Chapter 88 Refusal to Refund

After finishing her meal, Jiang Baiyue began processing her private messages.

She had just seen a lot of private messages, but she was hungry, so she didn't deal with them for the time being.

After opening several message boxes, all of them asked her to return the props. After piecing together the whole story, Jiang Baiyue fell into deep thought.

She opened the chat area.

"Looking for Mom and Dad: Oh my god! More than 20 props! You didn't even resist, you just handed them over?"

"No work, no work: No. It's the apocalypse, and you still don't dare to resist? How can you be so cowardly? You handed over your life-saving tools. Now that someone else has them, honestly, who would be willing to give them up?"

"Lime and Watermelon: He even had an armored car, and he took so many people out with him. Who knew they would die?"

"Crayon Yang: I'll buy it, I'll buy it, okay? Lying Flat Salted Fish isn't replying. @LyingFlatSaltedFish"

"Drinking Alone Under the Moon: If it were me, I wouldn't return it. I earned it through my own abilities."

"Mole's House: Exactly. Besides, just because you say it's your prop doesn't mean it's your prop. It doesn't have your name on it. Do you have any proof that it's your prop?"

"Lime Watermelon: I have a photo. I sent the photo to my friend in District 188 after I got the item. Image.jpg"

"The sea cannot be measured: This. A base commander like Lie Ping, a salted fish, really doesn't lack items. Let's just return them. Besides, one person can only equip two items, and more than 20 items are too many..."

"Black Cat Eye: They've already provided proof, so I think we should return it. Besides, there are mercenaries on Xianyu (a Chinese online marketplace), so it's safe and secure."

"Eat smaller, more frequent meals to lose weight: No. The photo is just a prop. What if it was taken secretly or through a transaction?"

"Lying-down Salty Fish: I won't return the items. I earned them through my own skill. If you can afford the price, I might consider selling them to you. Limited to 2 days, after which I'll put them in the base mission hall's points redemption window as a permanent resident benefit. @LimeWatermelon @CrayonYang..."

Jiang Baiyue originally didn't want to sell the items, and planned to pick out a few that she could use herself and exchange the rest for residents through the points redemption window.

Jiang Baiyue's words caused an even bigger uproar in the chat area. Many people who were initially observing couldn't help but speak up now, with some offering gentle but firm pleas, others resorting to angry outbursts.

The private messages were updated and scrolling at lightning speed, which caused Jiang Baiyue a little trouble, as many legitimate transaction messages were pushed to the top.

Jiang Baiyue could only explain in the chat area that she would process the private message transactions later.

[Lu Manqing, a businesswoman from a hot spring resort, has visited the White Moon Base and applied to set up shop there. Should we approve her application?]

? ?Um?

What's going on?

Jiang Baiyue was puzzled. She got up to go to the door to check, but then realized that she should first agree to Lu Manqing's move-in.

Another clanging sound rang out, and another hot spring resort was added to the control panel.

When asked, the game system ignored him as always.

Jiang Baiyue could only try asking people not to use umbrellas in the rain.

"No umbrella in the rain: Hot spring resort merchants are coming to our door. This is a good thing; my sister's base is experiencing the same thing."

"Not using an umbrella in the rain: She said that when nearby bases fall or lose their prospects, merchants will leave their original bases on their own."

Jiang Baiyue then understood and felt happy. They had acquired the arsenal and the hot spring resort.

Because Jiang Baiyue didn't respond or cooperate, the frequency of private messages decreased, and the arguments in the chat area became intense.

However, after she sent the message, the residents of Baiyue Base also began to speak up for Jiang Baiyue and fight back.

After all, for the residents of the White Moon Base, even if they don't return it, they can still exchange it for items. And many of them have quite a few points. If they can't exchange for the alien energy core, they can at least exchange it for an item.

Putting aside the question of profit, and considering that "lying flat and being a lazy bum" is a tool obtained through normal means, it's reasonable to say that they won't return it.

It was already 8 PM, and Jiang Baiyue began processing private messages related to the transaction, receiving supplies and new medicines produced today from Zhang Meizhi Pharmaceutical's Taiwan distributor.

Five bottles of stamina-enhancing potion and five splints.

"YuMei Interest Class - Zhang: There are too many players making healing potions now, so not many of the two types of potions are being made. The warehouse materials are also not very plentiful, so we need to collect a batch."

"Lying Flat Salted Fish: Sure, the price is right, so feel free to collect. The warehouse will give you access to coins and some food and medicine."

"YuMei Interest Class - Zhang: Recently, a group of people have been offering low-price commissioned services, so our profits have decreased recently. Should we lower our prices?"

"Lying-down Salted Fish: No need. If we bring too few to make, we'll use them all to make medicine for our base. We'll continue collecting medicine recipes; we don't care what kind."

By 10 p.m., the hot spring resort and arsenal had been completed.

Jiang Baiyue stretched and slowly strolled out the door.

The base was brightly lit at this moment, with electric lights, table lamps, ambient night lights, and warm and cool lights from the campfire intermingling. Residents dressed in strange and mismatched clothes stood among them, creating a bizarre and fantastical atmosphere.

She was in a daze for a moment. In fact, it had only been about a month, but she already felt a little unfamiliar with the world she used to live in.

As Jiang Baiyue walked along the road, she could still hear several people fighting and arguing with other players.

"Oh my, these people, they're such cowards, handing over the props themselves and then having the nerve to ask for them back after someone else gets them?"

"That's true. I also said that I'm always the first to see resource points, and no one else is allowed to loot them."

"Moreover, don't be fooled by how vehemently these people speak; some of them might actually be spouting nonsense."

"There definitely is... Hey, I just saw what looks like a new building. It's quiet now, let's go check it out."

"Let's go, the arcade is packed today, let's check out the new building."

The number of people in the base has increased, and the population has now reached 1,609.

Following the group, Jiang Baiyue admired her layout while pondering whether she should buy some more fruit tree seedlings to plant, or buy some flowers to decorate the space.

Jiang Baiyue arranged all the commercial buildings in one area, forming a commercial street.

Trees and benches are planted at the entrance or on the side of the building.

After the base was expanded, she built two more public toilets, one near the main entrance of the base and the other near the commercial street.

Otherwise, residents would have to walk more than 20 minutes to go to the toilet, and at night they would be worried that children would not be able to hold their urine and would urinate on the ground. This also takes into account the mobility difficulties of some elderly people.

We've arrived at the hot spring resort.

The words "Hot Spring Pavilion" stand prominently on the top of the building, and the warm lighting and slowly rising mist elicit gasps of amazement.

"A hot spring resort! Oh, if it were built sooner, I wouldn't feel so cold!"

"This building has its own bamboo forest; it's probably not a level 0 building. Even the boutique doesn't take up this much space."

The main building of the hot spring resort is surrounded by bamboo forests and green gauze, and contains 10 hot spring pools.

Upon entering the main building, you'll find a fireplace, a beverage cabinet, and a snack cabinet in the lobby.

A woman dressed in classical style stood behind the counter on the left, gently introducing the hot spring resort's services to the players.