Chapter 136 · Volume 1

Expired Bread

Cheng Shuili: “……”
While others were terrified of doing even a little extra work, she was sitting around enjoying her leisure time, only to be left feeling anxious. As expected of a cute college student.
Liang Shanbo acted quickly.
【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: I asked, Boss. Only the first person who said they had a blueprint actually had one; the other two were just following the trend and bragging.
So that was it.
Cheng Shuili had been wondering why, after trying so hard to collect blueprints with no luck, so many suddenly appeared. It turned out they were just bluffing.
【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: The person with the blueprint asked if I had a workstation and where I obtained it. Here is the info on the blueprint, Boss. How should I answer him?
【Fuel Purification Device Blueprint】
【Effect: Only effective on liquid fuel for vehicles! After using this device, fuel will burn more efficiently, allowing the same amount of fuel to travel further!】
【Crafting Materials: Plastic x8, Rubber x4, Iron Block x3, Energy Stone x1】
It only works on liquid fuel.
In other words, this device is only useful for vehicles that burn gasoline. Liang Shanbo and Xinxue’s vehicles were electric, and Cheng Shuili’s was as well.
Wanyi had a food truck and Ailin had an off-road vehicle. Although their vehicles used gasoline, their fuel consumption wasn't particularly high, so this item wasn't essential.
Furthermore, regarding the crafting materials, everything seemed fine at first, but the final material was an Energy Stone.
Cheng Shuili only had five of these left, and very few others could even produce one.
Since it couldn't be processed for others for the time being and their own team couldn't use it, it felt a bit lackluster.
Cheng Shuili thought for a moment and decided it was still worth a try.
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Tell him you have a workstation and offer to trade the source of the workstation for this blueprint. See if he’s willing.
【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: Got it, Boss!
Cheng Shuili waited for a while but didn't receive any new messages from Liang Shanbo. She figured she must be haggling with the other party.
Cheng Shuili wasn't in a hurry and opened the regional channel to watch for a while.
“Xinxue Chuji said she doesn't have much water left. I don't know if it’s true or not, but it’s making me hesitate. I have no drinkable water left, and if Boss Crow really doesn't do custom processing, I’ll just die of thirst!”
“To the person above, you won’t die of thirst, so just relax. The total amount of water we have is definitely more than what we need! As long as there’s enough time, the price of water will definitely drop!”
“Blah blah, what are you saying? I don't understand!”
“I admit you’ve studied the water situation thoroughly, but you forgot that if a person doesn't drink water for a few days, they’ll die! There’s no time to wait for the price to drop!”
“Actually, you really don't need to worry. You definitely won't die. If someone is selling water today, someone will definitely be selling it tomorrow; there will always be people selling. The only difference is the price. Xinxue raised it five times today, Li Xue will raise it six times tomorrow, and the day after that, someone named Zhang Xue will raise it seven times!”
“Exactly. As long as Boss Crow doesn't do custom processing for the Basic Water Condensation Device, the price of water will definitely keep rising during these extreme heat days.”
“Boss! I understand now! I thought Xinxue’s water was already expensive, but it turns out it was actually cheap? I’m going to buy some now!”
“I’m buying too, I’m buying! Is it okay if I just buy it!”
Cheng Shuili watched with a smile; the effect of the water army was even more outstanding than she had imagined.
Before noon, Xinxue sent Cheng Shuili a message saying that the hoarded water had already sold out. She needed to take stock of the materials earned. This time she had earned quite a lot, so it would probably take a few days before she could send the materials over to the boss.
Cheng Shuili didn't mind at all. It was the same whether it was with Xinxue or with her.
She had obtained so much that she couldn't even use it all. Cheng Shuili had already started thinking about whether there was a place where she could dispose of these supplies.
Leaving them there forever wasn't really a solution.
While Cheng Shuili was eating lunch, she finally received a reply from Liang Shanbo.
【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: Done, Boss! I persuaded him! We told him the source of the workstation, and he gave us the blueprint. The trade is all set; we’re just waiting for us to provide the information.
She persuaded him?
Cheng Shuili’s original intention was just to ask; if he didn't want to, so be it.
Judging by the time Liang Shanbo spent, the other party must have been unwilling at first. She really didn't know how Liang Shanbo had pestered him into agreeing.
This... how could this not be considered a talent?
Wonderful! This mascot! She finally had a use of her own!
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: The workstation is a reward for being number one on the leaderboard.
【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: What? This guy also said he wanted to get a workstation. It looks like he’s going to be disappointed.
Could he be anything but disappointed?
When the highway merge happened, six partitions were combined into Dragon Country’s Third Region, Partition 666. That meant that in the entire partition of ten thousand people, only six people possessed a workstation.
However, it wasn't six people anymore; Ren Dan Ru Ju and Kaochuan Zhouge had unfortunately passed away.
Now, there were only four people left in Partition 666 who possessed a workstation.
Cheng Shuili successfully obtained the 【Fuel Purification Device Blueprint】.
With the item in hand, she was a bit conflicted about whether to craft one.
There was no stable source of energy stones. She only had five on hand right now. The sunroom required eight energy stones, and this blueprint only needed one.
In terms of priority, the sunroom definitely came first. Who wouldn't want to achieve freedom in fruits and vegetables?
Recently, the steady stream of vegetables from Qi Wanyi had finally run out, and the group had been eating nothing but meat for the last few meals.
Although the ingredients were repetitive, because of Qi Wanyi’s high-level cooking skills, every meal was prepared in different ways, so none of them had any complaints.
The energy stones still had to be saved. If she were short by just one energy stone when trying to build the sunroom later, Cheng Shuili wouldn't even have a place to cry.
She would just leave this blueprint aside for now and deal with it later when she could actually use it.
The time reached twelve o'clock sharp.
A pop-up window suddenly appeared in front of Cheng Shuili.
【Your Bread Shop has been running at a loss for one day. If it continues for three consecutive days, your partner will be disappointed and cancel the partnership! All losses will be borne by the player personally! Please do not touch the red line!】
Cheng Shuili: “!!!”
No wonder she always felt like she had forgotten something last night!
It turned out it was this!
For the past two days, she had been thinking about making money through custom processing and had completely forgotten about her partnership with Bao Chi.
Cheng Shuili hurriedly opened the partnership page.
【Current Available Products】
【Ordinary Bread: Cost 5 game coins, minimum sale price 6 game coins, no cap.】
【Toast: Cost 6 game coins, minimum sale price 7 game coins, no cap.】
【Current Inventory: Ordinary Bread (100/100), Toast (100/100)】
【Expired Inventory: Ordinary Bread x105, Toast x103】
【Current Total Profit -1143 game coins. Unlock new product after earning 1000 game coins: Honey Bun!】
A negative 1143 game coins.
Ah, this...

Related Series

Discover other series with a similar tone and shared themes.