Chapter 10: then translation of title

However, reflection is still reflection.

It doesn't affect Lin Yifan's pursuit of delicious food at all!

If there's no choice, that's fine; but if there is a choice, who wouldn't want to pursue a better living experience?

So Lin Yifan merely reflected for a moment, then immediately began thinking about how to get seasoning.

Just then, he saw again that many people were asking in the chat channel whether they could exchange other items for food.

"Boss, I have no clay, nor the shelter's blueprint, but I have other blueprints; can you trade some meat with me?"

"I also have no clay or blueprint, but I got 50 grams of salt from a treasure chest; I want to trade salt for meat…"

"Boss, I found some wild vegetables; eating meat gets greasy, would you like to trade for some refreshing wild vegetables?"

……

In both the chat channel and the Auction House, one can directly post item images, and even smell their scent.

For a moment, the channel was filled entirely with images of various items.

So Lin Yifan also posted an image of the grilled snake meat in the comment section.

However, as soon as he posted that image, the originally nonstop scrolling chat suddenly froze for an instant.

But after just a moment, the entire chat channel exploded!

For example, a blueprint for a basic workbench made his heart race.

Because only with a workbench can one craft other things.

Even the workbench randomly came with a basic item crafting diagram.

One could say this thing is absolutely a survival essential.

Presumably, anyone intending to trade this blueprint for food is desperate, at the end of their rope.

Lin Yifan felt his heart stir at first sight of the blueprint, and without hesitation clicked to private message the other party.

It was a woman's avatar; from the avatar, she looked pretty good.

On her palm-sized small face, her features were exquisite like a doll's.

If placed in the past, such a girl would definitely be the dream lover of countless Licking Dog.

Moreover, this woman also had a very pleasant-sounding name.

Ruan Qingtan.

Because in this world, real names are used.

So the name hanging under the avatar is the person's real name.

With such a beautiful appearance and such a pleasant name, even Lin Yifan couldn't help but glance twice.

But that's all; for him now, nothing is more important than survival supplies.

Women and such only affect his sword-drawing speed.

So he quickly composed himself and formally sent a private message to Ruan Qingtan:

"I'm interested in your workbench blueprint; how would you like to trade?"

At that moment, the pale-faced Ruan Qingtan sat in the drafty thatched hut, hugging her legs and shivering.

If it weren't for the warmth from the burning fire giving her a bit of heat, she would feel she was about to die.

Because she is extremely hungry right now!

Before coming here, to maintain her figure, she had just done a weekly fasting day, going a full 36 hours without eating, relying solely on water to endure.

She had originally planned to drink some plain congee early the next morning.

But upon waking, the sky had collapsed!

She actually ended up in the Survival Realm, facing a brutal survival crisis.

She had no food at all in her hands, and could only hope that during the relatively safe daytime she could go out to find something to fill her stomach.

Otherwise, let alone chopping trees or breaking stones for supplies, she feared she would collapse from malnutrition before even felling the first tree.

However, reality is cruel.

She spent the whole day searching for food, yet found nothing.

She only found two treasure chests!

And the items from those two treasure chests were actually quite valuable: one chest yielded a blueprint for a basic operation platform.

The other chest yielded a blueprint for crafting feather arrows, but unfortunately, no food.

Ruan Qingtan is now so hungry she's about to faint, yet she asked in the chat channel for a while, wanting to trade her blueprints for food, but no one was willing to give her food in exchange.

It's not that there were none, but the offered prices were especially outrageous!

For example, a bite of bread, or a wild grape…

Even if exchanged, it would be utterly useless.

Put bluntly, although everyone is struggling to survive in the wilderness, the food shortage far exceeds people's imagination.

At this very moment, Lin Yifan's appearance seemed to her like a deity descending from heaven.

She had previously observed that Lin Yifan, when buying items in the market, offered prices that, while not meeting everyone's expectations.

but compared to most people, he could be considered somewhat conscientious.

So Ruan Qingtan dared not make outrageous demands; she could only ask cautiously:

"Boss, I want three taels of meat and ten blueberries; what do you think?"

"Three taels of meat?" Lin Yifan blinked, looked down at the sliced meat, and felt a slight headache.

Because he really couldn't figure out how much three taels of meat actually is.

Upon seeing his message, Ruan Qingtan immediately thought he found the price too high, and quickly offered to lower it:

"Boss, if three taels of meat is too expensive for you, you can also take a little less…"

Lin Yifan saw her misunderstanding, and hurriedly explained:

"It's not a matter of whether it's too expensive; I'm just not sure how much three liang of meat actually is."

"Otherwise, I had previously listed meat chunks at the Auction House; I'll give you five chunks, and then give you ten blueberries—would you accept this trade?"

"Of course I can accept, certainly I can accept!" Ruan Qintang was overjoyed.

Because the three liang of meat she mentioned is actually the meat chunks Lin Yifan listed, amounting to roughly 2~3 chunks.

Ruan Qintang giving five chunks at once was, to her, like a pie falling from the sky.

Afraid Lin Yifan might change his mind, she immediately used a private trading channel to initiate the transaction.

Only then did Lin Yifan realize he had offered too high a price!

However, the words were already spoken, so he naturally couldn't go back on them, and directly traded over the blueprint from the workbench.

Upon receiving the meat chunks and blueberries, Ruan Qintang became so excited she almost teared up.

She grabbed two blueberries and stuffed them in her mouth; the sweet-and-sour taste moved her, who had been hungry for nearly 48 hours, to the brink of tears.

Lin Yifan also roughly guessed that this little girl must be starving, so the meat he gave was cooked.

Although it was also the size of an egg, cooked meat shrinks.

So, Ruan Qintang came out ahead!

She happily ate a meat chunk, then sent a message to Lin Yifan:

"Boss, thank you! Really, thank you! You saved my life!"

After saying that, she then sent the remaining Feather Arrow Blueprint to Lin Yifan to look at:

"Boss, I still have one blueprint in my hand, but this blueprint is useless unless I can get a bow and arrow."

"I can't get a bow and arrow, so this blueprint is just waste paper in my hands; if you want it, Boss, I'll give it to you."

Upon seeing these two messages, Lin Yifan immediately furrowed his brow, a flash of wariness crossing his face.