Chapter 3: Opening a Treasure Chest for the First Time

Lin Yifan set the axe on the ground, spat into his palm, rubbed his hands hard, then picked up the axe and began chopping the tree.

"Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!"

More than ten minutes later, the Japanese Cedar Wood finally toppled over!

The instant the Japanese Cedar Wood fell, the entire tree began to break down on its own, finally turning into a pile of knee-high Wood, left in place.

Basic Wood ×3

Three units of Basic Wood actually make up such a big pile?

Lin Yifan sighed and began hauling the Wood with a rueful look.

Luckily the Safe House was close by; otherwise, hauling this pile of Wood would not have been easy.

Lin Yifan spent about ten minutes hauling the entire pile of Wood back into the Thatched Hut.

Only then did he return to the woods and continue chopping trees.

After spending two hours, he spotted another six Japanese Cedar Trees; after obtaining 18 units of Basic Wood, he stopped chopping.

His current Safe House Level is 1.5; to upgrade to level two, he only needs 30 units of Basic Wood.

And the Wood needed for a night's campfire is only two units.

He already has 18 units of Wood now, so he only needs to chop five more Japanese Cedar Trees.

There are plenty of Japanese Cedar Trees here, and he can come chop them anytime, so there's no need to rush.

But what he urgently needs now is food and water!

Therefore, he must first go look for supplies!

Fortunately, he was very familiar with the ecological environment here, so finding some wild fruit to eat shouldn't be hard.

After walking roughly a hundred-plus meters, he spotted a bush bearing some mung-bean-sized purple fruits.

They were Wild Blueberries!

Having gone hungry the whole day, Lin Yifan's eyes lit up the moment he saw those Wild Blueberries.

He stepped forward, plucked a big handful and stuffed them into his mouth; the sweet-and-sour juice instantly comforted his taste buds.

Only after eating his fill from half a bush of blueberries did Lin Yifan finally let out a satisfied sigh.

Although eating wild fruit wouldn't fill him up, at least he wouldn't starve to death!

He had no tools to carry things in, so he simply used the axe to chop down the remaining half of the blueberry bush and carried it on his shoulder.

Unlike other fruits, blueberries don't fall easily even when fully ripe; carrying them back would let them keep for a few more days — the best of both worlds.

With his stomach temporarily filled, Lin Yifan finally had the mood to think about where the Treasure Chest was.

While hauling Wood back and forth earlier, he had occasionally browsed the chat channel during his walks.

Quite a few people had already posted on the channel, saying they'd found Treasure Chests and opened rich supplies from them.

There were not only water, bread, biscuits and the like, but some had also opened weapons and Safe House Blueprints.

There were even people who opened storage bags — things that only existed in novels and legends.

It was said the storage bag was only the size of a palm, but the space inside was two or three cubic meters.

Two or three cubic meters of space!

That could hold a hundred or two hundred units of Wood!

If Lin Yifan wanted to upgrade the Safe House, Blueprints were indispensable.

But what he coveted even more was the storage bag!

As long as he could get a storage bag, then use an item upgrade to upgrade the storage bag, he could get an even bigger storage bag.

Once he had a storage bag, he could save a lot of time gathering supplies!

Moreover, Lin Yifan also noticed that in the forest with such lush vegetation, the ground was also thoroughly soaked by rainwater.

Yet he hadn't seen a single mushroom!

Even wild fruit was scarce; apart from the blueberries he'd run into earlier, he hadn't found any other wild fruit at all.

He had originally planned to survive by foraging, but now it seemed the Survival World simply wouldn't let people exploit such loopholes.

Survival — to survive, one must naturally seek in order to live!

Just as he was about to open the chat channel and ask those who had found Treasure Chests for tips on finding them.

He suddenly noticed that right in the grass at his feet, there was actually a grey-white Treasure Chest.

The Treasure Chest was mostly covered by grass blades; if he hadn't just happened to kick the grass with his foot, he would never have spotted this Treasure Chest.

"I finally found a Treasure Chest!"

Lin Yifan was overjoyed at once, hurriedly tossed aside what was in his hands, and dug out that Treasure Chest.

【White Treasure Chest】 (Can be opened)

"Open…"

Seeing the words "Can be opened," Lin Yifan instinctively wanted to open the Treasure Chest.

But then he thought of the Three-time Item Upgrade from the 【Fate Sign】, and hurriedly stopped himself.

Pressing his hand on the Treasure Chest, he said softly:

"Upgrade item!"

A flash of white light!

The originally grey-white White Treasure Chest turned into a dark-green wooden Treasure Chest.

【Green Treasure Chest】 (Can be opened)

Lin Yifan looked at the Green Treasure Chest before him, his heart surging with excitement.

He had been saving the Three-time Item Upgrade precisely so he could use it to upgrade the Treasure Chest when he found one.

Other people could open storage bags from the lowest-grade White Treasure Chest!

He refused to believe his Green Treasure Chest wouldn't open!

Lin Yifan pressed his palms together and prayed once more to the Heavenly Gods and Buddhas before finally opening the Treasure Chest!

He leaned in for a look and saw three items placed inside the Treasure Chest.

Of the three items, the most eye-catching was a Raincoat woven from palm fibers.

Item Name: 【Raincoat】

Quality: Fine

Appraisal: "A high-end custom fashion piece, hand-crafted by a master craftsman using palm silk as raw material. Waterproof, windproof, and warm — three-in-one. You deserve to own it!"

"This really is like a pillow delivered just when sleep comes!"

Lin Yifan joyfully picked up the Raincoat and draped it over himself, then let out a long breath.

The Raincoat could defend and keep warm; although it wasn't as light and convenient as a modern raincoat, in these mountains and forests, this thing was indeed more practical.

A raincoat was easily torn, but the Raincoat feared no such thing.

The Raincoat also came with a bamboo hat attached, so Lin Yifan simply took off his self-made straw hat as well.

However, he didn't throw that away either — it had been taken from the Thatched Hut, and he had to bring it back and reinstall it.

Once equipped, Lin Yifan turned his attention to the other two items in the Treasure Chest.

One of them was the storage bag Lin Yifan had been coveting for a long time.

Item Name: 【Storage Bag (Built-in Space: Six Cubic Meters)】

Quality: Fine

Appraisal: "A storage bag crafted with a Space Stone as its core, with a built-in space of six cubic meters. A rare, fine-quality storage bag, and a great helper for home, travel, murder, and arson!"

Lin Yifan looked at the storage bag's information, his eyes lighting up.

As expected of something from a Green Treasure Chest — it was actually a Fine-grade storage bag.

When he had been observing the chat channel earlier, the largest space he'd seen in their storage bags was only three cubic meters.

Many were only one cubic meter!

And his had six cubic meters — if he used item upgrades to upgrade it a bit…

Thinking of upgrading, Lin Yifan immediately grew impatient and upgraded the storage bag on the spot.

However, after a flash of white light, the drab storage bag vanished!

Left in its place was a bronze ring inlaid with a white gemstone, its entire surface covered in intricate, exquisite patterns.

Item Name: 【Space Ring (Built-in Space: 15 Cubic Meters)】

Quality: Superior

Appraisal: "A fine Space Ring crafted with a Space Stone as its core and bronze as an auxiliary material. A practical fashion piece combining beauty and utility, with a built-in space of 15 cubic meters. A great companion for home, travel, murder, and arson!"

Lin Yifan picked up the ring, his face full of excitement!