Chapter 173: After-sales

Chapter 173: Chapter 173: After-sales

"Master Blacktiger stated it crystal clear, this is river water! She didn’t lie and say it was purified water, so what’s the problem with a clearly marked price? Besides, even river water from the old world could give you diarrhea. How could you possibly drink the water in this godforsaken place directly?!"

"Then why are you still buying it? Are you all crazy?"

"How is the person above so stupid? I’m really getting tired of idiots. Didn’t Master Blacktiger offer to craft water filters for people before? The ones buying the water must have filters on hand."

"Master Blacktiger is such a good person! Isn’t this just a form of after-sales service?"

"Compared to mineral water, 10 Black Fog Coins for 1000 ml of river water is a dirt-cheap price! I’m definitely buying Master Blacktiger’s river water anyway. I have a filter, and the river water is so cheap! Master Blacktiger is basically doing charity work!"

"Maybe she doesn’t even care about the piddling amount we’re paying. It’s just because it’s not raining now, and she feels sorry for those of us who bought water filters. That’s why she’s selling this river water. And it just so happens that people who didn’t get a filter crafted can’t drink it even if they buy it, so they’re conveniently not part of this ’after-sales service’!"

’Doesn’t care?’

No, she cared.

Forget the current Seraphina Sinclair, who was bankrupt and sixty thousand in debt—even a non-bankrupt Seraphina Sinclair would have cared.

Who would say no to Black Fog Coins?

Seraphina Sinclair didn’t close the regional channel. To her, the comments were just some text to pass the time. As for the trades, she naturally wasn’t falling behind.

The trade contracts were already drafted. She sent one to each person who private-messaged her. After they signed, two empty mineral water bottles would be gifted to her according to the terms of the contract.

And all Seraphina Sinclair had to do was fill the bottles with water, screw the caps on tightly, and she would receive 10 Black Fog Coins.

She was a bit clumsy at first, and her Speed was a little slow.

Later, she gradually got used to it.

Besides, she was someone who had spent a good while shaking a daylight lamp for the Sunflower. This kind of similarly mechanical work was naturally a piece of cake.

Once she got the hang of it, Seraphina Sinclair could even complete five orders a minute, which meant an income of 50 Black Fog Coins.

Her hands didn’t stop moving, but in her mind, she was already crunching the numbers.

’Fifty Black Fog Coins a minute... that’s three thousand Black Fog Coins an hour!’

’Based on an eight-hour workday, that’s twenty-four thousand Black Fog Coins in a day!’

’If I just work hard like this for two and a half days, I can pay off the sixty thousand Black Fog Coins I owe the system.’

Seraphina Sinclair paused, her movements stopping as well.

She frowned slightly, raising a hand to her chin.

’The idea doesn’t seem very reliable at first glance, but on second thought, it might actually be feasible.’

It was a well-known fact that humans need to consume a certain amount of water every day. This meant Seraphina Sinclair’s business was definitely not a one-time deal.

Until the effects of this Quicksand Valley route ended, this was a business opportunity!

And she was now far from the dead things, at what could definitely be called a safe distance. Even if she didn’t move for a few days, it seemed...

’...it wouldn’t be a problem, right?’

Seraphina Sinclair turned to look at the goofy-looking Sunflower. Its Hunger Level recovered well each day, but the sunshine generated by consuming its Hunger Level could be stockpiled!

’Saving it up for a few days and using it all at once won’t cause me any losses.’

’The only thing to watch out for is that moving too far in a single day is a huge drain on Energy.’

’However, with Energy Potions on hand, that problem doesn’t seem to be a big deal.’

Seraphina Sinclair accepted another survivor’s trade request on the private message screen. She expertly filled the mineral water bottle and sent it over, and after personally seeing her account balance increase by ten Black Fog Coins, she secretly made up her mind.

"To encounter an aerial lake during a negative effect like a drought..."

Seraphina Sinclair muttered to herself, "Isn’t this... a god-sent opportunity to make money?"

Guarding this unexpectedly discovered aerial lake was like guarding an inexhaustible mine of Black Fog Coins.

The corners of her mouth lifted slightly. She turned to the regional channel, her fingers flying across the virtual keyboard as she typed:

[Blacktiger Ford]: Thank you all for your trust. The river water does need to be used with a water filter. Stock is currently plentiful, so any friends in need can private message me for a trade at any time. Additionally, I am still accepting crafting orders for water filters. However, due to the special circumstances and uncontrollable factors such as labor, the crafting fee has been increased to 20 Black Fog Coins, and the processing time may be longer. Please consider this carefully before agreeing to a trade contract.

After sending the message, she expertly resumed filling bottles with river water.

’It’s all Black Fog Coins, so why not earn them?’

After all, she cared a great deal about this "piddling amount."

"Master is awesome! Thanks for the water, Master! It’s such a relief to drink it after filtering! 10 Black Fog Coins to save my life, so worth it!"

"SOB SOB SOB... I finally have water to drink... For a moment there, I thought I was going to turn into a human raisin... @Blacktiger Ford, you’re my god!"

"Heh, just as I expected, she’s jacking up the price. Crafting a filter was only 5 Black Fog Coins before, and now it’s 20? Why don’t you just go rob someone?"

"If you think it’s expensive, then don’t buy it. No one’s forcing you. Have you forgotten what kind of situation we’re in? You should be grateful the Master is willing to make one for you at all! If you think it’s so expensive, go find the materials, find the blueprint, and make it yourself. But you don’t have the skills for that, so all you can do is run your mouth here."

"Exactly! The price is clearly marked, fair and square. The Master also said the situation is special and labor costs are high. Long live understanding! I’ve already placed an order for a filter. Take your time, Master, I’m not in a hurry. As long as I have water to drink, I’m good!"

"The Master’s ’labor cost’ bit is interesting. The thought that the river water in the bottle and the water filter were all prepared by Master Blacktiger’s own hands... I feel so honored."

"Am I the only one curious about how much water the Master actually has? ’Stock is plentiful’... Just how big of a river did she find? Tears of envy are streaming from the corners of my mouth."

"Master, how long is the wait if I get in the crafting queue? Just give me something to look forward to..."

"You guys with hope are lucky. I can’t even find an empty bottle... I used to just toss them after I finished, who knew they’d be so hard to find now? I could just die."

Her new post set off another firestorm of discussion in the regional channel. Some complained about the increased crafting fee, but many more called her a lifesaver.

After all, in these times, every drop of water was a lifesaver.

Seraphina Sinclair’s private message interface chimed nonstop, DING DONG DING DONG, as trade requests flew in like snowflakes.

「For the next two days,」 Seraphina Sinclair lived a life so routine it was almost mechanical.

Every day when she woke up, she would first plug two Black Fog Lamps into the eagerly waiting Sunflower, watching it shake its head in satisfaction as it absorbed the sunshine.

Then, she would sit beneath the lake and begin the repetitive motions of filling bottles and making trades.

From time to time, she also had to call out Auric Young to help her handle the delivery of the river water and water filters.

The number of Black Fog Coins in her account jumped and grew at an unprecedented rate.