Zhang Shi's post immediately sparked heated discussion in the chat channel.

Zhu Dachang: Brother Zhang, you're injured? I have a bottle of medical alcohol here, I'll sell it to you cheaply, take it for emergency use.

Wang Wu: How are you doing, VIP? Thanks to your Wilderness Hunter set, I successfully wiped out the whole wild boar family. I've traded the clothes and the pork to you.

Ge Dalong: I have a bottle of red potion here, I'll trade it to you, please accept it. I'll help you see if there are any medical students on this channel.

Sheng Mu: Hmph, Heaven has eyes, you've finally met your match. A cold-blooded person like you is destined to be punished by God.

Cheng Xiaobai: Holy crap, Sheng Mu is out again, I'm so angry...

After posting the message in the chat channel, Zhang Shi received many private messages and transaction requests.

Upon opening the package, I found that it contained supplies sent by enthusiastic survivors.

The supplies were varied, ranging from food to tools, but medicine was the only thing lacking.

Zhao Feng also came up empty-handed. The wilderness world had only entered its fourth day, and medical supplies were extremely rare, produced in very limited quantities, and no one was willing to sell them unless absolutely necessary. After all, in this cruel wilderness world, a single bottle of medicine could be a lifesaver.

After purchasing some usable items at market prices, Zhang Shi disinfected his wounds with alcohol. Opening the private chat interface, he found a familiar ID messaging him.

Wu Qing: I'm a doctor. Let me make a video call so I can take a look at your injuries.

Zhang Shi had some impression of Wu Qing; he remembered that she had once posted in the chat channel.

After discussing it with Zhao Feng, Zhang Shi sent a video call invitation to Wu Qing.

The video call connected quickly. On the other end was a pretty girl with fair skin and a cold expression, sitting calmly in a corner of the wooden house, watching him intently.

Zhang Shi suddenly remembered a poem.

"Her skin was as smooth as ice and her bones as white as jade, radiating a cold light; her clear eyes and white teeth were as cold as frost."

This description is particularly fitting for Wu Qing.

"What are you staring at? Let me see your wound."

Wu Qing's voice was like a clear spring, crisp and clear. A sharp pain in his leg pulled Zhang Shi from his pleasant reverie.

Turning his gaze to the wound, Zhang Shi, like a child going to the hospital for the first time, remained silent and motionless with nervousness.

Wu Qing examined the situation carefully, inquired about Zhang Shi's feelings, and quickly made a judgment.

"It's alright, no bones or tendons were injured. The wound isn't serious either; just disinfect it and bandage it. Be careful not to do any strenuous exercise recently, lest the wound reopen and get infected, which would be troublesome."

Hearing her say that, Zhang Shi felt a huge weight lifted from his heart and thanked Wu Qing profusely.

Wu Qing waved her hand somewhat awkwardly, lightly brushed her hair with her fingers, wrapped it in a circle, and said softly, "Since everything is alright, please pay the consultation fee."

Zhang Shi was taken aback when he heard this, but quickly realized what he was doing and traded over 5 blue-quality plums.

Wu Qing checked Li Zi's attributes and seemed quite satisfied with the consultation fee. A smile appeared on her lips, and two cute dimples appeared on her small face.

"Oh, right, there's one more question I want to ask you."

Wu Qing's smile faded, her eyes flickered, and her expression turned serious.

"Is your shelter a third-class stone house?"

Since Zhang Shi had agreed to the video call, he didn't intend to hide anything. He nodded decisively and replied, "I was lucky enough to get the blueprints for the stone house. However, I'm a rather low-key person, so please don't tell anyone."

Wu Qing nodded, indicating her understanding.

The two stared at each other through the video interface. Zhang Shi was somewhat puzzled, wondering what else Wu Qing wanted to say, so he remained silent, waiting for her to continue.

Wu Qing hesitated for a long time before finally leaving a message and ending the video call.

"If you get injured or sick in the future, you can come to me. I offer discounts for acquaintances."

I can't figure out this girl's thought process.

Zhang Shi told Zhao Feng about his injuries, and then cut up some bear meat to trade for him. Zhao Feng was relieved to learn that Zhang Shi was alright. After receiving the bear meat, the two argued for a while.

...

Zhang Shi slumped into the chair, completely relaxing. He cursed the desolate world in his heart, for it made it impossible for him to find peace.

"Buzzing"

Sensing that someone had messaged him privately again, Zhang Shi checked the system and discovered that the message came from Chen Beipan.

Zhang Shi remembered this Chen Beipan. On the night of the beast's night attack, he deliberately stirred up trouble, sold weapons at high prices, and even maliciously deceived other survivors.

Zhang Shi didn't have a good impression of this despicable person. But he still patiently opened the private message.

Chen Beipan: Brother, I heard you got injured. I have a bottle of painkillers here, I'll sell it for 500 units of stone. If you're interested, let's trade directly.

Zhang Shi sneered; they were treating him like a pig to be slaughtered. He replied, "You can't even catch the shit while it's still hot."

So I promptly blocked them and stopped paying attention.

Chen Beipan, on the other end of the line, was furious when he saw Zhang Shi's reply. He typed a lot of words only to find that the other party had blocked him. He was so angry that he jumped up and down in the wooden house.

"Zhang Shi, you just wait, don't let me get a chance. If I do, I'll kill you!"

...

Zhang Shi glanced at the system time; it was already 6 PM. Feeling hungry, he took out a piece of bear meat, cut it into small pieces, put it in a pot, poured in high-quality well water, added the remaining wild onions and vegetables, added some salt, and then left it at that.

After leaving the stone house, Zhang Shi went to check on the charcoal kiln.

After a day, the charcoal kiln had produced nearly 700 units of charcoal, which Zhang Shi was very satisfied with.

After collecting the charcoal and adding a considerable amount of wood to the kiln, Zhang Shi returned to the stone house and began his iron smelting work.

Now that he had some money to spare, Zhang Shi used charcoal as fuel. He threw iron ore into the smelting furnace, hoping to produce some high-quality iron resources.

With some free time, Zhang Shi began to consider his itinerary for the next few days before the onset of severe cold. Although his leg injury wasn't serious, it required time to recover, so he could temporarily put aside some physically demanding jobs.

Although I was injured in the black bear attack, I also gained a lot. The black bear meat alone is enough to feed me for a while.

Considering that the temperature wasn't too low yet, raw meat wouldn't keep for long. Zhang Shi decided to use the next few days to make the extra ordinary-quality meat into dried meat jerky as winter food reserves.

Thinking about the food problem, Zhang Shi decided to stock up on more instant food for emergencies. After browsing the market, he was surprised to find that in just one day, the prices of all kinds of food had skyrocketed, becoming 30% more expensive than the day before.

Not only food, but also the price of timber, which is used as a base currency, has soared. Items such as animal fur, clothing, and cotton are sold out as soon as they are put on the shelves.

Zhang Shi sensed something was amiss and contacted Zhao Feng.

"It seems we weren't the only ones who received news of the natural disaster. Some people have already started taking action."