Xi Xi suddenly received a private message from Cheng Xu.
Cheng Xu (Ping): "Sis, you're amazing! You upgraded your workbench, didn't you? You sold so many weapons!"
Cheng Xu (Ping): "I just checked your homepage and was shocked – everything is sold out!"
Cheng Xu (Ping): "Could you secretly tell me where you got the hardwood? Please! Sister! My only sister!"
Xi Xi only then realized that she hadn't seen Cheng Xu for several days.
In the past, this guy was always active on the public chat, trying to find ways to make a little money every day.
Previously, when Rui Xiaomin and Xue Panzi repeatedly smeared her, this girl had spoken up for herself in the public chat, so her current silence is rather unusual.
Xi Xi : "It's no use telling you. I cut down hardwood in the desert before."
Xi Xi's "Extremely Fierce": "There is a drought-resistant plant in the desert called Populus euphratica."
Xi Xi : "Either you run some dungeons, some bosses might drop them."
Xi Xi could only say so much; explaining Jing Liu further would be a long story.
Cheng Xu (Ping): "Holy crap, sis! You scared me to death! You've become so fierce in just a few days?!"
Xi Xi on the other side of the screen was stunned. Everyone on the public screen who saw her trading information knew that she had drawn an extremely unlucky lot today. Why was Cheng Xu so surprised, as if he had seen a new continent?
She pondered for a moment, then opened Cheng Xu's personal profile with some suspicion.
[Adventurer Information]
Name: Cheng Xu
Gender: Male
Area: 812 (/)
"As expected!" Xi Xi muttered to herself. Her guess was right; Cheng Xu had changed his clothes.
Xi Xi : "When did you change to outfit 812?"
Cheng Xu (Ping): "Hehe, just a few days ago, after I contacted my parents, we moved to my dad's district together!"
Xi Xi : "There are so few people in your household."
Xi Xi frowned. Only a little over ten thousand?
Cheng Xu (Ping): "There aren't many people on server 777... Sis, haven't you looked at the server interface in a long time?"
Upon hearing this, Xi Xi was startled and quickly opened her personal profile to check.
In the past, whenever she opened her personal interface, she would directly scroll down to view the "Personal Abilities" section. In that sense, she rarely paid attention to the area information.
【Basic Information】
Name: Xi Xi
Stamina: 18
Area: 777 (/)
You wouldn't have known if you hadn't looked, but what you saw shocked you. Xi Xi had no idea that the number of people had dropped so much!
Cheng Xu (Ping): "On the one hand, quite a few people, like me, have transferred to the service area where their relatives are located; on the other hand..."
Cheng Xu (Ping): "Do you remember what we talked about in the public chat before, about the void chasing players at the game's edge?"
Cheng Xu (Ping): "I heard that many players who are progressing slowly have fallen into the Void."
Cheng Xu (Ping): "Just like that, silently, the person was gone..."
Xi Xi's heart sank. The survival rate in the game was far lower than she had imagined, and she couldn't help but worry about her father.
Cheng Xu (Ping): "Sister, do you still need any materials?"
Cheng Xu (Ping): "I just thought about it. I can't get any hardwood right now, so it's just a waste of time. Why don't we cooperate?"
Cheng Xu (Ping): "I have quite a few metal fragments here, see if you need a screenshot."
Cheng Xuping: "Don't be angry with me. I've always been straightforward with you. If it works out, I hope every order can be made into a small knife, which will consume the least amount of materials and make it easier to split the profits."
Cheng Xu (Ping): "I'll take 30% of the profit, you get 70% and I get 30%. Also, can you use these metal scraps to make three rare Frostfall weapons for me? Two axes and one sword, not included in the contract. I'll provide the metal scraps, and I'll pay for the hardwood and labor separately."
Cheng Xuping: "If it doesn't work out, don't worry about saving face. I understand business!"
Xi Xi looked at the chat window with some surprise. This Cheng Xu was not old, but he was still as good at business as ever and was well-versed in the ways of business. He was able to discern from the orders of utensils she sold that afternoon that she did not lack hardwood, but only metal fragments.
Moreover, Cheng Xu was also aware that both ordinary stone knives and rare steel knives were types of tools that consumed very few materials, and the consumption ratio of hardwood to metal fragments was 1:1, making them easy to allocate.
If Xi Xi's prediction is correct, according to Cheng Xu's idea, the remaining 70% of the revenue should be distributed as follows: 30% from the hardwood provided by Xi Xi herself, 30% from the high-end tool table, and 10% from the labor costs.
You know what, it actually makes a lot of sense...
Aside from his last, old-fashioned remark, which still left Xi Xi speechless, there was truly no reason to refuse to cooperate.
Xi Xi (Extremely Fierce): "Okay, deal. But I can't guarantee whether I can get the Frostfall skill; it's random."
Xi Xi : "In addition, I can waive the hardwood fee for these three weapons, but you have to do something for me."
Cheng Xu (Ping): "What is it?"
Xi Xi : "Help me find a man named Xi Zhongcang."
Xi Xi thought to herself that someone with Cheng Xu's excellent business acumen must pay close attention to the public chat messages and might even frequently participate in cross-server transactions.
Although asking him for help doesn't guarantee success, it's still much better than wandering around aimlessly like a headless fly, searching blindly.
Cheng Xuping: "Is this your dad?"
Xi Xi (Extremely Fierce): "You don't need to know that."
Cheng Xu (Ping): "Okay, sis! I'll do my best to help you find it! However, this isn't a simple matter, and it might take some time."
Xi Xi (Extremely Deadly): "Yes, I understand, but if there's even the slightest clue, even if it's just something you heard from someone else, you have to tell me."
Cheng Xu (Ping): "Okay, no problem! Sis, I'll take care of this!"
Xi Xi : "Also, where did you get so many metal fragments?"
Cheng Xu (Ping): "Hehe, I dismantled an underground water pipe in the desert!"
After saying that, Xi Xi received a package of metal fragments from Cheng Xu. She went to the high-end workbench and made two axe blows and a knife for Cheng Xu as promised.
[Ding! Synthesis successful! Congratulations on obtaining a rare battle axe (with additional effect ) *1]
[Ding! Synthesis successful! Congratulations on obtaining a rare battle axe (with additional effect ) *1]
[Ding! Synthesis successful! Congratulations on obtaining a rare steel knife (additional effect ) *1]
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