Chapter 14 Chapter 14 Tang Yan's Winning Over
【Name: Bronze Axe】
【Level: Blue】
【Durability: 50】
【Evaluation: As a standard axe, it can be used to cut down the vast majority of trees.】
The heavy, blue iron axe in his hand instantly transformed into a smooth, lighter bronze axe.
Bai Cheng weighed it in his hand and found it becoming increasingly convenient.
"50 trees. If we keep cutting them down as we go, we should be able to complete the upgrade today."
But Bai Cheng quickly shook his head again, "No, we can't waste all our time during the day. Resources are only abundant at night."
However, for now, she still needs to get that employee card from Tang Yan first.
With a goal in mind, one can be full of enthusiasm.
Bai Cheng pushed the track car, leaving no tree in its wake.
Before long, nearly a hundred pieces of wood had piled up on the small railcar, and Bai Cheng could no longer push the cart.
The daytime is different from the nighttime; each grove of trees is not close by, and the time wasted cutting down trees is even less than the time spent traveling.
Looking at the sun overhead, Bai Cheng guessed that it was almost noon.
She was also hungry, so she wiped the sweat from her forehead and prepared to eat something and rest for a while.
Looking through the transaction orders on the screen, Bai Cheng noticed that most of the food items people put up were rather unpalatable meats.
Meat from herbivores or compressed biscuits are rarely traded; they are kept for personal consumption.
Bai Cheng didn't have many options, and in the end, he traded 20 pieces of wood for a serving of wolf meat.
The meat of carnivores is generally not very palatable, and the meat of omnivores is even less so.
"I hope wolf meat tastes similar to dog meat," Bai Cheng sighed, even though she had never eaten dog meat.
They lit a campfire, set up a grill to roast the meat, and then Bai Cheng opened a box and took out four pieces of scrap iron.
Looking at the palm-sized, irregularly shaped block of iron in front of her, she had a premonition that it could be transformed into iron ingots.
After all, she hadn't found any minerals along the way.
Bai Cheng decided to build a pulley system first, otherwise it would make it very difficult for her to transport wood.
【Name: Pulley Speed Shifting Mechanism】
【Materials required: Scrap iron*4, Leather*2】
As Bai Cheng clicked to use it, a white light flashed across the entire joystick in front of her, and then a new, seemingly uncomplicated device appeared before her.
The principle is actually very simple. The track car was originally driven by pushing the lever up and down, but now it has a chain and gears, which allows Bai Cheng to drive the track car more effortlessly, like riding a bicycle.
"Looks pretty good?" Bai Cheng tried riding it for a while and found that using his feet to exert force was indeed less strenuous than using his hands.
Moreover, this can prevent you from developing bulky arms.
The meat was grilled, and with a sprinkle of salt, Bai Cheng simply finished his lunch.
Although Bai Cheng was already very tired, she had not yet completed her goal, so she forced herself to continue cutting down trees.
In no time, fifty pieces of wood were easily gathered.
Bai Cheng successfully traded for the second employee card from Tang Yan.
"Twelve cards are still needed." Bai Cheng sighed.
She plans to upgrade all the employee cards to gold at once once she has collected them all.
This time, Tang Yan didn't even say a word, and Bai Cheng knew that the two of them would never have the chance to cooperate again.
Bai Cheng was not surprised by this. In her opinion, the protagonist was not only too lazy to cut down trees, but also arrogant and conceited. She seriously suspected that he was a typical overpowered protagonist.
We have now traded 250 units of wood from Bai Cheng, and we are only halfway to the 100 pieces of thin wood needed for the train upgrade materials.
Bai Cheng guessed that he would most likely use other resources to continue trading the remaining timber.
She subconsciously clicked on the transaction, but the order that appeared left her speechless.
【Trader: Tang Yan】
【Trading Item: Employee Card (Rabbit) *1】
【Requirement: 150 wood.】
"How come you still have more?" Bai Cheng was shocked. She seriously suspected that all the animals had run off to find this Tang Yan.
"Is this the protagonist's halo? It's terrifying."
He must have had tools to kill so many wild beasts.
Bai Cheng could only attribute it to his own innate abilities.
"It seems I'm not the only one with this talent, but it looks like there are very few survivors with this talent right now."
She muttered something to herself and then went back to chopping down trees.
This time, the other party definitely won't try to negotiate the price again, since the price is already 50 cheaper than before.
Just as Bai Cheng had guessed, the other party was collecting upgrade materials for the train.
Moreover, they exchanged those useless employee cards for them.
Bai Cheng suddenly realized that the other party was the real swindler, and that this was purely a scam to fool the survivors who had never seen an employee card before.
More than an hour later, Bai Cheng collected more than a hundred pieces of wood again.
She immediately traded the employee card.
At the same time, this action also alarmed Tang Yan, who responded almost instantly.
But he wasn't there for idle chatter; he was extending an olive branch to Bai Cheng.
Tang Yan: "It seems you are also a gifted individual. I apologize for my previous rudeness. How about joining me? I can give you an employee card for free as a token of my sincerity."
The other party's words undoubtedly confirmed Bai Cheng's guess.
However, she had no intention of teaming up with anyone else, and besides, she wasn't interested in men.
Moreover, this family is completely heartless, Bai Cheng retorted without any politeness.
"Everyone is on their own train, so what's the point of teaming up?"
Tang Yan: "You're still not clear about the rules of the Infinite Train. Haven't you noticed that supplies along the way are very limited?"
"The whole road was like this until we reached Platform One, with steam engines... those were a reward for the person who owned the first platform and survived."
"Of course we can team up later. I admire you; you're capable and beautiful."
As soon as Bai Cheng finished speaking, a notification popped up on the screen in front of him.
【Survivor Tang Yan has sent you an email!】
Bai Cheng subconsciously clicked to check, only to find that it contained an employee card.
Moreover, the design on the front wasn't the small animals he usually used for trading, but a majestic white rhinoceros!
This is truly usable as the first employee for survivors.
"This guy..." Bai Cheng's eyes widened in surprise, "He really is arrogant!"
Tang Yan's message popped up again: "You can keep the employee card for now. We can decide on the team formation after we take over Platform One. It's okay if you refuse; just consider it making friends."
The resources that can be traded with a single Rhino employee card are far greater than those of the previous employee cards.
How could he just give something like that away?
Clearly, this guy wasn't after her timber initially.
“Heh…” Bai Cheng decisively rejected the email and replied.
"I appreciate your kind offer, but I'm afraid I'm not worthy to be your teammate, so let's decline."
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