Global Wasteland: I Obtained A Top Tier Shelter
Chapter 152 - 153: Crush the Dishonest Merchant, Top the Leaderboard!

Chapter 152: Chapter 153: Crush the Dishonest Merchant, Top the Leaderboard!

The flashlight’s beam flickered intermittently, and Lin Yue knew it was time to change the batteries again.

However, he couldn’t afford to worry about that right now, as the blood-red fruit reflecting light in the beam was far more concerning!

It even reinvigorated his overly exhausted spirit a bit.

"So this has ripened too..."

Lin Yue didn’t touch the blood-red fruit directly; instead, he donned a pair of gloves.

Even getting close to it, he could smell a pungent spicy scent.

Devil’s Pepper, it truly lived up to its terrifying name!

[You have obtained 5kg of Devil’s Pepper!]

Lin Yue placed these over thirty fruits into the Storage Space, really not wanting to touch them at all. Even a slight touch might make his hands ache for days.

"So, this humic nutrient soil also has the effect of accelerating plant growth. I thought only the Soilless Cultivation Kit did that."

Lin Yue squatted beside the planting box and peered at the more than ten Devil’s Pepper plants, which still bore many green or half-red, half-green fruits.

They could be harvested tomorrow and even continue to be harvested afterward.

If plants on Earth had such terrifying growth speed, probably the entire Earth would be filled with them.

He had no desire to try eating a bit of it to challenge his limits. When he planted the Devil’s Pepper, it was not for eating purposes at all.

He wouldn’t attempt it, and he believed there wouldn’t be many who’d dare.

If chili peppers can have such a significant impact on humans, then what about those mutant creatures? Or even the monsters in the Secret Realm?

And what about dealing with those raiders?

As a kind of "weapon," its existence becomes more valuable because this terrifyingly spicy thing, once in the mouth, could cause a strong enough stimulation that can easily make a human lose normal functionality, completely unable to control their limbs, thus losing combat effectiveness.

After this disaster ends, Lin Yue thought he might try using them against the Mutant Sheep.

But speaking of which, why doesn’t Bai have an extremely sensitive intuition about this like those mutant creatures?

Aside from the insects outside, the other mutant creatures don’t seem to be hiding anywhere, as if they have an extremely sensitive perception of this acid rain.

However, Bai at home didn’t, nor did the Little Ice Lizards.

Is it because their original habitat is underground, so they are quite insensitive to this disaster?

With these questions in mind, Lin Yue returned to the Shelter.

The sound of rain outside got denser, and he checked the leaks one more time without getting annoyed. After confirming there were none, he finally collapsed onto the bed, extremely exhausted.

This was the first time he was this tired, spending nearly the entire day doing things, more than half of which were disaster prevention and relief.

It seems that next disaster needs to be responded to earlier.

"Gawu." Bai lay on the sheepskin rug in the bedroom, waiting for Lin Yue to return before it closed its eyes. This little guy was really nice, and the Little Ice Lizards seemed exhausted as well, the "puchi" sound couldn’t be heard anymore.

Lin Yue suddenly remembered those cunning merchants, who hoarded a large amount of sand, seemingly wanting to take advantage of both disasters.

He had been ripped off because of that back then.

Now, he still has a lot of sand.

"Sell it all. Exchange for some stone or something, shake up the market a bit, and also consider it a small contribution."

He checked, having a total of 422 portions of sand on hand.

[Seller: Lin Yue]

[Auction Item: Sand, a total of 422 portions]

[Requirement: One piece of stone]

[Seller Remarks: Two portions per person, quick auction and clearance]

The group chat erupted into a flurry of messages due to Lin Yue’s sudden "generosity," but Lin Yue didn’t want to hear what they had to say. Instead, he resisted the strong drowsiness, focusing on the bids, settling them one by one.

Of course, those previous cunning merchants were blacklisted by him, so they had no chance to trade.

A large amount of sand turned into stones, and Lin Yue kept placing these stones in the bathroom and kitchen.

When the last two portions of sand were exchanged by a lucky person, Lin Yue once again lay back on the bed.

He glanced at the total number of people in the group.

90,012.

"I remember there’s also a ranking system, right? Are they releasing a global ranking this time?" Lin Yue struggled to keep his eyes open, waiting for the rankings to be released, but wave after wave of drowsiness kept assaulting him. He couldn’t resist it anymore and finally fell into a deep sleep hugging his blanket.

However, for other humans, this night was destined to be a sleepless one.

The relentless acid rain engulfed the entire Otherworld, and in the pitch-black night, the sound of rain became the world’s solo.

Yet, amidst this, there were some screams and loud shouts, discordant notes in the storm.

However, they quickly disappeared into the torrent of rain, becoming part of it.

After experiencing the cleansing of the first two disasters, the Survivors had gained considerable insight into disasters. They were able to use their own wisdom and the intelligence obtained from group chats and world channels to analyze and utilize it, thereby surviving this unprecedented dual disaster.

After all, with two rounds of elimination, they were the select few, though many were luck-driven survivors, most possessed strong survival traits.

The night before disaster officially struck, most of them held on.

However, the real test would come when the disaster formally arrives tomorrow.

Night passed.

[...will be airdropped, please check...]

Lin Yue was awakened by the system’s nonstop notifications.

He yawned and looked at the torch in the bedroom.

It was still burning, proving that he hadn’t slept for more than twelve hours.

"Once this disaster is over, I must get electricity fully established, no matter what."

Sitting on the bed, Lin Yue felt the soreness in his muscles. The workload had been too much yesterday, making it inevitable.

All night he’d dreamt of flying in the sky, apparently a side effect of being carried by Bai and getting that personal plane.

He sat up again and heard the system’s voice once more.

[Congratulations, you ranked first in the group rankings this time, airdrop reward will be given, please check it.]

Huh? First again?

Lin Yue opened the rankings, a bit disbelieving. This was a group of a hundred thousand, and I’m first again?

1. Lin Yue 4612 points

2. Xing Lingfeng (and others) 3425 points

3. Drake (and others) 2825 points

4. Draxler (and others) 2788 points

...

What the...

Lin Yue certainly hadn’t expected this.

And, being able to score 4612 points was indeed ridiculous.

The first time, he got first because there were fewer competitors, only ten thousand people, and they weren’t as strong.

But in this group of one hundred thousand, to be first again?

Lin Yue clicked on his detailed score.

[Overall Score: 4612]

[Shelter Score: 1598]

[Resource Score: 1989]

[Shelter Population Bonus: 0]

[Disaster Resistance Bonus: 1025]

While Lin Yue was frowning, pondering how ridiculous the scoring criteria were, something even more absurd happened.

[Congratulations, you have become the world overall ranking number one, airdrop reward will be delivered, please check it!]