Take it easy, I'm a serious game

Chapter 23

Not only Lin Wen, but also the villagers of Xiahe Village who followed Lin Wen, their eyes were all attracted by Lin Shuang standing on a high place.

They don't know why Lin Shuang is here, but no matter who they are, they can understand the meaning of Lin Shuang's words.

Cut down trees for food?
Is there such a good thing?

Moreover, a tree for a pound of jerky?
This ratio is a bit too exaggerated, right?
You know, if a middle-aged person has the tools at hand, he can cut at least two or three trees in a day. Doesn't that mean that just by cutting trees, one person can support three people?
how can that be!

If it was that easy, where would there be people starving to death on this bare ground?

Just thinking about it, most people have expressions of disbelief on their faces, but no matter who they are, as long as they hear Lin Shuang's words, they are unwilling to leave.

After all, this is a hope for them.

Whether it's true or not, it's always right to ask, right?

So, under the leadership of Lin Wen, everyone walked carefully to Lin Shuang's position.

During this period of time, several players have already explored the terrain near the research institute, and marked out the places with deep pits and building debris. Lin Shuang directed them to follow the marked positions, but no one fell into it. There is danger in the pit.

When he got close, Lin Wen couldn't wait to ask:
"Xiao Shuang, what's going on here? Why are you here? Is this the territory of those bandits?"

The reason why he asked this question was, of course, because he saw the ice walls behind Lin Shuang that had begun to take shape.

It was by no means something a little girl like her could build.

In the past few days, the villagers of Xiahe Village have more or less heard the rumors of the bandits in the Wanku Forest. In their hearts, they are a bunch of bloodthirsty and dangerous people who will not hesitate to die.

Therefore, when they knew that they were going to be forced to enter Wanku Forest to "hunt", many people expected the ending of being caught by bandits.

It may be used as food, it may be used as a plaything, or it may be used as bait for hunting
No matter what kind of ending it is, it will not be better than being eaten by wild beasts in the mountains.

But when Lin Shuang appeared here, everything seemed to have changed again.

She is a young girl who is fine, so where can these old wall lamps be dangerous?
Sure enough, after hearing Lin Wen's question, Lin Shuang showed a smile on his face, and then replied:
"Uncle Wen, this is a long story. But they are not bandits, they are refugees who fled here."

"These people used to be businessmen. They are very good at doing business and have good reputation. You can rest assured."

"Taking a step back, what do you have to worry about? After entering the Wanku Forest, how many people can go back alive?"

After saying this, Lin Wen and the villagers behind him fell silent.

Yes.

For Xiahe Village, this group of people is already dead.
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In other words, even in their own hearts, they are actually dead.

That being the case, what else is there to lose?
Thinking of this, Lin Wen's heart froze, and he already had some calculations.

So he went on to ask:

"They really collect wood? Are they going to build a house?"

"I can't control this anymore, I'm just a messenger."

"However, it is possible to build houses and make fuel."

"The ice tide is coming, and wood is very useful. If you want to survive, you can exchange wood for food."

With that said, Lin Shuang turned her body sideways and let out the things behind her.

The moment his gaze passed Lin Shuang, Lin Wen's eyes immediately widened.

So much meat!

There are a total of 6 meat drying racks, all of which are fully hung!

A rough look shows that the meat hanging on it weighs at least seven or eight hundred catties, which is enough to feed ten people for two months.

This is without considering other foods.

Sure enough, this gang of reckless bandits—no, these reckless refugees are definitely good at hunting, at least!
Seeing Lin Wen's excited expression, Lin Shuang struck while the iron was hot:

"If you really want to help them work, you can come to me now to get the dried meat. Each person can pay a catty in advance. After the tree is cut down, you can deduct it from, uh, 'salary'."

Lin Shuang's words were a little unprofessional, after all, Chen Jiu taught her word by word, and there were some new words in it.

"Free jerky??"

This time, not only Lin Wen, but everyone couldn't help crying out.

Having lived on the red land for more than 40 years, which of them has seen such a thing?

what is meat
That is the hope of living!

Speaking of helping friends and relatives, occasionally someone in Xiahe Village will give others some buckwheat and bitter rice.

But jerky?
It is absolutely impossible to send someone away.

Because, in cold weather, even just one or two taels of meat and fat can determine a person's life or death!
"Is this true?"

Lin Wen asked eagerly.

Before entering Wanku Forest, he really wanted to follow in the footsteps of his wife and children, but when the hope of living was in front of him, who would be willing to die easily?

Lin Shuang didn't answer, but just picked up the meat cutter from the side, cut off a small piece from the meat drying rack behind him, weighed it on the mechanical balance in front of him, and handed it directly to Lin Wen.

"Whether it's true or not, you'll know after one bite."

Lin Wen took the jerky and subconsciously took a bite. After taking a bite, his tears almost flowed down.

There is actually salt in this jerky!
Moreover, it seems that the people who make the jerky are not skilled enough, the amount of salt is too much, and it is even a bit bitter
What a luxury.

Looking at his expression, the others couldn't wait to squeeze forward and asked:

"How is it, Brother Wen? Is it real meat?"

Lin Wen didn't answer, just nodded at them, then raised his hand and said to Lin Shuang:
"I did it!"

Lin Shuang nodded in satisfaction, and took out an ax from behind.

Looking at the ax blade glowing with cold light, Lin Wen couldn't help but praise: "Good weapon!"
He didn't know how many years he hadn't seen such a well-polished axe. In Xiahe Village, most of the tools were made of black iron, which was not only ugly in appearance, but also difficult to use.

And the ax in Lin Shuang's hand was clearly a sharp weapon.

Is this also free?

However, before he had time to ask this thought, he heard Lin Shuang say:

"Anyone who wants to cut down a tree can come to me to rent an axe, which is also paid in advance. One catty of meat is dried for one day."

"In addition, I need to clarify the rules of exchanging trees for jerky. Not all trees can be exchanged for jerky."

Lin Shuang spoke eloquently, and the villagers below also listened carefully.

In just a few minutes, everyone figured out the rules.

These refugees did collect wood, but they only collected wood over two feet.

If only one foot is cut, then two trees can be exchanged for one catty of jerky, and vice versa.

Tools can be rented, but there are only ten axes, which is the so-called first come, first served.

If you don't get it, you can only find a way by yourself.

However, this is not too much of a problem.

If it doesn't work, why don't you go back to Xiahe Village and get a handful?
If you don't give bows and arrows, it doesn't mean you don't give axes, right?

All of a sudden, all the villagers gathered in front of Lin Shuang became excited.

"I want to sign up! I want to sign up!"

"I came first, give me the ax!"

"We are three together, we want three axes!"

On the other side, the players who were all ready to go looked at the lively scene in front of the research institute's cave, and all of them had smiles on their faces.

What makes Qin Chuan and others happy is that they work for NPCs in the game every day, but they didn't expect that there would be an NPC working for them one day.

And Chen Jiu
Hey.

You think NPCs are working for you, but in the end, they are still working for me.
(End of this chapter)