Smoothly and without incident, Qin Zhiyu returned to the Sanctuary. At the entrance, she remembered to remove the blood-soaked cloth strips from her body, wiped off the bloodstains, left her shoes at the door, and walked inside to avoid dirtying the Sanctuary floor with blood.
“Exhausted and starving.”
Qin Zhiyu turned on the light and sat on the wooden stool, which wasn’t very comfortable. She thought she’d have to find a sofa when she had the chance.
After quickly finishing the remaining milk and Oil Cake, she took a quick shower. The wounds that had just begun to scab over showed signs of reopening.
She used her third medical kit, hoping that today wouldn’t be too unlucky and that the items she opened would be worth the injuries she’d suffered.
She began organizing the morning’s harvest: one tree, a Python with its skin and meat intact, one Bronze Treasure Chest, two Crimson Iron Treasure Chests, 700/5000 system Experience Points, and 20 Cactus Fruits.
First, she opened the Bronze Treasure Chest.
【You obtained flour*1 cubic meter】
【You obtained cooking oil*1】
【You obtained Protective Suit Blueprint】
【You obtained mineral water*10】
【You obtained Bathroom Blueprint】
The items from the Bronze Treasure Chest didn’t particularly impress Qin Zhiyu—they were all too familiar. She continued opening the remaining two chests.
【You obtained Bronze Quality Protective Suit Blueprint】
【You obtained Crimson Iron Quality Scimitar Blueprint】
【You obtained apple*3】
【You obtained Chinese cabbage*3】
【You obtained Crimson Iron Quality Tool Room Blueprint】
【You obtained Bronze Quality Swift Boots Blueprint】
【You obtained Crimson Iron Quality Protective Suit*1】
【You obtained Bronze Quality Summoning Scroll*1】
【You obtained Cactus Offshoot*3】
Qin Zhiyu was overjoyed. In her First Playthrough, she hadn’t even opened a few Crimson Iron Treasure Chests, but this time she opened two at once. Every item produced from them could be put to critical use.
Indeed, effort and reward were proportional. Moreover, none of the three chests she opened contained raw materials.
Qin Zhiyu wasn’t sure whether to laugh or cry. On top of that, she had opened so much food again—it was like receiving a pillow just as she was about to fall asleep.
Qin Zhiyu decided to use all three of today’s Replication opportunities on the Bronze Quality Protective Suit.
She had originally planned to keep this Blueprint to maximize profits by mass-producing and selling it later. However, she currently needed it to raise her first startup capital; otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to build the tool room. So, she had no choice but to Replicate it.
Qin Zhiyu had other considerations as well. To some extent, Protective Suits were more essential than Swift Boots, making them a more suitable item for her first major trade.
For the afternoon, she decided not to go Reconnaissance in other areas. Her wounds hadn’t fully healed yet, and encountering any unexpected trouble would be more trouble than it was worth.
Before Replicating the Protective Suit, she wanted to test whether her Replication ability could be used on special items like plants or scrolls.
The most valuable items were the Jujube Tree and the series of items from the Crimson Iron Treasure Chests. Under the Heavenly Disaster, plants struggled to survive. In the past, a single Heavenly Disaster could wipe out nearly all life on land.
If she could cultivate a tree, she’d have a steady supply of fresh fruit to eat in the future, and it would also be excellent for trading for other supplies.
Most items directly obtained from treasure chests cannot be replicated yet, and besides, replicating them now to trade for raw materials would be a bit of a loss. Therefore, Qin Zhiyu had no intention of using them for replication.
By the time her level was high enough for replication, Crimson Iron Treasure Chests would be nothing special. For now, having enough to meet her own needs was sufficient.
[System: Currently, living objects cannot be replicated.]
[System: Insufficient permissions to replicate Summoning Scrolls.]
As expected, her system was only at level two. Items like Summoning Scrolls and Jujube Trees would require a system upgrade before they could be replicated.
Qin Zhiyu listed the seven replicated Bronze Protective Suit Blueprints and the remaining two Kitchen Blueprints in the trading area.
She could imagine the massive impact this would cause. Yesterday, five ordinary Kitchen Blueprints had already stirred up a storm.
This time, it wasn’t just Kitchen Blueprints but also Bronze Quality Protective Suit Blueprints, which would naturally spark heated discussions. Thinking about the possible reactions, she found it quite amusing.
Chuckling softly, Qin Zhiyu also clearly felt the change in her mindset—from the caution of her First Playthrough to the current fearlessness and composure.
Indeed, only with strength comes confidence, and only with resources comes a good mood.
Qin Zhiyu set the price for the two Kitchen Blueprints at 30 wood each. For the Bronze Protective Suit Blueprints, she priced them at 25 iron each, or 25 copper or 50 stone for two each, with the remaining one still exchanged for wood, but at 50 wood.
The reason for requiring so many materials was mainly for the Crimson Iron workshop. With this many materials, there was no way they would all fit inside the room.
After listing these materials, Qin Zhiyu planned to place all the received materials in the open space next to the Sanctuary.
As expected, Dawn Shelter once again became the talk of the town.
Those Years Shelter: Holy crap, look! It’s the big shot from Dawn Shelter again, and there are Kitchen Blueprints! Bronze Quality Protective Suit Blueprints? And seven of them?!
Flower Red Shelter: This is just inhumanly extravagant. How are we commoners supposed to survive? Buying so many materials—are they planning to build an airport?
Weimei Shelter: The key is that people are actually snapping them up instantly. It’s insane. The buyers are also amazing—how can they gather so many materials overnight? I can’t tell who’s more impressive anymore.
Wang Bantian Shelter: Exactly! I’ve been chopping trees nonstop and have only accumulated 10 wood so far. I can’t even compare to a fraction of that. So unfair.
Ming Ming Bai Bai Shelter: Oh, I’d say you’re pretty impressive too, working nonstop. Be careful not to drop dead from exhaustion, hahaha.
Wang Bantian Shelter: Get lost!
…
Some people in the channel also urged Qin Zhiyu to say a few words. Once again, her private messages and friend requests were flooded.
Some were bargaining, while others were recommending their own items in hopes that Qin Zhiyu would buy them. After some thought, Qin Zhiyu raised the threshold for sending her private messages to 1 wood.
With a threshold in place, people would feel that the opportunity to speak was more precious. They would consider whether sending a message was worth the 1 wood fee, and many would back off as a result, allowing Qin Zhiyu some peace and quiet.
After watching the channel for a while, only half of the resources had been purchased—far from enough. It seemed that gathering these materials would take some time. She wondered who would manage to get their hands on her Bronze Blueprints.
A Bronze Blueprint requires at least a Bronze Tool Room to craft. It’s unclear whether these people already have such a tool room or are simply stockpiling the blueprint for now.
Qin Zhiyu began scrolling through her private messages. Her Jujube Tree and Cactus Seed Fruit needed soil for cultivation, but unfortunately, none was available among the traded items.
She wondered if anyone in her private messages was selling this kind of Quality Soil. If not, she would have no choice but to go out and dig some up herself.