Because there wasn't enough refined steel available at the moment, Gong Yi wasn't sure what to do, only saying that he could try once he had enough materials. Zhang Shi was quite satisfied with their performance, and after having the heavy crossbows installed on the wall, he gave Gong Yi and Gong Er some encouragement before leaving the research center.
Considering the high future consumption of iron ore resources, Zhang Shi generously used a high-quality resource generation card, selected minerals as the resource, and placed it on a flat area next to the shelter.
Zhang Shi entered the mine, placed the mining machine inside, added energy, and then instructed the guards to patrol and inspect regularly, bringing the collected minerals back to the warehouse before sunset each day. Only then did he return to the fortress to prepare for the sale of the resources.
The conflict with the Eagle Regiment was not yet completely over, and Zhang Shi dared not risk sending his soldiers out to mine, for fear of attracting the attention of those with ulterior motives.
After this period of adjustment, most players no longer have a way to obtain gold coins, and more and more players are aware of their scarcity. As a result, the value of gold coins in the trading market has increased. Currently, 1 gold coin can be exchanged for 30 wood.
Zhang Shi knew that to squeeze every last penny out of the survivors, he needed to do it slowly, like boiling a frog in lukewarm water. So he set up a four-round sales plan, with only one type of item sold in each round.
Without making a sound, Zhang Shi put the first batch of food and water resources on the shelves.
Since the items being sold were all common resources without any grade, Zhang Shi priced them low. A 500ml bottle of purified water was priced at 1 gold coin, and a 1kg bag of bread was also only 1 gold coin. Zhang Shi listed 500 of each type of item.
In the extreme heat of the natural disaster, most survivors are restricted from going out, and food and water are relatively scarce resources. Zhang Shi's price is quite reasonable, and even survivors with some food reserves have joined the rush to buy it.
In the blink of an eye, all the stock was snapped up. Even Zhang Shi hadn't expected such enthusiasm. He urgently replenished the stock with 100 kilograms of meat, priced at 1 gold coin per 100 grams. He also put some extra vegetables on the shelves, all at market prices.
Yesterday, the wolf pack brought some warmth, and Zhang Shi had a good chance to process the frozen meat that had been stored for quite some time.
Similarly, in less than 3 minutes, 100 kilograms of meat and a small portion of vegetables were sold out. From this single sale, Zhang Shi earned a whopping 2500 gold coins, enough to recruit a dozen or so assault soldiers.
Zhang Shi informed everyone in the trading market that after a break, they would start the next wave of shipments, and the next batch of goods to be sold would be materials.
At this moment, Ge Dalong found Zhang Shi. He had also been paying attention to Zhang Shi's clearance sale and noticed that several survivors were buying large quantities of Zhang Shi's goods, which made him suspicious.
"Our division has less than 4,000 survivors left. Is there anyone else with such a big appetite to take on this batch of goods?"
Zhang Shi had already noticed something amiss. At first, he thought it was a large organization within the district buying up supplies, but after hearing what Ge Dalong said, he also became suspicious.
"Old Ge, do you mean people from other districts are taking advantage of me?"
Ge Dalong nodded, opened the world channel, and pointed it out to Zhang Shi.
"There's a lot of information about you selling resources on the world channel. I guess someone contacted our section through the world channel to buy in bulk from you."
Zhang Shi stroked his chin, never expecting that his shipment would attract the attention of unscrupulous merchants from other regions, who would try every means to profit from the price difference with him.
Seeing the bitter look on Zhang Shi's face, Ge Dalong chuckled.
"Actually, it's fine to let them make a profit. Selling to anyone is still selling; it's just business. If you really don't want to lose money, you can just raise the price or set a maximum purchase limit per person."
After considering it for a while, Zhang Shi finally decided to raise the price.
His core purpose in this clearance sale is to earn gold coins to build up his army. Setting too many barriers would actually slow down his earning speed, which would be counterproductive.
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After taking a break, Zhang Shi began the second round of clearance sales.
This time, what we are selling is ice and various basic materials.
Ice blocks are one of the scarcest resources right now, highly sought after by survivors who don't have to worry about food, and have already been driven to exorbitant prices. Zhang Shi, however, sticks to his principles and sets the price of a large ice block at 1 gold coin. After all, this is essentially a risk-free business, and Zhang Shi intends to enjoy it himself, so he doesn't plan to sell too many. He only listed 500 blocks, a small portion of his own inventory.
Of the remaining basic materials, pig iron is the most sought-after. As a crafting material for basic equipment, pig iron is even consumed during the upgrade of some shelters, and its price remains consistently high.
After consulting with the market, Zhang Shi priced the pig iron at 1 gold coin for 3 units, and even generously put 1500 units of pig iron on the market.
This time, perhaps due to price and value for money, the goods sold out more slowly. Zhang Shi noticed that the same few survivors still made up the majority, indicating that they had prepared funds for this clearance sale long ago.
Including other miscellaneous materials, Zhang Shi made another small profit of 2000 gold coins this time. Even so, many survivors are still leaving comments, urging Zhang Shi to quickly launch a third wave of sales.
Zhang Shi didn't keep everyone in suspense.
He quickly listed the third wave of high-quality weapons and equipment on the trading market. Zhang Shi, referencing market prices, set a uniform price of 30 gold coins per weapon and a full set of fine iron armor for a whopping 80 gold coins. Zhang Shi calculated the profit margin to be at least 50%.
Even so, Zhang Shi's price is considered reasonable in the trading market. Although these refined iron equipment do not require blueprints and can be manufactured directly through the system, the required materials are too numerous, and not everyone is willing to equip them with all the necessary materials.
Zhang Shi was much more cautious about the equipment, worried that it might allow a certain force to rise rapidly, so he only put up one hundred sets of armor and one hundred weapons.
This time, in less than a minute, all one hundred sets of weapons and equipment were snapped up, and Zhang Shi made a fortune of gold coins with tears in his eyes.
"Selling weapons is still the fastest way to make money."
Zhang Shi sighed, checked the purchase records, and found that it was the same few familiar IDs again. He felt a little uncomfortable and secretly decided that unless absolutely necessary, he would never sell weapons in large quantities again.
Without waiting for a break, Zhang Shi immediately started the final round of transactions.
Seeing that he already had enough gold coins to last him a while, Zhang Shi decided to release some high-quality resources to exchange for other rare items.
"Everyone, the final round of clearance sale is about to begin. This sale will be conducted in the form of barter. I will be listing the goods at high prices. If you are interested, you can leave a message or send a private message with resources of the same quality."
Zhang Shi immediately put up 30 kilograms of graded animal meat, including the exquisite-grade meat of the Grey Wolf King, causing a sensation in the trading market.
Zhang Shi didn't stop there. 100L of high-quality well water was put on the shelves all at once, and 20L of brand-new goat milk wine was also put on the shelves all at once.
He put his previously discarded equipment and weapons with quality ratings on the trading market. In just a moment, Zhang Shi's private chat interface was filled with 99+ messages. All kinds of high-quality items appeared in his sight, dazzling Zhang Shi.
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