Survival in the neighborhood: Give me a piece of bread every day

Resident No. 009527: Ninety percent probability? What about the remaining one percent probability?

Chen An browsed the trading platform to see if there were any other good items, while continuing to gather intelligence.

As for whether or not to cooperate.

It still needs further consideration.

Resident No. 009999: There's a 10% chance they found a large amount of food in an empty room, but that probability is extremely low, comparable to winning the lottery for 50 million.

Resident number 009527: Empty room? What does that mean?

Resident No. 009999: You didn't know?

Resident No. 009999: Haven't you left the house at all?

Resident No. 009527: Hmm, I'm researching talent.

Resident No. 009999: Okay, bro, you're really sneaky. It's been almost two hours and you haven't moved an inch.

Resident No. 009527: What's going on with the empty room?

Resident No. 009999: As a future business partner, I'll tell you this news for free!

Resident No. 009999: Actually, you'll find out if you just go out and explore. There are many empty rooms on our floor. Some of the wooden doors in those rooms can be broken down, and there might be wood, food, and even weapons and copper coins inside...

"I see."

Chen An suddenly realized.

No wonder there are so many items on the trading platform, even iron blocks.

He originally thought that someone had the talent to produce iron blocks, which is why they were selling them.

I never expected that it could be used to collect supplies.

However, he still refused to go out.

His talents are something he'll naturally possess as long as he's alive.

Just then, Chen An suddenly saw an item on the trading platform.

[Sharp daggers for trading gold coins, come and get them!]

Chen An immediately clicked on his profile picture to send him a private message.

Resident No. 009527: Will you come for barter?

I waited several minutes before I received a reply.

Resident No. 015755: What did you use to exchange it?

Resident No. 009527: Bread

Resident No. 015755: I'll trade you 20 yuan worth of bread.

Twenty loaves of bread are worth 1000 copper coins and 10 gold coins.

An axe in the shop costs only 1 gold coin, but a dagger from a resident's shop is being sold for 10 gold coins.

Chen An frowned, then edited a message to reply.

Resident No. 009527: 5 loaves of bread, if you want to exchange, we'll do it now.

If it doesn't work, he won't change it.

Weapons are very important.

But it's just a dagger; it doesn't add much to our combat power.

Moreover, he wasn't planning to go out; he just wanted to have more defensive measures.

This time, the other party did not reply.

It seemed like she was feeling down and didn't want to reply.

Chen An didn't take it to heart, and continued searching for trading platforms.

After about ten minutes of haggling, they spent 20 loaves of bread to acquire 11 units of timber and a deckchair blueprint.

The price of timber is a little higher than before.

But it's still within his acceptable range.

As for buying the recliner, it's because his room is currently empty, with nowhere to sit.

"Let's upgrade the windows first."

Chen An went to the window.

This window is very simple; it's just five round logs standing upright.

There was no glass either.

In ancient times, this level of height would have been standard equipment for prison cells.

Outside the window, there was an endless expanse of darkness.

The chilly night wind sent a chill down one's spine.

"Won't some monster come through the window and attack my room?"

Thinking of this, Chen An placed his hand on the wooden window.

Simple wooden window

[Level: 1]

[Durability: 2/2]

[Can be broken down: Wood x5]

Upgrade Requirement: 3 Wood

[Description: Waaah, I can't even stop the wind, please, master, help me level up!]

The current materials meet the upgrade requirements. Upgrade now?

"yes!"

Under Chen An's expectant gaze, the familiar countdown appeared on the wooden window.

【00: 20】

【00: 19】

【00...】

This time it's 20 seconds.

The countdown has ended.

White light enveloped the wooden windows.

When the light disappeared, the windows, which had resembled prison cells, became much narrower and looked much more solid.

But it still leaks air.

Sturdy wooden windows

[Level: 2]

[Durability: 5/5]

[Can be broken down: Wood x8]

Upgrade Requirements: 2 Gold Coins, 1 Iron Block, 1 Glass

[Description: Waaah, even though I've gotten hard, I still can't stop the wind. Please, Master, keep helping me level up!]

The improved durability finally gave Chen An a sense of security.

"To survive better, I need to build my room into a solid fortress; the windows and doors, everything has to be sturdy!"

"Besides that, I need to increase the comfort level so I can stay in the room longer without developing psychological problems..."

As Chen An pondered this, he took out the blueprints for making the recliner.

Recliner construction blueprints

[Crafting Requirements: 5 pieces of wood]

[Effect: Accelerates stamina recovery, increasing stamina by 3 per hour]

[The materials meet the production requirements. Proceed?]

Chen An directly clicked to create.

The blueprints disappeared, and a white light appeared on the open ground in front of him.

There was no countdown this time.

As the light faded within seconds, the wood in the backpack automatically decreased, and a wooden recliner appeared out of thin air.

The recliner is spacious enough that even adults can lie down and rest comfortably.

Chen An lay down and tried it out.

At first, it felt pretty good.

But after lying there for a while, I felt uncomfortable; it was a bit too hard.

"It would be so much more comfortable if there was a soft cushion on top, it could even be used as half a bed..."

Chen An rocked back in his recliner, preparing to go to the trading platform to see if there were any cushions.

One reason is so that I can sleep more comfortably.

Since there's no bed in the room, I'll probably have to rest on a recliner at night.

Secondly, he had a guess that he wanted to try improving the comfort of the recliner to see if it could speed up his physical recovery.

This conjecture is not without reason.

Since this world is completely digitized, then according to the game's settings, increasing comfort should also have additional benefits.

Just like how lying on a recliner restores an extra 3 stamina points per hour.

After searching for a while, Chen An actually found a place that sold cushions.

It's not cheap.

A wool cushion costs three loaves of bread.

But after thinking about it, he still bought two.

The main purpose is to verify the hypothesis.

If the guess is correct, then it's not a loss at all.

He squeezed the two white cushions in his hands.

It's very soft.

Then spread them on the recliner.

Then, when you place your hand on it, the panel pops up automatically.

Wooden recliner

[Level: Cannot be upgraded]

[Durability: 5/5]

[Can be decomposed: Wood x5]

[Effect: Restores 8 stamina per hour]

[Introduction: Waaah, I'm so sorry I couldn't make Master feel comfortable...]

"As expected, it really does increase the speed of stamina recovery!"

Chen An smiled with satisfaction.

It feels so good to reap the rewards of taking action.

However, the description of this recliner is rather strange.

The descriptions of the wooden doors and windows all had a strange, peculiar quality to them…

Hmm, the planners of this world must have been tainted by something dirty!