Wasteland for All: I Can Infinitely Upgrade My Vault

After strengthening Zhongli, he turned his attention back to the trading module of the shelter.

The permissions for this trading module can be shared. Many administrators who don't have time to manage it will delegate it to government officials or merchants. Zhongli previously shared it with his attendant, the Holy Maiden Yewei.

Ye Wei helped him manage the shelter very well, and used the steel recycled from the recycling station to make a batch of basic production tools.

In fact, the working principle of a 3D printer is not complicated. It first uses electron beam melting (EBM) technology to melt the input steel into powder, and then uses a precision nozzle to deposit the heated metal layer by layer onto a metal substrate to create props. Different materials can be used to build parts during the process, which is extremely fast and has a huge output.

The saying that science and technology are the primary productive forces is absolutely true.

A single Tiger Soul 3D printer transformed the shelter from a near-impoverished and desolate state into a cyberpunk-style heavy industrial era.

What was once ubiquitous scrap steel has been transformed into a large number of primary production tools, including axes, chisels, hammers, saws, screwdrivers, and so on, with just a little electricity consumed.

Actually, it's not impossible to create more advanced hand-operated machines, but Ye Wei has no experience in this area, and she can't draw them...

But these basic tool kits alone helped Zhong Li earn more than four thousand runes.

Many shelters are willing to invest 200 runes to purchase a large number of tools to improve production efficiency.

Even the most basic iron tools are more convenient than developing territory by hand.

After various transactions, the Vault now has 5320 Runes and 2450 Primal Crystals in its account.

The original crystal was consumed during the production of a batch of collapsed crystal keys.

The remaining structures are still quite far from being able to complete the [Elite-level Wonder Architectural Structure - Statue of the Repentant Maiden].

Zhong Li thought for a moment, then took out 20 doses of [Crystal Bacterial Stimulant No. 3] and placed them on the trading window.

这个【晶菌兴奋剂3号】虽然还没有【基因药剂】那幺强，可它提供的属性真的是不弱了。服用后3小时内获得【血脉亢奋】效果：移动+3、勇气+2、战力+2、近战攻击次数+1。

Compared to permanent [genetic agents], it is only different in terms of time.

If you have enough money, buy several more and give them to the soldiers continuously; the effect will be the same.

After all, we've only been in the wasteland for less than a day. Which vault could mass-produce [gene serum]?

Even if one or two occasionally circulate on the market, they are either dropped or collected from certain bases; they are not available in large quantities and are therefore scarce. Acquisition depends entirely on chance, and it depends on who in different shelters is the fastest.

Most shelter managers probably don't have the time to sit in front of the trading board and watch it. Only a few people are born to do this kind of thing, buying low and selling high on the trading board, manipulating the market and making money.

To prevent these people from snapping up his homemade potions instantly, Zhong Li seriously considered the matter and listed [Crystal Fungus Stimulant No. 3] at an exorbitant price of 5000 Runes per vial. Alternatively, he could use it as a barter for high-value items.

5000 runes, that's an absolutely astronomical price.

Even in orderly urban and industrial areas, a single dose of stimulant that only lasts for 3 hours is not cheap at 5000 on the company's sales list.

Zhongli fought his way to the death, and the shelter has now developed to the point where it uses a 3D printer, yet he still doesn't have 5000 runes left.

Before Zhongli could even take a closer look at the items the other party was planning to trade, he suddenly discovered that the transaction was over!

The transaction list in front of him suddenly disappeared. He was stunned for a full two seconds before he realized that it wasn't a system malfunction. Someone had actually bought the potion for the exorbitant price of 5000 runes!

Zhong Li felt both amused and exasperated.

Is this guy a dog? We're all survivors who just entered the wasteland, so how come he can spend money like water and throw away thousands of dollars?

5000 runes, they bought it without even haggling!

With just this one trading platform and thousands of shelters, how did he manage to accumulate his first pot of gold so quickly?

Is this what they call a business genius? While others are still exploring the world, he's already focused on trading, investing, accumulating and buying, and making a fortune!

Zhong Li took a special look at the trading partner. It wasn't the mine owner, Kuang Ba, but someone named Ma Zhou, a name Zhong Li had never seen before.

People with the surname Ma really do have a knack for business!

For Zhong Li, 5000 runes for a single dose of crystal bacteria stimulant is definitely not a loss; in fact, it could be considered a huge profit.

If the transaction were conducted at this price, selling just 20 units would be enough to build the monument. This demonstrates the exorbitant profit margin of the transaction, enough to support a monumental structure.

So Zhongli put another one up for sale, and it was snapped up instantly without any negotiation.

It was almost certain that Zhong Li was hoarding potions, so he decisively raised the price to 5500 runes per potion.

This time, a full minute passed before the other party finally took the vial away.

Zhong Li was surprised. Could he really make a profit by acquiring it at such a high price?

He wasn't going to miss such a good opportunity to make a profit, so he immediately raised the price to 6500 runes.

This time, Zhong Li waited for 5 minutes but the other party still didn't win the bid.

Ye Wei sat beside him, smiling gently as she said, "Master, your intentions are too obvious. The other party is unlikely to bid any further; he'll be worried you'll keep raising the price. If he just has a little patience and stays in front of the trading platform, he can simply wait for you to leave and then buy the remaining potions at a reasonable price."

As Ye Wei had predicted, none of these wasteland elites were mediocre.

Zhongli said with frustration, "If I had known this would happen, I would have sold them all off when they were 5000 runes each."

Ye Wei calmly said, "My lady, there's no need to be discouraged. I think it's always good to test their limits. If we just lower the price of the remaining potions and put them up for sale all at once, I believe they won't wait any longer and will definitely snap them up."

The saintess is always so noble, elegant, gentle, and lovely. Zhong Li couldn't help but smile slightly; she truly was his virtuous wife.

Following Ye Wei's suggestion, Zhong Li priced the remaining eight potions at 6000 runes and put them all up for sale at once.

The next moment, the system notification sounded one after another, and the other party took away 4 in one go!

This truly astonished Zhong Li; the other party had actually taken out a whopping 24000 Runes!

Where did he get so much money? Even if there are 2000 shelters connected to the trading module, he would still need to earn 12 runes from each shelter to amass this fortune.