Chapter 22 Qing Heyin
After finishing the Water Purifier, Qin Zhen discovered that the Water Purifier Blueprint was a one-time use item.
In other words, each Blueprint could only produce a single Water Purifier.
Fortunately, the Water Purifier had no Durability limit.
It just meant she couldn't mass-produce Water Purifiers to sell.
Qin Zhen moved on to crafting Spike Fences — tomorrow was the Polar Night.
"Hey, System, when making Spike Fences, can I add monster teeth, scales, and stuff like that?"
[In theory, yes!]
"When making an axe, you can add up to four materials. Is it the same for Spike Fences?"
[Not the same, Host. Spike Fences are much larger than axes, so they require more materials.]
"Then how many monster-drop materials can I add to a single Spike Fence at most?"
[Up to eight.]
[Oh, by the way, Host — I almost forgot to remind you: monster hides cannot be used to craft weapons. Monster hides can be used to make clothing.]
"Got it."
Qin Zhen got straight to work. She sorted out all the teeth, scales, and other materials dropped by Common Monsters.
Excluding hides, she had 96 Common Monster materials and 28 Tier 1 Monster materials.
Of course, that 28 excluded the Prismatic Flowing-light Butterfly wings and butterfly powder — those were too beautiful for her to bring herself to use.
Besides, the System had told her those could be used later to craft wings — the kind of equipment that let you actually fly.
Qin Zhen found herself longing for that day.
Using Refined Iron ×450 and Stone ×150, she spent nearly an hour crafting fifteen Spike Fences.
The results: Spike Fence (White) ×12, Spike Fence (Green) ×3.
[Spike Fence (White): Can withstand attacks from Tier 1 Monsters. Attack Power: 40; Durability: 200/200]
[Spike Fence (Green): Can withstand attacks from monsters below Tier 2. Attack Power: 80; Durability: 400/400]
Qin Zhen's eyes lit up. She had known that Spike Fences made from ordinary materials could only hold off Common Monsters.
Against higher-tier monsters, they would only slow things down before being broken through.
But Spike Fences crafted with materials dropped from monsters were a completely different story.
On top of that, they even had Attack Power — though it only triggered when a monster actually ran into them.
Qin Zhen had already made up her mind: she would upgrade all her Spike Fences to White-grade and above.
But she was running a bit short on materials.
She listed the twenty-five plain Spike Fences she had on hand in the Trading Zone.
[Spike Fence (Can withstand attacks from Common Monsters; Attack Power: 20; Durability: 150/150): Exchange for Refined Iron ×40, monster teeth/scales and other drop materials (excluding monster hides) ×8] ×25
The moment she listed them, they showed as sold out.
Qin Zhen: "?"
She had expected these to be a tough sell — the price wasn't exactly cheap, after all.
She hadn't expected them to be snapped up instantly.
Qin Zhen received Refined Iron ×1000 and Common Monster materials ×200.
With the materials in hand, she got back to crafting Spike Fences.
Consuming Refined Iron ×750 and Common Monster materials ×200, she produced Spike Fence (White) ×25.
She now had a total of Spike Fence (White) ×37 and Spike Fence (Green) ×3.
More than enough to fence in a whole yard.
Just then, Qin Zhen noticed the Chat Channel had become quite lively.
[Qing Heyin: To the Player who just sold Spike Fences — if you see this message, please add me as a friend. I have a business proposition I'd like to discuss.]
[The Golden House Within Books: What Spike Fences?]
[Caterpillar: I know this one! I was lurking in the Trading Market just now and spotted this great item — it can hold off Common Monsters and has 20 Attack Power and 150 Durability. Too bad the price is a bit steep; I only exchanged for two.]
[Blinds: What? It can both block and damage Common Monsters? Does that mean if you surround your place with these, you don't have to worry about monster attacks?]
[Xiaofeixia: In theory, yes — but how many Spike Fences would you even need to surround the entire Shelter?]
[YouMustBeStarving: You don't need to surround the whole thing. Just cover the front — monsters only attack from the front. Keep the perimeter small and ten should be enough.]
[Caterpillar: One Spike Fence costs 40 Refined Iron plus 8 monster drop materials... I can't even imagine ten of them...]
[Blinds: That expensive?! That's highway robbery!]
[JustGoMarryAGuy: It's actually not that unreasonable. Each one is a meter long and wide, and the materials needed to make it aren't cheap. The main point is that if you can surround the Shelter with them, it genuinely improves your safety.]
Qin Zhen didn't think it was that expensive either. She had only made ten Refined Iron and eight monster materials in profit per fence, and she had even thrown in ten Stone of her own.
After all, when she sold axes, she had been doubling her money.
This time, seeing that the base cost of Spike Fences was already quite high and worried Players couldn't afford them, she had deliberately lowered the price a little.
She hadn't expected people to still call it expensive.
But the cost of a Spike Fence was already thirty Refined Iron and ten Stone.
There was nothing she could do — she couldn't just work for free and earn nothing.
[Qing Heyin: To the Player who just sold Spike Fences — if you see this message, please add me as a friend. I have a business proposition I'd like to discuss.]
[Qing Heyin: To the Player who just sold Spike Fences — if you see this message, please add me as a friend. I have a business proposition I'd like to discuss.]
[Qing Heyin: To the Player who just sold Spike Fences — if you see this message, please add me as a friend. I have a business proposition I'd like to discuss.]
The Player called [Qing Heyin] had sent the same message three times in a row.
Seeing this, Qin Zhen grew a little curious — what kind of business did this person want to discuss with her?
And the name seemed vaguely familiar. Wait — wasn't this the person ranked just below her on the Leaderboard?
She tapped on [Qing Heyin]'s name and opened their profile page, but all the information was hidden.
Qin Zhen sent a friend request.
The other side accepted almost immediately.
[Qing Heyin: Are you the Player who sold the Spike Fences?]
[Qiyezhenzhen: Yes. What business did you want to discuss?]
[Qing Heyin: Since you're the one selling Spike Fences, you must have quite a stock, right? Could you send me a photo so I can confirm you're not trying to scam me?]
[Qiyezhenzhen: ?]
[Qing Heyin: Here's the thing — right after I posted that message in the Chat Channel, several people immediately posed as the seller and tried to scam me.]
You could scam people in this game?
[You can, Host. Unlike the Trading Market, which is a clean exchange of goods and payment, private trades between friends carry a certain risk. If you send your items to the other party and they turn around and block you, there's nothing you can do about it.]
Qin Zhen: "..."
Scammers really do exist everywhere, don't they...