With the increased demand for axes, she certainly couldn't collect tree branches anymore; she had to cut down real timber, and Qiu Shuyu was undoubtedly the best candidate.
So, Qiu Shuyu chopped down trees and dug up stones, Song Xiaozhu made a stone axe, and Tian Man and Luo Liuzi went to sell it...
A rudimentary industrial chain has been barely formed.
Song Xiaozhu soon received "news".
She couldn't contact Tian Man and Luo Liuzi, of course, but the Transaction Value on the Workbench kept changing, sometimes +1, sometimes +2, sometimes...
Son +1 again...
Song Xiaozhu's eyes crinkled with delight as she read this, her mood exceptionally good.
Although the second Growth Quest has stalled my progress, I can still exchange Transaction Value for Quantum Coin.
Not bad, not bad. Once she has enough small axes in stock, she will go with Tian Man and Luo Liuzi to sell seven axes, which will complete the second Growth Quest.
The axe business was booming, and the four men were full of energy.
But in the quiet of the night, Song Xiaozhu couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Bai Jing still hasn't returned; she's two days later than expected.
The merchants are probably starting to lose their temper.
Why is this urgent order still available?
Logically speaking, having urgent orders should be a good thing for Song Xiaozhu and her team.
With the lumberjacks making money, their small axes will only sell better and better, and they'll make a fortune.
However, what Song Xiaozhu was worried about was...
Firebreak.
Is reinforcement still underway after all these days?
Or has something else happened?
Song Xiaozhu remembered Fan Cang's words, and her heart skipped a beat—"Kid, what would you do if the safety barrier was gone?"
She had a feeling that this person wasn't just trying to scare her.
It was actually a hint to Mu Qing.
Song Xiaozhu lay on the wooden bed, thinking about the terrifying Acidic Crawler...
Tsk.
She summoned her " Workbench " and looked at the medicine brochure.
Could there be an antidote in this?
I always felt that this medicine was extremely important.
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Liu Family Village.
The top floor of the golden temple is the village chief's residence. Bai Jing climbed the steps and had only gone halfway when the current village chief, Xiao Tong, who had just received the " Bodily Transmission " and awakened the " Hunter " profession, came out to greet him.
" Master Bai!"
His young eyes were full of gratitude, his face was a healthy tan, his features were delicate and bright, and his figure was slender and agile. At the age when he was still growing, he was already 1.8 meters tall.
Bai Jing him come out, Bai Jing simply stopped where she was and said, "I'm going back to the community first thing tomorrow morning."
Xiao Tong was taken aback and quickly asked, "Is it antibiotics...?"
Bai Jing nodded.
Xiao Tong asked hopefully, " Master Bai, do you still have any stock in the community?"
Bai Jing shook her head.
Xiao Tong's expression darkened, and his forced smile became dry, "Thank you so much for your help these past few days. This kindness is something that Liu Family Village and I..."
As he was about to kneel down, Bai Jing helped him up. "You pay, I'll make the house call, we're even."
Xiao Tong shook his head, about to say something, when Bai Jing paused and said, "Although I'm out of stock, Xia Fengshou definitely still has a lot of antibiotics."
Xia Fengshou is the manager of the community's recycling station and also Old Madam Hu's "warehouse keeper".
Bai Jing meant that Old Madam Hu still had antibiotics.
Xiao Tong smiled bitterly, "She won't help us. She... hates us to the core."
Bai Jing: "That's a matter between your two families; innocent people shouldn't be involved."
Xiao Tong looked up at him, defiant and fearless. " Master Bai, if I go to her for help, will she lend a hand?"
Bai Jing shook her head. "I don't know, but if you want to go, I can take you back to the community."
Xiao Tong paused, looking at the patients struggling in the temple, and at the villagers weeping loudly because they had lost their loved ones...
He gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go!"
Even if he was humiliated, even if he was detained, even if he risked his life, he wanted to fight for the last hope for the people of the village.
With her Bai Jing eyelashes lowered, she said, "Okay, get ready, we'll leave first thing tomorrow morning."
Chapter 33
Song Xiaozhu has had a very fruitful two days. Tian Man and Luo Liuzi sold a total of 300 stone axes, which is more than expected.
The first day was very inefficient. They followed the truck around, trying their best to persuade customers, but only managed to sell 30 units.
Faced with this result, Luo Liuzi was dejected, feeling hopeless about making money.
He wouldn't question the stone axe; he would only question himself, wondering if he was too useless to sell such a useful and cheap axe.
Tian Man wasn't flustered. After returning, he earnestly reported to Song Xiaozhu, "... These fifteen are all squad leaders I know well. Most of them bought a couple to try out because of me, but I believe that after they try them out, they'll definitely come to me on the first day, and then..."
Song Xiaozhu nodded, understanding his meaning. " Sister Shuyu prepared enough Raw Material for me today, and will increase production tomorrow. Don't worry, the output will be sufficient."
Tian Man breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay!"
It took Luo Liuzi a while to realize what was going on, his eyes shining brightly. "Is that so? I was wondering why Brother Man didn't give me a chance to speak today, just pushing his little axe on everyone he met without properly introducing our precious little axe. Turns out it was all for... to cast a wide net!"
This approach is indeed more efficient and also leverages Tian Man's personal strengths.
These fifteen squad leaders aren't exactly short of money these days. The rush orders of the past few days have made them a bit cocky. Plus, axes are tools for making money, and even though they're stone axes, the price is still decent. Out of respect for Tian Man, they'll buy a couple as a token gesture.
Of these dozen or so logging team leaders, seven or eight would inevitably become curious and try it out themselves. Once they tried it, they were guaranteed to be hooked – that's the advantage of a high-quality product.
Even if the team leader doesn't use it, it will most likely be given to the lumberjacks in the team. Everyone is used to using iron axes, so when they suddenly see a stone axe, they are both disgusted and curious.