Chapter 624: Chapter 624: Purely a Personal Grudge
"Hey, Old Wang, did you finally get beaten up? How come there’s such a big bruise on your forehead! It looks quite amusing!"
Bai Zhengxuan looked in surprise at Uncle Wang who was gnawing on a braised pork knuckle.
Uncle Wang’s skin wasn’t as delicate as a baby’s; a light touch wouldn’t leave noticeable bruises.
Now, his face still retained its usual cheeky grin, but a big bump was conspicuously swelling on his forehead, as if he had been hit by something thrown from a height.
Truth be told, Bai Zhengxuan felt it was unexpected, yet somehow within reason.
Driving like that every day, it’s a miracle he just got hit now!
"It’s nothing, just some mean person throwing a bunch of rocks at me! It’ll be fine in a couple of days, a good meal of braised pork knuckle will take care of eighty percent of it, the remaining twenty will heal gradually!"
Uncle Wang wasn’t at all fazed by the mark on his face, delightedly savoring the delicious braised pork knuckle in his mouth.
When the zombie horde attacked the safe base, it scared the hell out of him!
Afraid of Bai Zhengxuan dying, he thought he would never get to eat his secret recipe pork knuckles again!
Now, being able to enjoy them, Uncle Wang felt no more headache and full of energy, ready to floor the accelerator pedal again.
"Who would be so inconsiderate and vile?"
Bai Zhengxuan’s face showed slight indignation on behalf of Uncle Wang.
In fact, he was just curious to know who dared to retaliate against Old Wang!
After all, Uncle Wang, a Gold Ability User, was fine, built tough, a hit just made him bruised.
If it had been a regular old man, he’d be sipping Mengpo Soup by now!
"Haha! Old Bai, you’re too naive!"
Uncle Liu lifted his head from the pork knuckle and smiled at Bai Zhengxuan, then continued munching on the knuckle.
His face gleamed with oil.
This was way more appealing than his secret recipe buns!
"Could it be that Old Wang crashed into someone, then got stoned in return?"
In a flash of insight, Bai Zhengxuan suddenly had a hunch.
Uncle Wang often bumped into people, he might have hit someone a bit tougher, and then got beaten!
"Uncle Wang, maybe we should drive a little slower from now on!"
Bai Anhai looked at Uncle Wang with a twitching mouth, seriously advising.
"Alright, alright, I’ll drive a little slower from now on!"
Uncle Wang said nothing more, just kept nodding.
He understood and realized the hazards of speeding, firmly believing he should amend his ways.
However, he would still drive fast next time.
After all, his garbage truck was being reinforced constantly, and Uncle Wang, being a Gold Ability User, wasn’t afraid of crashes at all.
If trains were still running, honestly, Uncle Wang would even want to test his mettle against one!
Seeing Uncle Wang’s carefree demeanor, Bai Anhai touched his forehead.
Indeed, the old folks are fearless with great skill.
"Uncle, who did you crash into? Hope you didn’t damage them too much?"
Bai Xiqin was seeing Uncle Wang getting beaten for the first time, curious about who dared to throw stones at Uncle Wang.
Uncle Wang had always been dominating with his green garbage truck; zombies and humans alike were flattened beneath its wheels.
Uncle Wang always remained unfazed, letting the gas pedal do the work each time.
This was his first time getting injured.
"Didn’t see who it was, the person was too fast, I didn’t even see his face, just knew he was perhaps a bit off in the head, wearing a full suit with a tie in the middle of summer!"
Uncle Wang finished gnawing the braised pork knuckle in a few minutes, sitting contentedly in his chair, starting to complain about the man he had bumped into.
In his mind, he concluded the guy might be a weirdo!
"Suit? Tie?"
Bai Xiqin’s mouth twitched, exchanging a look with Leng Yebai, both seeing the speechlessness in each other’s eyes.
If nothing unexpected happened, the person Uncle Wang crashed into should be Chief Zhang from the Human Survivor Alliance who just arrived at the safe base last night!
The man who could casually pull out a box of Eighth Rank Crystal Cores!
His strength certainly overpowered everyone present!
"Yes! I seriously suspect he’s mentally unwell, unaware of heat and cold; I crashed into him, hadn’t even gotten the chance to help him up when he ran off and tossed a bag of stones at my forehead!"
Uncle Wang indignantly pulled out a cloth bag from his bosom and plopped it down on the table with a "bang!"
The bag was hefty, making a dull sound when placed on the table.
An intense wave of energy surged forth.
The bag opened from Uncle Wang’s impact, revealing a Crystal Core emitting a golden glow.
Crystal clear, of top-grade quality.
Carrying a slight salty sea breeze scent.
Just like the Crystal Cores Bai Xiqin stored in her space, likely from marine zombie animals!
This whole bag appeared to contain three or four Crystal Cores, not Eighth Rank, but Fifth Rank.
Fifth Rank Crystal Cores were scarce, even among land-based zombie animals.
High-Rank Superpower Users at the safe base would go crazy for these Crystal Cores!
"It’s Crystal Cores! He hit you with Crystal Cores?"
Uncle Liu only now realized what Uncle Wang’s forehead was hit with turned out to be Crystal Cores.
And Fifth Rank Crystal Cores!
He had never seen such beautiful High Rank Crystal Cores before!
He’d only ever absorbed Second and Third Rank Cores!
If he’d known earlier those were Crystal Cores being thrown, Uncle Liu would have stepped on Uncle Wang’s foot and charged straight at the man without hesitation!
Then he’d just stand there, letting the guy hit him!
He wasn’t afraid to die; he just wanted to be hit a few more times!
"That guy is really out of his mind, using Crystal Cores to hit people, but it’s a shame, I never absorb Crystal Cores, these would be a waste with me; do you have any Wood Ability ones, trade them with Old Liu, I’ll give you Gold Ability Crystal Cores!"
Uncle Wang generously pushed the bag towards Bai Xiqin.
Bai Yifan is a Gold Ability User, Gold Ability Crystal Cores would help him a lot.
He originally thought the stuff thrown at him was rocks, tucked them away not knowing what they were, and went to sleep.
He intended to throw them back when he saw that person; didn’t expect this fortune~
"Yes!"
Bai Xiqin immediately nodded, then pulled out several Fifth Rank Crystal Cores from her space, exchanging them for the Gold Ability Crystal Cores from Uncle Wang.
The Gold Ability Crystal Cores were just right for Bai Yifan to absorb.
The Fifth Rank Cores in Bai Xiqin’s space were from a box of cores given by the Base Commander last time.
Since Bai Xiqin is a Wood and Ice Ability User, she had plenty of Wood Ability Crystal Cores, perfect now for trading some for Bai Yifan.
It was like fulfilling her urge to play Voldemort.
Uncle Liu happily pocketed the Wood Ability Crystal Cores.
He wasn’t like Uncle Wang, who didn’t absorb Crystal Cores but could still grow his powers rapidly.
He had to frequently absorb energy, or else he wouldn’t stand a chance if ever confronted by Uncle Wang in the future!
Too much of a loss!
"Judging by your reaction, you recognize the person Old Wang collided with?"
Uncle Liu noticed the reaction from Leng Yebai and Bai Xiqin and asked again.
If they truly knew, he should make a mental note of who the person was.
This business of profiting from Crystal Cores must be carried on!
"If I’m not mistaken, that’s Chief Zhang from the Human Survivor Alliance, Zhang Gong; he gave the Crystal Cores probably because he saw potential in Uncle Wang," Bai Xiqin said.
As to why he threw them at Uncle Wang’s forehead, that was purely a personal grievance.
Bai Xiqin remembered Chief Zhang as a gentle and refined man; now he was acting like a child, tossing things at someone’s forehead.
He probably got dazed from the crash!
