Train Survival: Can I get a treasure chest by touching my goddess?

Chapter 40: The Second-hand Dealer Really Makes Money

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Shen Wen replied: "Sure. I accept all timber machinery parts."

The other end replied quickly: "Thank you. I'll check it out, just a moment."

The third private message was from that familiar ID, Yu Xiu.

[D3327 Train - Passenger - Yu Xiu: One bottle of physical strength, one bottle of mental energy. All with metal fittings.]

Shen Wen stared at the name for two seconds.

Rest.

The first person to say on the regional channel after the Armory Platform incident, "Kill the train conductor, and a new train conductor will emerge from among the passengers."

Later, they traded a gun for a dagger blueprint and 100 pounds of wood.

This person... is not simple. He is so decisive, and he even gained something at the later station.

It's not hard to guess that the only one who died was probably the train conductor.

Shen Wen replied with an "okay".

Yu Xiu didn't waste any more words and initiated the transaction directly.

The fourth private message was from an unfamiliar ID.

[D4401 Train - Train Conductor - Zhang Chongyue: Young man, I'd like to buy two bottles of constitution potion. Half wood and half metal, is that acceptable?]

Old man?

Shen Wen paused for a moment, then opened the other party's message.

Train D4401, Train Conductor: Zhang Chongyue.

He may not have displayed any talent, but someone who can refer to himself as "this old man" in this tone must be quite old.

He replied, "Sure."

The other party sent a smiley face emoji: "Thanks, young man. At my age, without some stat boosts, I'm afraid I wouldn't last more than a few rounds."

Seven bottles of medicine cost 1050 yuan.

If we replace them with wooden spears, there will be 70 spears. The materials needed for wooden spears are ten pounds of wood and two pounds of metal.

That would require 350 kilograms of wood and 70 kilograms of metal.

But in return, it yields 450 kilograms of metal, 200 kilograms of timber, 25 kilograms of mechanical parts, and 100 liters of water.

If you replace it with a wooden spear and sell it to the salesperson, you can make two dishes out of one.

Shen Wen traded all seven bottles of medicine over.

Timber, metal, and mechanical parts flowed into the storage room in a steady stream, and more than fifty portions of cinnabar and talisman paper were also collected.

The resources of the flower are less than thirty kilograms of metal.

Su Qingxuan and Jiang Youchu worked together. Su Qingxuan could draw talismans by herself, which only required sanity points, while Jiang Youchu used a worktable.

However, Su Qingxuan's speed in making talismans was slower than that of the worktable, but this was also because she was not very skilled.

In just over ten minutes, forty-three exorcism talismans were neatly stacked on the table, gleaming with a faint golden light.

Including the seven I brought back from Ghost Town, there are a total of fifty.

Su Qingxuan picked up the stack of talismans, walked to the sales clerk's cart, and placed them one by one.

[Exorcism Talisman (Rotten Wood Grade) → 50 Yuan]

……

[Exorcism Talisman (Rotten Wood Grade) → 50 Yuan]

All fifty tickets were sold.

Current balance: 2500 yuan

Shen Wen stared at the number, his lips twitching. The cost was less than five hundred, but it sold for two thousand five.

Middlemen really make money.

Before he could say anything, the old man suddenly clapped his hands, picked up a stack of talismans from the cart, and slowly placed them on the shelf.

The design of the talisman was exactly the same as the exorcism talismans they had just sold.

Only the price has changed.

Exorcism Talisman (Rotten Wood Grade): 20 RMB/talisman

Shen Wen was stunned.

Jiang Youchu leaned over to take a look, then glanced at the buyback price—

Exorcism Talisman (Rotten Wood Grade) Recycling: 10 RMB/talisman

She turned to look at Su Qingxuan, her expression intriguing: "Sister Xuan, this shrewd businessman... he immediately took the talismans we sold to him and started reselling them, doubling the price, but then haggling down to 10 yuan for buyback?"

Su Qingxuan stared at the exorcism talisman on the shelf, remained silent for three seconds, and then squeezed out a word through gritted teeth:

"A swindler."

The old man stroked his beard with a smile, not caring at all about being called a shrewd businessman: "Business is business, there are buyers and sellers, and I, an old man, also need to eat."

"Previously, the high prices were for collectors; now it's about business."

Jiang Youchu couldn't help but say, "You're so dark-skinned!"

"Alright." Shen Wen stopped Jiang Youchu from continuing the conversation. What was the point of talking so much about an NPC?

It's probably due to the limitations of the train; otherwise, just selling talismans would have been very profitable.

"How many wooden spears did you get?"

Jiang Youchu glanced at the storage room: "Ninety-five pieces."

"They're all sold."

Ninety-five wooden spears were placed into the cart one by one.

[Wooden spear (rotten wood grade) → 15 yuan]

……

The balance jumped from 2500 to 3925.

Shen Wen stared at the number, then glanced at the blueprints on the shelf that hadn't been bought yet.

[Blueprint Accelerated Plant Solution (Iron Grade): 300 RMB]

[Blueprint for Armor-Piercing Projectiles (Iron Grade): 300 RMB]

[Blueprint Steel Longsword (Black Iron Grade): 250 RMB]

[Blueprint - Bulletproof Vest (Rotten Wood Grade): 100 RMB]

I bought them all.

With four blueprints acquired, there is still 2975 remaining.

Shen Wen's gaze swept over the products on the shelves that had no purchase limit.

Attribute Potion - Constitution (Black Iron Grade): 500 yuan per bottle.

Attribute Potion - Spirit (Black Iron Grade): 500 yuan per bottle.

"I'm still 25 yuan short. I can sell two daggers and buy about six bottles. Five for spirit and one for constitution."

Jiang Youchu was taken aback: "So many?"

Shen Wen said, "Qingxuan and I haven't taken any mental potions, and you and Qingxuan need more mental potions."

Su Qingxuan couldn't help but say, "One bottle is enough for me. Let Xiao Mu drink it. The infusion of evil spirits consumes sanity points, and the higher the sanity, the faster the recovery..."

"Alright, let's buy it first!"

With 5 yuan left, Shen Wen bought a military-grade canned food.

"My lord, time is almost up. If there's anything you want, hurry up!"

Shen Wen shook his head: "That's enough."

He turned to look at the pile of supplies he had just acquired—

Four blueprints, six attribute potions, and one military can of food.

Combined with the resources obtained from selling wooden spears, the net increase in timber, metal, and mechanical parts has been substantial.

"What a steal!" Jiang Youchu couldn't help but exclaim.

The old man pushed his cart slowly toward the carriage door, then suddenly stopped halfway there.

He laughed, his face crinkling with wrinkles, and said, "Next time, you'll all be even more satisfied with what I bring."

After saying that, his figure flashed and disappeared into thin air.

"Do as I say."

Two bottles for Sister Qingxuan, then one for each of the three of us, and the health-enhancing one for Sister Mu.

Su Qingxuan wanted to say something more.

Shen Wen made the decision directly.

Su Qingxuan felt a strange sensation in her heart, realizing that her younger brother, who needed her protection, was now able to make decisions for her.

"good!"

The other two women had no objections, and the four of them tilted their heads back and drank the dregs.

Shen Wen smacked his lips. Compared to the physical potion, he felt his mind was clearer after drinking the mental potion.

He brought up the attributes panel.

Name: Shen Wen

[Physical Fitness: 27]

[Spirit: 8→18]

[Grade: Black Iron]

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Name: Su Mu

[Constitution: 13→16]

【Spirit: 17】