Chapter 220

Song Xiaozhu felt somewhat ashamed upon hearing this; she was far from the mysterious tycoon that Lu Xiaofang had imagined.

The latter is a world-destroying villain, while she is just a diligent Taobao Shop owner.

That's enough.

Finally, Lu Xiaofang, having pulled herself together, returned home. She waited for quite a while, until it got dark, before Lu Xiaochu finally came back, looking utterly exhausted.

Lu Xiaofang quickly poured her a glass of water. "Why are you working so late again? You promised you wouldn't work overtime."

Lu Xiaochu was pale and coughed slightly. He took out his money bag and said, "I had a lot of work today, so I worked a little longer." Inside were 17 silver coins.

Lu Xiaofang felt a pang of pain as she thought about how she had just swindled another 50 silver coins. She rallied her spirits and said, "I... um... got a great deal today!"

Lu Xiaochu tensed up. "Did you go out of town again?!"

Lu Xiaofang froze.

"Xiaofang, what's wrong with you... cough... cough cough..." Before Lu Xiaochu could finish speaking, he started coughing violently, coughing so hard it was heartbreaking.

Lu Xiaofang's eyes instantly reddened. While patting her back, he said, "I did leave the city, but I didn't lie to anyone, really. I went to the Testing Ground Testing Ground help them transport a batch of goods. You know the situation there; they also produce goods, but they don't have personal terminals, and no 'trading merchants' are willing to go. I didn't lie to them; I just wanted to open up some sales channels for them!"

Lu Xiaofang's words gave Song Xiaozhu some hints.

There are 99 Testing Ground outside the Holy City, all of which are currently facing the situation of broken isolation zones, having come into contact with the outside world but not daring to do so.

If she were to trade with them...

Well, it's not just trade; so many ordinary people need to be settled...

But those are all Leadership Value.

Calm down, calm down!

She wasn't after Quantum Coin (money); she mainly wanted to help everyone. They were all natives of the Testing Ground, ordinary people who hadn't awakened yet... Why not let everyone drink water, eat meat, and live a good life together? Hmm, and by the way, she got some Quantum Coin in return.

Lu Xiaochu coughed for a long time before gradually calming down. A sickly flush rose to her cheeks, and her voice was a little hoarse. "Xiaofang, don't lie to me."

These last three words are filled with a profound sense of powerlessness.

Lu Xiaofang: "I... I didn't lie to you."

As she spoke, she took out the peeling knife she had prepared and showed it to Lu Xiaochu: "Look, this was made by the ' Craftsman ' in that village. I think the quality is quite good. Why don't you try it... Um, while you're at it, help me estimate the grade so I can help them set a price."

Seeing the skinning knife, Lu Xiaofang's expression relaxed even more. She reached out and took it. "Let me see."

Lu Xiaofang finally managed to appease his sister and was somewhat relieved.

At first, Lu Xiaochu didn't take it seriously; she thought it was just an ordinary peeling knife.

Especially those made by low-level "Craftsman" are often of mediocre quality, and even their durability is not very good, as they cannot withstand too much Force.

Just as he was thinking this, Lu Xiaochu gasped, "The quality is very high!"

Lu Xiaofang: "Can it reach... Rank D?"

The Holy City has its own rating system, with S being the best, followed by A, B, C, D, and E.

Lu Xiaochu did not respond. White mist spread from her palm and entered the peeling knife. The mist seemed to have a life of its own, clinging to the blade and forming faint, snow-white lines.

Lu Xiaofang knew a little about it, and she asked curiously, "Is there a C-level?"

Lu Xiaochu frowned and shook his head. "It's quite strange."

Lu Xiaochu's heart skipped a beat. "What do you mean?"

"This knife doesn't absorb Force."

"Ah?"

"You know, just like your ' Peddler's Box,' the effect of this skinning knife is more than three times worse for ordinary people than for traveling merchants..."

"I know, but if I use it, the effect will be more than ten times worse than yours."

"But you can use this knife too, and it's not much worse than what a 'gatherer' could use."

So, is this a good thing or a bad thing?

"For ordinary people, it's at least grade B; for Awakened, it's better than grade C, but not quite grade B."

"This..." How strange, how could the master craftsman make such a peculiar knife?

After pondering for a while, Lu Xiaochu said, "Looking at it this way, the Testing Ground also has its own ecosystem."

Lu Xiaofang looked at her curiously. "What do you mean?"

Lu Xiaochu: "The Holy City is mostly Awakened, and even in the Lower City, there are almost no ordinary people. Therefore, the Craftsman's production is geared towards Awakened..."

Lu Xiaofang interjected, "... But the Testing Ground are mostly filled with ordinary people, with very few Awakened, so the ' Craftsman ' there are actually making tools for ordinary people?"

"Yes, that's my guess."

"Hmm..."

Lu Xiaofang was lost in thought. She knew more than Lu Xiaochu, but she still couldn't quite figure out what the big boss was up to. Oh no, she shouldn't try to guess his intentions, so she quickly stopped herself.

Lu Xiaochu added, "However, this skinning knife is a good thing for low-level 'gatherers'."

Lu Xiaofang: "Hmm?"

Lu Xiaochu tapped her on the forehead. "I told you to study properly, but you didn't read a single book. What low-level Awakened lack most is Force, and this skinning knife doesn't require much Force, so even low-level Awakened can use it effectively. If you're skilled enough, a level one 'Gatherer' might even be more efficient than me, a level three."

Lu Xiaofang: "That's impossible. Even without using the Force, your proficiency surpasses everyone else's."

Lu Xiaochu chuckled at her words: "What do you mean 'everyone'? There's always someone better than you. Look at this Xiaoxiao skinning knife from the Testing Ground; it's far more powerful than the ones we have in the city."

Lu Xiaofang: "..."

It wasn't some kind of Testing Ground; that village was terrifying.

This isn't just Xiaoxiao skinning knife; it's cargo from a mysterious big shot!

Of course, Lu Xiaofang couldn't tell his sister any of this.

She finally felt relieved.