HBWnovel Chapter 388 379 truck
Chapter 388 379 truck
Although only a few people including Bai Zhongqi had landed on Taoran Star, strictly speaking it was only Bai Zhongqi, Nan Ma, and Hu, and even more strictly, just Nan Ma and Hu, as Bai Zhongqi numbers one through five could not be considered living people. However, Bai Zhongqi was backed by the powerful Star Alliance.
He did not have his hundreds and thousands of warships from the Universe Army or Silver Feather Fleet here, nor did he have millions of warriors, but if necessary, he could invest a large amount of resources here.
Bai Zhongqi did not have an operation base on Taoran Star, nor did he have much support, except for his squad; he only had a few Bionic Warriors controlling a landing spacecraft. On this spacecraft, he had installed a small Atomic Substance Construction device, used to produce relatively small items.
Although it was just a small Atomic Substance Construction device, Bai Zhongqi could use it to produce equipment for a battalion of soldiers in a day, all Star Alliance standard. The Star Alliance's strong manufacturing capability was based on abundant and manipulable atomic-level materials; even a simple rock could be atomically pulverized and reassembled into a complex item through Atomic Substance Construction.
The landing spacecraft had secretly arrived not far from Bei Mountain, collecting some raw materials along the way. Bai Zhongqi had sent two Autochthonous Warriors out, and by the time they returned, they drove back in an armored truck.
When the heavy truck entered the area atop the main peak of Bei Mountain, people from various Shelters could not help but be surprised.
"Which Shelter's truck is this? Is there really that much cargo to be transported?"
"Such a big truck must easily become a target; they're quite bold to just send it over like this."
People talked, as they had seen trucks before, and even some Shelters' factories could manufacture them, but the mobility of a truck was not as good as an off-road vehicle. People preferred to use powerful off-road vehicles to tow trailers, rather than making a massive truck.
When the huge truck stopped in front of Shelter 101's vehicle fleet, everyone finally understood the ownership of this truck.
"Is it really Shelter 101's truck?"
"No wonder, Shelter 101 was strong before too, but they had clashed with the crazies at 147, suffering some losses. Looks like they have developed anew this time."
"Wow, so sweet!"
On Taoran Star today, sugar was a relatively scarce commodity. Even if Shelters produced food, they would not use it to make candy. The original sugar-producing crops of Taoran Star had long vanished or were hidden somewhere now.
After eating an entire chocolate bar, Bon said, "I was a bit hungry just now, but now I don't feel hungry at all. If we carry this on a mission, it would save more space than carrying dry food."
Number Four added, "It's emergency food or a snack."
Bu also broke off a piece to taste, and quickly realized the business opportunity of such items. On Taoran Star, where sugar products were scarce, these could indeed be marketed as energy bars, definitely not appropriate. For those residents of Shelters with some economic means, these could become high-end food.
Following that, the hunters from Shelter 101 unloaded even more promising items from the truck.
Pao held up a pack of cigarettes, exclaiming in surprise, "Are these tobacco products?"
No Shelter on the plain produced cigarettes; in this era, cigarettes and alcohol were extremely precious commodities. A Shelter that could produce these consumer goods could live very well just from the revenues of these products.
Pao laughed, "This is good stuff; I have to keep a few packs for myself, it'd be a pity to sell them all."
The people of Shelter 101 unloading goods, even testing and using them, was witnessed by people from other Shelters, many of whom were envious. Some could not resist the temptation and directly came up to inquire about the prices. Bu immediately organized Pao and Bon to set up Shelter 101's own stall and displayed a sign, declaring what items were for sale there. Explore more adventures at My Virtual Library Empire
Upon seeing these products, Bu also felt a momentary desire to keep some for himself, like the others. But observing Bai Zhongqi and his companions treating these items as nothing special, he understood clearly that in Bai Zhongqi's world, these things were the most ordinary.
"What a material-rich civilization that is."