Outer Gods invade, stuff them all into your equipment inventory.

Around 8 p.m., Sean finally returned home.

He was holding a huge package filled with his spoils from the Hero Market.

"A nearly new beginner's wilderness adventure package."

Most heroes, at different stages, need to stay in different areas of the world, explore different natural environments, and deal with different monster races.

The outdoor adventure gear they use is quite different.

Many new adventurers, once they leave the newbie stage, choose to sell their newbie adventurer wilderness packages to recoup some of their losses.

In most cases, they would choose to set up a stall at the Warriors' Market to sell their goods.

Compared to brand new beginner adventurer wilderness packages, these second-hand beginner adventurer wilderness packages offer great value for money.

Sean didn't have a lot of money on hand, so he chose to buy a second-hand beginner's wilderness package.

He patiently browsed the market for over an hour before finally managing to snag this well-maintained secondhand set of equipment at a very reasonable price from a soon-to-be-promoted D-rank hero.

"Fifteen dimensional coins, that's quite generous."

Dimensional coins are a popular equivalent in the hero community.

Its value and stability are far superior to the currency officially issued by the Gaia Federation.

The value of the currency officially issued by the Gaia Federation lies in its official endorsement and the Federation's own credit; strictly speaking, it has no practical value.

Setting aside its status as currency, it is essentially just a pile of carefully cut and printed pieces of paper.

This thing is only widely used among ordinary people; brave warriors don't like to use this currency for transactions.

If the federal government's credit falters, these beautiful pieces of paper could rapidly depreciate in value and even become worthless.

There are precedents for this in history.

Dimensional coins, however, are different.

It is itself a prop-like item formed by the condensation of dimensional energy under the power of rules.

Even if it is not considered an equivalent, it is still a material of considerable value.

This combination of "practical value" and "liquidity" truly determines its monetary value.

He casually took out a dimensional coin and gently placed it in his palm.

Golden and yellowish, about the size of a thumbnail, with dense, fine serrations along the edges.

In appearance, they seem to be no different from ancient gold coins on Earth.

However, one can still clearly feel the special energy hidden within this small gold coin.

"In the official pricing, one Dimensional Gold Coin is equivalent to 1000 yuan."

However, no one would exchange a mere thousand dollars for a real dimensional coin, unless it's a counterfeit coin artificially made from ordinary gold.

"That thing is worthless."

On the black market, the purchase price of dimensional gold coins is often several times higher than this, and there is no market for them even if the price is high.

After all, opportunities to buy Dimensional Gold Coins with Federal Currency are rare.

"No wonder the seller agreed to the deal so readily and even gave away free gifts..."

Let's take a look at the beginner's wilderness package first!

A package was carefully laid out on the table, revealing several items under the light:

A sturdy and durable backpack, a slightly worn cloak for protection from the wind and rain, and a basic survival kit containing a water bladder, tinder, fuel sticks, and a simple compass.

The world's technological development level is quite high, and technological items such as lighters have long been commonplace.

"However, the environment in the wild is complex, and many of these environments are not suitable for the use of items such as lighters."

In contrast, the more primitive method of using tinder and fuel rods for ignition is often more reliable.

"There's also a small, highly compressed tent."

When active in the wild, camping at night is a common occurrence.

The tent fabric has undergone basic waterproofing and corrosion-resistant treatment.

"Although it's a bit old, the key structural parts are still very sturdy."

"A very good design."

When fully folded up, the tent is only the size of a fist, but when unfolded, it can form an interior space of six or seven cubic meters.

Although it's only the most basic model, it's already quite good wilderness equipment for a novice adventurer like him.

"And this..."

Sean took out a tin box containing dozens of round, black pellets.

"Hunger-resistant pills".

"Lifelong enemies who love and hate each other among heroes."

Although it has a simple flavor, one pill can provide an adult male with energy for several days of daily life.

"Aside from being incredibly awful, it has absolutely no flaws."

"However, it's said that these hunger-resistant pills are made from powder obtained by grinding purified monster corpses..."

After purifying, detoxifying, and removing the corrosive magical energy from the monster corpses, they are ground into a high-protein base powder, then mixed with oils and soaked, and finally made into pills.

When these dumplings are dried in the sun, they become the famous hunger-resistant dumplings.

Lightweight, high in calories, and easy to store.

This thing is an inseparable companion for every brave warrior who embarks on long missions deep into the wilderness, a companion they can never shake off in their lifetime.

"to be honest……"

"I have no problem with eating monster corpse powder."

If you live near mountains, you live off the mountains; if you live near water, you live off the water. But if you live near monsters, then you can only eat monsters, right?

The cities and settlements of this world need to supply the survival needs of tens of millions, even hundreds of millions of lives.

In addition, most of the land was occupied by monsters, so the citizens of the Federation could only stay within the walls.

Such land conditions simply cannot produce enough agricultural products to feed such a large population.

To survive, they can only rely on the underhanded tactic of converting and utilizing "resources outside the Great Firewall".

Extracting usable proteins, starches, and sugars from the purified remains of monsters has long been an indispensable cornerstone of the Federation's food industry.

This is an open secret.

You can only choose between "starving to death" and "accepting" it.

"But you could at least season it like the artificial vegetables and meat that normal people eat!"

"Is this thing difficult?"

"Is it really necessary to make hunger-resistant pills taste so bad?"

Sean put down the hunger-resistant pills in his hand and complained.

He ate this stuff when he was a kid; it tasted like hard wax mixed with the smell of rust.

There has been a widely circulated speculation that the reason why hunger-resistant pills are made so "touching" is not due to limitations in science and technology.

It was an order from the higher-ups of the Heroes' Association.

The reason is simple: since I've been rained on, I won't allow anyone to hold an umbrella for me.

You all have to eat them!

Eat until you drop!

"I never expected that after all the hard work to become a hero, my food and treatment would be worse than when I was an ordinary person."

Wasn't my bravery for nothing?

With a sigh, Sean put away the hunger-resistant pills and looked at the last item.

It was a torch.

The metal torch handle has a flame nozzle.

Simply turn the knob below the torch to release a steady flame from the nozzle that can burn for several hours.

"This treasure is indispensable for living in the wild, whether it's for nighttime surveillance or exploring dark caves."

Sean checked the remaining energy level of the torch.

"Less than a third remains..."

"We're running low on energy."

But it's not a big problem.

This torch supports the conversion of dimensional currency energy.

Whether it's dimensional gold coins, silver coins, or bronze coins.

Simply insert the coin into the slot on the side of the torch, and it will be converted into pure energy to replenish the consumed gauge.

One dimensional coin is enough to keep this torch burning for more than ten hours.

Sean pulled a dimensional coin from his purse and inserted it into the coin slot without hesitation.

With a slight hum and the clicking sound of internal gears turning,

The energy scale on the side of the torch began to rise rapidly at a visible speed, quickly climbing to the green area representing "abundance".

"It looks much better now!"

Sean let out a breath.

He has a slight tendency towards obsessive-compulsive disorder.