“It leveled up again?!”
Wen Xi had completely forgotten about the upgrade, feeling a pleasant, unexpected surprise.
【Beep! Your daily check-in tasks have been updated】 【1. Shop five times (0/5)】 【2. Spend the entire daily budget (0/10,000)】 【Friendly reminder: For every day you check in, the shopping budget increases by 1,000】
She could increase her shopping budget just by checking in every day!
Wen Xi was instantly energized. She tossed her hair back and began allocating the 10,000-yuan shopping budget.
She roughly divided it into three parts:
Gold procurement took up half, while the remainder was used to purchase thermal gear and food reserves, drafting a shopping list.
【Shopping List】 Gold: 5,000 yuan investment, which could buy about seven grams at the current gold price. Down Sleeping Bags: 2,000-yuan budget, enough to buy ten basic models. Portable Stoves: 1,500-yuan budget, enough to buy eight basic models. Emergency Food: The remaining 700-plus yuan would be entirely converted into compressed biscuits and self-heating rice.
What? You say the math doesn’t add up, and it’s not enough for ten thousand? Does she not need to eat?!
Any other needs in the future would simply be deducted from the emergency food budget; after all, her current persona was still “The Sunny Warmer.”
Sigh… if only she had a virtual identity or a virtual shell, she could sell anything!
For now, the plan was to buy mostly thermal items, as the quantity of food couldn’t be too eye-catching.
“This allocation is the most secure.”
Wen Xi bit into a coconut bread roll to pad her stomach and opened the 007 group to edit her message:
【Wen Xi (The Sunny Warmer)】: Selling supplies. Only accepting gold. Transaction via official delivery device. Product file attached below.
【Product Details】 Down Sleeping Bag / 1g Gold (10 available) Portable Stove / 3g Gold (8 available) Compressed Biscuits (10 packs) / 0.5g Gold (200 packs) Self-heating Rice (5 boxes) / 0.5g Gold (150 boxes)
As soon as the message was sent, the group chat instantly boiled over.
“How do you still have so many supplies?!” “Not to complain, but isn’t this too expensive? Are you robbing us?!” “Why is it gold again? Is there some secret about gold?”
Wen Xi deliberately sent a goofy smiley face: “Aren’t they saying gold is the hard currency? Should I just keep it instead of selling? Anyway, I’m not giving it away for free.”
She pretended not to know the ropes, and several group members immediately lowered their guard.
Already, people were responding to the trade.
“Me! I want two sleeping bags!” “Then, I want a stove! Is it okay to pay with gold jewelry?” “Me too! I want compressed biscuits and self-heating hot pot! The official rations aren’t enough to keep me full at all!!!”
…
Without the participation of the Fu Ruoyao family—who were already stuck in a pit of dung and anxiety—Wen Xi’s trade proceeded exceptionally smoothly!
Orders poured in like snowflakes.
Transactions were completed via the official group’s embedded feature, with the system automatically deducting a one-percent tax.
Wen Xi counted the gold that arrived, ensuring there were no defective products or “gold-plated silver,” before putting all the gold into her wallet:
Sleeping Bag Trade: Received 9.9g gold. Stove Trade: Received 23.76g gold. Food Trade: Compressed biscuits received 9.9g gold; self-heating rice received 14.85g gold.
A total of 58.41g of gold was credited, plus the 7.2g she bought for herself today.
Her total gold amount surpassed 65g.
Adding the 245g already in her wallet, it came to exactly 310.2g of gold!
“Upgrading flood protection (50g), fire protection (50g), strong corrosion protection (80g), and the constant temperature system (130g)—all upgrades!”
Wen Xi chose the first four options without hesitation. After all, the costs only went up from there, and she couldn’t afford any more.
【Deducting 310g gold】 【Upgrading…】
The cabin model suddenly floated into mid-air, with blue data streams flowing across its surface.
Five seconds later, with a soft “ding,” the model fell back into her palm. Its appearance had changed to deep gray, with four dark patterns added to the edges.
Wen Xi clicked to view the details:
【Portable Survival Cabin (Initial)】 【Upgraded functions: Flood protection / Fire protection / Strong corrosion protection / Constant temperature function】 【Remaining gold: 0.2g】
YES!
Wen Xi was thrilled. She immediately found a hidden corner and deployed the cabin.
【Ding! Deployed.】
The moment the model hit the ground, it expanded into a 20-square-meter gray cabin. The walls were thick, and the door frames and window sills were wrapped in metal edges.
Wen Xi pushed the door open and went in; it was empty inside, with only basic lighting.
She took the supernatural mattress out of her inventory and laid it in the corner, and the Little Bear Knight immediately jumped up and rolled around.
After getting comfortable.
Wen Xi rolled off, and one by one, she took out the portable charcoal stove, water storage barrel, and foldable table and chairs.
Finally, she hung her bow, arrows, and machete on the door, within arm’s reach.
Although the cabin was simple, it was much safer than a tent.
Wen Xi sat on the mattress and checked the upgrade results—
The interior of the walls had a honeycomb structure to buffer flood impacts. The surface was coated with fire-retardant paint. The window glass was double-layered, corrosion-resistant material.
It was enough to cope with most contaminated creatures.
What’s more…
Wen Xi took off her coat, staying only in her pajamas, and felt the comfort of the constant temperature system.
It’s just a pity I can’t take a hot shower…
Just as Wen Xi was feeling regretful, the panel before her vibrated again, popping up a page.
【Beep! Friendly reminder: The main quest upgrade mission “Doomsday Cabin Construction Plan” has restarted!】
Main quest?!
Wen Xi bolted upright.
【Survival Cabin re-evaluating… Ding! Evaluation complete.】 【Newness】: 80 (A fresh-from-the-factory cabin, very, very clean) 【Durability】: 70 (No problem against C-level contaminated creatures; if a B-level comes, I suggest you put the house in your pocket and run) 【Waterproofness】: 80 (Can float in a heavy rainstorm, but don’t use it as a submarine; it will flood) 【Security】: 65 (Resistant to corrosion, fire, and rain, but not to robbers, thieves, or meteorites) 【Overall Rating】: Good (What a difficult two words; looking at them, do you feel like you’ve seen salvation?)
Wen Xi: “…”
Where is the complaint button?
She was really going to file a complaint; she needed to summon a PDD specialist to handle this matter immediately!
“Forget it. Although the previous rental house was whitewashed for nothing, the starting value after this reset is higher anyway. Besides, it wasn’t me who painted it!”
After comforting herself, she tilted her head to scan the corner.
“Ninini!”
The three little soldiers on the side were diligently helping her tuck in the blanket, and when they were scanned, they immediately straightened up and saluted.
“…”
Wen Xi ignored them with a guilty conscience and checked her wallet again. The existence that caused her the most anxiety was laid bare right there!
She only had 0.2g of gold left!
She had absolutely no strength to resist risk!
The trades in the 007 survivor group were fine, but they were too small in scale.
Being this exhausted only to earn such a meager amount of gold—and paying taxes on top of that!
Thinking of her wish to upgrade to a bathroom, Wen Xi felt both yearning and powerless. Feeling bitter, she went to check the price of gold.
The next second.
Just as she entered the gold trading area, the screen suddenly exploded with a string of red text:
【Explosive Event! Limited-time mission triggered!】 【Supply Challenge: Sell goods with a total cost value of 200,000 within three days!】
Wen Xi: What the…??!!!!!
One moment ago: God, I will never call you “Grandma” again because you never treated me like a granddaughter—only letting me watch but not letting me eat.
The next moment: Grandma, Grandma! You love me the most!