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Chapter 143 The Leaders Are All Idiots
Chapter 143 The Leaders Are All Idiots
"Black coal —"
A deep longing was revealed in Mu Qing's eyes.
With this thing, they could probably barely survive the cold wave.
This stuff burns much longer than regular charcoal and provides a considerable amount of heat.
With their current primitive technology, even cutting down a tree is difficult, and making a little charcoal takes a lot of time.
They have a lot of people now, but they all feel overwhelmed, which is one of the reasons why Zhao Dezhu wants to slack off.
Their inefficiency is so low that they have to spend a lot of time and manpower to fill the gap.
She wisely refrained from asking what conditions were required to obtain the black coal, knowing that they wouldn't be able to get it from Su Jin this time.
Next time, when they have a little more leverage, they will be able to exchange more items from this merchant.
Although it was somewhat tragic, their team found a powerful hope even in this sorrow.
You have to eat one bite at a time, and you have to take on debts one step at a time.
Now that you've played all your cards, how are you going to deal with this unscrupulous businessman in the future?
"Captain Su, we don't need the black coal for now."
Mu Qing forced herself to look away, took a deep breath, and began to calculate the chips in her hand: "We need five iron axes, three iron shovels, two sickles, and one of those chisels that can drill holes in rocks, as well as some sea monster meat."
She silently did some calculations in her mind.
These tools are just enough to equip a small gathering team, first increasing the production of sugarcane and potatoes, and then expanding the cave to improve living comfort.
"As for the payment method—" Mu Qing gritted her teeth, "we will use a mixture of sugarcane, potatoes, and wild pears from the mountains as payment, as long as you don't mind that the pears are a bit sour."
"A slightly sour taste is good; it helps replenish vitamin C and prevents scurvy."
Su Jin nodded with a smile, his easygoing manner making him seem like a harmless and kind person, completely unlike someone who had just been scheming to turn others into employees.
"The tools are fine, and these excellent ironwares will soon be yours, but—"
"Sea monster meat is calculated in the usual way. First of all, this stuff is graded."
Su Jin pondered for a moment and said, "Currently, we have sea beast meat ranging from level 1 to level 3. Level 1 is rock snake meat, which mainly increases physique."
"We've dried it out. The taste is so-so, like old beef, but this stuff can greatly boost your strength. At least it can make you, the old, weak, sick, and disabled, less weak."
"Second-tier meat, also snake meat, but this kind adds strength and a little bit to constitution. It's a good thing. Eating it will at least make it easier for you to catch the animals on the island."
"You don't need to exchange these two kinds of meat for grain. I need wood. It's 10 units for 1 unit of Tier 1, and double for Tier 2. It's that simple."
As he spoke, he glanced at the group of people behind Mu Qing: "Judging from your appearance, it seems you couldn't catch a single animal and had no protein to supplement your strength, which is why you all have no energy."
Upon hearing this, Mu Qing couldn't help but grit her teeth; it truly hit a nerve.
She looked up at Su Jin and asked, "What do you need to exchange for that third-tier sea beast?"
"Steel and wood".
Su Jin uttered two words casually, without much explanation, simply saying, "This is a rare resource. You might have it on your island. As for what it looks like, just look at the mast on my ship. You'll know when you encounter it."
He didn't expect this almost primitive team to explore the island much; if they had, they wouldn't be starving.
Seeing that there was no hope of getting the third-tier sea beast meat, Mu Qing simply gave up.
Clearly, the businessman looked down on them, and by the end of the conversation, she could sense that the man was becoming slightly impatient.
That's for sure. Su Jin is quite disappointed with Mu Qing's team right now.
Aside from Mu Qing and Chen Yao, who are the only two girls who dared to stand up, what are the others?
Putting aside their character, in terms of ability, Mu Qing is the only one who stands out, while the others are still not that great.
This was his arbitrary idea. If these people were so talented, would they all be living in caves and unable to even get meat?
Such a big island, there should be some deer, chickens, rabbits, etc., but it seems that this group of people have never tasted wild game.
Aside from digging for wild vegetables, which requires no movement, hunting is completely impossible. Everyone stays cooped up in the outpost; there isn't a single hunting team.
The more he thought about it, the more disappointed he became. He had originally wanted to recruit some crew members, but now that he saw it...
This team is so fragile, it's easy to lose a whole bunch of them with a single move. Let's put this idea on hold for now.
Going forward, he will try to recruit, and of course, according to him, he will choose talented and capable people.
But now—well, never mind.
At this moment, Shen Ruying and Li Yuanyuan had already packed everything Mu Qing wanted into baskets and carried them over.
Actually, these things were freshly made. They didn't have that many tools. They just asked Shen Qiaoqiao to produce whatever they needed.
When these tools were delivered to Mu Qing, they were all brand new.
Mu Qing looked at the pile of new tools, only had time to count them to make sure they were correct, before she could even touch them. The group of people behind her couldn't resist any longer.
"Wow, what a standard axe, like an industrial product. Look at this blade, it's incredibly sharp—ouch, it cut my finger."
"What's that compared to this? Look at this shovel, it's practically an entrenching tool, you could use it as a kitchen knife. But it should work, you just have to clean it thoroughly."
"This sickle is quite useful; it can also be used as a regular knife. Aren't there wild boars roaming in the mountains?"
"Axe, shovel, sickle, what's there to be afraid of? I want to eat pork!"
These guys acted like they'd never seen anything like it before, waving their arms around the few tools they had, and even started fighting over who got to own them.
Mu Qing couldn't help but cover her forehead, feeling like her heart was breaking.
She felt that if she could survive with this team, she would be a god reincarnated. For a moment, she even thought that whoever wanted to lead the team could lead it.
Those who lead the team are all idiots; they brought it on themselves!
But she only thought it to herself; afterwards, she still had to put on a smiling face and explain to others why she couldn't get some tools on credit.
There was no other way, because the quantity of sugarcane was limited, and potatoes were not easy to find either.
In theory, with volunteers everywhere, and given the tools available, they could indeed provide one tool per person for two days, and still have a surplus of food.
In fact, they have a lot of resources here, but they are not everywhere; you still have to look for them.
The nearly ten tools she asked for were enough for them to work at full speed to gather, and they still needed to keep some for themselves.
Finally, she still had to find a way to get some black coal from Su Jin.
Oh, and she also needs to arrange for her people to cut down trees and trade them for some sea monster meat.
In an instant, she felt immense pressure.
On the other hand, Su Jin was exceptionally relaxed after selling the goods on credit.
Just as Mu Qing had expected, he wasn't worried at all that these people would renege on their debt.
In a peaceful society, being a deadbeat can't get you anywhere, but in this apocalyptic world, if you want to be a deadbeat, then go ahead and talk to his 10 cannons.
"We're leaving. I'll come back to collect the debt in two days."