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Chapter 30: It's not a traveling merchant who's coming; it's an even tougher nut to c

The next day.

Early in the morning, while Lu Yao was still resting, Yuan Tu woke her up.

Upon hearing the commotion, Lao Gao immediately stood up, holding his gun and watching Yuan Tu warily, as if he would immediately fire if Yuan Tu made any other unusual movements.

Yuan Tu glanced at Lao Gao's condition, then frowned and said, "Don't misunderstand, someone's here outside, probably some traveling merchants."

Upon hearing this, the dazed Lu Yao immediately became more alert.

With Yuantu's tracking capabilities, discovering that someone has come here is a piece of cake.

Since they arrived so early in the morning, they are most likely traveling merchants, and they are here specifically for the children.

Lu Yao got up and walked into the air-raid shelter's passageway. Looking at the steps leading up to it, he said in a low voice, "How many of them are there? Has that traveling merchant arrived yet?"

"I haven't gone out yet, but there are definitely quite a few people. Judging from the noise, there are about thirty."

Yuantu briefly explained what he had learned through his abilities.

Thirty people...

To be honest, Lu Yao was also somewhat helpless.

Even disregarding how many superhumans are among them, just the fact that thirty people rushed in armed would make it impossible for Lao Gao to deal with them all.

It seems the only option is to talk to them.

"You go outside and check the situation first. Old Gao sneaks up and hides in the passage. I'll stay behind him!"

Lu Yao immediately made arrangements, saying, "Yuan Tu, if you can't make up your mind, come back, and I'll give you some advice."

"good!"

Yuan Tu obviously didn't mean to refuse.

After all, this was something they had discussed last night.

After agreeing on the terms, Yuan Tu immediately headed outside and soon arrived at the entrance of the air-raid shelter.

The car they brought last night was parked at the entrance. No one came in on their own because they noticed the car was parked there and knew that this was someone's territory.

Upon seeing Yuantu emerge, all eyes immediately fell upon him.

The leader was a fat man wearing a black leather jacket, with a face full of fat, his eyes fixed on the distant map.

A woman with a ponytail was standing next to him. She leaned over and whispered something in his ear, and only then did the fat man's expression soften.

"Friend, is this your territory?"

Yuan Tu was also a little nervous, standing next to the car and scanning the surroundings.

There were far more than thirty people outside; there were about twenty more standing behind them, meaning the other side had at least fifty people this time.

This is not good news.

"Yes, this air-raid shelter is now where my brothers and I stay."

Yuan Tu didn't ask why the other party was coming, but instead revealed that he and his side still had people.

The fat man frowned, glanced in the direction of the air-raid shelter, and then said, "It's fine, we'll keep to ourselves. My name is Lei Xiao, and I'm from the Lei family of the Starry Sky Gathering."

"Nine hostages escaped from my hands last night; they were taken away and ran away."

"My superhumans have been keeping an eye on them, and the last trace led them to your territory, brother. Would you mind handing them over to me?"

"Of course, I, Lei Xiao, am not an ungrateful person. Hand over the person, and I, Lei Xiao, will immediately leave with my men. We can still be friends afterward!"

Upon hearing these words, Yuan Tu's heart sank completely.

He naturally knew about the Lei family of the Star Gathering Ground, as they were one of the main controllers of the Star Gathering Ground.

Unexpectedly, those children had already been sold to the Lei family.

If it were traveling merchants, there would be room for negotiation; they could try to trade and get the child back. But if it were the Lei family, it wouldn't be so simple.

After a moment of silence, Yuan Tu frowned and said, "The person is indeed here with us, but I need to ask my boss's opinion on this matter."

"good!"

Lei Xiao guessed that there was someone behind the other party. After all, the air-raid shelter had long been empty. Anyone who could occupy this mountain as a king was either a ruthless person or a fugitive.

The speaker is an extraordinary individual. To have an extraordinary individual as a subordinate, one can imagine the powerful person behind him.

I just don't know who this ruthless person is, that they actually came to the vicinity of the Starry Sky Gathering Place and established themselves as a mountain king.

It seems that the Lei family will need to make further contact with the other party in the future.

Yuan Tu immediately returned and entered the air-raid shelter.

Lu Yao had already heard the conversation outside, and her expression turned rather unpleasant, since the other party's words already carried a threatening tone.

"This is bad. They're not itinerant traders; the children have already been sold!"

Upon returning, Yuan Tu immediately said, "The Lei family is one of the three major controllers of the Star Gathering Ground. They have many extraordinary individuals under their command, and they also possess some firearms and ammunition."

"Is there no way to negotiate?"

Lu Yao took a deep breath and asked with a gloomy expression.

"It's hard to say. Judging from their tone, they seem determined to have those nine children."

Yuan Tu shook his head and said, "How about I go out and ask around to see if there's any room for negotiation on this matter?"

"Make it clear, make our intentions clear: rice for children, and see what they mean." Lu Yao expressed his meaning.

Yuan Tu didn't hesitate and ran out immediately.

Lei Xiao and his men gathered here, but they had no intention of forcibly breaking in, since this was not their territory.

In this damn world, people should be smarter.

There are too many desperate people in this world; they don't need to tear off the mask of civility without making things clear first.

Upon seeing Yuan Tu emerge, Lei Xiao squinted and said, "Friend, what did your boss say? Can you hand over all nine children? My Lei family is willing to become friends with you!"

"Young Master Lei, our boss means that the people must stay."

Yuan Tu stared at the group present and hurriedly explained, "Of course, we are willing to exchange supplies..."

"impossible!"

Before Yuan Tu could finish speaking, Lei Xiao waved his hand and said, "This batch of goods was specially ordered by my Lei family; it can't be exchanged for just any supplies!"

Seeing that the other party's expression was off, Yuan Tu quickly shouted, "Rice! We'll trade rice!"

Upon hearing this, Lei Xiao visibly fell silent for a moment.

Even the people he brought frowned, clearly not expecting the other party to offer such conditions.

Rice...

To be honest, Lei Xiao was tempted.

After all, rice is quite valuable these days, and it's even popular among high-ranking people in some large communities.

They also have rice in their Starry Sky Cluster, but it's all traded and the quantity is pitifully small. Even Lei Xiao couldn't possibly eat it every day.

Being able to eat it once a month is considered lucky.

If you trade them with some large gathering places, the supplies you can get in return are far more than what you could get from nine hostage children.

How much can you offer?

Lei Xiao made a comparison in his mind and finally decided to exchange nine meat coupons for rice.

For them, rice is the real hard currency!