Chapter 8: The City
"I'm just a bum who doesn't look good."
The blue-skinned freak crawled out of the shadows on all fours.
"I haven't seen you before, where are you from?"
Asking people where they are gathering is also rude in the Underworld.
Lias snorted, "Is there something wrong with you?" It's okay to ask around here. ”
The blue-skinned weirdo made a hobly sound in his throat.
He pointed to Lias, Fran and Cha Fu, "You, you, and you, you three are 'capable ones'!" ”
"These spider legs should have been removed from the 'eight-legged monster', right? You killed him? ”
Barr asked with some vigilance, "It seems that the 'eight-legged monster' is very famous in this area?" ”
"It's just a small minion leader, there are many people with names and surnames in the 'fortress', and he only dares to harass the gathering place with few people."
The blue-skinned monster looked at them: "Your team has good combat effectiveness, hum, there will be a good show to watch in the future." ”
After saying that, he ignored it, turned around and crawled into the shadows, and disappeared in front of everyone.
"What a strange man." There was a lot of talk among the players.
Tang Hao, who was off-screen, kept staring at the other party's attribute bar and fell into deep thought.
"Name: Bouchard; Title: Blue Lizard. ”
"Health: 100%, Mental Activity: 100%."
"Strength: 2+5, Dexterity: 2+10, Intelligence: 3+5, Spirit: 1."
"Combined combat effectiveness: 12."
"Item: (HIDDEN)."
"Template: Xenomorph (Level 4) (Slot 1/1)."
"Skill: Mimic, Venom Spray, Smooth Skin......"
"Tether: Mutant (inactive)."
The other party is also a "capable person", and he is also a ruthless character of level 4.
Tang Hao didn't want the expedition members to clash with him, so he gave the order to enter the "fortress".
Through the layers of pipes, everyone finally saw the true face of the "fortress".
It's a city with dense streets between the buildings, bustling crowds shuttling back and forth through the streets, and all kinds of shouts and bargains.
It was the first time that the members of the expedition team had seen so many people, and they couldn't help but shrink together in an unfamiliar environment.
Seeing their hillbilly performance as if they were entering the city, Tang Hao in front of the screen sighed, framed everyone, and commanded them to move forward.
"Eh, brother, this is a good outfit, but it's not okay to walk barefoot all the time, do you want a pair of boots?"
A roadside vendor greeted them warmly:
"The boots I have here are sturdy and durable, and it is absolutely no problem to wear them for three or five years, you see how honest this material is, a pair of boots only costs five tokens."
"Tokens? What is that? Can we trade meat for it? Barr may not have been used to the environment for a while, and asked a little dumbfounded.
The peddler frowned: "Meat? We're not traveling merchants, and we're bartering with you. ”
"If you don't have tokens, you can go to the pawn shop and check it out, it's just across the street!" The vendor was kind enough to show them the way.
The five of them continued to be directed forward by Tang Hao, and on the way they also encountered a group of heavily armed patrol personnel armed with steel forks and shields.
Order in the "fortress" was supposed to be maintained by them.
The pawn shop's counter is so high that you can only look through a small window.
"What are you selling?" A fat-headed, big-eared man asked impatiently.
Tang Hao was shocked that there were still fat people in this world, and he instructed Barr to hand over a piece of spider meat.
"Air-dried meat ......" The man sniffed, then frowned and said, "It's still spider meat......"
"This kind of meat is worthless, I'll count you as a kilogram and a coin."
Although he didn't know how much a kilogram was, Barr tried to bargain: "This is air-dried meat, you see how firm it is......"
"It's air-dried meat, I'll give you this price, otherwise no one will want it on the street!"
The man interrupted him and shouted, "Sell it, sell it, don't sell it!" ”
"Sell!" Barr gritted his teeth and said, they only had a little dry food for the way back, and the rest of the spider meat was piled on the counter.
When the man saw the meat, he held back the joy in his heart and quickly counted some bright silver metal rounds.
"It's nineteen and a half kilograms in total, and I'm good-hearted, so I'll give you twenty tokens."
After sending Barr and them away, the man finally revealed his sinister and cunning face: "This group of hillbillies, one kilogram of jerky can be sold for at least three tokens, this is a big fortune!" ”
Looking at the twenty tokens in Baal's inventory, Tang Hao was thinking about how to use them to create higher value.
Generally speaking, the more non-replicable an item in a world with this wasteland background, the more valuable it is.
He now has two modules that scientists are bound to, and if he has them, he can get a random blueprint.
If you have enough tools to build something on the blueprint, you shouldn't have to worry about income.
How to make money will be put aside first, and under Tang Hao's arrangement, the team members all dispersed and eavesdropped on other people's chats.
Through the chat bubbles on other people's heads, Tang Hao gradually learned more about the world.
"Have you heard, at next month's auction, there will be three 'Divine Power Fragments' participating in the auction."
"Three? Where is this fire, it's been a long time since I've seen the 'Divine Power Fragments' trade, and this time there are actually three pieces at once. ”
"That's not it, I asked someone to ask, the starting price of each 'Divine Power Fragment' is 1,000 tokens!"
"There are only a handful of people who can come up with so many tokens at one time in the 'fortress', but I don't know who the seller is."
Barr had been listening to the chatter of passers-by, and as he expected, the number of "capable people" was very rare.
And the price of "Divine Power Fragments" is simply sky-high for ordinary people.
Thinking that there were three "Capable Beings" in his team, as well as two unactivated "Divine Power Fragments", he was both excited and proud.
After all these years of devout prayer, the Lord has set his favor on them, and they will have an infinitely bright future.
"Let's go back!" The expedition members all received orders from the "Lord".
Everyone stared at this bustling city and reluctantly embarked on the way home.
This expedition completely opened everyone's eyes, and they were no longer limited to the few rooms and passages where they gathered.
It's like when human beings step out of the cradle, there is no turning back.