Jiang Ye was utterly stunned.
An alien bear?
Emerging from the earth?
Eating people!
It was horrifying, terrifying! Even though it was just a few lines of text on the channel, it was real. He quickly turned to look out the window. The area around the base was still calm, with no living creatures in sight. But to him, it no longer looked peaceful. He felt like alien creatures could pop out of the ground at any moment!
Must buy weapons!
He only had a katana, which he had bought for practical purposes. But if he encountered a bear, was he supposed to duel it? What if he couldn't win?
He needed a gun!
Jiang Ye frantically opened the chat with Cao County Citizen. He had traded with her the most in the past two days, and she seemed to have a lot of good items. She should have a gun.
Jiang Ye: "Beauty, are you there? Do you have a gun? I want to buy one!"
Cao County Citizen: "Sorry, I don't have a gun either. I'm looking everywhere to buy one."
Jiang Ye: "Alright, then be careful, don't get eaten by an alien bear."
Cao County Citizen:
He didn't know if she really didn't have a gun or just didn't want to sell it, but buying a gun from her was clearly not an option.
Jiang Ye went back to sift through the private messages requesting trades with him, hoping to find some guys who had guns and might be willing to trade.
Jiang Ye: "Brother, do you have a gun? I can trade water."
Deaf-mute Children: "Too late, too late, already sold."
The first attempt failed.
Jiang Ye: "Beauty, do you have a gun? Can I trade water?"
Miss Lu: "Don't even think about it. There are wild beasts out there now. Did you see the chat channel? An alien bear ate someone! I won't sell the gun I used to kill it."
The second attempt failed.
Jiang Ye: "Friend, sorry to bother you, do you have a gun?"
My Gun is Huge: "Ah ha, isn't this the great Jiang Ye? Don't have a gun? Then I'm sorry, I do! And I'm not selling it! You, you should give up on this idea early. No one will sell to you, they're all keeping them for self-defense! Great Jiang Ye, just wait for death, hahahahaha!"
Jiang Ye suppressed his anger and didn't curse him. If he wouldn't sell, he wouldn't sell, but what was the meaning of cursing him to death?
Does having a crappy gun make you so great?
You just wait, I don't believe I have so many things and can't buy a gun!
Jiang Ye went out in all directions, constantly trying to negotiate the purchase of a gun.
The fourth attempt failed.
The sixth attempt failed.
The tenth attempt failed.
After two hours of effort, he had contacted over a hundred people, and all of them had failed!
If it were yesterday, buying a gun would have been effortless. A little food and water might have been enough to trade for a box of weapons and ammunition.
But the market had changed. Guns had become a scarce resource.
The chat channel was already in an uproar, with everyone asking to buy guns and ammunition. But judging by their repeated messages, they couldn't buy any.
Jiang Ye was very panicked, but helpless.
The only chance was for the base to upgrade.
It was currently a Level 1 base. The requirement to upgrade to Level 2 was to survive for three days. According to the time, it would be three days in about an hour.
Every time the base upgraded, there was a chance to unlock new functions or receive rewards. Jiang Ye was now hoping that the upgrade reward would be a defensive weapon!
He turned to look out the window, where he could see the high slope where he had planted seeds earlier. A patch of green was already growing from the top of the slope. The seeds were growing smoothly, and they would probably be ready by the time the base upgrade was complete.
Jiang Ye waited silently.
Soon, the hour arrived.
A prompt popped up on the base's panel on time:
[Congratulations to the Host for completing the upgrade mission. The base has been upgraded from Level 1 to Level 2.]
[Level 2 Base New Function: Resource Sales.]
[Place items in the trading area below the cockpit, and the panel will display the price. Click confirm to sell to the Galactic Empire's Supply Department and exchange for Galactic Credits. Galactic Credits are virtual currency and will be stored in the Host's personal account.]
[Condition for upgrading base to Level 3: Recharge 10,000 yuan.]
Jiang Ye's hope was dashed. Upgrading the base didn't give him a gun, it just unlocked a new function.
He could start making money!
But he couldn't spend it yet. He probably needed to upgrade again to unlock functions like the interstellar mall. Then, perhaps, he could buy guns remotely.
So, upgrade to Level 3 base as soon as possible!
On the control panel, besides the chat channel and base upgrade, a third function key had appeared: Resource Sales.
He decisively clicked to enter.
Jiang Ye picked up a bottle of water and placed it in the trading area.
The panel immediately displayed the resource information:
[Item: A Bottle of Water]
[Item Description: Cheap plastic bottle, looks clean, but actually water rich in E. coli.]
[Estimated Price: 1 Yuan.]
[Sell?]
There was also a button.
Jiang Ye directly took the water out again. 1L of water was only worth one yuan? That was too cheap, cheaper than Binglu. He might as well keep it for himself.
If he had to sell water to upgrade the base, he would need to sell ten thousand bottles. It was completely unrealistic. Jiang Ye wasn't running a mineral water factory.
He had a baguette left. Jiang Ye placed it in the trading area, wanting to see how much it was worth.
[Item: Bread]
[Item Description: Main ingredients include sugar, flour, and salt. A baguette nearing its expiration date, incredibly hard. If thrown into a pigsty, it could break a pig's leg.]
[Estimated Price: 2 Yuan.]
[Sell?]
Jiang Ye silently took out the bread again. The price was too damn low. He would need to sell five thousand baguettes to accumulate ten thousand yuan to upgrade the base. Unless he owned a bakery, he wouldn't have so much stored food.
What else was valuable?
Jiang Ye scanned his inventory with his gaze, passing over various waters, foods, and tools, finally settling on the katana.
It seemed to be the most valuable.
Let's put it in and see!
[Item: Katana]
[Item Description: 88c
Amidst the lush green crops, there was something that looked like a small dog, nibbling on the leaves!
He hadn't seen this thing when he planted the seeds. Who knew where it came from.
But he was sure of one thing: he had finally encountered an alien creature!