Chapter 29

Nowadays, anyone with eyes can see that, in their group, Lin Yifan's strength is absolutely top-tier.

So, as long as one isn't brain‑dead, everyone wants to get on good terms with him.

Ruan Qingtan is the same!

She actually once wondered whether, like those women in the comments, she should seize the chance to meet him and Lin Yifan and get close.

But after thinking it over, she still felt it wasn't necessary.

It's obvious that Lin Yifan is absolutely not the type controlled by his lower half; he likely values worth and ability more.

That's why Ruan Qingtan wants to show herself well.

And Lin Yifan also understood her thought; he had a decent impression of Ruan Qingtan, so he was willing to accept her favor and sent a message saying:

"Alright, then I won't stand on ceremony!"

"If you need anything, just tell me anytime; I've taken you as a friend."

Having said that, Lin Yifan suddenly thought of Ruan Qingtan's ability and sent another message:

"By the way, if you have a chance tomorrow, help me get a blueprint for a level‑3 shelter; as payment, I'll craft you a set of bed, table and chair, and if I can later make a bathroom suite, I'll give you one of those too."

Lin Yifan is still very generous toward friends!

Meanwhile, Ruan Qingtan had been feeling heartbroken over missing such a chance to gain benefits.

But upon seeing that later message, she instantly felt it was worth it!

At this point she had already upgraded her shelter to level 2, but the empty room contained only seven or eight empty treasure chests, some food, and nothing else but the fire before her.

One could say she had bare walls!

Even if mice came in, they'd have to give her a handful of rice!

Nowadays, there are indeed ordinary furniture like beds, tables and chairs for sale on the market.

After all, this world never lacks clever people, and making such things isn't hard.

As long as you have the blueprint, once you learn it, the required materials are few.

Making them involves no difficulty at all, so nowadays many people sell these items, but the prices are set high.

In this world, hard currency consists of various basic supplies, and everyone has worked out a set of exchange ratios.

The lowest‑grade supplies are wood and stone, basically exchanged at a 1:1 ratio.

Clay is a bit scarcer than those two, so one clay can be traded for two wood or stone.

Above clay comes primitive iron block.

Yesterday there wasn't a single iron block on the whole market, but today iron blocks have appeared.

Obviously, many people in the district have already upgraded their shelters to level 2.

Currently, a rough simple wooden bed sells on the Auction House for 100 wood or stone.

While making a simple wooden bed requires only 20 wood as raw material.

From this one can see how exaggerated the profit is.

Lin Yifan likewise produced a batch of wooden furniture and put it up for sale on the Auction House.

The price is the same as others', and he has no intention of malicious competition.

Anyway, his channels for earning supplies are many; the forthcoming Strong Mosquito Repellent will definitely let him rake in profits.

There's no need to block every possible way of making a living!

After all, back on Earth Star, countless experts once said that, from a macro perspective, to make money from the common folk you must first put money in their hands.

Otherwise, everyone would be broke—what's there to earn, a hammer?

After Ruan Qingtan agreed, Lin Yifan promptly made a wooden bed, table and chairs and traded them to her as a deposit.

And when Ruan Qingtan saw the items Lin Yifan had traded over, she was overwhelmed with gratitude.

In a moment of impulse, she sent a message to Lin Yifan saying:

"Boss, I actually never said it before, but my talent lies in opening treasure chests, which gives me an edge, so I can get many things I want."

"Now I'm telling you this secret as a sign of my allegiance; if you want to build a team or organization, please reserve a spot for me."

"I think my talent would still be somewhat useful in a group."

Lin Yifan was somewhat surprised by Ruan Qingtan's frankness—after all, personal talent is the most important trump card.

One wouldn't easily let anyone know it!

Moreover, her talent is especially unique.

And what she just said is completely correct; her talent placed in a team or organization is practically a national treasure.

Yet she actually just openly revealed her talent, which really caught Lin Yifan off guard.

But why would Ruan Qingtan suddenly bring up teams and organizations?

Could it be that someone has started forming an organization?

After checking the chat channel and observing the Auction House closely, they discovered that indeed someone had started an organization.

Moreover, they are recruiting, and the two listings at the top of the Auction House are both recruitment notices.

The first listing offers one wood for ten stone, initiated by an organization called Dark Night Apostle.

The second listing offers one stone for ten wood, initiated by an organization called Heaven and Earth Society.

Simply buying one of these listings counts as joining their organization.

In other words, those ten basic supplies are the membership fee.

Looking at these two listings, Lin Yifan genuinely felt some admiration for the organizers.

A membership fee of ten basic supplies is neither much nor little; most people can scrape it together with a bit of effort.

According to the publicity from those two organizations, once you join they will work together and huddle for warmth.

Of course, whether others believe such talk is unknown, but Lin Yifan definitely does not.

But this has nothing to do with him, and he currently has no intention of building power.

He's doing fine on his own, free and easy; why would he go looking for all that trouble for himself?

So don't be polite and send a message to Ruan Qingtian saying:

I currently have no intention of forming an organization, but thank you for your trust.

But I still want to advise you: your talent is quite special, and many people will be envious of such a special talent.

If it gets leaked, it's fine for now since nobody can meet face-to-face, but if everyone could meet in person, that would be dangerous.

So, you'd better not publicize your talent outwardly, unless you want to join some organization and then become that organization's treasure-chest-opening machine.

Lin Yifan's good intentions in these words, Ruan Qingtian naturally can also understand.

This moved her even more, and she hurriedly replied with a message:

"Boss, I only told you because I only trust you; since you want to be a lone ranger, I will follow your footsteps and also be a lone ranger."

"I hope the boss will take care of me in the future, give this little follower sister a meal to eat; the little sister will absolutely follow the boss's lead."

Lin Yifan twitched the corner of his mouth; he really hadn't expected Ruan Qingtian to be so abstract.

But since this is her own choice, Lin Yifan doesn't really have anything to say.

Anyway, under fair trade, he won't let Ruan Qingtian suffer a loss.

After closing the chat window with Ruan Qingtian, Lin Yifan then went to look at the fifth item Ruan Qingtian had traded to him.

This thing isn't anything special.

It's just a stalk of fishy-smelling grass.

Although it's somewhat useful, he doesn't like eating fishy-smelling grass, so he also can't be bothered to care about it.

But he still planted the fishy-smelling grass in the cultivation soil, since there's still space in the cultivation soil anyway.

Moreover, although he doesn't like eating fishy-smelling grass, the members of Southwest F4 really like this bite.

After planting the fishy-smelling grass, Lin Yifan also finished eating the remaining three buns.

After scrubbing the flat pan clean, he poured in clean water and started boiling water.

Drinking cold water can't compare to drinking hot water!

At that moment, he then opened the private chat message sent by his second friend.

It was precisely 'Sexy Little Wildcat'.

"Wuwuwuwu! Brother Yifan, how scary, how scary! I ran into a wild man today!"

Wild man?

What the heck??