Chapter 7

However, how much Manager Chen could benefit from his position was none of his business; such things were common in society.

The fact that the other party could sit in such a position within the RT-Mart system definitely meant he had some background and connections. Otherwise, how could he dare to take advantage of a nationwide chain group?

His goal was just to sell melons, and once that was achieved, it was fine.

Moreover, this was beneficial to him. Such orders were usually settled individually, meaning he would issue an invoice for each order, and there would be no delayed payments.

"Xiao Qin, how many melons do you have?" Manager Chen, who was clearly most concerned about this issue, asked.

Xiao Qin explained, "Manager Chen, the first batch has 800 melons, each weighing over 10 pounds. I'll deliver 800 first and then another 400 in the evening. In the future, there won't be less than 800 per day."

Manager Chen did a quick mental calculation and was quite satisfied. With a smile, he said, "Alright, you deliver the goods and bring the invoice to me, and I'll have the finance department settle it for you."

"Thank you, Manager Chen." After reaching an agreement with Manager Chen, Xiao Qin left.

Manager Chen's mood was good as he looked at the two melons Xiao Qin left behind. He immediately had someone cut them open and distribute them to the employees outside.

Xiao Qin returned to the warehouse and transported the remaining 422 melons to RT-Mart in two trips for weighing and signing.

In total, it was 4,557 pounds.

In the evening, the melons in the game matured again. This batch of seedless melons included 411 of Quality 1 and 3 of Quality 2.

Xiao Qin planted the new seeds and then moved the 411 melons from the game to the external warehouse, delivering them to RT-Mart in two batches. This time, it was 4,471 pounds, adding to the previous 4,557 pounds, making a total of 9,028 pounds.

After delivering the goods, Xiao Qin took the invoice to Manager Chen for settlement, and the money was quickly credited to his account.

"Your account number... income amount 10,899.60 yuan, balance 31,344.60 yuan."

In just four days, the melons grown in the game had brought his nearly empty bank card a balance of over 30,000 yuan.

Moreover, he could earn over 10,000 yuan per day from now on.

Once the game character leveled up, he could develop more land, which would increase his daily income even more.

Xiao Qin was in high spirits and decided to go shopping in RT-Mart, buying some items to take home.

However, when he passed by the fruit section and saw the melons for sale, he couldn't remain calm.

"Special Quality Melons, 3 yuan per pound!"

Next to them were ordinary melons at 2 yuan per pound, but he immediately recognized that the so-called special quality melons at 3 yuan per pound were the ones he had delivered.

Manager Chen must have known that his melons were better than ordinary ones, which was why he dared to sell them at this price.

Black!

Really black!

This price meant that the profit was almost entirely his, with no cost.

However, in an era where channels were king, since the other party controlled the channel and had the ability to sell at this price, he couldn't be envious. He simply ignored the price and went to other sections.

When he got home, he received a notification about pests and weeds in his mind and immediately controlled the game character to remove them.

The next day.

Xiao Qin got up early, and the melons matured again. The store owners had already sent him messages early in the morning to wholesale melons.

Clearly, they were used to buying melons from him.

He went to the warehouse and moved the mature melons from the game.

This time, there were no Quality 2 melons, only 428 Quality 1 melons.

He posted a video in the WeChat group and, seeing no new orders, he tallied up the numbers. The stores ordered about the same as the previous day, totaling 408 melons, which weighed 4,732 pounds and earned him 7,099 yuan.

In the evening, the melons matured again, and he delivered them to RT-Mart, weighing 4,970 pounds and earning him 5,964 yuan.

Today, he earned a total of 13,063 yuan, bringing his balance to 46,409 yuan.

After delivering the melons to RT-Mart, Xiao Qin went to the Industry and Commerce Bureau. His original store only had the necessary documents for individual business operations. He felt that he needed to obtain a fruit wholesale business license, otherwise, it could cause big trouble.

However, after filling out the forms at the bureau, he was told that his situation did not require a wholesale license.

Xiao Qin realized he was ignorant.

According to Article 35 of the food-related regulations, since the fruit type was单一 and did not reach the basic scale, and the fruit farmers were directly wholesaling, no wholesale license was required.

Xiao Qin left the bureau and, as soon as he got home, received an unexpected notification in his mind:

[Character level up, new land can be developed! Level 2 land upgrade permission unlocked, 6 plots can be upgraded!]

Xiao Qin's eyes lit up, and he immediately looked at the game screen in his mind.

Sure enough, 6 more plots of land were highlighted, indicating they could be developed.

Moreover, a symbol for the number of upgradable plots appeared on the screen, showing 0/6.

This meant that he could now develop 6 new plots of land and upgrade 6 plots of initial land to Level 2.

Without hesitation, Xiao Qin controlled the game character to take a sickle, axe, and other tools to clear the weeds, stones, and wood blocks from the 6 plots of land, then plowed the land and planted watermelon seeds.

However, he did not plan to sell the new watermelons in the real world because upgrading to Level 2 land required game gold.

Moreover, after upgrading to Level 2 land, he could plant other more expensive items.

The watermelons from the 6 new plots matured twice a day, and in two days, he could upgrade one plot of land.

Thus, in 12 days, he could complete the upgrade of 6 plots of Level 2 land.

Over the next two days, the 24 plots of land earned Xiao Qin another 26,123 yuan, bringing his bank balance to 72,532 yuan.

The watermelons from the 6 new plots were all sold in the game to develop one plot of Level 2 land.

After upgrading one plot of Level 2 land, Xiao Qin immediately controlled the game character to leave the farm and go to the seed store in the mining town outside the farm.

The seed store had a wide variety of seeds, including those that existed in the real world and those that did not.

Each seed had a land level requirement, and only those that met the requirements were available. Those that did not meet the requirements were grayed out and not available.

Xiao Qin immediately searched among the Level 2 seeds, including vegetables, fruits, and various ornamental plants.

He directly chose to plant fruits, many of which were much more expensive than watermelons.

However, most seedlings or other reasons imposed significant restrictions on him, lacking the necessary secrecy, so he ignored them.

Finally, he found a Level 2 fruit seed that was very suitable for his current situation.

It was red strawberries.

Xiao Qin looked it up online and found that it was not the season for red strawberries, meaning they were off-season fruits, and the market price was 15-25 yuan per pound.

Seeing this price, Xiao Qin immediately went to the designated seed sales point in Youcheng.

It was the same woman, who remembered Xiao Qin: "Little brother, what seeds do you need this time?"

Xiao Qin said, "Sister, do you have red strawberry seeds?"

The saleswoman immediately introduced them enthusiastically: "Yes, yes, red strawberry seeds are 45 yuan per half catty!"

Xiao Qin bought the strawberry seeds, paid, and went home, immediately entering the game and placing the seeds in the seed storage box.

Back in the real world, Xiao Qin looked at the game screen and saw that the seed storage box indeed had the strawberry seeds.

Xiao Qin immediately planted the strawberry seeds in the Level 2 plot of land.

At night.

After watering and removing weeds and pests, he went to bed with anticipation.

The next morning, he looked at the game screen in his mind. Among the green watermelons, a plot of red and green strawberries stood out.

Xiao Qin immediately entered the game and went to the strawberry plot. From the outside, it was just a small plot, but in the game, the entire red and green field was refreshing.

In the past, when he dated Zhao Moqing, they often went to strawberry farms to pick strawberries, not to save money but to enjoy the atmosphere.

Xiao Qin picked a few strawberries. They were plump, bright red, and very appetizing.

At the same time, he saw the information:

[Red Strawberry: Quality 1].

[Note: Although not a special variety, the strawberries produced in the game have an excellent taste, making them the best of red strawberries. Delicious +1, Sweet +1, Texture +1.]

Similarly, the strawberries produced in the game had the attributes of Delicious +1, Sweet +1, and Texture +1.

Although the note said so, Xiao Qin was an experiential type and decided to try it himself. He put a strawberry in his mouth and bit into it.

The juice immediately overflowed in his mouth, tender and juicy, and sweet and fragrant.

One word: delicious!

Two words: very delicious!

If ordinary strawberries sold for 15-25 yuan, his game-produced strawberries could definitely exceed the 25 yuan range, or even higher.

Back in the real world, Xiao Qin controlled the game character to harvest the mature watermelons and red strawberries and store them in the storage box.

This time, in addition to the watermelons, he harvested 50 pounds of red strawberries from one plot of land. However, he decided to sell these red strawberries in the game first, to upgrade the other 5 plots of Level 2 land.

Because he started selling strawberries in the game, the time to upgrade all 6 plots of land to Level 2 was significantly reduced, completing in just 7 days.

During these 7 days, Xiao Qin's watermelon wholesale business earned him 94,211 yuan, bringing his bank balance to 166,743 yuan.

Earning over 160,000 yuan in 13 days was something he had never dared to imagine before.

Now that the 6 plots of Level 2 land were all upgraded, his future income would increase significantly.