Chapter 20 Chapter 20 My luck has finally arrived!
It was no coincidence that Lin Qiuyue wanted scrap metal!
Tang Yan's large-scale purchase of scrap iron undoubtedly proves that... scrap iron can be refined into iron ingots!
"These guys... do they even have smelting equipment?" Bai Cheng couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"It seems that my progress has been left far behind by these people."
She glanced at the price Lin Qiuyue offered her: 5 pieces of scrap metal for an employee card.
Looking at the market price, after Bai Cheng's lowest price conversion, the value of a piece of scrap iron was almost equivalent to that of a piece of leather.
Five leather pieces for one employee card? That's practically free!
This price was incredibly cheap for Bai Cheng, but upon closer inspection, it made sense. The employee card in the other party's hand was useless, so no matter how much she exchanged for it, she would still make a profit.
But she still chose to exchange it for Bai Cheng at a low price, and she didn't know if it was because of the damn hormones in her body.
“Scrap metal is different from leather. Apart from being used to make pulley speed-changing devices, this stuff has no other use nowadays.”
Furthermore, Bai Cheng didn't believe that everyone was lucky enough to activate the pulley speed change device.
A piece of scrap metal weighs about one kilogram, and its irregular shape takes up a lot of space and adds weight when placed on a vehicle.
For those who have surplus scrap metal, exchanging these lumps of iron for useful supplies is undoubtedly the most cost-effective option.
"That shrewd businessman Tang Yan trades two pieces of scrap iron for a piece of meat, because he's sure the boxes will always contain an even number of items."
Bai Cheng still decided to use timber to compete with the other party for market share.
But the price must be generous enough.
She accepted Lin Qiuyue's deal and was just about to take action when she suddenly became curious about the reactions of the other people in the channel, so she opened the chat.
"Scrap metal? What's the use of this stuff? Why is Boss Tang Yan buying it up?"
"There's only one thing that can be built from scrap metal right now. Tang Yan is probably planning to buy it and then resell it!"
"Heh, I admire the idiot upstairs. What's the use of selling gearboxes? If I didn't lack equipment, worry about the weight, and be short of supplies, I would have gone and bought them too!"
"What do you mean by that, upstairs? Do you think scrap metal has some other use?"
"Brothers, what exactly is this 'scrap metal' you're talking about...?"
"Opening the chest almost always yields two pieces of scrap metal!"
"No way, even Boss Lin Qiuyue is buying scrap metal?!"
Tang Yan frequently sells food, and his name is often seen in the exchange. He has long been regarded as a big shot by the other people in the channel.
Lin Qiuyue goes without saying; the water seems to be inexhaustible, and she has been selling it ever since, making her an undisputed big shot.
When Bai Cheng saw the last message, he immediately closed the channel and reopened the transaction, and sure enough, he saw Lin Qiuyue's acquisition order.
The two people use food and water respectively, and the prices are similar, but fresh water is obviously more competitive.
"I don't know if it was planned by the two of them, or if the latter realized it after seeing the order."
Bai Cheng frowned. He hadn't even started competing yet, and the pressure was already immense.
"Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night..."
Bai Cheng sighed, a resentful look on his face, and got off the carriage carrying an axe.
They cut down a few trees, burned the black sap, and then moved forward a few hundred meters, repeating the whole process again.
Although it was a waste of time, it wasn't difficult for Bai Cheng; it was just a bit troublesome.
Moreover, at night, a single tree can drop more than twenty pieces of wood, making the collection efficiency exceptionally fast.
Despite having a backpack with storage space, the maximum load of three hundred pieces of wood was still far from enough for Bai Cheng.
She directly synthesized all the wood into fine wood so that the railcar could store the wood to the maximum extent.
She didn't know how much time had passed, but Bai Cheng felt that it was already late at night, and she was getting more and more sleepy, almost reaching her limit.
Although there was still plenty of wood left on the railcar, she glanced at the green treasure chest not far away and decided to give it up.
"Finally, I can rest. Tomorrow I can focus on the journey."
Bai Cheng casually tossed the axe onto the cart and stood in front of it, looking at his spoils.
"Two hundred pieces of thin wood, I hope to complete the transaction before I wake up."
At this point, very few people were talking in the channel; most had already gone to sleep.
Bai Cheng opened the trade window and immediately listed all of his fine wood.
【Trader: Bai Cheng】
【Items for trade: 4 pieces of fine wood (204 remaining)】
【Requirement: Scrap Iron *1.】
Twenty pieces of wood can be exchanged for one piece of scrap iron, which is far above the market price, even though it is just a very common material.
But to compete with resources like food and fresh water, this is the only way Shirae can do.
"If everything goes smoothly, we should be able to collect all the scrap metal by tomorrow night."
As for storage, Bai Cheng has a backpack with just enough space, so there's absolutely no need to worry.
But she was also curious about Tang Yan and Lin Qiuyue. If they didn't have smelting equipment, how could they carry 200 pieces of scrap iron and 400 pounds of weight in the car while traveling?
"They can't all have the equipment, can they?" Bai Cheng raised an eyebrow. "But where would the equipment come from?"
Her gaze unconsciously drifted to the treasure chest emitting a faint green glow not far away; perhaps that was the only explanation.
Along the way, Bai Cheng encountered quite a few white treasure chests, but the closest one was three meters away from the train.
Bai Cheng dared not take any risks at night, so she had no choice but to give up in order to cut down the tree.
Just as she had almost finished collecting the wood and encountered this green treasure chest, she finally decided to rest.
Bai Cheng squeezed out a small space on the track car and lay down on it in a starfish position.
The pitch-black night was like a wild beast ready to devour its prey; even when she looked up at the sky, she couldn't see a single star.
Only the orange-yellow light emanating from the lantern enveloped her, like the only safe zone in this world.
"It would be great if I could take a shower," Bai Cheng pouted and muttered, sounding a bit picky.
"I wonder how Yu Nian is doing. Please, please don't come here..."
Gradually, Bai Cheng's breathing became steady, and she fell asleep without realizing it.
Snap!
A drop of water falls from a great height, collides with the ground, and then bursts into tiny water splashes.
Bai Cheng was sleeping soundly. She turned over and said impatiently, "Hey, don't touch me..."
But more and more water droplets fell onto the track car and onto her body.
Bai Cheng suddenly opened his eyes and sat up instantly: "It's raining?"
Looking up at the sky, it was terribly gloomy, and a drop of rain landed right on the tip of her nose.
The track car was littered with scrap metal, but the treasure chest remained in place not far away, which made Bai Cheng feel overjoyed.
"This rainwater should be drinkable, right?" she wondered, since it didn't look like acid rain at all.
Now, if we just need to figure out how to make a few containers, wouldn't we be able to collect a lot of fresh water?
Hopefully, it's just localized rainfall.
"My luck has finally turned!"
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