Chen Shu wanted to see if anyone else was selling water, but he stumbled upon another good deal.
[1 pack of watermelon seeds for any food]
Hmm? Watermelon seeds?
This seemed promising. Although they were just seeds, if planted well, in three to four months, he could enjoy watermelon, which he considered the king of fruits.
On a scorching summer day, having a bite of chilled watermelon would be such a delight.
Without further thought, he quickly opened the window and asked, "Would fruit be okay?"
The other party's name was Han Shuang, which sounded like a girl's name. She hadn't responded yet, and his message was still unread, probably because she hadn't seen it.
Chen Shu felt a bit disappointed but had no choice but to look at other options.
To his surprise, the Exchange had a wide variety of items, indicating that everyone had gained quite a bit.
However, in the early stages, stone and wood were the most common, seemingly becoming the hard currency.
Although stone was slightly more valuable than wood, it didn't affect its status as the second most important currency after wood, as many facilities in the Treehouse required stone for construction.
After browsing for a while, Chen Shu traded 200 Purple Scale Fruits for a fishing line.
After the trade, he wanted to ask where the other party got it from, but they completely ignored him.
Such a good item, and they put it up for trade — what were they thinking?
After pondering, Chen Shu could only conclude that there might not be a river near them.
Little did he know, without the Resource Perceiver ability, finding food was extremely difficult for others.
Not everyone had sharp eyes to spot a bush, and not every bush had berries.
As for other mushrooms and wild vegetables, they were even harder to find.
Some people had never eaten wild vegetables in their lives, making it almost impossible to recognize them.
Once he had the fishing line in hand, Chen Shu was thrilled. Now, with it, he could catch fish and shrimp.
The fishing line was complete, with a main line, sub-line, hooks, and more, just missing a fishing rod.
A fishing rod was easy to make; there was a bamboo grove nearby, and he could just cut a bamboo stalk.
Just after finishing the trade, he received a reply from Han Shuang.
"Yes." The simple one-word reply made Chen Shu overjoyed.
He immediately asked, "How many Purple Scale Fruits do you want? I don't have many."
He didn't reveal that he had Starbeam Pomelos and Honey Fruits, as he intended to keep those for himself or trade for better items.
Besides, he hadn't even tasted the Starbeam Pomelo yet, so he had to try it first. You are reading on novelping.com, the official source.
"Only Purple Scale Fruits?" The other party quickly replied.
Chen Shu frowned. The other party clearly wasn't interested in Purple Scale Fruits, yet they were being picky.
Could it be that "she" hadn't checked the messages because too many people were offering Purple Scale Fruits?
Very likely!
Thinking of this, he could only put up the Starbeam Pomelo and Honey Fruit: "Which one do you want?"
Luckily, he had other options. Since Purple Scale Fruits didn't attract her, these two should do the trick.
Sure enough, shortly after he sent the message, she replied immediately: "Can I have both?"
Fuck...
This person was too greedy, wanting both.
Chen Shu looked at the neatly arranged Starbeam Pomelo and Honey Fruit beside him, calculating in his mind.
The Starbeam Pomelo was about the same size as the pomelos he had eaten before, while the Honey Fruit was only a quarter of its size.
Looking at it this way, giving away a Honey Fruit didn't seem too bad; she probably didn't know how many he had.
After some thought, Chen Shu replied, "One Starbeam Pomelo and one Honey Fruit, but you have to tell me where you got these."
"I got these from a Treasure Chest. There's one right where I started."
What? Another Treasure Chest!
Why hadn't such good fortune come his way?
With a long sigh, Chen Shu still traded the Starbeam Pomelo and Honey Fruit to her.
Logically, with his Resource Perceiver ability, he should have explored a much larger area than others, yet he hadn't seen a single Treasure Chest. Was the appearance rate really that low?
On the other side of the conversation, inside a Treehouse, a tall woman sat at the entrance, her long legs swinging in the air. With an angelic face and a devilish figure, any man would be captivated, but unfortunately, there was no one to appreciate it now.
She was Han Shuang, a white-collar worker in a company before crossing over, strong in her work capabilities, decisive in her actions, a typical career woman.
Han Shuang adapted quickly. Despite feeling unfamiliar with everything in this world, she soon adjusted her mindset.
Unlike others, she had a Treasure Chest right in front of her when she arrived.
Perhaps she had used up all her luck, as the Treasure Chest contained items she couldn't use immediately.
One pack of watermelon seeds, a cotton coat, a pack of cumin powder, a kettle, and a Multi-purpose Medical Kit.
Not entirely useless, just not immediately necessary.
The cotton coat was also useless in the hot weather.
Cumin powder was even more ridiculous; how was she supposed to eat it, sprinkle it on bread?
The kettle was useful for boiling water, and the Multi-purpose Medical Kit was somewhat useful, kept for emergencies.
In this place, it was hard to say she wouldn't get sick, and without a doctor, a medical kit could be life-saving.
But no matter how she looked at it, these items weren't useful at the start.
She saw many people on the World Channel claiming to have found Treasure Chests containing food, so why didn't she get any?
Previously, to maintain her figure, she controlled her diet and hadn't eaten much the night before, waking up busy for work.
She had planned to have breakfast, but then she was transported here, leaving her extremely hungry, and two pieces of bread weren't enough.
Initially, she didn't plan to trade these items, thinking they might be useful later, but after exploring the area, she gave up.
She found Purple Scale Fruits, but the ones she found weren't ripe yet.
She couldn't find any other edible items.
There was a small lake nearby, but unfortunately, she couldn't swim.
Too hungry to chop wood, she could only gather some stones.
Helplessly, she decided to trade some items.
Watermelon seeds seemed nice, but the growth cycle was too long, and she wasn't sure she'd survive that long.
Purple Scale Fruits were abundant in the Exchange, easily traded for wood and stone, and she had traded for quite a few.
After listing the watermelon seeds, many people wanted to trade Purple Scale Fruits, but she felt it was a loss.
The key was that they offered too little, the most being ten.
The reason was simple; they were just seeds, and there was no guarantee they'd grow.
Purple Scale Fruits were small, like sunflower seeds.
She thought Chen Shu also wanted to trade Purple Scale Fruits for her watermelon seeds, but he had two other fruits she hadn't heard of.
With a trial mindset, she asked if she could have both, intending to negotiate.
She feared he'd only give her half, so she started with a high offer.
Isn't that how business works? Start with a price, negotiate, and reach an agreement.
Unexpectedly, he agreed to her request, surprising Han Shuang.