: Jealous! He got to eat meat after such a short time!
: It is too cruel! My tears are flowing out of my mouth!
: Please take me in, boss! I also want to eat meat!
: Boss, I have a space crystal. How much meat can I trade it for?
: Impressive, there is even salt. Can I trade my vegetable seeds for those?
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Xia Chengfeng had only posted the thread for the temporary barbeque store only ten minutes ago, and he had already received several hundred comments.
These people did not have to work ever since they came to this world. Since they also did not own phones or computers, they scrolled through the forum whenever they found the opportunity during rest.
Some people had even written novels on the forum. The author of the book "Survival in the Crypts with My Beautiful Lady Boss" even requested his readers to reward him with food!
There were too many private messages for Xia Chengfeng to respond to.
Xia Chengfeng could only publish a comment to clarify his rates. He gave detailed descriptions of various common resources and how much roast meat they would fetch.
"One runic treasure box or runic key for a large piece of meat." A large piece of meat was about the size of a pork knuckle.
"One space crystal for a medium-sized piece of meat." A medium-sized piece of meat was about the size of two fists.
"Various seeds, ores, salt, and wood, depending on the quantity, for a small piece of meat." A small piece of meat was about the size of a fist. It was enough for a meal.
"Evil—this is simply evil. The man wants so many things for so little meat!" Soon, people expressed their dissatisfaction.
"That's right. It's too little. We must at least get an entire pig, right?"
Xia Chengfeng did not care about the people who complained, as at that moment, meat was a rare commodity. Many others wanted to trade with him.
He instantly received offers from five people who wanted to trade their space crystals with a medium-sized piece of meat.
System notification: Obtained five space crystals.
Xia Chengfeng used the crystals immediately, and the area of his space bubble increased by five cubic meters.
"I've already traded away five pieces of roast meat. First come, first serve. There won't be any more left later!" Xia Chengfeng published an update.
The players who had been observing the ongoing trade deliberated for a moment. If they delayed any further, there would be nothing left for them.
Thus, all of them quickly sent messages to Xia Chengfeng, who duly replied as he was barbecuing the meat.
"You have a common runic treasure chest. Fine, you can have a large piece of meat!"
"I also need wood. One block of wood for a small piece of meat. If you want a big piece, then it'll be en bloc!"
"You have nothing? But you know how to make pottery. All right, I'll trade you some clay and fire crystals. Make me some pots, pans, and whatnots. I'll give you some roast meat after you finish!"
"You are a renovation worker? Do you know how to make furniture? I have blueprints for furniture. I'll send you wood and metal equipment later. Make me a bed and a table!"
"I want all kinds of ores!"
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Not only was Xia Chengfeng accumulating resources, but also he noticed that most of these players were talented with specific skills.
Some of them knew how to renovate houses and build furniture. Even though they had no modern tools, Xia Chengfeng could get them to make simple swords, saws, and nails with his fire crystals and refined steel ores.
They could not make anything too exquisite with those tools, but they had no problems building basic furniture.
As for Xia Chengfeng, he was busy processing one wild boar after the other.
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The subordinate reported in the Tianxun Company's group chat: Chairman Wu, we can't gather any stock at all. All the other players have used them to trade for roast meat!
Wu Rui had his doubts and replied: His supply of roast pork is limited. Can they even eat that much?
Subordinate: But he is selling them at an exorbitant price! That "Breeze" is certainly evil. He got a carpenter to make a bed for him for a piece of meat. They would have beaten him to death if we were in the previous world!"
Wu Rui: He was also the person selling the sword just now. This "Breeze" must be a talent. Figure out a way to get him into our faction! Forget it. I'll invite him into the team personally!
Wu Rui immediately sent Breeze a message: @Breeze Brother, are you there? I am Wu Rui from Tianxun Company. Our company has gathered several hundred people to work together to survive.
: I think that you have immense potential. Are you willing to be part of our team? I'll give you a managerial position if you join our company!
Xia Chengfeng rejected him outright, replying: I'm sorry, but I don't have any intention of joining a team at the moment.
Wu Rui was a smart man, but he was an exploitative capitalist deep down. Xia Chengfeng would have to work for him if he joined his team.
Wu Rui sent a few more messages to persuade Xia Chengfeng, but Xia Chengfeng did not reply. In the end, Wu Rui left this message: Take your time to consider it. This world is extremely dangerous. The strength of a team will be stronger than that of an individual. I'll welcome you anytime!
Other than Wu Rui, Yang Yong, and the members of the Sector 2222 Mutual Assistance Association had also sent Xia Chengfeng messages inviting him into their team. However, Xia Chengfeng rejected them all.
"This 'Breeze' has disrupted our plans slightly. However, we need his roast meat now and cannot offend him for the time being," Yang Yong said. Then he added, "Keep an eye on this person. He has made several transactions already. He might have abilities that we are not aware of."
While Xia Chengfeng was grilling the meat, his stock was increasing at a rapid rate.
System notification: Obtained [space crystal] +10, [common runic treasure chest] +1, [bags of cabbage seeds] +2, [bags of carrot seeds] +1, [refined steel ore] +3, [bronze ore] +5, [wood] +10.
Fortunately, Xia Chengfeng had the space to stow his ever-growing stock. He would break down the supplies, which took up a sizeable amount of space, to reduce the percentage of area those supplies would occupy. He had expanded his space bubble with the space crystals he traded for. Despite that, he could still barely store all of his stock.
Xia Chengfeng had grilled and sold three boars in half a day. Surprisingly, the number of people who traded with him did not reduce but increased instead.
That was because Wu Rui, Yang Yong, and the Sector 2222 Mutual Assistance Association had all sent people to trade with him.
It was not because they did not want to gather resources, but there were still large groups of people in their teams who were starving.
They knew workers were the most critical resource in their production process. As long as they had the labor force, they could continue digging through the caves in search of supplies. Therefore, they were willing to shell out their stock in exchange for Xia Chengfeng's roast meat.
Xia Chengfeng did nothing else during the day. All he did was grill meat and trade with others.
The fire crystals worked better than charcoal. It boosted the efficiency of grilling the meat. Even though the crystals would char the meat occasionally, the customers had no choice, and no one gave him any bad reviews!
The workers whom Xia Chengfeng employed were sending him his items one after the other. One texted: Your order of pottery has arrived!
System notification: Obtained [Basic Earthen Pot] +3, [Basic Earthen Bowl] +5, [Basic Earthen Pail] +3.
The builder had sent a few simple pieces of furniture over to Xia Chengfeng, saying: These are the pieces of furniture you wanted. I want a large piece of meat!
System Notification: Obtained [Inferior Handmade Bed] +1, [Square Wooden Table] +1, [Wooden Stool] +4, [Storage Cabinet] +1, [Wooden Chest] +1, [Wooden Plank] +20.
Xia Chengfeng had also asked someone to make him metal tools and accessories. Of course, he supplied the crafting materials. Soon, the man messaged: Boss, these are the steel pots, shovel, and other items that you asked for!
They made those simple tools and accessories without blueprints. After all, some of these players were able craftsmen.
System notification: Obtained [Steel Pot] +1, [Exquisite Steel Pick] +1, [Exquisite Steel Shovel] +1, [Sharp Scythe] +1, [Exquisite Steel Hammer] +1, [Exquisite Steel Axe] +1.
These items immediately took up 50% of Xia Chengfeng's space bubble.
Throughout the day, Xia Chengfeng had received 223 space crystals and had expanded the area of his space bubble by 223 cubic meters. Currently, his space bubble had an area of 350 cubic meters. He had more than doubled the size of his space bubble.