142: Chapter 142 Want to buy wine? Trade a secret!

Silence washed over the roof of the carriage like a tide.

But it didn't last too long.

Fan Sinian was the first to break under the atmosphere; he grabbed a mineral water bottle and filled the coconut shell in front of him.

He picked it up and downed it in one gulp.

Then, with a 'ha,' he exhaled the smell of alcohol.

"Alright, alright, stop moping around!"

He wiped his mouth and gestured at Fang Yuan with his chin. "Yuaner, how's your training with that horse-slaying saber coming along? Don't just focus on drinking; if you mess up later, no one's going to block the monsters for you!"

Fang Yuan threw his coconut shell aside and rolled his eyes at him. "Hmph, I'm still better than you!"

"Oh, you don't agree?" Fan Sinian rolled up his sleeves and flipped his hand to reveal a large shield. "Want to spar later?"

"Spar then, think I'm afraid of you?"

The two went back and forth; it looked like they were bickering, but it actually loosened the stagnant atmosphere a little.

Xu Shan shook his head with a smile, reached out to grab a whole roasted corn, and started gnawing on it.

Zhou Jun also relaxed, leaning back on the blanket and looking up at the huge blue moon.

Meanwhile, Xiao He, who was sitting to the side in silence, poured himself another cup of corn liquor.

This time he drank slowly, sipping it in small mouthfuls.

As the liquor entered his stomach, his expression gradually relaxed, and the gloom in his eyes faded a little.

Lin Xiao leaned against the blanket, twirling the coconut shell cup in his hand, his gaze sweeping over the faces of the others.

Everyone had their own way of living, and their own hurdles to overcome.

No matter what hardships lay ahead, at least for now, they were still sitting here, still able to drink, and still able to bicker.

That was enough.

As the saying goes, only by cherishing the present can one look forward to the future.

In his previous lives, Lin Xiao had lived just for the sake of surviving, ignoring too many people and things, until he gradually became numb.

But now, he had finally regained a bit of his humanity.

The sea breeze blew past, and the campfire crackled.

Laughter came from other carriages in the distance; someone had won at cards and was causing a stir.

Cheers and curses mixed together, adding a bit of life to this journey.

Zhou Jun took a sip of liquor and was thinking about eating some roasted corn kernels to settle it.

Suddenly, he raised his hand and pointed into the distance: "Hey, that one over there, is she from Carriage 6?"

Everyone followed his gaze.

They saw a woman with reddish-brown curly hair walking towards them.

Fan Sinian was chewing corn, and when his peripheral vision caught that swaying, graceful figure, the corn kernels in his mouth "pfft"-ed out: "Damn, a beauty!"

The speed of his change in expression was a stunt in itself.

Just a moment ago he was worrying about the country and the people, thinking about the future, but now his eyes were glowing green, just like a wolf that had been starving for days.

Lin Xiao glanced sideways: "What, do you know her?"

Fan Sinian chewed a skewer of corn and wiped the corner of his mouth with feigned profundity: "Not really, I just have a heart that appreciates beauty."

"Are you drunk?" Fang Yuan punched him on the shoulder.

Zhou Jun pushed up his non-existent glasses and spoke slowly: "Chen Yan, 24 years old, just graduated from college, currently single, and is an intern yoga teacher!"

Fan Sinian's eyes widened: "Damn, Little Jun, how do you know such details? You two don't know each other, right?"

The others cast gossiping glances one after another.

Zhou Jun waved his hands quickly: "Brother Lin asked me to investigate the situation in Carriage 6 earlier; I found all this out by probing around back then!"

The others realized, but Fan Sinian couldn't be bothered to ask further, his eyes glued to the figure getting closer.

At this moment, the yoga teacher with the good figure had already walked up to them.

Lin Xiao's gaze swept across her face and landed on the pop-up information panel.

【Passenger: Chen Yan】

【Rating: Mid-tier】

【Number: Carriage 6 - Room 09】

Mid-tier.

Anyone who could survive from the first stage to now had some ability.

Afterwards, his gaze swept past the seam of her yoga pants, which were stretched tight, and looked towards the nearby Carriage 6.

There were pitifully few people over there, only a dozen or so girls gathered together to look at the scenery, chatting and laughing, but their laughter was tinged with a sense of superficiality.

It had to be said that the round rules of the second stage were indeed favorable to them.

For example, today, they didn't have to face the calamity directly; they just needed to go fishing to exchange for resources.

But how long could this comfort last?

No one knew.

Chen Yan noticed the direction of Lin Xiao's gaze, seemingly misunderstanding something; her face flushed, and she subconsciously squeezed her legs together.

But this movement made the marks on her pants even more obvious.

"Hello everyone, I'm here to buy food, may I ask..."

Hearing the question, Lin Xiao slowly withdrew his gaze and said coldly: "The stall is over there."

"No, I mean, I want to buy this..." Chen Yan pointed at the mineral water bottle in the center of the blanket, which contained the corn liquor.

Buying alcohol?

Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow.

The several team leaders sitting around also looked at each other.

But Chen Yan didn't care about the reactions of the people around her and took a small cup out of her backpack.

Visually, it was about 100 milliliters.

"The pressure from the survival experience during this time has been too great. If I don't have some hard liquor, I'm afraid I'm going to have a mental breakdown!"

She explained.

"But, there is no alcohol for sale in the online trade, and I also went through the public store in the amusement park earlier; there wasn't any either."

As she spoke, she held the cup up to Lin Xiao: "Brother Lin, can you sell me some alcohol? I can pay with stardust, one thousand stardust a cup!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Fan Sinian immediately widened his eyes: "No, sister, one thousand stardust for one cup, in this tiny cup? Have you been scammed stupid?"

Chen Yan nodded and raised her chin: "So what if it's one thousand stardust? Bai Li gave us five thousand each, spend it however we want!"

"How much? Five thousand!" Fan Sinian's eyes lit up, and he immediately turned to look at Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao waved his hand: "Want some? Go get it from the all-female carriage yourself; I won't stop you."

Fan Sinian was stunned, then scratched his head and chuckled.

Seeing this, Fang Yuan punched him again: "No way, you really want to go, kid?"

Lin Xiao ignored their bickering and his gaze landed on Chen Yan's face.

"Alcohol cannot be sold, not for any amount of stardust."

Chen Yan was stunned, then leaned over and sat down beside him.

At the same time, she reached out and wrapped her arms around his arm, pressing it against her chest.

The full and elastic assets were transmitted through the thin fabric.

"Brother Lin~ just sell me a cup~"

Her voice was delicate and soft, the trailing ending long-drawn, and her emotions were just right; one look and it was clear she was an old pro at acting coquettish.

Lin Xiao turned his hand over expressionlessly, and the 【calamity bane - debt collector】 appeared out of thin air, the axe handle thumping onto the ground with a "clatter."

Chen Yan's movements froze.

She looked down at the battle axe glowing with scarlet blood, then looked up at Lin Xiao's expressionless face, and sensibly let go, straightened up, and sat properly.

"You can trade with other things." Lin Xiao said.

"Other things?" Chen Yan's pale pink face instantly flushed with a blush.

She clutched the corner of her clothes and said coyly, "Brother Lin... wouldn't that be too fast..."

At this moment, Xiao He, who was a bit tipsy, timely handed over a handful of black-veined goji berries: "Brother Lin, take care of your health!"

Lin Xiao glanced at this guy, but still took them and threw them all into his mouth.

"What I meant was," he paused, his gaze landing on Chen Yan's face, "valuable supplies, or some unknown information!"

Chen Yan's expression stalled, clearly a bit disappointed.

She "hmph"-ed, then crossed her arms and sat to the side, feeling gloomy.

But after only a few seconds, she leaned over again and said in a volume that only the few people around could hear:

"Bai Li has gone missing!"