Wasteland for All: I Can Infinitely Upgrade My Vault

After Zhongli packed the entire army bag of raw crystals into his personal space backpack, he immediately followed the light from his flashlight to look at the other items in the cave.

The cave was crammed full of all sorts of supplies, with the most prominent being the various blood-stained black boxes, each filled with unknown fresh meat.

This must be the blood offering used by the rat people during sacrifices. Considering that it may contain a lot of human flesh, Zhongli simply kept his distance.

However, the hundreds of wooden wine barrels nearby were filled with fresh red blood, which was extremely valuable. This was an unexpected bonus, as it could further improve the saintess's physical condition.

Next to the black iron box were boxes of raw materials.

Zhongli took a look and was immediately overjoyed; all the items were things he could use.

[Ding! Obtained 225L x 3 bottles of strong rum]

[Ding! You have obtained 2000 Radiation Glowing Mushrooms]

[Ding! You have obtained 300 uranium ore.]

[Ding! You have obtained 500 tubes of anti-radiation medicine.]

[Ding! You have obtained 2000 Runes]

[Ding! You have obtained 1000 Basic Alloys]

There are three barrels of 225L strong rum! And only 100ml is needed to make one vial of cytokine stimulant, so this amount of strong rum can last for quite a long time.

After collecting these materials, nearly half of the space inside the cave was cleared. After removing the bloody meat crates, some ratmen military supply crates remained.

Zhong Li also checked everything one by one and took it all with her.

[Ding! You have obtained 200 rudimentary poison needle single-barreled muskets.]

[Ding! You have obtained 2750 crudely crafted bullets.]

[Ding! Obtained 360 Ratman Lowland Assassination Spears]

[Ding! You have obtained 300 Simple Skull Helmets]

[Ding! You have obtained 50 Simple Molotov Cocktails.]

[Ding! You have obtained 5 Eagle Industries Military Grenade Throwing Items]

Wow, something good came out again!

[Eagle Industries Military Grenade - Deals 20 damage to all enemy units within a 15-meter radius of the target area upon throwing.]

With 20 points of damage, even after deducting defense, it can inflict effective damage even on elite units, and will cause massive casualties on a single-unit weak race like the Skaven. If thrown accurately, the grenade exploding in the midst of a swarm of Skaven can kill four or five at once.

After distributing the grenades and Molotov cocktails, Zhong Li waved his hand and ordered everyone, "Take your gear, we're evacuating."

After leaving the cave, everyone threw more than a dozen makeshift Molotov cocktails into it, completely burning the flesh and blood inside, as well as the Void Elf corpses that had been brought there, to ashes.

The ratmen can reproduce rapidly by consuming large amounts of blood. Since this dungeon cannot be destroyed for the time being, Zhongli does not intend to leave the enemy with much nourishment for a resurgence.

Not long after the evacuation, Shortcomings also came over and said to Zhongli, "Manager, I only found three abandoned primary wasteland relics in the Evil Nest, but I found this in their clan hall."

[Projection of the Devil Rat Ruins: In the desolate and dark underground, lies an endless unknown, and what I see is a race shimmering with brilliant green light, whose bells toll constantly. To make their existence known to their followers, they harbor evil and depravity. They let incense burners, laden with germs, wander the world. They let death and survival become our eternal ailment. The Great Horned Rat roams among us! Yes! Yes! Placing it in a cave will continuously produce rat-man units descending from the Devil Rat Ruins.]

Upon seeing this item, Sand Fox Baker, who had previously been dismissive, suddenly brightened up and said, "This is a real treasure, a strategic artifact coveted by all the rat-man clans. As far as I know, both the Badblood Clan and the Fierce-Patterned Clan have offered hefty sums to acquire this Great Horned Rat's divine gift. You are incredibly lucky to have obtained this."

Wasteland Investigators have a 20% increased chance of finding usable items in monster camps, which seems quite significant. It was worth it for Zhong Li to use his job change scroll on his weak point so early; this has indeed brought rewards.

Zhong Li turned to look at Baker and asked, "You also have dealings with the ratmen?"

"Of course, that's just how the wasteland is. No one can wipe out anyone else; they can only tolerate each other's existence. Not every ratman race is as insane as the Grinning Clan; some even have non-aggression pacts with humans. Friendly clans will become whitelist members of our company's trade."

After saying that, Baker looked at Zhong Li and said, "If you successfully send me to the nearby dark merchant's stronghold and allow me to regain the activation code for the company's business terminal, then as a business representative, I can also add your shelter to the company's trade whitelist."

Zhong Li raised an eyebrow. No wonder he had unusually taken the initiative to explain the value of an item earlier; his purpose was still to get him to leave safely. So, Zhong Li remained noncommittal and instead asked, "Whitelist? What are the benefits?"

"Of course!" Baker said with pride, "The company's influence on the Bloodmist Coast is unparalleled. If you are on our Dawn Power Company's trade whitelist, it means that you are a neutral and friendly stronghold recognized by our company. The company's waste resource recycling trucks will add you to the trade routes, and caravans and action teams from various forces passing through this area will also purchase supplies and conduct transactions at your shelter."

Zhong Li immediately became interested. He was a real garbage collector, having diligently collected a large amount of wasteland and garbage from so many battles.

With so many drops and items, even if each one only sells for 1 rune, that's still a few thousand runes in income.

He had no idea how to deal with the spoils of war, and what Baker said undoubtedly provided a solution.

Zhong Li then smiled and said, "I thought I was going to deliver it to the vicinity of your company's headquarters."

"Send it to our company?" Baker glanced at Zhong Li, shook his head dismissively, and said, "Our company's nearest base in this area is at the Fallen Market by the sea. Without a vehicle, it would take you days to walk there. Besides, there are large contaminated areas in between, which are beyond your current capabilities to traverse."

Upon hearing this, Zhongli also realized the problem; the territory was indeed in dire need of a vehicle or a war machine.

The wasteland is so vast that I can't always stay cooped up near the shelter. But if I were to trek across the wasteland on foot, the endless deserts and Gobi, and the monsters that are everywhere, it would probably waste a lot of time.

Time is life! This statement couldn't be more true within the Black Sands Refuge.

Zhongli checked the time; it was already 5:29 PM after entering the cave for so long, and sunset was just around the corner.

He said to everyone, "Let's go back to the shelter first, rest a bit, and then prepare for other things."

Having wasted so much time in the dungeon, the Saintess's life is almost over. I must hurry back to replenish her life force and, at the same time, use the Saintess's lucky charm to activate the [Fierce Soul Stone] and summon a powerful elite warrior to increase my strength.