Chapter 79 Maximum Health

"Mud Immortal: [Trade - Sleeping Pill Recipe *1, Scent Simulation Potion Recipe *1] Two prescriptions, is that enough?"

"Lying-down salted fish: That's enough. I'll return the item to you immediately."

"Mud Immortal: Thank you, friend. We have arrived safely at the White Moon Base. If you ever need help purchasing supplies from the White Moon Base in the future, just let me know. I will definitely help you buy them if I can, free of charge."

"Lying-down Salty Fish: If possible, trade me any medicine prescriptions you have. I have weapons and food."

"Lying Flat Salted Fish: I'm buying empty resource boxes. If you have any extras, you can exchange them with me for other basic materials."

"Mud Immortal: [Gift - 5 empty D-grade resource boxes, 2 empty B-grade resource boxes] are for you. We definitely wouldn't have survived this time without your help."

Mud Immortal closed the game panel, turned to his family who were eating around the stove, and said, "Mom and Dad, Grandpa and Grandma, pay attention to who has an empty resource box. Be sure to collect the lying-down salted fish."

“Great benefactor, we’ll keep a closer eye on it. We have a few useless ones ourselves, you can send them to them.”

When their backpacks weren't enough, they used empty resource boxes to store supplies. However, they encountered quite a few corpse sacs along the way, so they ended up with several empty resource boxes as well.

Mud Immortal slurped up a mouthful of noodles and said, "I've already sent them all."

"Ah~ Delicious! I never thought I could learn cooking skills on my own, and that I needed to be proficient enough to make food. I should have persevered more before."

Initially, I thought about the elderly people in my family who have poor digestive systems, so I scavenged a small bag of rice and mung beans and decided to cook some mung bean porridge.

The porridge wasn't overcooked, but its attribute effects were poor.

Rice can only be traded for resources with better attributes and easier to carry.

The mud fairy ate a bite of pancake and a sip of noodle soup, thoroughly enjoying her meal.

Mud Fairy shook her head: "We don't even have enough supplies, how could we bear to let you use them for practice?"

NiniNini: "But why are some people able to make delicious food from the start? Is it because grilling is easier than cooking porridge or pancakes?"

Hmm...maybe it's because we're not good at cooking?

Mud Immortal thought for a moment and made a guess.

While she was queuing, she overheard people chatting with the barbecue stall owner and learned that the owner had also been selling barbecue before coming here.

The grandparents of the two sisters, Mud Fairy and Mud Immortal, remained silent: ...None of the three were good at cooking, and their poor cooking skills were precisely passed on to the next generation.

The three of them looked at Mud Mud: "You learn!"

Of the six family members, only Nini is a decent cook. Although she can't compare to restaurant chefs, relatives and friends have praised her skills before.

“...Alright, we definitely need to train them for a while first, otherwise their attributes will be poor and they can only be sold at a low price, which is not comparable to the others in the White Moon Base.”

Mud Immortal put down his soup bowl, scooped some water from a bucket on the ground, and began to wash it: "Let's take the lamps we brought from Xianglin Base to the market to sell. We used so many supplies on the way."

Mud Fairy: "Sure, everyone here uses campfires, torches, or flashlights, so the lamps we brought aren't really competing with us."

"From now on, I'll check the mission hall from time to time to see if there are any new farmlands available for rent."

"Then I'll practice my cooking skills and exchange some kitchen utensils when I sell lamps."

...

The next day, Mud Immortal and Mud Fairy got up early.

Arriving at the White Moon Base at night, we didn't learn much more about its interior.

Furthermore, the two sisters didn't get to explore many of the buildings, such as the arcade and the general store, because they stayed behind in the wooden house.

Mud Immortal glanced at the messages in the chat area and said, "No one died last night. The temperature is also quite high today, up 5 degrees from yesterday. I wonder if it will be extremely hot."

Mud Fairy grabbed a handful of her hair to wake herself up. She had always been a heavy sleeper, and because of her freelance work, she often slept until the afternoon without any sign of waking up.

After arriving in the post-apocalyptic world, I managed to get up early because of the pressure and danger, but my eyes still felt sleepy.

"Then we need to prepare more bottled water... Speaking of which, it's so refreshing to sleep after a good bath. Even when I dream about eating fried chicken, it doesn't smell rotten."

Mud Fairy suddenly had a thought: "Ah! I think I saw someone in the chat area say they had a blueprint for an ice maker. Should I go to the chat area and ask to buy it?"

Mud Immortal took a deep breath of fresh air and replied, "The cost of manufacturing the White Moon Base workbench isn't particularly expensive, so we can buy it. I'll tell my mom and have her post a message in the chat area to ask for one."

"Just be prepared, so that no matter what happens in the end, at least you won't be completely clueless."

The three large characters for "grocery store" stood atop the building, and people were walking in the same direction as the two sisters, Mud Fairy and Mud Fairy. Soon they arrived at the store's entrance.

The grocery store is a two-story building, with a floor area roughly the same as a two-bedroom apartment. The upstairs is also the owner's living quarters.

Several pots of blooming roses, forsythia, and chrysanthemums were placed on the upstairs balcony.

It's not surprising to see flowers from different seasons blooming at the same time here; I've heard that it can be done with plant growth regulators.

Even farmland can be planted and harvested regardless of the season.

Mud Immortal looked up, smelled the fragrance of the flowers, and walked into the general store in a good mood.

"I don't want to study: 'They sell daily necessities. I thought I could buy weapons; I'm almost out of bullets and steel balls, and I want to replenish them.'"

The Mud Fairy, with her outgoing and carefree personality, deeply resonated with these words and took the opportunity to chat with the person who didn't want to study.

“Me too. We just arrived at the White Moon Base yesterday. Do you know which teams are at the White Moon Base? We wanted to find out so we can avoid any conflict.”

"Teams? There are quite a few. I joined the Light Team, and the captain is Sunflower. Do you have a team yet? Would you like to join us?"

Mud Immortal: "Sure. We've never had a fixed team."

"Okay! I'll talk to the captain. We'll need to observe them for a while before they can officially join. We'll hold back one-third of our supplies during the observation period. Do you mind?"

After understanding the requirements for joining the team, the three of them went shopping at a general store together.

Mud Fairy took some daily necessities such as toothpaste, toothbrush, washcloth, and plastic basin.

When she arrived at the cashier, a petite girl, barely taller than her waist, was handling the transactions.

"Are you the owner here?"

"No, Zilin is a resident too. Speaking of which, Zilin, how lucky you are to have found another job."

Gu Zilin: "Hehe, I got up to go to the toilet and just happened to see the grocery store owner come to the base."

After the three finished shopping, they parted ways. Mud Fairy and her sister headed towards the arcade.

There are still empty seats in the arcade!

The Mud Fairy was overjoyed, perhaps because the two of them had gotten up early enough.

Mud Immortal thought that maybe other people had gone to steal the Monkey and Duck Buns, which was why there weren't so many people in the arcade.

Knowing they couldn't compete with the others, the two got up early with the intention of checking out the arcade or the general store first.

The Mud Fairy rubbed her hands together and breathed on them, saying, "May I get a super powerful buff today!"

The younger sister's talent is the basic level of "Words Become Law". Because the three talent icons were not drawn during the random talent selection, the Mud Fairy's talent is not very strong.

Moreover, once achieved, two-thirds of her health will be deducted.

The Mud Fairy chose a game machine shaped like a lynx with a heart on its head. She walked over, put on the helmet, and was then covered with various strange devices.

"So realistic..."

Mud Immortal was about to observe when he heard this, but before his sister could finish speaking, she seemed to lose consciousness.

The body remained upright in the chair, but the person was no longer aware of the outside world.

She looked at the game console next to her and sat down.

Two hours later, the two woke up almost simultaneously.

"I……"

Mud Immortal: "You go first!"

Mud Fairy: "My maximum health has increased by 5 points!"

Mud Immortal: "I have awakened a superpower!"

The two faced each other, their eyes wide with shock.