After carefully reading the bulletin board, Li Ye led Old Zhou and the others toward the center of Spore Town.
A few minutes later, Spore Town's governor appeared.
It was a tall red Mushroom Person dressed in formal attire. It walked with an elegant gait and even had a quill pinned to its chest.
"Welcome to Spore Town, human. I hope you can make outstanding contributions to Spore Town." It spoke. "Of course, I definitely won't treat you unfairly, either."
As it spoke, it displayed the resources available for exchange in Spore Town.
Once they saw the list of resources, everyone present froze.
Level 1 Crop—Sun Apple Tree Seed: 1,000 contribution points; purchase limit: 1
Level 1 City Component—Mushroom Wheel Blueprint: 700 contribution points; purchase limit: 1
Level 1 Rocket Launcher Blueprint: 800 contribution points; purchase limit: 1
Level 1 City Component—Spore Armor Blueprint: 900 contribution points; purchase limit: 1
Level 1 City Component—Mycelium Treads Blueprint: 500 contribution points; purchase limit: 1
Level 1 Firearms—Spore Submachine Gun: 600 contribution points; purchase limit: 1
Level 1 Frost Ore: 10 contribution points; purchase limit: 450
Level 1 Frost Crystal: 2,000 contribution points; purchase limit: 1
Level 2 City Component—Repair Mechanical Arm: 8,000 contribution points; purchase limit: 1
Besides these, the governor also sold blueprints for ordinary items such as electric fans, motorcycles, and robot vacuum cleaners, with prices ranging from 50 to 200 points. There were also foods and drinks such as Spore Biscuits, Mushroom Stew, and Spore Town's Special Honey Brew.
Resources such as Iron Ore, coal, and fuel were also available for sale, priced at 1–5 contribution points per unit, with a maximum purchase limit of 1,000.
Li Ye stared at the resources listed before him.
Spore Armor, Mushroom Wheels, and a Level 1 Rocket Launcher—they were all genuinely excellent things!
What he hadn't expected was that there were even Frost Ore and Frost Crystals. He desperately needed those resources to build a Frost Cannon!
What he found most unbelievable was that there was actually a Level 2 Item!
The Level 2 City Component—Repair Mechanical Arm could automatically inspect and repair a Mobile City, while also providing an additional 15% kinetic energy. It consumed only Iron Ore during repairs. Possessing it was equivalent to having a professional team of mechanics.
It wasn't even a blueprint, but a finished product—which meant the lords didn't need to go to great lengths to gather the resources required to build it. As long as they could gather enough contribution points to exchange for it, they could use it immediately!
Even so, Li Ye still frowned as he continued looking.
For a Level 1 City, the most useful Level 2 Items were undoubtedly Heavy Machine Guns, Artillery, City Armor, or Level 2 Vehicles.
The Repair Mechanical Arm was good, but it ultimately fell just a little short.
The Mushroom Person governor then took out a Delegation Badge and handed it to Li Ye. Whenever Li Ye and the others killed Ant People or captured strongholds in the wild, the badge would automatically calculate their contribution points.
As Li Ye accepted the Delegation Badge, he glanced at the other two lords.
The two of them were staring fixedly at the Level 2 Mechanical Arm, clearly wanting it.
After thinking for a moment, Li Ye made his decision.
Rather than compete desperately with the other two rivals, exhausting themselves as they scrambled to gather 8,000 points for the Level 2 Mechanical Arm, it was better to prioritize exchanging for resources to build Level 1 Artillery, while also exchanging for the Level 1 Crop, Level 1 City Armor, and Level 1 Rocket Launcher.
After all, Level 1 Artillery would provide an enormous boost to a Mobile City!
The highest exchange priority was still the Frost Crystal. After all, there was no guarantee that a Frost Mine would be accompanied by crystals.
That said, Li Ye still cast a reluctant glance at the Mechanical Arm. It was a Level 2 Item, something that could only be encountered by chance! The more Level 2 Items a Level 1 City possessed, the greater its advantage in the wild!
He then launched an emergency mobilization aboard the Dawn.
Of the twenty-five people aboard the Mobile City, two helmsmen, the mechanic Lin Wu and his friend's younger sister, and the lookout were excluded. Li Ye mobilized everyone else, including the wounded.
All the Iron Ore stored aboard the Dawn was used by Li Ye to produce bullets and cannonballs. The item produced in the greatest quantity was the Falcon Assault Rifle ammunition.
Including Li Ye himself, he divided twenty people into three shifts and began frantically searching for and hunting Ant People throughout the Rotting Lands.
Before long, Li Ye spotted a group of Ant People.
They were about the same size as humans, with sharp joints, tall bodies, and hard carapaces.
At that moment, the group of Ant People was sitting around a fire, resting.
With a wave of Li Ye's hand, a cannonball exploded among the Ant People with a sharp whistle.
Because they were only Normal Cannonballs, their lethality against Level 1 Monsters like the Ant People was limited, so the Ant People suffered only minor injuries.
However, after a round of fire from the Falcon Assault Rifles, the Ant People were reduced to ashes.
The Dawn quickly crushed the campfire where they had been and accelerated forward.
By evening, the Dawn had returned to Spore Town.
Li Ye lowered the rifle in his hands from the Watchtower and tiredly wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Since morning, he had led his team in frantically sweeping up Ant People and their minor strongholds within a dozen kilometers of Spore Town. He had barely stopped, spinning like a top running nonstop.
So far, he had accumulated a total of 3,080 contribution points.
Li Ye immediately exchanged them for the Frost Crystal and the Level 1 Rocket Launcher Blueprint.
During this, he silently glanced around Spore Town and couldn't help falling into thought.
Spore Town had so many good things. The resources alone would be more than the Dawn could consume. If he could successfully rob it...
That said, Spore Town's armed forces were not to be underestimated.
The town had around five hundred Mushroom People residents, all of them at least Elite level. Among them were even Elite Captains, and every weapon they carried was Level 1. More importantly, the town was equipped with a Level 1 Heavy Machine Gun and Level 1 Artillery.
It was practically telling everyone that robbing it would end in disaster.
Unless, of course, you possessed enough strength to rob it.
"Forget it. I'd better honestly save up contribution points." Li Ye scratched his head.
A new day arrived.
As soon as Li Ye woke up, he immediately grabbed the Falcon Assault Rifle beside his bed.
They hadn't gained much over the entire previous night—only 350 points.
There were two main reasons.
First, the Ant People and their strongholds within dozens of kilometers of Spore Town had been completely swept away by the three Mobile Cities. Now they could only advance deeper into the Rotting Lands, which was even more time-consuming and exhausting.
Second, far fewer Ant People appeared at night, and the Mobile Cities only had searchlights after dark, making them difficult to find.
When he got up, Li Ye also brought up the system panel for a glance.
The System Cooldown had just finished.
Time remaining until the next intelligence refresh: 4 days, 23 hours, 55 seconds Number of intelligence entries: 7
Li Ye only glanced at it before closing it. For now, he only wanted to kill monsters, raid strongholds, and accumulate contribution points.
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