Apocalypse Arrives: I Become a Powerhouse by Scavenging
Chapter 27: Red Light Green Light

Chapter 27: Chapter 27: Red Light Green Light

Moira Lynch selected a familiar name from the list: Red Light Green Light. This person was very active on the player forums.

He was always persuading players not to do anything foolish, urging them to register with the government quickly, and even listed out all the associated benefits.

From this, it was clear that Red Light Green Light was likely a government official.

[Red Light Green Light: Hello, we’d like to purchase more interstellar machines. The price is negotiable.]

[SoySauceDrunkard: No negotiations.]

[Red Light Green Light: Fine, but we don’t have that many Gold Coins. After all, we’ve only been through two rounds of the game, and players have limited funds. Can we use other items as payment?]

Moira Lynch didn’t reply immediately. Instead, she opened the System Mall.

The saplings she had purchased before, like the Bone Marrow Cleansing Fruit, had all disappeared from the mall.

Moira Lynch wasn’t sure if these saplings were limited to one per person or if there was only one in total, gone after being bought.

However, there were four other types of fruit trees also priced at fifty Gold Coins each. Moira Lynch wanted to buy all of them. The sooner she planted them in her space, the sooner they would bear fruit.

Yoyo Fruit: Allows the user to temporarily breathe underwater after consumption. Long-term consumption will produce unexpected effects.

Wind Speed Fruit: Grants the user superhuman speed after consumption. Long-term consumption can improve one’s physique.

PS: If you are not yet familiar with your body’s state after consuming a Wind Speed Fruit for the first time, please use it in a spacious area to avoid unnecessary injury.

Bounce Fruit: Increases jumping ability after consumption. Long-term consumption offers unexpected benefits.

These three fruit trees, along with the ones she had bought before, all seemed to mention unexpected benefits from long-term consumption.

As for the last type, the fruit it produced was not for eating.

Loli Fruit Tree: Capable of producing fruits that possess all sorts of strange abilities.

PS: This fruit is not for consumption!! Not for consumption!! NOT FOR CONSUMPTION!!!

Moira Lynch wanted to buy all four types of fruit trees. Her intuition told her they were extremely important.

But before agreeing to the trade with Red Light Green Light, she decided to test him. If possible, she preferred to do business with people from her own country.

[SoySauceDrunkard: Imperial Jade Liquid Wine]

[Red Light Green Light: One-eighty a cup.]

’It matches. Looks like he’s one of us,’ she thought. ’But I should confirm it just in case.’

[SoySauceDrunkard: One cup of Imperial Jade Liquid Wine + two big hammers + three small hammers equals what?]

[Red Light Green Light: ...460]

Now Moira Lynch was completely at ease. They were from the same country.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the screen, a calculator sat in front of Red Light Green Light. Displayed on it was the number 460, which he had just calculated. He took a deep breath.

Seeing his reaction, the person next to him leaned over and asked, "What’s wrong? Did they refuse the trade? Or did they make an outrageous demand?"

Red Light Green Light shook his head. "Still negotiating the price."

"Can you tell which country they’re from?" the person asked again.

"They’re from our country," Red Light Green Light said with certainty.

The person’s eyes widened. That fast? Without even needing to call in experts for analysis? "How can you tell?"

"Imperial Jade Liquid Wine."

"One-eighty a cup."

"One cup of Imperial Jade Liquid Wine + two big hammers + three small hammers equals what?"

Unlike his previous blurted-out response, the person paused for a moment, then silently pulled out his phone and opened the calculator. A moment later, he got the answer. "460."

Now he also understood why Red Light Green Light had been so certain.

"Alright then, you handle the negotiations. We don’t have many Gold Coins left, and we need to keep some for emergencies. It’s best if we can trade with other items. The scientists upstairs are about to come to blows over those few machines."

The first two rounds of the game were relatively simple; most people could pass as long as they didn’t do anything reckless. But the one Talent Awakening eliminated far too many people.

In their own military units, at least thirty percent of the players had lost their eligibility for the game due to failing the awakening.

Just then, Moira Lynch sent Red Light Green Light a message.

Upon seeing the message, Red Light Green Light gasped, turning to his companion. "SoySauceDrunkard says he has another batch of interstellar machines. Unlike the broken ones from before, this batch is still usable."

The companion gasped as well. After calming himself for a moment, he said, "Keep him talking. I’m going to report this now."

Meanwhile, after a period of haggling, Moira Lynch and Red Light Green Light finally agreed on a price. The previous machines would be sold at the original price, while the price for the newer, usable machines would naturally be higher.

As for how to pay...

Considering that players had only just gone through two rounds of the game and had limited funds, Moira Lynch decided to accept Gold Coins first. Once the Gold Coins ran out, she would accept gold, jade, various gemstones, or cold weapons as trade.

She chose gold because of the saying, "Antiques in prosperous times, gold in troubled times." As for jade and other gemstones, it was because once one’s spiritual power was strong enough, it could be used to create various weapons through a medium.

The choice of medium varied for each spiritual power Talent Awakened, but most chose various types of ores and minerals.

Upon learning this piece of information, the first thing Moira Lynch thought of was jade. After all, jade was said to gather the essence of heaven and earth, smooth and natural, and possessed a spiritual quality.

But she worried about what to do if jade didn’t work well for her. Besides, other gemstones were formed underground just like jade, also gathering the essence of heaven and earth.

So, she decided to collect a bit of everything.

She also wanted cold weapons. Although Moira Lynch had collected a fair number of firearms while abroad, she was just an ordinary person. Before the apocalypse, let alone a real gun, she had rarely even touched a toy one.

She had tried firing one in her space earlier. Not only did she miss the target, but the recoil also made her hand ache painfully. Therefore, she decided to develop her skills in cold weapons instead.

[Red Light Green Light: Give us ten minutes. It takes time to transport the supplies.]

Moira Lynch sent an "OK" emoji.

Ten minutes later, Moira Lynch began listing the machines for sale.

The shop couldn’t be set to a specific buyer, so even though she had an agreement with Red Light Green Light, whether he could actually get the items depended on his own speed.

She didn’t fill all the shop slots at once. Instead, she listed a new one each time one was sold. After putting up the last machine, she finally let out a sigh of relief, rubbing her sore wrist before standing up to stretch.

She had earned about five hundred Gold Coins from the sale. After buying the four fruit trees, with the remaining three hundred Gold Coins, Moira Lynch browsed the System Mall and locked onto a particular item.

[Favor Gemstone: Nurtures, conceals, and protects spiritual power. A treasure for those who have awakened a spiritual power Talent.]

Moira Lynch’s eyes lit up. ’Isn’t this exactly what I need?’ But when she saw the price—a whopping ten thousand Gold Coins—her heart sank. ’How many things will I have to sell to save up ten thousand Gold Coins?’