[Transaction Successful!]
After being listed for several minutes, the stone pickaxe was finally sold.
"It's much slower compared to before. It seems many players no longer lack pickaxes."
As players continued to develop, the most valuable period for stone pickaxes had passed, and the premium wasn't as high as before. Now, some players had even started mining iron and trading it in the Plaza.
However, Bai Yi wasn't worried. He had already sold most of his stone pickaxes, leaving only a few for his own use.
With his equipment ready, Bai Yi traded one unit of wolf meat for a raincoat, not wanting to catch a cold.
Bai Yi walked into the yard and enthusiastically began collecting mud.
In no time, 30 units of mud were piled beside the Shelter. But Bai Yi didn't stop there; he had already learned from the Forum about the materials needed to upgrade the Shelter from level 4 to 5.
Bai Yi quickly piled up 130 units of mud, forming a small mountain. Then, he went inside and traded 10 units of meat for 100 units of stone.
Next came the main event. Standing in the yard with his Journal, Bai Yi excitedly opened it, planning to upgrade the Shelter directly to level 5!
[Upgrade Shelter?]
"Yes!"
The familiar white light flashed, and the Shelter, along with the wooden fence surrounding the yard, expanded once again. Standing in the yard, Bai Yi could only step back with the white light.
When the light faded, Bai Yi was stunned by the building before him.
The wooden house, originally made from sturdy wooden materials, had transformed into a gray-white stone house. The walls had faint, intricate patterns, resembling some kind of special rock.
Bai Yi reached out to touch the wall. The cold, hard texture had a peculiar warmth, a unique quality from the System's compression and reformation of the rock.
Walking around the stone house, Bai Yi estimated it to be about 100 square meters, with exterior walls a full thirty centimeters thick. Even a torrential downpour left no trace of water on it.
He opened the Journal.
[Exquisite Stone House]
[Level: 4]
[Durability: 1000/1000]
[Capacity: 201/1000]
[Traits: None]
[Description: Congratulations, you've successfully passed the novice stage. You now have the basic ability to survive in this world.]
[Unlocked: Low Stone Wall, Workshop]
[Low Stone Wall: Can expand your territory. Single construction cost: 10 units of stone]
[Workshop: Tools crafted in the Workshop are 20% faster. The Workshop can simultaneously synthesize multiple tools and automatically synthesize tools without player input. Raw materials will be directly deducted from the warehouse, allowing for scheduled, precise production. Construction cost: 300 stone]
Bai Yi briefly reviewed the importance of the stone wall and workshop, both essential constructions. But the most crucial task now was to continue upgrading the Shelter!
[Upgrade Shelter?]
"Yes!"
After the familiar white light, the Shelter upgrade was successful.
The material of the level 5 Shelter wasn't much different from level 4, only the color became darker. Meanwhile, the original single-story stone house had become a two-story villa.
The east wall of the villa extended into a building of the same material, which was the original warehouse. From level 5 onwards, the warehouse was no longer a spatial iron box but a tangible storage room.
[Stone Villa]
[Level: 5]
[Durability: 2000/2000]
[Warehouse Capacity: 201/1000] (5 stone to expand one unit of capacity)
[Traits: None]
[Upgrade: Locked] (Level five can only be upgraded after unlocking, post-Novice Protection Period)
[Description: During the novice period, you can relax.]
[Players can customize rooms (only effective the first time)]
Seeing this, Bai Yi traded 50 units of dried meat for 400 units of stone and 10 units of crude iron, setting up the Workshop and bathroom on the first floor. He also moved the bed and table to the second floor.
After setting up, Bai Yi ran to the warehouse. The warehouse was adjacent to the Shelter, accessible from both outside and inside the Shelter, very convenient.
The internal space of the warehouse was divided into ten neat squares. In a few squares, scattered were 10 units of crude iron, some wood, and a large amount of dried meat. The other squares were currently empty, waiting to be filled with supplies.
In one corner of the warehouse, unknown flesh and bone lay quietly curled in a tin box. Up close, the surface texture of the flesh and bone twisted weakly.
Having seen it many times, Bai Yi no longer lost Sanity just by looking at it. He had a hunch that future upgrades to the Shelter might require it.
Afterward, he entered the newly unlocked Workshop. Seeing the contents inside made his breathing quicken.
In the room, spanning several dozen square meters, a workbench made of black metal gleamed coldly. A light blue holographic interface hovered above the surface. The most captivating was the pyramid-shaped processing equipment in the corner, with three mechanical arms quietly folded between its facets.
To gather enough mud, Bai Yi had run back and forth in the pouring rain, now sneezing hard.
He quickly retreated to the Shelter, warming himself by the stove. A pot of hot water boiled on the stove. Bai Yi glanced at the rain outside; he wouldn't be going out this afternoon.
Remembering he hadn't bathed since arriving in the Mist World, he eagerly took the kettle of hot water to the bathroom, planning to enjoy a hot shower.
Before bathing, Bai Yi went to the Workshop and placed the Tang Saber Blueprint on the workbench.
[Detected Tang Saber Blueprint (Damaged), load?]
After Bai Yi clicked yes, a three-dimensional structure diagram was projected from the light blue virtual panel.
He set the production quantity and watched as the mechanical arms suddenly unfolded, automatically retrieving crude iron and wood from the warehouse.
In an instant, two Tang Sabers began to slowly take shape at a speed visible to the naked eye.
[Using Tang Saber Blueprint, Durability -2, Crafting Countdown: 19:59]
...
Bai Yi entered the newly constructed bathroom, noticing the showerhead was assembled from hollow bamboo. He poured hot water into the tank and fetched some cold water to adjust the temperature.
Scalding hot water gushed from the bamboo joints, and in the steaming mist, Bai Yi's well-defined back could be faintly seen. Water droplets slid over his raised trapezius muscles, flowing down the groove of his spine.
Looking down, his once scrawny abdomen now revealed the blocky contours of muscles, like the roots of an old tree, with scars all over his body exuding a savage aura.
Clenching his arm, his biceps bulged as if forged from steel. In just a few days, he had transformed from a frail patient into a battle-hardened warrior.
After the shower, Bai Yi felt lighter, changed into dry animal skin clothes, and stepped into the Workshop.
Two Tang Sabers stood quietly on the weapon rack. Bai Yi casually drew one, examining it closely.
The blade still carried the heat of the forge, the handle wrapped with leather cord tightly woven from wolf tendons to prevent slipping.
Standing at the door, Bai Yi swung the saber through the rain with force. The silver blade sliced through the downpour, only for the gap to be quickly filled by more rain.
"Great saber!"
Bai Yi praised. If not for having a revolver, he would have considered dual-wielding.
He carefully compared the two identical sabers, keeping the one he had a better feeling about for himself, and planned to sell the other.
Lying on the bed, Bai Yi eagerly picked up the Journal, muttering to himself:
"This time, I'm going to make a fortune!"