Chapter 64: Fatty Lei’s Considerations
Chapter 64: Fatty Lei’s Considerations
He walked out of his bedroom, and the steward Wangcai had already prepared breakfast on the small table outside.
Bacon soup with bread slices, the usual menu.
He walked over with a bitter face and sat on the sofa opposite the table.
“Can’t we change the breakfast menu? Bacon soup! Bacon soup! It’s the same thing for all three meals of the day. I’m almost sick of eating it.”
He complained a lot, but Fatty Lei finally had to start his breakfast with a frowning face.
“Master, there is no other way,” Wangcai said apologetically to Fatty Lei. “The food you bought from Mr. Andrew is limited to these few types. I can only prepare your food based on the ingredients we have on hand, so please forgive me.”
“If I had known earlier, I should have bought more varieties.”
After stuffing a piece of bread into his mouth, Fatty Lei mumbled.
“Master, you didn’t have that many Credit Points back then.”
Wangcai reminded Fatty Lei, telling him not to forget that he was very tight on funds at the time.
“Now we have three thousand Credit Points on hand. Even if we set aside five hundred to pay back the System, that leaves me with at least two thousand five hundred Credit Points to use, right?”
Fatty Lei picked up the metal container, took a couple of gulps of the bacon soup, and then asked.
“Yes, Master. You have at least two thousand seven hundred and fifty Credit Points to use.”
Fatty Lei waved his hand. “It’s better to be conservative, let’s say two thousand five hundred. We must set aside some budget; who knows what might happen in the end?”
After eating a few slices of bread and drinking half a bowl of bacon soup, Fatty Lei glanced at Monica standing beside him.
“Are you hungry? Would you like to eat something too?”
Monica was definitely hungry. She had trained all night without rest. And in the morning, she had to wait for Fatty Lei to wake up and serve him—she hadn’t eaten anything at all.
Back when she was a Hive, she never had to worry about food. The Warrior Bugs would capture it for her, and she just had to consume it.
But now… sigh, let’s not even mention it.
“Gurgle～～～”
While Monica was lost in her thoughts, she suddenly heard Fatty Lei ask if she wanted breakfast. Before she could even answer him, her little stomach betrayed her first.
Monica’s face instantly turned bright red.
“This is so embarrassing.”
If there had been a crack in the ground, Monica probably would have hidden in it.
Monica lowered her head, fidgeting without answering Fatty Lei.
But Fatty Lei didn’t mind. He stood up and walked over to Monica with a grin. “Come on, go sit over there and have some breakfast. I can’t eat any more anyway. It would be a waste to throw it out, don’t you think?”
“Oh～”
Monica lowered her head, walked to the sofa, and sat down. She picked up the warm bacon soup and took a small sip.
Ah!
The warmth felt so comfortable in her stomach.
Monica showed a kitten-like expression, squinting her eyes as if she were really enjoying it.
“The taste is really good, much more flavorful than the food I used to eat before.”
Good heavens, back when Monica was a Hive, the things she ate were dissolved by her tentacles into a paste-like substance before being absorbed as food.
How could that compare to the food Fatty Lei ate?
After all, Fatty Lei’s food contained many seasonings. It was definitely different from what Monica used to eat, and much more flavorful.
But seeing Monica enjoy the food made Fatty Lei happy too. He had no appetite anyway. Rather than discarding the uneaten food and wasting it, it was better to let Monica enjoy it.
Unaware that she was being treated as a garbage disposal, Monica began a whirlwind battle with the food in front of her.
Fatty Lei walked over to Wangcai’s side. “Let’s go out later to check on the plants’ growth, and then we’ll either buy some new food from Andrew or Dr. Rogue. Also, I think we must solve the water problem. Just smell the stench on me now—it’s really unbearable.”
Before, Fatty Lei didn’t have many Credit Points, so the water he bought was mostly used for drinking. As for brushing his teeth, washing his face, or taking a bath, he didn’t even dare to think about it.
Because that would be too wasteful.
But now, Fatty Lei had an extra two thousand five hundred Credit Points. Although it wasn’t a lot, it was definitely enough to improve his current living conditions. At the very least, he could buy more water to take a bath.
“How much Space is there in the Military Outpost’s water reservoir?”
“Enough to store about ten thousand tons of water, Master.”
“Hmm～～ ten thousand tons of capacity, that’s definitely enough for me.”
Hearing Wangcai’s answer, a smile appeared on Fatty Lei’s face.
“I really can improve my life a bit. I can’t keep living like this,” Fatty Lei muttered quietly.
Wangcai, the bootlicker, immediately chimed in, “Master, you should have thought of this problem long ago. Look at those Dimensional Merchants—their lives are all better than yours. It’s not an exaggeration to say they live in luxury every day. None of them struggle as much as you do.”
“It’s all because of the Credit Points!” Fatty Lei said loudly to Wangcai.
Because Fatty Lei’s voice was so loud, it made Monica, who was busy battling her food, look up at him in confusion.
“It’s nothing, keep eating.”
“Oh～”
“Munch munch.” Since the Master told her to keep eating, she might as well continue.
“Such delicious food, this is the first time I’ve ever tasted it,” Monica thought as she continued her fight with the food.
“If I could easily earn Credit Points, then I would definitely improve my living conditions. There’s no need for you to say that. The problem is, I can’t earn that many Credit Points all at once.”
Fatty Lei lowered his voice and spoke to Wangcai.
‘Hehe.’
“Master, according to my calculations, after this harvest, our yield will double compared to the last time. So as long as we gradually expand the planting area, won’t wealth keep pouring in later?”
Mentioning ‘Contract Manufacturing of Sweet Potatoes’ put Fatty Lei in a great mood.
“Hmm, you’re right. Actually, I’ve been thinking lately—after this harvest, I won’t trade with Andrew right away. Since we have enough Credit Points on hand to pay the System fees, I plan to use all the Sweet Potatoes from this harvest to expand the planting area. That way, we can at least double it again.”
In fact, Fatty Lei had been pondering this plan for a long time.
Fatty Lei had already estimated that Sweet Potatoes take ten days from planting to harvest. If he didn’t trade for ten days and used everything to expand planting, then his profits after one month would increase by fifty percent.
For Fatty Lei, this number was incredible.
He wasn’t some wealthy Merchant; he was just a beginner, a little guy.
Every single Credit Point was precious to him now.
So, being able to maximize profits as much as possible was, in Fatty Lei’s view, the best approach.
Fatty Lei patiently began to explain his calculations to Wangcai. “Look, last time we harvested thirty-two Sweet Potatoes. We only let Andrew buy half, and we used the other half to expand planting.” Wangcai nodded. “Yes, that’s right.”
“Have you thought about it? We only expanded the area by fifty percent. That means, conservatively estimating, we can only harvest about forty-something Sweet Potatoes this time. If we hadn’t let Andrew buy any, this time we would have harvested at least sixty-four Sweet Potatoes.”
Wangcai thought carefully; indeed, that was the number.
“So, we lost fifty percent of our income.”
Fatty Lei said to Wangcai with a pained expression.
“But Master, don’t forget—last time if we hadn’t traded, you wouldn’t have been able to pay the System fees. After all, your account was in debt back then.”
Fatty Lei nodded. “That’s exactly it. If it weren’t for that, I wouldn’t have traded so early.” Fatty Lei wore a pained look. “So, I’ve made up my mind this time. After the harvest, I won’t trade immediately; I’ll continue to expand the planting area. Then, I’ll trade with Andrew once a month. That should work.”
Wangcai quickly calculated in his mind.
“If we don’t trade after the next harvest and continue expanding, that means in one month we could have over two hundred Sweet Potatoes for trading. At a purchase price of three hundred points each, that would be sixty thousand Credit Points.”
“If we trade half of each harvest, then even at full capacity, we would earn less than forty thousand Credit Points in a month. All things considered, we’d be missing out on at least twenty thousand Credit Points.”
After quickly calculating the gains and losses, how could Wangcai disagree with Fatty Lei’s plan?
“Master, you are truly wise and mighty. I can already see a glorious tomorrow. Following you, Master, is the luckiest thing that ever happened to me. Under your wise guidance, I will surely follow you, Master…”
Fatty Lei couldn’t help but laugh and waved his hand to stop Wangcai’s flattery.
“Alright, alright, stop buttering me up.”
“Master, I’ve finished eating.”
By this time, Monica had already eaten all the food clean.
“Since you’re done, clean up. The steward and I are going upstairs. After you finish cleaning, remember to come out and find us.”
After giving instructions to the little maid Monica, Fatty Lei turned and walked out of the Basement.
“Hurry up with the cleaning; the Master still needs his maid,” the bootlicker Wangcai reminded Monica before leaving.
Monica had originally thought about slacking off after cleaning up, but after the steward Wangcai’s reminder, she immediately remembered last night’s special training.
Her thoughts of slacking off vanished.
“Oh～～”
“Let’s go! We’ll check out the ‘Farm’ first.”
Fatty Lei stood in the center of the Military Outpost, looked up at the sky, and then walked toward the gate.