Out in this pitch-black wilderness, nothing was more terrifying than encountering a beautiful, cold-faced woman holding a pretty, uncanny cat.
A chill ran down Wang Yu's back.
But the woman had also gotten a good look at Wang Yu. She glanced at the Crossbow in his hands, then at the Animal Skin Set he was wearing.
The woman spoke. "Are you the Player downstream from the river?"
Wang Yu said, "Yes."
The woman pointed at a large rock beside the river. "From now on, let's use this rock as the boundary. The area downstream belongs to you, and the area upstream belongs to me. We'll stay out of each other's way."
Wang Yu found her words oddly familiar.
Still, he said, "All right."
He agreed because the woman and cat across from him were both so unsettling. Wang Yu didn't want to get into a conflict with them, so he could only agree.
The woman said, "Then I hope you won't cross the boundary in the future."
Wang Yu said, "All right."
Looking at the Animal Skin Set Wang Yu was wearing, the woman said, "You must have collected the five units of animal hide needed for the Animal Skin Set. Do you have any extra? I can trade you something for it."
Wang Yu asked, "Did you get the Animal Hide Set Blueprint too?"
The woman said, "Yes."
Wang Yu said, "I don't have any extra animal hide for now. If you need some, I can trade with you once I get more. I'd like to know what you can offer in exchange."
The woman said, "I don't think you're short on food with that much animal hide. I'm still short three units of animal hide. If you can give me three units, I can trade you an Extraordinary Item."
Wang Yu was startled. "An Extraordinary Item?"
The woman said, "Yes. Of course, it's an Extraordinary Item with a certain support function. Otherwise, three units of animal hide wouldn't be enough to trade for one."
Wang Yu asked, "What kind of Extraordinary Item?"
The woman said, "If you can come up with three units of animal hide, you'll find out then. But I guarantee this Extraordinary Item will be useful in this game."
Since she had an Extraordinary Item, she had to be a Veteran Player. She must have obtained it in another game. Wang Yu was extremely wary of Veteran Players, so he didn't dare say much.
Wang Yu said, "I'll contact you once I have some animal hide."
The woman said, "All right. Let's add each other as friends first. That way, we can trade items later."
Wang Yu said, "Sure."
The woman pointed her wristband at Wang Yu, and he received a Friend Request.
There was no need to scan a code to add someone on the wristband. You could just scan the person directly.
Wang Yu accepted her Friend Request. Her name was Su Qingxue.
Su Qingxue?
Seeing the name, Wang Yu immediately remembered her. She had put Black Pattern Python Meat up for sale on the Trading Platform in exchange for wood. Wang Yu had offered some wood too, but he didn't have much at the time, so he hadn't managed to get any Black Pattern Python Meat.
He hadn't expected to run into the Player who'd listed the Black Pattern Python Meat here—and she was a woman.
Anyone who could kill a Black Patterned Python was not to be underestimated, especially not a woman.
After adding her as a friend, Wang Yu asked, "Do you have any extra berries or other vegetarian food?"
The woman shook her head. "I'm short on vegetarian food too. I don't have any extra to trade."
Wang Yu said, "All right, never mind. I'll be going."
With that, Wang Yu left.
The woman could kill a Black Patterned Python, and she had an uncanny cat. More importantly, she was a Veteran Player. It wouldn't be good to spend too much time around her and let too much slip.
He had no idea what tricks she might have up her sleeve, so it was best to leave.
As he walked away, Wang Yu gripped the Crossbow tightly. If the woman made any sudden moves, he planned to fire three shots at her.
The woman seemed to have left as well.
Only after the light from the woman was no longer visible did Wang Yu finally breathe a sigh of relief.
It took Wang Yu nearly two hours to get back to the shelter.
He hadn't found many Water Snails while out today, but he had picked a lot of berries. His biggest haul was 27 Wild Oranges.
He also learned that there was a woman Player upstream who was not to be trifled with.
There were Players both upstream and downstream from him. Downstream was a Strong Man, and upstream was a beauty. His room to move around was going to be severely limited.
Wang Yu brought over the ladder he'd hidden and entered the shelter. He went to the first floor, lit a fire in the fireplace, and took out a portion of mutton to roast.
By the time he finished the Roasted Mutton, it was already past three in the afternoon. He could use the dice to increase the number of items again.
Wang Yu went to the Rocky Area, picked a large rock, and increased its quantity.
Four.
Wang Yu rolled a four, increasing the number of large rocks by four.
There were still six tree stumps that hadn't been covered. Wang Yu used four large rocks to cover four of them, leaving two uncovered.
Now there was a wide stretch of large rocks in the woods. The Rocky Area was taking shape, and it would be enough to keep other Players out.
Anyone who wanted to reach his shelter would have to pass through the gaps between the boulders and then cross a stretch of woods. Together, they formed a full-fledged maze.
Sensible Players probably wouldn't enter a maze like this.
After meeting the Player upstream from the creek today, Wang Yu felt more unsafe than ever. He planned to build another ring of large rocks twenty or thirty meters outside his shelter. That would give the shelter a wall and greatly improve his safety.
He could take his time with it. He had plenty of food and didn't need to increase his supply, so he could keep increasing the number of large rocks to build the wall.
After setting down the four large rocks, Wang Yu went back to chopping trees. After cutting down three more, he'd have enough firewood to fill the Second Floor of Shelter.
A little after seven that evening, Wang Yu had filled the Second Floor of Shelter with wood. He'd reached his goal of chopping trees and storing firewood.
It was only the sixth day of the Survival Game, and he already had plenty of food and wood.
From now on, he could hunt nearby with Animal Traps and fetch water from the creek. His only regret was that he lacked vegetarian food. Otherwise, he wouldn't need to stray far from the shelter. As long as he kept it safe, he could live in this wilderness for a long time.
After chopping wood, Wang Yu began clearing the area around the shelter. He removed all the traces he'd left behind while going about his business, and covered up whatever couldn't be cleared with Weeds and Fallen Leaves.
Wang Yu was sure that any other Players who came here would take a look around the outskirts and leave. Even if some stubborn ones wandered around in the rocks, they wouldn't be able to find his shelter.
After clearing away all the traces of his activities around the shelter, Wang Yu started making dinner. He was having roasted fish tonight. Lately, he'd been alternating between Roasted Mutton and roasted fish, which kept him from getting tired of either.
He still had two portions of Pincer Fish Meat, each weighing 213 grams. Wang Yu took one out and roasted it.
Wang Yu worked hard all day, so he got hungry quickly and ate a lot. After finishing the roasted fish, he ate some berries.
Compared with the other Players, he still ate pretty well. After all, many of them were still going hungry.
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