Chapter 19: Frost Season Day 5 (3) Buying Iron Blocks to Upgrade the Base...
Yu Luowei had no idea of Jin Yu's inner thoughts. She was busy buying iron blocks. She had already gathered all the other upgrade bases, only the iron blocks were missing.
This item was in short supply, so it was relatively rare on the market. After flipping through countless pages, Yu Luowei finally found a seller selling large quantities of iron ingots at a reasonable price. She ended up trading a box of turkey noodles and two bottles of mineral water for all the ingots. Yu Luowei couldn't handle spicy food, so overall, she was quite satisfied with the price.
After the iron blocks entered the warehouse, Yu Luowei directly upgraded the base:
Congratulations on reaching Level 4. Your base defense has increased by 50. To upgrade to the next level, you'll need: Level 5 Base Plan, 100 Iron Blocks, 100 Cement, 1000 Stone Blocks, and 1000 Wood Blocks.
It would take some time for the crops to mature, so Yu Luowei first checked the current leaderboards. In terms of combat power, he was still first. In terms of progress, after upgrading the shelter yesterday, he had already moved to first place in the entire region and tenth overall. He wondered if his ranking would rise again after upgrading the base today.
The remaining time was spent practicing magic. When the time was almost up, Yu Luowei struggled to get out of bed, put on his down jacket and came to the base.
I have to say that this down jacket is of excellent quality. After putting it on, I felt the temperature around me instantly rise by more than ten degrees. Yu Luowei became even more confident about the sales of down jackets.
It was already dark at six o'clock. Yu Luowei first went to the forest farm to collect some wood, added 500 saplings, and then returned to the base to work.
60 red bricks were taken out, and the mature crops and fruits were stored in the warehouse. The planter boxes were for one-time planting, and the peach trees disappeared after Yu Luowei picked all the peaches. After Yu Luowei used the item upgrade card on the four empty planter boxes, the planter boxes in front of him disappeared, and the bracelet lost five soils and gained a [Special Building: Farmland].
The farmland's size was 3×3, meaning it could only be placed inside a base. Yu Luowei's base had become even emptier after the upgrade, so he could just find a spot to place it. Yu Luowei chose a spot between a shelter and a fence to place the farmland.
This farmland is different from a forest farm. The interior of a forest farm is larger than it looks from the outside, but there is no difference between the inside and outside of a farmland. Moreover, the temperature of this farmland is like an automatic temperature-controlled greenhouse, which can automatically adjust to the most suitable temperature for the crops grown on it. Not only that, the crops planted on it are not disposable. For example, peach trees can be harvested many times after being planted once. Although you need to turn the soil, plant, and harvest yourself, it is also convenient to plan and plant different crops on it. Unlike a planting box, you only need to place the same seeds on it and it will be planted automatically.
The appearance of the farmland awakened a certain bloodline hidden deep in Yu Luowei's body. Her limbs suddenly felt strong, and she dug out the stone hoe she had obtained during her novice period from the storage room, turned the farmland over, and then planted a small part of the seeds that fell when she harvested the mature cabbage, green vegetables and shallots. The total number of seeds was only more than 50, and there was still an empty piece of land. Yu Luowei took out two pieces of ginger and two potatoes, processed them simply, and planted them. There were definitely no diseases and pests, but this was Yu Luowei's first time planting, and she didn't feel relieved until she saw the countdown to maturity, 6 days for ginger and 3 days for potatoes.
After finishing the planting and applying six bags of primary fertilizer, Yu Luowei did not rush into the house. In the past, she would put down the planting box outside, plant the seeds, and then go back into the house. She had never stayed outside for such a long time, so she decided to take a look at the forest at night.
The sky outside was a deep black, as if someone had spilled thick ink. The forest felt just like the first day Yu Luowei opened her eyes; just the sight of it felt fraught with danger. The base was also dim, the only light coming from the shelter's windows. Yu Luowei could barely see the path.
In such an environment, Yu Luowei felt not only the cold but also her spirit was under attack. She hadn't felt anything when she was working in the fields, but now her head was aching. Afraid of fainting like last time, she didn't dare to stay any longer and turned back to the house.
The farmland was some distance from the shelter. Halfway through, Yu Luowei heard a monster's roar in the darkness, followed by the sound of running and the clatter of something colliding with the fence. Unsure if it was because she was still outside the shelter after dark that the monster had been attracted, Yu Luowei quickened her pace and entered the shelter.
With the door closed, Yu Luowei, shielded from the cold wind and mental pressure outside, gradually found her way under the warmth of the fireplace. She pulled out her manual. In about half an hour, her spirit value had dropped by 100. If she hadn't already reached level 4, she probably wouldn't have been able to finish planting the land. The base's defense value also dropped by 5 points due to the monsters. Before that, the defense value had always been full. Yu Luowei didn't think it was a coincidence; the most likely reason was that staying at the base at night without entering the shelter attracted monsters.
I was a little regretful that I didn't discover this information during the novice period. I could use the absolutely safe base to attract more monsters to kill. However, when I thought about my physical condition at that time and the base's inability to isolate this kind of mental attack, I might go crazy because my mental value dropped to 0 before the monsters came. It was safe, but it was hard to say whether I was sober or not, so I felt relieved.
After editing the message, Yu Luowei told Fang Min about this discovery. After hesitating for a while, she also sent the message to Zhao Linlang, reminding them that it would be best not to stay at the base at night and to enter the shelter as soon as possible.
After a while, I received a reply from the two people:
Fang Min: That sounds scary. Are you okay? I'll definitely be back at the shelter before six, no, before five-thirty. Luckily, we didn't build a shelter during the novice period, but I slept there just to be safe. If I were outside, I might not be able to talk to you right now!
Fang Min: Thank you for telling me this information, Weiwei. I can't help you with anything else, but I've got two pieces of strawberry cream cake today. They're super delicious. I'll give you one!
Zhao Linlang: Thank you for sharing this important information. I noticed you bought quite a bit of iron today. You must be in great need of it. This is a small token of my appreciation. If you need more iron later, I can offer you a discount.
Yu Luowei was surprised for a few seconds, not realizing that Zhao Linlang was the iron seller. If Zhao Linlang could provide iron ingots in large quantities and on a regular basis, there must be iron mines around the base. This meant she had a regular iron supplier.
Without further ado, Yu Luowei told Fang Min that she was fine and accepted the cream strawberry cake and five iron blocks.
After experiencing such an incident, Yu Luowei was not in the mood to cook. She ate the cream strawberry cake and the leftover barbecue from lunch as dinner. Although the combination of sweet and salty was a bit strange, Yu Luowei drank a bottle of orange juice in the middle.
After finishing this rather hasty meal, Yu Luowei continued to read the manual and check on the others.
Most people had been out treasure chest hunting all day. Perhaps the system had secretly increased the chances of finding a treasure chest, but everyone had gotten two or more today, with some even getting six. The chests mostly contained warmth and food, and some in the chat even suspected it was their "last meal."
However, the number of self-service lumberjacks was relatively small; Yu Luowei had seen three at most. She hoped the first person in the area could gather five as late as possible, at least after the second lumber shop appeared.
Yu Luowei didn't know that at this time Jin Yu was already suspecting everyone in the district who had spoken in the channel, but in his heart, Zhao Linlang was the most suspicious one.
After Zhao Linlang returned, she was stunned for a few seconds when she saw Jin Yu's message. She politely replied that it wasn't her, but Jin Yu was skeptical and continued to harass Zhao Linlang. In the end, Zhao Linlang became so annoyed that she blocked him. Seeing that the matter was already settled, Jin Yu was already a bit desperate and kept insulting the owner of the forest farm in his mind.
Yu Luowei sneezed several times, worried about getting sick, so she gulped down a large glass of Isatis root water. The only medicine available in the points mall, besides bandages, was hemostatics and anti-inflammatory drugs, and they were expensive, so she had no choice but to resort to this simple method.
There was no useful information in the chat channel. At this time, Yu Luowei's spirit value had recovered a little. He had nothing else to do and couldn't sit still, so he continued to prepare his food.
This time she took out five bamboos and made ninety bamboo tubes. She summoned flames to burn them smooth inside and out, preparing to make some bamboo tube rice.
Steam two pots of rice first, and then pack them into bamboo tubes. This will be the finished "boxed lunch", which you can take out and eat directly later.
Next, he took a piece each of the first-grade beast meat, mutton, and duck, and used half the chicken left over from lunch, cut it into pieces and marinated it. He also took two potatoes and cut them into pieces. He split the remaining fifty bamboo tubes horizontally in the middle and stuffed them with rice, the various meats, and potatoes. He closed the tubes and tied them tightly with string. Once the rice was cooked and divided, he placed a few ice cubes in the pot. Once they melted, he placed the bamboo tubes in the pot and cooked them. Once cooked, he stored them in his bracelet along with the rice.
The bamboo rice was cooked in two batches, and by the time it was all done, another two hours had passed. Feeling a bit hungry again, Yu Luowei made some braised pork noodles. Meanwhile, Yu Luowei took a moment to check the progress leaderboard for today's update. She had already moved up to 9th place overall.
After finishing her meal, Yu Luowei tidied up the kitchen briefly and returned to the second floor. Everyone had just returned from the market when it got dark, so they hadn't had time to go shopping. Four or five hours had already passed, and Yu Luowei lay in bed, looking at her current "sales volume": she had sold over five hundred more logs, and after collecting the points, she had increased the stock to 2,000. She had also sold nearly a hundred down jackets, bringing the total to 300. She had also exchanged half of the compressed biscuits for points, and kept the remaining half for the time being.
Yu Luowei then put ten servings of animal meat bamboo tube rice on the shelves. The reason for using animal meat was that it was the meat Yu Luowei had the most abundant supply of. Since this was primarily aimed at those with more abundant supplies and a desire for a more refined taste, Yu Luowei planned to set the price higher, selling one serving for five iron blocks or 15 stone blocks.
Yu Luowei felt a little uneasy in his heart, as he was a "profiteer" in the survivor game. He was prepared to lower the price if he couldn't sell the food. Fortunately, the food would not deteriorate if placed in the trading market, so it would not affect its sales.
After making rice, she used up the bag of rice she had opened earlier. The bag of flour from the previous steamed buns wasn't much left, so Yu Luowei planned to use it up tomorrow when she had some free time. This time, she'd make some steamed buns. With mushrooms and animal meat, she could make some mushroom and animal meat sauce, which was her favorite sauce to go with rice, and it was also delicious when sandwiched between steamed buns.
The blazing fire dispelled the chill in the air. Yu Luowei crawled into the warm bed and fell asleep with the happy feeling of "Mom doesn't have to worry about me waking up from the cold anymore."
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