Two kinds of fate
Zeng Wei, holding the wooden axe, surveyed himself from head to toe. Although he wore shabby clothes to avoid being seen as a fat sheep, he was by no means... a beggar?
Just as he was about to explain, he heard the little girl in front of him scolding him.
"Don't bully us just because we're young! I'm telling you, robbery and fighting are not allowed in the territory! Although we don't have any adults, if you dare to force us to buy..."
Zeng Wei: "?" He robbed this little girl? He was even afraid of being robbed!
As he walked, Zeng Wei looked around curiously. He saw mostly useless household items: bowls, chopsticks, combs, cups, washbasins. The reason they were useless was because in an apocalypse, survival was paramount; who would care about maintaining quality of life?
Zeng Wei looked carefully and found that there were no shops selling stone axes or wooden axes. He guessed that the tools were precious. After all, tools that could collect resources were a "necessity" for survival!
He had been prepared for the possibility of causing a stir when he took out the wooden axe, and being treated as a cheaply sold tool. He hadn't expected...
But he was treated as a beggar?
Zeng Wei said tactfully, "This is very valuable." He raised the wooden axe and wanted to move it closer to the little girl's face so that she could take a closer look. She must have not seen it clearly just now.
Just as the little girl was about to speak, she heard an aunt on her right say, "I'm going to be fair!" That's the right thing to do. Zeng Wei was about to nod when he heard, "I'm not saying anything, you rubbish..."
Zeng Wei: “?” No, what’s going on with this territory?
He immediately put the axe away, ready to try somewhere else. Unexpectedly, the auntie suddenly smiled and waved in the distance: "Oh, the good stuff is finally here!" Zeng Wei retracted his foot and carefully put the axe into his coat.
He wanted to see what a person who even thought a wooden axe was bad would think was a good thing!
Then, a strong aroma wafted from the wicker basket the man was carrying. Upon closer inspection, it was a plate of crispy fried chicken legs! On another plate sat two delicate little cakes, their tender green buttercream coating resembling fresh April buds.
Zeng Wei, who has been eating berry lettuce since entering the game: "..." Impossible, there is something wrong with his eyes.
He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and opened them again. The man had already handed out two plates from the basket. The aroma of fried chicken came unobstructed, making Zeng Wei swallow hard.
What strange territory? What strange life?
Why... the people here don't feel that the end of the world is coming at all. They eat and drink as usual every day and live as exquisitely as if it were the end of the world. They don't even care about the wooden axes that are needed to cut down trees?
instead...
Zeng Wei took a deep breath, glanced at the apples of different sizes on the stall next to him, and suddenly remembered the sweet potatoes in his backpack to fill his stomach.
He slowly took out the sweet potatoes from his backpack and looked at the little girl hesitantly, not knowing how to start. At this moment, the merchant who had just looked down on his wooden axe walked past him with a bright look in his eyes: "Do you sell sweet potatoes?"
Zeng Wei: "..." He swallowed his saliva: "Do you really want to buy it?"
"Of course! Sweet potatoes are delicious! I'll tell you something in secret. Sell them to me! I'll charge you 2 points for each sweet potato I sell on the task board. How about that?"
Zeng Wei; “?!” He can’t be a liar!
He handed the sweet potato out hesitantly and looked around, but he didn't see any expressions of pride, sympathy, or pity. Many people left the stalls in front of them and rushed towards him without caring whether their things would be lost.
"Selling sweet potatoes! I'll give you 2 points to buy one!"
"Hey bro, do you have any left? Leave one for me! I love sweet potatoes!"
Zeng Wei nodded hesitantly.
In just a moment, the originally bulging backpack was empty, not a single sweet potato was left, and Zeng Wei had 28 more points in his hand.
He looked at the points in his hand in disbelief, feeling as if he had become rich overnight, which was unreal.
If he was in the original Tianyi Manor... at this moment he seemed to hear the loud laughter of the lord of Tianyi Manor, "Hahahaha". The people in the hungry hungry territory were actually all "fat sheep"!
Here, there are ten sweet potatoes for one point, and they're selling for two points each, yet so many people are buying them! These people pursue a better quality of life every day. Aren't they really afraid that after the City Island opens, they will be crushed by territories like Tianyi Village?
Zeng Wei suddenly became a little worried.
but...
Xu Lu, who had just mocked him for being a "beggar," suddenly pointed at the 28 points in his hand and said with a smile, "Go throw away your wooden axe! The territory won't even recycle it! Go to the primary factory and buy a level 3 iron axe. You still have three points left, so you can come buy a wicker basket from me!"
Zeng Wei immediately grasped the key point: "?" What? Level 3, Iron Axe?
The strange and uncomfortable feeling he had when he first entered the territory was finally explained. He was just wondering what kind of stone the walls and the clothes worn by the security guards were made of, but he didn't expect that they were made of iron!
No wonder the people in the territory seem to have no worries about food and drink, it turns out they have started using iron!
Zeng Wei suddenly became excited. This territory was powerful and life was comfortable. Why didn't he come here earlier? He was worried for so long... Thinking of this, he cursed Zhang Shuo viciously. If Zhang Shuo didn't tell the truth, he would have come here to live a life of hunger long ago.
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At this moment, Zhang Shuo was standing confused at the gate of the high wall. When he took a last look at the territory, there was still a one-meter-high wall here. He could see the small tents inside from the outside. One of the tents was the reason for his sacrifice - Li Ru.
With only that few points, what would she do? Would she wait patiently for him to come back, only to see him in vain?
Just as Zhang Shuo was racking his brains, the security guard finally opened the door and came out. He stood in front of Zhang Shuo with an expressionless face: "Li Ru is not here. There is no Li Ru."
"How...how could it be gone!" Zhang Shuo shouted, "Impossible!"
The security team looked at him with disgust: "You are Zhang Shuo who stole the life potion of our former captain, right? You also stole Li Ru's money? She was forced into desperation and went to Chen Yan to borrow money... I heard that you abandoned your brother and your girlfriend for another woman? Haha, really..."
Zhang Shuo listened to him blankly, the pain suddenly becoming more pronounced. What about for another woman? What about him stealing Li Ru's money and forcing her into despair? His mind went blank, unsure of what he had heard.
"You know He Feixiang, right? Chen Yan didn't agree to lend her the money, so she ended up following one of He Feixiang's subordinates. No one knows where she went."
He Feixiang? Wasn’t he the little thug he despised the most? Or He Feixiang’s little brother… Zhang Shuo almost didn’t dare to breathe.
After the team member finished speaking, they saw Zhang Shuo stumble back two steps, as if unable to bear the blow. Zhang Shuo stared numbly at the sky. What was the meaning of all he had done at this moment? He had persisted for so long...
Hatred grew in his heart once again, and he looked at the walls of Hungry Hungry's territory with cold eyes. He wanted revenge...
"Coo! Coo!"
A strange cry was heard, and at that moment, an extremely terrifying monster ran from the end of the grassland. The ground trembled, and Zhang Shuo trembled all over, and fear suddenly gripped his heart tightly.
God's...God's people!
"Oh! Senior Huaji is here!" The team members around him were surprised.
"Cuckoo, cluck, cluck!" The chicken rushed over quickly, and for a moment, Zhang Shuo's blood seemed to stop. This monster was actually part of the Hungry Hungry Territory! He thought back to the night of the blood moon, and the budding hatred suddenly burst like a balloon. He took a few steps back in fear, and then a few more.
"No! No!" He fell miserably to the ground, tumbling and crawling away from this horrible place. He screamed something in terror, but he seemed to be insane and it was impossible to hear clearly.
"Isn't that a human? Is he... afraid of me?" The flower chicken, man's best friend, looked at the frightened figure walking away in confusion, feeling a little lost.
"That's the territory blacklist! He's really bad!" The team members hurriedly explained, and then the chicken suddenly realized.
"Bad guys should be afraid of me." After saying that, his wings twitched violently twice as if it was itchy. The pheasant hurriedly said, "Quick, take me to find your lord. I've brought the chicks with me!"
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At this moment, Ye Miaomiao had just taken the special buildings "Cave" and "Coal Well" in "Technology: Coal" in his hands.
The former is used to make charcoal, which is good for indoor heating and cooking; the latter is industrial coal, and the mined coal can be used in casting huts, factories, etc.
Following the system map prompts, Ye Miaomiao found a location with coal resources in the underground city and placed a coal mine there.
[From Miner No. 1: Lord, hello, I've noticed you've discovered a resource point: coal. Would you like me to mine it?]
Ye Miaomiao; "!" The NPCs that come with the territory are so dedicated!
She immediately responded, ordering Miner No. 1 to begin collecting coal immediately, spending two hours daily thereafter. Currently, the territory was only at the Iron Age level; truly large-scale coal use would have to enter the Steam Age. As long as they could maintain a balanced income and expenditure, slowly stockpiling coal would be sufficient.
Bell finally used the first piece of coal!
Ye Miaomiao's mission wasn't over yet. After installing special props called "warning signs" around the mine, she hurried back to the surface to combine the "cave dwelling" with the logging cabin.
When Bell, a major wood consumer, started using coal, a large amount of wood suddenly became free.
Considering the danger of the next disaster, Ye Miaomiao simply placed two caves. Charcoal is much more durable than wood, releases more heat, and is safer indoors.
She put most of the wood into the cave in batches, setting it up to add one piece per day. Every other day, the warehouse would receive 500 pieces of charcoal.
After completing all this, Ye Miaomiao finally breathed a sigh of relief. With coal as a replacement, the wood and charcoal would be stored in an orderly manner. As a precaution, the next time a disaster strikes, the territory will at least be less cold...
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At the same time, the collapse of the central area is becoming more and more extensive. Standing far away, one can see the terrifying nothingness. The usually "polite" territory seems to have shed its friendly appearance.
A dozen guards from the Yunshen Yuanshun territory were standing guard at the wall. Facing them were not monsters of the level of God's people, but a group of well-equipped humans.
"Brother Mi Feng, haven't we already conducted so many transactions? The game says we need to exchange and learn from each other. Why are you on guard against us?" The leader of the besieged city laughed sinisterly. "Tsk, you're the richest territory. We're all friends. How can you make money alone? Can't we borrow money?"
Hu Mifeng, the leader of Yunshen Yuanshun, took a deep breath and looked at his friends who usually smiled, and he couldn't help feeling cold in his heart.
"Lord, what should we do? So many of our people have gone over there... He! He knows everything about our territory. He... He won't let us go!"
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