Chapter 78 Dangerous Heavenly Fire
After taking stock of the items to be sold, Li Sijing was worried again: how much should each item cost, and how should she price it?
She currently has 1,000 ice blocks, and she will have another 1,000 ice blocks until the natural disaster ends.
Two thousand blocks of ice, to be shared among six thousand people, means that it takes three people to share one block of ice.
Of course, in such hot weather, her ice cubes wouldn't be sold at a very low price.
Some people don't even have enough drinking water, let alone ice to cool down.
Therefore, she cannot sell to them one by one; she must focus on the upper class.
After thinking it over for a while, Li Sijing finally made up her mind.
Five ice cubes make one serving, and each serving contains one basic material, wood can also be used.
One ice cube contains 4ml of mineral water, so five ice cubes only yield 20ml. Exchanging them for one basic material is incredibly profitable.
Five ice cubes can barely make a large glass of ice water, which will keep you cool for about ten minutes after drinking it.
In this way, 2,000 ice blocks can be divided into 400 portions. As for how to sell these 400 portions?
She decided to sell in batches, releasing a few every hour, so that she could earn more popularity points and maintain her third place, which would be the best outcome.
After making the decision, Li Sijing immediately sent a message on the regional channel to announce it.
"At 10 o'clock sharp, I will put 50 ice cubes on the market, 5 in each, for the price of 1 basic ingredient."
"After that, 50 ice cubes will be put on the shelves every hour on the hour until the natural disaster ends. Buy them while supplies last!"
At this point, some people were racing against large wild animals, while others were eager to finish the 300 kilometers as soon as possible and receive a reward.
The regional channels are much quieter now compared to the initial bustle of the natural disaster.
Only those who, for various reasons, are still stuck in the same place are still chatting.
After Li Sijing's message was sent out, these people started discussing it extensively.
"Wow, there are ice cubes! I want some!"
"This price is a bit too high! I can't afford it."
"What are you thinking! Even if you can afford it, you might not be able to get one. Didn't you see? There are only 50 servings per hour."
"Things are valued because they are rare! That's understandable."
"10 o'clock, it's not a long time. While fewer people know about it now, we can try to grab a share."
"That's true. The more people find out later, the less chance there will be."
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Looking at the group of people chatting, Li Sijing couldn't help but feel a little relieved that she had sent a message in advance to let them know.
Otherwise, if we wait until 10 o'clock and put it on sale directly, probably very few people will know about it! That would be bad.
With more than ten minutes left until the 10 o'clock mark, and seeing no point in just waiting, Li Sijing decided to make ice cream.
Now is the perfect time to eat ice cream; we finished ours yesterday.
The quantities remain the same as before: 200g of ice cream powder, 100g of milk powder, and 600ml of mineral water.
This time, Li Sijing added two slices of lemon to the mineral water and let it steep for a while, which should make it taste even better!
Since the lemon was small, Li Sijing simply cut up the rest and soaked it in mineral water, which was a way to cool off in the summer.
Although the lemons were small, they still had seeds inside. Li Sijing didn't throw them away; she collected them all, thinking she might need them later.
Once the ice cream is made, put it in the freezer to freeze.
It was already 10 o'clock, an hour before the natural disaster began, and her car had traveled 70 kilometers.
As previously announced, Li Sijing listed 50 ice blocks in the trading area, then switched to the regional channel to check the situation.
"Haha, I managed to grab some ice! It feels so good to have some ice water right now!"
"I managed to snag one too, but it feels like there aren't enough."
"It's just a basic ingredient, and it's gone in a few bites. It's a bit of a luxury."
"Wow, how come you guys are so fast? I hesitated for a second, and it's all gone."
"I just noticed that someone is selling ice."
"Why is it sold out? Will it be put back on the shelves?"
"Hey bro, could you put a few more on sale? I want some, I didn't see them earlier."
Sold out? Li Sijing raised an eyebrow. It seems there are still quite a few wealthy people.
I reckon if she put another 100 copies on the shelves now, they'd sell out instantly!
However, since they had already agreed on it, she wouldn't change her mind at the last minute, so she sent a message.
"The second batch of ice will be available at 11:00 AM. Please be patient if you are interested. If you have any blueprints, please message me privately!"
At the end of her speech, Li Sijing couldn't help but add a comment.
If she could exchange ice for a few blueprints, that would be a huge win; she wouldn't be disappointed even without it.
Just as she was about to see how others reacted, a flood of SOS messages suddenly appeared on the regional channel.
"Holy crap, a fireball is falling from the sky."
"Help! My car is on fire! What should I do?"
"Wow, that's spectacular! Is this what they call a celestial fire descending?"
"That was close! A fireball almost hit my car, but luckily I reacted quickly and dodged it."
Is the fire from the sky coming? Is it finally coming? Li Sijing immediately put on her sunglasses, and only then did she dare to look at the sky outside the window.
Suddenly, the once calm sky became turbulent, and something kept falling from the sky.
Even through her sunglasses, Li Sijing could see those things gradually getting bigger, from the size of a ping-pong ball to the size of a basketball.
The color also changed from the original fiery red to orange-red due to the high-speed descent.
The fireballs gradually descended, getting lower and lower than the ground, and finally crashed to the ground with a loud bang.
These fireballs were numerous, like a shower of flowers from a celestial maiden, covering all the areas that Li Sijing could see.
Some fireballs landed in the desert and eventually went out because there was nothing to burn.
The fireball that landed on the road melted the asphalt before it extinguished due to the high temperature.
A sudden loud noise in the distance interrupted Li Sijing's act of looking at the sky.
She looked in the direction of the sound and saw a fireball crashing down on her right not far ahead on the road.
The ground that came into contact with the fireball melted instantly, blocking Li Sijing's path.
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