Chapter 796 - 358 Before Winter
Opening the exchange points mall, exclamations of "damn" were heard one after another. The first "damn" was because the points were very high; Shadow’s main combat personnel had scored over ten thousand points, while Snow Egg, participating less in battles, had also bagged eight thousand points. Even Stone and Su Shi had managed to earn six thousand points each.
The second "damn" was because the first item was a base-exclusive communication headset, requiring only 10 points. What did this mean? It indicated the pricing, suggesting that ten thousand points could be exchanged for a great many things.
The third "damn" came from Maya, which was even harder than making Maya smile. Under Maya’s guidance, everyone opened up the winter-specific items. Down suits with a Cold Resistance Value of 40 started at three thousand points; and to think, a Cold Resistance of 40 could only fend off temperatures as low as -20 degrees Celsius. Nuclear Hand Warmers, six thousand. Warm ski hats with a Cold Resistance Value of 20, three thousand.
Lin Wu counted on his fingers, realizing that his points were barely enough to buy a set of winter gear; hats, clothes, and shoes together adding up to a Cold Resistance of 80, capable of withstanding temperatures down to -40 degrees Celsius. As long as one stayed indoors and the bonfire was fueled, a Cold Resistance of 80 could make this extreme winter quite comfortable.
The fourth "damn" stemmed from the pricing of other items, with summer-specific goods being explosively cheap. Cooling mats for 100 points, sandals for 100 points, and most alarmingly, a central air conditioning unit’s critical component, the cooling air conditioner, was only two thousand points.
Other goods were not expensive either, with an assault rifle going for just 400 points, and each 5.56 bullet costing only 5 points.
Maya said, "The legion I belong to once stationed on Frozen Star for three months, and we deeply understand the cold. Therefore, everyone from Shadow must have winter gear that adds up to at least 50 Cold Resistance." Frozen Star is the life-bearing planet closest to Blue Star, with maximum temperatures of -20 degrees Celsius and minimum temperatures plunging below -100 degrees Celsius. Hunkering in the base, one doesn’t feel it, but occasionally you need to step outside. Based on -80 degrees Celsius as a benchmark, the weight of various cold-resistant equipment can reach a hefty 30 kilograms.
Maya added, "A Cold Resistance Value of 50 ensures that you won’t get serious frostbite while moving around the base." The commercial street’s bonfire must be reconstructed; otherwise, it cannot concentrate the heat.