In this world, there are always some people who are quick-witted and take the lead everywhere. There are always people who are slow to respond and lag behind.
After the spring, Shao Hua was thinking about saving money to replace the practical blue outfit, but he didn't think too much about it.
However, one day, he suddenly discovered that the price of food has generally increased by 50%-70%, and some dishes that he wanted to eat have been out of stock.
"What's going on?" Shao Hua was secretly startled, "Is there also a food shortage in the game world?"
No high-level equipment, low-level improvisation can also be used. But if there is not enough food, the player has no other possibility than starvation to death.
Thinking of this, Shao Hua's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and he rushed to the restaurant without saying a word.
Items in the system store are notoriously easy to use but expensive. Normally, there is always excess left. But today, the system shelves are empty and clean.
Seeing this, Shao Hua's heart sank to the bottom of the valley.
How to do
In an instant, my mind went blank, and I couldn't think of anything.
At this time, Chef A came out of the back kitchen and placed three multigrain steamed buns and two bowls of white porridge on the shelf.
Shao Hua was surprised and delighted, and quickly bought it.
In the blink of an eye, the shelves were empty again.
"Multigrain steamed buns are 50 copper coins each, and white porridge is 50 copper coins a bowl. It doesn't matter if you buy it once, every day you go to the restaurant to eat, how many days can you save?" Shao Hua was only happy for a while, then his expression became serious. " What can we do in the future?"
While thinking about it, another resident approached quickly.
Seeing the empty shelves, they were disappointed. "Why is there no food in the restaurant? Will food be more rare and precious than equipment in the future?"
Shao Hua, "… "
He suddenly realized that he was thinking too much. Even if he has enough copper coins and is willing to buy restaurant food at a high price, he may not be able to buy it.
**
On the 258th day, the situation became more serious.
There are no players who will set up stalls to sell, and the cooked food is circulated privately among acquaintances.
Before going out and after hunting, residents took the opportunity to run to the restaurant, and then sat in the lobby and waited. The NPC just put the food on the shelf on the front feet, and the players flocked to it on the back feet, looting like crazy.
At this time, it is really fast and slow. Whether you can buy it or not depends on your movement speed and reaction speed.
Therefore, in the later years, the people who waited in the restaurant were often assassins, archers, and other professions with high agility.
Others, such as warriors and mages, have given up the struggle and thought of other ways.
**
In the warehouse, Yunling is taking inventory.
This is a newly added habit after the spring, just to keep track of the specific amount of strategic materials.
On the premise of ensuring that the inventory is slowly growing, she will occasionally increase the supply of food in the restaurant as appropriate. If the day is unlucky and the harvest is not much, it will not increase.
After a while, the situation stabilized for the time being.
At the end of the inventory, Yun Ling showed satisfaction, "There are a lot of materials and finished products, which are enough to support for a long time."
While speaking, the message jumped out.
[F City-Xintong Town-Zhao Xintong: Boss, there are two things I want to tell you. 】
Yun Ling replied casually, "You said."
[F City - Xintong Town - Zhao Xintong: The first thing, there is a lunatic in the territory who wants to move to Lingyun City. Saying that the largest territory is the safest, other safe areas cannot be trusted. 】
Yun Ling, "…"
Yun Ling: "If I remember correctly, there are two cities separated between F City and S City?"
[F City-Xintong Town-Zhao Xintong: That’s why he is said to be a lunatic. 】
[F City-Xintong Town-Zhao Xintong: The game will become more and more difficult to fake, is it easy and safe to walk to Lingyun City! 】
[F City - Xintong Town - Zhao Xintong: But that's not what I want to say. He packed up his luggage and set off, only to find out when he arrived at the border of F city that the system would not allow players to leave the city. 】
Yun Ling felt like he was listening to a story, everything was very mysterious, "Why do you know?"
[F City-Xintong Town-Zhao Xintong: If I can’t go to Lingyun City, I will go back to Xintong Town. When I see people, I cry and say that he was tricked by the system. 】
[F City-Xintong Town-Zhao Xintong: This is the first time I heard that players can only stay in the city and cannot visit. 】
"Perhaps the system is set like this on purpose?" Yun Ling guessed.
Then she asked, "What about the second thing?"
[F City - Xintong Town - Zhao Xintong: Is Lingyun City short of food? Xintong Town has a lot and can sell it to you. 】
Yun Ling laughed, "I don't know what will happen in the future. If you have extra rations, don't put them in the warehouse?"
[F City - Xintong Town - Zhao Xintong: Xintong Town is different from Lingyun City. There are few residents here, the daily consumption of food is limited, and the pressure is not so great. 】
[F City - Xintong Town - Zhao Xintong: In fact, the reason why Xintong Town is Xintong Town is because the population is not up to standard... ]
[F City-Xintong Town-Zhao Xintong: The most important thing is that others know the big guy to hug their thighs, and I am different! I got to know the big guy in order to support the big guy one day! 】
Yun Ling's eyes were full of smiles, "Ambition is commendable."
[F City-Xintong Town-Zhao Xintong: Just say it! Don't give a chance! 】
Kindness is difficult, she is not polite.
Yun Ling said bluntly, "If you dare to give it, I dare to ask for it."
[F City - Xintong Town - Zhao Xintong: There is a sea area near Xintong Town, and a lot of seafood can be salvaged every day. It's a rare meal, and it's good to improve the next meal. Residents can't take it anymore if they eat it every day. 】
[F City-Xintong Town-Zhao Xintong: Wait a minute, I will make a list, and I will give you the extra seafood. 】
When you have plenty of food and clothing, you can choose from three to four, and when you have no food to eat, everything is delicious.
Yunling deeply understands this truth, so how much Zhao Xintong gives, and how much she receives, "How to settle the bill? Should copper coin transactions be settled with bandages and equipment?"
[F City - Xintong Town - Zhao Xintong: Copper coins. 】
[F City - Xintong Town - Zhao Xintong: I need money to upgrade the territorial buildings. 】
Yun Ling simply responded, "Okay."
After the deal was reached, the food shortage in Lingyun City was alleviated, and the construction speed of Xintong Town was accelerated, benefiting both parties.
**
【Name: Sweet Potato Seeds】
Quality: ordinary
Use effect: After sowing, a sweet potato will be harvested. The exact amount of harvest depends on the condition of the land and the growth conditions.
【Name: Potato Seed】
Quality: ordinary
Use effect: After sowing, a potato will be harvested. The exact amount of harvest depends on the condition of the land and the growth conditions.
【Name: Rice Seed】
Quality: ordinary
Effect: After sowing, a piece of rice will be harvested. The exact amount of harvest depends on the condition of the land and the growth conditions.
In addition, there are seven or eight other crop seeds such as linen, cotton, and sorghum.
Feng Hui chose two and carefully put them away. Then put on your gear and go out with a half-worn linen backpack on your back.
Walking in the wild, players pass her by from time to time. Most of them are teams, and very few are solo players who only occasionally meet one.
Feng Hui was in a hurry, pointing clearly, and there was almost an afterimage when running.
"Fortunately, 2 agility and 1 physical strength." She secretly rejoiced, "The fighting ability is not strong, but in terms of escape, I can definitely be among the first-class!"
This run is thirty minutes. Until she caught a glimpse of a familiar scene, Feng Hui finally stopped.
It was a field of wheat, and the golden ears of wheat hung their heads, waiting for the players to harvest.
Feng Hui took a closer look and found that except for a few plants on the side that showed signs of being eaten by wild animals, the other crops were all fine.
She was full of joy, "Looks like I'm lucky today."
As he spoke, he took out the machete and lowered his head to harvest.
In the cognition of ordinary players, the field resources are all refreshed by the system, but this is not the case.
By chance, Feng Hui accidentally dropped the seed in the mud pit.
She wanted to pick it up, but a flash of light flashed in her mind, but she didn't act. Instead, cover the soil, water it moderately, and wait and see.
Days passed by.
The seeds germinated, grew rapidly, and produced a piece of potato, which was no different from other crops in the wild. Only then did Feng Hui understand the correct use of seeds.
Since then, she has scattered the seeds in remote corners and let the crops grow freely, waiting for the time to harvest.
Because no one takes good care of them, the growth of the crops is only average. When it is more, it produces 28 and 29, and when it is less, it produces 21 and 22.
However, Feng Hui is very satisfied, these gains are enough for her to eat and wear clothes and live a comfortable life.
During the planting process, accidents often happen.
Sometimes crops are spoiled by wild beasts, uprooted, and nothing is left; sometimes they are one step late and crops are harvested ahead of time by passing players.
On a few occasions, she was even unlucky to be targeted. Other players seem to realize that the probability of "refreshing" crops in certain areas is particularly high, so they run around every now and then.
For this reason, Feng Hui had to change the planting site frequently and run farther and farther.
She cut off the last wheat ear and put it in her backpack. She looked at the direction, took a short rest, and ran to the next planting site.
Unfortunately, the luck was not very good this time. I should have obtained a large piece of sweet potato, but now I have not seen anything. The surroundings were messy, as if they had been destroyed by a beast.
"Next time there is no harvest, you have to consider changing the place to sow." Feng Hui said while taking out the sweet potato seeds and digging the soil to plant them.
The so-called sweet potato seeds are actually sweet potato seedlings. Dig a hole, water it, and the rest will take care of itself - the planting in the game is as simple as that.
Feng Hui opened the panel and saw that she was in a negative state due to "excessive fatigue", and couldn't help but smile bitterly, "It seems that I can only return to the territory first. After resting, I will go to other locations to harvest."
"No matter what, sowing is better than wandering aimlessly and searching for resources. What kind of seeds are buried, what materials will be harvested in the future. It's simple and clear."
"In addition, the income is relatively stable. Although there are emergencies from time to time, as the planting sites increase, 40-50 units of resources can be harvested every day, which is enough for living expenses."
"On the way back, on the way to the planting site, I occasionally find practical crops, which can also be collected easily, as extra income."
After making a clear plan, she made up her mind and trotted back to the territory.
**
Day 259.
Panic even worse. Some players set up stalls to sell top-quality items, but they don't even want copper coins or equipment, but only for food.
for example--
"Skill upgrade card! After using it, C rank becomes B rank, B rank becomes A rank, and A rank becomes S rank!"
"Are you still worried about learning low-level skills at the beginning of the game? Are you still worried about how to improve your combat power? With a skill upgrade card, you can start the road to super power!"
"Ultra-rare cards, only dropped by bosses, can be exchanged with food now, everyone passing by come and have a look!"
Someone stepped forward and said, "What if it was already S-rank? After using the card, will it become SS-rank?"
The stall owner replied, "S rank is full, and skill upgrade cards cannot be used."
Another person asked, "Upgrade one skill, or all skills?"
The stall owner: "Of course it is one."
One person pouted, "C-level upgrade to S-level requires three cards, which is too extravagant!"
The stall owner: "Starting from the C-level can only prove that your foundation is too poor, and you can't blame the card for being difficult to use."
There are many players consulted, very few quotes, and even fewer reliable ones.
The stall owner was depressed. He admits that the price is not high, who knows that he will not be able to wait for someone who is destined to wait.
He couldn't even help but wonder, is the situation already so bad? S-level props (skill upgrade cards) are taken out and no one cares, so can’t they get rations
The stall owner was doubting his life when Yun Ling stopped in front of the stall, "Quote a suitable price, I want the card."
No matter how good the card is, it cannot be eaten as a meal.
The stall owner lowered his psychological expectations and quoted a conscientious price.
Yun Ling thought it was acceptable and agreed.
The deal is done.
The stall owner breathed a sigh of relief - for the next seven days, there is no need to worry that the whole family will starve to death.