59: Chapter 59 Big Purchase

Less than three seconds after Zhou An sent his message in the group chat, the team channel instantly exploded.

[Li Muzi]: "Boss! If possible, could you help me keep an eye out for a set of blue high-toughness alloy gardening shears? The ordinary iron shears I have now can no longer cut the vines of those high-tier mutated plants. If there's still budget left... just get me a level 2 automatic constant-temperature watering can!"

[Zhang Ming]: "Boss, the kitchen is having a really hard time processing high-tier mutated beast meat right now. The monster bones are too hard, and my boning knife has already chipped. If you have some spare resources, please help me get a blue titanium alloy cookware set, and also a sturdier large cutting board!"

"That's it?"

Zhou An looked at these procurement requests on the screen and shook his head helplessly.

They were so used to living a hard life that their perspective hadn't opened up yet; they had no idea what kind of terrifying wealth their boss currently possessed.

He simply shared the fortress's Trading House projection permissions directly into the group and pulled up a massive holographic panel: "Go into the shop and pick things out yourselves; stop staring at that junk. Just add whatever high-tier equipment you like to the cart, and I'll foot the bill."

Once the projection opened, Li Muzi and the couple Zhang Ming stared wide-eyed at the dazzling array of high-tier equipment in the Trading House.

But when they saw the long string of zeros following the prices, they instantly lost their nerve.

"B-Boss... aren't these devices too expensive? They cost tens of thousands, or even over a hundred thousand level 3 materials just like that..."

Li Muzi swallowed hard.

"How about we just buy some blue rare-grade ones and make do? As long as they work, that's fine. We should save the remaining resources to deal with any sudden crises after the polar night ends."

"That's right, Boss. Blue-quality cookware is actually already top-tier; there's no need to spend money unnecessarily." Zhang Ming also chimed in, his heart pounding.

"Have some ambition!"

Before Zhou An could speak, Luo Ning's voice came through the communication channel, sounding dismissive as she chewed on something.

"Why are you worrying about his money? Your boss is currently one of the top super-rich people in this sky! He has at least 170 million level 3 materials in his warehouse right now! If you don't buy the best, are you just going to let the materials pile up in the warehouse and rot?"

The communication channel fell silent.

Li Muzi and the couple Zhang Ming collectively gasped, their brains buzzing.

170 million?!

"Luo Ning is right."

Zhou An leaned back in the cockpit chair, his fingers sliding rapidly across the console.

"If we're not going to buy, fine. But if we do, we go all the way. The fortress's logistics and research capabilities must match our current tier."

He went directly to the quality filter in the search bar and checked the highest level: [Legendary (Gold)].

However, the screen flashed, and a system prompt popped up:

[System Prompt]: There are currently no "Legendary" grade facility modules for sale in the regional Trading House.

"Tch, not even a gold one."

Zhou An pursed his lips with some regret. It seemed that Legendary items were still absolutely not for sale in the current survival world; you couldn't just throw money at them to get them. You had to risk your life in high-level ruins or open treasure chests.

Settling for second best, Zhou An lowered the filter criteria to [Epic (Purple)].

This time, a large number of Epic-grade devices instantly popped up on the screen.

Everyone selected their desired items.

Zhou An didn't even look at the prices; with a wave of his hand, amidst the crisp and pleasant "ding-ding" sounds of deductions, he completed this insane shopping spree.

Beams of teleportation light lit up one after another in the fortress's third-floor warehouse.

[Advanced Fresh-Lock Cooking Station] Quality: Purple (Epic) Assigned Module: Kitchen Area Function: Comes with ultrasonic cleaning and vibration cutting features. Even the hard bones of mutated beasts can be sliced through as easily as tofu. The built-in "Spirit Energy Lock" attribute ensures that the loss of spiritual energy during the cooking process is less than 1%.

[Holographic Micro-Ecosystem Simulation Matrix] Quality: Purple (Epic) Assigned Module: Planting Area Function: Can seamlessly switch the micro-ecosystem environment of the planting area, such as: extreme cold ice fields, volcanic lava, deep-sea high pressure, or even simulate abyssal dark environments. It not only significantly shortens the growth cycle of high-tier seeds but also stimulates plants to produce beneficial mutations.

[High-Tier Spirit Soil Purification Array] Quality: Purple (Epic) Assigned Module: Planting Area Function: Throw in ordinary waste, low-tier beast blood, or monster corpses, and it can automatically purify, decompose, and convert them into "Black Crystal Spirit Soil" rich in spiritual energy. There is a high probability of triggering the "Multiple Offspring" effect from the Shennong talent.

[Swarm Automatic Pollination Instrument] Quality: Purple (Epic) Assigned Module: Planting Area Function: An agricultural artifact that completely frees up your hands. A swarm of fingernail-sized micro-drones can perfectly complete the most delicate pollination and harvesting work around the clock, absolutely without damaging the fragile roots of high-tier medicinal herbs.

[Advanced Material Analysis Station] Quality: Purple (Epic) Assigned Module: Laboratory Function: Perfectly isolates high-risk mental pollution sources, conducting molecular-level dissection and high-dimensional material sequencing in a non-contact, absolute vacuum environment.

Finally, Zhou An's gaze landed on the two metallic sleep pods that occupied the largest area.

[Nano-Recovery Liquefaction Pod] X 2 Quality: Purple (Epic) Assigned Module: Medical Room/Captain's Quarters Function: Once activated, it generates a recovery gel filled with high-concentration oxygen and nano-repair robots. It significantly accelerates wound healing and cell regeneration, and can slowly widen the body's meridians during deep sleep, permanently increasing basic physical attributes.

Looking at the millions of resources that evaporated from his account in an instant, Zhou An didn't even frown.

"Muzi, Zhang Ming, the equipment has been delivered to the third-floor warehouse. Call the EVA transport robots to help you move them down and assemble them. Hurry up and finish upgrading the logistics modules."

Afterwards, he switched to the private chat channel and sent a voice message to Luo Ning.

"Your analysis station has arrived. Also, I bought two of those Epic-grade recovery pods; I'm keeping one, and the other is installed in your room. Hurry up and take off your clothes, get in, and soak. Get those pitted scars on your body repaired for me."