The channel was still bustling at this time, but the topic of discussion had shifted away from Bai Yi.
Bai Yi roughly scanned it; it seemed that Anonymous was complaining about the rewards he got from his card draws, which were only a white Farmer Camp and a green Fierce Wolf Camp.
To prove his point, Anonymous vividly described the shortcomings of both camps.
Things like Farmers having no combat power and needing to eat food.
Things like the Fierce Wolf's strongest ability being a talent called Wolf Pack, which required dozens or hundreds of wolves to stack an overpowered buff, while a single wolf was just a white-tier unit...
Bai Yi could see the traces of a sales pitch at a glance.
But many people did fall for it.
As soon as the two camps appeared, they sparked a scramble between Shui Shui Shui and Corpse King, who were still in the public channel; of course, they were fighting over the Fierce Wolf, not the Farmer, which was only white and had no special features.
Bai Yi only flipped through the chat history for a moment before understanding the situation.
"With such obvious traces of a sales pitch, that Anonymous must have intended to sell these two barracks from the start.
He received a bug gift package, and since it was also a game reward, he might have received two unit packages, plus the unit from the newbie gift package, which would make it three barracks.
Even if not, someone willing to sell two barracks must still have a better barrack obtained through other channels hidden away.
Otherwise, if he sold both life-saving barracks, would he just wait to die?
Someone who can find and submit a game bug is definitely not an idiot."
Thinking of this, Bai Yi felt she was close to the truth.
"So, in fact, the Fierce Wolf or this Farmer was opened from his newbie gift package, and then he obtained the other one through other channels, and there's also a purple or even golden unit, which makes sense.
Moreover, throwing out two low-tier barracks in this way can also divert others' attention, making them overlook what he's hiding and ignore the special nature of him receiving the bug submission reward.
It can also make people bid for this seemingly good Fierce Wolf Camp.
Quite a good calculation!
If my first kill announcement hadn't displayed my real name and I hadn't changed my name after entering the chat channel, I might also have to worry about the notoriety brought by the announcement.
A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind..."
Bai Yi selectively forgot that she lived in a prominent tree in the forest, shaking her head with a wry smile.
"This method is indeed very useful."
At least Bai Yi was indeed interested in what he brought out.
A Farmer Camp, free labor that could help her with chores and even farm, simply perfect.
She had set a goal for herself to stay safely in her territory and farm.
With her talent, Bai Yi felt that she would definitely be inseparable from plants and insects in the future.
If there were any tasks to be done, Bai Yi couldn't expect insects and plants to chop wood or cook for her; to improve her life, a humanoid unit was crucial.
Even if it had no combat power, Bai Yi accepted it.
After a brief consideration, Bai Yi decided to postpone the acquisition for a bit and clicked on the private chat with Anonymous.
Fan Mao: Hello, may I ask if the two barracks you displayed are for sale?
Anonymous: "Farmers require 20 units of fresh blood and flesh, or 60 units of ordinary food. The Fierce Wolf Camp goes to the highest bidder, or you can buy it for a fixed price of 200 units of fresh blood and flesh."
Seeing the other party's quote, Bai Yi couldn't help but gasp; the Farmer was only 20 units of blood and flesh, but the Fierce Wolf suddenly jumped tenfold!
"Is he so confident it will sell?"
This probing at least led Bai Yi to one conclusion: the other party indeed had a high-level barrack, and it required fresh blood and flesh to produce.
With this information, Bai Yi felt confident.
With a thought, she sent another message.
Fan Mao: "Fresh blood and flesh, fixed price."
Anonymous: "Straightforward!"
Fan Mao: "Farmer Camp."
Anonymous: "?"
Fan Mao: "Is there a problem?"
Anonymous: "You're not here to buy the Fierce Wolf Camp?"
Fan Mao: "Why would I buy the Fierce Wolf Camp?"
Anonymous: "Alright."
Bai Yi was prepared for the other party to raise the price, but who knew that after only ten seconds or so, Bai Yi received a trade request.
【Sell Farmer Camp * 1, Price: Fresh Blood and Flesh * 20】
Bai Yi took out 20 units of fresh blood and flesh from the trade bar, clicked confirm, and completed the transaction on the spot, successfully obtaining this — "Farmer" camp.
【Farmer Camp Blueprint (Tier 1/White): After learning, you can consume materials to construct 【Farmer Camp】. Required materials: Wood * 40, Food * 10】
【Farmer Camp (Tier 1/White): Can consume food to recruit 【Farmer】 units. Can additionally consume wood and stone to equip recruited units with 【Stone Hoe】. The camp comes with 2 initial units. Recruitment cost: Food * 1】
"Holy crap, I knew why he didn't bargain! What a swindler!"
After seeing this blueprint information, Bai Yi understood everything.
A Farmer was indeed a Farmer, and it was within the allowed range for renaming; moreover, after being renamed to Farmer Camp, it was clearly much higher-tier than Farmer Camp.
"Forget it, forget it. Anyway, it's not going to be used for frontline combat. Farmer is fine; at least I don't have to deal with a bunch of old men."
Secretly making a note about that Anonymous, Bai Yi returned to the channel, where the competition between Shui Shui Shui and Corpse King had concluded with a winner.
Corpse King successfully bid 187 units of fresh blood and flesh, acquiring the blueprint for the Fierce Wolf Camp, and he wasn't seen speaking after that.
Presumably, he went to deal with that camp blueprint.
Shui Shui Shui also stopped talking after uttering a round of harsh words, and the channel became much quieter for a while.
Bai Yi then typed out the message she had already drafted and sent it.
Fan Mao: "Selling fresh blood and flesh, buying stone, wood, and honey."
Rainmaker: "A new big shot!"
Ice Cola: "Please, boss, spare some food, my family is almost starving!"
Bai Yi's short message once again ignited the chat channel, but Bai Yi didn't continue to watch these people begging for pity and flattering; she directly clicked into the Free Market.
Bai Yi first instantly completed the trades she had already seen in the chat channel, where several people were buying fresh blood and flesh at high prices with stone and wood, and then she put her own trades up for sale.
Because she had said GG in the channel, Bai Yi's pork was all traded within five seconds of being put on the market.
The former yielded 51 units of stone and 28 units of wood, while the latter yielded 160 units of stone and 20 units of wood.
With these resources, Bai Yi's blueprints could finally be used.
The several blueprints had no physical form; when selected for use on the panel, the three blueprints transformed into light particles and drilled into Bai Yi's mind, where the corresponding knowledge appeared. Three new names also appeared in the building tab on the panel.
And among them, the Farmer Camp and Bloodthirsty Beetle Nest were already showing as buildable!
...
Bai Yang City downtown, in an abandoned residential area.
Anonymous looked at the prompts on the panel, hands clasped, resting on his mouth, silently.
【Tier 2 Giant Tusked Pig Meat * 20: Meat rich in nutrition and energy. Consuming it can slightly accelerate body recovery. When used as a material to recruit Tier 1 units, it can make the unit ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■】
This was his Lord's Talent; he could forcibly see through the essence without restrictions, but it only worked on targets of the same tier. For higher-tier targets, he could only see partial information.
He just habitually used his talent to glance at the meat he traded for, and who knew he'd see this.
"Did I just trick an incredible guy?"
There were only 20 units; all the other meat was from Tier 1 mutated creatures, so it could only have been traded for that Farmer blueprint.
He knew his actions would definitely offend someone, but he also thought:
It's just trading for a few resources; as long as he builds the purple Gun-Wielding Hunter Camp in his hands and becomes strong, the other party can only swallow their anger. After all, could there really be a big shot who would buy a Farmer Camp?
But the reality was, there really was...
"No, if he can hunt Tier 2 mutated creatures, why would he buy a white-tier barrack blueprint?
Will I be hunted down and killed once I'm discovered...?"
Anonymous swallowed hard, shaking his head forcefully.
"No, he doesn't know where I am! Besides, it's still early, how many big shots can hunt Tier 2 creatures!
This Fan Mao must have been lucky and picked up a corpse of a Tier 2 creature!
It must be like this!"
Anonymous felt he had guessed the truth, and his gaze turned to the panel.
"And as long as I build this purple barrack, what if I offend them?
However, since there's a possibility of offending the other party, I still need to eliminate them if I get the chance; otherwise, having a potential enemy is unsafe.
If you can threaten me, then you have already chosen the path to death!"
...
Gun-Wielding Hunter (Tier 1/Purple): After the apocalypse, cities also transformed into jungles of steel and concrete. Hunters roam within them, using their hunting rifles as dice, and their lives as stakes. Every return inevitably brings honor and prey.