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

Hey! They've arrived, as expected. A sly smile crept across Mo Ming's lips.

Mo Ming: Yes.

Lu Mingyu: I've been thinking about it, how about eight units of timber?

Mo Ming: 3 units.

Lu Mingyu: No, no, that's too much!

Mo Ming: You don't need 8 units, and I don't need 3 units. Let's settle for 5 units of wood for one coconut. If that works, great. If not, I'll go find someone else.

After a while.

Lu Mingyu: Deal! How many coconuts do you want?

Mo Ming: Four.

Lu Mingyu: No problem.

Lu Mingyu has sent you a trade request: four coconuts for 20 units of timber. Do you agree?

agree!

The 20 units of wood vanished instantly, and four rather large coconuts appeared in front of Mo Ming.

It was completely dark by then, but the items were accompanied by a white light as they were teleported over. Mo Ming easily saw the four coconuts, but soon the light disappeared and the coconuts slowly faded into the darkness.

The trading platform is absolutely fair. As long as both parties agree on the items, the platform will generate transaction information. Unless the transaction information is misread, the transaction will definitely proceed as agreed by both parties.

Lu Mingyu.

Damn, what a huge loss! Luckily, there were plenty of coconuts...

Mo Ming.

Haha, I've hit the jackpot! Coconuts don't just have water, they also have... uh... coconut meat! It's like having four extra containers to hold water, hahaha!

Lin Qingqing, I have to thank you for the lesson you taught me!

Using the faint light from the bracelet, Mo Ming carefully used his steel longsword to open a lid on the coconut. This was a water container, and he couldn't afford to break it.

Then they began to feast.

While eating and drinking, Mo Ming took stock of his timber situation.

After deducting 20 units of wood from trading coconuts and 50 units from trading bird eggs, and reserving 150 units for upgrading the shelter, there are 106 units of wood available for trading.

Let's check the chat channel again to see if we can exchange some stones.

Mo Ming first posted a trade notice on the trading platform: timber for stone, the ratio is tentatively set at 2:1, negotiable, interested parties please contact him privately.

Instead of listing the timber directly on the trading platform, Mo Ming posted information inviting friends to trade.

The goal is to extract more useful information during the transaction or to facilitate more transactions. Of course, bargaining is also very necessary.

If you list timber directly on a trading platform, it's like selling something online. Buyers pay and take the goods, but if they don't add each other as friends, it's difficult for them to have any opportunity to communicate.

If the ratio is set to 2:1, Mo Ming believes that there will definitely be more stones and less wood near the spawn point of some people. Moreover, the importance of wood and stone is not much different at present, while stone is slightly more expensive. The ratio should be around 3:1.

The reason Mo Ming didn't set it to 3:1 is simple: he didn't have enough wood.

He is still short 42 units of stone, which, at a ratio of 3:1, would require 126 units of wood to exchange for.

He only had 106 units of usable timber left, which was clearly not enough.

He was hoping for the best, assuming that someone would come.

If all else fails, we can just wait until dawn to collect stones!

Anyway, he should be able to gather all the basic upgrade materials by tomorrow at the latest.

After turning off the bracelet, Mo Ming opened another coconut and savored it with relish.

Even if the survival bracelet is turned off, it will still notify the survivor when a friend sends a message or sends a friend request.

Therefore, Mo Ming was not worried about missing anything.

Sure enough, about an hour later, just as Mo Ming was about to go to sleep, a friend request popped up.

I turned on the bracelet and accepted the friend request.

Mo Ming: Hello.

Song Yufei: Hello, I'd like to exchange some timber, but I'd like to adjust the price.

Sure enough, a 2:1 ratio isn't easy to achieve; not everyone is a vengeful spirit!

After a slight internal grumbling, Mo Ming quickly regained his composure.

Mo Ming: How would you like to change it?

Song Yufei: 3 units of wood can be exchanged for 1 unit of stone.

Mo Ming: To be honest, I'm short 42 units of stone, but I only have 100 units of wood left, so could you give me a slightly lower price?

Song Yufei: Um... do you have anything else?

Mo Ming: What do you want?

Song Yufei: Water.

Mo Ming: I have another coconut.

Song Yufei: How about exchanging 100 units of wood and one coconut for 42 units of stone?

Mo Ming: This... isn't quite right? Coconuts can quench thirst and satisfy hunger... and they're sweet and delicious... and... they're not small either.

Song Yufei's shelter is located near a rocky area. The rocky area is barren, and it's very difficult to find a tree, but fortunately there are plenty of rocks.

We were so busy quarrying stones during the day that we didn't find anything to eat or drink.

If I hadn't been lucky enough to find a bronze resource box near the shelter and opened it to get some bread, I'd probably still be starving!

But there's no water!

Currently, freshwater resources are already scarce, and drinkable freshwater is even more so.

If everyone keeps any fresh water for themselves, how can there be any trade?

When Song Yufei saw Mo Ming mention coconuts, her eyes widened in surprise.

Song Yufei: How about I add some more stones?

Mo Ming: Forget about the stones, do you have any bronze resource boxes?

Song Yufei: ? ? ?

Mo Ming: Don't misunderstand, I meant empty, empty box.

Song Yufei: There is a level 1 one, do you want it?

Mo Ming: Hmm!

Song Yufei: What do you need him for? To carry things?

Mo Ming: Uh, I guess so!

Mo Ming had an idea, but he didn't say it outright. After all, it wasn't part of the deal, so there was no need to reveal it.

Mo Ming: How about we exchange 100 units of wood and one coconut for 42 units of stone and a level 1 bronze resource box?

Although he was puzzled, he wondered why Mo Ming needed an empty box. Was it to be used to transport stones like he was?

But when I think of the delicious coconuts, empty boxes don't matter anymore. After all, there's a rocky area right outside my door, so I can move them even without empty boxes.

Song Yufei: Deal!

The two parties quickly completed the transaction and sent the items to each other.

Song Yufei: Wow! You didn't lie to me, the coconut really is quite big!

Mo Ming: Hehe, honest and fair, let's work together again sometime!

Song Yufei: OK

Looking at the stones and bronze resource boxes in front of him, Mo Ming was already impatient; his idea would soon be put to the test.

The level 1 bronze resource box is slightly smaller than its level 2 counterpart, and the only difference in appearance is the number; otherwise, they are basically the same.

Mo Ming then used the bracelet to dismantle the two resource boxes.

Five units of bronze and ten units of bronze were obtained respectively.

Visit the shelter.

Shelter: Level 1 --- Dilapidated Wooden Hut

Size: 16 square meters

Facilities: None

Required basic materials for upgrade: 156/150 wood, 50/50 stone

Add materials (optional): Feel free to experiment

Description: A dilapidated little wooden cabin. It's raining heavily outside, and drizzling inside. The drafty wooden walls and the rickety little wooden door make it look utterly wretched...

Hmm? That shouldn't be the case. Isn't bronze considered a special material? Why isn't there any indication of this?

Or is it that the quantity is insufficient?

Just as Mo Ming was wondering what was going on, Song Yufei sent another message.

Song Yufei: Um... Mo Ming, do you still have any coconuts?