Ye Yun had no idea that his series of actions had already drawn the attention of others.
The exchange didn’t have many purple parts to begin with, and by trading for 100 of them in one go, Ye Yun had directly reduced the available stock by almost half.
A large-scale exchange of this nature would naturally attract the attention of others.
Many people began to wonder who was behind it.
After all, by any measure, that quantity of purple parts was far beyond what anyone would need for normal use.
[Oh my god, which big shot is clearing out the exchange???]
[What’s going on??? How did so many purple parts in the exchange just disappear???]
[A single purple part costs 13 to 14 blue parts. What kind of powerhouse has those kinds of resources?]
[Why does everyone assume it was one person? Couldn’t it have been a lot of people buying at once?]
[Logically, recipes are fixed, right? Why would someone need every single type of purple part???]
[Not necessarily. Don’t your shelters have Blueprint Research Labs? That thing can burn through all sorts of parts.]
[Can you really get anything good from that thing??]
[If you couldn’t get good stuff from it, why would the top players be buying up so many purple parts?]
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Of course, Ye Yun was aware of the discussion in the public chat room.
However, he couldn’t be bothered with it right now.
To him, as long as the profits were substantial enough, he didn’t care if he drew the attention of others.
Besides, he was confident that at this stage, no one would be able to see through his plan.
Even if someone did notice his actions, they would just assume he was gathering resources to survive the third crisis.
After all, the pressure of the third crisis was the same for everyone.
In everyone’s eyes, the third crisis was a monumental ordeal.
Survive it, and you lived on.
Fail, and you died.
The next day, after a night’s rest, the team set out again. This time, their mission was to pick up Zhou Yiming.
With the third crisis drawing ever closer, Ye Yun was running out of time.
Although the third crisis likely wouldn’t be too dangerous, he had to prepare for the worst.
[Assessment Type: Member Escort]
[Assessing operational risk...]
[Assessment: White Item Probability 0%, Green Item Probability 0%, Blue Item Probability: 0%, Purple Item Probability: 0%, Risk Factor: 0.0022%]
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Ye Yun watched the team depart before pulling his gaze away.
After upgrading the dormitory, he immediately upgraded the robot storage room and the Shelter Entrance.
[Shelter Entrance (Blue)]
[Defense Power: 200]
[Durability: 200,000/200,000][Repairable]
[Upgradeable]
The White Shelter Entrance had 10 Defense Power, while the Green one had 100.
Ye Yun had originally thought that upgrading to a Blue Shelter Entrance would raise its Defense Power to 1,000.
Apparently, he had been too optimistic.
But that made sense. If the Defense Power had really increased to 1,000, it would have been ridiculously overpowered.
With 1,000 Defense Power, not even the Siege Hammer in Bena’s hands, which had a built-in siege effect, would be able to deal much damage.
Still, 200 Defense Power was already excellent.
At least at this stage, 200 Defense Power should be enough to handle the vast majority of attacks.
Besides, as his strength grew, he would be able to further increase the Shelter Entrance’s Defense Power in the future.
Ye Yun wasn’t trying to achieve everything in one step. As long as he could ensure the shelter’s safety, that was enough.
Ye Yun opened the [Blueprint Research Lab (Green)] and invested another seven green parts.
[Assessment Type: Production/Manufacturing]
[Assessing production risk...]
[Assessment: White Item Probability 0.1%, Green Item Probability 0.1%, Blue Item Probability: 99.785%, Purple Item Probability: 0.005%, Risk Factor: 1.12%]
He confirmed the investment and continued researching new blueprints.
The journey was uneventful and went very smoothly.
More than half a day later, Bena returned safely to the main shelter with Zhou Yiming.
Ye Yun immediately went up to greet them, nodding at Bena before turning his gaze to Zhou Yiming.
Although Zhou Yiming’s stats weren’t high, Ye Yun was very interested in the ability he possessed.
Healing Touch (Blue): Consumes Spiritual Power to heal physical wounds.
It was an extremely practical skill. In a dangerous environment like the wasteland, having an ability user who could heal injuries would vastly improve the team’s chances of survival.
"Welcome to the main shelter. I’m the manager here, Ye Yun." Ye Yun smiled and extended his hand.
Zhou Yiming shook his hand somewhat timidly. "Sir Ye Yun, I’m Zhou Yiming. Thank you for having me."
Ye Yun sized up Zhou Yiming. He had a very ordinary appearance.
He was about five-foot-seven, with a rather frail build and no remarkable features.
If he didn’t have an ability, someone like him probably wouldn’t even be accepted by the Scavenger Teams in the wasteland.
But Ye Yun didn’t look down on him for it. He knew very well that in the wasteland, appearances were often the most deceptive thing.
"Come on, I’ll take you to get some rest first. Tomorrow, I’ll have Bena show you around the shelter."
Ye Yun led Zhou Yiming to the newly upgraded dormitory and assigned him a bunk.
"This is your bunk. Get some rest. I’ll call you for dinner later."
"Okay, thank you, Sir Ye Yun." Zhou Yiming nodded gratefully.
With Zhou Yiming now at the main shelter, the preparations needed before the third crisis were mostly complete.
Thinking about the next day’s training, Ye Yun considered his options and decided to dismantle the shooting range.
After all, aside from Zhou Mei, who needed to improve her Observation, none of the other members needed it. Besides, Zhou Mei’s current focus was on improving her Agility.
And Zhou Yiming’s ability clearly required an increase in Intelligence.
Early the next morning, Ye Yun didn’t schedule any exploration missions. Instead, he arranged different training regimens for all four members.
With little time remaining, it was better to focus on strengthening each member’s individual abilities than to waste time on outside excursions.
Ye Yun assigned them to different training rooms based on their individual stats.
As the team’s frontline, Bena served as the main tank and primary damage dealer, so Ye Yun continued to focus on increasing his Strength.
Zhou Mei’s Observation and Agility were already quite good, so Ye Yun had her train Agility.
As for Lanton, Ye Yun planned to train him as an off-tank, so he would naturally be focusing on his Endurance.
As for the newcomer, Zhou Yiming, he was sent to the Study Hall.
[Bena’s Strength has reached 9. Upgrading to 10 will consume 10 blue parts.]
[Estimated training duration: 12 hours]
[A 24-hour rest period is required after training.]
[Activate [Weight Room (Green)] to begin training?]
[Yes]
Following Ye Yun’s meticulous arrangements, the four of them entered their respective training rooms.