【Level 2 Shelter Facilities】
【Bedroom: wood500, fur20, sand*10】
【Living Room: wood500, stone100, fur30, sand50】
【Storage Room: wood*300】
【Bathroom: wood50, stone10, sand6, iron ore10. Note: Selecting this expansion will include a 10L water tank: wood*100 (water tank does not count as a facility).】
【Stove: wood30, stone50】
【Fireplace: stone30, sand10, water*2】
【First Floor Exterior Platform: wood50 (Small), wood100 (Medium), wood*200 (Large)】
【Second Floor Balcony: wood50 (Small), wood100 (Medium), wood200 (Large). Note: Selecting a balcony of any size will include a matching door: wood10 (door does not count as a facility).】
【Second Floor Terrace: wood100, vines10 (Small), wood200, vines20 (Medium), wood400, vines40 (Large). Note: Selecting a terrace of any size will include matching sliding glass doors: wood100, sand300 (sliding doors do not count as a facility).】
【With each shelter upgrade, you can choose three facilities for renovation. Please choose carefully according to your needs.】
“Good grief, they even make it mandatory. It seems Karim really likes this sort of thing,” Lan Qingyou remarked after reading the facility requirements.
However, being limited to only three facilities was a bit of a dilemma.
“Wait, is there a second page?”
Just as she was feeling torn, she spotted a page-turning arrow at the very bottom. She quickly flipped to the next page to see what was there.
The result was...
【Detected an alchemy circle within the shelter. Inferring the survivor is an alchemist. Build an alchemy workshop?】
【Apprentice-level alchemy workshop: wood50, stone50, iron ore30, sand10】
“Uh... you couldn't possibly mean that one, could you?”
Lan Qingyou looked down at the alchemy circle she had been practicing on the wooden boards.
“Even something like this counts as an alchemy circle?”
Despite her doubts, there was no question that this was a must-build. The only problem was that she didn't have any iron ore.
A quick search revealed that no one was selling it either.
No, wait, someone might know. In her hesitation, a face suddenly popped into her mind.
While purchasing sand on the exchange and depositing two buckets of water into the exchange warehouse, she opened her friend list.
Lan Qingyou: “Do you have any iron ore?”
Shang Chuan: “I do. How much do you need?”
Lan Qingyou raised an eyebrow. He replied instantly; he really was a professional merchant!
Lan Qingyou: “40 units.”
Shang Chuan: “300 basic units.”
Lan Qingyou: “Deal.”
Lan Qingyou didn't even try to haggle.
To her, it was only a matter of whether it was worth it, not whether it was expensive. Besides...
【Alchemists never worry about money; alchemists are not interested in money. — by Albert】
That's right, Great Teacher Albert had said that for an alchemist, money was just a number.
The same applied to materials.
Shang Chuan worked quickly and sent a trade request immediately. Lan Qingyou noticed that in the short time since they last spoke, he had managed to collect another thirteen boxes of test tubes.
Lan Qingyou accepted them all.
Right now, test tubes were money. Buying one meant making a profit.
With all the materials gathered, Lan Qingyou began the upgrade.
She didn't even look at the other options, choosing the bathroom, the large second-floor terrace, and the alchemy workshop.
After all, things like beds or sofas weren't essential for her.
Besides, why would she need a bed when she already had a mattress?
The same went for the others.
While eating was indispensable, she didn't need a stove yet. Cooking often took half an hour, and preparing a proper meal would take at least an hour—wasn't that just a waste of study time?
“Learning makes me happy! I love learning!”
The storage room and the first-floor platform were also redundant luxuries for the time being.
What she wanted was practicality.
There wasn't much to say about the bathroom; the mere thought of taking a bath made her skin crawl with phantom itches.
As for the second-floor terrace, that was for soaking up the sun—not for her, but for her herbs.
Some herbs needed to be dried before use, and some even needed to be ground into powder.
The alchemy workshop went without saying; as an alchemist (even if she didn't yet qualify as an apprentice), it was a necessity.
Once her selections were made and she confirmed she had enough materials, Lan Qingyou immediately clicked build.
Suddenly, smoke billowed from a corner of the first floor, accompanied by the sounds of clanging and banging. The same thing happened on the second floor.
Lan Qingyou watched quietly, choosing not to go up yet.
【Ding! Congratulations to individual ‘Lan Qingyou’ of District 666, Abandoned Forest, for being the first to upgrade to a Level 2 shelter. You have received a reward of your choice. Please keep up the good work.】
Just as the smoke cleared, before Lan Qingyou could even inspect the changes, the voice of the ‘world will’ echoed in her ears.
“Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! Forgive my lack of vocabulary, but it’s only the second day and Lan Qingyou already upgraded her shelter to Level 2?”
“You really are uncultured. Is this even something to be surprised about?”
“Ever since she started trading for magic creature cores, it was obvious she was close to upgrading.”
“Honestly, with thousands of materials, it would be more surprising if she didn't upgrade today.”
“We expected it, but we didn't expect there to be a reward.”
“It’s good to have a monopoly. She’s made so much and even upgraded to a Level 2 shelter. She should sleep very soundly tonight.”
“@Lan Qingyou, Boss, can you tell us what a Level 2 shelter looks like? Just curious.”
“@Lan Qingyou, don’t keep it to yourself. Your Level 2 shelter was crowdfunded by all of us, so give us the details.”
“I envy the talent of the person above me.”
“Crowdfunded... how did you even think of that word? Are you actually a genius?”
“Nothing can stump him.”
Upon hearing the voice of the world will, people who were about to sleep—or were already asleep—scrambled up to post their thoughts and join the grand occasion.
Lan Qingyou was naturally unaware of this; she was currently busy choosing her reward.
Having done this yesterday, she was already familiar with the process.
However, compared to yesterday’s starter reward, this one was slightly different.
The options were divided into four categories: 【Tools】, 【Magic】, 【Items】, and 【Knowledge】.
Lan Qingyou didn't even look at the others and clicked directly on 【Knowledge】.
To her, everything else was fleeting, but knowledge was all-powerful.
However, as soon as she opened the 【Knowledge】 tab, her mind nearly exploded.
《Basic Craftsmanship》, 《Basic Cultivation》, 《Basic Animal Husbandry》, 《Magic Creature Lore》, 《Monster Compendium》, 《Basic Magic Tool Crafting》, 《Basic Beast Taming》, 《Basic Astronomy》, 《Basic Astrology》, 《Basic Meteorology》, 《Basic Mechanics》, 《Basic Enchanting》...
The sheer variety felt even more overwhelming than the 【Tools】 category.
What should she choose?
No, what did she need most right now?
Suffering from a bit of decision paralysis, Lan Qingyou repeatedly asked herself that question.
She stayed true to her heart as she slowly browsed through the subjects.
In her mind, she wanted them all if possible, but that was clearly impossible.
Finally, her gaze fixed upon a single book—《Basic Potions》.
Rate on N.U.
