Apocalypse Arrives: I Become a Powerhouse by Scavenging

However, the system was incredibly fast. In no time at all, a basic framework had been set up.

With Moira Lynch causing such a huge stir, it was impossible not to attract the attention of other players.

Aethelburg was merely remote, not devoid of other players.

When the hiring notice first went up, the players were merely curious, assuming it was the work of some NPC.

After all, since the game launched, no player had managed to buy such a large plot of land.

It wasn’t a question of money, but a question of whether they would even sell it to you.

If you didn’t have enough Contribution Value, you weren’t even eligible to make a purchase.

Take the Major Guilds in the game right now—the Royal Guild, The Federation Guild, and the Pirate Guild. They grind for Contribution Value day and night, yet have only been able to buy a few scattered plots of land.

However, those guilds had chosen prime locations, where the prices were several times higher than that of Moira Lynch’s land.

Given the situation today, any experienced player could tell at a glance that someone had used the system’s one-click renovation feature.

Instantly, the news spread like wildfire across the game forums. The buzz it generated even briefly surpassed that of the search for the creator of the Special Items.

Soon, a large crowd had gathered around Moira Lynch’s territory.

A barrier prevented them from entering without Moira Lynch’s permission, so they could only stop and watch from the outside.

Just then, Moira Lynch suddenly received a system notification.

[Your territory’s renovation is halfway complete. A player is requesting to enter your territory. Do you approve?]

"Decline."

Moira Lynch declined without a second thought.

[Please name your territory.]

Below was a line of fine print, noting that the first name change was free.

To change the name in the future, you would not only have to pay a fee but also submit an application three months in advance.

’A name?’

Moira Lynch thought for a moment before typing in the name: Serenia.

[Input successful. From now on, your territory will be called Serenia.]

[Player Moira Lynch has received the title: The Carefree Lord.]

While the system handled the renovations, Moira Lynch figured she might as well use the time productively and went off to grind mobs and level up.

Thanks to her efforts on the journey here, Moira Lynch had already managed to level up from ten to fifteen.

After finishing off another Killer Rabbit, in addition to hide and meat, it also dropped a piece of equipment: a hat.

[Ding! Congratulations on acquiring the Rabbit Ear Hat. A complete set of rabbit gear has been detected. Would you like to combine them?]

"Yes."

She had killed quite a few Killer Rabbits by now, and they had dropped a lot of gear. She hadn’t been paying much attention, simply stuffing the items into her backpack. She never expected such a pleasant surprise.

A complete set of gear consisted of a top, pants, shoes, a belt, a hat, and a weapon.

Some sets also included accessories and gloves.

Three seconds later, a white light flashed, and a white, one-piece rabbit suit materialized before Moira Lynch.

’It actually looks pretty cute.’

She checked its Attributes.

[Name: Rabbit Suit

Grade: Cyan

Ability Description: The complete Rabbit Suit grants the wearer the keen hearing, agile speed, and powerful leaping ability of a rabbit.]

Moira Lynch’s attention, however, was fixed on the Rabbit Suit’s grade.

In *Divine Soul*, item grades were categorized by color: White, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, Purple, and Gold. Special gear was designated as Rainbow-colored.

If she remembered correctly, the gear dropped by Killer Rabbits was normally White-grade—the lowest tier, the same as her own starter set.

’And yet, after combining them, it became a Cyan-grade item?’

She swapped out her starter gear for the new set. She had to admit, the material felt surprisingly comfortable.

If Moira Lynch had a mirror at that moment, she would have seen that she now looked like a life-sized rabbit.

The Magic Wand in her hand had even transformed to look like a giant carrot.

It felt a little strange, but there was no denying the new gear was effective. Killing mobs was a breeze, and in no time, she had reached level twenty-five.

The higher her level climbed, the more Experience Value was required to advance.

At this stage, continuing to grind low-level mobs for experience was like trying to fill the ocean with a bucket. Besides, after a certain point, killing mobs far below your level awarded no experience at all.

This was likely a measure by the game developers to prevent players from exploiting any potential bugs.

After all, every game has its share of ridiculously stubborn players with too much time, too much money, and an obsessive persistence.

Just as Moira Lynch gave up on the Killer Rabbits and prepared to hunt higher-level monsters, she remained blissfully unaware that her territory was now surrounded by a massive, multi-layered crowd. Meanwhile, the leadership of the Major Guilds was in an absolute uproar.

The first to react was The Federation Guild.

The fact that they could use the name of The Federation itself was a clear indicator that the guild was backed by The Federal Government, which in turn was supported by the military.

The issue with the Special Items had yet to be resolved, and now this mysterious player had appeared, somehow managing to acquire a massive plot of land directly from NPCs.

The location might be a bit remote, but for a plot of that size, they would have jumped at the chance in a heartbeat.

"We grind ourselves to death for Contribution Value, and all we can get from those stingy NPCs are tiny, scattered plots—a piece here, a piece there. How in the world did this person manage it?"

The real reason the guilds were so green with envy was that, while they had established their own guilds, their guild headquarters were built on land they had to rent from NPCs at exorbitant prices.

Every month, they had to pay a substantial amount of Game Coin to their respective cities.

They weren’t short on cash, but they couldn’t just keep throwing money away like this.

Furthermore, according to their agreements, The Lord’s Keep could reclaim the land at any time. This left them with no sense of security and put them in a subservient position whenever they had to deal with The Lord’s Keep.

To escape this constant state of vulnerability, their only option was to desperately grind Contribution Value and buy the land outright as soon as possible.

But their progress was negligible.

This continued until a player wearing a Mage Robe and holding a Magic Wand stepped forward.

"Don’t you all find this a little too coincidental?"

His words immediately captured everyone’s attention.

"Professor El, what do you mean by that? What’s so coincidental?"

"A few days ago, a massive number of Special Items appeared in the auction house. Today, this happens. What if the same person is behind both events?"

The moment he finished speaking, one of the players had a flash of insight.

"You’re saying it’s the same person behind both things? They sold those items a while ago to raise the funds to buy this territory? If that’s true, this person is on another level."

"More than that. There would also be the funds for the renovation."

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