"Oh, going for a walk~" Ye Feng replied casually.
"A… a walk?" Not just Xiao Hu, everyone in the hotel lobby was stunned. Had Ye Feng gone mad? Had he not seen how terrifying the Night Mantises were outside? This was just the "Remnant Fire" world, and who knew what else lurked in the darkness after nightfall?
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In the hotel lobby, everyone had similar thoughts. Ye Feng ignored them and walked straight out the door.
"Click~ Clang!" Not long after he walked out, Ye Feng heard the heavy iron gate being locked from behind him.
"Huh?" Ye Feng looked back, and the person who had shut the door in fear of his terrifying display promptly fell to the ground.
"Hoo~" Looking at the twinkling stars in the night sky and feeling the stillness around him, Ye Feng smiled. His actions were not a sudden impulse. In fact, Ye Feng had long harbored the idea of exploring at night, but his strength was insufficient then, and his resources did not permit it.
Now, Ye Feng's available points had increased to 220. Through recent combat, Ye Feng realized that after allocating points, he needed to practice more to allow his body to adapt to the enhanced [Strength] and [Agility]. This was most evident after he had allocated many points this morning. Initially, Ye Feng felt a sense of unease, as if his body wasn't his own, and it took killing many zombies for his body to gradually adapt.
In terms of resources, Ye Feng now possessed a light-emitting flashlight that monsters feared, a tent for shelter, an infrared alarm for warnings, and most importantly, 100 rounds of ammunition for his Glock 18. If he truly encountered any monsters, dealing with them would not be as troublesome as before.
As for hiding in a small wooden house, Ye Feng felt it was not ideal. Even if he was lucky enough to obtain many supplies and encountered no monsters, even managing to renovate his wooden house into an air-conditioned villa, if his own strength was insufficient and a robber appeared, all his previous efforts would be in vain, and he might even become a slave to others...
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More than half an hour later, Ye Feng climbed onto a super large tree with a diameter of five to six meters. He chose a wind-sheltered spot with a good view and set up his modified tent. This large tree was discovered by Ye Feng by chance during the day. Xiao Hu mentioned it was the largest tree in Xiao Ji Town. The lower part of the main trunk had virtually no branches and was covered in protruding thorns.
Soon, Ye Feng entered the tent, turned on his flashlight, set up the infrared alarm, and then quickly took out various foods to eat. After a day of killing zombies, even Ye Feng felt a little tired. While eating, Ye Feng opened the [Area Chat Channel]. Since Ye Feng was currently exploring the wilderness, he paid more attention to information in his immediate vicinity than to the [World Channel] news.
"Brothers, help me! I've held on for three days and can't take it anymore. I have a fever from a cold, I'm going to die. Does anyone have cold medicine?"
"Me too. That drastic temperature drop was too much, winter came in an instant. I also caught a cold, I've been running a runny nose and coughing. I've been toughing it out these past few days!"
"Me too!"
"+1"
"Does anyone have cold medicine? I'll trade for it!"
"Don't be silly, upstairs. I've been exploring for days. There isn't a single modern building in this desolate place, let alone modern industrial products like cold medicine!"
"That's true..."
"The one above the one above, you've been out exploring for days, don't you want your wooden house anymore?"
"I still have time to return to my wooden house to rest. If I can't make it back in time, I'll stay in a cave. But I'm planning to leave. Staying there feels like a slow death. It's better to explore outside; there's a higher chance of encountering high-grade treasure chests!"
Mu Chen: "Speaking of treasure chests, I opened a bronze treasure chest today. I was overjoyed, but inside, besides a piece of bread, there was only a water purifier blueprint. It drove me crazy..."
"A water purifier blueprint? It teaches you how to make a water purifier? Isn't that great?"
Mu Chen: "Great my ass! The blueprint mentions metal coils, glass bottles, iron stands, and activated charcoal. Do you have any?"
"..."
Mu Chen: "Whatever, I've already put that blueprint up for trade on the [Trading Channel]. Let's see if anyone wants it!"
"Cold medicine, cold medicine..."
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"Blueprint?" Seeing this, Ye Feng paused and quickly opened the [Trading Channel] to search for the water purifier blueprint. In Ye Feng's opinion, the supplies within treasure chests of the same grade were generally of equivalent value. This person named Mu Chen's bronze treasure chest contained only a piece of bread and a blueprint. This implied that the value of this water purifier blueprint was equivalent to a large amount of food and water.
Shortly after, Ye Feng found Mu Chen's trade message.
[Water Purifier Blueprint: Obtained from a bronze treasure chest. The blueprint is a panel, somewhat like a circuit board, with content detailing the materials and process for making a water purifier. Exchange for living supplies (food, water, salt, sugar are all acceptable). Cold medicine is preferred!]
Comment: "Blueprint? What is this? What's the use of this thing?"
Comment: "Exactly, this place is like a primitive society. Giving you a water purifier blueprint, can you actually manufacture one?"
Reply: "Hey, don't talk nonsense, this is from a bronze treasure chest, it's a treasure!"
Comment: "Then keep your treasure to yourself!"
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After confirmation, Ye Feng completed the trade with the other party using a packet of Ganmaoling granules. A white light flashed, and a board resembling a circuit board appeared in Ye Feng's hand. The content on the board was the same as what Mu Chen described: the materials and process required to make a water purifier. After checking it and finding nothing special, Ye Feng, unsure of how to use it, placed it into his personal storage space.
In the [Area Chat Channel],
Mu Chen: "Holy crap, the water purifier blueprint I just put on the [Trading Channel] was actually traded?"
"Really?"
Mu Chen: "Of course it's real. The buyer was the big shot Zhang San. Guess what he traded me for!?"
"Stop playing coy, spit it out!"
Mu Chen: "Ganmaoling granules, hahahaha!~"
"Damn it! That's outrageous~"
"Besides survival coins, there's another item big shots will buy: water purifier blueprints. Let's jot this down!"
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"Holy crap, I found Big Shot Zhang San's shelter. It's a tent. His wooden house is gone, and now it's a tent!"
"What's going on? He doesn't want the wooden house? He switched to a tent? What can that thing shelter? He'll be dead if he encounters a tiger or a bear!"
"It's true, I just checked!"
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"Damn, it really is a tent!"
"I'll go check too~"
"I'm going to ask the big shot where he is now, I want to warm him up..."
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Ye Feng was unaware that a crowd was discussing him from various angles in the [Area Chat Channel]. At this moment, he was looking with some bewilderment at a private message in the [Private Chat Channel].
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