Chapter 27: Chapter 27: Buying and Selling Slaves
As soon as Lin Fan's post went live, the onlookers went wild.
"I'm not targeting anyone specifically, but what I mean is—everyone in the research division here is trash. (Serious)"
"Hahaha! How does Lin Fan dare? He literally made a whole post just to diss Li Cheng!"
"Who else but Lin Fan would have the guts to go head-to-head with Li Cheng from the Federation research division?"
"Damn, I love this guy. No matter what he does, he's always full of surprises!"
Meanwhile, Li Cheng, the man in question, was staring at the forum post, his face flushed with anger.
"That Lin Fan is simply ungrateful!"
"The fact that the research division even considers him is an immense honor! Not only did he refuse, but now he's humiliating me in public?"
Li Cheng had been certain Lin Fan would accept this time. He never expected the guy to have such a strong sense of independence.
Refusing was one thing, but making a public post to shame him?
He was Li Cheng, the Director of the Federation research division! Who did Lin Fan think he was?
This was outright defiance!
Seeing Li Cheng fuming, the man in glasses beside him hesitated before speaking.
"Director Li… should we still try to contact Lin Fan?"
"Contact?!" Li Cheng roared, "Contact what?! That guy is completely ungrateful! Does he really think I need him? Without the Federation, he's nothing! He thinks making a furnace and a stone sword makes him a big deal?!"
"Forget it. There's no need to invite him anymore. His so-called skills end here."
This time, Li Cheng was truly furious.
Before, no matter how much Lin Fan ignored or rejected him, he could tolerate it because Lin Fan never directly responded.
But now, Lin Fan had publicly humiliated him in front of everyone.
There was no way Li Cheng could let this slide.
"World-first kills, furnaces, stone swords? Let's see what else he can do!" Li Cheng sneered, then turned to the man in glasses.
"Pass my orders down—starting today, the research division will work around the clock! I refuse to believe that our entire research division is inferior to just one man!"
The man in glasses initially wanted to persuade Li Cheng to calm down, but seeing his state, he knew it was pointless.
With a sigh, he left the room to relay the command.
At that moment, Lin Fan sneezed.
He rubbed his nose. "Am I catching a cold?"
Shrugging it off, he opened his storage chest and put away the spider eyes and silk.
After clearing out his inventory, Lin Fan crafted two more chests, storing all his mined minerals in one of them.
This way, it would be easier to find materials when needed.
With everything organized, Lin Fan took out the five stacks of coal he had mined and loaded them into the furnace.
The sand was still smelting, and it would take quite a while to finish all fifteen stacks.
Rather than waiting around, Lin Fan grabbed a stack of oak planks, opened the trapdoor, and climbed up the stairs.
By now, the sun was already high in the sky. Lin Fan found a spot near his crop field and built another shop using the same design as before.
He then placed an item frame on display and put a water-filled glass bottle inside.
Just like that, the water bottle shop was complete.
However, there was a problem—his land deed was too small.
Only half of the new shop was covered by his protected area, meaning the other half could be destroyed by others.
Lin Fan didn't have the gold coins needed to upgrade his land deed, so he had no choice but to temporarily place items on the left side of the shop.
He crafted a crafting table, a furnace, and two chests, placing them to the left of the shop while leaving the right side empty.
Everyone knew where his shop was now, and there was no telling if someone would try to steal from him. It was better to be cautious.
After finishing the water bottle shop, Lilian had also woken up.
She washed up by the river before entering the shop through the side door.
Over the past few days, Lin Fan had been busy with various tasks, leaving Lilian to manage the shop entirely on her own.
Even though it was just making furnaces and stone swords, it was still physically exhausting work.
She yawned as she walked into the shop. She had just sat down when customers started arriving.
Since stone swords had low durability and wore out quickly, most of the visitors were returning customers looking to buy more.
"What's going on? I was gone for one night, and there's already a new shop?"
"What does this shop sell?"
"It looks like there's an item frame on display… Is that a water bottle?"
"I've never seen this item before."
"I have a bold guess—could this be for drinking water?"
As more and more people gathered, discussions about the new shop became more heated. Someone even took a screenshot and posted it on the forum.
[Lin Fan's New Shop: Suspected to Sell Water Bottles That Restore Thirst!]
"What is this? Has anyone seen it before? Does it really restore thirst?"
"That would be insane! If this thing actually restores thirst, we won't have to go through all the trouble of finding apples anymore!"
"It probably does! The forum has been debating the thirst issue for days. Maybe Lin Fan saw it and decided to solve the problem for us."
"Bro, you're dreaming. You think Lin Fan is some kind of creator god or savior? Whatever you want, he just magically makes it for you? If he really had that ability, he'd be unstoppable!"
"+1. Some of you are expecting too much. Lin Fan doesn't seem like the selfless hero type who goes out of his way to help everyone."
"If it doesn't restore thirst, then what is this water bottle for?"
"Who cares? It's obviously Lin Fan's new way to make money."
"That's such a disgusting take."
"What, am I wrong? Do you know how much gold he's already made from furnaces and stone swords?"
"If you don't like it, then don't buy it. You expect him to give you things for free? That's just entitlement."
Once again, the forum erupted in arguments over Lin Fan.
Meanwhile, Lin Fan, who was busy with his work, had no idea that his new shop had caused such a stir.
At the moment, he was carrying 30 stacks of oak logs and heading toward the marketplace.
As usual, Lin Fan traded with the shopkeeper, exchanging 15 stacks of cobblestone and 15 stacks of sand.
Ever since opening his shop, he had been burning through cobblestone every day, sometimes even running low. But there wasn't much he could do—his inventory only had so many slots, and he couldn't carry too much at once.
After restocking materials, Lin Fan took his gold coins and made his way to the slave auction, hoping to buy a slave to help out.
Unfortunately, the auctioneer from last time wasn't there today.
Lin Fan wandered around the marketplace but couldn't find the bearded auctioneer anywhere.
However, at a nearby stall, he spotted a kind-looking elderly woman and walked up to her.
"Excuse me, ma'am. Do you know when the man who runs the slave auction will be back?"
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