Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot

Chapter 464: Chapter 205: Gymnasium (Seeking Basic Monthly Votes at the Beginning of the Month)_3

Indeed, when Wang Tao quoted his price, both of them were somewhat surprised. It was much cheaper than they expected.

After confirming the price was correct, Lan Yulian went to her room and brought out many white Level 2 Crystal Cores.

Then she called her subordinates to bring over the Level 1 Crystal Cores.

It was only then that Wang Tao learned that the clubhouse occupied two villas, number 6 and number 7. Lan Yulian and her group lived in number 7, while the others resided in number 6.

Out of curiosity, Wang Tao asked why they hadn’t chosen a siheyuan.

At this question, the expressions on Lan Yulian and Lu Yingfeng’s faces turned somewhat unpleasant.

“What other reason could there be, we lost a contest.”

Lan Yulian sighed.

“Ah? Didn’t you let Lu Yingfeng fight? With her strength, how could she lose in a contest?”

Wang Tao suddenly asked.

Lu Yingfeng clearly possessed pure combat power, and Wang Tao could sense she was very strong. There shouldn’t be many who could beat her.

The moment he said this, both women looked at Wang Tao in surprise.

Lan Yulian was surprised that Wang Tao actually knew about Lu Yingfeng’s strength, while Lu Yingfeng was surprised that Wang Tao actually complimented her—she saw this as high praise.

Lan Yulian explained somewhat annoyed:

“Of course it wasn’t Little Feng who fought, otherwise we definitely wouldn’t have lost. In short, we were outplayed by members of the Ability User’s Alliance.”

In reality, where they lived didn’t quite matter, as they were all survivors of the apocalypse and didn’t care too much about their environment. But the issue was that the other two major forces were residing in siheyuans, only they were in a villa. It felt like they were being kicked out of the top forces, which was somewhat annoying.

“Alright then.”

This was clearly a sore subject for them, so Wang Tao didn’t press further.

He took out a large handful of brightly colored Crystal Cores from his chest.

“Take a look and pick whichever you want, feel free.”

At the sight of these shiny objects, both women’s eyes glittered.

After spending a bit of time, the two parties completed the transaction.

Wang Tao looked at the Level 2 Crystal Cores in his hand and smirked.

Indeed, going out to kill zombies and whatnot was indeed too slow. Direct trading with people was simpler.

Even though most of these were white Crystal Cores, Wang Tao didn’t mind, as he could synthesize them.

Before leaving, Wang Tao said to Lan Yulian:

“Today’s grapes were a bit sour, bring more sweet ones tomorrow, eh!”

“…”

This man really had no scruples!

Even Lan Yulian, upon seeing Wang Tao’s smug look, had the urge to beat him up. But after seeing Jiang Shixue’s innocent big eyes, she took a deep breath.

“Fine, I’ll get someone from the base to bring them over.”

“Thank you, sister!”

At Wang Tao’s cue, Jiang Shixue voiced her thanks.

Listening to that sweet voice, Lan Yulian felt it was all worth it.

“No, we must pull Wang Tao into our clubhouse! Not to mention Wang Tao’s own value, just this Jiang Shixue, such a delicate and pure girl, we must protect her well!”

Lan Yulian clenched her fist and declared.

“The leader is right!”

Lu Yingfeng strongly agreed.

…

After Wang Tao returned to building number 8, Nie Siyan had gone out for business and had not returned yet.

Wang Tao took out a blueprint in the room.

[Tree Branch Full Body Armor Blueprint: Can be used to craft a set of full body battle armor made from tree branches. Required materials: Level 3 Crystal Core x1…]

This was an item that had dropped from a Level 3 Entangling Roots zombie he had killed before.

Wang Tao himself had Entangling Roots, so naturally, he didn’t need this set of equipment. It was originally intended for Xu Xiaojun, but the opportunity to make it had not come yet.

Now that he had more Level 3 Crystal Cores, he could finally craft the equipment.

With a thought, Wang Tao took out the materials.

Instantly, the materials and the blueprint radiated a burst of rainbow light.

After the light faded, a set of full body armor appeared before Wang Tao’s eyes.

It included a helmet, chest armor, shoulder pads, and other pieces of full body armor, along with a huge shield. This shield could normally be carried on the back and used in critical moments.

[Branch Full Body Armor]

[Level 3 (Excellent)]

[Durability +50, Defensive Power +50 (slightly weak resistance to flames)]

The construction technique of this battle armor was somewhat similar to rattan armor, as both were woven. However, this set of armor was purely black, and its branches did not resemble wood but instead appeared metallic. Touching it felt cool and heavy.

This set of armor bore some resemblance to the arm guards, knee pads, chest armor, and other items Wang Tao wore; it could be adjusted in size.

Wang Tao tried it on himself.

“The weight is just right, and it’s very flexible… feels pretty good.”

It definitely wasn’t as good as the Entangling Roots, but it was far better than other equipment.

After playing around with it for a while, Wang Tao called Xu Xiaojun over.

“I’ve prepared a set of armor for you.”

Seeing the set of armor, Xu Xiaojun’s eyes lit up, especially when he saw the large shield, and he immediately held it to try it out. The shield was large, but it was just right for him.

Xu Xiaojun knew about Wang Tao’s Entangling Roots, so he did not refuse.

“Brother Wang, I feel this is very suitable for me!”

“I think so too. From now on, this will be your exclusive armor. Paired with that axe of yours, it’s just perfect!”

Wang Tao said with a smile.

“Thank you, Brother Wang!”

Xu Xiaojun was very grateful.

Without any exaggeration, owning this set of armor had at least increased his survivability tenfold! And that’s not even mentioning the enhancement in combat power.

“You’ll help the Firefly Club fight a few contests tomorrow; try to get a decent rank.”

“Sure!”

Xu Xiaojun immediately nodded.

The rankings affected the ability to fight Level 3 zombies, so naturally, Wang Tao needed a ranking.

The zombies in the gymnasium might be a big problem for some, but for Wang Tao, they were all special Energy and spoils of war!

After all, Wang Tao could distinguish which zombies had Crystal Cores and which did not!