Crossing the wilderness to survive, starting with a broken kitchen knife.

As the sky gradually darkened, Zhang Shi rested for a while and recovered his strength.

The wolves were almost completely wiped out, with only the wolf king escaping. For a short period of time, the sanctuary would no longer be harassed by wild animals, and Zhang Shi could finally focus on developing the sanctuary in peace.

"It's a pity that we couldn't kill the wolf king."

Zhang Shi couldn't help but feel a little regretful when he thought that the wolf king was also a high-quality beast, and its combat performance was much stronger than the black bear he had encountered before. The things that would be dropped after killing it would definitely be more precious.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

Pippi was swaying back and forth beside Zhang Shi, barking from time to time, and it seemed that he was hungry.

Zhang Shi understood what Pipi meant and felt a little hungry, so he divided the whole pot of broth into two portions. The man and the dog enjoyed dinner by the warm firelight.

Zhang Shi put the resources obtained from the trading market into his backpack and put some charcoal on the shelf.

Now that the weather is getting colder, fuel prices are skyrocketing and the value of wood is no longer what it used to be.

However, Zhang Shi's charcoal price remained the same, and many survivors rushed to buy charcoal from him, hoping to survive the cold.

Zhang Shi continuously supplied charcoal to the market, which in disguise stabilized the overall price of fuel, but this also aroused the hatred of many people.

Many internet trolls began to spread rumors under Zhang Shi’s trading orders in an attempt to discredit Zhang Shi.

"@Revitalize the masculinity of men, you're selling a small piece of charcoal for two pieces of wood. You're crazy, you stinky capitalists, no house!"

"Help, @RejuvenateMan, I bought your charcoal and it poisoned me. Don't be fooled, let's boycott it together."

However, everyone is not stupid. Those who have used charcoal know its actual value, and many people began to stand up and speak for Zhang Shi.

There were a lot of messages like this, but Zhang Shi didn't have time to deal with them, so he blocked all the people involved.

I habitually opened the chat channel to find out what everyone was doing.

At a glance, I saw everyone discussing food.

The blizzard was widespread, and most people had given up on exploring. As a result, food reserves were less than demand, driving prices ever higher.

Hou Kun: Everyone, please help me. The food prices in the market are too outrageous. I have eaten all my food. When a natural disaster comes, I will have to go to hell with you all.

Zhu Dachang: The price of food is indeed a bit inflated. I have stockpiled some in advance, but I still feel uneasy when facing natural disasters.

Zhao Feng: Selling large quantities of [Grilled Fish (white) X1] [River Crab (white) X1] [Shrimp (white) X1] at affordable prices, with discounts for large quantities. Please contact me privately if you need any.

Seeing that Zhao Feng was online, Zhang Shi thought of going over to chat with him and ask about his situation.

Just as he was about to click on it, another chat message came into view, and Zhang Shi was immediately attracted by the content.

Wu Qing: We sell a large variety of fresh vegetables. [White Cabbage x1] [White Radish x1] [White Potato x1] We offer great prices. If you're interested, search "Studying medicine can't save people with social anxiety" at the market.

Zhang Shi went to the market to check it out. Sure enough, her order book included all sorts of common vegetables, comparable to a small fresh produce supermarket. And with Wu Qing's self-disclosure of her ID, the number of transactions continued to grow.

"It's only the sixth day. How did she manage to get so many vegetables?"

Zhang Shi also wanted to go into farming and was very curious about Wu Qing's methods.

Seeing that everyone had such a great demand for food, Zhang Shi also started to think about it. After all, no one would complain about having too much money.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Shi realized that the trading market had a limit and he had too many items on his side. He finally decided to give up the idea of ​​hiding the trading market ID and chose to post some of the extra food in the chat channel.

Zhang Shi (VIP): Selling large quantities of [Plum (white) x1] and [Jerky (white) x1], please private message me if you need them.

As soon as the message was sent, someone immediately started chatting privately. Zhang Shi clicked on it and saw that it was Liu Yu, who had sold him stones before.

"VIP Boss, I'll take all your plums and dried meat."

Didn't even ask the price, just bought it right away? Zhang Shi was a little surprised by Liu Yu's words. After thinking about it, he still asked.

"Okay, but I want to know why you buy so much food."

Liu Yu sent a reply not long after.

"[Group Chat Card (Green) x1: Unlocks the group chat function in advance.]"

"I used this tool to set up a mutual aid group and recruited some like-minded partners. Some of the partners were relatively underdeveloped. I mobilized the relatively wealthy members, collected resources from all over, and helped those in need."

Zhang Shi nodded and glanced at Liu Yugao. If things were really as he said, then this mutual aid association was indeed a way out for most desperate survivors.

"Okay, click on the deal. I'll sell it to you at a price 10% lower than the market price."

"Thank you, VIP boss. By the way, I wonder if you are interested in joining our mutual aid association?"

Zhang Shi refused without any hesitation.

This kind of organization is full of good and bad people, and it's bound to cause all kinds of troubles. I live a comfortable life in this little world, and only a fool would want to join it.

On Liu Yu's side, after putting the supplies obtained from the transaction into his backpack, he opened the chat group of the mutual aid association.

Liu Yu (Vice President): Everyone, I just purchased a batch of food from a VIP boss. Combined with the hard work of the other brothers over the past two days, our mutual aid members should have no problem surviving the natural disaster. The president will distribute the supplies in a unified manner, so everyone doesn't have to worry about food.

Chen Beipan (President): Thank you for the efforts of Vice President Liu. I will distribute the supplies before sunset tomorrow at the latest. Please don't be anxious.

Afterwards, Liu Yu received a trade request from Chen Beipan.

……

After thinking it over again and again, Zhang Shi clicked on Wu Qing's avatar and clicked on private chat.

"Hi, are you there? Would you like to chat for a minute?"

Zhang Shi, who was preparing to speak, suddenly received a video invitation from Wu Qing.

Unexpectedly, the other party was so unrestrained. Zhang Shi straightened his clothes and answered the video.

On the other side of the video, seeing that Wu Qing's shelter had also been upgraded to a stone house, Zhang Shi complimented her, which made her a little impatient.

"The stone house blueprint isn't a particularly rare item these days. If you have something to say, just say it directly. There's no need to flatter me deliberately."

Zhang Shi was a little embarrassed, but finally asked directly about the planting problem.

Wu Qing seemed to have anticipated this and did not hide anything. She directly sent a prop message.

[Shennongjia (Green) x1: Placed in a shelter, it can simulate an environment suitable for crop growth, significantly reducing the crop growth cycle and improving soil quality.]

After Zhang Shi took a look at it, he found that this item was an enhanced version of the farmer module. No wonder Wu Qing was able to produce a batch of vegetables in such a short time and even have some left over.