Free Web NovelChapter 7: Chapter 7: Expensive Green Components
With the blueprint trade confirmed, the construction robot also stopped its work.
Ye Yun looked at the new building.
[Food Workshop (White)] [Inactive]
[Efficiency: 1 point/hour]
[Building Maintenance Requirements]:
[Android/Human/Construction Robot: 1] [1/1]
[Power: 0.1 points/hour]
Ye Yun immediately assigned one of the androids to operate the food workshop, while the other continued to explore outside.
[Evaluation Type: External Exploration]
[Assessing mission risk...]
[This is a 4-hour random exploration]
[Assessment: Probability of obtaining White item: 97%, Green item: 2.95%, Blue item: 0.05%. Risk Level: 0.01%]
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Seeing the final risk level, Ye Yun frowned deeply.
’What’s going on? How did the risk level suddenly increase so much?’
’Just four hours ago, the risk was only 0.002%. Now it’s 0.01%??’
’This rate of increase seems a little off.’
However, it wasn’t long before a possibility came to mind.
The aliens had given a warning on the very first day.
[Your shelter will face various dangers every 10 days. Please handle them appropriately.]
Without realizing it, he had already spent four safe days in the shelter. Only six days remained before the ten-day deadline.
’Is that why the risk of going outside is getting higher and higher?’
Seeing the risk level at a high 0.01%, Ye Yun decisively canceled the exploration mission.
The reward wasn’t proportional to the risk; there was no reason to take the chance.
He had no intention of letting the android sit idle, though. He immediately assigned it to work at the water purification station.
Forty minutes passed quickly. Ye Yun sent the trade request to Zhang Haidong.
Zhang Haidong had clearly been staring at the system interface. The instant the trade window popped up, he put his blueprint up.
The trade went smoothly. Ye Yun looked at the green blueprint that appeared in his warehouse and nodded, satisfied.
Zhang Haidong: [Boss, I have a favor to ask. Once you start producing the handguns, could you sell me two at market price?]
When Ye Yun saw the words "favor to ask," he instinctively wanted to refuse. But after reading the actual request, he hesitated for only a moment before agreeing.
Such a small request wasn’t asking too much.
After all, he’d gotten the blueprint from the man, and since he was willing to pay market price, it wouldn’t hurt Ye Yun’s bottom line.
Ye Yun: [No problem. I’ll contact you when the time comes.]
Zhang Haidong: [Thanks, Brother Ye! If I find any more blueprints, you’ll be the first person I contact.]
Ye Yun didn’t pay the promise any mind. Talk is cheap.
After ending the conversation, Ye Yun immediately used the blueprint. freewёbnoνel.com
[You have consumed one [Damaged .32 Handgun Blueprint (Green)]. You can now produce the corresponding item.]
Ye Yun opened the production list.
[Damaged .32 Handgun (Green)]
[Production Requirements]:
[Power: 10 points] [10/10]
[Construction Robot: 1] [1/1]
[Basic Component Requirements]:
[Defective Steel Pipe (Green)] x3 [1/3]
[Crooked Scope (Green)] x1 [0/1]
[Rusted Trigger (White)] x1 [0/1]
[Broken Wooden Grip (White)] x1 [0/1]
[Broken Iron Wire (White)] x5 [0/5]
Looking at the blueprint’s requirements, Ye Yun frowned. ’It needs four green components?’
He opened the exchange and used the advanced search filters, changing the item quality from White to Green.
In an instant, the screen full of white components was cleared away, leaving only the green-quality ones.
Looking at the prices for green components on the exchange, Ye Yun couldn’t help but frown.
’I know from the assessment system that green components are much rarer than white ones, but are these prices for real? They’re outrageous!’
Offering: [Defective Brass Pipe (Green)] x1
Requesting: [Broken Battery Coil] x100
Offering: [Bent Iron Rod (Green)] x1
Requesting: [Rusted Screw (White)] x110
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The corner of Ye Yun’s mouth twitched. ’These people must be out of their minds.’
’A 1:100 exchange ratio for green to white components?’
’Are they really treating these green components like precious treasures?’
At this exchange rate, just gathering the basic components for the [Damaged .32 Handgun (Green)] would cost 400 white components.
And if he wanted to guarantee a successful craft with no risk of failure, he’d probably need closer to 500 white components.
He could probably scrounge up 500 white components if he gritted his teeth, but that seemed like too high a price for a single green weapon.
The current exchange rate was clearly inflated.
Everyone was hoarding their green components like treasure, unwilling to sell.
Ye Yun pursed his lips. At these prices, he couldn’t believe anyone would actually make a trade.
Besides, the only use for green components right now was likely for crafting green-quality items and equipment.
This meant that the demand for green components was extremely low. The items posted on the exchange were unlikely to ever be sold.
After a moment of thought, Ye Yun posted his own offers.
Offering: [Broken Battery Coil] x50
Requesting: [Defective Steel Pipe (Green)] x1
Offering: [Broken Battery Coil] x50
Requesting: [Crooked Scope (Green)] x1
Ye Yun cut the price straight down to a 1:50 ratio.
’I’m not in a rush anyway. If I really can’t get the green components I need, it won’t be too late to raise my offer then.’
However, to his surprise, the people with green components were stubborn. They really did seem to be treating them like precious treasures.
Twelve hours passed, and he still hadn’t received a single green component.
He frowned and glanced at the assessment system.
[Evaluation Type: External Exploration]
[Assessing mission risk...]
[This is a 4-hour random exploration]
[Assessment: Probability of obtaining White item: 97%, Green item: 2.95%, Blue item: 0.05%. Risk Level: 0.09%]
As time slowly passed, the risk of sending his two androids out was continuously increasing.
The risk level was about to climb from one-in-ten-thousand to one-in-a-thousand.
Ye Yun’s resolve began to waver. Looking at the ever-growing pile of white components in his warehouse, he quickly made a decision.
’There’s an old saying: resources should be spent where they matter most.’
’What’s the point of working so hard to hoard all these resources if I don’t use them to arm myself? Am I just saving them up to pay reparations after I’m defeated?’
His mind made up, he didn’t hesitate to modify his trade offers on the exchange.
’It was a bit embarrassing to go back on my price, but it was better than wasting precious time. Getting his first firearm was more important.’
Offering: [Small Protein Converter (White)] x2, [Broken Battery Coil] x10
Requesting: [Defective Steel Pipe (Green)] x1
Offering: [Small Filter (White)] x2, [Broken Battery Coil] x10
Requesting: [Crooked Scope (Green)] x1
