Ye Feng didn't pay much attention to others knowing about survival coins; his thoughts were occupied by Zhao Zhao's book.
According to Zhao Zhao, it was a tattered book he stumbled upon by chance!
Books are important carriers of human civilization. Did this "Ember" world possess a certain human civilization that later met with some misfortune?
"Speaking of which, in the [World Channel], someone said they were born in a city where there were zombies..."
A flurry of random thoughts flashed through Ye Feng's mind.
...
In the evening,
The weather was no longer so hot, so Ye Feng went out to chop some wood.
"Huh? What's that?"
Suddenly, Ye Feng's gaze was drawn to a rough surface in the dirt at his feet.
"Is it a book?"
After squatting down to examine it, Ye Feng discovered a thin, small book that had been soaked by mud and rain for a long time.
"Nine?"
After clearing away some dirt, Ye Feng found that the cover of the small book was still somewhat intact, with a character "九" on it.
"Yang? Jiuyang?"
Upon seeing another character on the cover, Ye Feng became very excited. He recalled someone mentioning martial arts manuals not long ago.
"Could this... could this be the Jiuyang... Divine Skill?"
Having read many Wuxia novels, Ye Feng's heart pounded, his blood pressure rose, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
But in the next second, he was doused with cold water.
The small book's cover boldly read: Jiuyang... Soy Milk Maker Instruction Manual!
"Damn it, what the hell! I got excited for nothing!"
Flipping through the small book, Ye Feng discovered that it only contained instructions for the Jiuyang soy milk maker. Angrily, he threw it to the ground.
"Hoo!"
Ye Feng took a deep breath to calm himself.
Although he was a bit dejected, Ye Feng wasn't entirely without gain.
At least he had confirmed that this world definitely had human civilization, and it was quite advanced.
It's just that some great catastrophe might have occurred, turning it into the desolate wasteland it was now...
...
At night,
After dinner, Ye Feng observed the outside through the gaps in his small wooden cabin, contemplating his next steps.
Currently, he had accumulated a decent amount of wood, but it was far from enough to withstand the sub-zero temperatures of -5°C.
Ye Feng had lived in the south before, where 10°C already felt quite cold, requiring a down jacket. -5°C was definitely severe cold...
"I should sell some of these supplies~"
Thinking about it, Ye Feng felt that chopping wood was too slow, leaving him no time to repair and reinforce his small wooden cabin.
Soon, Ye Feng listed some food and water on the [Trading Channel].
[Fatty Little Bread x1: Exchange for 10 portions of wood~]
[Coarse Grain Bread x1: Exchange for 7 portions of wood~]
[Mineral Water x1: Exchange for 7 portions of stones~]
...
"Quick, everyone go to the trading channel, especially those in need of food and water. A big spender is selling food and fresh water, and the exchange conditions are just wood, stones, nails, or the like~"
As soon as Ye Feng opened the [Regional Chat Channel], he saw people posting messages, several of them repeated.
"I saw it too, it's unbelievable that someone is trading food for wood and stones!"
"This big spender named Zhang San often sells supplies on the trading channel. This afternoon, I saw him/her actually trade 2 coarse grain breads for a metal shard. I wonder what they were thinking!"
"I saw that too. Someone said that metal shard is called a survival coin, an important resource~"
"What the heck?"
"By the way, Zhang San seems to be in our region~"
"Seems so!"
"Brother Zhang San, where are you? Let's chat!"
"You don't have good intentions, upstairs?"
"Upstairs +1~"
"+1"
...
The next day,
As soon as dawn broke, Ye Feng woke up.
He quickly opened the [Trading Channel] to check. He wanted to know if his plan would work.
Although exchanging precious food and water for wood and stones was something most people would do, the quantities he requested were rather large...
"Hoo~"
Seeing the completed transaction messages, Ye Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
A few lights flashed on his wristband, and several piles of wood and stones appeared inside Ye Feng's small wooden cabin.
After a simple breakfast,
Ye Feng, with a feeling of excitement, checked the [Shop]. Today, he was a person of considerable wealth with 200 survival coins.
Of course, the one-time use 1000 survival coins would be saved for critical moments, such as needing to buy vital supplies when survival coins were insufficient.
[Sufei Sanitary Napkins x2, 40 Survival Coins]
"What the heck~"
Ye Feng felt a surge of annoyance. These sanitary napkins were really sticking to him.
[Pan Pang Little Bread x4, 60 Survival Coins]
[Gasoline x1, 20 Survival Coins]
[Braised Egg x2, 40 Survival Coins]
[666 Cold Relief x1, 35 Survival Coins]
"Huh, there's cold medicine?!"
Ye Feng was very surprised and bought it without hesitation.
"Hoo~"
Ye Feng let out a sigh of relief.
He had been worried in his heart that he might not have enough survival coins to buy items from the [Shop]. Now it had come true.
But fortunately, he had absorbed two 100 survival coins, giving him 200 survival coins daily. If he only had 100, it would have been quite troublesome.
Afterward, Ye Feng calculated and bought all the available supplies, costing a total of 195 survival coins. The [Shop]'s luck value reached 25/50.
Then, Ye Feng got to work quickly, using the wood and stones to reinforce and repair his small wooden cabin.
After all, less than five days remained until the severe cold arrived!
Soon, rhythmic knocking sounds and the sound of moving stones echoed through the forest...
...
In the evening,
After a day of hard work, Ye Feng had roughly planned the reinforcement, repair, and layout of his small wooden cabin.
"There's a serious shortage of wood and stones~"
This realization brought to light some unfortunate circumstances.
He wanted to lay a layer of stones on the floor of the cabin before laying wooden planks, otherwise, with the current dampness, it would be freezing in sub-zero temperatures.
With this in mind, Ye Feng organized his supplies again.
This time, he listed not only food and water but also items he temporarily wouldn't need, such as flint and knives, on the [Trading Channel].
This naturally caused shock among many, but Ye Feng had no time to concern himself with it...
...
Time flew by,
With Ye Feng's busyness, the day finally arrived when the system had warned of a sharp temperature drop, reaching a minimum of -5°C.
On this day, as soon as dawn broke, Ye Feng woke up. He had barely slept the night before.
One reason was that he had converted his small wooden cabin into a heat-retaining structure, which became quite stuffy. He could only sleep near the ventilation opening, and there were many mosquitoes.
Another reason was his worry that the temperature would drop as soon as dawn broke, and he might sleep through it and catch a cold...
However, the sun outside was as bright as usual today, and the temperature quickly rose. Ye Feng, inside his wooden cabin, was already sweating.
After breakfast, Ye Feng didn't go chopping trees or exploring. Instead, he lit a large stove.
Then he sat by the entrance of his wooden cabin to cool off while observing the weather.
...