Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 984 - 393: Sudden Blizzard_2

Cheng Yiyi gave a wry smile as she explained.

"Then your luck isn't too bad, being able to get two Night Demon Hearts in one go."

Wang Tao tried to comfort her.

Generally, the chances of encountering two Night Demon Lords in a single nest are very low. Cheng Yiyi managing to get two Night Demon Hearts was indeed lucky.

However, Cheng Yiyi shook her head.

"There was only one Night Demon Lord in that Night Demon's Nest. I bought the other heart before I left…"

"Bought? How much?"

Wang Tao asked instinctively.

"850,000—so expensive…"

Upon mentioning the amount, Cheng Yiyi's face showed how painful it was for her to spend that much.

The Sixth Army Corps was already poor, and spending so much money made them even poorer. Luckily, Wang Tao had brought in some sponsorship…

Upon hearing the amount, Wang Tao raised an eyebrow.

Why did that number sound so familiar…

"Where did you buy it?"

Wang Tao asked again.

"From a researcher named Qu at the institute..."

"..."

Wang Tao thought the number sounded familiar because Cheng Yiyi had bought it from Qu Shilin. That meant she had bought Wang Tao's Night Demon Heart...

He opened his mouth but decided not to tell Cheng Yiyi about it. However, regarding the Night Demon Heart, Wang Tao did add a few more words.

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"I still have some Night Demon Hearts which might come in handy later."

Naturally, Wang Tao meant Level 5 Night Demon Hearts. He had already dismissed Level 4 ones as beneath his consideration.

"Yeah!"

Cheng Yiyi was aware that Wang Tao had Night Demon Hearts, having seen him display them at the conference. However, she wasn't aware that Wang Tao was referring to Fifth-order Night Demon Hearts…

"By the way, don't you also have an Iron Beetle?"

At the last conference, Wang Tao had not only displayed Night Demon Hearts but also an Iron Beetle.

"Yeah." Wang Tao nodded, then asked, "Do you want it?"

Gu Yun had expressed interest in buying the Iron Beetle, and Wang Tao was also inclined to sell. However, his relationship with Cheng Yiyi was better, so if she wanted it, he could offer her a discount.

Yet Cheng Yiyi just enviously shook her head.

"I would like to, but can't afford it... Although the Sixth Army Corps has obtained quite some sponsorship, that money needs to be spent on essentials. Cave environments are not quite suitable for Iron Beetles, and using that money to buy Night Demon Hearts would be better..."

Since Cheng Yiyi said that, Wang Tao didn't press further. He decided to sell the Iron Beetle to City Hall instead, where they had the funds to pay a high price.

Cheng Yiyi chatted with Wang Tao for a while longer, then stood up to take her leave.

"I need to get back... I was supposed to go out and find you guys at dawn. I even borrowed some soldiers from other army corps... But since you all have safely returned, I need to quickly return the soldiers before they start docking my pay... And think about it, I brought all these people here, and they did nothing, that cost me several meals!"

Although she spoke of her loss, the expression on Cheng Yiyi's face showed no joy.

"Haha, all right, I'll see you off... Regarding that 'hidden hand' matter, if you can't find anything or there's nothing there, just let it go, but if there is something, please do let me know."

No matter what, Wang Tao was still assigned to the Sixth Army Corps, so he needed to pay extra attention to this matter.

"No problem!"

Cheng Yiyi nodded earnestly.

"Is it snowing?"

As they stepped outside, Wang Tao noticed some feather-like stuff landing on his head.

"It really is snow..."

Although the weather had been getting colder, it had remained sunny. Moreover, it hadn't snowed yet when Wang Tao had returned late at night, so the sudden late-night snowfall was a bit unexpected.

If it had been before the apocalypse, Wang Tao used to like snow quite a bit.

But now... It should be okay inside the base since City Hall was in charge, but for other survivors outside the base like Shang Qin, it might be tough...

Watching Cheng Yiyi drive off, Wang Tao studied the snow more closely. After confirming it was normal snow that wouldn't inflict any negative status, he finally felt relieved.

"Time to sleep!"

...

The next day.

Wang Tao was awakened by the crackling sounds.

Today was New Year's Eve, and City Hall had already announced they would set off fireworks at certain locations, advising the public not to panic.

Looking at Ding Yuqin curled up in his arms, Wang Tao kissed her on the forehead.

They had agreed to get a good night's sleep yesterday, but somehow they ended up in Ding Yuqin's room, and he had kept her up all night, which he felt rather guilty about.

"Wang Tao~"

Ding Yuqin hadn't been awakened by the fireworks, but after Wang Tao kissed her, she sleepily clung to his neck.

"It's still early, sis, sleep a bit longer."

"No~ I need to get up too..."

After some more cozy moments in the warm quilt, Ding Yuqin finally let go of Wang Tao.

"Wow! It snowed!"

Ding Yuqin opened the curtains to see everything covered in gleaming white and exclaimed in surprise.

"Such heavy snow!"

Wang Tao was surprised too.

The snow had started only after midnight, and now it was just past eight in the morning. The snow had piled up so thickly in just about four hours—that was quite a heavy snowfall!

Others had gradually woken up too; they had come back and gone straight to sleep, not venturing outside, and were unaware it had snowed last night. Seeing the heavy snow outside, everyone was quite astonished.