r18novel Chapter 74 Procurement
Chapter 74 Procurement
Logistics supplies and weapons can be temporarily stored in the storage area in the Explorers' Hall.
For an extra service fee and by showing your Explorer badge, the shop will send someone to pack and deliver your items.
Yu Jing can retrieve it when he leaves Fengbo Village, or he can simply leave it there and retrieve it when he sets off for the foreign land.
For others, the storage facility would charge based on storage time and the volume of the items. However, as a member of the Explorers' Headquarters, Yu Jing's storage is basically free as long as the total amount of supplies stored is within a certain range.
As for the complete outfit ordered from the Skywalker Group store, the staff gave a pickup time of three days later.
Yu Jing's original plan was to wait until his injuries at the guesthouse were fully healed and he was back to his peak condition before setting off, which would be about five days later to the "Hometown of Blood Therapy".
There's plenty of time; I don't mind waiting two or three days.
As you wander into the slum area, the lively atmosphere and bustling voices immediately greet you.
As the only border crossing of the Explorers Headquarters in the southwest region, the slums were still bustling with activity tonight.
Yu Jing bought a glass of chilled juice from a mobile stall and walked along with the flow of people. Sometimes he would stop in front of the stalls to look at the various strange and exotic items sold by the vendors, and sometimes he would slow down to listen to the conversations between the explorers around him to get information.
I must say, there are quite a few interesting things there.
In recent years, exploration of foreign lands has put the development of some of the discovered foreign lands on the right track.
Many explorers who felt they lacked the necessary skills formed teams to travel to these exotic lands, collecting resources to sell in the slums or simply to shops in the commercial districts to accumulate funds.
For example, the fluorite lamp that Yu Jing is holding at this moment is quite exquisite and can be hung on the waist.
It can provide a stable light source in the dark without easily attracting the attention of monsters, and it also has a chance to detect the activity of low-level spirits, making it quite effective in certain exotic environments.
Its core material, fluorite, comes from a fortress-like alien realm called the "Slime Mine," which has been highly developed.
The mine has many levels, and the deeper you go, the more valuable the ore you find.
Although the middle and deep layers are inhabited by a large number of slimes and underground monsters, their combat power is generally low. As long as a small team of 3 to 5 people is formed, they can open up a safe zone in it and then dig until the end of time.
If you're lucky, you can get a lot of high-value ores, which are key materials for making all kinds of extraordinary items, and they are in short supply on the market.
Major organizations, including the Explorers' Headquarters, as well as private blacksmiths, have been buying them at high prices for many years.
More importantly, the evacuation routes are fixed, and there are small outposts set up by the Explorers Headquarters, so you can leave at any time.
"As expected, miners and laborers are indispensable in every era... Ah, no, this one seems to be a mining tycoon."
Yu Jing glanced at the stall owner, who was dressed as a miner but had a cigar in his mouth.
Despite his unkempt appearance, the income he earns from selling mineral products at these stalls in one night would far surpass that of most white-collar workers in the world.
"The fluorite lamp is 2,000 each, no bargaining, take it or leave it."
The stall owner also noticed Yu Jing, who was wearing a battle-damaged hunter's jacket, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Judging from your appearance, you must be a newbie. Fine, 1800 yuan, do you want it?"
"Of course I want it, I want this one... How much is the purity pendant? Can it really detect pollutants in the environment?"
After paying for the fluorite lamp, Yu Jing's attention was quickly drawn to a diamond-shaped pendant that emitted a milky white glow and was displayed in the most conspicuous position on the stall. When he saw the description below it, his eyes lit up.
"The crystal set in this pendant is pure crystal, a rare find even in the [Slime Mine]. It's extremely sensitive to environmental changes; if it turns black, it means there are pollutants nearby, such as toxic fog, toxic powder, or some negative energy substances. It can warn you immediately. Those of us who work in the mine year-round basically all have one; it can save your life in a critical moment!"
To prove he wasn't lying, the stall owner even took out an identical pendant from his own neck.
"How much?"
Yu Jing was certain that the environment of the "Hometown of Blood Therapy" was not friendly to outsiders. Preparing a pure necklace in advance would allow him to react quickly when encountering danger, rather than belatedly putting on a gas mask when he had lung or body problems.
"Twenty-seven thousand, kid, there's no new customer discount on this!"
When the stall owner saw Yu Jing reach into his pocket, he pursed his lips, thinking that Yu Jing was overthinking things.
This kind of necklace is not something a newbie can afford...
Then he saw Yu Jing slap three checks worth ten thousand yuan onto the stall and ask him for change.
Damn, the world has changed, and people's hearts are no longer what they used to be!
"Are there any places in the slums that sell special items, especially those for monsters with negative energy?"
After putting the fluorite lamp into his backpack and hanging the pure necklace around his neck, Yu Jing asked.
"Go another fifty meters ahead, there's a shop called 'Alchemy Workshop,' which specializes in all kinds of alchemy tools. It's said that the shop owner knows an alchemist who learned real skills in some foreign land, a genuine superhuman, and has a very good reputation."
Although quite dissatisfied with Yu Jing's act of impersonating a newcomer, the stall owner was still a major customer, so he patiently answered his questions.
People like them, who spend their lives in the slums, know the details of every stall and private shop, and their information is highly reliable.
Therefore, after thanking him, Yu Jing went straight to the alchemy workshop.
To everyone's surprise, when they got to the door, they found that the workshop was not open at all that night, and there was a notice posted on the door saying that there was something going on at home.
Faced with this unfortunate situation, Yu Jing had no choice but to leave.
Anyway, his adventure suit will take three days to make, so he can try his luck later when he has more time.
Interestingly, because the alchemy workshop was closed, Yu Jing noticed that many people went to another shop across the street when he left. Driven by curiosity, he went in to take a look and found that the things sold there were even more peculiar.
I heard they're low-level magical artifacts obtained from some alien realm, sold for a very high price, and their functions... well...
It's hard to describe; it's just quite eerie.
Voodoo dolls, which require obtaining the target's body tissue to use, can control the target's movements within a certain range; mirrors, which require offerings to activate, can temporarily trap the target inside; and leather masks of unknown material, which, when worn, can completely transform the wearer into another person.
Yu Jing was quite interested in the voodoo doll.
However, after seeing that its price tag was as high as 200,000, I decisively gave up on it.