Chapter 2: Level 5 Thatched Hut

For Lin Yifan right now, what is the most important thing?

Of course, it's the Thatched Hut!

He doesn't want to spend even one more day in this kind of weather where it pours outside and drizzles inside the house!

He wants to upgrade the Thatched Hut!

He must upgrade the Thatched Hut!

And Lin Yifan's wish was answered very quickly!

The Thatched Hut, which had been on the verge of collapse, began to shake rapidly.

Just as Lin Yifan was worrying whether the Thatched Hut would fall apart at this moment.

The dilapidated Thatched Hut was rapidly rebuilt inch by inch before his eyes.

Finally, after a flash of white light, the worn-out Thatched Hut became a brand-new Thatched Hut.

Lin Yifan looked at the brand-new Thatched Hut, and his expression instantly froze.

He hurriedly opened the information:

【Brand-New Thatched Hut (5 square meters)】

Grade: Level 1.5

(Comprehensive Evaluation: This is a brand-new Thatched Hut that has just been built. Although its defensive capability is still weak, it is enough to keep out the wind and rain!)

Next Level: 【Level 2 Safe House: Rough Wooden House】

Upgrade Condition:

【Black Iron Grade Wooden House Blueprint: 1/0】

【Basic Wood 50/0】

【Primary Stone 50/0】

【Basic Clay 30/0】

(Friendly Reminder: If you can find a better quality Safe House Blueprint, you can also build according to the better blueprint, so that you can get better quality safety!)

A hint of disappointment flashed in Lin Yifan's eyes. Originally, according to his plan, he would directly use item upgrade to upgrade the Level 1 Safe House to a Level 2 Safe House.

This way, he could save the trouble of finding blueprints and materials!

But he didn't expect that the upgrade actually failed.

However, at this moment, he saw that the description of "Item Sublimation" had changed.

【Item Upgrade 5/1: Can raise an item's quality by one tier. (For items that require a blueprint to craft, the upgrade cannot be completed without the blueprint.)】

"So it was missing a blueprint!" Lin Yifan suddenly realized.

It seems that next time he wants to upgrade the Safe House, he has to find the blueprint first.

Although it didn't meet his expectations, it at least upgraded to Level 1.5, and the upgrade materials required were reduced quite a bit.

All in all, it was still a gain.

Now there are 4 upgrade chances left. What should he upgrade?

Lin Yifan turned his gaze to the inside of the Thatched Hut, looking for things that could be upgraded to enhance his chances of survival going forward.

Unfortunately, the Thatched Hut was completely empty. Apart from the fire in the middle, there was only a rust-covered axe placed beside the fire.

His意念 swept over it.

Item Name: 【Rusty Axe】

Grade: 【Inferior】

Evaluation: 【An axe forged from Black Iron and Wood, covered in rust, with a chipped blade, extremely poor quality, and touching power. It can be used to chop trees, but is even more suitable as a tetanus pathogen culture trough!】

Lin Yifan picked up the axe and swung it a couple of times. The weight felt quite right in his hand.

But looking at the large notch on the axe's blade, he was quite doubtful whether it could fulfill that function.

However, he has Item Upgrade!

A worker must first sharpen his tools if he wants to do his job well!

Lin Yifan unhesitatingly used one Item Sublimation on this axe.

As a flash of white light passed, a brand-new iron axe gleaming with cold light appeared before him.

Item Name: 【Sharp Iron Axe】

Grade: 【Common】

Evaluation: 【An axe forged from Black Iron and Wood. Although the quality is ordinary, it is more than enough whether used for chopping trees or chopping people!】

Lin Yifan swung the axe a couple of times, and only then finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The psychological pressure brought on by the mysterious existence in the dark night was truly too great.

Having a sharp weapon in hand added a few more points of safety!

Although there was still a fire in the house, perhaps it could be upgraded.

But Lin Yifan's Item Upgrade chances were down to only three!

How could he waste it on a fire like this?

And at this moment, a message suddenly popped up on the screen before him:

Current Time: Survival Calendar April 28, 6:58 AM

Dawn: 7:00

Dusk: 5:00

Today's Weather: Light Rain

Temperature: 20℃

【Friendly Reminder: Dawn is about to break, a day of survival is about to begin. All Survivors, please get ready. Additionally, a special reminder: you must return to your Safe House before dark, otherwise you are responsible for the consequences!】

Is it going to be dawn?

Lin Yifan peered out through a crack in the dilapidated Thatched Hut, looking outside.

But he found that it was still pitch-black outside, with not the slightest glimmer of pre-dawn light.

However, when the time reached exactly seven o'clock, the dark night curtain instantly receded, and the entire land was enveloped in light.

Lin Yifan stared at this scene, his face full of astonishment:

"Did it… get bright so suddenly?"

And at this moment, he finally saw what kind of world this was.

Grey, hazy fog!

Grey, hazy fog everywhere!

The fog seemed to blanket the entire world, hiding everything beneath its thick shroud.

It made it impossible for him to see this world clearly,

but fortunately, the fog near the Safe House was relatively thin, growing thicker the farther out he looked.

Lin Yifan had no idea whether it was because of the rain, or whether this world simply existed beneath the Mist.

His sixth sense told him that within the Mist, it was very dangerous!

But whether it was dangerous or not, he had to go out and search for supplies.

He had eaten a bowl of instant noodles before transmigrating, and now he was already hungry.

He had to go out and find food and water in order to keep surviving.

However, looking at the fine drizzle outside the hut, Lin Yifan felt a bit of a headache.

His only clothing was this set of pure-cotton Sleepwear he'd bought on Pinduoduo.

The weather now wasn't very cold, but if he got soaked by the rain, he'd probably still catch a cold, right?

After thinking it over, Lin Yifan turned and looked at the grass curtain that surrounded the Thatched Hut, serving as its walls.

He briskly chopped off a piece with his axe, then pulled a handful of thatch and twisted it into a rope, using the grass rope to tie the woven end of the grass curtain into a bundle.

He then tidied up the bundle, shaping the whole thing into a cone-shaped grass bundle.

Next, he loosened the hanging thatch a bit with his right hand and pulled it down over his forehead.

In an instant, an extremely simple "straw hat" was finished.

The thatch was long, just enough to cover his body and keep the rain off.

Lin Yifan, wearing his homemade straw hat and carrying his axe in hand, stepped out — the first step into this world.

He had observed earlier that directly in front of the Safe House there were only some low shrubs, with neither stones nor suitable trees to develop.

The only upside was that the line of sight was relatively open.

To the left was a dense forest; to the right, although also a forest, there were quite a lot of thorny vines mixed in.

To go in and search for resources or chop trees, he'd first have to clear away the thorny vines.

That would be too much of a waste of time, so Lin Yifan chose the left without the slightest hesitation.

After walking about two or three minutes, he spotted a Japanese Cedar Tree as thick as a water bucket.

Lin Yifan was born in a rural village in the Jiangnan Region, so he knew a fair bit about many kinds of trees.

And he had observed earlier that the ecological environment here was very similar to that of the Jiangnan Region.

In the mountainous areas of Jiangnan, Japanese Cedar Trees have always been unpopular, because the wood is soft and cannot be used to make furniture.

But Lin Yifan liked them now!

After all, soft wood is so easy to chop down!