Reward Players With Players' Supplies

"We got rich, we got rich!"

"They don't even loot bodies after killing people?"

"This caravan event is basically a free handout of loot for us!"

After losing two mutated hyenas, the trio happily collected the corpses of four Raiders.

They watched the caravan gradually move away, like looking at a charity organization.

Lin Tang sighed, "I really shouldn't have had that '0 yuan purchase' idea. This caravan is more saintly than the goddesses on Twitter."

"Let's go, let's go! We're done here, let's hurry home and open our loot!"

Before leaving, Thin Dog glanced at the Raider camp. There were less than 20 Raiders inside, and three of them had significantly different heights and skin colors from the others.

They looked very strong.

"There are elite monsters in the camp, it'll be tough. Let's wait until they come out and spread out, then we'll take them down one by one."

"Let's go home first, we've already got enough from this trip."

The three of them, dragging and carrying, brought the four Raider corpses back to the Calamity Base step by step.

Along the way, they encountered a mutated Blood Deer, but when they charged at it, it immediately ran away, its four legs moving incredibly fast.

The three then realized that without ranged weapons, it was very difficult to capture such agile mutated creatures.

A journey that normally took half an hour took them over an hour.

"Phew~~~ We're finally here."

"This game's stamina system is too realistic. I feel like I'm actually carrying things myself."

Lin Tang: "But it's good that the game has weakened the pain and fatigue stats. I feel like it's only about 10%. It gives you the experience without negative physical effects, which is perfect. A big thumbs up to the game designers."

Thin Dog: "Totally. Otherwise, I'd definitely just want to lie down right now."

Demonic Fox walked up to Cheng Shaofeng, carrying a box full of miscellaneous electronic items.

"Lord, can this type of electronic component be used?"

The voice in his ear pulled Cheng Shaofeng, who was immersed in electronic surfing, back to reality.

He focused his gaze and saw a large box placed fully in front of him.

He called out in his mind, "Zero, scan this box and tell me how many sets of electronic components it contains."

The scan was completed in a few seconds.

Zero: "Master, if placed in the [Clone Production Pod], it can yield 5 sets of electronic components."

Good heavens!

These players managed to get so many supplies right off the bat?

Cheng Shaofeng was extremely surprised. Theoretically, supplies in the wasteland were very scarce. He thought this mission would take the players several days, but he didn't expect that before the first day was even half over, the players had already collected 3 sets of biological raw materials and 5 sets of electronic components.

It was far beyond his expectations!

'As expected. Many hands make light work. We need to get the next batch of players in quickly.'

Looking at Demonic Fox's expectant face, Cheng Shaofeng cleared his throat.

"Ahem! Soldiers! You have done an excellent job! You have obtained 5 sets of electronic components, which can be used as raw materials to produce 5 clones in the base. Because you have submitted 2 extra electronic components beyond the mission requirements, making outstanding contributions to the base's early recruitment of new soldiers, you will be rewarded with..."

Cheng Shaofeng's gaze shifted, and he saw a large bag of beans he had brought back from Salt Well Town.

"As an extra reward, each of you will receive 2 jin of beans."

Demonic Fox raised his left hand and thumped his chest, giving a soldier's salute.

"It is my honor to serve you and the base, my Lord!"

Cheng Shaofeng: "..."

"Go, soldier. You need one more energy source to complete the mission. New challenges await you!"

"As you command!"

Demonic Fox, carrying the beans, turned around with a solemn expression and walked back to his teammates.

Thin Dog and Lin Tang: (;д)

"Big brother Thin Dog, I remember one of us three yesterday said they wouldn't suck up to NPCs, that they wouldn't lower themselves to do it. I forget who it was, can you remind me?"

Thin Dog pouted, "It wasn't me."

Lin Tang: "It wasn't me either. Hey! Big Hu, who was it that said that again?"

Demonic Fox, who had been calm all along, blushed slightly.

"Who was sucking up? Is what happens in a game considered sucking up? This is strategic flattery! Yes, that's it!"

Next, he continued to say things about favorability, information, and role-playing that were incomprehensible, causing Thin Dog and Lin Tang to burst into laughter. The Calamity Base was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

After laughing at Demonic Fox.

Thin Dog quickly asked, "How many electronic components does that count for? Is it enough for 3 sets?"

The Demonic Fox's lips curled, and it snapped its fingers with its left hand.

"I admit there was a gamble involved, but I won! That box of scrap contained five electronic components! Not only can we complete the quest, but the NPC also rewarded us with six jin of beans. Don't tell me, I'm actually hungry right now."

"I'm hungry too. Let's boil some water for the beans."

"Huh? This extra reward came at just the right time. The NPC is quite intelligent; it gave us a reward when it saw we had nothing to eat. What a kind person!"

The three of them now felt it was perfectly reasonable for the base to sell meals to soldiers.

Over there, Cheng Shaofeng also breathed a sigh of relief.

Six jin of beans would only cost 7.2 yuan in Salt Well Town, and the two extra electronic components could fetch at least 30 yuan.

"However... with electronic components this broken, the merchant caravan from Myriad City will probably only offer scrap prices. This box will fetch at most 30 yuan, not even enough to buy a mutated hyena. Giving them six jin of beans was already quite generous of me."

At this moment, Cheng Shaofeng realized a problem again.

The rewards he could give players were too few.

Merit Points were a temporary strategy; he couldn't keep giving them out. If the Merit Points didn't have corresponding functions, and players didn't receive positive feedback for a long time, they wouldn't be motivated to do quests.

He recalled the few ways Lin Tang had mentioned using Merit Points that day and began to make some calculations.

"I can use Merit Points to trade for supplies from the players, then use those supplies to stock up from Salt Well Town, and finally take a portion of the goods to reward the players."

He had already noticed that the players only spoke Chinese and were completely unfamiliar with the language of this world, making transactions with the locals difficult. He could perfectly fill the role of the base's merchant, buying low and selling high, using the players' money to buy new supplies and then rewarding the players with them.

"This way... the more supplies the players bring in, the richer I'll become!"

Wasn't this safer than scavenging?

With his plan set, Cheng Shaofeng picked up a box of electronic components, preparing to pour them into the [Clone Production Pod] for extraction.

He mentally asked, "Zero, I actually have a question. Our base's nanotechnology is so advanced, why do we still need to collect electronic components to make clones? Can't I just get some zinc, iron, nickel, and other raw materials and let the nano-robots make the electronic components themselves?"

Zero: "Master, our base's technology can indeed produce electronic components, but... currently, the base has insufficient power, and many high-precision nano-robots are still in hibernation. Once the base's power is increased, new robot functions will be gradually unlocked. When you unlock nano-robots capable of independently producing electronic components, you can create clones with different functional electronic chips for the clones, providing them with more initial attributes."

"Hiss~ So, can we free them from the constraints of their physical bodies and let them achieve mechanical ascension directly?"

Zero: "Uh, that depends on your subsequent choices, Master. More base information will be revealed as your energy levels increase."

"Alright."

Cheng Shaofeng poured the box of electronic scrap into the [Clone Production Pod].

His gaze suddenly swept over a silicone product. He grabbed it from the box and pressed a certain part, emitting a cringe-inducing sound.

"Mmm~ Mmm~ Ah~ Ah!"

It was like that one friend in the group chat who deliberately posted a normal video to lull everyone, only for the background audio to be suggestive moans from an adult film, causing everyone in a public place to facepalm!

The three players eating beans looked over in surprise.

But Cheng Shaofeng didn't feel embarrassed; instead, he furrowed his brows.

"This is Wu Jie's..."

More to come.