The little devil smile (v1c50)
Ye Sheng didn't want to act so arrogantly and fight with the 'tiger'. It was like throwing an egg against a rock.
But the deputy leader of the Azure Phoenix Mercenary Group was too greedy. He dared to demand 90% of the potatoes in the rat hole. And when he found out about the Honeydew Sweet Bug that the porcupine rats had bred, he would probably kick her out without hesitation.
She should stay out of it.
But could she just leave in such a dismal way?
No way!
Making reasonable concessions was sensible, but giving up too much was cowardly.
Besides, Ye Sheng needed points to get the Iron Gate prop. Even though the energy stone in the rat hole had healed her, who could resist the temptation of such a lucrative offer?
Danger was also an opportunity!
Of course, Ye Sheng didn't make the threat without preparation.
She had met the mercenaries Ah Mu and Lan Zhang before, and she had a good impression of them. So she took a small gamble... If the mercenary group was arrogant and domineering, they wouldn't have raised a carefree person like Ah Mu under their influence.
Birds of a feather flock together.
So it was worth a try.
Anyway, she still had a golden finger to save her life...
But the golden finger was a double-edged sword, so she wouldn't use it unless she had to... In addition to taking a gamble, Ye Sheng had turned on the super smart network and was recording videos. If the deputy leader wanted to silence her by killing her, she wouldn't mind helping him to 'advertise' it.
Unlike the various social platforms before the end of the world, where personal information could be deleted at will, the Super Intelligent Network was an independent super AI administrator that didn't have the authority to delete even the official base personnel.
Only the account owner could operate it by themselves.
Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Ye Sheng made her move.
“Honeydew Sweetbug!!!”
"How lucky we are to find Honeydew Sweetbug in the rat hole!"
"This rat hole must have a remarkable origin!"
Many of the mercenaries, who had previously ignored Ye Sheng's proposal for the potatoes, became impatient at this point. They couldn't help but speak up, and their eyes turned to the rat hole with renewed interest.
Even the deputy leader Xu Li was no exception.
The Honeydew Sweetbug had an extremely high medicinal value. They could be ground with other medicinal materials to make a powder, and then used for bathing. If one soaked in it for a period of time, their physical strength would increase. They were a very valuable medicinal resource!
As for the sweet dew... although the production method was a bit disgusting, the sweet taste was unforgettable.
If one closed their eyes and ate it, it was quite delicious...
"Ye Sheng, are there really Honeydew Sweet bugs in the rat hole?"
"Of course, I have no reason to lie... Deputy leader, we haven't finished our deal yet, and you haven't given me an answer about the potato share of the mouse hole!"
"..."
Ye Sheng smiled and looked very cute.
Her round black eyes sparkled, like a deer in the forest before the end of the world.
But what the deputy leader saw was the smile of a little devil.
He thought she was just a child and he could do whatever he wanted with her, but who would have thought that she had a bigger appetite than anyone else!
But if he didn't agree, he was afraid that this little girl would be ruthless and destroy the Honeydew Sweetbug in the rat hole... Even if he could catch her outside the barrier and kill her, the Honeydew Sweetbug would all turn into water, and he would lose everything by then.
Ye Sheng knew it was too late to regret.
The deputy leader narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "Miss Ye Sheng, 20 percent is unreasonable, and I will never agree to it."
On the surface, they were talking about the potato share, but in reality, they were negotiating the price of the honey bud sweetworms.
In other words, Xu Li was telling Ye Sheng not to bite off more than she could chew.
Even if the price was high, she still had to consider her own safety.
But Ye Sheng was not intimidated by this. Buying and selling was all about haggling.
Now that she saw the black-hearted fox in front of her finally relent, Ye Sheng felt relieved, knowing that the hardest part was over. The next step was to see how to 'counter-offer'.
"Everything is negotiable, how about 40 to 60?"
"..."
Deputy leader Xu Li almost burst out laughing at this little girl.
The rough guys from the Azure Phoenix Mercenary Group always complained that he was stingy and had the appetite of a Pixiu. They should see this little girl, who was even more miserly than him.
She was so greedy that she didn't care about her life.
If it were anyone else, they would have agreed with a bow and a scrape.
She was quite brave.
The Azure Mercenary Group was only average among the many mercenary groups in the safe zone. However, because the team had many rules, they didn't bully the weak like other mercenary groups, and they had a good reputation.
That was why the base officials had cooperated with the Azure Mercenary Group many times and achieved a lot of results.
Of course, not bullying the weak didn't mean not taking advantage of them.
If they really gave up the benefits to others, any wastelander who heard it would call them "idiots".
They were crazy.
After all, the Azure Phoenix Mercenary Group had tracked the spiny rat and discovered the rat hole. If it weren't for this mysterious barrier, there would be no way for this little girl Ye Sheng to get involved.
But seeing that Ye Sheng was not a coward, he had to change his strategy.
The mercenaries lived by the sword and didn't like weaklings. They respected courageous people more. The deputy leader didn't want to humiliate Ye Sheng, so he had to bear the pain and share some of the meat with her.
Instead of just giving her soup to drink like he had planned.
"Miss Ye Sheng, let's not test each other anymore. The potatoes in the rat hole are 50/50, and the Honeydew Sweetbugs will be paid out with an exploration fee."
The exploration fee was similar to the reward for the cannon fodder who led the charge and risked their lives... Of course, for the bold and skilled people, it was a generous compensation for their work.
Ye Sheng thought about it and decided to accept it.
The Azure Phoenix Mercenary Group was reasonable, but they had their limits.
Even though there were many Honeydew Sweetbugs in the rat hole, she couldn't take them all away, so why not exchange them for points, which was a windfall anyway.
Thinking of this, Ye Sheng didn't nod right away, but asked with a smile, "How much exploration fee are you willing to pay, deputy leader?"
"Are there more than a hundred Honeydew Sweetbugs in the rat hole?"
Not only did Ye Sheng not finalize it immediately, the deputy leader also had doubts.
Hearing this, Ye Sheng nodded affirmatively, "Although I haven't counted them carefully, the number must be more than a hundred."
"In that case, I can give you 5,000 points as an exploration fee. What do you say?"
"Deal!"
Ye Sheng stayed in the safe zone of the prop iron gate and reached a preliminary deal with the Azure Mercenary Group.
The deputy leader wrote the contract himself, and both parties signed it to finalize the cooperation.
Ye Sheng didn't want to waste any time, so she set up the prop iron gate to lift the protection after half an hour. During this period, she knocked on the barrier from time to time to avoid arousing suspicion when she removed it later.
When the time came, Ye Sheng left the barrier just as the mercenaries became excited.
They tried to enter the rat hole and found that they were no longer blocked by the barrier. They followed the deputy leader's order and moved the potatoes out and checked the Honeydew Sweet Bugs.
Ye Sheng waited outside the cave. When the deputy leader came out of the rat hole with a smile on his face, he took out his super smart network watch and transferred 5,000 points to Ye Sheng without a word. Half of the agreed-upon transaction was done.
Seeing that her identity card had gained 5,000 points, Ye Sheng was overjoyed. She raised her hand to touch the energy stone in her arms, her dark eyes shining, and she couldn't wait to go home and show it to Xiaodongxi!
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