Chapter 68 Reappearance of Civilization

“There will probably be more of this kind of targeting in the future. I had a similar situation to you in the first few dungeons.” Wei Yanqing lay flat and talked about his past experiences. “Later, a so-called nobleman said that he had high hopes for me, and then the targeting stopped.”

After saying that, he turned to the side and said, "Those viewers seem to think they are superior to the players, but they are just people who talk big from behind a screen."

"You think it's good?" Rong Yi ignored his comments about the audience. "You're not going to try to take advantage of me, are you?"

After all, she's so good-looking; perhaps the audience is the same species as humans.

Wei Yanqing sighed, but also felt a bit helpless. "I don't know. Judging from the comments, players are no different from insects in their eyes."

Talking to him about other things made Rong Yi feel much better.

Dongdong——

"Are you two there? It's me, Wu Junzhi."

"Come in," Rong Yi replied.

The iron gate was opened. "You're awake. The people you brought have been taken care of. The base is short of people, so this is the group that came."

Although there were fewer people than last time, they were all employees of a pharmaceutical factory, including many highly educated individuals who were very knowledgeable about the pharmaceutical process.

Furthermore, they heard that Wei Yanqing had taken all the factory's equipment and raw materials, and even temporarily stored their supplies there. However, he was unconscious at the time, so the supplies had to be retrieved later.

“Now that we’ve decided to stay here, of course we want the base to get better and better,” Rong Yi said.

These words were spoken with utmost righteousness, and Wu Junzhi felt comforted upon hearing them.

"Here's the thing, do you buy machinery from your factory? If so, we'd be happy to pay a price to buy it."

Wu Junzhi couldn't bring himself to offer it for free; regardless of whether he could afford the price, he had to make his stance clear.

Wei Yanqing rested his right forearm under his head. "We'll take it. As for the price, we'd like to settle it in crystal cores."

"Of course." Nowadays, paper money is practically worthless, and gold and gems can't be eaten. It's not certain that anyone would be willing to exchange grain for gold. Therefore, crystal cores are the best currency option.

Wei Yanqing glanced at Rong Yi and transmitted his voice, "Set a price. If you agree, blink the clock. Two thousand level-two crystal cores?"

Rong Yi didn't even blink.

"Two thousand five?"

Still motionless.

Wei Yanqing pondered for a moment, then said, "Three thousand."

Rong Yi finally blinked.

"Three thousand secondary crystal cores, a complete production line, and raw materials are all yours. How about that?"

It's hard to find level 1 zombies these days, unless they've only recently mutated.

Wu Junzhi immediately agreed, "Of course, I can also pay a deposit first, 30% of the total price, is that okay?"

“Okay,” Rong Yi said.

Wei Yanqing's mental strength has recovered somewhat, and since he was not physically injured, he was able to get out of bed and move around freely.

Upon seeing the released equipment, Wu Junzhi's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to get close and touch it carefully.

He led people to a specific location, a space specifically reserved for placing pharmaceutical equipment.

Seeing the complete production line gradually fill the house, Wu Junzhi couldn't hide his excitement.

Everything in the factory was on display. Wei Yanqing obtained all the crystal cores. The troops frequently patrolled the area and even subtly expanded their operations. They harvested a considerable number of crystal cores every day. Unfortunately, the experts had not yet figured out how to use the energy of the crystal cores for industrial purposes.

After Rong Yi put away his share of the crystal core, he noticed that Wu Junzhi's eyes were slightly red.

Noticing Rong Yi looking at him, Wu Junzhi rubbed his eyes and said, "Please excuse my poor appearance. The base is in dire need of medicine, and this batch of raw materials arrived just in time."

Due to the sudden drop in temperature and the harsh living conditions, many people in the base have fallen ill. Apart from using traditional methods to control the illness, they all rely on the patients to recover on their own, so the replenishment of medicines is very important.

Rong Yi couldn't offer any words of comfort, after all, her father was gone. "Wei Yanqing and I will continue to collect various supplies, and we'll contact you as soon as we get them."

Wu Junzhi nodded repeatedly, "On behalf of the base, I thank you."

To be honest, if Rong Yi and Wei Yanqing had any ulterior motives, they could easily have used this batch of supplies to ask for a large amount of crystal cores, but they didn't do that.

Wu Junzhi valued them even more.

To ease the serious atmosphere, Wei Yanqing pointed to the equipment and asked, "These all require electricity. Does the base have that much electricity?"

On their first day, they discovered that most of the base's lights were used for searchlights, leaving most of the internal facilities in complete darkness. The accommodation area was even worse; once it got dark, people had to fumble around or bring their own flashlights to move around.

"With effort, you'll eventually succeed," Wu Junzhi said, his voice brimming with undisguised joy.

·

After exchanging a few more pleasantries with Wu Junzhi, Rong Yi returned to the tin shack with Wei Yanqing.

As soon as he closed the door, Rong Yi began to check the task settlement information.

Congratulations on completing side quest one and receiving the reward:

1. 500 points;

2. A Comprehensive Guide to New Drug Formulations (Part 1)

3. Contribution Level 3

Rong Yi took out the comprehensive book he had been rewarded with, opened the first page, which contained information about the uses and medicinal value of various parts of zombies, mutated animals, and mutated plants. Following that were the formulas for various drugs, covering everything from sprains and bruises to treatments for serious external injuries. Its wide coverage demonstrated its high value.

Compared to the equipment and raw materials sold at low prices, this book is priceless and is one of the important supports for humanity to find a way to survive in this world.

Since they are teammates, they share both the book and the other two rewards.

"This is really good stuff for building a base. How about it, are you going to switch careers to pharmaceuticals with this book?" Rong Yi asked him.

Wei Yanqing took the book and flipped through it. It was indeed a good thing. "I just don't know if this book is a unique copy, or if people in other regions can also obtain it by completing tasks."

For mission reasons, they naturally wanted the book to be exclusive to them, so as to attract more survivors to the base.

"Given the competitive relationship, even if this book isn't a unique copy, there won't be many of it."

Wei Yanqing closed the book and looked at the big number one on the cover. "That's true. This is only the first part. Judging from the parentheses at the end, there are probably two, three, and four more."

Rong Yi put away this important book, waiting for it to come in handy later.

“We didn’t get to the other mission location in Kangtai District before. Once our injuries have healed, we can go there again if we haven’t completed the prompt,” Wei Yanqing suggested.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a message popped up.

[Some players have already completed side quest three]

It was the mission location in Kangtai District that he had just mentioned.

Wei Yanqing raised an eyebrow. "Then let's switch to the Fifth South District."

[Some players have already completed side quest two]

Rong Yi: "..."

"Shut up and focus on recovering."

I've only completed five quests in total, and three are already gone. Who knows if new side quests will immediately refresh after I finish all five?

Wei Yanqing gave up and lay down to rest. "I'm really curious what reward they got. Do you think anyone will ask us about it?"

"It's hard to guess, but the rewards are very useful in the dungeon world. If other players find out easily, it could lead to their deaths."

As soon as he finished speaking, Rong Yi's face immediately darkened. What secrets could players have in the dungeon world? Those comments were revealing their situation to other players in real time, so no matter how much they tried to hide it, it would be useless.

(End of this chapter)