The trade was completed.
Ten pieces of ores gleaming with a metallic luster were added to her backpack.
Song Xu did not click to complete the quest immediately; toward newly appearing items, she subconsciously activated ‘See Food Is Eat Food’ to take a look.
[Iron Ore: Hard texture. Combined with a chisel, derivatives can be produced.]
Song Xu raised her eyebrows.
A chisel?
She seemed to have seen it previously when buying the dip net.
Opening the system mall, there were at least several hundred varieties on the tools page, offering all kinds of items.
Song Xu spent 5 points to buy the cheapest stone chisel and held it in her hand.
Afterward, she pulled out a piece of ore and placed it on the ground, whereupon a magical thing happened.
A row of synthetic options appeared above the iron ore.
[Can craft Iron Nail x5. Craft immediately?]
[Can craft Spring x2. Craft immediately?]
[Security Door requires Iron Ore 10/20, Insufficient Materials]
[Spiked Club requires Iron Ore 10/40, Insufficient Materials]…
Song Xu stared at that dense synthesis list.
Iron nails, springs, security doors, spiked clubs—these were merely the first page.
There were still many gray options behind; the more complex the item, the more iron ore it required, and it also needed a more expensive chisel to match.
This iron ore would definitely be hard currency in the future.
She opened the chat channel to take a look; there were still relatively many people seeking to buy food right now.
[Brother Knife: 20 pieces of iron ore, trading for something to eat.]
[Victory: 5 pieces of iron ore for a piece of black bread, who wants to trade?]
[Tomato Stir-Fried without Egg: Iron ore is too hard to dig, I dug for a whole day and only dug up 3, even breaking two hoes! How do you guys dig so fast!]
[Heaven Rewards Diligence: Girl above, you have to use force, don’t spare your stamina points, otherwise it wastes hoes too much.]
Song Xu had a plan in mind.
Running around to do these collection tasks one by one herself was far too low in efficiency.
It was still faster to trade using food.
She immediately stood up and turned back toward that damp woodland where she had discovered Earth Dragon Fungus yesterday.
She didn’t spare any snails encountered along the way either, killing them in passing to dig out the meat and collect the shells.
Over an hour later, she returned to that area filled with twisted, dead trees.
Activating ‘See Food Is Eat Food’, dense text instantly appeared within her field of vision.
[Damp Moss], [Rotting Dead Wood]…
Quick filtering.
Don’t let the large clump size of the Earth Dragon Fungus fool you; it was very good at hiding.
Some hid underneath rotten leaves, while others grew inside dead trees; if it were someone else, they might not be able to find it at all without searching meticulously.
Fortunately, she had text prompts; sweeping her gaze over, she knew right where they were hiding.
Song Xu bent over and crawled behind a fallen dead tree.
Crouching down, she pried up a cluster of curled-up Earth Dragon Fungus, about twenty-some stalks.
Continued searching.
Matching with her skill, in less than two hours, she gathered over forty large clumps of Earth Dragon Fungus, with the fattest clump having at least a hundred stalks tangled together.
Whenever she felt tired, she pulled out a bowl of noodles to take two bites.
Throughout this afternoon, her health points and stamina points remained full all along.
Her whole person was bursting with energy, except for feeling a bit stuffed.
“Burp~”
Burping with satiety, Song Xu opened the chat interface and began redeeming supplies.
[Baobao’s Mom: Selling large amounts of Earth Dragon Fungus, trading for materials, blueprints, etc., DM with offer.]
The moment the message was sent, the chat channel instantly grew lively.
[Small Weakling: Holy crap, large amounts? Where on earth did big sister find so much Earth Dragon Fungus!]
[Cherry Little Finish: Baobao’s Mom! I want to trade! Look at my trade info!]
[Tomato Stir-Fried without Egg: I just asked, 1 mushroom for 1 piece of iron ore? Isn’t that too expensive?]
[Wealth from All Directions: Raising prices on the spot, profiteer!]
[Heaven Rewards Diligence: Those above who think it’s expensive don’t trade, I will. Baobao’s Mom, I have 48 pieces of iron ore, sent a private chat.]
[Meng Jiaojiao: Sister, I’m so hungry, can I trade using thatch? I have a lot of thatch.]
Song Xu ignored the private chats that were begging, directly selecting reliable trades.
Iron Ore +16.
Iron Ore +48.
Wooden Plank +5.
Small Branch +40.
Carrot +4.
Primary Small Wooden House Construction Blueprint +1…
The private chat list was still jumping.
[Vicious Stepmother: Sister, did you forget about me, boohoo. How much Earth Dragon Fungus do you have, trade with me first!]
Song Xu first replied with a message to Vicious Stepmother, telling her to wait a moment longer.
Afterward, she clicked on that blueprint that had just arrived in her hands.
Her eyes lit up.
[Primary Small Wooden House Construction Blueprint]
[Required Materials: Wooden Plank x30, Iron Nail x50, Thatch x100, Stone x50]
[Description: Construct a basic wooden house to withstand harsh weather to a certain extent. Combined with a Storage Rune, it can be carried around.]
This small wooden house was different from the straw shed; it could actually be taken away!
The Storage Rune in the mall sold for 10 points and could be used ten times.
The cost-effectiveness was extremely high.
Song Xu immediately chose to learn it.
The option for [Primary Wooden House] was added to her recipes.
Immediately after, another private chat popped up.
[Master Wang Who Doesn’t Blink When Sleeping: Trading a skill fragment or not? 1000 stalks of Earth Dragon Fungus.]
Song Xu raised her eyebrows.
[Master Wang Who Doesn’t Blink When Sleeping: (Skill Fragment.jpg) This thing is definitely useful. Just say whether you’ll trade or not, I’m starving to death.]
[Baobao’s Mom: Earth Dragon Fungus is out, but I can provide you with other food, accumulatively restoring up to 2000 health points, see if that works.]
[Master Wang Who Doesn’t Blink When Sleeping: Deal! When do we trade?]
[Baobao’s Mom: Tomorrow morning.]
The entire process took around half an hour, and all trades were completed.
Several kinds of materials were added to Song Xu’s backpack, occupying all ten slots.
Fortunately, the materials required for the quests were all fully gathered, so she selected to submit them all.
The wooden plank quest gave a Sturdy Iron Axe, Points +20.
The iron ore quest rewarded an Iron Pickaxe, Points +20.
The berry gathering quest gave a pair of Novice Tall Boots, Points +10.
The carrot gathering quest gave a Sharp Kitchen Knife, Points +10.
The purchased iron ore was more than enough, so Song Xu immediately synthesized the primary wooden house.
In the blink of an eye, an icon of a small house appeared in the last slot of her backpack.
Song Xu selected a spot with slightly higher terrain and backed against a rock wall, placing the small wooden house out.
[Primary Wooden House placed.]
[Current Level: 1]
[Sturdiness: 30/100]
[Space: 5 square meters]
[Description: A small wooden house that can barely shelter from wind and rain, upgradable.]
Song Xu opened her mouth, watching an interplay of light and shadow before her eyes as a square wooden house about two meters high appeared out of thin air.
The walls were rough logs hanging with bark that was about to fall off, with thatch stuffed inside the crevices.
With a creak, she pushed open the rickety door leaf.
Inside was even smaller than she had imagined, devoid of any furniture.
Song Xu comforted herself; although crude, it was at least a house, much better than a straw shed.
Turning her hand to close the creaking, broken wooden door, Song Xu let out a sigh.
No matter how she looked at this door, it gave no sense of security.
Who knew that the moment her hand touched the door leaf, a line of small gray text appeared behind the door.