

"Okay, let's add a contact."

After hearing Sun Zhiyuan introduce Qin Feng as an Awakener of Destructive Talent, Lu Sheng had the idea of ​​befriending him.

In the memories of the previous incarnation, the abilities of these awakened individuals varied widely, but they all shared the common characteristic of being extremely destructive.

Some are extremely skilled at manipulating weapons; any weapon in their hands can unleash extraordinary power, turning tanks into high-speed racing cars and airplanes into mechs.

Some possess extremely strong combat abilities and superhuman physical qualities, capable of single-handedly defeating an entire pack of beasts.

Builders are the strongest shield for human civilization, while destroyers are its sharpest spear.

After exchanging contact persons, Qin Feng turned around to supervise the team members' work.

Lu Sheng asked Sun Zhiyuan curiously:

"Brother Sun, Qin Feng said he was assigned to a nearby area. A destructive Awakened is an important combat force. Why didn't he go to the outskirts of a big city? Did he offend someone by coming to this desolate wilderness?"

"There's nobody here now, but there will be later, right?"

Upon hearing Sun Zhiyuan's words, Lu Sheng immediately clicked his tongue, realizing what was going on.

"You're coming for me, aren't you?"

"This is called investment... Of course, putting his file on the leader's desk was my own selfish motive."

Sun Zhiyuan sighed, gazing at Qin Feng in the distance, a look of tenderness appearing in his eyes:

"His father died early, and I've always treated him like a son. He's a destructive type Awakener, which sounds impressive, but over the years, how many Awakeners have been torn apart by ferocious beasts?"

If he continues doing this, he'll end up like his father, dying in the beast tide. I hope he lives to be a hundred.

Lu Sheng, I know your situation. You'll have many more difficult hurdles to overcome in the future. Xiao Feng can help you. When you become a big shot, just remember to save a place for him.

Hearing Sun Zhiyuan's earnest words, Lu Sheng was somewhat moved.

At the same time, he also understood that Sun Zhiyuan was right. He would face many challenges in the future, and having a destructive awakened person who could help, even if they were not on his side, would be like having an extra card to play.

Having cards to play is always better than having no cards and waiting to die.

A moment later, Qin Feng told Sun Zhiyuan the results of the tally, and carried the carcass of the Wind Wolf, which was larger than a fully grown horse, back to the car.

Sun Zhiyuan then checked with Lu Sheng, made a slight upward adjustment to the price, and transferred 7,000 credits to Lu Sheng.

After seeing the entire convoy off, Lu Sheng stretched and looked at his balance on his bracelet: 8260 credits.

Looking at this number, he felt happy. Many things that he had only dared to look at and put in his shopping cart before, he could now afford.

After closing the bracelet interface, Lu Sheng walked towards the large truck, preparing to take stock of the remaining materials.

Although the construction of the wall required more materials than expected, Lu Zheng still had a considerable amount of steel and timber left over.

These are all naturally at his disposal.

"Cousin, are you free right now?"

Just as Lu Sheng walked to the truck to count the remaining steel, Lu Zheng got off the truck and called out to him.

"What's the matter?"

Seeing that Lu Zheng was determined to have a private talk with him, Lu Sheng had a bad feeling.

"I just saw you talking to that recycler's employee for a long time. Are you two good friends? And who is that big man? I'd like to know more about him."

Lu Zheng glanced around to make sure no one was paying attention, then added:

"There's another very important thing: when settling accounts for corpse recovery orders, whose account did the credit points go into?"