Chapter 57: Facing Reality

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: Not in a hurry, take your time.

Cheng Shuili thought for a moment, then sent another message.

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: Don't stockpile electrical wires; this might not be useful.

Each vehicle's upgrade materials are different; Cheng Shuili cannot guarantee what other vehicles need.

Xinxue didn't expect Wu Ya to specifically tell her this.

This must mean they treat her as one of their own!

Xinxue felt a bit excited, her fingers quickly typed a line and sent it back.

【Xin Xue Chuji】: I got it, boss. I've been pulled into blacklists by many people. Otherwise, following your message I could stockpile a batch of rope to make money.

Cheng Shuili was enlightened by her words; she thought she might know why Guanghui hasn't announced it yet.

Cheng Shuili guessed correctly.

The organization originally had no such plan, after all making money this way would inevitably draw criticism, and it also seems a bit conscienceless.

But after many transactions with Wu Ya, they finally realized they cannot cling to the old ways.

The environment has changed, and so have interpersonal relationships.

Today that leader pulled Old Li along to analyze, discovering that the most progressive thinker among them is Chen Qing Shan.

No wonder he could make it into the top ten of the rankings.

Old Li was somewhat unwilling to accept this.

"Young people accept reality more quickly, but we old fogies, is what we cling to really wrong?"

No one in the group refuted him.

Because that statement itself is an expression of outdated thinking.

The group discussed this issue for two hours; in the meantime Zhao Hong even represented the organization in a wire transaction with Wu Ya.

Around eleven o'clock, a result finally emerged.

From now on, all decisions must take Qing Shan's opinion into account!

And treat Qing Shan's opinion as an important suggestion to analyze and accept.

【Qing Shan Yuan Xing】:......

He was truly speechless.

These people chatted to themselves all night.

An entire night!

He couldn't get a word in edgewise!

At the end, the conclusion they reached was that from now on they should listen to his opinion.

Absurd.

Too absurd.

If possible, Chen Qing Shan really wants to ask: can the borrowed vehicle upgrade material fragments be returned to him first?

He currently doesn't have enough fragments, but he really doesn't want to lend this stuff out!

Especially this kind of loan that's a one-way street.

Chen Qing Shan sighed, typed a curse on the virtual keyboard, then deleted it character by character.

Damn it.

These people are all his elders.

He can't afford to offend any of them.

【Qing Shan Yuan Xing】: Since we're supposed to listen to my opinion, I think this newly obtained information should not be announced directly.

"What does Xiao Chen mean? Are we supposed to learn from Wu Ya's brat and issue emergency funds?"

"How could that work? We have nothing left now except our reputation; if we really did that, we'd probably lose even that."

Below there were a few more messages agreeing with him.

Crazy.

Chen Qing Shan really couldn't hold back.

Can reputation be eaten? Can it be drunk as water? Or can it be used as material to upgrade vehicles?

Fortunately that person is still reasonable; a single sentence shut everyone else up.

"I said, listen to Xiao Chen."

Chen Qing Shan waited a moment, saw no one else refuting, then voiced his opinion.

【Qing Shan Yuan Xing】: I think we've been on the wrong path all along, not only going further astray on this road but also continually numbing ourselves!

【Qing Shan Yuan Xing】: We haven't lacked successful examples; Wu Ya is the most thorough and successful one, but how do you view him?

Chen Qing Shan recalled that last time they thought Wu Ya wanted to join the organization, that aloof attitude once made him feel they were hopeless!

Now that these two sentences have been spoken, there is not a single person to refute them.

Chen Qing Shan felt a bit relieved, so he continued speaking.

【Qing Shan Yuan Xing】: We, lacking experience, the best approach is to copycat! Did you see clearly what happened tonight? That Xin Xue Chuji obviously knows some news; I think the greatest possibility is that Wu Ya and he are in a cooperative relationship.

【Qing Shan Yuan Xing】: Now that we have the news of tomorrow's strong wind and know that rope will become a necessity, we can completely stockpile safety rope now and announce the weather tomorrow morning. As for the reputation issue, I really don't know...

How did your brains grow like that.

Chen Qing Shan silently swallowed that remark, rephrasing it into a gentler sentence.

Elders.

All are elders.

【Qing Shan Yuan Xing】: Our organization has so many people, yet on the surface only the name "Guanghui Illuminates Blue Star" appears. Since that's the case, don't use Zhao Hong! Have someone else purchase rope and resell it for profit!

【Qing Shan Yuan Xing】: We've been doing charity for a long time! Always only giving out, never taking in—everyone is stuck in a dead end. Teacher, I've said my piece; the rest is up to you to arrange.

The group fell silent for a while.

Although Chen Qing Shan's words were gentle, they were no different from pointing at their noses and scolding them.

Chen Qing Shan didn't know that it was precisely because of these words he said today that, when the organization later underwent changes, he would be the first one kicked out.

But even if he knew, he'd probably still say the same thing.

After all, no one can bear to watch the giant ship they're on sink helplessly.

Cheng Shuili flicked through the regional channel, and indeed saw someone shouting in the World Channel to collect ropes; the ID was completely unfamiliar, called Boundless Expanse.

When others asked him what it was for, he didn't say, imitating Xin Xue Chuji's behavior from yesterday by repeatedly typing the three words: "Collect ropes."

This let them earn an extra sum again.

Had I known they'd drag it into the night, Cheng Shuili should have charged 20 Game Coin per person.

Cheng Shuili shook her head; in fact, she didn't take it to heart at all.

Her mood was still quite good.

She handed the rope obtained from Xinxue over to Wan Yi, and meanwhile brought up the issue of tomorrow's meals.

Wan Yi had no objection to this; these days they've been eating wild boar hunted by Wu Ya. Wan Yi merely processed it, and since the owners of the meat had no objections, she had even less to say.

Wan Yi also asked what to eat tomorrow morning; now that the weather is cold, leaving it overnight doesn't matter, since Wu Ya always wakes up late, it's best to confirm a day in advance.

This service can be said to be very thorough.

Cheng Shuili's greatest satisfaction is this top-notch culinary teammate; next is that very lucky sweet naive; last is Xinxue, whom she's only just met a short while ago.

All three are core backbone members!

Early the next morning, Cheng Shuili rubbed her eyes open and received the meal Wan Yi had sent.

Over these several meals, the golden rice bowl didn't show any more "surprises".

Cheng Shuili guessed that the first use would definitely yield something, after that it would depend on luck.

And her luck is still rather average.

Outside the shopping cart, the wind howled wildly, mixed with snowflakes, visibility plummeting in a straight line.

Let alone things several meters away, even objects right before one's eyes are somewhat hard to distinguish.