Apocalypse Arrives: I Become a Powerhouse by Scavenging

While being the center of attention was normally a good thing, Moira Lynch now wished she could pass the honor on to someone else.

On the bounty board, besides the bounty from the Seventh Princess, there were four others, making for a total of five.

The other four were posted using proxies, but whoever posted them had done a slapdash job of hiding their tracks, as if it were just a formality.

Looking at the identities of the four proxies that Patience had tracked down: pirate, pirate, pirate, and another pirate.

’And they all belonged to different pirate crews. Did I kick the hornet’s—I mean, the pirates’—nest or something?’

Having these people after her was definitely not a good thing.

Fortunately, she had been cautious enough in the game that, aside from Shane Rhodes and the others, no one knew her real identity yet.

But she quickly remembered something else—she was using her real name in the game!!

’Before, it didn’t seem like a big deal, but now... Heh. I feel like going back in time and slapping my past self to death.’

’Couldn’t I have used my brain when the name was taken? Did I really have to use my own? Well, look where that’s gotten me now.’

She just hoped *Divine Soul* had an item like a name change card.

In any case, until she found a solution, Moira Lynch decided to lie low. As low as humanly possible.

She had already crafted a batch of items before entering the game.

Her original plan was to bypass the auction house and trade directly with the Major Guilds.

After all, while the auction house was safe, the sheer transaction fees for so many items would be a huge sum. It made Moira Lynch’s heart ache just thinking about it.

But this sudden development had disrupted her plans. ’So what if the transaction fees are a bit high?’

As the saying goes, the cost is always passed on to the consumer. She would just have to raise her prices a little.

’When you get down to it, they’re just reaping what they sow anyway.’

’Yes, that’s settled then.’

’In a bit, I’ll log into the game and list the items I made.’

With her plan in place, Moira Lynch finally took a deep breath and walked out of her room.

Down on the first floor, Shane Rhodes, Kai York, and Hugh Finch were already waiting for her.

Seeing Moira Lynch come down the stairs, Kai York asked, "What took you so long?"

Moira Lynch hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell them about the bounty. After all, the three of them knew the truth, and telling them would also help prevent them from accidentally exposing her.

"There’s a bounty on me."

The moment the words left her mouth, Shane Rhodes, Kai York, and Hugh Finch all froze, and three pairs of eyes landed on Moira Lynch almost simultaneously.

"What did you just say? Who has a bounty on them?"

Shane Rhodes even dug a finger in his ear doubtfully, thinking he must have misheard.

Moira Lynch pointed to herself. "Me. I have a bounty on me. It’s posted on the bounty board in The Adventurer’s Guild right now."

Hearing this, the expressions of all three turned serious.

"What’s going on?" Hugh Finch was the first to speak.

"If I had to say, it’s probably because I’m just too outstanding."

Moira Lynch then explained the cause and effect of the situation, as well as her own speculations.

After hearing her explanation, Shane Rhodes and the other two fell silent.

The reality was, this problem was something they were currently powerless to solve.

Even if they reported this to the base now, the base probably wouldn’t be able to do anything about it either.

Seeing their grave expressions, Moira Lynch put on a relaxed air and said, "Don’t look so gloomy. Fortunately, they don’t know our situation over here, so the bounty won’t have much of an effect on me. We just need to be more careful in the game from now on. I only told you guys so you would be careful in the game and not expose my identity."

Then she looked at Shane Rhodes. "Especially you. My Serenia is very close to your territory. It’s almost guaranteed that players who want to find out my identity will try to get information out of you."

Shane Rhodes had clearly thought of this as well. He asked, "Should I ’fall out’ with you?"

"No need to fall out. That would seem a little too deliberate. Let’s just maintain our usual relationship," Moira Lynch said.

The matter of the bounty made Shane Rhodes and the others, who had just logged out of the game in a relaxed mood, become anxious and restless.

If Moira Lynch hadn’t stopped them, they would have been itching to get back into the game, even though they had no idea what they would do once they were in.

Moira Lynch walked to the dining table, picked up her chopsticks, and prepared to eat.

Just then, Hugh Finch’s voice suddenly sounded in her ear. "Are you really okay?"

"What could happen?" Moira Lynch’s tone was nonchalant, as if she wasn’t taking the matter to heart at all.

Hugh Finch looked at the other two, their brows furrowed over the situation, then back at the relaxed and composed Moira Lynch. The contrast between them was stark.

Moira Lynch noticed Hugh Finch’s gaze and explained, "It’s not that I’m not worried, it’s that I know worrying is useless right now. The bounty is already out there. I can’t very well hold a knife to their throats and force them to withdraw it, can I? What’s the difference between that and serving myself up on a platter? I’d be better off protecting my identity. Worry and anxiety will only end up hurting my own body."

Hugh Finch: "..."

’What she said made a lot of sense.’ It was true that worrying was useless in a situation like this. After all, one of their opponents was a high and mighty princess, and the others were reckless pirates. They couldn’t afford to provoke either of them right now.

Watching Moira Lynch calmly eat, Hugh Finch mentally labeled her as someone with nerves of steel.

"However, I don’t plan on doing nothing either."

Hearing this, Hugh Finch asked, "Do you have a plan?"

"There’s a Healer’s Guild within The Federation, composed entirely of people who have awakened a Healing Talent. If I join them, I’ll automatically receive the Healer’s Guild’s protection."

Moira Lynch laid out her idea.

Originally, Moira Lynch hadn’t planned on joining The Healer’s Guild so soon. She had wanted to play a few more rounds of the game, or at least until she decided to voluntarily give up her player eligibility.

That’s right, Moira Lynch was already considering giving up her player eligibility. This wasn’t a sudden whim, but something she had been thinking about for a long time.

It wasn’t because she found the game too dangerous or too difficult, but because she had discovered that she could participate in the game’s missions even without going through the game system itself.

She now had an interstellar ID, was a legal citizen of The Federation, and even owned large-scale enterprises on several planets. The Teleportation Gates could take her to any planet she wished.

To be honest, she was already starting to feel that the game was somewhat dispensable.

The only reason she hadn’t made up her mind yet was that she was afraid she would regret it. What if there was some huge opportunity waiting for players like her later in the game?

Moira Lynch felt that if that were the case, she would definitely regret giving up her player eligibility.

She might even be ridiculed for it. After all, the name SoySauceDrunkard was too famous right now.

There was one other main reason: her shop.

Losing her player eligibility meant her shop would also be forcibly closed.