111: The good habit of hoarding rats

"Is there anything else?"

Xia Liang asked again.

At this moment, someone else said, "We can follow Luo Chen's example and start a purification water business. Not only can we earn processing fees, but we can also stockpile a portion of water for ourselves."

The others nodded in agreement:

"This is a good idea. Then we won't need to import water from Luo Chen anymore."

"So, what do you all think is a suitable processing fee?"

Xia Liang also thought this was the best method.

However, after calculations by the information department, the profit margin was too low after deducting impurities.

The Train would not stop for the next five days, and they might even need to continue importing water from Luo Chen.

"20%?" The others said uncertainly.

Xia Liang shook his head, "No, this percentage is too low. With over two thousand people on the Train, we consume more than ten cubic meters of water daily. One purification water tank is not enough; we would even need to import from Luo Chen."

"But if it's higher than that, perhaps no one will be willing to have us process it," the person who brought it up whispered.

"That's why I'm asking you to come up with solutions."

Hearing this, the ministers looked at each other for a moment.

Chen Qingming raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty! I have a plan."

Xia Liang's eyes lit up, and he looked at Chen Qingming, saying, "Tell me quickly."

"Since they've already driven profits to the lowest, it will be difficult for us to compete directly with him. But now that it's just the merged zone period, others don't know yet. We can seize this opportunity to make a quick profit, first setting a high price and then lowering it."

"This method won't work; it will damage our reputation and hinder our integration with other Trains."

"We can do this: we trade at a normal price, then find a confidant, a Train Conductor not affiliated with us, to trade at a high price. Let him scam a wave of people first and make a fortune.

Then we step forward, lead the narrative, and scold him, attracting a wave of popularity. At that time, even with a 20% profit, once we have a good reputation, we will gain a large number of customers. With increased transaction volume, profits will naturally rise."

In fact, Chen Qingming had also thought of a way to smear Luo Chen. But remembering that it was thanks to Luo Chen that he got on the Train, he gave up on that idea.

Moreover, without solid evidence, smearing would be difficult to succeed.

Xia Liang said happily, "This is a good plan, Chen Qingming. I'll credit you with a meritorious deed. My dear ministers, do you have any other ideas?"

"We can reduce the water consumption of passengers on the Train."

Inspired by Chen Qingming, all sorts of underhanded tactics emerged one after another.

Finally, after weighing the pros and cons, Xia Liang decided to adopt Chen Qingming's plan... Meanwhile, the other factions that had obtained purification water tanks were also thinking about how to maximize this business.

The sudden wealth of the 'Farmer's Three Punches' from selling water was evident to all, and no one wanted to give up.

But because of the extremely low profits set by Luo Chen and Qin Mengyue, they ultimately had no choice but to push prices to the lowest, attempting to carve out a share of Luo Chen's market... Back to the main topic.

Luo Wan Ning watched Shirasawa Erina leave, then came to Luo Chen's side, finding the most comfortable position in his arms to sit down, and asked with a smile, "Why haven't you taken Erina yet?"

Luo Chen gently held her in his arms, "I don't lack women right now. Since she's unwilling, there's no need for me to force her."

"I think you're just saying one thing and meaning another. She's been willing for a long time; it's just that you once said you wanted her to actively climb into your bed, and she's a bit shy."

Luo Chen kissed Luo Wan Ning's face and said, "We'll talk about that later, no rush now. Compared to her, I want to devour you more right now."

"Don't! They'll be here soon!" Luo Wan Ning quickly stopped him.

Luo Chen suddenly remembered his former girlfriend from Blue Star, Third Moon, and asked curiously, "Oh! How is Third Moon?"

"It's handled. She's quite well-behaved. After I explained everything clearly, she accepted it."

"That's good!" Luo Chen nodded.

After all, she was his former girlfriend, and he was her first. Even after he disappeared, she had been searching for him, so he couldn't treat her too badly.

At this moment, Shirasawa Erina was leading the women up from downstairs.

Luo Wan Ning watched the elevator ascend, quickly stood up from Luo Chen's embrace, and while tidying her pajamas, said,

"I have to work now!"

By the time Shirasawa Erina led the women out of the elevator, Luo Wan Ning had officially entered her work state.

At 00:20 AM, the Train was once again brightly lit.

All four screens on the second floor were requisitioned, forcing Luo Chen to find a pilot's desk on the third floor to sit at.

While the portable light screen was convenient, it was far less effective than the control screen in the cockpit. It was like using a smartwatch instead of a 27-inch large display.

After handing over the transactions to Shirasawa Erina, Luo Chen opened the chat room again.

"What's the temperature now? I feel like I'm freezing to death! Can any handsome guy sponsor me some wood?"

"Where are your star coins?"

"star coins? I don't have any star coins! If you really want, I can endure it, even though it's been a long time."

"I'm talking about star coins, what are you thinking!"

"I just used all my savings to buy a female puppet. Now I don't have any star coins left. Are there any brothers who need to take over? Used by a male university student, 99% new, only 299 star coins."

"Am I going to die? I think I see my great-grandmother waving!"

"Fortunately, I have a good habit of hoarding, so I saved a lot of star coins. I just bought 600kg of wood, which is enough to burn for a while."

"It's minus three degrees now! It hasn't changed for a few minutes, so it probably won't drop any further."

Minus three degrees!

This temperature should not drop any further.

Luo Chen pursed his lips and checked the time again; over half an hour had passed.

It was about time.

Thinking this, Luo Chen sent the other central air conditioning modification core to Jiang Zhi.

He had previously planned to use it on the auxiliary Train, but he wasn't familiar with the other people on the auxiliary Train. Although that group joined the Train because of him, they might not truly obey him, and there were so many survivors.

To win them over, Luo Chen planned to let them freeze for a while. After all, providing help in times of need is more valuable than adding icing to the cake.

After sending it, he messaged Jiang Zhi, "Uncle Jiang, I just got a central air conditioning modification. I've sent it to you."

...On the other side, Jiang Zhi and Ran Feng, along with a large group of people, shivered around a bonfire.

In the carriage behind him, several bonfires were also set up, and everyone in the entire carriage sat around the bonfires.

Suddenly, Jiang Zhi's portable light screen on his wrist began to vibrate gently. He laboriously pulled his hand out of his pocket, looked at the information on the screen, and immediately rejoiced, jumping up from the ground and excitedly shouting,

"Great! We don't have to suffer anymore."

"Uncle Jiang, what's wrong? What do you mean?" Ran Feng and the others looked up at Jiang Zhi, their faces full of confusion.

"I said we don't have to suffer anymore!" Jiang Zhi shouted loudly, "Train Conductor Luo just went through immense hardship to get us a central air conditioning core. We can have air conditioning now!"

"Really?" Everyone's eyes widened, their faces filled with shock.

"That's right! I'm going to activate it now. You can remove the firewood." Jiang Zhi nodded, then quickly ran towards the cockpit.

Everyone reacted and immediately began to shout excitedly, and a string of cheers echoed through the Train.

"Wow! The Great Train Conductor is brilliant!"

"The Great Train Conductor is truly amazing. Joining him was the most important choice of my life."

"Long live!"