Chapter 44: The Merchant

Entering the cockpit, a familiar prompt sounded in my ears: "Congratulations to the No. 3546 contestant on returning to his place, you are the seventy-sixth returnee, according to the rules, you will not be able to get points rewards." ”

Although resetting the center point does shorten the distance between Renault and the mecha, but the scientific method is sometimes not as good as invincible luck, there are always some mechs directly near the first center point, so that some lucky people just get off the shuttle to find their mecha, not to mention that Renault used a lot of valuable time to search the whole island before.

Renault didn't care.

The biggest problem with luck is that it is not sustainable, the lucky person at one moment does not mean that you can be lucky at the next moment, and reasonable tactics and scientific methods are the basis for people to go further.

After the prompt sound, the second prompt sounded: "The organizer reminds that there are a large number of protoalgae star snake lizards in the coordinate 457,896 area, and you can get one point for every five snake lizards that are killed." ”

Snake lizards are the special beasts of Protozae, they are extremely powerful, wild and difficult to tame, and humans often use this beast to participate in gladiatorial competitions, like bullfighting, but more exciting than that.

Although the snake lizard is fierce, it is still not enough to look in front of the mecha, so it only takes one point to kill five of them.

Renault didn't pay attention, but started the mecha and said, "Start the system self-test." ”

"The system is self-testing. The current energy of the mecha energy chamber is 10%, the energy generator is locked at 90%, and the ammunition box is three, which are 9 mm shellless bullets, 12 mm armor-piercing bullets and 18 mm burst bullets, and the ammunition manufacturing plant is locked. The ion booster locks and cannot fly. The cold polymer engine is equipped with a regulating valve, and the power is reduced by 75 percent......"

With the system self-test report, the current state of the Silverwinged Angel has been brushed on the window in front of Renault.

Looking at the red forbidden marks one by one, Renault couldn't help but shake his head and admire: "It's suddenly forbidden to the primitive era, why don't you let us go to the battlefield directly with axes and swords?" ”

The organizers banned all high-powered energy weapons, shut down production capacity, reduced power, and restricted ammunition for live-fire weapons.

The only ones that are open are melee energy weapons, which are limited in power, and the live ammunition is only cannon bullets, and there are three models - you know, there are quite a few mechs that don't have multi-caliber spare barrels.

It's a pain in the ass!

However, this is the mecha competition, not only to compare the pilot, but also to compare the mecha itself, which needs to test the combat ability of those mechs in various conditions.

If it weren't for the fear that the mecha would not be able to move after running out of energy completely, the organizers estimated that they would not even be willing to give that ten percent of the energy generation function.

Of course, the organizers don't have to let everyone fight the primitive war, there are a lot of resource points in the arena, as long as the contestants can find it, they can be strong and armed themselves, so as to make the game more varied and watchable, and also make the mecha competition not only a competition for strength, but also a contest of brains, as well as an arrangement of luck.

It may not be fair, but as a game, it's definitely exciting.

At this moment, Renault opened his personal terminal and released a map of the nearby terrain he had taken earlier. He quickly found a suspected resource spot not far from here.

"So, let's get to work!" Renault was already piloting the mech towards the resource point.

Instead of getting a few limited points, getting more resources is the priority now.

A few minutes later, Renault was at the resource point. When the camouflage is removed, a large chest is revealed.

Opening the chest, Renault saw that inside the box were two small energy boxes, an ammo box, and twelve spider mines.

The energy box is used to recharge, and a small energy box can only charge five percent of the energy in the mecha's energy module.

"Congratulations, you're the discoverer of the third resource point, rewarded with eight points." Suddenly, a chime sound came from the mecha compartment.

The scientific arrangement is still not as good as the invincible luck, and Renault still failed to win the first place this time.

But Renault has already understood that it seems that one of the hidden rules of this race is that as long as they finish in the top 10 in a certain event, points will be awarded according to their position. The first place is ten points, the second place is nine points, and so on.

And the first batch to board the shuttle, the first batch to find the mecha, the first batch to find the resource point, all have corresponding reward tasks, so according to this logic, the first batch to find special merchants, the first batch to get defeat points or points to reach a certain amount, should also be able to get the corresponding rewards.

"In that case, then the next plan should be changed." Renault thought.

Putting away the contents of the box, Renault shifted direction and ran to another place.

This time he no longer cherished the energy, increased his speed to the maximum, and raced fast through the jungle. Along the way, I also encountered a few contestants who were looking for mechs - some of those who had landed at the first center point had already found the vicinity.

Renaud knew that he didn't have much time, and ran towards the valley of his memory with all his might.

Finally, after crossing a small stream, Renault entered a valley.

In the middle of the valley stands a stone house.

The stone house is located on a limestone rock, which blends in with the surrounding environment, and is really difficult to spot without looking closely.

Renault saw it on the shuttle, and it was then that he realized that this might be the place where the rules call the special merchants.

Piloting the mecha to the front of the stone house, before Renault stepped out of the cockpit, a middle-aged man wearing a black tuxedo had already walked out of the room. He laughed at Renault and said, "Welcome to the hut of Abbithius, would you like something?" ”

As the words fell, the prompt sound in the cockpit sounded: "You are the first to discover the special merchant, and you will be rewarded with ten points." ”

And so it was.

Renault smiled.

He stepped out of the cockpit and jumped out of the mech, "What's in your cabin, Mr. Abbisius?" ”

"That's a lot." Abbithius laughed and said, "I have all kinds of energy boxes, ammunition, everything here, and in addition to that, I can unlock weapon restrictions on the mechs for you, but all of these services must be purchased with points." I would like to remind you that the points spent will not be returned to you, and the final ranking of the match is calculated by points. ”

"That means that the competition doesn't count the points earned, only the final points?"

"That's right. But what I have here is cheap and good, as long as one point, you can get a piece of food, two points you can get a small energy box or a box of ammo, three points can increase the power of some weapons or equipment, five points can unlock a weapon and equipment with ten S&P attack strength, and ten points can unlock a weapon with an attack strength of fifteen S&P. How about it, do you want to try it? Abbithius smiled and said, "Oh, by the way, friendly reminder, I change places every once in a while, and every time I change places, I increase the price." My next departure, just before this sunset, so...... Take advantage of your chance. ”

"Understood, in this case, I just have eighteen points in my hand, so I'll use them all." Renault replied.

"Smart choice!" Abbisius laughed: "So what are you going to buy?" ”

As he spoke, he opened the terminal in his hand and showed the list of services.

Renault took a closer look: "It takes forty-five points to unlock the energy generator?" ”

Abbisius replied: "The organizer sets up obstacles according to different functions and importance, and the importance of the energy generator is undoubted, which is directly related to the mecha's continuous action, defense and attack ability, so the points required to unlock it are also high, but you can unlock it in batches." The energy generator is locked with nine locks, and each lock unlocks ten percent of the energy generation ability, and only five points can be unlocked. ”

The energy generator is indeed the most important equipment in the mecha, because the mecha needs to consume too many places to consume energy, and there is no self-generation ability, the energy box alone is absolutely not enough. Even those different types of energy weapons also need these basic energies to propel.

"Understood." Renault nodded: "I need to unlock a layer of energy generators, unlock the shoulder yang electron cannon, and unlock the power of the energy sword." ”

It takes five points to unlock a layer of energy generators, ten points to unlock the shoulder yang cannon, and three points to restore the power of the energy sword, adding up to exactly eighteen points.

"No problem, but aren't you going to have some more food?" Abbisius asked.

Food is also served here, and one serving of food is worth one point.

Renault replied: "Thank you, but I already have it, in fact I have one more." ”

He took out an extra portion of food and said, "I don't know if you're recycling here." ”

Abbithius first shook his head, and then laughed: "Of course, as long as it is a consumable supply, it will be recycled." So if you have enough loot, sell it to me too. ”

"That's good, I'd like to use it for a repair system." Renault said, pointing to the list.

"That's not going to work." Abbisius replied: "The simplest repair system also requires a credit, and I only give half price for recycling here." ”

"That's right." Renault touched his chin, thought for a while and said, "Then how about I don't want accessories?" ”

"Just tools, no accessories?" Abbisius was shocked.

He never thought that there would be such a request, and shook his head again and again: "I can't call the shots about this, there is no such precedent." ”

"Then ask your superiors and listen to the audience." Renault replied.

On the audience, countless audiences have shouted:

"Promise him!"

"Agree to his request!"

"I love his performance!"

"I wonder how he's going to fix his mech without matching parts!"

"Promise him! Promise him! Promise him! ”

There is no doubt that kidnapping the masses is always the best way to blackmail the upper echelons.

Abbithius's terminal rang quickly, and he listened to a few words, then looked at Renault with strange eyes.

He said, "Okay, I agree. ”