Chapter 6

The [Region Chat] was in an uproar.

The system announcement was only targeted to the [Region Chat]. There was no announcement for the [Global Chat].

It seemed like Xu Xin only managed to open the [Trade] in advance for his region.

"Niubi!"

"A big player opened up the Trade in advance. The trade is for a blueprint!"

"I'm still exploring, but someone else is already selling excess blueprint?"

"Does mister big player need a leg accessory?"

"Comrades, no need to be so excited. Everyone who cleared the optional task yesterday should have received a random blueprint. The mysterious seller might have sold his only blueprint."

It seems that some players could still maintain their cool and analyze the situation. They weren't in the wrong.

Any proactive player would have been able to fulfil the condition to open the [Store] and [Trade].

100 coins, one skill crystal, one space crystal, and one random blueprint. This was a normal reward if you had checked and completed both last night's task and today's task.

The [Region Chat] was in an uproar due to the first announcement.

But Xu Xin was not sure if he was the first player to open the [Shop] and [Trade].

After all, some gaming emperors would have reached this point. Except they have not yet listed anything. Hence they did not trigger the announcement.

[System notification: Reed basket blueprint sold. +100 coins]

"!"

He guessed right.

Other players have accessed both [Store] and [Trade]. A player could only be able to buy from the [Trade] if they fulfilled the requirements.

If he was the other party, he would also choose to buy.

It was better than gambling on the random blueprint from [Store]!

Xu Xin could only wonder which blueprint the other party had. A trash blueprint? Some good?

He didn't need to wait long.

[Trade] [Storage chest blueprint - 650 coins]

[Trade] [Water skin blueprint - 390 coins]

[Trade] [Vine 1/1 - 390 coins]

[Trade] [Wood plank 1/1 - 130 coins]

.....

A series of listings appeared!

It seemed like the number of players who fulfil the requirements are still decent.

The trading market was flourishing in such a short duration!

Xu Xin switched his attention to the [Achievement].

[Achieved first trade completion. Reward: 100 coins] [Collect reward?]

"Collect!"

He now has 1,375 coins. It was a very small fortune.

[Host can try to buy the item (random) from the Store for 1,000 coins. There might be a pleasant surprise.]

"Item?"

[Host, it is possible to receive crafted items, artifacts, special weapons, and armors. For the first few purchases, the probability of receiving artifacts is higher.]

"!"

It cost 1,000 coins for one gamble. But it was possible to receive an artefact. Xu Xin could afford the gamble.

[System notification: +1 item (random), -1,000 coins)

His wealth has shrunk to 375 coins.

The random item was in a small box marked with a ? on the sides.

[Item (random) - You can use the identify command to get 1 random item.]

"Identify!"

[System notification: -1 energy, +1 fatigue, -1 item (random), +1 magic cooker pot]

"!"

Xu Xin's hands trembled.

[Magic cooker pot (100/100) - Player can cook a simple stew by adding ingredients. Fire is not required. Recipe not required. This is an essential item for lazy folks! An upgrade is not possible. Repair is not possible. Item will break at 0 durabilities.]

The magic cooker pot value was as high as 5,000 coins!

It could cook a simple hot meal without the need for a fire. You didn't even need a recipe. The durability was only 100/100. You could only cook 100 meals, but if you limit it to once a day, that was three months!

In three months, couldn't you craft something else or buy another cooker pot?

This cooker pot was a lifesaver for anyone who didn't have access to fire or any cooking utensils.

There were only two recipes provided for the cooker pot.

[Meat stew - meat 0/1, vegetable 0/1, water 5/1]

[Vegetable stew - vegetable 0/2, water 5/1]

Xu Xin did not have any meat or vegetable. The only food source he collected back was fruits.

It was a useless item right now!

But it was a very good investment.

[Achieved spend 1,000 coins achievement. Reward: 100 coins] [Collect reward?]

"Collect!"

Alright, with the achievement, the magic cooker pot was only 900 coins. It was worth the coins spent.

Time to learn the blueprint.

Xu Xin retrieved his only skill crystal.

He had obtained four blueprints in total. Bonfire, stone knife, reed basket, and rope. The stone knife blueprint was already sold to the [Store]. The reed basket blueprint was also listed and sold in [Trade].

All he had left was the bonfire blueprint and rope blueprint.

Which to select?

[Host should learn the rope blueprint first. It will compliment tomorrow's optional task.]

This comes as a surprise to Xu Xin.

Logic dictates that to survive, one should first learn the bonfire blueprint. But Xu Xin has gotten used to the guide system.

"Learn the rope blueprint!"

[System notification: -1 rope blueprint]

[Rope (5) - vine 11/1)

"!"

One vine could craft 5 ropes. With the current stash Xu Xin has, he would be able to craft 55 ropes.

"Let's try 1 first. Craft rope!"

[System notification: -1 energy, +1 fatigue, +1 CP, -1 vine, +5 rope]

There were five ropes added to Xu Xin's loot stash and 1 extra CP.

"CP?"

[CP - Crafting point. Players need to collect enough crafting points to upgrade the learned blueprint.]

XP has appeared.

It seems that instead of gaining XP, the system rewards you CP.

Xu Xin flipped to the Logbook's blueprint tab.

It was no longer empty.

[Blueprint] [CP: 1]

[Rope] [Upgrade condition: CP 0/100, rope blueprint 0/3, research table 0/1]

"!"

It was a flat-out robbery. To upgrade one blueprint, you will need 100 CP, 3 same blueprints, and one research table!

The only good news was that the CP wasn't fixed to an individual blueprint. It would have been a headache to craft 100 bonfires.

[Host can list the rope in Trade. A rope is essential in crafting reed baskets and various other crafting items. It is fine to trade up to 10 ropes.]

"!"

Another surprise.

If Xu Xin has chosen to learn the reed basket, he wouldn't be able to craft it either!

[Rope (2) - 260 coins] [List for trade?]

One rope value was 100 coins. One vine could craft five ropes. It was a pity Xu Xin only had 11 vines. One vine value was only 300 coins. You could get only 225 coins if you sold to the [Store]. If you crafted ropes, you could get 375 if you sold all 5 ropes to the [Store].

There was already a small profit there.

If you choose to [Trade], you could get the full sum of 300 coins for one vine and 500 coins for all five ropes!

Crafting was a better source of money!

"List!"

[System notification: Rope (2) sold. +200 coins]

The moment he adds the rope to [Trade], it was gone!

[Ding! There is a new message. Please check your private chat!]