Giant Fish Survival: I Can Hear the Giant Fish's Heart

Zhou Wen just watched with amusement as these people who wanted to return the goods made a fuss on the world channel, without stopping them, treating it as a clown show.

To his surprise, no one told them that without the algae aeration tank, they might have already died from lack of oxygen, instead of clamoring for a refund.

Furthermore, through the transaction information, Zhou Wen discovered that among those who were clamoring for refunds, one person had just traded an algae oxygenation tank on the world trading channel. Zhou Wen compared this with the blacklist of ten people requesting refunds and found that the person was not on the blacklist.

Zhou Wen set it so that repeat purchases were not allowed. In other words, this person had never traded algae aeration tanks before. This person deliberately stirred up trouble among the group of people who wanted to return their goods, prompting them to return them, and then took the opportunity to trade one without anyone knowing.

"Oh my God, this world is full of deception and lies."

Zhou Wen watched the messages on the chat channel and waited for his first supply box of the day.

Nearly three hours had passed, and Zhou Wen had almost recovered. After the seawater receded, he found that no creatures had entered with the supply box, so he jumped off the wooden platform and opened the supply box.

[Ding! You have obtained 1 piece of bread and 1 bottle of mineral water.]

What he found was food and water, but Zhou Wen was not very interested. He put them away and returned to the wooden platform to wait for the second supply box.

While waiting for the second supply box, Zhou Wen received a private message. Upon opening it, he found it was from Chen Xin.

Mr. Zhou, I'd like to make a deal with you.

The second algae-generating aeration tank requires a blueprint for trade.

Zhou Wen could roughly guess what Chen Xin wanted to trade, so he directly stated the price.

But my first one was also traded using blueprints, wasn't it?

[You can't say that. You were the one who wanted to get the algae aeration tank ahead of time and voluntarily traded the blueprints. It wasn't my suggestion.]

Of course, I'm not some shrewd businessman. Although you voluntarily traded the blueprint for your first algae aeration tank because you wanted to acquire it earlier, I don't consider it your first one. You can still trade one in the trading channel for 100 basic materials.

Um... Mr. Zhou, you're such a kind person.

Chen Xin couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark, because what Zhou Wen said sounded quite grand, but it was all nonsense. He only sold 20 units a day. Even if it was possible to trade, how could she compete with 100 million people? In the end, if she wanted to trade a second unit directly from Zhou Wen, she still needed the blueprints.

[Sigh, I wouldn't dare call myself a great philanthropist; I'm just a bit soft-hearted, seeing how difficult things are for everyone.]

Zhou Wen knew, of course, that Chen Xin was trying to sarcastic or insult him, but he didn't care. He held the initiative; if she wanted to trade, she could, and if she didn't, that was fine too.

[Alright, enough joking with Mr. Zhou. Actually, I came to see you today because I acquired something valuable, and I thought you might need it, so I wanted to ask.]

Just after Chen Xin sent the message, an item information message appeared immediately, which Zhou Wen clicked on with a puzzled look.

[Golden Thread Fruit: Seed of Golden Thread Seaweed; consuming it increases Strength by 5.]

"Hiss~." Zhou Wen gasped after reading the message. An increase of five points in strength was exactly what he urgently needed.

[Where did you get this? The description says it adds five points to strength, which seems pretty good and valuable. How about trading one algae-generating tank?]

Since Mr. Zhou isn't interested, then forget it. I'll find someone else to trade with.

"Oh, if you're not satisfied, we can talk. Just tell me what you want."

Zhou Wen originally wanted to pretend he didn't care and try to lower the price, but Chen Xin was obviously not stupid, so he simply stopped talking and let Chen Xin name the price.

I need 20 algae aeration tanks, a set of spiky krill shell equipment, and my fishbone blade blueprints.

Take your golden thread fruit with you and leave with a plump, round appearance.

Zhou Wendu laughed in anger. "You've come here in bulk, asking for 20 algae oxygenation tanks, then a set of spiked armor, and now you even want the fishbone blade blueprints back? You're shameless, making outrageous demands."

[Those 18 algae aeration tanks, a set of spiky krill shell equipment, plus my fishbone blade blueprints.]

【Ms. Chen, I won't argue with you anymore. We're all smart people. Although I'm not some great philanthropist, my past transactions have been fairly fair, which is probably why you're willing to do business with me.】

I won't let you suffer any losses. Ten algae-generating tanks and spiked armor are no problem. I can even make you a fishbone blade, but I can't give you the blueprints.

If you need the blueprints, and you know the value of algae-based oxygenation tanks, you can trade for the blueprints yourself.

This is my honesty. If you're still not satisfied, then go find someone else.

I see Mr. Zhou's sincerity, but my blueprints are still very valuable. Since Mr. Zhou is unwilling to trade the blueprints, I would like to ask for something else.

[Miss Chen, do you think you're so smart that you treat everyone else like fools? The blueprints for the fishbone blade don't belong to you, they belong to me. You traded willingly before, and now you want to raise the price? That's not allowed.]

【Mr. Zhou, you've misunderstood. I didn't mean to raise the price; I just felt that your proposed terms were a little lacking, so I hoped you could add a little more.】

What else do you want?

Golden thread fruit is indeed very important to Zhou Wen. As long as Chen Xin doesn't ask for an exorbitant price, he can still make some concessions.

[Mr. Zhou, could you please let me know what other item blueprints you have? I'd like to see if there's anything I need.]

I said, trading blueprints is impossible.

I don't want the blueprints; I just want to see if any of the items that can be made from them are what I need.

After reading Chen Xin's message, Zhou Wen, who was initially a little impatient, suddenly frowned.

"They're trying to find out what's going on with my family background."

Blueprints are used to build or manufacture things. Knowing all of a person's blueprints allows one to roughly estimate that person's level of development. Zhou Wen, who possesses the blueprints for the algae oxygenation tank, is definitely the fastest-developing person in this world right now.

It's impossible to tell you the types of blueprints, so here are two more very important things for you.

【what? 】

Chen Xin knew that her little scheme had been seen through, so she didn't say anything more and became curious about the important thing Zhou Wen had mentioned.

[Two wooden platforms, one meter high and one square meter in area, will be provided for you. From now on, you won't have to stay submerged in seawater anymore, and you can even sleep on them instead of on the damp ground.]

After reading Zhou Wen's introduction, Chen Xin's eyes lit up; this was indeed a very important and valuable item.

There is currently no danger inside the Leviathan's belly; in fact, it is quite safe. The only danger is the sharp krill, which should be avoided when moving seaweed.

In the absence of danger and with the basic food problem solved, the ultimate goal is to improve the comfort of life. Spending half of your body submerged in seawater every day and sleeping on damp ground is hardly comfortable, and a wooden platform is the key to solving all of this.