Seeing that Ling Yue had agreed, Su Ye held nothing back. He compiled the information on all ten types of Vehicle Buildings into text and sent it over.
After the message went through, Ling Yue fell silent for a full two or three minutes. Clearly, he was digesting the information.
Before long, the trading interface flashed.
Ling Yue honored his end of the deal, sending over five types of Mutant Beast meat Su Ye had never eaten. Su Ye put them into his Storage Ring.
"Fuel Gauge, my friend, trading with you is always a pleasure. If you have any other good stuff or useful information, come to me. I'll definitely offer you a price you'll be happy with," Ling Yue said.
Su Ye smiled at those words. The fish has taken the bait. "Funny you should mention that. I actually do have another piece of information, also about Vehicle Buildings."
On the other end, Ling Yue paused as he read the Vehicle Building information Su Ye had just sent.
He had only meant it as a polite remark to build their relationship. After all, a reliable trading partner was hard to come by on this brutal road.
He hadn't expected Su Ye to still have something up his sleeve.
And it was about Vehicle Buildings again.
"Bro, you didn't split one piece of information into two to sell it twice, did you?" Ling Yue frowned slightly and couldn't help sending the question.
Although he valued Su Ye, if Su Ye took him for a sucker he could fleece at will, Ling Yue wasn't someone to be trifled with.
"You're overthinking it. What I just sold you was information on Vehicle Buildings, and I told you everything that needed to be said."
Su Ye continued, "This information is also about Vehicle Buildings, but it's very different. I can guarantee you won't lose out by buying it. In fact, once you know it, you can even use it to screw other people over."
Screw other people over?
There was no need to spell out who those other people were. Naturally, it meant the other Four Clans.
Even before they entered the Survival Road game, there had been plenty of friction among the Fivefold Race. They had even fought one another.
Everyone was cordial on the surface now, but behind the scenes, who didn't want to trample the players from the other clans underfoot?
Resources were limited. Someone else's misfortune meant more room for you to survive.
"All right. This isn't our first trade, and I trust you. Name your price," Ling Yue said after some thought.
"Eight hundred Survival Coins."
"Holy shit, have you lost your mind?"
The number gave Ling Yue a fright. "I only have a thousand Survival Coins right now, and you're asking for eight hundred right off the bat? Four hundred, tops."
"Eight hundred. Not a coin less. I'm still leaving you two hundred, aren't I?"
Ling Yue narrowed his eyes, his expression shifting.
He had traded with Su Ye many times and knew his way of doing things well.
In their previous trades, Su Ye had let him haggle a little or round down the price. This time, however, he refused to budge.
There were only two possible explanations.
Either the information really was worth that astronomical price, or Su Ye was trying to fool him.
But clearly, Su Ye had no reason to fool him.
They were both smart people. Killing the goose that laid the golden eggs was the height of stupidity, and they were bound to have more dealings in the future.
"All right, eight hundred it is. I hope you won't disappoint me." Ling Yue gritted his teeth and transferred eight hundred Survival Coins with an aching heart.
[System notification: Player "Ling Yue" has transferred 800 Survival Coins to you. Please check your balance.]
Su Ye couldn't help smiling.
Knowledge is wealth. The ancients really didn't lie.
Now that the money had arrived, Su Ye naturally wouldn't hold anything back.
"I've already told you some things about Vehicle Buildings, but there's one point I didn't mention."
"Some Vehicle Buildings require you to invite Game NPCs to join your team before you can use them."
"Of course, players can operate them themselves, too. But the investment, effort, and output efficiency will absolutely leave you deep in the red. At the very least, don't expect to recoup your costs early on."
"As for hiring Game NPCs, there are probably two ways. The first is to hire them with Survival Coins. That's strictly a paid arrangement."
"The second is to earn their recognition-in other words, raise their affinity enough that they willingly follow you. Their loyalty will be higher that way, and you'll have more assurance."
"As for how to find NPCs, I don't know yet either. We'll probably have to wait until the Beginner Period ends."
"Well? Eight hundred Survival Coins for this information wasn't a bad deal, was it?"
Ling Yue wasn't an idiot. He immediately understood the value of this information.
Without it, once his team's Vehicle reached level ten, they would very likely have blindly chosen Vehicle Buildings that looked powerful and extremely valuable.
And the result?
Without the corresponding NPCs, those buildings would be nothing but decorations, wasting their most precious early-game building slots and vast amounts of resources.
Even if they could find NPCs later and put the buildings to use, they first had to survive that long. If they couldn't, it was all just empty talk.
"It really wasn't a bad deal..."
Ling Yue said helplessly, "Let's leave it there for today. I'm afraid if I keep talking to you, even the two hundred Survival Coins left in my pocket won't be safe."
Su Ye smiled without saying anything more and closed the chat interface.
In truth, Ling Yue would learn all this once his Vehicle actually reached level ten and he selected a Vehicle Building. By then, however, the choice would already have been made, and regret would come too late.
Exchanging a piece of soon-to-be-common knowledge for eight hundred of Ling Yue's Survival Coins was a worthwhile deal. After all, once this window passed, the information would be worthless.
I now have one thousand six hundred and three Survival Coins. Once my Vehicle reaches level ten, I can refresh the options until the Training Room Vehicle Building appears.
After taking first place on the Mileage Leaderboard, I can get a Designated Service Area Card.
If I have plenty of Survival Coins left, I can choose the Shop Service Area then and use them to buy some rare blueprints or high-tier materials.
As Su Ye thought, he took out the five pieces of Mutant Beast meat he had just received in the trade.
All five pieces were already roasted and still steaming. Clearly, Ling Yue also had a Storage Ring.
Three of them increased the Physique attribute by 0.5, while the other two increased the Mental Attribute by 0.5.
My base Mental Attribute is currently 9.4. Eating these two pieces will add one point, just enough to break past ten.
But my base Physique is 8.4. These three pieces will add 1.5, only bringing it to 9.9. I'll still be 0.1 short of ten...
I still need one more piece of beast meat that increases Physique.
Su Ye rubbed his chin, opened the private chat interface again, and found Mo Yu in his list.
[Never Checks the Fuel Gauge]: Mo Yu, help me buy a piece of Mutant Beast meat that increases Physique. It needs to be a type I haven't eaten before.
Only a few seconds after he sent the message, Mo Yu's reply popped up.
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