Thinking about this, Luo Yang's face couldn't help but show a slight enthusiasm.
"But, even if they offer something, it would have to be something I really need... and, at this moment, such a thing hardly exists..."
Luo Yang slightly furrowed his brow as he reflected on this.
Even if the survivors wanted to live in his spaceship, what could they offer in exchange?
Besides, even if they went out to collect their own supplies, a flying saucer would still be needed to take them and pick them up every day.
Wouldn't that mean his spaceship would end up becoming practically a free hotel?
At that moment, Luo Yang got lost in thought and didn't even notice that Jiang Huo and the other guards were coming and going, filling the spaceship with boxes of medicine.
"Ask them to deliver 50% of everything they collect every time they go out?"
"No... that's too primitive."
"Besides, now that I have this Medicine Distribution Center under my control, it's no exaggeration to say that soon I won't need medicine or food anymore."
After all, the Medicine Distribution Center was a huge warehouse, capable of supplying all the hospitals of a city with millions of inhabitants.
Now that he had discovered the function of the system, Luo Yang decided to leave his subordinates stationed there to protect all the medicine and food.
He mentioned food because, conveniently, the Strategic Food Reserve was located right next to the Medicine Distribution Center.
This was the place that stored a large amount of food supplies and, just like the medicine, was capable of sustaining a city with millions of inhabitants for more than a year!
Besides, although both were a few kilometers from the city, surrounded by countless mountains, it was only a matter of time before someone inevitably had the same idea and tried to come here.
But now, Luo Yang considered this place his personal property!
If anyone dared to approach with the intention of taking even a single pack of noodles, they would first have to face the machine guns of his subordinates.
"But if not that, I really don't know what to ask people to deliver... Forget it, in the worst-case scenario, I'll just ask for 50% of what they get."
"Even if I don't need these crumbs, I can't be taken advantage of!" Luo Yang decided.
Thinking about this, he couldn't help but turn his attention to the system and ask:
"System, don't you have some kind of panel or something like that?"
After all, if a system panel existed, it would be much easier for Luo Yang to understand how it worked in a practical way!
[Ding! Opening the system panel!]
...
[Human Survival System.]
[Host: Luo Yang]
[Strength: Common Human (0/1000)]
[Talent: Infinite Absorption (Divine Level)]
[Weapon: Catalyst Axe (Divine Level)]
[Points: 100]
[Shelters: Eclipse-Class Spaceship (1)]
"Indeed, the shelter is the spaceship!"
Upon seeing this, Luo Yang couldn't help but confirm his previous theory and then focused his attention on two things: "Strength" and "Points."
"I had already seen this strength information earlier on Jiang Huo's panel, but it didn't have this progress bar."
"Could it be that, as the host of the system, I can get stronger just by increasing this bar like it's a game?"
Although he was asking this question in his mind, Luo Yang had already pretty much confirmed it in his heart.
"But how can I increase the progress bar? Could it be the traditional way, killing zombies?"
Luo Yang couldn't help but think for a moment.
However, he decided not to go out now and chose to wait for Jiang Huo to return to accompany him.
Then, he turned his attention to the points, and upon seeing that he already had 100 points, Luo Yang didn't think much of it.
Maybe it was a beginner's benefit or something like that.
What do people do when they receive points? Of course, they spend them!
"System, how much does it cost to draw from the lottery?"
[Ding! Currently, 1,000 system points are needed for a lottery draw!]
"..."
"Open the system shop!" Luo Yang murmured in his heart.
The next moment, a screen opened in front of Luo Yang, but upon seeing what was available, he couldn't help but curse!
"Why the hell is there only one thing in the system shop?"
[System Shop]
[Item: Energy Bar (10 Units)]
[Description: A compact bar made of special algae and fibers, designed to provide the essential nutrients to the human body, sustaining dietary needs for up to 12 hours.]
[Price: 1 Point]
Upon seeing the only item available in the system, Luo Yang couldn't help but feel a little irritated.
Although it wasn't useless, especially in an apocalyptic scenario, this energy bar was undoubtedly extremely valuable.
But after all, this is a system shop!
What kind of system shop sells only one thing?
As if it knew about Luo Yang's complaints, the system immediately responded:
[Ding! This system's shop can only sell items whose icons have been unlocked by the host!]
[This energy bar is an exception, provided as a beginner's benefit to the host, along with the 100 points!]
"So how do I unlock icons?" Luo Yang asked quickly.
The system immediately responded:
[Ding! The host can unlock icons through lottery draws or hidden achievements!]
"So, does that mean if I spend points to draw from the lottery and get an unlocked icon, I would still have to spend points to buy it?" Luo Yang frowned.
This way, it seemed like he'd have to pay twice for the same thing!
When it heard the doubt, the system couldn't help but stay silent for a moment and then replied curtly:
[Yes!]
"What the hell..."
Just as Luo Yang was about to get angry with the system, Jiang Huo, who had already arranged most of the boxes, appeared in front of Luo Yang with a plastic bag.
"Supreme Commander! This bag contains all the energetic cores we've obtained during this period!"
Without hesitation, Jiang Huo handed the plastic bag to Luo Yang.
"This is..."