Apocalypse Invasion: Survival on the Infinite Train
To say she wasn't surprised would be a lie; Ming Chu was intrigued.
Ever since they left the city, the first side quest had been completed, and simultaneously, a second one had been triggered.
[Side Quest 2: Escort Wang Rui back to China.]
This side quest had no immediate reward, meaning it was a hidden side quest—the kind that granted evolution points.
However, Country Y was on a different continent, and returning to China would require travel by sea.
Ming Chu didn't yet know if the 'Mad Blood' patients could swim, but the ocean, while vast, was hardly gentle. In these apocalyptic times, who could guarantee the sea would remain calm?
She had previously been considering stocking her inventory with emergency supplies, and the item the powder-blue-haired man mentioned made her very interested.
But interest aside, suspicion remained.
“Does such a thing really exist? How come I’ve never heard of it?”
“Specialized protective suits have already appeared, so what’s a little oxygen mask?” the powder-blue-haired man said as if it were obvious.
Ming Chu: “...”
That was something she had bought from the train; it wasn't exactly a common item.
Little did she know, the man even tentatively asked her, “Do you have any more of those protective suits? Can I buy one?”
“...No,” Ming Chu refused.
The powder-blue-haired man looked regretful, though not excessively so. He grinned and said, “Come on, help me out. I can give you one mask for each of you.”
“Five for each of us,” Ming Chu countered, making a bold demand.
The powder-blue-haired man gasped, “No way, sister, that’s not how you haggle!”
Ming Chu: “Oh.”
The powder-blue-haired man: “...”