Survival in the neighborhood: Give me a piece of bread every day

"Seven treasure chests, not bad. Here are fourteen gold coins for you."

Chen An is currently trading with residents such as Li Jia.

I never expected there would be seven six-legged monsters in this building.

No wonder those robbers blocked the door and wouldn't let anyone else in.

As Li Jia accepted the gold coins, he explained, "I just heard those bandits say that one of them has a talent for attracting monsters, which is why so many six-legged monsters have come to surround and kill us in the building."

"Oh? You have this kind of talent?"

Chen An raised an eyebrow.

The talents in this world are truly diverse and wonderful, each with its own unique application.

but.

What interests him most right now is the egret's talent.

This incredible reconnaissance ability makes him practically invincible in combat.

He suppressed his curiosity for the time being, thinking he would check her panel after returning home to learn more about her.

"Boss, should we go back to the neighborhood or continue searching for the six-legged monster and gathering resources?"

Li Jia asked.

Other residents who were resting and recovering their strength also came over to look.

Chen An thought for a moment and said, "Let's scavenge for resources a little longer. It would be even better if we could kill a few more six-legged monsters."

"Alright, boss! We'll set off once everyone's recovered!"

Li Jia nodded.

The residents responded enthusiastically.

Today went very smoothly; many people reaped rewards.

The treasure chest from killing the six-legged monster, the scraps of resources scavenged from the building, and the weapons stolen from killing the bandits, etc...

So they want to continue.

Chen An nodded, then walked over to the egret who was sorting through the harvest and asked, "Does your talent consume a lot of physical strength?"

"It's quite large, and each time it can only be used for a few minutes. Moreover, the wider the reconnaissance range and the more targets are detected, the greater the energy consumption will be."

As Bailu spoke, he put a blood-stained axe into his backpack, and then used a dagger to remove the flesh from the arrowhead.

That must be human flesh search.

This arrow has hit a person.

Chen An felt nauseous just looking at it.

But he held back.

You have to adapt to this kind of life, otherwise you'll be a useless piece of trash when it comes to fighting later.

After a moment's thought, Chen An said, "Before we move out, scout out the surrounding area to avoid encountering a large number of monsters."

As the egret plucked the meat, it looked up and smiled, "No problem, boss."

"But boss, seeing how diligently I've worked, could you give me some extra reward?"

Although she got three gold coins from the seven six-legged monsters she just killed, it still wasn't enough.

She lives alone, so she has far fewer resources than many people who share a room with another person.

Ignoring the question, Chen An instead asked, "Did you buy all 15 gold coins in the shop today?"

"No, I only have a dozen or so silver coins, enough to buy one."

The egret shook its head, then put the cleaned arrows into the quiver.

Hearing this, Chen An understood what was going on.

He then asked Li Jia and the others, and learned that most of the residents could not afford 15 gold coins.

after that.

After resting for more than an hour, the residents had recovered some of their strength and continued to scavenge for supplies in the surrounding office buildings.

However, perhaps because this place is close to the residential area and has been looted by other residents, there aren't many resources here, and even monsters are scarce.

Only two six-legged monsters were found.

There were also about ten faceless monsters wandering around.

If it weren't for the egret's reconnaissance talent, these monsters would be quite difficult to find.

It's too dark.

It was pitch black, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

Finally, Chen An decided to head back to his residential compound.

On the way back to the residential area, Chen An said to Li Jia and the others, "I don't have many gold coins left, not enough to pay all of you, so I'll give you the equivalent amount of silver coins. You can go to the mall to buy gold coins yourselves."

"Thanks, boss!"

"Boss is awesome!"

Everyone was very excited.

Because none of them died today, except for one resident who sprained his ankle.

The reason he sprained his ankle was that he accidentally twisted it while climbing the stairs.

It can be said that there were zero casualties, but the gains were plentiful!

It's worth it to know this boss!

Not only do they provide money and resources, but they also don't control them arbitrarily. There's no micromanagement or exploitation.

He's an amazing leader!

When they returned to the entrance of the residential area, Chen An had already quietly retreated behind the crowd.

However, upon entering, they did not encounter any robbers blocking the door.

There's no need to kill anyone anymore.

Residents were coming and going from the main gate one after another.

Some teams had just as many members as Chen An and his group.

Loot supplies and hunt monsters.

All the residents in the community were preparing for the monster invasion the next day.

Chen An and the others returned safely to their floor.

"I wish our neighborhood could always be this peaceful."

One resident couldn't help but sigh.

It's all the fault of those damned robbers who ruined the unity!

"Everyone, go back and put your things down, then come to my room to collect your wages for today."

After Chen An finished speaking, he took Wang Ziyan and Lin Luxi back to his room.

"Tiger, go and bring that man here."

Li Jia spoke to his burly resident.

The burly man turned and left, soon bringing a boy with a bruised and swollen face out of the room to wait outside Chen An's door.

"Darling, you're back."

inside the room.

Jiang Lai rushed over immediately, pushing past Wang Ziyan and grabbing Chen An's arm.

Wang Ziyan was speechless.

That despicable Jiang Lai, all she knows is how to target her!

Chen An plopped down on the large, soft bed, taking off his helmet and bulletproof vest as he asked, "How many silver coins do we have now?"

"There are more than five thousand now."

"So many?"

Chen An was somewhat surprised.

It seems that Jiang Lai hasn't been slacking off at all during the few hours I've been out; she's been trading non-stop.

"Yes, after all, our repeating crossbows are the best weapons right now. Some large teams buy a dozen or even dozens of them at a time."

Jiang Lai smiled and continued to explain, "Moreover, I'm willing to buy them with silver coins, even if it's more expensive than gold coins, they're still willing to accept it."

That's not surprising.

Although silver coins can be exchanged for gold coins today, the value of silver coins is far less than that of gold coins.

Because the only way to spend silver coins is through the in-game store.

Gold coins are an essential material for upgrading rooms; they are a form of hard currency.

Don't be fooled by the 1:10 exchange rate in the shop; if you really want to find someone to exchange, you might not even be able to get one gold coin for fifteen silver coins.

As for how the other residents ended up with so many silver coins...

That's normal!

Humanity as a whole is traversing this land; the sheer size of the population is undeniable.

Nearly 10 billion people.

There are definitely quite a few residents with strong capabilities among them.

Not to mention other neighborhoods, there are quite a few impressive people in their neighborhood alone.

For example, the owner of room number 100000.

His team has a strong intelligence network, selling new and highly accurate intelligence every day.

Just like today's information about the six-legged monster.

There's also information about the faceless monster and surrounding resources, etc.

Chen An even boldly speculated that this person's team might have some intelligence-related talent.

After all, there are all sorts of talents, so it's not surprising that there are intelligence-related ones.

"Okay, then go open the door and start paying the residents."

Chen An gestured to Wang Ziyan.

Although the residents bought the crossbows on credit, each person owed him money.

But he did not deduct it directly.

The residents are all waiting for the gold coins to upgrade their doors, and if the money is deducted, many of them will likely not survive tomorrow's monster invasion.

Therefore, you cannot demand payment on the spot.

Only by providing a steady stream of income and giving residents something to look forward to can we extract more benefits from them.

At that moment, the door opened.

Li Jia and his residents escorted a young man into the room.

"Boss, this guy is the one who stole our gift pack before. I locked him in my room when we left the complex. What should we do with him now?"

Li Jia pointed at the young man and asked.

"Big brother! Big brother, spare my life!"

The young man's voice choked with sobs, his body trembled, and he begged for mercy.