Bizarre Survival: I Can Devour Thousands of Talents

Chapter 17: Opening a Shop

When material needs are met, people usually experience a greater sense of satisfaction with their spiritual needs.

The barrage of exclamation paused for a few seconds, then intensified.

Bayi Kitchen Knife offered his admiration without reservation, and Ling Xiao accepted it all without question.

Under the firelight, the handsome and rugged young man gasped a few times, endured the pain, changed the dressing, and re-tied the blood-stained cloth.

The cold sweat beading on his forehead did nothing to stop him from grinning broadly.

"This time... I've really made a awesome friend! Qi Heng, it seems you're lucky wherever you go!"

Having just returned from serving in a harsh region, before he could even reintegrate into university life, fate played a cruel joke on him.

Fortunately, Qi Heng was also an orphan without parents, so he was free from family worries.

I wanted to sneak back to school to surprise my best friend, but as soon as I checked into the hotel, I opened my eyes and found myself here.

"I hope Xiao Ge wasn't selected... otherwise, with his skinny arms and legs, I really don't know what to do with him..."

Suppressing his bitter smile, Qi Heng pushed himself up to his feet, stretched his aching body, and immediately began to swing his iron spear.

"Hmm! Not bad! As long as it works, that's fine. Even if it breaks, I can pick up the spearhead and use it as a dagger! Besides, who says you can't kill someone without a spearhead!?"

[August 1 Cleaver: "Here you go! Take it! Don't be shy with me!"]

……

"This is?"

Ling Xiao's eyes widened suddenly. "Black Iron Stone!?"

There are only four pieces.

But its value is definitely much higher than that of gray iron stone!

Since there are no items on hand, Ling Xiao cannot rely on the recycling price provided by the system.

However, a shop once listed a piece of black iron stone for a high price of 30 copper coins, so its actual price was probably not much cheaper!

Moreover, in addition to the fact that the material was of the same quality as ordinary ore, the cleaver kept his promise and returned the money directly.

[Xiao: "Big brother! This thing is too valuable, I can't accept it!"]

[August 1st Kitchen Knife: "If you consider me a brother, then take this! With it, you should be able to forge even better iron spears, right? Haha!"]

[August 1 Kitchen Knife: "Consider this an early investment. You can play around with it as you like. If you actually manage to build one in the future, don't keep it to yourself! Remember to sell me one, haha!"]

In less than half a day, Ling Xiao felt that the other person was like an old friend he had known for many years.

Although he doesn't have many people he can call friends, let alone old friends.

However, if you really count them, there is indeed one, and he also has a military background.

He's probably somewhere in the mountains, enduring wind and snow, hoping the survival game didn't let everyone get transported here...

Compared to this bizarre world, the hardships of life on the frontier don't seem so unbearable...

The August 1st Kitchen Knife was neatly "taken offline".

Needless to say, they're definitely preparing to seek revenge.

Ling Xiao tried to refuse, but he couldn't resist the fifty copper coins the other party insisted on giving him. With his savings slightly restored, he had the confidence to shop again.

Gazing at the flickering sparks in the forging furnace, his plan to make money gradually became clearer and more defined in his mind.

Based on the trends in production and his sense of proficiency, Ling Xiao roughly determined his success rate.

If nothing unexpected happens, it has already reached 50%.

The price of gray ironstone is three copper coins, but it is usually sold for five coins in explorers' shops.

After scanning through the product list, Ling Xiao had figured out the "purchase price" of the raw materials.

The number of explorers has just exceeded 800. It is foreseeable that this growth trend will become faster and faster until all survivors with an adventurous spirit have completed the trial mission, and then it will slow down.

People tend to conform.

The difference between being afraid to go out and eagerly venturing out to explore is often just a matter of a single thought.

The remaining survivors are basically the most rigid, timid, and stubborn group of people.

With a channel of 10,000 people, Ling Xiao estimates that by the end of the eight-hour period, about half of them should have become explorers.

After all, it's possible to stay by a campfire for eight hours, and many people's spirits are worn down by that.

But more than 5,000 people is enough.

As they venture out to explore, the amount of gray iron ore hanging in the trading area will only increase.

By then, the average price should be lower.

Once you've improved your skills and control costs well, that's when you'll truly make big money!

However, for now, Gray Ironstone still needs to be acquired.

Anyway, as long as the materials are put in, the forging furnace will work on its own, which can completely free up manpower to go out and explore.

Having made up his mind, Ling Xiao couldn't help but feel a little smug.

Call me the Time Management Master!

Hang some unwanted miscellaneous items in the shop's "window" to try and earn some copper coins to recoup some losses.

Ling Xiao used all his savings to buy ores and timber, threw them all into the smelting furnace, picked up a torch, and set off again.

Even the worst quality iron spear is hanging in the shop, priced at fifty copper coins.

It's not that he's heartless.

Random equipment boxes? What kind of money-grabbing gimmick is that?!

You throw in fifty copper coins, and you don't even hear a sound; all you get are junk to fool people.

Our cleaver brother is so tough, he's practically ready to kick any monster he encounters!

Will this work?

The latest novel is first published here!

Can Ling Xiao allow the unscrupulous system to continue exploiting everyone's hard-earned money with uncertain probabilities?

That's absolutely impossible!

After seeing the outbursts and angry outbursts from many people in the channel, he knew that a business opportunity had crashed down on him like a mountain.

Is it expensive to sell a weapon with a clear design and defined nature for only fifty copper coins?

It's the same price as a random equipment box!

Don't be fooled by the fact that it's the worst of the worst, the lowest of the low.

But it is a weapon, after all!

And it's a long weapon!

It's a metal product!

Is there a problem with using fifty ominous copper coins to buy this genuine iron spear?

no problem!

The only problem is, why is there only one?!

"Holy crap! How come there's only one?! And why can't we buy more?!"

"Exactly! Hanging it up here but not selling it, is this guy out of his mind?!"

"Don't you dare say such things! Look who the shop owner is. There must be a reason why a big shot would do something like this..."

"Who cares! 'Big shot'? What kind of bullshit is he?! I'd be dead if I didn't have a weapon to defend myself! Hanging it up without selling it, isn't that just disgusting?!"

"Don't rush! The conditions are written above. You need to 'verify your funds' before you can buy. It would be best if you had gray iron ore..."

……

Many people are tagging me in the channel, and friend requests keep flashing.

Ling Xiao knew all of this, but he put it out of his mind.

He also wanted to arm everyone, but that was impossible.

Not to mention now, it's probably impossible in the future either.

Even if the forging furnace explodes, it won't be able to produce that many iron spears, so the one hanging in the store now is more like a unique, exclusive weapon.

In the current situation where no one sells weapons, a low-quality iron spear is enough to attract the attention of all potential customers.

Even someone as powerful as [August 1st Cleaver] can lose his weapon; other explorers with weaker mental fortitude are lucky if they can escape back in a sorry state when they encounter danger.

Forgetfulness is inevitable and will inevitably occur.

Even if it wasn't lost, no one would mind having an extra weapon for self-defense, especially a spear with a greatly extended attack range.

No one can resist the allure of a long, hard iron spear!

The screening of capital verification criteria involves evaluating suppliers.

Anyway, no one knows the cost of the iron spear, so the pricing is entirely up to Ling Xiao.

Try to keep the price of raw materials as low as possible, so that you can make more profit after you start selling in bulk.

Without realizing it, Ling Xiao was able to explore in a less "radical" way.

He could have stayed in the safe zone and waited for the iron spears to be forged. Even if the quantity was small in the early stages, he could have profited by increasing the selling price and collecting copper coins.

Anyway, there are plenty of people, so the demand will always be there.

You're not going to buy it? Plenty of people will!

After accumulating initial capital, he could easily snowball his wealth and use it to bribe people, provided he wasn't foolish.

This seems to be the safest solution at present.

Ling Xiao had an idea, but he still walked into the gray fog.

Just as he initially decided to "go all out" to create a turning point, his determination remains unwavering and has only grown sharper!

The revelation is right: only through exploration can we truly understand everything!

Stopping and indulging in comfort will not bring you enjoyment, but your death!

"Then... let the game continue!"

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(End of this chapter)