This is something that ordinary people could not do.
She truly is Awakened!
Tian Man Manzhuan
He clenched his fists, no longer harboring any suspicion towards Song Xiaozhu.
She is a great " Craftsman," and she will surely gain her own power.
And he...
He will be her right-hand man!
Even... even...
Tian Man didn't know much about Awakened, but he did know that Awakened could pass on their legacy, just like the village chief of Liu Family Village, who was initially the grandfather, then the father, and now seemed to be a teenager.
Perhaps one day, he too can become Awakened!
Thinking about this, Tian Man was filled with boundless hope for the future!
Song Xiaozhu unexpectedly heard a notification sound, " Leadership Value +1".
Song Xiaozhu: "..."
She glanced at Tian Man and roughly understood what Leadership Value meant.
However, this is harder to increase than Transaction Value.
Take your time.
Song Xiaozhu glanced at the materials at hand and quickly made more than a dozen axes, including two first-class axes, five second-class axes, and the rest were all of average quality. Surprisingly, there were no inferior ones.
It's probably due to Synthesizer upgrade.
Although the recipes for basic tools are not displayed, it is clear that the probability of certain hidden items is increased accordingly.
After marking them one by one, Song Xiaozhu said to Tian Man and Luo Liuzi, "My suggestion is to only sell axes for now."
Tian Man replied earnestly, "Okay."
Luo Liuzi couldn't quite grasp the situation. He asked, "Why? Second-grade goods are more expensive, and first-grade goods..."
Tian Man said, "The production of first-class products is more stable. We'll use them to boost sales and cultivate a group of reliable customers before gradually promoting second-class products, and even later, first-class products."
Song Xiaozhu nodded and added, "These stone axes do feel different, but they all have a fatal flaw..."
Luo Liuzi, finally encountering an answer he knew, quickly blurted out, "Not durable!"
Song Xiaozhu: "I will develop more durable axes in the future. Stone axes are just a transitional product, and there's no need to differentiate between first and second grades."
Tian Man's eyes lit up. "The second-class item from now on... is an iron axe?"
"His comprehension is indeed excellent," Song Xiaozhu praised. "That's right."
Luo Liuzi panicked. "When? Tomorrow? Or the day after? Um... how much? I can reserve it in advance... oh dear..."
He got a sharp rap on the head from Tian Man.
Song Xiaozhu thought for a moment and said, "I'm currently short of iron products. Let's wait until we find a stable source of Raw Material before we start making more."
Tian Man thought for a moment and suggested to her, "There's a lot of scrap metal at the recycling station, but the quality isn't very good. I don't know if you can use it?"
Song Xiaozhu: "Don't alert the community yet."
Tian Man snapped to attention and quickly replied, "Yes, yes, I understand."
Luo Liuzi: "???"
What do I understand?
The more I listen, the more confused I get!
Song Xiaozhu thought for a moment, then asked, "Are you familiar with those small workshops? Do you have any reliable connections?"
Tian Man pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Several small workshops are all tied to the recycling station. If we buy scrap metal from them, the recycling station will know immediately."
Luo Liuzi finally found a way to speak and quickly said, " The Old Chen!"
Tian Man was taken aback.
Luo Liuzi said, " Old Chen's youngest daughter, didn't she marry into Liu Family Village? That girl is really stupid. Everyone else is taken to the bandit stronghold, but she insisted on going herself. Old Chen loves his daughter so much that he's lost his mind. He actually violated the community agreement and let his daughter marry there..."
Tian Man slapped his forehead, realizing, "Indeed, their family used to have a very famous workshop, but it declined because of this incident. The community forbids residents from having any contact with Liu Family Village. When he married off his daughter in a grand ceremony, Old Madam Hu found out and ordered all recycling stations to only accept his scrap at half price!"
Chapter 32
Seeing that Song Xiaozhu was interested, Luo Liuzi unleashed his gossipy nature, speaking as if he were right there in the scene, as if he were a member of the Old Chen and knew everything that had happened to them.
" Old Chen is a weirdo. While other families are desperate for sons, he raises his two daughters like treasures, even saying he'll send them to the Fortress later because men and women are equal Fortress... If you ask me, how can there be equality..."
As he spoke, Luo Liuzi remembered Song Xiaozhu and Qiu Shuyu, and quickly changed the subject. "Ahem, equal, equal among the Awakened!"
The Scavenger Community has a serious bias against girls.
Despite the district head being a woman, most of the women in the community, apart from her, depend on men and their families for survival.
There's no other way; living in this community means either scavenging or logging...
Both jobs are physically demanding, especially the former, which often leads to conflicts, and the outcome often comes down to who has the bigger fist.
Admittedly, some women have excellent physical abilities, like Qiu Shuyu, but most are inherently weaker than men. This is something written in their genes and cannot be changed in a century or two.
Of course, with the existence of the Awakening Stone, an unscientific phenomenon, physical limitations are broken, and women's advantages will gradually become apparent, even surpassing many men.
Unfortunately, this place is at the Garbage Mountain, and most of the people here are ordinary people suffering from severe pollution.
Men are stronger and have greater physical abilities.
The value of having a son is far greater than that of a daughter, naturally leading to a preference for sons over daughters.
Even an old business owner might have a useless Shang Bao.
I cherish it in my heart, treating it like a treasure.
Back to the Old Chen, Old Chen's personality is completely different from Shang Dayuan's. At first, he also wanted a son. When his wife was pregnant, he looked forward to having a big, healthy son every day.
Unexpectedly, Old Chen's wife suffered severe bleeding during childbirth and almost lost her life, which broke Old Chen's heart.
Finally, she gave birth to a girl. Everyone thought that Old Chen would dislike the child, and even Old Chen's wife was afraid that her husband would take his anger out on her.
But Old Chen's thought process was different from others. He said, "This is half of your life, how could I hate it?"