Space Survival: My Teammates Are All Top-Tier

Chapter 104 Alright, how do you want to cooperate?

Back on the No. 7 fighter spaceship, leaning against the headboard, the panel lights up, and a familiar interface appears before my eyes.

Jiang Shi ignored the 99+ comments and opened the trading area.

He needs to do something.

Materials are needed, all sorts of materials, to make all sorts of props.

The raw materials for the Laser Greatsword are: 20 kg of high-grade black silver, 10 kg of high-grade black steel and iron, 9 high-grade red sun stones, 3 medium-grade thunder stones, 6 mixed void energy stones, and 30 second-tier raw stones.

"So I'll first search to see if we have Xuan Silver."

Thinking it over, he typed in "mysterious silver" and clicked search.

After the interface scrolled around a few times, it displayed "No such material available..."

"If you don't have it, you don't have it. What's the point of spinning around like that? You're wasting my time!"

Jiang Shi complained, then searched for Xuan Gang Black Iron, Red Sun Stone, and Miscellaneous Void Energy Stone in turn.

The interface spun a few times, and 10 noodle shops popped up.

One of them is 【梨时花辰】.

"Um?"

Jiang Shi clicked on it out of curiosity, and the prices offered were all slightly higher than the prices sent to him.

"He bought 20 Tier 1 raw stones from me for 50 kilograms of low-grade Red Sun Stone, and now he's doubled the price. What a swindler! But why do I feel a sense of schadenfreude?"

Jiang Shi's feelings are actually easy to explain. He simply felt psychologically balanced when he saw that others had suffered even greater losses after he himself had suffered a loss.

The joy lies in laughing at someone who has taken 50 steps when you've taken 100...

Jiang Shi did not place an order immediately. He looked at the other nine noodle shops and found that they had the same price, the same variety, and the same quantity. They were all exactly the same.

These 10 noodle shops are: Chen Tian Shi, Li Shi Hua Chen, Ye Zhan Jun, Xi Fo, Hou Zi, Xia Dian, Yu Ting, Xing, Hua Hua Yao, Yi Yi...

"How strange, so uniform?" Jiang Shi muttered, frowning.

Stores selling the same products are competitors. If they are competitors and their practices are so uniform, they must be working together or have already discussed and agreed to cooperate.

They want to create a monopoly...

However, Jiang Shi was more inclined to believe that the 10 of them were a team and very united.

"Since it's a team, it's more cost-effective for me to contact Li Shihua Chen directly."

Jiang Shi stroked his chin. "After all, we've done business before, so he's a regular customer. I can get a discount."

But as soon as he finished speaking, he remembered another problem.

He needs these minerals to make weapons and other tools.

Buying a small amount once or twice won't arouse suspicion. But if it happens frequently and in large quantities, the other party will definitely start to wonder.

Why is this person buying so many rare minerals? Are they mining them? Reselling them? Or something else...?

Then you can see the truth at a glance when you look at your own store. What if you see someone making money and then raising prices on the spot?

They even used this as leverage, refusing to sell their raw materials...

Jiang Shi felt something was wrong the more he thought about it.

He raised his head and looked at the illusory figure of Xiao Ai.

"Xiao Ai".

"Yes, Master. What are your orders?"

"you say,"

Jiang Shi frowned. "Without revealing my talent, should I proactively seek cooperation with them? Have them supply raw materials long-term, I'll be responsible for manufacturing the weapons, and then give them a share of the profits. Would that work?"

Xiao Ai was silent for two seconds.

"Master, your idea is not bad."

"Oh?" Jiang Shi's eyes lit up. "Tell me more about it."

"First of all, your talent is very dependent on raw materials. If you can find a stable raw material supplier and cooperate with them in the long term, you can concentrate on production and not have to keep an eye on the trading area every day."

Jiang Shi nodded: "That makes sense."

"Secondly," Xiao Ai continued.

"Share some of the weapons we produce with them, let them taste the benefits. People are driven by profit; where there's profit, there's cooperation. Give them small favors to lure in bigger fish—it's a sure-fire way to make a profit."

Jiang Shi: "That's right. As the saying goes, 'cast a long line to catch a big fish,' and I've got it."

"but--"

Just then, Xiao Ai changed the subject, her tone becoming serious.

"Master, you need to think carefully about how to negotiate this cooperation. You need to get them to supply you long-term, but you can't expose your talents. Also, what's the right profit-sharing ratio? If you set it too high, they won't agree; if you set it too low, you'll lose money."

Jiang Shi fell into deep thought.

"Xiao Ai, you're right. We can't rush this. We have to take it slowly."

He reopened the chat interface and stared at the familiar ID, 【梨时花辰】.

The other party said last time that they had new varieties that could be discounted.

So, how about we explore the possibility of cooperation this time?

Thinking about it, he sent a message.

Star Time: Hello, I'd like to discuss a collaboration. I wonder if you'd be interested?

send.

Then he leaned against the headboard, staring at the screen, waiting for a reply.

After sending the message, I waited for about two minutes.

In those two minutes, countless thoughts raced through Jiang Shi's mind.

How will they respond? Will they refuse outright? Will they ask what kind of collaboration it is? Or will they, like last time, raise the price first and then try to negotiate?

Here comes the news.

Pear Blossom Time: What kind of collaboration? Tell me about it.

Jiang Shi breathed a sigh of relief; the fact that he hadn't directly rejected the offer meant there was still a chance.

He thought about it and decided to test the waters first.

Star Time: Your store has a wide variety of minerals. I need to make a large purchase recently, on a long-term basis. I wonder if you could offer a discount for long-term cooperation?

This time, the other side responded very quickly:

Pear Blossom Time: Bulk Purchase? Long-Term?

Pear Blossom Time: How many do you want?

Jiang Shi's lips curved into a smile.

Star Time: The exact quantity hasn't been determined yet, but it will definitely be more than last time, with a stable supply.

Pear Blossom Time: A Detailed Explanation

The other side became interested.

Pear Blossom: Although I shouldn't ask you why, I still want to ask, what do you need so many minerals for?

Jiang Shi felt a chill run down his spine as the other party began to probe.

Star Time: To be honest, I have some weapon blueprints.

Pear Blossom Time: You want to make weapons and sell them?

Xing Shi: Hmm. I need a stable source of minerals, so I'd like to collaborate with you.