Chapter 13: Second Day of Frost Season (2) Advanced Equipment Set Materials...
It was just four o'clock when he returned to the base. This was the earliest and most relaxing time Yu Luowei had returned to the base since entering the game.
After a quick cleanup, Yu Luowei opened the three treasure chests she'd received today. The orange supply chest yielded [Gas Leg Armor Blueprint x 1, Gas Boots Blueprint x 1, Gas Bear Pelt x 5, Wind Crystals x 50], while the white supply chest yielded a set of ordinary cashmere sweaters with no attributes.
As for the purple supply chest, it was a bit more peculiar. Its contents were quite diverse, including 4 Black Bumblebee Honey (500g), 23 Thunderthorn Eagle Feathers, 4 Phantom Serpent Scales, 1 Sky-Splitting Tiger Bone, 5 Cloud Pomelo Fruit, and 6 Wind Feather Grass. Yu Luowei strongly suspected that the chest had been found by Swift Bear and subsequently used as a storage box for his hunting trophies. Unfortunately, it all went to Yu Luowei.
However, for survivors, once a treasure chest is opened, the items cannot be returned to the empty box; they can only be placed in a wristband, storage, or used directly. The empty box will either disassemble or become a regular medium-sized box, which can't hold much. However, monsters can use it as storage space for items like wristbands. Perhaps this is part of the game's balance.
Yu Luowei carefully looked at the contents of these treasure chests. First, the one in the purple treasure chest. The feather scales and tiger bones were all equipment manufacturing materials. The rest were foods with special effects. Drinking honey soaked in water could increase mental strength, cloud pomelo fruit could permanently increase the attack limit, and wind feather grass could permanently increase the speed limit. However, these two were only effective for the first three times of consumption, and could not be eaten continuously. An interval of at least three days was required.
On the fifth day of the game, Yu Luowei finally saw an item that could increase his stat points. Without hesitation, he picked up a pomelo and began to chew on it. The fruit was the same size as a grapefruit, but the way it was eaten and the flavor were similar to an apple. Yu Luowei usually hated apples, but now he had no choice but to force himself to chew on this large apple just for the stat points, even stuffing some wind feather grass into his mouth. If it weren't for the increased appetite from his upgraded physique, Yu Luowei would have been full after just these two items.
After eating these two things, they actually whetted his appetite. After opening his personal information and confirming that his corresponding attribute limit had increased, Yu Luowei began the task he hadn't completed yesterday - making himself a delicious and hearty dinner.
These past few days, she'd been eating either steamed buns, bread, instant noodles, or hot pot. Today, having some free time, Yu Luowei first cooked a pot of rice. As for the food, she'd gotten the chicken yesterday and opened a bunch of white treasure chests containing bell peppers, potatoes, ginger, and garlic. She hadn't used much of the seasoning package she'd gotten during the novice period, so she decided to make a simple braised chicken.
Back in the zombie world, before zombies appeared, Yu Luowei's favorite food was all kinds of chicken, especially braised chicken. Unfortunately, one day, the braised chicken restaurant near her home was caught using leftover vegetables. Disgusted, Yu Luowei became self-reliant and learned how to cook a variety of chicken dishes, including braised chicken, eventually falling in love with cooking.
The rice was already steaming over the bonfire beside the bed. Yu Luowei took out the ingredients from the stove and chopped the chicken, potatoes, green and red peppers, and ginger. The system-made chicken was very clean and had no fishy smell, so Yu Luowei skipped the blanching step and simply poured oil into the wok. Once the oil was hot, he added the ginger and garlic and stir-fried until fragrant. Then he added the chicken and stir-fried until the surface was slightly golden. He then poured in light soy sauce for flavor, then dark soy sauce and stir-fried to color it. Finally, he added the potatoes and continued to stir-fry for 2-3 minutes. Once the heat was boiling, he used fire magic to reduce the heat and continued to simmer.
The stewing took more than 20 minutes, so Yu Luowei took this opportunity to check the equipment. The two blueprints he opened today were exactly the same set as yesterday's:
[Gas Set, Set Attributes: After wearing, attack bonus +4, speed bonus +10, has a certain heat preservation and shock absorption effect.]
[Gas Armor (Orange): Gas Bear Hide x3, Cloth x5; Defense +20, Durability 100/100]
[Gas Leg Armor (Orange): Gas Bear Hide x2, Cloth x5; Defense +18, Durability 100/100]
[Gas Boots (Orange): Gas Bear Skin x 1, Cloth x 5, Defense +6, Speed +14, Durability 100/100]
[Gas Blade (Orange): Gale Bear Claw x3, Iron Block x5, Wind Crystal x10, Attack +50, Durability 100/100]
【Equipment durability can be repaired by consuming crystals or other methods.】
With enough materials, including the Swift Bear hide, Yu Luowei crafted a set. This orange set of equipment looked far superior to Yu Luowei's current gear, especially the Swift Blade. Its edge shone with a chilling cold light, and a few simple swings unleashed gusts of wind blades. However, because it still had a durability limit, Yu Luowei didn't equip it immediately. Instead, he carefully stored it in his bracelet, waiting to equip it when needed.
The cashmere sweater set is just an ordinary wool sweater. It feels very fuzzy and comfortable, and looks very warm. Yu Luowei put it next to the bed. If the temperature drops another 10 degrees tomorrow, she can use it immediately.
As for the Flame Arrow Tower (orange), Yu Luowei also took a look at it. Although the materials were enough to make one, it needed to be installed on at least a level three fence to exert its attack capability and enhance the base's defense. Now the base's fence was still level two, so Yu Luowei was not in a hurry to build it and would wait until the ice magic was upgraded.
The chicken would take another ten minutes to cook, so Yu Luowei stirred it a few more times, deciding to use this time to practice her ice magic. She'd been using the 5L bucket of purified water and stream water for the past two days, so she hadn't made many ice blocks. Of course, even if she did, her un-upgraded fire magic wouldn't melt them. Now that the bucket of purified water was finished, Yu Luowei made 11 ice blocks, the extra one to account for any loss.
Afterwards, Yu Luowei controlled the magic to condense various things at will and then make them disappear, interspersed with several large and small flames in between, to practice his control over magic.
By the time ten minutes were up, Yu Luowei's mastery of magic had strengthened considerably, and she felt a faint sense of reaching a new level. Yu Luowei clapped her hands and went to the stove to open the lid. The chicken and potatoes were now cooked through, emitting a fragrant aroma. She added the green and red peppers, turned the fire to high, and collected the sauce. A delicious braised chicken was ready.
The rice had been ready a few minutes ago, but unfortunately there weren't any containers for portioning. Otherwise, Yu Luowei would have really wanted to steam a large pot, portion it out, and then put it into the bracelet. There were no bowls or plates, so she used to eat directly from the pot. Now, Yu Luowei opened two boxes of self-heating hot pot and used the plastic outer boxes as bowls and plates.
Yu Luowei picked up a piece of chicken and put it in his mouth, closing his eyes happily and savoring it. After five days, he finally had a proper meal. Although he was still missing some ingredients, all the ingredients produced by the system were of high quality and the taste was not much different.
Luo Wei was full, and there was still some rice and vegetables left. She poured the rest into the box that held the vegetables, and put it into her wristband while it was still warm, so she could take it out and eat it as a rice bowl next time. As for the rice box, since it wasn't particularly dirty, Yu Luo Wei didn't throw it away. She washed it with the wok and soup pot and placed it on the stove.
I came back really early today. It's not even six o'clock yet, and it's still light outside. Yu Luowei made six ground spike traps [Thorns x 4] and placed them evenly in a circle outside the fence. The base's defense also increased by 60.
Before returning to the house, Yu Luowei went to check on the wheat, peach trees and cabbages he had planted. They had all sprouted, especially the wheat and cabbages, which filled the planting boxes with lush green, adding a bit of vitality to the bare base.
Back at the shelter, Yu Luowei resumed her usual routine, melting the ice in a pot. She could only fit two ice blocks in a pot, and it took about five minutes for all of them to melt. Yu Luowei waited nearby, continuing to practice magic. The time had arrived, and the temperature dropped sharply as the sky darkened. Yu Luowei closed the window, which had been open for fresh air. The burning fire in the shelter provided both psychological and physical warmth in the dark and cold night.
The pure water bucket was filled with melted ice water, and Yu Luowei's magic had also improved a lot. If he enchanted the axe with ice now, he would no longer need to consume any spirit points.
Suddenly remembering the two pieces of Lion's Blood Ice she had from yesterday, and the fact that Lion's Blood Magic claimed that drinking it could improve one's ability to absorb and control fire energy, Yu Luowei wanted to melt them and drink them as well. Unfortunately, her Level 3 Fire Magic wasn't enough to melt the Lion's Blood Ice yet, so she had no choice but to put the pieces of ice back into her bracelet.
Yu Luowei went to the garbage disposal and took out 2 x fertilizer made from yesterday's garbage. This time, he threw two pieces of rotten meat in with the garbage, and used the remaining piece as bait in the future.
It was just past six o'clock and there was already nothing to do. Yu Luowei was really bored with practicing magic, and when he was sorting out supplies, he found a bag of yeast and decided to steam some buns on a whim.
First, knead the dough. This was simple enough. She poured a little over a pound of flour onto the chopping board, added yeast and slightly warm, freshly melted water, and began kneading. Once the dough became smooth, she placed it in the soup pot, covered it, and waited for it to ferment.
Then take out a piece of second-level animal meat, chop it into stuffing together with the cabbage, put it into the wok, add seasoning and stir, and the bun stuffing is ready.
While waiting for the dough to rise, Yu Luowei opened the manual to pass the time. First, he checked the base's defense value, which he had neglected for two days: a level 3 shelter provided no defense value, a level 3 base had a base defense value of 300, a level 2 fence provided 50 defense value, and with the six traps, the total defense value was now 410. Defense value could withstand monster attacks and certain disasters. Only when the defense value reached 0 or with the base owner's permission could one enter another base.
After learning all this, Yu Luowei turned to the communication channel again.
It was the second day of the first season, and the disaster hadn't yet fully exposed its fangs. The population of the district hadn't dropped much, still standing at over 80,000, and everyone was chatting animatedly as usual. However, what was different today was that this topic had something to do with Yu Luowei.
Wang Ming: Oh my god! When I was a novice, I could still pick up a few treasure chests every day and get some water and food. Now, I haven't seen a treasure chest in two days. Now I can only use points to exchange for compressed biscuits and mineral water. I also have to go out and chop trees. When will this end?
Liu Yue: Yeah, without the novice buff, the drop rate from the supply chest is way too low. But there are more neutral animals around now, so I can catch a few without going hungry.
Wang Ming: It's easy to talk when you're not feeling the pain. I started out at sea, and during the novice phase, there were no edible fish. Monsters couldn't hit me, but I couldn't hit them either. If my boat wasn't mobile, I wouldn't even be able to get to the supply chests. I wanted to drink that seawater, but the system said it was slightly polluted. I forced myself to drink it all day, and my health dropped by 2 points. I almost didn't make it past yesterday!
Li Zhe: I have a saltwater lake here, and the water is labeled as lightly polluted and unfit for drinking. But the other day I saw a water purifier in the trading mall that can purify water with less than intermediate pollution levels, so I immediately grabbed one. Now we're almost at the point of achieving water freedom.
Wu Jiang: Is it really that useful? I saw it the other day, and the price seemed quite high, especially the charcoal. I've never even gotten my hands on it, especially since we're experiencing a low-temperature disaster. Charcoal is a strategic resource.
Zheng Yuan: I didn't get one the first time, but the seller put 30 more up for grabs yesterday, and I snagged one. It rains a lot where I live, and I get a lot of drinking water from purifying the rainwater. It's really useful.
Wu Jiang: Now the only things left are special items or blueprints. Are you guys the seller's agents?
Wang Ming: Regardless of whether or not he's a shill, could the seller make more and lower the price? I can't cut wood at sea, but I really need this. I've already distilled seawater, and the distilled water I get is only slightly contaminated. This water purifier could save my life!
[Cha Le: While you're talking here, the remaining two water purifiers have also been ordered. But if it can purify rainwater, I'm quite tempted. I hope the seller can put more on the shelves tonight. I don't need to lower the price, but you can't let others work for nothing, right?]
It hadn't rained here, so Yu Luowei had assumed the weather in the game wouldn't change. After watching and chatting for a while, Yu Luowei opened the trading market to look at the materials he'd obtained. No one was exchanging blueprints, but the materials were plentiful. Yu Luowei took a quick look and collected them with one click, obtaining 80 iron blocks, 50 copper blocks, 15 cement, and 16 crystals.
Then, another fifty water purifiers were made and put on the shelves. As for the price, Yu Luowei thought for a while and decided to stick to the original price: 30 units with triple raw materials and 20 units with special items or drawings.
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