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She had no hope of survival; getting involved in such a matter would surely lead to her being silenced. But she wanted to protect Xiaochu.
Just as Song Xiaozhu was about to fall asleep, she heard Xiao He say, "There's new information."
Song Xiaozhu could only yawn, call out the Workbench, and take out her personal terminal in order to check Ms. Lu Xiaofang's messages.
Then she saw the message that could be described as a resolute acceptance of death.
Song Xiaozhu was speechless. "What are these sisters imagining?"
reply?
How did she reply?
She never intended to do anything to them.
It seems they were a bit too scared.
Well, that's fine then. It'll save Lu Xiaofang from having any more wicked thoughts. After all, the villagers of Liu Family Village are very simple and honest, and they are easily fooled by female swindlers.
Song Xiaozhu replied with four ambiguous words, "Get things done."
Lu Xiaofang stared at it for a while, then finally gripped his personal terminal tightly.
She felt a profound sense of powerlessness.
In reality, she had no leverage to negotiate with anyone.
One more thing: in a fit of rage, the other side could kill them overnight.
That's the only way.
She needed to get the goods to the city first and get the job done before she could prove her worth.
Once the other party sees her value, they might let her continue delivering goods...
Lu Xiaofang no longer cared about her own safety; she only hoped to have a chance to pull Xiaochu back from the abyss.
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Compared to Lu Xiaofang's fear, restlessness, and sleepless night, Song Xiaozhu slept soundly and peacefully that night. After waking up, she stretched and felt refreshed.
"Good morning, Xiao He."
"..."
You can also say good morning to me.
"Good morning, Xiaozhu."
"Mmm, that's great!"
"..."
Song Xiaozhu no longer felt the initial wariness and suspicion towards Xiao He. She had come to a realization that the two were already in a symbiotic relationship. Rather than gradually drifting apart after being wary, it was better to get closer and build trust.
Therefore, she chose to treat her like a younger sister...
Yes, Song Xiaozhu has always wanted a younger sister.
Song Xiaozhu has a heavy task today. There will be a wave of invaders in the next seven days, and she not only has to strengthen the village's defenses, but also complete the "base" as soon as possible.
Otherwise, the mission will fail...
Speaking of which, Song Xiaozhu asked, "Xiao He, what are the penalties for failing a mission?"
Xiao He: "No."
Song Xiaozhu asked again, "And for you, did it hurt you?"
Xiao He: "... I don't know."
I don't know...
That means there's a possibility of harm.
Song Xiaozhu said earnestly, "Don't worry, the mission is fine. We can't delay Xiao He's growth."
The key to this Growth Quest is the word "growth," which, in the case of children, means growing taller.
Xiao He actually understood too. She imitated Song Xiaozhu and earnestly replied, "Yes!"
Song Xiaozhu was completely charmed by her cuteness.
Stopping the "intruders" wasn't difficult; the real challenge was establishing the "base" within seven days.
Song Xiaozhu continued to check the mission progress. She had a clue about the Trade Value and was just waiting for Lu Xiaofang to come today. As for the "goods," Song Xiaozhu had already thought of them.
The Holy City highly values Polluted Beast, considering them essential resources.
Not only can they provide Awakening Stone Fragment, but also a large amount of animal hides, fangs, and bones, all of which can be crafted into weapons and armor by the "Weapon Master" and "Equipment Master".
Even with animal meat, some low-pollution cuts that have been proven to be tender and delicious will be processed by "Purifier" and "Cook" working together to purify and cook it into a fine dish.
Of course, this is a luxury item, and only important figures in the upper district can afford it.
Since the Polluted Beast is so important, Song Xiaozhu's skinning knife has finally come in handy.
She doesn't plan to sell anything high-end for now; starting with basic tools is a good idea.
A peeling knife is very efficient, even for those with little experience.
Even a novice can easily peel off animal hides with the help of a professional-grade knife.
Song Xiaozhu didn't plan to sell it too expensively. Based on Lu Xiaofang's income, she roughly knew the prices in the lower city area.
One can earn 10 silver coins a day, which is equivalent to 100 copper coins.
A loaf of dry bread costs about 10 copper coins, so... Song Xiaozhu generously gave it away (to increase Trade Value), simply setting the price at 5 copper coins, making it affordable even for the poorest commoners.
The first batch of goods doesn't need to be too large, just 500 to start.
Song Xiaozhu wasn't worried about the [Raw Material] – even a professional peeling knife would only require 1 [Raw Wood Material] + 1 [Raw Stone Material] + 1 [Iron Raw Material].
This quantity is nothing to Song Xiaozhu right now.
The initial plan was to deliver 500 units, taking into account Lu Xiaofang's delivery capacity.
"Traveling merchants" should have unique cargo transportation capabilities, but Song Xiaozhu hasn't figured out exactly what those capabilities are yet.
However, if there are more than 500 of them, it won't be easy for Lu Xiaofang to transport them all to the Holy City in one go.
Song Xiaozhu's actions last night must have frightened her quite a bit.
They didn't have any deep-seated hatred before, so there's no need to make things difficult for them. A little lesson from them is enough.
With the Trade Value secured, Song Xiaozhu set her sights on two other major challenges: defense value and warehouses.
This requires Song Xiaozhu to roll up her sleeves and synthesize it.
Let's start with the "warehouse".
Song Xiaozhu glanced at the Quantum Coin and breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Thank you to the villagers, thank you to the community residents, thank you to the people of Deer Town...
That's why she has so many Quantum Coin coming in!
Song Xiaozhu first synthesized 300 animal traps, which directly halved the Energy Stone Fragment.
These days, the patrol team has been transporting back the corpses of the Polluted Beast. They don't care about the Energy Fragment; all they can think about is boiled pork, boiled pork, boiled pork. The reason there's no braised pork, roasted pork belly, fried steak, or stewed pork knuckle is because the villagers are ignorant and have never even seen them before, so how could they imagine it?