Free Web NovelChapter 18: Chapter 18: Warning and Complaints
Ye Yun went to the warehouse.
Over the past few days of constant trading, his stockpile of resources had ballooned.
He had 800 white parts, 9 green parts, 500 small power blocks, and 20 each of small food blocks and small water purification blocks.
It wasn’t that he couldn’t produce more of the last two items, but from Ye Yun’s perspective, it was unnecessary.
A certain amount of these basic survival supplies was sufficient.
Rather than waste time producing that stuff, he’d rather have No. 1 and No. 2 spend a few more hours exploring outside the shelter.
Ye Yun dared to say he probably had more resources than any other manager.
Others were still having their bionics gather parts from the outside world like ants moving house.
He, on the other hand, had already used the trading post to effortlessly earn several, even dozens of times more resources than anyone else.
Over the next few days, aside from assigning production tasks to the construction robots, Ye Yun focused almost all of his attention on No. 1 and No. 2, who were out exploring.
No. 1: Explored for 50 minutes, obtained item inside a trash can.
No. 1: Explored for 1 hour and 30 minutes...
No. 1: Explored for 2 hours...
No. 1: Explored for 3 hours and 20 minutes, discovered a small mutated cockroach, successfully killed it.
No. 1: Explored for 4 hours, discovered...
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No. 1: Explored for 6 hours...
No. 1: Returning to the shelter.
As time went on, No. 1 and No. 2 were encountering mutated cockroaches sooner and sooner into their expeditions.
In the group chat, someone mentioned that their bionic had encountered a mutated cockroach after exploring for only an hour.
Once Ye Yun had established his third private group, he decisively stopped producing Simple Communication Wristbands and switched to mass-producing [Damaged BB Gun (White)].
Though fewer than 70 people had obtained a Simple Communication Wristband—a drop in the ocean compared to the hundred million survivors—his purpose in making them had never been to benefit everyone. He simply wanted a better way to gather information about the outside world.
Now that he had successfully gathered the information he needed, it was only natural that he wouldn’t waste precious production time making more wristbands.
After selling two [Damaged BB Gun (White)] to every person in his three chat rooms, Ye Yun immediately listed all subsequent guns on the trading post.
Of course, the [Damaged BB Gun (White)] listed on the trading post weren’t sold for the low price of 110 white parts; he priced them directly at 150 white parts.
In his private chat rooms, he could certainly give everyone a discount, but that was to strengthen the cohesion of his private group.
Ye Yun’s strategy was crystal clear. He sold [Damaged BB Gun (White)] at a lower price in his private chat rooms to solidify the loyalty and cohesion of his team members, while selling the rest on the trading post at a higher price to acquire more resources.
This approach not only earned him the trust of his team members but also allowed him to accumulate a wealth of resources.
As the mutated cockroaches outside the shelter began appearing sooner and sooner, Ye Yun realized how urgent the situation was becoming.
Of course, selling large quantities of the [Damaged BB Gun (White)] wasn’t just about quickly amassing resources; it was also about raising everyone’s combat effectiveness as quickly as possible.
After countless discussions and simulations in his three private chat rooms over the past few days, the consensus was that the first crisis the shelters would face would most likely be a cockroach attack.
As for how many mutated cockroaches would be in the attacking swarm, no one had any idea.
Seeing that only 24 hours remained of the ten-day deadline,
Ye Yun opened the public chat room.
[There are only 24 hours left of the 10-day deadline the aliens gave us.]
[I have a few things to remind everyone about.]
When they saw Ye Yun appear, the public chat room, which had been a frenzy of scrolling messages, immediately fell silent.
[Based on deductions and speculation from myself and a few other managers, in 24 hours, everyone’s shelters will likely face attacks from mutated cockroaches to varying degrees.]
[I suggest everyone do their best to increase their strength within the next 24 hours. Also, pay close attention to your bionics’ exploration times. You must ensure they return to the shelter ahead of schedule to deal with this crisis.]
[For the rest of this time, my construction robots will be focused on producing [Damaged BB Gun (White)]. You can also buy any useful armor and weapons you find on the trading post.]
Ye Yun had expected a flood of praise in the public chat room after his warning, but the reaction was the complete opposite of what he’d anticipated.
[What the hell? You wait until there are only 24 hours left to tell us to "prepare early?"]
[With so little time left, what can we possibly prepare for? Should we just get ready to die?]
[This guy is so damn selfish, isn’t he? He’s only telling us to prepare now?]
[This is ridiculous! He sells them to his own people for 110 white parts, but to us, it’s 150? What a total rip-off!]
[We’re all human! It’s one thing not to help us at a time like this, but to take advantage of the situation to bleed us dry is just disgusting!]
[I heard a while ago that he roped in dozens of shelter managers early on. Every single one of them has at least two [Damaged BB Gun (White)]. This guy clearly doesn’t give a damn if the rest of us live or die!]
[You can’t really say that. It’s not like Brother Ye was obligated to warn us, right?]
[And 150 white parts isn’t that expensive, is it? I’ve seen a lot of the better white-grade weapons on the trading post selling for that much.]
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Seeing the flood of accusations and curses, Ye Yun’s brow furrowed slightly.
’What is this?’
’No good deed goes unpunished, huh?’
[Looks like I was wasting my time trying to be a good person.]
[Fine. The only reason I’m just giving you this warning now is because I couldn’t confirm it any earlier.]
[As for the price of the [Damaged BB Gun (White)], I need to make it clear that I am not deliberately price gouging.]
[The price of 150 white parts is based on market supply and demand, as well as production costs.]
[As for me offering it to my own people for 110 white parts in my private chats—you yourselves said it, they’re *my people*. Is there a problem with me giving them a small discount?]
[And another thing, time is running out. Instead of wasting it barking like dogs, you’d be better off figuring out how to improve your own shelter’s combat capabilities.] freewebnσvel.cøm
After sending that, Ye Yun closed the public chat room. Out of sight, out of mind.
He had warned these people out of the goodness of his heart. It was one thing for them not to be grateful, but to complain about it was just ridiculous.
If the potential for mass casualties didn’t risk affecting his own future development, he wouldn’t have even bothered with that last message.
Ye Yun didn’t want to let these people ruin his mood. Besides, he didn’t have much time left. He had to hurry up and upgrade all the necessary buildings.
He had been so busy sending No. 1 and No. 2 out to gather information and working with his private groups to deduce the nature of the coming crisis that he hadn’t had any time to focus on the buildings within his own shelter.
