My lord, spare his life!

"How much does the lord say?"

Guan Zong thought there was something wrong with his ears.

Are there more than 10,000 of these obviously valuable items?

"More than 10,000."

Zhang Yang glanced at the numbers on the grid.

"To be precise, there are 9999 + 9933 items remaining."

If she hadn't run out of inventory space and had to throw away some junk, she could have had hundreds of thousands of items in her inventory.

Everyone: "..."

For a moment, they forgot how to speak.

What kind of star talent could grant her such a vast space? And what kind of monstrous genius could bear these heavy objects in this space? You should know that the weight returned to the owner of a heavy object placed in this kind of space is doubled; one pound of something requires ten pounds of strength.

This one weighs four or five pounds!

Zhang Yang said she has 19932 more entries.

Fan You secretly realized his own ignorance; Zhang Yang's situation could no longer be judged using existing knowledge.

Guan Zong, without any hesitation, directly asked the question that had been bothering him: "Why is my lord carrying so many blankets? Is it because your family runs a business and you want to sell these in the freezing cold to make a profit?"

In that case, the family must be extremely wealthy!

Zhang Yang replied, "Because that's human nature."

This was her conclusion drawn from peeping into the backpacks of many observation subjects. Apart from a few with quirks, 99% of the observation subjects stuffed their backpacks with things, regardless of their value or quality.

Ore that I just randomly dug up?

Put it in.

Herbs picked casually?

Put it in.

Items dropped by NPCs?

Put it in.

Even the equipment and weapons changed each season were carefully stored, and if the game backpack couldn't hold them all, they were stored in the warehouse. If the warehouse was also full, they would tidy up, discarding some items and continuing the cycle. Almost every observed sample had a game backpack occupancy rate of over 90%. Since Zhang Yang wanted to disguise himself as a human, he naturally had to learn every detail perfectly.

Over time, she developed a habit of hoarding a little bit of everything. However, Zhang Yang couldn't learn everything. For example, she couldn't observe the hoarding of game cosmetics. Game cosmetics required real money from human society, which she didn't have.

She hoards everything except these things.

As for why there are so many blankets taking up two squares?

Sigh, it's all for reselling zombie and monster corpses.

Zhang Yang put in a lot of effort to save up enough Alliance Coins for a side quest land deed for her homestead. The price of zombie and monster corpses on the trading post was not fixed and fluctuated daily with the market. At its peak, a single corpse could fetch a high price of 1,000 Alliance Coins, while at its cheapest, it was only a little over 100. She would collect corpses whenever she had free time; these blankets were just extra resources and not worth much.

The loot dropped by monsters varies from region to region.

Zhang Yang still had a lot of things in his backpack.

Guan Zong: "..."

It's unbelievable! How could he not know that "human nature" allows people to carry so many blankets? If all these things were used as military supplies for troops fighting in the winter, who knows how much of an advantage they would have.

Fan You hadn't expected Zhang Yang to have such a hidden trick up his sleeve. He modified his original plan, saying, "I originally thought that since you, my lord, were penniless, starting out would be difficult. But now that you have such abundant wealth, why worry about the arduous path to hegemony? This is perfect for making a profit!"

Zhang Yang: "Profit? Blankets?"

Fan You nodded: "Yes, Tianyue has no choice but to accept this appointment letter we have! I asked the village head earlier and learned that the local government did not give any advance warning about the seasonal disorder in various places. This shows that the local officials are incompetent. If Tianyue does not accept this appointment letter, we will act among the people—without the title of prefect, we will act as prefects. The people's will will force the government to welcome our lord to the prefectural capital. If they still do not agree, our lord can take this opportunity to recruit soldiers among the people."

He paused after speaking, then continued, "That's one way. Another way is to sell this item and accumulate some wealth."

To maintain a retinue, recruiting soldiers isn't enough; a sufficient amount of provisions is also needed. The local wealthy gentry and powerful families are incredibly rich, and one can only imagine how many granaries they possess. Grain is readily available, but such warm and exquisite items are not so easily obtained.

Grain can be grown, but can this kind of blanket be made just because someone wants to? The craftsmanship involved is quite valuable.

You can also grab it with both hands!

Zhang Yang was stunned.

It wasn't that I couldn't understand, but rather that I hadn't realized the blanket had any value.

Seeing Zhang Yang's reaction, Fan You knew she had never intended to do such a thing. He was quite certain that if he hadn't finally couldn't help but ask, he probably would have died without ever knowing she had so many blankets. Having built up the atmosphere, Fan You pressed his advantage, continuing, "Besides these blankets, does my lord have any other items with her?"

Ask sooner, and you'll know sooner.

In case she pulls something out of nowhere later.

Zhang Yang glanced at his game inventory: "There are plenty."

As a subordinate official, Fan You was aware of certain taboos—if Zhang Yang were to produce something extraordinary yet taboo, it would ultimately backfire. Therefore, he proactively narrowed down the scope: "Things beneficial to clothing, food, shelter, and transportation; if there are any rare treasures, that would be even better."

Zhang Yang: "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Having just decluttered, Zhang Yang's gaming backpack still had some space, so she hadn't thrown away the "men's belly band" and "a starched loincloth" she'd picked up recently. She emptied the backpack out of a "Mr. Horn, made of ivory": "This seems to be ivory. Judging by its size, it should fetch some money, right?"

According to the observations of the samples, ivory products are relatively expensive.

This stuff is worthless in the game world, but it's a different story in human society. The social structure of the Homestead side map is more similar to human society, so ivory products should be worth something, right?

Guan Zong cried out, "What filthy thing is this!"

The shape of this object is really not suitable for taking it out.

"It's not some dirty thing, it's an ivory ornament. The other day I killed one of the rebels who pointed him out, right? Look, this is what I got from him. Can we sell it for a bit?" After saying that, Fan You turned his face away, and Puyang Kui also hesitated to speak.

Guan Zong clicked his tongue in amazement: "Good heavens, it's been used by a human."

Zhang Yang: "Can't we sell it for money?"

"It's possible, as long as you don't tell anyone." Guan Zong could tell from Zhang Yang's clear eyes that she genuinely didn't know how to use it, and he believed she had stolen it from someone. What he was most curious about now was, "Was that person male or female?"

"Male."

Guan Zong suddenly smiled mischievously: "...Oh, a man? If he's a celebrity, we can sell him for a high price."

Zhang Yang understood; it could be sold for money.

She poured out something else.

"An erotic art collection?"

"Items that otaku tend to lose."

"A big-headed safety pin?"

"It seems to have been given by the female NPC?"

"These boots are really thick."

"They're snow boots."

It is more likely to fall in the northern region.

"Why are these two like crystals?"

"These are glasses."

NPCs wearing glasses have a chance to drop them, but they are all non-prescription glasses without any readings. In addition, there are hair ties, briefs, shirts and T-shirts, bottled water, kitchen knives, cutting boards, large iron pots, bedding sets, and seeds of various crops, as well as nutrient soil of various qualities... especially crops.

Zhang Yang had heard from the other participants that the homestead system was quite resource-intensive, so she consciously saved all the seeds and soil dropped by NPCs. Sigh, she was poor; every little bit saved counted.