Chapter 25 25 Chapter - Gather All Supplies
25 Chapter - Gather All Supplies
A shrewd businessman!
Definitely a shrewd businessman!
However, at the same time, Bai Cheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Not only did the other party not expose her, but they also planned to continue using the original price to make a huge profit.
"He's betting I can't consume this much scrap iron," Bai Cheng said with certainty.
After all, once 200 iron ingots are collected, storing any more only increases one's burden.
No one would be foolish enough to do that before reaching First Station.
"It also happens to relieve a lot of pressure for me, and the remaining materials from the trade are completely sufficient."
Of course, if the shrewd businessman's scheme were eventually exposed, the other party could also share some of the heat for Bai Cheng.
But since she dared to do it, she certainly didn't care.
At most, they were just online acquaintances, and if a person didn't look out for themselves, were they supposed to ensure everyone was well-fed and clothed?
Bai Cheng looked at the limited space remaining in her room, her gaze finally settling on the two wooden boxes.
The six-square-meter room currently held two boxes, a table, a workbench, and a furnace. Bai Cheng also needed to leave enough space for herself to lie down, so the area was indeed very cramped.
"It seems I can only store five or six hundred units of materials at most."
This was still the most ideal scenario.
Bai Cheng was certain that the subsequent iron ingots would also be of great use, but the most important thing was coal, which was the main fuel for steam locomotives.
Looking at Lin Qiuyue's message on the screen, Bai Cheng ultimately chose to ignore it.
Although they weren't exactly friends, Lin Qiuyue had helped her before. Bai Cheng didn't want to trick her, but she also didn't fully trust the other party enough to tell the truth.
So, ignoring her was the best option.
Bai Cheng silently accepted orders from others. Sure enough, a moment later, Lin Qiuyue sent another message.
Lin: "Sister, you probably haven't even gathered all your own iron ingots yet, and you're still short on fuel. I won't trouble you! Xiao Ran has already agreed to trade with me!"
Seeing this, Bai Cheng also breathed a sigh of relief. If others tricked you, it had nothing to do with her!
Xiao Ran was the lucky one who obtained the furnace. He hadn't been active on the exchange before, so it seemed he wasn't very wealthy.
Now that he had a furnace and could make a huge profit, getting on good terms with Lin Qiuyue, the freshwater vendor, was clearly necessary.
Bai Cheng even guessed that he must have given Lin Qiuyue a price lower than the market rate, probably under the pretense of "making a friend" or something similar.
However, she didn't care about any of that, because tonight she could refine all the scrap iron into iron ingots.
And the excess scrap iron Bai Cheng would have later could even be luxuriously used to make tools and trade for the last few employee cards.
"Only two days of the safe period remain. Most people should already have their own employees, and the prices of some useless employee cards will only get lower."
But Bai Cheng hadn't seen any survivors selling employee cards on the exchange. As for employees like rabbits and mice, they probably knew those things were unwanted.
"No need to waste beast-attracting powder. This item can even be used at night to gain experience."
Bai Cheng glanced at the dark night outside the window, then began her repetitive and tedious work.
The railcar moved at a snail's pace at night. The main gain was five pieces of coal obtained by burning every half hour.
At the same time, the furnace would produce 10 iron ingots every half hour.
The night was long, so long that Bai Cheng had enough rest time even after smelting all the remaining 190 iron ingots.
The waiting time was boring and dull. Bai Cheng could only stare blankly at the screen: "If only it could be automated..."
The night gradually deepened, and the railcar stopped and started. She didn't know how much time had passed.
Finally, as this batch of iron ingots was completely smelted, a bright light flashed in Bai Cheng's eyes as she sat huddled in the corner.
She immediately submitted all these iron ingots.
【Train Advancement Conditions: 50/50 Refined Leather, 100/100 Fine Wood, 200/200 Iron Ingots, 0/1 Steam Engine.】
"Finally, all the materials are gathered!" Bai Cheng was overjoyed.
She still had 10 iron ingots in her backpack, which were to be used as bargaining chips for trading with others.
And any iron ingots smelted from now on would be pure profit for Bai Cheng.
She wasn't in a hurry anymore, because how could others' materials be more important than her own rest?
Furthermore, compared to hoarding large amounts of iron ingots, she preferred to hoard coal.
Although she didn't know the exact time, Bai Cheng roughly deduced the current time based on the furnace's smelting batches. It should be around 2 AM.
"After I wake up, I'll hoard materials while traveling!"
Bai Cheng made up her mind, even deciding to gather all employee cards tomorrow and then complete the upgrade.
"Strive to reach First Station tomorrow night!"
As for the remaining fifth day of the safe period, in Bai Cheng's current view, it was completely superfluous.
Besides, she wasn't lacking in any materials now, not to mention the fifth day would be even more dangerous.
The materials on the road were limited, and the station distances were fixed. Even if someone was very wealthy after five days, everyone was basically still on the same level.
And the only way to widen the gap with others in this Infinite Train world was to desperately rush forward.
Bai Cheng finally lit the black slime in front of the car, glanced at the white treasure chest not far away, and ducked into her small room.
After refilling the furnace with scrap iron, she lay directly on the floor and closed her eyes.
And while Bai Cheng was ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ seizing the time to rest, even though it was deep night, some people were still excitedly busy.
Also deep within the eerie forest, Xiao Ran had built a small wooden house for his railcar due to the heavy rain during the day.
At this moment, he was standing in front of the screen inside the house, excitedly discussing cooperation with someone.
"Hahaha, another order, I'm rich!"
His mouth had been stretched into a grin all night, almost cramping.
"I have to say, that girl Bai Cheng is really smart. She actually bought it at triple the price. It's a good thing I, your grandpa, am clever and didn't expose her!"
Now that Xiao Ran had obtained the furnace, he considered himself to be in the first echelon of the entire channel.
He almost looked down on everyone else, even those few who were well-known in the channel.
Bai Cheng? Just someone with a furnace like himself, what else did she have?
Tang Yan? A stinking meat seller. Who would lack food now!
Lin Qiuyue? Hmm, this one's good. She has freshwater, and she's accumulated four days of wealth, enough to rival him.
"Too bad she's not very pretty," Xiao Ran smacked his lips, "But trading with her at a low price also got me a lot of freshwater. I'll have to maintain a good relationship with her in the future."
He muttered to himself, then looked at the message on the screen, a look of impatience immediately appearing on his face.
"Damn this Tang Yan, I don't know what he's trying to pull with me. Only a fool would tell you the truth!"
But Tang Yan on the other side seemed convinced that the scrap iron ratio wasn't three to one and wanted to lower the price.
Looking at the subsequent messages from the other party, Xiao Ran was also stunned.
"He wants to team up with me?"
Then, an employee card appeared out of thin air in front of him, the image on it clearly a brown bear.
Xiao Ran was shocked, then his face filled with wild joy...
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