I Live on the Land in Global Games-Chapter 345 - 341 Bragging
Chapter 345: Chapter 341 Bragging
Mu Ying cast a deliberate glance at the pile of rocks outside, where Little Stone in the shape of a little cubical house was Feeding. The one gnawing at the hem of her dress... well, she understood. The meaning coming from the contract was that this was a part it had split off from itself.
The core part found it difficult to follow her around, but this split-off little pebble could. Through this little pebble, she could convey commands and communicate with Little Stone.
"Let go," she instructed as she moved Little Stone to her waist, "bite here."
Little Stone firmly attached itself to her waist.
Then, looking at the windowsill, the four Gem Fairies with their heads peeking out looked on enviously at Gungun and Little Stone.
Mu Ying waved at them.
The four little guys cheered and flew onto her immediately, two on her head and two on her right shoulder.
There was also Shi Yin, who monopolized her left shoulder.
Mu Ying felt a sense of helplessness in her mouth, but her face was satisfied. The feeling of these adorable creatures clinging to her was exceedingly delightful.
She brought the little ones with her and teleported to Harbor Camp, laden with her brood.
Next to the large rock where the tide was viewed, Lily was already waiting inside her new fish tank. As soon as Mu Ying appeared, she waved at her excitedly.
Gungun glanced at the beautiful large fish tank, the one-and-only special fish tank: ╭(╯^╰)╮!
Little Stone loosened its grip and plopped into the seawater with a splash.
The Gem Fairies also looked on with longing.
Mu Ying picked up Little Stone, wiped it off, and walked through the water to sit on the rock, "Why did you bring a fish tank with you?"
"I have to carry it with me. If I left it in the Undersea Corridor, my brothers and sisters would definitely ’borrow’ it to play with!" Lily explained.
Alright then, if she liked it that much, just let her be happy!
"Yingying, today so many people envied me, haha, I am the happiest little mermaid in the Clan, in the whole territory today. They all envy me for receiving such a beautiful gift from you, hehe," Lily still hadn’t come down from her excitement.
After laughing for a good while, she finally remembered her serious business, "By the way, will you make more things like this? Other members of my Race want to buy them from you. If they’re not too difficult to make, set a high price. You could make a killing, you know, instead of Laboring so hard over your territory."
Mu Ying said with a smile, "Where did you get the idea that maintaining my territory is such hard work? I do want to make money from the Crystal Coral, but I’m not maintaining the territory; the territorial finances are quite good. I rely on the territory for support!
Also, is it really okay for you to swindle your own people like that?"
"Yingying, you’re my best friend, and you hand-made this fish tank! And it’s not just any fish tank, it’s this beautiful Crystal Fish Tank that can even glow. It’s so precious; it deserves a high price. Don’t worry, we mermaids are very wealthy!" Lily boasted as if to say her family was loaded and didn’t care about the expense.
"..." Mu Ying shook her head and sighed, "Alright, I’ll sell. Fish tanks can be custom ordered, but since I’m making them personally, I’ll only accept one order per day. If anyone wants to buy, they can register at the Territory Specialty Store. I’ll speak to Professor Du about it. The price will be five..."
"Five Gold Coins or fifty Gold Coins?" Lily interjected decisively.
"Cough! Cough!" Mu Ying choked on Lily’s words. She had originally planned to set the price at fifty silver coins each.
That price was already quite high, considering the entire territory’s net income was only about seven or eight Gold Coins a day.
"That’s too expensive. If I set it that high, how am I going to sell anything nice in the future?"
The Mermaid Clan might be wealthy, but they were living off their savings. Nowadays, their daily expenses were substantial, and their income was just from setting up stalls in the Undersea Corridor, not even as much as what the players in the trading hall were making!
If she allowed this price-gouging to continue, they would eventually squander their entire wealth and end up with expenses exceeding their income.
There are indeed many unique resources at the seabed, but most of them are more ornamental than practical. However, with the current situation on Deep Blue Star, there are few who can afford such high prices.
Mermaids used to accumulate wealth quickly by leveraging their racial advantages because in the outside world that was prosperous and developed, there were many who were willing to pay for beauty. But now, at least until Deep Blue Star develops, there won’t be such opportunities to amass wealth quickly for a long time.
Mu Ying certainly didn’t want to see the merfolk unable to afford the tickets to the Mushroom Man Theater someday.
The Crystal Fish Tank is already so expensive, how much more will the Crystal House cost? They need to leave some room for the price to increase!
"1 Gold Coin," Mu Ying said, "not a penny more!"
Lily pouted, "Alright."
The two sat by the seashore waiting for the tide.
Little Stone made an effort to wriggle out from the palm of Mu Ying and looked at the Crystal Fish Tank: (¯﹃¯).
Listening to Gungun’s teeth-grinding noise, Mu Ying vaguely understood why these little guys were so clingy today.
Could it all be because of the Crystal Fish Tank?
When in doubt, check the forum.
Now she understood.
It turned out that not only had Lily shown off the fish tank to the merfolk, but she had also taken it for a spin around the entire territory. Although she wrote the words "a gift from Mu Ying to Lily" very small, it did not stop Lily from personally pointing it out to others.
The recently popular harm test room naturally didn’t escape notice either.
Little Stone was very clear about everything that happened around its true form.
And then it inevitably drooled over the Crystal Fish Tank, after all, Crystal Coral, once dead, had no difference from mineral crystal.
It definitely was within its diet, but if it really replaced all its food with crystal, it would only end up with a house made of crystal the next time it grew.
Apart from looking nice, that had no practical significance.
The hardness of crystal wasn’t much better than normal stone, and the Quarry Camp produced lots of stone daily, whereas crystal could only be generated by her personally.
With Little Stone’s appetite, she couldn’t possibly provide enough even if she worked to death.
And then there was Gungun, who she guessed had also been shown off by Lily, became envious, and could actually eat crystal too, probably with better effects since different foods could help it develop different skills.
The Gem Fairies were simply copying the first two creatures, but now that they had seen the Crystal Fish Tank, they envied it too.
Did they think the tank looked good, or was it because their mother made it and they really wanted to own it?
She truly hadn’t expected the Crystal Fish Tank to be so devastating.
"I’ll make some for you when we get back tonight," Mu Ying said reluctantly. They were all little darlings, and she couldn’t play favorites. As a master and a mother, she had to treat them all fairly.
Only then did Gungun withdraw its gaze from the Crystal Fish Tank and buried its head in Mu Ying’s arms: it was undeniably the most beloved by their master! ╭(╯^╰)╮!
Little Stone also quieted down, no longer salivating for attention.
The Gem Fairies gave her a big kiss: "Mommy is the best!"
Lily covered her mouth to giggle.
Even though she couldn’t see the Gem Fairies since they were invisible, she did notice Gungun’s eyes filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment.