Chapter 55 · Volume 1

Pretty Good

Cheng Shuili watched, finding it rather interesting.
After all, since the trouble didn't fall on her, who doesn't enjoy watching a bit of drama?
Still, she thought New Snow would at most double the price; she didn't expect her to be so bold as to triple it!
Tripling it was one thing, but then returning the original amount on top of that!
Selling like this was indeed effortless.
But it was also quite good at drawing hostility.
Cheng Shuili smiled as she removed the items automatically crafted by the workstation and opened the private chat page to send them one by one.
I have to say, it's pretty good.
Over these two hours, the basic materials on her vehicle had piled up into a small peak. She didn't have time to sort the various materials properly, so she could only stack them together for now.
Just as Cheng Shuili thought Glory didn't intend to trade this time, she finally received his message.
【Glory Shines on Blue Star】: You've already made so much money, can't you really give us a discount?
Cheng Shuili almost laughed out loud. She suppressed the nameless fire rising in her heart and nimbly typed a line to retort.
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Whether I make a lot of money or not is none of your business. The price is clearly marked; if you don't want to buy, get lost.
Zhao Hong had long guessed this would be the result, and given his temperament, he wouldn't have sent that message either.
It was the people in the organization who couldn't stand it. Tonight, Angry Crow was selling toast and doing processing work; anyone with a brain knew she must have made a lot of game coins.
They were just jealous.
A group of people pressured Zhao Hong to send that message, and the result was, unsurprisingly, exactly what happened.
Zhao Hong chuckled as he posted the chat log to the group. He had to admit, seeing Angry Crow's blunt response made him feel quite happy.
However, business still had to be done.
【Glory Shines on Blue Star】: How about this time? I'll send you the game coins, and you send me the text version of the information?
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Yes.
Zhao Hong didn't hesitate and sent the gift directly.
"You have received a gift from player Glory Shines on Blue Star, game coins x670!"
At least they were somewhat straightforward.
Cheng Shuili edited the text and sent it over.
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Tomorrow, the third day of the Extreme Cold, the wind speed will surge to level 10. You must wear a safety rope when leaving your vehicle.
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: You should know more about wind levels than I do. A level 10 gale can uproot large trees, let alone a person.
【Glory Shines on Blue Star】: Are you sure it's level 10? If that's really the case, can the vehicles withstand such powerful wind?
Cheng Shuili was silent for a moment. It wasn't that she hadn't thought about it, but even if she had, there was nothing she could do.
She still had mileage to complete tomorrow, and she couldn't just fix her shopping cart to the road surface.
But the system couldn't just target their vehicles, right?
Cheng Shuili rested her chin on her hand, pondered for a moment, and replied to Glory.
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: The vehicle might be an exception.
What kind of exception?
Zhao Hong really wanted to ask, but thinking of Angry Crow's temper, he suppressed his curiosity.
【Glory Shines on Blue Star】: We still want that proof. The 70 pieces of vehicle upgrade material shards are ready.
Cheng Shuili raised an eyebrow. This was a solid piece of good news!
【Player Glory Shines on Blue Star has initiated a trade request, do you accept?】
Cheng Shuili opened the trade page out of habit, took out a 【Beastman's Proof】, placed it on the board, and clicked confirm.
"Trade completed!"
Cheng Shuili revealed a genuine smile. These 70 pieces, combined with the 66 pieces already in her possession and the 4 gifted by New Snow Clearing!
It added up to a perfect round number: 140 pieces.
The 125 pieces needed to upgrade the vehicle were finally enough!
Cheng Shuili picked out 125 pieces and combined them to synthesize this vehicle upgrade material!
The plans for upgrading the electric shopping cart from level 3 to level 4 were still the same two options.
Vehicle upgrade material x1, iron block x50, iron nail x200, heat-shielding material x10, insulation material x10, plastic x20, rubber x10, wire x100.
Vehicle upgrade material x1, vehicle upgrade core x1.
Cheng Shuili frowned.
The previous materials were within expectations, but what was this last one?
Wire?
One hundred of them?
This item wasn't among the basic materials, nor was it in the materials for the Basic Water Condensation Device.
Cheng Shuili really didn't have that many on hand.
Are we entering the electrical age? Why so many wires?
Is this reasonable?
This is not reasonable at all!
Cheng Shuili frowned, sent out the Basic Water Condensation Devices just crafted by the workstation one by one, and a large pile of basic materials appeared out of thin air, landing on the pile of materials beside her.
I'll deal with it later.
Cheng Shuili thought as she clicked, she had to go out and trade for some wire, but before that, she needed to check how much wire she actually had.
Cheng Shuili opened her personal panel. The supplies listed were very specific; it was a very precise statistic.
She only had a total of 26 wires on hand, and that was from when she sold the dungeon information.
Several days had passed.
She hadn't seen the shadow of a single wire since then.
Time to trade... what else could she do.
Cheng Shuili sighed, opened the trading channel. Flipping through it one by one was too slow, so she opened the regional channel instead.
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Buying wire. Those who have it, send me a private message with what you want in return, preferably basic materials. I'll agree to the trade if I think it's reasonable.
【Raccoon】: The big boss is out buying wire!
【Purple Sweet Potato Ball】: Is this some new trend? Is anyone bold enough to follow and place a bet?
【Pure White】: Let me advise you all again. Don't be impulsive, don't follow blindly. New Snow Clearing is just a special case. There are plenty of people who followed the trend blindly and failed. Don't harbor false hopes, or you'll end up with not even a compressed biscuit to gnaw on!
【Welding Big Sis】: Yo, the famous clown is here to lecture everyone again?
【Pure White】: ...
【Pure White】: No matter what you say, I will stick to my point of view. Whether you want to listen or not is your business, but speaking is my business. I say these things only because I want to keep my conscience clear! One last word: following the trend blindly will only leave you with nothing!
【Xu Lingqi】: The words of this brother or sister Pure White have always been quite sensible; everyone should consider them.
【Xu Lingqi】: I'm buying wire. If the big boss hasn't bought yours, you can throw them my way; the price is negotiable! If they really end up being useful later, I'll pay double to buy them back! That's more conscientious than New Snow Clearing!
【Welding Big Bro】: Buddy, you change your face fast.
【Mental Patient】: I know this trick; you're trying to reduce your competitors, right!
Pure White: "..."
He really wanted to curse.
Cheng Shuili ignored the arguments in the regional channel. She was busy checking her private messages.
As soon as the message went out, many people came to her with wire to trade, and she had to look at the trades one by one.
Fortunately, the orders for the Basic Water Condensation Device had stopped for a moment, and there was a clear dividing line between them and these trades.
Otherwise, it would have been really easy to get them mixed up.
Cheng Shuili ignored them directly.
【Welding Big Sis】: I have 2 wires here, I want to trade for 20 iron blocks. If you think it's reasonable, please agree, boss!
Cheng Shuili glanced at her request. The price was reasonable; this was how a proper trade should be!
I hope it's always like this in the future!
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Deal.

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