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Yang Tao did not go to the Antarctic.
He also didn't let Claire follow Chris to the Antarctic, mainly because a mere Antarctic base and the Veronica Virus weren't worth having Chris as a teammate.
If he got unlucky and was killed by that guy, that would be interesting.
However, he lent the M4 he had previously borrowed to Leon to Chris, an M4 with Strength, Penetration, Infinity, and Fire Arrows, which would surely make Chris pack his backpack.
He returned to the Main World.
Walking to the table, he took out the can containing Seer Tea powder from his backpack.
"Looks like I need to find some Sightless Seers..."
The Entity Sightless Seer lives on Level 365 and any other level with mirrors, but compared to Level 365, which is full of mirrors everywhere, the possibility of encountering Sightless Seer on other levels is extremely slim.
Pouring out the remaining Seer Tea powder, Yang Tao took out the heated Almond water from his backpack and began to brew it.
Seer Tea powder is very magical; its instant dissolving effect is excellent, almost instantly blending into the water, and it works with cold water too.
"Twilight Forest has opened; besides the Uncrafting Table, there doesn't seem to be many good things inside..."
"The Peacock Fan is also quite interesting, although it doesn't have much offensive power."
Just then, the wooden door on the wall opened, and Eric appeared from behind the door. Seeing Yang Tao sitting at the table, he walked over.
"Yang, you're back."
"I just got back too. What's up, Eric?"
Eric looked at Yang Tao and said, "It's about the mechanical modifications. The M.E.G. people have been staying at my place for two days now."
Yang Tao smiled upon hearing this and said, "You don't say, I almost forgot."
After some thought, Yang Tao said to Eric, "Wait a moment, I'll pack up some things. Later, I'll take the people through to Level 4. From now on, whether it's the shop, mechanical modifications, or external contact points, we'll set them up in the office area of Level 4."
Hearing Yang Tao's words, Eric nodded lightly: "That's good, it's also a good opportunity to move to the Level 4 office area to live."
Although he is nominally a member of the B.N.T.G., the Non-Aligned Trade Group, in reality, due to Yang Tao, he is more like a liaison officer.
This also put him in a very awkward position within the B.N.T.G.
"Alright, I'll arrange for some Iron Bro to go over then. Your safety will also be guaranteed to a certain extent."
Three to five mutated Iron Bro would be enough to buy Eric time to open the door and return to the Main World, even if that blue-furred skinny chicken appeared.
Yang Tao drank the freshly brewed Seer Tea in his hand, savoring the taste brought by the live mouth. This thing was purely the kind of drink that got more invigorating the more you drank.
He got up and walked to the laboratory, disassembling everything inside and throwing it into his backpack.
Then, he followed Eric to meet the three M.E.G. casualties, two men and one woman. All three had lost their arms, with one being the most severe, having completely lost both arms, leaving only empty sleeves hanging by his sides.
The three's mental state was indeed good; they didn't show any signs of frustration or complaints.
As Eric and Yang Tao walked into the office, the three's gazes also turned towards them.
"Hello, Mr. Yang!"
The three must have seen Yang Tao's information and photos before coming. Upon seeing him in person, all three looked somewhat excited.
They had seen the video of Yang Tao's follower, Jerry, after his modification, which gave the three hope of returning to a normal life.
Yang Tao nodded slightly and smiled, saying, "You three must be the elites of the M.E.G., otherwise your leader wouldn't have sent you here."
The expressions of the three became somewhat dejected. They were indeed the elites of the organization, but that was in the past. Now, they were disabled and had become a burden to the organization. So, when the M.E.G. said there was an Entity capable of mechanical modification, they wanted to change their current situation and thus actively responded by coming to Yang Tao.
"Follow me, the time has come to change your destiny."
With that, Yang Tao summoned a wooden door, and the three exchanged glances, then stood up and followed.
They arrived at the Level 4 office area.
A small office had already been converted into an 'Operating Room' by Yang Tao.
"Who wants to go first?"
A man in his thirties with a red neck stood out and said, "I'll go first!"
His two empty sleeves swayed slightly with his movements.
Yang Tao took out a piece of paper and pointed to the price list on it, saying, "Take a look, a bare mechanical arm costs 3000 energy points."
"Given your situation, I recommend installing two, and also installing an internal storage battery and a power conversion device."
"The total price is 18000 energy points. Considering you're my first customer, as per our previous agreement, I'll give you a 70% discount. Of course, this is the most basic package."
"If possible, I recommend you choose this one..."
"Not only can it allow you to resume a normal life, but it can even make you stronger. Of course, the price will be a bit higher, with a total value of around 110,000, and less than 40,000 after the discount."
The man listened, completely bewildered. Looking at the descriptions on the price list, he realized he knew every word, but when put together, he was confused.
"Mr. Yang, how... how are energy points calculated?"
Yang Tao smiled and said, "Any special item can be exchanged for energy points with me."
"A bottle of standard gray almond water can be exchanged for 20 energy points. Backrooms industrial crude oil can also be exchanged, but that needs to be calculated by cubic meter. There's also fire salt, moth jelly..."
"Anything you can see can be exchanged for energy points, even scrap metal, pipes, shelves. However, those things have too few energy points, and for you, transportation is inconvenient, so I primarily recommend Almond water. For specific values, you can go to Eric; he has a price list for acquisitions."
"Of course, if you find large quantities of Almond water, you can note down the location, and I will personally go there and give you a 30% share of the energy points. Of course, Level 8 doesn't count, as I've already occupied a part of it."
"Moreover, energy points can not only be used for mechanical modifications but also to purchase some special items. In a couple of days, I'll open a new shop on Level 4, and you can come and take a look."
Telling the three so much was mainly to get them to give him free advertising.
The three's expressions became very strange upon hearing Yang Tao's words, but they didn't ask much.
The red-necked big man who had stepped forward hesitated; he didn't know how to choose.
He thought the package Yang Tao recommended was good, but the less than 40,000 energy points made him a bit hesitant, even with the 70% discount.
That was 2000 bottles of Almond water; he probably hadn't drunk that much Almond water combined since he came to the Backrooms.
"Have you thought about it? Make a decision quickly, I still need to go to other levels to get some stock later..."
"I... I'll choose the first..."
"Shack, choose the second one! Only when you become stronger can you repay this debt faster!"
It was the woman among the three who spoke.
Yang Tao glanced at her and smiled, saying, "A wise choice!"
Normally, a gradual upgrade would be fine, but with the first 70% discount, choosing the best package was the wise choice.
"Then... I'll choose the second one."
Shack no longer hesitated and stated his choice directly.
Yang Tao pointed to the Operating Room and said, "Alright, go in."
"Don't worry, it'll be over soon."
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