89: Chapter 88 Fisherman's Town

Chapter 88: Fisherman Town

The vehicles from Outpost Camp gradually left the slums and turned onto the trading square. Two trucks found a corner to park, and everyone got out to set up defenses.

There were quite a few vehicles parked like this in the square, scattered in twos and threes, all different.

Some had only one vehicle, while others had three or five parked together, forming a complete convoy.

Everyone wore a cautious expression, guarding against anyone who might approach their convoy.

Wang Ting swept his gaze across and memorized those convoys and tents.

Among the vehicles, those heavily laden with goods were mostly supplies shipped out from the Shelter, used for trade and exchanging for other things.

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As for those that came with empty cars, as soon as they got off, they headed straight for the main street of the black market. Just like them, they came for procurement.

"Xiang Nan, you guys pay more attention and guard the two cars. It's a mixed bag of people here, and there are always death-fearing thieves coming to steal things. Whether they are sneaking around or pretending to be pitiful, you can't trust a single one of them. As long as anyone approaches the cars and ignores warnings, kill them directly."

Ren Chuan's tone was serious, not joking at all.

In this black market, if one were to be merciful, what awaited their team might be heavy losses, or even complete damnation.

"Don't worry, Brother Ren, I know."

"Boss, everything is packed. We can head to the main street now."

Ren Chuan carried two cases, and Fu Xing, who followed behind him, also held two. The two of them flanked Wang Ting left and right like bodyguards.

These four cases were packed with Extraordinary Materials and Extraordinary Core. Since these items were precious and served as hard currency for trade, naturally, they couldn't possibly leave them in the trucks.

"Let's go."

Wang Ting's gaze swept across other parts of the trading square. People hawking weapons and slaves cast their gazes on them, eager to drum up business.

However, Wang Ting's gaze did not linger on them at all.

Outpost Camp needed population, but there were plenty of ways to gather refugees. Slave trading was too expensive; unless they were people with special skills, there was no need to buy people here.

As for firearms, although he only took a brief glance, he roughly gauged the quality of those guns.

Most of the guns were damaged. Although there were various types of firearms, it was hard to say whether they could even fire.

The mixed bag of the trading square served more as an intermediate platform for distant Shelters to rest and communicate with each other.

There were quite a few Shelters that came with empty cars this time, and none of them were seen displaying their own goods, so there was naturally no need to linger too long.

[Discovered low-level anomaly, Silver-Scaled Perch-Toothed Fish, collection progress 7%]

Just as Wang Ting was about to withdraw his gaze, it swept past a cargo-hauling convoy. Several burly men were carrying a box down from a truck. Out of the corner of his eye, the prompt sound of collection progress reached his mind.

"Hmm?"

Wang Ting felt surprised in his heart and immediately locked his gaze onto them.

Ren Chuan noticed Wang Ting's anomaly, looked at those people's attire, and showed a hint of realization.

"They are people from Fisherman Town."

Ren Chuan lowered his voice and explained: "These people from Fisherman Town should be here to sell fish. I heard that the Infinite Building where they are located is an extremely vast expanse of reed marshes and puddles with almost no place to stand, but the fishery yields are extremely rich. Moreover, there seem to be special rules; fishing or netting not only catches all kinds of fish, but even anomaly fish species and supplies. In the past, they always exchanged these fishery yields for supplies. Some superior people in big Shelters or Shelter Cities like to eat these things."

Hearing this, Wang Ting became interested. What was packed in that large wooden box was probably the Silver-Scaled Perch-Toothed Fish mentioned by the collection progress prompt.

"Let's go take a look."

Wang Ting led Ren Chuan and the others over in large strides.

As soon as they approached the Fisherman Town convoy, it instantly aroused their vigilance.

"Who goes there?"

A sturdy, short-sleeved, short-haired round-faced man stopped the group.

His gaze was vigilant, restrained, and cold: "This is the temporary camp of our Fisherman Town. Friend, if you've walked the wrong way, please go elsewhere and don't cause a misunderstanding."

Wang Ting smiled, not minding his attitude: "We are people from Outpost Camp. We saw you guys moving things. We want to ask if the goods on your trucks are for sale?"

"Outpost Camp? This is my first time hearing of it. Is it a camp outside this area?"

A crisp female voice rang out. A dark-skinned, short-haired, tall woman wearing a black tank top jumped down from the passenger seat.

She wore a smile, her teeth were quite white, and her large eyes revealed a look of curiosity, seeming innocent and carefree.

But her clearly defined muscles, faintly visible abdominal muscles, and the aura occasionally emanating from her were enough to show that she was not a simple woman.

"A camp that just moved to this area."

Wang Ting didn't elaborate. The woman knew Wang Ting was unwilling to reveal the camp's location, so she just smiled.

"Fisherman Town, Tang Lin."

"Outpost Camp, Wang Ting."

The two introduced each other, and then Tang Lin said: "The things on our truck are all the fishery yields caught in this batch. Eating them into your stomach doesn't fill you up; it's just for a fresh taste. They are all prepared to be sold to the Withered Leaf Chamber of Commerce or the Blade Head Gang."

She smiled: "Only those superior people in big Shelters or Jumu City would spend a lot of money to buy these things. If you want to try something fresh, you can indeed give it a try."

Tang Lin shouted to a young man on the truck: "Help me get two perches down."

Hearing his deputy leader say this, the young man grabbed two plump perches from a large wooden box. There were many kinds of fish in that wooden box, and perch was just one of them. The two perches he grabbed weighed a good seven or eight catties. Although they had lost their lives, they still looked quite fresh.

Tang Lin took the two perches: "According to the price we sell to the Withered Leaf Chamber of Commerce, these two perches cost 20 bullets each. Do Brother Wang Ting and the others want to try something fresh?"

Taking out the two perches did not trigger any collection prompt, as if they were determined to be ordinary fish rather than classified monsters.

Wang Ting's gaze still fell on the original large box.

"What kind of fish is inside?"

This time it was Tang Lin's turn to show a surprised expression.

The wooden box Wang Ting was staring at was about 1.5 meters long, about 80 cm wide, and 50 cm high, packed full of ice inside.

"If you want this one, the price is not cheap."

Tang Lin opened the wooden box, revealing the large fish inside covered with silver scales and ferocious fangs.

"This is one of the few anomaly fish species unique to the reed marshes of our Fisherman Town, called the Silver-Scaled Perch-Toothed Fish."

"It possesses immense strength, and its scales are sturdy enough to withstand ordinary sword slashes. We also spent a lot of effort to catch it. Consuming it frequently can increase the probability of breaking through human limits. This one alone requires 3 Extraordinary Materials."

This Silver-Scaled Perch-Toothed Fish looked to be around a hundred catties. Converted into 3 Extraordinary Materials, it was roughly equivalent to 1,200 bullets, which came out to about 12 bullets per catty of fish meat.

This price was not cheap.

The big men from Fisherman Town nearby looked at Wang Ting with gazes that vaguely carried a hint of watching a show.

"Ren Chuan."

Wang Ting's voice sounded, and Ren Chuan immediately understood, taking out 3 Extraordinary Materials from the case and handing them to Tang Lin.

"So wealthy?"

Tang Lin subconsciously swept her gaze over Wang Ting's remaining four cases, a look of surprise on her face. You must know that Wang Ting and his group brought a total of 4 cases. If they were all filled with Extraordinary Materials, that was truly a lot.

The smile on her face grew even brighter: "You can't judge a book by its cover. I didn't expect you guys to be so strong. Zhang Jie, pack these two perches together in a case as a small token of my appreciation. Are you guys moving them to the truck? Do you need our help?"

"No hurry, I want to ask if there are any live Silver-Scaled Perch-Toothed Fish like this?"

Tang Lin was stunned by Wang Ting's words: Wanting a live Silver-Scaled Perch-Toothed Fish? Could this guy's palate be even more picky than the superior people inside Jumu City?

The newly caught Silver-Scaled Perch-Toothed Fish were immediately sealed with a large amount of ice as soon as they were killed. From the time they were caught to being sent to the black market for trade, it had only been a day, and the ice had been continuously replenished during this period.

Judging solely by freshness, this was already extremely fresh food in the wasteland. Otherwise, it wouldn't command such a high price; enhancing physical fitness and fresh taste were the reasons why the Silver-Scaled Perch-Toothed Fish could sell for so much.

But Wang Ting actually wanted a live one, which was truly beyond her expectations.

"The black market is too far from our Shelter, so getting a live one is not that easy. Unless you buy it directly at our Shelter, or have it specially delivered in a large water tank, but the cost will be very high, at least doubled."