32 Ruined City-Day 2

◎Dehumidifying Tea◎

6 o'clock in the morning.

Yan Lan woke up on time. The room was still a little dark. She habitually reached for the lamp on the bedside table, but found it slippery.

"What the hell? What is this?"

She jumped up from the bed in shock. Snowball beside her opened his eyes sleepily and then slowly closed them again.

I leaned over to the bedside table and saw a layer of moisture gathered on the smooth surface. I looked up and around and saw the same situation on the wardrobe and glass windows.

Just then, a breeze blew in through the open glass window.

There was heavy dew at night, and she forgot to close the window last night. The water vapor in the air quickly solidified when it encountered the low temperature of the ground and walls, forming drops of water, which was very similar to the return of the south wind in the south.

This kind of weather is the most torturous. You have to close the windows at night and ventilate the house during the day. If you are not careful, the house will be wet.

She frowned slightly and opened the game panel.

[Map: Ruined City, Game Days: 2, Weather: Overcast, Temperature: 25°C (Spring), Humidity: 65%, Time: 6:00 AM.]

Sure enough, this map is related to humidity. The humidity was only 60% yesterday, but it rose to 5% in just one day.

She stood up and put on her slippers. Not surprisingly, she felt a dampness, and even the slippers began to get damp.

With only this pair of flip-flops, she could only suppress her nausea and go to the balcony to find a rag. When she walked back with the rag, she touched the clothes that had been hung out to dry last night. Sure enough, they were not dry yet. Not only were they not dry, but she could almost wring out water from them.

The clothes prepared for the previous map were all winter clothes, and there were only two sets of thin spring clothes suitable for 25 degrees. It seems that I need to change them more slowly.

Although the RV is only 30 square meters, most of its structure is made of smooth and cold steel walls, with water droplets everywhere, making it very difficult to wipe.

After wiping herself breathlessly, she changed into sportswear and prepared to get off the car to exercise.

Before getting off the bus, please collect the garbage bags from the bathroom and indoors and take them down with you.

She got this trash can and trash bag from a player whose occupation is "housewife". When she is reluctant to use the cleaning card, she will clean up the garbage generated in daily life by herself.

After getting off the car, Yan Lan looked left and right and finally chose a suitable place.

There was a green trash can right at the edge of the road. There was a big hole in the bottom of it, and it was lying on the ground. The white plastic bags that came out of it were fluttering in the wind.

"Well, this isn't considered littering."

She put down the two garbage bags with peace of mind and started today's exercise.

Since her last soak in the cold spring, her physical fitness has slowly risen from 90 to 95, but after reaching 95 it seemed to have reached a bottleneck and remained unchanged for a long time.

It was already noon after the exercise, and the teammates in the "Let's Get Rich Together" group had already started their daily chat.

Shi Yuanyuan: "Why hasn't Yan Lan come yet? Is she still sleeping in? Hahahaha~"

Ji Zhou: "She won't, she must be exercising."

Shi Yuanyuan: "How do you know her better than I do?"

Yuan Zhou: "You think it's all your fault, sleeping until eight or nine in the morning and not getting up."

Shi Yuanyuan: "Nonsense, my sleep and rest schedule has been very regular since I entered this game."

Yan Lan had just finished exercising and replied while wiping the sweat off her face: "I'm here, what's the matter?"

Ji Zhou: "We are discussing the secret to clearing this map."

"So, is there any result?"

Ji Zhou: "It's definitely related to moisture. After discussion, we came up with two solutions."

Yan Lan: "Which two?"

Ji Zhou: “External and internal.”

"External factors are related to our living environment, and the main goal is to remove moisture from the air. Solutions include physical intervention, desiccant, and dehumidifiers. Internal factors are to improve one's physical fitness. Initially, exercise and dehumidifying tea can be used. If the problem becomes more serious, acupuncture, cupping, medication, etc. can be used."

Luo Wen: "I've listed several ingredients needed for the dehumidifying tea. We can collect them in advance."

Yan Lan: "Well, if you have collected any, you can give them to me first."

"good!"

Yan Lan sent several materials needed for dehumidifying tea to the trading center.

"Notice: Looking to buy red beans, coix seeds, tangerine peel, poria cocos, honeysuckle, lotus leaves... Interested parties, please private message."

Soon the news spread on the regional channels.

"Did you see that? Boss Yan is looking for supplies. They look like they're for removing dampness."

"I drank this tea when I had a lot of dampness, and it was indeed made from these ingredients."

"But what does this have to do with the game? Do we have to fight moisture later?"

"I'm not saying this, but drinking this tea for just fifteen days is useless. It's not as effective as Western medicine!"

"Yes, Chinese medicine emphasizes gradual progress, and the effect is very slow. I think she is going in the wrong direction this time."

Among all the messages, one player's remarks were obviously aggressive.

"Haha, he's just trying to get attention. After a few times of being in the spotlight, he really thinks he's a big shot!"

"Could you please not be so harsh? Yan Lan has made a contribution to everyone. Although the direction was wrong this time, her approach was still good."

Player: "Bah! You're praising her so much, do you know what she's thinking? Maybe she'll just laugh at you!"

"Your name is Sun Zhiyong, right? I remember you, the one who sold cigarettes to the Sandmans! Are you trying to slander Yan Lan again this time?"

"Why would I slander her? I just can't stand the high-profile behavior of some people. They make a small matter known to everyone in the district."

Yan Lan scrolled through the chat messages, and remained calm when she saw the insulting words. It had become normal for people to curse her in group chats, but she remembered everyone's name.

But compared to before, there seemed to be more and more players supporting her, she thought optimistically.

After sending the notice, no one came to visit for a while, so Yan Lan started to make breakfast.

She planned to cook a pot of vegetable porridge. She had no appetite in this kind of weather, and eating light food was good for her health.

The last time I made steamed Australian lobster, I used half the rice, and the remaining was just enough to make a pot of porridge.

Snowball had been a bit lethargic since yesterday, and even worse today, as he swung out of the bedroom like a zombie.

In the past, as soon as the food was ready, it would fly over, but today it was a little abnormal.

Thinking of its birth environment, Yan Lan asked with concern, "Is it very hot?"

"Chirp~" Snowball opened his confused eyes and nodded his head in confusion.

She touched Snowball's head lovingly, turned on the car air conditioner, and took out a small fan that she had exchanged for a long time ago.

After breakfast, she started her day's tasks. Now that charcoal was not needed, her work was much less. In addition, Snowball was not in a good mental state, so she drove the car herself.

Luo Wen said that the suitable humidity for the human body is 40%-60%. If it exceeds or is too low, people will feel a little uncomfortable. However, it reached 65% on the second day.

While thinking about a solution, a private message reminder came from the game panel.

It was Sunflower. They added each other as friends while playing games at the supply station.

Sunflower: "Boss Yan, my profession has given me a portion of Job's tears, but there's only 500g. I'm worried it won't be enough!"

Yan Lan's lips curled up, the dehumidifying tea began to make progress, "This amount is definitely not enough, but don't worry, I have other ways."

Sunflower didn't ask any further questions: "Really? That's great!"

Yan Lan: "Do you have any supplies you want to exchange?"

Sunflower: "It seems like there's no shortage of anything. What do you have the most of right now?"

Yan Lan thought for a moment and said, "It should be fruit."

"Fruits are good. My two sisters haven't eaten fruits in a long time."

"How about kiwi and grapes?"

Sunflower licked her lips and said, "Why haven't I seen these two items in your trading center?!"

"Well, we just harvested a small amount and ate it ourselves."

I don’t know how to describe the sunflowers in words. They are still struggling to make ends meet, but the big guys have already developed a variety of rich food ingredients.

After Yan Lan sent over a bunch of grapes and six kiwis, she also gave over a bag of Job's tears.

It is packed in a plastic bag. The Job's tears inside have been shelled and cannot be planted without the germ. Otherwise, it can be planted in a flowerpot.

[Drip~~]

This was the sound of the detector searching for the treasure chest. She was startled and put down the Job's tears and leaned over.

It turned out to be a diamond treasure chest!

Only when she upgraded to the medium-sized RV LV5 did the system reward her with a diamond treasure chest. On other days, she only received bronze and silver treasures, and even gold was rare, let alone diamonds.

“Ahahahaha~”

She laughed cheerfully. Snowball looked at her weakly and turned his head away, lazily lying on the passenger seat.

He quickly opened the door and trotted over to pick up the treasure chest, which contained only a blueprint.

[Dehumidifying Tea Recipe: Red bean, coix seed, tangerine peel, poria cocos, honeysuckle, lotus leaf, etc., at least three ingredients, in a certain quantity.]

There are at least three types of materials in certain quantities, which is different from the previous charcoal and toilet paper drawings.

After getting this treasure, she couldn't wait to share it in the "Let's Get Rich Together" group.

Shi Yuanyuan responded the fastest: "Wow! You are so lucky, everything you wish for comes true!"

Ji Zhou: "Congratulations~"

Yan Lan: "Thank you everyone, I'll have to work hard to collect the remaining materials."

Luo Wen: "Yeah, let's all work hard together."

Yuan Zhou: "Come on!"

Yan Lan happily held the treasure chest and returned to the RV humming a song.

"I have a little donkey that I never ride, but one day I just felt like riding it to go to market."

Seeing her come back, Snowball lazily opened his eyelids, and a second later he lay down and continued to doze off.

She looked at the snowball suspiciously. The air conditioner was on and the fan was blowing, so it shouldn't be hot anymore. Why was it still so weak?

I rubbed its little belly comfortingly and continued on my way.

*

Lei Xiaoyan thought she would not survive the iceberg and snowfield map. All her supplies were used up on the last day. There was only a thin blanket left in the cold off-road vehicle. She curled up in it but could not keep warm no matter how she rubbed herself.

Just when she thought she would freeze to death in this lonely place, Yan Lan gave out several thermoses to the crowd and told them to take them if they needed them.

She had originally given up hope, because boiling water also requires fire and wood, which are resources.

There are so many people in the group, and the daily consumption is huge. How much can she give out?

I ordered something casually, and a bottle of mineral water was actually delivered to me, filled with boiling hot water.

She held him tremblingly in her arms, her cold body slowly recovering in this simple thermos.

After that, many players did the same as her. When the hot water got cold, they poured out the water and returned the empty bottle to Yan Lan, and Yan Lan continued to provide free hot water.

Lei Xiaoyan endured it bit by bit, and at that time she thought that she must repay Yan Lan if she had the chance.

On the first day in the ruined city, she got a bronze treasure chest early in the morning, which contained 2 bottles of water, 2 purple rice breads and an apple.

She was so hungry that she couldn't help but eat the two purple rice breads herself.

Apples are extremely precious in the game. Just as she was about to give them to Yan Lan, she saw her selling a large amount of fruits.

I guess the big guys don’t need it either, so I had to put it away in shame.

The same thing was opened the next day. Just when I was feeling depressed, a golden treasure chest appeared in front of me.

She ran over with a "gee" smile, opened it, and her face instantly fell. Although it was a blueprint, it was a useless paper cup blueprint.

But this was the most she could offer. After thinking about it, she went to the trading center to chat with Yan Lan privately.

"Is the boss here?"

"exist."

Seeing the other party's concise reply, Lei Xiaoyan was a little scared. She wondered if the other party would dislike the drawing she gave him.

"exist?"

Not wanting to keep her benefactor waiting anxiously, she hurriedly replied, "Yes, yes, I have a paper cup drawing here."

"Okay, what would you like to change?"

Lei Xiaoyan blushed immediately. She wanted to give it to Yan Lan for free, but she didn't want to be so clumsy as to cause misunderstanding.

Boss, you wouldn't think she is greedy and wants to exchange such a broken thing for supplies!

"No, no, I'm giving it to you, for free."

She replied in such haste that she even forgot the speech she had prepared at the beginning.

Afraid that the boss would find it awkward, she added the whole story: "Thank you for the free hot water, which allowed me to survive until now."

There was no reply from the other side, and Lei Xiaoyan felt a little discouraged. The boss had all kinds of supplies, but he still looked down on such a shabby blueprint.

Just when I was about to say "It's okay if I don't want them", a big bunch of cherry tomatoes and a bunch of mushrooms were given to me. They must have been freshly picked and there were still dewdrops on the fruits and vegetables. They were all of high quality.

"I appreciate your gratitude, but please be sure to accept the return gift, otherwise I will feel guilty. Also, your blueprint is very useful, I just happen to need it, thank you~"

Lei Xiaoyan almost burst into tears when she saw this. The boss was really considerate! Not only did he give her such a precious return gift, he also comforted her that this broken blueprint was useful.

How could she have deserved this!