The mechanical voice had just fallen silent when Ye Feng's consciousness was pulled into his mind.
Before him, there was a small ball of flame, similar to the campfire on the ground of the small wooden house.
"System? What's going on now?"
Ye Feng stared at the small ball of campfire for a moment, and for some reason, he inexplicably tapped it.
"Ding! ~ System activated! ~ Obtained hint function!"
The mechanical voice, which Ye Feng was already familiar with, immediately sounded.
"Obtained hint function?"
Ye Feng frowned, not quite understanding this thing, as he didn't see any hints.
"Huh?"
Ye Feng was quite surprised. The ball of campfire before his eyes was slowly dissipating, and in its place appeared a [Personal Information] panel.
[Name: Ye Feng]
[Strength: 10 (Ordinary person is 8)]
[Agility: 10 (Ordinary person is 8)]
[Intelligence: ?]
[Available Points: 10]
"What's with the question mark after Intelligence?"
After looking at his personal information, Ye Feng was a little confused.
"Host currently does not have permission to view!"
The system's voice was still mechanical, without any emotional fluctuations.
"Ding! ~"
At this moment, a crisp beep sounded, and then the [Personal Information] panel disappeared, turning into a [Shop] interface.
[Shop: Supplies randomly refreshed every 24 hours, with a chance of appearing top-grade supplies, purchasable with "Survival Coins"]
"This is great~"
Seeing this, Ye Feng was very happy. He was worried about where to get survival supplies.
Then, he gently clicked on the [Shop] panel.
[Sufi Sanitary Napkin x1, Survival Coins 20]
[Flint x1, Survival Coins 5]
[Fatty Bread x1, Survival Coins 15]
[Salt x1, Survival Coins 30]
[Mineral Water x1, Survival Coins 30]
"There are five kinds of supplies~"
After Ye Feng scanned the [Shop], his gaze fell on the salt and mineral water.
After all, without food, a person can last six or seven days, but without water, they definitely cannot last three days.
The importance of salt is even more self-evident. He could still somehow figure out food and water in this forest, but he really didn't know where to get salt.
And if one lacks salt, the body will become weak, nauseated, vomit, faint, and even directly go into shock and die. This is much more serious than hunger and thirst.
"Wait!"
Ye Feng, who was about to buy supplies, suddenly remembered a very important thing, which was that buying things in the [Shop] required something called "Survival Coins," and he didn't seem to have any.
"Huh, here it is!"
After a thorough search, Ye Feng found that in the upper right corner of the [Shop], in a not very conspicuous place, there were the words "Survival Coins" followed by the number 100.
"Survival Coins: Can be used to purchase supplies in the [Shop]~"
"The only way to obtain Survival Coins: Open Bronze grade or higher treasure chests~"
The system's voice also entered Ye Feng's ears at this time.
"Only 100 Survival Coins?"
Ye Feng frowned slightly, then asked, "System, if I spend these 100 Survival Coins, will they be gone~"
"System Survival Coins: Same as the [Shop], refreshed synchronously with the [Shop] every 24 hours!"
"Hoo!~"
Hearing this, Ye Feng breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
"Huh? What is this 'Luck Value'?"
Ye Feng noticed that in the upper left corner of the [Shop] interface, there were also three inconspicuous words: "Luck Value," with "0/50" written after it.
"Luck Value: For every item purchased by the host from the [Shop], 1 point of Luck Value will be awarded. When the Luck Value is full, the next [Shop] refresh will definitely yield top-grade supplies, with a big discount!~"
The system replied quickly.
"So that's how it is~"
Ye Feng nodded and quickly understood.
"Swish swish~" Without any hesitation, Ye Feng quickly bought the salt and mineral water he had first spotted.
Later, Ye Feng also bought Fatty Bread and Flint, one for eating and one for starting fires.
Well, finally, Ye Feng also purchased Sufi Sanitary Napkins.
Of course, this was not because Ye Feng had any special preferences, but because Sufi sanitary napkins were sterile. If he got an injury, he could stick them on promptly to avoid infection from airborne bacteria...
Moreover, if he didn't buy this item, he would have wasted 20 Survival Coins, and buying it could also accumulate Luck Value.
In this way, Ye Feng spent all 100 Survival Coins, and the [Shop]'s Luck Value became 5/50!
Next, Ye Feng's consciousness withdrew from his mind. He touched the uniquely designed bracelet on his wrist, opened the [Regional Chat Channel], gave himself the name Zhang San, and started chatting.
Zhang San: "That golden shining paper you had, did a line of handwritten text appear at the end?"
Ye Feng originally wanted to say "Beacon of Creation," but after thinking about it, he gave up.
"What handwritten text, weren't those all in block print?"
"I didn't see any handwriting either!"
"Me neither!"
"Same here."
"Damn, I didn't even get to see what was written on that paper before it inexplicably caught fire and burned away!"
...
Ye Feng's message was quickly replied to, and without exception, none of them said they saw any handwritten text.
"That line of text, can only I see it?"
Ye Feng muttered to himself, quite perplexed.
Then, Ye Feng sent another message, "Did you guys see hints, [Shop], or anything like that?"
"Hint? Is it that paper that said 'Beginner's Guide' or something?"
"I had that paper too, but it's burned up now!"
"Shop? Bro, are you talking about the [Trading Channel]?"
"By the way, bro, is your name really Zhang San?"
"What the heck, Li Goudan upstairs, are you using your real name?"
Li Goudan: "Holy crap, I thought this required real names, are you all using fake names?"
"Li Goudan, hahaha..."
...
"It seems only I have hints and a [Shop]!"
After reading the numerous replies in the [Regional Chat Channel], Ye Feng reached a conclusion.
Immediately, Ye Feng opened the [Trading Channel]. He wanted to sell the Sufi sanitary napkins, which were temporarily of little use to him.
"Beep, hint: Retrieving items from the [Trading Channel] requires a 10% transaction fee (minimum 1), and items not traded within a certain time will be lost~"
Just as Ye Feng was about to put the pack of Sufi sanitary napkins up for immediate sale, hoping to exchange it for some bread or instant noodles, the system's mechanical voice sounded.
"Geez~ This 10% transaction fee... and a minimum of 1~"
Ye Feng was speechless. If his pack of Sufi sanitary napkins wasn't bought, he wouldn't be able to get it back...
Thinking of this, Ye Feng carefully examined the trading information in the [Trading Channel].
He needed to refer to the selling conditions of other people's supplies to set a reasonable price for his sanitary napkins.
...