Chapter 33, Port of Call, 380 White Coins
After greeting Lu Mingang, Shen Dixin packed what she needed to bring. Axes and pickaxes were essential; she had already collected blueprints and upgraded them all to iron axes and pickaxes!
Now it's much faster to cut down trees and mine, and there's no need to worry about encountering high-level resources that you can't mine. Above that are alloy tools, which are much more valuable. Before Chen Dixin was reborn, he couldn't bear to use them.
The situation on the island was unclear, so she brought her Shadow Twin Blades with her.
The fortune telling is that the dice will pop up half an hour before the island appears on her flight path, and judging by the time, she will be on the island soon.
After hurriedly finishing packing, Lu Mingang also brought along a huge pile of food, in addition to the tools.
The makeshift radar was already flashing blue dots representing islands, less than half a block away.
Calm my mind and adjust the sails, so that my luck won't wander off after I arrive on the island; I'll find a place to hide.
But upon seeing the situation on the island, she said, "There's no danger. Wait for me at the town gate."
It's actually a port of call...
My heart is filled with mixed emotions. I didn't expect to arrive here so soon. There's something to say about my fortune according to the dice.
She didn't show it on her face, but said to Lu Mingang, "Now you have someone to help you chop vegetables."
Luck was on my side when I arrived on the island first and received a message from Shen Dixin. She slapped her forehead, feeling like she'd lost out again. If there was no danger, why did she hire a bodyguard?
On second thought, Sister Shen must know something about this island for saying that, so it's worth taking advantage of her! If it's someone like a dwarf, they could kill her and still not find her!
This island is huge, bigger than any other island I've ever seen. The terrain is flat, and the tallest building you can see is the lighthouse by the sea.
For the first time, other boats appeared on the shore, and many pale-faced people were going in and out of them; this seemed to be their base.
She had always thought of them as NPCs, but now she felt uneasy under the gaze of the pale-faced men passing by.
Is she really an NPC? Why am I suddenly paying attention to her? Did I break some rules by coming to the island?
She was lost in thought when Shen Dixin patted her shoulder, startling her so much that she immediately kicked him.
My ankle was grabbed by a hand, and I was so shocked that my face turned red. When I saw Chen Dixin, the hair that had stood on end finally slowly calmed down.
I never expected Sister Chen to be so petite. I'm only 175cm tall. I'm looking down at her, but it's even more awkward to be so easily subdued by such a cute girl!
She pulled her leg away, pretending to be busy wiping away non-existent sweat and tidying up a few stray strands of hair.
"Sister Chen? Haha... Nice to meet you. I'm called Luck, but it's hard to pronounce. Just call me Gambler."
Shen Dixin chuckled and gave her a brief introduction to Lu Mingang.
"This is my friend, Xiaoming."
I didn't investigate why Chen Dixin could bring someone up; I simply followed her around, becoming her second-in-command.
The three walked further in and saw the true face of the white-faced people's settlement, where they lived on all sorts of large tree stumps.
The bark is shiny and bright, but if you get closer you will find that the brown color and the buds are all pinched out and created. The inside is empty, just like themselves. Hollow people live in hollow trees.
Only Chen Dixin knows that even a pale-faced person with a family has a heart.
She glanced at the largest tree stump she could vaguely see at the end of the road, and thought about going to find her old friend, but if she went there like that, she would be mistaken for an enemy.
Shen Dixin had almost forgotten when she first met the captain in her past life; he was the owner of all the ships in the harbor.
She turned to the people around her and explained, "The harbor is a functional island where boats can be modified and laborers can be hired."
Leading the two through the streets and alleys, Chen Dixin stopped in front of a particularly dilapidated shop. Places that look glamorous on the outside are often the ones that rip people off the most.
The pale-faced man looked up and greeted him, "Take a look and see what you need. I can modify ships, and I have elves you can hire."
The lackeys didn't respond, but instead turned their gazes to Chen Dixin.
She walked to the corner and observed the little elves on the shelf. They were not living beings, but just home robots with pre-programmed settings.
"I want this one."
Shen Dixin took a liking to a little sprite whose arm was a knife. Despite its dangerous appearance, the mark on its forehead was a cake, corresponding to the chef class in the player's class.
"100 white coins".
"I'll buy two, how about I pay 150?" She pointed to the one next to hers.
"No, the maximum discount is 10 white coins."
After a few rounds of back and forth, the pale-faced man relented and agreed to sell two to Chen Dixin for 175.
My luck was about to shift, and I leaned closer and whispered to her, "Sister Chen, what are all these for?"
"The mark on your forehead corresponds to your profession. You can buy a little sprite that corresponds to your profession, which will help you with tasks and assist you."
Uh, buy? Luck is in my way. She knows about white coins, but knowing doesn't mean having them. She doesn't have ten on her at the moment.
Shen Dixin then discussed with the pale-faced man, "Should we buy some food, hot food, the kind that has all kinds of flavors, including sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty?"
"How many do you have?" The pale-faced man warmed up considerably upon hearing this.
Lu Mingang tactfully stepped forward and took out the dishes he had prepared.
The pale-faced man was rather picky and much stingier than the wandering merchant when it came to paying. In the end, he only managed to exchange over two hundred dishes for a little over one hundred white coins.
Shen Dixin disagreed. Seeing that he didn't want it anymore, she turned around, grabbed the person, and left.
"Boss, please hold onto the little elf for me, I'll come back for it later."
Selling vegetables was no longer restricted to who he traded with. He knocked on each of the row of tree stumps with a shop sign hanging on them, eventually clearing out Lu Mingang's inventory and earning a total of 581 white coins.
Unfortunately, the transaction is a private matter, so it won't trigger system records or a critical hit.
Luckily, it dawned on me: she had no white coins and no supplies?
Sure enough, following the big boss brings benefits. She didn't even know she could trade with the white-faced man. My luck with my white coins was accumulated little by little in the garbage recycling station.
The dishes were so popular that she noticed Shen Dixin's skillful movements. As long as it was food, the pale-faced people would buy it very readily, regardless of what kind of dish it was.
Seeing that she seemed to be deep in thought, Shen Dixin reminded the kind person who had brought them to the island, "Only the pale-faced people who live on these hollow tree stumps can trade, and itinerant merchants can also do so."
Luck was on my side. Seeing that Shen Dixin was definitely not going to give her any coins, I started to collect the food myself. Hmm, it has to be hot.
"What are you looking at?"
Following my gaze, I saw a tavern with a large sign outside. It advertised hiring a white-faced sailor for only 50 white coins! Unlike the rigid little elves, they could do anything.
"Don't let the pale-faced man board the ship, or your ship might not be yours anymore."
She shook her head. Hearing Shen Dixin say this, I broke out in a cold sweat. "They even plotted to seize power!"
There are countless examples of people who plotted to seize power, hired sycophants, and were then thrown into the sea.
Of course, Shen Dixin's fighting skills were more than enough to suppress the pale-faced men. These guys only attacked the weak. She just didn't want to add any more people. Lu Mingang next door was already lively enough.
Returning home with a bag full of white coins, Chen Dixin bought the two little elves and then purchased a ship upgrade from another equally dilapidated shop.
"Two auxiliary propellers for 280 each, iron protective shell (green) for 100 each, totaling 380 white coins."
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