Delivery

When Zhou Yi woke up that afternoon, she had one overwhelming feeling: hunger.

She had not noticed it while asleep, but the moment she woke up, even her stomach began growling.

The sound was far from quiet, standing out even in the already noisy classroom.

And it was not just one growl, but a continuous rumble that was impossible to ignore.

The teacher giving the lesson was a gentle-looking woman under thirty. Following the sound with her eyes, the sympathy in her gaze deepened.

"Student, if you are truly hungry, remember to come find me after class. Whatever happens, do not shoulder it alone. Remember, Huadun is your home!"

Seeing the short-haired girl in the last row, filthy from head to toe, with hair like a bird's nest and a weak, listless expression as her stomach growled from hunger, tears nearly welled up in the teacher's eyes.

There was true feeling in this world. There was true love in this world.

Zhou Yi had only just woken after sleeping for so long. She had finally opened her eyes and wanted to take out some Nutrient Solution to drink, but after hearing the teacher's words, she could neither take it out nor leave it alone.

Holding the Nutrient Solution under the desk in a dilemma, she ultimately decided not to ruin the mood and endure a little longer. Class would be over in half an hour anyway.

"Thank you, Teacher. I definitely will not let myself starve to death."

Zhou Yi sincerely thanked her, her little face grimy and blackened.

The entire class looked over.

At that moment, Zhou Yi still did not know that her image as a poor refugee had already become deeply ingrained in everyone's minds.

After class, Zhou Yi hurried out of the classroom and ran toward the library.

It was not because she had suddenly become so passionate about work or was eager to make shovels.

Her stomach was simply too hungry, and she needed to find somewhere she could eat openly.

Once she reached the storeroom, Zhou Yi drank three more bottles of Nutrient Solution in one go, yet she still did not feel full.

"If I keep eating like this, I might burst my stomach and still not feel full."

Zhou Yi looked somewhat dissatisfied at the empty Nutrient Solution bottles in her hands. Nutrient Solution was liquid, after all, and its nutritional value was limited. But drinking too much made her stomach unbearably bloated.

"Once I make some money, I need to get something high-energy and improve my quality of life. I definitely cannot keep drinking nothing but thin liquids."

Zhou Yi silently calculated in her heart. At the thought of money, the work in her hands seemed to gain even more motivation.

With yesterday's groundwork, today's work seemed to go even faster.

The battered tools in her hands danced as though they were about to produce flowers.

"Hmph. You do not do any proper work, but you are quite good at fiddling with this useless stuff."

Xiao Fu muttered sarcastically.

Even someone like Xiao Fu, who had seen countless geniuses, had to marvel at Zhou Yi's talent.

A girl who had only just encountered mechas, and broken-down mechas at that, had taught herself from scratch. Yet with her outstanding learning ability, comprehension, and logical thinking, she had reached this level.

Even on the advanced plane Xiao Fu came from, he had never seen anyone like her.

Was this some unique talent of Earthlings?

At this point, Zhou Yi had no time to care what Xiao Fu was thinking. As she made the shovels, there was only one thought in her mind:

"Ten thousand, ten thousand, ten thousand..."

Ten thousand Star Coins per shovel—this was practically picking up money. Knowledge created wealth; the ancients had not deceived her.

And so, working at high efficiency, Zhou Yi finished ten small shovels in three nights.

However, she did not stop. It was still early before the weekend delivery date, so she used the remaining nights to make another ten.

There were countless tunnels in the Crystal Ore mine, with over a hundred workers reporting for duty every day. Ten small shovels would absolutely not be enough. Gal would definitely increase his order.

Zhou Yi had confidence in her shovels.

She attended class during the day, made shovels in her spare time at night, ate for a small portion of the day, and squeezed in sleep whenever she could.

Zhou Yi's week was exceptionally fulfilling.

At last, Saturday arrived.

That morning, Zhou Yi arrived early at the mine entrance as promised.

"You're here. Did you bring the goods?"

Gal spotted the girl who had agreed to sell him shovels last week from afar and hurriedly asked.

This week, the output of Star Ore had dropped slightly compared to before, and the union had specifically criticized him for it.

If this continued, Gal would only get further and further from his goal of moving ahead. As an ambitious man, it was hard for him not to be anxious.

"Of course I brought them."

Zhou Yi carried a bulging backpack on her back and pulled out ten small shovels from inside.

After the ten small shovels were taken out, Zhou Yi's large backpack deflated somewhat, but it was still packed full and far from empty.

Fortunately, the shovels were retractable and easier to carry. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to bring them here.

For now, Zhou Yi had no intention of exposing her storage space, even though it was extremely inconvenient for someone used to using it.

"These shovels seem a little different from the ones I saw last time?"

Gal took one shovel and examined it carefully, delight flashing in his eyes.

Having managed Crystal Ore mines for so many years, he naturally understood the quality of tools.

"That's right! When my uncle heard that the buyer I contacted was kind, handsome, and generous, he specifically had me bring over improved shovels. Better quality, same price!"

Xiao Fu: (smiling face) There she goes again, lying through her teeth.

Zhou Yi: You even know about trains?

Xiao Fu: I found it in your vocabulary database.

"Good, good, good! I'll transfer the money to you right now! I'll take all ten."

As if afraid Zhou Yi would change her mind, Gal immediately transferred one hundred thousand Crystal Coins to her through the Star Brain.

They had added each other's contact information last time for convenience.

"Counting the one from last time, you've bought eleven already."

Zhou Yi happily looked at the additional one hundred thousand Crystal Coins in her account and reminded him.

"With shovels of this quality, forget ten or eleven. Even if you brought another ten, I'd buy them all!"

Gal could not bear to put down the shovel in his hand and answered without hesitation.

The moment Zhou Yi, who was checking her balance, heard that, her spirits immediately rose again.

"If you put it that way..."

She took off the backpack behind her again, opened the zipper, and poured everything inside out with a clatter.

Another ten small shovels were neatly laid out before Gal.

"Sorry... I accidentally packed too many."

Zhou Yi looked a little embarrassed. She had originally intended to be more subtle, but who knew this curly-haired big brother would be so quick on the uptake? Before she even had to lead into it, he had proactively brought up the subject!

Where could she find such a wonderful buyer?

Zhou Yi was touched.

Of course, she was not touched solely because of Gal. More importantly, her balance had jumped from one hundred and ten thousand to two hundred and ten thousand...

Money made it impossible not to be moved.

This was a transaction where both buyer and seller came away delighted.

Having gotten the shovels, Gal immediately began renting them out to the workers.

That was right, renting them out.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yi had gone from a refugee to a newly rich tycoon in an instant. She was too excited to feel like hauling bricks today, so she hummed a tune all the way back to school.

She had been exhausted this week. Now that the money was in hand, she needed to get some proper rest today.