Chapter 139: The True Nature of a Profiteer

You guys have a bit of backbone, okay? Everyone together resist this bad atmosphere! Can't help his arrogance grow!

Isn't this a matter of having backbone or not? The item is now in someone else's hands, I have game coins, I'm willing to spend game coins, what right do you have to morally blackmail me?

Right, right, and besides, it was said before that Wuya Dalao has a tough temper; if it weren't for you guys, the bread wouldn't have risen in price. If we follow your logic, shouldn't I blame you for making the bread price go up?

Huh? Is that really the case?

So... really no one cares how to get into Shou Ren Xiao Zhen?

Just having an identity card lets you in.

Big shot, explain in detail!

Please, big shot, give us the lowdown!

That person replied again: "It's just a randomly obtained identity card; probably many people have it, and as long as you have this kind of card you can enter Shou Ren Xiao Zhen."

After this sentence came a wave of thanks, but the harmonious atmosphere was quickly broken.

So you definitely have one, right?

???

???!!

No, something's very off!

I knocked, I just tried using the Designated Player Duel Card, and someone already used a duel card on him.

It's long been nothing surprising.

But Cheng Shuili still feels a jolt every time she sees this situation; as soon as she reveals she has something good, the Designated Player Duel Card will swarm in like flies.

That's the situation now; only by being careful can one survive.

Cheng Shuili sighed.

The regional channel continued.

Kind big shot, you must hold on!

Is anyone willing to support the big shot? We can't just watch this good person die like that!

Never mind how to support, his avatar's already gray, right? He's already gone.

Damn. You guys always do this! Last time it was Wanwan, this time it's this big shot! If you keep doing this, who dares to predict disasters on the regional channel, who dares to answer questions on the regional channel?!

What can be done? This kind of thing existed before, exists now, and will exist in the future. As long as there are people, it will never be lacking.

Survival of the fittest, that's all. Be cautious in speech and conduct, just get used to it.

I get it! There's a way! Upstairs someone said support? We indeed can't support, but we can occupy the slot of the Designated Player Duel Card! As long as someone uses it, others can't use it! That way those selfless big shots would be safe, right?

What you say makes sense. But... would you be willing to give me a Designated Player Duel Card for free?

Although this card isn't as useful as other cards, it's still a card.

Moreover, even if you use it, after twenty minutes others will still use it, as long as that person's avatar stays lit, there will be a continuous stream of people coming. This method can only delay death.

No. According to that logic, the richest among us shouldn't be Wu Ya? Why Wu Ya......

Cheng Shuili: '???'

Eating melon and it's landed on oneself?

Being able to ask this question, one should go to Shou Ren Xiao Zhen to ask an expert.

Whether one has the qualification to enter Shou Ren Xiao Zhen still needs to be discussed.

Just say it, what's with the yin-yang weirdness? What do you owe us?

Alright, alright, let me explain why. Because nobody would voluntarily give themselves up to die; those people who occasionally pop up on the regional channel might have only one good thing on them, whereas those on the wealth ranking and mileage ranking could have good stuff from head to toe, even between their teeth—items you've never seen! Good stuff! Can you understand this difference?

Cheng Shuili nodded and shook her head, mainly because it's not that exaggerated to be 'armed to the teeth'.

Exactly, in short, it's the difference between looting treasure and giving oneself up to die.

So if everyone is starving and freezing, indeed they might not survive until tomorrow, but if they happen to have a Designated Player Duel Card in hand, they can try gambling on it. After all, even 25% of Wuya Dalao's supplies could get them into the top few of the wealth ranking.

Cheng Shuili furrowed her brows and silently blacklisted that person.

Upstairs should still be cautious in speech and conduct. I forgot to mention, I'm from the 1000-point zone, and Wuya Dalao can sometimes be petty.

Cheng Shuili paused, kind of wanting to blacklist that too. But this remark isn't too offensive, so Cheng Shuili didn't act.

Petty? What can you do?

Can blacklist.

The person who got blacklisted seemed to have said something, and the regional channel exploded again.

Really blacklisted? Hahahaha!

Ahahaha, how is this so funny?

Has the big shot been peeking at the screen all along? Not saying a word?

I feel Wuya Dalao is so cute. Not speaking, when angry just blacklists people, I like it, want to be with the big shot (? ˉ? ˉ??).

The abacus beads upstairs bounced onto my face.

Just because of one sentence you blacklist? That's too much, isn't it? And you didn't even say anything.

Cheng Shuili's smile froze for a moment, and only after blacklisting that person did she smile again.

Comfortable.

This blacklist feature invented by the system is not bad; it deserves praise.

In the regional channel, inciting others to attack Wuya Dalao—shouldn't being blacklisted be deserved? Upstairs, if I said everyone could use the Designated Player Duel Card on you, wouldn't you be angry?

Don't bother talking to him; this kind of person with a brain that didn't develop properly can't understand human speech.

Wuya Dalao is peeking at the screen!

Damn! The bread thing hit too hard, I almost forgot the most important thing! @Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji, big shot, are you still processing the Primary Condensed Water Device? Please, big shot, give a confirmation.

Of course we need to process it.

The water on Xinxue's side has sold out; Cheng Shuili wants to take advantage of the extreme heat and make another profit with the Primary Condensed Water Device!

Oh no, that sounds too harsh.

Cheng Shuili intends to be greatly charitable, saving these people from water and fire!

But the big shots' time is very precious, so this time the processing fee should be a bit higher.

Cheng Shuili thought for a while; if the price is set too high, many people won't be able to afford it, and she would end up earning less.

Since the system started issuing mileage wages, each player now has at least a hundred Game Coins; even if they spend a lot, they should still be able to keep half, right?

Then Cheng Shuili charging 50 Game Coins would surely not be excessive, would it?

No.

Cheng Shuili shook her head; even a tenfold increase would still be excessive—if she imagined herself in their position, she would also find it hard to accept.

She will still need to do contract work later; she can't just do a one‑time deal.

Moreover, now that the servers have merged, the workbench is no longer hers alone; she must establish her reputation, otherwise future business will be difficult.

Cheng Shuili thought for a moment and still decided to start with 50 Game Coins; the previous 5 Game Coins were really too low, and if she directly raises the price, these people will surely have many objections.

But if she initially sets the price especially high and then lowers it, the acceptance level will be completely different.