Chapter 6: Strong Mosquito Repellent Formula?

If that's really the case, getting Treasure Chests in the future will be much easier!

Lin Yifan has the Broken Cloud Bow in hand, so for ranged attacks, even against a fierce Wild Boar, he does have some fighting chance.

It's just that, after exploring so many places today, apart from this snake, all he's heard are some bird calls.

And those birds don't know where they're hiding — he can only hear the calls, but can't see a single bird shadow.

Otherwise, he would have shot birds with the Broken Cloud Bow long ago!

As for other wild beasts, he still hasn't seen any at all.

He estimates he'll have to go farther to find them.

Now is not the time to think about these things.

Lin Yifan cleared his head, cast aside all the messy thoughts, and only then turned his attention back to the Treasure Chest.

He unhesitatingly used his last item upgrade buff on the Treasure Chest.

Instantly, the Treasure Chest upgraded to Green Quality.

He took a deep breath, silently prayed for a moment, and only then opened the Treasure Chest full of anticipation.

It's also a Green Quality Treasure Chest — this time it can't possibly be much worse than last time, right?

Lin Yifan muttered to himself while carefully looking into the Treasure Chest.

Hmm? Three items again?

Can a Green Treasure Chest only yield three items?

The thought flashed through his mind, and he couldn't be bothered to think about it further.

No matter how many it yields, the decision isn't in his hands anyway — the more the better, and if there are fewer, he can't exactly claim his rights.

Lin Yifan tossed the thought aside and reached in to take out the first item from the Treasure Chest.

It was a scroll, which he slowly unrolled.

The name of the scroll immediately appeared before his eyes.

【Strong Mosquito Repellent Formula】 (Can be crafted after learning)

"Mosquito repellent?"

Lin Yifan was stunned!

At the same time, a shiver ran through his whole body.

This is the Survival World — a useless item wouldn't appear here for no reason.

If a mosquito repellent formula has appeared, then there's a high probability of mosquito and insect hazards.

Lin Yifan thought of his Thatched Hut — even though it had already been upgraded to level 1.5, going from a dilapidated Thatched Hut to a brand-new one.

But could it keep mosquitoes and insects from getting in?

He himself didn't dare guarantee it.

Learn it or not?

Of course he has to learn it!

Something like a medicinal formula must be safest in his own hands.

"Learn formula!"

The thought flashed through his mind, and the scroll instantly vanished.

At the same time, the Light Screen — which stays hidden unless Summoned — automatically appeared.

Potion Name: 【Strong Mosquito Repellent】

Ingredients: Mugwort ×2, Mint ×1

"Mugwort? Mint?"

Lin Yifan furrowed his brows, his expression turning slightly solemn.

These two are both very common herbs, but after exploring for so long today, he hadn't seen a single one.

It seems that even with the formula, crafting the potion won't be that easy.

Even the cleverest housewife can't cook without rice.

Without the herbs, Lin Yifan had no way to do it either!

He could only temporarily set aside the matter of crafting the mosquito repellent and turn his attention to the remaining two items in the Treasure Chest.

One of the two was actually a square-shaped flower pot.

About 50 centimeters in both length and width, the pot was filled with black soil that looked very fertile at a glance.

Lin Yifan picked up the flower pot for a look, and his face immediately lit up with joy.

Item Name: 【Universal Cultivation Soil】

Grade: Good

Description: Can be used to cultivate any plant, increasing the plant's growth speed. The higher the grade, the greater the growth speed bonus — a true favorite of farmers!

It can actually increase plant growth speed!

This is simply the absolute favorite of the Flower Planting Family!

As a pure-blooded member of the Flower Planting Family, Lin Yifan naturally has an obsession with farming.

Moreover, with this Cultivation Soil, as long as he can find crop seeds, he can achieve resource regeneration!

Only by achieving resource regeneration can he survive for the long haul.

This point has been verified over thousands of years of history by the ancestors of the Flower Planting Family.

Thinking of crop seeds, Lin Yifan suddenly recalled the Wild Blueberry bush from which he had cut some branches earlier.

Wild Blueberries taste sweet and sour — in a Survival World short on food, this is definitely a good thing.

If he could use Cultivation Soil to rapidly grow them, it would be a fine choice whether for his own consumption or for trading resources.

Thinking this, Lin Yifan hurriedly put the cultivation chart into his space, then took out the last item from the Treasure Chest.

This last item was actually a Flat Pan.

Item Name: 【Flat Pan】

Item Grade: 【Good】

Appraisal: Although this is a Flat Pan, it is a Good-grade Flat Pan. Please believe that its uses go far beyond stir-frying — maybe you can also use it to smack someone's forehead!

Lin Yifan looked at this appraisal, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

He had no idea what kind of being had written the appraisal, but it was actually quite humorous.

It's just that the person who wrote the appraisal seemed to have a bit of a violent streak — every item had to be linked to hitting or killing people.

But whether or not this Flat Pan was suitable for smacking foreheads, for the current Lin Yifan, it was truly a timely blessing.

He had originally been worrying about how to eat the snake meat.

But in the end, he discovered he could only roast it!

Because he didn't have any other cooking utensils.

But now with the Flat Pan, he could pan-fry, deep-fry, and stir-fry!

Even if he wanted to make some soup, it would barely do.

Thinking of hot, steaming meat soup, Lin Yifan couldn't help but lick his lips.

It had only been such a short time without meat, yet he found himself craving meat terribly.

After tossing the Flat Pan into his space, Lin Yifan stuffed that section of snake body into the Empty Treasure Chest and threw it into his space as well.

Then he took the Sleepwear, which had two holes poked through it by the cobra's fangs, off the wooden stick and put it back on his body.

Although the Sleepwear had been touched by a snake and he was putting it back on against his bare skin, it felt a bit gross.

But Lin Yifan only had this one set of clothes right now — if he didn't wear it, he'd have to go shirtless.

After draping the Raincoat back over himself, Lin Yifan checked the time — it was already 4:30!

It would be dark at 5:00.

Only half an hour remained. From here back to the Safe House, it only took 5 minutes.

However, Lin Yifan still didn't plan to keep searching!

He prepared to rush back west now and dig up that Blueberry Tree.

No sooner said than done — he immediately sprinted toward the Blueberry Tree.

He didn't forget to bring that straight wooden stick in his hand.

12 minutes later, he arrived at the Blueberry Tree.

He had no digging tools in his hands, so he could only dig with his bare hands.

From here back to the Safe House took 8 minutes, so he only had 14 minutes to dig.

Time was tight; Lin Yifan simply had no time to worry about whether his fingers would hurt.

After digging with his hands for a while, he hugged the Blueberry Tree and started to yank it out by force.

Believe it or not, he actually pulled it out!

After tossing the Blueberry Tree into his space, Lin Yifan prepared to rush back to the Safe House.

There were still 10 minutes left — more than enough!

But just then, he suddenly noticed that in the hole where the Blueberry Tree had been pulled out, a corner of greyish-white was showing.

Lin Yifan instinctively brushed at it with his hand, and his eyes immediately lit up!

It was actually a White Treasure Chest!

With a Treasure Chest right before his eyes, how could he possibly walk away?!

He hurriedly squatted down and started brushing it aside.

Fortunately, the Treasure Chest wasn't buried in the soil — it was buried under a pile of dead branches and rotting leaves.

The Blueberry Tree's massive root system had just tugged the nearby thick branches and rotting leaves loose, which was what caused this Treasure Chest to be revealed.

Time was running out; he spent three minutes digging the Treasure Chest out.

Then he ran for his life toward the Safe House!

At this moment, the sky was growing darker and darker, and an indescribable chill and fear closed in from all directions.

It made Lin Yifan, who was drenched in sweat from running, shiver involuntarily.

And when he looked up and saw the blood-red moon hanging in the sky, he was instantly horrified!

As if that moon were an ancient giant beast about to swallow him whole.