An invasion from the Abyss? I, a demonic cultivator, laughed.

Chapter 23 Extra Abilities of the Magic Class

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent, clearly quite resistant to asking Chu Xiu for help.

In fact, there was no conflict between the crowd and Chu Xiu, but that's just how people are; they have an innate sense of exclusivity, and this exclusivity is greatly aroused in the insecure post-apocalyptic environment.

In particular, the fact that they had just finished speaking ill of Chu Xiu and then immediately went to ask him for help made people feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Guan Ke continued, "I know everyone dislikes Chu Xiu, but those bone equipment did give him the ability to hunt ghouls on his own."

"We've already stockpiled quite a few corpses. If we can convert them into equipment, it will definitely greatly enhance the squad's combat strength."

"Moreover, some of the bodies have already begun to decompose and need to be dealt with as soon as possible."

After a long silence, Shen Zhuo sighed and said, "I understand, I will tell them."

A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door of Chu Xiu's room.

"Chu Xiu, are you there? I'd like to talk about equipment crafting."

Chu Xiu opened the door, and Shen Zhuo walked in, carrying a box of venison neatly arranged.

This surprised Chu Xiu.

He didn't stand on ceremony and reached out to take it.

Although with his current physical condition, he could hold out until the end of the trial without eating, the lack of energy replenishment would definitely affect his combat performance.

The little bit that Yunlu gave us was definitely not enough to eat.

Chu Xiu calmly picked up a piece of meat and started eating: "I didn't expect there to be wild deer in this place."

“We’re also puzzled,” Shen Zhuo laughed. “And this deer is very fat; it doesn’t seem like it lives around here.”

Chu Xiu took another piece and put it in his mouth, as if he had thought of something: "When I was observing the surroundings before, I found that the city was surrounded by forests. It may have come from there."

Shen Zhuo nodded: "I agree. This city seems a bit strange. Ordinary plants have a hard time growing here, but they are unaffected when they leave. By the way, how was your harvest today?"

"It didn't meet expectations," Chu Xiu said.

His answer brought a "I knew it" smile to Shen Zhuo's face: "Going alone can indeed provide complete experience, but there are too many things to worry about, which will actually reduce hunting efficiency."

"Normally it would be fine, but today the density of ghouls in the building has dropped sharply, and you don't have Yunlu's help, so it's normal that you didn't get much."

"How about you reconsider joining the team?"

Faced with Shen Zhuo's repeated invitation, Chu Xiu shook his head.

"Alright," Shen Zhuo said with some regret, but he didn't insist. Instead, he asked, "What level are you now? Level 2 or Level 3?"

Chu Xiu didn't answer, but instead took another big bite of venison and pretended to be stupid, saying, "Why are you telling me all this?"

Shen Zhuo laughed and said, "Just consider it good luck that you leveled up to level 3. Even with armor protection, a level 3 support class is still risking their lives every time they hunt a ghoul."

"So, you should be urgently seeking ways to improve your combat capabilities right now, right?"

"I do have a suggestion."

"Help you manufacture bone equipment?" Chu Xiu asked.

“Not bad!” Shen Zhuo nodded. “We’ve brought back all the ghouls we hunted that were in good condition. Including the ones we had before, there are a total of thirteen ghoul corpses.”

“This is a big deal that will greatly alleviate your current situation,” Shen Zhuo said.

Chu Xiu stroked his chin: "What price are you planning to offer?"

"How about one corpse for one causal point?" Shen Zhuo cut a piece of meat for Chu Xiu. "The black-haired ghoul will give you an extra fifty percent."

After hearing Shen Zhuo's words, Chu Xiu smiled and shook his head, then raised a finger.

"One at 10 o'clock."

"Ten causal points?" Shen Zhuo's eyebrows shot up, his voice rising an octave. "Just activating my talent, why is it worth so much?"

Chu Xiu laughed and said, "My talent isn't without limitations; rather, it greatly depletes my physical strength." Shen Zhuo's brow twitched: "That's too much."

Chu Xiu, who was prepared, said, "I can craft a piece of equipment of ordinary quality from the corpse of a black-haired ghoul."

"As you all know, because of the trials, mortal-level equipment sometimes sells for more than warrior-level equipment, especially high-level items, which have a terrifying premium! Even ordinary quality equipment can easily sell for 20,000 to 30,000 Chinese yuan."

"And the recycling price of one causal point is between seven and eight thousand. Although it is a state-controlled item, you rich kids still have ways to get it, right?"

"These are special times, so it's not excessive for me to charge more."

“That’s true,” Shen Zhuo did not deny Chu Xiu’s words, “but you don’t need to provide the materials, so this is pure profit for you. The price is just too high.”

"Moreover, the causal point is strictly controlled and much more difficult to determine than you imagine. How can its value be calculated using the national recycling price?"

"Besides, we've already passed the most difficult phase. Even without your equipment, survival isn't a problem; it'll just be a bit slower in leveling up."

"We only got a bone sword today, and many people brought their own equipment, such as Wang Long's metal baseball bat and Xin Yi's short-barreled pistol, etc."

Chu Xiu did not refute this.

Indeed, apart from Yunlu, who was penniless, everyone else had some equipment to varying degrees.

The girl named Wu Xinyi seemed to come from a well-off family, and she even carried a handgun.

However, this thing was too noisy and didn't have many bullets, so she never used it.

"Then what do you say?" Chu Xiu asked.

Shen Zhuo said, "I don't like haggling, so I'll just be frank: three thousand for black-haired ghouls and two thousand for ordinary ones. That's my bottom line."

Looking at his forced composure, Chu Xiu narrowed his eyes.

lie.

He was very nervous; his heart rate was 10 percent faster than usual, his Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily, and he leaned forward slightly. This was his anticipation, but at the same time, he was prepared to continue negotiating. His bottom line was at least 50 percent higher.

Ah, how did I automatically learn all this again?

Chu Xiu chuckled and rubbed his forehead. "I'll give you a bottom line: four thousand five hundred for the black-haired one, three thousand for the regular one. If you don't agree, that's fine. I'm too lazy to waste my energy. Who knows what dangers we might encounter in this kind of world?"

As Chu Xiu finished speaking, Shen Zhuo's face clearly showed astonishment, as if he was wondering how Chu Xiu had guessed his desired price.

Immediately, his face showed a look of inner conflict.

The main reason was that Chu Xiu's strike was too precise. Although it was within his pre-set bottom line, agreeing to it just like that still pained him.

However, Chu Xiu was not in a hurry. Shen Zhuo now believed that the hunting in the apartment building would become increasingly difficult, and for his own safety, he would eventually reluctantly agree.

Sure enough, after hesitating for a long time, Shen Zhuo continued to try to negotiate the price, but after finding Chu Xiu's attitude very firm, he finally had no choice but to agree.

Having reached a deal, Chu Xiu immediately got down to business.

He went to the room where the corpses were kept and began to forge equipment according to the requests of the others.

But then he let out a soft "Huh?": "How come there are only five black-haired ghouls?"

Shen Zhuo shrugged. "I don't know where all the ghouls in the apartment building went today. We only killed two, and the other three were stored up from the past two days."

Chu Xiu: .?

He naturally knew that Shen Zhuo's harvest was not good, after all, he had killed most of the ghouls.

But there shouldn't be only two.

He also remembered that he had seen more than four bodies covered in fresh blood along the way today.

Is it
Are there other people hunting ghouls inside this apartment building?

(End of this chapter)