Chapter 30
Su Jing sat at the solid wood table in the villa's living room, her fingertips lightly tapping the system panel—"Deduct 500 points."
As soon as the notification sound of "Global Channel Now Open" faded, a semi-transparent blue interface popped up, displaying "Global Dungeon Participant Channel (1286 people online in real time)" at the top.
Next to the chat box below, it says "Automatic multilingual translation is enabled (currently displaying: Chinese)". The chat messages from participants from different countries are distinguished by different colors: the United States is red, Russia is dark blue, the European Union is gold, and China is dark gray.
The electric heater on the corner of the table blew warm air, spreading the aroma of coffee throughout the air. The instant coffee she had just brewed was still steaming, with tiny water droplets condensing on the cup.
The monitoring screen was placed on the corner of the table. On the screen, two silver-gray robots were patrolling along the outside of the trench. The red scanning lights of their "eyes" were particularly conspicuous in the night. Occasionally, they would sweep over the gasoline drums in the trench and emit a soft "beep" detection sound.
Before Su Jing could even browse the history of messages, a red message box suddenly popped up in the center of the screen. The ID "Hunter (USA)" sent a message with an angry emoji: "@I am the God of Wealth, come out! How did you get 300,000 points? You must have cheated! I broke my hand digging in the Giant dungeon to get 1,000 points. You can collect 30 tons of resources? That's impossible! There must be a loophole in the system. You must have bribed the system!"
As soon as the message was sent, the channel instantly buzzed with activity, with several US and EU IDs echoing the sentiment:
"Exactly! I only have 800 points. 'I am the God of Wealth' is definitely cheating. How can anyone clear out all the resources in a dungeon?"
"If she still cheats in the Cyber World instance, we might as well quit the game; there's no way we can compete!"
Su Jing picked up her coffee and took a sip, her fingertips swiping across the screen. She didn't intend to respond—she knew the hunter was deliberately picking a fight because she had previously countered him and was jealous of the points difference. Explaining would only make her seem guilty.
Just then, a dark blue chat box popped up, and Ivan, with the ID "Black Bear (Russian Bear Country)," directly tagged Jack: "Don't talk nonsense! I've seen 'I am the God of Wealth' in the Giant dungeon. She has robots to help her collect things, and she's very good at dodging giants. She even saved me when I was being chased by giants! She relies on her skills, not cheating!"
The hunter immediately retorted, "A robot? Where would a robot come from in a dungeon? You're definitely on her side, trying to clear her name!"
“I have no reason to lie!” Ivan’s words were laced with obvious anger. “Her robots can disguise themselves as rocks and mine resources. I saw with my own eyes that she harvested a lot of honey fruits and sweet grass roots. If you can’t find the tools yourself, don’t slander others!”
The debate in the channel gradually split into two camps. Most of the IDs from the "China" faction remained silent, except for Chen Yang, whose ID was a deep gray "Sharp Blade (China)". He tried to change the subject: "Stop arguing, the Cyber World instance will open in 5 days, let's discuss the strategy instead—"
This is a science-themed instance, and the official warning is to protect against radiation. Has everyone prepared radiation protection clothing? I bought the military-grade version, which can protect against 500 roentgens of radiation.
His statement was quickly followed by Zhao Yue, the dark gray "Flying Swallow (China)": "I prepared 3 spare batteries. I heard that there are EMP attacks in the dungeon, and ordinary electronic devices will malfunction. We need to use EMP-proof hardened equipment."
Also, energy might be scarce in the instance, so I stockpiled 10 kilograms of compressed coal for my portable generator.
Emily, the golden "Nightingale (EU)," also joined the discussion: "I would like to add that the NPCs in the cyber world may be hostile. I suggest bringing ranged weapons, such as laser guns. I redeemed one from the system store for 1,500 points. Although it was expensive, safety comes first."
Also, remember to bring antibiotics; the radiation in the dungeon could cause infections.
Su Jing tapped her fingertips lightly on the table, silently noting down their strategy—anti-EMP batteries, compressed coal, laser guns—she had all of these, but she hadn't expected an EMP attack. She needed to quickly put the laptop and power bank in the space into the anti-EMP metal box.
She glanced at the channel; the hunter was still arguing with Ivan, but no one was agreeing with him anymore. More people were starting to discuss supplies, such as whether to bring food (there might not be any edible plants in the dungeon) and how to deal with mechanical monsters.
"Cyber world dungeons emphasize technology, but physical fitness is also important, right?" Zhao Yue suddenly sent a message.
"The sweet grass roots in the Giant dungeon can increase strength, and the honey fruit can increase speed. If we could use them in the dungeon, it would be much easier to deal with mechanical monsters. It's a pity that I didn't collect more, because they were all reset after the dungeon ended."
These words sparked a thought in Su Jing's mind—everyone in the channel knew that giant plants could boost physical strength, but they regretted not being able to take the dungeon supplies out. Wasn't this her chance?
Her space can store supplies, which is perfect for listing these stamina-boosting items. This way, she can earn points and build connections in the dungeon (for example, by selling them to people who need them, which might be useful later).
She turned off the global channel, picked up her coffee, walked to the window, and looked at the robots in the yard—the robot on the left was using its robotic arm to inspect gasoline drums in the trench, and the robot on the right was patrolling under the solar panels on the roof.
Su Jing touched the system panel in her pocket, thinking to herself: Giant dried mushrooms can increase physical strength, sweet grass roots can increase strength, and honey fruit can speed up. These are all essential for dungeons and the apocalypse. The price cannot be too high. 10 points/100 grams of dried mushrooms, 20 points/1 jin of sweet grass roots and honey fruit, this way it will be attractive and can accumulate points quickly.
She returned to the table, brought up the product management interface of "Number One Store Under Heaven", and entered "Giant Dried Mushrooms" in the blank list. In the "Product Description", she wrote "10 points/100 grams, after consumption, the body strength increases by 1 time, and the effect lasts for 24 hours".
Then enter "sweet grass root" and "honey fruit", and similarly mark the points and effects. Finally, add a sentence in "Purchase Notice" that "bulk purchases (more than 10 catties) can be made by contacting the shop owner privately".
After doing all this, Su Jing didn't immediately put it up for sale. Instead, she first opened the monitoring app—there were no abnormalities within 50 meters of the villa, the solar panels were generating a stable 600W of electricity (powered by energy storage batteries at night), and the generator was in normal standby mode.
She stretched, picked up her now-cold coffee, and knew in her heart: she should list the supplies tomorrow morning; that's when the channel would be busiest with people discussing strategies, attracting more attention.
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