Chapter 22 The Fourth Night
The completion of the public toilet attracted many people. In order not to reveal her identity, she did not use her privileges and directly cut in line to clean.
She took the lamb to the barbecue stall owner to help him grill it, and then returned to the cabin to handle the acquisition tasks in the task hall.
She updated all the basic material acquisition tasks and added bamboo, herbs, and seeds to the task list.
Last night, three prescriptions for antidepressants were exchanged for three permanent blueprints: a straw hat, a ceramic bowl, and a wooden bed.
After binding the workbench, she set a production fee based on practicality.
Because it's raining now, the straw hats are ordered at 4 coins or 4 portions of bamboo per hat; the ceramic bowls are ordered at 1 coin or 1 portion of loess/clay; and the wooden beds are ordered at 5 coins or 10 portions of nails. All the materials are to be provided by the customer.
Pricing is the part that Jiang Baiyue is most troubled about.
If the number of coins is set too high, residents won't be able to afford them. If residents can't afford them, development will be impossible. If residents can't develop, the base's development will be hindered.
The exchange rate between materials and coins is also difficult to determine; she can only set it by observing the current quantity of various materials based on the completion status of acquisition tasks.
Jiang Baiyue racked her brains to set up the acquisition tasks, then thought she should take a break and opened the chat area.
Day 4 of survival, 20:21:18 at night, temperature 9°C～10°C, zone 301, number of survivors 99204/100000.
"Under the Lemon Tree: Help! Why are there so few supplies today? I've been to several places, and each time I only got a plastic bag, a loaf of bread... the most I've gotten so far is six portions."
"Expert: It seems like the number of level 0 zombies has decreased, while the number of level 1 zombies has increased significantly compared to yesterday."
"Love is a light: the first three days are probably like the beginner period."
"Eating smaller, more frequent meals to lose weight: Is this what they call the probability of scavenging for resources after the welfare system is gone?! Despair! How am I supposed to survive with this suffocating bad luck?!"
"I love spicy food: Does anyone have cold medicine? I need some!"
"30 years of single life and fast hands: The probability of finding medicine is too low, and it's easy to catch a cold without rain gear when it's raining now, so no one would want to exchange it."
"How do people with OCD live: I really want to take a shower, it's been 4 days, and my whole body feels like a million ants are biting me..."
"Gym selling protein powder: Just bear with it, it's the end of the world. Compared to survival, taking a shower is nothing. If everyone is sloppy, then it's not sloppy."
"Don't eat vegetables? Come to our base! We've built public toilets and showers there!"
"How can a germaphobe live? Friend, can you fill a bucket with water for me to take a bath? I'll pay you!! I have blueprints and weapons, help me, I'm going crazy if I don't take a bath soon."
"fofo: Wow, your base is developing so fast?? The people in your base are so harmonious. Our base has fought several times to build structures."
"Whatever: You guys are arguing about what buildings to build. I can't build anything in the hunter camp I'm in. Is anyone going to team up to fight a boss and go to other quarantine zones?"
"Love is a light: I have an umbrella, does anyone have cold medicine? We can exchange. DM me."
"Vast land, scarce resources: Since your public restrooms also have showers and water dispensers, you must have plenty of drinking water. How much do you charge?"
"Beauty is not a mistake: it's not expensive, a 10-minute shower costs 2 coins, but the water isn't drinkable. Drinking water is still scarce."
"Lying Flat Salted Fish: @Everyone, I'm collecting herbs and herb seeds to exchange for basic healing potions. Trade in my shop in the store."
Most bases are not as developed as the White Moon base, and the probability of looting resources has decreased, so many people have gained very little today.
Taking this opportunity, Jiang Baiyue began collecting herbs and urged other players to do the same.
"Expert Talk: Can Big Shots Make Medicine?"
"Not working, not working: Is there a pharmaceutical channel? Is the master player a pro? They found the pharmaceutical channel so quickly."
"fofo: By the way, where did you find the herbs? There's no one around here, just yellow earth."
"It doesn't matter: We're in the same boat, but I've discovered a place that seems to be an underground city where you can fight monsters and collect hydroponic herbs in some areas."
When Jiang Baiyue heard a notification sound from her private message, she thought someone was trying to trade herbs with her. It turned out to be the barbecue stall owner saying that the lamb was ready.
Jiang Baiyue's mouth was watering. She turned off the control panel and took the wooden serving plate made on the workbench to put her mutton in.
The barbecue stall owner's business was exceptionally good today; Jiang Baiyue's roasted lamb was the 10th dish to be prepared.
"Here you go. I... want to trade you for two skewers of grilled lamb, is that okay? I won't take your ingredients and coins, or I can buy them myself."
The barbecue stall owner placed the lamb skewers into Jiang Baiyue's wooden plate and asked hesitantly.
Jiang Baiyue glanced down at the child behind him who was peeking at her while clutching his trouser leg, then picked up two skewers of roasted lamb and handed them to the child: "Okay, here you go, kid."
"Thank you, sister..."
Carrying a plate of roasted mutton back home, Jiang Baiyue received stares from everyone along the way, their eyes fixed on the mutton as it moved.
Actually, she wasn't the only one; other teams also managed to get lamb today, and some even killed chickens or ducks and had the barbecue stall owners handle them.
Everyone who left with a piece of grilled meat was stared at by a group of people.
"It smells so good, oh my god, sis~ sis~ let's go find a sheep to slaughter tomorrow!"
"Ugh, I think I'll go somewhere else, it smells amazing."
"I just finished eating, and now I'm hungry again."
"Ugh, I don't want steamed buns anymore, I want meat!!"
"I can't take it anymore. I'll go fetch some more water and sell a few more buckets to earn more coins to buy meat."
"Where did you find the mutton?"
"Let's go into the woods. We'll check it out tomorrow. Anyway, we've scavenged less supplies from the city."
"There's a farm near Space Station 1. This morning I saw a group of people catch several chickens to raise."
After finishing the mutton, Jiang Baiyue wondered why no one had approached her to trade herbs and seeds, and there were no transactions in the mall shops.
She opened the chat area to see if anything had happened. The messages were refreshing very quickly, and she hadn't quite figured out what was going on yet.
She scrolled up the screen for a while and looked at the messages before she understood what was going on.
It was a group of players in the Peach Blossom Base who conspired to defraud others of materials under the guise of crafting services.
"Milk Candy: @Peach Blossoms @Fourth Brother @Little Star in the Clouds, everyone beware, these are all scammers. They take the materials but don't make anything. At first, I thought it was just a long production time, so I didn't urge them. But I only realized it today when I found a blueprint for a stone axe."
"Milk Candy: These scammers are charging several times more materials than the blueprints! It's not some kind of mutual help or just a way to make a little extra money! I couldn't wait, so I saw a crafting table at a farm today and started crafting it right away. I learned that a stone axe only takes 5 minutes to make. But these guys haven't given me the axe after a whole day! When I asked them, they kept saying the crafting time was too long!"
"Peach Blossoms in Full Bloom: So many people want me to make things for them, I've already told them there's a waiting list, and it's not your turn yet. You don't need to be in such a hurry. I have a workbench, I don't need your little bit of material at all."
"Milk Candy: You just wait! Sector 301 will be breached one day, and you'd better live to see that day!"
"You can do anything in your dreams: Well then, why don't you return the materials to them? Or do you just not want to?"
"The sea cannot be measured by a bushel: In the face of disaster, we should help each other. The peach blossoms are in full bloom; so, return the ingredients to Milk Candy. Stop arguing; everyone's struggling."
"Milk Candy: We've been talking for so long, and this person hasn't shown any intention of giving me back. Don't you understand yet?! These order-making services are all scams. I was so naive, thinking they were being kind."
"Ball No. 7: Seriously, I got scammed too, and it was even from District 302. I can't even hold him accountable. Now I'd rather buy directly from the store or trade face-to-face in the base than have someone else make it for me."
"153: Human nature is treacherous."
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Well, a few people in the chat area got into an argument, which affected the order processing business.
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