Chapter 144: The Former Las Vegas (Part II)

Shortly after dawn, the caravan hit its way.

Because he had to take care of Clara, Chu Tianjiang stayed on the bus, and still let Nicol and the three Andre brothers take turns to explore the way. Jimmy and the other six children were more honest than Chu Tianjiang expected, and they didn't do anything out of the ordinary except for secretly hiding some food after they had eaten every time. In addition, when the caravan stops to rest, they will do what they can.

For the next three days, the caravan traveled less than two hundred kilometers per day.

It's not that he can't go faster, but Chu Tianjiang is taking care of Clara everywhere and deliberately controls the speed. For example, when passing through a more seriously damaged section, Chu Tianjiang would ask Clara to get out of the car and then walk over with her on his back, so as not to cause her a bad impact on the car from being too bumpy.

This kind of meticulous care is a little unbearable even for Clara.

Of course, Clara not only did not complain, but also felt very happy. In this world, it is definitely a great happiness to be able to be taken care of by her husband.

Chu Tianjiang's care and care for Clara and Nichol, as well as his gentle attitude towards the maids, also influenced and changed the six teenagers. After a few days, even the most unruly Miller believed that the usually serious and indifferent "captain" was not a bad guy.

"Captain" is the nickname that the six teenagers gave Chu Tianjiang in private. Of course, they just called Chu Tianjiang that in private. In person, Miller followed the three Andre brothers to call Chu Tianjiang "boss", and the other five teenagers all called Chu Tianjiang "Big Brother Chu", or "Big Brother".

Although he encountered several bands of robbers, and there were robbers who tried to sneak attack the camp every night, after Chu Tianjiang showed his amazing marksmanship and killed a few daring robbers, none of the robbers dared to attack the camp, let alone ambush the caravan during the day.

On the morning of the fourth day of departure from Death Valley, the caravan arrived in Las Vegas.

It can be said that Chu Tianjiang and they came back in a very timely manner.

The deacons who stayed in Las Vegas had ordered them to pack up and prepare to leave Las Vegas early tomorrow morning and head north to Salt Lake City. Stewart returned in time, and the caravan naturally stayed. Subsequently, Stewart arranged for his men to purchase vehicles and supplies.

Stewart was so busy that Chu Tianjiang didn't bother him.

After settling down, at Nichol's strong request, Chu Tianjiang took them, as well as the three brothers, Clara and Andre, out of the hotel where they were staying. Because he was worried that Jimmy would be harassed, Chu Tianjiang called them at Nichol's request.

Before the catastrophe, Las Vegas was a famous gambling city in the world, and it was also a tourist attraction.

Although the buildings in Las Vegas were badly damaged by the earthquake during the catastrophe, and when it was subsequently invaded by extraterrestrial civilizations, Las Vegas was already very prosperous.

This is the first city that Chu Tianjiang encountered when he came to the United States this time and had electricity and tap water supply.

Because there were no tourists from out of town, and not many people had money to gamble, the world-famous gambling companies of the past all went out of business, and the glittering casinos were converted to other uses, such as the Colosseum and the gladiatorial arena, or the large gladiator training ground. However, there are still many casinos that have been converted into shopping malls and bazaars, and the once famous "Great Pyramid" has become a shopping mall dedicated to the elite and wealthy commoners, selling luxury goods, jewelry, and all kinds of curiosities.

Chu Tianjiang: Their destination is here.

Before leaving, Chu Tianjiang asked Andre to go to the innkeeper to inquire about the situation in Las Vegas.

As in the rest of the United States, Las Vegas is not a currency printed on paper, but a variety of valuable, hard-money currencies that hold value. The most commonly used, of course, are a variety of gold and silver coins minted in standard weights with the issuer's mark on the reverse. Even more advanced are diamonds, especially uncut natural large grains, and these diamonds are the most commonly used hard currency by merchants. The main reason is that natural diamonds not only have the function of preserving value, but also are easier to carry than gold and silver, which is very suitable for businessmen who travel from south to north. It's just that large natural diamonds are expensive, and the versatility is not very good, so they are generally not used except for large transactions. There are "official" financial exchange points in the vicinity of every mall and bazaar, and there is no fee for exchanging diamonds for gold and silver coins, only for gold and silver coins to be converted into diamonds, you will have to pay a 10 to 15 percent fee.

Matters such as exchanging gold bars and silver coins naturally didn't need to worry about Chu Tianjiang.

Zhang Xiaogang had already inquired about the situation in the United States and prepared more than 200 diamonds for Chu Tianjiang. Before leaving, Chu Tianjiang divided the diamonds into three parts, half of which were kept by Clara, a quarter by the three Andre brothers, and some of the best ones by Nichol.

This luxury mall is still called the "pyramid".

Unlike previous shopping malls, the ground floor and the upper floors are filled with some unusual goods, mainly various clothing and shoes. However, it is still dominated by women's clothing, men's clothing and shoes occupy only one layer, and the other three layers are all women's clothing. Further up, the top floors, are genuine luxuries, but only those of this era, such as all kinds of perfumes, women's cosmetics, men's electric shavers, sophisticated electronic watches, and electronic products such as handheld computers.

Because Stewart had already said hello and came to Chu Tianjiang in the evening to discuss the caravan, so there was half a morning and an afternoon, and Chu Tianjiang and the others started from the first floor of the mall in a hurry, going up layer by layer, and spent enough time on each floor.

Strictly speaking, this is the first time that Chu Tianjiang has accompanied a woman to a shopping mall.

When Nichole and the others tirelessly entered every store, tried on every eye-catching shirt and pants one by one, and took the trouble to bargain with the shopkeeper, Chu Tianjiang finally understood that even a woman like Rachel, who was seriously impatient, was very patient when shopping. Especially when it comes to price, their performance can always make Chu Tianjiang dumbfounded. Sometimes, for a silver coin, they can patiently grind with the shopkeeper for half an hour, and they are often sent away by the shopkeeper who gives them some worthless knickknacks.

The craziest thing is not Nicole and the others, but Clara.

In the only store that sells maternity goods, Clara spent an hour and a half on the road, and ended up buying a set of various styles of maternity clothes, as well as a lot of things that she could not use for the time being, and maybe not in the future, such as ten baby bottles and five radiation suits.

Chu Tianjiang couldn't figure it out at all, did he need to buy a radiation protection suit?

After the catastrophe, there are very few electronic products that can still be used normally, and all kinds of electromagnetic radiation are almost extinct.

If it weren't for Chu Tianjiang's resolute stopping, I'm afraid Clara would have bought ten cribs and ten boxes of diapers.

It's just that Clara and Nicol haven't forgotten Chu Tianjiang, and even the three Andre brothers have been taken care of by the way.

On the floor of selling men's clothing and shoes, they spent two hours, Clara and Nichol, Chu Tianjiang chose one set of clothes, a total of eight sets, and Clara also chose three sets of clothes for the three Andre brothers, and then chose five pairs of shoes for each of them.

Of course, all of them are world-class brands, but you have to add a "former" word.

In this world, for the vast majority of people, the main function of clothing is no longer good-looking, but warm and applicable, but good-looking clothes have become luxuries.

Chu Tianjiang was very skeptical that he would have a chance to wear the clothes and pants that Clara and Nichol had bought for him.

As for the three Andrei brothers, I am afraid that they will never wear those suits and dresses that look very expensive, but are actually very inconvenient to move.

Chu Tianjiang also understood one point, that is, women shop mainly to enjoy the pleasure of spending money lavishly.

This is especially true for Nicol, who rarely shop, and they are excited every time they pay the bill, while Andre, who is in charge of the checkout, is always full of sadness.

Chu Tianjiang felt that it didn't matter, because he didn't have a clear intuitive concept of money.

After dark, everyone arrived on the top floor of the mall, which specializes in selling all kinds of luxury goods that look rare and valuable, but are actually worthless.

Although Chu Tianjiang felt that there was no need to buy those things, such as electric shavers, he didn't need them at all, and electronic watches were even more ornaments, as well as those so-called handheld computers that could be used normally, they were garbage in Chu Tianjiang's eyes, but Clara and Nichole still went crazy and bought a lot of things that they might never use and that they felt as an eyesore at home.

When everyone left the mall, the three Andrei brothers were almost overwhelmed by various packaging bags.

Although Andre proposed to go directly to the hotel, but thinking that there was still a long way to go back, and they didn't have lunch, Chu Tianjiang took him to a restaurant next to the mall with neon lights on, and there were two maids standing at the door, and the people who came in and out were all in suits and leather shoes, and they looked very high-end.

Eighteen people, occupying two large tables, and carrying too many items, still seemed crowded.

Fortunately, it is probably too expensive, not many people come here to eat, and most of the tables are empty, so it will not hinder others.

Clara and Nichole are happy, and even Jimmy and the other six imps are happy, because Nichole buys them a few new sets of clothes in a store that sells children's clothes, and they don't have to continue to wear adult clothes. Everyone was very happy, and Chu Tianjiang was naturally very happy. The only one who can't be happy is probably Andre, who has been in charge of the checkout, because he knows best how much this crazy purchase will cost.

Because Chu Tianjiang and Nichol didn't need to eat, they ordered meals according to the portion of ten people, and in order to take care of Clara, they specially ordered a few very light and nutritious dishes, and also ordered a few bottles of spirits for the three Andre brothers who had worked hard all day. Don't forget, the three Andrei brothers are Russians and Siberian herders, and they love not only wine, but also spirits. As for the six teenagers, they didn't care about what they ate at all, they just wanted to be full. They followed for a day, and without lunch, they were already hungry.