Chapter 448: Planning, Food Crisis, Different Solutions |
"Silver-tier Conquest Card!"
Yu Yuan looked at the silver-white card before him, then glanced at Mie Mie who was interacting with Zhi Zhi.
There was no longer any apprehension in his heart towards Silver-tier cards.
Although now was still not the best time to draw Fate Cards.
But things had piled up one after another, forcing Yu Yuan to accept this reality.
In his heart, he was grateful that the Fate Card had saved Mie Mie at the critical moment.
Moreover, this was only a Silver-tier card, not a Gold-tier one.
Previously, Yu Yuan's apprehension towards Silver-tier cards stemmed from his inability to find Silver-tier creatures.
But the situation was different now.
Even the incoming Bishop Knight from the Humpback Whale faction was also suspected to possess Silver-tier strength.
With these two Silver-tier targets, the Silver-tier card mission was no longer a guaranteed death sentence.
Hmm~~~
Except for the Indulgence Card~
"Half a month's time..." Yu Yuan pondered.
A Silver-tier Conquest Card could only conquer Silver-tier creatures; conquering Silver-tier humans was ineffective. Therefore, Bishop Knight most likely could not serve as the mission target.
Although he wasn't clear on the exact reason, his previous experiences with eliminating Conquest Cards left no room for wishful thinking.
"Then the hope can only be placed on the Wendigo... at most ten days. If the Wendigo hasn't appeared within ten days, then I'll have no choice but to advance to the Bronze Rank and search for clues about Silver-tier creatures from other worlds."
"Hmm~ There's also the Underground Shadow World and the Molten Kobold world to search. The appearance of the Wendigo might or might not be related to my fusion of the Civilization Core, but special civilization worlds should generally have a higher probability of possessing Silver-tier creatures compared to ordinary worlds!"
Yu Yuan's mind rapidly formulated multiple plans to complete the Silver-tier Fate Card mission.
"Since that's the case, the focus will be on the Wendigo, while also preparing for the critical moment of advancing to the Bronze Rank. Finally, the exploration of those two special civilization worlds must also begin."
Having made a decision in his heart.
Yu Yuan immediately sent messages to Carmen and Alpha, inquiring about the selection results for the third batch of the Pioneering Group.
He figured the selection should be almost complete.
With the integration of the Thug Prison, the number of people in the [Hunter Training Camp] had now reached nearly two thousand.
Those meeting the requirements for the [Basic Infantry] job change shouldn't be too few.
However, obedience was the key factor in the selection; it all depended on how many met that standard.
Yu Yuan had great confidence in the effectiveness of the upgraded [Hunter Training Camp].
And the results were indeed as he expected.
Alpha and Carmen soon sent back information.
So far, the selection for the third batch of the Pioneering Group was in its final stages and would be completed soon.
The estimated number of qualified personnel was no less than 500.
Simultaneously, the logistics support team was also working at full capacity to produce Yo-yo Assault Rifles and simple Mechanical Armor.
However, Carmen indicated that with the soldier count reaching the large base of two thousand.
The currently stockpiled survival supplies had now entered a red-line state.
Especially since soldier training required additional consumption of survival supplies. Moreover, to accelerate training progress, food was not restricted during normal times.
Currently, the food reserves could last for at most three more months.
Yu Yuan had anticipated this and stated he would find a way to solve it.
Looking at the Virtual Light Screen, the acquisition of mechanical parts on Taotao Hole was still ongoing. Several batches of acquired supplies had already been sent to the training camp over the past few days.
After several days of acquisitions, the rate of obtaining supplies had noticeably slowed.
After all, supplies weren't unlimited and refreshed automatically.
Over these past few days, the easily collectible and conveniently gathered supplies had long been traded by players.
From now on, it wouldn't be that simple anymore.
However, this was a matter of long-term persistence.
There were still about 12 million survival points left.
Thinking for a moment, Yu Yuan opened his friend list, clicked on a person's avatar, and sent a message.
[Commerce God Alliance Customer Service 0414: Commerce God Alliance Customer Service is delighted to assist you. How may we help you?]
This person was the Commerce God Alliance customer service representative Yu Yuan had added when purchasing the Blood Clan vs. Wolf Clan battle video.
[Yu Yuan Shelter: What are the prices for food items here?]
Soon, an extremely detailed list was sent over. The food types were varied and numerous, with detailed prices listed after each item.
The minimum transaction amount started at 100,000 survival points.
And bulk purchases came with discounts.
For example, for 100,000 survival points, you could purchase 400 cans of meat, averaging about 250 survival points per can.
It was genuinely not cheap.
But if you purchased over 1 million survival points worth at once, you could get 5,000 cans.
When the transaction amount reached 5 million and 10 million survival points, there were even more discounts.
However, Yu Yuan only glanced at such foods.
Canned meat itself was among the higher-value foods here, but it wasn't the best choice for serving as soldier rations.
Other foods like compressed biscuits and dried meat were much cheaper in comparison.
Even purchasing grains directly, like cereals, was far cheaper; 150,000 survival points could buy one ton.
Furthermore, Yu Yuan also discovered a type of food slightly more expensive than grains: nutritional paste.
Upon inquiry, he learned this nutritional paste was specifically prepared for followers.
After all, by the Bronze Rank, developing one's own forces and civilization was an inevitable trend.
It was quite normal for Bronze Rank players to have hundreds to thousands of followers.
Feeding so many people and mounts couldn't all rely on various finely processed foods. Purchasing grains still required preparation and processing, which were hidden costs and very inconvenient.
Thus, this nutritional paste food appeared.
Nutritional paste was a paste-like substance resembling toothpaste, available in various flavors, with the most important feature being its rich nutrition.
It could also be customized into special racial nutritional paste based on the follower's race.
Low cost, simple, and efficient.
It was the primary choice for many players raising followers.
In short, judging solely from food selection, the Commerce God Alliance was undoubtedly very comprehensive.
But ultimately, it still came down to survival points.
Yu Yuan was only doing a simple inquiry this time.
However, he still spent 750,000 survival points to purchase 5 tons of rice, then ended the conversation.
The Commerce God Alliance likely had specialized civilization players for material transmission, capable of directly transmitting large quantities of supplies to players.
Yu Yuan could only sigh in admiration; truly worthy of a commercial organization dominating the Civilization Ladder. Without some means, it couldn't have grown so large.
These grains were prepared for Dead Mine Town.
The several hundred people there also needed to eat. With a dedicated hunting team plus these grains, survival wasn't an immediate problem for now.
The current goal was to eat one's fill first, then consider eating well later.
"Resources, it's still about resources!"
For the first time, Yu Yuan felt the Black Shield Police Department and the Aurora Animal Assistance Association were so excellent and capable.
Normally, recruiting thugs and absorbing factions were greatly affected by shortages of survival supplies.
To expand one's forces, one must satisfy the survival needs of followers. Without sufficient survival supplies, the expenditure on this alone would be astronomical.
Not to mention anything else, just look at the other factions in Green Forest City for a clear comparison.
The reason Yu Yuan could easily subdue them was partly due to the Extreme Cold disaster, but mainly because, with survival supplies nearly exhausted, they had reached a moment of life and death.
The Iron Anchor Shipping Company even attracted the Wendigo's attention due to cannibalism.
As for the Black Shield Police Department and the Aurora Animal Assistance Association.
One directly plundered several large city-level reserve warehouses in Green Forest City during the early days of the wasteland, obtaining a massive amount of supplies sufficient to last for years.
The other received news before the wasteland descended and thus made all-out advance purchases of various survival and scarce supplies.
Making ample preparations for the wasteland's arrival.
This was what gave Yu Yuan the opportunity to rapidly develop his forces.
"Three months, the current supplies can last three more months..." Yu Yuan thought.
"Purchasing food is ultimately only a stopgap measure, treating the symptoms but not the root cause... Dale's large-scale breeding of mealworms has already begun. With the Insect Breeding Room, three months is enough to expand the scale several times over..."
"The Pioneering Group's conquest and plunder of other worlds can also obtain a certain amount of survival supplies. Plunder is also the fastest way to acquire supplies..."
"But the most important thing is still to have our own food production system..."