Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot

Chapter 780: Chapter 307: Flying Zombie_1

The spoils of war Cui Sheng mentioned totaled three parts.

The first part of the spoils was protein blocks, commonly known among survivors as “Cockroach Paste.”

The body of the monster that Wang Tao killed yesterday had been inspected overnight at the city hall and determined to be non-toxic and then processed into protein blocks.

No matter what the raw materials of the protein blocks were or how they tasted, the fact was that they were considered a solid currency in Changhe Base. Because they were nutritionally rich, cheap, and easy to carry and store, they were essential goods for both home life and travel.

Seeing as the Cockroach Monster looked like an insect, it made sense that it was rich in protein, suitable for producing protein blocks.

The protein blocks made from it were divided into three equal parts. Wang Tao took one part, Duan Xuchang’s team took another, and the city hall the last one.

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“The monster weighed a total of 10 tons. Discarding various shells, bones, and so forth, there were 4 tons of edible parts. Then, these 4 tons of raw food material were processed and compressed with other ingredients… until we finally ended up with 3 tons of protein blocks. Divided into three parts, each portion was 1 ton. Based on the standard size of a protein block at about 50g, this 1 ton amounts to 20,000 blocks…”

Cui Sheng gave a very detailed explanation.

In fact, protein blocks weren’t considered valuable goods, being the most basic food within Changhe Base. If they were too expensive, many people wouldn’t be able to afford to eat. With the current prices, one Crystal Coin could buy several dozen blocks, so these 20,000 blocks were roughly equivalent to only a few hundred coins.

But it wasn’t a matter of money, it was about principle—the protein blocks were Wang Tao’s spoils of war. Having agreed to divide them equally, it was only natural that Wang Tao’s share should be delivered. Even if they were worth only one Crystal Coin, they still had to be divided rightly!

Wang Tao wasn’t particularly interested in the protein blocks themselves, but he was quite curious about how the city hall managed to turn that monster’s carcass into protein blocks overnight.

After all, it was a creature weighing several tons. To have processed it into protein blocks in just one night was very fast indeed! Could it be they also had something akin to a Food Compressor?

“Mr. Wang, would you like these protein blocks brought inside, or would you rather store them in the bank?”

After explaining, Cui Sheng asked.

“Oh? They can be stored in the bank too?”

Wang Tao was somewhat surprised.

“Of course! Whether it’s Crystal Cores, weapons and ammunition, or food, all can be stored in the bank. For food in particular, these protein blocks are quite welcomed, since they can’t be kept for a long time. Storing too much by yourself and having it spoil would be such a waste. It’s better to let the bank handle it properly…”

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“Bring them in.”

To Wang Tao, the method of storage didn’t really matter. He could keep the protein blocks in the Magical Stomach Pouch or process them into nutrient solution again.

“Right away!”

Cui Sheng’s vehicle was parked outside, and he immediately had the one ton of protein blocks moved into the yard.

Twenty boxes in total, with each box containing 1,000 blocks.

Wang Tao opened one of the boxes to look; all the protein blocks were neatly arrayed, resembling gelatin.

Actually, if one didn’t know the raw material of the protein blocks, they appeared quite presentable.

“How did you produce these? The speed is quite fast!”

Wang Tao directly inquired.

Cui Sheng didn’t conceal anything and immediately explained:

“The Hope Research Institute has developed a set of equipment specifically for producing these protein blocks, and all these devices are installed in the factory. With sufficient raw materials and the factory running at full capacity, we can quickly finish producing these protein blocks.”

“I see.”

Wang Tao nodded, this was more or less what he had expected.

Then Cui Sheng brought out the second and third parts of the spoils.

“These are the processed legs and shells… They can be used to forge weapons or armor. Materials from a Level 4 creature are highly sought after! If you aren’t very familiar with weapon equipment crafting, you can also ask our city hall to help with the forging…”

When Wang Tao collected the spoils the day before, he only took items that were named. Any unnamed items were left behind.

For example, the monster had many limbs, but only 10 had names and could be put into the storage space. The rest couldn’t be stored, so Wang Tao didn’t take them.

Now Duan Xuchang had sent them over to him…

Wang Tao felt these items were of little use to him, as all the equipment he used were made from design diagrams. However, since they were personally delivered, naturally, Wang Tao accepted them.

After handing over these items to Wang Tao, Cui Sheng did not leave. He coughed discreetly and then asked softly:

“Mr. Wang, I heard that last night you picked up some meteorites…”

“…”

Wang Tao gave Cui Sheng a glance at once.

Good grief, no wonder he had delivered the items early in the morning and insisted on not taking advantage of Wang Tao; he was waiting for an opportunity!

“Don’t misunderstand, Mr. Wang! According to the rules of Changhe Base, whatever unclaimed items one finds belong to them. Our city hall definitely wouldn’t take something that belongs to someone else!”

Cui Sheng, fearing Wang Tao had misunderstood, quickly explained.

“What do you mean then?”

“Well, as you know, the contents of these meteorites are uncertain. They may contain valuable items but might also have worthless items, or even monsters! And to open these meteorites would require a substantial number of Crystal Cores… Therefore, our city hall wants to discuss with the person who found the meteorites to see if we could share the risk—we would both contribute Crystal Cores, and after opening them, divide the contents based on the contribution ratio! If monsters appear, we would also fight them together…”