[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in":3,"chapter-the-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-the-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-chapter-381":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},358299,620,"Chapter 381: 317, Cheap Prices","the-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-chapter-381",381,"\u003Cp>Chapter 381: Chapter 317, Cheap Prices\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng looked up again at the owner behind the stall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting on three red bricks, draped in a black, oily, tattered cloak, it concealed his figure, bulging in such a way that it was unclear what was hidden underneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only at the gap in the hood could one see the gun barrel sticking out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From its length and appearance, it should be an “AWM sniper rifle” – Wu Heng had one himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silhouette had a touch of the ancient heroes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sizing up the other man, Wu Heng turned his attention back to the stall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were five canned glass jars set out, a Corpse Core and a bag of food for each – this price… in Wu Heng’s view, was definitely not expensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even to say, unevenly cheap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thing that can change human Constitution, breaking through the shackles, is merely worth a bag of food?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One for one bag?” Wu Heng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No bargaining, if you don’t have enough food, look at other stalls!” the stall owner said directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was cold and somewhat impatient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng didn’t mind the man’s tone, instead, he felt surprised to confirm the seller’s price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want to check the goods before deciding whether to buy.” Wu Heng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black hood lifted slightly, “Check then!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng picked up one of them, unscrewed the cap, and immediately a rotten stench emanated from the jar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mutated Corpse Core]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Description: The energy crystallization of mutated creatures, can enhance one’s own Constitution, may be contaminated by toxins.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The property tip appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Level 1 Corpse Core, no problems whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng continued to check the rest one by one, all of which were Level 1 Corpse Cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up at the man again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had this person found a nest of Mutated Zombies?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brought out so many at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After screwing the lids back on the glass jars, he continued to ask, “Any more?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hood trembled slightly, and the man’s tone was doubtful, “You plan to buy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Planning to buy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are three more, I can sell them all to you, no price reduction.” the man emphasized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng nodded, “I’ll take them all, where’s the stuff?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s the food?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The food is on the truck, bring the Corpse Cores, and I’ll take you to trade.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hope you’re sincere in completing this trade.” The man started packing up his stall and followed Wu Heng outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They exited the market directly and came to where the truck was parked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Wu Heng and Qi Hancai return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Chenggang and the others jumped down from the truck, “How come you came out so quickly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem, grab 10 bags of food for this brother.” Wu Heng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned to look at the black-cloaked man in the distance, “Rice and flour, what do you want?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Half of each.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bring 4 bags of rice, 4 bags of flour!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay!” Wang Chenggang nodded, called over several other people from the truck, and carried down 4 bags of rice and 4 bags of flour, placing them on the nearby cement ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cloaked man drove a pickup truck from the opposite side, stopping not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He got out and started checking the bags of food, one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming there was no problem, he opened his backpack, and in addition to the five canned jars, he threw another plastic bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside were three Level 1 Corpse Cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eight in total, the trade is complete.” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, he moved the several bags of food to the back of the pickup truck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having loaded everything on the truck, he was about to leave when.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng spoke up again, “We’re from the Old Factory Shelter. If you have more Corpse Cores to sell, you can contact us directly. One for one bag of food; for every five, we’ll give you an extra five kilos of soybeans.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man raised an eyebrow, sitting at the wheel and looking at him, “I’ve met the leader of the Old Factory, doesn’t seem to be you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ve merged. Now I have the final say here, and I promise you won’t be short-changed a bit.” Wu Heng stated plainly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man looked at him, then swept a glance over the several trucks behind, and said, “Okay, I’ll remember that. If there’s more, I’ll contact you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man then stepped on the gas, driving off into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that he too was here in this market just for the sake of selling Corpse Cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Hancai watched the receding pickup truck, “They got the Corpse Cores, don’t they plan to use it themselves?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe the risk is too high!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, could be!” Qi Hancai nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng glanced around at the armed guards and said to Wang Chenggang, “You also take someone in and see if there’s anything we need around here that we can exchange.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay!” Wang Chenggang nodded, called over another person, and followed Wu Heng and the others back into the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng, accompanied by Qi Hancai and two skeleton attendants, headed for the central military exchange spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Chenggang, on the other hand, wandered through the market, checking out some stalls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the market, various tools and vehicle parts were for sale, possibly holding something his side needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a good opportunity to exchange for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the military exchange spot behind Wu Heng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The building wasn’t an exhibition hall, but rather more like an office building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the entrance, two blue notice boards were placed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On them were listed the exchange prices for various firearms and ammunition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rifles for 25 kilos of food each, ammunition for 20 kilos per 100 rounds.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Machine guns for 75 kilos of food each, ammunition for 30 kilos per 50 rounds.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hand grenades…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rocket launcher, 90 kilograms of food, including one rocket.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sniper rifle…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Machine cannon, 500 kilograms of food, 23 mm cannon shells, 10 kilograms each.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Military radio, military headset…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were quite a few exchangeable goods, but not as comprehensive as imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Airplanes and tanks weren’t on the list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that resources here weren’t as abundant as one might think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the initial questioning of Wenshi, Wu Heng learned that the military had about 300 people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How had these people managed to transport so many things out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or was it that they had organized a raid on a military base to acquire these items?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latter seemed more likely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng’s gaze lingered on the machine cannon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t his first encounter with such a weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the county, they had acquired two armored vehicles, one of which was equipped with a machine cannon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, for the safety of the bus station there, both armored vehicles were left behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng looked at the machine cannon in the picture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt somewhat different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The machine cannon they had obtained last time was single-barreled, yet the one in the picture was double-barreled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered if the picture was accurate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for other firearms and bullets, he was not short on those.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was indeed interested in this type of machine cannon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After looking at the first notice board, Wu Heng’s gaze shifted to the second one, which mainly listed the prices for purchasing goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Grade one Corpse Core, purchase price 40 kilograms of food.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Grade two Corpse Core, purchase price 80 kilograms of food.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Medicine, purchase price 1 to 30 kilograms of food.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Gasoline, purchase price 1 kilogram for 10 liters.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Special vehicles…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Equipment…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The military’s purchase prices were lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s no wonder the man who sold his Corpse Core earlier set the price at ’50 kilograms.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was already quite a bit higher than the military’s rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the fixed prices…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Common items like gasoline, various tools, and automobile parts were also within the range of purchase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the prices were particularly low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It gave the impression that as long as you came to trade, you wouldn’t starve, but you wouldn’t get to rest either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I feel like we’re loaded,” Qi Hancai approached and said in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such low pricing here,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the auto repair shop is definitely like a tycoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The food in the warehouse could let them spend extravagantly here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Qi Hancai was even more certain that joining the ‘auto repair shop’ was a definite decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what if Ma Zhiyong held a title of regional command, had armored vehicles, and various firearms? Now, they had whatever they wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To say they could buy out the entire military market was an exaggeration, but acquiring a large portion was definitely feasible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Heng also had this feeling and said softly, “Keep a low profile. We’re in someone else’s territory, so be more discreet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood!” Qi Hancai’s face turned slightly red with excitement, but she managed to suppress her joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two stood aside and watched for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There weren’t many people left in line to trade, and Wu Heng stepped forward, “I’d like to exchange for firearms and ammunition.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staff member was a middle-aged woman, “Just say what you want to exchange directly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One machine cannon, those 23 mm shells, a hundred of them,” Wu Heng said directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman who had been looking down suddenly looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at him, and at Qi Hancai beside him, and said, “Have you seen the price list?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have, and I plan to trade for these,” Wu Heng said directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of shells he intended to buy was somewhat small, but there was no choice, as the food they brought was limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had also wanted to exchange for more military radios and machine gun bullets, but it would have to wait until the next visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon confirming that he really intended to buy, the woman picked up the walkie-talkie and said, “Captain Yang Long, please come to the hall, a base is planning to purchase machine cannons here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roger that!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump thump thump~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, several people in camouflage uniforms came down from the upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one in the lead appeared quite young, only in his late twenties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman indicated Wu Heng with her gaze, and the man quickly walked over, extending his hand, “Brother, you want to buy a machine cannon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll take you to have a look!” he said, leading him outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the gazes of other survivors in the hall followed them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>murmuring quietly among themselves,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“New faces, huh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right, buying a machine cannon straight away, looks like they’ve taken over a granary!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Doubtful. Last time, a refuge attacked the granary. Heard the rats were like a bunch of cats, swarming everywhere. They didn’t take over the granary and lost quite a few people instead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That woman doesn’t look bad, not malnourished at all, quite plump!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1814,"2026-05-30T04:42:17.489Z","2026-06-01T04:30:19.980Z",1,"novelbin.me","9409ba771865d306f7bdbf2964139a5939efa72d6aab718062b69ed671aafa66","the-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-chapter-382","the-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-chapter-380",1714,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-necromancer-is-amassing-troops-like-crazy-in-cover.jpg"]