The male supporting character was actually myself.

"Oh, the one who's up to no good is back?" The pretty landlady, dressed in a revealing, tight-fitting dress that barely covered her round, pert buttocks, was sitting at the doorway cracking sunflower seeds with her long, slender, and straight legs crossed. Seeing him get out of the car, she spat out a mouthful of sunflower seed shells and said sarcastically, "I've been waiting for almost an hour for your little matter of a few hundred dollars!"

Chen Luoqi made no attempt to hide his greedy gaze as it swept down her fair and slender neck, until it reached her snow-white ankles and the delicate high heels that clung to her feet. With a lewd smile on his face, he moved closer to her.

"If you keep looking, I'll have to charge you! Your rent will increase by two hundred every month from now on." The beautiful landlady, who dared to dress like that, wasn't afraid of being seen. She deliberately stood up, shook her ample bosom, and looked at him provocatively with a forced smile, saying, "Hurry up and pay the rent, or I'll have my things thrown out right now."

"How much for a touch?" he teased with a grin. "Name your price, and I'll take you all night!"

As he spoke, Chen Luoqi deliberately shook the old canvas bag he was holding.

The beautiful landlady waved her hand dismissively, indicating he should take it away. "It's filthy, covered in dust. If you have money, hurry up and pay the rent and stop talking nonsense, or I might really raise the rent."

"Do you really think I'm some poor, penniless wretch? I'm laying my cards on the table, I'm not pretending anymore!"

Chen Luoqi opened his canvas bag, waved a thick wad of banknotes in front of her, took out nine bills, slapped them onto her soft little hand, and casually patted it. "Don't say I didn't give you a chance to live a life of luxury from now on. I'll be waiting for you in the room tonight. If you can seize the opportunity and please me, you'll be rewarded handsomely in the future!"

He tossed his hair, hummed a little tune, and entered the courtyard, then stomped upstairs to his rented room.

The beautiful landlady glanced at the nine hundred yuan in her hand, her face full of disdain, and rolled her eyes. "Tch! You think you can act like a big shot here with at most twenty thousand yuan in your shabby bag? I have three courtyards to rent out, you're just a country bumpkin who thinks he's an emperor eating pancakes and green onions every day!"

Ignoring the landlord's mockery, Chen Luoqi went inside, locked the door, and counted the money in his bag repeatedly.

Ten thousand yuan is indeed too little. Although there are risks involved in time travel, it's really hard to give up after finally getting the cheat code and only getting this little bit back.

We still need to make a transaction first; if it doesn't work the first time, we'll try again.

Either they have a chance to kill the safe house owner and take control of the entire shelter, and then hire people specifically to find gold bricks;

Alternatively, you could gradually gain the other party's trust and get them to bring back several tons of gold bars at once, after which they would never go there again.

After all, the journey was risky. He only wanted to make money and enjoy wealth and luxury, but he didn't expect to risk his life.

What's the most cost-effective thing to buy with around ten thousand yuan?

Chen Luoqi lay on the bed, watching the small black box charge while deep in thought.

Meanwhile, the little white cat had already bounced back excitedly to show its host its spoils, "The script team was such an idiot this time! Gold is just useless junk. There are piles and piles of gold bars and bricks in the bank vaults that nobody wants."

Moreover, the amount of gold bars stored in the pre-disaster cities of this mission world is astonishingly large; even a small bank has a vault full of gold bars! I even found dozens of kilograms of gold bars in a VIP lounge—that's outrageous!

"Don't forget that the script serves the protagonist. If he needs a lot of gold bars, just prepare more for him. Anyway, the government departments on the other side of the world don't even regulate the most basic large-scale gold transactions. This is a wasteland world without any rules or regulations, so just do whatever you want to enjoy yourself. No one will care about the details."

Jiang Chen was revising the city planning map when he glanced up at the gold inventory in his system space and was immediately startled. "You've collected this much in just one day?"

"Yes, meow!" The fluffy ball, no bigger than a fist, licked its paws proudly and said excitedly, "When I have time, I'll go search everywhere. This is just the amount stored in the abandoned bank in Liuli City. Oh, by the way, I also searched the gold shop and jewelry store."

"Tsk tsk tsk, host, you didn't see it! Priceless jewels—all sorts of pigeon eggs, natural gemstones, jade—are just lying around like that. The warehouse is overflowing with them; it's making me dizzy!"

"In the original story, the protagonist relied on looting vaults and jewelry stores to bring back a basketful of rare treasures that no one wanted, which he could exchange a loaf of bread for, to show off and slap people in the face in the modern world. The script team set it up specifically to avoid making things more difficult for the protagonist. But now Chen Luoqi has no chance to get out of that room, so you can loot to your heart's content."

"Okay~" The little white cat lay on the table, wagging its fluffy tail, and meowed softly with its lips upturned.

As night fell, Guan Xiaoyue returned.

"Brother Chen, I've found out!" After being disinfected, she rushed in without even taking off her armor. "There really is a human auction in the underground auction house in Liuli City. The information I received is that there is a shelter called No. 177 in the mountainous area north of Liuli City that has not been opened yet. The shelter supervisor has selected a group of elderly, weak, sick and disabled people from inside and sold them off."

The refugees are of low quality but numerous, and many cannery workers have already arrived, eager to participate. The auction starts tomorrow afternoon; I exchanged my spare nutritional supplements for a ticket.

The new storyline hasn't been released yet, but judging from the current auction situation, everything is proceeding according to the original plot.

Chen Luoqi, curious about the auction that Guan Xiaoyue mentioned, went to visit it. By chance, he saw refugees waiting to be auctioned off in a warehouse. Among them was an adorable little girl who was starving and was almost beaten to death by the guards for asking for water. He took pity on her and rescued her first.

Later, at her desperate pleas, she participated in an auction and, in exchange for three apples and two cans of beef brisket, bought a large number of refugees to take refuge in, thus initiating the expansion of the city.

The introverted and well-behaved little girl was a computer genius. She worked tirelessly to develop a cutting-edge mobile game for him, her long hair turning completely white, transforming her into Chen Luoqi's most beloved white-haired little girl. Furthermore, due to her insecurity, she curled up to sleep on the sofa, which aroused Chen Luoqi's irresistible desire, leading him to add her to his harem that very night…

The game developed by the white-haired little girl can be directly connected to a mobile phone in another world and used across time. With the protagonist's halo exploding, she doesn't even need to register a company or go through any review process. It was successfully launched on the same day and became a global hit within three days. She doesn't even need to pay taxes, and hundreds of billions of dollars flowed directly into her bank account.

What follows is a predictable, forced display of arrogance and face-slapping: the protagonist goes to the bank and is harassed in various ways, so in a fit of anger he transfers hundreds of billions of dollars in savings, causing the bank manager to kneel down and slap himself in the face, begging for mercy. Meanwhile, the beautiful female teller who was harassing him takes the initiative to beg him to show leniency...

"I don't quite understand the script team's logic. Does being a computer expert mean you're omnipotent?"

How did a little girl born in a shelter and immediately eliminated become a computer expert without any formal training?

Even computer experts can't develop a game all by themselves, especially a beautifully designed 5D game. Putting aside whether his old phone supports 5D, the art design alone was enough to give her a huge headache.

Not to mention motion capture, game design, sound effects, and other tasks that require a professional team to complete. A twelve-year-old white-haired girl, after studying in her room for half a month until her waist-length hair turned completely white, supposedly created a globally popular 5D game? Isn't that absurd?

While waiting for Guan Xiaoyue, who had gone to wash up, to come to the restaurant for dinner, Jiang Chen muttered to himself, "How did this script pass censorship? They don't even spare minors as the main characters!"

The fluffy little dumpling, its mouth bulging with dried fish, mumbled unclearly, "It passed censorship, huh? It'll probably just use that lame excuse about how there are no morals or rules in a wasteland and everything's about survival. Maybe we should wait and see what kind of nonsense the script team comes up with. If there's any more of that kind of plot, we'll report it!"

"Boom boom boom!"

After washing up and changing her clothes, Guan Xiaoyue politely knocked on the open door of the restaurant a few times before entering. Looking at the sumptuous dishes laid out on the table, she couldn't help but swallow. "Brother Chen, should I buy back those refugees at the auction tomorrow afternoon? Mainly because... Liuli City has built various large oxygen chambers, so you don't need to wear armor when you go in."

But the distance from Liuli City to our shelter is just too far, and it's impossible to equip so many people with armor. How are we going to transport them here?

"Personnel transportation? There should be transport vehicles, right?" Jiang Chen thought carefully. The original owner's memories didn't seem to involve large-scale personnel transportation and trade, and the script didn't explain how so many people were safely brought here from the wasteland. Therefore, he asked, "How did the shelter send people here?"

Guan Xiaoyue said cautiously, "I inquired and found out that there are indeed transport vehicles, but the price is too expensive! The cannery doesn't care about life or death, they only require that there is no radiation, so the transport vehicles they use are completely oxygen-free, which is relatively much cheaper."

However, for everyone to survive, the vehicles must have an oxygen circulation system. The quote I received is—three energy sources or equivalent items per kilometer for each transport vehicle, in addition to the energy consumed.

Considering the competition for supplies needed for the auction, the cost of buying and bringing back this group of about two hundred people would be too high. Perhaps only a cannery could break even, since canned meat is very expensive.

Chapter Ten: "Superpowers" in the Wasteland World

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Chapter Ten: "Superpowers" in the Wasteland World

“Price is not a problem.” Jiang Chen gestured for her to take chopsticks and eat, then said in a deep voice, “My identity is rather special, so I can’t go to the auction right now. You’re a girl by yourself, so you need to be careful.”

Don't worry about the price, just place the order and find the best transport vehicle to bring them back safely.

During this period, some large companies that failed to secure the contract may be eyeing you covetously. Don't be stingy with your money. After arriving in Liuli City tomorrow morning, go find the Wild Wolf Gang in the north of the city and talk to their leader. Exchange some supplies for their full protection.

Tell them they'll get double the reward if they can escort them safely to the shelter. The Wild Wolf Gang won't pass up this benefit; they must have their own methods for establishing themselves and dominating a region in Liuli City.

Guan Xiaoyue nodded in agreement, but her heart was filled with shock.

Is this the strength and compassion of the big shot who came out of Vault 078? To save a group of elderly, weak, sick and disabled people who could only be sent to a cannery, he actually spared no effort?

That would require so many resources!

She didn't dare to ask any further questions, and obediently finished her meal before returning to her room to rest.

Jiang Chen prepared some introductory books on writing for her. Guan Xiaoyue was overjoyed and plunged into the ocean of knowledge, wanting to learn as much as possible. She hoped that once her life became more stable, she would take the opportunity to ask Brother Chen for advice, as it might come in handy someday.

"Host, is the Wild Wolf Gang the small gang of that female gang leader?" The fluffy dumpling, who was almost asleep, suddenly woke up and realized what was going on. "The script is still being updated. I've almost forgotten the original plot. Anyway, it's about the protagonist getting a harem after a sudden shock and being quite jealous."

Jiang Chen, who was still reading, nodded and replied, "That's right, it's that little gang leader who was recruited into her harem with just a can of cola and three cans of starch. In the original story, the protagonist's quality was a bit low, but the women he recruited were all of high quality and each one could stand on their own."

"Hehe, it's all about setting the scene off!" The little white cat stroked its whiskers and meowed with an "I understand" expression: "The more the protagonist is portrayed as a loser, the more intense the feeling of getting a goddess-level character with minimal cost will be."

Especially those noble princesses and domineering queens who don't even glance at other men, yet willingly become the protagonist's lapdogs. Wouldn't you be incredibly happy if you were in the protagonist's shoes?

"Tch~ What a pipe dream! Women who can hold their own in a wasteland can't even handle an idiot? The protagonist's halo is really too much."

"In the original story, the protagonist was targeted because he acted too high-profile. He only managed to escape a disaster thanks to the strong help of the female leader of the Wild Wolf Gang and also launched a brilliant counterattack."

The Wild Wolf Gang may not be large, but its fighting power is not to be underestimated. However, after the protagonist took the female leader as his wife, he was probably worried that he would not be able to control the Wild Wolf Gang's fierce subordinates. So he only took the leader and abandoned the entire gang. The story never mentioned this small gang again.

Even when various characters were trying to curry favor with the protagonist in the middle of the story, the Wild Wolves were never mentioned. It's likely that in the harsh wasteland world, without a leader, they either disbanded or were absorbed by other forces, which is quite a pity.

So I thought I'd have Guan Xiaoyue handle the hiring, firstly to ensure her safety, and secondly to see if she's worth trying to win over.

"If we want to gradually expand the city around our shelter, the first and most difficult part is ensuring the safety of the workers. After all, we don't have the protagonist's halo. It's quite strange that those raiders who swarm in at the smell of profit have never set their sights on Chen Luoqi, this big fat sheep."

The fluffy little ball yawned and mumbled sleepily, "Meow~ My host is so thoughtful, awesome... purr~ purr~"

Rubbing the smaller, white cat, which felt even better to the touch, Jiang Chen turned off the lights and lay down to sleep.

In another world, Chen Luoqi couldn't fall asleep. He had spent the whole afternoon running around until his legs were about to give up, and only managed to spend 10,000 yuan to buy a bunch of cheap things like rice, flour, canned goods, and sausages. Then, to his dismay, he discovered that he had nowhere to put them!

The rented room is too small. Even the cheapest flour purchased directly from the factory costs hundreds of bags. Where can it be stored?

Finally, having no other choice, he had to bite the bullet and squeeze out another thousand yuan from the four thousand yuan he had planned to keep as profit to rent a temporary warehouse.

The place was quite large, with rice, millet, flour, canned goods, and other items piled up like small mountains. However, since this was Chen Luoqi's first time dealing in reselling goods, he was worried that rats might steal food from the long-abandoned warehouse, so he had to personally guard it.

The weather wasn't quite hot yet, but there were already plenty of mosquitoes buzzing around, making it impossible for him to sleep.

"Damn it, you look down on me, huh?" Bored out of his mind, Chen Luoqi sent several flirtatious messages to his beautiful landlady but received no response. Furious, he punched a flour sack and sneered, "Heh, you ignore me today, but tomorrow you'll be begging for my attention! When I come back with my gold bricks, living in a villa and driving a luxury car, you won't even want to kneel down and wash my feet!"

Despite his harsh words, Chen Luoqi couldn't help but see the other woman's graceful and mature figure flashing before his eyes. He couldn't resist going online to find pictures of beautiful female celebrities to admire.

Hehe, just wait and see!

After the deal goes smoothly tomorrow, I'll also keep a few top celebrities as mistresses, rent a yacht, and travel around! If the landlady with the big boobs is sensible, I might consider reserving a place for her as a waitress, serving tea and water...

Imagining a group of beautiful women massaging his shoulders and back, and his lovely landlady kneeling on the ground in a super short bodycon skirt, serving him tea and water with a fawning expression, Chen Luoqi couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Having lived for over twenty years, this was the longest night he had ever endured. He couldn't close his eyes all night until the eastern sky began to lighten and the small black box was fully charged. He immediately got up and looked at the mountain of supplies behind him, feeling somewhat troubled.

Aside from the teleportation device, there's no other cheat code like a personal space. Wouldn't carrying things little by little increase the risk?

But if we send them all over at once, I don't know if the little black box can withstand it.

"God! Please give me a personal space! I beg you, as long as it's big enough for me to easily move food and gold bars!" Chen Luoqi prayed fervently while tying rice, flour, and other items together with ropes.

After working for more than two hours, when it was already broad daylight outside, he finally secured everything with ropes, and then pulled the ropes himself to press the button.

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

Chen Luoqi hurriedly took out his phone and checked the supplies. He found that none of them were missing and they had all come with him. He breathed a sigh of relief and went to the door to knock.

"Host, the protagonist has transmigrated again!" The fluffy little dumpling jumped up and down excitedly. "Shouldn't we continue to fool him? Let him know how amazing the 'new' humans living in the wasteland are!"

Jiang Chen smiled and nodded, "First, show him how to move objects in mid-air, then let him appreciate cooking with his bare hands."

"Okay, meow!"

After discussing how to fool the protagonist, Jiang Chen pressed the button on the wall to turn on the safety light at the top of the closed room, and then turned on the walkie-talkie.

The sudden bright light made Chen Luoqi's vision blur, so he quickly covered his eyes with his hands and hid behind the supplies that almost filled the entire room, afraid that the other party would cause some trouble again.

"For safety's sake, I need to disinfect the room first." Jiang Chen's voice came through the walkie-talkie on the metal wall clearly. "You'd better cover your mouth and nose and protect your eyes. Hold your breath and wait for about ten seconds."

Just a few seconds after he finished speaking, Chen Luoqi smelled a pungent disinfectant odor.

He lowered his head, clutched his head, held his breath, and cursed inwardly, "What a cowardly coward!"

The roof crackled and hissed at the four corners, and the entire room was filled with a white mist of disinfectant that slowly dissipated after a while.