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

【I am the God of Wealth, and this is divine gold.】

I am Cai Lun, and this is paper.

I'm the director, this is the film.

I'm the owner of a sand quarry, and this is the sand.

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Seeing that almost everyone on the world chat channel was cursing, Zhou Wen felt relieved, but he still sent a message to explain.

In the future, more people may use my name to scam others. Please be careful and don't be deceived.

[Haha, this only fools idiots. But, could you please increase the number of algae-generating tanks you have?]

[Yeah, boss. I heard from those guild leaders that seaweed is about to start being traded in large quantities...]

Zhou Wen's previous excuse about seaweed was already untenable, but few people criticized him because it was useless. In the end, Zhou Wen still had the final say. If he was pushed too far and refused to sell, he would be in even more trouble.

Also, Zhou Wen's price is cheap, and almost everyone has a chance, but the quantity is too small. It all depends on speed and luck. Every day, people are risking their lives to grab those 20 algae aeration tanks.

Just as the survivors were waiting for Zhou Wen's reply, a blueprint message appeared in the world chat channel.

[Small Planting Box Drawings]

Holy crap! Can we start farming now?!

[Damn it, how did this guy manage to get it?]

If we get a small planting box, will we no longer have to worry about running out of food?

[Brother Jiang, are you planning to sell these small planting boxes?]

The information about the small planting box posted by Jiang Haitao successfully diverted the survivors' attention; nothing could compare to a planting box that could produce food.

Therefore, Zhou Wen no longer needs to increase the number of algae oxygenation tanks. Although he is not worried about the survivors catching up, he cannot simply increase the number so easily.

Because the returns are too small, Zhou Wen doesn't care much about basic materials now. Moreover, survivors treasure good blueprints and won't sell them easily. It's difficult to trade for good blueprints using algae oxygenation tanks like he did at the beginning.

Therefore, what Zhou Wen wants now is fame, to establish his image as a great person. With a good reputation, he can control the behavior of most survivors, which is a very useful tactic given that survivors cannot meet each other at present.

However, simply increasing the number of algae aeration tanks now will only earn temporary gratitude. Only when he steps forward when everyone is facing difficulties will he be truly remembered.

[Small planting boxes are not for sale to the public at this time; they can only be obtained by members of our guild through contributions.]

Why are you posting the blueprints if you're not selling them? Are you just showing off?

[This is outrageous! If only this blueprint were in the hands of a pro!]

Wow, you're absolutely right.

The survivors, who were initially very excited, immediately started complaining and criticizing when Jiang Haitao told them that the items were not for sale.

[Guild Leader Jiang, I wonder if our guild can trade some items? The price is negotiable.]

Many guild leaders started sending messages to Jiang Haitao in the world chat, wanting to trade some small planting boxes for a high price. Some also sent private messages. In the eyes of these guild leaders, what is there that they wouldn't sell? The only problem is that the price isn't right.

Jiang Haitao accepted almost every offer from these guilds.

This infuriated most of the survivors who couldn't join a guild, as they had been told that the guilds wouldn't sell their services to outsiders and would accept everyone.

What do you mean? Are we, who don't qualify to join a guild, not human? Are we even human?

These guilds are despicable.

[Heh, they've gathered a group of successful people. In their eyes, are we ordinary people even human? Just a bunch of tools for opening boxes.]

"The results are pretty good." Zhou Wen saw that most of the ordinary survivors were indignant, which meant that his plan had been successful.

The guild's influence among ordinary survivors will definitely increase in the future, and it's only a matter of time before it surpasses Zhou Wen. Therefore, Zhou Wen needs to incite resentment towards the guild among ordinary survivors in order to maintain his influence among the majority of ordinary survivors.

President Jiang, I believe our "Survivors" guild can maintain a long-term cooperative relationship with your "Brother Jiang" guild.

[It seems Chairman Chen is willing to offer a higher price? As long as the price satisfies me, a long-term partnership is certainly possible.]

[President Jiang is joking. It's not about a higher price, but rather that I have something that can shorten the crop growing time by one-tenth.]

………….

Next, Chen Xin took out the low-grade fertilizer, and Jiang Haitao took it very seriously. The two guilds announced a long-term cooperation, and finally, they praised each other. That was the end of the show for outsiders.

[Brother Wen, the small planting box blueprints have been distributed.]

Jiang Haitao sent the blueprints for the small planting boxes back to Zhou Wen. After receiving them, Zhou Wen sent him 50 small planting boxes, a toothpick, and a piece of white jade clam meat.

Although only 30 members of Jiang Haitao's guild could obtain the standard small planting box, Zhou Wen gave 50 of them, and the rest could be distributed as rewards. After all, Jiang Haitao is not good at making empty promises, so rewards will suffice.

[Boss Zhou, how was my acting?]

It was alright, but the final praise segment was really awkward.

[Haha, there's nothing I can do about it. To outsiders, Jiang Haitao and I don't seem to have much in common, so I can only awkwardly brag.]

Zhou Wen also sent Chen Xin 50 small planting boxes, a toothpick, a piece of white jade clam meat, and information about a treasure cave.

[Were all these amazing items found in a treasure cave?]

You could say that if you happen to run into them, just let me know so we can help each other out.

Wow, what a great boss!

Everything found in the cave should be turned in promptly, lest someone die inside without bringing anything back.

[A heartless boss.]

After the exchange, Zhou Wen asked the two to send over the 25 portions of seaweed they had collected that day, and then fed them all to the transformed Leviathan.

The plan to grow fruit has also begun to be implemented slowly. To meet the standard of the first method in the food guide, 1000 watermelons are needed. Although the number of members in Jiang Haitao and Chen Xin's two guilds is already enough, some people die every day, making it too unstable, and most people cannot be trusted.

To expand fruit cultivation, we need to wait for these guild members to develop and become deeply integrated with the guild. However, with the intelligence provided by Zhou Wen's outpost, it's not a difficult task; we just need to take our time.

"Ahem, we need to figure out a way to secure the seaweed planting boxes."

After experiencing two transformations into Leviathan that involved significant physical activity, Zhou Wen realized that this was a serious problem. Important things had to be stabilized, especially the Golden Silk Seaweed and the Rock Crystal Leaf Tree.