Chapter 19 Chapter 19 Big Brother, I'm a girl too!
Dude, you're a girl!
Bai Cheng's eyes widened, almost thinking she had misread the message.
"I admit I'm pretty, but I'm not... I'm not that kind of person!"
Bai Cheng didn't consider herself a socially awkward person, but faced with such a message, she didn't know how to respond for a moment.
After waiting a few seconds, seemingly realizing that she had read the message but was not replying, Lin Qiuyue sent another message.
Lin Qiuyue: "You're very much to my liking. I'm willing to be the bottom, how about it?"
You're insane!
However, out of politeness and out of concern that the other party might continue to pester him, Bai Cheng immediately and firmly refused.
Bai: "Sorry, I'm not a lesbian, and I don't have any plans in that regard at the moment."
Lin: "That's a real shame, but we can still form an alliance and help each other. As a token of my sincerity, I can give you an employee card first, how about that?"
Although it was phrased as a suggestion, the other party had already sent an email to Bai Cheng directly.
Bai Cheng initially wanted to refuse outright, but couldn't resist her curiosity and opened the email to view the employee card.
On the front of the white card, the picture was... a rhinoceros?
"You, a female lead who sells water, can kill a rhinoceros? Is that even possible?!" Bai Cheng was clearly taken aback, but after her initial outburst, she instantly realized what she meant.
"No, this should be the one Tang Yan has..."
Lin Qiuyue's performance was fortunate among the survivors, and she made good use of this luck, which attracted the protagonist's attention and led to her being recruited...
However, she used this Rhino employee card to win him over, which clearly means that the other party already had a better option.
"Damn it, do you think this place is a trash can?! (chewing sounds)"
Bai Cheng grinned and took a bite of roasted wolf meat, looking dissatisfied.
"Put everything you don't want here!"
Furthermore, she felt absolutely no appreciation from the two men for her abilities; they only showered her with compliments about her looks...
"Damn it, I'm angry!"
Bai Cheng raised a finger and immediately flicked it, decisively clicking the "Reject" button on the screen.
Bai: "I already have employees. I appreciate your kind offer, but I'll contact you immediately if we're interested in collaborating (smiley face)!"
Lin: "(ok)"
Bai: "Um... you won't refuse to do business with me just because I rejected your confession, will you? (Pleading)"
Lin: "How could that be, sweetie (pats head)."
"Ugh, disgusting!" Bai Cheng replied with an emoji and immediately closed the chat interface, afraid of seeing the other person's big round face staring intently at the screen again.
After finishing the last bite of meat, Bai Cheng drank half a bottle of water and then stood up: "Cutting down trees and collecting supplies is the most important thing!"
She picked up the axe, ready to get out of the car and chop down the tree, but as soon as she looked up, the dark mass reappeared on the tablet screen in front of her.
Bai Cheng raised an eyebrow: "You're not going to stop me every now and then, are you?"
It's not a problem if it blocks the road, the key issue is that this thing takes at least half an hour to burn, which is a huge waste of time.
This means that it's basically impossible to travel at night.
"As expected, daytime is the only suitable time to travel." Bai Cheng lit the sludge in front of him and then began to focus on chopping down trees.
The half hour it takes for the slime to burn is more than enough for Bai Cheng to cut down all the trees within the safe range of the track vehicle, since there are hardly any trees within a two-meter radius.
She even has a few extra minutes to rest.
Of course, Cheng Shu would never allow such behavior to occur, but the track car was blocked by the slime and could not move forward, seemingly trapped in a vicious cycle.
Just as Bai Cheng was about to breathe a sigh of relief, the voice in her mind arrived as promised.
"Well, the bug-exploiting attempt failed." She sighed and could only take her stone spear and patrol near the train, hoping she'd get lucky and kill a few wild beasts along the way.
But these creatures are very cunning. It seems that as long as Bai Cheng stays within the safety barrier, they remain hidden deep in the forest, never launching an attack rashly.
Bai Cheng was not discouraged by his fruitless return; he simply took it as a rest.
After repeating this process several times, about two hours later, Bai Cheng finally managed to cut down 250 logs and ignite the black slime five times, obtaining 25 pieces of coal.
"Finally done," Bai Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. "Hopefully that guy isn't asleep yet."
Instead of listing the order, she first sent a private message to the other party, and Lin Qiuyue replied almost instantly.
Lin: "Alright? You've worked hard!"
Bai Cheng forced a smile and said politely, "Yeah, it feels really late. I thought you were already asleep."
Lin: "I often stay up late, and how can I sleep in this kind of environment? Besides, didn't I promise you?"
Before Bai Cheng could initiate the transaction, the other party's message popped up first.
She decisively clicked "OK" and finally collected enough leather for the upgrade.
The other party then sent several more messages, seemingly intending to chat further, but Bai Cheng did not reply immediately. Instead, he combined all his leather into exquisite leather and submitted it.
【Train upgrade requirements: 50/50 Fine Leather, 100/100 Fine Wood, 0/200 Iron Ingots, 0/1 Steam Engine.】
"Now all we need are the iron ingots and the steam engine. We should be able to get the steam engine after we reach Platform One, but I don't know about the iron ingots..."
Bai Cheng looked at the information on the screen, yawned, and pondered.
We need to hurry on our way, or we might not have enough time.
She wanted to be as well-prepared as possible before arriving at Platform 1, but the tight schedule didn't seem to allow her to do so.
How do I upgrade my employee card?
Bai Cheng glanced at the packet of beast-attracting powder in his box. "How about we use it tonight?"
At this moment, Lin Qiuyue's message popped up again.
Because Bai Cheng closed the train interface, the message was displayed directly this time.
Lin: "Do you need thatch? I see a lot of people on the channel don't know how to get thatch, which can be used to make beds."
Lin: "Any supplies will do, I don't need fresh water, anything else is fine."
Lin: "By the way, I heard from Tang Yan... you should know him, right? He said you traded a lot of employee cards with him. Do you still need them?"
Bai Cheng was taken aback; these two were indeed connected.
However, Bai Cheng was still thinking about his own things and had no intention of chatting with the other party, so he politely declined.
Bai: "We don't need a bed for now; it takes up space and adds weight..."
Lin: "That's true. Girls like us are naturally not very strong, and there's usually only thatch near wild animal dens. Drying it ourselves would be a waste of time."
Lin: "What about the employee cards? I have four more here, they're all extras and not needed. Do you want them?"
This was undoubtedly telling Bai Cheng that she already had employees.
Bai Cheng raised an eyebrow slightly. "You know I'm collecting employee cards, of course I want some!"
But then again, what would a girl who made her fortune in the early days of water need? What does she have to offer herself?
She has just replenished the timber, and in exchange for leather, which undoubtedly proves that she has gathered all these supplies.
She's probably making the same progress as Bai Cheng now, no, she's definitely going further and getting closer to Platform One.
Because Bai Cheng spends most of his time cutting down trees.
Despite really wanting the employee card, Shirakami realized she had no resources to exchange for it and reluctantly chose to refuse.
Bai: "I'm sorry, I have nothing left to exchange with you."
Lin: "Hey, we're not exactly overflowing with everything, how about we trade scrap metal for employee cards?"
Bai Cheng was incredulous. This guy actually gave him advice?
Although she didn't have scrap metal, she could still exchange it for wood.
Bai Cheng subconsciously clicked on the trade window to check the exchange rate between the two types of resources.
But what came into view was a transaction order from Tang Yan, who was buying up scrap iron with a large amount of food.
Bai Cheng's pupils contracted as he immediately realized what was happening.
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