Cave Refuge-Chapter 220 - 219: Playing Dumb and Regret Pill_1

Sometimes, by conversing more with others, one can learn about things they otherwise wouldn’t have known. Had it not been for Robinson William and Ye Liuyun, Zachary would have been completely oblivious to such a place existing in Pengcheng.

Even more so, he wouldn’t have known that he could monopolize their unfamiliar industry to such an extent.

However, even past glory became historical dust once the catastrophe struck.

After confirming the location of the Newfield Recycling Station, the three departed from the bedside and together, they set about tidying up the cluttered dining table.

While cleaning the table, Zachary casually asked," I’m going to get ready and I should have the saltpeter within a day or two. Where should I deliver it to?"

Hearing Zachary’s questions, Ye Liuyun paused for a moment. At this time, he didn’t have a proper storage location, so he could only look pleadingly at Robinson William.

Noticing his younger brother’s plea for help, Robinson William pondered a bit and first asked how much space one ton of saltpeter would approximately take up.

"Probably less than a cubic meter."

Upon hearing what Zachary said, Robinson William was left speechless. Something this small could be placed anywhere, why was it necessary for him to ask!

Seeing Robinson William’s expression, Ye Liuyun realized that his brother didn’t understand him. Although a ton of saltpeter could be put anywhere, its value was too high. Currently, Ye Liuyun simply couldn’t protect it.

If it weren’t for Robinson William’s protection, once Zachary delivered the saltpeter to him, it would be akin to a child carrying a large sum of gold into a bustling area - there would definitely be those ready to make a move in secret.

Once Ye Liuyun explained the situation to Robinson William, his brother fell into deep thought: "Zachary, if it’s convenient, please deliver the saltpeter here.

If you can confirm the specific delivery time, I’ll arrange for someone to dig through to the underground passage at the flowerbed. It’s less crowded over there, and we can retrieve the goods from there."

Hearing Robinson William’s words, Zachary hesitated, pretending to weigh the possibilities. In reality, he had saltpeter in his Shadow Space and could retrieve it for them at any time if he wanted to.

However, even though his relation with them was good, firstly they hadn’t reached the level of full disclosure. Therefore, he did not inform them about it, and he did not even let Walker Violet or Jasmine Anderson - who were completely under his control - know about it either.

"Tomorrow morning then. I’ll come over around 5 am tomorrow morning, when the sun isn’t too harsh yet. I’ll unload the saltpeter by the flowerbed trench and you can have someone move it. I won’t be entering the underground refuge; I’ll use that time to check out Newfield."

Hearing Zachary arrange it this way, Robinson William nodded in agreement.

Although Ye Liuyun was curious about how Zachary would transport the saltpeter, he didn’t directly ask at this time. After all, during the handoff tomorrow, his brother should be able to see how, so he would just ask him then. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

After their discussion concluded, Zachary did not linger and rose to take his leave.

After watching Zachary leave the tent, Robinson William said to Ye Liuyun, "I may have underestimated him."

Hearing this abrupt exclamation, Ye Liuyun was full of confusion, "Brother, if you want to say something just say it clearly, don’t just leave me hanging with a cryptic comment."

Looking at his confused younger brother, Robinson William went to sit by the table. He gazed at the half bottle of chilled soda that was left on the table, poured himself a cup, drained it, and then slowly said,

"Are you really that naive, or just playing dumb? I’m starting to wonder whether I did the right thing helping you. If you really don’t know what’s going on, you might as well give up your business, stay at home, and I’ll ensure you won’t want for anything."

Seeing Robinson William’s serious expression, not one of jest, Ye Liuyun also put away his smiling face and seriously said, "It’s just a habit when doing business; after all, a smiling face is always more likely to win over others."

After finishing, he heard Robinson William’s scornful hum, "I told you to practice martial arts, but you didn’t because you thought it was too strenuous. If you had practiced martial arts like me, you would be a Martial Artist in the Inner Breath Realm, at least. Would you still get kicked out like this then?"

At this moment, there was a hint of regret in Ye Liuyun’s heart, after all, although he had been dealing with Zachary for so long, he did not know much about Zachary’s specific situation.

However, there was one thing, as Robinson William said, Zachary was at least a martial artist who had reached the Inner Breath Realm. He could move freely on the surface under high temperatures, at the very least.

Just as Robinson William said, if Ye Liuyun were a martial artist, with his resources, it would take at least three to five people to take over his Private Sanctuary.

After all, out there, most of the gun-wielding martial artists were still using pistols; having an automatic rifle would be considered good. As for him, regardless of whether he wanted an automatic rifle or even an RPG, everything was readily available.

It’s a pity that there are no what-ifs in this world, except for reincarnation, there are no regrets that can be undone.

"Before the catastrophe, a drive from here to Newfield would take at least an hour and a half under normal traffic conditions. Now, with the current weather, even though there are some special vehicles in some cities that can travel on the surface, Pengcheng doesn’t have them.

Although martial artists aren’t afraid of the high-temperature outside and can remain on the surface for a while, this is only if they don’t make strenuous movements.

Also, while martial artists are stronger and faster than ordinary people, they still can’t outpace cars when it comes to long distances.

The distance is fifty to sixty kilometers. How do you think Zachary will travel that far?

Also, if there really are so many discarded metal bars there, how would he transport them away?"

Seeing Robinson William deep in his own thoughts, Ye Liuyun couldn’t help but feel a little helpless.

In fact, he thinks back to the entire process from the moment he opened his mouth to present his proposal, Zachary was relaxed. And Ye Liuyun guessed that even if his brother Robinson William hadn’t intervened offering to take all the risks,

Zachary might have directly given him a batch of saltpeter on credit. Although it might not have weighed a ton, it certainly wouldn’t have just weighed a dozen or so kilograms or just a few tens of kilograms to hold him off.

To be honest, Zachary giving them a ton upfront was quite generous already. Even though Robinson William had given him a crucial piece of information, to be honest, it wasn’t that important for Ye Liuyun.

Even if it were as Robinson William said and there were that many pieces of scrap metal, how would he transport it?

It’s not like it was before the catastrophe when you could casually post an ad on the platform and easily hire a dozen or so trucks.

If there really is that much scrap metal, transportation would indeed be a problem, especially since, based on what Ye Liuyun knew, all surface transportations now relied on manual labor, and the ones lifting the cargo were martial artists.

However, these are not issues Ye Liuyun needed to worry about, it’s just that... .