47: Chapter 47 A Sleepless Night

Boss Ma, in the neighboring camp, listened to the commotion from this side and thought back to the stunning beauties he had seen during the day, like Lin Wan and Captain Liu Ruyan.

Each of them was beautiful in her own unique way, far surpassing any of the women around him.

His heart burned with sour envy; he was going mad with jealousy, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

It was as if it were his own women that Zhou Che was enjoying at this very moment.

His eyes were bloodshot, and he wished he could rush over right now, tear Zhou Che into a thousand pieces, and take his place.

Yet, he knew clearly that the timing wasn't quite right to make a move just yet.

He could only force down his restlessness and grit his teeth, waiting single-mindedly for his Prophet Sequence power to recover, so he could make full preparations and take down the Dawn Convoy in one fell swoop!

That night, Boss Ma was full of greed and restlessness, unable to sleep at all. By the time the sky was just beginning to brighten, his eyes were circled with heavy, dark bags.

Meanwhile, Zhou Che had spent the night resting and was full of energy, and the Sequence strength of the women had also subtly improved.

Early the next morning, the sky had fully brightened.

Boss Ma forced himself to perk up, straightened his clothes, put on his fake smile again, and walked quickly to the Dawn Convoy camp to greet Captain Liu Ruyan.

"Miss Liu, good morning!"

Seeing him sporting a pair of dark circles and looking haggard, Captain Liu Ruyan responded indifferently.

Boss Ma rubbed his hands together, leaned in with a feigned air of mystery, and lowered his voice.

"Miss Liu, I know you are determined to head to Mountain City; you must be going for the strange object!"

"I have exclusive inside information about the strange object. I wonder if you might be interested?"

Upon hearing this, Captain Liu Ruyan was slightly surprised.

The strange object in Mountain City had not yet fully emerged, and information remained vague. To think that Boss Ma could actually get inside information?

It seemed this guy had stayed in Mountain City and had some connections after all.

On the surface, she remained indifferent, but she began to calculate internally.

Mr. Zhou was very interested in strange objects, so this information was worth considering, though she didn't know what price he would ask for.

Captain Liu Ruyan's tone was flat as she glanced at him.

"Is your information reliable? Don't try to fool us with fake news."

Boss Ma watched Captain Liu Ruyan's expression the whole time. Knowing she was interested, he felt secretly smug.

He knew that this convoy heading to Mountain City must be after the strange object; this information would definitely hook his target!

Boss Ma immediately started playing the victim, exaggerating how difficult it had been for him to obtain the information.

"Miss Liu, I wouldn't dare lie to you!"

"I risked my life to find out this information in Mountain City. It took a lot of trouble and cost countless supplies to get this inside scoop. It's absolutely accurate!"

"If it weren't for the fact that your convoy seems honest, I wouldn't have brought it out at all!"

In reality, this so-called inside information was just something he had vaguely sensed with his Prophet Sequence while in Mountain City.

Moreover, it had already spread throughout Mountain City; it was by no means exclusive information.

Captain Liu Ruyan couldn't be bothered to listen to his nonsense and interrupted him directly.

"Stop with the useless talk. Name your price. Tell me what you want, and as long as the price is reasonable, I'll take it."

Boss Ma straightened his expression and began to probe.

"Your convoy has strange objects, right?"

"I'm not asking for much. Just any strange object will do, the ranking doesn't matter. It's worth it for this information!"

Captain Liu Ruyan glanced at him as if he were an idiot, cursing internally: Keep dreaming!

He dared to trade a piece of information for an strange object? Even the worst strange object couldn't be traded for just a piece of information!

She didn't expose him, only speaking indifferently in a calm tone.

"Our convoy is just a regular migrant convoy; we don't have any strange objects."

Once these words were out, Boss Ma felt confident.

The test was complete!

The Dawn Convoy really didn't have any powerful strange objects. Even if they did, it would be some worthless junk, nothing to be afraid of!

When he made his move later, there would be absolutely no worries!

Boss Ma no longer obsessed over the strange object and continued along the conversation.

"Fine, if there's no strange object, forget it. Let's be practical: ten catties of food in exchange for this strange object information!"

Ten catties of food wasn't a small amount in the post-apocalyptic world, but it was a fair deal for key information about an strange object.

Captain Liu Ruyan deliberately frowned, putting on a troubled expression, and began to haggle.

"Ten catties is too much. Our convoy is roughing it, with over a hundred people to feed. Food is a scarce commodity, and we're stretched thin."

"Five catties. If that works, we have a deal; if not, forget it."

Boss Ma didn't care about the food at all. His goal had been achieved—finding out that Dawn had no powerful strange objects was enough.

Once he wiped out all the Transcendent members of Dawn later, the entire convoy's supplies and food would be his. Why bother about five or ten catties?

He pretended to struggle for a moment, then immediately nodded.

"Fine! Five catties it is. Consider it my loss; I'm giving you a deal to make friends!"

Not long after, Captain Liu Ruyan brought five catties of dried fish to exchange for the information with Boss Ma.

Boss Ma took the dried fish, a flash of greed in his eyes, and without further ado, stated the information directly.

"The strange object about to emerge is a book, an ancient book that is golden all over."

"I didn't find out its specific abilities or its ranking; I just know it's a book."

"If you go to Mountain City, just keep an eye out for a book, and you won't be wrong!"

After speaking, Boss Ma took the dried fish and turned back to the Circus Convoy, a sinister smile curling the corners of his mouth.

The information had been released, and the groundwork was all laid.

Next, it was time to make a move and close the net!

The people of the Dawn Convoy were about to become his stepping stones, and those beauties and supplies would all be his!

Captain Liu Ruyan turned and walked quickly back to The Convoy, going straight to Zhou Che's side and lowering her voice.

She told him everything she had exchanged for from Boss Ma regarding the strange object.

"Mr. Zhou, I've found out about the strange object that is about to emerge in Mountain City."

"It's a golden ancient book. Boss Ma wasn't clear about its specific effects or ranking."

Zhou Che reached up and rubbed his chin, a playful smile appearing at the corner of his mouth as he murmured softly.

"A golden book? Interesting."

He didn't dwell on the matter further. The Convoy had just stepped into the territory of Mountain City, and it was still a long way from the strange object's emergence.

Thinking too much now would be a waste of effort; the urgent priority was to make preparations for battle.

Captain Liu Ruyan stood to the side, quietly waiting for Zhou Che's instructions. Seeing that he had finished thinking, she asked.

"Mr. Zhou, we have obtained the information we wanted. When should The Convoy set off and head directly to Mountain City?"

Zhou Che raised his eyes and scanned the camp, his gaze landing on the ordinary survivors.

Days of non-stop travel and migration had long worn these ordinary people down to a haggard state.

Their complexions were sallow, their eyes were sunken, and they sat slumped on the ground, not wanting to move at all, their eyes filled with numb exhaustion.

Looking at his own Transcendent members, although they had greater stamina, they also looked weary.

He pondered for a moment and immediately gave the order.

"Rest for another day, let everyone catch their breath, and we will set off early tomorrow morning."

Upon hearing this, Captain Liu Ruyan nodded immediately; this arrangement was perfectly reasonable.