Chapter 337: White Fox Shelter
"Was it just my imagination?" What Vikram didn’t know was that after he turned his head, Radhika, who was pretending to count the fuel, subtly blushed...
The transaction went very smoothly.
Both parties came with sincerity, so there was no shoddy work or cutting corners.
Vikram acquired 3000 liters of fuel, while Radhika and Geetanjali received the 450 kg of food they wanted.
Vikram certainly wouldn’t trick them by including the weight of the tin cans; he traded them based on the pure food quantity inside.
Although most of it was vegetable canned food, meat canned food also accounted for 150 kg, which was very generous.
After the transaction, both parties looked satisfied.
Especially Radhika and Geetanjali; the meat canned food Vikram brought this time was simply too precious.
Their Shelter wasn’t entirely without meat, but that was all stored from a long time ago.
They usually didn’t dare to eat it much.
Only on Sundays would they sparingly take out a small piece of shredded meat and vegetable cubes to cook into a minced meat and vegetable porridge.
Everyone being able to eat such a bowl of porridge with a hint of meat was already considered good.
This showed how important the 150 kg of meat Vikram gave them today was.
With the transaction concluded, neither party seemed to be at the point of inviting the other to their Shelter for a visit.
Radhika and Geetanjali had intended to part ways there.
However, Vikram, who had just finished organizing the fuel, suddenly spoke up, "When we came earlier, we passed a rather large stone building on the way. Do you know what it’s for?
"
Vikram did want to leave early, but before that, he wanted to inquire about the stone building they had driven past.
Seeing that the two women’s shelters shouldn’t be too far from here, Vikram casually mentioned it.
"Stone building?"
Upon hearing this, the two repeated it and then fell silent, seemingly pondering something.
"Yes, that stone building doesn’t even have a roof, yet it’s quite lively, with a lot of people going in and out."
"It’s in the direction we came from." Anjali pointed behind her to the southeast and said excitedly.
Geetanjali, who had no idea what was going on, clapped her hands when she heard Anjali’s description and said, "That’s right, Radhika, didn’t White Fox Shelter say that a temporary open-air Market would be built after the disaster?"
"Could Vikram be talking about this?"
Radhika nodded, "There was indeed such a thing before, but it didn’t specify where it would be built."
"Logically, this place is not far from White Fox Shelter’s sphere of influence, so it’s indeed possible."
Vikram, who had been quietly listening to the two women’s conversation, fell into deep thought.
"A Wasteland Market, no wonder that building is so strange, they didn’t even bother to fix the roof."
After muttering to himself, a glimmer of hope rose in Vikram’s heart.
Having just experienced an auction two days ago, he was no longer surprised by anything that appeared in the Wasteland.
"If it’s a Market as they say, I might even find the Lucky Jewel I want there."
Yesterday, he had already asked Ron to shout in the chat channel to buy Lucky Jewels, but he felt that the probability of getting them in the channel was not high.
More likely, it would attract those beggars who just wanted you to give them food.
When he came back to his senses, both women were staring at him with puzzled eyes.
"Big Shot, do you have any supplies you want?"
"Can you tell us? Maybe our Shelter has it too."
"I don’t have any other intentions, it’s just..."
"If it’s not necessary, I think it’s better for Big Shot not to enter the Market opened by White Fox Shelter."
Radhika said seriously.
"Oh? Why do you say that?"
"Opening a Market is just opening a business, why wouldn’t you recommend us to go and see?"
Radhika shook her head when she heard this, "Bigg Boss Vikram, your shelter is not nearby, so you don’t know the situation of White Fox Shelter."
"Although their power is vast, they didn’t develop it through good means."
"I won’t go into details, but just the Market they opened has many problems."
Halfway through her explanation, Radhika’s gaze shifted to the direction Anjali had pointed earlier.
"The Market we talked about earlier, White Fox Shelter has actually opened several of them in the Wasteland. Most of them were in caves or underground, but I don’t know why this time it’s directly exposed on the surface."
"But these Markets all have one thing in common: they’re called White Markets, but they’re more like black Markets."
"Many of the goods sold there are obtained by killing and plundering, and then resold because they can’t be used or are unwanted."
"Actually, there’s nothing wrong with that, most Survivors come by their things that way anyway."
"But the problem is that White Fox Shelter opened this Market, but their management is very lax. They accept anyone, you can buy and sell items freely inside, but White Fox Shelter basically doesn’t care about prices and personal safety, or rather, they’re too lazy to care."
"As long as it’s not too outrageous, like bringing dozens of people in to kill indiscriminately, they turn a blind eye to small actions."
"Buying and selling depends on your own ability. The only thing they provide these people is a sufficient number of buyers and a willingness to accept stolen goods."
"This leads to the fact that both buyers and sellers inside are basically desperate and evil people."
Vikram crossed his arms in surprise, "There’s such a thing."
"Well, anyway, the Markets opened by White Fox Shelter before were all like this. As for whether this newly opened Market is like this, I’m not too sure. But I estimate it’s not much different."
Radhika stopped there, but her meaning was very clear.
She was telling Vikram that there was danger inside and advised him to consider it carefully.
"If it’s so chaotic inside, why do so many people still patronize their business? Aren’t they afraid of being hacked to death by others inside?"
Divya, who was listening nearby, was also quite surprised. She really didn’t understand why such a trading place would still attract so many people.
Geetanjali quickly explained, "If they could, of course no one would want to trade in such a dangerous place."
"But White Fox Shelter has already made a name for itself, and there are many good things sold inside."
"Actually, we also have things we want, and we’ve been struggling recently about whether to go to one of the Markets to try our luck. But because of the situation inside, we haven’t set off yet."
Listening to the two women’s explanations, Vikram not only had no intention of leaving, but became even more interested in the Market.
If it was just an ordinary Market, like a vegetable Market, selling vegetables, then he wouldn’t be willing to go because he wouldn’t be able to buy anything good there.
Now, according to their description, the probability of finding good things in this Market has greatly increased.
Thinking about it, he had already made up his mind to go there and take a look.
After all, Orbs have so many different abilities, and it would take an unknown amount of time to get an Orb with the corresponding ability.
It’s always better to go to more places than to wait for the Orbs to come to him.
Looking at the two, Vikram slowly opened his mouth and said,
"I’m going to take a look inside in a while. If the two of you have nothing else to do, then let’s part ways here."
Actually, having someone who understood the situation by his side would save him some trouble inside.
But since they were unwilling, Vikram didn’t force them.
With his current physique, basically no one could pose a threat to him, except for large firearms like a Barrett or above.
After speaking, he thanked them for the information, waved goodbye, and turned to leave.
"Radhika, Geetanjali, bye bye!"
Since Vikram decided to go, his women naturally had no objections and also said goodbye.
However, Vikram’s vehicle hadn’t been summoned yet when Radhika’s voice sounded again from behind him.
"Wait."
Seemingly undecided, a look of hesitation flashed across Radhika’s face, and she remained silent for a long while.
It wasn’t until Geetanjali also nodded in agreement that she continued, "Big Shot, let’s go with you. We can keep you company on the way and offer some advice."
"Are you sure? It’s hard enough for me to protect my people around me. I can’t guarantee your personal safety."
The two women nodded firmly when they heard this, "It’s okay, Big Shot, we can handle basic self-defense."
Vikram didn’t care. Since people who understood the situation were willing to come, and he didn’t have to be responsible for protecting them, what reason did he have to refuse?
But of course, since he had his mages with him, he was going to protect all.
Summoning the vehicle from his bag, Vikram said calmly, "Get in the car!"
"This..."
Looking at the domineering vehicle, which clearly had signs of modification, appearing out of thin air, a hint of surprise flashed in their eyes.
After exchanging glances, they weren’t afraid that Vikram would abduct them and obediently got into the car...
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Anyone can point out my mistakes, I am always ready to change my mistakes. I know, I am not so much perfect, but I am ready to correct always.
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