This Game Is Too Realistic

At the north gate…

Two men dressed in avant-garde costumes stood at the front and the back of a two-headed bison respectively, and stopped at the entrance.

The person standing at the front held a 7mm revolver, a specialty of Red River Town. Although the muzzle was facing downwards, his eyes constantly looked across the wall while looking out for any signs of danger.

That’s a true expert…

That was Chu Guang’s first instinct when he first laid eyes on the man.

As for the person standing at the back, it was Merchant Sun Shuqi whom Chu Guang met before.

"Haha, my old friend, we meet again!" Seeing Chu Guang appear at the gate, the tension on Sun Shiqi’s face suddenly disappeared. He opened his arms with joy and enthusiasm, in a warm greeting.

Even from far away, Chu Guang could smell the odor he emitted. Chu Guang couldn’t stand it, so he didn’t hug the man. Instead, he stretched out his right hand.

Sun Shiqi smiled, not embarrassed, graciously changed his posture, and shook Chu Guang’s right hand vigorously.

"Sorry, I’ve been on my way for almost five days, and I didn’t have time to take a shower. I hoped you wouldn’t mind."

"It’s okay." Chu Guang glanced at the man standing next to the two-headed bull and cast a questioning gaze at Sun Shiqi. "Who is this?"

"He is the gunman I hired from Red River Town. he is responsible for my safety along the way. There are several gunner guilds in Red River Town that are trustworthy and reliable. The most important thing is that they know how to avoid the conflict with the marauders nearby… It’s just a safety precaution, you can treat him as if he doesn’t exist!"

Gunner guild? They’re probably people who quit being marauders…

Chu Guang nodded as his eyes remained on the big two-headed bison for some time. His eyebrows gradually arched upwards with a trace of interest.

It seemed that the dried meat they made was very popular in Red River Town. The transaction Sun Shiqi made the other time probably earned him a lot. Not only did he manage to buy a new batch of goods, he even hired a bodyguard!

Chu Guang was relieved. After all, businesses where both sides won lasted the longest.

"How was your trip to Boulder Town? Was the journey safe?" Chu Guang asked casually.

"I didn’t go to Boulder Town, so I don’t know the situation there." Sun Shiqi shook his head. "After leaving last time, I went to a farm not far away. As it turns out, they were very interested in my remaining stock. I exchanged some food with them before heading straight back to Red River Town.”

"The road conditions in the city are too complicated, and the ruins inside are like a maze. I would rather walk 10 kilometers in the wilderness than walk a mile in the city."

"You can also tell that this winter will probably be more difficult than previous years. Food prices in Red River Town are soaring. Those upper class people like mine owners and slave owners don’t like those black nutrient creams. As soon as I arrived at the trading station, all my goods were bought by their servants."

"I thought that since it sold so well, I might as well make another trip before the road was blocked by the heavy snow, so I hired a bodyguard and set off, hehe."

"Selling well? It seems that I sold it too cheaply last time." Chu Guang said half-jokingly.

Realizing that he had just exposed his trade secret, Sun Shiqi gave a dry cough and continued with a smile, "Haha, you can’t say that. We, traveling merchants, are risking our lives to sell goods after traveling from one place to another. It may be lucrative, but we are just trying to make a living." ŘάＮộʙΕꞩ

"Okay, there’s no need to pretend to be pitiful in front of me. No matter what you earn, you deserve it. If you have money, remember to buy two more bison and bring more things in the spring next year," Chu Guang interrupted Sun Shiqi’s nonsense and went straight to the point. “Did you bring what I asked for?"

Sun Shiqi said quickly. "Yes! Hey, hey, don’t worry, I will definitely not forget what you ordered!"

The mutant bison with two heads often weighed more than one ton and could carry between seven hundred and nine hundred kilograms. Its mobility in ruined and field terrains was relatively good, though slightly inferior to the mutant yak.

In addition to the five hundred kilograms of coins, Sun Shiqi also used the money to purchase almost one hundred kilograms of resources.

Among them was a bag of waxy yellow coarse salt which weighed about ten kilograms. There were also ten 7mm caliber revolver rifles, two large bags of bullets, and so on.

Although his bull could still carry more, he had no extra money to purchase other things.

Normally, less wealthy merchants would take the chance to travel around the wasteland to pick up some waste while traveling to their destination. However, Sun Shiqi was clearly in no position to do that since he was out with a goal in mind.

When inspecting the bullets in the sacks, Chu Guang noticed that the bullets were actually made of copper.

It seemed that there was not much copper shortage in Red River Town.

However, compared to the bullets produced by Boulder Town using stamping technology, many of the bullets produced by Red River Town were produced by rolling copper sheets. There were visible depressions and protrusions on the bullet case.

No wonder they would make a semi-automatic revolver rifle with a simple receiver structure...

With a slightly more sophisticated receiver, there was a chance it would jam after a few rounds!

Was that the gap between industrial survivor bases and resource-driven survivor bases in the outskirts?

Throwing a few bullets back into the bag, Chu Guang mentally noted down some information.

"... How is it? Are you satisfied?" Sun Shiqi asked with a flattering smile on his face.

If possible, he hoped that Chu Guang would buy everything! That way, he would be able to bring more dried meat back.

"Weapons, coarse salt, and those coins, I want them all," Chu Guang glanced at the last bag, and found some yellow powder in it, and asked, "There’s something inside. What is it?"

Sun Shiqi replied with a wide smile, "Insect powder! It is made by grinding the mutant yellow-fronted tall-legged spiders after they die. It is rich in nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, and is mainly used as fertilizer!"

Chu Guang nodded.

Fertilizer was something Brown Farm probably required. He hadn’t started farming in the area, and he had no need for anything like it yet.

Looking at the bag of powder, he had an idea.

He heard players say that there were a lot of struvite stones by the lake. Maybe he could try to make some fertilizer and sell it to Brown Farm.

Sun Shiqi also seemed to remember something. He walked to the side of the two-headed bison, opened the leather package hanging on it, and took out a glass bottle.

The mouth of the glass bottle was stuffed with a cork, and some small holes for ventilation. The bottle was stuffed with fist-sized ants with shaking limbs and antennas that were visible to the naked eye. It looked pretty scary.

After staring at the bottle with interest for a while, Chu Guang asked, "Is this the ironback ant?"

Sun Shiqi grinned. "Yes! Usually we use it to make feed or other things. It just so happened that someone was selling it at the trading station, so I bought a bottle."

After playing with the bottle for a while, Chu Guang looked at Sun Shiqi and asked, "How much?"

Sun Shiqi waved his hand, "No, no, my friend, you have misunderstood. This is a gift from me. It’s free."

"Oh? Thank you." Of course, Chu Guang would not refuse treasures. He accepted decisively.

As for the courtesy of returning gifts… It’s nonexistent.

Allowing the guy to do business with himself was already the greatest grace he could show.

Seeing Chu Guang accepting the gift, Sun Shiqi’s face was full of smiles.

"You’re welcome, it’s my honor to have you as a friend... You see, it’s getting late, how about we talk about the details of the transaction?"

Chu Guang nodded. "Okay."

...

Unlike the merchant from Boulder Town, most of these merchants from other regions did not recognize the currency of the chips used there. They either had their own currency or they didn’t have any at all.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, when conducting cross-regional trade, everyone would trade for goods with no fixed price.

Although Chu Guang received a gift symbolizing friendship from Sun Shiqi, friendship couldn’t fill his stomach. Chu Guang did not make concessions when bargaining because of the gift.

After all, who can have thicker skin than a salesman?

The five hundred kilograms of useless coins stayed at the previously agreed price. Every hundred kilograms was exchanged for four kilograms of air-dried meat. Sun Shiqi managed to obtain twenty kilograms of dried meat that way.

Chu Guang was a man of his word, and he had no plan to go back on what had been agreed upon, and there was no need for it.

The two parties happily reached a consensus.

However, that was as far as the pleasant transaction went.

A few minutes ago, Sun Shiqi was so naive as to think that the man in front of him was very easy to deal with. That was until he heard the crazy price of three kilograms of dried meat for a kilogram of salt.

"I’m sorry, I must have misheard..." Sun Shiqi asked while scratching his head.

Chu Guang basically expected Sun Shiqi’s response. Chu Guang repeated what he said without changing his expression. "You heard me right. A kilogram of coarse salt for three kilograms of dried meat."

"Impossible!" Sun Shiqi exclaimed almost reflexively, ignoring the previous respect he had been showing. He retorted angrily, "You must be joking! The dried meat you use here is roasted and air-dried. It hasn’t been marinated at all! It can’t be worth the price!"

"Oh?"

Seeing that Chu Guang was still unmoved, Sun Shiqi took a deep breath and continued in a calm tone, "Well, you are not a merchant after all, so maybe you don’t understand the market... Let’s do some calculations. If I transport ten kilograms of coarse salt to Boulder Town, I will get at least one chip for every one hundred grams!"

Chu Guang did not speak.

He had never been to Boulder Town at all. He only knew the bitter, coarse salt that only the poor would consume would cost two chips for every one hundred grams on Baker Street. As it turned out, the price was doubled!

Well, did it matter? Apparently not!

The price of grains already tripled on Baker Street!

It was meaningless to discuss prices on the wasteland.

Moisturizing his dry throat, Sun Shiqi continued, "That means that they are worth a hundred chips! If I replace these chips with electrical appliances, industrial products, and daily necessities and take them to Brown Farm, I’ll be able to get at least three hundred kilograms of green wheat! Trading them for dried meat, they will be worth at least sixty to seventy five kilograms!”

"So the lowest price I can accept is sixty kilograms, I’ll trade a kilogram of salt for six kilograms of dried meat. Fine, I’ll do fifty nine kilograms! This is the lowest price I can accept! It’s also my biggest concession!" Sun Shiqi felt that he had explained the truth sufficiently with his example.

Even if those hamsters staying in the shelter had never traded in the wasteland, they should be able to understand the difficulties of the merchants.

However, after listening to his nonsense, Chu Guang just smiled.

Sun Shiqi was right when he said that Chu Guang was no merchant… If someone really thought of him as a mere merchant, they would be severely underestimating him!

After all, if they believed that he didn’t know anything about selling stuff…

Haha….

"What you said is true."

Sun Shiqi immediately revealed an expression of joy.

Who would have thought that the smile would freeze on his face the next second?

Chu Guang said softly, "... Then my friend, why don’t you do that?"

"I mean, if you want to exchange three hundred kilograms of green wheat for fifty nine kilograms of dried meat, I’m happy to do it."