In her previous life, Tang Li had survived in the apocalypse for three and a half years and had never heard of any mercenary teams.
Many people shared Tang Li's confusion. The staff didn't explain individually but handed Tang Li a flyer.
Tang Li saw a brief introduction to the Jiangcheng Mercenary Guild and its address on it.
It turned out that the Mercenary Guild was only established in the four prefectural capitals: Longcheng, Jiangcheng, Shancheng, and Haicheng. They did not publicize themselves, which was why Tang Li had never heard of them in her previous life.
Within the Mercenary Guild, mercenary teams could be formed. Each team required at least 8 members and 2 active armed personnel as guides.
The role of the Mercenary Guild was to assist the authorities in managing mercenary teams, issuing missions, and eradicating criminal gangs in uncontrolled areas.
After eradication, based on the number of rescued civilians and recovered effective supplies, substantial point rewards would be issued to each mercenary team, along with increased purchasing qualifications for weapons and ammunition.
However, although more powerful weapons and ammunition required joining a mercenary team to purchase, Tang Li still bought all the weapons she could afford.
She bought a pistol and a tranquilizer gun, along with 100 rounds of bullets and tranquilizer darts for each. She also bought dozens of tear gas shells and electromagnetic pulse grenades, spending a total of 300,000 points.
After understanding the Mercenary Guild, Tang Li decided to visit it in person.
However, Peng Yue was not very interested.
Tang Li learned after inquiring that the Mercenary Guild had been established long ago but had not been open to the public.
Previously, it only accepted retired military personnel and folk masters to form mercenary teams.
The reason Peng Yue had so many points was that he had formed his own team within the Mercenary Guild as a folk master, and they frequently went out to eradicate criminal gangs.
"Uncle Peng, can I join your mercenary team?"
Tang Li immediately expressed her desire to join the mercenary team formed by Peng Yue.
Peng Yixuan also said, "I want to join too!"
Peng Yue patted Peng Yixuan's head and chided, "You shouldn't tag along for fun."
Then, he told Tang Li seriously, "To join our team, you must possess a certain level of combat capability; not just anyone can join."
Tang Li confidently replied, "I will prove my strength!"
Having survived for several years in the collapsed order of the apocalypse, coupled with the powerful physique she possessed after intense training in this life, Tang Li was very confident in her combat ability.
"Alright! As long as you can prove your strength, I will take you to join our team tomorrow!"
After buying weapons, the Peng father and daughter still needed to test their modified vehicles.
When the Peng family came to the shelter, the solar storm had already begun, so they had not brought their cars.
After arriving at the shelter, due to a large number of vehicles being damaged by the geomagnetic storm, they hadn't been able to buy or rent cars for a while.
Therefore, they had been riding in Tang Li's car during their previous trips to the exchange.
However, they had also ordered a new modified vehicle long ago. It just took time to build and modify cars, and they had been waiting.
Today, they could finally pick up their own brand-new modified vehicle and no longer needed to ride in Tang Li's car.
Tang Li was aware of modified vehicles.
The geomagnetic storm was still ongoing. Vehicles without electromagnetic pulse shielding devices would break down as soon as they left the shelter.
Furthermore, when venturing into areas with collapsed order, vehicles had to be well-protected and capable of handling extreme weather conditions such as extreme heat and cold.
Besides, if a vehicle broke down outside the shelter, there were no repair shops.
Therefore, to drive a car out of the shelter, it had to undergo overall modification.
Tang Li had no need to leave the shelter before, so she hadn't thought about buying a modified car or copying and modifying the cars in her spatial inventory.
However, now, with the prospect of joining a mercenary team, she had such a need.
Moreover, in just over three months, the great earthquake would begin.
Tang Li needed to prepare an RV that would not be affected by the geomagnetic storm for temporary living after the great earthquake.
Therefore, Tang Li directly handed her off-road vehicle to the modification shop for them to work on, and she left the exchange on foot.
After leaving the exchange, Tang Li found a secluded spot, copied the RV she had collected in City A from her spatial inventory, drove it back to the exchange, and also handed it over to the modification shop.
With all this done, it was almost time.
Tang Li again left the exchange on foot, found a secluded spot, and copied a pickup truck, a van, and various supplies from her spatial inventory.
After disguising herself, she went to the black market twice. As usual, she delivered today's electrical appliances and drinking water, collected yesterday's earnings, and completed the handover of goods with her contracted clients in the black market.
Unbeknownst to Tang Li, while she was at the black market, Tanaka and Watanabe also arrived at the black market and directly entered the mysterious Heavenly Realm.