Wasteland for All: I Can Infinitely Upgrade My Vault

With the victory over so many ratmen, Zhongli's wealth increased from 2 runes to 493 runes.

This much rune is enough to buy a batch of raw crystal ore.

Zhong Li opened the trading module and searched, finding that there were indeed people selling raw crystal ore, and quite a few of them. The price of raw crystal ore was between 1.5 and 1.7 runes. However, it was generally not sold individually, but in groups of at least 200 units.

The transaction fee of at least 100 runes is simply too expensive; we can only make a profit by selling them in sets.

Zhong Li calculated that his 493 Runes could only buy one set of raw crystal ore.

To buy the second set, you must sell several items.

Left with no other option, Zhongli spent 300 runes to purchase a set of raw crystal ore, and had Wu lead all the cyber slaves to build the [Biological Wastewater Purification Treatment Pool] as soon as possible.

Then, three enhanced (green) weapons—the Staff of Plague Domination, the Blade of Despicables, and the Stormbreaker—were placed on the trade window. Each item was priced at 2000 runes or equivalent value.

There was originally another piece of green-grade enhanced armor, the Ratman's Red Guard Armor, but unfortunately it was pierced by Hongluan and downgraded to ordinary grade after being damaged.

Less than a minute after Zhong Li listed it, the [Storm War Halberd] was immediately sold at the original price! Zhong Li glanced at the buyer's name, [Crazy Eight]. That was far too modest a name; he should be called [Mine Eight], as he was one of the big shots selling raw crystal ore in the trading template. Having a mine at home—that's how you can be so capricious!

Zhong Li could also see that the survivors on the list now probably all had a good start. Some were kept by their wives, some were born with huge fortunes, and some might even have their own cheat systems.

Another 1800 runes were deposited into the account. Zhongli immediately sent Hongluan with the blueprints for [Crystal Fungus Stimulant No. 3] and a set of raw crystal ore to the 3D printer to begin producing this powerful combat potion.

Taking this potion will not only grant you the attributes of [Movement +3, Courage +2, Combat Power +2], but also the powerful effect of [Melee Attack Count +1].

With this attribute, Hongluan can attack twice per second, and Huowu, with the support of runes, can strike three times per second. In a battle that was originally evenly matched, the opponent can be instantly cut down.

After the Storm Halberd was sold, Zhong Li also successfully sold the Despicable Blade. This time, he chose to exchange it for an enhanced piece of equipment, the Avenger.

The Avengers

[Type: Ranged Weapon]

[Level: Enhanced (Green)]

[Equipment Requirement 1: Ranged Weapon Proficiency]

[Equipment Requirement 2: Combat Power 10+]

Attack range: 30

Attack count: 1

Accuracy: 2-

[Armor Penetration: -]

Damage: 2

[Special Effect: After being attacked, counterattack damage against the enemy is increased by 4]

Zhongli possesses the [Weapon Mastery] trait, which allows him to use this enhanced [Avenger Gryphon].

The weapon looks like a black, large-caliber assault rifle. It has no excessive decorations or fancy design, and appears rough and tough, just like its unremarkable attributes.

Zhongli chose it for only one reason: its extremely demanding characteristic—[+4 damage on counterattack].

For other shelters, this feature might be quite useless. Once soldiers are hit, their condition is severely compromised, leaving them with virtually no chance to retaliate. Even with its high stats, such as +4 damage, it's not particularly useful.

Available in Black Sand Refuge, this weapon possesses the [Vengeful Flames] trait, making its special effects invaluable.

The only problem now is that Zhongli can't equip this weapon yet.

It requires a minimum combat power of 10 points to equip.

However, Zhongli's current combat power is only 7 points, so Zhongli has to consider increasing his experience.

He had 11 experience points left after his last level up. With the experience from killing ratmen and winning two battles, he now has a total of 147 experience points.

Upgrading to level 2 requires 200 experience points.

Fortunately, Zhong Li still had 15 [Basic Wasteland Relics] on hand. After using 6 of them, Zhong Li successfully leveled up to level 2. He gained 3 attribute points, which he added entirely to his combat power.

There were still 9 [Basic Wasteland Relics] left. Just then, Hongluan returned with 3 vials of light blue [Crystal Bacteria Stimulant No. 3]. Zhongli asked her, "Hongluan, how much experience do you have? Enough to level up to lv4?"

Hongluan glanced at the data and said calmly, "We're still 87 experience points short."

Zhong Li smiled and said, "That's perfect. There are still nine low-level wasteland relics left here. Use them all to upgrade your level."

Without wasting words, Hongluan used all the basic wasteland relics to complete the upgrade, then asked, "I gained 4 attribute points. Do you have any special arrangements for me, or can I decide for myself?"

Zhong Li immediately looked up at Hong Luan: "Why did you gain 4 attribute points?"

"Because of the elite-level template," Hongluan said succinctly.

Elite-level templates have this benefit?

Wouldn't a champion-level template get more attribute points?

Zhong Li was immediately motivated and decided to upgrade himself to the elite level as soon as possible.

Zhongli then replied to Hongluan, "Just distribute them according to your own ideas."

"Hmm." Hongluan replied calmly, quickly completing the allocation: [Defense 12→14], [Health 10→11], [Combat Power 9→10].

Then, Zhong Li divided the three stimulants equally among himself, Hong Luan, and Huo Wu, giving one to each of them.

After distributing these items, Zhong Li looked at the last item in the trade template: the Staff of Plague Domination.

There are already over thirty trade requests for this item!

It's even several times more popular than the previous blue precision-engineered battle axe.

It's worth noting that there are only 1123 shelters that can access the transaction template so far!

Excluding those too busy to pay attention to the trading template, at least one-tenth of the survivors made bids for the weapon. And this was after Zhongli had the system filter the bids, only displaying trade requests worth 200 runes or more.

Sure enough, the mage's equipment is impressive!

There were simply too many transaction requests for Zhongli to check and compare them one by one. The Holy Maiden needed a large amount of blood to slow down her demise.

So Zhong Li squatted down next to Ye Wei, showed her the transaction template, and asked, "Which one do you think I should choose? I trust your choice."

After spending some time together, Ye Wei's elegant and noble demeanor softened somewhat. Instead, she tilted her head, appearing rather cute, and sat side by side with Zhong Li, looking at the transaction list together. Then, she gently pointed to the last item on the transaction list, "Quantum Protection."

Zhong Li immediately chose to complete the transaction without hesitation.