Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Suddenly Made a Comeback!
Chapter 485: Straight On Clash!

Chapter 485: Chapter 485: Straight On Clash!

Zheng Xun felt even more irritable after the phone call.

Over the years, although he had risen to prominence with the help of Jin Siyue and become a person of great influence in the industry, staying by Jin’s side had always been like walking on thin ice. Consequently, he was forced to do many unethical things.

But what choice did he have? He still needed to rely on Jin for his livelihood.

After pacing around the room for a while, Zheng Xun called his confidant.

"Was it you who contacted the guest named Nina before?"

"Yes, Brother Xun, what’s the matter?"

Zheng Xun’s face showed a fierce expression, "Contact her again and tell her there’s something I need her to do. If she succeeds, I’ll overlook her previous blunder on the deck."

...

As usual, Yu Li took Jiang Yan out to look for supplies, while the others remained in the cave to guard.

Today, it was Bai Lu’s turn to cook.

Although the wild boar was lying quietly on the straw and only occasionally grunted, Bai Lu, who had always been afraid of large animals, was still terrified.

So much so that when she tried to light the fire, she pressed the lighter several times without success.

Bai Lu stood by the stove, panicking and sweating.

Shang Shuyue noticed her distress and walked over after putting down the chopped firewood.

"What’s wrong?"

Bai Lu pouted, "This lighter has been against me all day today, I just can’t get it to light!"

"Let me see."

Shang Shuyue took the lighter and fiddled with it, then said, "It looks like it’s out of fuel."

This lighter was from the supplies pack she had drawn when they first landed on the island, and later it was monopolized by Jiang Li, the robber!

Using it up to now, it had rightfully served its time.

"I’ll exchange it for points. I remember our team has just over a hundred points left, that should be enough."

Hearing this, Zheng Xun, who had just entered the control room, instinctively looked at the live stream.

They need a lighter?

He knew the importance of a lighter on the deserted island; without it, they couldn’t cook food or maintain caloric intake.

He was just worrying about how to make Jiang Li look bad, and here was his chance!

Thus, he immediately instructed his staff to adjust the prices of the items in the exchange store.

When Shang Shuyue opened the store interface, the price of the lighter had already increased from 150 to 500.

She stared in shock, reading it twice before realizing she wasn’t mistaken.

"Damn, why did the price increase again? I just saw it yesterday, it was only over 100!"

"What’s wrong?" Jiang Li came out on hearing her.

Shang Shuyue stretched out her hand in dismay, "Look at this, the production team is being unreasonable, selling a lighter for 500 points!"

Seeing the price, Jiang Li frowned.

She had paid attention to the items when purchasing beef, and the lighter had indeed been 150 points.

Although the prices of the production team’s goods increased periodically, they normally wouldn’t double so outrageously.

Thinking it over, Jiang Li dialed Zheng Xun’s number.

Zheng Xun seemed prepared, not only answering quickly but also leisurely asked, "What’s up? Miss Jiang, did you encounter some difficulty?"

Jiang Li cut to the chase, "Isn’t the pricing of the products set by the production team somewhat unreasonable?"

Zheng Xun chuckled, "There’s nothing we can do about it. We are on a deserted island now, and the cost of transporting materials here is already substantial. Moreover, to accentuate competition, it makes sense for us to raise the prices."

"Is that so?" Jiang Li also laughed, "Then may I ask Director Zheng, why have the prices of other items increased by only 20%, while the lighter’s price increased by fivefold?"

Zheng Xun paused, "How is that possible?"

Jiang Li’s fingertips slid across her watch, "The price of a sleeping bag was 650 yesterday, today it’s 780. A case of mineral water was 1380 yesterday, today it’s 1656. Canned luncheon meat was 450, and today it’s 540... Does Director Zheng have an explanation for this?"

[Wow, can you believe Jiang Li actually remembers the previous prices of the items? Is she a devil?]

[LOL, King Zheng should have asked for advice from Director Sun before filming the show, this is how Sister Li defeated him.]

[Awesome, that’s my Sister Li, boldly challenging all capital interference!]

Zheng Xun: Damn!

How did she remember those previous prices?!

"...um..." Zheng Xun coughed twice and then his voice grew stern, "The final interpretation of the item prices rests in the hands of the production team. You guests have no right to interfere with—"

Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Li hung up the phone.

Hearing this official statement, she could almost be certain.

—Zheng Xun was doing it deliberately.

There’s no way it was just a coincidence that they needed a lighter, and while other supplies only had a slight price increase, the lighter’s price surged by fivefold.

"What do we do now?" Shang Shuyue folded her arms, looking frustrated, "We can’t even cook without a lighter, and I say you shouldn’t have spent all those 500 points on beef. What use is that pig?"

The wild boar seemed to understand Shang Shuyue’s words, slightly flinching its nose in grievance and curling up in its nest.

Indeed, both Shang Shuyue and Jiang Yan had been eyeing this pig for several days, but no matter how they pleaded, Jiang Li refused to kill it.

She didn’t understand why Jiang Li kept this giant, dangerous creature around.

Jiang Li glanced at her, indifferently saying, "Even if I really had the points now, I wouldn’t spend 500 to buy a lighter."

Zheng Xun obviously just wanted them to fall into his trap, but she, Jiang Li, had never given in to such losses.

"If there’s no lighter, then I’ll make one."

"Make one?!" Shang Shuyue opened her mouth in disbelief, "I’m not saying anything, Jiang Li, I get it if you were making furniture, but can you just materialize a lighter?

Woodworking could be learned by moving your hands, but making a lighter wasn’t something you could just pick up.

Jiang Li smiled, "Who said I was going to make that kind of lighter?"

Shang Shuyue didn’t believe it, thinking that Jiang Li was just bluffing.

"Okay, then, if I can’t make one, I’ll take care of cooking today and tomorrow, and add five laps to the morning exercise. But if I do make it, then you take over these tasks."

"Deal, let’s bet."

Shang Shuyue subconsciously agreed but cursed herself silently afterward.

Why did she bet with Jiang Li again?!

Last time, after cooking for a day and running extra laps, she nearly collapsed. Jiang Li always woke up early, and to win against her, she had been getting up half an hour before, waking at 5:30 when Jiang would rise at 6, and similarly at noon. This resulted in her frequently suffering from lack of sleep in recent days, and if she had to increase her exercise...

Shang Shuyue didn’t dare to contemplate, but then thought, making a lighter on this deserted island was akin to crafting a bomb bare-handed, it would be strange if she could manage it!

This round was definitely hers to win!