After breakfast, Ye Miao started assigning "work" to the members of the shelter. In the apocalypse, everyone worked together to survive, and they all had to work together. The owner of the shelter was also an ordinary person, and it was impossible for him to support so many people on his own, so no one had any objections.
"Add all your friends first." Ye Miao said, "We'll go out in groups to collect food later. Don't go too far. I'm also nearby when I'm hunting monsters. If you're in danger, send me a message and I'll come to your rescue immediately."
"Those of you who have combat skills, please disperse to the different groups! You'll be the ones holding up until I get here! Don't leave players who can't fight alone!"
"And the priest..." Ye Miao looked at Fang Shuqin, "Just stay in the shelter. If anyone needs treatment, they can come back to you anytime."
"Okay, don't worry." Fang Shuqin nodded, and the members immediately began to divide themselves into groups. The 20 people were divided into four or five groups, each with 4 to 6 people. Ye Miao didn't join any of the groups, and continued to fight alone.
After getting the [Shadowless Sword] skill from the card draw, Ye Miao's monster-killing experience improved a lot. Every time he casts a skill, he can kill the monster with an afterimage. After the 30-second skill effect ends, the surrounding monsters will turn into corpses and drop items.
But because of the good skills, the equipment seems even worse.
Ye Miao was complaining about the equipment every time he took action yesterday. The probability of equipment dropping from monsters is extremely low, and it is even more difficult to come across equipment that is just right for his profession.
After killing four or five more monsters today, Ye Miao finally couldn't help but send a message to Zhang Xu, who possessed the blacksmithing skill: "Excuse me, can you make twin swords?"
Zhang Xu's forging skill is 26 and combat skill is 15. He is acting as a bodyguard for a team picking rice nearby. However, there are no monsters around him at the moment, and his gathering skill is 0, so he is very idle at the moment.
After receiving Ye Miao's message, he immediately replied: "Our forging skills require blueprints and materials. The success rate and rarity are determined by the forging level. I can only make blue equipment at the moment. I dropped a few blank blueprints from monsters a few days ago, and I still have some. Boss, if you can draw the dual swords and give me some iron ore, I can make them."
Ye Miao: Yes. I got some iron ore from a monster a few days ago. I'll give it to you tonight. How much does forging cost?
Zhang Xu: I only provide labor, why should I charge you? I’ll do it for free.
Ye Miao: No, I don't want to use favors when I can solve a problem with money. If you don't charge, I'll find someone else to do it.
After some back-and-forth, the two finally agreed on a price. Zhang Xu provided the blank blueprints, Ye Miao drew and supplied the raw materials, and added 20 gold for the labor. This was the price for a pair of blue-level twin swords.
If he was lucky enough to get the rarer purple double swords, Ye Miao would pay another 100 gold.
It's not a loss for Ye Miao to exchange this little bit of gold coins for blue and purple equipment; it's also a good deal for Zhang Xu to make money by sacrificing some magic points.
Just as the two of them breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, Ye Miao saw the message prompt suddenly jump.
Lin Shiyun: Boss, help me!!!
Lin Shiyun: There are wolves!!!
Lin Shiyun: Wolves! ! !
Then a coordinate was sent.
Ye Miao clicked on the coordinates, and a marked red dot instantly appeared in her field of vision. The red dot was hanging above the woods. She couldn't see the situation in the woods from this position, so she just grabbed the dagger and ran over.
"Go away!" In the woods, Lin Shiyun was thrown to the ground and bitten by a gray wolf. Lin Shiyun raised her hands to protect her face while struggling. When the opportunity arose, she raised her head and hit the gray wolf. While the wolf was stunned, she curled up her legs and kicked it out.
The wolf was kicked and felt dizzy for a moment. Lin Shiyun got up and hurried to help her teammate who was being chased by the wolf.
However, the wolves gathered in larger and larger numbers. When they sent a message to Ye Miao, there were only three or four gray wolves in front of them, but now, in the blink of an eye, there were more than a dozen of them, including higher-level black and white wolves. If bitten, they would lose 100 to 200 HP.
"Why hasn't the boss come yet!!!" Lin Shiyun felt like every second felt like an eternity. It felt like a century had passed since she sent the message, but Ye Miao still hadn't come.
Sun Chen, the only member of the group with combat skills, rushed forward with his dagger, stabbing several times. It had some effect, but not much (…). The wounded wolf, with its health bar halfway down, suddenly turned and lunged at Sun Chen. Sun Chen dodged quickly, nearly dropping the dagger from his grip.
The next moment, Sun Chen's calf was bitten by the black wolf that attacked from behind.
Sun Chen screamed and fell to his knees.
The wolves keenly noticed that he had lost his fighting power, and immediately four or five of them gave up their original target, turned around, and approached step by step with fierce growls in their throats.
Almost at the same moment, several wolves leaped up and pounced on Sun Chen. Sun Chen closed his eyes in despair, thinking: It's over!
In the darkness, the sound of a sharp weapon scraping across fur echoed several times, and the wolf's ferocious roar suddenly turned into a helpless whine. Sun Chen was stunned for a moment before daring to open his eyes. Where he saw was a majestic black stealth cloak, worn exclusively by assassins.
A few steps away, Ye Miao, who came hurriedly, cast the [Shadowless Sword] skill, combined with a critical strike, instantly killed seven or eight wolves. Even the small boss White Wolf King was killed in one blow. Lin Shiyun, who was standing next to him, was stunned.
The crisis was resolved, Ye Miao breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at the assassin who helped: "Thank you." She nodded in greeting.
Fang Yuming silently picked up his own fallen items. He glanced at her when he heard the sound and said, "You're welcome."
Their eyes met, revealing a tacit understanding between high-level players. Each saw the other's considerable strength, but neither wanted to expose their strength, so they didn't ask for the other's information.
Fang Yuming collected the items he had dropped and walked away, continuing his search for the "Get Rich Overnight Shelter" according to the map. Ye Miao waited until he was far away before casting [Advanced Healing] to restore the health of the injured members.
Lin Shiyun was still apprehensive: "Will there be more monsters spawning soon?"
"Possibly." Ye Miao nodded. According to the game's mechanics, monsters on many maps would indeed constantly respawn.
"Let's go find another place to collect resources." She said as she looked around. "Remember this place and avoid it next time."
The members nodded.
As the sun set, the members of the shelter, after a busy day, gradually returned. Ye Miao counted her supplies as she made her way back. She'd had some luck today, gaining over 3,000 gold coins, along with a few pieces of equipment, a few cards, and a variety of materials. She planned to see if she could distribute the equipment and cards to the other members of the shelter when she got back, while putting the materials in the warehouse for later use.
When Ye Miao returned to the gate of the shelter, he saw a familiar figure.
"Hello?" she greeted as she hesitantly looked at the black cloak in front of her.
Fang Yuming turned around upon hearing the voice, looked at her and then at the shelter in front of him: "Are you from this shelter?"
"Yes." Ye Miao admitted, but did not directly say that he was the founder. Instead, he asked him, "What's the matter?"
Fang Yuming nodded: "My mother is here and asked me to come over. Do you know her? Her name is Fang Shuqin, and she's a doctor."
Ye Miao: “…”
"It's you." She was speechless.
The next second, I received a system prompt: The system detected that the player [Fang Yuming] intends to apply to join the shelter. Do you agree?
Ye Miao simply pressed: Yes.
Seeing the fence gate in front of him, which had sounded "No Entry" when touched, turn blue, indicating that entry was allowed, Fang Yuming's expression became complicated: "Are you the owner of the shelter?"
"Well, nice to meet you." Ye Miao smiled and walked into the gate. Fang Yuming followed her in. Ye Miao pointed to a thatched cottage not far away and said, "Doctor Fang lives in that room. You can go find her first."
Fang Yuming said: "No rush, how much is the thatched cottage?"
Ye Miao: "50 gold coins."
Fang Yuming nodded, looked around, and asked, "Without barrier stones and no defensive buildings, can safety be guaranteed?"
"Take it one step at a time." Ye Miao's voice was calm. "Choosing a shelter is a two-way choice. I certainly hope that capable members will join, but if you have concerns about safety, you can look elsewhere. It's okay."
"That's not what I meant." Fang Yuming smiled awkwardly. "I'll just walk around first. Oh, and here are 50 gold coins."
"Okay, I'll go to the warehouse first and build a house for you later." Ye Miao took the money, walked towards the warehouse, put down the supplies and took some thatch, skillfully built another room, divided it to Fang Yuming through the system settings, and then returned to his residence.
In the 15-square-meter thatched house, the Pixiu was lying on the wooden bed and snoring. In the small bowl placed in the corner by the door, the gold coins that served as "Pixiu food" had been eaten up, and replaced by the Pixiu's round belly.
The mythical Pixiu requires gold coins to feed. During the first three days of adoption, it may experience various stress symptoms, requiring gold coins to treat. Starting on the fourth day, there are three daily interactions, each yielding between 1 and 10,000 gold coins.
Ye Miao counted on his fingers and found that the three-day adaptation period of adoption has passed. From today on, the Pixiu can produce gold coins!
She then ran happily to the bed and patted the Pixiu's little head.
The Pixiu yawned and opened its sleepy eyes. Ye Miao held it in his arms and stroked it gently. After a while, the Pixiu turned over in comfort, exposing its belly.
Then--
"belch."
The Pixiu burped and then began to retch like a cat with a hairball stuck in its throat. Ye Miao quickly put it on the ground, and with a "wow" sound, the Pixiu vomited!
Spit out a bunch of shining gold coins!
Ye Miao couldn't help but feel pleasantly surprised. While holding the Pixiu back in her arms and stroking its fur to comfort it, she reached out to touch the gold coins. The moment her fingers touched the coins, a number popped up above the pile of coins: 648.
After that, I tried twice more, and the coins I spit out were 1063 and 267 respectively. Today's three interaction opportunities have been exhausted, and the total coins are +1978.
Considering that the Pixiu spits out 1-10,000 gold coins each time, Ye Miao's profit today is obviously quite large. However, since the apocalypse has just begun and no one is rich, 1978 is not a small amount of money!
Ye Miao was very satisfied, but felt a little sorry for Pixiu - vomiting three times in a row must be very uncomfortable, right?
However, when she looked down, she saw that Pixiu was hugging her arm and sleeping comfortably again, without any sign of discomfort.
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