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After a little over ten minutes, Mouse One successfully entered the S-5 Sub-base. As soon as it stopped, Lin Yuan could no longer hold back. He grabbed the Laser Heavy Machine Gun and unleashed a furious barrage at the virtual image of the Gatekeeper. After venting his pent-up anger, he began to dismantle the various collectibles loaded onto Mouse One.
"Esteemed Executive, I believe you are wasting your time. These are nothing but trash that will pollute the cleanliness of our entire Sub-base. I have the right to refuse to clean them unless you purchase a Cleaning System for the base... or perhaps apply for a Mechanical Slave, which is quite reasonably priced..." The Exile S-5 continued its relentless verbal bombardment around Lin Yuan.
There was no doubt that this bastard was taking advantage of Lin Yuan's inability to command him now, as all Eight Systems of this S-5 Sub-base had gone into a state of paralysis. Even though Lin Yuan held the title of Executive, he could do nothing about this Gatekeeper. After all, this bastard was merely a program, an exile program that coexisted with the entire Sub-base. To block or shut him down, at least one System needed to be operational—any System would do, even the simplest Cleaning System.
At that point, Lin Yuan would only need to command this Gatekeeper to enter that System and keep busy with mundane tasks like mopping floors or sweeping. Alternatively, if he simply denied this bastard access to that System, it would be equivalent to throwing him into a dark room.
Thus, Lin Yuan reminded himself that he only needed to endure—just keep enduring. For now, he couldn't do anything about this Gatekeeper, but aside from his verbal assaults, the Gatekeeper couldn't disturb him further. For instance, regarding the collectibles he had brought back, the Gatekeeper could only watch helplessly and had no means to interact with them; he too required those eight main Systems to execute various tasks.
With this realization, Lin Yuan calmed down. No matter what happened, once this Sub-base returned to normal operation, it would be time to eliminate this Gatekeeper!
Mouse One appeared small on the outside, but its interior space was surprisingly vast. After Lin Yuan moved all the collectibles out, they piled up to a height resembling a mountain. However, he wouldn't bother categorizing them; whenever he needed something, he would just dig through them again. As for the Gatekeeper's complaints and mockery, he simply ignored them!
Finally, he carried five kilograms of E7 standard Protective Coating into the lowest level of the Sub-base and activated the Material Information Transmission Trading System. This place was ideal; once Lin Yuan activated this System, it would automatically isolate that damned Gatekeeper and enter a fully enclosed confidential System.
Everything was straightforward. When the Material Information Transmission Trading System confirmed Lin Yuan's citizenship status, his five kilograms of E7 standard Protective Coating entered authentication mode. Three seconds later, amid his anxious anticipation, the voice of the trading System echoed.
"Esteemed Executive of S-5 Sub-base, the materials for this transaction are unique finished products from Mechanical City. According to Mechanical City regulations, this material's pricing cannot match official sale prices and will incur a 10% citizen income tax based on the transaction amount. Do you agree to this transaction?"
"What the hell! A 10% income tax? This is downright vampiric!" Lin Yuan fumed upon hearing this; how could they exploit him like this? He could accept not purchasing at market price—after all, that was retail—but now they wanted taxes too? Was it easy for him to earn these Mechanical Coins?
However, Lin Yuan truly had no choice in the matter. Fine! He accepted it!
"Esteemed Executive S-5, you have agreed to this transaction. Upon verification, the materials you are selling meet the E7 standard for Protective Coating. According to the SHY190007 Trade Act, the purchase price for each gram of Protective Coating is 15 Mechanical Coins. The total balance amounts to 700 Mechanical Coins. After deducting a 10% citizen income tax of 70 Mechanical Coins, your final balance is 670 Mechanical Coins. Furthermore, your citizen account credit limit has been overdrawn by 10,000 points. Would you like to use the remaining Mechanical Coins to repay your debt? Alternatively, you can purchase other materials directly using your Mechanical Coin balance."
Although his wealth had shrunk by nearly half, Lin Yuan was still quite satisfied; after all, this was over 60,000 Mechanical Coins! He should be able to buy a lot of good things with that!
Immediately, he chose to use it for purchasing materials. This time, he was excited to see that the quantity of materials he could buy had significantly increased. The Trading Platform displayed a total of thirty different types of materials, leaving him momentarily dazzled!
After a while, he calmed his excitement and began to examine them carefully. These thirty types of materials could be roughly categorized into several groups. The first category was energy materials, which included F-Class Energy Blocks equivalent to 100 Standard Energy, E-Class Energy Blocks equivalent to 1,000 Standard Energy, and D-Class Energy Blocks equivalent to 10,000 units.
However, for some reason, the prices among these three types of Energy Blocks were a bit strange. For example, the F-Class Energy Block was priced at 200 Mechanical Coins, meaning it cost two Mechanical Coins for one Standard Energy. Yet the E-Class Energy Block was priced at 4,000 Mechanical Coins, which doubled the unit price—four Mechanical Coins were needed for one unit of Standard Energy.
As for the D-Class Energy Block, its price was even more staggering; it required a full 10,000 Mechanical Coins to purchase one piece, with a unit energy price of one Mechanical Coin for one Standard Energy.
Initially confused, Lin Yuan soon realized that this must be due to differences in energy purity; otherwise, no one would be foolish enough to pay such prices. Higher-grade energy surely meant improved energy efficiency and numerous benefits.
However, for now, Lin Yuan didn't need anything too extravagant or high-end. He simply bought 30 F-Class Energy Blocks, which would last him quite a long time.
In addition to these energy options, there were two unique types of energy that caught Lin Yuan's eye. One was Firestone Energy—or Firestone Particles—which could be used to create high-explosive ammunition and was priced at 10,000 Mechanical Coins per kilogram.
The other type of energy was called Cold Stone; its effects were precisely the opposite of Firestone Energy. While Firestone was explosive, Cold Stone provided high-compression freezing capabilities that could instantly generate temperatures as low as minus two hundred degrees Celsius, rendering all objects temporarily immobile. However, it was even more expensive at 100,000 Mechanical Coins per kilogram.
Lin Yuan felt an itch of desire but managed to resist purchasing either option because both Firestone and Cold Stone were not directly usable; they needed to be made into high-explosive ammunition and required special firearms for use. Unfortunately, he hadn't found anything like Phantom Alloy on this Trading Platform.
Aside from the five types of energy materials, the second category consisted of Mechanical Parts. From Laser Gun modification parts to Mechanical Body modification parts, there were as many as eighteen types available. This time Lin Yuan did not hold back; based on his own repair and assembly expertise, he purchased thirty parts in one go and spent a total of 50,000 Mechanical Coins.
When he looked at the last category of supplies, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh. Among the items for sale was the Protective Coating he had just sold, clearly marked at 5 Mechanical Coins per gram. He certainly had no interest in that.
However, he also noticed several other types of Protective Coating that were quite impressive, such as the High-Temperature Resistant Coating, Low-Temperature Freezing Coating, Invisibility Coating, and Hybrid Protective Coating.
Lin Yuan looked on enviously, but these types of Protective Coating were significantly more expensive. The cheapest one, the High-Temperature Resistant Coating that could withstand temperatures up to 0 degrees, cost 80 Mechanical Coins per gram, while the hybrid coating, which combined various protective features, could reach an astonishing price of 580 Mechanical Coins per gram.
This made Lin Yuan feel completely out of reach!
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