Chapter 320: Online Interview

Cheng Shuili shook her head, was about to put away the Taotie Furnace when a flash of inspiration struck, and she tested again how many materials are needed to transmute a special equipment evolution card.

This is a special card!

Even if the energy is a bit larger, directly transmuting with other cards shouldn't require many cards, right?

After Cheng Shuili selected the Designated Player Duel Card, the required quantity appeared.

Ninety‑three cards.

For others, that number is already astronomical, but for Cheng Shuili...

What's there left to hesitate about?

Quickly make a few more so the special equipment can all be evolved!

Cheng Shuili counted on her fingers; the special equipment she has is only those few items, and the one‑time or limited‑use ones need not be considered.

She had previously tested that these items cannot use evolution cards.

Using evolution cards not only requires materials, but also has many restrictions; besides the one‑time items that cannot be used, some more special equipment, which the system calls "holy items", also cannot be evolved.

And "holy items", Cheng Shuili has three in total.

They are the Great Prediction God's gifts: Orsting's Wolf Fang, and the two Eternal Life Bottles.

Besides these unupgradable items and the one evolution card she already has, Cheng Shuili still needs three more.

As a result, the Designated Player Duel Cards needed for transmutation total 279.

Cheng Shuili didn't even blink before she tossed the Designated Player Duel Cards in.

Even if she uses up everything in her hand, it's fine; Xinxue still has some, definitely enough.

As long as this is enough, that's fine.

Cheng Shuili stared at the Taotie Furnace, waited for it to spit out three cards, then satisfiedly put the thing away.

Now the cards are ready, and the ways to obtain the required materials are clear.

All that's left is to pick an auspicious day to go to the Instance once.

Cheng Shuili stood up and stretched; an auspicious day, really, has no real rule— for her, it just depends on whether she's busy that day.

For example, today definitely won't work.

After Zhou Zhuxing and the other person finish their selection, she'll conduct a re‑review here.

It may sound strict, but this batch of people is absolutely the core foundation of the faction, so it can't be lax.

In future faction battles and such, they'll be the ones to rely on.

And also the servants in the territory.

Cheng Shuili's thoughts drifted to the leather armor set processed by Ba Tie Lu Fei.

Now the territory is essentially open, so these items should also be allocated to the people in the territory.

Counting Zhou Zhuxing and a few others, plus the guide—a beastman—that's a total of 54 units.

According to Ba Tie Lu Fei's processing fee, that's a total of 5,346 Game Coins.

For Cheng Shuili it's not much, but since this order is so large and the other party is also a merchant, they'll surely give a discount.

Cheng Shuili thought, opened a private chat to arrange someone to buy.

Her finger hovered over the list a few times; she clicked lightly and decided to private‑message Ba Tie Lu Fei herself.

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: The leather armor set we processed last time, I still need 100 pieces. Shall we discuss the price?

Cheng Shuili said that requesting 100 pieces is not a casual remark; if the items can't be used, they can be stored in the warehouse.

Currently there is no major friction between the two factions, but a slight discord has already appeared in recruiting members.

Cheng Shuili can foresee that when the factions become competitors, such a deal will be much harder to negotiate.

Leather armor always wears out, so ordering extra now will make future use convenient.

When Ba Tie Lu Fei received the message, he thought Wu Ya was coming to cause trouble.

He also knows his actions are unscrupulous.

Previously, subcontracting for Wu Ya was cheaper by one Game Coin per item; today, following Wu Ya's recruitment also counts as one item.

But Wu Ya is Number One, and Number One's generosity certainly isn't that small; the chance of bothering him over this trivial matter is low.

He thought so, but Ba Tie Lu Fei still couldn't help feeling nervous.

He now feels guilty like a thief, seeing threats everywhere. After all, he's Number One; he still can't afford to offend him, let alone if he could…

Ba Tie Lu Fei opened the private message with a nervous heart, and felt relieved when he saw it was about subcontracting.

【Ba Tie Lu Fei】: A hundred pieces is absolutely no problem! It's that quantity… you know, the processing fee…

Cheng Shuili looked at the reply, a knowing smile tugging at her mouth.

This guy, his first thought was indeed the price.

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: Large orders naturally have better prices. I provide the materials; give me a fair price.

This time the other side stayed silent longer, clearly engaged in intense mental debate.

They want to make money but dare not offend this Number One big shot now.

【Ba Tie Lu Fei】: Boss, a hundred pieces… this is truly a massive order. So, I won't be vague; the regular price is 99, I'll calculate… 95 per set! 9,500! Does that work? That's truly cost price!

Cheng Shuili let out a light hum.

Cost price? What are you talking about?

The raw materials are all provided by her, and this guy just does subcontracting! He's used to fooling others, forgetting that Cheng Shuili also frequently does subcontracting.

Cheng Shuili didn't tolerate him either, and immediately quoted the bottom price.

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei】: Eighty… a hundred sets is eight thousand. If that works, trade the materials immediately; if not, never mind. This thing is just a garnish for me—having it is fine, not having it doesn't matter. Think it over carefully.

Ba Tie Lu Fei's expression suddenly darkened; he stared at that number in silence for a long while before putting his hand back on the virtual keyboard.

【Ba Tie Lu Fei】: That works too; send me the materials, and I'll arrange to start production immediately!

Cheng Shuili couldn't be bothered to waste more words with him, directly sending the already prepared materials and Game Coin via the trade function.

With the trade contract in place, this person can't pull any tricks.

Processing this will definitely take time, so I can attend to other things.

Other...

Cheng Shuili sighed and went to check how Zhou Zhuxing and Ailin were doing.

The gate of the territory is the interview point.

Of course, this is from the interviewer's perspective.

This scenario is solely the route of online interviews.

Zhou Zhuxing sat behind a table, while Ailin stood beside her, operating the chat panel and discussing with Zhou Zhuxing.

Zhou Zhuxing clearly wasn't used to this work requiring heavy communication and judgment, brows furrowed, expression stern; the questions she sent were nonetheless crucial: "What type of monsters are you best at handling? If your teammate is suddenly controlled by a monster and attacks you, what measures would you take? What attitude should members of Black Feather hold toward the lord's orders?"

Her questions often left unprepared or fickle applicants speechless or stammering in their answers.

Although the efficiency isn't high, those who pass her stage at least appear reliable in terms of psychological resilience and combat thinking.