Chapter 13 Jewelry Why is he ignoring me?
Luck is on my side: Boss, I found him, but why isn't he replying to me?
My luck is currently squatting in front of a dwarf, winking and gesturing to him.
The dwarf merely glared at her, then continued arranging the ornaments on the stone platform, muttering in dwarven language, seemingly hurling very vulgarities.
AAA Materials Wholesaler Lao Shen: Sign the contract.
After reviewing the contract, I found no issues with the terms; the main concern was ensuring she wouldn't embezzle anything belonging to Chen Dixin.
"I never knew there was such a thing as survival at sea. Now I won't be afraid of being ripped off when dealing with people. It's true that you learn a lot of practical skills by hanging out with experts!"
With the contract settled, Chen Dixin asked her to send metals or ores to the dwarves, preferably of higher quality. She could also bring all the remaining metal blocks, as they could be exchanged for other items.
Luckily, I managed to bring everything I had collected back to the raft. My backpack was full of metal blocks, and I was exhausted and panting as I handed the dwarf a silver ingot. She couldn't bear to give her anything more.
The dwarf glanced at her, then very naturally put the silver ore in his pocket. Although he was still not very friendly, he was at least willing to talk to her.
He handed over a form and a crudely made card, and a high-pitched voice rang out, speaking human language more fluently than most people.
"What would you like to order, sir?"
"Wow, you can talk, huh?" I thought to myself, and the dwarf, considering she had given me silver, rolled his eyes and didn't kick her out.
She looked down at the card, its silver-white exterior bearing the crookedly printed words "Membership Card".
Item Name: Dwarven Silver Membership Card
Item Quality: Green
[Item Description: You are a generous customer. Using this card will give you a 2% discount when shopping at the Dwarf's. The card currently has 0 points.]
Luck was working quickly in my mind; she immediately realized that the card might be related to the minerals she had just handed over. So…
"Brother, brother! I took the wrong one just now. This is the proper gift for you!" I said obsequiously, handing over a gold nugget.
The dwarf remained unmoved. "Upgrading to a Gold Membership Card requires 10 gold nuggets."
No matter how much she tried to talk her way out of it, the dwarves ignored her completely. Luckily, I wiped my face and started looking at the inventory list.
"Materials, minerals, gems, weapons, blueprints..."
Looking around, everything is amazing! This shop even has blueprints for purple and gold quality items!
After looking at the list, I realized that the real highlight in front of the dwarves were the ornaments inlaid with various gems!
The prices of goods here are all determined by stones. One stone can be exchanged for one point, and points earned by exchanging other items cannot be converted into stones.
The cheapest piece of jewelry costs 2000 points! Not to mention that necklace that costs 200,000 points. I feel a bit dizzy from all the numbers.
"Your necklace is so expensive, is there anything special about it? Let me see it."
The dwarf cast a disdainful glance his way, as if looking at some country bumpkin. "Rude human! This is the work of Master Kang Jian. If you make even a single scratch on it, you'll never be able to repay the debt in eight lifetimes!"
My luck was about to change when the dwarf grabbed my outstretched hand with disdain. Even though he only used two short fingers, I couldn't break free, and he just held on even tighter.
"Oh, I don't want to look anymore, okay? Let go, let go." She reluctantly withdrew her hand and slapped the list at Chen Dixin.
Then, my luck changed when I put down my backpack, pointed to the stone wall next door, and asked, "Brother, can I use the stones I dug here?"
She's currently gathering upgrade materials for the second-tier ship. She can accumulate other materials slowly, but electronic components are hard to replace, and the premiums they command are very high.
If we can get it from the dwarves, we should. Who knows, we might even be able to sell more supplies by taking advantage of the price difference!
After receiving an affirmative answer, my luck turned around as I angrily raised the wooden draft and smashed it down.
The most urgent thing now is to save up enough stones to buy the first electronic component; these things are really expensive!
Upon receiving the message, Shen Dixin's goal was very clear: she scrolled to the very bottom of the list.
Most of the other items sold by these dwarves are not cost-effective, but these ornaments are unique. The ornaments are not restricted by the helmet, armor and shoes set, and can be worn at will. However, no matter how many pieces are worn, only five pieces can be effective.
The cheapest option is 2,000 points, and Chen Dixin just happened to get two gems. Gems are very expensive among dwarves, costing a full 500 points, but they are all discounted by 20% when recycled, so they only cost 600 points in total.
Shen Dixin showed no sign of panic. She calmly listed a new product, a custom item, named "Uses of Gems and Merchant Information," priced at one gem.
The moment Chen Dixin told others about the dwarves, he was ready to make a profit.
She certainly couldn't have imagined that once I had the information, luck could do many things, such as acquiring large quantities of low-priced gemstones.
Currently, most people have gems that haven't been put to use yet and are just sitting there like trash. It wouldn't be difficult for someone willing to collect them.
Incidentally, I purchased information protection from the system for 5% of the transaction price, prohibiting the buyer from disseminating the information they learned within one month.
The shop system in Sea Survival is prone to creating a monopoly on transactions. Shen Dixin was able to attract so many customers at the beginning simply because she was famous, a well-known expert player, and had enough capital to complete so many transactions.
It would be nearly impossible for anyone else to complete that many transactions in three days, but if someone knew how to unlock the shops, they could definitely do it by deliberately trying.
But apart from Chen Dixin, all the players in the channel were kept in the dark.
Furthermore, regardless of how many times a person makes a transaction in a day, it is only counted as one transaction, which further increases the difficulty of unlocking shops.
Therefore, the situation where only Chen Dixin's personal shop exists will likely continue for a long time.
It had only been a few hours since it opened, but many players had already gotten into the habit of trading in the shop. When they saw that the God of Wealth was going to exchange for gems, they all spontaneously started promoting her.
Of course, this isn't a proper advertisement; it's purely to find out if nobody really knows what gemstones are used for. If nobody knows, then Chen Dixin's information is unique.
Pay the fee for being a loser: Is this thing actually useful? I just saw it in the three-choice treasure chest.
Cotton Wind: Does anyone know what gemstones are used for? DM me for payment!
Biscuit Milk: This guy is too naive. If he just collected them all, everyone would know that gems are valuable, and no one would bother trading them.
Shen Dixin smiled, not worried that no one would come to exchange the gems. Anyone with a clear mind knew what the intelligence represented. If you held onto a gem but couldn't spend it, it was just a pretty stone.
So what if she accepts it openly and honestly? She thinks she's smart; she can just refuse to exchange it.
The pricing of a gemstone is also very subtle. If you don't know its use, it's just junk and you might as well sell it. If you have multiple gemstones, you can make a profit.
After everyone had gathered their information, they all turned to trade with Chen Dixin, one, two... and collected a total of eleven!
The drop rate for gems is not high, and Shen Dixin estimated that about half of the people had already used them, while the rest probably hadn't been paying attention to the chat channel or had other plans.
There's no rush now. My luck is on my side; I'll be staying on the island for a while longer. I just need to find the dwarves to trade before she leaves.
At the start of the survival at sea event, the players are scattered and no one else will come ashore.
I focused on other things and noticed that the light was getting dimmer; there was only an hour left until dusk.
A total of 20 gems were received.
Nowadays, no player would go more than an hour without checking the chat channel; if they don't receive a message, they simply won't use it.
Chen Dixin contacted her luck, and at that moment she just activated the second electronic component. Then, to her great dismay, she learned that the Silver Membership Card could only purchase two items of materials of blue grade or higher at a time.
I regret it so much! How could I have been so blinded by greed to save a gold nugget!
After hearing what Shen Dixing said, she felt even more pain! She clutched her chest for a long time, unable to recover. She could have gotten several hundred more points!
After confirming that my fortune was good, Shen Dixin asked her to sell the gemstones and then help her purchase jewelry and materials, with the membership card discount as payment.
With 6,600 points, it's natural to buy more expensive jewelry, but the cheaper options shouldn't be overlooked either.
Keep in mind that for every slight improvement in the quality of an accessory, its value doubles. An accessory bought with 10,000 points is nowhere near as valuable as two or three accessories worth 2,000 points each.
As for accessories, it's pointless to think about that now. Even before her rebirth, Shen Dixin couldn't wear five pieces of jewelry, let alone with Lu Mingang to wear.
Shen Dixin asked for a ruby bracelet worth 2,000 points and a topaz ring worth 4,000 points.
A single topaz accessory increases Constitution, a ruby increases Strength, and a sapphire increases Agility.
Amethyst, tourmaline, pearls... the bonuses added by the remaining jewelry are not so regular, it all depends on luck. It is said that higher quality jewelry may even have passive attributes.
The remaining points were used to cleanse my mind and improve my luck, allowing me to retrieve double the amount of batteries, gasoline, steel bars, and the three blueprints for the stone set.
My luck was on my side when I sent everything over and the deal was done. She eagerly told me to come back next time.
Once the items were in hand, Chen Dixin quickly put them on. The ones worth several thousand points were all basic styles, with little decoration except for the inlaid gems, but the attributes were the key point.
【Item Name: Ruby Bracelet】
Item Quality: Green
[Equipment Attribute: Strength 2]
[Equipment Special Effects: None]
[Item Description: Are you going to use this cheap gadget to propose?]
【Item Name: Yellow Sapphire Ring】
Item Quality: Green
[Equipment Attribute: Constitution 3]
[Equipment Special Effects: None]
[Item Description: You can tell from its color that it brings good fortune!]
Afterwards, she acquired stones and made two sets of stone outfits. The wooden and wooden suits she and Lu Mingang wore basically had no durability wear, so they could just put them up for sale.
The Stone Set only has a slightly higher Constitution on the helmet compared to the Wooden Set, but the main advantage is the stronger set bonus. It also completes the set of shoes that Chen Dixin has been too lazy to change.
The stone boots increase agility by two points, which isn't really necessary in the early, straightforward battles.
After upgrading from a slingshot to a cannon and getting dressed properly, Chen Qingxin's three-dimensional stats became Constitution 9 (7), Strength 3 (2), and Agility 5 (2).
The values in parentheses are equipment bonuses. With the addition of equipment bonuses to the base attributes, Chenxi Xin's three dimensions grew rapidly, and five points of strength on the second day were enough to deal with the sea monster.
A note from the author:
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[Crying] My recent drop in revenue has been severe, and it's affecting my mental state. I might have to play solo for a while.
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