Level 3 Supplies of a Dramatic Kind

"Grandpa, can we trade this for meat?"

The innocent voice rang out inside the Cao family's shelter.

Trade it for meat?

"Trade it for meat? So far, no one in Liangmin County has ever traded a weapon like this for meat."

Cao Jiancheng couldn't help laughing. He patted the boy's little head and said emphatically, "Something like this would be a family treasure in any household."

His eyes flickered as he recalled how, when his eldest son had obtained a piece of level 4 equipment, the Cao family had been the envy of everyone in their residential complex.

Even across Liangmin County, they had been considered a "wealthy family."

But after his eldest son died, their fortunes had plummeted.

He hadn't expected that now his youngest son would also have to support the family.

And...

He looked at his son's waist. He knew that gun was probably level 4 as well.

"Wow, Uncle, you're that amazing?"

Xiaobao's eyes lit up when she heard that, and she looked at Cao Fengqi with admiration written all over her face.

"That's right. Come on, give your uncle a massage, and I'll treat you to the finest food and drink from now on."

Cao Fengqi raised his head and smiled.

"Okay, Uncle."

"Me, me! I didn't even get enough to eat at lunch."

Dabao and Xiaobao scrambled over to him, squeezing and tapping him here and there with their little hands.

"Hehe, we'll make sure Dabao gets his fill tonight."

Cao Jiancheng smiled, then looked at Cao Fengqi and asked, unable to contain his curiosity, "Fengqi, how did you get so many supplies these past few days?"

"Dad, I found a Desolate Town." Cao Fengqi didn't hide it.

The Lost Land was vast and boundless. When they entered it, they were sent to a random area, making it extremely difficult to run into other people.

Nor was there any question of someone stealing his opportunity, so there was no need to hide it.

Besides, a Desolate Town was not necessarily a place of opportunity. It could just as easily be a burial ground.

"A Desolate Town?"

Cao Jiancheng's expression grew grave when he heard that. "There are indeed plenty of treasures in a Desolate Town, but the danger is also unimaginable. There could very well be hordes of evil spirits and evil beasts."

"I know. I have a night vision device and a musket."

Cao Fengqi nodded. "I'll be careful."

"A night vision device? That really is good stuff. You must be careful..."

As father and son talked, Liu Xiuxiu and the others didn't interrupt.

From Cao Fengqi's words, they also learned that his mother's son and Liu Xiuxiu's brother-in-law had some powerful equipment.

They were pleasantly surprised, but worried as well.

They knew how dangerous a Desolate Town was.

That evening, for once, his mother prepared plenty of food without Cao Fengqi having to remind her.

Night fell, and a moon spirit stone lit up in the Cao family's home.

After dinner, Cao Fengqi and his father returned to the smaller bedroom and squeezed into the same bed.

I need to get some level 3 metal materials to expand our shelter.

The smell coming off Dad is too strong.

After grumbling to himself, he glanced at the Arcane Musket and saw that three bullets had recharged. He decided to explore the Desolate Town some more.

Soon, Cao Fengqi appeared in the Desolate Town shrouded in darkness.

The Evil Concealment Armor he wore made him shiver.

He looked ahead, and information on the level 4 supplies he hadn't gone looking for that afternoon appeared in his field of vision.

Over six hundred meters away.

Cao Fengqi inched closer, on high alert.

[Damaged greatshield: Level 4 quality]

[Effect: The soul inside has shattered. It has no repair value and can be used to build a level 4 shelter.]

"This went smoothly. The shield is completely ruined, but it weighs about fifty jin."

Cao Fengqi looked at the level 4 metal material in his hands without the slightest disappointment.

Level 4 metal materials were worth far, far more than level 3 ones.

They were considered precious supplies in Liangmin County.

Cao Fengqi sent it straight back to the shelter. After returning, he headed toward a newly spawned level 3 supply point ahead and to his right.

[One-kilometer radius scanned. Newly spawned: 3 level 1 supplies, 3 level 2 supplies, 1 level 3 supply.]

Before he reached the level 3 supply point, new supplies spawned.

Cao Fengqi instinctively glanced in the direction they had appeared, and that single glance stopped him in his tracks.

"What the hell??? What's this?"

He had thought it was an utterly ordinary spawn, but the result broadened his horizons.

Not long ago, he had seen a dense mass of level 1 supplies.

Now, he was seeing something unusual of another kind.

A gigantic level 3 supply.

Yes, an enormous level 3 supply, comparable in size to a house.

"What the heck is that?"

Cao Fengqi was somewhat dumbfounded. "I'll go take a look after I get the level 3 supply ahead."

Soon, after obtaining a piece of damaged level 3 equipment, he headed straight for the enormous level 3 supply.

"Is this supply underground?"

As Cao Fengqi drew closer, he frowned and stared at the ground ahead. "At least four or five meters deep. Damn it, such a huge level 3 supply is underground. How am I supposed to get it out?"

Items from the Lost Land could be taken back to reality, but there was a prerequisite: he had to be able to move them.

Could he move the enormous level 3 resource down there?

"Squeak, squeak!"

Just then, the shrill cries of Calamity Rats suddenly came from the left.

Cao Fengqi immediately looked over, alert.

A little over twenty meters away, a Calamity Rat was staring fixedly at him with blood-red eyes.

"Just a little Calamity Rat."

Cao Fengqi took out the Arcane Musket and pointed it at the rat.

"Squeak!" "Squeak!" "Squeak, squeak!"

But what happened the next second stunned him.

Behind that Calamity Rat, a dense mass of Calamity Rats the size of civet cats emerged from the ground. A quick glance showed there were over twenty of them.

One was as big as a wolfdog, with needle-like fur and exposed fangs the size of fists.

"Sorry, sorry to bother you!"

Cao Fengqi's pupils contracted. Not daring to fire, he turned and ran!

"Squeak!!!"

"Squeak, squeak!" "Squeak, squeak!" "Rustle!"

An urgent cry that sounded like an order rang out, and the pack of Calamity Rats immediately sprang into action and chased after him!

"Damn it, I was so polite!!"

Hearing the commotion behind him made Cao Fengqi's scalp tingle. He pushed his speed to the limit, regardless of whether there was danger ahead.

As he fled frantically, red warnings suddenly appeared one after another in the script, making his face light up.

The Desolate Town was littered with rubble, sharp stones, and tripping hazards. Combined with the darkness, running at full speed was dangerous.

The script marked every "tripping hazard" ahead that could pose a danger to him, keeping him from stepping on them.

And with Cao Fengqi's constitution now raised to 21, he was even faster than the Calamity Rats at full speed!

"Squeak!!"

Only after chasing him for over two thousand meters did the Calamity Rat leader give the order to retreat.

"Huff, huff!"

"Damn it, I almost died in the jaws of those Calamity Rats!"

Cao Fengqi ran several hundred meters farther before he dared stop. He gasped for breath, still shaken.

Without the script's help, given the Calamity Rats' size and their advantage in the terrain, he really might have fallen to them.

There were over twenty Calamity Rats, and he had only three bullets. He was no match for them.

After catching his breath for a while, he glanced in the Calamity Rats' direction and decided to avoid that area.

Let's go take a look to the right, he thought.

"What's this?"

Before he had gone a few dozen meters, he suddenly stopped.

A familiar web-shaped warning appeared ahead.

"Did the Calamity Rat leader stop chasing me because it knew there was a Ghost-Faced Spider here?"

Cao Fengqi stared ahead, a smile appearing on his face. "Or has my luck finally turned?"

"A sinister, terrifying backstabber like the Ghost-Faced Spider actually looks quite pleasant to me."

He took out the Arcane Musket and fired twice, easily killing it.

[Soul] ×1.

[Spider silk] ×1.

The two level 4 items instantly lifted Cao Fengqi's spirits. He checked the supply information within a kilometer and continued exploring.

"There really are quite a few Ghost-Faced Spiders in this Desolate Town."

"I love Ghost-Faced Spiders."

"Bang, bang!"

Time passed, and two hours later, Cao Fengqi killed a Ghost-Faced Spider hidden in the soil with two shots. A smile appeared on his slightly pale face.

In those two full hours, although he hadn't encountered any more level 4 supplies, he had come across another Ghost-Faced Spider.

He had obtained around 150 jin of level 3 metal materials.

He had obtained three level 2 moonlight stones.

There was also a jar of the same Bone Spirit Paste Cao Jiancheng had given him on the first day.

As for the other level 2 metal materials, he hadn't picked any of them up.

"Even my arms are getting stiff. I can't keep exploring. Today's haul is rich enough already."

The Evil Concealment Armor was good stuff, but after wearing it for two hours, he was struggling to withstand the erosion of its evil energy.

After collecting the Ghost-Faced Spider's soul and silk, Cao Fengqi returned directly to the shelter, satisfied, and fell asleep as soon as his head hit the bed.

"Damn it, you scared me!"

"Dad, could you stop scaring me like that?"

Early the next morning, Cao Fengqi opened his eyes to see his father's old face staring at him, and he instantly became wide awake.

"..."

"Hehe."

Cao Jiancheng grinned, his smile honest and simple. He pointed at the supplies in the room. "You gave me a scare today too, kid."

"Isn't this basic stuff?"

Cao Fengqi glanced over and spoke casually.

"Not only have you gotten more capable, you've gotten better at showing off too."

Cao Jiancheng looked at him and drawled.

"..."

"Have you figured out what to do with all these precious resources?"

Cao Jiancheng continued with a smile.

"Trade them for some level 3 metal materials. I don't want to squeeze in with you anymore, Dad."

Cao Fengqi spoke bluntly.

"..."

Cao Jiancheng paused and glared at him. "I suggest trading the level 4 material for some food, and seeing if you can get anything useful for exploring the Desolate Town."

"Okay."

Cao Fengqi thought for a moment and nodded.

There were still good things in the Liangmin County trading market. After all, the Lost Land had "launched" ten years ago.

There were plenty of lucky people.

Of course, Cao Fengqi had another idea: get a good set of defensive equipment, take revenge on that pack of Calamity Rats, and exterminate their nine generations.

He would show them how fortunes could change from one day to the next, and teach them not to bully a poor young man!

"Hehe, I'll go with you to look around the market this afternoon."

Cao Jiancheng smiled and nodded. He opened the smaller bedroom's door and immediately shouted in a cheerful mood, "Xiu'er, make two dishes and a soup, enough to fill everyone up!"