Chapter 12: The Second Day of Frost Season (1) Building a Forest Farm…
Perhaps because she was too tired yesterday, Yu Luowei didn't hear the alarm clock. When she opened her eyes, it was already 7:30. Glancing at the thermometer, Yu Luowei found that even though the bonfire was still burning, the temperature had dropped by five degrees today. The disaster had already begun.
Fortunately, the four-piece bed set she had bought was quite thick, so Yu Luowei didn't wake up from the cold last night. She only shivered when she first got out of the quilt.
Apart from her down jacket, Yu Luowei had no other thicker clothes, so she could only continue to wear her novice cloak while washing and eating breakfast. After dawn at eight o'clock, the temperature rose another ten degrees Celsius, and the temperature outside was around ten degrees Celsius, barely enough to prevent her from going out to explore.
After leaving the house, Yu Luowei headed straight for the large clearing where the tree stumps had been broken down the previous day, and placed a forest farm in the center. After all, it was a special structure, requiring three hours to build, so Yu Luowei took this time to collect some thorns from the surrounding area.
A lot of vines were picked up yesterday. Seeing that there was still more than two hours left after cutting a full block of thorns, Yu Luowei simply sat down next to them, broke the vines into ropes, and made his own fishing net.
I saw this weaving method on a xx video website before zombies appeared. Fortunately, I was still a sophomore at the time and had plenty of time and energy, so I learned it out of curiosity. Plus, I have psychic powers, so I haven't forgotten it now, and it comes in handy.
With only fiber and rope, Yu Luowei could only simply create a small fishing net by tying knots. Fortunately, the system's products were of high quality, and the rope and fiber were very strong. Yu Luowei pulled hard several times but couldn't break them.
He placed it next to the simple bamboo board that he had not had time to take away yesterday, secured it slightly with the extra rope, and sprinkled some bread crumbs into the net. Then Yu Luowei returned to the forest farm under construction with peace of mind.
Without the constant frantic chopping of trees, Yu Luowei felt a lot more relaxed. She wandered around, picking up some pine cones and some cherry berries from the nearby bushes. While doing so, she even found a white treasure chest. After storing them all in her wristband, Yu Luowei couldn't help but sigh. Compared to the previous day, today's workload was like the difference between a Monday and a weekend.
While walking around, Yu Luowei also broke down the nearby wooden stakes. Now there are about 1,200 saplings in the bracelet. If they are all put into the forest farm, nearly 6,000 pieces of wood can be harvested in three days. It is not an exaggeration to say that he became rich overnight.
After Luo Wei finished dissecting the stump, he came back again. The forest farm was finally built, but the outer layer was wrapped in a layer of white film, so the details inside could not be seen. It was not very large, only about 20 square meters, not even occupying the entire open space.
Yu Luowei first walked around the forest farm and didn't see the entrance, so he tried to put his hand on the white film. After a few seconds, a rectangular gap slightly higher than Yu Luowei suddenly appeared on the film that his hand touched. He walked in from here, and the moment his second foot stepped in, the gap disappeared.
Yu Luowei tried it a few times, and when he put his hand in from the inside, the gap would appear. If he didn't pass through the gap, it would automatically disappear after about 15 seconds.
There is another world in the forest farm. The place where Yu Luowei entered is the main working area of the forest farm. Various tools such as cutting machines are neatly arranged. In the distance is a piece of land that looks very fertile. Yu Luowei's eyes lit up and he ran over to see if he could plant something else here.
Unfortunately, the result disappointed her. The system showed that this piece of land was dedicated to the forest farm and could only be used for planting trees. Yu Luowei sighed. As expected, people should not be too greedy.
After the forest farm is built, more detailed rules will appear. For example, the current forest farm is only a basic forest farm. As the forest farm is upgraded, the number of saplings that can be placed at one time will increase, and the time required for saplings to grow will also decrease. Planting saplings only requires clicking on the forest farm on the building page in the manual to submit. Teleporting also requires the survivor manual. However, if you enter from the outside of the base like Yu Luowei is now, you can also submit at the planting area inside the forest farm.
In addition, planting each batch of saplings requires two packs of primary fertilizer or one pack of intermediate fertilizer. However, since five packs of fertilizer were already provided during the fusion, the first two batches do not need to be provided again. When the saplings mature, the wood will appear directly in the warehouse in the manual. However, if the warehouse space is insufficient, it can only be temporarily stored in the forest farm. Once the forest farm has stored 1,000 pieces of wood, it will no longer be able to plant saplings. The forest farm also requires energy for normal operation. The energy in the forest farm is now full, and it is expected to be able to plant four times at full capacity. However, it is currently unknown how to obtain energy.
Although the rules were more complex and the resources consumed were higher, compared to cutting trees on his own a few days ago, it was already heaven, and Yu Luowei's mood was not affected at all. No matter how many saplings were planted at once, the fertilizer and energy consumption were the same, so Yu Luowei directly placed 500 saplings in the planting area. These were the 500 random saplings rewarded when he received the forest farm. He didn't know the specific species, but Yu Luowei secretly prayed that there would be more fruit trees among them, so that tomorrow's harvest would also be more by-products.
After circling the forest several times to satisfy her curiosity and finishing the last four slices of butter bread for lunch, Yu Luowei finally left. It was only just past midnight, and the forest was a bit warmer than it had been in the morning. Yu Luowei checked her fishing net first, and indeed, she had hooked five or six small fish. They were so tiny that even the system wouldn't bother to break them down, but Yu Luowei excitedly collected them anyway. After all, a mosquito, no matter how small, is still meat.
After putting the bread crumbs from the bread he had just eaten into the bait, Yu Luowei ignored it and walked towards the cave he had entered yesterday. He planned to spend the rest of the time decomposing the burnt wood and exploring the cave again.
On the way, he picked a few more mulberries and soon arrived at the cave. On the battlefield in front of the cave, although the corpses of the two level 5 monsters had disappeared after decomposition, it still looked like it had been burned by fire, a black patch, and looked extremely tragic.
Yu Luowei walked around and confirmed that the charred trees could still be broken down into saplings before starting to work. However, these trees were not as connected as the first time, so it took Yu Luowei a little longer to break them down into more than a hundred saplings.
After the "remains" of the trees disappeared, the black mass on the ground became even more pronounced. Yu Luowei's eyes lit up. Wasn't that ready-made charcoal on the ground? Bending down, she picked up a large piece and put it into her bracelet. Sure enough, it showed [Low-quality Charcoal].
Poor quality is fine, as long as it works. Yu Luowei quickly began collecting charcoal around her, not stopping until she had a full grid. She then turned her attention to the rubble nearby—the very same thing the Swift Bear had used to kill the Flame Lion. She walked over and put it into her bracelet, receiving 19 Stones and a new item: [Large Stone (Disintegrable) x 1].
After breaking down the rocks and scavenging the surrounding resources, Yu Luowei finally turned his attention to the cave. The cave was tall and spacious, dark inside, and a foul odor could be smelled as one approached. Judging by the positions of the two monsters, this must be the home of the Swift Bear.
Even with the intense battle yesterday, no third monster appeared. There shouldn't be any adult, high-level monsters in the cave. Yu Luowei broke off a branch of moderate length and thickness from a nearby tree, wrapped a piece of cloth around it, and then used fire magic to ignite the cloth. A torch was ready. The prompt followed:
Congratulations on unlocking the blueprint: The Eternal Lionheart Torch (Special)
The Eternal Lionheart Torch: 1 branch, 1 cloth or other flammable material, 1 special fire with a flaming lion. Despite its name, it will extinguish on the survivor's own initiative or after 48 hours. It burns twice as long as a regular torch, providing twice the illumination, and also has a certain effect in repelling low-level monsters. Don't be discouraged; perhaps once your fire magic becomes more advanced, you'll truly have an eternal flame!
With the torch in hand, he could finally see the cave clearly: a winding passageway greeted him. The walls were stained black with dried blood, and the stench he had just smelled was coming from there. Yu Luowei held the torch and cautiously entered the cave.
After a few steps, the corpses of what looked like monsters or ordinary animals gradually appeared before her eyes. Some were so rotten that their shapes were unrecognizable. The further she walked, the more corpses there were, and the stench grew stronger. Without any protection, the stench directly hit Yu Luowei's nose. Fortunately, she had experienced many hardships and had rolled among even more smelly zombie swarms before, so it could be said that she had undergone brutal training. Now her physical fitness had been greatly strengthened by the upgrades, so she no longer vomited while walking.
Although he could tolerate it, it still stank. Yu Luowei's expression became uglier and uglier as the stench got worse. Finally, he couldn't stand it anymore and complained: "Why are monsters nowadays so unhygienic? They are all high-level monsters. Can't they learn to clean their own homes?"
After walking for a while, the number of corpses gradually decreased, and the stench finally became less strong. Suddenly, a large object appeared in front of them. Yu Luowei quickened his pace and took a closer look. It was a relatively clean straw bed, which should be where the Swift Bear usually slept.
There was no other way forward, having reached the end of the cave, Yu Luowei cautiously checked the surroundings to see if there were any other living monsters before reassuring herself to search for treasure. However, she felt a little disappointed: she had thought there might be a cute bear cub here, something she could take home as a pet and a fighting partner, but she hadn't expected this monster to be a single bear.
Although he didn't get a pet, Yu Luowei eventually found an orange and purple supply chest from the straw hut, making the trip worthwhile. After confirming that the straw hut had no special functions and no other useful items nearby, Yu Luowei turned and left. On the way, the system did indicate that the corpses could be decomposed, but after several attempts at mental preparation, Yu Luowei still couldn't accept it. He only selected a few fresh-looking corpses and decomposed them, obtaining four 500g Level 2 beast meat and one 500g Level 3 beast meat, along with three portions of rotten meat.
She had originally wanted to throw the rotten meat away, but at the critical moment, Yu Luowei was so worried that she thought, "What if it has other uses?" while putting the rotten meat away. Fortunately, the bracelet not only kept it fresh and warm, but also prevented odors from mingling between the compartments. Otherwise, even if it were useful, Yu Luowei would never have taken the rotten meat.
In order to escape from the unpleasant smell in the cave, Yu Luowei quickened his pace and even started to jog, and then as expected, he tripped and fell.
At the moment of falling, Yu Luowei instinctively condensed an ice cone in his right hand, successfully preventing himself from making close contact with the ground.
The torch also fell to the ground, but fortunately it was a special torch and did not go out. Yu Luowei checked his equipment by the light of the fire. He had just replaced it with a new one yesterday. If he replaced it again today, the loss rate would be too high.
The equipment wasn't damaged at all. Yu Luowei breathed a sigh of relief and was about to leave when a strange light suddenly appeared before her eyes. She stopped and saw the glow at the bottom of the cave wall. The ice cone had just broken through the surface layer of stone, revealing a new layer of colorful "stone" inside. Yu Luowei squatted down, condensed the ice cone again, and broke the surrounding stone, then touched the exposed area.
Yu Luowei searched his mind for relevant information. This should be a metal mine, most likely a copper mine. Sure enough, the system prompt came, albeit belatedly: [Congratulations to the survivor for discovering a copper mine. Use special items to transform it into a special building.]
Finding a mine after just one fall—no wonder his luck was 7. Yu Luowei was secretly pleased: This might be compensation for not finding the bear cub. Unfortunately, he didn't have the tools to mine, and the copper was of no use for the time being. Yu Luowei didn't waste any more time and temporarily separated from the copper mine.
This time, Yu Luowei walked quickly and steadily on the way back, without falling again. Having nothing else to do, Yu Luowei headed straight back to base after exiting the cave, collecting the three small fish she had caught in her fishing net along the way.
Having never been out at night before, Yu Luowei was curious about the night world and decided to let the fishing net show her the world for herself. After placing a small piece of rotting meat in the net and confirming that the rotting meat had not polluted the stream water, Yu Luowei left the fishing net outside and left.
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