Making a Killing

Huang Yuanming: "Brother, we're family now, so let's not beat around the bush. We'll split tonight's profits from trading freshwater fifty-fifty!"

Huang Yuanming: "Of course, you'll provide the wood for making the wooden cups."

Fifty-fifty?

Nan Feng was startled. He had originally only wanted a ten or twenty percent cut.

After all, Huang Yuanming could easily find someone else to make containers, but Nan Feng would have a hard time finding another source of freshwater!

Seeming to sense Nan Feng's confusion, Huang Yuanming immediately explained, "The stream beside me is very long and runs far into the distance. There could very well be other Chosen Ones who know about this stream too."

Huang Yuanming: "So we need to sell a batch at high prices before they do and make a fortune first!"

Huang Yuanming: "Good brother, time is money!"

Seeing Huang Yuanming's explanation, Nan Feng immediately understood.

Nan Feng: "Good brother, say no more. I'll get to work right now!"

As the saying went, diligence led to wealth. Nan Feng immediately took out a piece of wood and began studying it.

"This wood is half a meter long. I should be able to make at least five cups from it."

Swish, swish, swish!

With quick movements of his hand, Nan Feng used the Wooden Dagger to cut one piece of wood into five portions.

Then he picked up one portion and began hollowing out its center.

Perhaps because his Attack Power was high enough, the process was not as difficult as Nan Feng had imagined.

Very soon, Nan Feng had finished his first wooden cup.

"It can probably hold 200 milliliters of freshwater. Not bad."

Nan Feng opened his friends list and traded the wooden cup to Huang Yuanming first to see whether it would work.

Huang Yuanming: "Perfect, brother. Keep making cups while I go sell water!"

Soon after, Nan Feng saw Huang Yuanming calling out in the Chat Channel.

Huang Yuanming: "Freshwater for sale, around 200 milliliters! Trade any food x4 or any materials x20 for one serving of freshwater! Don't miss out!"

Bao Jian: "Holy crap, a big shot is selling water! But isn't this way too expensive?"

Ma Yong: "Big shot, can you make it cheaper? It's only been half a day. Where are we supposed to find that many supplies?"

Wu Yuansheng: "Brother, save me one serving of freshwater. I'll trade with you right now."

It seemed that although the freshwater was expensive, plenty of people could still afford it.

Very soon, the first serving of freshwater was sold, and Huang Yuanming immediately sent Nan Feng a trade request.

As for whether that price was expensive or cheap, Nan Feng could not say for sure.

After all, it was only the first day, and there was no established market price for comparison.

Huang Yuanming: "Good brother, the first cup of water was traded for Redeye Rabbit Meat x4. As agreed, I'll give you two portions."

Nan Feng: "Good brother, you really keep your word!"

Huang Yuanming: "Good brother, we're family. Why say things like that?"

Huang Yuanming said no more and directly placed Redeye Rabbit Meat x2 into the trade window.

Nan Feng picked up the second wooden cup he had finished and put it in as well.

Trade complete!

For Nan Feng, he had only used one-fifth of a piece of wood to get two portions of rabbit meat.

This was an incredible bargain!

With that thought, Nan Feng immediately started making the third wooden cup. At the same time, he took over the roasted rabbit meat and ate it with great relish.

"So far, this Huang Yuanming seems fairly trustworthy. He's someone worth making friends with."

But Nan Feng still maintained the proper level of caution—so he only gave Huang Yuanming one wooden cup at a time.

And so, Nan Feng made wooden cups while Huang Yuanming sold freshwater. After selling more than twenty servings in a row, no one could afford any more.

At that moment, Huang Yuanming sent another message: "Good brother, our current price is too high. Most people can't afford it anymore."

Nan Feng: "That's true. Very few Chosen Ones could gather so many supplies on the first day."

Huang Yuanming: "As time passes, freshwater will only become less valuable. I've decided to lower the price and keep selling. Let's harvest this batch of suckers first."

Nan Feng: "I have no objections."

Huang Yuanming: "But if I lower the price now, those big shots who bought water earlier might be unhappy. So I want to give you the freshwater and let you sell it. We'll still split the profits evenly. What do you think?"

Nan Feng: "No problem."

Naturally, Nan Feng would not turn down a business that made money.

Huang Yuanming quickly traded over a cup of freshwater.

With the help of the Eye of Insight, Nan Feng saw the description of the water.

Slightly Dirty Stream Water: As the saying goes, a little dirt won't make you sick. This is drinkable freshwater, so you can drink it without worry. Of course, be careful not to get diarrhea.

Gulp.

Nan Feng swallowed. He had not had any water for a long time, and after eating roasted rabbit meat just now, he was dying of thirst.

Just as Nan Feng was about to pay out of his own pocket and buy the cup of water, a ferocious beast's roar suddenly came from outside the Wooden Cabin!

Roars rang out one after another without end!

"What's going on?"

Nan Feng's heart tightened. He opened a crack in the door and looked outside.

Vaguely, Nan Feng saw many vicious beasts charging through the forest outside!

Beep, beep, beep!

At that moment, Nan Feng's Friend Chat Channel began flashing wildly. When he opened it, he saw messages from Huang Yuanming.

Huang Yuanming: "Good brother, quickly give me a few more cups!"

Huang Yuanming: "A ton of vicious beasts suddenly showed up around here. It's terrifying! I need to hide back in my Wooden Cabin immediately!"

Nan Feng guessed what Huang Yuanming intended. Without hesitation, he traded all eight wooden cups he had already made to Huang Yuanming.

Very soon, Huang Yuanming traded the wooden cups back to Nan Feng.

Only now, the cups were filled with Slightly Dirty Stream Water.

Huang Yuanming: "Fuck, that was terrifying! Good thing I ran fast, or I would've died outside."

Nan Feng: "What's happening outside?"

Huang Yuanming: "No idea. Maybe the vicious beasts have gone berserk? Either way, I don't dare go out anymore."

Huang Yuanming: "Figure out how to sell the remaining freshwater yourself. Set whatever price you want. Just give me half the profits. I trust you won't cheat me. I'm going to start a fire and cook now."

Nan Feng: "Alright."

Nan Feng observed the situation outside for a while longer. Only after realizing that the vicious beasts did not seem to attack the Wooden Cabin did he finally relax.

It seemed that the nights in the Primordial World were not as peaceful as he had imagined.

Then, Nan Feng looked at the water in his hands.

Including the cup Huang Yuanming had traded over at the beginning, he now had nine servings of freshwater in total.

Nan Feng hesitated for a moment, then directly drank one serving.

Huang Yuanming had just sold twenty-one servings of freshwater. After splitting the profits evenly, Nan Feng had received twenty portions of various foods and a total of 110 portions of various materials.

Nan Feng was undeniably rich now. He could afford to drink a cup of water.

The reason Nan Feng had hesitated earlier was mainly because he was a little afraid of getting diarrhea.

With the vicious beasts rampaging outside, if Nan Feng really got diarrhea, he could only deal with it inside the Wooden Cabin. That would not be pleasant.

Fortunately, the stream water was fairly clean, and Nan Feng did not feel any stomach pain.

After drinking a cup of water, Nan Feng felt refreshed and much more alert.

Opening the Chat Channel, Nan Feng decided to sell off all the remaining freshwater as soon as possible. Whatever he could sell, he would sell.

By tomorrow, more Chosen Ones would definitely discover freshwater resources. By then, freshwater would not be worth nearly as much.

In the Chat Channel:

Bao Jian: "It's over. I was going to go out and chop down two trees to trade for a cup of water, but I almost died outside."

Ma Yong: "The vicious beasts outside have gone completely crazy. It's terrifying."

Ling Qi: "Can any big brothers give me something to eat? Your little sister is so hungry..."

Nan Feng: "Freshwater for sale. Final eight servings. Highest bidder wins. Name your price!"