Cheng Shuili was holding her golden rice bowl, having just taken a bite of an egg, when she received a message from Glory.
【Glory Shines on Blue Star】: We have reached an agreement.
【Glory Shines on Blue Star】: Regarding the proof to enter the beastman town mentioned last time, we have also prepared the 70 Vehicle Upgrade Material Shards you wanted. In consideration of these 70 shards, could you sell that "life-threatening news" a bit cheaper?
Cheng Shuili had never intended to ask for an exorbitant price to begin with.
Their first trade had certainly not been pleasant.
Cheng Shuili admitted she had sold them a useless piece of information.
She also admitted that at the time, she had been holding a grudge because Glory had spoken so rudely.
Now that she had taught them a lesson and secured her benefits, our good citizen Sister Shui was still quite happy to contribute to the country.
Of course, the prerequisite remained unchanged.
Cheng Shuili did not do business that didn't make a profit.
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: How many people are in your organization in total?
This was another sensitive topic.
Zhao Hong's expression turned stern, and he immediately synced the latest news to their group chat.
"Why is Crow asking this?"
"Is he trying to test our strength? I haven't heard of Crow having any influence. Could it be that he's been a lone wolf for too long and wants to find an organization to join?"
"You mean he's testing if we're qualified enough? If we're worthy of him?"
"We have a total of sixteen core members. If you include all the members we can mobilize along with us core members, it's sixty-seven people in total."
"It's not a lot, but we are the only ones with this kind of strength in the early stages of the game."
"I believe we should tell him the truth. If he truly wishes to join us, we would certainly welcome him. He would eventually become a core member, so there's no point in hiding these figures from him."
"Join us? Then he'd better return everything he took from us! I don't want a teammate who calculates and schemes for resources!"
"Exactly! He shouldn't think about joining us so easily without returning those resources! And he has his own resources too; if he joins, he has to contribute to everyone. Even if we don't share everything, he at least has to bring some out!"
"I also think bringing out a portion is perfectly fine!"
"Alright. Little Zhao, tell him the truth."
Zhao Hong replied with a "yes" and immediately sent the message to Crow.
His thoughts were also swayed by the people in the group chat, subconsciously believing that Crow really wanted to join them.
【Glory Shines on Blue Star】: We have sixty-seven people in total. If you want to join us, we would warmly welcome you!
Huh?
Who said anything about joining them?
Why was this person so self-absorbed?
Cheng Shuili furrowed her brows, silently calculating the number of people.
Sixty-seven. If each person had ten game coins, and everyone contributed just a little, she could get 670 game coins from them.
Cheng Shuili smiled.
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: I am not interested in joining you.
Zhao Hong felt a sense of dread. As expected, the next second, Crow's message made his vision go black!
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: The information I trade with you will definitely be shared internally, right? I don't care how many more people you tell later on; I am only collecting the first fee for this first batch of people. Ten game coins per person, for a total of 670 game coins.
Cheng Shuili smiled and sent another message, striking while the iron was hot.
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: That's not much, right? By the way, I have neither the time nor the interest to haggle with you. Either send the trade over, or don't send any more messages.
Zhao Hong shook his head with a bitter smile, his previously heated head finally cooling down completely.
He finally realized how could Crow possibly want to join them?
The world is driven by profit!
Joining them would not only bring Crow no benefits, but would also cause him to lose a portion of his resources.
Zhao Hong could see the faces of those people in the group clearly. Before anything was even set in stone, they were already clamoring for Crow to return the traded resources and were even coveting his own belongings.
Zhao Hong sighed and honestly posted Crow's words into the group chat.
Qingshan Trek was the first to jump out. He didn't say anything else, just a line of laughter and two words.
【Qingshan Trek】: Hahahaha, clowns.
Zhao Hong: "..."
This guy is truly willful.
Cheng Shuili was unaware of what was happening on their side; in any case, she wasn't the one in a rush.
She finished the last spoonful of porridge while holding the bowl, but she didn't hear the system prompt for a surprise from this meal. She sat there holding the bowl, lost in thought for a while, pretending she hadn't finished eating yet.
Determined that not every meal would trigger a surprise, Cheng Shuili let out a long sigh, got up, and efficiently washed the bowl.
The supply crates on the road today were about the same as yesterday.
Over the course of the day, Cheng Shuili opened: 5 liters of domestic water, one 1000ml bottle of Lihei dish soap, 5 dish sponges, and a day's worth of wood.
In addition to these normal supplies, there was all sorts of trash.
Scraps of fruit and vegetable peelings, tangled clumps of hair that had fallen out, and a box of used toilet paper.
Each was more disgusting than the last.
At the time, Cheng Shuili had scrunched up her brows, held her breath, kicked the supply crate over, and retreated to the electric shopping cart at top speed.
She didn't have obsessive-compulsive disorder, but that didn't stop her from hating trash.
When the dim night fell, the wind and snow that had been quiet all day began to rage again.
The howling wind sounded like some kind of monster shrieking.
The small light in the electric shopping cart was as warm and cozy as ever. The firewood in the heating stove crackled and popped. The hot tea that Wan Yi had impulsively sent over was curling with steam.
Peaceful.
New Snow Clearing was getting anxious; after all, it was supposed to be today, but a whole day had passed without a single message from Crow.
After much deliberation, she still didn't ask directly.
"You have received a gift from player New Snow Clearing: Vehicle Upgrade Material Shards x1."
【New Snow Clearing】: Boss, I just opened this today.
Cheng Shuili knew exactly what she was thinking—she was anxious but too embarrassed to say it.
She returned the shard to New Snow immediately and sent a message to reassure her.
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Don't worry, I'll call you when I'm done.
New Snow was instantly overjoyed!
The fact that Crow didn't take it only proved that her character was top-notch!
She had truly followed the right person!
Cheng Shuili took a calm sip of hot tea; this was West Lake Longjing tea brewed by Wan Yi.
She opened the regional channel and began to promote her toast.
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Toast, ten slices per bag, still warm. 17 game coins, no haggling, no trading for other items. A total of 55 bags are already listed on the trading channel. Whoever wants them, just buy them directly.
【Psychopath】: What is this? Am I seeing this right? Toast? Isn't that breakfast? Why is the big shot selling it at night?!
【Welding Big Bro】: Big Brother, is that the point? The point is that it's warm! Warm! Warm!
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