Qin Zhiyu replicated several kitchen blueprints, bringing the total to eight including the original one. She listed five of them for exchange at the price of “3 wood, 3 stone, 2 iron, 1 copper,” which instantly sparked heated discussions.
Dawn Sanctuary: Wow! Which big shot is making such a grand move? They want to exchange for so many raw materials?
Solitary Sanctuary: You’re missing the point! They’ve put up five blueprints—how many monsters did they kill and how many Treasure Chests did they open to get these?
Surge Sanctuary: A kitchen is a great thing. Without one, you can’t process the flour and ingredients you find.
Survival Expert Sanctuary: What’s the use of a kitchen? Just make a few stoves yourself and burn some firewood.
Surge Sanctuary: We ordinary folks don’t have that kind of skill. We still have to rely on others, picking up the blueprints they let slip through their fingers.
Low-Key Sanctuary: Damn, look! Those five blueprints were snapped up instantly.
Tipsy Sanctuary: What does that tell us? It shows that our sanctuaries are full of hidden talents! At such a high price and with so many raw materials, all five blueprints were gone in an instant! I was thinking I’d work hard and save up for one tomorrow.
Bright Future Sanctuary: Ah, I don’t even have a bed yet and have to sleep on the cold, hard floor. My sanctuary is empty, and I have no food. I’m so hungry.
Dark Night Sanctuary: It’s too hard, too painful. Which big shot can help me out?
Qin Zhiyu watched the bustling discussion area but didn’t comment.
Only by putting in effort can one reap rewards. If you keep hiding in your sanctuary without venturing out, you’ll either starve to death or die when the sanctuary is breached. Either way, death is inevitable. It’s better to take a risk and fight.
After all, facing the unknown Heavenly Disaster, who in this environment can ensure their own survival and still have the capacity to help others?
If you don’t strive to improve and find ways to solve your own problems, it’s hard to survive under this Heavenly Disaster.
Still, Qin Zhiyu was slightly surprised. Looking at the not-so-low price she had set, she wondered if she hadn’t been ruthless enough.
She originally had 2 wood, 1 stone, 1 iron, and 1 copper. With the materials obtained from exchanging the five blueprints, she now had a total of 15 wood, 15 stone, 10 iron, and 6 copper.
She didn’t know how the Heavenly Disaster calculated transaction fees, but it deducted 2 wood, 1 stone, and 1 iron at once. It was really expensive.
The blueprints for the kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom required a total of 9 wood, 9 stone, 7 iron, and 2 copper.
After deducting these, she was left with 6 wood, 6 stone, 3 iron, and 4 copper. Using the blueprints, she watched as the familiar glow emerged.
In the pull of this light, the previously empty sanctuary began to take shape at a steady pace, forming the outlines of three rooms.
The facilities in the rooms were very simple.
The kitchen only had a basic stove, the bathroom had a squat toilet and a showerhead, and the bedroom contained only a one-meter-wide, two-meter-long bed with bedding. It was extremely rudimentary, but it at least separated the sanctuary into rooms with different functions.
Qin Zhiyu used the daily necessities and furniture she had, adding a table and chairs to the living room so she could sit comfortably instead of on the hard floor.
The remaining materials were piled in a corner of the living room. For a standard hundred-square-meter sanctuary, a balcony and storage room were still missing.
Qin Zhiyu searched the exchange for blueprints for a warehouse and balcony, as these two structures were relatively simple and didn’t require much modification.
Indeed, many people produced such Blueprints, and the prices weren’t high either. Besides, she couldn’t rely on manpower herself—she still needed Blueprints and the power of the Heavenly Disaster to isolate functional areas.
She spent another 4 wood, 4 stone, and 2 iron to exchange for a warehouse balcony Blueprint. Now, her Dawn Shelter, though small, was fully equipped.
Qin Zhiyu had no idea that the person who had purchased her Kitchen Blueprint at this moment was also making a silent judgment.
Who exactly was this Dawn Shelter? Mei Xunmei had only managed to obtain Blueprints other than the kitchen after killing a group of Hounds, yet this person had easily traded five Kitchen Blueprints.
Either they were an extremely powerful individual—like a top-tier special forces soldier or a highly skilled martial artist—or someone with exceptionally good luck.
If she knew about Mei Xunmei’s speculations, Qin Zhiyu wouldn’t have paid them any mind.
She was different now from her First Playthrough. Mei Xunmei had a Golden Finger, and so did she. The one who laughed last would be the true winner.
She patted her stomach. After all the labor and fighting, it was already growling. To reward herself for today’s efforts, Qin Zhiyu drank two cans of Wan Chai Milk and ate five Oil Cakes, saving the rest for breakfast tomorrow.
Qin Zhiyu organized her inventory.
Common Medicine Pack5, Common Set2, Common Storage Device, 1 barrel of clean drinking water, Iron Sword 100/100, Stone Shovel 90/100, Stone Hammer, Wan Chai Milk2, Oil Cake2, candles3, 2 wood, 2 stone, 1 iron, 4 copper, Kitchen Blueprint2.
The daily utensils and furniture were already neatly arranged. There was plenty of drinking water left. The Iron Sword’s durability hadn’t been depleted, while the Stone Shovel had worn down from digging. The stone axe was completely destroyed and would need to be remade later. Such ordinary tools didn’t require Blueprints—they could be crafted using the system’s built-in functions.
Two candles had been used for lighting. These small candles wouldn’t last long before needing replacement, which was quite troublesome, so she saved them for emergencies.
Qin Zhiyu opened the Cataclysm System.
【Crystal exchange is now available】
【Crystal exchange rate: 3 wood/3 stone/1 iron/0.5 copper = 1 Crystal (can sustain a Level 0 Sanctuary’s energy consumption for one day, theoretically replacing energy sources like coal or solar power)】
【Use 3 copper to exchange for 6 Crystals?】
Qin Zhiyu clicked confirm, leaving her with 2 wood, 2 stone, 1 iron, and 1 copper.
Under the Heavenly Disaster, many tasks that previously required manual labor, starting from the smallest brick or tile, could now be completed with just a Blueprint and a Crystal.
Blueprints provided the basic design, and with the main materials, construction could be completed. Crystals were the universal energy source during the Heavenly Disaster, capable of replacing all other energy sources to power all facilities and equipment in the Sanctuary—extremely convenient.
Qin Zhiyu opened the system again.
【Cataclysm System】
【Level: 2】
【Experience Points: 50/5000】
Today’s Replication function had already been used up, leaving only one Reconnaissance opportunity. After clicking Reconnaissance, the updated Two-Dimensional Map of the nearby area showed no signs of Life.
However, something interesting caught her attention.
【System: You cleanly dealt with the Bandit Three Brothers.】
Bandit Three Brothers: When the Heavenly Disaster struck, all convicts with criminal records were like birds released back into the forest, regaining their freedom. The three brothers, showing no remorse, returned to their old ways of arson, murder, and plunder. But this time, they ran into a tough opponent and were permanently dealt with by you. For them, it was truly an unfortunate turn of events.
Who would have thought this system even had a card-reading function? Using it on plants and animals was one thing, but applying it to humans was unexpected.
Perhaps these little features might come in handy unexpectedly someday.