Chapter 14 Mission Hall
After returning to the base, Jiang Baiyue, considering that there was not much time left during the day, did not go out to scavenge for supplies.
As night approached on the last day, unsure if the game would change, she decided to prioritize safety and postpone gathering supplies.
Jiang Baiyue brought up the base's control panel, and after opening the resource box, the system prompted that a mission lobby could be built.
At the time, considering that there was still plenty of daylight, construction was temporarily halted.
[The construction requirements for the Mission Lobby have been met. Do you wish to construct the Mission Lobby?]
Jiang Baiyue agreed to the construction.
The materials in the warehouse have decreased by 100 wood, 80 stone, 10 mechanical parts, 20 nails, and 200 coins.
A new control panel has appeared.
The sound of stones colliding and clanging came from outside.
The construction of a building takes only a few seconds, and only at this moment can Jiang Baiyue feel that she is playing a game, rather than the game becoming reality.
The mission lobby is the building where you can post missions.
It seems that with the player's game panel, this building is actually quite useless, and its functions overlap.
However, Jiang Baiyue also learned from the chat area that players need to pay half of the transaction fee when setting up a shop in the store. This tax is too high for players who have never even played the game before.
Many people were unwilling, and even felt the pinch, after all, it was supplies they had risked their lives to collect.
Giving away half of their bodies for nothing is no different than ripping out their hearts.
However, some people who scavenged a lot of supplies lacked food or other resources, and had to trade with others to obtain the supplies they needed.
They could only choose to engage in private transactions, but these transactions were completely unsecured and were exploited by some unscrupulous individuals who used them to defraud others of supplies.
In the past two days, every time Jiang Baiyue opened the panel to check the communication area, she saw people arguing.
Jiang Baiyue felt that the mission hall was a very necessary building, as it could provide security for transactions and enhance residents' loyalty.
Most importantly, it also allows them to acquire large quantities of materials for infrastructure construction without revealing Jiang Baiyue's identity.
There are only 4 days left before the base's protection period ends, and she hasn't even built a single arrow tower yet.
To achieve faster development, it's impossible to collect materials by oneself alone. Therefore, the warehouse restricts other players from submitting materials to participate in the construction of buildings other than wooden houses.
Only the mission hall can meet Jiang Baiyue's needs.
Jiang Baiyue's reason for not wanting to reveal her identity is simple: if the game becomes reality, death is real death. If the base residents know her identity, will you help them or not when they are in trouble?
Once you help someone, there will be two, or even more, people who need your help.
Then, when it comes to infrastructure development, it's hard to guarantee that someone won't try to control her to build a structure that benefits certain groups.
Human nature is unpredictable. Jiang Baiyue is used to being alone and has neither the ambition nor the means to build a team. Without strong enough strength, exposing her identity will only bring her trouble.
To make transactions easier for everyone, Jiang Baiyue opened up the task posting authority in the task hall to every resident.
This way, everyone in the base can post missions, temporary residents pay a 5% tax, and regular residents pay a 1% tax.
Jiang Baiyue also set the conditions for becoming a formal resident as follows: anyone who builds a wooden house in the Baiyue base automatically obtains formal resident status.
This also serves another purpose: retaining residents. Building wooden houses requires a considerable amount of materials.
When people's sunk costs are high, they won't leave easily; after all, everyone is a source of labor.
Having granted the permissions, Jiang Baiyue began setting up her acquisition tasks.
Purchase of wood: 0/50, 0.5 coins per piece;
Buy stones 0/50, 1 coin/piece;
Buy weeds 0/50, 0.2 coins/piece;
Buy berries 0/50, 1 coin/serving;
Acquire 0/20 mechanical parts, 5 berries/serving;
Purchase of corn seeds: 0/60; 1 tent/20 portions.
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Acquired blueprints 0/3, 1 unit of antidepressant medication/unit
Jiang Baiyue looked at the acquisition task on the panel, still a little worried. She didn't know if the exchange rate would work.
She set the parameters based on the approximate proportion of these resources she collected, so the data is not accurate and may differ greatly from the actual probability of resource collection.
However, she couldn't discuss this with anyone else. Her identity already had significant flaws, and discussing this with others would expose her in an instant.
After clicking to confirm and submit, she stopped dwelling on the matter. There is no such thing as complete fairness in this world, and besides, she wasn't particularly heartless.
...
"Soldier, hurry, finish him off!"
"Get out of the way, something is jumping out."
"careful!"
Chen Dong finished off a zombie and turned around to see the soldier bleed the last drop of blood from the corpse sac. Before he could catch his breath, a monster covered in dark purple tumors burst out of the blood mist.
Fortunately, everyone cooperated well. The soldier's brother next to him used a wooden axe to stop the monster, and the soldier escaped death.
【Tumor Zombie (Lv0: 148/150)】
"Keep it up, everyone! It's not that tough. The corpse sac has been worn down. What are you afraid of?"
"Hang in there a little longer, remember to replenish and replace as needed!"
Chen Dong gripped the shovel tightly, feeling both relieved and furious. Xiao Bing was, after all, his second uncle's child, whom he had brought out to make a living, only to encounter this damned anomaly.
He rushed forward and started banging on the large tumor on the arm of the tumor zombie.
The tumor trembled, and the zombie's skin became almost transparent under the pressure. Chen Dong saw the twisted thing inside and felt nauseous. He squeezed the flesh even harder.
roar--!
The tumor-like zombie roared, sensing a threat amidst the onslaught, and attempted to break through the encirclement.
However, Chen Dong and his group quickly retreated, and new men took their place to continue the attack.
Soon, a tumor was broken open, and black liquid and tiny human-shaped bones flowed out, filling the air with a foul stench. Several people couldn't help but back away and vomit because of the stench.
"Ugh, it stinks, it's disgusting."
"Ugh... I threw up everything I ate yesterday!"
The group relaxed their guard, and the tumorous zombie charged at the nearest person. Chen Dong, who was closest, rushed forward to stop the zombie.
Bang--!
The sarcoma zombie was hit on the head and its body fell backward.
The rescued person reacted, raised the wooden axe and chopped at the zombie, only dealing -8 damage.
At this moment, the people nearby, enduring the stench, promptly launched an attack.
Ten minutes later, the tumor zombie was killed. The tumor was completely shattered, the body was scattered and disappeared, leaving only a pile of coins, a few bones, an iron axe and a small card on the ground.
Chen Dong wiped his sweat, walked over and put the things on the ground into his backpack. When he picked up the card, the portrait on the card changed from a cartoon image to Chen Dong.
Chen Dong was taken aback. What was this?
One of them noticed Chen Dong's expression and asked curiously, "What's wrong, Brother Dong?"
Chen Dong's Adam's apple bobbed, and his voice trembled slightly: "Did you guys see that trembling arrow up ahead?"
"Arrow? You mean a road sign?"
"No, what's wrong, Dong-ge?"
A person next to him said that Chen Dong looked curiously at the things Chen Dong was holding, and then his eyes widened.
"What's strange about this card, Dong-ge... What's going on? Why is there Dong-ge's picture on it?"
Everyone else was puzzled, as they hadn't seen the arrow Chen Dong had mentioned. Upon hearing this, they naturally gathered around to see what was going on.
"Is it some kind of powerful tool?"
"I saw someone in the chat area say they found a key, accidentally opened a locked box, and obtained a powerful item... Could this be it?"
"Is there any introduction...?"
One of them glanced at the time on the game panel and said worriedly, "Brother Dong, we have to go back. Everyone's stamina isn't very high, and it's a bit dangerous to stay out here any longer..."
"Look! What's that?!"
The other person turned around and found that a red light curtain had suddenly been erected at the intersection leading to the White Moon Base.
He walked over and tentatively took out a white bone and held it out.
When the skeleton approached the red light screen, nothing happened. When he pulled the skeleton back, he found that the front end of the skeleton looked as if it had been cut off by some sharp weapon.
"Dong-ge! We can't go back!"
The others stared in shock at the severed bones, their faces filled with sorrow.
"There was no warning at all, this damn game."
Are there any other bases nearby?
"Damn, did we get any lighters from today's loot?"
"No, this stuff is so hard to get... and there's only one box of antidepressants..."
After regaining his senses and clarifying the situation, Chen Dong looked down at the base administrator's ID card in his hand and felt that this was fate's arrangement.
"Come with me, we'll be fine today..."
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