“After all, there’s something off about this place…”
Qin Zhiyu stared at the footprints on the ground, similar in size to human feet but different in that they were barefoot, with webbing between the two toes.
Was she already being targeted by Alien Races? Or was this just a coincidence?
Instantly, Qin Zhiyu lost her leisurely mood. Webbed feet suggested they might be adept in water. Although this area wasn’t particularly close to the river, it wasn’t far either—about ten kilometers away. There had originally been a tributary flowing through, but it had dried up.
She wasn’t afraid of encountering Alien Races around her base; what Qin Zhiyu feared was them gaining momentum.
By then, the entire tribe would be powerful and populous. If they launched a coordinated attack on her Sanctuary, her not-yet-level-1 Sanctuary would hardly withstand it.
She had just found a way to cope with the Heavenly Disaster in the darkness, yet new dangers lurked hidden within it.
She conducted Reconnaissance around her Sanctuary every day but hadn’t discovered any traces of these Alien Races. So, either these Alien Races had arrived just as the calamity descended from the heavens, or they happened to be outside the range during her reconnaissance.
However, the fact that they couldn’t be detected through reconnaissance at least meant these Alien Races weren’t yet a significant threat. She would just need to stay more vigilant from now on.
Time slipped away during the tree-felling process.
Now, Qin Zhiyu could basically fell a tree with three axe swings, though the axe itself wasn’t very durable—it developed notches after just a few trees.
She had forgotten to acquire basic tool Blueprints earlier, which was really a miscalculation. After all, such Blueprints had a high drop rate and were practically flooding the market.
Past nine o’clock, with the sky already dark, she had instructed Robot 007 to prepare dinner before she left for the previous tree-felling trip.
Time to head home for snake meat soup!
After a tiring day, sitting on the sofa with a bowl of hot snake meat soup was pure bliss.
Qin Zhiyu didn’t rush to check the updated information today. Instead, she rested well through the night, allowing her injuries to fully heal, and woke up promptly at seven in the morning.
[Heavenly Disaster: Yesterday, you gained a total of 720 Construction Points.]
[Your Sanctuary expanded the tool room, gaining 300 Construction Points.]
[You entered the second day of the Cataclysm Calendar, gaining 50 Construction Points.]
[You handled a large amount of Resources, gaining 100 Construction Points.]
[Your standard of living significantly improved, gaining 70 Construction Points.]
[You nurtured the pet robot 007. Congratulations on gaining your first companion in the Heavenly Disaster. From now on, you will weather storms together and advance or retreat as one, gaining 200 Construction Points.]
[Your Sanctuary level 1 has been unlocked. Gather all required Resources to upgrade.]
Excellent! Her Sanctuary had enough Construction Points, even a day earlier than she had imagined.
She must upgrade. The Sanctuary was the foundation for surviving under the Heavenly Disaster, and upgrading was of utmost importance.
However, the Resources currently in the Sanctuary’s warehouse could only meet one-fifth of the requirements for the upgrade. The crisis of basic supplies loomed over her once again.
Qin Zhiyu first opened the exchange to see if there was any soil available.
If she didn’t plant soon, these saplings might not last a few more days before withering and going to waste. In that case, it would have been better to leave them where they were to grow naturally.
Qin Zhiyu had 007 help produce speed boots. All remaining materials were to be used for producing speed boots. She planned to sell the speed boots at five times the production cost.
The remaining materials can be used to craft eighteen pairs of speed boots, while the leftover scraps can be made into ordinary protective suits, yielding as many as eight sets. The lower-tier population is the largest, so the market is absolutely sufficient.
Qin Zhiyu then used two Replication opportunities, directly doubling the quantities!
Eighteen pairs became thirty-six, and eight sets became sixteen. Becoming rich and prosperous is just around the corner!
Considering the high demand, Qin Zhiyu realized that not everyone would be able to collect various types of ores. Therefore, she decided to sell the speed boots and protective suits separately.
Whether it’s wood, stone, iron, or copper, as long as you can provide 35 units of wood or stone, 20 units of iron, or 15 units of copper—any one of these types—you can trade for them!
The same goes for the protective suits: as long as you can provide 8 units of wood or stone, 6 units of iron, or 2 units of copper, you can exchange for one.
Qin Zhiyu set the price for the protective suits relatively low, as they are ordinary protective suits with limited functionality.
Making them cheaper also provides some security for those under the Heavenly Disaster who have some ability and are willing to work hard, having collected some Resources but still wanting to survive.
With a bit more effort, it’s entirely possible to gather these Resources in a day. After all, she herself chopped down thirteen cubic meters of trees in just one afternoon.
Although making money is also the most fundamental goal.
Some people were selling ordinary protective suits in the Trading Channel, but none matched Qin Zhiyu’s volume and quality. Her products instantly sparked discussions in the forum as soon as they were listed.
Some quietly hoarded them, some expressed gratitude, and others criticized her for disrupting the market. However, she paid no attention to it.
The protective suits sold out quickly, but only one-third of the speed boots were purchased. Most people hadn’t yet realized the importance of agility-enhancing footwear. For them, just wandering around near the Sanctuary might not require such items.
She had previously calculated all her attribute points, which totaled 165.65. After equipping the Crimson Iron Quality Protective Suit, which added 15 points to Life, and the bronze grade protective boots, which added 10 points to Agility, her total attribute value surged to 190.65. What an astonishing number!
Paired with Crimson Iron Quality weapons—the Iron Sword with its piercing effect and the scimitar with its blood-sucking effect—she could take on anyone who wasn’t exceptionally gifted!
Still lacking soil, Qin Zhiyu decided to purchase it through the Trading Channel.
Dawn Shelter: Purchasing graded soil! Bring your offers! Limited-time presale!
Green Grass Shelter: Sob, are you recruiting, boss? I’ll bring my own pillow.
Crazy for Love Shelter: Look! Look! We’re still struggling to make ends meet, while the boss is already buying and selling products to get rich. Officially jealous.
After posting the message, Qin Zhiyu received over a dozen private messages about soil. She screened them one by one.
Ferry Shelter: What a coincidence, I have exactly what you need, and it’s Crimson Iron Quality—three cubic meters. What price can you offer?
Qin Zhiyu’s eyes lit up. High quality, large quantity, and from this Ferry Shelter again—it truly was a coincidence.
Dawn Shelter: I have something good that can increase physique points. Are you interested?
Ferry Shelter: Permanent increase?
Dawn Shelter: That’s right.
“Dawn Shelter is quite generous, willing to trade something that can increase physique points. Are they overconfident, or is the value of such items limited?”
At that moment, a man with sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, and a tall, slender figure stood by the window of his Sanctuary, staring at the dialog box in thought before replying.
Ferry Shelter: How many points can it increase? How many of these items do you have?
Dawn Shelter: Three points per person maximum, no side effects, three portions left. Trade feasible?
Ferry Shelter: Deal!
Qiao Yi was not alone; otherwise, relying solely on his own strength, it would have been difficult for him to obtain so many high-quality supplies. Dawn Shelter was most likely also built through collective effort.
Qiao Yi considered another possibility: if it were a lone wolf sanctuary, the ability to produce so many resources would be truly terrifying.
Qin Zhiyu received the soil, which came with a wooden pot on the outside. She moved the soil to the sunny balcony, lifted the wilted-leaved jujube tree, and planted it.
With Crimson Iron Quality soil, planting a large jujube tree required no special techniques—just roughly arranging it would suffice.
For the other two cubic meters of soil, she planted a Cactus Offshoot and an apple seed.
She planned to place any extra fruit seeds in the soil from now on. If they sprouted, it would be a gain; if not, there was no loss.