Zombies

25: The market

Nanda did not know how long he had been asleep. Oh, it's been a long time since the body has touched the mattress, making the figure of a long-haired woman reluctant to leave a soft layer that makes her lazy. But, baby, he woke up. It is not a good thing to continue to sleep when you hear the sound of knocking on the door outside.

"She, are you awake?" Erica asked, knocking several times the wooden lining of Nanda's room door.

"Yes," Nanda answered hoarsely. Eyebrows are adrift, then a few seconds, a lump of water enters the mouth. Drink it immediately and give you thirst. Cold and refreshing to make the eyes that were originally heavy, now bright. Oh, no need to bother taking water, with this ability, he does not need to wake up just to find a drink. Ah, really a lazy ability.

"What's the matter Te?" Nanda stood up. He stepped towards the door and opened, staring at the taller short-haired woman.

"It's 8 o'clock, you don't want breakfast?"

Nanda yawns. "Tente doesn't cook? Don't we have the ingredients?"

Erica grunting. "No teflon and no plates."

"Huh? In the pick-up car is a lot," they just take the cooking equipment in the car, why bother to say no? It can't be stolen, right? Nanda's eyebrows were adrift, not liking the last thought.

Erica sighed. "I forgot to tell you, yesterday while you were sleeping, Ken, Bobi and Genta took the kids to the market."

"Then?"

"They brought all the dishes and food supplies in exchange for food for fear that we could not eat because we ran out of food."

"... ." Nanda lost his words for a few seconds. "See, I mean Auntie ... everything?"

Erica nodded.

"Everything?! All the cookware exchanged?!"

"Don't let it go" the woman sighed while plucking Nanda-successful forehead making the woman w-w-w and rubbing her non-sick forehead. A pair of hazel glanced into the kitchen, finding a few piles of food that were adding up ...

Didn't they know that the Base gave them privileges? So, what is all this food for when it cannot be cooked ...

"They are less to teach like him," Nanda grumbled. Irritated to find a good breakfast threatened to run aground. Oh, anyone knows that the canteen food is crazy, guaranteed not as good as Erica's cooking! "I went to the market first, who knows if someone exchanged dishes and cooking utensils" he said, then went into the room and grabbed the jacket. No need to bathe, in the age of rampant zombies, bathing every day is no longer an obligation. Even something fancy considering clean water that is rare.

"No breakfast?"

"If Aunty wants to wait, it's okay, but if you're hungry, better Auntie and the kids have breakfast first," Nanda crouched down, put on a pair of dull and dirty favorite shoes. Between good and bad food, Nanda is more patient to wait for good food. After all, the body is not as friendly as it is not strong to move even though it does not eat. "Oh yeah Te, ask for some packs of instant noodles and rice over there."

"Do you really want to be taken again?" Erica took a few packs of instant noodles, handed them to Nanda.

"Who are we going to eat what we wear?" Nanda pouted, putting all the noodles into a plastic bag that was inside the jacket pocket. "Why didn't Aunt change it again yesterday?"

"Forgot."

Nanda's eyebrows shot up. "Tumbent."

Erica sighed. Picked up the house keys and squatted down next to Nanda. He also put on shoes. "Ken and Bobi found his family while returning from the market, so they brought them here to chat. Because it's too crowded, without awareness well .. so forget."

Bobi and Ken Family ...

"So now they live with their families?" Nanda guessed and as she thought, Erica nodded.

"Genta's coming with Ken" he added. "So the kids are now alone in the house next door."

There are only two rooms in each house, Children consist of 5 people. But hearing it made Nanda's eyebrows frown. "Rinrin slept with the others? Why not sleep with Auntie? Rinrin's the only daughter!"

Erica stood up, patting the back of the body. "She went to bed first, so I let her sleep there for a while, tonight she's just about to move out" he explained.

Nanda sighed. Stand up and grab the instant noodles that were on the floor. "Are you having breakfast in the cafeteria?" although Dimas said he was geratis to eat in the cafeteria for the first 3 days for all the newcomers, Nanda could already imagine the taste was not too good.

"Kids are still growing up" no matter what, they still have to eat breakfast. Their tongues should not be spoiled. Nanda was sure that was what Erica meant. His tent really wanted to make the dwarves into fat kids. Not picky food. "Don't forget to take vegetables when you see someone selling," he added.

Nanda laughed, suddenly remembering that they had never eaten vegetables for how many months. "Okay bosses! Leave it all to me!" he said excitedly, then stepped outside and took the opposite direction from the step Erica chose.

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Market Located, right near the Base Gate. The reason why it was built in that place, because most who had just entered the base would directly exchange their goods for some things or immediately wanted to sell them for something else. Many goods and food were sold, but weapons were the most in-demand items. All the stands that sell weapons, guaranteed crowded by buyers who bid the highest price.

Rows of cars, tents or even just a piece of fabric that is spread out, arranged. The atmosphere is like a traditional market. Many with merchants and buyers, bargained with some soldiers who roamed around in order to avoid chaos. The land is still a bit muddy, but who cares about the conditions that tend to be dirty? Everyone can hardly take a shower every day, a little dirty like this is not a problem.

Nanda turned his head to the right and to the left, staring at the bustle around with interest. Occasionally he stuck his head out, staring at the stuff that was lined up. When he saw one of the customers take out a transparent white crystal about the size of a red bean ... Nanda recalled that many power users were already aware of the benefits of the zombie nucleus.

The nucleus is a kind of crystallized energy, residing inside the zombie body, rather, inside the zombie brain. Because it is energy, the nucleus can be used by power users as an energy reserve like a powerbank. When they had started to fatigue using their abilities in the middle of battle, the nucleus would instantly restore their energy.

Unfortunately, the nucleus is a consumable object. When it absorbs its energy, the nucleus condenses and disappears. The nucleus itself also only existed in the body of a level zombie, so it was quite difficult to obtain it. The color of the nucleus generally represents the amount of energy it has. The darker the color, the greater the energy contained.

White, pale blue, blue, dark blue, then black.In previous lives, Nanda had only seen a black nucleus once and its size was only as small as rice. However, despite being very small, the existence of the Black Nucleus was targeted almost by all power users because it stored a large amount of energy. Unfortunately, only the person capable of defeating a level 5 zombie could take the black nucleus. That said, the larger the black nucleus, the higher the zombie level.

"Beautiful brood, anyone want to buy a deck? Or if you don't have a nucleus, barter pack the noodles is fine."

Nanda's daydream is broken. A pair of focused hazel gazed at the shop in front of him. The middle-aged lung man was thin and dirty, looking hopeful when looking at the several packs of instant noodles that were in Nanda's hands. Nanda reacted immediately. Smiled kindly and realized that the part where he stopped was the cooking utensils.

"Sir, I take this, this, this and this, how much?" nanda asked while pointing at the pan, teflon, spatulan, centong soup and some other items. He pointed lightly, as if not afraid to feel any loss at all. The action made the seller's eyes bright. He counted the noodles in Nanda's hands, then mentioned 6 packs of instant noodles.

"... ."

"No, sir, I'll drop these things first, I'll come back to get them" Nanda refused. It is troublesome to bring groceries when he himself wants to go around, but at home there is no one, indeed who will receive the shipment? So, the woman with the deceptive face was just smiling kindly, refusing subtly and choosing the option to skim over.

Continuing to look around, some sellers are not stopping shouting just to attract buyers. Nanda hummed, looking around for people selling vegetables and fruit. Here, there is a garden, there can't be no one selling-oh!

A pair of bright hazels, Nanda could not help but smile as mud-clad shoes stepped closer to a stall. The kiosk was rather quiet, there were some tomatoes, a bunch of spinach and three white mustard. A buyer was seen still bargaining with the seller, protesting the price of chicory which he said was expensive.

"Areally no less? one tomato and one mustard worth three white crystals?" the woman furrowed her brows, looking extremely angry at the expensive price. Nanda who heard him grimaced. Oh, it is expensive, but when considering fresh vegetables tend to be rare .. well, the price is reasonable.

"Madam, I grow it requires energy, it's not easy to maintain in order to grow fast and quality like this. You can see for yourself that the vegetables I sell, are all of good quality. The price I gave was not an expensive price at all," the young man who looked like he was in his early 20s said kindly, trying to get the woman to have less understanding. He was not angry at all, but remained polite and smiling, as if not just once twice the customer complained about the price he installed.

The woman clucked, looking still unable to accept at the price given, but chose to give up and hand over the three white crystals. The young man smiled wider, received the money and happily wrapped handing the mustard and tomato into the bag the woman was carrying.

"Miss, are you interested in my vegetables?" The young man looked at Nanda, giving a friendly smile.

Nanda smiled five fingers. "Yes, I want to take everything, how much?" tanyakanya. Oh, it doesn't lack a nucleus at all. During the killing of the zombies themselves, Nanda also simultaneously harvested the nucleus, so they did not lack at all.

The young man looked not surprised. He still maintained a smile and even a small laugh. "Oh, for two mustard greens, a bunch of kale and 3 tomatoes, all 10 white nuclei, that includes a discount."

"Ah? Really true?" Nanda looked suspiciously. "Why do I feel like I don't get a discount at all?"

"Miss, one mustard costs one nucleus, a tomato costs two nucuses and spinach costs 3 nuclei, when plucked, it should be all 11 white nuclei."

Nanda's eyebrows shot up. "Why is spinach more expensive? As far as I know, spinach grows faster."

"Beautiful color, spinach does grow faster, but you may not want to eat just one sprig of spinach. The amount I have to make grows more, that's why the price is higher" he explained. "After all, this bunch of spinach is a lot more."

A pair of hazel staring at the spinach ties. Well ... It's not thick. Just tied up and maybe weighing only a kilo. But for these sad days ... Nanda could understand that this could be categorized as many. Unfortunately, when it has entered the stomach of 5 small children, a bunch of spinach is definitely nothing.

"Gorgeous lady, I'm sure you won't lose. The price I gave was not expensive at all. Fresh vegetables are great for the skin, which is a long-term investment for your beauty. Oh, I'm sure your girlfriend will like you even more."

Nanda chuckles. "Your mouth is very sweet," he said amusedly. "Okay, I'll take it all," agreed and reached into the jacket pocket. Nanda quietly took the nucleus that was in his room and put 11 transparent white nuclei on the table. "Well, give me the bag to put the groceries."

"Just take the bag is a bonus," the young man stuffed all the vegetables into a cloth bag, then returned one nucleus to Nanda's hand.

Nanda grinned. "No loss?"

"You didn't bid at all, why would I lose?"

Nanda chuckled and received the bag, as well as the given nucleus. Oh, this seller is so much fun! Not wanting to delay his walk, Nanda went back around. He quietly inserted the nucleus into his room again and took out some extra vegetables that were directly placed into the bag. In the end, he can take out the vegetables without having to make anyone suspicious.

"Sister!"

Nanda turned his head, a pair of hazel found Ken's running figure approaching.

"Ken!" nanda's face suddenly brightened. "Good, help Brother bring things!"

"Eh?"

"Why eh? Here and there," without hesitation at all, a female figure dragged the young man nearby. Utilize people known as impromptu lectures. They return to the stand where Nanda buys cooking supplies, forcing Ken to bring them.

"Because you were too smart to sell all the cooking supplies, now you have to take responsibility for bringing them back," Nanda smirked, her remark successfully making Ken laugh awkwardly. "Oh yeah, did you meet your family?"

Ken smiled. "Ms."

"How are they doing?"

"They're all healthy, brother," Ken non-stop grinning, clearly feeling happy with his family's whereabouts. "They live in a tent, so I'll join a mercenary group out of the Base so I can get the nucleus to rent a house."

Outside the base ...

Suddenly, the smile on the young man's face disappeared. Ken looked nervous, swallowed his forced saliva and awkwardly, looked at Nanda. "Sir .. I .. I want to apologize" he said. "I want to stay here with my family .. so ... Brother, sorry. I'm not going with Brother to Base 1."

Sighing, Nanda gave a smile. "There's no compulsion for you to go with your sister and nothing will stop you if you want to settle down with your family" Nanda lightly patted Ken's back. "Everyone has their own decisions, don't be too much of a burden, okay?"

Ken opened, then closed his mouth. No sound came out as guilt rumbled across his chest. Oh, during the trip, Nanda has been very helpful. Want to share food with him and even still want to teach him to survive. In the end, he couldn't do anything to repay Nanda's kindness ...

"Thank you brother," after convincing himself, in the end the words came out. "Sorry Brother, I've had a lot of trouble Brother, I also .. uh ... ."

"Pfftt-You're a guy but how can you cry?!"

"Who is crying?!" Ken glares. He's not crying! His eyes were only in the dust!

Nanda laughed "Oh yeah, Bobi also met his family right?" Ken pouted, but nodded in response to Nanda's question. "Keep Genta?"

Ken's facial expression changed hearing Genta's name. Suddenly, sadness seemed to hit him. "Genta ... Genta's mother died."

Nanda speechless. The sudden sad news made him not know what to react to.

"Now Genta lives in his family's home Bobi .. ," Ken looked down at the many metal objects he was carrying. "Genta is an orphan and he's also an only child, all he has is his mother, so now .. ," said a sigh, Ken doesn't know what to say.

"So now, he only has you two as his best friends" Nanda added, smiling at the grim Ken. "Everybody who lives will die. He must be sad, but he will not be sad forever. Well, already deliver these things, you go to Genta's place and entertain him, so sad not too long."

Ken smiled at it. Without words, he nodded with the words Nanda had just uttered.