Three whole days had passed since the developers talked about the pet system on the forum.

So far, apart from hundreds of articles about raising pets on the forum, no player had successfully tamed the mutants on the wasteland. However, it couldn’t be said that there was no gain at all.

At least during this time, Chu Guang had seen many new varieties that he had never seen before at the North Gate Market.

On the square in front of the nursing home.

Looking at the Spring Water Commander who came back from outside, Sword Execution who was working with the construction team, smiled and ridiculed, "Yo! Brother Spring, have you caught a Deathclaw?"

Recently, the outpost had been under construction, and the entire north of the resurrection point had become a large construction site. One of the reasons was that many players had leveled up to middle-level citizens, and the area of land they were allowed to purchase had been expanded to 50 square meters. Another reason was that more and more NPCs settled nearby.

As the chief architect of Wasteland Online, Sword Execution’s construction skill proficiency had reached LV6!

It was said that after their proficiency reached LV10, they would unlock achievements, and the first player who maxed out their skill proficiency could also enter the Hall of Fame. However, starting from LV5, it became more and more difficult to level up.

Before Spring Water Commander spoke, Battlefield Cheerleader next to him cursed. "Caught my ass! We searched around all day, but we only found 6 dogs and killed a bunch of cockroaches and blood-sucking worms. We didn’t see a single Deathclaw at all!"

Spring Water Commander also sighed, "It’s too difficult to find one."

"I clearly followed the official guide and checked several landmarks on the map where the Deathclaw may appear, but I only found a bunch of strange things, but no Deathclaw!"

For example, at the water treatment station they went to today, there was a collapsed structure with a depth of 20 meters below the surface. The radiation index there was in the range that would only pose a slight threat to anyone present, and there was an abandoned backup reactor. It was reasonable to say that Deathclaws would use that place as a nest.

However, when they went there, they found that in addition to some blood-sucking flying insects the size of basins and cockroaches crawling all over the floor, there were only dull Crunchers left.

Fortunately, due to the high activity of mutants, there were still some items that could be recycled.

After clearing the mutants there, the silver coins and contribution points awarded by reporting the resource points were not bad, and they made a small profit.

Otherwise, they might not even be able to earn back the money they spent on buying their bullets.

Although Spring and Battlefield looked depressed, Darkest, who was next to them, was full of joy.

"Hell yeah! Hahahaha! I have finally reached LV6!"

"Fuck, it’s too difficult to level up in this game!"

Meanwhile, in front of the North Gate Market, there was a big group of people circling a store.

Autumn Leaves, who was sitting next to her elder sister, glanced curiously in the direction of the crowd.

She saw a big crab lying there, and its towering shell was covered with dirty mud and algae leaves.

Recognizing what the big guy was at a glance, Autumn Leaves’s saliva was drooling down, and she pointed at it and said excitedly. "Elder Sister! Look over there!"

Crab Cakes!

Crabmeat mashed potatoes!

Crab roe noodles!

There would definitely be a lot of delicious food at the market in the coming week!

Looking in the direction her sister pointed, Autumn Weed’s face was also full of surprise.

In her cognition, a Crackleclaw Crab was a very dangerous mutant, and even the bravest warriors and hunters in her tribe would not regard it as a hunting target.

But those blue coats were so strong that they could incorporate such terrifying monsters into the food ingredients list and hunt them down one by one...

If only I could bring one of them back to the tribe.

The two girls were amazed by the fact that the blue coats could kill the Crackleclaw Crab, but what they didn’t know was that these players actually didn’t want to kill it in the first place!

Rather, it was intended to be caught as a pet.

It was just a pity that the crab was too difficult to deal with!

𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Like most arthropods, when awake, it would maintain a strong will to fight until its life was completely terminated.

Even if its legs were blown off and its shell was entangled with devil silk, it still waved its big claws and attacked those who approached quickly and violently.

Helplessly, in order to reduce losses, Sideline Slacking could only use an anti-armor wooden handle grenade to kill the big guy.

At this moment, standing next to the big crab, Sideline Slacking was haggling with Tomato Eggs.

The corpse of a Crackleclaw Crab could be sold for 400 silver coins, which was the purchase price of the NPC warehouse, and was basically the market guide price or reserve price.

In the North Gate Market, if there were other players collecting it, it was normal to go up by 3% to 10%.

Unless it was a particularly sought-after prey, it was difficult to rise above 20%.

By the way, the price of the Armour Fist bazooka had recently risen to 80 silver coins due to the decline in inventory, and it was most likely to rise to 100 silver coins before it would stop.

Due to the post of Escaping Mole, which described the weakness of the Crackleclaw Crab in detail, a lot of newbies tried to kill a Crackleclaw Crab recently.

They would save 80 silver coins to buy an Armor Fist Bazooka, find a Crackleclaw Crab hibernating in a cave, and give it a shot on the head.

If they could hit the forehead, or even hit the side of the head, it was more than enough to kill the crab with one blast, and it could ensure the integrity of the body.

It sounded like a great opportunity to make a fortune, but on the other hand, if this shot was missed, or the Crackleclaw Crab was awakened by them…

There was also a chance of wasting all their savings...

"... 410 silver coins, it can’t be any higher; otherwise, I can’t afford it." Tomato Eggs shook his head and gave his own price when he heard the 450 silver price quoted by Sideline Slacking.

When he heard that his price was cut by 40 silver coins, Sideline Slacking couldn’t help grumbling, "Since when you are as stingy as Mosquito?!"

Eye Owe Money also echoed, "That’s right! A crab cake can be sold for 2 silver coins! This crab weighs a ton or 2 at least. So it wouldn’t be a problem to get 100 kilograms of crab meat, right? With that amount of meat, you can easily make 1,000 crab cakes!"

Construction Boy added at the side, "Damn, earning 2000 silver coins in an instant! It’s equivalent to a set of exoskeletons! This is ridiculous!"

Tomato Eggs rolled his eyes. "Does green wheat not cost money? Do seasonings not cost money? Do you think there will be 1,000 people buying it?"

"And 100 kilograms? Who are you trying to fool? I’d be lucky if I can get 90 kilograms of crab meat. It’s not autumn anyway, these crabs won’t be as fat as before!"

But there was one thing he didn’t tell them.

Crab cakes were actually quite popular.

After all, not all players would go back to the base to eat. Especially at noon, most of them would simply eat outside to fill their stomachs before going about their day.

Generally, new players didn’t have much money in their pockets. They would bring a piece of wheat cake or jerky before going out, soak it in water and then eat it. There were also more hard-core players who would choose to eat dry rations.

It was less enjoyable to do that, and the food had almost no taste. At most, they would be able to fill their stomachs and prevent the low blood sugar debuff and avoid being in a weakened state.

Older players who were relatively well-off would choose to spend a few more silver coins to buy some food such as steamed buns, which were convenient, delicious, and more balanced in nutrients. After maintaining a healthy body for a long time, they would also get a strong buff bonus of 1 to 5% attribute improvement.

Crab cakes, which were created during the celebration, were also a good choice. Whether it was sandwiched in bread or eaten directly, it could provide a lot of calories, and the taste was quite delicious.

The ability users would eat much more than ordinary people, but they would basically be full after eating two 200 grams crab cakes. Strength type players may eat a bit more, but basically, three cakes were enough to stuff them.

In the end, the big crab was sold for 420 silver coins.

After splitting it between four people, everyone in Sideline Slacking’s team got 105 silver coins, which was a decent income even after deducting the cost of ammunition.

Tomato Eggs was not idle either. He took pliers, hammers, and steel nails, ready to start working on the crab shell and get the crab meat off.

Some Lifestyle Profession players and natives, squatting and watching curiously, were going to pick some crab shells in good shape, buy them back with a silver coin or two, and use them as armor.

A crab shell as thick as a thumb could block three 7mm bullets at a distance of 100 meters.

If it was broken into pieces, then wrapped around using the devil silk wrap, and made into a small piece of lining to be stuffed inside the clothes, it could even produce the effect of composite bulletproof plates!

The unique equipment was something that could only be found on the wasteland!