Chapter 1906

Oil City.

Chen Er brought Ma Yingxue into the city and sat down in a building closest to the main gate.

Ju Tianrui coughed, seeing Xiao Jun staring straight at Ma Yingxue, and broke the silence.

Anyone present, unless they were an idiot, could tell that Xiao Jun liked Ma Yingxue, and Ma Yingxue herself was looking all shy.

There’s something going on between these two.

Dapao, Li Tie and the others thought to themselves.

Chen Er chuckled. Of course he knew that Ma Yingxue and Xiao Jun had probably taken a fancy to each other.

The last time Ma Yingxue came over, Xiao Jun wasn’t here; she definitely didn’t act like this back then.

And the time before that, when Xiao Jun gave Ma Yingxue that can of food, he had watched the whole thing.

Plus Mr. Hu was clearly happy to see this happen, so he had no objections either.

“Captain Ju, our medicines have already been transported over. Let’s exchange them according to the ratio we agreed on before, alright?” Chen Er said.

Ju Tianrui nodded and said:

“Of course. We’ll just do the exchange according to the previous ratio.”

Then Ju Tianrui glanced at Li Tie, Xiao Jun, and Dapao, and spoke to Chen Er:

“Also, there’s one more thing. Our City Lord said you’ve come to Oil City so many times, but we’ve never gone to your side. So he’s sending these few here to visit your Mr. Hu on his behalf. Do you think that would be convenient on your end?”

“It’s convenient!”

Before Chen Er could answer, Ma Yingxue, sitting beside him, spoke up.

When she spoke, her eyes looking at Xiao Jun were full of expectation.

Chen Er pondered for a few seconds, then smiled and said:

“That’s a good thing. Since your base is coming over, our Southern Paradise will definitely welcome you. Why don’t you just come back with us today?”

Li Tie looked at Ju Tianrui, thought for a while, then said:

“How about this: you go back first, and we’ll come over tomorrow?”

When Ju Tianrui introduced Li Tie and the others just now, Chen Er had already learned who this man speaking was.

Li Yu’s cousin from Big Camphor Tree Base, someone with status in the whole base.

Hearing him say that, Chen Er could only reply, “Alright, then we’ll definitely roll out the red carpet to welcome you.”

Remembering Li Yu’s prior instructions, Li Tie turned to Chen Er and added:

“Captain Chen, have you Southern Paradise folks noticed any uninvited guests recently?”

“Huh?” Chen Er was a bit puzzled.

He thought back carefully, then shook his head and said, “No, why?”

Ju Tianrui said:

“Recently a Northern Territory Federation appeared in the north. They’ve been secretly spying on our Oil City, and we don’t know if they’re enemies or friends. We caught some Federation spies, and from their mouths we learned that this Federation is quite powerful. I’m worried they might make a move on you, so I’m reminding you to keep an eye on your surroundings for a while, in case something happens.”

“There’s something like that going on!”

Chen Er frowned, feeling somewhat shaken.

He knew how powerful Oil City was; if even Oil City thought the Northern Territory Federation was strong, then it definitely couldn’t be underestimated.

He thought of those refugees outside the city and started to feel a bit nervous.

Could it be that some Federation spies were hidden among those refugees?

No one could say for sure; they would only know after going back and searching.

And then he thought, if that Northern Territory Federation really decided to strike Southern Paradise, what would they do?

If they could win, that would be one thing; but if they couldn’t…

His eyes shifted a few times, then Chen Er spoke on to Ju Tianrui and the others:

“Thank you for the warning. I’ll definitely report this to Mr. Hu personally. If we get any information on that Northern Territory Federation, we’ll inform you immediately.”

“Mm.” Seeing Chen Er so cooperative, Ju Tianrui nodded in satisfaction.

Then Ju Tianrui continued, “The Doomsday isn’t easy on anyone; we should huddle together for warmth.”

Ju Tianrui left it at that, without spelling things out too clearly.

Because he still wanted to see what attitude Mr. Hu would take.

Otherwise, if they took the initiative and promised that Oil City would help whenever the Northern Territory Federation attacked Southern Paradise, then Oil City offering help first would seem too cheap.

They had to wait for Southern Paradise to ask for help themselves, to establish a clear hierarchy, so that later they might slowly swallow Southern Paradise.

At this stage, Southern Paradise was still useful to Big Camphor Tree Base.

Through this partnership, they could trade surplus fuel for medicine and other rare supplies; Big Camphor Tree Base didn’t want to lose this partner.

After hearing what Ju Tianrui said, Chen Er let out a breath of relief.

In their dealings with Oil City, Oil City had flexed its muscles from time to time, so in Chen Er’s mind Oil City was very strong, and the Big Camphor Tree Base behind it was unfathomable.

If they could form an alliance with Big Camphor Tree Base, that would naturally be a huge boon for Southern Paradise.

So Chen Er hurriedly stood up, bowed to Ju Tianrui and the others, and said, “Thank you! Don’t worry, once I go back I’ll report this to Mr. Hu…”

After that, they exchanged some more information.

In the Doomsday, transportation and communication are hard, so whenever you get a chance to talk with another power, you have to make the most of it.

“Speaking of nuclear radiation Zombies, our Southern Paradise has suffered because of them. When facing those nuclear radiation Zombies, you absolutely must not engage at close range; if you make contact, you’ll die for sure.” Chen Er warned.