Chapter 16: Reservation

"This is the interception crossbow. The gold you brought today can only exchange for this one. If you want something else, you'll have to pay more."

Xie Jinxin stared at Lin Shi, not missing a single expression on Lin Shi's face. The price was high, but if the young man in front of him didn't know the market, he could make a fortune.

Lin Shi didn't move, his expression displeased as he said:

"A sniper rifle only costs tens of thousands, and you dare to sell me a crossbow for 200,000? I remember the Interceptor's market price in the Lighthouse Country is only around 8,000 dollars.

Give me a sincere price, I need a lot of things, and I won't let you make less money."

He still had to exchange many things later, and he couldn't be treated as a fat sheep to be slaughtered.

"Hehehe." Old Xie laughed, without any embarrassment on his face:

"Where did you come from, kid? Alright, alright. I'll give you a fair price, 100,000.

I had to go through a lot of connections to get this stuff in, and it's impossible to sell at the price of the Lighthouse Country."

Lin Shi stretched out his hand and made a gesture with his fingers: "Sixty thousand."

"Ninety thousand. Can't be less."

"Sixty-five thousand."

...

In the end, Lin Shi negotiated it down to 80,000.

Lin Shi ordered 50 arrows for the crossbow.

Since arrows can be reused, Xie Jinxin didn't prepare so many, otherwise, Lin Shi would have asked for more.

Then there were bullets for the 54 pistols.

Lin Shi took all of Xie Jinxin's stock, 980 rounds.

The items here were quite comprehensive.

A variety of sniper rifles, rifles, pistols, and other firearms were dazzling.

But apart from the 54 pistol, Lin Shi didn't take any other firearms.

The extreme cold apocalypse almost eliminated firearms.

Precision firearms like sniper rifles became a pile of scrap metal in the extreme cold.

In the extreme cold, due to the principle of thermal expansion and contraction, the resistance of firearm parts increased, and gun oil became viscous. The more precise the firearm, the more likely it was to jam.

Some even cracked in the extreme cold.

The same went for sniper rifles, precision rifles, and some high-precision pistols, which were also unusable.

On the contrary, the simple and rough 54 pistol could still be used with difficulty.

But its service life was greatly reduced, and it needed to be maintained after a few shots before it could continue firing.

Otherwise, the water vapor generated by the heated barrel in the extreme cold would quickly freeze the barrel.

Its role as a deterrent was far greater than its practicality.

If it was just for self-defense, a pistol was just enough, after all, Lin Shi had more than one pistol.

But if you go out hunting and collecting supplies, cold weapons are more practical.

After the extreme cold apocalypse, it was also the era of the rise of cold weapons.

Finally, Lin Shi was interested in three Nepalese military knives and three daggers.

Faced with Xie Jinxin's promotion of Tang knives, Lin Shi refused.

"I thought you young people like this kind of knife?" Xie Jinxin muttered.

Tang knives have been very popular on the internet in recent years.

Although very sharp, Tang knives are too straight and long, and they are easy to break when colliding with hard objects or weapons at very low temperatures.

Lin Shi smiled and didn't explain, asking: "Do you accept reservations here?"

Xie Jinxin said confidently:

"Whatever you want, just say it. As long as it's not a big guy, I can get it for you."

"I want the best military cold-proof clothing, and matching cold-proof boots, combat gloves, and helmets. I want the top, most cold-resistant ones, can you get them?"

Xie Jinxin's eyes widened.

The top military cold-proof combat suits, with more than a dozen pieces in a set, can fight in an environment of dozens of degrees below zero, and the price is not low.

The price of each set is at least hundreds of thousands.

Lin Shi added a number behind him.

"I want 50 sets, all according to my size."

50 sets?!

Xie Jinxin's eyes widened in surprise:

"Are you going to war?!"

Is this kid so rich?

Lin Shi said with a straight face and nonsense:

"I'm planning to stay in Antarctica for a few years."

Such a deceptive statement, Xie Jinxin naturally didn't believe.

But after hearing what Lin Shi wanted next, he felt that what Lin Shi said might be true.

"Five pairs of protective night-vision goggles."

"Twenty military walkie-talkies, twenty single-soldier integrated tents that can withstand low temperatures, and fifty cold-resistant military sleeping bags."

"Also, get me a few more military crossbows like the interception crossbow, and more arrows."

The total value of these items has far exceeded the value of the gold bars Lin Shi brought.

Xie Jinxin roughly calculated that the value of these items has exceeded ten million.

"You want to order so many things, you have to give me an additional deposit of one million. I only accept cash and gold."

Xie Jinxin's request is reasonable.

Lin Shi nodded:

"I'll come again tonight."

There are still many gold bars in the space, but they can't be taken out directly.

After agreeing on the time, Lin Shi left the pawnshop with a climbing bag given by Xie Jinxin.

After Lin Shi left, Xie Jinxin continued to assemble the crossbow for Lao Jin.

Lao Jin asked meaningfully:

"Old Xie, is this sheep fat?"

"Lao Jin, don't think about him."

Xie Jinxin actually spoke for Lin Shi.

He couldn't see through this young man and didn't want to cause trouble.

Just now when he asked for a deposit, the young man didn't hesitate at all.

Being able to easily take out so much cash or gold and buy so much equipment, it's absolutely impossible to be an ordinary person.

After listening to Xie Jinxin's words, Lao Jin fell silent, with a gloomy look in his eyes.

...

After leaving the pawnshop and returning to the car, seeing that there were no surveillance around, he put the things into the space.

After dinner in the evening, Lin Shi took out 5 kilograms of gold from the space and went to Xie Jinxin's pawnshop.

The suburbs, which were already remote at night, became even more quiet.

Lin Shi went straight into the pawnshop and handed over the gold bars to Lao Xie for counting.

Xie Jinxin checked the gold and said:

"Okay. Just pay the balance when the goods arrive."

"Then I'm leaving."

Lin Shi is not afraid that Lao Jin will run away.

Firstly, this person is so famous in the post-apocalyptic world because of his good reputation.

Although the price is high, he will give real goods after taking the money.

Secondly, he can't use this gold himself, and if it's really gone, it won't cause much loss to himself.

Lin Shi was about to leave when he was stopped by Xie Jinxin.

"Wait a minute."

Xie Jinxin hesitated for a moment, but still said cautiously:

"Be careful at night."

Lin Shi was slightly stunned, and then he reacted,

"Thanks."

Be careful at night, what does he need to be careful as a big man?

Naturally, be careful about people.

Someone has set their sights on him.

The car was driving on the relatively quiet street.

Because he was on guard, Lin Shi didn't drive fast.

After driving for a while, Lin Shi braked.

A row of nails appeared on the road ahead.

Lin Shi's eyes narrowed slightly.

He shifted to reverse gear and stepped on the gas to retreat.

After retreating to the intersection he had just passed, he quickly shifted gears and adjusted the direction, driving towards another road.

In the alley not far from where the nails were scattered, wearing a black suit and wearing a motorcycle helmet, Lao Jin was waiting for the prey to take the bait.

Seeing Lin Shi so alert, he burst out with an international curse, twisted the handle and chased after Lin Shi who had left.