Players have all the reins in deciding where to build their territories. The system wouldn't bat an eye if one wanted to build their territory near the cliff, on the nest of the monsters, inside a cave, in the middle of a river, or on top of a tree. There are no restrictions except for the fact that one needs to accumulate the necessary materials before their territory can be established.
If she had remembered it right, For a level 0 simple thatched cottage, a player would need 15 units of wood, 20 units of leaves, and 5 units of vines or straws.
But the territory crystal in her hand, half the size of her fist and resembling a diamond, was a special territory crystal. She reckoned the material needed would be different. "Establish territory." Her lips parted and she released a string of words.
The crystal in her shone with different spectrals of light for one second before it dimmed.
[System Notification: Failed!
°The special territory is unable to be built due to insufficient materials.
° The player needed to collect the following: 30 units of wood, 20 units of lime stone, and 10 metal blocks.]
Li Chunhua was taken aback. "Stone and metal blocks for a broken and leaking cottage? That's quite costly, or maybe this special territory crystal had a different starting point than the ordinary territory crystal? Then, if it's not a cottage, could it be a stone house or something else?" Whatever it is, she was excited.
However, she had a problem. Metal blocks are something only produced in a mine and quarry, a territory building, or dropped from killing high-level monsters that have metal attributes. How is she going to acquire the metal blocks?
Hold on! She had white-quality rusted daggers, which she could try if they passed as metal blocks. A block weighs 1kg. She needed precisely 10kg of metal to satisfy one of the territory requirements.
The system had the function of decomposing items and fusing materials. It was worth a try.
She took one white-quality rusted dagger, and the slot storing the daggers became 378.
Killing all those rabid monsters had given her hundreds of daggers, which she initially thought would be useless.
"Decompose," she ordered, and an option box appeared before her.
[System Notification: Do you wish to decompose a white-quality rusted dagger?
° Material will be obtained: 100g metal ingot.]
Li Chunhua was relieved and agreed.
[System Notification:
° You've got a 100g metal ingot.]
She quickly took out 99 more rusted daggers.
If other were to see this scene, she would be cursed as a wastrel. That's an equipment!
[System Notification:
°Do you wish to decompose a white-quality rusted dagger?
° Materials will be obtained: 100g metal ingot]
[System Notification:
° You've got a 100g metal ingot.]
[System Notification:
°You've got a 100g...]
Not long after, there was a pile of metal ingots the size of three pills combined beside her feet. With enough material, she started fusing the metal ingots into the metal block required by the system.
[System Notification:
° Do you wish to fuse the ten metal ingots to obtain one metal block? ]
[You've got a metal block +1]
[You've got a metal block +1]
[You've got a metal block...]
Li Chunhua stored the 10 metal blocks in her inventory in a happy mood. With one material solved, she only needed to focus on the other two. Wood can be easily obtained. There are so many trees on the Newbie Mountains and after eliminating those rabbits, she had thousands of beginner wood in her inventory.
The lime stone, on the other hand, was a little tricky.
Where can she get lime stones?
"I'll see if the trade market has it." Li Chunhua murmured and leaned comfortably against a tree.
Not far from her, Xun Mingsheng was ordering his subordinates to conduct a carpet search on Newbie Mountain No. 37. He wanted to see who was this anonymous player that stole his consecutive opportunities.
He already took care of Long Haoran, the hot potato, by sending thugs to the protagonist before the global game whisked them away here. The protagonist should be dead by now or crippled, turn to white light, or become part of the nutrients of this world where he should belong.
"What did they say?" Xun Mingsheng asked while wiping the blood off his rusted dagger.
"Boss, they said they're not Anonymous Player. What do we do with them?" A middle-aged man answered respectfully.
Xun Mingsheng raised his head and gave the middle-aged man a daggered glare.
The middle-aged man stiffened and said, "Pardon my mouth. I will silence them right away."
There were screams and bursts of white lights nearby.
"Meiying, how's the auction going?" Xun Mingsheng asked the woman behind him, who was currently fiddling with her interface.
"It's going well. The other teams are raising their bids like hungry wolves. It looks like they didn't know about the contents of the system upgrade an hour later." Meiying reported and smiled coquettishly at him.
"What is the highest bid now?"
"Eighty nine units of wood, 20 kilograms of food," Meiying enumerated.
Xun Mingsheng nodded, quite satisfied with the outcome. Getting such an exchange for white-quality equipment that will soon be obsolete was a good price. "How many have you sold? And how many are left?"
"So far, there are four of them sold to the teams, and I still have five in my possession, enough to establish our territory."
Xun Mingsheng noticed the middle-aged man coming with equipment in his hand, drops from players he killed, and his lips curving into a sinister smile. "Another batch of equipment is coming."
Meiying smiled, mimicking the one on Xun Mingsheng. However, her smile didn't last long because she was bombarded by messages asking for refunds. Meiying frowned as the messages increased with each passing second.
Desert Gladiator (Empire of Sands): Black Corps, you fucking greedy bastards! I want my items back!
Peony (Sakura Team): Sister, our leader is requesting to cancel the exchange. Otherwise, the leader will declare war on your team.
Bean Bean Bean (Forestry): Miss, we are people of the same race. Did your conscience got eaten by dogs?
Meiying was confused and replied to their messages.
Desert Gladiator (Empire of Sands): Don't play dumb with me! You bloody leeches, second-hand sellers! The Empire of Sands won't transact with you again.
Peony (Sakura Team): Sister, if you want to take advantage of people, don't target the Sakura team. We hold grudges. The leader wants the items back. Of course, we'll send the cheap equipment to you.
Bean Bean Bean (Forestry): Miss, I just want the items back. I'll wait for ten minutes.
Meiying wasn't able to get a clear answer from them and decided to check the global chat.
Director Nuo: I have a new favorite brother now, and it's little Brother Baozi! Thank you, Brother Baozi, for the equipment!
Desert Haze (Empire of Sands): Lad Baozi, the Empire of Sands is indebted to you. If you ever need something from us in the future, just send me a message.
Peach Blossom: (Sakura Team): The Sakura Team is also expressing our gratitude for Baozi.
Beef Noodle: Brother Baozi had so much integrity, unlike a certain black merchant team. I hope you cough out all the items you swallowed!
Meiying had an ominous premonition and searched the pseudonym Baozi everyone was mentioning on the trade market.
The page refreshed, and she nearly fainted.
[Baozi: I'll trade random white quality equipment for every one unit of lime stone, and one Happy Fat Water! ]
Meiying called out to Xun Mingsheng anxiously, "Leader, we have a situation!"
(A/N: Our Little Baozi is cute. Little Baozi is asking for your help. Little Baozi had apply for a contract and the story is under screening. Your votes, review, and comments will increase the chances!
Little Baozi: \(^o^)/)
"Honey, quickly come here!" Mu Han wiped the beads of sweat rolling down the sides of his face on his arm before taking out a bottle of water from his inventory. He took a small sip just enough to moisten his lips. Then, he handed the bottle to his wife who was helping him chop of the trees.
[You've got unit of wood…+1]
"Husband, what is it?" The middle aged woman named Wei Hua dressed in a tang suit for elderly approached him and took the water bottle from his hand.
"Look at the trade market. Someone is trading happy fat water and one unit of lime stone for random equipment. Isn't there a stream nearby? We can exchange them for lime stones or possibly food and water." Mu Han smiled at possibility of their problem being solved.
"Husband you're not joking, are you? Who would exchange such a precious thing for something useless?" Wei Hua frowned, feeling his words were scamming her. After all, the people on the global chat had clearly stated the importance of gathering equipment because it's one way to boost stats and if the player's stats increase, their chances of survival will also increase.
"Honey, I'm not. Come on, open your interface and tried to talk to the one offering the deal." Mu Han urged her.
Wei Hua sighed, didn't want to dampen his tired husband's enthusiasm. She called her interface and tapped on the trade market's icon.
"Search for Baozi." Mu Han said.
Wei Hua typed Baozi's characters and her eyes went straight after she saw the post written in red fonts under Baozi's name. She was stunned and quickly took out the only thing in her inventory besides the wood, a Happy Fat Water. She agreed on the exchange. The can of Happy Fat Water disappeared on her hand and a vest made of white pelt appeared.
Wei Hua checked the item.
[You've got white-quality rabid vest pelt +1Defense if equipped.
Complete rabid equipment series to activate additional effects.]
"Husband!" Wei Hua spun her eyes on her husband filled with shock.
Mu Han nodded and the edge of his eyes reddened, "Honey we're saved."
Wei Hua also had an urged to cry but suppressed it. "I'm going to try asking Player Baozi. Maybe we could get exchange the lime stone for water and food."
"Alright Honey." Mu Han nodded with expectation.
Wei Hua nervously sent Baozi a message.
Li Chunhua was in the middle of counting the Happy Fat Water when she received Wei Hua's message.
[System Notifcation:
Hua: Baozi, can we exchange the lime stone for food and water instead? ]
Li Chunhua stopped after seeing the message popping from her personal chat box. There were a lot of players sending her either thanks or threats, some teams wanted to discuss some shady deals, some beg her to provide free equipment and started cursing her moral integrity the moment she refused.
Although she was a cultivator on the path of dao, she was no saint or fool. After the messages on her inbox reached 999+, Li Chunhua was no longer in the mood to check each and filter them using the keyword 'lime stone'. So far, she received only a dozen useful messages, probably because the others were busy cutting down trees to build their territory.
Seeing the player's request was different from the other, Li Chunhua raised her brows before replying. Her leveling and storing food was effortless that she forgot other players were struggling in the early stage. The player's message made her think that besides equipment, she should also hang food on the trade market.
[Baozi: You can.]
[Hua: There's a stream nearby our spot. We could get lime stones for you. Is there a limit for exchange?]
[Baozi: There's none. You can exchange as much as you want.]
[Hua: Thanks]
"Husband, let's continue later. With food and water we could erase the debuff on our status boards and our speed in chopping woods will be faster."
"Alright Honey."
The two middle aged couple quickly walked briskly towards the stream, took off their shoes, dipped on the shallow water and started searching for the grey lime stone digging out the edge of the stream with their hands.
Wei Hua was familiar with this stone because her brother works on the construction and often told her a lot of things. Her eyes scanned the water and spotted one just a few feet away. She hurriedly picked it up.
[You've got unit of lime stone…+1]
Soon after, Mu Han also got one and handed it over to his wife.
[You've got unit of lime stone…+1]
Wei Hua quickly exchanged it.
[Hua: Baozi, I found two lime stones.]
Wei Hua tapped on the exchanged button and hung the grey lime stones on her hand on her personal exchange panel with Baozi's pseudonym on the side.
[System Notification:
Player Hua requests for exchange.
Item: 2 units of lime stones
Required barter: Food or Drinkable Water]
The Player Hua didn't indicate the amount of food and water she needed to exchange, in this case even if she only place one berry and one bottle the exchange would be successful and she could walk away freely. This Player Hua trusted her so much making Li Chunhua pondered about an idea.
Just a few seconds after waiting for Player Baozi to accept, Wei Hua was suddenly startled with the amount of food being sent to her inventory.
[System Notification:
The exchange was successful!]
[You've got Kung Pao Chicken (Whole)…+2]
[You've got a bowl of sweet and sour pork…+3]
[You've got Spicy Chicken drumsticks (8 in 1 pack)…+2]
[You've got Fresh Spring Water 1L…+5]
She immediately sent Baozi a message.
[Hua: I think this is too much. I'm only taking two bottles of water and a bowl of sweet and sour pork.]
Wei Hua gulped after taking note of the items in her inventory. Player Baozi actually has so many cooked foods. It only indicated this Baozi has some capabilities.
[Baozi: It's not for free. Do you know how to cook?]
Wei Hua tilted her head in confusion before answering.
[Hua: Yes, I cooked my family's at home.]
Li Chunhua jumped in joy. "I don't need to eat pig food anymore!" She immediately sent some of the items to Wei Hua.
[Baozi: I'll hire you as a cook for a week and provide you with the ingredients. You can decide on the salary.]
[You've got salt 1kg…+1]
[You've got pepper 250g…+1]
[You've got…]
Wei Hua grabbed her husband's arm for support, too dizzy from the system's notification of her inventory being filled up.
"What's wrong Honey?"
"I think I met an Immortal." She dazedly said.
Li Chunhua was in the middle of sending Player Hua some seasonings and woods when she heard sounds coming from in front. She quickly hid behind the tree and enhanced her sense of hearing with qi essences.
"Deputy Captain Yan you're here. We already cleared the opposite path. This area is densely covered by foliage making my team have difficulties searching every corner."
"Deputy Captain Yan? Is that the Villain's right man hand, the Dark warlock who like to curse Players with his crow mouth?" Li Chunhua mumbled and snuck a quick peek. She saw two men and two youths in the middle of discussion. Li Chunhua infused her eyes with qi essences and there she saw the youth wearing spectacles with his hair combed neatly on the side of his scalp. A condescending look painted on his face while engaging on a conversation with other people.
It really is!
Suddenly, her eyes flashed with hatred and her heart throbbed painfully.
Hold on! What's happening to her?
For a second there, she wanted to kill that man.
(A/N: If you're enjoying the story so far, leave a comment, vote or review and help Author win Oct-Nov WPC Contest! Go on Baozi, bribe them with your cuteness!
Baozi: Pretty please? *blinking eyes and throwing hearts* *ten thousand times crit damage* (´▽`ʃ♡ƪ)
Reader: *dead*
A/N: Oh no Baozi!
Baozi: *stares and runs off* It's not my fault that I'm too strong!)
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