Hooligans

Of course, meeting people isn't always a good thing. Since the designated player duel card doesn't notify the recipient, many people in the regional channel have recently been sharing stories about using the cards to meet their partners, only to find them getting cozy with someone else.

That is exactly the kind of thing everyone is gossiping about right now.

Cheng Shuili found it uninteresting, so she glanced at it and closed the window.

Although it wasn't eight o'clock yet, it was technically a new day, so the upgrade attempts for blueprints should have refreshed.

Cheng Shuili took out an energy stone, slotted it into the workstation, and pulled out the 【basic water condensation device blueprint】 from the bottom. Just as she was about to press confirm, she felt a pang of heartache.

Energy stones were finite; she had wasted one yesterday, and if she failed again today...

Cheng Shuili suddenly grabbed Su Rui, who was passing by, and said, "Help me press confirm!" With that, she covered her eyes and flopped onto the bed.

Su Rui: "..."

It reminded her of the gacha games she played in her past life; back then, she would also tap the button and not dare to look.

Su Rui shook her head and pressed confirm with a smile.

Perhaps yesterday's failure increased today's success rate, or perhaps Su Rui's luck was just good today...

A moment later, a brand-new blueprint appeared on the workstation.

Cheng Shuili peeked through a crack in her eyes and saw the system notification box chasing after her.

【Congratulations! Improvement successful!】

【Obtained new blueprint: Advanced water condensation device blueprint!】

Thank goodness it was a success! Otherwise, she would have hunted the system down!

Cheng Shuili immediately sprang up from the bed to check the details of the blueprint.

【Advanced water condensation device blueprint】

【Effect: Produces ten liters of pure water daily and comes with a built-in storage function!】

【Production materials: Plastic x16, rubber x16, alloy parts x8, fiberboard x8, wire x2, energy stone x4】

These materials...

They were acceptable.

Cheng Shuili frowned. The upgraded blueprint seemed to require energy stones as a necessity, and even the ones that didn't, like the more uniquely functional 【fuel purification device blueprint】, still required energy stones.

Cheng Shuili took out the remaining energy stones. There were exactly four, no more and no less. After crafting, she would be out of energy stones again.

From now on, she could only look at the blueprint improvements with envy.

It was her first time being so short on a specific material. Cheng Shuili sighed but chose to craft it anyway.

After all, since she had the blueprint, wouldn't it be a waste not to use it?

The notification sound for completion rang out, and a metal device about the size of a suitcase appeared on the workstation.

Cheng Shuili studied it for a while before finding the water storage lid on top. The space inside looked small, and she wondered how much water it could hold.

【Advanced water condensation device】

【Description: Produces ten liters of pure water for you every day! The energy provided by the four energy stones has opened up a huge space for it. No need to worry about the space filling up; it cannot be filled! You can intuitively see the current water volume on the display screen, in liters! Click the green button to draw water from the faucet!】

Cheng Shuili's eyes lit up. This description was excellent! It explained both the storage capacity and how to use it. That's how descriptions should be—everything crystal clear!

Cheng Shuili searched for a moment and sure enough, found a small, inconspicuous display screen with the number 10 on it.

It meant today's ten liters of water had already arrived.

Cheng Shuili called Su Rui over, carefully taught her how to use the device, and then went to the trading channel to deal with her replaced 【basic water condensation device】.

Cheng Shuili was hesitant about the price of this item. She searched for other listings and discovered that it was actually being scalped for 100 game coins each!

100 game coins!

Cheng Shuili stood up straight when she saw the figure. Others might not know the cost, but she knew it clearly!

Four plastic, two rubber, and two iron blocks! The cost didn't even amount to one game coin! Could it really sell for the high price of 100 game coins?

Of course, this cost was only for Cheng Shuili. For others, it was a pile of materials plus a 50 game coin processing fee, and they still had to wait in line, sometimes waiting two or three days to get their hands on one.

By comparison, a basic water condensation device that didn't require waiting and was only twenty or thirty coins more expensive was still very tempting.

Cheng Shuili fell silent. She really had to consider whether to process and sell the basic water condensation devices herself.

She didn't have enough materials for the advanced version, but she wasn't lacking in materials for the basic one; they were piled up like a small mountain.

However, she knew that the current high price was because there were few basic water condensation devices on the market. If she entered the market with a large batch of goods, the price would definitely drop quickly.

Cheng Shuili had an epiphany. She had been wondering how to use up all the basic materials she had hoarded, and today she finally found a great destination for them! For items where anyone could provide the materials, she should just sell the finished product! She should only charge processing fees for items with extremely demanding material requirements!

However, it was too late this time. Most people already had water condensation devices, and the market was saturated. If she wanted to make money, she would have to wait until the next server merge.

On this ordinary day, a certain profiteer finally grew up.

Eight-thirty in the morning.

Cheng Shuili suddenly received a notification from a special concern.

It was a message in the small group.

【Xinxue Chuji】: @Angry Crow Takes Flight, boss, drifters have appeared. According to the regional channel, these drifters will swarm into your vehicle and take all your food and drink. But we just encountered a wave, and it's very strange. There were three of them in total, and when they saw us, they just bypassed our vehicle and left. It's completely different from what the regional channel said.

Them few?

Cheng Shuili thought for a while before remembering that this was the training time designated by Ailin, and several of them were together using designated player duel cards.

Designated player duel card!

A flash of insight crossed Cheng Shuili's mind. So... the system issued designated player duel cards so that they could group up to survive the drifters' robberies?

As long as the number of people is greater than the number of drifters, the drifters won't dare to take action?

Cheng Shuili opened the regional channel to check on the situation of others.

"Hooligans! These beastmen are just hooligans! I was driving my car properly just now, and two beastmen were standing in the middle of the road. I was afraid of hitting them, so I stopped the car. Who would have thought that as soon as I stopped, these two beastmen broke my car window and jumped in! I didn't have a weapon on me at the time, and I didn't dare to move, so I could only watch helplessly as they took all my food and drink! If I had known, I would have just hit them to death rather than stop!"

"How can these things appear on the road?"

"Haven't encountered them yet, thanks for sharing, I won't stop the car."