Chapter 158 Misty Winter 5
Lin Xia drank a large bottle of water, looked at the pile of compressed biscuit bags on the table, and then patted her stomach.
What a mess! She almost starved to death while practicing a footwork technique. Lin Xia's face was grim. She looked at the sky; it was still dark. Once it was light, she was determined to venture into the mist. This world was too unfriendly to her. At the very least, she had to get the energy stone out.
Knowing that this world might be an illusion, Lin Xia lost interest in exploring it. She opened the trading area and the chat channel.
Upon discovering that nearly a quarter of the population had decreased in their area, Lin Xia put all her remaining timber and stone on the market, and because the price was right, they were snapped up instantly.
The demand for these supplies... Lin Xia suddenly stood up and looked outside. The trees she had cut down during the day had actually grown back...
[Ding!]
A soft sound was the notification sound Lin Xia had set, indicating that she could exchange compressed biscuits for martial arts manuals. She took it out and glanced at it; it was the [Lightning Whip Technique].
Lin Xia took it out and looked at it. The words that she used to find difficult to understand now seemed simple and clear. This whip technique was very simple.
Lin Xia compared this simple whip technique with her own past experience and found that it was not as effective as the techniques she had learned in actual combat.
As snowflakes began to fall outside, Lin Xia put another batch of compressed biscuits on the shelves. People had no food, so the secret manuals, which were useless to them, would eventually be exchanged for.
This kind of manual is still valuable in Lin Xia's hands, but if others have it, even if they understand it, they probably won't have the capital to cultivate it. The saying "the poor study literature, the rich study martial arts" is not a joke. When it is difficult to even have enough to eat, practicing martial arts is too extravagant and will only ruin your body.
Lin Xia used the remaining iron ore to forge several knives and daggers, packed them up, and put them in the trading area to exchange for martial arts manuals.
Bottled mineral water can be exchanged for martial arts manuals.
As soon as these items were put on the shelves, Lin Xia received two more books, one on whip techniques and the other on footwork.
I looked through the whip techniques and found that they were all very similar and basic. It seems that whip techniques are the least popular. Well, they are not as lethal as swords and knives, they are difficult to control and learn, and the materials required have not yet been found.
The footwork is simpler, more basic than what I learned. I don't know if it's all basic or if there are advanced techniques, but nobody is trading it.
Many people tagged Lin Xia in the chat channel, asking if she was already a martial arts master. However, after hearing many people who had obtained the secret manuals say that there was no one-click learning, the conversation gradually quieted down.
Everyone knows that it would take at least ten or eight years to master it, but some people still question it, thinking that Lin Xia knows something that others don't.
Yun Ya finished her stance and looked at the sword manual in her hand with great joy. With her physical abilities, coupled with these simple and easy-to-understand manuals, she could achieve twice the result with half the effort, greatly enhancing her destructive power.
No wonder Lin Xia had been collecting them, but unfortunately, all her supplies were in her spatial storage. The things she had hidden in her backpack to conceal her presence weren't even enough for her to eat, let alone exchange them for these secret manuals.
Looking at the trading area, Lin Xia was exchanging so many things; who could possibly beat her!
It's not about quantity, but quality, Yunya kept reassuring herself. Besides, she might get more later. There's no way there wouldn't be food in this place, and Lin Xia couldn't possibly exchange everything. She could exchange it once she found food, which made her feel a little better.
Although Lin Xia wasn't particularly interested in these ordinary manuals, she knew that since she was a self-taught practitioner, it would be very beneficial to learn from other people's systematic teaching methods. So she patiently flipped through the pages one by one.
Every now and then, some dry firewood was added to the fireplace, and Lin Xia piled up chopped firewood around the fireplace to dry it, since there was no black smoke or anything.
She set up a stand over the fire and put the pot on it to boil water.
The firewood crackled and popped, the flames burned brightly, and the boiling water bubbled and steamed. Outside, the world was covered in ice and snow, and the wind howled.
Lin Xia sat by the fireplace, a blanket covering her legs, holding a book. The scene made her pause for a moment, a memory from so long ago, just like the scene she had seen in storybooks when she was a child.
Seeing that many people in the chat channel were saying that the fog was shrinking, Lin Xia noticed that many of them were hiding indoors and not going out to fight.
In other words, if we don't fight back, we'll be swallowed up by the mist sooner or later. If the promised two-day safe period has been like this, what will happen when it's not a safe period? Judging from this, does it mean the mist beasts will also appear during the day?
Lin Xia couldn't help but speculate. She spread her mental energy and took in the surrounding environment. She was certain that the fog in front of her house had not shrunk, but had instead expanded, revealing more of the forest.
As dawn broke, Lin Xia glanced at the weather forecast.
Today's weather
Temperature: -17 to -23℃
Weather: Light snow
Daytime duration: 20 hours
Lin Xia jumped out of bed, stretched, ate something, and then went out.
It was indeed colder today. Lin Xia looked at the newly refreshed trees, chopped them down, and put them all up for sale to exchange for everything except wood and stone.
Lin Xia chopped down trees as she walked into the fog. The fog had thickened considerably, unlike when it was thinner yesterday. She wondered if this was related to the fact that the fog had shrunk in many places.
As she walked, she kept thinking, her hands never stopping as she picked mushrooms and wood ear fungus from under the trees and threw them into her backpack. The mist around her moved faster, and Lin Xia paused, tilted her head, and punched backward.
With a 'thud,' Lin Xia met a fist. He grabbed with his left hand but found nothing. The oppressive feeling around him disappeared.
Lin Xia's spiritual power permeated her entire body, and the world before her eyes slowly faded from snow-white. Seeing that she was not far from the boundary, she rushed forward at high speed. The surrounding mist bubbled and sputtered, but Lin Xia ignored it and just kept rushing forward.
As soon as Lin Xia stretched one hand out of the mist, she felt an immense pressure bearing down on her, blurring her mental energy. She could only hold on for less than 3 seconds before, with a pop, her mental energy shield shattered, and Lin Xia spat out blood as her mental energy retreated back into her mind.
The long sword in her hand spun backward, cutting through all obstacles in its path. Lin Xia's clothes were tattered, and blood flowed from several wounds. As the long sword swung, the mist scattered wherever it passed.
The thing that forced her to retreat was no longer used. With her weapon at hand, Lin Xia was fearless. Since there were enemies all around, she swung her long sword wildly, cutting down whoever she could.
She refused to believe that a longsword imbued with countless metal-based supernatural abilities couldn't be invincible in this world. The mist beasts of this world, without weapons, would only suffer losses against the longsword.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Lin Xia ran out of the mist and saw the long sword in his left hand and the energy stone bag on his back. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. His wounds were still bleeding, and the worst parts of his body had almost been torn off. Lin Xia laughed out loud. It was worth it!
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