ctnovel Chapter 5: Transaction complete, pistol blueprints obtained!
Chapter 5: Transaction complete, pistol blueprints obtained!
"This is a pistol blueprint I found in a treasure chest. I don't need it myself, but I'd like to trade it for food and water. I wonder if that's possible?"
Handgun design drawings.
Lin Xuan stared at the screen for two seconds, his Adam's apple bobbing.
In an era when everyone still used cold weapons, the significance of pistols was self-evident.
The guy on the other side is really lucky; he managed to find such a good thing on the very first day!
"Sure, how much do you want?"
"Ten bottles of water and ten loaves of bread!"
"I can only offer a maximum of five bottles of water and five loaves of bread!"
"So few? These are pistol design blueprints!"
"Some things are only useful to those who are good at them; in your hands, they're only worth so much! If you're not going to exchange them, then forget it!"
Lin Xuan wasn't trying to lower the price intentionally; he was telling the truth.
This pistol design is a treasure to those who need it, but to someone who can't even afford to eat, it's just a piece of waste paper!
Five bottles of water and five loaves of bread in exchange for a piece of paper is a fairly fair price in this early stage of resource scarcity.
After sending the message, Lin Xuan put his phone on the center console. No rush, he would wait.
There was a long silence on the other end.
The "typing" icon above the dialog box flashed and disappeared repeatedly, clearly indicating that the other person was having a fierce internal struggle.
Lin Xuan didn't urge him, leaning back in his chair.
After a moment of silence, the message popped up again.
"Okay, I promise you, five bottles of water and five loaves of bread!"
Looking at the message sent by the other party, Lin Xuan's lips curled up slightly.
In this death game where you start with only two pieces of bread and two bottles of water, no one can truly resist the temptation of food, especially when the other person is holding a blueprint that you can't use.
He opened the trading interface and placed five bottles of purified water and five French toasts on it.
The other side also promptly posted the light blue pistol design drawing.
After the system confirmed that both parties' items were correct, Lin Xuan clicked "confirm".
The moment the transaction completion notification sounded, a semi-transparent light blue drawing appeared on the trading table in front of him.
[Obtained: Pistol Blueprint (Common). Can be used at the forge. Required materials: 30 Refined Iron, 10 Saltpeter]
"Salt water?"
Looking at the new material, Lin Xuan stroked his chin.
He had plenty of refined iron, but he had absolutely no saltpeter on him.
But he wasn't in a hurry.
He still has plenty of food on him, which he can use for trading.
He reopened all channels and sent out another transaction notice.
[One chicken leg burger in exchange for a piece of saltpeter. DM me if interested!]
As soon as the message was sent, the entire "World Channel" went crazy again.
"What the heck??? A chicken leg burger? Is it the chicken leg burger I'm thinking of?"
"I'm still eating this cheap bread, and the big shots are already eating chicken burgers?"
"Could it be a scam? What kind of kind person would give away something so good?"
"It shouldn't be a scam. This big shot exchanged food and water for refined iron before, and now he needs refined iron again. Is this the difference between me and this big shot?"
"Just wondering, sir, do you need any underlings? If not, I'll trade you a PG!"
"..."
The messages were refreshing so fast that Lin Xuan could barely keep up; some were shocked, some were questioning.
However, no one mentioned having saltpeter, so it seems that this stuff is still a rare commodity!
"Ding-dong, you have a new private message!"
"Ding-dong, you have a new private message!"
"..."
Lin Xuan glanced at the private chat list; it was filled with a long, densely packed string of little red dots.
He opened it and found everyone inside was there for their chicken burgers; not a single person mentioned the saltpeter he needed.
"Looks like this saltpeter is going to be a bit tricky!"
He didn't dwell on the issue further, but instead chose to drive.
Since we can't trade with it, maybe we can open the next treasure chest we encounter on the road.
Meanwhile, the messages in the full-screen chat were still refreshing, but Lin Xuan had lost interest in reading them.
He turned off the pale blue screen, stepped on the gas, and the van smoothly drove onto the highway, heading forward.
The upgraded vehicle feels completely different on the road compared to before; the steering wheel feels much more solid in your hands.
Even at 80 km/h, the car remains as stable as a rock.
Even if you asked him to run the Bayinbuluke route now, he probably wouldn't have a problem with it!
……
the other side.
K78 section,
A dilapidated van was parked on the emergency lane on the right side of the road. The van was covered in rust and looked like it was about to fall apart at any moment.
Inside the car, a young girl sat in the driver's seat.
She looked to be eighteen or nineteen years old, with fair skin and a faint pink tinge on her cheeks.
She was looking down at the things that had just appeared on the trading platform.
Five bottles of purified water and five loaves of toast!
This was what she had just obtained in exchange for the most precious pistol design she possessed.
"Ning'er..."
At that moment, a gentle female voice came from the passenger seat.
The girl turned her head, her gaze falling on the beautiful woman.
The woman looked to be about thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old, and she looked remarkably similar to the young girl beside her.
She was half-reclined in the back seat, her off-white knitted cardigan clinging to her body.
It perfectly outlined the voluptuous curves unique to mature women.
With each soft breath, the fabric covering her chest revealed undulating curves.
"Mom, you're awake? Come and have some water!"
The girl handed him the French toast and bottled water, saying, "Eat something and drink some water first."
The beautiful woman stared at the still-steaming toast in her hand, slightly taken aback.
She looked up at her daughter, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes.
"Where did this come from?"
As far as she knew, everyone who came to this survival game received only murky water and cheap bread.
Even if the two of them were lucky, the treasure chests they opened along the way would only contain the same things.
The two items in front of them were a bottle of purified water and a very delicious-looking loaf of toast.
The difference between the two is simply worlds apart!
"It was replaced!"
The girl smiled, unscrewed the water bottle cap, and handed it to him. "It didn't cost much, don't worry!"
The beautiful woman glanced at her daughter, asked no further questions, took the water bottle, and took a sip.
The water tastes so sweet, so much better than the murky water I drank before.
She took another bite of the toast, and the soft texture made her eyes widen slightly.
Compared to that lousy bread, this toast was a real feast!
"Mom, eat slowly, I have more!"
The girl smoothed a stray strand of hair from her forehead and smiled as she reminded her,
"Ning'er, who did you ask to exchange all these things?"
The beautiful woman took a bite of her toast, then suddenly looked up, a flicker of wariness in her eyes.
In a survival game where resources are scarce, someone who can offer up these valuable items for exchange on the very first day...
That person is definitely not an ordinary person.
"A... passerby!"
The young woman paused, shifting her gaze from the beautiful woman's face to the pale blue screen on the center console.
Lin Xuan...