Qianyuan: My crew comes from the world of anime.

"Captain, don't open your eyes, I'll get you an eye patch."

"..."

Eye mask?

Luo Tianming was puzzled. If he had one, he would have used it long ago. Where was he supposed to get an eye patch?

Lucy reached behind her back and unbuttoned her shirt with one hand, then quietly covered his eyes with a piece of cloth, completely blocking out the light.

"..."

The fabric patch provides good light blocking and retains body heat; its size is just right to serve as an 'eye mask'...

However, the faint milky scent lingering around his nose made him think of something Lucy had used as an eye mask for him.

Chapter 75 Taking Stock of the Harvest

In the end, Luo Tianming was kicked out of bed because his hands were really restless when he slept.

"..."

Since I've been kicked out and I'm not sleepy at all, I might as well do some simple work.

He remembered... the spoils the three of them had retrieved from underwater hadn't been processed yet; they should be stored in the lower cargo hold right now.

Upon entering the lower-level warehouse, they discovered that Miaomiao had already done some basic processing on these items.

A large number of painted skin corpses were frozen at low temperatures, the two eggs were wrapped in shock-absorbing foam, and several velociraptor corpses were being continuously drained of blood.

"..."

He also noticed a note on the freezer of the painted skin:

[I'll take this calyx-shaped internal parasitic egg]—Respectfully presented by Takemi Myo.

"..."

Luo Tianming smiled at her little joke.

Then he began to process the corpses... There is a technique to extracting the eggs of the painted skin creatures; for corpses that are already dead, their eggs will enter a dormant state.

At times like these, you need to use some fresh blood to lure them in.

Luo Tianming took a drop of his own blood from an unopened blood collection tube and then dripped it onto the corpses in the amount of reagent needed.

After a short while, Luo Tianming had collected nine colorful eggs.

These activated skin-shaped eggs need to be processed as soon as possible. The method is simple: just mix them with calcium, and they will parasitize in calcium carbonate and become extracts that can be preserved for a long time.

While doing these tasks, Luo Tianming also managed to filter out impurities from the blood of the velociraptor being drawn.

……

After he finished dealing with these, he obtained 9 bottles of Painted Skin Parasite Eggs and 3 bags of alien blood plasma.

Luo Tianming put the two eggs and the blood plasma into his logbook, and then clicked on the exchange function.

【本次兑换：奇异的蛋*2（10张）异星血浆*2（6张）异星血浆*1（2张）总计=18张普通招募券。】

The market for 'alien blood plasma' is saturated; the purchase price will now be adjusted to 2 recruitment vouchers.

"..."

It seems the system has lost interest in alien blood plasma; we should try to avoid using it to exchange for things in the future.

Egg prices remain as stable as ever...

Seeing the sudden increase in recruitment vouchers, Luo Tianming took out another recruitment voucher to replenish the [Anti-ship Missile - Stinger] he had used last time.

With the remaining 2 tickets plus the 18, he now has a 'huge sum' of twenty recruitment tickets.

"..."

However, after glancing at the recruitment tickets he needed: he was still 10 short.

Luo Tianming simply sighed slightly. Even though he was about to miss out on a few items, he didn't seem so upset anymore.

Takemi Myo's mental therapy really worked...

However, he has no intention of giving up yet.

"..."

After careful consideration, Luo Tianming opened his logbook and wrote on it:

[Customer service, is the 'loan' you mentioned before still valid?]

【…】

Log: [Hi~ You finally remembered me, um—you mentioned loans, right? The minimum loan amount starts with 10 recruitment coupons, and the interest will double at 10% compound interest after seven days. Are you really sure?]

Luo Tianming: [Hmm, ten cards are just right to solve my immediate problem, no problem—I'll borrow them.]

【…】

Surprisingly, after he readily agreed to the loan, the customer service representative from the "Business is Business" system fell silent.

It's like this: after a little devil plays a prank on you, you not only don't get angry, but you accept it calmly.

But the little female demon couldn't sit still any longer.

Luo Tianming: [Customer service?]

Log: [Hi~... It seems your way of thinking has changed quite a bit. Can you tell me—why are you interested in 'loan sharks' now, which you used to be so resistant to?]

Luo Tianming: [Phew... Customer service, human capabilities have limits.]

Log: [Hmm?]

Luo Tianming: [I've learned one thing from my short life... The more you scheme and plot, the more you realize that human capabilities have limits...]

Log: [...so?]

Luo Tianming: [I'm done with being human! Customer service!!]

Log: [Dear customer, please refrain from teasing customer service. Otherwise, while 40 volts won't kill you, it will certainly give you a bit of pain.]

Luo Tianming: [It's not about 'not being human' in the literal sense anymore, it's just that what I'm about to do might be criticized as 'not being human at all,' so I'm giving you a heads-up.]

log:【?】

It filled the entire page with a large question mark, indicating that it couldn't understand Luo Tianming's ramblings at all.

But then, Luo Tianming wrote: "Didn't you ask me why I was so against 'loan sharks' before, but now I'm borrowing money? Actually, I've figured it out..."

Looking at the 10 recruitment vouchers that had already arrived in his account, Luo Tianming wrote excitedly:

The reason why loan sharks are so hated is because their unreasonable interest rates can plunge borrowers into a deep abyss... Since I can't repay them anyway, why not just not repay them in the first place? Wouldn't that solve everything?

Customer service representative: [...]

Damn it, this guy really is literally 'inhuman'.

Indeed, after receiving Miaomiao's mental therapy, Luo Tianming figured it out after a little thought.

The "high-interest loan" offered to him by customer service was essentially an unsecured angel round fund. Without leaving the logbook, it had no way of knowing Luo Tianming's actual credit limit.

So, as long as he gets the loan now—when to repay it, or how much interest to let the loan accrue—it's all up to Luo Tianming himself.

As long as he can live with himself, he can live his whole life without paying back the money.

After all, in this day and age, the one who owes money is the boss... If he doesn't pay back, the customer service representative might have to beg him to pay.

"..."

Sure enough, just as he had guessed... the system started acting strangely.

Customer Service Representative: "Hi~ um, if you don't repay the money... well... it'll be a bit troublesome (wiping sweat). How about this—given that you're a valued customer, we'll offer you an interest-free first quarter. You only need to repay the principal, how about that?"

Compared to being completely swindled by Luo Tianming, the system felt that even just getting its money back would be a worthwhile investment.

However, the "inhuman" behavior on the other side continues.

Luo Tianming: [I want to ask: If I don't repay, what's the maximum you can do? You can't kill me, right?]

Customer service representative: [...]

Indeed, its voltage is at most 40 volts, which is its only means of debt collection... That's even lower than the voltage of some sex toys.

The customer service representative was internally screaming: You fucking...you fucking can't do this!

No, that's not allowed!

What's that saying again? 'A tree without bark will surely die; a person without shame is invincible.'

Customer Service: [This service is temporarily suspended indefinitely!]

Chapter 76 Resident Evil

In Luo Tianming's hands, the 30 recruitment tickets were gone in an instant.

First, get the YoHAL/YoYa 2B fragment. This is a must-buy, as it brings you one step closer to summoning 2B.

Secondly, there is the 'energy shield', which is also necessary as a defensive device for submarines. Although it only lasts for 1 second and costs 92% of the ship's energy, its effect is still very good - it can withstand the attacks of most kinetic weapons.

With this, he would no longer be afraid of any monster wanting to trade one for one with him.

Finally... there's no need to elaborate on what needs to be bought.

"Oh~..."

A gray-green pump-action shotgun appeared in Luo Tianming's hand.

'Explosive Shotgun' - the most expensive item he's seen so far, worth 12 recruitment vouchers.

The overall design resembles a stockless, shortened version of the Remington M870.

The pump-action handguard at the front can complete a firing cycle of loading and ejecting casings simply by pulling it back and forth. The advantage of this design is that even if the casing is deformed after using high-powered ammunition, it can be easily ejected without the risk of jamming like with automatic ejection.

Even if it gets stuck, you can eject the spent bullet with a simple pull of the handguard.

The handguard on the handle has a grippy feel, preventing it from slipping even if it's splattered with blood.

With a convertible stock at the rear, it can be used in various situations. In its normal state, it is easy to carry and can quickly deal with enemies rushing towards it. When the stock is unfolded, it can fire continuously and easily wipe out a large number of enemies in front of it.

Its built-in dual-barrel feeding design allows Luo Tianming to easily fire two conical scattering surfaces, ensuring that every inch of the enemy's skin is covered.

"..."

Although this shotgun looks very intimidating, its recoil is actually very small, and its range is only about ten meters. Its main killing power comes from the shotgun pellets.

This gun primarily fires 12-gauge high-explosive rounds and 16-gauge short shotgun shells.

The projectiles inside are filled with miniature polymer gunpowder, which will cause a violent explosion when fired, propelling the projectile through the air or into the enemy's body with a force comparable to a fragmentation grenade.

Of these, number 12 is suitable for short to medium-range firefights, while number 16 is more suitable for close-quarters combat.

The only downside to this weapon is its limited magazine capacity of 12 rounds (6+6=12) in two barrels.

"..."

However, it's estimated that it would be difficult to find someone on Europa who could withstand 12 consecutive shots and remain expressionless.

Another point is that Luo Tianming needs to make the bullets himself, but fortunately the system's after-sales service is quite good, and the corresponding equipment and materials were provided for him.

After loading twelve shotgun shells, Luo Tianming suddenly exuded an aura of dominance when he gripped the shotgun.

Perhaps it's time to make the creatures of Europa tremble under his gun.

However, in his excitement, he didn't forget his debt of -10.

Saying he wouldn't pay back was just a way to scare the junior customer service representative. He knew the prices of goods would definitely keep going up, and he wanted to use his credit to borrow more money to tide him over.

Of course, if the interest rate keeps increasing and Luo Tianming is really pushed to the limit, he might actually do something 'inhuman'.

However, for now, let's try to pay back the money.

With his new weapon, Luo Tianming couldn't wait to test its power.

"..."

It wouldn't be suitable inside the ship, as the explosive shells were too powerful and would damage the ship's structure, which would be a real shame.

To test it out, we'd definitely have to go outside... but this area was wiped out by Lucy's submarine, so finding someone to test the gun on is a bit difficult.

Luo Tianming unfolded the captain's log and looked at the mission again:

[Mission: Resident Evil, Progress (9/12)]