"Each set requires 8 pieces of high-grade beast hide, 3 bundles of hemp thread, and 9 fire-element beast cores…"
As Luna read on, she bit her lower lip, her face turning pained as she said, "But Selena, where are we supposed to get that many materials to give him?"
"Even if we hand over everything in our warehouse, at most we can only make thirty sets of warm clothing."
"But in our region, including the residents and players, there are a total of one hundred and six people."
"What about the rest?"
"Very simple," Selena smiled and said, "You give him all the materials in our warehouse, then tell him these are the interest for borrowing the heating sets from him. Ask if he can agree."
"Borrow?"
Luna's eyes widened instantly as she said, "That idea is brilliant! Anyway, after the extreme cold night is over, the weather shouldn't be this cold anymore. We can just return them to him then."
"Heh! Give up on that thought, he won't agree."
As soon as Selena finished speaking, Luna immediately made a bitter face and said, "He refused! But Ethan said he can sell them to us in the form of a loan. These materials will count as the interest. Whatever we still owe, we can make up later after we start earning. The interest is 10% every three days."
"Bloodsucker!"
Selena frowned deeply, but soon she grinned and said, "Agree to it. Even though at first glance these terms seem very unfavorable to us, but…"
"Unfavorable… and you still want to agree?", Luna didn't understand.
"Because he's honest. He even lays it out in the open and tells you he's a bloodsucker, but he sucks your blood openly and clearly," Selena smiled, "That means as long as you follow his rules, he won't actually let you starve to death. But if you want to earn more than him, that's impossible."
"Uh… alright," Luna shrugged helplessly.
Anyway, she knew very well that no matter how much she thought about it, she couldn't outthink Selena. Since Selena said it was right, then it had to be correct.
Sometimes, being able to correctly position yourself is much easier than blindly overestimating yourself.
Taking the initiative to admit your shortcomings isn't anything embarrassing.
She was just a warrior to begin with. What did she need such a good brain for? Just like Napoleon, he could have been invincible as a great general, but he insisted on becoming emperor, and ended up like that.
So yeah, sometimes, being a simple person isn't a bad thing.
"Selena, she really sent me one hundred and six sets of self-heating fur coats, plus gloves and insoles," As Luna spoke, she quickly took out a set and draped it over herself.
Instantly, her whole expression changed as she said, "So warm!"
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"Selena, this coat is seriously, seriously warm!"
As she spoke, Luna hurriedly took another one out of the warehouse and quickly ran over to Selena, putting it on her as she said, "Feel it, isn't it super comfortable! Oh my god! This coat really generates heat on its own, it's so comfortable, it feels like I'm wearing a little sun on my body. I feel like I've come back to life!"
Meanwhile, after feeling the self-heating coat, Selena's expression shifted slightly.
But her mouth still spoke in a proud tone, "It's just okay! Only a bit warmer than my coat."
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"Hey! Hey! Hey!"
Luna had no time to notice Selena's expression. She had already started examining the other two matching items, especially the self-heating gloves.
As soon as she put them on, she couldn't bear to take them off, "These gloves are even warmer than you, Selena. So comfy. Ah, its love is like a fire, burning through the entire extreme cold night~"
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Selena tugged at her coat, watching the silly Luna dancing happily in front of her. The corner of her lips lifted slightly as she smiled and said, "It's been a long time since I've met an opponent. This is interesting."
"Selena, Ethan just sent another message."
Hearing the notification from the magic book, Luna immediately stopped dancing and hurried over, saying excitedly, "Ethan told us how to deal with the ice gall. And he also said he can provide Bone Dragon Blade and sliding skill books, asking if we want them, we can take them on loan."
"Yes! Of course we want them."
Selena was overjoyed and immediately said, "These things that can save lives and improve the abilities of players and residents, we have to get them no matter how expensive they are."
"This is our great chance to rise!"
Feeling the warmth from the self-heating fur coat, Luna didn't hesitate at all this time, "Alright, then I'll agree to him!"
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[District Seven, Inside the Villa]
Ethan had already finished soaking in the hot spring. Wearing a self-heating fur coat, he came to the pet park and began studying the newly obtained sun worm eggs.
"Queen Bee."
Ethan looked around for the Queen Bee and said, "Is there any way to make these sun worm eggs hatch faster?"
When it came to understanding insects, Ethan believed no one could surpass the Queen Bee herself.
Sure enough. As soon as the Queen Bee heard Ethan's call, she immediately flew out from the hive.
When she saw a sheet of paper covered densely with worm eggs, she immediately transmitted her voice to Ethan, ["Master, where did you get these sun worms? These are nobles among the insect race. Once they appear, they're snatched up and captured by all races. How did you get so many eggs?"]
"Someone gave them to me for free," Ethan couldn't explain in detail, so he quickly said, "So why are these insects so popular? Do they have some special trait?"
["Of course!"]
The Queen Bee said seriously, ["The most amazing thing about these insects is that they can condense the sun."]
["Although calling it a sun is a bit exaggerated, in absolute darkness, after absorbing a certain amount of energy, the light they release isn't much weaker than sunlight, though its range is limited."]
["But as long as they're present, the monsters in the night won't dare to come close."]
"You mean…"
Ethan's eyes lit up as he said, "These sun worms are mainly used to counter the night. As long as you have them, you can walk freely in the night without worry, right?"
["It's not that magical. They mainly target those formless, bodiless entities in the night. They're ineffective against other monsters. In the forest at night, it's still filled with all kinds of danger."]
["But just the fact that they can block those terrifying night entities is enough to make the nobles love them."]
["However, I've heard."]
["Many nobles collect these sun worms more to keep them in their gardens for viewing."]
"What a luxury," Ethan sighed, then brought the topic back, "Queen Bee, you still haven't answered me. Do you have a way to make these sun worm eggs hatch quickly?"
["Yes… there is,"] The Queen Bee paused before saying, ["It's just that the method is somewhat cruel. I don't know whether you humans can accept it."]
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