At noon, the sun shone brightly, making it exceptionally hot.
At this moment, Ye Feng had returned to the small wooden house to rest, fanning himself with a plastic bag.
In the small iron pot not far away, dried beef was being boiled. Ye Feng felt that dried beef was too tough to eat raw, so it should taste better after boiling.
"Who would have thought I'd find two wooden treasure chests in this situation~"
Because his arm was injured, Ye Feng could only chop trees with one hand in the morning, and he didn't dare to use too much force, which significantly reduced his efficiency.
But he never expected that there would be two wooden treasure chests buried under the dirt and leaves at the base of the tree. It was a pleasant surprise.
[Coarse Grain Bread x10]
[Mineral Water x5]
[Sausages x3]
[Corn Cobs x5]
[Swiss Rolls x3]
[Salad Dressing x1]
"The supplies in these two wooden treasure chests are really good~"
Ye Feng was very happy. For the next few days, he wouldn't have to worry about food.
Moreover, after observing for a few days, Ye Feng judged that this place had probably not been visited by anyone for a long time.
After all, the treasure chests on the ground had been left there, not only uncollected but also buried in the soil. And through the telescope, there were no signs of human habitation nearby...
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After lunch,
Unable to chop trees and feeling a bit bored, Ye Feng lay on the floor, fanning himself with the plastic bag while leisurely browsing the [Regional Chat Channel].
"This damn weather is so hot. I'm in the forest, hiding in the shade, and I'm still boiling hot~"
"Yeah, I'm by the river. I want to jump in for a swim, but there are sharks..."
"If only it would rain heavily~"
"Forget heavy rain, even heavy snow would be fine. This weather is outrageously hot..."
"Haha, I found a bronze treasure chest today, and it had an ice pop inside. So cool~"
...
"Hmm? A bronze treasure chest?"
Seeing this, Ye Feng's spirits immediately lifted.
However, it wasn't because of the ice pop, but because of the survival coins attached to the bronze treasure chests.
Ye Feng quickly initiated a private chat with the other person, "Hello, when you opened the bronze treasure chest, was the circular metal piece on the lock still there?"
The other person quickly replied, "Circular metal piece? Oh, you mean the one with the number 100 on it? I smashed it with my small stone axe. It made a 'bang' sound, and I thought it exploded..."
Ye Feng: "..."
Seeing that the other person no longer had survival coins, Ye Feng didn't continue chatting.
"Oh, right~"
A flash of inspiration struck Ye Feng. He remembered that the person named Ying had opened seven or eight treasure chests, and he had forgotten to ask her about this last night.
Immediately, Ye Feng opened the [Private Chat Channel] and sent her a message, "Are you there?"
"I'm here! Did you get more sanitary napkins to sell?"
The other person happened to be online and replied quickly.
"I..."
Seeing the other person's reply, Ye Feng was speechless. How did he get the impression that he specifically bought sanitary napkins for her?!
However, Ye Feng couldn't be bothered to argue and asked, "When you opened treasure chests before, did you get any bronze-grade ones?"
Ying: "Yes, I opened one on the first day I came here, and another bronze-grade treasure chest dropped next to my wooden house today. I just brought it back, haven't opened it yet!"
"What luck..."
Ye Feng was a little envious.
"Then, when you opened the bronze treasure chest before, was the circular metal piece at the lock position there?"
"Oh, you mean the metal piece with the number 100 on it~"
Ye Feng asked a crucial question.
"Circular metal piece? Number 100?"
Ying seemed surprised by Ye Feng's question. After a while, she replied, "Yes, I just found it in the pile of junk. You don't want this, do you?"
"Is there any damage to the metal piece?"
Ye Feng was very concerned about this. He remembered that the system's wording at the time was "intact survival coin."
Since there was no more information, Ye Feng could only judge based on the intactness of the survival coin's appearance.
Ying: "I dented it with my small stone axe~"
"I..."
Ye Feng felt a wave of frustration, then quickly said, "You said you just found a bronze treasure chest and haven't opened it yet, right? Then, follow what I say, take off that circular metal piece, and I'll trade it with you for two coarse grain breads and a bottle of mineral water!"
"Is this thing worth this many supplies?"
Ying on the other end seemed a little confused.
"This..."
Ye Feng regretted it a little, feeling he might have been too hasty.
"That thing is useful to me, and I quite like it. If you don't want to sell it, then forget it~"
After thinking for a moment, Ye Feng added.
"Okay, but I have bread. Do you have sanitary napkins? I'll give you the dented one too!"
Compared to food and water, Ying clearly preferred this.
Because she had opened so many treasure chests, none of them contained sanitary napkins, and she needed them now, and would need them in the future.
"Deal!"
Ye Feng agreed without hesitation. Coincidentally, he had just obtained two packs of Su Fei sanitary napkins that day.
Soon, under Ye Feng's guidance, Ying carefully removed the survival coin intact, and they completed the transaction on the [Trading Channel].
"Ding~ Detected intact survival coin, do you wish to absorb it?"
As soon as the circular metal piece was in his hand, the system's voice rang out.
"Absorb!"
"Ding~"
After a crisp beep, the circular metal piece in Ye Feng's hand disappeared, and the survival coin in the upper right corner of the [Shop] became 50.
Immediately, Ye Feng focused his attention on the dented survival coin in his hand, which was the one Ying said she had dented.
"As expected, it can't be damaged~"
Ye Feng's guess was verified because the system didn't prompt him about absorption or anything similar.
"This survival coin is not just visually damaged; the number 100 has also lost its luster~"
After examining it carefully, Ye Feng casually threw the broken survival coin into a corner.
Then, Ye Feng thought for a moment and posted a rather special trading message on the [Trading Channel], offering two coarse grain breads in exchange for the circular metal piece from a treasure chest.
After posting this, Ye Feng opened the [World Channel] to browse.
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Zhao Zhao: "Hey, do you guys know about survival coins?"
After browsing for a while, a message caught Ye Feng's attention.
"What survival coins?"
"Don't know?"
"Are there any currencies in this world?"
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Zhao Zhao: "I accidentally found a tattered book that mentions it, and there are even pictures. It says that survival coins are very important and precious things, only found in bronze-grade or higher treasure chests..."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Found a tattered book, survival coins? Why don't you say you found a martial arts manual..."
"Yeah, are you making up a story here!"
...
Obviously, no one believed Zhao Zhao, and they all questioned him. Only Ye Feng frowned and pondered.
"I'm not lying to you. I think the survival coins mentioned in this book might be real~"
"I just saw someone posting a trade on the [Trading Channel], offering two breads for a circular metal piece. The description there is almost identical to the description of survival coins in my book!"
Seeing a bunch of people questioning him, Zhao Zhao immediately explained.
"Two breads? Really? I'm going to check it out~"
"Me too!"
"Could it be that some kind of universal currency really exists in this world?"
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