The Walking Dead TWD

Chapter 143 Initial Cooperation

Dragon One, Dragon Two, and Dragon Three lined up in a row, watching eagerly as the exploration team went out to search for supplies.

They also wanted to, but their identities and the nature of their jobs meant that they could not show up in public.

The higher-ups specifically stated that they would not cooperate with Woodbury, so they found Zhou Nan and prepared to talk to him about the cooperation.

Long Yi said weakly, "Zhou Nan, I may have an unwelcome request."

Zhou Nan saw that Max's water bowl had frozen into ice. The outside world might not be suitable for the dog to live in, but Max still needed to watch the house, so Zhou Nan decided to build a doghouse for Max next to the watchtower.

This way Max can be at work 24 hours a day.

Hearing Long Yi's movement, Zhou Nan also turned around, "Is it an unwelcome request?"

"You know it's an unreasonable request, so don't say it."

Zhou Nan's words made Long Yi feel a little embarrassed, but fortunately Zhou Nan was just joking and didn't really mean to play tricks on Long Yi.

"I see your exploration team has already gone out. Perhaps you can bring back a lot of food?"

After hearing this, Zhou Nan also put down Max's dog bowl and looked directly at Long Yi, "I think you should have enough food. Why, aren't you full?"

Long Yi also said truthfully: "We have enough food, but our companions don't have enough, so we want to cooperate with you."

"Cooperation, how to cooperate, tell me about it?" Zhou Nan became interested.

Seeing that Zhou Nan had no intention of refusing, Long Yi breathed a sigh of relief. "You provide us with food, and we can provide you with ammunition. How about that? It's a good deal, right?"

"Rifle ammunition, pistol ammunition, hand grenades, high-explosive howitzers, solid explosives, rockets, mines, heavy machine gun bullets... If you pay enough food, we can even get you tank shells!"

The more Zhou Nan listened, the more he felt something was wrong. "You're talking about ammunition, but what about weapons?"

"Without weapons, no matter how many shells we have, it's useless!"

Long Yi smiled. "Weapons are available, but their prices are completely different from ammunition. With the continuous depletion of firearms throughout America and the lack of replenishment, weapons are becoming increasingly valuable. You must have noticed this, as you are so smart."

Zhou Nan tried to play dumb.

"I don't believe it. The number of guns owned by civilians has reached 3 million, with an average of 120.5 guns per 100 citizens. You're telling me there aren't enough guns?"

"Since there are so many guns, why not sell them to me at a lower price?"

Long Yi laughed heartily at Zhou Nan's expression. "Come on, Zhou Nan, stop pretending. Everyone knows you're a clever person with all your tricks."

"Just as you said, on average, everyone has a gun. Counting those who have turned into zombies, under ideal circumstances, everyone could have ten guns, or even twenty."

"But what good would more do?"

"Guns will always break down. They are consumables, and now the gun factories have stopped production. In other words, every gun we have now is one less!"

"This is under ideal conditions, where each person can get ten guns. The real world is much worse than ideal conditions."

"Guns are no longer something you can find if you search carefully. They've long been controlled by other survivor groups. You can imagine how valuable they are."

……

Seeing that he couldn't fool Long Yi, Zhou Nan quickly waved his hand and interrupted Long Yi's talk: "Alright, I don't want to hear that."

Long Yi was also a little speechless. He couldn't explain it anymore and didn't want to listen anymore. He was selectively blocking it, right?

Zhou Nan continued, "Tell me your price first. If it's suitable, I won't hesitate."

Long Yi also took out the note he had prepared long ago and handed it to Zhou Nan, "Take a look."

Zhou Nan took it and opened it. There were only some ordinary bullets available for trading.

Zhou Nan asked in confusion, "Weren't we told there would be tank shells? Why are there only pistol and rifle shells?"

Long Yi replied, "We definitely won't provide you with those things right now. We're currently in the initial stages of our cooperation, and after all, we don't know each other's backgrounds yet."

After Long Yi finished speaking, he took out a chip from his trouser pocket and then stared at Zhou Nan. "Of course, if you choose to inject this positioning chip, then we can tell you our origins."

"In this way, perhaps you can directly work closely with us or even join us without going through a long process."

"By then, we can provide you not only tanks but also armed helicopters for free!"

"Well, are you interested in getting an injection?"

Long Yi waved the chip in front of Zhou Nan's eyes. Zhou Nan shook his head repeatedly. He didn't want to get involved. "There's no such thing as a free lunch. I understand that. I think it's great to be able to trade bullets."

Zhou Nan quickly stopped this dangerous topic and began to study the bullet exchange rules.

1. Ordinary pistol bullets: approximately between 0.19 and 0.22.

2. Ordinary rifle bullet: about 0.50.

3. 7.62mm caliber bullet: about 0.22.

4. 5.8mm caliber rifle bullet: about 0.25.

5. Heavy machine gun bullets: ranging from approximately 0.42 to 1.41.

6. Sniper bullets: Ordinary sniper bullets are about 1.41 or above, and high-precision sniper rifle bullets are about 7.04 or above.

7. Special purpose bullets (such as dumdum bullets): approximately 14.08 and above.

8. 12mm bullet used by Barrett sniper rifle: about 1400.

……

一磅白菜0.79、一磅小白菜0.99、一磅土豆0.89、一磅生姜0,79、一磅香蕉0.59、一磅哈密瓜0.5、一磅西红柿2.13、一磅橙子1.53、一磅苹果1.62、一磅菠菜2.79、一磅白萝卜1.68……

1 pound = 0.907 catties

……

Zhou Nan shook his head. "It looks like there are both zeros and whole numbers, but actually that's not fair."

"Written here are the prices before the disaster. You know how precious food is now!"

"For example, the cabbage mentioned above usually takes about 55-100 days to grow, which includes the cabbage's germination, seedling, rosette, and head stages."

"And we need people to look after it. A pound of cabbage costs 0.79, but it can only be exchanged for four pistol bullets. I think it's a bit unfair."

"So, show your sincerity, otherwise there is no need to make this deal!"

Long Yi remained silent.

At this moment, a quarrel sounded from the earphones in his ear canal.

"Damn, this kid is going too far!"

"No trade, no trade. I'd rather starve to death!"

"That's right, it's really a huge mouthful!"

"Don't underestimate these few bullets. They can save lives at critical moments!"

……

After everyone had discussed it, Boss Li slapped the table and said, "Okay, everyone, listen to me."

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