Chapter 13 Chapter 13 You still need an employee card?
"I almost forgot I'm a girl now, luckily I reacted quickly."
Bai Cheng complained, somewhat speechlessly, "But it's really tough not having toilet paper."
She lifted her skirt with some embarrassment, and after confirming that there was no danger around, she walked over to the green treasure chest and picked it up.
The process went smoothly.
Perhaps it was because this was a treasure chest from the dead of night, and the beast that guarded it had vanished with the dawn.
Back on the track car, Bai Cheng couldn't wait to open it.
She clasped her hands together and prayed repeatedly, "Condenser, condenser..."
【Open the Fine Treasure Chest: Obtain Hunting Wood Bow Blueprint*1, Beast Repellent Powder*1, Beast Attraction Powder*1, Scrap Iron*2, Salt*1.】
"That's it?" Bai Cheng raised an eyebrow slightly, clearly not very satisfied with what was inside.
However, it's not bad at all; it's much better than a regular treasure chest.
But... why is there still no condenser?!
Bai Cheng took out a 500g bag of salt without any packaging from the treasure chest. "This should be the only good thing here."
After all, all living things need to ingest salt, which is also an extremely important strategic resource.
"A pound is enough to last a long time. I'll definitely add some to the barbecue next time and it will be super delicious."
As she said this, Bai Cheng's stomach began to rumble.
She looked at the box; she had no food left. Last night, Tang Yan had simply replaced all her hyena meat with water.
Bai Cheng's original best plan was to use half of the water to replace the other half of the compressed biscuits.
"Damn protagonist dog, why does he get to have a water condenser!"
Aside from that, she couldn't guess why the other person had so much water.
However, Bai Cheng was not worried. At this stage, water was more precious than food, and she could even exchange it for more food than she originally would.
But she had no intention of changing her food yet, and just ate two chocolate bars to stave off hunger.
"Beast-repelling powder and beast-attracting powder?" Bai Cheng picked up the two packets of powder that looked like desiccants from the treasure chest.
Just by looking at the name, you can already understand its function.
【Beast Repellent Powder: After use, no living creatures will approach within a 10-meter radius for 5 minutes.】
【Beast Summoning Powder: After use, it will attract all unknown beasts in the vicinity for 2 minutes.】
"Hiss, this is not bad either. One can be used to drive away wild beasts to get treasure chests, and the other can be used to gather wild beasts to get food and employee cards."
Bai Cheng has already started thinking about how to maximize the effectiveness of these two items.
As for the final blueprint for the hunting bow, Bai Cheng first checked its materials.
【Name: Hunting Wood Bow (Blueprint)】
【Materials needed: 4 pieces of fine wood, 2 pieces of leather, 1 piece of deer tendon/beef tendon】
【Description: A simple wooden bow that you can use for hunting. Using it will automatically unlock the crafting method for wooden arrows.】
【Evaluation: Although the range is short, it is at least a long-range weapon.】
Bai Cheng bit her finger: "It doesn't feel like it's good value for money."
Can a wooden bow and arrows really be used for hunting when one has no hunting skills and lacks strength?
"The key question is, where am I supposed to get these beef tendons and deer tendons?"
Encountering these two animals is entirely a matter of luck, and even if you do encounter them, whether you can kill them is another matter entirely.
After all, they don't need to eat meat like carnivores, and they won't relentlessly pursue their prey even when provoked.
No matter how you look at it, this thing is not even a fraction as good as her deadly blade.
After careful consideration, Bai Cheng decided to trade it.
"In the later stages, we may have to rely on our employees, so strengthening ourselves won't be very effective."
Bai Cheng put down the blueprints and went to the screen.
The private message notifications that were still appearing made her realize that she had been ignoring the other person all along.
"Who is it?" Bai Cheng clicked on it curiously, and what came into view was a familiar and handsome headshot, with the name Tang Yan written next to it.
Bai Cheng's face immediately darkened: "Why does this old Bi Deng want to see me?"
She could be said to have absolutely no liking for the other person.
Tang Yan: "What do you need, food or fresh water? I need timber."
Bai Cheng was taken aback; she hadn't expected this guy to be here to make a deal with her.
The notification below the message was sent more than three hours ago, when it was probably just dawn.
Bai Cheng sneered, "This is reincarnation."
Bai: "Employee card."
Tang: "You still need your employee card?"
Tang: "Okay, I'll give you a discount this time, how about 180?"
Bai Cheng smiled and replied directly.
Bai: "50, take it or leave it!"
Tang: "Are you kidding me?"
Bai Cheng did the same thing as last time: he simply chose not to reply.
It was clear that Tang Yan was quite surprised by her request for an employee card.
However, there was some unpleasantness between the two, and their relationship was not good enough for them to chat casually.
This time, they replied within minutes.
Tang: "Okay!"
After closing the chat, Bai Cheng immediately smiled.
"You old bastard, you tricked me."
Collecting 50 pieces of wood is a very fast process.
But Bai Cheng didn't start cutting down trees immediately; instead, he opened the trading interface and kept browsing through it.
Disappointingly, no one else put up employee cards.
However, a girl named Lin Qiuyue was selling fresh water on a large scale.
Bai Cheng glanced at the list and found that at least ten of the orders were initiated by her, trading fresh water for other supplies, but at ridiculously high prices.
【Trader: Lin Qiuyue】
【Item for trade: 500ml fresh water】
【Requirements: Carnivore employee card, 1 empty bottle / 6 compressed biscuits, 1 empty bottle...】
Almost every request was followed by the requirement for an empty mineral water bottle.
"Another one getting rich, how despicable." Bai Cheng casually opened the channel and found that everyone was cursing Lin Qiuyue as a profiteer, while she didn't forget to promote herself.
"Gentlemen, I've found a pool of water. I won't be staying here long, so those who need fresh water should trade quickly!"
"You damn profiteer, why don't you just rob me?"
"Exactly! Are you sure this water is safe to drink? Everyone, don't believe her. Stagnant water is treacherous; drinking it could kill someone!"
"Why don't you reply to my private messages? Can't I exchange my autographed overalls for a bottle of water?"
Although everyone was verbally cursing Lin Qiuyue for being a profiteer, their actions betrayed their true intentions; in reality, she was selling her freshwater very quickly.
Bai Cheng stopped paying attention to the channel and also listed his hunting bow blueprint.
As for what I need, it's definitely an employee card.
Bai Cheng didn't care about anything else. Moreover, this place was completely different from the novels and games she had read and played before. Not only were resources limited, but there was also no way to hoard them.
The only relatively humane aspect is that upgrade materials for the trains can be delivered in advance.
Bai Cheng picked up the iron axe and excitedly got out of the car to chop down trees.
"Another busy day."
When Bai Cheng swung his iron axe at these small trees, it immediately left a huge gash, and the entire tree began to sway precariously.
Bai Cheng was taken aback, then swung his axe twice more, and the tree trunk suddenly snapped.
【Durability -1】
She was shocked: "Three axes for one tree?"
And its durability has even decreased!
Wouldn't cutting down trees during the day greatly speed up the upgrade process of the iron axe?
Bai Cheng went completely mad, and soon there wasn't a single small tree standing in front of her anymore.
At the same time, a blue light flashed from the iron axe in her hand.
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