Chapter 66

Huh? How did a person just disappear?

Lin Yifan stared at the suddenly vanished Transparent Being, his brows furrowing instantly, his face full of doubt.

This person is really too strange—appearing suddenly, then vanishing suddenly, and completely transparent.

Is this really a person?

Like a ghost, could it be some kind of monster?

But do monsters need to eat meat?

Moreover, the Transparent Being's sudden appearance and disappearance could be overlooked, but where did that chunk of crocodile meat go?

Such a big piece of meat!

It just vanished—really rather eerie.

Moreover, to forge a weapon, they actually charge a separate forging fee?

Could it be that this Transparent Being is the blacksmith of the Survival Realm?

If that's true, then the secrets of this world are probably far more than we imagined.

But now is not the time to think about these things!

For Lin Yifan now, the most important thing is to get the number of survivors in their district into the top hundred.

Otherwise, the Survival Shop won't open, and the supplies he donated would be wasted!

Of course, even if the Survival Shop can't open this time, Lin Yifan believes there will be a way to open it later.

But time is money; some items in the Survival Shop, though requiring a huge amount of Contribution Value, can save a lot of search time and quickly boost strength, making them still worthwhile.

What's more, Lin Yifan even saw the shadow of an Attribute Fruit in the Survival Shop.

However, a single Attribute Fruit actually sells for 5000 Contribution Points, so expensive that Lin Yifan finds it hard to accept.

But now, seeking Attribute Fruits has no leads; even if the required Contribution Value is high, it still counts as a way to enhance strength.

So the most important thing now is to quickly look for basic supplies to accumulate Contribution Value for himself.

Collecting his thoughts, Lin Yifan then lowered his gaze to the knife in his hand!

This is actually a two-handed machete!

The blade alone is 1.2 meters long, with a width of about 20 centimeters; one side is sharpened, the other is the back, which is thick, while the edge carries a deep, cold gleam, obviously extremely sharp.

Lin Yifan examined the knife closely and suddenly realized it was not an ordinary machete at all!

It is actually a Strange Sword!

As the saying goes, 'When the Strange Sword appears, men and horses are shattered'—that's the Strange Sword!

Lin Yifan picked up the Strange Sword in one hand; its heavy weight is estimated at over ten jin.

If he hadn't recently strengthened his physique, he might be able to lift it, but swinging it for use would be unlikely.

But now, this weight is just right for him!

Because the shelter's space is limited, there's no way to test the blade, so he only gave it a slight swing to feel it, but he was satisfied!

He believes that with this knife in hand, whether chopping trees or facing fierce beasts, he'll gain a few extra odds.

What's more, he also has a Bronze-grade Wind-Chasing Cloud-Breaking Bow in his hand.

Thus, for both melee and ranged combat, he now has weapons at his side.

The only regret is that he hasn't yet found bird feathers, so he can't make new arrows.

And when he received the Wind-Chasing Cloud-Breaking Bow, the 20 arrows that came with it have already been used up two or three; although repaired and still usable, he always feels the aim will be a bit off.

He still needs to get some bird feathers to make a new batch of arrows.

Lin Yifan thought it over and then posted a purchase order for bird feathers on the Auction House, still using crocodile meat as payment.

After some consumption, there are still three or four hundred jin of crocodile meat left; fortunately, the recent cold weather means the meat won't spoil quickly even without special treatment.

However, leaving it like that won't do; after thinking, Lin Yifan sent a message to Hong Shaojiang:

"Old Brother Hong, do you know how to make wind-dried meat?"

Hong Shaojiang was currently lulling his daughter to sleep, planning to get up to inventory supplies and prepare for tomorrow's outing to gather needed materials.

Seeing Lin Yifan's message, he quickly replied:

"I can, but in this kind of overcast rainy weather, it's not suitable for making wind-dried meat; it easily spoils unless baked into jerky."

Lin Yifan thought it over; making jerky by baking is fine, as long as nothing is wasted.

So he directly proposed a trade to Hong Shaojiang, handing over the remaining crocodile meat, then sent a message:

"Please trouble yourself to turn all this crocodile meat into jerky! When it's done, I'll give you one-third as payment."

Lin Yifan has always been generous with his own people; Hong Shaojiang, having interacted with him for a while, understands his character and did not refuse.

With the crocodile meat no longer taking up space, Lin Yifan's Space Ring finally has some free room again.

Even so, he still placed a large amount of temporarily unused supplies inside the shelter.

Then he took the Radiant Stone and Pure Spirit Herb and stepped out of the shelter!

The moment he entered the darkness, the Radiant Stone instantly emitted white light, its brightness comparable to a 50-60 watt incandescent bulb, able to illuminate the area within two meters around him.

While walking into the darkness, Lin Yifan could still hear that eerie murmuring whisper in his ears, but the feeling of growing agitation from listening to it was greatly reduced.

Although prolonged listening still causes a bit of irritation, he can now keep it under subjective control and won't lose control because of it.

Lin Yifan roughly observed his surroundings and finally decided to head first to the forest on the left.

The forest on the left has little undergrowth or thorny vines; he urgently needs to cut trees, but he doesn't have time to waste clearing a path.

As he rushed toward the forest, Chen Yunuo sent him a message:

"Yifan, everyone in our district who is willing to donate supplies has already done so; we've distributed the supplies to those in need according to demand, but everyone's supplies are too scarce, so we can only let one-third of those who haven't upgraded their shelter to Level 2 do so, and for the rest we truly can't help."

Lin Yifan glanced at the message when he had a moment, then directly replied to her:

"How many people still haven't upgraded their shelter to Level 2?"

Chen Yunuo: "There are still about 4000 people."

"Okay, I got it!" Lin Yifan thought for a moment, then sent a message:

"First figure out how to distribute part of the 【Strong Mosquito Repellent】 to those who haven't upgraded their Shelter to level two, guaranteeing they won't die within three hours."

"I will find a new batch of Basic Supplies within three hours, so they can upgrade their Shelter to level two!"

After sending that message, he neither bothered with Chen Yunuo anymore nor concerned himself with whether she could actually do it.

When employing people, do not suspect them; when suspecting people, do not employ them.

Lin Yifan has personally witnessed Chen Yunuo's administrative ability; he believes his old classmate can accomplish it.

And what he needs to do is very simple.

It's chopping trees!

It's smashing stones!

It's digging clay!