The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 18: Battle in the Plants vs. Zombies World

Dave, who was sitting there drinking water, was startled by Ryan's sudden shout. The water in his mouth was choked into his trachea, and he coughed violently. Ryan quickly stepped forward and patted his back. It took Dave a long time to recover.

He looked up at Ryan and said, "If a great scientist like me can't solve this problem, how can a little guy like you solve it?"

Seeing the look of disbelief on Ryan's face, Crazy Dave continued, "My enemy is called Dr. Zombie King. He is a zombie with a very high IQ. He has developed many strange zombies. He is also good at electronics and mechanics and can create robots that are bigger than houses. As a result of a failed evil experiment, Dr. Zombie King combined the wisdom of many scientists."

"The most important thing is," Dave said in a low voice. "He can grab the knowledge of those who became zombies before they died. For example, I initially thought he was just a simple zombie expert. So he made several robots as helpers, but every time the robots became his minions."

Dave shook his head as he spoke, as if remembering something that made her feel unhappy. "Although I am not as good as him in software, I have also discovered something. The program he used has many characteristics of other famous experts, and those experts were killed in zombie attacks without exception. So I guess it is very likely that zombies can obtain knowledge for Dr. Zombie King by eating human brains."

At this point, Dave began to become very excited. "When I was about to despair, by chance I started to study these plants that no one had studied before. It turned out that Dr. Zombie King lacked effective means to deal with these plants. It can be seen that even if he can devour and digest knowledge by evil means, he cannot learn new knowledge through normal means. So this is why he desperately controlled his men to attack me, because only the great Dave knows what these plants that attack zombies are like. Only by eating my brain can Dr. Zombie King know how to deal with these plants."

After saying these words, Crazy Dave stared at Ryan with his eyes of different sizes, as if to say, how could a little kid like you possibly have the power to fight against such a powerful enemy? You should know that his attainments in this area are equivalent to those of the experts in this world.

Ryan looked at Dave, who looked unconvinced, and said, "If you believe me, let me go to your underground laboratory and I will show you the solution to the problem."

Seeing the determination in Ryan's eyes, Dave shook his head and took him back to the basement (this time Ryan did not sit on the sofa).

Coming to the computer host in the basement, Ryan chose to extract a piece of knowledge traded from the Frostpunk world.

As a golden light passed by, a USB flash drive appeared in Ryan's hand.

After inserting the USB drive into the computer, with the help of artificial intelligence, the differential engine, energy tower and robot of the Frostpunk world were quickly projected in three dimensions, with various data marked around them.

Dave pushed Ryan away and exclaimed at the things in front of him: "This is something from another civilization. Relying entirely on mechanical programming, these robots can perform the functions of logging, mining, taking care of greenhouses, and even taking care of patients."

"More importantly, this robot has terrifying reliability, relying on materials and technology that are at most at the beginning of the 20th century. It can work in an environment of -150 degrees Celsius."

"The most incredible thing is that this big thing is driven by ancient steam power."

After dancing crazily for a while, Dave turned his head and looked at Ryan: "I finally understand where your confidence comes from. This robot does not rely on any electronic components at all. Even if Dr. Zombie King has a strong electronic invasion ability, he can't invade an operating system core that relies on gears and perforated steel plates."

"As long as they are powered by the steam energy tower and programmed with the differential engine, I think I will be able to start producing these robots soon. This way, my plant army will increase in value quickly, and I should be able to see the day when zombies are completely eliminated in my lifetime." At this point, Dave squatted down and his eyes were level with Ryan's. "This technology is very important to me. You and I are both businessmen, so let's not beat around the bush. Just name a price. I am determined to get this thing."

Ryan thought for a moment and said, "I'm just a kid. I don't really know what I can get from you for this item."

"Well, since you are willing to trust Dave, Dave will prepare the goods for you to trade. You will definitely think this is a perfect deal."

Although they now have a way to create new robots, the two still have to go out and build fortifications to prevent zombies. Even with the help of magic, it took them several hours until the sun went down to finish all the work.

"Shouldn't there be other people in this village? Why don't they come out to help?" After finishing his work, Ryan thought of some things in the game and asked Dave curiously.

"It turns out that there were indeed other people in the town where I lived, but when I found out that the zombies were targeting me, I moved to this abandoned town. Three years have passed in a flash."

Back at Dave's house, Ryan went to the bathroom to clean himself up while Dave prepared to trade items.

After everything was packed up, Dave was already sitting on the sofa waiting for Ryan.

"I can transfer ten kinds of plants to you, three of which can be advanced plants." After saying this, he looked at Ryan with emotionless eyes. He smiled awkwardly and continued, "Of course, in addition to these, a small greenhouse farm that was recaptured this time will also be given to you as your plant cultivation base. When the robot is built, it will be equipped for you."

Hearing this, Ryan smiled. With the farm greenhouse, he could get plants continuously. Seeing Ryan smile, Dave breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "In addition, there is a farm house and the house you have now. After the robot is built, I will pack them up for you."

After that, Dave took out a small bag from his back and handed it to Ryan. Ryan stretched out a hand to take the bag, but because he misjudged the weight of the bag, he almost dropped it on his feet. He opened the bag and found some rough chestnut-sized gold ingots inside, which probably weighed several kilograms in total. He could probably exchange them for about 1000 Galleons. To be honest, the alloy currency (Note 1) of Galleon dared to exchange gold as pure gold coins. The goblins in Gringotts were really too shady.

In addition to the gold, there is also a notebook.

"I think you have a complete human society over there, and you might need this gold. I don't need it anyway, so I'll give you all the gold I've collected." Dave rubbed his hands and said, "This notebook records some of my experience in plant cultivation, you can take a look."

After selecting the plants, Ryan said goodbye to Dave with satisfaction, and then walked out of Dave's house and chose to return to the Wanjie Grocery Store.

Note 1: In Harry Potter, the size of the gold Galleons is such that if it were pure gold it would weigh 50 grams. It is absolutely impossible for it to be worth only five pounds.

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