[Name: Ordinary male NPC (players can change the name)]
[Quality: White (Drop Rate 57%)]
[Health: 2000, Mana: 800]
[Description: An ordinary person, but very loyal. Also seems very careful and good at math...]
Ye Miao: ...
When opening blind boxes, it is normal to get bad products.
The short, middle-aged man opened his arms to her enthusiastically: "My distinguished master, I am happy to serve you."
"My name is Ye Miao." Ye Miao calmed down and said to him, "From now on, you can call me Da Zhuang."
The NPC didn't mind this name that permeated the Douren movie commentary universe at all. He smiled and nodded: "Okay, Miss Ye. I'm Da Zhuang, and I'm happy to serve you."
Then Ye Miao opened the next blind box.
This time, after the white light flashed, a woman who looked to be in her thirties appeared in front of him.
The property panel that pops up is also different from Dazhuang:
[Name: Female NPC with some special talents (players can change the name)]
[Quality: Blue (Drop Rate 26%)]
[Health: 2000, Mana: 1200]
[Cooking: Level 30, Harvesting: Level 16, Planting: Level 9]
[Skills already possessed: Juicing (you can use skill cards to learn more skills)]
[Description: If she were given a kitchen, she would probably be able to handle it on her own...]
Ye Miao stared at the woman thoughtfully. She had blonde hair, blue eyes, and a well-proportioned figure. Her temperament was a bit like that of an elite in the workplace, and she looked very capable.
Ye Miao said calmly: "Just call me Sister Jin."
The woman gave a typical smile: "My name is Sister Jin, and I'm happy to serve you."
Ye Miao took a deep breath and opened the third blind box.
[Name: Male NPC with some strengths (players can change the name)]
[Quality: Blue (Drop Rate 26%)]
[Health: 2200, Mana: 1000]
[Forging: Level 25, Smelting: Level 15, Combat: Level 10]
[Skills already possessed: Ore Smelting (You can use skill cards to learn more skills)]
[Description: It seems he could be called a skilled craftsman...]
The man in front of him looked to be in his early twenties, with a handsome face and fair skin.
Ye Miao said calmly: "Your name is Xiao Shuai."
Xiao Shuai: "My name is Xiao Shuai, I'm happy to serve you."
Ye Miao's thoughts raced as he looked at the panels of the three people. The ordinary quality "Da Zhuang" had mediocre qualifications and no skills, while Xiao Shuai and Sister Jin both had attribute preferences.
She hadn't originally planned to add many functions to the shelter at the beginning of the game, but now that she had spent the money on the blind box, in order to make the best use of it, it seemed like adding some functions wouldn't be a bad idea?
Anyway, I have some spare money now. I can use it to build a better shelter and attract new members.
Ye Miao then went into the warehouse and looked through the inventory. He gave Sister Jin some cooking skill cards that had dropped from monsters in recent days, and gave Xiao Shuai some cards related to forging and smelting, asking them to learn them first. Then he opened the building panel and selected three high-quality and affordable buildings from the dazzling array of buildings.
[Building Name: Beautiful Blue House (Players can change the name)]
[Blueprint Price: 150 Gold Coins]
[Required Materials: Bricks*5000, Cement*500, Blue Paint*1000. Purchasing the materials directly costs 1500 gold coins.]
[Building Name: Warm Red House (Players can change the name)]
[Blueprint Price: 150 Gold Coins]
[Required Materials: Red Bricks*5000, Cement*500, Directly purchasing materials costs 1200 gold coins]
[Building Name: Bright Yellow House (Players can change the name)]
[Blueprint Price: 150 Gold Coins]
[Required Materials: Bricks*5000, Cement*500, Yellow Paint*1000. Purchasing the materials directly costs 1500 gold coins.]
Ye Miao muttered to himself, "Three drawings total 450, material cost plus 1500 plus 1200 plus 1500 equals..."
Da Zhuang: "A total of 4650."
"?" Ye Miao saw the sentence "also good at math" in the description, looked at the existing number of gold coins, gritted his teeth and pressed "Confirm Purchase".
Half an hour later, three small houses—one blue, one red, and one yellow—appeared in the shelter's courtyard. Ye Miao led Sister Jin, Xiao Shuai, and Da Zhuang out. He named the red house "Kitchen" and told Sister Jin, "This will be the kitchen from now on. You can make any of the dishes you learned with the skill card you just used, as long as you have the ingredients. Show them to me when you're done, and I'll price them based on their properties."
Sister Jin nodded in agreement.
She then named the yellow hut "Blacksmith House" and said to Xiao Shuai, "You can use any materials in the warehouse that can be used to make equipment. Use the skill cards you just learned to make equipment, and then hand it over to me when you're done. Also, if any players come to you with materials and ask you to do it for them, you can also help them."
Xiao Shuai asked, "Do you charge a processing fee?"
"Of course." Ye Miao thought for a moment, "White equipment costs 50 gold, blue equipment costs 100 gold, purple equipment costs 500 gold, and orange equipment costs 1000 gold."
Xiao Shuai asked in confusion: "Isn't it too expensive?"
After all, it’s just OEM, they don’t even have to provide the materials.
Ye Miao said: "I have my own plans."
Xiao Shuai didn't ask any more questions: "I understand."
Finally, Ye Miao took Da Zhuang to the blue hut and changed its name to "Grocery Store." She told Da Zhuang, "I'll set a price for everything Sister Jin and Xiao Shuai make and give it to you. I'll also let you sell any dropped items that don't need to be stockpiled. Additionally, players can consign items to you. You'll be charged a 5% handling fee for any items sold, but you won't be charged for unsold items that are withdrawn."
Da Zhuang said seriously, "Okay."
Then Ye Miao explained some details about the sale of goods, mainly the supplies she brought back from the convenience store today, and told Dazhuang the price and how to sell them.
After Da Zhuang carefully recorded it, Ye Miao left the grocery store and went to Zhang Xu to pick up the two swords he had previously ordered.
Zhang Xu was a little disappointed and nervous after failing to obtain higher-quality purple equipment. Seeing Ye Miao approaching, he cautiously said, "My forging skills are limited. This is probably all I can do..."
"It's okay, it's fine." Ye Miao was very satisfied after looking at the attribute description.
Although the [Night Demon Heavy Armor] she had previously obtained could increase her defense after equipping it, it would reduce her agility by 5%. The 5% increase in agility of the [Finely Forged Dual Swords] could just offset this.
As for "When the attack triggers a critical hit, the damage increases by 45%; but when the critical hit is not triggered, the damage is reduced by 35%", although this rule has its pros and cons, Ye Miao himself has got the critical hit skill card, which has a very high critical hit rate, and the [Shadowless Sword] skill increases the attack speed. Combined with "When a critical hit is triggered, the damage increases by 45%", it can only make money and not lose.
Ye Miao readily paid the labor fee and told Zhang Xu, "I've opened a general store in the shelter and I can sell goods on consignment. If you have extra equipment, you can give it a try. You can set the price. If you sell it, I'll charge a 5% commission. If you don't sell it, I won't charge you."
"Okay!" Zhang Xu's eyes lit up, and after thinking for a moment, he asked, "Can I set up a stall and sell it myself?"
"Of course." Ye Miao smiled.
As a veteran player who had reached the maximum level, she knew all too well the importance of establishing a healthy "ecosystem" within the shelter. Being able to keep monsters and other players with ulterior motives at bay was merely the most basic requirement for a shelter. Beyond that, allowing players to earn money and live comfortably was what truly made the shelter appealing.
Providing a trading platform is one of the simplest and most effective ways.
The next morning, before Ye Miao got up, the doors of the three small houses were already full of people.
At the kitchen door.
Lu Weiwei's face was filled with surprise. "Is this mung bean soup? And berry juice? Buns? Are they for sale?"
Sister Jin nodded and said, "Yes, but Miss Ye will set the price and sell it in the grocery store."
"I can't believe this kind of business is even available in the shelter!" Lu Weiwei nudged Su Xinran next to her with her elbow. "Do you want to try it? Let's buy some when it's on sale?"
Su Xinran said perfunctorily: "I can try it when I have the chance. Today I still want to eat the hand-pulled pancake made by He Kailai."
After all, He Kailai’s cooking skill is level 56, so his food is better in color, aroma and taste than Sister Jin’s, whose cooking skill is level 30.
More importantly, the shelter is still in a "living together" mode. He Kailai, Hu Hao and Miao Lin are responsible for cooking every meal, and everyone eats together without spending any money.
Su Xinran was very frugal in school. Now that the end of the world has come, she feels that saving money is even more important. She has to calculate every penny carefully and not spend it if she can avoid it.
In front of the blacksmith's house, Fang Yuming looked at the wooden board engraved with the OEM price and asked Xiao Shuai, "Can you OEM assassin equipment?"
Xiao Shuai said: "Yes, I can make darts."
Fang Yuming asked again: "Can the stealth cloak be made?"
Xiao Shuai: “…”
Fang Yuming: “?”
Xiao Shuai: "Is there a possibility that the cloak is not under the control of the blacksmith?"
"Oh, sorry..." Fang Yuming smiled awkwardly, then took out some materials he had collected earlier and asked Xiao Shuai to see which ones could be used. Then he paid a 50% deposit and ordered some darts that could be used by assassins.
Grocery store.
Hu Hao and Miao Lin had just finished helping He Kailai in the kitchen and were finally able to wander around. Seeing the self-heating hot pots, bottled water, and other biscuits and breads on consignment from the grocery store, Hu Hao was stunned for a moment: "Aren't these things from the supermarket? How can they be sold in the system store?"
Da Zhuang honestly explained, "This isn't a system store. It's a shelter store set up by Miss Ye. The food they sell is also on consignment from her. If you have anything to sell, you can bring it here. If you successfully sell it, I'll charge you a 5% handling fee. If you don't, I won't charge you anything."
"We can also sell things..." Hu Hao rubbed his hands eagerly.
Miao Lin was calmer than he was. She carefully examined the items on the wooden shelves. Self-heating hot pots, bread, biscuits, and chocolate were all priced at 10 gold coins each. Water, a more consumed and scarce resource in the apocalypse, was more expensive, but still only 20 gold coins a bottle. A 5kg bag of rice was 30 gold coins.
Miao Lin couldn't help but frown and whispered to Hu Hao, "This is too cheap. It's a big loss!"
You know, even before the apocalypse, it was difficult to buy a self-heating hot pot with ten yuan. After the apocalypse, everyone's assets will be wiped out and gold coins will have to be accumulated from scratch. Who wouldn't want to make more money with the limited resources?
Hu Hao thought her words made sense and asked, "I have food there too. Can I sell that, too? Does it have to be priced the same as these?"
Da Zhuang said: "No, you can set your own price. You can sell it at any price you want."
"That's good, that's good!" Hu Hao was relieved, but before he could finish his words, Miao Lin stepped on his instep: "Are you stupid?"
She looked at Hu Hao speechlessly.
What's good about it?
The products sold by Ye Miao are priced like this. If they sell them at a higher price, will anyone buy them?
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