The Treadmill

[Disassembled 10 Raw Wood Treasure Chests, 4 Black Iron Treasure Chests, 1 Bronze Treasure Chest; obtained: 40 Wood, 16 Refined Iron, 4 Bronze]

Ten minutes later, Ji Xinghe placed ten Storage Boxes inside the house, stacked them two high in a neat row.

Each Storage Box had thirty Space Grids, and each grid could hold up to 999 items.

Unfortunately, she couldn't put Storage Boxes in her backpack slots. She'd tried it in her previous life. The moment a Storage Box went in, the Space Grid exploded, devouring the box and all its contents...

She put all the basic materials, like Wood, in the two boxes at the front of the first row, one above the other.

Food went in the second row.

Next came kitchen supplies, toiletries, and living essentials. Seeds and blueprints went in the last row.

She kept the remaining potions, weapons, and two monster corpses in her backpack for easy access.

After organizing her backpack, Ji Xinghe took out one Water Purifier Blueprint, one Soft Armor Blueprint, and the Treadmill.

She planned to make both the Water Purifier and Soft Armor. As for the Treadmill, well, it was a little special...

"Treadmill: One of the pieces of equipment in the Training Room"

"Effect: For every two hours of focused exercise on the Treadmill, Agility +1 (time can accumulate)"

"Note: Uncoordinated? Afraid of getting caught by monsters? Then get exercising!"

It was a great item that permanently increased Agility.

Ji Xinghe had been worrying that the Island was too small to run around on, so the Treadmill had come at just the right time.

She placed it in the open space to the right of the Shelter, planning to use it once she was done with everything else.

Next, she took out the Water Purifier Blueprint and placed it on the Crafting Table.

[Automatically consumed 5 Wood, 2 Stone, and 2 Charcoal. Ding! No Charcoal detected. The Crafting Table cannot operate.]

Ji Xinghe held her forehead. "I forgot to make Charcoal... I'll make the Soft Armor first, then."

She put the Soft Armor Blueprint on the table.

[Automatically consumed 1 Cloth, 4 Cotton, and 4 Refined Iron. Crafting one piece of Soft Armor]

[Time remaining: 00:01:59]

As soon as she finished, her stomach started growling.

Ji Xinghe grabbed some Wood and Stone, then turned and went outside.

First, she piled up some Stone to make a simple stove, then put the Wood inside.

She shaved the Wood with her Bloodthirsty Knife, then took out the Flint to start a fire.

Before long, the flames caught...

She rinsed the Iron Pot with a little bottled water, then poured in an entire bottle of water.

Today's meal: Kang Shuai Fu Pickled Pepper Instant Noodles.

When the water boiled, Ji Xinghe put in the noodles and seasoning packets.

The boiling water bubbled away, and steam brushed against her face, but Ji Xinghe didn't feel hot at all.

Constant Temperature Clothes really were terrifying.

Three minutes later, the spicy, savory aroma of pickled peppers and seasoning filled the air.

Gurgle, gurgle...

She swallowed.

Picking up the Iron Pot, Ji Xinghe grabbed her chopsticks and dug in.

While she ate, she opened the Regional Chat Channel...

Pray for the God of Wealth's Love: "Can someone come save me? I get ten tries a day, and I've come up empty five times!"

Ou Ou Ou Ou Ou: "Hehehe, pictures, pictures, one Black Iron Treasure Chest and nine Raw Wood Treasure Chests. Easy peasy, don't make a fuss."

Monster Killer: "There are treasure chests too? I thought we could only fish up monsters..."

Sweet Candy Little Sister: "Can any big brothers trade me food? I'm so hungry, picture [a pair of white socks with a strong man's scent]."

Sweet Candy Little Sister: The other party withdrew a message.

"Can any big brothers trade me food? I'm so hungry, please."

Tyrannosaurus Warrior: "@Sweet Candy Little Sister, I saw that. Is some hairy-legged man pretending to be a girl to scam people out of supplies?"

May Peace: "@Sweet Candy Little Sister, don't lie. If you're short on food, I can lend you some. And if anyone else is out of food, come to me. I can lend you some, but remember to pay me back when you get food..."

Player 9047: "You have so many supplies? Kind folks, could you give me some soil, Foundation Stones, and Wow Coins..."

South Brother of Erlong Lake: "The Erlong Gang is recruiting members. All my attributes are over ten. Join us."

Seeing this, Ji Xinghe's expression grew complicated.

May Peace's attitude toward survival was completely different from hers. She hated self-righteous do-gooders—no... to be precise, she hated fake do-gooders.

The kind who pretended to be kind, using other people's supplies to win others' favor.

But May Peace was different. He was a genuine do-gooder.

In her previous life, when she'd had nowhere else to turn, she'd accepted his help too.

Many people like Ji Xinghe had received his help, to one degree or another. But he still got no good in return. The people he'd supported had killed him with their own hands...

He'd even died earlier than she had, despite her own disabled body.

It would've been a lie to say she wasn't angry, even if that impostor had died not long afterward.

Thinking of this, Ji Xinghe still opened May Peace's profile.

Private message: [Player 001: Have you ever heard the stories of The Farmer and the Snake and Mr. Dongguo and the Wolf? Be careful.]

[May Peace: Wow, are you the big shot from the server-wide announcement? Thanks for the warning, big shot.]

Telling him to stop helping people wasn't realistic. It was hard to change someone's nature. She could only hope he'd take her warning to heart and be a little more cautious.

The crackling flames brought Ji Xinghe's thoughts back to the present.

She set the empty Iron Pot aside, took a tissue and wiped away the grease inside, then dampened it with a little bottled water and wiped it again.

She put the pot back in her backpack.

Ji Xinghe dug a small piece of red-hot charcoal out from beneath the flames and set it aside. Once it cooled, it would become usable Charcoal.

She went into the Shelter and took out the finished Soft Armor.