Chapter 12 A Frenzy of Chickens, A Bountiful Harvest
Of course, she couldn't be too careless. At the very least, she had to figure out how to deal with a nest of venomous snakes!
Unfortunately, the net she wove from vines was too rough to be used.
Ji Xinghan opened the chat channel, which was now bustling with activity:
"I'm lucky today! I found a box and got steamed buns and bottled water inside. Haha, I don't have to go hungry anymore!"
"You're so pathetic! Don't you want to upgrade your vehicle? I drove off with two metal plates today!"
"[Purple rice that almost got cooked after three days], look at it, aren't you envious!"
"Brother, what a weirdo!"
"Here, [a tangled mess of nylon rope], what do you think we can do with this?"
Ji Xinghan had a sudden inspiration; he had an idea!
The owner of the spoiled rice and nylon rope was Jian Lin, who directly messaged her privately: "How much is the nylon rope?"
Jian Lin exclaimed excitedly, "What can nylon ropes be used for? Upgrading vehicles? Ji Xinghan, tell me the truth, do you think the next level of vehicle upgrades requires nylon ropes?"
Ji Xinghan: "No need!"
Jian Lin asked curiously, "Then what do you want this for?"
This guy talks too much, and Ji Xinghan is too lazy to deal with him: "Just tell me if you're selling or not!"
Jian Lin: "No, what you want must have a special use. Let me think about it, no, let me do some mental calculations!"
Ji Xinghan: "You do the calculation, I'll ask the others!"
She directly shouted in the chat channel: "Looking for nylon rope or other strong ropes. Can trade food or bottled water. DM me if interested!"
Yan Miaomiao: "Sister Ji, are you planning to weave a net with the nylon rope?"
Ge Xiaochuan: "Weaving a web? What would you do with a web?"
Jian Lin privately messaged Ji Xinghan: "Oh, I see. You plan to weave a net out of nylon rope to use as a weapon, right?"
Ji Xinghan gave a perfunctory reply: "Yes, I weave nets to catch chickens!"
Jian Lin exclaimed excitedly, "Chicken? Where can I find chicken? Is it fresh? Mmm, my mouth is watering! I love chicken the most!"
He hurriedly sent a private message: "Ji Xinghan, I'll give you a nylon rope. If you catch a chicken, can you give me one?"
Ji Xinghan retorted without any politeness: "Do you think a bunch of tangled nylon ropes can be exchanged for a chicken?"
Jian Lin: "Ah, the other half?"
Suddenly, a man named Ge Xiaochuan messaged her privately: "I have a net made of nylon rope that is very sturdy. I can rent it to you for an hour. The rental fee is two sheets of iron and one piece of glass!"
Ji Xinghan: "...You're so dark-skinned!"
Ge Xiaochuan: "Hehe, who told you to be Ji Xinghan, so rich and powerful?"
Ji Xinghan touched the wooden stick.
Renting directly would be fine, at least it would save time. Otherwise, she would have to find someone to weave the net after buying the nylon rope.
It's both laborious and time-consuming.
However, she wasn't one to be fooled into paying such an expensive rent.
Ji Xinghan messaged Ge Xiaochuan privately: "One sheet of iron per hour. If it's okay, we can trade. If not, I'll use Jian Lin's nylon rope!"
Ge Xiaochuan: "No, boss, how come you're even stingier than me? How about two sheet metal? I'll give you two hours to use them!"
Ji Xinghan: "One? Let's not rent it!"
Ge Xiaochuan: "Isn't this... too much of a loss?"
Ji Xinghan: "You're just idling around anyway, right?"
Ge Xiaochuan hesitated for a moment: "That's right, let's make a deal!"
The transaction was successful, and Ji Xinghan obtained a net.
The net is large, with fine mesh, and feels very resilient to the touch.
She nodded to herself. Yes, this net was woven so well, much better than buying nylon rope and hiring someone to weave it herself.
She took out a box, netted it, planned her escape route, memorized her current location, and then gently poked it with a stick.
"Cluck, cluck," "Cock-a-doodle-doo," a flock of white-feathered roosters and hens darted out of the box.
They came straight for Ji Xinghan.
Unfortunately, as soon as they were thrown in, they all got trapped in the net, chirping and squeaking incessantly.
The scene was in complete chaos!
Ji Xinghan was stunned for a moment. Usually, rats, centipedes, and poisonous snakes would come out of the box. He had never heard of a flock of chickens coming out!
Oh my god!
She just casually mentioned in the chat channel that weaving nets to catch chickens was just a hoax.
To everyone's surprise, a whole flock of chickens actually emerged!
These roosters and hens were quite ferocious, each with its wings spread, staring intently at Ji Xinghan as if they wanted to tear her to pieces.
We have no choice but to kill them!
Ji Xinghan swung the wooden stick and smashed it wildly.
Inside the net, the chickens were enraged, feathers flying everywhere, blood splattering, creating a chaotic scene.
Finally, she smashed all the chickens to death.
She had considered keeping one rooster and one hen to keep in the car, but these chickens were too vicious and only wanted to peck at her.
In addition, with half of them dead, the smell of chicken manure almost made her faint.
So she gave up.
Forget it, she can't keep such a big, ferocious chicken in her car. Let's kill it. Anyway, she still has chicks to hatch.
A notification sound:
[Slay one white-feathered rooster. Disassemble?]
[Slay 1 White Feathered Hen, Disassemble?]
...
Ji Xinghan: "Yes, yes, yes!"
[Disassembly successful, obtained 1 white chicken and 2 feathers!]
[Disassembly successful, obtained 1 white chicken and 2 feathers!]
...
She got a total of 8 white chickens!
These chickens were half the size of the white-feathered rooster from before, and only slightly larger than a rooster or hen.
Now, the net was dirty, so Ji Xinghan used a stick to pick it up and put it in the grass.
[Open the dilapidated and dangerous wooden crate!]
[Obtained 1 piece of sheet metal, 1 piece of rubber, and 1 wooden table blueprint!]
[Wooden Table Blueprint: Can be bound to a crafting table to create a simple wooden table measuring 1.7m long, 1.4m wide, and 1.2m high. Required materials: 8 planks!]
Ji Xinghan was overjoyed; there was even a blueprint for a wooden table!
This wooden table is quite large; it's probably a table for six people!
Moreover, it can be bound to the crafting table; once bound, you can craft many tables.
That's really great!
It wasn't a waste of time!
She packed her things away, dragged over a second box, covered it with a net, and did the same thing.
It took her more than an hour to open the remaining 8 boxes.
Three of the eight boxes contained roosters and hens, and with this experience, Ji Xinghan was able to kill them much faster.
After much effort, she finally opened all the boxes and disassembled all the wooden crates, obtaining 18 pieces of sheet metal, 8 pieces of rubber, 1 wooden table blueprint, 5 pieces of delicious orange juice, 2 steamed buns, 4 pieces of mineral water, 36 planks, 32 whole chickens, 64 feathers...
There were so many supplies that her backpack wasn't big enough, so she had to pull out some straw rope and weave it into a basket to put a small amount of blueprints, orange juice, steamed buns, and bottled water into the supply box.
The nylon netting was dirty, so she took out a bottle of mineral water and carefully washed it. It took her more than ten minutes to clean the nylon netting and then she returned it to Ge Xiaochuan.
After finishing all that, Ji Xinghan glanced at her watch. It was already 2 PM, and she had to hurry back.
Ji Xinghan carried the basket and hurried along, finally returning to the van around 3:00 PM.
On the way there, I walked and stopped frequently, but on the way back, I was focused and didn't have any distractions, so it was much faster.
Ji Xinghan was starving. She put the basket in the van, took out a whole wheat bread, wolfed down several slices, and drank a bottle of water before stopping.
Only then did she realize that her arms were sore and her legs were slightly aching. This morning had really exhausted her!
Suddenly, a game notification sounded:
[A torrential downpour will begin in 30 minutes and is expected to last for two hours. Please be prepared!]
[Warning: During the heavy rain, unusual animal activity is observed. Please exercise caution when going out!]
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