Chapter 11 Grinding Mill
"What are your plans next? Or should we just form a team and scavenge for supplies together?"
Although the individual resources will be reduced when scavenging in a team, it is safer to have more people and can explore further places.
Not eating vegetables: "Of course we'll do it together! We'll all pool our materials to build the wooden house together."
Meili took a sip of beer, finding the taste bland, and said, "Just scavenging the surrounding resources isn't a long-term solution. With more and more people coming, the competition will definitely be fierce later on. Didn't you say that there are resource boxes when you fight mini-bosses? Why don't we team up and fight the boss monster?"
In the spring, Ya nodded: "Does anyone have a wooden shovel or an iron shovel? We can transplant crops, berry bushes, or fruit trees here to plant, so we won't have to go around looking for fruit."
Beauty is not a mistake, but it's a pity. "I found a wooden shovel. If I had known, I would have brought back those berry bushes today."
Springtime Girl: "It's not too late to do the transplant tomorrow. There's a workbench for lazy bums; you can ask her for any blueprints or other things you need to make."
"The wooden shovel is too damaged. Prepare some wood and you can use the workbench to repair it."
After drinking at the bar, the five men felt refreshed and hopeful about the future, no longer feeling lost.
They left the bar, joking and chatting.
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The condenser's ding interrupted Jiang Baiyue's train of thought.
She casually picked up an empty plastic bottle from the ground next to her and put the water from the machine into the bottle.
During the day, Gu Zilin collected a total of 12 bottles of water. In the three hours at night, she collected another 3 bottles. She drank 2 bottles herself during the day, and Gu Zilin paid her for 1 bottle. Now there are 12 bottles left.
Jiang Baiyue kept 5 bottles for herself, and put the remaining 7 bottles on the store to exchange for blueprints. She also put 50 berries on the store to exchange for some materials.
It was already 9 p.m., and she was just about to go out to check out the Mercenary Bar when someone sent her a private message.
"Expert Talk: Friend, what blueprint do you want for the water? Can't other materials be used?"
As a working-class expert, I finally have a weekend off from overtime and plan to take the high-speed train home to visit my parents.
As a result, the high-speed train went through a tunnel, and the intermittent light and darkness brought her to an unfamiliar place. She thought she was asleep and dreaming.
If the zombies hadn't gotten close and the stench hadn't almost made her vomit, she wouldn't have reacted yet.
After finally escaping and hiding in a private house, they learned about the situation through the communication area on the first night, and on the second day, they mustered up the courage to go out and scavenge for supplies.
The result was nothing but nails, wood, and stones—she didn't even spare the trash cans on the street, enduring the nausea as she rummaged through them, and finally found six food scraps.
She was really hungry and thirsty.
The expert could only reluctantly take out the blueprints he received as a reward from the system on the first day of the game and exchange them for food or water, hoping to survive one day at a time.
The online store only had six shops, all of which were looking to buy water and food.
She went to the chat area and posted a message asking to trade blueprints, but everyone wanted to trade materials instead, and no one was willing to trade food with her.
She wondered why it couldn't be done.
The system rewards the 1000th player who logs in. Is that really so worthless?
Or is it because she was the last one to receive this reward, so the item is worthless?
She was about to give up and close the panel when suddenly a shop appeared in the store that offered water in exchange for blueprints.
The expert, suppressing his excitement, carefully typed a line of text to ask the other party, then took a deep breath and waited for their reply.
"Lying flat and being a salted fish: The best option is a blueprint."
Jiang Baiyue wanted to collect as many blueprints as possible while many people were still unaware of the situation. Later, when others realized that the blueprint collection rate was very low, it would be much harder for them to obtain blueprints.
"Expert Talk: Image.jpg, is this okay? I need 3 bottles of water and any 10 servings of food."
Boldly sending out his request, the expert stared nervously at the panel, wondering what would happen if the other party refused, and whether he had been too greedy.
However, she really felt that the system would never reward players with useless things.
The blueprints are definitely very valuable, but we don't need them right now.
Jiang Baiyue clicked on the picture and saw that it was a flour mill. It wasn't anything special, but it could replace a flour mill in the early stages.
"Lying Down Like a Salted Fish: 3 bottles of water + 10 berries? 1 berry reduces hunger by 5 points."
Jiang Baiyue wanted to get rid of as many berries as possible, since berries only have a shelf life of one day after being picked, while other foods have a shelf life of at least two days.
The expert immediately agreed, saying that her hunger level had risen to 80, her stamina was being depleted very quickly, and her movement speed had slowed down significantly.
After that, several people sent private messages to trade, and Jiang Baiyue repeated her requirements to each one. Some people didn't have blueprints and offered to exchange a large amount of materials for water, which Jiang Baiyue agreed to.
The berries picked this afternoon will spoil by tomorrow afternoon, so it's good to be able to exchange them for a lot of materials.
After the transaction was completed, Jiang Baiyue pushed open the wooden door.
She could clearly feel that the base had become much larger, and the buildings outside the base seemed to have been "pushed" away as the base expanded.
The warehouse was still close to his own cabin, which remained the center of the base, while the mercenary bar was located some distance from the center.
She arrived at the bar after walking for about 5 minutes.
Pushing open the door, the first thing you hear is cheerful music, and two silent mercenaries sit at a table to the right.
Jiang Baiyue walked to the counter: "Hello, Chen Meng."
Chen Meng lowered her head to wipe the wine glass and gave a soft "hmm" in response.
Such aloof person.
Okay, maybe that's how NPCs are; even if the game becomes reality, they won't say anything useless.
Jiang Baiyue ordered a glass of wine, sat on a high stool and slowly drank it while listening to music. She then opened the chat area to browse.
"Under the Lemon Tree: Waaaaah, can anyone bring me some food? I'm really starving!"
"30-year-old single with lightning-fast typing speed: I finally found a campsite, but there's nothing there, just a tent. This isn't what the description said!"
"No work, no work: That's a hunter's camp, just stay here, get through the night, and go find the base during the day. You can take the tent with you."
"fofo: Wow, is this really a base with such a low wooden fence? I asked others, and they didn't believe it either. [Image.jpg]"
"Ball No. 7: It's the base. I was being chased by a group of zombies. I ran into the base, and the zombies just ignored me and left."
"Eat smaller, more frequent meals to lose weight: [image].jpg] There's a base here too. Anyone recognize this place? Come on over! The check-in fee is 10 coins; you can manage to check in if you manage to kill a few zombies."
"No work, no work: [image.jpg] Mine too. The room fee is 8 coins per day."
"Under the lemon tree: I only have two coins! I'll just have to make a fire and get through this."
"Don't eat vegetables: Hahaha, then my base has the cheapest accommodation fee, only 3 coins! It even got an upgrade today, not a wooden fence, but a stone wall, making me feel really safe!"
"Workout seller selling protein powder: I can prove he wasn't lying."
"No work, no work: Oh crap, where is this? I want to move there right now!"
"Not-So-Carefree: Anyone want to treat me to something? I'll show you my abs! Even a berry will do!"
"The sea is immeasurable: everyone is short of food. There seemed to be a shop in the store that offered berries for materials, but you missed out?"
"fofo: You're trying to get something for free. There are so many berries, and they're even limited in quantity. If someone's really starving, they'd probably be waiting in the store for someone else to put them on sale. This guy's been complaining all day."
"Not a Noob: We're all in the same boat, can't we help each other out? Many hands make light work, let's get through this together! I just haven't overcome my fear yet, but I'll pay you back once I do!"
"Ultraman's Light: Anyone have scrap metal to trade for materials? Click on my profile picture and send me a private message!"
Upon seeing someone mention the hunter's camp, Jiang Baiyue sent them a private message.
Clicking on the other person's profile picture, she took a closer look but could only see their nickname.
"Lying Flat Salted Fish: Are you at the hunter's camp? I want to change tents, what do you want in return?"
"30 years of single life and lightning-fast reflexes: One tent, two meals?"
"Lying-down Salty Fish: Sure, how many do you have?"
Jiang Baiyue wanted to sell the tents to people in her base, since not many people could build wooden houses in a short time, and the tents would at least provide some privacy.
If the residents don't buy it, she can also break down the tent to obtain materials such as thread, rags, and wire.
"Single for 30 years, hand speed: 6 likes, I'll keep 1 for myself. You have a shop in the mall, you can create a transaction, I'll submit it."
Jiang Baiyue knew the other party was worried about being scammed, so she didn't say anything. She quickly created the transaction and waited for the other party to submit it. Then she received 6 green and white striped tents.
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