Chapter 189: One-hammer Deal
“Makes sense. Who in their right mind would sell boxes.” Yu Jiang said too.
Especially wooden boxes. Among the still-living players, there shouldn’t be many who couldn’t beat the monsters inside.
Not to mention a player who could stockpile so many supply boxes at once, unless they already knew what was inside.
In the rainforest, the plants are too lush. It’s not even dark yet, but the road is already shrouded in large patches of shadow.
Yu Jiang’s Team simply had dinner: mixed grain rice, paired with crispy pork belly, and bean sprouts made by Sad Pig Intestine herself, blanched in clear water with only salt added, fresh and crisp to eat.
In doomsday, there’s nothing to be picky about. As long as it’s not poisonous and doesn’t cause allergies, it can be eaten. Pork belly and fatty meat, which many people used to disdain, are now rare delicacies.
Pure fat was used by Sad Pig Intestine to refine oil, and the remaining oil residue became another dish, delicious whether mixed with noodles or served with rice.
The day before yesterday, companions all received farm supplies. They still had food exchange cards in hand, so rationing them could last half a month without issue.
They had stockpiled even more staple foods.
Good food is nutritionally rich, helps restore health points, and provides emotional value, but it’s too difficult to obtain.
Without gathering a lot of supplies from the farm and Raccoon Supermarket, Yu Jiang’s usual menu would mostly be soy sauce mixed rice, clear water boiled noodles, noodle paste, boiled potatoes, plus some wild vegetables and canned food.
After eating, they assigned the night watch shifts, and teammates returned to their own vehicles.
Shi Xu placed a reflective warning sign 50 meters behind the vehicle.
On the parallel road, the dangers aren’t just snakes, insects, rats, and ants, but also panicked players driving blindly. The warning sign is an item that can alert passing players to vehicles parked here. If the warning sign is knocked over, Shi Xu will receive a reminder.
To avoid getting hit in the pitch black and not even knowing what happened in the middle of the night.
Yu Jiang still parked in the middle lane, leaning as close as possible to his side. Next to the countertop where pyrethrum was placed, the window was left open for ventilation, still only one-third open, with metal mesh + mosquito net, very high safety.
And the window faced Shi Xu’s vehicle directly, so even without blackout curtains, it was very concealed.
In just over ten minutes, they had everything arranged in perfect order.
The road only goes forward; players can’t come from ahead. The rear needs the most vigilance, so Shi Xu and Yu Jiang were both at the back.
Ahead were Pure Love Cockroach Spicy Spicy, then Lightning Mage King, Kuang Kuang Kuang, Strawberry Candy in that order; they and Shi Xu were all in the left lane.
The reason for choosing the left side was simple: the terrain in the forest on the left side of the road was slightly better, and Shi Xu’s off-road vehicle could drive a bit into it.
If a player crashed into them, he could lead them into the forest, and Yu Jiang could strike from the side—ordinary vehicles’ chassis and power wouldn’t work anymore.
Yu Jiang checked the doors and windows, stood behind the ventilation window, and exchanged a glance with Shi Xu in the opposite vehicle. Perhaps because the surroundings were too quiet, in such a crisis-ridden place, looking at someone trustworthy always brought extra reassurance.
Yu Jiang gestured that she was going inside, then turned from the window to turn on the small night light at the entrance, adjusting the light to the dimmest.
She was preparing to refine some miasma dispelling pills; it was just her shift now.
Suddenly, she noticed the public screen getting lively, with several people cursing Jade Faced Calabash Baby for selling boxes.
Luò Tuó Xiángzi: [You damn jerk, refund me! What the hell, I spent a fortune on one wooden and one iron box, both full of monsters, and I even lost 20 health points!]
Player 7549: [My wooden box is also monsters! Refund!]
Ai Chi Xiang Cai: [Me too!]
Jade Faced Calabash Baby: [Some people opened supplies, some opened monsters. Can you blame me? I said no refunds from the start. You opened the boxes, and now you want refunds? What kind of logic is that?]
Tao Zhi Yao Yao: [Screw your supplies, mine’s monsters too!]
Shen Xian Xian Er: [I really opened things, no scam.]
The box buyers came out to compare notes. Except for Shen Xian Xian Er, only one player got a wooden box with 5 protein blocks and a bottle of water. Everyone else’s was monsters—the ratio was ridiculously off.
The player who got protein blocks and water also took a big loss, exchanging 80 crystal coins for that.
Players aren’t fools; they immediately guessed that the two boxes with supplies were deliberately placed to cover it up, so they could make money this way again next time.
Shen Xian Xian Er was probably a shill, though he didn’t admit it.
Jade Faced Calabash Baby argued back a couple times at first, then went silent.
Ai Chi Xiang Cai: [@Jade Faced Calabash Baby come out! 11 boxes, deducting system handling fee, you earned over a thousand crystal coins, but 9 boxes were monsters! Did a dog eat your conscience?]
Murong Tiedan: [I’m done, so many scammers, you not only scammed me 80 crystal coins but also tried to take my life. The box had a vampire bat.]
Black-faced Zhang Fei Squawks: [Never buying these damned boxes again @Jade Faced Calabash Baby, you big idiot **** don’t let me run into you!]
“Good thing my companions reminded me; I didn’t act impulsively.” Lightning Mage King said in the team channel. “Something unusual is indeed problematic.”
Yu Jiang sighed; this person was still too greedy, narrowing their path and turning it into a one-off deal.
Pick boxes with only cheap supplies, add one or two with good stuff, and the price difference is the reward for helping players screen monsters, or directly take others’ boxes.
He probably used an item or some profession ability, which should have cooldown time or a daily usage limit.
If this business is done well, it’s quite profitable and can earn reputation achievement.
Provided there’s enough strength to protect oneself, or join a powerful team directly.
Yu Jiang’s attention returned to the drug manufacturing page.
Processing medicinal herbs is also part of the refining process; most gathered herbs can’t be used directly.
A key ingredient for qi replenishing drink can’t be gathered in the rainforest. Over these days, Yu Jiang asked several herb suppliers, all saying they’d never seen it.
She wished she could stretch one portion into two; fatigue value rises quickly, and she can’t make much medicine a day.
Excluding the friendly price ones given to teammates, only about a dozen portions left, and friend channel gets priority purchase.
Her trading platform homepage only has long-term processing available for bidding; too many messages, already stated no stock, so Yu Jiang didn’t reply one by one.
But just now, a private chat message came.
Aladdin Nerve: “Sis, advanced healing potion, trade for other supplies? How do you trade? We have a few herbs, but not complete.”
“I want level 6 component card.” Yu Jiang quoted.
Others might not have it, but top-ranked combat power player teams definitely could afford it.
“1 card = 6 portions of advanced healing potion? Sister Little Drill Wind, our team is really poor, still working for the merchant caravan now.” Aladdin Nerve sent a pitiful sticker pack.
Miasma dispelling pill has other supply substitutes, but advanced healing potion really doesn’t.
The merchant caravan said they only had a few portions too, not selling; their combat power is weak and they need them more for survival.
“At most 3 portions, originally wanted to offer 2, want it or not?” Yu Jiang believed their team had no money now.
But absolutely not unable to get money and supplies.
“Yes yes yes! 3 portions it is, and same price next time I buy too!” Aladdin Nerve gritted teeth and agreed.
This was really expensive; level 6 component cards aren’t buyable with crystal coins now, and their whole team didn’t have many combined.
As expected of Wealth Ranking Number One, inhumanly rich!
He just upgraded to level 5 vehicle, planning to reach level 6 in two months would be great, but she was already preparing for level 6 vehicle.
The next two days should be able to reach the new instance~
