265: Chapter 265 Completely Exploded in Popularity

But for some reason, Chen Feng suddenly felt that with such a madman around, the Seventh War Zone... might actually be saved.

"Alright, Commander Chen, go tend to your duties."

Lin Fan sat back down.

"I need to start preparing the next batch of blind boxes as well."

"After all..."

He looked at the soldiers in the distance who were transporting the spoils of war, a slight curve appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"The customers already can't wait."

Chen Feng nodded and led the officers away.

Once they were far away, Lin Fan pulled the container holding the Abyss Bone Demon Bloodline out of the system space.

He looked at the writhing black energy inside the container, his gaze deep.

"Terrifying existences from the depths of the Abyss..."

"Sounds like a pretty good procurement channel."

He muttered to himself in a low voice.

Then, he put the container away.

Now was not the time.

Wait until his strength was a bit greater.

Wait until his preparations were a bit more sufficient.

When the time came, he would go to the depths of the Abyss... to restock.

It should be quite interesting.

Lin Fan thought, a smile appearing on his face.

That smile was very gentle.

And also very 'nuclear-kind'.

The Myriad Treasures Pavilion completely exploded with popularity in the Seventh War Zone.

This popularity wasn't the gradual kind, but rather like a volcanic eruption, sweeping through the entire war zone in just one day.

From the frontline soldiers to the logistics personnel in the rear, and even the officers at headquarters, everyone was discussing blind boxes.

Discussing who had opened what good items, discussing which blind box had the best value for money, and discussing when the next batch of blind boxes would arrive.

A long queue formed in front of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion's stall.

The line stretched from the center of the square all the way to the base gates, spanning a full three hundred meters.

Everyone held money in their hands, or vouchers for the converted value of their battle spoils, their eyes fixed intently on the blind boxes at the stall as if looking at a life-saving straw.

No, it wasn't 'as if'.

They were life-saving straws.

On the battlefield, one blind box could truly save a life.

"Next!"

Hou San stood behind the counter, shouting at the top of his lungs.

Before him were piles of blind boxes of various colors: white for fifty thousand, blue for five hundred thousand, and purple for five million.

As for the gold ones...

They hadn't arrived today.

Lin Fan had said that gold blind boxes were only sold one per day, and required a reservation.

The one who made a reservation yesterday was the Logistics Minister, Zhao Weiguo.

The one who made a reservation today was... Chen Feng.

That's right, even Chen Feng couldn't hold back anymore.

He had seen with his own eyes Lin Fan knead a foreign race general into a blind box and open an S-rank Bloodline worth 2.5 billion.

The impact of that was too great.

So great that even he, the war zone commander, was tempted.

"Commander Chen, your gold blind box."

Lin Fan pulled a blind box out of the system space that was entirely gilded with a nine-colored halo flowing on its surface, and placed it on the counter.

The moment the blind box appeared, the Spiritual Qi of the entire square vibrated.

The people in the queue let out bursts of exclamations.

"A gold blind box!"

"The one that costs a hundred million!"

"Commander Chen is really rich..."

"Nonsense, he's the commander, how could he not have money?"

Amidst the discussions, Chen Feng took a deep breath and pulled out a black metal card from his breast pocket.

That was his entire life savings.

One hundred million.

He had saved for ten years.

But today, he decided to take a gamble.

"Minister Lin, this blind box... is guaranteed to contain an S-rank item?"

"Guaranteed."

Lin Fan nodded.

"If you don't open one, I'll compensate you double."

Chen Feng grit his teeth and swiped the card.

*Beep.*

One hundred million received.

Lin Fan pushed the gold blind box in front of him.

"Open it now, or take it back to open?"

"Now."

Chen Feng did not hesitate.

He picked up the blind box, his hands trembling slightly.

It wasn't fear.

It was excitement.

A hundred million was a huge sum for him as well.

But if he could open an S-rank item, it would be worth it.

"Just tear off the Seal."

Lin Fan reminded him.

Chen Feng nodded and forcefully tore off the Seal paper on the surface of the blind box.

*Hum.*

Nine-colored light erupted from the blind box.

The light soared into the sky, forming a brilliant pillar of light in the heavens.

Everyone in the base could see it.

"Holy crap! Something good came out!"

"With this much commotion, it's definitely S-rank!"

"Commander Chen hit the jackpot!"

Amidst the exclamations, the light gradually receded.

The blind box opened automatically.

Inside, no world-shaking treasure appeared.

There was only... a piece of paper.

A yellowed piece of paper that looked like it had some years on it.

Complex patterns were drawn on the paper, along with some unintelligible text.

Chen Feng was stunned.

"This... what is this?"

Lin Fan leaned in to take a look, then pushed up his glasses.

"A blueprint."

"What kind of blueprint?"

"A forging blueprint."

Lin Fan picked up the paper and examined it carefully.

"S-rank Battle Armor: Abyss Barrier Forging Blueprint."

"The complete version."

Chen Feng's breath hitched.

An S-rank battle armor forging blueprint?

Complete version?

"This... how much is this worth?"

"Priceless."

Lin Fan handed the blueprint back to him.

"Forging blueprints for S-rank battle armor are national-level strategic resources; they are priceless and not easily found on the market."

"If I had to give an estimate..."

He paused.

"Starting at five billion."

*Pfft!*

Chen Feng nearly spat out.

"Five billion?"

He spent a hundred million and opened something worth five billion?

A fifty-fold return?

"Minister Lin, you... aren't joking?"

"I never joke when it comes to business."

Lin Fan said seriously.

"If this blueprint is given to the military's Artifact Refining Great Masters, they can continuously produce S-rank battle armor as long as there are enough Materials."

"One set of S-rank battle armor has a market price of two billion."

"Three sets would be six billion."

"After deducting Materials and labor costs, the net profit would be over four billion."

Chen Feng's hands began to shake.

It wasn't a slight tremble.

It was a violent shaking.

He gripped the blueprint tightly, as if he were clutching his own life.

"I... I've struck it rich?"

"You have."

Lin Fan nodded.

"Congratulations, Commander Chen, on your first success."

Chen Feng opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found he couldn't speak.

He was too excited.

Excited to the point of being speechless.

The surrounding crowd also boiled over.

"Five billion! He spent a hundred million and earned five billion!"

"Gold blind boxes are truly incredible!"

"I'm going to save money! I want to open a gold blind box too!"

"Forget it, how long would it take for you to save a hundred million?"

"Exactly, just stick to opening white blind boxes; fifty thousand each, with a guaranteed C-rank, it's not bad either."

Amidst the discussions, Chen Feng finally recovered his senses.

He took a deep breath, carefully tucked the blueprint into his breast pocket, and then gave Lin Fan a deep bow.

"Minister Lin, words cannot express my gratitude."

"From now on, the Seventh War Zone will be the Myriad Treasures Pavilion's strongest backing."

Lin Fan smiled.

This was exactly the sentence he wanted.

"Commander Chen is too polite; we are in a cooperative relationship, mutually beneficial."

"Yes, mutually beneficial."

Chen Feng nodded heavily.

At this moment, he was completely won over.

Lin Fan wasn't a madman.

He was a Genius.

A Genius who could change the course of the war.

With him here, the Seventh War Zone might truly be able to create a miracle.

After Chen Feng left, the blind box sales reached a climax.

Soldiers, with bloodshot eyes, pulled out all their savings to exchange for blind boxes.

Some even brought out their marriage savings and funeral funds.

Because they saw hope.

The hope of becoming stronger.

The hope of surviving.