Chapter 33: The Interlude (Key)
"Open the door?" Meng Ying asked coldly.
Although she seems very tired because of her continuous use of ability, the noble temperament she has cultivated since childhood still makes her appear noble and inviolable.
"Yes, it's at least a hundred kilometers from here to the nearest inter-city highway, and it would take a few days without a car. The most important thing for us now is to get out of this city as soon as possible and find a new gathering place for humanity! The merchant said.
"Why?" Meng Ying asked suspiciously.
"If we don't find a gathering place soon, we're going to have a hard time!" The merchant explained, although it was strange that there was something else in her tone, but now the merchant was not in the mood to think deeply.
"Now there is still some food and water in the nearby convenience stores, so there is no need to ......be in such a hurry," Meng Ying still wondered.
But the merchant had something else in mind.
Of course, the reason for deciding to go to the gathering area is not because of the ridiculous reason that "humans are social animals", but because humans are very adaptable creatures, and although there are various inconveniences in living alone, it is by no means inconvenient to adapt.
And I'm not alone! The merchant thought.
But for the same reason, I can't stay here anymore!" Then the merchant was determined again.
Although the availability of food seems to be fine now, and the total amount of food in the city can last for years for surviving humans, most of the food stored in supermarkets and convenience stores has an expiration date.
Whether it's meat or vegetables, most of them are no longer suitable for consumption after such a long time.
It's a hot summer, and after losing most of the electricity supply, the shelf life of the food in the store has become even shorter.
Even if staple foods such as rice and flour can still be preserved, it is clear that human beings in modern society cannot return to the life of ancient people in the past who only had enough to eat rice and wheat.
Not to mention the fact that this is not good for health, and in such a strange world, malnutrition and the consequent lack of resistance and physical strength are fatal factors.
In the long run, food is not available to individuals, urban land is not suitable for farming, and the harvest cycle of six months to a year is unacceptable for survivors who are now facing food shortages.
As a result, the primitive hunting became the only remaining means. But hunting in the city has no prey at all, and the animals that can be eaten are either dead or have become zombie-like monsters.
"And those people were all wiped out by us just now, and no one should find us in a short time, no matter how you look at it, we should stay here!" Meng Ying said.
The relatively safe environment makes Meng Ying, who is full of aristocratic temperament and always follows the principles of the nobles, obviously not ready to choose another path full of unknowns.
Prudence is usually the policy of the powerful, and the powerful who have obtained a high position are basically not brain-dead, and prudence and caution are the basic qualities that most people need to succeed.
Although if you stay, you are likely to face a lot of difficulties in the future, but in Meng Ying's view, this is only a matter of the future, and it is more important in comparison to the present.
However, this is not the case with the merchants.
"Where there is no way to get food durably, no matter how safe it is, you can't stay for long!" The merchant said.
"Okay, listen to your ......" Meng Ying said lightly, and the tone of course was warm in the heart of the merchant.
However, full of trust, it did not allow the merchant to solve the problem at hand.
"I can't start without a car key!" The merchant was at a loss and said, "It seems that we can only think of another way!" ”
"Let's find out if there's any old motorbike in the neighborhood that can be used, but it should be fine if you just sit for two people!" The merchant muttered to himself, leaving the side of the car door and looking around.
However, just as she was anxiously looking for an old-fashioned motorcycle, she suddenly heard a crisp "click" behind her.
Turning her head suddenly, the merchant saw a scene that surprised her greatly.
The "ancient" scissor door slowly rises upward, revealing a single row of seats that are empty inside.
"What......s!" The merchant asked in surprise.
Meng Ying didn't answer, just shook the silver ornament on the green jade finger at some point, and smiled proudly.
"What's that?!" The merchant asked suspiciously, even though she didn't know what was going on, but the silver trinket that suddenly appeared was the key to this matter, and she still saw it.
"A universal key that only members of the direct descendants of the Meng Consortium can have!" Meng Ying said proudly.
"General key ......" The merchant stared blankly at the silver key, and said after a long time, "It is worthy of being the leader of the domestic transportation industry, and there is even such a thing!" ”
Hearing this, the smug expression on Meng Ying's face became a little stronger.
As an oligarch that can still stand at the top of one of the world's three poles after decades of cruel competition in China, such an oligarch who has almost formed an industry monopoly and can compete for the first throne in the whole world, Meng Ying, who will inherit all of this in the future, naturally has her proud capital.
At the same time, he once again let the businessman meet his sister, a wealthy daughter who even the top bureaucrats in the country have to greet him cordially.
It's no wonder that even in Lilian Girls' Academy, where wealthy ladies gather, she can sit on the top few chairs. The merchant thought to himself.
"But ......," said the merchant in a tangled voice, "is that really good?" In other words, nearly 70% of the country's means of transportation, you can use them at will? ”
It's not just a matter anymore......
"As long as you don't get discovered!" However, in the face of this serious question, Meng Ying only replied lightly, without noticing anything at all.
"Okay......" The merchant raised his forehead speechlessly, "Let's put this issue aside for a while and then discuss ......"
"Will you open it after activation? Sister-sama! The merchant asked suddenly.
It was only then that she remembered that even if the car looked the same, it was actually completely different from the interior of the car she had known before.
For her, a theorist who has only ever driven a car in a game, it is too difficult to be quiet.
"Don't you know how to drive?!" Meng Ying asked in surprise, "Then why were you so active looking for a car just now?!" ”
"Hehe...... the merchant laughed embarrassedly, and then decisively changed the topic, "Sister, it's better for you to open it." The daughter of the Meng chaebol, this should be no problem, right? ”
Naturally, he wouldn't tell Meng Ying, in fact, he only remembered the moment before he got into the car, and since it was a car 'decades later', he naturally wouldn't be able to drive it.