He Yajun’s several items were all quite good.
Shi Gu Sand had a very low usage threshold. It required no special skill; as long as one could throw it hard enough to smash something, it could inflict massive damage. It was especially suitable for someone like Li Qinglang, who had no martial arts foundation.
The Zhuge repeating crossbow was the same. Li Qinglang would not need to fight for life at close range; he could simply attack from a distance.
However, the crossbow should have a certain degree of operational difficulty. Unlike Shi Gu Sand, even if it did not hit the enemy directly, throwing it nearby was enough. The sand and dust it kicked up could still inflict a certain amount of damage.
As for the glowing Barbie Doll…
Looking at the name, Li Qinglang felt that no matter which angle he viewed it from, it seemed completely Unreliable…
“Could it be that the System was hacked? And the hacker was a little girl who likes Barbie Dolls?
Otherwise, how do you explain such a practical function on this thing?”
Although the Barbie Doll could not inflict damage, it belonged to the noble control type. After rounding things off, it was equivalent to an extra life.
Its only drawback was that its duration was a little short, lasting only ten seconds, and it should also be a disposable item.
“They’re all good things. I really want all of them.”
Li Qinglang’s hoarding instinct erupted, but unfortunately, they were who-knew-how-far apart, so he could not make a move and snatch them.
Even if he did snatch them, he would not be able to win.
Just then, Li Qinglang suddenly remembered something!
He scrolled through the Private Chat list and found someone named Passerby A:
“Do you still have your Concentrated Five-Pace Viper Venom?”
That was right. Li Qinglang planned to buy the bottle of venom.
The appearance of the Zhuge repeating crossbow had opened his eyes to a new world. Sooner or later, he would have to learn to fight. He might as well start with ranged combat.
However, crossbow bolts had low killing power against medium- and large-sized creatures, so the Five-Pace Snake Venom could just make up for this shortcoming.
Li Qinglang did not have to wait long before the other party replied:
“I still have it. Are you trading purified seawater? I want 200 milliliters.”
“No. At most, 150 milliliters.”
“All right. I’ll List it on the Exchange. Search for it and buy it in one minute.”
He was stunned…
Li Qinglang rubbed his chin and could not help but ponder:
“Did I lose out?”
…
“No, I need to bargain a little more!”
He opened the private chat window:
“Wait before Listing it.”
“Hmm? What’s wrong? A gentleman’s word is his bond. You can’t go back on the deal we agreed on!”
“Uh…”
Little Li was depressed (－‸ლ)
“N-no, I’m not going back on it. It’s like this: I only have one water container right now. If I trade it to you, I’ll have none left, so you’ll also need to provide me with a container. Otherwise, I’ll be the one losing out.”
Li Qinglang praised himself inwardly. I’m really too clever. If he doesn’t have a container, then I’ll have a reason to bargain!
“I thought it was something serious. A container, right? I’ll give you two. I’ve Listed them together with the venom, so go bid for them.”
…
With tears in his eyes, Li Qinglang bid for the venom. The familiar white light radiated from his hand, and one second later, a bottle the size of an eye-drop container appeared in his palm.
【Concentrated Five-Pace Viper Venom（Fine）】
Introduction: A legendary, highly poisonous substance said to cause death within five steps after being bitten. Although the actual effect is not quite so exaggerated, after being concentrated, it could completely surpass that legend!
Besides that, there were also two pieces of wood hollowed out in the middle. They looked as though they had been dug out with a pickaxe and were very crude, but they were sufficient to serve as temporary containers for the trade.
After obtaining the venom, Li Qinglang immediately opened He Yajun’s chat window:
“Killer Bro, I’ve made up my mind.”
He Yajun: “Excellent! Which item has caught the big shot’s eye?”
Li Qinglang: “To be honest, they’re all good things. I want all of them.”
He Yajun: “hahaha, that’s wonderful! I’ll bundle the three items together and charge you 200 milliliters of spring water.”
Li Qinglang smiled bitterly. “I want all of them, but I don’t have that much spring water right now.”
He Yajun: “I treated you like a big shot, and you want to freeload off me?”
Li Qinglang’s old face reddened:
“What are you saying? Freeloading is impossible. How about this: today, I’ll first give you 50 milliliters of spring water plus 100 milliliters of purified seawater to trade for the Barbie Doll.
“Keep the remaining two items for me. Tomorrow, I’ll use 100 milliliters of each type of water to trade for the other two items. How does that sound?”
He Yajun: “I see. Let me think about it…”
Li Qinglang pressed his advantage: “Killer Bro, think about it. Even if you’re invincible and mighty, there will always be times when you suffer an injury, right? Spring water is good, but drinking 50 milliliters a day is enough for improving your physique. It needs to be consumed over the long term.
“Purified seawater is different. It takes effect immediately by reducing inflammation and killing bacteria. Keeping some on hand for emergencies is entirely practical.
“Besides, once the relationship between us brothers improves, we can trade over the long term. Are you really afraid of running out of spring water to improve your physique?”
He Yajun: “Hmm, that makes sense. Although I am mighty and invincible… all right, we’ll do as you say.”
So, you only heard the flattering parts, huh…
Suppressing the urge to complain, Li Qinglang hurriedly exchanged for the Barbie Doll.
During the process, He Yajun also wanted to add him as a Friend, but unfortunately, Li Qinglang’s Friend Slots were full. He could only wait until he upgraded to a Level Three Shelter and see whether he would obtain any new Friend Slots.
It was also at this moment that the Big Tycoon Wang Yixin’s friend request was approved.
Li Qinglang gave Wang Yixin the remaining seawater together with the box containing it, in exchange for 40 stones. However, the Big Tycoon did not have that many yet, so he paid only 30 stones and promised to send the remaining 10 tomorrow.
Li Qinglang now had a total of 60 wood and 40 stones in materials. Unfortunately, even the Big Tycoon’s household had no surplus resources. Otherwise, he could have expanded the living room tonight.
Thus, today’s three world trades and two Friend trades were all completed.
He exited the chat channel and placed the Communicator on the table to serve as a small desk lamp.
Li Qinglang wrapped himself in a quilt and curled up on the lounge chair.
He had clearly spent only one day on the Mist Continent, yet it felt exceptionally long.
“Heh…”
In the dim wooden house, a mocking laugh from the youth rang out.
“As expected, people are most prone to sentimental thoughts when they are lonely.”
Back on Blue Star, he had worried about this and fretted over that. Even though his life before him was a complete mess, he still had to rack his brains planning for the future.
Although the Mist Continent was fraught with countless dangers, it had one advantage: everyone only needed to consider their own affairs. Everyone was living for themselves.
At this thought, Li Qinglang’s mind suddenly opened up. I’ve transmigrated already, so can’t I play the protagonist for once?
First thing tomorrow morning, he would go claim the reward from the Dense Fog Zone.
Ninety percent of what Huang Zhiteng had said was true. Although the Dense Fog Zone was dangerous, there was a high probability that a reward existed there.
Most importantly, he had no reason to deceive himself. If Huang Zhiteng had lied before the trade to facilitate it, then after the trade, there was no need for him to maintain the lie.
After all, this was the Mist World, and Li Qinglang had no way to cause him trouble.
At most, he could curse him a few times in the World Chat Channel. But there were many people with the same name, and given the scrolling speed of the World Channel, it would have no impact whatsoever on his reputation.
Most importantly, the 【Heavenly Dipper Array】 was simply too powerful! Although many excellent-grade items had appeared, the Heavenly Dipper Array was clearly a cut above the other items.
This single item alone could greatly increase Huang Zhiteng’s chances of survival during the early stages.
Even the extremely difficult-to-resist extreme cold air could have its effects reduced by the Heavenly Dipper Array.
Li Qinglang did not believe that this was something that could be obtained from a bronze-Grade treasure chest.
And it was not the only one. In the World Chat Channel, Li Qinglang had also seen several items with effects so powerful that they were terrifying!
He speculated that these items should all have been obtained from the Dense Fog Zone. In other words, Huang Zhiteng was not the only person to have entered the Dense Fog Zone!
He had to take a gamble and keep pace with that small group of people leading all Humans.
A Level-Two Shelter was worlds apart from a Level One Shelter.
The wooden wall planks fit together tightly, and there were finally no holes leaking air everywhere. Even though the temperature dropped considerably at night, the log cabin was warmer than before.
After tightening the quilt wrapped around him, Li Qinglang calmed his mind and contentedly prepared to rest.
Although there were still more than ten hours until daytime, there were no games to grind in the Mist Continent, much less any demon gods to activate or zombie games to play.
Li Qinglang planned to rest early, conserve his strength, and prepare for the daytime.
The chat channel continued scrolling at the same speed and remained lively. Some people were lamenting their misery, and some were complaining, but more were trying to complete the trades for upgrading to a Level-Two Shelter before midnight.
The Mist Continent was utterly silent during the day, but Nightfall was filled with mysterious roars drifting faintly from the distance…
Everyone hid inside their respective shelters, silently awaiting the arrival of dawn.
Exactly midnight.
“Buzz~ buzz~ buzz~”
The Human Communicator delivered a message on schedule:
【Mist Continent Announcement】
The upgrade shelter mission has ended, and all rewards have been distributed.
A total of 77,601,052 people completed the mission, accounting for 0.97 percent of the total population.
Congratulations on completing the mission. Please continue striving and work hard to survive on the Mist Continent.
At this moment, trade information in the World Chat Channel dropped sharply, replaced by a chorus of wailing:
“Ah! How is it already over? I was only 10 wood short!”
“I had already finished negotiating the trade. I was only one minute short! System, couldn’t you give me one more minute?”
“I’m really crying to death. I already had enough materials and was just about to upgrade. Five seconds! Give me five more seconds and I would have completed the mission!”
“I couldn’t even bear to trade away my food. After an entire day, I only chewed a few leaves, and I still didn’t gather enough materials. Where did these people get all their materials?”
“Exactly! We all started from the same starting line, so why do they have so many materials?”
“Brother, this isn’t the same starting line. Have you forgotten Sweet Potato Bro? How many materials did he earn by selling water and Sweet Potatoes?”
“That’s right. And there are those european emperors who opened good things from treasure chests. They must have tons of resources.”
“So even after transmigrating, I’m still behind at the starting line?”
“Sigh, what can you do if you’re unlucky…”
“Could some big shot come out and explain what’s in the Practical Tools Gift Pack?”
“I heard there are a saw, a pickaxe, matches, and a quilt.”
“Sigh… doesn’t that mean the people who upgraded their Shelters tonight had an easier time collecting resources?”
“Exactly. After tonight, we’ll only fall farther and farther behind.”
“Damn it, just mentioning matches makes me angry. I drilled wood for an hour today and still couldn’t produce a fire.”
“Is there a kind-hearted big brother from a Level-Two Shelter who can look after me? I can Private Chat you and coax you to sleep~”
“Shut up already. I’ve never seen a good girl named Ode Biao. I bet after you take off your pants, you’re bigger than me.”
“What do you know? Maybe there really are kind-hearted big brothers who are into that.”
……
As the night grew darker, fewer and fewer people spoke. Of course, some remained awake all night, but more forced themselves to relax and rest, preparing for the daytime.
The sky gradually brightened…