Chapter 305 - 177: Braised Goods Stall? A Potential 3rd Team Industry! A Forging-type Recruited Character

Chapter 305: Chapter 177: Braised Goods Stall? A Potential 3rd Team Industry! A Forging-type Recruited Character

If a team were to run it, the braised food stall’s performance would absolutely surpass theirs.

After all, the high prices the three of them charged for their braised goods were purely for self-preservation.

But if he ran it himself, with his powerful backing, he could slash the prices. He could focus on volume, setting prices at a tenth, or even a twentieth, of the original.

He was confident that with the allure of a truly high-quality, low-priced product, many students would be willing to give it a try.

In that case, by focusing on volume, the resources they could collect each day would be a considerable haul.

Besides, even if the stall’s profits weren’t that impressive, it could still provide braised food to other team members, increasing the variety of their food and boosting overall morale.

It was a no-lose proposition no matter how he looked at it. With this thought, Chen Chong made up his mind. When he had time, he would try to set up a braised food stall, making it the team’s third enterprise.

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As he continued to wander through the trading market, Chen Chong discovered something else. Aside from the stalls selling ordinary supplies and even white Cards, there was one for forging ironware.

The man hammering the iron was short and stocky, his face nearly expressionless. His muscles were solid, his body covered in burns from flying sparks. He just silently worked the iron in front of the furnace, every hammer strike steady and powerful.

Next to him sat a skinny youth, his face a mask of anxiety, as if he had social phobia.

In front of the stall was a sign covered in writing.

Forging various weapons and tools. Price based on the item requested, starting from three packs of instant noodles.

The only restriction was that you had to provide your own raw materials for the tool or weapon. As long as it was iron, it could be forged.

Perhaps that was why his prices weren’t so outrageous; he was essentially just charging a processing fee.

Chen Chong could tell at a glance that the blacksmith was a recruited character.

’After all, no one at the school knows how to smith, let alone has muscles this solid.’

Although the chances of getting High-Level Cards from the school’s system were low, with such a large population, some people had managed to obtain extremely valuable Cards.

Clearly, the skinny youth before him was one such person.

A sizable crowd had also gathered in front of his stall, trying to discuss what kind of ironware they needed forged.

Business was good, it seemed.

Chen Chong was secretly amazed, but he couldn’t help feeling it was a shame.

’Honestly, I’d love to recruit that blacksmith. A person like that is an absolute asset in the current environment. It’s just a shame that of all the Recruitment Cards I’ve gotten, they’ve almost all been for combat or animals. I’ve never gotten this type of recruited character. Even if I wanted to bring him into my ranks, it’s practically impossible.’

Recruited characters all shared one trait: absolute loyalty to their recruiter.

Even if their Loyalty Value dropped, they wouldn’t switch masters. Instead, they would simply run away. They couldn’t be acquired through trade.

Chen Chong thought to himself, ’When I get back, maybe I can post a new bounty. If anyone has a craftsman-type recruited character, the team can pay a handsome price to acquire them. After all, the team desperately needs a person like that right now.’

Chen Chong remembered there was a Forging Furnace in the gymnasium, sitting idle and unused.

That was because no one on the team knew how to smith.

If they could obtain a character like that, the furnace could finally be put to use forging various tools and weapons for the team, which would undoubtedly take their overall strength to the next level.

’Looks like I’ll have to start paying close attention to Recruitment Cards for this type of character from now on. If I can’t manage to get one, I’ll have to settle for the next best thing and try to win over this skinny youth...’

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