88: Chapter 88 Auction

This trip out was truly a bountiful harvest! Just the e-grade beast cores alone amounted to over eighty pieces.

Besides that, the weapons and equipment on those people could also be worth around two thousand survival coins.

How should he deal with these beast cores?

Chen Ze was a bit troubled.

Logically speaking, e-grade beast cores, as essential materials for advancement, were definitely most suitable for his own people to use.

But now that the novice protection period had ended, Mutated Beasts would surely appear more and more frequently. Over time, beast cores would definitely become less precious.

Most importantly, how many people were there in the Blockhouse right now? Keeping a fraction would be enough for his own people; why keep the rest just to let them depreciate?

After thinking for a long time, Chen Ze finally made a decision.

He would process all the beast cores in three parts.

First, of course, was to supply his own people in the Fortress. Fatty followed him through life and death every day, so he naturally deserved more; he would give him 5 pieces directly, and Fatty could deal with them however he wanted. The others would each get one piece to prepare for future breakthroughs.

Second, naturally, was to sell them. He owed Old Gao a favor, so it was only right to sell fewer to him, and then take about 30 pieces to the Trading House to auction off in batches to make a huge profit.

Third was to craft the e-grade automatic crossbow. The power of the e-grade automatic crossbow was terrifyingly high. Chen Ze felt that if there were enough of them, even a D-grade Mutated Beast would be shot to death, so they had to be mass-produced.

But while e-grade wood might still be purchasable at the Trading House, he would have to find another way for the e-grade beast tendons.

Having figured this out, Chen Ze went straight downstairs.

Downstairs, the group had just finished eating, and all the dishes were eaten clean without a trace of waste.

Fatty was sprawled out on a chair, with a toothpick he had found from somewhere dangling from his mouth.

The others also looked satisfied; perhaps due to the effects of the Mutated Beast meat and the attribute fruits, everyone's face was glowing red.

"Dad, today's meal was truly magical! I added a full three points to my attributes!" Xiao Long said, rolling up his sleeves and flexing his biceps with effort.

Three points? Hadn't he added five points himself?

Chen Ze thought about it for a moment and guessed the reason.

They must have been reluctant to eat, so they hadn't consumed enough of the attribute crops, which naturally resulted in a discount.

He silently made a note to himself to tell Wang Yalan to prepare more attribute ingredients in the future to ensure everyone got the full effect.

"Brother Ze, you're here. I just saw that dog Liang Kun putting a bounty on us in the chat channel. Should we discuss how to deal with him?" Fatty said.

Chen Ze waved his hand and pulled out a chair to sit down.

"Just keep an eye out for Liang Kun. Right now, the most important thing for us is to get resources and strengthen ourselves. As long as we are strong enough, we can just wait for him to come and deliver his head."

Hearing this, everyone nodded in unison.

"We obtained quite a few e-grade beast cores today. Everyone here is one of our own, so everyone gets one piece first. Let's break through to level two as soon as possible!" After saying this, Chen Ze took out five beast cores and pushed them in front of the group.

Wang Yalan, Li Mengmeng, Duan Linhai, plus his two children—not a single one was missed.

"Hiss!" Everyone's breath hitched, their eyes fixed tightly on the beast cores on the table, filled with shock.

Duan Linhai was the first to snap out of it and hurriedly refused.

"Boss, our family of three owes our lives to you. How can we accept such treasures!"

Chen Ze raised his hand and spoke bluntly.

"Take them. Once you break through to level two and improve your physique, you can better help me guard the Fortress and manage the planting boxes."

"The rest of you don't need to say anything else. Since everyone came to this Blockhouse because you trust me, there's no need to be too polite about some things!"

As his voice fell, Wang Yalan was the first to smile with relief, reaching out to gently pull the beast core belonging to her in front of her.

"Alright! Then I'll accept it. My stats were just stuck at the 20-point limit!"

With Wang Yalan taking the lead, the others also picked up the beast cores in front of them.

"Thank you, Brother Chen Ze!"

Li Mengmeng's thought process really wasn't quite like a normal person's.

While others, upon receiving the beast cores, were entirely focused on absorbing them as quickly as possible to level up, she was the only one who carefully held it up with both hands and raised it to the light to examine it closely.

"Wow! So beautiful!"

The six people present each accepted their beast cores, except for Fatty, who was empty-handed. He awkwardly scratched the back of his head, secretly guessing that perhaps it was because he had already broken through to level two that Chen Ze didn't save one for him.

He was feeling a bit disappointed when he looked up and met Chen Ze's smiling gaze.

"Don't worry. I've said it before: the Fortress doesn't keep idlers. The person who contributes the most naturally gets the most."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Ze reached into his storage space and pulled out five bright-colored e-grade beast cores, pushing them neatly in front of Fatty.

The five beast cores were lined up on the table, their luster dazzling, causing the others to feel a shock in their hearts.

Fatty's eyes instantly went wide, and he subconsciously rubbed his hands together.

"Brother Ze, you're giving me five at once? So many!"

"On this trip out, you contributed a lot. It's only right that you get more!"

Fatty felt a warmth in his heart and didn't stand on ceremony; he simply swept the five beast cores into his arms and grinned broadly.

"Hehe, Brother Ze, you really are my good big brother! Just watch my performance in the future!"

A simple distribution ended, and everyone clearly remembered Chen Ze's rules in their hearts.

Distribution according to labor; the more you work, the more you get!

It could be considered as laying a solid foundation for the future growth of the Fortress.

He opened the system panel, went to the Trading House, and clicked on Auction.

Starting price: 500 survival coins.

Auction duration: half an hour.

(Auctions cannot be anonymous; the system will deduct 10% of the transaction amount as a service fee!)

Dark! Truly dark! This system, it's even darker than that profiteer Old Gao!

Chat channel.

Shanghai Li Yunlong: "Brothers, an e-grade beast core has been listed on the auction house. Those who need it, hurry up and bid!"

My Blade Shield: "I want it, I want it! Don't anyone fight me for it!"

Savage Demon: "Starting price is only five hundred? The big boss has a conscience!"

Doesn't Matter: "Upstairs, do you want to go take another look now? It's already reached 1200 survival coins, alright!"

At the same time, Hongxing Society, Liang Kun's Fortress.

"Big Boss! Quick, look at the Trading House! That Shanghai Li Yunlong has listed an e-grade beast core!"

"What?"

Liang Kun was originally holding a teacup, sipping tea. In his excitement, he spilled the entire cup of tea right onto his crotch, and he immediately shrieked in pain!

The few lackeys nearby were scared and hurriedly lowered their heads, not daring to laugh out loud.

Liang Kun didn't bother wiping the water stains off his body; he hurriedly opened the system panel and immediately saw the transaction information.

Auction item: e-grade beast core.

Current bid: 1350 survival coins. (Each bid increase must not be less than 50 survival coins.)

Remaining auction time: 28 minutes and 05 seconds.

"Damn! It really is an e-grade beast core!"

Liang Kun was immediately overjoyed.

Now that spot goods had suddenly appeared in the Trading House, Liang Kun immediately made up his mind that no matter how many survival coins it cost, he would win it.

"Li Yunlong, oh Li Yunlong, should I say you're stupid or brainless? You're actually willing to take such a scarce resource out for auction! Hahahaha!"