Chapter 128: Chapter 128: The First Store
Inside the shelter.
Lin Yi checked the workbench information.
[Weapon Smith Workbench, Level 4]
[Improves the efficiency of the Weapon Smith]
"Such a concise description, how rare!" Lin Yi praised as he looked at the workbench.
It was three meters long, one meter wide, with a computer touchscreen on top and several high-tech gadgets.
This thing, better let Seville research it.
Besides the workbench.
Annie also drew three skill books.
Two Magic Skill Books, and a rare one — a skill book for taming wild animals.
Lin Yi was a warrior, having invested a lot in enhancing physical attributes, he didn’t want to dual train without some extraordinary magic.
So in the end, he placed all three skill books in the warehouse, waiting for someone fated to find them.
The blue reward was a Level 3 Magic Staff.
[Flame Staff, Level 3]
Magic Skills +16. Flame Magic +30%.
Unlike the Mage Gloves, it doesn’t help the user refine magic skills better, but rather makes the magic more powerful.
Besides the three skill books and basic equipment.
Annie also received a Level 3 sword and six Level 2 Vaccine Bracelets from the white Reward Egg.
After breakfast, Lin Yi gave some instructions.
Then, he returned to reality, outside Paris.
He planned to first go to Beauvais Town.
To avoid driving a military jeep openly into the camp, he summoned a beautiful 2020 Mercedes from the shelter.
Leather seats, luxurious interior, and an AI auto-driving system.
Well, even if the last feature couldn’t be used...
Lin Yi stepped on the gas.
With no zombies on the road and checkpoints letting him through, he reached his destination in less than an hour.
However, Beauvais now looked desolate.
The once bustling and prosperous town had almost become a ghost town, only missing a few tumbleweeds.
He only saw a few patrolling soldiers and some workers moving things.
He was invited to the military headquarters.
The Red Wine Commander’s condition didn’t look good.
"Lin Yi! You managed to escape from Paris too!"
Red Wine Commander Raphael saw the merchant, extended his hand, and smiled wearily.
"Can you believe it? What a mess!"
"Of course, your artillery almost got me killed... So, is the mission complete?"
"Almost! It’s as if those zombies knew we were coming and tried everything to stop us."
Red Wine Commander recalled the zombie that single-handedly destroyed a tank, still a bit fearful.
In the end, with precision artillery combined with missiles, he didn’t end up as a loser, but still suffered significant losses.
"Alright, enough about that. What brings you here? We don’t have many gold coins at the moment."
"Well, I was hoping to buy some heavy weapons from you, but it seems unlikely now..."
"Yes, we regret selling you those pistols... We’re also short on firearms now."
Red Wine Commander sighed with regret but then suddenly remembered something.
He took out a box filled with small blue and green balls from the desk.
"You’re interested in all sorts of bizarre system items, right?"
Lin Yi smiled and took the box to have a look.
[Energy Core]
Consumable. Contains energy. Can be used as an energy source or absorbed to restore Magic Points (MP).
[Found in Level 2 and above mutations]
Lin Yi laughed, "Of course I want them, my mage needs all the mana they can get on the battlefield."
"Having mages is a good thing... We only have two mages, and they’re completely useless..."
Red Wine Commander, being from the military, didn’t value Professionals much, he relied more on artillery.
Lin Yi understood his perspective, "How much are you selling these Energy Cores for?"
"The green ones are from mutated animals, the blue ones from mutated zombies. I’ll sell them all to you at 600 pounds each, how about it?"
"A bit pricey... but deal!"
"There are 32 cores here, equivalent to 9.6 tons of food, shall we go to the warehouse now?"
Red Wine Commander knew that this person had the extraordinary ability to conjure food out of thin air.
Five minutes later, Lin Yi and the Commander went into the warehouse, where nearly ten tons of potatoes and vegetables were delivered.
After the delivery, Red Wine Commander shook Lin Yi’s hand with a smile.
"Great to do business with you, are you going to stay for a while or have to leave immediately?"
"Before I leave, I’d like to make another deal!" Lin Yi said, taking out a small cube.
"A vending machine?!"
"No, this is a different kind of vending machine — my vending machine."
Lin Yi gave a mysterious smile, "You decide where to put it, and I’ll place it there so even if I’m not around, you can still purchase food."
"What?!"
"Amazing, right? Let’s quickly find a spot to set it up, I have more tasks to get to later."
In the next half hour.
Red Wine Commander was eager to find a suitable and safe place to put this machine.
Fearing that the enemy might accidentally destroy this treasure, which could lead to a food shortage in his camp.
In the end, Red Wine Commander chose the poultry factory.
It was the camp’s, besides Lin Yi, only meat source, heavily guarded.
"So, how does this work?"
Red Wine Commander asked as he examined the three-meter-tall red box.
Unlike an ordinary vending machine, the large box had three windows, likely for displaying products.
The lower part of the large box also had buttons corresponding to the required quantity, with a coin slot on the left and a large lever on the right.
"Hold on, I need to connect the vending machine to my warehouse and set the prices."
"Alright! I’m looking forward to it!" the Commander said, eyes filled with hope.
With this vending machine — his town and people would have light.
Ten minutes later.
"All set, now it can be used." Lin Yi clapped his hands, signaling the Red Wine Commander to try it out.
Red Wine Commander eagerly stepped forward, clutching a few coins in his hand.
He carefully looked at the three windows, where images of food appeared.
Potatoes, vegetables, meat!
All items priced at 2.5 coins per pound.
The vegetables even had apples!?
Red Wine Commander was instantly captivated by the fresh apples.
He took a deep breath and inserted 5 coins, the machine made a crisp sound.
Then, he pressed the button and pulled down hard on the right lever.
A second later.
The collection tray at the bottom of the vending machine opened slowly, with a bunch of red apples lying enticingly there.
Red Wine Commander was overjoyed, reaching out to grab an apple, taking a bite.
A wave of happiness surged in him!
Red Wine Commander chewed vigorously and gave Lin Yi a thumbs up.
"Awesome!!" ...