"The evaluation criteria include shelter level, the quantity and value of resources collected, and the range of exploration."
"Since others were too afraid to go out at that time, but he went out and chopped down a tree, his evaluation was very high!"
"I guess he got more than just the shelter light barrier! After all, it's a global reward!"
Seeing this information, Qi Yuan felt his mind buzzing.
Perhaps worried that Qi Yuan wouldn't believe it, Qin Shuyu sent over screenshots of her chat with Yang Zhenghe.
There was also a photo of the Mystic Realm Stone Pillar, clearly taken using the Mist Survival Manual's screenshot function.
Seeing all this, Qi Yuan was more than half convinced.
Even if it was fake, it was worth a try.
After all, the rewards were too tempting, and judging by the chat screenshots and photos, it didn't seem fake.
Qi Yuan: "I'm not sure if what you're saying is true or false, trading with you is very risky!"
Qin Shuyu: "It's hard for me to prove I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe me, I'll have to find someone else to trade with."
Qi Yuan: "I don't have any freshwater nearby. I can trade with you, but you'll need to provide me with freshwater in the future!"
Qi Yuan valued the Guardian Thorn highly and didn't want to give it up, so he chose to trade.
Qin Shuyu: "Great! Don't worry, I'll add you as a friend, and I'll take care of your household water needs. There's a river next to my house, and there's more freshwater than I can use!"
With that, Qi Yuan sent a trade request.
He traded 50 stones for one wood-attribute Guardian Thorn.
Based on previous trades, Qi Yuan guessed that Qin Shuyu was short of 43 stones and 30 pieces of wood.
Qi Yuan planned to trade long-term for freshwater and was happy to do a favor.
Giving 7 extra stones could be used to trade for wood.
At current prices, 7 units of stone could easily be exchanged for 30 pieces of wood.
Soon, the trade was successful.
A greenish thorn, as thick as a baby's arm, appeared before him.
The thorn was covered in sharp spikes, its base was a bit thin, and it looked wilted, as if severely malnourished.
Qi Yuan pulled some grass from outside and placed the Guardian Thorn on top.
He could clearly see the roots of the Guardian Thorn slightly wriggling, attaching to the weeds.
The weeds gradually turned yellow, eventually being completely absorbed and decaying, forming a soil-like substance gathered around the roots of the Guardian Thorn.
The Guardian Thorn looked a bit more lively, but only slightly.
Seeing the Guardian Thorn still alive, Qi Yuan felt relieved.
As long as the Guardian Thorn was placed outside the wooden cabin, it would automatically attack creatures not belonging to the shelter.
It also prevented the Guardian Thorn from accidentally harming Qi Yuan.
However, the Guardian Thorn was still too fragile at this moment, so it had to be placed in the flower bed to sustain its life.
After doing all this, Qi Yuan opened the Mist Survival Manual.
It was currently the golden period for trading, and such opportunities wouldn't come by so easily in the future.
Ignoring several thank-you messages from Qin Shuyu, Qi Yuan opened the Trading Market.
At a 5:1 ratio, he easily exchanged 13 units of stone for 65 units of wood.
This successfully met the conditions for upgrading the wooden cabin.
Without hesitation, Qi Yuan flipped the Mist Survival Manual to the shelter information page and clicked upgrade.
A white light instantly enveloped the wooden cabin.
After about five seconds, the white light slowly faded away.
The once dilapidated and drafty wooden cabin was transformed by a magical force.
When he opened his eyes again, he was greeted by neatly sealed wooden walls.
The cold wind from outside could no longer blow in.
Square stones were neatly laid on the ground.
The thick stone texture gave an extra sense of security.
The wooden cabin's area had also undergone a significant change.
Originally just a 10-square-meter small room, it had now expanded to 30 square meters.
Equivalent to the size of a bedroom, 6 meters long and 5 meters wide.
Overall, it looked more like a proper house.
The oil lamp on the wooden table also burned brighter with the expansion of the wooden cabin.
It seemed to symbolize the flame of hope burning.
In every corner of the Mist World, sparks flickered in the mist.
At this time, the shelter information in the Mist Survival Manual had also changed. This chapter was taken from novelping.com without permission.
[Shelter: Level 2 Wooden Cabin (30 square meters)
"Wooden walls, stone foundation. Barely able to shield from wind and rain!
But don't expect it to withstand greater disasters!"
Level 2 Shelter Facilities:
Bedroom: 3/50 wood (includes a single wooden bed)
Living Room: 3/50 wood
50/10 stone (includes a small stove)
Storage Room: 3/50 wood (includes two storage boxes, no dimensional space ability)
Workshop: 3/50 wood (includes a small workbench, can craft common-grade and fine-grade items, requires crafting scrolls.)
Kitchen: 3/50 wood
50/10 stone (includes an earthen pit iron pot)
Exterior Balcony: 3/50 wood (included within 30 square meters, with rain shelter eaves.)
Animal Pen: 3/30 wood (includes a feeding trough, can only raise common-grade tameable creatures.)
Note: Level 2 Wooden Cabin can only choose 4 types of facilities to construct!
Shelter Upgrade: 3/250 wood
50/500 stone]
The facilities of the Level 2 Shelter had significantly increased.
There were seven in total!
However, because it was only 30 square meters, only four could be chosen to build.
Qi Yuan pondered over the seven room facilities.
Bedroom, Living Room, Storage Room, Workshop, Kitchen, Exterior Balcony, Animal Pen!
"First of all, the workshop is definitely essential, otherwise who knows where to get a workbench!" Qi Yuan muttered to himself.
"As for the other six... the storage room is unnecessary, it only comes with common boxes, not dimensional ones."
"There's no need for an animal pen right now, as taking care of the Guardian Thorn is already quite troublesome. Exclude the animal pen!"
"That leaves the living room, bedroom, kitchen, and balcony!"
"If I have to exclude one..."
"The kitchen's iron pot is hard to come by! I can build one!"
"The exterior balcony is also necessary, as many plants need to grow outdoors!"
"The living room has a stove, which can be used for warmth... right, the living room can be used as a bedroom!"
"The room isn't big to begin with, divided into four parts, the living room's area would be seven or eight square meters, and the warmth effect wouldn't be worse than a bedroom!"
Qi Yuan nodded in satisfaction.
However, even though the plan was beautiful, there was still a lack of materials to build the facilities!
A total of 200 wood and 20 stones were needed!
At the same time, preparations for upgrading the wooden cabin were necessary.
250 wood, 500 stones! This quantity was already very large!
Today, he had collected 163 stones, spent 50 on trading for the Guardian Thorn, 13 on trading for wood, and 50 on upgrading the shelter, leaving only 50 units.
Calculating by the most conventional efficiency, using a common stone axe and stone pickaxe.
He could collect a maximum of 80 wood or 80 stones per day.
Without eating or drinking, it would take ten days to gather everything.
Moreover, a lot of time or resources had to be spent daily to solve food and water issues.
For most people, upgrading to a Level 3 Shelter would take at least 20-30 days.
Qi Yuan felt that his speed should be much faster.
He was considered one of the fastest-developing people among all humanity.
Qi Yuan thought contentedly while checking the package on the wooden table.
This appeared after the wooden cabin upgrade, and it should be the temporary mission reward mentioned in the announcement: the Novice Survival Pack!
So many people were scrambling to buy stones and frantically upgrading their shelters just for this package.
Qi Yuan was also very much looking forward to this Novice Survival Pack.
Those who could upgrade their shelters on the first day weren't many, and such mission rewards wouldn't be bad.
With excitement, he opened the package!
A Bronze Resource Chest!!! This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
Qi Yuan stared in surprise at the items before him!
The largest, most obvious, and most familiar was the Bronze Resource Chest!
Then, next to the resource chest, there were three light spheres!
(Explaining one thing, even if the light spheres aren't opened, they will automatically open after five hours.)
He set the Bronze Resource Chest aside, planning to open it later.
Qi Yuan first opened the three light spheres.
The daily essentials trio appeared before him.
A five-liter barrel of mineral water!
A compressed biscuit the size of a brick!
A thick cotton jacket.
These were the most practical and needed supplies at the moment.
The surprise came so suddenly that Qi Yuan was stunned.
"I didn't expect the rewards to be so genuine! With these three items, it almost perfectly guarantees survival in the early stages!"
Qi Yuan suddenly realized that those who could upgrade their shelters on the first day either had exceptionally good luck or were particularly strong.
Now, with this batch of food, freshwater, and clothing.
Their early development would far surpass others.
Of course, the number of such people was very small, just a drop in the ocean among 7 billion people.
And coincidentally, Qi Yuan was one of those drops!
Qi Yuan checked the time and found that the Mist Survival Manual showed it was now eight o'clock in the evening.
Daytime was from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Four hours of the night had passed, but daylight was still far away.
However, there were only four hours until midnight.
The temporary mission would end at midnight.
Qi Yuan flipped open the Mist Survival Manual and seized the last bit of time to purchase a wave of supplies.
Currently, with 50 units of stone left, Qi Yuan estimated he could exchange for quite a few good things.
"Tomorrow morning, I need to go to the Mystic Realm. According to Qin Shuyu, the Mystic Realm's evaluation includes shelter level, the quantity and value of resources collected, and the range of exploration!"
Qi Yuan browsed the trading market, seeing many tempting items, and was very hesitant about what to exchange for.
The shelter level couldn't be upgraded at the moment.
The resources collected were just wood, stones, water, food, etc., and it was hard to acquire them in large quantities.
Expanding the exploration range was also difficult.
What items could gain an advantage in the value assessment?
Qi Yuan thought that only various special items from resource chests could do that.
Especially those that seemed impractical, not immediately useful, but were actually of high value.
Qi Yuan already had a target in mind!
In fact, even with the lure of the "Novice Survival Pack," few people would trade items from resource chests for wood or stones.
Even if they did, it was usually items of little value.
Qi Yuan saw a bunch of underwear, socks, toothpicks, and plastic wrap.
So those who genuinely wanted to trade, complete the upgrade task, and had the ability to do so.
Most chose to trade with "Crafting Scrolls."
Qi Yuan browsed for a long time and roughly identified two types of people.
The first type traded crafting scrolls for 40-50 units of stone.
These people didn't have much in stock.
They would trade an unimportant scroll if someone wanted it, and if not, they wouldn't mind.
They were just trying their luck.
The second type only traded for ten to twenty units of stone.
These people were very close to upgrading their shelters.
So they wanted to take a gamble, and their trade prices were relatively fair.
However, neither type would trade truly high-value crafting scrolls.
After all, if they had "Pickaxe Crafting Scrolls" or "Healing Potion Crafting Scrolls," they would never trade them.
Because even without the "Novice Survival Pack," they could obtain more resources with the scrolls.
Qi Yuan, amidst the vast ocean of trades, spotted two decent scrolls.