Chaos Lord: Infinite Guidance

Chapter 23 Military Research Institute

"A goblin merchant?"

Audron's eyes lit up; he clearly had no doubt about Wang Jue's identity and asked, "What kind of goods do you have?"

Wang Jue said, "Cheap Star Sea Dragon Boats, hoes, and even hemostatic herbs and Ganoderma lucidum!"

"That's it? That's all?" A look of disappointment crossed Audron's face. "I already have the Starry Sky Boat, and you can get a hoe for free in the starting village. What's the use of Hemostatic Herb and Ganoderma?"

He waved his hand, turned the boat around, and tried to leave.

Wang Jue quickly added, "Brave warrior, I can buy a Star Sea Cloud Boat for only 600 coins! You may not need it, but someone else does!"

Audron turned around: "What do you mean?"

Bandhu chimed in from the side, "He's making you a middleman!"

"A middleman?" Odron was clearly still a little confused.

Bandhu's face showed disgust. "Don't you understand? You buy goods from him for 600, and then sell them to others for 700, 800, or 900. Isn't that being a middleman?"

"Huh? But who would buy them?" Audron suddenly slapped his thigh. "Those who dig for wild vegetables! That's it! They were killed once and don't have the Starship to go out to sea, so they can only dig for wild vegetables. I can sell them to them. Selling them for 700 makes me 100, selling them for 800 makes me 200, and selling them for 900 should also get me some buyers, since it's cheaper than in the store!"

A glint gradually appeared in Odron's eyes, and he said, "I'll buy two first!"

"Two ships?"

Wang Jue was quite surprised this time; he hadn't expected this guy to have so much cash on him.

"Alright, you can go ashore to complete the transaction!"

Wang Jue waved his hand, and the saber-toothed tiger that had been patrolling turned around and left to patrol elsewhere.

"Yes, hurry up and get ashore!" Bandhu shouted, a smile spreading across his face.

Wang Jue waved his hand and moved the group of Dehus to a distance of 500 meters to prevent them from causing trouble.

Audron hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Mad Dog King next to Wang Jue and said, "Tell him to stay away too!"

"good!"

Wang Jue waved his hand, and Mad Dog King immediately understood. He muttered a line under his breath, walked more than 20 meters away, stuck his twin swords into the ground, put the vertical coffin aside, and took out a thread-bound ancient book from his pocket, holding it in his hands and carefully flipping through it.

The cover of the ancient book prominently displayed the four characters "Slide Tackle Secrets".

"Is it okay now?"

Wang Jue asked Audron.

Audron nodded, carefully went ashore, quickly took out coins from his pocket, and said, "That's all I have, 1200 yuan, not a penny more, not a penny less. What about the Yunzhou capsules?"

Wang Jue readily took out two Yunzhou capsules.

The transaction was completed just like that.

As Audron was about to leave, feeling quite pleased with himself, Wang Jue asked again, "Warrior, could you do me a favor?"

"What kind of help?"

Odron's spirits lifted, and he thought to himself, "Is a mission about to begin?"

Wang Jue said, "I want to know information about a Chaos Lord. She's a female player with light blue hair, can open portals, and commands a saber-toothed tiger. Her territory shouldn't be far from here. If you can help me find out the location and details of her territory, I can give you two Cloud Boat Capsules as a reward!"

"That's it? A task worth two thousand dollars is this simple?" Audron patted his chest, as if afraid Wang Jue would change his mind, and hurriedly said, "I'll take the task. I guarantee I'll complete it flawlessly. Goodbye!"

After saying this, Audron sailed away, thinking that he would first go back to the beginner village and sell some cloud boats on the wild vegetable hillside.

"Earning 1200 yuan is pretty good; having someone to help with trading is a good thing!"

After thinking for a moment, Wang Jue released two Star Sea Cloud Boats and took Mad Dog King out to sea with them.

Relying on his memory, Wang Jue found the island where the goblin vendor was half an hour later.

Along the way, Wang Jue discovered five Star Sea Cloud Ships, each carrying players. However, Wang Jue did not make contact with them, so the journey was considered smooth.

The island was still the same as before, with no players on it. Wang Jue quickly stepped forward and interacted with the goblin vendor. A trading window popped up in front of him.

Only two items remained for sale in the window: eight apples and two salted fish. Wang Jue remembered that there was also a [Frost Arrow Skill Book] among the items for sale, which must have been bought by someone else.

Without hesitation, Wang Jue sold the Deep Sea Trident to the goblin vendor and received another 2000 coins.

At this point, Wang Jue now has a total of 5216 yuan!

"While I could earn more by trading Star Sea Cloud Ships myself, it's too slow. I'll just focus on getting ten thousand yuan here in one go, so I can complete the task and get the rewards faster!"

Thinking of this, Wang Juen counted out 16 more Cloud Boat Capsules and handed them to the goblin peddler Mai Jielun.

Mai Jielun acquired Yunzhou Capsules for 300 yuan per capsule, so 16 capsules would cost 4800 yuan. With this money in hand, Wang Jue's assets would reach 10016 yuan.

"Ding! Your Star Essence reserves have reached 10,000. Mission complete. Rewards: 100 Star Essence, 100 Food, and 200 Soul Power!"

"Ding! Please choose one of the following random technological building blueprints as your reward!"

"Optional Building 1: Blueprint for building a small radar station. After use, a small radar station will be built in the territory. Territory Technology +3, Military +2. After the small radar station is built, it can monitor the sea and airspace within a three-mile radius in real time and provide early warning. Please explore for details."

"Optional Building 6: Blueprint for the Military Research Institute. After use, a Military Research Institute will be built in the territory. The territory's technology and military will both be increased by 6. After the Military Research Institute is built, all military barracks buildings in the territory will automatically gain one military technology (requires research). Please explore on your own for details."

"Ding! New mission activated: Resist the fourth attack of the merman army. Upon completion, you will be rewarded with 100 Star Coins, 200 Soul Power, one low-level hero recruitment token, one storage building of your choice, and unlock subsequent missions!"

"Ding, notification: Submit an application in the territory management panel to start the fourth attack of the Murloc Legion. The intensity of this attack is higher than the last one. The Murloc leader will lead the Murloc Artillery Legion into battle. Please deal with it properly."

Wang Jue was instantly invigorated!

Blueprints for building a small radar station—good stuff!

The blueprints for the Military Research Institute, and even better stuff!

"A tech building that can affect all barracks in a territory is definitely more valuable. This time, I'll definitely choose the [Troop Research Institute blueprint]. It's a pity the [Small Radar Station] is also good; I wish I could get both blueprints!"

Wang Jue sighed.

After responding to the system, the construction blueprints for the Military Research Institute automatically entered Wang Jue's storage space. Wang Jue originally intended to leave, but upon hearing the goblin vendor Maijielun shouting "Sold out, go!", he brought up the commodity trading window and bought eight apples and two salted fish.

In this way, Wang Jue spent a total of 12 coins to convert the apples and salted fish, which increased the territory's food by 4!

"Thank you, my friend. Your generosity helped me complete my sales target. I need to go prepare new stock now. Until we meet again!"

The goblin peddler smiled, waved to Wang Jue, and then an oval-shaped ball of light appeared beside him.

As soon as they stepped into the ball of light, the goblin vendor vanished, and the ground trembled slightly and began to sink.

Wang Jue immediately realized that the goblin vendor was refreshing his merchandise and would reappear at any time, and that the island was about to disappear because of his departure.

"Let's head back and prepare for the murloc army's fourth attack!"

Wang Jue roared. He didn't intend to continue exploring the map. To be on the safe side, he sailed back to his own territory.