Jiang Lai entered the information and clicked confirm.
The price of this cabin was much cheaper than that of the kitchen.
It only required 15 pieces of wood and 5 iron nails.
Soon, a ball of white light appeared on the right side of the workbench, accompanied by the sound of clanging metal.
Jiang Lai was very familiar with this scene—it was exactly the same as when she upgraded her residence.
After about ten minutes, the white light faded, revealing what was inside.
It was the cabin Jiang Lai had carefully designed.
It seemed the workbench was much slower at crafting than it was at upgrading the residence, Jiang Lai noted mentally.
She examined the cabin she’d made in detail—every feature matched her designs perfectly.
Even better, the wooden boards had been polished smooth, and coated with the same protective film she used in her own wooden house.
This coating made the small cabin even more waterproof and insulated.
Jiang Lai was extremely satisfied with her handiwork.
She immediately put it up on the trading platform.
The price: 20 pieces of wood and 10 iron nails.
Jiang Lai’s pricing was still thirty units of materials, but she fixed the number of iron nails required.
Given how much more complicated the cabin was to make, earning just ten units of profit per sale wasn’t much.
She’d tried it: following Li Haibo’s simple cabin design, it only took 5 pieces of wood and 5 iron nails to make.
Her own cabin used twice the materials, but the price was the same—by any measure, she was being more than fair.
With the product finished perfectly, Jiang Lai posted a message in the chat channel.
“I’ve listed a well-insulated cabin on the trading platform. If you need one, check it out.
Also, just a reminder: there’ll be strong winds tonight.”
Actually, while Jiang Lai was busy making her cabin, Li Haibo’s cabin business had already taken off.
A lot of people, desperate to survive the next couple of days, had no choice but to spend their resources.
Until Jiang Lai posted her ad in the chat channel.
Someone else was selling cabins?
And claiming they were super warm?
In an instant, Li Haibo’s sales came to a halt as everyone flocked to see what Jiang Lai had made.
Comparison is the thief of joy, and the same goes for goods.
People had thought Li Haibo’s cabins were just about usable, but after seeing Jiang Lai’s, Li Haibo’s looked like nothing but shoddy junk.
The quality was worlds apart, yet the price was exactly the same—thirty units of materials!
With such a comparison, anyone still buying Li Haibo’s stuff must have had their brains soaked by the rain.
Very quickly, people started privately messaging Jiang Lai to make purchases.
Jiang Lai didn’t idle either—she kept making cabins.
“Hahahahahaha, Sister Jiang is so fast! Let’s see Li Haibo act cocky now!”
Chang Fa was overjoyed in the group chat.
“Jiang Lai, if you need any help, just let me know.”
Qi Jingxing also chimed in, saying he was ready to help out as a laborer if Jiang Lai needed him.
“Thanks, but I don’t need any help for now.”
Jiang Lai wasn’t just being polite—she really didn’t need help.
After making the first cabin successfully, all she had to do was click “craft” and wait ten minutes for each new one.
She’d originally worried her raft wouldn’t have space for so many cabins.
But as it turned out, she couldn’t make them fast enough to keep up with demand—almost every time she finished one, it sold immediately.
“Sister Jiang, save one for me.”
Chang Fa suddenly messaged in the small group chat.
“Huh? Haven’t you already upgraded your residence to level three?”
Jiang Lai raised an eyebrow. She’d already thought it odd when Chang Fa bought a water purifier last time.
Why would someone who already had a house still need a cabin?
Since each one took ten minutes to make, Jiang Lai had some free time and asked in the group.
“Yeah, I just upgraded to level three. I’m buying this for someone else.”
“Oh.”
Hearing that, Jiang Lai didn’t ask further.
She let Chang Fa cut the line as a friend and sent him the latest cabin she’d made.
“Is it for a family member or friend? If so, it’s safer for them to upgrade to a level two residence as soon as possible,” Qi Jingxing said considerately, always thorough in his thinking.
Given Chang Fa’s resources, upgrading to a level two residence only took 150 units—he could easily afford it.
“Uh… no, it’s a girl I met in the game, her name’s Bai Yin.
She’s really kind and nice. We chat every day. I offered to lend her materials to upgrade, but she refused—said she didn’t want to take advantage of me.”
Chang Fa hesitated, but typed it out anyway.
“You’re not… in an online romance, are you?” Jiang Lai stared at the screen in disbelief.
Were they all playing the same game?
Wasn’t this supposed to be a survival game?
Weren’t people dying in this game?
How did anyone have the time or energy to flirt online?
This was way beyond Jiang Lai’s comprehension.
“Not—not to that extent yet, we haven’t made anything official.”
Jiang Lai could practically feel Chang Fa’s bashful, lovestruck embarrassment through the screen.
Hopeless romantic, she thought to herself.
As a woman, Jiang Lai had a bad feeling about this Bai Yin.
She won’t take advantage of him, won’t accept his resources.
But she’ll take a water purifier?
And a cabin?
Still, none of this had anything to do with Jiang Lai, so she kept her thoughts to herself.
Qi Jingxing wasn’t the gossipy type either, and maybe he wasn’t close enough to Chang Fa to comment. He didn’t say anything more.
While Jiang Lai’s business was booming, things weren’t going so well for Li Haibo.
He and his cronies had worked hard to drum up business for the cabins, getting people interested.
But in the end, it all benefited Jiang Lai.
Li Haibo saw the cabins Jiang Lai was selling—they were definitely better than his.
He tried over and over at the workbench, but couldn’t make anything like hers.
He cursed Jiang Lai countless times in his heart.
She could sell her stuff, fine, but did she have to price it the same as his? Wasn’t she just deliberately making things hard for him?
Anyone could see Jiang Lai’s cabins used a lot more materials than his.
The more Li Haibo thought about it, the angrier he got. But it wasn’t easy to give up on a business he’d worked so hard to start.
Gritting his teeth, Li Haibo lowered his prices.
Twenty units of materials—wood and iron nails, any amount.
That was a third cheaper than Jiang Lai’s price.
Now, the players who hadn’t bought yet started to hesitate.
Anyone with eyes could see Jiang Lai’s cabins were better, but after all, these cabins were just a stopgap until they could upgrade to level two residences.
Once they survived the next few days of extreme cold, they’d be useless.
Given the choice, cheaper was better—as long as it could get them through the next few days…
Even if it wasn’t as comfortable, at least they’d save ten units of materials.
With Li Haibo’s price cut, people gradually started buying from him again.
Cheap but lower quality, or expensive but better quality—these were just two options for different types of buyers.
(End of chapter)”
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