Third update

The atmosphere in the room was somewhat tense.

Behind Du Pengzhong, Xiang Yunsong, and Tan Kang, people had quietly placed their hands on their gun holsters, and some of them were silently activating their supernatural abilities.

Clearly, as long as an order is given, regardless of whether they can defeat the snow-haired youth, these people will obey without hesitation!

The little robot was completely unaware of the danger permeating the air.

After refusing the three men, he generously asked them if they had anything else to discuss. If not, he suggested they go together to the factory equipment trading location to hand over the goods first, as he needed to return to open his shop.

The three of them: "..."

After a moment of silence, Du Pengzhong was the first to break the frozen atmosphere.

"Alright, I have nothing more to say."

Regardless of their expressions, the other two also indicated that it was nothing.

Thus, a crisis vanished without a trace.

Of course, it's hard to say whose crisis this is.

When it came to handing over the factory equipment, the three base leaders each assigned a trusted person to accompany them, without going themselves, clearly because they had other matters to attend to.

At the very least, they should go back and discuss with their think tank members how to treat Najitong.

After this conversation, none of the three knew whether they had achieved their goal or not.

They didn't get the weapons or the people they wanted. As for civilian supplies, they received no special treatment; they were treated the same as everyone else in the base—they could exchange anything for the corresponding supplies.

The only difference is that if they trade in the name of the base, there is no limit.

But for them, who originally planned to bring both people and supplies to their side, well... it's better than nothing.

However, it wouldn't be accurate to say that they didn't achieve their goal at all; at least they got so much factory equipment for free, which their base was lacking.

Moreover, Ji Tong gave so many things, but he didn't ask for anything in return.

When Du Pengzhong spoke of this to his subordinates, he was filled with admiration. Even if they had their own selfish motives, they all deeply admired those who were willing to sacrifice for all of humanity.

Xiang Yunsong felt more complicated. After all, he had this idealized state before, but now...

When Tan Kang was surrounded by his own people, he was finally able to laugh at this without any scruples.

Since the emergence of superhumans, he has always advocated respect for the strong, as for ordinary people who have not obtained superhuman abilities.

They just failed at evolution. In this world, they can't survive anyway, and they're going to be eliminated eventually, so why bother thinking so much about them?

However, Tan Kang also knew that he could not openly express his thoughts at the moment. Although he treated people with superpowers better on weekdays, he was not too extreme in the eyes of others.

The attitudes of these three leaders upon their return were not something the little robot cared about.

After seeing the guests off, he followed the three men who had come to receive the factory equipment almost across the entire base before stopping at a relatively flat area on the edge.

The people sent by Xiang Yunsong explained that this place was originally intended for factory construction, but only the foundation and walls have been laid. They haven't been able to find factory equipment, so construction hasn't started yet.

The little robot didn't care about any of that. After confirming that this was the handover point, it told the humans around it to stand back a bit, then took out a space scroll and unsealed it.

The space scroll is not disposable and cannot be torn.

Suddenly, a whole host of massive mechanical devices appeared before everyone.

They were piled up so densely that they looked like a small iron mountain.

Everyone knew the factory had a lot of equipment, but no one expected there to be so much!

They thought it was just stuff from one or two factories at most!

How many factories have been hollowed out by this?!

The little robot even left them the instruction manuals for these mechanical devices; these manuals alone filled two large boxes!

Once the items were given, the little robot didn't stay any longer.

When he returned to the shop, there were already people queuing up.

These days of transactions have made these customers aware that the snow-haired boy has a very good attitude and can answer almost any question. So this time, some of the bolder ones couldn't help but ask him what he had talked about with the base leaders when they saw him return.

There was no way around it; Naji's shop was so openly located here, and it was already the focus of the base's attention. So when he suddenly stopped operating for a few hours, it was natural that people would notice.

The arrival of the three leaders was not concealed; they were openly invited in with their entourage, and the news had already spread throughout the entire base before they even came out.

Well, the reason the three leaders didn't try to hide it was because they all thought the little robot had only invited them. If they had just gone through all that trouble, they would have thought that they had already recruited this boss, Naji.

However, their plan was clearly shattered the moment the three of them met.

Afterwards, the little robot talked with the three leaders inside, and then left with their subordinates. All of these actions were observed by those around them.

The sudden appearance of so many machines at the factory couldn't be concealed by just a few people; passersby and residents nearby could naturally see it, but the news hadn't spread yet.

The little robot didn't hide anything, nor did it feel there was anything to hide.

He mentioned that he was providing factory equipment to the base.

When asked if he had accepted any offers from any party, he clearly replied that he had refused them all.

After that, the little robot also talked about the arms deal.

He thought about this last point and posted a new trading rule, which was related to arms deals.

Previously, no one had thought that weapons could be traded with the little robot. After all, such things are not something that most people have easily obtained. The little robot has always been more focused on civilian supplies, so no one expected that it would have firearms.

However, it's clear that this matter cannot be kept secret forever.

So the little robot simply explained it in advance.

He doesn't deal in large-scale arms transactions, but that doesn't mean he doesn't allow ordinary people to have weapons for self-defense.

Therefore, under his new regulations, each person can only trade one weapon with him. Furthermore, there are restrictions on the weapon's power; he will not trade weapons with strong, wide-area destructive power.

If the weapon breaks or you want to exchange it for a different model, you need to bring the original one to get the new one.

Ensuring that no one claims the same item repeatedly is not a problem for the robot at all; simply adding a recognition process to the transaction system will suffice.

As soon as the notice was posted, people who were still selecting supplies in the shop immediately returned their items and swarmed in front of the little robot, all wanting to exchange their purchases for weapons.

My God, I never imagined the boss could even replace firearms!

And judging by this, I guarantee everyone can get one!

What kind of deity is this?!

At this moment, those who still harbored some ulterior motives completely abandoned the idea.

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Hopefully, the base will become even more lively again.

When news spread that the factory was hiring in large numbers, many ordinary people excitedly went to apply. Those who were already in the industry received preferential treatment, and some couldn't help but collapse and weep when they entered the factory and saw the machines.

Not for any other reason than the feeling of returning to life before the apocalypse.

They thought they would live a miserable life forever.

What's even more exciting than the factory hiring is that Naji's shop offers the option to exchange firearms for weapons.

This wave of excitement wasn't limited to ordinary people; those with superpowers were the most excited.

After all, firearms are scarce! If they could get their hands on a gun, they would cherish it so much that they'd want to sleep with it at night!

Even so, many people could only use steel pipes, kitchen knives, and watermelon knives to fight against zombies.

Now we have firearms! We can attack from a distance! We can blow zombies out of the head with a single shot!

In a short time, people with spatial abilities became increasingly popular.

Why? Of course, it's because they carry a lot more supplies! After all, replacing firearms requires far more resources than food.

This excitement did not affect the little robot.

Even though more and more people are coming to the store to make transactions, he actually has more free time.

The store's business transaction system has been improved and tested, and it is now fully capable of handling all issues, including the newly emerging issue of weapons transactions.

The little robot's job is simply to add supplies to fixed locations and to make special orders when needed.

The robot doesn't need to be constantly in the store, because its recycling bin is already attached from the moment the store opens.

So when Bei Xiangming and his group came to steal things but found nothing, it was naturally because the little robot hadn't given them permission.

The recycling bin wasn't authorized, so these humans who entered would only see the room as it was originally—empty and devoid of anything.

In short, once it realized it was ready to sell the shop, the little robot was already making preparations.

His experiences in the previous world filled him with affection for humans, and in this world, he wanted to help these lovely humans as much as possible.

Clearly, this world isn't just home to humans in this Hope Base; there are other bases as well.

Therefore, the little robot needs to continue to other bases and open another branch of the garbage trading store.

He had this idea in mind when he was making his mobile sales van.

The next day, the little robot was no longer in the shop.

The opening and operation of the store were entirely handled by the pre-set transaction system.

Standing at the entrance, you can see that this is an intelligent, unmanned trading point.

Customers who arrived early to queue were stunned when they saw the empty shop after it opened, and some even hesitated to go in for a while.