noffsinger Chapter 170 Other Preferences of the Monster Merchant
Chapter 170 Other Preferences of the Monster Merchant
The monster merchant did not give an immediate reply, and Lu Youyou was not in a hurry.
Because someone messaged her privately, it seems someone wanted to sell her supplies.
Lu Youyou was momentarily surprised when she saw the name of the person who sent the message.
[Jiang Aiyuan: Hello, you've probably heard the news about the second place winner, right? I'd like to trade your down jacket and other warm clothing for a high-end animal breeding cage, is that alright?]
[Jiang Aiyuan: Don't worry that I'm trying to trick you. I'm a vegetarian and don't want to keep small animals in the car, so I traded my precious high-end animal cage for your warm supplies.]
[Player 6666: I have no warm clothing.]
[Jiang Aiyuan: How could that be? You came in second place individually. I really didn't mean any harm, please believe me.]
[Player 6666: Sorry, I really didn't.]
[Jiang Aiyuan: Okay, thank you for your reply.]
If Jiang Aiyuan had a second down jacket, Lu Youyou would give it to her without hesitation if she wanted to change her warm clothing.
The key issue is that she only has one down jacket, which is a copy of Jiang Aiyuan's, and she simply can't bear to change it.
Looking at the empty list of messages from strangers, Lu Youyou sighed softly.
It seems she won't receive anything. After all, everyone's not stupid; even if they don't receive the message, they'll still follow the crowd.
This resulted in the public chat being filled with people asking to buy warm clothing, but no one was going out to buy anything.
The monster merchant has given you a rating for the food you provided. Please check it regularly.
hum~
The monster merchant's favorability towards you has changed. Please check it promptly.
Lu Youyou didn't have time to think about anything else, so she opened the [Affection Level] list.
You discover that the monster merchant's favorability towards you has increased to 20%, and the messages he sends are also positive reviews of the steamed buns.
Full of confidence, Lu Youyou sent another message to the other party.
[Player 6666: I can also make fried vegetable pancakes, and they taste pretty good. Do you want to try them?]
[Monster Merchant: I'm very full right now, so please don't mention food to me, or I'll start to dislike you.]
[Player 6666: Sorry.]
Lu Youyou didn't receive a reply from the monster merchant, so she closed the chat page.
Things seem to have reached a stalemate.
Although she had gold coins, she couldn't buy warm supplies at all.
The only way is to increase the monster merchant's favorability towards you and open an online store.
The way to increase favorability is simply to cater to its preferences, but the key is that Lu Youyou doesn't know the monster merchant's other hobbies, only that it likes to eat delicious food.
However, the monster merchant cannot be provided with food again in a short period of time.
"Master, why are you sighing?" Xiao Hei asked with concern, "You've sighed so many times in such a short time."
"I wonder what a monster merchant would like?"
"Have you thought of anything?" Da Rui asked curiously.
"Of course not, Da Rui is so silly. If Master had thought of it, he wouldn't be sighing," Xiao Hei teased.
"Oh, alright, but Master, you can ask the monster merchant what he likes. It shouldn't be a problem to ask, right? If I were him, I wouldn't be angry."
Da Rui's words gave Lu Youyou inspiration.
The monster merchant was a little annoyed, so Lu Youyou naturally wouldn't ask it directly, but she could ask the people on the public chat.
[Player 6666: Does anyone know the Monster Merchant's preferences? He sells items with gold coins and non-warm clothing.]
[Player 87990: You're not providing warm clothing? Then I won't tell you.]
[Player 76892: If the person upstairs won't tell you, I won't tell you either.]
[Red Apple: We finally see someone on the leaderboard asking for our help, so we have to stand up straight and snatch some warm supplies from her! What's the use of gold coins? They don't keep you warm.]
【…】
Although they appear united on the public screen, many of them secretly chat with Lu Youyou behind the scenes.
They either ask for an exorbitant price or refuse to guarantee that the information about the transaction is true.
Isn't that just blatantly treating her like a fool? Lu Youyou naturally disagreed.
hum~
Another message came through in private chat.
[Gu Jingchen: If you want to know the monster merchant's preferences, just ask me. We can do it together.]
[Player 6666: What kind of collaboration?]
[Gu Jingchen: Dare to join me in doing a monopolistic business? We might get yelled at, or even have people come knocking on our door with teleportation cards to seek revenge, but as long as our team has enough people, we won't be afraid of those people.]
[Player 6666: You've monopolized the market, taking all the resources and money. Are we, your "partners," just stepping stones or human shields for you?]
[Gu Jingchen: How could you say that? We're in the same grade. I won't use you as a stepping stone.]
[Player 6666: We don't even know each other, how can we cooperate on such a big business? Do you completely trust me, or do I completely trust you?]
[Gu Jingchen: So you're saying you don't want to be my partner? Sorry, I only share information with my partners.]
Lu Youyou didn't reply to Gu Jingchen. She planned to follow Jiang Aiyuan's example and send private messages to each person on the list from top to bottom.
Wang Qiao, of course, didn't need to be asked; he would proactively tell her any news he had.
Since he hadn't told me, it meant Wang Qiao didn't know either.
I'm second, no need to ask.
The third place went to Jiang Aiyuan.
How the tables have turned! Now it's her turn to message Jiang Aiyuan privately.
Jiang Aiyuan replied quickly, and it seemed that she didn't hold a grudge against him for the failed transaction.
[Jiang Aiyuan: Hello, I do know that the monster merchant has hobbies other than food, but I need warm clothing.]
Lu Youyou was truly helpless.
She looked at the warm supplies in her backpack: a down jacket, a thermos, and three heat packs for menstrual cramps.
Aside from the down jacket, the other two items weren't untradeable, so she resigned herself to her fate and sent the message as text.
[Player 6666: I have three menstrual cramp patches, is that okay?]
[Jiang Aiyuan: I knew that as the second-place finisher, I couldn't possibly be without warm clothing. Send me a trade request.]
"Xiao Lu, send a trade request to the other party for me. I'll provide three menstrual pain relief patches, and the other party needs to provide... verified preferences of monster merchants other than gourmet food."
【OK. 】
Jiang Aiyuan sent a note with the official printed font, exactly the same as the font on the watch.
1. Food
2. The White Tiger's (whom she calls her child) eating, drinking, and playing.
3. They like to compare themselves to others, especially with lower-level monsters.
Lu Youyou looked at the last two lines and fell into deep thought.
The White Tiger's eating, drinking, and merrymaking are all without any specific focus.
What if the White Tiger doesn't like to eat or play with the food he sends? Wouldn't his favorability rating plummet?
After much thought, Lu Youyou could only focus on the third option.
He likes to compete with lower-level monsters...
If the monsters in the yellow sand are low-level monsters...
What did she do to low-level monsters?
She once sent people to the Sand Monster and even received bread in return!
With this in mind, Lu Youyou's chaotic thoughts began to clear.
But the problem came again.
There were no dead people around her, nor any troublemakers. Who could she offer to the monster merchant?
[Your friend has sent you a message.]
[Wang Qiao: We just killed a group of robbers and got two sets of thermal underwear. We'll each take one set. There's a red one and a black one. Which color do you want?]