Chapter 56: It's Good to Have a Home
Hearing Wang Bin's reprimand, the three dared not linger any longer and immediately jumped off the wall.
The four of them had just run a short distance when they noticed a horde of zombies heading their way, clearly attracted by the gunshots.
"Quick, get in the car!"
Wang Bin hurriedly summoned the Jinbei van, and the three quickly got in without hesitation.
"Sorry, we couldn't save Grandpa Zhao!" Wang Bin said somberly after driving a short distance.
"It's okay, you did your best!" Li Dazhu, though a bit saddened, wasn't too upset. In the apocalypse, such things were common, and they had already done their best.
Guan Xiaoyue and Officer Miao remained silent, staring blankly out the window, creating an eerily quiet atmosphere in the car.
Before long, Wang Bin drove back to their hideout.
As soon as the car stopped, Bao, Little Nan, and Li Xiaolu ran out of the house.
As Wang Bin and the others got out, Bao and the others surrounded them with questions.
"Alright, alright, we had a great haul this time. I'll show you upstairs."
"Oh, oh!"
Hearing this, Bao and the others excitedly followed Wang Bin upstairs.
"Back already?" Li Chengping asked with a smile from a chair in the living room.
"Yeah!" Wang Bin nodded with a smile.
"Wang Bin, you must be tired. Sit down and rest for a while. I've already boiled some water to make tea for you!"
"Thank you!"
Wang Bin enjoyed the concern from everyone. In the apocalypse, the kind of care that only family could provide had long been distant. Every day, people struggled just to survive another day. Over time, people became numb, losing interest in everything around them.
This was an abnormal phenomenon, yet people were powerless to resist.
What Wang Bin wanted to do was to build a real family, where every time he returned home, someone would say, "Welcome back."
These simple words were incredibly precious, something many dared not even hope for.
Before Wang Bin could start recounting their battle, everyone noticed Li Dazhu's injury.
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"Dazhu, what happened to your left hand? Why is there so much blood?"
"Ah, brother, are you hurt again?"
"No, don't worry. It's just that the old wound opened up again!"
"How could you be so careless? Take off your clothes, and I'll help you bandage it again!"
"Okay, thank you!"
Li Dazhu didn't refuse, thanked them, and took off his clothes, leaving everyone stunned.
His left hand was bleeding profusely, and the stitches Officer Miao had sewn earlier had broken, revealing a large wound on his arm.
"Reckless!" Officer Miao muttered discontentedly, frowning.
Li Dazhu smiled foolishly, offering no explanation.
A real man never makes excuses or boasts about his contributions.
Silently giving, that's Li Dazhu's style.
Under everyone's concerned gaze, Officer Miao helped Li Dazhu treat his wound again.
"Wang Bin, can you tell us about your haul now?"
Wang Bin agreed and took out the gold bowls and gold chopsticks from the system space.
"Wow, they're made of pure gold!"
"Wow, Uncle Wang, can we use these gold bowls and chopsticks to eat?"
"No way! Bao, don't be silly. Your Uncle Wang needs these to trade for food!"
"Officer Miao, don't scold them. Anyway, I'm leaving in two days. You can use these gold bowls and chopsticks for meals until then!"
"Yay, Uncle Wang is the best!"
Hearing Wang Bin agree to their request, Bao and the others cheered and jumped around with the gold bowls and chopsticks.
Seeing Bao and the others so happy, everyone smiled genuinely.
"Besides these, there's a dragon table, dragon chair, and a dragon bed. But since they're too big to fit here, I won't take them out!"
"Yeah, judging by the craftsmanship of these gold bowls, those things probably aren't much better!"
"Yeah, they're pretty rough, except for their size!"
Thinking about the craftsmanship of the dragon table, chair, and bed, Wang Bin couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.
"It's too late today. We'll have a celebration banquet tomorrow!"
"Yay! More good food!"
"Alright, everyone, go to bed. We can be excited tomorrow!"
"Okay!"
Everyone agreed and went to their rooms to sleep, but Li Chengping stayed up to keep watch.
Tonight, Wang Bin and the others were too tired, so he took the night watch alone. After all, he had plenty of cigarettes in his pocket, and smoking a few more wouldn't hurt.
Back in his bedroom, Wang Bin immediately entered the system.
"System, how much gold is needed for the next upgrade?"
"Fifty thousand kilograms of gold!"
"How much gold did we get this time?"
"Nine thousand three hundred fifty-two kilograms from the dragon table, thirty-one thousand two hundred fifty kilograms from the dragon chair, forty-four thousand six hundred thirty-two kilograms from the dragon bed, and three kilograms from the tableware, totaling eighty-five thousand two hundred thirty-seven kilograms. Would you like to upgrade?"
"So much, upgrade!"
"System upgrading. This upgrade will take forty-eight hours. Please be patient!"
After the fifty thousand kilograms of gold for the system upgrade, there were still thirty-five thousand two hundred thirty-seven kilograms left. If this gold were brought into the real world, it would be worth 12.6 billion.
Who knows if suddenly introducing so much gold into the market would devalue it? Of course, he wouldn't do such a thing. Not only would it be impossible for anyone to consume so much gold, but if he dared to bring out that much, someone would quickly investigate him.
Currently, the store's gold reserves were sufficient for a long time, so this gold could only be used in the system. He didn't want to use the system lottery for now, preferring to wait and see if there were any good items after the system upgrade before deciding.
With the upgrade taking forty-eight hours, Wang Bin didn't think much more about it and fell asleep. Tonight, he was truly exhausted and needed a good rest.
The next day, Wang Bin slept until he naturally woke up, and by the time he got up, it was almost lunchtime.
Everyone knew they were tired and wanted them to rest well, so no one went to wake them.
"Morning, Dazhu!"
"Morning!"
When Wang Bin came out, he found Li Dazhu sitting on the sofa drinking tea, while everyone else was busy with their own tasks.
Looking out the window, he saw Bao and the others washing the Jinbei van.
"Do you feel like having hot pot?" Wang Bin asked casually, his back to Li Dazhu.
"Hot pot? Are you talking about hot pot?"
"That's right, hot pot!"
"Is it really possible?"
Hearing about hot pot, Li Dazhu's hand holding the teacup paused, and his mouth began to water, swallowing unconsciously.
Hot pot was truly a nostalgic thing, just hearing the name made one's mouth water.
"I'll go tell Sister Liu and the others, we'll have hot pot for lunch."
Seeing Li Dazhu's interest, Wang Bin smiled and walked into the kitchen. Soon, he came out again.
"Yeah, Sister Liu and the others are preparing the ingredients. It should be ready in about half an hour!"
After Wang Bin spoke, he lay on the sofa and took out two cans of beer from the system space, tossing one to Li Dazhu.
Just as he was about to open his own can, Officer Miao came out of the room, not bothering to freshen up, and snatched the beer from Wang Bin's hand, taking a big gulp.
Wang Bin smiled faintly and took out another can of beer from the system space.
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