Recognizing Reality

【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: No rush, take your time.

Cheng Shuili thought for a moment and sent another message.

【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Don't hoard wire; it might not be useful.

The upgrade materials for every vehicle are different, and Cheng Shuili could not guarantee what other vehicles might need.

New Snow did not expect Crow to specifically give her this advice.

This must mean she considers her one of her own!

New Snow was quite excited and quickly typed a line back.

【New Snow Clearing】: I understand, Boss. I've already been blacklisted by many people. Otherwise, I could have used your message to hoard a wave of ropes and make a profit.

Cheng Shuili was enlightened by this comment. She thought she might know why Glory had delayed the announcement.

Cheng Shuili guessed correctly.

The organization originally had no such intention. After all, earning this money would inevitably invite some criticism, and it felt a bit heartless to say the least.

But after trading with Crow so many times, they finally realized they could not stick to their old ways.

The environment had changed, and the relationships between people had changed as well.

After the leader analyzed the situation with Old Li today, they discovered that the most progressive thinker among them was Chen Qingshan.

It was no wonder he was able to enter the top ten on the leaderboard.

Old Li was somewhat unconvinced.

"Young people may accept reality faster, but are we old-timers really wrong to hold onto our values?"

No one in the group refuted him.

Because that question itself was a sign of outdated thinking.

The group debated this issue for two hours, during which Zhao Hong took the opportunity to trade wire with Crow on behalf of the organization.

At nearly eleven o'clock, a result was finally reached.

All future decisions must reference Qingshan's opinion!

And Qingshan's advice must be analyzed and accepted as an important recommendation.

【Qingshan Trek】: ...

He was truly speechless.

These people had been rambling on by themselves for an entire night.

A whole night!

He hadn't been able to get a single word in!

The conclusion reached at the end was actually that they would follow his advice in the future.

Absurd.

Simply absurd.

If he could, Chen Qingshan really wanted to ask: could they return the vehicle upgrade material shards they had borrowed first?

He didn't have enough shards on hand as it was, and he really didn't want to lend them out!

Especially the kind of loan that never returns.

Chen Qingshan sighed, typed a line of insults on the virtual keyboard, then deleted it one character at a time.

Damn it.

These people were all his elders.

He couldn't afford to offend a single one.

【Qingshan Trek】: Since you want to listen to my advice, I believe we should not announce this new piece of information directly.

"What does Little Chen mean by this? Are we supposed to act like that brat Crow and profit from a crisis?"

"How can we do that? We have nothing left now except our reputation. If we really do this, I'm afraid we'll lose even that."

There were several more comments below agreeing with him.

Psychopaths.

Chen Qingshan really couldn't hold it back.

Can reputation be eaten as food? Can it be drunk as water? Or can it be used as material to upgrade a vehicle?

Fortunately, the leader was still reasonable and shut the others up with just one sentence.

"I said, listen to Little Chen."

Chen Qingshan waited a while, and seeing that no one dared to object, he stated his thoughts.

【Qingshan Trek】: I think we have been on the wrong path all along, not only going further and further down this road but also constantly self-deluding!

【Qingshan Trek】: We haven't seen a lack of successful examples; Crow is the most thorough and successful one. But how have you viewed him?

Chen Qingshan recalled the last time they thought Crow was going to join the organization; that condescending attitude once made Chen Qingshan feel they were beyond saving!

Now that these words were spoken, not a single person refuted him.

Chen Qingshan felt a bit more comfortable and continued.

【Qingshan Trek】: As for us, we lack experience, so the best method is to imitate! Did you see clearly what happened tonight? That New Snow Clearing clearly knew something; I think the greatest possibility is that Crow and she have a cooperative relationship.

【Qingshan Trek】: Since we now hold the news about tomorrow's high winds and know that rope will become a necessity, we can completely hoard a batch of safety ropes and announce the weather tomorrow morning. As for the issue of reputation, I really don't know...

How are your brains wired?

Chen Qingshan silently swallowed this thought, replacing it with a gentler sentence.

Elders.

They are all elders.

【Qingshan Trek】: Our organization has so many people, but the only name on the surface is Glory Shines on Blue Star. Since that is the case, don't use Zhao Hong! Use someone else to buy the ropes and resell them!

【Qingshan Trek】: We have played the role of philanthropists for too long! If we only give and never receive, we are all headed for a dead end. Teacher, I've finished; you handle the rest.

The group was silent for a long while.

Although Chen Qingshan's words were gentle, they were no different from pointing at their noses and cursing.

Chen Qingshan didn't know that because of what he said today, he would be the first person kicked out when the organization later underwent changes.

But even if he knew, he would probably still say it.

After all, no one can just watch the giant ship they are riding sink.

Cheng Shuili browsed the regional channel and sure enough, saw someone shouting to buy ropes. The ID was unfamiliar, called Boundless.

When others asked what it was for, he wouldn't say, just repeating three words like New Snow Clearing did yesterday: "Buy ropes."

They let them make another profit.

If she had known they would drag it out until night, Cheng Shuili should have charged 20 game coins per person.

Cheng Shuili shook her head; she didn't actually take it to heart.

Her mood was still quite good.

She handed the ropes obtained from New Snow to Wan Yi and mentioned the issue of tomorrow's meals.

Wan Yi had no objections to this. They had been eating the wild boar hunted by Crow for days. Wan Yi only processed it, and since the owner of the meat had no complaints, she had even fewer.

Wan Yi asked what they would eat tomorrow morning. Since it was cold now, it didn't matter if it sat overnight. Crow sometimes woke up late, so it was better to confirm a day in advance.

This kind of service could be called very thoughtful.

Cheng Shuili was most satisfied with this top-tier chef teammate, followed by that lucky, naive person, and lastly, the newly acquainted New Snow.

All three were core pillars!

Early the next morning, Cheng Shuili opened her eyes in a daze and received the meal sent by Wan Yi.

The Golden Rice Bowl hadn't produced any "surprises" in these last few meals.

Cheng Shuili guessed that the first use must be guaranteed, and subsequent uses depended on luck.

And her luck was quite average.

Outside the shopping cart, the wind howled, mixed with snowflakes, and visibility plummeted.

Not to mention things a few meters away, even things right in front of her were hard to distinguish.