Chapter 39 Argument
The notice of mercenary commission deduction arrived, albeit late.
[Day 6 of Survival: The contract for two entry-level mercenaries is 1000 coins each. Please pay promptly!]
[Day 6 of survival: Total ammo consumption: 1750 coins. Please pay promptly!]
Jiang Baiyue switched the page to the resident management page. Under the mercenary management section, the debt was highlighted in a large red block.
She quickly clicked to pay... Luckily, it was a payment the next day; she could afford to pay on the 7th day after some more effort.
The tasks in the task hall hadn't been updated for two days, but now that it's been updated for a short while, the amount of supplies in the warehouse has started to surge, and the coins are fluctuating.
Thinking about how many tasks were being submitted at this moment, Jiang Baiyue opened her game panel and started checking her private messages.
Many of the people wanted to buy things from the mall, but Jiang Baiyue kept refusing to agree to the transactions.
"First Snow in City A: Boss, are you still selling bottled water? I'm dying of thirst, please reply to my message!"
"The First Snow in City A: Hey! You're just opening your shop but not selling anything?"
"Liu Dabang: Friend, friend, what kind of basic healing potion do you want to exchange for? We can discuss it if you're not satisfied."
"Liu Dabang: Coins, props, weapons, materials? Which can I exchange?"
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"Liu Dabang: Please, my friend is injured... Friend, please reply to my message!"
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"Liu Dabang: Damn it! If you're not going to sell, why are you hanging it in the shop?! Are you crazy?! You give people hope, but you don't actually make a sale!"
Jiang Baiyue checked each of the private messages about exchanging supplies. Some people had already withdrawn their transactions, so she deleted the messages.
Some people haven't withdrawn their transactions yet, and if she sees strong intent to trade in their private messages, she'll directly confirm and complete the transaction if she thinks it's suitable.
Upon seeing the private message from the player nicknamed "Liu Dabang," Jiang Baiyue read through each message one by one, and her heart sank. Could it be that something had happened to her friend because she hadn't made the trade in time?
The other party initiated two transactions, neither of which has been cancelled.
The first exchange yielded 500 coins, and the second exchange included 20 bird eggs, 100 coins, a wooden bow, and a quiver.
She had no shortage of weapons, but she lacked coins. She rejected the second transaction and settled on the first transaction point.
Knock knock—!
There was a knock at the door of the wooden house, and Jiang Baiyue got up and opened it.
Sunflower: "We've explained things clearly, and the supplies are all sorted out. Come to our cabin and distribute the supplies."
The wooden houses were close together, so Sunflower didn't send any messages urging people to lie down and relax.
Upon arriving at the wooden house funded by the Sunflower group, the supplies were moved into the backpacks of "Not Eating Vegetables," "Beauty Is Not a Mistake," and "Everyday Summer," and the three of them directly displayed the backpack pages publicly.
The supplies for a group of 9 to enter the dungeon together include 260 wood, 80 stone, 216 bones, 806 coins, and some smaller quantities of common miscellaneous items such as batteries, hats, blades, and beer.
Coins are mainly obtained by opening corpse sac resource boxes, while wood and stone are obtained by chopping down trees and breaking rocks with wooden pickaxes along the way.
As for the profits of the three people who were left alone, Sunflower and her companion were also protected by the mercenaries, and they decided to use some of their supplies to thank Lazy Fish.
Jiang Baiyue: "Give me some more coins, I want to use them to exchange for other supplies."
Most of the supplies from the Sunflower group will definitely be used to complete the mission, so she doesn't need to take any supplies. It's more important for her to collect more coins to buy arrow towers.
In the end, Jiang Baiyue picked out coins, scrap iron, bones, and some canned food to take with her. She didn't go back to the cabin, but went straight to the mission hall.
Although she had already replied to Gu Zilin's private message to let her know she was safe, she still thought she should go and check on her.
As soon as Jiang Baiyue entered the mission hall, she saw a lot of people surrounding Gu Zilin, talking excitedly and noisily.
"Hey kid, could you give me a discount?"
“Making a wooden box already requires a lot of materials. I just put the materials in and have them made, without putting in any effort... and you still want to charge me half of the materials? That's too expensive.”
"Making a wooden box requires 10 pieces of wood and 5 nails, and the production cost includes 5 pieces of wood and 2 nails. It's really expensive."
The middle-aged woman behind the chubby uncle was also a thrifty person, and she had long felt that the production cost of this generation was a bit expensive.
She usually doesn't dare to say anything, only complaining to her own children, but now that she sees someone else bringing up the same issue, she joins the discussion.
"Zilin, this is really expensive... You see, I'm quite familiar with your mother, we see each other all the time, could you give me a discount... I'm only making a wooden basin this time, you see... could you just give me one less nail?"
When the others saw someone bargaining, they were afraid they would also be taken advantage of, so they quickly started saying nice things as well.
"I'll make 10 wooden axes. Since I'm making a lot, can you give me a discount? Can you charge me 5 fewer pieces of wood?"
"How about we get a membership and a discount? We're all staying at the White Moon Base, and we'll definitely need to make things often in the future."
Gu Zilin's face was contorted with worry. Everyone around her was offering their opinions, and she didn't know who to talk to first. All she could do was keep saying, "No, we can't lower the price, it's already agreed upon..."
Seeing that Gu Zilin's face was already flushed, Jiang Baiyue quickly squeezed into the crowd.
"Hey, why are you pushing me? You can't cut in line..."
Ouch, who stepped on my foot!
"Who's so rude! Cutting in line... You little girl! Don't you know..."
In just two days, the number of people at the base surged. They must have come from the newly opened roads. Jiang Baiyue squeezed her way to Gu Zilin, smelling the various body odors.
"Everyone, stop! Stop! Stop—!"
As Jiang Baiyue finished speaking, her voice suddenly rose, and the crowd immediately fell silent.
The upgrade has really improved my physical fitness in every way! This roar was loud and deep, and the entire mission hall fell silent.
"The price of this crafting service is set based on the trading situation of various players in the discussion area. If you think it's expensive, you can also ask other players who accept crafting services in the discussion area."
Jiang Baiyue patted Gu Zilin's head, glanced at the children beside her, and continued speaking to the somewhat dissatisfied elderly men and women in front of her.
"These kids are helping me out, so please don't crowd around and make things difficult for them... If you still want to make one, please line up. If you're not satisfied, please leave quietly!"
The elderly men and women looked around, and seeing that Jiang Baiyue was quite assertive, they stopped talking.
This is no longer the peaceful world of the past. In this game world, a slight carelessness or a little temper can lead to death.
The elderly folks are constantly reminded by their children not to offend anyone, to be harmonious and make money, to stop nagging others, and to stay away from the base.
"Sister Salty Fish, you're finally back! My mom was so worried about you guys. She was going to recruit people to come to the base to find you, but she couldn't find anyone. Sister Beautiful and Brother Green Vegetable were so anxious that they almost went into the dungeon today."
"I'm fine, and I'm not hurt. Your mother has already given me the things, so you can go home early today."
Considering that the children hadn't slacked off these past two days, had followed the plan without making any mistakes, and had accumulated a lot of supplies, it seemed she needed to improve the children's treatment.
Well-behaved kids are much easier to manage than adults.
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