Chapter 54: A Kind Reminder Backfires

Moreover, in the middle of the night, Lin Yifan couldn't move these supplies outside.

Besides, the Synthesis Room is a must; otherwise, how could he upgrade his Shelter to a higher level?

So he simply posted a purchase request on the Auction House!

He used five catties of crocodile meat to buy the Blueprint of the Synthesis Room.

Anyway, he currently has no shortage of crocodile meat—he has several hundred catties!

He even cut two large chunks of meat, each about four or five catties, and gave them directly to Ruan Qingtian and Hong Shaoqiang.

Hong Shaoqiang originally wanted to give him the remaining wild boar meat, but Lin Yifan had no need for it at all and outright refused.

After working hard all day and eating his fill, Lin Yifan finally remembered that the medicinal herbs and fruits planted in the cultivation soil pots had not yet been harvested.

If the fruits in the cultivation soil are not picked when ripe, they will quickly start to rot and then enter a new growth cycle.

Although Lin Yifan is not lacking food now, he still couldn't let it go to waste.

He picked all the ripe blueberries, amounting to over twenty catties.

Perhaps because wild fruits are relatively saturated on the market, blueberries, which don't fill the stomach well, can only serve as temporary small wild fruits and basically can only be exchanged for basic supplies.

But Lin Yifan currently has no shortage of basic supplies, leaving him momentarily unsure what to do with the blueberries.

After a moment of hesitation, he suddenly thought of Ruan Qingtian.

She has already learned the Beginner Cooking Skill, so making some preserves should be no problem, right?

He then directly opened a private chat with Ruan Qingtian and asked:

"Can you turn the blueberries into preserves?"

"Turning blueberries into preserves?" Ruan Qingtian, who was also tidying up at the moment, saw Lin Yifan's private message and hurriedly replied:

"It's possible, but blueberries are small fruits; if used to make preserves, it might not be cost-effective."

"I estimate that at least six or seven catties of fresh fruit are needed to make one catty of preserves; it would be better to make blueberry jam, which can be used to dip bread or brew fruit juice."

"However, making blueberry jam requires white sugar, which I can't produce yet, making this a bit troublesome; but even without sugar, it's doable, though the taste might be slightly sour."

"Need white sugar?" Lin Yifan thought for a moment and opened the Auction House.

Anyway, he currently lacks no basic supplies; for anything obtainable through basic supplies, he couldn't be bothered to spend time searching.

Sure enough, the Auction House still had white sugar, though the exchange rate was steep: fifty grams of white sugar required fifty pieces of wood.

That equals one gram of white sugar for one unit of wood; although white sugar is indeed useful—it can replenish stamina and even serve as emergency medicine for wounds—

but this exchange rate is still excessively high for most ordinary survivors.

But for Lin Yifan, it didn't matter; he directly used five hundred pieces of wood to exchange for five hundred grams of white sugar.

Then he initiated a trade with Ruan Qingtian.

"Is five hundred grams of white sugar enough? I have about twenty catties of blueberries here; if not, I can purchase more."

Ruan Qingtian looked at the incoming white sugar and was instantly overjoyed:

"Enough, enough! Captain, you trust me too much—this is precious white sugar! You actually traded it to me like this; aren't you afraid I'll embezzle it?"

"If this little thing could make me look down on someone, I could afford the loss." Lin Yifan replied lightly, then proceeded to trade the remaining blueberries over.

After that, he no longer concerned himself with it.

Employ without suspicion; suspect and do not employ.

Having decided to take Ruan Qingtian as a teammate, the trust that ought to be given must still be given.

Of course, the precondition for all this is that he can bear the loss.

After dealing with the blueberries, Lin Yifan also harvested the mugwort and mint planted in the good-quality cultivation soil.

He directly obtained 1,200 portions of mugwort and 1,500 portions of mint.

Lin Yifan really hadn't expected the yield of this stuff to be so high.

But since they were planted, it would naturally be wasteful not to use them.

So he simply opened the chat channel and sent a message:

"Everyone, everyone, does anyone still need Strong Mosquito Repellent? The mosquito swarm disaster will begin tonight; if anyone still lacks mosquito protection, they can contact me."

"Considering we're all fellow district members, I can offer Strong Mosquito Repellent at a low price."

Making a little profit is still profit; Lin Yifan still thought about using up this batch of mugwort and mint.

In fact, according to his original plan, his Strong Mosquito Repellent should have been in short supply.

But reality gave him a slap; over the past two days he has sold only about a thousand units of Strong Mosquito Repellent, and the few hundred he listed on the Auction House this morning still have dozens left.

Nevertheless, he could understand.

They are all people who came from Earth Star, and everyone in the district is Chinese; the Chinese have thousands of years of history in mosquito repellent and prevention.

Even if the Survival Realm lacks medicinal ingredients, one can still think of other methods.

If everyone can find a more convenient and material-saving way to repel mosquitoes, it's perfectly normal that they wouldn't want to buy his Strong Mosquito Repellent.

Moreover, there are other fortunate individuals who have also released mosquito repellent formulas and anti-mosquito formulas.

However, none of their formulas reach the strong-efficacy level.

Nevertheless, although Lin Yifan understands that, for some reason he always feels that the emergence of Strong Mosquito Repellent is likely related to the course of this disaster.

Perhaps in the end, this Strong Mosquito Repellent will turn out to be the true decisive factor; otherwise, why would it appear?

Moreover, the drug formula just appeared, and he immediately detected the mosquito swarm; according to this world's recommended nature for survivors, to say the two have no direct connection, Lin Yifan does not believe.

Furthermore, he has a vague sense that the number of survivors in each district is likely also a key point.

As of now, the district still has over eighty-five thousand survivors.

Lin Yifan doesn't know how many people other districts will have, but he still wants to preserve at least a little bit.

So he thought of sending a message on the chat channel to remind everyone.

Then he thought to send a message in the chat channel to remind everyone.

However, at this moment he discovered that the flood of messages in the chat channel were all insults directed at him.

Yo yo yo, this surnamed Lin finally shows up again—what a shame he kept proclaiming nobility before, and look at the result! Knowing full well there's a mosquito swarm crisis, knowing our lives hang by a thread, he still puts the 【Strong Insecticide】 up for a high price—what kind of nobility is that!

How was that saying again? A bunch of fame‑seekers! Exactly, I've long noticed that Lin Yifan, this cold‑hearted, cold‑blooded dog, may speak sweetly but has never actually done anything beneficial for us.

You're right, Lin Yifan is a refined egoist; he must have seen that his 【Strong Mosquito Repellent】 failed to fleece everyone, so he's putting on a false humble act—everyone, please don't believe him!

We won't believe him; we've already found mugwort, which is the bane of mosquitoes—who would still need his junk?

Exactly, we don't need your 【Strong Mosquito Repellent】 at all now, so Lin Yifan, stop pretending—no one will trust you anymore, nor buy your heartless mosquito repellent.

Besides, it's not only Lin Yifan selling those killing documents—the Heaven and Earth Society also sells them, and at a cheaper price; if you want to buy, go to the Heaven and Earth Society, and definitely don't let this kind of person earn a piece of wood.

……

Lin Yifan really hadn't expected that—after just being busy all day and losing his voice in the chat channel, he'd actually become a cold‑hearted, ruthless scoundrel that everyone wants to beat.

This really is—just thinking about it is laughable!