Ch 86: TGCIR

Both the Equipment Crafting Room and the Weapon Crafting Room were places where materials were placed into a machine, then the user would stand before it. The machine would autonomously measure the user’s dimensions and the required armor values, as well as the base contribution points needed for crafting.

After exchanging rat teeth, it was discovered that their contribution points were not enough. Many had already abandoned the idea. But now, at this moment, the machine displayed a new message:

[Would you like to borrow contribution points? Y/N]

“???” Borrow?

This was something they hadn’t anticipated.

Simply using contribution points to create armor from strange materials was already a great deal. In other bases, even defensive armor was auctioned off and could fetch sky-high prices.

But Noah Base only dealt in contribution points. Here, everything counted as part of the base’s needs!

Even if it was just a grown man running a few laps on a generator or helping move materials, everything counted as base contribution!

In other bases, only ability users killing zombies were considered contributing to the base. In Noah Base, nearly everyone had their own way of contributing.

So, since borrowing was now an option, even the base leadership not feared potential losses, o course, they chose to borrow first!

However, even if they chose to borrow, everyone had the intention of repaying the points as soon as possible.

The borrowing system had been initiated by Shen Cheng.

When the system asked whether to open the contribution points borrowing system, there was no hesitation in selecting “yes.”

Everyone in the base is striving to survive, and it would be a significant waste for her to open these new facilities only for them to remain unused or become accessible only to a select few.

Facilities that aren’t effectively utilized might as well not exist at all. She not only squandered the mutant beast materials she exchanged but also the construction funds she invested.

On Shen Cheng’s mobile phone screen, tiny figures moved methodically to the measurement machine, recorded their sizes, and then proceeded to the tailor’s machine. In no time, they would receive their armor.

The first person who received armor was amazed at how fast the sewing process was. In just a few minutes, the equipment was ready!

Several people immediately took off their old armor and put on the new ones. Some enthusiastically used steel knives and daggers to test the defensive values of the armor, verifying whether it truly offered the defense as advertised.

Once they were certain that the value was real and there was no deception, the calls for the small Equipment Crafting Room quickly rang out. Ability users had been envious when they saw ordinary residents could exchange for powered armors like mechs, but their envy was directed not only at why the base catered to ordinary folks, but more so at the anticipation of “If they have them, when can we?”

The armors made in the Equipment Crafting Room were more user-friendly for ability users. Ability users had certain resistance to zombies, and in battles, they just needed to protect vital areas. These armors balanced flexibility and smooth skill release. Those who tried them found that these armors were not as cumbersome as mechs while also having a high rate of ability user utilization.

On Shen Cheng’s phone screen, every item made by the machine for each armor was different. Some increased ability user utilization, while others enhanced speed. There were also ones that boosted defense, reduced weight, and more. Each one was tailored to the needs of the individual, truly customized.

The base was filled with the same atmosphere as the Spring Festival. There is no doubt that this atmosphere greatly dilutes the tension and uneasiness that the war was about to come.

Seeing the base’s loyalty increasing once again, Shen Cheng felt pleased.

She then proceeded to purchase the “Electrolysis Chamber” and two large gas storage tanks, placing them in the base.

After dividing the base’s electricity and powering it, the base immediately began filling the tanks. The hydrogen and oxygen flew into the two tanks, with oxygen being released into the base at a slow rate as a supplementary source, while the hydrogen was stored.

The heat generated by burning hydrogen is quite significant. Shen Cheng was still not entirely sure whether this fuel could be directly used in the new weapon system. After purchasing the blueprints, she told Li Weilan to act as a guinea pig in the Weapon Crafting Room.

The speed of 3D printing was extremely fast. Li Weilan quickly obtained a silver and gold-metal alloy weapon with a gas storage chamber in the middle, leaving it to produce gas.

A new weapon!

People nearby curiously gathered around, seven or eight of them saying, “Brother Li, is this a new weapon?”

“What’s that chamber for?”

“Show us, Brother Li!”

Li Weilan took the weapon to the adjacent training room and pressed a button. A dragon, about three to four meters long, rushed out with a sudden burst!

The training room simulated five or six zombies rushing towards him. Almost instantly, they were enveloped in warmth, and the sizzling sound of barbecue filled the air.

“Wow!” Someone at the door exclaimed in amazement.

Someone nearby whispered, “But do we know how long the flame can last? Will it burn out quickly? This fuel canister looks quite small.”

“Also, the entire weapon is made of metal. Do we know how heavy it is? Can we even lift it?”

These were the two most commonly asked questions. Another concern was how to exchange for it.

With the recent influx of new items and improvements to the base, their contribution points had been exhausted!

Nearly every ability user, even those who had borrowed, had already exchanged, and medical supplies were becoming scarce. If they had a surplus, they might consider distributing both offensive and defensive equipment to the elderly, weak, and children. But if they were too expensive, they would buy them.

“Try it for yourself.” Li Weilan spent a full 20 minutes inside before he used up the fuel in the weapon. In those 20 minutes, the zombies were all burned to ashes. For the second question, he handed the still-warm weapon to Shen Cheng and found that this seemingly all-metal weapon actually incorporated something to balance its weight and heat. After holding it for 20 minutes, even though it should have been scorching like a stove, the weapon was only slightly warm. It was truly cutting-edge technology. Additionally, she realized that the weight of the weapon wasn’t as heavy as she had imagined, and using a lot of gas made it easy to carry—much lighter than expected!

Shen Cheng immediately smiled happily, “Even a little kid from the family can handle this weight!”

Li Weilan nodded with a smile, “With the impending battle, the materials for these weapons are from the base. What we need to pay is the fuel usage fee for the weapon, and this part can be deducted using your accessories. Any accessories you exchange can be registered for deduction.”

“Crash!” The situation exploded!

The base actually had to spend on this?

A platinum accessory, in the post-apocalyptic world, was worth around several thousand to tens of thousands of dollars. The more expensive ones might reach a hundred thousand, but in the post-apocalyptic era, their value had plummeted. They might exchange for a few pieces of bread if they met the right buyer. Yet, here in Noah, they could exchange for a weapon of this caliber?

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Those who hadn’t donated or didn’t have platinum accessories felt they were at a loss. But now, the base was using platinum.

Li Weilan laughed and said to those who were feeling thankful, “What you should really be grateful to is Shen Cheng. She’s the true owner of the base.”

“Ah, ah, ah, Lanlan, don’t say it.” Shen Cheng saw this sentence on her phone screen, and her face turned slightly red.

She had initially thought of it as a game where NPCs treated the player as their savior, which was normal, and she hadn’t thought much about it. But now she knew the other world was real, and every time Li Weilan does something, he always mentioned Shen Cheng, almost like performing a ritual of worship within the base.

Looking at this passionate atmosphere and adoration, Shen Cheng couldn’t help but feel a sense of guilt in her heart.

She had only engaged in gaming behavior as a player, after all.

Furthermore, this kind of worship and admiration was more important for the cub. For her, besides finding it satisfying to watch, it wasn’t as important as her cub.

“I hope you all know who really helped us.” Li Weilan looked around and said, “Perhaps it’s heavy to say, but there’s no point in denying these things that belong to her. Even the credit can’t be taken away, not even by me.”

“Lanlan” Shen Cheng can hear deep emotions from his words.

Thinking that he could come to her world, Shen Cheng thought of something and asked suspiciously, “Lanlan, do you have a way to let me go to your world?” Otherwise, why did you do so much foreshadowing?

Could it be that one day she will wake up and find herself there?

“!!!”

Three exclamation points jumped out of the little man’s head.

“Oh, I’m probably thinking about it.”

Shen Cheng saw his reaction and knew that she had thought too much, but for a moment, the atmosphere became awkward because of this sentence.

“Umm…” They stared at each other through the screen for a moment. Li Weilan then said, “If there comes a day like that, would you be willing?”

Willing? Shen Cheng asked herself.

This question took her somewhat by surprise.

The day the cub stood in front of her alive, the day he helped her solve the problem, she fantasized about whether they would live happily in “reality” from now on.

But it seemed she hadn’t pictured herself going there to live.

After all, she had observed the cub’s daily life. Currently, many scenes had mosaics, and the Q version avoided providing players with excessively bloody and intense experiences.

If you think about it, she’s afraid it will take a long time for her to adapt to the life there. Maybe she can’t adapt to it, or maybe the life with cub is not so bad. Shen Cheng hesitated, and just as Li Weilan was about to say, “That’s not the case,” he heard her hesitant yet eager voice, “Maybe it’s not impossible after all.”

“!!!”

The little person’s head was once again adorned with three vivid exclamation marks.

He seemed to be completely startled, his eyes wide open as if he didn’t believe what he had heard.

After a moment, he smiled and squinted his eyes, the dimples at the corners of his mouth deepened slightly. “That’s the best answer I’ve ever heard.”

But then he quickly changed the subject, solemnly whispering, “But what I really want to say is, don’t come. Please, don’t come.”

Shen Cheng: My cub actually rejects me, my heart is breaking!

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