"What exactly are Energy Cores?" President Liu frowned and could not help asking.
"Yeah, what are Energy Cores used for?"
"I have quite a lot of things I want to trade for. Where am I supposed to get so many Energy Cores?"
"Can I trade food instead? I really don't have anything like Energy Cores."
Countless questions came flying at him.
Li Chen smiled faintly at the sight.
The cafeteria doors opened.
Behind them was a mountain of food piled high!
Rice, flour, vegetables, meat, fish—everything was there!
"This is only the temporary storage area for the seventh-floor cafeteria." Li Chen grinned teasingly. "Do you think I'm short on food?"
Everyone present was instantly stunned, their mouths hanging open.
Everyone knew that the items placed in the kitchen were only there to save the trouble of moving them around.
It could not even be considered a warehouse.
Yet a single floor's cafeteria had this much food...
"Alright, everyone, stop haggling. Take a look at the goods first, then decide. How about it?"
As Li Chen spoke, he rose to his feet.
He arrived at Weapon Depot Storage Area One.
The lights came on automatically.
The steel walls were covered with a dazzling array of equipment!
There were Hand Grenades, RPGs, and rifles.
There were even Electromagnetic Cannons!
President Liu and the others gaped.
"Th-this..."
Even an arsenal probably did not have this many firearms!
And there were all kinds of them, many being cutting-edge new-generation foreign weapons.
The sight alone was shocking.
President Liu could not resist reaching out to touch them.
Tears immediately flowed from the corner of his mouth...
"Well? Do you all want them?"
"Buy a weapon now, get ammunition free."
Li Chen smiled.
That casual sentence nearly made everyone present lose control.
It was more than wanting them.
Their hearts were about to leap out of their chests!
No wonder they said comparison was enough to drive people mad.
They were currently using Crude Hunting Rifles, while most of their armed men still carried fruit knives and kitchen cleavers.
Yet Li Chen had an entire arsenal here!
"Can I try one first?" Yang Chengyi asked.
Li Chen nodded slightly.
He let everyone choose weapons that suited them, then led them onto the atrium elevator.
They went straight to the first floor—the Army Training Ground.
There were shooting targets, earmuffs, and other equipment here.
There were also wooden dummies for cold weapon training.
Li Chen noticed something.
Yang Chengyi and the others had all chosen the latest rifles.
Only President Liu had picked out a halberd and a saber.
Clearly, President Liu had a particular fondness for cold weapons!
Bang, bang—
Yang Chengyi and the others immediately began practicing with their guns.
President Liu also hacked and slashed at the wooden dummy with his cold weapons.
A flash of blade light appeared.
The wooden dummy was immediately cleaved in half!
"Fine blade!" President Liu stared at the saber in his hand in fascination, stroking it repeatedly.
He was no fool.
Guns were good, but they required ammunition.
A few for self-defense would be enough.
Because guns had been banned before the apocalypse, not many of President Liu's men knew how to shoot.
Cold weapons were more practical!
Once everyone had excitedly tested the weapons, they gathered together.
"Excellent! With these, killing zombies will be as easy as cutting watermelons!"
"Hahaha, Old Liu, why are you carrying a cold weapon? Don't tell me you want to fight zombies hand-to-hand? Why not try the gun in my hand? It's the AK-103, Bear Country's latest development!"
"Get lost, what do you know? My M416 is the real deal..."
Li Chen nodded slightly as he watched their excited expressions.
Before the apocalypse arrived,
Noah had already cracked the weapon depots of every country.
Then it mass-produced weapons at the manufacturing base.
In a short period of time, the warehouses had already been filled to the brim, nearly unable to hold any more.
These weapons, which were currently the pinnacle of human firepower,
were not worth mentioning in Li Chen's eyes!
As long as he continued upgrading, the weapon manufacturing base would be able to produce firearms from a Level One Civilization.
By then, the weapons in his hands would all be scrap metal.
He might as well sell them to others.
He could make a profit while clearing out inventory...
"Everyone, are you satisfied with these weapons?"
Li Chen asked with a smile.
"Satisfied? More than satisfied."
"It's just that this price..."
The old foxes spoke while watching Li Chen's expression from the corners of their eyes.
If they could obtain these firearms, the safety of their shelters would improve greatly.
They could even send people out to search for supplies.
They were only afraid that Li Chen would Raise the Price on the Spot!
"Hehe, since Yang Wei is my classmate, I naturally won't treat President Yang unfairly."
Li Chen said with a smile.
"One AK-103 only costs fifty Energy Cores. Hand Grenades cost one Energy Core each, bullets cost one Energy Core per box! As for cold weapons, ten Energy Cores each!"
The moment those words were spoken, Yang Chengyi's face flushed bright red with excitement.
He kept patting Yang Wei on the shoulder!
After all, zombies were not actually very strong right now.
As long as one had courage, even a kitchen cleaver could kill one.
In Yang Chengyi's eyes, this price could already be described as cheap.
Seeing this, the others grew slightly uneasy.
"Mr. Li, is this discount only for the Yang family?"
Upon hearing this, Li Chen deliberately put on a troubled expression, his brows tightly furrowed.
He looked around, then seemed to make up his mind. "Meeting is fate. Everyone here will get the same price as the Yang family!"
After saying that, Li Chen deliberately gritted his teeth.
Everyone was instantly ecstatic.
Both Li Chen's display and the allure of the new rifles in their hands
made them feel as though they had gotten an enormous bargain!
However...
"I don't have any Energy Cores on hand right now, Mr. Li. Can we sign a contract? I'll go back and immediately bring people to collect Energy Cores, then come trade for them!"
President Liu asked somewhat nervously.
He was afraid that the moment he turned around, Li Chen would regret it and raise the price!
Li Chen looked at the old foxes and shook his head first.
Everyone's hearts immediately sank to rock bottom.
Then Li Chen deliberately kept them in suspense and said slowly, "A contract? It's already the apocalypse. What binding force does a contract have?"
"Don't worry, everyone. You can take the weapons back first, then slowly pay once you've hunted enough Energy Cores."
The entire place erupted in joy!
"Really?"
Li Chen said calmly, "Of course. Consider it my way of making friends with everyone."
The old foxes were all overjoyed at once.
They had never expected Li Chen to let them buy on credit.
"Mr. Li is truly righteous! We admire you, we truly do!"
"Don't worry. Once we get back, we'll definitely organize our men and slaughter the zombies until none are left! You can have as many Energy Cores as you want!"
"If the Star-Level Shelter ever needs anything in the future, just let me know!"
The old foxes immediately made their promises.
Of course, whether they could fulfill them later was another matter.
They had gained an advantage for now, so they might as well show the right attitude first.
"Alright, everyone, tell me how many you want. I'll have someone prepare them for you."
Li Chen smiled faintly.
He was not some naive young man. Naturally, he would not believe everything they said.
"I want two hundred AK-103s and six hundred boxes of bullets!"
"I want one hundred and twenty sabers, plus forty M416s!"
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