Bargaining and Trading Supplies

"Anyone there? Can someone tell me what's going on? How did I end up in the sky?"

"Amitabha, dear God! Isn't heaven supposed to be after death? Am I already dead? I haven't even paid off my mortgage yet?!"

"Shen Mengting, where are you? I'm your husband, Wang Hongrui. If you see this, please respond."

"Wait, where's my husband?"

The flood of messages was overwhelming. Many people had lost their minds, crying and shouting blindly, while others searched for their families and friends, hoping for some comfort.

Han Xing filtered through the messages, knowing that being suddenly thrown into such a strange world was indeed hard for anyone to accept.

But if they didn't adapt quickly, their fate would be running out of supplies, dying of thirst or starvation.

Of course, among the tens of thousands of survivors in District 107's channel, there were also some calm individuals who had already begun exploring this unknown world.

Someone started asking for help: "Help! I just touched a cloud, and the system prompt said there's a foul stench inside. Does that mean there's a monster?"

"You're asking us? We don't know either. Why don't you go in and check?"

"Alright, I'll go in and take a look."

Two seconds later, a terrified cry for help came through the chat channel: "Holy crap, it's a Mud Slime!"

"Help! The slime jumped on me! It's pulling me into its body, I'm... gurgle... gurgle..."

"..."

The chat channel fell silent for a moment, then someone cautiously asked, "Did that guy... drown in the Mud Slime?"

No one replied, but the possibility was high.

"Help! I've run into a monster here too!"

"Same here! There are so many monsters in these clouds!"

"These monsters are terrifying. How did that guy who got the first server kill manage it?"

Even though these people were adapting fairly well, compared to Han Xing, they were still a few steps behind.

By the time he had already secured the first server kill, most people were just now encountering their first cloud.

Of course, not everyone was that unlucky. Some clouds held no danger at all.

"Hahaha, you bunch of unlucky sods! I didn't run into any monsters, and I even found food inside. Anyone who wants some, trade me water!"

"I didn't run into monsters either. I just opened a Wooden Crate and got a Stalker green weapon. Feels amazing! Don't ask me how to trade—I only want water and food, nothing else!"

Han Xing lowered his head in thought. The most scarce resources right now were probably water and food.

He entered the Trading Channel, where hundreds of trade messages were densely packed.

"Gravel*20, can be thrown as a hidden weapon. Need food!"

"Slime Mucus*10, magical material. Trade for 200 ml of water!"

"One-Star Beast Hide*1, high-quality leather, can be used to craft equipment. Trade for 3 units of water or food!"

"Beast Hide!" Han Xing's eyes lit up. One of the materials needed for the backpack blueprint he had just obtained was One-Star Beast Hide.

In Sky Island Paradise, each player could equip two backpacks, and Han Xing could still equip another one.

Moreover, with his God-Tier Craftsman talent bonus, the backpack he crafted would likely be even stronger than the system-rewarded one, just like his wooden arrows!

If he got lucky and triggered a special effect, it could greatly boost his survival ability!

But the guy selling the beast hide was asking for a lot—three units of water, which was 3000 milliliters.

Everyone had just arrived in this world; who could pull out that much water all at once?

Han Xing knew the guy was deliberately setting the price high as a bargaining tactic, so he clicked on private chat. The seller's name was 'Sorrowwind Emperor'.

Xinghe: "Bro, three berries for the One-Star Beast Hide."

Sorrowwind Emperor: "Three? You think I'm a beggar or what?"

Xinghe: "Three is not bad. You don't have a blueprint to craft with right now, so the hide is useless to you. Better to trade it for something you can actually use. In this world, making sure you survive is the top priority."

Han Xing started persuading him, but the other party didn't budge.

Sorrowwind Emperor: "No way, no way! I went through hell to get this One-Star Beast Hide, nearly lost my life for it. At least ten berries, or no deal!"

Han Xing laughed lightly. "Ha, you're bluffing. Beast hides only drop from at least One-Star beasts. With your current stats, there's no way you could take on a One-Star beast. I bet you got lucky and found it on another sky island."

Sorrowwind Emperor was a bit shocked: "How do you know so much?"

Han Xing smirked. He wasn't about to tell him that he had actually played this game before.

Han Xing continued, "So, One-Star Beast Hide isn't that rare a material. Try to sell it tomorrow, and you might not even get three berries for it."

Of course, Han Xing was lying. Beast hides were versatile main materials; there would always be demand.

Sorrowwind Emperor seemed intimidated by Han Xing's words and asked cautiously, "R-really?"

He was starting to be swayed. "But three berries is still too little. How about... you add a bit more?"

"Fine, five berries. Any more, and I'm out."

"Deal!"

The other party quickly agreed.

[Survivor 'Sorrowwind Emperor' has sent you a trade request.]

Han Xing clicked accept, and both sides placed their items in the trade window, confirming the exchange.

In his backpack, five berries vanished, and a brand-new beast hide appeared on the ground of his territory.

A hint of joy spread across Han Xing's face. "Great, now I have both materials needed to make the Space Backpack. All that's left is Aether."

Aether, this material, only dropped from certain magical monsters.

Han Xing glanced at the Trading Channel and found that those selling this material were all demanding water and food.

There were still 19 berries on the Berry Tree in his territory. To avoid any unexpected situations, he couldn't use berries for trading anymore.

However, even though berries were off the table, he still had another 'big killer' in hand.

[Sharpened Wooden Arrow!]

Just now, during the battle, Han Xing had already verified the power of the wooden arrows.

After three arrows, the special effect triggered, directly taking down the level 1 slime monster.

In the regional channel with tens of thousands of people, there were bound to be plenty who chose the Hunter class. They would surely recognize the effect of the wooden arrows.

Sure enough, as soon as Han Xing posted the listing, it immediately stirred up a commotion in the chat channel.

"Holy crap! A Fine Wooden Arrow, and it even has a special effect!"

"Damn! The Attack Power is nearly double that of my wooden arrows. That's insane!"

"Those who chose the Hunter class are in luck. Give me a few of these arrows, and I'd dare to challenge the monsters in the clouds!"

"Who has Aether on them? Go trade! This big shot is trading one arrow for ten Aether!"

Within three minutes, all five wooden arrows Han Xing had listed were traded away, netting him a total of 50 Aether.

"Perfect, all the materials for making the Space Backpack are Gathered!" Han Xing's lips curled into a smile.

Just as he was about to craft the Space Backpack, two system prompts suddenly appeared before him.

[Survivor 'Cheng Jianyong' has applied to add you as a friend.]

[Survivor 'Shen Yun' has applied to add you as a friend.]