Wealthy and Bold

【Shui Shui】: Big shot, I have no wires and no food. Can you look at my photos? Can you give me some?

This was a routine beggar.

【Raccoon】: Big shot, I have 5 wires. Can I trade them for 3 slices of toast?

This was a greedy little boy or girl.

【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: No, the toast is gone.

Cheng Shuili continued to scroll down.

【Eat Pomelo or Not】: Big shot, can you share some information? What are you collecting wires for?

This was someone just asking around.

She hadn't seen this type before; it was something new this time.

Cheng Shuili didn't find it strange anymore. Having seen so much, nothing surprised her.

【Glory Shines on Blue Star】: We have 20 wires here. We want to trade for some basic materials like iron nails and iron blocks. Since this is such a big order, can you reveal what you're collecting wires for?

Cheng Shuili raised an eyebrow. This guy actually knew how to do business.

【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Add more.

【Glory Shines on Blue Star】: ...Then add 5 pieces of insulation material?

Straightforward.

Cheng Shuili's lips curled upward.

【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Deal.

Trades were completed one after another. Cheng Shuili's wire inventory quickly rose from 26 to 83, getting closer and closer to her goal of 100.

Just as Cheng Shuili was about to close her personal panel, she saw the number jump suddenly, rising from 83 to 102.

Where did the extra 19 come from?

Cheng Shuili blinked, closed the personal panel, and since she couldn't see the trade info in the private chat, she scrolled back up through the system notifications.

After searching for a while, she finally found it.

"You received a gift from player Liang Shanbo vs. Pig, wire x19."

She opened the private chat box with Liang Shanbo. This naive girl had sent such a huge gift without sending a single message.

【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Received your gift. It's very useful, thank you.

【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: !!!

【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: I'm so glad I could help you, big shot!

If anyone else had said this, Cheng Shuili would have thought it was just polite flattery.

But coming from Liang Shanbo, it was completely different; she was definitely being sincere.

This girl's brain was as smooth as if it had no wrinkles...

That sounded a bit harsh.

Cheng Shuili suppressed her thoughts and found a better metaphor in her mind.

If you added Liang Shanbo and New Snow together, they would have eight hundred tricks up their sleeves. New Snow had eight hundred and one, and Liang Shanbo was missing one.

After silently mocking her, Cheng Shuili took the initiative to ask.

【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Do you need anything?

【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: No need! I opened a lot from the supply crates and I don't need them right now, so I might as well give them to you, big shot.

Liang Shanbo was silent for a moment, but couldn't help but send one more message.

【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: If you really want to ask what I need, can you give me another meal, Crow?

Cheng Shuili: "..."

This was the real greedy girl.

Cheng Shuili agreed immediately. There was still plenty of meat and vegetables left in the refrigerator, and Liang Shanbo was practically one of her own; a meal was a small matter.

Besides, Cheng Shuili was no longer who she used to be.

She used to be unable to scrape together a single game coin, unable to even afford a fresh carrot sold by the rabbit beastman at the Trading Post.

But now...

Excuse me, the richest survivor.

Well-deserved!

No player would have any objections to that!

The wealthy and bold Cheng Shuili directly fulfilled Liang Shanbo's small wish.

【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: I'll cover your food for tomorrow.

【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: !!! Big shot, I love you!!!

Cheng Shuili smiled and closed the chat, reopening the vehicle upgrade interface.

The wires were gathered, and the remaining materials were all in place. She clicked the "Upgrade" button without hesitation.

This upgrade actually required three hours.

It was already past 10 o'clock; three hours later would be one in the morning.

Cheng Shuili sighed. It seemed she wouldn't see the appearance of the Tier 4 vehicle today after all.

The workstation spat out another batch of Basic Water Condensation Devices, the final batch.

Cheng Shuili opened the chat page and processed the trades one by one.

After confirming all orders were complete, she counted how many trades she had finished: a total of 684 orders.

During the monster challenge, there were 6,580 people in this sub-region, but now only 3,256 remained.

Roughly one-fifth of the people had traded with her.

That was a very good number.

The total income from processing was: plastic x2736, rubber x1368, iron block x1368, and game coins x3420.

Cheng Shuili now had a total of 4367 game coins.

There was no need to elaborate on this number.

Saying it out loud would make all the other survivors green with envy.

Cheng Shuili's eyes curved into crescents. She lay on her pillow and let out a loud laugh before calming her excitement.

She was truly a genius for choosing to collect processing fees!

On the other side, New Snow Clearing was also incredibly happy. In just one night, her supplies had doubled.

She remembered that a portion of this belonged to Crow.

But she had never seen so many supplies before; it was like an ordinary person seeing piles of money for the first time!

If it weren't for the fact that many of the materials were sharp, New Snow would have wanted to dive in and take a big sniff!

She shook her head to calm down and opened the chat page to get to work.

She had promised to send the transaction records to Crow. She wouldn't go back on her word; if she could hold onto Crow's thigh...

If Crow ate meat, she could drink the soup—how wonderful!

Cheng Shuili didn't rest; there was still one thing on her mind.

Glory still hadn't made the information he bought from her public. Was he not planning to release it?

When it came down to it, that was their own business.

Cheng Shuili shook her head, clicked on the private chats of Wan Yi, Liang Shanbo, and New Snow, and sent them the information about tomorrow's weather.

【Wan Yi】: Okay, I'm going to the trade channel to trade for a rope now. Thank you! Crow!

Cheng Shuili had been worried that this person had already gone to sleep, so she felt relieved seeing the reply.

【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: Wuwu, big shot, you're so good. What do I do? I feel like I'm hopelessly obsessed with you.

Cheng Shuili: "..."

【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Don't love me, it won't end well.

【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: Big shot, you're suddenly so grounded. Do you need anything else? Let me check if I have it, you can use it first!

Such enthusiasm.

Cheng Shuili smiled and politely declined.

【New Snow Clearing】: I know, boss! I have two safety ropes on hand. Does boss need them?

"You received a gift from player New Snow Clearing, 18m safety rope x1."

Cheng Shuili had been replying to someone else's message, and by the time she looked at New Snow's chat, the safety rope had already been sent over.

This one was also so enthusiastic...

Cheng Shuili was silent for a moment but accepted the rope.

Didn't Wan Yi need one?

It worked out perfectly.

【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Thanks.

【New Snow Clearing】: Why are you being so polite with me, boss! I earned a lot of materials today. Although I got scolded pretty badly, those are just small things! I'll sort them out and send them to you later!