freeallnovels Chapter 29 Talent
Chapter 29 Talent
"30 units of fish meat can only yield 6 units of fish oil." Yu Wang shook his head. "This amount of oil is far from enough, whether we keep it for our own lighting or trade it. It won't create any economies of scale."
In theory, he could immediately and openly post links in chat channels and trading markets to use pills to buy up unlimited amounts of raw fish.
Given the scarcity and life-saving value of the medicine, it will definitely attract a large number of players to sell their fish meat quickly.
Instead of what it is now, where it's just an inconspicuous long-term acquisition link hanging in the marketplace, mixed in with numerous other demands:
Long-term purchase of: Primary Energy Cores, Raw Fish Meat, Sour Chrysanthemum Fruit, Seaweed Gel, Venom, Empty Core Fragments, Wood, and Pearl Coins.
Three days later, many people made simple fishing rods using floats and fibers twisted together into line.
It doesn't provide any game attribute bonuses, but it works normally.
By combining the compressed biscuits, steamed buns, and other food obtained from resource boxes, it is easy to catch smaller fish.
There's definitely more than enough fish for one person to eat, and nobody's crazy enough to eat raw fish every meal.
It would be too wasteful to just throw it away.
Therefore, most players who catch fish will choose to sell the raw fish meat to "chef-type" players who have started to try making fish soup and grilled fish, in exchange for some processed ready-to-eat food.
In this way, anglers save valuable time on processing and cooking, allowing them to do other more urgent things, while the "chefs" obtain the raw materials, process them, and resell them to earn a small profit.
Under this simple supply and demand relationship, the price of raw fish is kept very low, basically equivalent to "trading time for convenience".
At this critical juncture, his high-profile and large-scale acquisitions as a major "celebrity" will inevitably trigger a chain reaction.
For example, making other survivors aware of the overlooked hidden value of raw fish meat would prompt them to start hoarding it as well.
Or perhaps they're just following the trend.
This is extremely detrimental to his subsequent plan to stockpile raw materials at low cost.
If the game were to secretly sabotage the process by increasing the drop rate of the oil extractor blueprint, it would trigger a frenzy of raw fish consumption!
In his previous life, Yu Wang had seen many games do this kind of thing.
At that time, the entire market will fall into chaos, and his idea of making a lot of money through this industry chain will fail.
Having figured these points out, Yu Wang calmed down completely, thankfully he hadn't acted impulsively.
"The best option is to collect it discreetly from private individuals. There are still four days until the storm, which is plenty of time. Moreover, the survivors' wallets will be fuller by then, and the fish oil lamps can fetch an even higher price."
As Yu Wang cleared his mind, he suddenly remembered another important matter.
"By the way, how's the transaction at Zhang Xinlan's potion station going?"
I glanced at the system time; it was almost noon.
He sent Zhang Xinlan a message asking for her information.
Soon, the other party replied. To save the big shot from waiting, Zhang Xinlan sent a voice message, her tone tinged with helplessness and exhaustion.
Don't open your mouth to hit a cockroach: "Hey bro, I've already messaged those two players who advertised they could make potions for you, but they're probably still asleep and haven't replied yet."
You're about to hit the jackpot! "Since that's the case, you should go and rest too. You don't need to keep watching. By the way, I need a lot of raw fish meat. I can trade it for special food that permanently increases attribute points after consumption. Are you in?"
Foods that can increase attributes!
Don't open your mouth to hit a cockroach!
"Really?! Food that permanently increases stats! I have a thousand units in stock, is that enough? If not, I'll go fishing right now! Fish like crazy! How much do you need? I'll do my best to get it!"
Before entering the survival game, Zhang Xinlan used to play some online games and knew the value of attribute points.
That means faster speed, greater strength, and longer stamina.
In the struggle for survival, every small improvement can be a matter of life and death!
In the past few days, whenever she found that her stamina was dropping rapidly after doing even a little work, or that she couldn't reel in larger, stronger fish and had to tearfully cut the line and give up, she would...
He secretly regretted not developing a good habit of exercising every day, which resulted in his poor attributes after entering the game.
She also tried to improve her attributes through a lot of training, but after several days of trying, the three-dimensional attributes on the panel did not change at all, and instead made her muscles sore.
This led her to believe that attribute points were fixed.
Now, an opportunity has suddenly presented itself! The big shot is actually willing to trade food that permanently increases physique for fish!
This is like a windfall!
No, it's a gold brick falling from the sky!
After the initial euphoria, Zhang Xinlan took a few deep breaths, trying to calm herself down.
Although she desperately wanted the attribute points, she suppressed the urge to agree immediately.
The big boss's demand is "a large amount of raw fish".
How much is this "large amount"? Can I meet it? Blindly agreeing but not being able to do it might actually delay the big boss.
She carefully chose her tone and asked cautiously:
Don't open your mouth to hit a cockroach: "Um... Boss, how much fish meat do you need? I'd like to have a rough idea. If it's not too much, I should be able to manage; my talent helps with obtaining fish meat."
Yu Wang raised an eyebrow upon seeing this reply.
"A special talent? It helps in obtaining fish meat?" He became interested.
Talents are incredibly diverse; some people are better suited for combat, others for exploration, and still others for creation.
Perhaps it was because Zhang Xinlan brought a fishing rod into the game that the game gave her a talent for fishing.
This was an unexpected surprise.
If the other party's talent can indeed obtain fish more efficiently than he expected, that would be good news for him.
You're in for a ton of luck: "The exact quantity is hard to say, but we need it long-term, as much as you can get. However, I can give you a clear exchange rate: 7200 units of raw fish meat for a single piece of food that increases your attribute by 0.1 points."
Don't open your mouth to hit a cockroach: "7200 units?! For 0.1?!"
You're in for a ton of luck: "Don't underestimate 0.1. As long as you haven't broken through the 10-point transcendental barrier, consuming it will unconditionally and permanently increase the corresponding attribute value by 0.1 points."
"As far as I know, attribute points are relatively easy to increase before 5 points. By persisting in training and pushing yourself to the limit, you can get about 0.1 points in about a week. But after the attribute points exceed 5, this time will become longer and longer."
"It might take half a month, a month, or even several years of extreme training to achieve a gain of 0.1. At that time, the true value of these foods that can directly increase attributes will be realized."
What Yu said was indeed the truth.
When Zhang Xinlan first saw the reward of 0.1, she did have the thought "That's all?" and even felt that it was too much of a loss to exchange 7200 units of raw fish for 0.1 attribute points.
After all, producing 7200 units of fish meat is a huge workload, even for someone with talent.
But after Yu Wang's insightful explanation, she immediately realized the true significance of that 0.1 point!
Zhang Xinlan did not doubt the veracity of what Yu Wang said.
On the one hand, Yu Wang's reputation and previous trading credibility were undeniable; on the other hand, she herself had indeed felt the difficulty of improving her attributes.