My Apocalypse Territory-Chapter 287 - 284 Martial Path Tournament Opening

This owner was a decisive person. Having received an invitation from Green Shadow and knowing Green Shadow’s strength, he immediately decided to move most of his assets to develop there.

He had spent most of his Source Crystals to rent this shop of only thirty or forty square meters. He had also purchased tables and chairs, hoping to engage in the restaurant business—After investigating, he discovered that ingredients were much cheaper in Green Shadow compared to other places. It was a pity he couldn’t afford a larger venue; hence most of his tables had to be placed outside the shop.

Yet, he hadn’t expected that a fellow small sanctuary director would rent a shop over a hundred meters large, and most importantly, had hired two Awakener guards of Fifth Tier.

In fact, the Green Shadow Sanctuary was very safe with few Awakeners daring to cause trouble. Any provocateur would quickly be dealt with by either a Puppet or members of the Patrol Team.

Hiring guards seemed to have little real function.

Yet, a Fifth Tier Awakener served as an iconic gold sign.

He had hired many survivors to hand out flyers, but many passing Awakeners just glanced and threw them away; the ground in front of his shop was littered with crumpled flyers, having attracted few Awakeners willing to step inside.

Meanwhile, Yan didn’t even distribute flyers. The Awakeners passing by felt the imposing aura of the stoic guards standing outside his shop and out of curiosity, stepped inside.

The feelings of the neighboring owner turned complex.

Yan Tao glanced at Chen next door, fully aware of the schemes he had in mind.

He couldn’t possibly share tips. The money he earned through his own skills, giving it away would, in essence, add a competitor for no reason.

He merely maintained a superficial smile, perfunctorily handling the conversation.

Inside, he couldn’t help but recall… that sunny summer day.

A team of nearly ten, along with a large truck loaded with goods, came to his sanctuary in front of the rail station.

With Source Crystals, minerals, and herbs, he had traded with Green Shadow for a large quantity of firearms and even a Demon-slaying Longsword.

Back then, it wasn’t called a Demon-slaying Longsword. However, Yan Tao discovered more about these rune weapons earlier than others.

Having tasted the benefits, he later decisively changed his business tactics, actively going out to find various rare minerals and herbs, not waiting for the Patrol Team to turn up but taking the initiative to seek out Green Shadow for trade.

Over this period, Yan Tao’s business in finding materials became increasingly proficient.

Not only did he enlist all the Awakeners from his Sanctuary, but he also hired some from Green Shadow, forming a not-so-small team. Old Chen from next door saw the two Fifth-Tier Gate Gods and thought they were hired for the grand opening to put on a show, not realizing they were already part of his team.

To accumulate experience and specialize his services, Yan Tao even gave up searching for metals and minerals… There were too many unrecognizable materials in the wilderness, and his team dedicated themselves to plant hunting, gauging, and discerning which plants held higher value and which were only suitable for decoration.

Because of his specialized services, profits from the subsequent trades with Green Shadow grew, and Yan Tao even compiled his own comprehensive book on plants.

It included over a hundred types of plants that had emerged after the apocalypse.

However, Yan Tao suspected that the Green Shadow Sanctuary had a more complete plant atlas in their possession—every time he brought goods, the person in charge of trade at Green Shadow could immediately determine their value and quality.

In fact, Tang Yu did have a more comprehensive herbal atlas that included medicinal plants and Mutant Beast pharmaceuticals, among others.

But herbal atlases are different from Demonized Beast Atlases. Tang Yu sold the Demonized Beast Atlas for an extremely low price because Demonized Beasts are humanity’s deadly foes; possessing an atlas that describes the features of these beasts greatly reduces casualties among Awakeners who hunt outside.

It also brought more profits to the Sanctuary.

However, herbal atlases and mineral atlases were different—they contained very precious information. The current public version that the Sanctuary released only included photos of herbs and harvesting methods; introductions to herbs were mostly brief except for some common herbs, which were detailed in their medicinal effects and usage in the atlas.

As a long-term supplier of medicinal herbs, Green Shadow only purchased the highest quality herbs from Yan Tao every time, and thus, he opened this shop to sell the average-quality medicinal materials.

At this moment, Boss Chen next door was standing in front of a patch of poorly quality Fleshy Fragrant Grass, eyes shining, “…you even have this kind of herb that can be used for Body Refining here?”

Fleshy Fragrant Grass was a main ingredient in Body Tempering Liquid, one of the common herbs. When crushed and soaked in water, it had a certain body refining effect.

Many Awakeners who couldn’t afford Body Tempering Liquid would try every means to find wild Fleshy Fragrant Grass to strengthen their bodies.

Upon hearing this, the smile on Yan Tao’s face suddenly became genuine.

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The grand opening of the business district and the promotional activities at the Equipment Supermarket lasted for three days.

From morning to night, there was still a crowd in front of the supermarket.

These Awakeners scrambled to buy rune equipment while some stronger Awakeners inside the Sanctuary focused their attention on another event.

The Martial Path Tournament.

The rewards had already been announced—first place would receive three C-grade pieces of equipment, including weapons, combat uniforms, and battle boots.

Second and third place would each receive a C-grade weapon.

This did not even include other auxiliary cultivation resources.

It was tempting!

Any Awakener intent on achieving good results wouldn’t miss this opportunity.

National Calendar, 20** year, August, 18th.

Apocalypse Calendar, 0001 year, March, 5th.

On the second day of the opening in the business district, the preliminary round of the Martial Path Tournament began.