Feeling the soreness all over her body, Gu Mian silently gathered some strength, dressed herself, and climbed out of bed.

She couldn't stand feeling this bad anymore; she was going to make some beet porridge to get rid of this damn cold!

[Beetroot Porridge: Increases satiety by 10, restores 10 health per second, and cures colds for 5 seconds.]

After finishing a bowl of beet porridge, Gu Mian's symptoms of nasal congestion, sore throat, and body aches immediately disappeared, and she instantly returned to her lively and energetic self.

"You never know how important health is until you get sick."

This severe cold left Gu Mian feeling lingering fear; she was sore all over and weak that she never wanted to experience it again.

With no end in sight for the extremely cold weather, Gu Mian decided to turn all the vegetables and honey in the storage cabinet into beet porridge to avoid a recurrence of the situation.

I obtained a total of 20 servings of beet porridge. I kept 5 servings in my backpack for later use, and put the rest on the trading area to exchange for vegetables and honey.

Then, I opened the chat channel and said, "I'm listing 15 servings of beet porridge, which can cure colds. I only trade vegetables and honey. Limited quantity, first come, first served."

"Finally, there's food that can cure a cold! I've had enough of this stuffy nose."

"[Beetroot porridge] Hahaha, even with my terrible hand speed, I finally managed to snag a serving! So satisfying!"

Wang Xuanyi: "I have cold capsules here. Just one capsule is enough to cure a cold. If you need them, you can send me a private message."

"The beet porridge was so delicious. It really cured my cold and made me feel much better."

"Wang Xuanyi, you're fucking rip-off! You're charging me a weapon blueprint for a single cold capsule? Are you robbing me?"

Wang Xuanyi: "Free trade, if you don't want to, fine, but don't be so rude."

"If I hadn't failed to get any beet porridge, would I have come to you to buy cold capsules? We're all compatriots, don't you have a conscience for being so heartless? And you think I'm being rude?"

Wang Xuanyi: "Then you can continue to wait for the beet porridge."

"Why does this green tea girl seem like a completely different person? She's stopped fawning over men?"

"That's a bit strange. Could it be that he/she was triggered by something?"

...

Gu Mian's price for a beet porridge is 5 pieces of vegetables and 5 pieces of honey (100g).

After selling all 15 portions and with the doubled talent bonus, Gu Mian obtained a total of 150 vegetables and 150 honey (100g).

To make one serving of beet porridge, you will need 2 vegetables and 2 servings of honey (100g).

Make all the vegetables and honey you get into beet porridge, then put it on the trading platform and post an advertisement in the chat channel.

"75 servings of beet porridge are available. We are only trading vegetables and honey. Quantities are limited, first come, first served."

"Wow! Beetroot porridge is back! Boss, are you here to slap someone in the face?!"

"It's true what they say, comparisons are odious. How can there be such a huge gap between people?"

The same item can cure a cold, but some people are asking for exorbitant prices, insisting on trading it for weapon blueprints.

And what about our Boss Gu?

They only wanted vegetables and honey!

"Tsk tsk tsk! Some people's gluttonous faces are just too ugly!"

Gu Mian: ?

What are they talking about?

Gu Mian scrolled through the chat history for a long time before she finally understood what was going on.

Wang Xuanyi's speaking style has really changed quite a bit. It seems that after being beaten up by the game, she has finally become a little more normal.

However, this matter had nothing to do with her, and she was too lazy to get involved with such people, so she simply pretended not to see it.

The 75 servings of beet porridge sold out quickly, and Gu Mian didn't make any more after that.

Food machines have limited durability, so it's a waste to keep making food with these properties to trade for regular ingredients.

She should wait until she gets a food machine from the box that doesn't consume durability before she goes out to benefit the masses.

...

Another boring and long day has passed. I feel like if I stay cooped up at home for too long, I'll become dull and stupid.

Gu Mian sat quietly by the stove, making egg pancakes with a frying pan, which she had previously traded for two roasted corn cobs from the trading area.

It had been sitting in the locker for a while, and I'm only just now taking it out to use it.

Pour a little cooking oil into a frying pan, then scoop a spoonful of batter into it and fry for about a minute. A soft, tender, and smooth egg pancake is ready.

Put the cooked egg pancakes directly into your backpack, otherwise they will cool down quickly if left outside.

I ate as I cooked, and soon I was full.

Even after she was full, Gu Mian didn't stop and continued making pancakes.

She made too much batter, and she's only finished half of it so far.

When I get bored, I open the chat channel.

"I caught three silver treasure chests today, my luck is off the charts!"

"Is it so fun upstairs? I just caught one."

"Did you all catch silver chests today? How come I only caught bronze chests? And I even opened a bunch of instant noodles out of them."

"Go back upstairs, is it possible that it's because your face is dark?"

"I opened a wooden crate today and found 10 boxes of spicy hot pot! Wow, that's so awesome!"

"Upstairs, I also want to eat mala tang (spicy hot pot). Can I trade you two peaches?"

"Sure! You know what, I actually kind of want to eat a peach!"

"It seems everyone had a good day!"

"It's alright, it's alright, it's just that the sea keeps freezing over, and it breaks open countless times a day, which is a bit annoying!"

"Is everyone bored? I have an island access card that allows three people to team up. Anyone want to join?"

"Free?"

"Hehe, brother, you're joking. We need to hand over half of the supplies obtained from the island."

"It seems alright, I'll sign up."

...

Gu Mian breathed a sigh of relief; she had finally finished using up the batter.

A large bowl of batter was used to make more than a hundred egg pancakes, which made Gu Mian's mouth twitch.

There were too many pancakes; she didn't want to eat them every day from now on.

I sent 30 cards to Xu Kun and Jiang Bai each, and I'll keep the rest for myself to use slowly.

Xu Kun: "My dear sister, you've come to feed your brother again!"

Gu Mian: "I've made too much. I don't want to eat this every day. Can you help me share some of the burden?"

Gu Mian's words were very honest, but Xu Kun was someone who liked to overthink things.

Besides, who would complain about having too much food!

Mianmei must have said that to keep him from feeling guilty!

So, Xu Kun was moved to tears, "Okay, these egg pancakes are yours to take care of, I'll finish them off in two meals!"

Gu Mian: ...

You really are a glutton...

Jiang Bai, as always, was concise and to the point: "Thank you."

After receiving the egg pancake, I quietly sent a pair of snow boots with the message: "They're freshly made, so the color isn't very nice, but they're very warm."

Gu Mian: ...

They're really not very nice; who makes green snow boots anyway...?

This guy has good taste, right?