Scrolling down, he saw ‘loaf of bread’ for five klax.  A single piece of canid meat like the ones he had looted was ten klax.  On the other hand, a beef patty like the ones they’d eaten for dinner was thirty klax.

“So… earth beef is a semi-valuable commodity.  Good to know.  We need to get our hands on some cows,” he mumbled as he continued to scroll.   Luxury items like a bottle of cabernet were as much as a hundred klax.   Again, something they might be able to salvage in large numbers.  Lots of people kept wine in their basements.    And there was a winery about ten miles from town.  If they could get one of the trucks working and safely raid that place, they’d be instantly wealthy.

Next, he looked up weapons.  These items were listed differently than the common consumables.  They were all set up with a bid structure.  The seller set the minimum bid and the time available to bid.  There wasn’t much in the way of earth-style gunpowder and lead firearms.  There was a surprising array of alien weapons available.  From plasma weapons to some kind of pressure-driven flechette weapons.  There was even one that shot pellets of acid, accurate up to one hundred yards.   That one cost ten thousand klax, minimum.

But he only found a dozen or so familiar guns from earth.  There were ten handguns listed, all but one between five and seven hundred klax.  All had been placed within the last day, and bids were ongoing.  One genius that he assumed was some human had listed a Glock 9mm, one of the most common handguns on the planet, for five thousand klax.  Maybe he had been the first to list a gun and was trying to set the market.

The rifles went for considerably more.  The minimum bid for a basic M-16 was a thousand klax, and the one listed currently had a high bid of fifteen hundred.  With thirty rounds of ammo included.   Allistor made a mental note to follow that one.

The highest bid on any of the rifles was for an antique Winchester.  There was an eloquent description of the weapon and its history in the American West.  It emphasized the age of the weapon and its rarity on earth.   The high bid on that one was four thousand klax, and it had only been available about six hours.   It seemed rarity added value in the Collective just as it did on earth.

Allistor began to do some math.  He was extremely reluctant to sell any of their weapons as they might need them for defense.  Or hunting.  But if they managed to salvage a good supply of them… he might try to generate some system points.  Especially if it meant they could have both electricity and a crafting hall.    And he thought it might be a good idea to purchase a few alien weapons that might do more damage to creatures like the titan.