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nTranslator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

nAmong the items he needed to purchase, the first thing that came to Su Mo’s mind was cloth.

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nCurrently, cloth was not that needed in the shelter. They used straw mats made of plant fibers to wash and scrub the pots.

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nTaking into account that in case there was water leakage at the base, stopping up the holes with cloths was also a reliable choice.

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nThere was a large stock of cloth in the trading market. Be it old clothes up for sale or those from treasure chests. There was a bunch of them.

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n“Just buy two wiping cloths and some ordinary cloth to stop up the hole.”

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nA transaction cost 50ml of psychic energy water. They purchased two wiping cloths—one grey and one dark blue and a head-sized cloth.

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n“Now that we have the cloth, then it’s all sorts of resources next…”

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nJust as Su Mo was about to continue checking, a private message danced in the bottom right corner.

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nIt was a message from Chen Pingan, who previously sold him the Monster Illustration Handbook.

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nThey automatically added each other as friends by default after the transaction, so Su Mo could see the message alert when he opened the game panel.

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nChen Pingan: The Almighty Su, do you want composite nylon? I happen to have one.

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nSu Mo: Yes! Do you want food or water? I can cook the food now!

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nSu Mo was happy to see the words “composite nylon”.

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nBy evening, he still had no news for the composite nylon he asked for in the trading market, who knew Chen Pingan had it.

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n“Looks like he’s a good fighter. You can’t find it in the wild.”

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nSu Mo thought to himself.

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nHaving transmigrated to this wasteland, Chen Pingan was the first to take down the rare item Monster Illustration Handbook, whether through luck or force. He was not to be underestimated.

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nAccording to the exchange frequency, Chen Pingan probably led a good life over there. At least with his combat abilities, he would not die before any massive disaster happened.

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nChen Pingan: I want water. Psychic energy water. One composite nylon for 500ml of water. Is that okay?

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nSu Mo: Sure!

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nChen Pingan: Holy **… That’s so scary, bro. Don’t you even haggle?

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nThere were many trolls the last time Monster Illustration Handbook and pear were on sale on the trading channel.

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nThousands were asking for a massive discount, not to mention those asking for a small discount.

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nSomeone even said, “Give me some face. Can you give me the Monster Illustration Handbook?”

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nTherefore, Chen Pingan deliberately quoted a high price in the transaction this time, but unexpectedly…

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nSu Mo: You can back out, but our deal is over from now on. I’ll block you.

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nSu Mo knew one basic rule when dealing with people like this…

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nPrinciple.

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nIt was also something he learned during shopping.

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nWhether people bought the same vegetable at the same price in the market, they always wanted to ask for some discounts to see if they could lower the price.

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nHowever, if you put them on sale in the supermarket, no one could bargain. They could only pack them up and took them away.

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nEven if the former was successful, they could be slightly uncomfortable in retrospect because the buyer never knew where the seller’s bottom line was.

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nThe latter did not slash the price, but thinking everyone was paying with this price, they could not feel how much they were losing.

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nIf Su Mo had agreed to Chen Pingan’s price increase now, the idea that he had no bottom-line would have been planted in his mind.

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nTheir future transactions might not be as smooth as it was now!

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nChen Pingan: The Almighty Su. No, I’m just joking. You’re my bro. Don’t be mad at me! 500ml is fine. I desperately need psychic energy water to keep myself alive. The wilderness is too dangerous. There are monsters everywhere.

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nSu Mo: You’ve been out exploring?

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nChen Pingan: Yeah, I chose the shelter on the ground and can only survive on the resources I looted from the map. Each monster in this wasteland is more ferocious than the last. I can only hope that there won’t be any biological mutations in future disasters, or else… it would be a disaster for humanity.

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nSu Mo was a little curious about Chen Pingan’s message.

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nSuppressing the urge to ask Chen Pingan about the wilderness’ environment, Su Mo sealed the deal and appointed the buyer as Chen Pingan.

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nHe successfully exchanged rare composite nylon with 500ml psychic energy water.

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nDuring the short time they transacted, water prices were still plummeting.

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nEven the price of food was falling. By contrast, minerals that were usually cheap were slowly increasing in value.

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nThe upward and downward trend of the market seemed like an invisible hand, controlling the fate of the human in the wasteland.

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nSu Mo was silent.

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nHe could figure out the reason for this development.

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nHowever, with the bitterness in his mouth, how could he tell the harsh truth?

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nIt was not that all humans transmigrated into the wasteland were not lacking water or food.

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nThe real reason was…

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nThose who failed to survive the early stages and were incapable of getting steady access to water and food in the wilderness…

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nWere dead!

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nIt was now the fourth night of the Doomsday calendar. After four days, the people who had no access to water had fallen on the wasteland forever.

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nWithout a specific number, Su Mo could not figure out how many were there.

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nHe could only speculate the shared future of humans from current market prices.

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nOn the trading channel, Su Mo took matters into his own hands and began retrieving materials after watching the market fluctuate more and more wildly.

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nHe was mainly retrieving materials for the development of the base. He tried to collect highly accessible materials such as iron and copper as much as possible.

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n“Oreo, go keep watch. I’m going to make dinner.”

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nHe told the silly dog. Oreo rushed to the door and squatted obediently after receiving the order.

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nStone doors could not block out smells.

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nOreo was as useful as the Monster Illustration Handbook in this environment.

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nCarefully scrubbing the iron pot with a wiping cloth, Su Mo poured 600ml of water into the pot and added the Dalieba bread as per the recipe from this morning.

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nAs the heat increased, the water began to boil.

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nHe added seasoning and vegetable packets.

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nTwo bowls of hot bread soup were ready.

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nBy the end of dinner, the wasteland was already dark, leaving only the warmth of the shelter in the wilderness.

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nHe had retrieved almost all the iron and copper he hung for purchase before dinner.

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nHe was lucky.

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nMost people had not reached Su Mo’s level and had not realized the importance of hoarding basic resources.

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nUnfortunately, no one had chosen to sell ordinary nylon yet.

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nJust when Su Mo thought he could not receive ordinary nylon today, the 100ml he hung for sale on the trading channel was instantly sold twice, and he got two nylons.

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nThus, he had all the materials needed for Hunting Composite Crossbow!

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n“We’ve got everything!”

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nSu Mo was delighted and opened the creation page.

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nAt this point, in the weapon tab of the creation page, the blueprint for Hunting Composite Crossbow had been lit up. The hammer symbol behind it was a sign he could create it!

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nHe clicked on the blueprint with his mind.

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nHe chose to create Hunting Composite Crossbow and five matching crossbow arrows.

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nCreation confirmed!

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nThe little hammer clanked on the blueprint, and the materials in inventory faded away.

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nThe iron turned into molten iron and began to pour into the crossbow mold. The coppers rose from the ground and began changing in elasticity from their standard square shape.

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nThe two nylons were stretched straight, and the composite nylon was pulled back and forth before being snapped tight on the crossbow.

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nRecord: You lost wood-10, iron-9, copper-4, nylon-2, composite nylon-1.

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nRecord: You have gained Hunting Composite Crossbow.

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nRecord: You have gained crossbow arrows*5.

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nHe watched the progress bar complete.

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nSuddenly, a crossbow glittering with cold light from one glance was added to the inventory.

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nHe focused!

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nA beautiful, seemingly heaven-made crossbow appeared in Su Mo’s right hand, and five perfect crossbow arrows that seemed to have been copied from a mold appeared on the floor.

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n“Damn, though the structure’s crude, it’s not bad at all in terms of precision.”

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nSu Mo was shocked as he took a closer look at the structure of the crossbow.

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