Moon Newbie Village.
The once-harmonious homecoming work crew from the USS Florida received three uninvited guests.
Smith and the others soon discovered that these self-proclaimed advanced players really were very different from them. One particularly obvious difference was... they were rich!
"Small arms, a flight pack, an external power supply-a whole set of personal equipment add-ons for just 30 Infinite Coins? That's dirt cheap! Sold!
"And this newly released battery upgrade service costs 50 Infinite Coins and increases battery life fivefold? That's a must-buy..." Lao San went on a shopping spree as he browsed the exchange list.
"Lao San, what's the point of getting all those weapons? Even if you arm yourself to the teeth, who are you going to fight here?
"I think we should invest this spare cash!
"Look at this description! A basic-model robot like the ones we're using now costs just 10 Infinite Coins!
"Once you buy one, you can switch between bodies, so it's practically an extra copy of yourself. You can also set it to mine automatically when it's idle. According to this, it's almost as efficient as one controlled by a real person!
"This is a long-term investment. Set it up once, then sit back and collect the cash.
"If we buy eight hundred or a thousand to start with, then reinvest the profits to expand our robot fleet, it'll snowball. Before long, we'll have a whole mining army and become big-time mine owners who can coast through life! Hahaha..." Lao Da had clearly lost himself in fantasies of reaching the pinnacle of life.
"That's fine. Just because I can't use them now doesn't mean I won't need them later. The AI Core said we can store things in a virtual warehouse and take them out when we need them. Investing isn't my