Player 001: "Some people live by the sea and eat so much salt they've fried their brains. Why stick your nose into other people's business? Watch your step, or you might fall in and die."
After sending the message, Ji Xinghe casually closed the Chat Channel, not bothering to watch the other person get worked up.
She clicked on her private messages. The first one was from Pray for the God of Wealth's Love.
"(awkward smile.jpg), Boss~ Um, are you still buying?"
Ji Xinghe didn't answer right away. Instead, she thought about the line of text the system had given her.
"Note: Contact with the player may lower your luck!"
What if she didn't touch it? Would the Misfortune Buff disappear after twenty-four hours?
At that thought, she opened Pray for the God of Wealth's Love's profile and sent a friend request.
A moment later, [The other party accepted your friend request.]
Player 001: "How much for the Medicine-Making Table?"
Pray for the God of Wealth's Love: "Whatever you think is fair, Boss. I'm not picky. How about some food and drinks? Or a weapon, or equipment that boosts speed?"
Ji Xinghe glanced at her Storage Box. "Two packs of Instant Noodles, two bottles of water, and a Novice Wooden Stick."
She could get a Medicine-Making Table with just a few basic resources. Even with a negative effect, she thought it was a good deal.
Pray for the God of Wealth's Love: "Sure. Thanks for the support, Boss."
The other party accepted at once.
They clearly knew that, with the negative description, she could only sell it cheap.
[The other party sent you a trade request: Medicine-Making Table Touched by the Misfortune God in exchange for two packs of Instant Noodles, two bottles of water, and a Novice Wooden Stick.]
After accepting the trade, Ji Xinghe didn't take it out right away. She left it in the background.
She would wait a day.
After closing the panel, Ji Xinghe took all the treasure chests out of her backpack.
Some were from Xiao Xi's fishing today, and the rest had dropped from the Deformed Monsters she'd just killed.
She selected Open All.
[Opened Raw Wood Treasure Chest ×48, Black Iron Treasure Chest ×6, Bronze Treasure Chest ×8, Treasure Chest ×3.]
[Basic resources obtained: Soil ×30, Foundation Stone ×46, Wood ×165, Stone ×106, Refined Iron ×13, Bronze ×18, Fishing Line ×10, Gold ×4]
[Food: Mineral Water (500 ml) ×24, Steamed Bun ×12, Baked Cake ×6, Northeast Rice (50 jin) ×1, Lao Gan Ma ×2, Konjac Snack ×3, Chips ×2, Bubble Tea ×1]
[Other items: Nutrient Solution ×2, Cloth ×10, Golden Spirit Stone ×1, Tea ×1, Strength Pill ×1]
"Oh, a nice surprise."
Ji Xinghe quickly took out the white orb containing the Strength Pill. Once it reached her hand, the orb vanished, leaving a smooth, round brown pill in her palm.
She tilted her head back and swallowed it. The Strength Pill dissolved as soon as it entered her mouth.
[Strength Pill consumed. Strength +1]
Then she put the items from each chest into her Storage Box.
She dismantled all the empty chests for materials, too.
She checked the slot containing Foundation Stones. Quantity: 177.
She was 173 Foundation Stones short of upgrading the island.
At that thought, she opened the trading market and spent 56 Wow Coins and some food to buy up 185 Foundation Stones.
There hadn't been many Foundation Stones on the market to begin with, since most people used them to repair their islands. After her buying spree, there wasn't a single one left.
She opened the [Island] interface.
[West-level Island (Area: 134 + 200,000 square meters)]
Prosperity: 150 (200,000 soil awaiting enhancement)
Daily output: 2 Wow Coins (claimable once a day)
Upgrade requirements: Prosperity reaches 500, 500 Wow Coins, island area expanded to 500 square meters, and all of it successfully enhanced.]
Ji Xinghe then used 362 Foundation Stones to enhance the newly merged Orchard Island.
A small map showing the islands' layout appeared before her. She only needed to click and select the area.
Once the island had been enhanced, Ji Xinghe immediately clicked to upgrade it.
[Spend 500 Wow Coins to upgrade the island? Ding! The player is wearing the "Construction Expert" title. Wow Coin cost halved.]
"Construction Expert: Halves the material costs each time you upgrade an island, Shelter, building, and so on."
[Spend 250 Wow Coins to upgrade the island?]
Ji Xinghe grinned. "Yes."
[Island upgraded successfully. Current island level: Five]
[Congratulations to the player for completing the server's first achievement for upgrading an island to level five. Rewards: 5 Achievement Points, 5 Raffle Tickets, and 5 Free Attribute Points.]
[Make an announcement? An announcement will grant double rewards.]
Ji Xinghe nodded. "Don't ask next time. Just announce it."
System: "Understood, Boss."
Ji Xinghe: ???
Had she just heard the system call her Boss? Was she imagining things?
System: @#＊#??.O%＆O...
The next moment, the system's melodious voice rang in her ears.
[Congratulations to Player 001 for completing the server's first achievement for upgrading an island to level five. Rewards: 5 Achievement Points, 5 Raffle Tickets, and 5 Free Attribute Points.]
After collecting her rewards, Ji Xinghe checked the requirements for upgrading the island to level six.
[Level Five Island (Area: 134 + 200,000 square meters)]
Prosperity: 512 (Over 190,000 soil awaiting enhancement)
Daily output: 3 Wow Coins (claimable once a day)
Upgrade requirements: Prosperity reaches 1,000, 1,000 Wow Coins, island area expanded to 1,000 square meters, and all of it successfully enhanced.]
She clicked to collect the day's output.
Wow Coins +3.
Then Ji Xinghe opened the Shelter page.
[Small Wooden House (Level Four): 30 square meters]
[Upgrade requirements: Wood ×500, Stone ×100, Glass ×4, Gold ×10, Wow Coins ×500, Level Five Island.]
All the requirements were met, so she clicked to upgrade.
[Gravity Room detected. Merge it?]
She froze for a moment, then nodded. "Yes."
[Automatically deducted Wood ×250, Stone ×50, Glass ×2, Gold ×5, and Wow Coins ×250 to upgrade the Shelter.]
[Shelter upgrade countdown: 00:04:59]
A blinding flash of white filled her vision, followed by the sounds of hammering and construction beside her.
Ji Xinghe opened her eyes. The Shelter was expanding outward, and the Wooden Fence and Black Earth beside it had shifted along with it.
She didn't need to do anything herself. It was very convenient.
Five minutes later, the Shelter was complete.
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