Second-grade ones cost 10 yuan.
Standard-grade ones cost 3 yuan.
That was more than twice as cheap.
If the difference was that big...
Even at 3 yuan, they weren't worth buying.
They were basically ordinary stone axes. Buying them would just take up space.
Song Xiaozhu said, "The difference isn't that big. Just a little over twenty percent."
Second-grade ones improved effectiveness by 20%.
Standard-grade ones improved effectiveness by 15%.
Ordinary people probably wouldn't even notice that 5% difference.
Tian Man and Luo Liuzi would definitely be able to tell when they tried them. Song Xiaozhu wasn't lying to them, either. The difference really was just a little over twenty percent.
Tian Man froze for a moment, then asked her to confirm, "The standard-grade ones only feel a little over twenty percent worse than the second-grade ones?"
Song Xiaozhu nodded.
Luo Liuzi blurted out, "Then why are they less than half the price?"
Tian Man couldn't help silently cursing.
This idiot!
Did he have to be a sucker?
Song Xiaozhu already had an answer prepared. "The exact effectiveness of the standard-grade ones still needs to be verified. Once we have detailed data, the price... well... will be adjusted."
Both Tian Man and Luo Liuzi felt tempted.
This girl was far too honest, even telling them something like that.
Come to think of it, Qiu Shuyu was only seventeen, and Song Xiaozhu could only be younger. What would two kids know about doing business?
Tian Man asked, "How many standard-grade ones do you have?"
Song Xiaozhu said nothing.
Luo Liuzi caught on and chimed in, "I'll buy them all... ahem, Brother Man and I will buy them all!"
The two were very confident.
They were sure the money they had on them was enough to buy out her stock.
However...
Although Song Xiaozhu had only synthesized seven standard-grade ones so far, if she really went all out synthesizing them...
Thirty, three hundred...
Even three thousand wasn't a dream.
"No!" Qiu Shuyu spoke up.
Everyone looked at her.
Qiu Shuyu was worried about Song Xiaozhu's Force. Afraid she would overdraw it for money and harm her health, she said, "Each time... um, you can only buy two a day!"
Luo Liuzi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Why won't you let us buy them? Don't you two want to make money?"
Song Xiaozhu understood Qiu Shuyu's concerns. By sheer accident, she had actually helped, which suited Song Xiaozhu's
intentions perfectly.
Song Xiaozhu picked up where she left off. "We still aren't clear on exactly how effective the standard-grade ones are. If they turn out to be unsuitable, buying too many would just be a waste."
She added, "Brother Man, Brother Liu, you're both Sister Shuyu's friends. Whether the standard-grade ones go up in price later or not, you'll still only have to pay 3 yuan."
As soon as Song Xiaozhu said this, Tian Man and Luo Liu both felt satisfied.
As long as the price wouldn't go up...
If they actually had to resell them, they couldn't really be bothered with the hassle anyway.
Luo Liuzi said readily, "Then give me two!"
Tian Man didn't hesitate either. "I'll take two as well."
At 6 yuan a day, the cost was about the same as using an iron axe.
And these little axes were even better to use.
Song Xiaozhu took their money and brought out four standard-grade axes from the back. She deliberately let them catch a glimpse, and both Tian Man and Luo Liuzi saw that "pile" of stone axes... They were instantly delighted.
There was plenty in stock, enough for tomorrow and the day after!
Neither of them had any thought of taking them by force. For one thing, they were decent people. Even on chaotic Garbage Mountain, they had chosen a livelihood where they earned money through their own labor;
for another, Qiu Shuyu was standing right beside them. With her fighting ability, even two Tian Mans and one Luo Liuzi might not get the better of her.
Song Xiaozhu heard the notification: "Growth Quest 2, quest progress: 3/10."
Sure enough, this quest for ten transactions required different people.
Tian Man and Luo Liuzi had each bought two axes, which should technically have counted as two transactions each, but only one had been recorded for each of them.
Luo Liuzi was still itching for more. Rubbing his hands, he said, "Um, I'll buy a second-grade one too."
Ten yuan it was, then.
He wanted one so badly.
He had earned so much today. He had to treat himself properly.
Song Xiaozhu didn't waste words and gave him a second-grade one.
Luo Liuzi cradled it in his arms, looking just like an otaku in Song Xiaozhu's world who had bought a beloved figurine.
Tian Man didn't buy a second-grade one. He looked at the last axe...
It looked unremarkable, seemingly no different, but it ought to be different.
Tian Man asked, "Is that a first-grade one?"
Song Xiaozhu said, "Yes."
Tian Man asked, "How does it feel to use?"
Tian Man hadn't thought much of it when he asked, assuming it was only ten or twenty percent better than the second-grade ones...
Even the second-grade ones were overpriced. This first-
grade one was probably even less worth the money.
Song Xiaozhu said casually, "Twice as good as the standard-grade ones."
The first-grade one's effectiveness increased by 30%, which was indeed exactly twice as much.
Tian Man and Luo Liuzi inevitably sucked in another breath.
Luo Liuzi said, "Twice as good? Wait... the little stone axe is only twenty percent better than a standard-grade one. Does that mean this first-grade one is twice as good... as the little stone axe?"
Song Xiaozhu said, "Eighty percent better, to be precise."
Tian Man and Luo Liuzi's eyes burned with desire. "How much?"
Song Xiaozhu said, "This one isn't for sale."
Tian Man: "???"
Luo Liuzi blurted out, "Why not? It's fine if it's expensive. I'll buy one to try!"
He was so curious!
His precious little axe was already so impressive. How amazing would this first-grade one be?
Song Xiaozhu said, "This is the only first-grade one in this batch of stone axes. I'm saving it for Sister Shuyu."
Tian Man and Luo Liuzi: "..."
Shang Dayuan charged into the community's little tavern with his son-in-law in tow, making quite a scene.
After waiting so long without seeing any sign of Shang Bao, Shang Dayuan could no longer sit still.
For all that he hit and scolded Shang Bao all day long, he actually loved him to the bottom of his heart.