Many players sent Wang Yu friend requests, but he ignored them all.
He saw someone claiming to be the Son of Jiang City's Richest Man, who wanted to buy a large quantity of food and had requested to add him as a friend.
Wang Yu thought it over, then accepted the other person's Friend Request.
He'd been taking advantage of every opportunity to gather so much food, but there was no way he could eat it all by himself.
He couldn't live in this wilderness forever, either. Once Extreme Night Time ended, he would have to leave the game.
So getting rid of his excess food in exchange for some benefits was obviously the best choice.
Now that a customer had come to him, he naturally couldn't turn him away.
As soon as the Friend Request was accepted, the other person sent him a message. His name was Zhu Tianhao.
[Zhu Tianhao: Brother Wang, it's a pleasure to meet you. A pleasure.]
[Wang Yu: Likewise.]
[Zhu Tianhao: Where are you from, Brother Wang? I know plenty of people from all over the country. Maybe we have some friends in common.]
[Wang Yu: Let's get to the point. You want to buy food?]
[Zhu Tianhao: You're a straightforward man, Brother Wang. I'll get right to it, too. I do want to buy a batch of food. How much do you have?]
[Wang Yu: I've got some food on hand. What are you looking to pay with?]
[Zhu Tianhao: Well, I'm the Son of Jiang City's Richest Man. Money's no object. I can buy your food with cash.
I'll offer the current market price: ten thousand yuan per jin for vegetables, and thirty thousand yuan per jin for meat. How does that sound?]
[Wang Yu: If that's the case, there's no point in continuing this conversation.]
[Zhu Tianhao: What do you mean by that?]
[Wang Yu: I'm not interested in cash transactions. I only accept trades within the game, with payment and goods exchanged on the spot.
You're the Son of Jiang City's Richest Man. You must have bought a lot of Game Currency before entering the game. You can trade Game Currency for meat, or offer something else of equivalent value.]
[Zhu Tianhao: If you're not interested in cash, then we have nothing to discuss. I can buy food anywhere with Game Currency.]
He was the Son of Jiang City's Richest Man, so he was bound to have Game Currency or other valuable things. That was why Wang Yu had accepted his Friend Request.
He hadn't expected the other man to insist on a cash transaction.
Wang Yu had seen this rich kid's messages on the [Chat Channel]. Either way, he didn't believe the promise that he'd pay him in cash after they left the game.
Even if the guy kept his word, Wang Yu didn't want to expose himself after leaving the game just to collect his money.
Since the other man wouldn't trade with Game Currency, Wang Yu stopped responding.
Once food became scarce, Wang Yu wouldn't have to worry about finding buyers for his surplus.
When other players got hungry, they would surely be willing to pay a high price for food. For now, all he had to do was keep taking advantage of every opportunity and build up his food reserves.
The second time Wang Yu listed 100 portions of 50 g each of Giant Lizard Grilled Meat, they were exchanged even faster than the first time. They were almost all gone as soon as he put them up.
With 80,000 players needing hot food, there was still huge potential in the market.
Wang Yu earned another 20 jin of meat and one jin of salt.
Then he continued grilling meat.
Just then, someone else messaged him. Wang Yu opened it and saw that it was Su Qingxue, the female player upstream from the creek.
He'd only added a handful of people as friends, and every one of them had messaged him.
Wang Yu felt that another customer had come along.
[Su Qingxue: Are you there?]
[Wang Yu: I am.]
[Su Qingxue: I saw you listed a lot of grilled meat. Do you have a lot of meat on hand?]
[Wang Yu: I've got some meat. I'm doing a little business. What, have you run out of firewood, too? How much grilled meat do you need?]
The Cat Eye he'd traded with this player had earned him a huge profit, so Wang Yu was quite warm in welcoming this customer.
[Su Qingxue: I don't need grilled meat. I need food. Meat or vegetables, either is fine. If you have any surplus, you can sell it to me.]
[Wang Yu: I've got some meat and vegetables. How much do you need?]
[Su Qingxue: Let's talk about the price first.]
[Wang Yu: What can you offer in exchange? I don't accept cash. It has to be an in-game trade, with payment and goods exchanged on the spot.]
[Su Qingxue: Of course. I can buy it from you with Game Currency.]
[Wang Yu: All right. What price are you thinking of?]
[Su Qingxue: Buyers don't set the price. You should make an offer.]
[Wang Yu: Fine. One Silver Coin per jin for vegetables, three Silver Coins per jin for meat.]
[Su Qingxue: Deal.]
The other person agreed right away, and Wang Yu felt he'd quoted too low a price.
One Silver Coin per jin for vegetables and three Silver Coins per jin for meat. He'd based his offer on Zhu Tianhao's stated cash prices on the market: ten thousand yuan per jin for vegetables and thirty thousand yuan per jin for meat.
Before entering the game, Wang Yu had learned online what the exchange rate was for buying Game Currency with cash.
People were paying ten yuan for one Copper Coin and ten thousand yuan for one Silver Coin.
A thousand Copper Coins could be exchanged for one Silver Coin.
In other words, one Silver Coin could be sold for ten thousand yuan on the market.
Wang Yu had quoted one Silver Coin per jin for vegetables and three Silver Coins per jin for meat, which was equivalent to ten thousand yuan per jin for vegetables and thirty thousand yuan per jin for meat.
That price wasn't low by any means, yet the other person had agreed at once without haggling.
She really was loaded.
Since he'd already made an offer, Wang Yu wouldn't go back on his word. That would be the price.
[Wang Yu: How much food do you want?]
[Su Qingxue: How much can you spare? I'll take it all.]
All of it?
Wang Yu was completely baffled.
[Wang Yu: What do you need so much food for?]
He had to understand the situation. This woman was too close to him.
[Su Qingxue: I'm buying it for a friend. He's started a guild, and with so many people, they need a lot of food.]
Started a guild?
That answer was exactly what Wang Yu had expected.
He'd always thought these guilds were a threat. He really didn't want to sell food to them, but he wanted to make money, too. It was a tough choice.
For now, Wang Yu could only focus on making money. Game Currency could not only be exchanged for cash; more importantly, it could be used directly in many survival games. It was extremely valuable.
People all over the internet were buying Game Currency now. Major banks and financial groups were buying it regularly, which showed just how valuable it was.
[Wang Yu: I'll take stock of my food first. Once I know how much I have, I'll sell you whatever's left over.]
[Su Qingxue: All right. If you have any spare animal hides, I can buy those for my friend, too.]
[Wang Yu: What can you offer in exchange for the hides? I don't want Game Currency.]
[Su Qingxue: I don't have anything to trade for them right now. If you're willing to take Game Currency, we can discuss the price.]
[Wang Yu: Let's talk about the hides another time. For now, let's do business with the food.]
[Su Qingxue: All right.]
Wang Yu still had 40 Wild Rat Skins, equivalent to two units of animal hides.
He felt that if he held on to them, their price might rise later. Extreme Night Time meant it was sure to get very cold in the future.
If he saved the hides for later, he would definitely be able to sell them for a good price.
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