"I'll trade my keys for food. It's more practical to have something to eat than something I don't know when I'll need."
Xu Kun: "It seems like everyone's luck isn't very good today. Is it because of the usual situation?"
...
Seeing that the person wanted to exchange the key for food, Gu Mian, who had been watching the screen, sent her a private message.
Gu Mian: "How many master keys do you have?"
Wan Jia: "Just one."
Gu Mian: "Would you trade me a box of self-heating rice?"
Wan Jia: "No change."
Gu Mian was stunned; this was too decisive.
After thinking about it, I asked again: "Would you like to trade a box of self-heating rice and a cantaloupe?"
Wan Jia: "This is a key that can open high-level treasure chests. You've given me too little."
Gu Mian: "What you said is just a guess. There's no confirmation that the universal key is for opening high-level treasure chests. I'll add a cabbage as well. If you don't agree, that's fine too."
Wan Jia: "If you don't think the master key can open high-level treasure chests, why do you keep adding food?"
Gu Mian: ...
Damn! What she said makes so much sense!
Even though it was just a key, she had already offered a high price, but Wan Jia still disagreed, so Gu Mian had no choice but to give up.
It's unwise to exchange a large amount of food for a key whose purpose is currently unknown, especially since who knows if a second key might appear soon?
...
In the afternoon, a sudden downpour began, the first rain Gu Mian had seen since entering the game.
The rain was pouring down, and a cold wind blew, instantly raising goosebumps on my arms.
"Ouch, it's so cold..."
Gu Mian took a deep breath, quickly walked back to the wooden house, lit the stove, and sat down to warm herself by the fire.
After the stove was lit, the temperature in the vicinity rose rapidly, and Gu Mian finally stopped shivering from the cold.
"Holy crap, it's so cold! How did the temperature drop so much after it rained?!"
"The rain is too heavy; there's absolutely no way to retrieve the box!"
"I can't stand the cold! Does anyone have a long, thick coat? I'll trade you two potatoes for one!"
"Upstairs, why don't you just light the stove to keep warm?"
But I don't have a stove!
"What? They've been trying to survive for 15 days, and there are still people without a stove?"
"Holy crap, bro, without fire, what have you been eating every day?"
"We eat food from the boxes every day, and it's been so hot every day, so I never thought about making a stove."
"Wow, that's amazing! You've managed to go so many days without cooked food."
Zhu Zhixin: "[Fire basin] Exchange backpack expansion card. Brothers who have backpack expansion cards, don't miss it."
Hua Xinrui: "Are you a swindler? You want to trade a brazier for a backpack expansion card?"
Zhu Zhixin: "Hey, you can't say that. I've clearly marked the price. Besides, the temperature is so low now. What if we get sick and catch a cold without a brazier for warmth?"
This is at sea. If you catch a cold or fever and there's no medicine, you're just waiting to die.
I traded a brazier for a backpack expansion card that I don't need right now; it's a really fair price, to help the other guys out.
"Zhu Zhixin, I don't have a backpack expansion card. Can I trade you two potatoes?"
Zhu Zhixin: "Brother, I'm not doing charity, two potatoes won't do."
"But I only caught two potatoes today. Please, please get me a new brazier. I'm freezing."
Xu Kun: "Why bother asking him? It's just a brazier. We'll replace it for you."
"Thank you! I will definitely repay you."
Zhu Zhixin was furious: "Xu Kun, what do you mean? Are you trying to steal my business?"
Xu Kun: "What? You're not going to do this business, so you're preventing others from doing it?"
Hua Xinrui: "Exactly, this isn't your personal fiefdom, and we can't only do business with you here?"
Gu Mian silently added firewood to the fire: "[Fire Basin Blueprint] Replace with 10 pieces of wood".
Zhu Zhixin: "%&*￥Gu Mian, you're all going against me, ##￥&*8."
Seeing that Zhu Zhixin was quite angry, Gu Mian smiled and smiled.
She just couldn't stand people who were such shrewd businessmen who spent their days slandering others. Every time she saw them, she wanted to get angry, and it would be best if they died of anger, so that there would be no more trouble.
...
The heavy rain continued, and Gu Mian sat by the stove, swaying and dozing off.
Suddenly, a clap of thunder rang out, and Gu Mian was instantly awakened.
It was completely dark outside, and the entire wooden house was pitch black, with only a faint light emanating from the fireplace.
Gu Mian got up and lit the wall lamp with fish oil, instantly brightening the room.
I glanced at the time; it was already past 8 p.m. No wonder it was completely dark outside.
"I didn't get any food today, looks like I'm going to go hungry."
"When will this rain stop? It's driving me crazy."
Xu Kun: "[Clear soup noodles] Eating noodles on a rainy day is so refreshing."
"You're so mean! Others are starving, and you're giving them food."
A steaming bowl of hot soup noodles is indeed very tempting; at least Gu Mian was hungry just looking at it.
Touching her rumbling stomach, Gu Mian cooked herself a bowl of egg noodles and a serving of roast duck.
After the meal, my stomach was so full it was slightly bulging.
...
No one expected the rain to last for three whole days. After staying in the wooden house for three days, Gu Mian felt like she was about to get moldy.
On the fourth day, seeing the sun finally rise, Gu Mian, without even having breakfast, grabbed a chair and ran outside to bask in the sun.
"The sun is finally out! I was about to run out of food if the sun hadn't come out soon."
From now on, I hate rainy days the most.
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