Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!
Chapter 175 - 62: The City of Radiation_3

Chapter 175: Chapter 62: The City of Radiation_3

Although it seemed absurd at first glance, what shocked Chen Jian was that most of these things were actually useful.

Aside from the Eternal Flower being purely a gimmick, the protective suits could block radiation dust, while "Silver Dust" was simply lead powder.

The reason it could alleviate curses needed no further explanation, as for poisoning, it was apparently heavy metal poisoning...

After having a look around, Chen Jian gained a lot of insight.

Following the experienced Ji Xing, they found a place to stay, and he immediately reported the situation to the few people waiting outside the city, then ordered He Shuo to launch a drone to attempt reconnaissance of the forbidden area in Tongling City from the air.

Unfortunately, the drone had just flown above Tongling City when the unusually high readings triggered the detector’s alarm.

In order to protect this precious equipment, although the radiation levels weren’t extremely high, He Shuo had no choice but to pull back.

Because no one wanted to take risks.

To uncover the secrets inside the forbidden area, it seemed they would have to go in person.

----After all, in some scenarios, the human body can be more resilient than machines.

After cutting off radio communication, Chen Jian put down the PDA in his hand and then spoke to the others:

"From the observations just now, the commerce here is quite developed."

"There are many types of weapons and ammunition. Although the quality isn’t very good, with careful selection, we can always find what we need."

"Just like the rocket launcher we just saw, which according to the owner was transported from Huadu not long ago, the price is quite reasonable."

"200 grams of gold each. If it were in Han Shui, the price might double."

"We’ll buy them all, don’t leave any for others."

"Understood."

Ji Xing nodded and said:

"I can handle the purchasing, I’m quite familiar with this area----provided that you trust me."

"Our principle has always been to trust whoever we employ."

Chen Jian signaled Lei Jie to take out the gold he was carrying, and the latter divided half of it and handed it to Ji Xing, then said:

"You’ll be in charge of the procurement, I’ll give you a list later."

"You can decide the prices yourself, but there are three items on the market that you must acquire, even if the seller raises the price. As long as they’re willing to sell, you have to get them."

Ji Xing nodded solemnly, then asked:

"What are they?"

"The first item is those few scrapped exoskeletons. Although most functions are damaged, they can be used as spare parts."

"The second item is that device connected to a motor, which is a cutting machine. The quality is still decent, and it might work once reconnected to power."

"We need this thing to cut the planes and the glass at the Air Force Tenth Division Base to make a shield for Li Shi."

"The third item is that bomb the owner boasted can demolish a building — it’s actually an anti-tank land mine and it genuinely can bring down a building."

"I saw he had no less than 20 of them, take them all. If properly planned, taking down a Level 3 Monster would be as easy as pie."

"Understood."

Ji Xing nodded again and turned to ask:

"Any other tasks? Besides procurement, anything else you need my assistance with?"

"Yes."

Chen Jian spoke:

"You need to make a trip back outside the city to find Shen Yue."

"He has some anti-radiation drugs brought out from 7025, get them all."

"Are you selling them?"

From Chen Jian and his group’s previous conversation and brief explanation, Ji Xing could already guess that the people around her were fully aware of the truth about the curse.

The so-called curse was probably what they referred to as "radiation."

And since they had anti-radiation drugs, the purpose was obviously to sell them.

After all, in a place like this, effective measures against curses were priceless, and if they could be sold smoothly, it would undoubtedly be a huge boon for the trade journey of the team.

But she didn’t expect that upon hearing her guess, Chen Jian immediately shook his head.

"No, we’re not selling them."

"We’re using them ourselves."

"Using them yourselves?? You’re planning to enter the forbidden area??"

Ji Xing was shocked, quickly advising:

"The curse of the forbidden area is no joke, Tongling’s forbidden area is notoriously dangerous."

"Even for the Holy Blood, few can survive after entering the forbidden area."

"It took countless efforts to construct a wall to limit the curse. If you plan to go in..."

"It’s impossible."

Chen Jian shook his head and said:

"The curse here might still be active, but its source must be from 300 years ago."

"After 300 years, I don’t know of any nuclear fuel that can still release high-intensity radiation, it’s completely against common sense."

"The radiation inside the forbidden area has most likely decreased to a safely controllable level, and the ’mutants’ we see today are mostly hereditary traits caused by DNA damage from strong radiation."

"But their lifespans are indeed affected by the curse..."

Ji Xing wanted to persuade further, but Chen Jian interrupted again:

"When I say safely controllable, I don’t mean it’s completely harmless to people."

"Long-term low-dose radiation can also cause various diseases, and coupled with harsh living conditions, short lifespan is also normal."

"...Understood."

Seeing she couldn’t persuade Chen Jian, Ji Xing had no choice but to nod.

But at this moment, Xie Liu suddenly raised his hand.

"Let me go instead."

"If such a curse, or rather, radiation, causes diseases, the conditions of the Holy Blood are obviously more suitable."

"We have stronger resistance to diseases, and better recovery abilities, if combined with medication, maybe I can return safely."