Chapter 31: Chariot’s Steel Plate!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Fortunately, most of the materials needed were all basic stuff. 

Otherwise, leveling up the cottage would be a pipe dream.

Liao Fan found the person who wanted to trade the steel plate.

He sent him a private message.

Liao Fan (Male): What’s the use of a steel plate?

A few minutes later, the other party replied.

Nie Wen (Male): Sorry, I don’t know either. However, it should be valuable. I need clean drinking water. A few people had tried to trade with me but I’ve rejected all of them. In my opinion, one steel plate is worth more than a liter of water.”

With just a short exchange, Liao Fan was able to grasp some important information.

First of all, this guy had no idea how to use the steel plate.

Secondly, the steel plate was a rare commodity.

No one knew how to use it yet, but they were aware that it was a material that would come in handy.

That was why so many people tried to trade with Nie Wen.

However, they were not confident, so the highest price was only one liter of water.

Nie Wen needed water badly.

Otherwise, he would not be in such a hurry to sell the steel plate. 

He mentioned others’ offers because he wanted to raise the price.

Liao Fan replied, “Brother, listen to me.”

“Steel plates are indeed valuable, but if you use the wrong formula, it would just be a waste. Besides, you only have one steel plate and that won’t help much. I can only offer one liter of water because there’s a chance of failure. If you decided to synthesize it and failed, you basically wasted one liter of water!”

“Nonetheless, I still want to carry out my experiment. I want to confirm if the steel plate can be used as a tool.”

“If you have more than ten steel plates, I’m willing to increase my offer.”

Liao Fan only had one goal, and that was to turn his cottage into a ‘War Chariot’!

To build a ‘War Chariot’, he needed at least fifteen steel plates. 

If this person only had one steel plate, then Liao Fan would rather not proceed with the trade.

After all, he had the ability to explore himself.

Sooner or later, he would find some steel plates.

The steel plate was not like the light red stone.

It was not a rare material.

Nie Wen was silent for a long time.

Five minutes later, he finally replied.

Nie Wen (Male): Alright, I’ll tell you the truth! When I was out exploring, I found a turned-over jeep. That was where I found the steel plate. In fact, there were fifteen pieces. Other than the steel plates, there were also some rubbers, a steering wheel, and iron blocks. I collected all of them.

“However, I could not go any further because my torch was about to go out.”

“Now, I’m trapped in my thatched cottage with no means of carrying out a second exploration. Not only do I need water, but I also need torches. If you can provide me with these materials, I’m willing to trade the steel plates with you!”

!!!

Liao Fan was stunned.

He tried to suppress his excitement and responded, “Sure!”

“How about this? I’ll trade ten liters of water and twenty ordinary torches for your fifteen steel plates, rubbers, steering wheel, and iron blocks. I want them all.”

Ten liters of water was a lot but to Liao Fan, it was not that worth it since he already knew the location of the stream. 

Naturally, it was almost impossible for him to lack water.

It was the same for torches. 

After crafting the tri-colored light platform, they were no longer of use.

Even so, not everyone was in as steady of a position as him.

Therefore, the torches were still great resources to trade.

If this trade were to go through, Liao Fan would have made a huge profit!

Nie Wen even had other precious resources like rubbers and iron blocks.

Those materials were also needed for the ‘War Chariot’.

This was an opportunity of a lifetime.

[ War Chariot (Level 1): Rubber 20/0, alloy metal 200/0, glass 5/0, steel plate 15/0, crawler 2/0. ]

In other words, if he obtained the rubbers and steel plates, then the only materials missing would be alloy metals and crawlers.

As for glass, it could be made with resin. 

Liao Fan was unsure how a crawler was made, but he believed that it would not be too complicated. 

The other party replied about ten minutes later. 

Clearly, he was also struggling to make a decision.

He knew that the steel plates and iron blocks were valuable materials.

However, in his current situation, he had no other choice.

No one could top Liao Fan’s offer.

Nie Wen (Male): Brother, I know you. You were the one who traded water on the world channel yesterday.

“If you ever find the formula to synthesize steel plates, please let me know. I can even sell them to you at a discounted price.”

“Consider it as an offering to be friends.”

In short, Nie Wen had accepted Liao Fan’s offer.

‘Huh? He wants to be my friend?’

Nie Wen was also a smart person with a good memory.

He could easily recall Liao Fan’s identity.

If this kind of person was a friend, he would be very reliable.

On the other hand, if he was an enemy, he would be a handful.

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