ALL NOVEL Chapter 69 - So Casual
After that, everyone saw the exchange window for trading in gold, silver, and cash left over from before the apocalypse.
It was packed with people, with a long, long line that looked like it would take two days and two nights just to get to the front.
Just looking at it filled them with a sense of helplessness.
Luo Ziqiang remarked, “I was thinking of pawning my watch, but with this situation, I’d better forget it…”
Yu Wanli glanced at his watch and said, “That one isn’t worth much; Brother Bai’s and Sister Tang’s watches are the real valuables.”
Hu Haotian also took a look at the watches on their wrists and exclaimed, “Tsk tsk, custom-made with full diamonds? Those must be worth millions. They’re really wealthy!”
Pan Dawei said, “Don’t make it sound like you’re poor; didn’t you say those watches are worth tens of thousands each?”
Liu Bing chimed in, “I still have the money from that patent in my bank account. Can I exchange it?”
Pan Dawei responded, “Who knows? I still have the property deed from H City and those stocks that got locked in before the apocalypse. I also want to see if I can exchange them.”
Hu Haotian added, “I still have the entire stock documents for the Jingtai Group. With the current situation, do you think the government would still help buy my company? I’d even settle for a 30% discount.”
Bai Qi pointed to another table and said, “If you want to inquire about something, you can go over there. If you’re just standing here to show off your wealth, then feel free to continue.”
Only then did everyone realize that they were being a bit too showy, standing at the entrance of the hall and chatting openly.
In fact, their content wasn’t all that impressive—properties, companies, and watches from before the apocalypse didn’t really mean much anymore. However, recently, everyone in the convoy had been living quite well, and with plenty of water supply, they all maintained appearances similar to those before the apocalypse.
Dressed neatly and looking respectable.
Standing in a group at the entrance and chatting like that did come off as a bit of flaunting wealth.
In this apocalypse, a person’s face and clothing could more directly reflect their wealth and quality of life.
Under the gaze of the crowd, what was once unnoticed suddenly became apparent, and everyone felt a bit awkward, prompting them to plan on leaving.
However, before they could take action, someone handing out flyers shoved a few sheets of paper into their hands.
It was also A4 white paper, and the content was handwritten, with clear and legible handwriting.
It boldly stated: “Elite Team Recruiting Various Ability Users.”
Below that was an introduction to the elite team.
Liu Bing was a bit confused. “What’s this?”
Such teams had become quite popular in the later stages of the apocalypse, so Bai Qi didn’t find it strange. He glanced at it and returned it.
The flyer distributor initially planned to finish handing them out and leave, but upon seeing that this group was neatly dressed, he quickly turned back. “Hello! I’m with the elite team. My name is Zhang Yi. Welcome to join us! Our team currently has twelve ability users, and in a couple of days, we’ll be conducting interviews to recruit members. So joining now is the best option!”
Pan Dawei asked, “What kind of team is this? Do we need to register in the hall?”
Pan Xiaoxuan, who had spent some time with the military and understood things better than their group of country bumpkins, explained, “Yes, you need to register. This way, when you go out later, you won’t have to register one by one; you just need to register under a team name. This team acts as mercenaries, and others or the base can use supplies to hire the team for tasks. Such a larger team is considered a secondary organization, so the base supports the establishment of these teams.”
Hu Haotian slapped his thigh. “Right! Let’s form our own team! Let’s go register!”
Zhang Yi: “…”
The convoy had fought side by side since the early days of the apocalypse on the highway, and now that they lived together, they were like brothers and sisters. Nobody was unwilling to form a team, so they turned back with Hu Haotian to register a team in the base.
Earlier, Bai Qi had allowed Tang Ruo to provide water from her space for everyone, already considering them part of the family. They wouldn’t refuse just for signing a name.
However, when it came to the team name, everyone had different opinions.
Hu Haotian suggested, “Let’s name it Jing Tai; it is a listed company after all.”
Pan Dawei replied, “Come on, we don’t have any shares in that listed company.”
Luo Ziqiang said, “Let’s call it Zi Qiang. ‘Zi Qiang Bu Xi’—what a great name!”
Yu Wanli chimed in, “Then why not call it Wan Li? ‘Cheng Peng Wan Li’—isn’t that even more promising?”
Liu Bing added, “You all have no shame! If that’s the case, why not call it the Divine Soldier Corps?”
Hu Haotian pressed him down, saying, “You little brat, go play in the mud.”
Bai Qi turned to Tang Ruo and asked, “What do you want to name this team?”
Tang Ruo thought for a moment and said, “Whatever, it’s just a name. It doesn’t matter, as long as we’re all together.”
Bai Qi nodded, walked over to the registration person, and wrote down two characters.
The noisy chatter from everyone suddenly stopped, and they all looked over.
What they saw was…
The two characters “Whatever” laid neatly on the paper.
Tang Ruo: “…”
Everyone: “…”
Bai Qi’s handwriting was beautiful.
The two characters “Whatever (Causal)” were truly written with flair, each stroke exuding a magnificent and grandiose energy.
Luo Ziqiang stared at it, looking at it over and over again: “This is really…”
“High-end, elegant, and upscale…” Yu Wanli commented.
Liu Bing added, “So cool, so awesome…”
Hu Haotian banged the table decisively, saying, “Since everyone is satisfied, then let’s go with this.”
Tang Ruo: “…”
How can we have standards!
As Hu Haotian registered the team name, Bai Qi pulled the stunned Tang Ruo aside, finding it somewhat amusing: “No matter what we name it, they’ll agree to it.”
Tang Ruo was puzzled and asked, “Why?”
Bai Qi replied, “Their back-and-forth delays are just to make us come up with a name.”
“Even such a ‘whatever’ name?” With this question, Tang Ruo suddenly understood the reason behind it.
After thinking for a moment, she looked around again at the team members, who, despite their twitching lips, showed no signs of discontent.
She sighed, “I think I’m really lucky.”
Even in this selfish world after the apocalypse, she had not encountered any despicable and sordid affairs along the way. Instead, she met Bai Qi, got to know Tian Hai, and made a group of good teammates.
Bai Qi’s gaze softened as he touched the corner of Tang Ruo’s mouth and smiled softly, “Silly girl.”
Before the apocalypse, many people would interpret “good luck” as “great character.”
He certainly did not believe that this girl was just lucky.
Without her trust and strength, he wouldn’t have journeyed alongside her, developing deep feelings without regret.
If she hadn’t lent a helping hand to Tian Hai, there wouldn’t have been mutual sincerity in return.
The team members were not fools; who wouldn’t see another’s sincerity?
The seemingly effortless things she did actually determined everyone’s attitude toward her.
Whether it was dependence or vigilance, admiration or aversion, trust or doubt, being responsive to requests or avoiding them…
Their current attitude toward the two of them was indeed built upon the girl’s kind character…
On the other side, Pan Xiaoxuan was also puzzled. “Dad, it seems that the team members are really nice to Bai Yan and Tang Ruo.”
They were so nice that they allowed them to choose such a casual name.
Pan Dawei looked at the name and smiled, “Of course.”
If it weren’t for this couple, it could be said that this team wouldn’t have been able to form at all.
At the beginning, they wouldn’t have been so well-prepared to resist the zombies on the highway.
Later, they wouldn’t have coincidentally chosen the military-stationed “Royal Court” in the villa area.
Without the provision of water sources, their lives wouldn’t be as high-quality as they were now.
The improvement of their abilities might also be far off.
Pan Dawei silently chuckled.
Character is revealed in the details, and this team truly made the right choice.
In fact, wasn’t everyone thinking the same way?
They just expressed their gratitude in different ways.
After Hu Haotian finished the registration, this casually named “Whatever Team” was officially established.
It was proudly displayed on the base’s task board.