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

"Give."

Mo Ming handed Song Yufei a freshly made porcelain cup of fruit wine.

For their first meeting in person, Mo Ming had to show some sincerity and treat them well!

Busy admiring the facilities inside the shelter, Song Yufei accepted the Hundred Flowers Fruit Wine and was instantly attracted by its rich aroma.

"Is this a fruit and flower wine? Why does it smell so good? You didn't put some weird ingredients in it, did you?"

Song Yufei stared at Mo Ming suspiciously for a moment, then teased him.

"You're absolutely right. There's something in there that will make you sleep until you naturally wake up. I'll sell you to northern Myanmar then."

Um... I wonder if there are any evil places like that in the Misty World.

"Tch! You little idiot, have some decency! If it weren't for the partnership agreement, I almost would have believed you!"

Song Yufei took a small sip of the wine in her glass, and the rich fruit flavor and intoxicating aroma instantly captivated her taste buds.

She couldn't resist taking another big gulp.

"This... is completely different from what you gave me before, it tastes so much better!"

"Nonsense, this is brewed with the sacred spring water, a genuine Deep Blue-grade Hundred Flowers and Fruit Wine!"

That sip you just took was roughly equivalent to drinking several hundred units of wood.

"..."

"Well, Mo Ming, you have such good stuff but you keep it to yourself and only treat me to cheap drinks." Song Yufei pretended to be angry and rolled her eyes at Mo Ming.

"Hey, hey, hey, you should be grateful that you get a drink. We're already being kind by not asking you for money! And you're not even appreciating it, humph!"

"Tch, stingy guy, drinking cold water."

Mo Ming was also quite helpless. Why couldn't this girl be reasonable?

(Song Yufei: Are you sure you can reason with a woman?)

"Come on, let me tell you about myself."

My shelter is currently a level 3, three-story bronze villa, with special upgrades and special bronze materials.

The benefits of special upgrades are that, in addition to the shelter facilities being slightly more powerful than those of regular upgrades, they also unlock some facilities that cannot be unlocked by regular upgrades.

For example, when you upgrade to level three, did you only unlock the sentry tower?

"Yes, apart from the change in size, this is the only new facility we've added," Song Yufei replied casually.

"After my shelter was upgraded to level three, I got an extra option: a fully automated combat bunker."

I'll show you in a bit.

But at that time, I could only choose one of two options; if I chose the bunker, I couldn't build any more watchtowers.

Pushing open the heavy bronze door, the two stepped outside. Just as the announcement had stated, the temperature had risen after the super cold snap ended, and the outdoor temperature had now reached around zero degrees Celsius.

Mo Ming was also somewhat surprised; the temperature had risen too quickly.

"Wow! This wall is so impressive." Song Yufei was shocked again.

"This should correspond to the standard upgraded fencing facilities."

It's impressive as it is, but the materials consumed are truly enormous.

"Huh? What's this big building? Is it a warehouse?" Song Yufei asked slowly, pointing to the enormous palace in front of her.

"The Bronze Beast King's Palace can currently tame emerald-level beasts."

Song Yufei was dumbfounded; her level 3 beast taming pen could only tame light yellow level beasts at most.

She was shocked twice in just one minute. Her heart was pounding and she couldn't stop screaming!

Mo Ming opened the gate of the wall, and the two walked outside. At Mo Ming's command, all the fully automated combat bunkers hidden underground instantly rose to the surface.

"This is a fully automated combat bunker. It's usually hidden underground, but I summon it when it's time to fight."

I placed a total of 80 such bunkers around the shelter, each equipped with four crossbows and 6,400 pale yellow iron crossbow bolts.

During the last major beast tide, the bunker helped me clear out most of the wild animals.

"Mo Ming, I want to cry. Why didn't I think of the special upgrade? Waaaaah!"

Song Yufei grabbed Mo Ming's clothes and shook him back and forth, crying and sobbing.

"Okay, don't be sad. You said it yourself, what's mine is yours. Of course, I can be yours too, hahaha."

"Go to hell! Who wants you? You big pervert!"

"Haha, by the way, if you put these thousands of iron crossbow bolts into your spirit-enchanting room to enchant them, and then put them back into the bunker, their power will definitely increase greatly. In that case, the safety of the shelter will definitely be upgraded by a level."

This should be helpful during the rating process.

"Yes, I just thought of that too. It's very simple. It can be completed in about 10 hours with more than 6,000 light yellow crossbow bolts."

"Okay, thank you for your trouble. I'll bring the crossbow to you later."

"What's that over there? It looks like a covered greenhouse!"

Mo Ming chuckled, "What do you mean by 'seems like'? It means exactly that. I built ten greenhouses, and I'm growing a lot of crops in them: spiced rice, wheat, corn, soybeans, goji berries, and all kinds of fruits..."

"Now that the weather is warmer, the yield will be even higher. Whatever fruit wine you want to drink then, as long as it's available in the greenhouse, I can make it for you."

"Mmm, that's great! Wait... why are there goji berries?"

"Could it be that you... are weak?" Song Yufei looked at Mo Ming with surprise and doubt.

Mo Ming blushed, as if some little secret of his had been exposed.

"Who's being presumptuous? You're the one who's being presumptuous. I just happened to get the seed and planted it randomly."

"Oh! Hehe..."

"you!"

Looking at Song Yufei's ambiguous smile, Mo Ming was speechless, feeling as if he had punched a piece of cotton.

At this point, all explanations seemed pale and he couldn't prove himself. How tragic!

Not wanting to dwell on this topic any longer, Mo Ming led Song Yufei to the backyard, where a large orchard of flowers and fruits was planted.

"This is the Hundred Flowers and Fruit Forest, and next to it is a pond, but there is no water yet."

Do you have any ideas? Where can I quickly get some high-quality fish to raise?

“You’ve come to the right person. There really is someone like that on my friend list. He lives by the river and raises a lot of fish. I’ve even traded with him before.”

"Then I'll leave this matter to you. I'll provide the transaction materials."

"No problem," Song Yufei assured, patting her chest.

After looking around but not finding Mo Ming's pet, Song Yufei figured it must be in the tall Beast King's Palace, so she grabbed Mo Ming and tried to go see it.

Mo Ming led her to the second floor of the shelter and then called out all the pets.

First up was Xiao Jin. After a loud eagle's cry, Xiao Jin stretched out its huge wings and flew into the sky.

"This is the little eagle I showed you at the beginning. I used a beast upgrade scroll on it, and now it's a deep blue-level golden-feathered eagle."

"This is huge! It looks like it could crush a tiger with one claw."

"Haha, don't be surprised yet, there's more!"

With two loud roars, Xiong Da and Xiong Er staggered out of the Beast King's Palace.

Looking at its owner on the second floor, it waved its paws haphazardly, as if greeting them.

"Is that a bear? Why is it walking upright?"

"Let's analyze it using your bracelet."

Mo Ming smiled at Song Yufei and said gently.