Chapter 33 A Leisurely Day
[The Golden House Within Books: Hey, if you want to talk, talk — don't drag our server's top player into this. They never did anything to you. And who says they'd have to beg you to buy Iron Axes? Our server's Iron Axes are so cheap already — would anyone even buy yours?]
[Denglong Honghong: Exactly. Just wait and see if anyone ever comes to you to buy axes again!]
[Qingmiao Keke: As if axes are the only Blueprint I'll ever unlock? Just you wait and see!]
[Manman Qingluo: Alright, alright, stop arguing — this person's Luck really is incredible... maybe it's best not to provoke them...]
[The Golden House Within Books: Pfft. Good Luck? Did they unlock a Spike Fence Blueprint? Did they unlock Life Potions? None of that — what's so lucky about that?]
[Caterpillar: Exactly, we couldn't care less!]
[YouMustBeStarving: You all must really be starving — how can you stomach prices like that...]
[Xiaofeixia: Hahaha, fair point!]
[......]
Qin Zhen smiled to herself and went to collect the resources she had earned from the Life Potions she'd sold overnight in the Trading Zone.
She received [Clotgrass ×4500, Dandelion ×2400, Pine Resin ×2400].
Rather than continuing to craft, Qin Zhen decided to head to the seaside to fish up some Treasure Chests and give herself a little break.
With her current stockpile of resources, taking a day off was no big deal.
At the seaside.
Qin Zhen sat quietly, her Fishing Rod cast out into the sea, waiting with a relaxed expression for Treasure Chests to bite.
With her current Luck stat, Treasure Chests practically surfaced every few minutes.
After reeling in about ten Wooden Chests, Qin Zhen stopped fishing — she was getting a little bored.
She returned to the Shelter, only to find herself even more bored than before.
There were no phones here, no television — absolutely nothing in the way of entertainment!
So Qin Zhen went back to crafting Life Potions.
She used up Clotgrass ×4500, Dandelion ×2250, and Pine Resin ×2250, producing four hundred and fifty bottles of Life Potions.
As usual, she kept fifty bottles for herself and listed the remaining four hundred on the Trading Market.
After finishing the Life Potions, Qin Zhen crafted some Iron Axes and listed those on the Trading Market as well.
In the Chat Channel.
[Seven Wolves: Hey, look — someone really is selling Iron Axes and Life Potions on the Trading Market, and the prices are incredibly cheap!]
[Manman Qingluo: Yes, I managed to snag some too — amazing! Thank you, legend!]
[Tieshu Kaihua: Hahaha I got some too! Great quality, great price — merging into this server was the best thing that ever happened to me!]
[Caterpillar: Damn, they're already sold out — how fast are your fingers?!]
[Xiaofeixia: I didn't get any either, waaah...]
[Fragrant Lily: It's all you outsiders' fault. That legend belongs to our server — the things they make are meant for us, and you lot are stealing what's ours!]
[Goldleaf: Seriously, there wasn't much to begin with, and sometimes even we couldn't grab any. Now there are thousands more people competing with us...]
[Manman Qingluo: We're all on the same server now — if you can buy, so can we. What gives you the right to stop us?]
[Tieshu Kaihua: Exactly! If you can't grab any, that's a you problem — you can't blame anyone else!]
[......]
Qin Zhen pressed a hand to her forehead and smiled wryly. These people, honestly.
She hadn't expected the scramble over resources to break out on the very first day of the Server Merge, but she had no intention of increasing the quantity she listed.
While selling these items did bring her a decent income, it did nothing to strengthen her actual power.
In this survival game, strength was undeniably what mattered most.
She couldn't just stay holed up in the Shelter every day, crafting things and selling them — she still needed to go out and explore.
As for the people who couldn't grab anything — that was none of her concern.
Those people had a point: if you couldn't get any, that was your own problem, not anyone else's fault.
At her core, Qin Zhen wasn't selling these things to help others. She was gathering resources for herself first, and if she happened to help people along the way, so be it.
But if it ever came at a cost to her own interests, then she was sorry — that was where she drew the line.
Qin Zhen took out 3 kg of Black-tusk Wild Bull Meat and tossed it into a pan to stir-fry, steamed some rice, laid out a few Nectarines, and ate at her leisure.
She gained Constitution +3.
Sometimes she thought that living in this game world wasn't so bad after all.
One person fed, no one else to worry about.
No need to deal with all the messy affairs of real life, and no need to be bound by social obligations.
As long as you had enough strength, you could be the master of your own fate!
Qin Zhen thought of the Gu and Qin families. In truth, she hadn't thought about them in a very long time.
She wondered — after the Server Merge, would they end up in the same region as her?
She wondered how they were getting along in this game world.
The Gu Family had always lived in luxury, their fingers never touching a drop of dishwater, with housekeepers and drivers handling everything for them.
Gu Wan especially — given how both families had always pampered her, she must be having a very hard time adjusting to this place.
Qin Zhen felt no schadenfreude about it — only calm.
To her, they were simply strangers.
When she had first been brought back to the family, she might have hoped for some warmth and belonging.
But after Father Gu and Mother Gu had forgiven Father Qin and Mother Qin without her consent, and repeatedly taken Gu Wan's side over hers, she had stopped thinking of them as anything more than strangers.
The things they said and did no longer stirred any emotion in her.
Of course, if she were to run into them again here, she would show them no special consideration.
After all, they had already severed ties in the real world.
In another region.
Gu Wan, Father Gu, Mother Gu, and Gu Wan's younger brother were also sitting down to eat.
They gathered around a table set with two plates of meat dishes and a plate of Apples.
In front of each person sat a cup of instant noodles.
A look of mild irritation crossed Gu Wan's pretty face.
"When are we ever going to eat rice again? Ever since we got here it's been nothing but instant noodles — I'm practically sick of them..."
Mother Gu heard this and nodded with a pained expression. "She's right, we can't keep eating instant noodles — it's not good for us."
Father Gu said nothing, his face expressionless.
Gu Wan's younger brother, Gu Chen, turned to Gu Wan with barely concealed anger.
"Be grateful you even have instant noodles — plenty of people don't have any food at all! And if you want rice so badly, go out and find some yourself. You stay cooped up in the Shelter all day, never go out,
never lift a finger around here — Mom does all the washing and cooking — and you're still complaining while being supported by everyone else!"
Gu Wan's eyes immediately reddened. "Mom, Dad — how can Gu Chen talk to me like that? I was just saying it casually, I didn't mean anything by it..."
"Watch how you speak to your sister," Mother Gu said, her heart aching for Gu Wan.
She shot Gu Chen a reproachful look, then turned back to Gu Wan.
"Wanwan, Chenchen has just been exhausted these past few days — he didn't mean to snap at you. Don't take it to heart. Chenchen, apologize to your sister."
Gu Chen let out a cold snort and kept eating his instant noodles without a word.
"Chenchen, you..." Mother Gu was about to say more, but Father Gu cut her off.