Global Shelter Game

hapter 121: Chapter 121: [Colonizer (Purple)]

Ye Yun was surprised to see the 10% probability of obtaining a purple item. Based on his recent experience, a single component should only increase the probability by about 1%.

He glanced at the [Energy Gem (Purple)] in his hand.

’Could this thing be some kind of rare treasure???’

If it were only 1%, Ye Yun would have just used it. But seeing the 10% probability, he became a little hesitant.

He put down the gem and opened the Trading Post.

He filtered the search for purple items, and the previously dense list of items instantly shrank to just a few hundred.

After more than twenty days of exploration, it was clear that others besides him had made some special finds of their own.

Now, there were actually several hundred purple components listed on the Trading Post.

Of course, complete purple items and equipment were nowhere to be found. No one would be willing to sell something that good.

Ye Yun glanced at the prices of these purple components; they were mostly listed for around 12 to 14 blue components each.

This price was definitely inflated.

After all, purple components were still a rarity.

It was just like when green and blue components were rare and also sold at inflated prices. Only when everyone’s exploration had progressed further would prices likely return to normal.

He glanced at his warehouse. After several days of sales and the profits gained from wiping out several other shelters, his count of blue components had broken through the triple-digits, reaching 1,289.

If he converted all of his blue components into purple ones, he could probably get around 100 in total.

However, another thought popped into Ye Yun’s mind.

’Is it really necessary to pay such a high price for this evolution skill?’

One hundred blue components versus 1,300 blue components—the difference was a staggering 1,200 blue components.

Even for a tycoon like him who raked in profits daily, it would take some time to gather more than a thousand blue components.

’Is it really worth paying such a high price for a skill whose purpose is still unclear?’

After a moment of thought, Ye Yun decided to take the gamble.

After all, an advanced bionic person with all stats at 6 points was likely one-of-a-kind in the entire wasteland.

Besides, he had a hunch that this evolution skill would be anything but simple.

The blue components he currently had didn’t serve a major purpose; he was simply hoarding them as reserve resources.

Even if all 1,300 blue components were gone, it wouldn’t impact him much. At worst, it would just take some more time to accumulate them again.

But this evolution was a one-time chance. If he missed it, there would be no do-overs.

Ye Yun quickly started exchanging for purple components on the Trading Post.

A moment later, his warehouse was empty of blue and green components, and in their place were 100 new purple components.

Ye Yun looked at the 100 new purple components in his warehouse with mixed feelings.

He knew these purple components were the key to his evolution skill.

Although he couldn’t be sure what kind of skill these components would grant him, he believed it would be a quantum leap.

Without hesitation, he immediately invested all the purple components into the skill evolution draw.

[Assessment Type: Skill Draw]

[Assessing Action Risk...]

[Assessment: 100% Probability of Obtaining Purple Item. Risk: 0%]

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As the purple components vanished, a brand-new interface unfolded before his eyes.

[Skill Draw in progress. Please wait...]

Ye Yun stared nervously at the screen, his heart starting to race.

He knew this moment would determine his fate.

[Congratulations! You have successfully obtained the skill: Colonist (Purple)]

[Skill Name: Colonist (Purple)]

[Skill Effect:]

[You can now expend a certain amount of resources to acquire a new shelter. The more shelters you possess, the required resources will increase progressively.]

The skill he had drawn didn’t have a particularly flashy name.

However, its effect was terrifyingly powerful.

With this skill, as long as he had enough resources, he could possess a countless number of shelters.

The brief description of the skill’s effect didn’t hide its immense potential.

Ye Yun took a deep breath, trying to calm his racing heart.

He knew this skill would completely change his standing in the wasteland.

It might be useful for others, but not nearly as effective.

This was because, as the description implied, the resource cost to build subsequent shelters would definitely become terrifyingly high as their number grew.

But for him, that wasn’t a problem.

The more shelters he possessed, the more construction robots he would have.

And with his perfect blueprints, the more construction robots he had, the greater the profits he could generate.

Ye Yun immediately opened the detailed description for the Colonist skill, wanting to understand the specific costs and limitations.

[Expend 1,000 Blue Components to establish a new shelter.

As the number of shelters increases, the resource cost will increase progressively.]

Seeing the resources required for the very first new shelter, Ye Yun couldn’t help but gasp.

’Holy cow, the first shelter costs 1,000 blue components?!’

’Then what about the next one?!’

The corner of Ye Yun’s mouth twitched. This skill was practically made for him.

Ye Yun couldn’t think of any other shelter Administrator who could possibly afford to use this skill.

Forget the resources needed for subsequent shelters; the vast majority of Administrators probably couldn’t even scrape together enough for the first one.

Forget 1,000 blue components—right now, most shelter Administrators couldn’t even afford to equip their own people with a full set of blue gear.

And while this cost was steep even for him, it wasn’t impossible.

If used wisely, this skill would bring him unimaginable returns.

Ye Yun immediately began planning how to allocate his resources to establish a new shelter as quickly as possible.

He knew that time waits for no one.

The sooner he established a new shelter, the sooner he could start reaping the rewards.

At the same time, he also began to consider how to increase his rate of resource acquisition.

After all, as the number of shelters grew, so too would his demand for resources.

Ye Yun silently calculated in his head how long it would take to establish the next shelter at his current rate of progress.

However, he didn’t plan on expanding with new shelters in the immediate future.

Even if he wanted to expand, he’d have to wait a few days.

After all, the third crisis was now less than three days away.

He needed to accumulate some resources during this period to prepare for any unexpected situations.

Just as Ye Yun was contemplating exactly when to establish his third shelter...

...his frantic buying spree had caught the attention of some interested parties.