Survival in the Mist: From a Dilapidated Wooden Hut to a Heavenly Palace in the Clouds

After organizing the resources, Mo Ming threw 17 units of wood into the fireplace, lit it with an ancient bronze lamp, then laid a straw mat next to the fireplace, draped himself in a cashmere blanket, roasted rabbit meat with one hand, sipped a coconut with the other, and had an adorable little eagle nestled in his arms.

Don't ask why it's 17 units. It's just that 117 - 17 = 100, and I wanted to round it up!

If such a warm, cozy, and loving scene were posted in a chat channel, wouldn't it cause an uproar?

While eating and drinking, they searched for keywords related to freshwater on the trading platform.

Soon, more than a dozen pages of transaction information appeared before Mo Ming's eyes.

Mo Ming clicked on a cute girl's profile picture and sent her a friend request.

I received a reply very quickly.

Mo Ming: Hello, may I ask how freshwater is traded?

Wang Xiaoyu: We can exchange fresh water for any kind of resources, such as timber, stones, food, drinking water, and seeds. Our main advantage is that we are not picky about food.

Mo Ming: ......

Mo Ming: You have plenty of fresh water where you are?

Wang Xiaoyu: There's a river in front of my house, do you think that's a lot?

Mo Ming: Then you must have struck it rich! Sure enough, the difference between people is evident once again.

Mo Ming's food reserves were not much, and he did not intend to use food to trade for it, so he set his sights on wood. Since he could not build other facilities now, he might as well use the wood and collect it again at dawn.

Mo Ming: One unit of timber can be exchanged for 500 milliliters of fresh water.

Wang Xiaoyu: Two units can be exchanged for 500 ml.

Mo Ming: Deal. I want ten liters.

Wang Xiaoyu: It's dark now, so I can't go out to fetch water. I can only trade about 5 liters for now.

Mo Ming: Okay.

Mo Ming exchanged 20 units of wood for 5 liters of fresh water, which he stored in an undecomposed black iron resource box and two empty coconuts.

Now I don't have to worry about it anymore; I can let Xiao Jin drink as much as he wants.

Having resolved the freshwater issue, Mo Ming decided to end his work for the day, since night had already fallen.

Why not just stay snuggled up in bed, browse the world chat channel, and have some fun?

"Guys, anyone know what this is? I found a whole litter of Peppa Pigs, hahaha..."

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"Holy crap! You upstairs are the epitome of luck! Let me touch you!"

"Get out, you pervert!"

"I was talking about touching a pig, what are you thinking?"

"...He doesn't even spare pigs, and you still say he's not a pervert?"

"Yes, yes, yes, perverted and lewd!"

"I have a taming scroll, want it? It's perfect for taming Peppa Pig, hahaha."

"My shelter is already at level 2, thank you."

"What's wrong with level 2?"

"The person upstairs clearly hasn't upgraded their shelter. A level 2 shelter unlocks the beast taming pen, which can tame gray-white level beasts."

"What? Is that so?"

"Are you selling the piglets? I'll buy them at a high price."

"Yes, yes, I'll accept that too."

"Not for sale, thank you."

"It's snowing heavily here, and I'm freezing! Even the exquisite stone house can't keep out the cold!"

"Isn't there an oil lamp?"

"What good are those calories?"

"Isn't there a fireplace in the living room?"

"I built a bedroom on a whim, and now there's no room to build a living room."

"6"

"I really don't know how your brain has survived this long?"

"Me too, me too, it's so cold!"

"6"

Upon seeing this, Mo Ming immediately sensed a business opportunity.

The cost of a torch is five units of wood. If I could exchange torches for wood or stone, wouldn't that be... Hehehe, let's do it!

Mo Ming immediately sent a message in the group.

"Pale Yellow Torch: Burns for two hours. Price: 15 units of wood or 5 units of stone. Limited quantity, first come, first served."

To this end, Mo Ming even lit a torch and used the wristband's camera function to take a picture and post it in the chat channel.

The group chat immediately erupted in chaos.

"Boss, I need two torches."

"I want three."

"Wow, you're amazing! I'm bowing down in admiration."

"Brother, do you need a girlfriend? Your little sister can do everything!"

"Hey upstairs, do you know how to make torches?"

"Go to hell!"

"I want two."

"I want three."

"Give me one."

……

Seeing that the market was doing well, Mo Ming edited the message again and posted it in the group.

"Please be patient, everyone. We'll produce it right away and put it on the trading platform shortly. Please search for 'Mo Ming's Torch' to purchase it yourself."

Without further ado, Mo Ming placed the remaining 80 units of wood on the bronze workbench, and soon, 16 torches were completed.

List it directly on the trading platform.

There were sales orders the moment it was listed, so it seems like they've been waiting here all along.

Five minutes later, all the torches were taken.

Mo Ming then crafted the collected timber into torches and put them on the trading platform to continue profiting from the price difference.

Song Yufei: Mo Ming, you're selling torches?

Mo Ming: Mm! You want to buy it?

Song Yufei: I need five torches. Let's trade directly; I can't snatch them from the trading platform, these people are too fast.

Mo Ming: Hehe, no problem.

Song Yufei: No discount?

Mo Ming: Break a bone.

Song Yufei: ...

Mo Ming: How many do you want?

Song Yufei: Let's buy five first!

Mo Ming: Twenty-five units of stones, cash payment only, no credit allowed.

Song Yufei: ...

In about an hour, Mo Ming netted 670 units of wood and 150 units of stone.

I estimate that torches won't be selling so well after tomorrow during the day.

At that time, most of the survivors should have been able to reach level 2 shelter. With a fireplace in the living room, who would need a torch?

No, we have to sell another batch tonight.

So Mo Ming made another batch of torches and put them on the trading platform.

Suddenly, red text dominated the screen again.

[Announcement from the World of Mist]

Congratulations everyone on making it through another safe day!

Starting tomorrow, the frequency of wild animal appearances will be increased. To improve the chances of survival, the spawn rate and quantity of resource boxes will also be increased accordingly.

The probability of finding food, water, clothing, and other daily necessities in the resource box will also increase accordingly.

[It's worth mentioning that a small number of Silver-level resource boxes will also be added.]

Killing wild beasts will always drop meat of the corresponding quality, and there is a chance that other resources will also drop.

[Current number of survivors: 9053652383]

Finally, I wish you all a long and healthy life.

【hehe】

"What the hell, what does 'hehe' mean? Is it mockery?"

"Live to be a hundred? I thank your whole family."

"Nearly 500 million people died in just two days. Even wars aren't this brutal, are they?"

"Tomorrow is the last day of the beginner period, so make the most of it!"

"come on!"

"come on!"

"rush"

……

It seems that after tomorrow, either the number of survivors will drop drastically or a bunch of powerful individuals will emerge.

It's not impossible for both scenarios to occur simultaneously.

Regardless, we must make the most of tomorrow's final newbie protection period and maximize our resource reserves.

Next, Mo Ming went to the trading platform to check his earnings, which, together with the original earnings, totaled 860 units of wood and 540 units of stone.

"Get rich! Get rich!"

Looking at so many resources, Mo Ming couldn't help himself.

After daydreaming for a while, she finally hugged Xiao Jin and fell into a deep sleep.