Nutrient Soil

It had only been a short while since her last interaction with Crow, yet from Zhao Hong's perspective, it felt as though a long time had passed.

He hesitated for a moment before replying.

【Glory Shines on Blue Star】: No need. But I actually have something for you.

"You have received a gift from the player Glory Shines on Blue Star: Nutrient Soil x1."

Nutrient soil?

This was a material used for making flowerpots!

Cheng Shuili couldn't help but take a few extra looks. It looked no different from the loess found on the roadside; she had no idea why it was called nutrient soil.

【Glory Shines on Blue Star】: I opened a monster from a crate today. I don't know what it was called, but it was incredibly ugly and looked like a puddle of mud. It dropped this item after I killed it. I remembered that the blueprint I sent you seemed to require this.

Cheng Shuili let out a soft tsk. She really wanted to call "Barbecue Brother Zhou" over and have him learn a thing or two.

Look at that! What does it mean to do business with integrity? What does it mean to be sincere?!

This is sincerity!

Zhao Hong hadn't asked for anything; just one message and a gift later, Cheng Shuili's impression of him had shifted directly back to positive!

As for why it had been negative before...

Their first transaction had indeed been rather unpleasant.

Cheng Shuili wasn't the type to only take benefits, so she generously shared the information she had regarding the territory with Glory.

As for whether Glory would tell others in his organization...

Cheng Shuili was very relaxed; she didn't care about such petty gains.

Zhao Hong was accustomed to writing long strings of text to express his thoughts, but that approach clearly wasn't appropriate when trading with Crow.

He let out a bitter laugh. Looking at the message Crow sent, he suddenly felt a sense of relief.

Just live well. What else is there to do, die?

Cheng Shuili had just finished chatting with Glory when she received a message from a stranger.

In truth, she received many private messages from strangers every day, along with endless tags in the regional channel.

Cheng Shuili's habit was to give them a quick glance and ignore them unless there was something unusual.

This private message was special enough.

【Don't Want to Work】: Hello, Mr. Crow. We would like to get in touch with you to purchase detailed information regarding the "Territory."

Cheng Shuili stared at the message for a while, finding it increasingly familiar.

Why did it have a hint of the way Glory posted messages in the regional channel?

After a moment of thought, Cheng Shuili decided to reply.

【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Who are you?

The reply came quickly, as if they had been waiting.

【Don't Want to Work】: We are an organization from the Dragon Country authorities.

Isn't this a coincidence?

She had just finished chatting with one of their people.

The information they wanted to buy was the same information Cheng Shuili had given to Glory for free.

Could it be...?

Did something go wrong internally?

It was enough to just guess that much. Cheng Shuili was a merchant; she only needed to know that this transaction could be made!

【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Make an offer. By the way, a reminder: not to mention the entire server, but at the very least in our partition, I am the only one who knows about the "Territory."

Don't Want to Work clearly understood her meaning; he just needed to offer a higher price.

Don't Want to Work shook his head. He was only there to ask; the final decision on what to trade depended on Zhu Xuan's thoughts.

【Don't Want to Work】: Do you only accept game coins?

Of course not.

There were some things that game coins simply couldn't buy.

【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Vehicle cards, special items, vehicle upgrade material shards, game coins—all are acceptable.

As expected.

Don't Want to Work kept a straight face as he synced the message to Zhu Xuan.

Weren't these the most valuable things in the game? Crow needed them, and they needed them too.

Zhu Xuan was quite bold. He directly handed three "Designated Player Duel Cards" to Don't Want to Work. This was his first time purchasing information for the organization, and he used all of his own supplies.

Fewer people meant fewer complications, and the speed at which the items were produced was fast.

【Don't Want to Work】: Mr. Crow, we are very sincere. We have no intention of haggling with you. How about three "Designated Player Duel Cards" in exchange for your intelligence?

Cheng Shuili stared at the purple-glowing cards in the trade window, her fingertips tapping lightly on her knee.

In truth, these three cards were already quite good, but when doing business, how could she agree to the first offer? Just because the other party didn't want to haggle didn't mean Cheng Shuili didn't want to.

【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Duel cards are indeed rare, but compared to other cards, their utility is clearly the lowest. Is this your sincerity?

The young civil servant in the vehicle sat up straight, subconsciously looking at the private chat page with Zhu Xuan on the side.

Zhu Xuan calmly replied: "Tell him to increase the offer."

【Don't Want to Work】: If there is anything else you need, please feel free to ask.

Cheng Shuili had never seen such a request.

【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Add ten vehicle upgrade material shards.

Zhu Xuan nodded.

Cheng Shuili copied the information about the territory from her chat with Glory and sent one copy to Don't Want to Work and another to their five-person group.

All in all, the other four members of the five-person group were lying their way to victory!

This time, she had gained three duel cards and ten shards. Cheng Shuili's total shard count had now reached 114.

Cheng Shuili put everything away and finally received the dinner prepared by Qi Wanyi.

She wasn't particularly hungry, having gnawed on four European breads throughout the afternoon, but in a place like this, eating was more of a rare pastime.

Cheng Shuili tidied everything up, took a shower in the bathroom, and lay down on the bed, ready for a good night's sleep.

There were no issues that night, and she slept soundly until morning.

When Cheng Shuili woke up the next day, she saw the lights outside the window and thought it was already dawn. It was only after sitting on the bed for a while that she realized it wasn't dawn—the lights in her underground storage room had been on all night.

Cheng Shuili hadn't figured out how the electrical system in this place worked; she only knew it wasn't using her own energy.

If it's on, let it be on.

Cheng Shuili got up, brushed her teeth, washed her face, did her morning exercises, and returned to the road along with her vehicle.

Monsters without targets in the surrounding area immediately swarmed over, pressing densely against the protective barrier. Yet, Cheng Shuili didn't feel the slightest bit of fear; this was just her daily routine.

On the other side, Xinxue woke up a bit later.

It wasn't until nearly eight o'clock that she opened her eyes. After checking the time, she reluctantly climbed out of bed. For someone like her who was prone to staying up late, getting up early was undoubtedly the most difficult task.

She had barely dawdled for a moment when eight o'clock arrived, and the system released the mileage for the day on schedule.

Ever since entering the extreme heat, the mileage had become 180 kilometers, an increase of only 30 kilometers.

For those of them still alive, this distance clearly didn't count for much.

Xinxue stared blankly with her sleepy eyes. When she finally came to her senses, she subconsciously glanced out the window.

Long after, whenever Xinxue remembered this moment, she still couldn't help but pat her chest and let out a long breath. If it hadn't been for that one glance, she would surely have died that day.