Copper Coins

Wang Yu had barely searched for a few minutes when the fire on the wood went out. He could only knock off the charred portion, then light the wood again.

He did not want to waste the kerosene in the oil lamp now. It needed to be saved for emergencies.

He could only use burning wood for light. Although a piece of wood would go out after burning for only a few minutes, it was enough time for him to search.

Wang Yu soon found another water snail.

As long as he was willing to spend the time searching, he could definitely find plenty of water snails in the creek.

After the wood had nearly burned out, Wang Yu went to the fire pit, picked up a burning piece of firewood, and continued searching.

There was plenty of dry wood along the creek, so Wang Yu did not have to worry about running out of firewood.

However, these water snails were only the size of a thumb. They were quite difficult to find in the dim firelight.

After searching around for a while, Wang Yu felt that he should move to another spot.

So, holding a torch, Wang Yu headed downstream. After walking one or two hundred meters, he saw that the torch in his hand was about to go out and built another fire pit by the creek.

With so little lighting, Wang Yu could only go through this trouble. After starting the fire pit, he relit the wood and continued searching for water snails.

After searching for over an hour, Wang Yu had found forty water snails. He decided to stop for now. He was hungry and needed to eat something first.

After adding more firewood to the fire pit, Wang Yu picked up a stone and smashed it down on a water snail.

The water snail's shell shattered. Just then, Wang Yu saw two prompt messages appear in the middle of the shell.

[Water Snail Meat 10g]

[Copper Coin *2]

Wang Yu stared at the two messages in stunned confusion.

"Wo Cao, this really is a game."

Game currency had exploded out.

Actually, Wang Yu was not that surprised. He had learned online that as long as one killed a creature in the survival game, game currency would explode out.

Moreover, many people and professional companies online were now buying game currency with cash.

Even so, seeing game currency explode out with his own eyes still gave Wang Yu a strange feeling.

Wang Yu picked up the water snail meat, then picked up the two copper coins.

[Obtained 2 Copper Coins.]

The instant Wang Yu picked up the copper coins, they vanished, and a light screen appeared before him.

It was his [Personal Panel].

[Name: Wang Yu]

[Age: 24]

[Strength: 0.9]

[Agility: 0.8]

[Mental Power: 1.2]

[Wealth: Copper Coin *2]

Wang Yu discovered that his [Personal Panel] now had an additional entry, [Wealth: Copper Coin *2]. He now possessed in-game wealth as well.

This was hugely significant. Wang Yu had heard that items from the survival game could be brought out of the game, but only things on the [Personal Panel] could be taken out.

Now that he had two copper coins on his [Personal Panel], it meant these two copper coins could be brought out of the survival game.

At this moment, another prompt message appeared before Wang Yu.

[Game currency obtained. 'Game Shop' unlocked.]

A light screen appeared before Wang Yu, displaying four icons: [Personal Panel], [Game Shop], [Backpack], and [Game Channel].

Previously, his light screen had contained only three icons: [Personal Panel], [Backpack], and [Game Channel]. Now there was an additional [Game Shop] icon.

Wang Yu tapped the [Game Shop] icon.

A message popped out.

[The Game Shop cannot be activated in this game mode.]

Sure enough, he could not use it. Otherwise, he could have bought things from the [Game Shop].

After closing the light screen before him, Wang Yu picked up a stone and continued smashing open water snails.

[Water Snail Meat 10g]

[Copper Coin *2]

[Water Snail Meat 10g]

[Copper Coin *2]

Since the [Backpack] could not store living creatures, Wang Yu smashed open all forty water snails.

Wang Yu found that every water snail contained 10g of meat and two copper coins.

After smashing open forty water snails, Wang Yu obtained 400g of meat and eighty copper coins.

Wang Yu strung 100g of water snail meat onto a wooden skewer and began roasting it over the fire. He also threaded the remaining 300g of water snail meat onto wooden skewers and placed them in the [Backpack] as reserve food.

While roasting the water snail meat, Wang Yu actually caught a whiff of its fragrance. He swallowed, realizing that he truly was hungry.

After the water snail meat was done, Wang Yu picked up the grilled meat and began eating.

The pure, unseasoned flavor of grilled meat.

Not bad.

After finishing the grilled meat and eating some berries, Wang Yu was full.

Next, Wang Yu did not intend to keep searching for water snails. He had found a creek, solving his water problem, and he could also find water snail meat in the creek for food. With both food and water taken care of, he needed to start looking for a place to build a shelter.

Only after building a shelter could he safely store dry wood and search for food.

As for where to build the shelter, it needed to be near a water source, but definitely not too close to the creek. Wild beasts often appeared near the creek, and living beside it would be dangerous if he encountered a large predatory beast.

Most importantly, the creek might flood. The game tips said that all kinds of extreme natural disasters would appear in the Wilderness World, so Wang Yu had to guard against flooding.

Therefore, Wang Yu wanted to build a shelter on elevated ground near the creek, neither too close nor too far away.

Wang Yu still planned to search for a shelter site the same way he had searched for water snails. He would first start a fire pit in one spot, then search for a place to build a shelter within ten minutes of the creek.

A ten-minute walk was neither too close nor too far.

Wang Yu got moving, started a fire pit, and searched the surrounding area for a suitable place to build a shelter.

After searching for over an hour, Wang Yu still had not found a suitable location that satisfied him.

At three PM, Wang Yu returned to the fire pit. He was tired and needed to rest for a while.

Wang Yu then picked up his entrenching tool and went to the creek, using it to scoop up water. The shovel head of the entrenching tool had a palm-sized hollow that could hold quite a lot of water.

After filling the entrenching tool with water, Wang Yu rested it on the stones around the fire pit and heated it over the flames. He wanted to boil water to drink.

The entrenching tool had many uses. It could chop firewood and fell trees, dig soil, serve as a weapon, and, at critical moments, be used as a pot to boil water. Choosing the entrenching tool had been the right decision.

Wang Yu could also boil water in the tin bucket, but it held half a bucket of berries, so he could only make do with the entrenching tool.

As long as he could boil water to drink, that was enough.

Wang Yu did not dare drink the creek water directly. If he did, he might end up vomiting and having diarrhea, and if he fell seriously ill, he would be finished.

After the water came to a boil, Wang Yu opened the [Chat Channel]. He wanted to see what was going on with the other players.

When Wang Yu opened the [Chat Channel], most of the players inside were complaining bitterly. Wang Yu did not pay much attention to them.

While browsing the messages, Wang Yu saw someone he knew.