Player 001: "@Direction of Light, whoever said that should hand it over. If you won't share supplies, I'll look down on you! Don't tell me you have none. Your island's Prosperity isn't low, so could it be that you just don't want to give supplies to everyone?"
"Let me make this clear: I'm not as kind as Direction of Light, giving supplies away for free. DM me for a normal trade! If you need supplies, go ask him. He's so kind, I'm sure he'll give you some, right?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ji Xinghe blocked him. She couldn't actually see his island's Prosperity, but who couldn't talk big?
In her previous life, he had used the same moral blackmail against Ruoshui Sanqian. Back then, Ruoshui Sanqian had ranked first in their district, and so many people had pressured her that she'd been forced to give away some of her resources.
In the end, those ingrates only recognized Direction of Light. They even said that if he hadn't spoken up for them, Ruoshui Sanqian would've kept the resources until she died.
Sweet Candy Little Sister: "@Player 001, he has so many supplies and still won't share! Let's stop asking him and go find Brother Guang."
Pray for the God of Wealth's Love: "Exactly! Where's Brother Guang? I've emptied my backpack and am waiting."
They All Call Me an Honest Guy: "I'm still short two pieces of plastic to build a Shelter. Brother Guang, please help me out!"
The person who'd just been so righteous had suddenly gone quiet.
Player 999: "Where's Direction of Light? Don't tell me he was just messing with us! I sent him a trade request, so hurry up and accept it!"
Player 666: "He's busy pretending to be dead. How would he have time to answer you?"
On an Island of just twenty square meters, a man glared at the screen before him, his eyes filled with malice. He gritted his teeth. "001, I'll remember you."
Ji Xinghe watched the channel erupt into a heated argument and smiled. Then a new message tagging her popped up.
South Brother of Erlong Lake: "@Player 001, I have crossbow bolts. I just sent you a friend request. Accept it."
South Brother of Erlong Lake: "Also, one more thing: the Erlong Gang is recruiting members. Join and you can trade supplies with one another. You can also buy from me, cheaper than market price. DM me if you're interested."
Seeing this, Ji Xinghe opened the chat window.
[Chat] was divided into Friends, Private Messages, Survival Circle, and Group Chat. Group Chat was grayed out, but the other features were available.
The Survival Circle was much like a social media feed. Players could post updates and send red packets there, and all their friends could see the posts.
There were 999+ requests in the Add Friends tab. Ji Xinghe searched for South Brother of Erlong Lake.
Friend request accepted.
South Brother of Erlong Lake: "Image. Need crossbow bolts? I have some here."
Ji Xinghe tapped the screen and opened the image.
[Iron Crossbow Bolts (100): Attack +5]
Player 001: "What's the price?"
South Brother of Erlong Lake: "Join my gang, and I'll let you have these hundred crossbow bolts for just 10 Wow Coins."
Player 001: "Then what's the regular selling price?"
South Brother of Erlong Lake: "Fifty Wow Coins, or 50 Foundation Stones and 50 soil."
He was taking her for a fool!
She could make Wood Arrows herself. One unit of wood could make seven or eight arrows. Apart from having no bonus and taking time, it had nothing but advantages.
Besides, her Strength wasn't low. The extra damage was nothing more than icing on the cake for her.
She asked one last time, "Can you lower the price?"
"I can't. Weapons are important to everyone at this stage. If you join my Erlong Gang, I'll only charge you 10 Wow Coins."
This was the second time he'd asked her to join his gang, but she had no interest. She preferred the freedom of being on her own.
She didn't reply again and continued browsing her private messages.
There were too many messages. Most were people begging for things, followed by requests to add her as a friend and inquiries about trading supplies. She even saw people asking to worship her...
She searched for a related topic: arrows.
The messages dropped by more than half at once.
She opened them one by one. Most were inquiries, until she reached the last page and finally found something worthwhile.
Ruoshui Sanqian: "I have a Wood Arrow Blueprint. Image."
Ji Xinghe opened it to take a look.
[Wood Arrow Blueprint]
[Materials: 5 Wood Arrows consume 1 unit of wood]
Seeing this, Ji Xinghe replied at once: "What do you want in exchange?"
Ruoshui Sanqian: "I want 18 Foundation Stones, 19 soil, and 3 units of Fishing Line. That's my lowest price. No haggling."
After thinking for only a second, Ji Xinghe agreed to the trade.
The blueprint used a little more material, but it saved time. She could use the extra time to do more things.
Player 001: "Sure. Add me as a friend, and we can start the trade directly in chat."
Ruoshui Sanqian: "Okay."
18 Foundation Stones, 19 soil, and 3 units of Fishing Line exchanged for a Wood Arrow Blueprint
After the other party confirmed, Ji Xinghe claimed the blueprint.
The next moment, she placed it on the Crafting Table.
[Automatically deducted 100 wood. Crafting 500 Wood Arrows]
[Time remaining: 00:41:39]
Watching the Crafting Table at work, Ji Xinghe let out a long breath.
While she waited for the Wood Arrows to be made, Ji Xinghe decided to try out the Treadmill.
Before running, she did a set of warm-up exercises to prepare her body and prevent sudden exertion from injuring her.
Ten minutes later, Ji Xinghe stepped onto the Treadmill.
"Treadmill: One of the Training Room's pieces of equipment"
"Special Effect: For every two hours of focused exercise on the Treadmill, Agility +1 (time can accumulate)"
The console in front of the Treadmill had a display and several buttons.
At the top of the display, it said: Adjusting to a reasonable speed based on the player's attributes.
Current matched speed: 36.1 kilometers per hour
In the middle was the duration of her run. Current duration: 0:00:00
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