Wasteland Border Inspector - Chapter 968

Chapter 968: Chapter 308: Advanced Action Points, Custom Tasks!

October 14.

The morning sunlight pierced through the thin mist, spreading over the streets of Dapo Town.

After the residents gradually went out to work, Cheng Ye walked into the warehouse and slowly drove the Fierce Dragon Armored Vehicle to the front of the collection station.

Connecting the station’s water hose, free filtered water sprayed out wantonly, washing over the vehicle’s surface, and rinsing off the layer of dust that had settled from long-term parking.

After a simple wash, Cheng Ye took a brush and towel and carefully scrubbed the “old vehicle” that had been in service for over fifteen years.

“Big guy, please don’t break down this time, don’t stall halfway.”

Cheng Ye held the brush, diligently cleaning the old grime accumulated in the corners and, at the same time, bending down to inspect every part of the vehicle’s structure, carefully checking the condition of the components.

This way, even if it really breaks down on the road, with the right tools, it can be promptly fixed using Action Points.

Speaking of Action Points, for these days searching for low-level skills, it’s never missed, all with a 100% success rate, and points just can’t seem to accumulate.

But it’s not a big issue, using the mechanism of “abandoning a search to get double points,” a day’s time is entirely sufficient.

After washing the car, Cheng Ye wandered casually around the town, his gaze sweeping across each face, with all cooperation degrees on the panel starting from around seventy.

One must admit, the Collector is extremely effective at rooting out spies as it can immediately expose any outsider sneaking into Dapo Town.

Soon, the 800 units of power charged last night were all used to “abandon searches,” converting into Action Points stored at the top right corner of the panel.

With his current rank of Level 3, doing this was simply a breeze.

Each Level 1 skill search only costs 10% of power (80 units), but abandoning it can exchange for 6 Action Points at double the rate.

One full charge grants a solid 60 points.

During the charging interval, Cheng Ye opened the tailgate of the armored vehicle and began loading the supplies needed for the field mission onto the vehicle.

Low-level Inspectors mostly rent public vehicles from the station when going on duty, spending at least thirty percent of their income on car rental fees.

High-level Inspectors, in contrast, not only have their own dedicated vehicles to save costs but also bring along familiar or self-supported merchant convoys to maximize the profits of each mission.

But this time, going to Guang Province, with Rainbow Light Shelter City there, ordinary supplies are not scarce; only the special ores from Stone Province have a decent market.

However, the ore prices are quite high, and their size and weight are considerable. With only 770 points left in the account, Cheng Ye decisively gave up the idea of bringing goods for profit.

He could borrow capital from Matthew Lee or Luokuke, but the armored vehicle’s space is limited.

There’s only a two-month window left before winter, and it’s impossible for him to contact a merchant convoy now.

Moreover, the tasks at Double Moon Lake and Black Brand Mountain require no additional items, but the task of escorting the diplomatic convoy needs to take four people chosen by Happiness City.

Including Liu Bi and Niu Fu, along with the possible participation of Yu Yong, eight people would be on board, leaving little space for large amounts of material.

Eventually, Cheng Ye only requested special pharmaceutical items made from Mutated Crystals from the inspection station, to be delivered to the official merchant convoy stationed at Rainbow Light Shelter City for approximately an extra one thousand Contribution Points, which was better than nothing.

Additionally, thanks to Ding Yishan’s previous promise, fuel for the armored vehicle would be fully supplied by Happiness City this time.

The fuel for the outward journey would soon be delivered, totaling four hundred liters.

The massive fuel tank of the Fierce Dragon Armored Vehicle can hold 260 liters, with a full tank allowing a range of up to nine hundred and fifty kilometers.

The extra one hundred and forty liters are enough to ensure a smooth journey to the border of Guang Province, even if detours are needed midway.

Even if there’s still a distance to Rainbow Light Shelter City at that time, refueling wouldn’t pose a problem.

And on the return journey, refueling at Rainbow Light’s official convoy is manageable, as it’s not free but several times cheaper than Stone Province, making it still cost-effective.

As Cheng Ye pondered how to arrange the supplies without taking up too much space, Wang Kang and Luo Xiaoxue came down from upstairs, each carrying clothing in their hands.

“Brother Cheng, the sweater my mom knit for you earlier has been resized according to the previous measurements…”

Wang Kang held the sweater against Cheng Ye, his expression momentarily awkward.

When Su Xiu took the measurements, it was during the most pronounced effect of the Shrinking Earth Giant Louse, causing a large build.

But with the size having now contracted, the resized sweater no longer fits.

“No problem, I’ll just keep it as sleepwear,” Cheng Ye said with a smile, accepting the sweater and folding it into the suitcase at his side, “It’s too much trouble to resize it again, who knows when the size might change again.”

“Luckily, I only bought replacement clothes for you the day before yesterday, otherwise the sizes would have been off.” Luo Xiaoxue handed over the new clothing, a dozen items chosen to fit the current size.

Cheng Ye accepted them with a grin, feeling quite pleased.

Apart from replacement clothes, the food for this mission trip would mainly consist of the three-color Nutrient Paste.

The yellow pack specializes in hunger resistance, the blue pack refreshes and clears the mind, while the black pack is reserved for special situations.

Considering the currently enormous appetite, a box of fifty packs of Nutrient Paste is only enough for three days, so Cheng Ye simply prepared thirty boxes, making the armored vehicle’s storage space seem crowded.

At eleven in the morning, the Collector was once again charged to full.

“Never dared to dream before, to squander the charging value so lavishly, directly exchanging it for Action Points…”

Cheng Ye enjoyed accumulating points, watching the panel’s numbers jump continuously, barely able to conceal his excitement.

Though at the moment there were neither new skills to search nor further potential for Skill Fusion, the Action Points could still amass indefinitely.