The vending machine had six rows of merchandise.
The distribution of goods was very even.
The first two rows were all sorts of drinks, bottled and boxed, even some vintage glass marble beverages.
The middle two rows were colorful snacks.
For example, wafer biscuits, bagged nuts, flavored jerky, and so on.
The last two rows had nothing to do with eating or drinking, and were all kinds of miscellaneous goods.
There were household goods, daily necessities, and even books, unexpected goods.
In short, it was a dazzling array, a feast for the eyes.
“As for the price…”
Lu Chen carefully observed the labels below the goods.
Drinks averaged 10 cogwheel copper coins per bottle, with little fluctuation.
Snacks varied, ranging from 10 to 50 copper coins.
As for miscellaneous goods, it was even more unpredictable, with some costing hundreds of cogwheel copper coins, while others were only a few coins.
Surprisingly, the most expensive was a book titled “Social Psychology”.
The book was not a prop, it was simply a reading material.
The price being so high was baffling.
“Perhaps spiritual nourishment is more luxurious than material enjoyment.”
After thinking about it, Lu Chen could only explain it this way.
It is estimated that only those who are well-supplied and not short of money would spend so much money on books to pass the time.
Outside the vending machine’s cargo bay were built-in screens and coin slots.
The screen displayed the number “10”, which should represent the number of goods that could be purchased today.
It also included a description, stating that the goods would be automatically refreshed once a day, making it very convenient.
After a moment’s thought, Lu Chen didn’t directly try to buy anything, instead, he raised his hand and swiped a keyword on the vending machine in front of him.
【Ding! Collected item “Automatic Vending Machine” obtained C-rank keyword: “Guaranteed Ten-Pull!”】
(Guaranteed Ten-Pull: Every ten goods will contain one E-rank or higher prop)
“Guaranteed Ten-Pull again?”
Lu Chen was stunned, feeling that the keyword that had been refreshed was somewhat familiar.
After recalling for a moment, he remembered that the slot machine he encountered on the first day seemed to have also refreshed this keyword.
However, the effects of the “Guaranteed Ten-Pull” keywords for the two were slightly different.
The slot machine’s “Guaranteed Ten-Pull” meant that one prop of E+ rank or higher would be guaranteed in ten pulls.
While the vending machine’s “Guaranteed Ten-Pull” meant that one prop of E-rank or higher would be guaranteed in every ten goods.
Although they seemed similar, the effects were significantly different.
“The same keyword, depending on the object it is attached to, the effect will also change… ”
Lu Chen thoughtfully reexamined the vending machine in front of him.
Coincidentally, there were five items in each row of goods.
According to the effect of “Guaranteed Ten-Pull”, one prop would be guaranteed in two rows of goods.
In other words… the refreshed prop must be distributed among drinks, snacks and miscellaneous goods.
However, the goods for today had already been refreshed, and the keyword was added later.
Therefore, the cargo bay in front of him only had a few rows of ordinary goods.
“It’s not bad.”
Lu Chen waved his hand, throwing in dozens of copper coins, accompanied by the sound of coins clinking.
Two cans of drinks rolled out of the vending machine’s dispensing slot.
One was a can of Coke, the other was a can of coffee milk.
Chirp…
The sound of opening the pull tab of the drink was like heavenly music to Lu Chen’s ears.
He couldn’t wait to gulp down the Coke, but after a moment, he showed a look of regret.
“Sigh, Coke without refrigeration is truly soulless.”
“It’s merely a can of sweet, fizzy water.”
Although he was quite disappointed, Lu Chen still finished the drink in his hand and wiped his mouth.
He had been living a tight life for the past two days, and today he could finally enjoy himself.
Even if the value of this can of Coke could be exchanged for killing several zombies.
Casually opening the other can of drink, Lu Chen sat in front of the computer.
The moment he opened the chat room, a bunch of application prompts popped up on the screen.
【You have 2351 friend requests to check, whether to block?】
“… There are so many people.”
Lu Chen curled his lips, not directly blocking, but choosing to check by time order.
In the latest friend request messages, a familiar name popped up as expected.
【Player “桐须真冬” requests to become your friend, whether to agree?】
“Agree.”
Lu Chen directly clicked to agree, the number of people in his friend list changed from two to three.
The other two friends were naturally Sakurajima Mai and Toyohina Kaori.
After agreeing, Lu Chen sent a “hello” over.
But the other party seemed to be busy with other things and didn’t reply immediately.
“After all, she’s sick, she may be resting.”
Lu Chen understandingly closed the friend window and flipped to the chatroom of #50000 channel.
The number of online players in the chatroom was less than 50% of the first day.
In just three days, more than 5000 players had died in the dangerous area!
“More than half the death rate… tsk tsk.”
Thinking about the many players who were starving, perhaps even infected with colds like 桐须真冬, Lu Chen felt a great deal of gratitude.
One was being grateful for his own awakening of the system, having a higher starting point than others.
On the other hand, it was also a blessing that he was able to find Mai and the others… and gain the trust of these beautiful girls.
According to his understanding of these characters, as long as they could gain their trust, they were reliable teammates.
As more and more players withdrew from the dangerous area.
The frequency of chatroom messages began to increase.
Lu Chen sipped his coffee and browsed, to see if he could get any information.
“The weather has been so terrible today, who would have thought it would rain?”
“That’s right, I was going to make a big haul today and grab some supplies, but it’s all gone to waste!”
“Actually, it was a bit overcast yesterday, maybe it was a sign?”
“Does anyone have cold medicine… I think I’m catching a cold, I’m already running a nose.”
“No hope, we’re dead, there’s no doctor here to treat you in this ghost place.”
“I heard in the African tribes, a bout of dysentery can kill you… Are we going to be reduced to that kind of situation?”
“We can only rely on our body’s resistance to get through this, but we’ll be sent to the dangerous area again tomorrow… ”
“I actually feel like there are a lot more supplies in the city today, am I the only one with good luck who found a few unopened cans?”
“Shut up, you’re showing off here!”
“Big boss, please share some food, I can do anything!”
Seeing this, Lu Chen shook his head helplessly, the topic of the channel gradually became irritable, nothing worthwhile.
Closing the chatroom, Lu Chen opened the trading market again to see the market situation in the past few days.
He had killed quite a few zombies today, and had accumulated several hundred cogwheel copper coins.
Although he didn’t plan on buying anything, it wouldn’t hurt to browse.
Maybe he could really find a treasure.
“Huh? This is…”
Turning to the next page of the merchandise list, Lu Chen skimmed through the merchandise information.
Suddenly, his eyes narrowed, his brow involuntarily raised, his excitement growing.
“There are other players who have found ‘collectors’ items as well!”
“And they’re willing to sell them!”
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