Chapter 56: Trading with Sofia

Creating a shelter of their own was possible, but would it ever be as powerful as a Legendary Shelter?

Not in a million years.

Sofia glanced at the dome-shaped building again.

Then she looked at Arthur.

She knew that refusing this deal would be foolish.

"Okay. We agree."

She gritted her teeth before continuing.

"The government agrees to your terms."

Arthur nodded.

"Good. Now go inside and bind with it."

Sofia did not hesitate any longer.

She turned around and entered the shelter.

The other soldiers watched her disappear through the entrance, their expressions filled with excitement.

The thought of snatching the shelter had never crossed their minds.

They were not fools.

Why would they try to kill the golden goose when they could obtain a permanent source of benefits by cooperating with Arthur?

Besides, even if they somehow managed to defeat him, they would not be able to claim the shelter before the binding deadline expired.

And would they be able to defeat the strongest player in the world who could randomly take out legendary grade items?

Hell no.

Arthur had already killed the final boss.The shelter belonged to him. And now he was offering it to them. The soldiers could only feel grateful.

Meanwhile, Arthur opened his attribute panel.

He had 7,600 available attribute points.

Without hesitation, he allocated 7000 points to Spirit gaining 7 more points there.

His Spirit Value rose to 142. To Arthur’s surprise, his spirit value rose by 1 point on it’s own.

"No bad. Using the fighting to increase the spirit is the right way.", he smiled under his mask.

Arthur then placed the remaining 600 points in his reserve pool, leaving them untouched for the time being.

He wanted to increase his Spirit as quickly as possible.

His reality manipulation had already become terrifyingly powerful, but he could feel that it was still far from reaching its true potential.

Once his Spirit Value crossed the 1,000-point mark, he believed his reality manipulation would become far more powerful.

"I wonder what kind of level it will reach by then."

Arthur’s eyes narrowed slightly. He was genuinely looking forward to it. After a short while, Sofia returned from the shelter.

Arthur glanced at her.

"Done?"

Sofia nodded.

"The binding is complete. The government now owns the Orion Shelter."

Her expression was calm, but her eyes still contained a trace of excitement.

Arthur nodded in satisfaction.

"Good."

He then opened a digital list before the soldiers.

"Here is a list of materials. Choose 500 pieces of equipment for your government, as I promised to donate."

The soldiers immediately leaned forward.

The list contained numerous legendary weapons, armor, accessories, and other valuable equipment. Every item was something that ordinary players would struggle to obtain, and the government would have to spend an enormous amount of resources to acquire even a fraction of them.

The six soldiers stared at the list.

Their eyes were burning with greed and longing.

"Big brother, are these all Legendary Grade items?"

Alex could barely contain his excitement.

Arthur nodded.

"Yes. Choose whatever you need."

The soldiers exchanged glances.

Then they began selecting items.

They carefully examined the list, choosing the most valuable equipment they could find. Some items were suitable for frontline soldiers, while others were useful for support units, scouts, and commanders.

Even Sofia, who had initially tried to remain calm, began selecting items with increasing speed.

Meanwhile, Arthur stood quietly beside them.

He did not rush them.

He simply waited, sorting through his plans.

His next objective was to establish the auction house in his Omega Shelter.

Once the auction house was operational, he would be able to sell the massive amount of equipment he had accumulated and generate an enormous flow of resources.

After that, he would begin constructing the town for the upcoming apocalypse.

The game had descended nearly seven days ago.

Only twenty-three days remained before the game fully merged with reality.

Arthur had already calculated the time required for his plans.

It would take around twenty days to implement everything he wanted for the town.

That left him with very little room for delay.

"Everything needs to be done quickly."

He glanced toward the sky.

The apocalypse was approaching.

And this time, he intended to be fully prepared.

One hour later, Alex finally looked up from the digital list.

"We have selected the items, big brother."

Arthur nodded.

"Good."

He waved his hand.

The next instant, a dazzling pile of treasures appeared on the ground.

Hundreds of Legendary Grade items fell from his storage ring, crashing onto the earth with a series of heavy thuds.

The soldiers stared at the mountain of equipment.

For a moment, nobody moved.

Then Alex swallowed hard.

"All of these..."

He could not finish his sentence. Five hundred Legendary Grade items.

Five hundred.

Even the government would fail to obtain such a quantity in a few months or so, yet Arthur had casually thrown them onto the ground like trash.

Only Darklord could treat such treasures so casually.

What was trash to him was the ultimate treasure to them.

The soldiers immediately began collecting the equipment into their inventory slots and bags.

However, they quickly discovered that they could not carry everything at once.

"Take them inside," Sofia instructed.

The soldiers nodded and began making repeated trips into the shelter, carefully storing the equipment in their designated spaces. ℯℯ𝑙.

Arthur watched them for a moment.

Then he turned toward Sofia.

"Ms. Sofia, may I have a moment with you?"

Sofia paused.

She looked at Arthur, then glanced toward the soldiers carrying the equipment inside.

"Of course"

Arthur waited until the others had moved a sufficient distance away.

Then he spoke.

"There is something important I need to discuss with you."

Sofia’s expression became serious.

"What is it?"

"You should know about Force Masters and Enhanced Superhumans, correct?" Arthur asked.

Sofia nodded. Even their government had some hidden weapons of its own. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to suppress the chaos caused by the game’s descent into reality so early.

"Alright, then. Can you help me find a Force Technique? Besides that, I want you to help me gather information about Amelia Frost and Michael Ashborn. Whom have they been meeting? Where have they been going, and what have they been doing?

If you can help me find this information..."

Arthur waved his hand, and a snow-white sword appeared in his grasp.

The moment it materialized, the surrounding air cracked under its immense power. It was a low-grade Epic sword.

"This can be yours," Arthur said calmly.

Sofia’s heart began beating wildly. She swallowed several times, her eyes fixed on the sword.

"Is it...?" she asked, unable to finish her sentence.

"Yep. It’s an Epic Grade item."

Her eyes almost turned red with intense greed. For a moment, she nearly lost her sanity and reached out to snatch the sword, but she managed to suppress that urge with great difficulty.

"Don’t worry, big shot. You will have your desired information and the technique within 48 hours, and..." Her eyes remained fixed on the sword, filled with longing. She wanted to hold it, but she couldn’t bring herself to ask.

"Take this. It’s yours from now on. I think I can trust you with this much if we want to have a long-term collaboration."