After confirming multiple times that the rotting corpse outside had left, Bai Yi changed into the clothes he had traded for and stepped out of the shelter fully armed.
With his talent cooled down, Bai Yi felt invigorated again. He began searching around the shelter for any trace of the rotting corpse.
As the saying goes, it's scarier when the spider disappears after you've seen it.
That's exactly how Bai Yi felt now. Considering the agility of that rotting corpse he encountered last night, if it sneaked up on him while he was working, it wouldn't be a joke—it could kill him instantly.
But after searching within a kilometer radius, Bai Yi still found no trace of the rotting corpse. As night fell, he had no choice but to give up for now.
With an uneasy heart, he collected fresh water and some thatch before returning to the shelter.
First, he traded a stone pickaxe for 200 units of wood, crafted them into a wooden fence, and surrounded the entire shelter. Satisfied, he clapped his hands.
Then he dragged the wolf carcass he brought back yesterday into the yard and used the journal to disassemble it, discarding the useless innards into the Wishing Well. (Only intact corpses that haven't been disassembled can be used for wishing, according to forum summaries.)
Bai Yi laid the wolf pelt on his bed as a mattress, and placed the wolf teeth on the table as decoration.
He salted the meat chunks, strung them up with ropes made of thatch, and hung them under the eaves to dry and cure.
After returning to the shelter, Bai Yi placed wood into the long-extinguished fireplace and used thatch to ignite it.
He roasted the wolf meat over the fireplace, occasionally turning it.
Finally, on the fourth day of arriving in this world, Master Bai enjoyed a hot grilled meat steak after a busy day.
"Thanks to the strategy guides provided by the forum experts, if I ever make it big, I'll definitely invite you all over for a good treat."
...
After swallowing a piece of Wolf King's meat, Bai Yi felt warmth spread throughout his body, filling him with strength.
With his hunger and thirst satisfied, and darkness enveloping the outside, Bai Yi wasted no time and began crafting stone pickaxes.
[Exquisite Stone Pickaxe Blueprint, Durability 13/20]
Bai Yi planned to craft them all, sell 10, and keep 3 for himself just in case.
As he set to work, Bai Yi opened the journal. When he flipped to the chat page, he found a few private messages from two different people.
"Anonymous User 9527: Buddy, do you still have stone pickaxes?"
"Anonymous User 9527: Buddy, are you still there?"
"Lone Wolf: Got stock, 10 pieces, want to buy?"
"Anonymous User 9527: Wow, buddy, did you get the blueprint? Lucky you! Want to join our Mutual Aid Society? In the Mist World, more friends mean more paths."
"Lone Wolf: Mutual Aid Society?"
"Anonymous User 9527: It's about helping each other, like trading items. Internal trades have discounts. Also, we'll help you if you encounter difficulties."
"Lone Wolf: Do you have a way to meet up? Or have you already gathered?"
"Anonymous User 9527: Not yet... but I believe one day..."
Bai Yi sat back down.
"Lone Wolf: Not interested for now, name your price."
"Anonymous User 9527: Buddy, we're all trying to survive, it's not easy for any of us. Meeting is fate, can you give a 50% discount?"
Bai Yi immediately blocked him and then checked the next message.
"Anonymous: Are you in such a hurry to buy medicine? Are you injured?"
"Anonymous: Friend, are you still there?"
Bai Yi wondered, "Huh? Another anonymous?"
He glanced at "Anonymous User 9527" and then at "Anonymous," puzzled, "What's going on?"
He enabled anonymity himself and tested it in the chat channel:
"Anonymous: African agriculture is underdeveloped, you must use golden fertilizer!"
"???"
"Buddy, what's up with that?"
"Buddy, this joke is at least ten years old!"
...
Bai Yi suddenly realized, "This old trickster's name is actually Anonymous User 9527! Ugh, how boring." He then reopened the chat box.
"Lone Wolf: I'm still alive. Encountered a wolf pack while exploring, thanks for the medicine."
"Anonymous: You managed to escape from a wolf pack, impressive! Can I add you as a friend?"
[Player Wang Ziyi requests to be your friend] (Friends are real-name based)
Bai Yi thought for a moment and clicked agree.
"Wang Ziyi: Hello, Brother Bai!"
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"Wang Ziyi: Could you share how you got away? As a reward, if you need more medicine next time, I can give you a 10% discount."
"Bai Yi: Uh, I didn't run. They ran."
"Wang Ziyi: Huh? Did you scare them away? Is your talent spirit-based? Inducing fear in other creatures? Fear aura? Spirit-based talents are rare!"
"Bai Yi: Uh, my talent isn't spirit-based. I just killed 9 wolves, including the Wolf King, and the remaining two ran off."
...
The chat box fell into an eerie silence.
Bai Yi felt a bit awkward as the other side remained silent.
Ten years of paralysis had severely degraded his social skills.
Although these few days of interaction on the forum, plaza, and channel had made him less stiff, he still felt awkward in such silence.
Just as he was about to say something, a message came from the other side.
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"Wang Ziyi: Amazing!!!!!!"
"Wang Ziyi: Big shot, interested in more collaboration?"
Bai Yi had no immediate thoughts of collaboration; he felt being alone was quite good, and if needed, he could shop directly from the forum.
"Bai Yi: Let's just..."
Before he could finish, Wang Ziyi sent a screenshot of an information panel.
"Wang Ziyi: [Talent: Plant Resonance (Passive): Greatly increases plant survival and growth rates. Seeds you plant will definitely sprout. You are a friend of plants, and they will never attack you.]"
Bai Yi paused, eyes widening. This talent was a divine skill!
He was sure that with this talent, Wang Ziyi would be highly valued and protected wherever she was.
"Wang Ziyi: So, interested? Besides ordinary potatoes, chives, and wild vegetables, I also have special plants."
Wang Ziyi seemed like an enthusiastic salesperson, promoting herself to Bai Yi. Before he could reply, she sent several chat screenshots.
"Wang Ziyi: [Spirit Rice: Consuming it will slowly enhance a creature's constitution, potentially breaking the human limit] [Hemostatic Herb: Crush the herb and apply it to wounds to disinfect and stop bleeding, with a slight healing function] [Antidote Grass: Can neutralize common toxins, mint-flavored]"
"Wang Ziyi: (Image, a piece of cultivated soil with many small sprouts growing)"
"What?" This time, Bai Yi stood up directly, pacing the room with the journal in hand.
The other special plants didn't excite him too much, but one thing made his heart race—Spirit Rice!