Chen Beipan wasn't the only acquaintance active in the chat channel. Zhang Shi followed the chat channel for a while and discovered that Wu Qing and Ge Dalong were also selling items and resources, seemingly preparing for the next natural disaster.
Wu Qing's agricultural development predates Zhang Shi's; she sells various fruits, vegetables, and medicinal herbs, and has already gained considerable fame. Coupled with her stunningly beautiful face, whenever she appears in the chat channel, she is showered with praise by a large number of survivors, making her even more popular than Zhang Shi.
Ge Dalong's business dealings were somewhat puzzling. He mainly focused on acquiring goods, purchasing large quantities of various magical items, mana recovery potions, and equipment that increased mana caps. His trading method was primarily barter. Zhang Shi guessed that he might be trying to improve after his failure in the last dungeon and was preparing for his next journey in advance.
Zhang Shi switched to the trading market, intending to sell some vegetables and equipment; no one ever thinks they have too many resources.
As soon as Zhang Shi turned his attention to the system panel, he noticed a large number of comments under his order information. After reading them one by one, Zhang Shi burst out laughing.
"Boss Zhang Shi, please take me in. I'm a fair-skinned, beautiful, long-legged girl. I eat little but I'm very capable. I've already sent you the shelter's coordinates via private message. Please give me a hug."
"Boss, I was ignorant before and followed the crowd in the chat channel to slander you. I hope you can forgive my rudeness and not take it personally. There are many people outside, so I'll kowtow to you here. [Link to video]"
Such messages of loyalty and apologies were everywhere. Zhang Shi guessed that everyone knew he had killed Chen Hu and possessed the ability to teleport to other survivors. In addition, his strength was relatively strong, so those survivors who had offended him were all in danger and took the initiative to apologize.
To be honest, Zhang Shi never intended to seek revenge, but the Traveler's Notebook had a surprisingly good deterrent effect, saving him a lot of trouble. At least there was much less overt targeting, and even the Mutual Aid Society became much more restrained.
A private message from Zhao Feng interrupted Zhang Shi's thoughts.
"Stone, I've been your laborer all day, at least give me dinner."
Zhang Shi smiled and sent the traveler's notes directly.
"Come over directly, we can have dinner together."
A moment later, a white light flashed, and Zhao Feng appeared in the courtyard.
"Wow, Stone, you've expanded again?"
Zhao Feng immediately noticed the more spacious courtyard. Zhang Shi had no secrets from him, telling him about his discovery of the mine and glacier, as well as his experience of relocating the shelter.
The two climbed the watchtower. Zhao Feng became interested in the black mist guardian and touched its body. Even in broad daylight, he could feel a chilling aura emanating from it.
Zhao Feng withdrew his hand, saying with lingering fear.
"This thing is really strange. It hid inside the body silently. Next time we go to explore it, we'll have to make some preparations in advance."
Zhang Shi nodded. The Village of Doubts dungeon had been recorded in the challenge letter, and they would definitely explore it again, but only after they had greatly improved their strength.
Zhao Feng looked at the mine in front of him and the glacier behind him, and asked.
"Stone, how big do you think this wilderness world is?"
Zhang Shi pondered for a moment before replying.
"Since we were teleported here, apart from Chen Hu, we haven't heard of any survivors meeting each other. It's reasonable to assume that each survivor is quite far apart. And our division alone has 10,000 survivors. If we include everyone in the world, the area of this wilderness is immeasurable."
After chatting for a while, the two of them felt a little hungry, so Zhang Shi went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
Now that Zhang Shi has a plentiful supply of vegetables, he naturally can't skimp on his brothers. He makes mashed potatoes from high-quality potatoes as a staple food, and prepares a four-dish meal with premium fresh meat and various vegetables.
Zhang Shi has been single for many years. Although his cooking skills are not as good as those of a hotel chef, he can easily handle family banquets.
Seeing the lavish spread, Zhao Feng grinned and took out a dozen beers from his backpack.
"I just bought this from the trading market. My brother and I haven't had a drink in ages. With such good food today, we're definitely going to drink until we drop!"
Neither of them could hold their liquor very well, and they soon became quite tipsy. Taking advantage of not being completely drunk, Zhao Feng teleported back in a daze. Zhang Shi, on the other hand, didn't even bother clearing the table before collapsing onto the bed and falling asleep immediately.
The next morning, the familiar hangover gave Zhang Shi a headache. He woke up rubbing his forehead and found it covered in a fine layer of sweat.
Zhang Shi sat up and looked out the window, only to find that all the snow outside had melted overnight, turning the yard into a muddy mess.
I opened the window and felt the temperature outside. It was just like any other summer day, at least 23 or 24 degrees Celsius. My villa was still heated, and I had covered myself with a quilt while sleeping. No wonder I was sweating so much.
On the seventh day of the severe cold disaster, Zhang Shi threw off the covers, opened the system, and clicked to sign in.
The system notifies you that you have received the following rewards for checking in:
[Central Air Conditioning System (Green) x1: Provides continuous cooling for the shelter, offsetting the heat load, making it a true summer essential, and it's also very energy-efficient.]
Without a second thought, Zhang Shi used the territory control module to install the air conditioner inside the villa. In a flash of light, a complete set of pipes and the main unit appeared on the ceiling, along with a temperature control system on the wall.
Zhang Shi turned on the air conditioner, and instantly, a cool breeze blew out from the air conditioner unit. Zhang Shi turned off the unit with satisfaction.
"The temperature is still quite suitable, so we don't need it for the time being."
Zhang Shi looked at the muddy courtyard and decided to repair it first before going out to look for supplies and treasure chests nearby.
Without further ado, Zhang Shi decided to pave the rest of the yard with stone slabs, except for reserving some land for cultivation.
Through the system's construction, Zhang Shi only needs to consume the most basic stone resources to obtain neatly cut stone slabs.
Using a shovel to flatten the mud on the ground, Zhang Shi then carefully laid the stone slabs in the yard. Although the yard was spacious, excluding the space of the villa and other buildings, the area that needed to be paved was not large, and Zhang Shi finished the work in less than a morning.
Wiping the sweat from his brow, Zhang Shi gulped down a large mouthful of high-quality well water. Looking at the neat and level yard with satisfaction, he felt that his hard work had been worthwhile.
With the sun high in the sky, Zhang Shi felt that the temperature was rising faster than he had expected, and his vigilance against natural disasters increased.
"It's almost 30 degrees Celsius, looks like we need to do more while we can still move around."
Zhang Shi didn't dare to rest. He bought two large water tanks at the market and placed them in the shadier back of the yard, and then specially covered them with iron plates.
Afterwards, Zhang Shi went to the glacier behind. Although it was called a glacier, it had completely melted after a night of warming, and the water was clear, with many fish and shrimp swimming in it.
Zhang Shi had been busy all morning, his clothes soaked with sweat. He had no mood to appreciate the scenery. He took out a large number of wooden buckets, filled them with water, put them in his backpack, and then filled the water tank at the shelter.
"This water can be used for domestic purposes or for irrigating farmland, but we don't know how much will be left after the high temperatures arrive."
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