**Name: Charcoal Crafting Scroll (Fine)**
**Materials: Wood**
**Function: Produces refined charcoal, suitable for stoves, fireplaces, etc. Burns longer with less smoke.**
**Description: High-grade charcoal with a fruity aroma!**
This is an extremely practical scroll, quite effective for resisting the impending cold wave. And it's not too expensive, only costing 23 stones in exchange.
At first, Qi Yuan was puzzled as to why someone would trade such a useful scroll. But after a moment's thought, he understood.
Charcoal seems great, but for those who can't even meet their basic needs, it's not the best choice.
Firstly, charcoal also requires consuming wood! The charcoal made by spending wood might not be significantly better than burning wood directly. At most, it burns for a shorter time with more smoke, but these drawbacks are entirely acceptable.
However, Qi Yuan was happy to improve his quality of life, and spending 23 stones to buy it was definitely a win-win.
But he didn't know that with the crafting scroll's enhancement, charcoal was far superior to wood.
The other scroll, however, was quite useless.
**Name: Utility Pole Crafting Scroll (Excellent)**
**Materials: Stone**
**Function: Decorative item, enhances the aesthetic of the shelter!**
**Description: Though it can't generate electricity, it's long, straight, and thick!**
Qi Yuan's mouth twitched as he read the description of the "Utility Pole Crafting Scroll."
This was an excellent-grade item! It must have come from a Bronze Resource Chest!
Qi Yuan could already imagine a poor soul who finally found a Bronze Resource Chest. Excitedly opening it, they were thrilled to find an excellent-grade crafting scroll! Only to discover it was a utility pole! And it couldn't even conduct electricity!
Moreover, who in their right mind would use a utility pole as a decoration?
Putting himself in their shoes, Qi Yuan could feel the person's despair.
In fact, there were quite a few bizarre items like this in the trading market. For example: "Electric Toothbrush Without Power," "Singing Psyduck Doll," "Steamroller Crafting Scroll," and so on. Most had some use, but not much.
Qi Yuan was interested in this "Utility Pole Crafting Scroll" mainly because of its grade. Even if it was useless, it was still an excellent-grade item. This was the most useless excellent-grade item Qi Yuan had ever seen.
Trading the "Utility Pole Crafting Scroll" required 28 stones. Qi Yuan was just one stone short, and after some very easy bargaining, he managed to get it for 22 stones.
Just then, a message suddenly popped up. It was from Potato Bro, Zhou Ming.
Zhou Ming: A potato the size of a fist for 30 grams of compressed biscuits!
Qi Yuan's pupils contracted, knowing this potato wouldn't be easy to trade for. Since Zhou Ming knew about compressed biscuits, he must have upgraded his shelter to Level 2. So he definitely didn't need stones anymore!
Qi Yuan: What compressed biscuits? Did you get them from a resource chest?
In a corner of the Mist World, inside a Level 2 Shelter, a young man with messy hair lay wrapped in a cotton coat by the stove, typing furiously on a book. The "beep beep beep" of messages was incessant.
If Qi Yuan could see, he would surely be amazed. He didn't expect someone to have materials to build other facilities after upgrading to a Level 2 Shelter.
Zhou Ming moved closer to the stove, disappointedly saying, "People are hard to fool these days!"
"If I hadn't just seen you trade my Utility Pole Crafting Scroll and Charcoal Scroll, I might have been fooled by you!"
"But still, having so many stones to spend in the trading market after upgrading to a Level 2 Shelter... you're not an ordinary person!"
"Could it be that you're just a few stones short and can't gather them all..."
Zhou Ming: "What can you offer in exchange?"
Qi Yuan thought for a moment and replied, "I only have a day's worth of food, but I can trade stones with you!"
Qi Yuan was a bit puzzled. Could it be that he asked everyone if they had compressed biscuits? Wasn't this too coincidental? Was he asking randomly... or did he know that I had already upgraded to a Level 2 Shelter?
No, could it be just because I spent a few stones? Many who can't upgrade their shelters are also frantically buying supplies!
Frowning, without waiting for Zhou Ming's response, Qi Yuan sent another message.
Qi Yuan: "Did we trade before? The Utility Pole Crafting Scroll?"
Zhou Ming's mouth twitched. How did he get found out? This doesn't make sense!
Qi Yuan continued, "Could both be yours?"
Qi Yuan wasn't entirely sure, but it didn't hurt to ask.
Actually, Qi Yuan figured it out after thinking about it, just didn't expect such a coincidence. Qi Yuan must have bought two scrolls, spending 45 stones, and now had some left to buy things. It's very likely that Qi Yuan had already upgraded his shelter!
Zhou Ming must have thought of this and decided to give it a try.
Zhou Ming: "Good brother, it's me! To be honest, I didn't expect anyone to buy a utility pole!"
Qi Yuan:??? Are you taking me for a fool??
Qi Yuan: "Since I'm a regular customer, let's not say much! Five stones, how many potatoes can I get?"
Qi Yuan didn't care how many potatoes he could get, as long as they weren't for eating! As long as they could be planted.
Zhou Ming was happy to make a new friend and replied politely, "Well, I don't have many potatoes left, traded quite a few before. Let's just be friends, one stone for one potato!"
At the same time, a trade request came through.
**Contact Request: Zhou Ming trades 5 units of potatoes (Common) for 5 units of stones. Confirm?**
Confirm!
The price of stones was actually not as high as potatoes. It's just that today, stones were in short supply, so the price was particularly high. Getting five potatoes was satisfying enough.
These five potatoes were small and oddly shaped, quite different from those bought in supermarkets, clearly picked up by the river.
After the trade, Zhou Ming sent a friend request. Qi Yuan accepted it, thinking more friends meant more opportunities.
Now, Qi Yuan's friends list had two people. One was Qin Shuyu, and the other was Zhou Ming. After a brief introduction, Zhou Ming, 28, was a self-employed master's student with intelligence, emotional intelligence, and capability all online.
They agreed to trade special resources in the future and help each other when needed.
...
Having used up all his materials, Qi Yuan closed the Mist Survival Manual. There was still one last thing to do! The most satisfying thing!
Opening the chest!!
To prepare for the mystic realm that might appear tomorrow, Qi Yuan had to open the chest today. Although he couldn't be 100% sure that he would find a mystic realm tomorrow, Qi Yuan still planned to prepare as best as he could.
The chat records between Yang Zhenghe and Qin Shuyu didn't seem fake! After all, this was the Mist World, not the original world. There was no condition to forge chat records. And there was no need!
More importantly, items like the "Shelter Light Barrier" were simply overwhelming compared to other items! The quality was so high that it greatly ensured Yang Zhenghe's survival in the early stages. Even the most troublesome cold wave would have minimal impact on him.
In the chat channel, there were also many other high-quality, terrifying items. Qi Yuan even suspected that more than just Yang Zhenghe had entered the mystic realm. It's very likely that some people had already entered, and the news of the mystic realm had spread in certain circles.
Not thinking further, Qi Yuan moved the Bronze Resource Chest to his side. Rubbing his hands, he focused and held his breath!
A glimmer of blue light appeared before his eyes! This chapter was copied from g.com without permission.
The Bronze Resource Chest contained four items. Three light spheres and one scroll.
**Name: 10 ml Wooden Liquor Cup Crafting Scroll (Fine)**
**Materials: Wood**
**Function: Small container, used for holding fine liquor, etc.! Retains the aroma of the liquor to some extent!**
**Description: Don't overindulge in good wine!**
Seeing the words cup! Container! Qi Yuan admitted he was tempted! But after reading the description, his heart sank instantly!
10 ml? Liquor cup? And it retains the aroma of the liquor? In this Mist World, there's no water, and food is scarce! Who has the leisure to drink?
And even if it were a slightly larger cup, it would be better! What's the use of such a small cup?!
Reluctantly, he set the scroll aside, hoping the remaining three items would be useful.
**Name: World Horn (Special Grade)**
**Function: Speak in the World Channel, pinned in gold for a day.**
**Description: Ensures everyone sees your message!**
Hmm, isn't this the item that appeared in the chat channel before? Qi Yuan curiously looked at it and was quite satisfied with this item.
**Name: Fence (Excellent)**
**Function: Encloses a 10-square-meter area! Does not count towards the original shelter area.**
**Description: Expand my home!**
Qi Yuan was startled, a jackpot!
Building facility type! Excellent grade!
Qi Yuan rubbed his rosy cheeks, loving this fence item. This was the first time Qi Yuan had opened this type of item. But that didn't stop Qi Yuan from knowing its importance!
In addition to the original 30 square meters, it expanded by 10 square meters. The area enclosed by the fence was also part of the shelter, protected by it! Whether used for planting, raising animals, or building a shed, it was an excellent choice.
And there's one more thing, a very important thing! The shelter's view was much broader now! Originally, in the wooden cabin, the windows were relatively small. It wasn't easy to observe the outside situation well. But now it's different!
The only downside was that the fence's defense wasn't great. The fence's defensive capability was definitely not as strong as the wooden cabin walls. But these could be ignored.
Having opened this superb item, Qi Yuan happily opened the last light sphere.
**Name: Bread ×5 (Fine)**
**Function: Edible fine bread, high satiety!**
**Description: Premium food!**
Not extremely surprising, but very practical! In the Mist World, food was always a hard currency, and no one would have too much of it.
Contentedly munching on bread, he then lit a fire with the oil lamp. Now that the floor was stone, there was no worry of setting the whole house on fire.
Previously busy with the chat channel and trading, he hadn't taken a good look at the new house. Now, calming down, he realized the entire wooden cabin had changed significantly. All the wooden walls were now very neat. The "whoosh whoosh" of the wind had become much weaker. The insulation effect was worlds apart!
Spreading the straw mat by the fire, putting on a cotton coat, and covering himself with a blanket, Qi Yuan lay down contentedly.
There were still over ten hours until daylight, but there was nothing else to do. The chat channel was still being flooded with messages. Some were boasting and making noise, some were selling and trading, and some were seeking allies...
But nothing particularly important happened. Considering he needed to get up early tomorrow to prepare for finding the mystic realm, Qi Yuan planned to sleep early. Even waking up a few hours early was better than oversleeping.