Chapter 9: Instantly Famous!

Lin Yifan wasn't paying attention to the chat channel at this moment.

He was busy listing another 10 portions of snake meat and 10 portions of blueberries on the Auction House, each priced at three units of Clay.

Then he took out 5 portions of snake meat and 3 portions of blueberries, bundled them together, and used them to trade for a Shelter Blueprint.

This price was also set after referring to what others had listed on the Auction House.

On the Auction House, there were quite a few people looking to buy Shelter Blueprints, but the prices they offered were all very low.

It was nothing but some Wood and Stone; only a handful were willing to trade with physical goods, and the highest offer was actually half a European bread.

Compared to everyone else, the price Lin Yifan offered could almost be called the most良心 price there was!

So, he wasn't worried about not receiving any blueprints.

He had calculated before — most people only had shoddy axes, and being able to chop down a dozen or so units of Wood in a day was already considered diligent.

Those mining Stone were about the same; of course, those lucky enough to stumble upon a rock pile might gather a bit more.

But no matter what, anyone wanting to upgrade their Shelter to level two within today — unless they had some incredible luck, like awakening an extremely powerful talent like he had — basically couldn't pull it off.

And he had also learned from the chat channel earlier that level-two Shelter Blueprints came from White Treasure Chests.

And perhaps because of the newbie protection, the probability of a White Treasure Chest yielding a Shelter Blueprint was actually as high as thirty or forty percent.

With such a high probability, there were bound to be people who chose to trade their blueprints for food first.

And just as Lin Yifan had expected, the moment his order seeking Shelter Blueprints was listed, it was snapped up in less than a minute.

He took the Shelter Blueprint he'd just received, casually opened it for a look, then set it aside.

Because he still didn't have enough Clay!

The orders he'd listed to trade for Clay had only gotten him less than 10 units of Clay so far.

And he needed 30 units of Clay, so he could only wait.

After calming his mood slightly, Lin Yifan closed the Auction House and went to check the chat channel.

It was only now that he realized the 10 portions of snake meat he'd listed earlier had actually caused such a huge reaction.

In an instant, he had become a celebrity of the District.

This left Lin Yifan a little troubled — he actually didn't want to stand out; he just wanted to survive quietly.

And in this Survival Realm, it was still impossible to determine whether he and the other Survivors would ever meet face to face.

If they did meet, then the more high-profile a person was, the more easily they'd be targeted.

The gun always shoots the bird that sticks out!

When it comes to survival, things like human nature become utterly insignificant.

Let alone here in the Survival Realm — even back on Earth Star, it was exactly the same.

So the best choice was to develop quietly.

But now, the spotlight was on him whether he wanted it or not, and from now on, peace and quiet would probably be a luxury.

Just look at his private message channel — it was already at 999+.

He'd opened and looked; it was basically all beggars asking for food, with barely any useful information.

It would take a huge amount of time to sift through, so Lin Yifan simply couldn't be bothered to look, letting the messages pile up endlessly.

Since standing out was unavoidable, he might as well face it坦然.

Lin Yifan quickly adjusted his mindset, then posted another message in the chat channel:

"Friends, I've already traded for Stone and a Shelter Blueprint. I'm still short on Clay now — if anyone has some, you can go to the Auction House and trade with me."

The moment the message was posted, it immediately caused a stir in the chat channel:

"It's that big shot who was trading snake meat for supplies on the Auction House — he's here!"

"Big shot, big shot, I haven't eaten anything since last night, I'm about to starve to death, please big shot, give me some food!"

"Brother, brother, I'm the internet celebrity Sexy Little Sheep, I'll send you my black stockings photos, you give me some meat! Please, brother, I'm begging you!"

"Get lost you damn tranny, shut your mouth right now. I've had enough of you for a long time — don't think nobody knows your background."

"I embezzled public funds back then to tip you, and only when we got to bed did I find out you were a damn tranny. And you're still going 'brother brother' here — you disgusting or not?!"

"Fwaqu, this guy's actually a tranny? I don't know why, but I'm even more excited now!"

"Hahahaha, cut the crap, hurry to the Auction House and trade for the big shot's meat! I just got some!"

"I got some too, and I even traded for a portion of Wild Blueberry — sweet and sour, super delicious!"

"Thanks to the big shot for trading us food at a fair price, otherwise I'd be hugging my pile of Basic Supplies and starving to death!"

"What's there to thank him for? It's not like he gave it to you for free. If you ask me, he should just give the food away to us for free."

"Exactly, we're all fellow Humans. Since he has the ability to get food, he naturally should give it to us vulnerable groups for free — protecting the weak is the strong's responsibility."

"It should be given to us women first — ladies first, understand?!"

"Holy crap, Earth Star is already destroyed, and these parasites and feminist bitches still haven't died out!"

"So shameless — he worked hard to get that food himself, why the hell should he give it to you parasites?"

……

Seeing everyone's messages, Lin Yifan couldn't help but laugh.

Because he hadn't expected that even here in the Survival Realm, these societal parasites and giant babies still hadn't woken up.

But it had nothing to do with him — there was absolutely no way he'd support these parasites.

So he simply ignored these parasites' messages and only looked at the useful ones.

Seeing quite a few people speaking up for him, a faint smile unconsciously appeared on his face.

Although he wouldn't play the saint, he still had his底线.

For example, trading food for supplies — even though he was also taking advantage of the situation, at the very least he was offering a relatively fair trade price.

So, he had a clear conscience.

But even with a clear conscience, humans are social creatures and still need others' recognition.

Now that someone approved of how he had handled things, his mood naturally improved quite a bit.

Just then, the snake meat he had earlier stuck by the fire was thoroughly cooked through.

The rich aroma of roasting meat immediately made Lin Yifan swallow hard.

He picked one up, took a bite and chewed, and his eyes immediately lit up.

He couldn't tell whether it was because he was too hungry, or because this world's ecology was good enough.

This Grilled Snake Meat had no salt or barbecue seasoning for flavoring, yet it was still bursting with fragrance in every bite, with not the slightest gamy taste.

After he quickly gnawed through two large skewers of meat, he finally felt a measure of satisfaction.

With something in his stomach to tide him over, Lin Yifan couldn't help but start wanting more.

With meat this good, if only he could add some seasoning — how delicious would that be!

Indeed, a well-fed man starts craving other pleasures!

Lin Yifan couldn't help but despise himself a little for his lack of contentment.