Wang Yu also brushed the meat with saltwater, made by mixing edible salt with water. That way, the grilled meat would taste salty. Of course, Wang Yu did this to fleece the other players.
The "Newbie Benefit" included 200g of edible salt. The other players had plenty of it, so Wang Yu was determined to fleece them.
Each portion of grilled meat cost 5g of edible salt. That wasn't much, but it added up. For 100 portions of grilled meat, Wang Yu had gained 500g of edible salt.
He'd made a whole pound of edible salt in one go. If he used Dice-Increased Quantity, he'd make an absolute killing.
It was Wang Yu's first time doing business, and he even ran a free-boiling-water promotion.
The first ten players to trade for grilled meat would get a bowl of boiling water. A bowl of boiling water was a valuable thing to the other players right now. The promotion was meant to get them racing to buy.
The 100 portions of 50g Giant Lizard Grilled Meat he'd put up for trade amounted to ten pounds of meat. Once they were all traded, Wang Yu received twenty pounds of meat in return, of all different kinds.
There was no way to store all this meat in the Backpack.
The Backpack was a Zero Temperature Sterile Space that kept things fresh, but it was only one cubic meter, and it had been packed full for a while now.
After receiving the twenty pounds of meat, Wang Yu hung it all on the wooden rack above the fireplace to dry.
Then Wang Yu took down another ten pounds of Giant Lizard Meat, chopped it up, and started grilling it.
He was going to keep fleecing the other players.
Just then, someone sent him a message. Wang Yu opened it and saw that it was from Zhang Dahai.
[Zhang Dahai: Brother, are you there?]
[Wang Yu: I'm here.]
[Zhang Dahai: Brother, I saw right through you from the start. You're a Hidden Big Boss. Your business just keeps getting bigger and bigger.]
[Wang Yu: You're flattering me. I was bored because of the rain, so I found something to do.]
[Zhang Dahai: Brother, you're straightforward, so I'll be direct. I was too slow and missed out on your grilled meat. If you have any extra, I'd like to trade for a portion.]
[Wang Yu: Brother, what's up? Can't you make a fire either?]
[Zhang Dahai: The water in my shelter is almost up to my knees.
For the first two days after entering the game, I was looking for a place with fish, so my shelter was already two days behind in construction. Luckily, the shelter I built can still hold up and keep out the wind and rain. It just leaks badly, so I can't make a fire anymore.
Now I can only ask you to trade me a portion of grilled meat.]
[Wang Yu: The Giant Lizard Grilled Meat I put up for trade doesn't taste that great. What do you want to eat? You can provide the food, and I'll grill it for you.]
[Zhang Dahai: All right. I won't stand on ceremony.]
[Wang Yu: Trade me the food. I'm grilling meat right now, so I'll cook yours at the same time.]
[Wang Yu: All right, thanks, brother.]
Wang Yu soon received a Trade Request.
[System: Player Zhang Dahai sent you a Trade Request: Grass Carp 580g.]
Wang Yu took out the grass carp and was about to put it over the coals when he suddenly thought of something and stopped.
He put the grass carp away in the Backpack, then took out a grass carp of about the same size. This was a grass carp whose quantity he'd increased with Use Dice to Increase.
In the spirit of thrift, Wang Yu put away Zhang Dahai's grass carp, whose quantity hadn't been increased with dice, and grilled the one whose quantity had been increased.
To Zhang Dahai, fish was fish. To Wang Yu, this grass carp had been increased with dice, so he could earn a few extra grass carp from it.
In the survival game, supplies were scarce. Every little bit he could earn helped.
Wang Yu was grilling the meat when someone else sent him a message. He opened it and saw that it was from Qiu Bo.
[Qiu Bo: Big Boss, are you there?]
[Wang Yu: I'm here. What's up?]
[Qiu Bo: I didn't manage to get any of your grilled meat. Can I trade with you privately for some?]
[Wang Yu: Sure.]
[Qiu Bo: Big Boss, we've known each other since we entered the game, so we're practically acquaintances. Could you give me a discount? Would you trade grilled meat at a 1.5:1 ratio?]
[Wang Yu: Sure. I'll give you a portion of grilled meat, and I can throw in a bowl of boiling water.]
[Qiu Bo: Great, thank you, Big Boss.]
That player's Small Hacksaw had been a huge help to Wang Yu. The firewood he'd stored and the trees he'd chopped down to "renovate" his shelter were all thanks to the hacksaw. Since he could afford to, he should help Qiu Bo out.
Wang Yu closed the chat with Qiu Bo, and someone else sent him a message. It seemed he'd really made a name for himself today. Everyone was coming to him.
Wang Yu opened the message and saw it was from a player named Fang Miaomiao.
[Fang Miaomiao: Are you there? Are you there? Are you there?]
[Wang Yu: I'm here.]
[Fang Miaomiao: I saw you put ten pounds of Giant Lizard Grilled Meat up for trade, so you can make a fire and grill meat. I'm starving to death.
Grill some meat for me, and I'll trade with you. The mutton I traded with you for last time tasted really good. Grill mutton this time.]
[Wang Yu: Oh, what exchange rate?]
[Fang Miaomiao: Wasn't it 2:1? Add salt, and I'll give you 5g of salt.]
[Wang Yu: 2:1 is the exchange rate for items listed for trade. Custom orders don't go for that rate.]
[Fang Miaomiao: What rate do you want?]
[Wang Yu: I won't take advantage of you. How about a 4:1 exchange rate?]
[Fang Miaomiao: Sure, that's very fair. Hurry up and grill the mutton.]
[Wang Yu: I don't have much mutton left. Don't you have fifteen pounds of mutton? Trade me however much you want to eat. I'll keep three-quarters and grill the other quarter, then give it back to you.]
[Fang Miaomiao: No, no. Am I so hungry I can't think straight? I'm supposed to trade you mutton at a 4:1 ratio?]
[Wang Yu: What else?]
[Fang Miaomiao: Can I trade you Giant Lizard Meat instead? You didn't say what kind of meat you wanted in exchange for the grilled meat you put up earlier.]
[Wang Yu: What I put up earlier was Giant Lizard Grilled Meat. You want mutton. Are those the same thing?]
[Fang Miaomiao: I get it. I don't want to eat Giant Lizard Meat; I want mutton. What exchange rate would you give me if I traded Giant Lizard Meat for your grilled mutton?]
[Wang Yu: 8:1.]
[Fang Miaomiao: Fine. Grill me a pound of mutton first.]
[Wang Yu: You got it.]
[Fang Miaomiao: So all this time, you've had your eye on my Giant Lizard Meat. Next time, don't beat around the bush. Just say what you want. I like people to be straightforward.]
It wasn't every day he came across a big spender, so of course Wang Yu had to take her for all she was worth.
Then Wang Yu grilled the grass carp and traded it to Wang Dahai, taking the 5g of edible salt he'd promised in return. Business was business.
Then Wang Yu traded a portion of grilled Giant Lizard Meat to Qiu Bo and poured him a bowl of boiling water while he was at it.
Next, Wang Yu traded a pound of grilled mutton to Fang Miaomiao for eight pounds of Giant Lizard Meat.
Finally, Wang Yu put the ten pounds of grilled Giant Lizard Meat up on the Trading Channel.
[System: Player Wang Yu listed homemade Giant Lizard Grilled Meat, 50g × 100, on the "Trading Channel."]
A short while later, Wang Yu noticed a Friend Request that caught his attention.
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