Wasteland for All: I Can Infinitely Upgrade My Vault

This minotaur is over three meters tall. If we didn't remove its equipment and such, Wu and Duanban really wouldn't be able to drag its massive carcass.

So Zhongli first searched for its explosion.

[Ding! You have searched the remains of a Khorne Minotaur.]

[Ding! Obtained a high-grade (blue) Bloodthirsty Battle Axe x1]

[Ding! Obtained Enhanced Equipment (Green): Damaged Brass Armor x1]

[Ding! You have obtained 2 Minotaur Horns]

[Ding! You have obtained 1 Minotaur's Fur]

[Ding! You have obtained 1 Minotaur's Tail]

[Ding! Obtained 1 Beginner Wasteland Relic]

[Ding! You have obtained 1 Soul Stone]

[Ding! You have obtained 28 Runes]

Huh? Something new has appeared?

[Fierce Soul Stone]?

I haven't met Zhongli yet, and I plan to go back to the shelter to study her properly.

There was a white treasure chest waiting for Zhong Li to open inside the shelter, so Zhong Li went ahead and returned to Ye Wei's tent. Hong Luan placed the white treasure chest in a corner of the tent.

Seeing that Zhong Li didn't say much and went straight to the treasure chest, Ye Wei stood up and walked to his side. She slowly bent her knees and gently squatted down beside him, saying, "I can sense that you are very downcast, Master. Is it because of the stone?"

Zhong Li had already taken out the lock-picking tool and tried to insert it into the tightly sealed connection of the treasure chest, but unfortunately, a system notification came immediately.

[Ding, lockpicking failed, unable to open the treasure chest. Lockpicking tool durability -10.]

This treasure chest is a bit hard to open, otherwise that minotaur wouldn't have been guarding it for so long without opening it.

Zhong Li sighed, then turned to Ye Wei and asked, "Why did you get up? Are you alright?"

Ye Wei slowly shook her head and said, "I'm fine. My blood energy has temporarily suppressed my wounds. My life countdown has increased to 3 hours and 46 minutes. In these last moments of my life, I want to do something for you."

Zhong Li gripped the tool in his right hand tightly. Having witnessed the tragic death of Shi Tou, he didn't want anyone around him to leave him now.

Ye Wei gently grasped his right hand, took the tools from his hand, and said, "My lady, let me do this small thing for you. I don't want to be a useless person, lying on the wasteland forever."

Upon hearing this, Zhongli released his grip and gently placed the white treasure chest on her lap, saying, "Then be careful, this treasure chest is quite difficult to open."

Ye Wei smiled gently, displaying the poise and grace of a well-bred young lady, and then slowly said, "The white treasure chest isn't locked very tightly. If it detects someone trying to open it, the probability of it opening automatically is as high as 30%. With the help of lockpicking tools, the success rate is quite high. If you have lockpicking tools, you can keep trying; you'll succeed after a few tries. You were probably in a hurry just now."

As soon as he finished speaking, the treasure chest emitted a soft white light and slowly opened its lid.

So the saintess is actually quite lucky?

Zhong Li finally smiled and squatted down as well, joining the Holy Maiden in examining the items inside the treasure chest.

[Ding! You have successfully opened a white airdrop crate from Eagle Industries.]

[Ding! You have obtained 500 Runes]

[Ding! You have obtained 2 ND-3 Primary General-Purpose All-Solid-State Crystal Cells]

[Ding! You have obtained the Armor Rune - Flame Rejection x1]

[Ding! You have obtained 5 Cyber ​​Slave Contract scrolls]

[Ding! You have obtained a Shelter Guard Contract Scroll x1]

The treasure chest contained ten items neatly arranged, and the contents were quite abundant.

Runes are not gold coins in the usual sense. They contain the precious primordial power needed by the gods. By using runes, mortals can even trade with gods through idols to achieve various goals, such as increasing their vitality, learning new skills, or even gaining powerful abilities.

The items in this treasure chest also demonstrate this characteristic, showing a high degree of integration between technology and deities, beliefs, and so on.

Even the mechanics and servants of the Mechanic God Cult in this world are worshipped mechanical gods who equip them with scriptures and prayers. Furthermore, the mechanics themselves possess spiritual energy and physical strength.

As for the equipment, it's even more of a matter of idealism, sometimes completely inexplicable by science, because it possesses a mechanical spirit. When the mechanical spirit is in a state of great joy, a magazine with thirty bullets can fire hundreds of bullets. And with Hongluan's Flaming Counterattack, under extreme circumstances, even if dozens of enemies are firing at her, the firing rate of her weapon can exceed tens or even hundreds of times the normal rate.

The items inside these treasure chests all possess this characteristic of being blessed by special divine energy.

[General-purpose all-solid-state crystal battery], this crystal is obviously a special energy material. Zhongli has not yet been able to access such advanced information, so he can only put it away for the time being and see if it can be used in any machinery or vehicle in the future.

Then Zhongli looked at the next item.

[Flame Rejection - Armor Rune: Flames burn away evil; indestructible and unyielding. Protection +1, Courage +1, fire damage taken -3, passively negates one targeted skill every 15 seconds.]

Zhong Li couldn't help but show his joy. It was a powerful effect. With this rune, Hong Luan would no longer have to worry about the opponent's powerful spiritual energy attacks. The probability of casualties would be further reduced in the future.

Zhongli then handed the runes to Hongluan and asked her, "Are the runes precious? How many can be inlaid?"

After taking it, Hongluan immediately embedded it into the right arm of her armor, saying calmly, "Extremely precious. I've only ever seen someone embed a dozen or so."

As the inlay was completed, the rune appeared on the armband of the red armor. At the bottom was a pair of crossed, cold swords, and above was a swaying flame flower. Bright flames surrounded the center of the rune, as if they were constantly rotating and burning, radiating a scorching light outward.

Flame has always been a symbol of human civilization and violence, representing humanity's determination and courage to fight against the evil and strange forces in the post-apocalyptic wasteland.

The placement of the runes is also quite clever, appearing on the arm patch. Does this mean that a set of armor can have rune symbols appearing on the arm patch, chest patch, shoulders, wrists, knees, and even the shield?

That really needs to be seriously considered: is it more powerful to use the same runes in combination, or is it more effective to use different runes?

If Hongluan is equipped with 15 [Flame Denial] runes, will she become immune to targeted skills? And will she receive 45 less fire damage?

This practically means that fire attacks can no longer harm her!

This rune system has great research potential. Zhongli has only obtained one rune so far, so he can only put aside his speculations and look at the last two items.