Chapter 112: Arrival of Goods

"Of course, if the quality of the steel is up to standard, the Chamber of Commerce will purchase it at a price of 12 Sid per ton. This is absolutely a very cost-effective price. You must know that the quality of Tikuangshi in Tana City is quite good. If you do reasonably well, three tons of Tikuangshi will surely yield one ton of steel, and one ton of Tikuangshi only costs 1 Sid. Think about it, if your efficiency is high, two tons of Tikuangshi might even yield one ton of steel. How much money could you make?"

Andrew calculated in silence. He only had 30 Sid left in his hands now. Although he still had some Tana, that was reserved for loans to the new Believers and could not be spent entirely.

If one were to calculate according to the Chamber of Commerce's claims, then investing 30 Sid would yield a return of at least 120 Sid.

He actually trusted those new Believers quite a bit; they were full of motivation, had many ideas to use, and were also capable of hands-on work.

Take today for example: according to the Believers' report, they had already felled over 200 usable trees, which could produce quite a lot of Steel if used to refine coke.

He knew nothing about refining Steel, but he knew those Believers certainly could.

At the very least, they wouldn't let him lose money.

So, after a moment of silence, he said, "As long as this purchase agreement is included in the sales contract, of course, we might not be able to refine that much Steel, so you can set a certain limit, for example, purchasing 5 tons of Steel."

"I can offer a better proposal. If you are willing, we can purchase 2 tons of finished product, regardless of how your product turns out," Gaisen said, squinting his eyes. "In that case, even if you lose money, you won't lose too much—at most 6 Sid."

Gaisen's calculation only accounted for the cost of Tikuangshi; in reality, establishing a Steel Plant required investing in many things.

However, Tikuangshi from Tana City was not easy to sell. As long as it could be sold, it didn't matter if there was a small loss. After all, for something like Tikuangshi, one only needed serfs to mine it, which didn't cost much.

Therefore, Gaisen's goal was simply to have this Andrew buy the Tikuangshi, and if things went well, he might even buy more Tikuangshi next time.

After thinking about it, Andrew felt it was better to follow Gaisen's suggestion.

If he really produced Tikuangshi, he wouldn't have to worry about sales. Andrew nodded, "Then let's do as you suggest. I need to buy thirty tons of Tikuangshi."

As he spoke, he took out his money pouch and counted out thirty Sid from inside.

The golden coins brought a brilliant smile to Gaisen's face. He immediately began typing on his typewriter, "No problem. Once the standard contract is signed, it cannot be revoked. Please take a look at the specific contents."

Emerging from the Chamber of Commerce, Andrew felt much more relaxed. Although his money was all spent, the Lord of Calamity possessed so many Believers, and he truly felt very satisfied.

He believed that soon, the faith of the Lord would spread widely in Tana City, and all the Believers would be united together.

The Wealth Church acted very swiftly. Perhaps fearing that Andrew might go back on his word, the Tikuangshi were delivered by carriage to the open space near the steel plant just as the players finished their dinner.

"Is this the legendary alchemical product?"

"This is a bit too bugged."

"It must be a legendary storage bag, right?"

"Spatial magic, Sumeru ring... this is a bit excessive."

The players discussed it heatedly. The Wealth Church was truly imposing; the carriage used to transport the Tikuangshi actually utilized spatial alchemy. 30 tons of iron were delivered in a single carriage, and the horse wasn't even panting, which was enough to show the weight of these Tikuangshi.

After exclaiming over the transport efficiency of the Tikuangshi, the players picked up a few pieces of Tikuangshi to examine them.

The crimson Tikuangshi looked to be of quite good quality. The players looked at these Tikuangshi with some excitement, and some were even taking screenshots.

Some players even sat directly on the Tikuangshi to let other players take photos...

"Is there even a need to take photos of this..." Zhongshan Laoren reminded everyone to pay attention to safety, "Now that we have the Tikuangshi, we need to refine coke tomorrow. We must hurry. After logging off, I'll make a shift schedule. If anyone wants to specialize in a certain job, remember to send me a private message on the forum."

"No problem."

"Those on duty tonight, remember to guard these things well, especially our tools. It would be best if you could polish them."

Several players laughed and said they understood, then joined in the photo-taking process.

Some people were taking photos as a souvenir.

Others were taking photos to carefully capture the Tikuangshi.

Although Lin Chen couldn't tell the quality of these Tikuangshi, he knew quite a few scientists.

As an editor for a popular science magazine for teenagers who entered the game by translating text, he had the contact information of many school teachers, including experts in smelting.

He felt it was worth asking through these connections, and the screenshots in the game had high pixel counts, so they could even be used in the magazine.

If he could use this to do some popular science about ore, it should have a good effect.

After all, not everyone had the chance to see ore of such good quality. After he finished shooting, he logged off and got up. The first thing he did was refresh the forum to see if it had been approved.

However, it clearly hadn't. He wasn't in a hurry; he went to work leisurely, bought a crepe with a fried dough stick as usual, and sat down at his desk in a relaxed manner before starting to eat.

"You look like you're in good spirits lately." The older woman at the neighboring desk brought a steamer of buns and started eating after opening the window, "I feel like you've been in great spirits these past few days, even though you were working overtime the day before yesterday."

"I've been sleeping well lately. Didn't I tell you I'm playing a game?" Lin Chen opened his computer while eating, "The effects of this game are excellent, and I can learn quite a lot. I've already started learning how to smelt Steel."

"You? Smelting steel? What kind of game is this, for children's education?" The older woman had already finished the buns by now, with a speed that caught people off guard, "You should take care of your health; don't end up unable to get up when it's time for meetings and overtime."

"Sister, you can play this game while sleeping," Lin Chen said confidently, "This game is a latest-technology game; you can play it while sleeping. It's just that I haven't heard which company or research team has claimed it yet. I've spent half a day searching for information overseas and haven't found anything. I've also asked around domestically and haven't heard anything either. It's really quite strange."

The older woman also became a bit curious, although people who work in popular science tend to be a bit skeptical.

But with Lin Chen saying it like that, it really made the older woman pay attention.

"You'll know if you look at this forum." Lin Chen said, sending her a link.

(End of chapter)