Apocalypse: My Apartment Has Traits - Chapter 135 - 121: Tier One Mechanism: Giant Beast Hunting Beehive (4K Merged)_
Chapter 135: Chapter 121: Tier One Mechanism: Giant Beast Hunting Beehive (4K Merged)_
Xu Zhong and Zhang Huaying looked at him in astonishment.
Xu Zhong said, “What nonsense are you talking about?”
However, Chen Xinting didn’t respond to him. After saying that sentence, he got up and left.
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Auction day made Wuyin Village unprecedentedly lively.
The village paths were crowded, with people from all villages in the East District gathering, as well as many from even more distant villages.
The marketplace under the abandoned highway was packed tight.
Those who came to Wuyin Village today, apart from those specifically coming for blueprints, also included many who used the lively occasion to sell goods.
There were people from outside villages and wanderers.
The stalls were crowded together densely.
Members of the village search team were dismantling iron sheds to squeeze out more space for people to set up stalls and sell goods.
The reason being that Wuyin Village charges stall fees.
Su Lin, accompanied by his own Humpty Dumpty, wandered around the marketplace and even found people selling house title deeds.
Today, Su Tongxi specially wore a plain long-sleeved shirt and pants to go out, and she was wearing a pure white veil on her face.
She tightly held Su Lin’s arm, curiously going with him to inquire about the price of house title deeds.
The surrounding crowd cast burning gazes at her.
There was no need to see her face under the veil, the very sight of the exquisite fruit hanging on a thin branch indicated she was a peerless beauty.
In the apocalypse, there is no entertainment, and every day one must work tirelessly for survival.
With nothing to do and great pressure, in this environment, the value and scarcity of women are understandably high.
“What are you looking at!” An angry shout emerged from the crowd, “Daring to covet even the woman of our Wuyin Village’s Deputy Team Leader, Su Lin? If you don’t want your eyes, get out!”
Upon hearing the word “Su”, everyone was shocked and reluctantly shifted their gaze away.
Su Lin lightly swept his gaze over the crowd, withdrew his arm from Su Tongxi’s embrace, and instead forcefully pulled her petite figure into his arms.
Amidst the envious and sneaky glances of the crowd, Su Tongxi’s face turned hot, nestling against him and softly said, “Brother Kirin…”
Su Lin gently patted her little butt:
“See if there’s anything else you need to buy.”
“Mm~”
He mainly paid attention to stalls selling themselves or slaves as tenants, but after a round, was greatly disappointed.
Mostly ugly and rough, even flesh locks were rare, let alone tendon locks, and they were mainly sloppy men.
The upgrade to a Level 4 Safe House was imminent, besides Song Yiren, there was not a single person worth considering.
He didn’t find tenants, but saw two or three places selling house title deeds, with prices around two gold coins.
He watched a group of wanderers buy a house title deed with tears of joy.
Afterward, this group of wanderers sought out the patrolling team in the marketplace, asking about the conditions to settle in Wuyin Village.
Now that Wuyin Village’s reputation is well known, many come to join, and the Su Family’s attitude is welcoming to all.
The village is in need of manpower, and those who survive and save enough to buy a house title deed for two gold coins must be quite capable.
Among them, there might even be tendon lock martial artists.
“If a tendon lock could come to be my tenant, that would be great, even if it’s a man, I wouldn’t mind.”
If worst comes to worst, after upgrading to Level 4, he would build an independent house.
He could build a courtyard, so constructing a wing room wouldn’t be a problem.
Su Lin had already decided to see if he could modify the safe house into a courtyard layout after upgrading to Level 4.
“Young Master Su, it’s almost noon, let’s go together to Gouhuo Tavern.”
Ye Xin’an, the team leader, smiled as he approached.
He was in his early thirties, with a scholarly and refined demeanor.
Su Lin responded politely, “Please just call me Su Lin, I dare not assume ’young master’.”
“Alright, I’ll take the liberty, I’m thirty-six this year, Su Lin, if you don’t mind, call me Brother An?”
Ye Xin’an enthusiastically bridged the gap.
Su Lin had no objection.
Not only was Ye Xin’an a team leader, but he was also a strong tendon lock martial artist, subtly more powerful than the aging Liu Jun.
The three of them chatted and laughed, heading towards Gouhuo Tavern, which served as the auction venue.
The pub’s doors and windows were wide open, brightly lit.
The Wuyin Hunting Group was fully armed, maintaining tight security around.
Only those leaders from various villages who passed identity check could enter with their people.
The bar counter had been moved, and a temporary stage was set up on it.
The tavern below was packed full of people.
Once inside, Su Lin immediately saw Su Qi already seated and beckoning him over.
The three of them sat down together.
Su Qi lightly admonished:
“Keep your guard up, at times like these there are always people looking to take shortcuts.”
Su Lin felt a chill in his heart, nodded silently.
At twelve noon, the auction for the blueprints began, with many ambitious village leaders in attendance, their eyes gleaming.
Ever since the news of the Tier One Mechanism Blueprint spread, countless people have risked their lives for this moment.
Each village has lost many people in the wilderness because of this.
As discussions grew in the tavern, the backstage door creaked open.
Several familiar figures stepped onto the temporary platform.
One of them, dressed in a group uniform, glanced casually at the crowd.
This person was the group leader for this trip!
Named Yan Zhou.
The room fell silent.
Many people began to feel nervous.
Facing the gathered eyes, Yan Zhou raised his hand to check the time, seeing that it was twelve. Without wasting any words, he said plainly:
“Tier One Mechanism Blueprint, Giant Beast Hunting Beehive, auction begins.”
The words were so succinct that they seemed dismissive.
Everyone below exchanged glances, completely astonished.
Giant Beast Hunting Beehive?
Is this a mechanism?
Shouldn’t the group’s people introduce the mechanism’s function?
“Uh, cough!”
Old Que’er, stationed in Wuyin Village, looked helpless and quickly added:
“The Giant Beast Hunting Beehive is a special wall mechanism. Mount it on a wall, and you can breed a group of Giant Beast-Hunting Bees, each with the strength comparable to a Boss-level Shadow Beast! Two working together can easily kill one boss! You can breed up to thirty!”
After Old Que’er’s words fell, a series of sharp intakes of breath echoed below.
“Thirty Giant Beast-Hunting Bees comparable to bosses?! Is there such a mechanism? I’ve never heard of it!” someone exclaimed.
“Is this a new type of mechanism? Can these hunting bees understand human speech and be commanded?”
Old Que’er pointed to the person who asked and loudly responded:
“Our group guarantees that these hunting bees completely follow commands!”
The crowd immediately became more uproarious!
“Wouldn’t a single mechanism completely block a beast tide attack route for a Level 5 Safe House?!”
“Is this the power of a Tier One Mechanism?”
Even Su Lin and Su Qi couldn’t help but be shocked.
Su Lin’s eyes couldn’t help but heat up.
If he could build this Giant Beast Hunting Beehive mechanism, wouldn’t he be able to directly sleep each night without even stepping outside!
The tavern was stirred into an uproar by Old Que’er’s introduction.
“But!”
At this point, Old Que’er yelled, suppressing the crowd’s commotion.
He stated seriously:
“But please pay attention, although the Giant Beast Hunting Beehive is powerful, it also has limitations.”
He poured cold water on the crowd’s enthusiasm.
“Firstly, breeding Giant Beast-Hunting Bees is very costly. For every ten Giant Beast-Hunting Bees, at least one piece of beast meat is needed daily!”
This statement immediately cooled the fervent minds below.
A piece of beast meat costs nearly a silver coin.
Ten need one piece.
To keep a full hive of Giant Beast-Hunting Bees, wouldn’t it require three silver coins daily?
Poverty made most people instantly look ashen.
They might be able to buy the blueprint, but they might not be able to afford to maintain…
“Secondly!”
And at this time, Old Que’er’s cold water hadn’t stopped pouring.
“The hunting bees can die. A deceased Giant Beast-Hunting Bee takes a day to produce a new young bee, which then needs two more days to mature. Therefore, every loss of a Giant Beast-Hunting Bee takes a full three days to recover!
“Of course, as long as you have enough beast meat, even if all hunting bees are wiped out, you can still raise a new hive in just three days.”
This limitation wasn’t too bad.
The crowd breathed a sigh of relief.
Despite the high maintenance costs, this Tier One Mechanism Blueprint was indeed worth it!
For a Level 5 Safe House, the most troublesome thing is the massive appearance of Boss-level Shadow Beasts.
If a single Tier One Mechanism can block a beast tide attack route, it’s already quite valuable!
After pouring cold water, Old Que’er added fuel to the fire.
“Although the Giant Beast-Hunting Bees are a wall mechanism, they are actually an extremely precious summoning-type mechanism!
“These hunting bees can not only be commanded within the safe house range, but you can also take them into the wilderness, equivalent to having thirty Flesh Lock tenants, and they can be replenished at any time!”
Boom!
The tavern seemed to instantly explode!
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