Building a Gaming Empire From Scratch

Chapter 1183: Chapter 1077 Let’s Become the King of Part-time Jobs!_1 Chapter 1183: Chapter 1077 Let’s Become the King of Part-time Jobs!_1 Once Thomas regained his strength, he promptly took out his [ID Card] to swipe.

—— He now knew that this thing was not just a simple “door card”, but rather more like a “Space Station One Card”.

Having this is akin to having the qualifications of a space station resident, allowing him to enjoy the most basic survival guarantees.

“Ding Ding Ding…”

Continuous metal collision sounds rang out as one [Emergency Breathing Mask] after another fell out and was gripped in Thomas’s hand.

He shouted and threw them out to the others: “Take this!

Put it behind your neck, give it a knock and it’ll activate!”

“Me!

Me!

Save me!” The black brother did not get a mask in the first round and was anxiously shouting for help.

“Don’t worry, you wait a moment.” Without thinking, Thomas bypassed this man and threw it to his comrades, “With your physique this good, you’ll definitely be fine.

Keep going!”

After saying this, he turned around and continued to swipe his card.

However, the players who received the metal chips soon found out that they were useless.

No matter how much they knocked, the force field of the breathing mask would not open.

Upon looking, they found that the system popped up with a red warning:

[You are not yet a resident of the space station, so you cannot activate this device.]

“Damn!” Yi fell silent.

In contrast to the panic of that black man, the Daxia players were also very sullen.

It felt like air was rushing out from their lungs, but they still bore this discomfort and stopped Thomas from wasting effort.

They couldn’t use this thing.

Thomas then stopped his futile hustle.

Looking at the Space Dance Hall again, the iron door, which was originally raised a bit, had been lowered without knowing when.

It was not suitable to open the door at this point, so he could only hold the “vending machine”, watching the others get blown by the strong wind and huddle together.

He also saw large amounts of air being sucked into space, forming a faint void on the invisible “Electromagnetic Constraint Barrier”.

He confirmed his previous thoughts: the reason the streets were so clean was that small things were all sucked into space.

What remained was simple: he was counting the time while watching the old brothers on the street asphyxiate and die one by one.

“Player Asphyxiated Death Time: 1 minute.”

“Barrier Void Existence Time: 6 minutes.”

After collecting the information, Thomas first swiped his ID card in front of what looked like a restaurant door, to see if he could open the door.

But he couldn’t, the system prompt informed him his authority was insufficient.

So, he had to go back to the gates of the dance hall, swipe the card and open the door.

But just as he was planning to crouch down and get back inside, he saw Yi’s head peeking out again.

“?”

“What are you looking at?

Give me a hand!”

Thomas extended his hand to Yi while simultaneously asking, “Shouldn’t you be inside working to earn an ID card?

Why did you come out?”

“Got to try the second possibility.” Yi answered while passing over something he was holding in his other hand.

It was a crowbar!

Inspired by Red Dust, he ran to the chess and card room in Night City to find an old timer, paying the man to help smuggle the crowbar into the Space Dance Hall as a crutch.

He even bought a copy of Gravity for the man.

The distinction between a crowbar and a crutch was actually easy to overcome.

The [Blacksmith Guild] in the virtual world had developed significantly, with all kinds of blacksmiths – those who pursued realistic craftsmanship, those who pursued ostentatious style, those who pursued destructive power…

there was everything.

And the blacksmiths who specifically studied and crafted in accordance with Yunmeng’s rule [Weapons not allowed, Daily necessities can enter], were also numerous.

The “crowbar crutch” that Yi had was a product of this concept.

Unfortunately, the crowbar was still not strong enough.

Even with four people working together, they weren’t able to break open the locked iron door.

“It’s so frustrating.

If only I could carry the shoulder cannon here, I could blast open any door!” Yi returned to the dance hall unwillingly.

This time, Thomas also crawled back in with them.

When Yi and his crew were trying to pry open the door, he went to check both ends of the street and found that both gates were locked.

His permission level wasn’t high enough to open them, so he had to return unwillingly.

Once back, he asked the robot bartender standing by the bar counter, “This is my ID card, right?”

While cleaning glasses, the bartender replied, “Yes.”

“Can I upgrade my permission level?”

“Yes, as long as your contribution is sufficient, you will naturally get an upgrade.”

“So…I still have to work?!” Thomas couldn’t help but complain.

After his complaint, he asked again, “Are there any humans in this space station?”

“I don’t know.” The bartender shook his head, “Maybe if your authorization level is high enough, you can go to the central area to look for the answer.”

“…”

So, I’m stuck with part-time jobs, huh?!

Wait a minute…

“If I contribute enough…” Thomas seriously asked, “Can I rise to the highest authority level and control the entire space station?”

“I don’t know.” The bartender shook his head again, “Maybe if your authority is high enough, you can get the answer to this question.”

He did not deny it!

Thomas keenly noted this.

No denial means there’s hope!

So…if I become the King of Part-time Jobs, I could possibly become the master of the space station?

That would be awesome!!

Thomas’ heart was pulsating wildly.

It’s just work, right?

I can do it?!!

The only problem is…in this dance hall, what type of job could I do?

Thomas fell into deep thought, which was soon interrupted by a burst of earth-shattering cheers.

He quickly turned around to see what had happened.

Then, a ridiculous scene was presented before his eyes-

Yi was…

Doing a stripping dance?!

He wasn’t alone as there were a massive eight people in the dance floor, letting loose by shaking their butts and laughing while stripping…The scene was eye-watering.

He couldn’t resist pointing to the dance floor and asked, “Does this, also count as a contribution?”

The robot bartender glanced at the dancing Yi and the others, then at the crowd laughing and cheering almost everywhere, and nodded, “Yes.”

Thomas was speechless for a moment.

But after standing in place and wrestling with his conscience for a while, he eventually turned towards the exit.

He decided to become a security guard.

As for being the “King of Part-time Jobs,” he chose to think long-term…

*

In Moscow, Ivan, who had a good night’s sleep, yawned in his new house and got out of bed.

Pull open the curtains, looking at the bustling capital city outside, Ivan couldn’t help but sigh:

“Having money is awesome!”

After hitching a ride with Cloud Dream, his income skyrocketed at a straight line.

In just half a year, he successfully moved from a small city to the capital city, Moscow.

Although it’s not a luxury apartment in a top location, he was already completely content — before Cloud Dream appeared, he didn’t dare even dream of “buying a house in the capital.”

After heaping praises on Lincoln and Cloud Dream, Ivan couldn’t wait to start cooking, eager to fill his belly and quickly return to the virtual world for live streaming.

After a full 10 hours of sleep, which allowed his brain to rest thoroughly, a memory of something he had long forgotten suddenly popped up in his now clear mind —

[Iron-blooded Warrior’s Shoulder Cannon]!

Ever since he obtained this item, he’s only used it once.

After incinerating three preys in succession, it was thoroughly stashed away by Ivan in the hunting cabin.

Over time, he even forgot about its existence, only thinking of it now.

While it’s not suitable for hunting, it’s definitely ideal for dealing with the alien monster!

The plasma cannon, is definitely more powerful than the hunting gun!

When it comes to dealing with the alien monster, there’s no need to worry about damage overflow, spoil loss issues, killing it is a gain!

The only issue is: the shoulder cannon has an energy storage stage, and its attack range is quite short, it’s not easy to hit a swiftly moving alien monster.

However, it seemed like this alien creature didn’t have eyes, and during yesterday’s hunting attempt, the monster seemed to be chasing after the sound.

This made Ivan couldn’t help but speculate: this monster likely didn’t have vision.

If this speculation is true, then it means —

He can hold the shoulder cannon, and shoot at close range!