Chapter 18: The Woman with Sky-High Luck

Being friendly is one thing.

But asking Lin Yifan to grovel and fawn—no, he couldn't do that!

However, if the other party made the first move, he naturally wouldn't refuse either.

So Lin Yifan didn't stand on ceremony and sent a message directly:

"Thank you, I owe you one for this favor! When I hunt new meat, I'll give you three times the amount."

"Hehe, three times isn't necessary!" Sexy Little Wildcat sent a message:

"If Brother Ye has any extra Wood or stone, you can trade those to me instead. I want to upgrade my Shelter to level two first."

Basic materials—Lin Yifan wasn't short on those.

Even if he really were short, he could easily trade his surplus supplies for them.

So he didn't refuse either and agreed readily:

"No problem. When evening comes, calculate how much you're still short and let me know. I'll do my best to make up the difference."

At that moment, Sexy Little Wildcat—whose hands were covered in blood blisters from chopping wood, the pain making her grimace—saw Lin Yifan's message and got so excited she nearly jumped up.

She was even afraid she'd misread it and couldn't help but confirm:

"Brother Ye, are you serious? You'll really help me make up the difference? What if I'm short a lot?"

Lin Yifan knew the material requirements for upgrading a level-one Shelter to level two like the back of his hand.

Compared to his own upgrade from level two to level three, it was truly negligible, so he replied readily:

"It's true. Even if you're short a lot, I'll make up the difference."

"Brother Ye, you're really too good, thank you, thank you so much!" Sexy Little Wildcat, whose hands were trembling from the pain, was so moved her tears fell, and she hurriedly sent another message:

"Brother Ye, I'll trade you the Blueprint right now. Besides the breakthrough item, I also opened 5 iron nails from that Green Treasure Chest. I have no use for them now, so I'll give them all to you too!"

There were even iron nails!

Lin Yifan really couldn't help starting to envy Sexy Little Wildcat's Luck.

He'd opened so many Treasure Chests and hadn't seen a single iron nail, yet she got them with effortless ease.

This really was… comparing people only kills your pride, comparing goods only makes you want to throw yours away!

After the trade was complete, Lin Yifan took out one iron nail and looked at it, found it was just the most ordinary three-inch nail, and tossed it straight back into his space.

With these 5 iron nails, he could finally put the 【Basic Operation Platform】 into practice once he got back.

With an Operation Platform, he could manufacture more precise things.

For example, making the same Wooden Bed—those crafted on the Operation Platform would at minimum reach Common grade.

Unlike the Wooden Bed he made directly last night, which was Rough beyond belief, had very low load-bearing capacity, and couldn't even fit two people sleeping on it.

Moreover, to craft higher-grade, more exquisite and beautiful furniture, or other facilities, one also had to rely on the Operation Platform.

Therefore, the Operation Platform was a necessity!

After looking at the iron nails, Lin Yifan finally took out that 【Black Iron Grade Hundred-Refined Sword Blueprint】.

【Black Iron Grade Hundred-Refined Sword Blueprint】 (Learnable)

He clicked to learn it without hesitation, then checked the crafting requirements.

【Black Iron Grade Hundred-Refined Sword Blueprint】

Grade: Black Iron Grade

Crafting Materials:

Iron Ingot ×5

Rosewood ×2

Iron Ingots again, sigh!

Lin Yifan let out a soft sigh; he still hadn't found a stable source of Iron Ingots to this day.

Take iron nails alone—he'd only just gotten five from Sexy Little Wildcat.

Crafting this sword would be tough!

Lin Yifan could only set this matter aside for now and continue checking his private messages, though there were no other items of greater value.

Someone was selling herbs, but they were all the most ordinary kinds, which he already had on hand, so he couldn't be bothered to trade.

For herbs, what he needed most right now was Mint, yet not a single person was selling it.

With no other choice, he could only set aside three slices of Toast and put up a separate trade listing for Mint.

To make sure anyone who found Mint would see his purchase request, he also went to the chat channel District and posted a buying message:

"Buying Mint, buying Mint, buying Mint!"

He didn't go anonymous this time, so the moment the message went out, the entire channel exploded:

"Holy crap, big shot Lin Yifan is here! Big shot wants to buy Mint—anyone who has Mint hurry up and trade with him!"

"I saw someone at the Auction House trading Toast for Mint ages ago, too bad I don't have any."

"Does he have to get it just because he wants it? Who is he? Is he a god? I'm not selling to him."

"The person above is sick in the head, right? Big shot Lin Yifan previously shared the 【Strong Mosquito Repellent Formula】, and one of the ingredients is Mint. If we don't give him the Mint, how will the repellent be made?"

"What's it got to do with me! My Shelter is already upgraded to level two anyway, even if the mosquito swarm attacks, they can't hurt me!"

"Look look look, that's what you call selfish. Big shot Lin Yifan at least still considers us, people like that are the truly selfish ones."

……

Lin Yifan watched the arguments in the chat channel and couldn't be bothered to say anything more.

When he publicly shared the 【Strong Mosquito Repellent Formula】 yesterday, it was also a form of advertising; he wasn't providing it to everyone for free.

So whether others were willing to trade with him or not, he didn't care!

But just then, Lin Yifan suddenly noticed a message arrive in his friends channel.

Ruan Qingtan: "【Mint】 I dug up two plants today, I can give them both to you, but I have one request — can you give me a portion of the Strong Mosquito Repellent you make?"

Lin Yifan raised an eyebrow; he hadn't expected this woman's luck to be so good either.

As for her condition, there was nothing he couldn't agree to.

Lin Yifan had Cultivation Soil in hand — one plant was enough to grow a whole batch, so giving her a portion was no big deal.

So he answered readily: "I agree to your condition."

After thinking for a moment, he asked another question: "Do you need me to put down a deposit?"

"No, no, no!" Ruan Qingtan hurriedly replied:

"I trust your character."

After saying that, she immediately initiated the trade.

After getting the Mint, Lin Yifan immediately got up and hurried back to the Shelter.

The Cultivation Soil was inside the Shelter; he had to rush back and plant the Mint in the Cultivation Soil, so he could grow more Mint as quickly as possible.

Coming out required clearing a path, so it was slower; going back was much faster!

It took less than 40 minutes to return to the Shelter.

At this time, the Shelter was piled full of Wood and Stone, almost crushing the Blueberry Tree planted in the Cultivation Soil.

Lin Yifan hurriedly sorted the Wood and feed separately, stacking the Wood neatly along one side of the Shelter.

The Stone, on the other hand, was moved directly outside the Shelter's door — the stuff wasn't afraid of wind or rain anyway.

As for the Clay, it was temporarily stored away in the Ring Space.

Seeing the cramped wooden cabin finally become tidy, Lin Yifan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Another batch of blueberries had ripened, the heavy fruit bending the branches.

Lin Yifan hurriedly took out an empty box and plucked all the blueberries off, only to discover that this batch was more numerous than the morning's.

In the morning, the blueberries had just filled one empty Green Treasure Chest.

But this time, after filling the box, there were still plenty of blueberries left over, which had to be put in another box.