I Can Give You Far More Than They Can

"Ants Moving House?"

Li Ye carefully mulled over his words and couldn't help thinking.

Before long, he understood what Lin Wu meant.

"You mean cooperating with the communities in the City Ruins and having them help search for Goblin Coins and Artwork?"

Lin Wu nodded.

"Yes. These communities are familiar with the city's terrain, and they have plenty of people, making them highly suited for this task."

"Just imagine it: community members scouring every street and alley in the city for coins and carrying them back to the Tomorrow, like ants. It should work."

Li Ye imagined the scene and couldn't help getting excited as well.

"Fine, let's do as you suggested!"

The Firefly Community, which had previously cooperated with the Tomorrow, had already left aboard a Mobile City. However, afterward, the Tomorrow's convoy accidentally discovered another Survivor Community called "Friday" while searching.

Li Ye immediately took Convoy Two and quickly found the Friday Community.

The person in charge of the Friday Community was a capable-looking short-haired woman in her mid-thirties. Her nickname was "Can Opener."

When she saw the Level 1 Weapon and Level 1 Crop Seed that Li Ye displayed, her eyes immediately lit up. She then began stroking them lovingly.

"Say, a Mobile City of your size shouldn't be short on resources, right?" she said, casting a reluctant glance at the Level 1 Off-road Vehicle behind them. "Our community is pitifully short on supplies, and we don't have any Level 1 Items. I'm afraid we can't trade with you."

Li Ye immediately smiled and shook his head.

"I don't want anything from you."

"Then what is it—"

"As long as you help us collect Goblin Coins and Artwork, we'll process these Level 1 Items for you free of charge. We can also give you these Level 1 Crop Seeds for free."

"Is that all?"

While she stood stunned, a trace of fervor flashed through Can Opener's eyes.

When it came to familiarity with the city's terrain, the Friday Community was among the best. Naturally, collecting supplies would be easy for them.

And as long as they collected coins and Artwork, they could obtain so many good things for nothing. It was practically an incredible bargain!

Thus, she quickly mobilized the community members.

Over an hour later, Li Ye tallied up the harvest.

235 Goblin Coins and 3 pieces of Artwork.

He excitedly nodded. This ant-moving-house method really worked!

"By the way, do you know where in the city there are galleries or museums?" he asked, turning to Can Opener.

Can Opener thought for a while before answering.

"There is a museum in the city center, but a major earthquake a few years ago completely collapsed it. It has now become a ruin."

"Is that so?" Li Ye couldn't help feeling disappointed.

Nevertheless, he sent out a convoy, with members of the Friday Community leading the way, toward the museum ruins to see whether they could dig out any Artwork that had not yet been damaged.

To his surprise, a few minutes later, he unexpectedly encountered Sir Henry.

It turned out that this neutral BOSS moved randomly through the City Ruins and enthusiastically greeted everyone he encountered—except the Goblins.

Li Ye quickly checked the current item exchange list.

Level 2 Vehicle—Assault Type Infantry Fighting Vehicle "Storm" (Hidden Item): 28,000 Contribution Points, Exchange Limit: 1

Level 2 City Component—Universal Work Claw: 21,000 Contribution Points, Exchange Limit: 1

Level 1 Defensive Building—Goblin Fortress Blueprint: 2,000 Contribution Points, Exchange Limit: 0

Level 1 Crop Seed—Cabbage: 1,200 Contribution Points, Exchange Limit: 0

Level 1 Firearms—Goblin Bandit Machine Gun Blueprint: 1,600 Contribution Points, Exchange Limit: 1

Level 1 Artillery—Shadow Cannon Blueprint: 2,500 Contribution Points, Exchange Limit: 0

Level 1 City Component—City Sail: 1,900 Contribution Points, Exchange Limit: 1

Level 1 Weapon—Steam Ballista: 2,200 Contribution Points, Exchange Limit: 1

Level 1 Alloy: 10 Contribution Points, Exchange Limit: 1,730

Radiant Crystal/Frost Crystal/Lava Crystal/Wind Erosion Crystal/Shadow Crystal: 2,000 Contribution Points, Exchange Limit: 4

"That's ridiculous!"

His eyes widened instantly.

In less than three or four hours since the beginning, the Level 1 Fortress Blueprint, Level 1 Artillery Blueprint, and Level 1 Crop Seeds had already been exchanged.

Some of the Level 1 Alloy and Vein Crystal had also been exchanged.

Li Ye couldn't help wiping the sweat from his forehead.

At this rate, all these Level 1 Items and resources would be completely exchanged within a day. These people were going far too hard.

"We have to hurry!"

With that thought, he immediately turned to Can Opener.

"Can you help contact the other communities?"

A dozen minutes later, with Can Opener's introduction, Li Ye met the leaders of two more communities.

When Li Ye offered them the same terms as the Friday Community, the two leaders exchanged a glance and gently shook their heads.

"To be frank, the other Mobile Cities are offering higher prices."

"What?"

Li Ye couldn't help staring in surprise.

Only after asking carefully did he learn that not only the Tomorrow but also the other Mobile Cities and even the Tarot Alliance had begun trying to recruit the communities in the city.

None of them were fools. They naturally understood the role these communities could play in gathering resources.

Thus, the offers had begun escalating.

Some Mobile Cities offered to process Level 1 Firearms and Level 1 Vehicles for free, while others simply gave them away.

The Tarot Alliance was the most aggressive of all. They chose to process Level 1 Artillery and Level 1 Heavy Machine Guns for free and offered to buy one Goblin Coin for three Crystal Coins.

After all, they were an alliance formed from twelve Predator Cities, and their resources were far more abundant than those of ordinary Mobile Cities.

By comparison, the terms offered by the Tomorrow seemed especially ordinary.

After learning this, Can Opener's eyes flickered as well, as if she were considering switching to another faction.

Li Ye thought for a moment, then smiled faintly.

"I guarantee that the rewards I can give you will far exceed theirs."

After all, compared with these competitors, he possessed an overwhelming advantage.

Information.

He knew exactly how many days remained before the Wasteland Zone was destroyed, its terrain across the entire region, the number of Mobile Cities, convoys, and survivors, as well as the neighboring regions.

Seeing how confident Li Ye was, Can Opener and the two leaders exchanged a glance and nodded dubiously.

"In that case, we'll continue cooperating with you."

Under Li Ye's coordination, the members of the three communities gradually set out and frantically searched through the City Ruins.

With the arrival of dawn the next day, Li Ye tallied the current total.

13,628 Goblin Coins and 23 pieces of Artwork.

Last night, the entire City Ruins had been filled with the sounds of exploding shells and gunfire.

All the factions had become embroiled in a complete melee.

To Li Ye's surprise, he encountered Sir Henry again a few minutes later.

"So what do you still have left now?" he asked.