The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse
Chapter 516 - 509: The Local Tyrant

Chapter 516: Chapter 509: The Local Tyrant

Satan Town’s prosperity was built on an illusory foundation, for there was no sustainable basis here, at least not as far as one could see at the moment.

But even knowing that the prosperity of Satan Town was like a castle in the air, Gao Yuan still found himself immersed in it, excited by it.

Because Gao Yuan now had money in his pocket, and there were goods for sale in the shops.

Gao Yuan couldn’t even remember when he last went shopping, nor what it felt like, but now he could walk down a street that wasn’t bustling, looking at the occasional shop that appeared by the roadside. The fact that there were goods for sale in the shops was what mattered most.

Gao Yuan saw a tavern with a big crowd gathered around the entrance, people of different skin colors and languages, but all seemingly very excited.

He walked over with Xinghe only to find that the crowd was just watching the equipment being installed in the tavern. Then, every face lit up with happiness.

"What’s going on?"

At that moment, Gao Yuan could only pretend to be deaf, but a tall Russian man with a full beard turned around. Speaking in Russian to Xinghe, he said, "They’re setting up the beer barrels here. Haven’t you heard? We’re going to start brewing our own beer. We’ll soon be able to drink beer, and right now, a silver coin can only buy a small bottle. But once we start brewing our own beer, a silver coin will get you ten cups, ten big cups, that’s what our boss promised!"

Then, someone next to him said excitedly, "It might even be added to the unlimited supply list!"

The crowd around started cheering loudly.

Xinghe turned her head, looking puzzled at Gao Yuan, "Is beer really that exciting?"

"You don’t understand, it’s about sentiment, sentiment!"

Gao Yuan, who originally didn’t like to drink, was now looking forward to cheap beer, but for now, he still pulled Xinghe along, and the two continued walking down the town’s streets.

"Walking here, I get a sense of unreality. You know, our lives used to be a hundred times, no, a ten thousand times more bustling than this."

Gao Yuan sighed softly, while Xinghe pondered for a moment before shaking her head, "I don’t understand, I can’t imagine it. We don’t have that many people, I don’t know what it’s like when tens of millions of people come together. I’ve seen it on TV, and it seems very crowded."

"Yes, traffic jams, queues, several people crammed into a dorm, a family living in one house, but now, thinking back on it, I really miss the feeling of being stuck in traffic. I really miss being in a crowd."

The more stable the environment, the more one tends to reminisce. When Gao Yuan was starving in the mountains, he just wanted to eat his fill. When being chased by zombies, all he wanted was to live safely. There was no time to reminisce about past lives.

But now, Gao Yuan ate well and slept soundly, so he began to pursue a spiritual life.

"Hey, this is nice!"

Gao Yuan’s eyes brightened because he had actually spotted a candy store.

In Satan Town, where the vast majority of members were male and professional soldiers, a candy shop had appeared!

Unable to resist licking his lips, Gao Yuan tugged at Xinghe, "Come on, I’ll treat you to some candy."

"I feel like I can connect this sentence with something very bad, um, oh, you’re so naughty."

"What have you been watching?"

With a face full of dismay, Gao Yuan pulled Xinghe into the candy store, and then he realized that the clerks inside were two burly men, with rifles hanging on their backs, dressed in MC camouflage, wearing bulletproof vests, with helmets and headsets on.

The impact of the scene was somewhat overwhelming, and Gao Yuan found himself standing at the door of the candy shop, at a loss for words.

A burly man sporting the United States Marine Corps insignia on his arm looked up from behind the counter and said lazily to Gao Yuan, "That’s pricey, you could buy a pack of cigarettes with that money."

"Or keep your money for beer, don’t you know? We’re going to brew our own beer, and it’ll become very cheap."

After the other burly man finished speaking, he spread his hands and said, "If you’re looking to buy a doughnut, let me tell you, we have none. Here, we only have some... er, chocolates, fruit candies, what else? Lollipops? Haha, do you want a lollipop?"

The two burly men laughed together.

This bizarre shop was matched by even more bizarre clerks.

With halting English, Gao Yuan asked, "How much?"

Pointing at a box of chocolates, Gao Yuan asked more smoothly, "How much?"

"Two silver coins, which is two Contribution Points. Who came up with such a shitty name?"

One of the clerks complained to his companion and then turned back to Gao Yuan and said, "Buddy, with that money, you might as well... oh, a girl?"

The clerk finally noticed that Xinghe, taller than himself by half a head, was a woman, and his expression immediately changed as he said, "It’s a lady! Buddy, you’ve come to the right place!"

Reaching out, he gestured towards Gao Yuan with Uncle Sam’s classic pose and the burly man hastily said, "Give this beautiful lady some sweet candy, you’re at the right place! Look at this, Sweetheart Lollipops, four for just one silver coin! This is definitely the cheapest and most worth-it gift!"

Gao Yuan didn’t understand, but Xinghe did, and after her translation, Gao Yuan spread his hands and said, "Uh, I’ll take forty... "

The twisted faces of the two clerks from their excessive shock let Gao Yuan know that he was behaving like a nouveau riche, a very, very rich kind of that.

"I have many, many brothers lying in the hospital, I want to visit them, and the doctor said absolutely no smoking, nor drinking, so I thought maybe bringing some candies as gifts would be a good idea..."

Gao Yuan realized he was speaking to no avail, as Xinghe, thrilled and beaming, was stuffing an entire rack’s worth of lollipops into the large pockets of her military pants.

"I want five boxes of chocolates, oh no, make that ten..."

Watching Gao Yuan start to count out a pile of silver coins, one of the burly men went from shock to solemn respect, and then he said to Gao Yuan, "Oh buddy, you must have participated in a very big operation and won some incredible merits. I have never, I have never seen anyone pull out that many silver coins, buddy, you must be some kind of big shot! What did you do?"

Xinghe unwrapped a lollipop, placed it in her mouth, and with a lick, she gestured towards Gao Yuan with her thumb and said, "He’s a great hero who saved the world, humanity’s hope, a miracle of evolution. As for what he did, it seems to be a secret; you’d have to ask Ram about that."

The two clerks looked at Gao Yuan with great respect, and Gao Yuan, noticing their gaze, still reached for the bulk candy and asked, "How much for those?"

"Two silver coins a bag, a bag’s a pound, buddy, pleased to meet you."

"I’ll take ten bags."

A real spendthrift, indeed. One burly man counted the candy, the other counted the silver coins, and then they had to spread out the candies and silver coins on the counter, make a sign to the camera overhead, before they could complete the transaction.

After loading the candy into an ammo can, one clerk said, "You get the iron can for free; this is the biggest sale since the store opened. Buddy, although I don’t know what you did, I really suggest you should spend your money on the right things... "