A Thousand Items! The Buying Frenzy!

"Phew, the basic materials we got from this transaction will finally allow the Underground Shelter to avoid worrying about materials for a long time!"

As soon as the time for the Trading Realm expired, Su Mo, who was still sitting in the ruins taking stock of his belongings, was suddenly teleported out and landed at the entrance of the refuge.

The gate to the Trading Realm also popped up, and the light began to dim, finally dissipating into the world with a gentle breeze.

As the brilliant lights dissipated, they did not disappear into the world as they had before. Instead, as if they had met their master, they slowly drifted towards the Underground Shelter.

As Su Mo stretched out his hands, just as he was about to touch the faint points of light with his body, all the points of light suddenly trembled and flew in one direction.

"Um??"

"Woof?"

Hearing that Su Mo had returned home, the curious Oreo rushed out, immediately attracting the attention of all the light spots.

The next second, after Oreo received the energy from the light spots, its fur immediately began to emit a golden glow, which lasted for three to five seconds before disappearing.

"Holy crap, Oreo, you're eating everything now? You can even eat this stuff?"

Seeing Oreo's bewildered expression, Su Mo curiously walked over, hugged Oreo, and examined him carefully.

Unfortunately, these golden spots seemed to have disappeared; from the outside, the Oreo appeared completely unchanged.

Opening the Game Panel, there were no prompts on Oreo's attribute panel.

After some investigation, when he discovered that the system could not detect any changes in Oreo, Su Mo could only record it in his diary and leave it for future observation.

Golden Light, games, systems—more and more things beyond reason require constant testing to discover what they really are.

However, seeing that the 100 cubic meters was already almost full of various supplies, Su Mo quickened his pace and arrived at the place where the Iron Block and copper blocks had been placed before.

In this acquisition, a total of 5,800 Iron Block blocks and 3,900 copper blocks were received.

These two basic supplies should be enough for the shelter's current needs, at least until the next Technology Tree explosion! Taking advantage of the Storage Space, after neatly stacking all the Iron Block and copper blocks, Su Mo returned to the third floor of the underground shelter with light steps.

The seed trading in the Trading Realm was just the beginning of the "retaliation." What was about to happen was the "heavy blow" that would destroy the seed market! With a thought, seeing the game interface appear in his sight and the thousands of trade requests in the Trading Market, Su Mo could no longer contain his excitement and burst into laughter.

This step is what Su Mo truly wanted to see after all the groundwork had been laid.

Requesting a transaction can waive the other party's shipping fee, meaning the other party has to pay for shipping twice—once for the delivery and once for the receipt.

If Su Mo is the only one selling seeds on it, even if he doesn't have to pay the shipping fee received by the other party, he still has to pay the shipping fee for the other party.

Little by little, if each person gets 3 points, then a thousand people would get a full three thousand points!

But now, this base number is distributed among each individual.

The other party only needs to pay no more than 10 Disaster Points to exchange for a superior-grade seed. Anyone can figure that out! "Hahaha, trading with a thousand people is nowhere near as satisfying as trading with billions!"

"This harvest alone is enough to allow the refuge to develop at an alarming rate!"

Opening the market panel, seeing the various resources and the increasing number of people requesting trades, Su Mo tapped the table with one hand and began filtering the criteria.

First, the seed requirement is set at over half a pound, but all items traded that do not meet the excellent level are eliminated.

Once this condition was set, the number of request transactions, which had already reached 40,000, was immediately reduced by 99%, leaving only 8,000.

Following his previous idea, Su Mo then set a second filtering criterion.

All items of quality below excellent that are already available in the Trading Market will be eliminated.

This condition is quite harsh; anything that is ordinary or below the "excellent quality" standard listed in the market is completely eliminated.

The original 8,000 requests quickly dwindled to 900.

"Excellent, excellent! A full nine hundred items of superior quality or above – this is how the market should perform!"

With a population base of billions, two stringent selection criteria, and some other factors, the fact that nearly a thousand excellent items were created and used to trade seeds is already quite impressive.

Furthermore, as time goes on, this number continues to climb steadily upwards in a linear fashion, like a two-variable linear equation.

After going through everything from beginning to end, almost without any filtering, the thousand catties of seeds that had been used for the transaction began to disappear rapidly.

In return, piles and piles of items began to appear in the shelter!

As long as you are at the excellent level or above, and your needs are less than half a pound of seeds, we will accept all orders, however many you bring.

Without the hassle of shipping fees, all Su Mo needs to do is manipulate his mental hand to repeatedly perform the actions of buying and shipping.

As the movements became faster, the sounds of items falling in the shelter became a continuous chorus.

Clang

Clang

Objects kept falling from the void, landing on the existing items with a crisp clattering sound.

Su Mo's mood went from initial excitement to mid-stage agitation, and finally to numbness—there were just too many things! Although most people didn't trade large items because of delivery fees, the Underground Shelter was already completely filled with these small items by the time the trade was finished! The gym space, in particular, was piled up in three layers, with all sorts of items mixed together.

"A high-quality toothbrush only has one function: dust-proof. That's outrageous!"

"An excellent-grade Rem Figurine only has one feature: it won't fade. Holy crap, what garbage! I'd better put it away immediately!"

"Ten high-quality soaps, extremely effective at cleaning? Very moisturizing? Not bad, not bad, perfect for playing around with."

"A high-quality umbrella can't let any water in through its protective cover... Wait, isn't that Water Repelling Pearl?! Okay, then a person has to be completely protected from water."

Starting from the outermost foothold, Su Mo began to collect items step by step, checking their attributes as he went.

The 1,000 jin of seeds used for the transaction have all been spent, and an additional 500 jin have been spent on top of that.

Most of the items traded are miscellaneous items that the wasteland humans currently don't need, due to the rules and restrictions of market transactions.

Those that can be immediately converted into combat power are few and far between.

After tidying up and putting everything away properly, Su Mo looked at the number of various items in his diary and scratched the back of his head, revealing a slightly dazed expression.

"Well, the humans in the wasteland who have good stuff are shrewd. It seems impossible to make a fortune from this kind of opportunity!"

According to the previous plan, even if we couldn't get too many productivity tools, getting a few dozen wouldn't be a problem.

But now, among the items exchanged, there are over 600 household items! From carpets to sheets, from cushions to mattresses, from small toys to hotel-specific three-piece bedding sets, these alone account for 200 items.

The remaining personal items, such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, towels, clothes, slippers, decorations, figurines, etc., totaled about 300 pieces.

The most outrageous thing is that even the putty, latex paint, and wallpaper used for painting walls were acquired in such quantities that they were more than enough to completely clean up all three levels of the Underground Shelter.

These things cannot be converted into combat power or productivity for wasteland refugees. If they were to use them, they wouldn't even have enough to eat, so using them would be too extravagant.

Even if you have to pay some shipping fees to sell it on the market, you'll still make a profit if you get something in return, not to mention that you're getting strategic resources like seeds.

"Most of the items that can be converted into strength are either useless after you get them, or you keep them as a lifesaver. Only a few people are willing to trade them, and they probably have better items. These are all obsolete items."

Aside from these 600-plus miscellaneous items, there are nearly 400 left, many of which are immediately usable.

For example, the parts used to modify the Land Rover range from Wheel Hub to Michelin tires, to headlights that can be replaced at the front of the car, as well as various interior parts. Many of the things we acquired can be used as soon as they are installed.

There are also some paints that can be applied to make the surface waterproof, which may be very useful in the later stages of shipbuilding.

Others might make a fortune, but I'll never lose out. I may not need these things now, but I might have the chance to use them later.

Putting away the resource record panel that recorded the items, and looking at the various items that were already neatly piled up, a sense of satisfaction welled up from the bottom of Su Mo's heart.

Items that are useless to others can provide a fixed daily increase in Survival Points when placed in Underground Shelter.

Furthermore, the living environment in the base will be greatly improved with so many items! Looking further ahead, as treasure chests become increasingly scarce, these items can become a valuable asset for the Underground Shelter, providing long-term benefits.

For at least five years, the base will have no shortage of toothpaste!

"Next, once the airdrops are distributed, head straight to Candlelight Shelter and start planting!"

After glancing at the cries of the Black Merchant in the World Channel and then at the jubilation of the other refugees, Su Mo closed the chat panel, his heart now completely unmoved.

Those who profit from national disaster by raising seed prices fifteen times deserve to die, no matter the era.

Unfortunately, some Black Merchant were clever this time and ran away quickly, transferring their seeds to others and escaping disaster.

However, a large number of novice investors suffered huge losses, causing all their previous efforts to be wasted and leaving them far behind the main group, thus losing the right to participate in the market game next time.

Back in the basement, sitting on a stool, Su Mo began to analyze the various details of the transaction and any loopholes he hadn't been able to control.

I also took the opportunity to study the properties of several blueprints I acquired from the traded items, as well as the stringent conditions for manufacturing the furnace.

Once these things can be built, the development of the shelter will be greatly accelerated.

On the other side, Moore, who had slept for half a day, also woke up slowly, rubbing his sleepy eyes, and followed the passage to the first floor.

Just as I was about to speak, looking at Moore, the airdrop symbolizing No. 1 began to slowly fall in the distance! Don't panic these past few days when the author says he's disappeared. I heard from an experienced author that this happens every year around this time, continuing until the end of the college entrance exams. Those who know, know. By the way, to all the students taking the college entrance exams, give it your all! Good luck and go to university to enjoy life!