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

"That sly fox, trying to steal my thunder again."

Jiang Lai glared angrily at Bai Lu.

then,

She leaned against Chen An and said, "Darling, I acquired a total of 5 rune stones this morning. There are quite a few more rune stones on the trading platform today than in the past few days, so we can upgrade our door again."

"Oh? Let me see."

Chen An didn't notice the changes in the supplies in his backpack.

He glanced at it and saw that there were indeed five rune stones.

Three of them are red, one is green, and one is yellow.

They're all just what I need.

Upgrading a level 7 door requires 30 gold coins and 2 red runes; upgrading a level 6 window requires 10 gold coins, 2 reinforced glass pieces, and 1 yellow rune... As for green runes, they can be used to upgrade the mermaid ornament.

The strength of the ornament was already evident last night.

For example, he recovered very quickly after being exhausted by the egret.

Furthermore, Lin Luxi's wounds healed much faster than Bai Mengjie's.

So even if it requires 100 gold coins to upgrade, Chen An is willing to pay.

There's no need to save money if you get your money's worth.

[Materials required. Upgrade now?]

"Yes."

Chen An began upgrading the doors, windows, and decorations simultaneously.

140 gold coins disappeared from my backpack in an instant.

The 5 units of reinforced glass that were previously offered are now down to 2 units.

"So expensive..."

As Jiang Lai watched the supplies dwindle, her stingy nature resurfaced.

Fortunately, this investment yielded quick returns, so she wasn't too heartbroken.

"The door upgrade is taking longer and longer..."

Chen An saw that upgrading a room door to level 7 would take 20 minutes.

Although the doors could be used normally during the upgrade.

But it cannot be repaired.

In other words, you need to time your upgrades carefully to avoid coinciding with a monster invasion.

"The drop rate for fake characters is relatively high today, so there should still be quite a few good items on the trading platform. Be sure to buy as many as possible."

Chen An said to Jiang Lai.

The increase in the number of runes is most likely related to the fake person.

"Okay," Jiang Lai responded, having already opened the control panel and started working.

Meanwhile, news came from Bailu: "Darling, the Nightmare on all five floors has been cleared, but the residents have almost run out of arrows, so they want to buy some."

"Sure, just like before, one gold coin will replenish your arrows. But this time, it's no credit. You'll either have to pay in gold coins, or 10 silver coins, or supplies of equivalent value."

Chen An said.

He also needs to see a return on his investment; he can't keep extending credit forever.

The residents just killed the Smiling Nightmare, so they must all have resources.

"Okay, I've already told them."

The egret sends a message.

"Oh, and by the way, if anyone wants to sell the blueprints, we'll buy them back too," Chen An added.

"OK."

Seeing Bai Lu's response, Chen An then looked at Wang Ziyan and Lin Luxi: "Go and search the room of the resident who was just killed, and collect all the useful supplies."

The residents on this floor each owe him several gold coins.

Therefore, the resources after his death would naturally belong to him.

The other residents were sensible enough not to try and steal it.

Unlike before, when Xu Bo had just died, his room was emptied by a group of people.

Wang Ziyan and Lin Luxi obeyed the order and went out, entering the room that had been kicked open.

There were two unrecognizable corpses in the room, a man and a woman.

You can vaguely see that his clothes are disheveled.

"It seems that the reason they died was not only because Laughing Nightmare was more powerful today, but also because they brought it upon themselves."

Wang Ziyan frowned as she spoke.

These two were most likely doing *that* kind of thing when the monsters invaded.

As a result of the psychological attack, he was killed when the door was forced open before he could even repair it.

It's just a level three door, and they dare to be so relaxed. They deserve it.

then.

The two began to rummage through the cramped room.

Both crossbows are broken.

It's estimated that when the two were forced to break down the door, they tried to fight back, but they were too close and were directly crushed along with their crossbow by the Smiling Nightmare.

"Hmm, we can recover 30 arrows, not bad, not bad."

Wang Ziyan took arrows out of the quiver and smiled.

15 arrows can be sold for 1 gold coin.

That's equivalent to 2 gold coins.

In addition, the damaged level 3 door can be broken down into several units of wood.

Even a window can be broken down into several units of wood.

After the search, Wang Ziyan looked at Lin Luxi and said, "Let's search downstairs and upstairs again. There should be more dead residents. Let's see if we can recover more supplies."

"Um."

Lin Luxi had no objection.

The two women then set off.

After seeing Bai Lu and Jiang Lai's performance, they all felt a sense of crisis.

If they can't demonstrate their value soon, they might really end up as the egrets' bodyguards!

That won't do!

Although Wang Ziyan didn't have much ambition, she was very unwilling to be another woman's bodyguard and nanny.

At the very least, we should be on equal footing!

……

Inside Chen An's room, white light bathed the windows.

Then it disappeared very quickly.

The upgrade is complete.

The new windows are wider than before, with a length of about 2.5 meters and a height of over 1.3 meters.

"This is what a real floor-to-ceiling window should be like."

Chen An touched the smooth glass, a satisfied expression on his face.

Unfortunately, it was pitch black outside, and there was no good scenery to enjoy.

As he pondered this, he glanced at the data displayed in the window.

A window of absolute defense

[Level: 6]

[Durability: 50/50 (65)]

[Effect: Increases defense and always has 1.3 times more durability than other units of the same level]

[Decomposable: 3 pieces of reinforced glass]

Upgrade Requirements: 30 Gold Coins, 3 Reinforced Glass, 2 Yellow Runestones

[Description: I'm very hard right now! Super hard! Extremely hard! Please trust me completely, Master!]

"115 durability points, as expected of an Absolute Defense Window, it's really tough!"

Chen An smiled.

Such high durability and defense are very reassuring.

Bai Lu, Jiang Lai, and Bai Mengjie couldn't help but marvel at the astonishing data.

That's ridiculously durable!

Even if a dozen monsters rammed into it at the same time, it might not be able to break through.

And at that time...

The mermaid figurine was also enveloped in white light, indicating that the upgrade was complete.

Mermaid Figurine

[Level: lv6]

[Effect: When placed in a room, it restores 100 stamina per hour and increases the recovery speed of injuries and illnesses by 15%]

[Not decomposable]

Upgrade Requirements: 150 Gold Coins, 2 Green Runestones

[Introduction: Long-lasting! Long-lasting! And long-lasting!]

"Awesome!"

Chen An smiled.

Restores 100 stamina points per hour.

The battery life is absolutely maximum!

Moreover, the recovery speed of injuries and diseases has also increased by 15%.

This upgrade is definitely a huge profit!

However, the next level requires 150 gold coins.

"What a money-devouring beast..."

Upgrading this small decorative item requires more gold coins than upgrading the doors and windows.

That's an exaggeration.

"Now, let me see the strength of a level 7 door."

Chen An looked at the door, which would be upgraded in 30 seconds.